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.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
President Trump says he has told President Jie of China
that the US will allow Nvidia to ship some AI
chips to approved customers in China. The company's H two
hundred chips a full generation behind the latest chip, considered
the most advanced and high powered AI chip available. The
President wrote on truth Social that the US government will
take a twenty five percent cut of sales of the
(00:29):
approved chips, up from a previously announced fifteen percent. Gas
prices are down still expensive in some places, though Michael
Kashner reports.
Speaker 3 (00:39):
Triple A reports today's national average is two dollars ninety
five cents for a gallon of regular. That's down about
a nickel from last week in about twelve cents from
a month ago. It's the first time in four years
that gas has dipped below three dollars a gallon. California
has the most expensive gas at four forty seven a gallon,
while the cheapest is in Oklahoma at two thirty six.
(01:01):
I'm Michael Kassner.
Speaker 2 (01:02):
The Wall Street Journals looking to get a lawsuit filed
against it by President Trump. Dismissed the Federal court hearing
in Florida's scheduled for tomorrow over the journals Jeffrey epstein
body birthday letter story published this summer. Trump issuing the
journal owner Rupert Murdoch and dal Jones after the outlet
reported he sent the letter to Epstein for his fiftieth
birthday in two thousand and three. NASA's Johnny Kim and
(01:25):
two cosmonauts are set to return to Earth tonight. Kim
and the two crew mats from the Russian Space Agency
well on lock from the International Space Station just after
eight forty pm Eastern. The three have spent two hundred
and forty five days aboard the iss. The Federal Reserve
is widely expected to announce an interest rate cut Wednesday,
but investors caution the Fed's Policy Committee, which begins its
(01:48):
two day meeting tomorrow, could be sharply divided. A handful
of members have expressed worries over possible tariff driven inflation,
and this is not the last rate decision with Jerome
Powell as the FED chair. Although President Trump has pushed
Powell to resign, his term as chair doesn't end until
May twenty twenty six. I'm Jim Roop. The Education Department
(02:08):
will add an earnings indicator to the FAFSA process. The
application will now show students key financial data for institutions
they select, and a low earnings disclosure will appear for
colleges with graduates who earn below the average High school
Graduate Education Secretary Linda McMahon says the new feature will
make public earnings data more accessible and empower perspective students
(02:30):
to make data driven decisions before they're saddled with debt.
Students can also get more detailed information on an institution's
financial status from College Scoreboard. The last pennies minted by
the US government are expected to bring in big bucks
set auction this week. Tami Trheo has details.
Speaker 4 (02:47):
The coins will be sold by Staxbauer's Galleries on Thursday,
with two hundred and thirty two 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 care at goldpenny. Each
set is expected to bring in between forty five and
fifty thousand dollars. I'm Tammy Trhio.
Speaker 2 (03:08):
Acting legend Dick Van Dyke turns one hundred years old
on Saturday. That's the same day director Steven Betcher is
releasing the film Dick Van Dyke one hundred Celebrations.
Speaker 1 (03:19):
One hundred years been making if you think about it,
and we interview all the co stars that worked with
mister Van Dyke through his career. It's the Dick Van
Dyke Show cast, Mary Poppins, It's chiny Chi Bang Bang.
We're excited to bring this to theaters.
Speaker 2 (03:34):
You can see the film in theaters on Saturday and Sunday.
Dick Van Dyke is expected to attend some of his
birthday events this weekend. The Powerball jackpot's on a roll
for the holidays. No one matched all six numbers and
Saturday night's drawing, so tonight's jackpott now worth an estimated
eight hundred and seventy five million dollars. Lottery officials say
that ranks as the seventh biggest in powerball history. The
odds of hitting the jackpot though, roughly one and two
(03:57):
hundred and ninety two millions.
Speaker 1 (03:58):
So you're telling me there is a chance.
