October 18, 2025 • 4 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven use update the
latest US this hour in just four minutes. No King's
protests are happening nationwide today against the Trump administration. This
woman in Atlanta explains why she was taking part in
today's march and rally.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
I'm sixty eight and I don't want to live in
a country with a dictator.
Speaker 1 (00:22):
This is America. We're supposed to be free.
Speaker 3 (00:24):
I want to be free.
Speaker 1 (00:25):
Pro democracy protests were held in more than twenty five
hundred cities across the US, including in New York, Chicago,
Los Angeles, Austin, and Washington.
Speaker 3 (00:33):
DC.
Speaker 1 (00:34):
Organizers stress that today's events would be peaceful, with millions
expected to take part. Several governors have activated the national
Guard and more that violence or property damage won't be tolerated.
Ukrainian President Zelenski says he's still holding out hope the
US will provide his country with Tomahawk missiles. President Trump
declined to approve his request for the long range missiles
during Friday's meeting at the White House. The Ukrainian leader
(00:56):
had earlier said he thinks Russia is afraid of the possibility.
After Trump can firm there might be a possible swap
of Tomahawks for Ukrainian drones. Speaking after the meeting with
Trump at the White House, Zelenski said discussions around territory
will be tough, but he's optimistic that progress eventually will
be made. While more Americans disapprove of President Trump's handling
of the office, he's also seeing a significant shift in
(01:18):
one area, Lisa Carton explains.
Speaker 2 (01:20):
According to a new Emerson College polling survey, Trump is
reported to have a forty five percent job approval rating
and a forty eight percent disapproval rating. However, when it
comes to his handling of the war between Israel and Hamas,
results show a forty seven percent approval rating compared to
a thirty four percent disapproval rating. That's up from the
poll released in April. Along party lines, eighty percent of
(01:43):
Republican and forty three percent of Independence generally approve of
Trump's handling of the war, while fifty seven percent of
Democrats disapproved. I'm Lisa Carton.
Speaker 1 (01:53):
And the Los Angeles Dodgers are headed for their second
straight World Series after taking the National League pennant from
the Milwaukee Brewer Los Angeles Cruz to a five to
one victory over the visiting Brewers to sweep the seven
game series. I'm Mark Mayfield. The House of Representatives has
canceled another planned session for Monday. Scott Carr has more
from Washington.
Speaker 4 (02:12):
During a brief pro formace session Friday, the chambers set
all of this coming week as a district work period,
putting no end in sight to the ongoing federal government shutdown.
The acting speaker refused to recognize Democrats on the floor
just before the session gabbled out, who were pushing for
the swearing in of Arizona's new representative elect. Republican House
(02:33):
Speaker Mike Johnson has said he won't swear in Arizona
Congresswoman elect Adelita Grihavap until the government reopens. I'm Scott
Carr in Washington.
Speaker 1 (02:42):
President Trump says the US will repatriate the survivors of
Thursday's vote strike in the Caribbean. In a post on
truth Social Trump said the administration will send the two
survivors to their home countries, Ecuador and Columbia, for detention
and prosecution. The survivors were taken into US custody after
the strike on what Trump says was a submarine Trump
called those onboard Narco terrorists and claimed they were trafficking
(03:04):
drugs through the US. This was the sixth strike on
an alleged drug vessel in the Caribbean in recent weeks.
A judge will allow cameras in the courtroom for former
football player Mark Sinchez's criminal case. Jim Forbes has the latest.
Speaker 3 (03:16):
Sanchez faces multiple charges in connection with an October fourth
incident that left him stab multiple times. The judge's predecessor
in the proceedings had declined to permit cameras, but individual
judges have discretion to allow them. Multiple pre trial hearings
have been set in addition to a December eleventh trial date.
Speaker 1 (03:38):
I'm Jim Forbes and a report from Kelly Bluebooks as
Ford Motor Company issued the most safety recalls among automakers.
In twenty twenty five, for had issued over one hundred alerts,
and with a third of the year remaining, the company
has already exceeded its previous annual record of seventy seven recalls.
