October 18, 2025 • 4 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven use update the
latest views this hour in just four minutes.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
New King's rallies and demonstrations have drawn huge crowds across
the nation today. This woman explained why she was taking
part in today's march and rally in Atlanta.
Speaker 3 (00:17):
I'm sixty eight and I don't want to live in
a country with a dictator.
Speaker 2 (00:22):
This is America.
Speaker 3 (00:22):
We're supposed to be free. I want to be free.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
Pro democracy protests are being held in more than twenty
five hundred cities across the US, including New York, Chicago,
Los Angeles, Austin, and Washington, d C. Where organizers were
expecting over one hundred thousand protesters. Organizers stressed that today's
events would be peaceful, with millions expected to take part.
Several governors have activated the national Guard and warned that
violence or property damage won't be tolerated. President Trump is
(00:48):
slamming Democrats over the ongoing government shutdown. In an interview
on Fox News Sunday Morning Futures, Trump said that Senate
Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is being beaten by everybody that
they pull against him. I think he's just so dead
that he'll do anything. I think they could just say
out forever. I mean to be honest with you. Trump
went on saying that while the government is shut down,
his administration is cutting Democrat programs. The federal government shutdown
(01:11):
is now in its eighteenth day with no end in sight. Meanwhile,
when asked about the no King's protests held nationwide Saturday,
Trump insisted, I'm not a king. President Trump says the
US will repatriate survivors of Thursday's boat 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 Colombia, for detention and prosecution. The survivors were taken
(01:33):
into US custody after the strike on what Trump says
was a submarine. Trump called those on board narco terrorists
and claimed they were trafficking drugs to the US. This
was the sixth strike on an alleged drug vessel in
the Caribbean in recent weeks, and the nation's midsection is
bracing for severe storms that could produce tornadoes. Forecasters are
predicting heavy thunderstorms today, with the possibility of tornadoes across
(01:55):
the Mississippi Valley disrupting weekend plans from northeast Texas to Indiana.
Watherson to may produce super self understorms capable of damaging winds,
large hail, and flooding rain by Mark Neefield. The House
of Representatives has canceled another planned session for Monday. Scott
Carr has more from Washington.
Speaker 1 (02:12):
During a brief pro forma 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 elected Adelita Grihavap until the government reopens. I'm Scott
Carr in Washington.
Speaker 2 (02:43):
South Carolina state health officialcy a measles outbreak has grown
to fifteen cases. The state's Public Health Department said the
newly identified cases were close contacts of people who were
quarantining at home and were not in any school settings
when contagious Several cases have been confirmed in Spartanburg County,
which sits on border with North Carolina. Last week, at
least two elementary schools in the county sent more than
(03:04):
one hundred and fifty unvaccinated students home to quarantine for
twenty one days after being exposed to the measles. Americans
are set to spend a record amount on Halloween this year,
details from Lisa Carton.
Speaker 3 (03:22):
According to the National Retail Federation, Halloween spending is expected
to reach thirteen point one billion dollars in twenty twenty five.
That's up from eleven point six billion from last year.
This year's total includes three point nine billion dollars on
candy and four point three billion dollars on costumes. Data
from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show the cost of
(03:42):
candy has jumped eight percent compared to last year. I
have a great Halloween.
Speaker 2 (03:50):
I'm Lisa Carton, and a new study shows Halloween scares
include safety risks for children. The US Consumer Product Safety
Commission says every year, around thirty two hundred Halloween related
injuries are treated in emergency rooms. By Mark Mayfield
This is your twenty four to seven use update the
latest views this hour in just four minutes.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
New King's rallies and demonstrations have drawn huge crowds across
the nation today. This woman explained why she was taking
part in today's march and rally in Atlanta.
Speaker 3 (00:17):
I'm sixty eight and I don't want to live in
a country with a dictator.
Speaker 2 (00:22):
This is America.
Speaker 3 (00:22):
We're supposed to be free. I want to be free.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
Pro democracy protests are being held in more than twenty
five hundred cities across the US, including New York, Chicago,
Los Angeles, Austin, and Washington, d C. Where organizers were
expecting over one hundred thousand protesters. Organizers stressed that today's
events would be peaceful, with millions expected to take part.
Several governors have activated the national Guard and warned that
violence or property damage won't be tolerated. President Trump is
(00:48):
slamming Democrats over the ongoing government shutdown. In an interview
on Fox News Sunday Morning Futures, Trump said that Senate
Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is being beaten by everybody that
they pull against him. I think he's just so dead
that he'll do anything. I think they could just say
out forever. I mean to be honest with you. Trump
went on saying that while the government is shut down,
his administration is cutting Democrat programs. The federal government shutdown
(01:11):
is now in its eighteenth day with no end in sight. Meanwhile,
when asked about the no King's protests held nationwide Saturday,
Trump insisted, I'm not a king. President Trump says the
US will repatriate survivors of Thursday's boat 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 Colombia, for detention and prosecution. The survivors were taken
(01:33):
into US custody after the strike on what Trump says
was a submarine. Trump called those on board narco terrorists
and claimed they were trafficking drugs to the US. This
was the sixth strike on an alleged drug vessel in
the Caribbean in recent weeks, and the nation's midsection is
bracing for severe storms that could produce tornadoes. Forecasters are
predicting heavy thunderstorms today, with the possibility of tornadoes across
(01:55):
the Mississippi Valley disrupting weekend plans from northeast Texas to Indiana.
Watherson to may produce super self understorms capable of damaging winds,
large hail, and flooding rain by Mark Neefield. The House
of Representatives has canceled another planned session for Monday. Scott
Carr has more from Washington.
Speaker 1 (02:12):
During a brief pro forma 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 elected Adelita Grihavap until the government reopens. I'm Scott
Carr in Washington.
Speaker 2 (02:43):
South Carolina state health officialcy a measles outbreak has grown
to fifteen cases. The state's Public Health Department said the
newly identified cases were close contacts of people who were
quarantining at home and were not in any school settings
when contagious Several cases have been confirmed in Spartanburg County,
which sits on border with North Carolina. Last week, at
least two elementary schools in the county sent more than
(03:04):
one hundred and fifty unvaccinated students home to quarantine for
twenty one days after being exposed to the measles. Americans
are set to spend a record amount on Halloween this year,
details from Lisa Carton.
Speaker 3 (03:22):
According to the National Retail Federation, Halloween spending is expected
to reach thirteen point one billion dollars in twenty twenty five.
That's up from eleven point six billion from last year.
This year's total includes three point nine billion dollars on
candy and four point three billion dollars on costumes. Data
from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show the cost of
(03:42):
candy has jumped eight percent compared to last year. I
have a great Halloween.
Speaker 2 (03:50):
I'm Lisa Carton, and a new study shows Halloween scares
include safety risks for children. The US Consumer Product Safety
Commission says every year, around thirty two hundred Halloween related
injuries are treated in emergency rooms. By Mark Mayfield
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