Speaker 2 (04:03):
Yeah, I'm Jim Roupe
This is your twenty four to seven use update the
latest use this hour in just four minutes.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
President Trump says he has told President Jie of China
that the US will allow Nvidia to ship some AI
chips to approved customers in China. The company's H two
hundred chips a full generation behind the latest chip, considered
the most advanced and high powered AI chip available. The
President wrote on truth Social that the US government will
take a twenty five percent cut of sales of the
(00:29):
approved chips, up from a previously announced fifteen percent. Gas
prices are down still expensive in some places, though Michael
Kashner reports.
Speaker 3 (00:39):
Triple A reports today's national average is two dollars ninety
five cents for a gallon of regular. That's down about
a nickel from last week in about twelve cents from
a month ago. It's the first time in four years
that gas has dipped below three dollars a gallon. California
has the most expensive gas at four forty seven a gallon,
while the cheapest is in Oklahoma at two thirty six.
(01:01):
I'm Michael Kassner.
Speaker 2 (01:02):
The Wall Street Journals looking to get a lawsuit filed
against it by President Trump. Dismissed the Federal court hearing
in Florida's scheduled for tomorrow over the journals Jeffrey epstein
body birthday letter story published this summer. Trump issuing the
journal owner Rupert Murdoch and dal Jones after the outlet
reported he sent the letter to Epstein for his fiftieth
birthday in two thousand and three. NASA's Johnny Kim and
(01:25):
two cosmonauts are set to return to Earth tonight. Kim
and the two crew mats from the Russian Space Agency
well on lock from the International Space Station just after
eight forty pm Eastern. The three have spent two hundred
and forty five days aboard the iss. The Federal Reserve
is widely expected to announce an interest rate cut Wednesday,
but investors caution the Fed's Policy Committee, which begins its
(01:48):
two day meeting tomorrow, could be sharply divided. A handful
of members have expressed worries over possible tariff driven inflation,
and this is not the last rate decision with Jerome
Powell as the FED chair. Although President Trump has pushed
Powell to resign, his term as chair doesn't end until
May twenty twenty six. I'm Jim Roop. The Education Department
(02:08):
will add an earnings indicator to the FAFSA process. The
application will now show students key financial data for institutions
they select, and a low earnings disclosure will appear for
colleges with graduates who earn below the average High school
Graduate Education Secretary Linda McMahon says the new feature will
make public earnings data more accessible and empower perspective students
(02:30):
to make data driven decisions before they're saddled with debt.
Students can also get more detailed information on an institution's
financial status from College Scoreboard. The last pennies minted by
the US government are expected to bring in big bucks
set auction this week. Tami Trheo has details.
Speaker 4 (02:47):
The coins will be sold by Staxbauer's Galleries on Thursday,
with two hundred and thirty two 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 care at goldpenny. Each
set is expected to bring in between forty five and
fifty thousand dollars. I'm Tammy Trhio.
Speaker 2 (03:08):
Acting legend Dick Van Dyke turns one hundred years old
on Saturday. That's the same day director Steven Betcher is
releasing the film Dick Van Dyke one hundred Celebrations.
Speaker 1 (03:19):
One hundred years been making if you think about it,
and we interview all the co stars that worked with
mister Van Dyke through his career. It's the Dick Van
Dyke Show cast, Mary Poppins, It's chiny Chi Bang Bang.
We're excited to bring this to theaters.
Speaker 2 (03:34):
You can see the film in theaters on Saturday and Sunday.
Dick Van Dyke is expected to attend some of his
birthday events this weekend. The Powerball jackpot's on a roll
for the holidays. No one matched all six numbers and
Saturday night's drawing, so tonight's jackpott now worth an estimated
eight hundred and seventy five million dollars. Lottery officials say
that ranks as the seventh biggest in powerball history. The
odds of hitting the jackpot though, roughly one and two
(03:57):
hundred and ninety two millions.
Speaker 1 (03:58):
So you're telling me there is a chance.
Speaker 2 (04:03):
Yeah, I'm Jim Roupe
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