If a vehicle fails to meet the Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety standards due to a safety related defect, manufacturers are
(03:59):
required to notify consumers on the issue, for it has
been fined in the past. A Mark Mayfield
This is your twenty four to seven use update the
latest US this hour in just four minutes. No King's
protests are happening nationwide today against the Trump administration. This
woman in Atlanta explains why she was taking part in
today's march and rally.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
I'm sixty eight and I don't want to live in
a country with a dictator.
Speaker 1 (00:22):
This is America. We're supposed to be free.
Speaker 3 (00:24):
I want to be free.
Speaker 1 (00:25):
Pro democracy protests were held in more than twenty five
hundred cities across the US, including in New York, Chicago,
Los Angeles, Austin, and Washington.
Speaker 3 (00:33):
DC.
Speaker 1 (00:34):
Organizers stress that today's events would be peaceful, with millions
expected to take part. Several governors have activated the national
Guard and more that violence or property damage won't be tolerated.
Ukrainian President Zelenski says he's still holding out hope the
US will provide his country with Tomahawk missiles. President Trump
declined to approve his request for the long range missiles
during Friday's meeting at the White House. The Ukrainian leader
(00:56):
had earlier said he thinks Russia is afraid of the possibility.
After Trump can firm there might be a possible swap
of Tomahawks for Ukrainian drones. Speaking after the meeting with
Trump at the White House, Zelenski said discussions around territory
will be tough, but he's optimistic that progress eventually will
be made. While more Americans disapprove of President Trump's handling
of the office, he's also seeing a significant shift in
(01:18):
one area, Lisa Carton explains.
Speaker 2 (01:20):
According to a new Emerson College polling survey, Trump is
reported to have a forty five percent job approval rating
and a forty eight percent disapproval rating. However, when it
comes to his handling of the war between Israel and Hamas,
results show a forty seven percent approval rating compared to
a thirty four percent disapproval rating. That's up from the
poll released in April. Along party lines, eighty percent of
(01:43):
Republican and forty three percent of Independence generally approve of
Trump's handling of the war, while fifty seven percent of
Democrats disapproved. I'm Lisa Carton.
Speaker 1 (01:53):
And the Los Angeles Dodgers are headed for their second
straight World Series after taking the National League pennant from
the Milwaukee Brewer Los Angeles Cruz to a five to
one victory over the visiting Brewers to sweep the seven
game series. I'm Mark Mayfield. The House of Representatives has
canceled another planned session for Monday. Scott Carr has more
from Washington.
Speaker 4 (02:12):
During a brief pro formace session Friday, the chambers set
all of this coming week as a district work period,
putting no end in sight to the ongoing federal government shutdown.
The acting speaker refused to recognize Democrats on the floor
just before the session gabbled out, who were pushing for
the swearing in of Arizona's new representative elect. Republican House
(02:33):
Speaker Mike Johnson has said he won't swear in Arizona
Congresswoman elect Adelita Grihavap until the government reopens. I'm Scott
Carr in Washington.
Speaker 1 (02:42):
President Trump says the US will repatriate the survivors of
Thursday's vote strike in the Caribbean. In a post on
truth Social Trump said the administration will send the two
survivors to their home countries, Ecuador and Columbia, for detention
and prosecution. The survivors were taken into US custody after
the strike on what Trump says was a submarine Trump
called those onboard Narco terrorists and claimed they were trafficking
(03:04):
drugs through the US. This was the sixth strike on
an alleged drug vessel in the Caribbean in recent weeks.
A judge will allow cameras in the courtroom for former
football player Mark Sinchez's criminal case. Jim Forbes has the latest.
Speaker 3 (03:16):
Sanchez faces multiple charges in connection with an October fourth
incident that left him stab multiple times. The judge's predecessor
in the proceedings had declined to permit cameras, but individual
judges have discretion to allow them. Multiple pre trial hearings
have been set in addition to a December eleventh trial date.
Speaker 1 (03:38):
I'm Jim Forbes and a report from Kelly Bluebooks as
Ford Motor Company issued the most safety recalls among automakers.
In twenty twenty five, for had issued over one hundred alerts,
and with a third of the year remaining, the company
has already exceeded its previous annual record of seventy seven recalls.
If a vehicle fails to meet the Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety standards due to a safety related defect, manufacturers are
(03:59):
required to notify consumers on the issue, for it has
been fined in the past. A Mark Mayfield
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