December 8, 2025 • 4 mins
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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, President Trump
is expected to announce a twelve billion dollar aid package
for US farmers impacted by tariffs. According to multiple reports,
Trump will unveil the federal assistance during a round table
today at the White House. American farmers have lost billions
(00:21):
this year and soybean sales when China turned to other
suppliers as trade talks stalled. The Supreme Court will decide
whether President Trump can fire members of an independent agency.
The High Court heard arguments today in a challenge to
the firing of Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter. Federal
law allows for such firings only in cases of inefficiency,
neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office. The Justice Department
(00:44):
is being blocked from accessing emails from a close associate
of former FBI Director James Comy. A federal judge agreed
to temporarily block the DOJ's access to emails of Daniel Richmond,
which prosecutors relied on in arguing against Komy in connection
with claims that the former FBI director lied to Congress.
It marks another roadblock for prosecutors seeking to indict Coomy
for his second time after a different federal judge dismissed
(01:07):
the cases. Paramount has launched a hostile bid to acquire
Warner Brothers Discovery after losing a bidding ward of Netflix.
Michael Kassner reports.
Speaker 2 (01:15):
In an announcement, the company said it would pay thirty
dollars per share to acquire the media company. Netflix announce
it planned to buy the historic studio and its streaming assets,
and a seventy two billion dollar deal last week nearly
eighty three billion when accounting for debt, and that will
require federal approval That comes out to almost twenty eight
dollars per share. It comes as President Trump said Netflix's
(01:38):
deal could be a problem. I'm Michael Kassner.
Speaker 1 (01:40):
It's shaping up to be a crucial week for the
future of the Affordable Care Act subsidies. Congress has until
the end of the year before the subsidies expire, leading
to a spike in premiums for millions of Americans. The
government shutdown ended after Senate Majority Leader John Thune promised
Democrats a vote on the issue in December. Meanwhile, Senate
Minority Leader Chuck Schumer will propose extending ACA subsidies for
(02:02):
three years, with a vote in the Senate expected Thursday
of Chris Gragio. Consumer's sentiment is improving slightly. The University
of Michigan's early reading for December edged up two points
from last month. Consumers see modest improvements from November, although
many site persistently high prices among their major concerns. Year
ahead inflation expectations dipped to their lowest readings since January.
(02:24):
Survey officials noted December's reading unexpected personal finances remains nearly
twelve percent below the beginning of the year. Weimo is
recalling software tied to robotaxis that illegally passed school buses
at least twenty times in several cities. Waymouth cars kept
driving when school buses were stopped with lights flashing and
a stop sign extended. The last pennies minted by the
(02:46):
US government are expected to bring in big bucks at
auction this week. Michael Kasner reports.
Speaker 2 (02:52):
Every time it rains, it range hands room Heaven. The
coins will be sold by Stacks Bauers Galleries on Thursday
with two one hundred and thirty two to three penny sets,
one for each year pennies have been in circulation. Each
set will include two regular pennies from the Mints in
Philadelphia and Denver and one twenty four carrit goldpenny, and
(03:15):
each is expected to bring in around forty five to
fifty thousand dollars pennies from Heaven Are You. I'm Michael Kassner.
Speaker 1 (03:24):
Today is the forty fifth anniversary of the tragic murder
of John Lennon. The former Beatle was shot and killed
in front of the Dakota, his apartment building in New
York City, as he and his wife, Yoko Ono, were
coming home from a recording session. The music legend died
of massive blood loss after being struck by several bullets.
He was forty years old. His killer, Mark David Chapman,
is still in prison serving his twenty years to life
(03:46):
sentence and has been denied parole multiple times over the years,
most recently in September of this year, and another music
history news on this date. In nineteen seventy six, the
Eagles released the album Hotel California, which went on to
become one of the best selling albums of all time.
I'm Kris Krajio
This is your twenty four to seven use update the
latest use this hour. In just four minutes, President Trump
is expected to announce a twelve billion dollar aid package
for US farmers impacted by tariffs. According to multiple reports,
Trump will unveil the federal assistance during a round table
today at the White House. American farmers have lost billions
(00:21):
this year and soybean sales when China turned to other
suppliers as trade talks stalled. The Supreme Court will decide
whether President Trump can fire members of an independent agency.
The High Court heard arguments today in a challenge to
the firing of Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter. Federal
law allows for such firings only in cases of inefficiency,
neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office. The Justice Department
(00:44):
is being blocked from accessing emails from a close associate
of former FBI Director James Comy. A federal judge agreed
to temporarily block the DOJ's access to emails of Daniel Richmond,
which prosecutors relied on in arguing against Komy in connection
with claims that the former FBI director lied to Congress.
It marks another roadblock for prosecutors seeking to indict Coomy
for his second time after a different federal judge dismissed
(01:07):
the cases. Paramount has launched a hostile bid to acquire
Warner Brothers Discovery after losing a bidding ward of Netflix.
Michael Kassner reports.
Speaker 2 (01:15):
In an announcement, the company said it would pay thirty
dollars per share to acquire the media company. Netflix announce
it planned to buy the historic studio and its streaming assets,
and a seventy two billion dollar deal last week nearly
eighty three billion when accounting for debt, and that will
require federal approval That comes out to almost twenty eight
dollars per share. It comes as President Trump said Netflix's
(01:38):
deal could be a problem. I'm Michael Kassner.
Speaker 1 (01:40):
It's shaping up to be a crucial week for the
future of the Affordable Care Act subsidies. Congress has until
the end of the year before the subsidies expire, leading
to a spike in premiums for millions of Americans. The
government shutdown ended after Senate Majority Leader John Thune promised
Democrats a vote on the issue in December. Meanwhile, Senate
Minority Leader Chuck Schumer will propose extending ACA subsidies for
(02:02):
three years, with a vote in the Senate expected Thursday
of Chris Gragio. Consumer's sentiment is improving slightly. The University
of Michigan's early reading for December edged up two points
from last month. Consumers see modest improvements from November, although
many site persistently high prices among their major concerns. Year
ahead inflation expectations dipped to their lowest readings since January.
(02:24):
Survey officials noted December's reading unexpected personal finances remains nearly
twelve percent below the beginning of the year. Weimo is
recalling software tied to robotaxis that illegally passed school buses
at least twenty times in several cities. Waymouth cars kept
driving when school buses were stopped with lights flashing and
a stop sign extended. The last pennies minted by the
(02:46):
US government are expected to bring in big bucks at
auction this week. Michael Kasner reports.
Speaker 2 (02:52):
Every time it rains, it range hands room Heaven. The
coins will be sold by Stacks Bauers Galleries on Thursday
with two one hundred and thirty two to three penny sets,
one for each year pennies have been in circulation. Each
set will include two regular pennies from the Mints in
Philadelphia and Denver and one twenty four carrit goldpenny, and
(03:15):
each is expected to bring in around forty five to
fifty thousand dollars pennies from Heaven Are You. I'm Michael Kassner.
Speaker 1 (03:24):
Today is the forty fifth anniversary of the tragic murder
of John Lennon. The former Beatle was shot and killed
in front of the Dakota, his apartment building in New
York City, as he and his wife, Yoko Ono, were
coming home from a recording session. The music legend died
of massive blood loss after being struck by several bullets.
He was forty years old. His killer, Mark David Chapman,
is still in prison serving his twenty years to life
(03:46):
sentence and has been denied parole multiple times over the years,
most recently in September of this year, and another music
history news on this date. In nineteen seventy six, the
Eagles released the album Hotel California, which went on to
become one of the best selling albums of all time.
I'm Kris Krajio
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