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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven use update the
latest use this.

Speaker 2 (00:04):
Hour in just four minutes.

Speaker 1 (00:08):
The Senate is out until Monday. As the government shut
down now hits day thirty one, there's no clear end
in sight, as millions of low income Americans will soon
feel the pain of this standoff. The food stamps benefit,
known as SNAP, is set to expire tomorrow for roughly
forty two million people. Today, a federal judge may rule
on a lawsuit brought by twenty five states to compel
the Trump administration to release contingency funds to keep SNAP funded.

(00:32):
President Trump is denying he's considering striking military targets in Venezuela.

Speaker 3 (00:36):
When asked if the reports of the US readying strikes
were true, the president simply said no. Multiple reports earlier
today said the US was preparing to hit targets, including
military facilities used for drug trafficking. The strikes would mark
an escalation against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's regime.

Speaker 1 (00:53):
The Trump administration has conducted several strikes on alleged drug
boats in the Caribbean in recent weeks. The strikes have
beenicized by Maduro as well as Columbian President Gustavo Petro.
President Trump's call for the US to resume nuclear weapons
testing is drawing reaction from around the world. Correspondent Nick
Harper reports that it's unclear what sort of testing may occur.

Speaker 4 (01:14):
It could be that, rather than the nuclear explosive devices themselves,
the US may be beginning to ramp up the testing
of the delivery systems for nuclear weapons.

Speaker 1 (01:25):
If the US does start to test the weapons, Kremlin
spokesman Dmitri Peskov says Moscow is ready to follow suit.
He claims recent tests of nuclear power drones and nuclear
capable missiles didn't involve any detonations and couldn't be viewed
as nuclear testing, but he adds that if another country
did resume nuclear testing, Russia would likely do the same.

(01:45):
Wicked winds are in store for millions of trick or treaters.
Strong wind advisories are out for forty six million people
starting this afternoon in place across the Northeast and mid Atlantic.
Some gusts could reach forty to fifty miles an hour.
Parents are reminded that children under eighteen are three and
a half times more likely to be killed by a
car on Halloween than on any other day, I'm Chris Krasi. Tonight,

(02:07):
the Blue Jays are going for their first World Series
victory since nineteen ninety three. Kevin Gausman takes the mound
against Yoshi Yamamoto and the Dodgers in Game six from Toronto.
Yamamoto has thrown two straight complete games coming into this
Door Die contest. The Jays have bounced back from a
two one deficit in this Fall Classic and planned to
have slugger George Springer back from injury and in the
line up this evening. LA can force a decisive Game

(02:30):
seven Saturday with a win and keep their championship repeat
hopes alive. Candy lovers beware on this Halloween eating too
much can cause problems pre tennis now with more.

Speaker 2 (02:39):
The average trigger treader will score five to seven pounds
of candy this Halloween and being it at about two
pounds of that tonight, that's about seven thousand calories in
one sitting. The National Health Institute says sugar binging can
lead to a sugar crash with fatigue, irritability, and intestinal issues.
They say the best defense is to plan a pregame
dinner and hydrate and in the night with your toothbrush,

(03:02):
I'm pre tennis.

Speaker 1 (03:04):
A new survey suggests about one third of all Americans
believe in ghosts. The UGOV survey, conducted earlier this month,
pulled about eleven hundred US adults and asked them about
their belief in this supernatural. It found thirty eight percent
believed in ghosts, while forty three percent believed in demons.
Only six percent professed a belief in were wolves and vampires.
The survey found Republicans were more likely to believe in

(03:25):
the supernatural than Democrats, and women more than men. A
majority of respondents, about sixty percent, claimed to have had
a paranormal experience. A crocodile is recovering from what Zoo
Miami calls a remarkable and traumatic ordeal. An American crocodile
named Brittany was found this month after getting shot in
the eye and having a fishing spear lodged in her head.

(03:46):
Zoo Miami announced yesterday veterinarians successfully removed the spear, but
the bullet in her skull will remain because removing it
could cause further damage. Brittany will be blind in her
left eye for the rest of her life. Still, the
Zoo says she's showing encouraging signs of her recovery and
she may be able to be released back into the
wild at some point. I'm Chris Krajio