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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven use update the
latest use this hour in just four minutes. FBI Director
Cash Pattel has announced a potential terror attack has been
thwarted in Michigan. In a post on X this morning,
he said multiple suspects have been arrested who were allegedly
plotting a violent attack this weekend. Battel added that more

(00:21):
details will be forthcoming and thank the men and women
of FBI and law enforcement four, in his words, standing
guard twenty four to seven and crushing our mission to
defend the homeland. The government shutdown is now in it's
thirty first day, and we'll continue until at least Monday.
The Senate adjourned yesterday and won't meet again until after
the weekend. There continues to be no clear end in sight,
as millions of low income Americans will soon feel the

(00:43):
pain of the ongoing shutdown. The food stamps benefit known
as SNAP, is set to expire tomorrow for roughly forty
two million people. California Governor Gavin Newsom is criticizing Donald
Trump's order for the Pentagon to resume nuclear weapons testing
as weakness masquerading his strength inclusive interview that will air
Sunday on NBC's Meet the Press, the Democrats said he
believes Trump is trying to overcompensate.

Speaker 2 (01:06):
This guy is historically weak and these are acts of
a weak person that is trying to appear strong.

Speaker 3 (01:15):
He has the form and substance of thought.

Speaker 1 (01:17):
When asked whether he thinks Trump would use a nuclear weapon,
the newsom said he didn't believe so. Meantime, Russian officials
said if the US does start testing nuclear weapons, they
will follow suit. At least fifty people are dead across
the Caribbean after Hurricane Melissa. NBCZ George Salise reports from Jamaica,
where the damage is widespread.

Speaker 2 (01:36):
Melissa, one of the most powerful Atlantic storms ever, made
landfall here on Tuesday, with life dread and flooding and
wins more powerful than Katrina. Saturllite images show the island
in total darkness.

Speaker 1 (01:48):
Death tolls are expected to rise as search and rescue
efforts continue in places like Jamaica and Cuba. The majority
of the deaths reported so far are in Haiti. Secretary
of State Marco Rubio says the administration is in close
contact with govern mins in the region, with rescue and
response teams at the ready. Along with critical life saving supplies.
I'm Chris Kragio. Tonight, the Blue Jays are going for

(02:08):
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 seven Saturday with a win

(02:31):
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 3 (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, hydrate,

(03:00):
and in the night with your toothbrush. I'm Bree Tennis.

Speaker 1 (03:03):
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.

(03:45):
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 recovery and she
may be able to be released back into the wild
at some point. I'm Chris Karajio.