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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.

Speaker 2 (00:08):
President Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth are defending
the strike allegedly targeting survivors on a suspected Venezuelan drug boat.

Speaker 1 (00:16):
Every boat that UC get blown up, we saved twenty
five thousand, on average labs twenty five thousand laves.

Speaker 2 (00:22):
During a cabinet meeting at the White House, both were
asked about the Washington Post report that Navy Admiral Frank
Mitch Bradley directed a second strike to comply with hexcess
order that no one be left alive. Hegseth said he
didn't know the second strike involved two people, but he
backs Bradley's decision. Trump said he hasn't gotten a lot
of information on the incident, but did say he regards

(00:44):
the operation as a justified attack, not one or two strikes.
Bradley is reportedly going to brief lawmakers on the incident
this week. The man accused of killing one National Guard
member and injuring another in a shooting in Washington, d C.
Has been formally charged with murder. US Attorney for Washington
d C, Jeanine Piro.

Speaker 1 (01:03):
The crime is one that we believe we will be
able to prove beyond a reasonable doubt.

Speaker 2 (01:08):
Ramanula Lackinwall appeared virtually before a judge on Tuesday from
a hospital bed where he's recovering from gunshot wounds suffered
during the incident last week. He was seeing covered in
a blanket lying down in the bed during the appearance.
Lockinwall is also charged with assault with the intent to
kill and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence.
He pleaded not guilty to the charges. Luigi Mangioni is

(01:31):
in a Manhattan courtroom for a second day as evidence
suppression hearings continue. The twenty seven year old Maryland man
who's accused of murdering United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in
Midtown last December, was mostly expressionless as he came face
to face with the Pennsylvania copp who recognized him at
Annaltuona McDonald's. Mangioni is pleading not guilty to Thompson's murder.

Speaker 1 (01:54):
I hadn't seen Aaron over ten years.

Speaker 2 (01:57):
The first trailer for a twenty four's music drop My
Mother Mary, is out now. The film stars Anne Hathaway
as a pop star who's plotting a comeback. I'm Lisa Carton.
Denver police are asking for help locating a vehicle connected
to a deadly weekend shooting. Leo Romero says she was
in the car just before her father, Miguel Romero, was
shot during an argument with another driver, Rod region ey Worth.

Speaker 3 (02:20):
You just go on about your day because you never
know what the other person's attentions are. He was my
dad and my protector and my provider, and he was
like my mom and my dad, and now I don't
have him, and now I have to live the rest
of my life without him until I see him on
the other side.

Speaker 2 (02:36):
Police say Romero was shot and killed in the three
thousand block of Wenona Court on Saturday evening following a
traffic dispute with a man who may be in his
mid twenties. Police are looking for a white or light
colored small pickup that is similar in size to a
Chevrolet Colorado. Anyone with information should contact Metro Denver crime Stoppers.

(02:57):
A father and a stepmother from Long Beach, California, Cornia,
are now formally charged with murder and torture for the
death of a fourteen month old girl. Mark Mayfield reports.

Speaker 1 (03:07):
Alfrido Muno's and Kelly Muno's were arrested a week ago
after the toddler was brought to a hospital where she
later died. Detectives said there were signs of ongoing child abuse.
Both suspects are being held in lieu of about three
million dollars bail. Long Beach Police have not given many details,
but they did say the child had visible signs of trauma.
By Mark Meefield.

Speaker 2 (03:27):
The World Health Organization is now recommending GLP one drugs
as a tool for managing obesity. Here's Monica Nelson.

Speaker 4 (03:34):
The WHO published its new guidelines Monday and the medical
journal jam Up. They said the drugs, which include zet
bound and Wagovie, represent a new chapter in the shift
in how society approaches obesity, rather than viewing it as
a lifestyle condition. WHO officials are hopeful that obesity will
be viewed as a complex, preventable and treatable chronic disease.

Speaker 2 (03:54):
The powerball jackpot is rolling over again. No grand prize
winner last night, so that jack jumps to at least
seven hundred and seventy five million bucks. I'm Lisa Carton