December 8, 2025 • 4 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven use update.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
The latest use this hour in just four minutes.
Speaker 1 (00:09):
A multi billion dollar aid package for US farmers impacted
by trade policies is set to be announced by President
Trump today. According to multiple reports, he'll unveil the funding
package during a roundtable at the White House. American farmers
have lost billions this year and soybean sales after China
started going to South America suppliers as trade talks were stalled.
(00:29):
A blast of Arctic air is impacting millions of Americans.
Temperatures are well below freezing in parts of the Midwest
and northeast. The Chicago area could end up getting three
to five inches of snow in total by the end
of the day. Accused killer Luigi Mangioni is back in
a New York City courtroom today for another pre trial hearing.
His lawyers are trying to get key evidence tossed out
of the trial. Meanwhile, prosecutors release new evidence related to
(00:52):
the case over the weekend. The new evidence included photos
of a handwritten note, a bus ticket, of pocket knife clothing,
and what appears to be a shopping list. A poll
by the American Psychiatric Association shows forty one percent of
US adults expect to feel more stress this holiday season
than last year. Clinical psychologist Carrie Ditzel says, in order
to help your mental health during this holiday season, you
(01:13):
may have to say no to certain things.
Speaker 2 (01:15):
Take a minute to think about what you really want
to do.
Speaker 1 (01:18):
What is worth changing as a routine.
Speaker 2 (01:20):
For which party, which person is going to bring you joy?
And it's worth the stress or the disruption.
Speaker 1 (01:29):
The poll also shows nearly half of adults say they're
worried about missing someone or grief. Nearly half also say
they're worried about affording or finding holiday gifts. Forty five
years ago, tonight, John Lennon was murdered. The former beatle
was shot and killed in front of the Dakota, his
apartment building in New York City, as he and wife
Yoko Ono, were coming back from a recording session. The
(01:49):
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 sentence and has been denied parole multiple
times over the years, most recently this September. I'm Chris Caragia.
The Trump administration is waving an eleven million dollar fine
(02:10):
against Southwest Airlines. The announcement, made over the weekend, focuses
on a one hundred and forty million dollars settlement over
the carrier's meltdown in December of twenty twenty two during
a holiday travel period. Southwest had agreed to a thirty
five million dollar cash fine and to provide ninety million
in travel vouchers to delayed passengers. The Transportation Department, in
a written order waving the fine, cited southwest decision to
(02:32):
invest over a billion dollars in its operations to improve
performance and reliability. Since the twenty twenty two incident, gas
prices are down Triple A reports. Today's national average is
two dollars and ninety five cents for a gallon of regular.
That's down about a nickel from last week and about
twelve cents from a month ago. It's the first time
in four years that gas has dipped below three dollars
(02:53):
a gallon. California has the most expensive gas at four
forty seven a gallon, while the cheapest is in Oklahoma
at two thirty acallan the Miami heats. Terry Rogier heads
into a New York courtroom today for arraignment in his
sports betting scheme case. The thirty one year old point
guard faces federal wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy charges.
He'll also join five other co defendants and their lawyers
(03:15):
for the pre trial hearing later today. Also on the case,
Rosier previously appeared before a federal judge in Orlando in October.
The Powerball jackpot is on a roll for the holidays.
More now from Mark Mayfield.
Speaker 2 (03:27):
No one matched all six numbers in Saturday Nights drawing,
so Monday's jackpot is now worth an estimated eight hundred
and seventy five million dollars. Lottery officials say that that
ranks as the seventh biggest in powerball history. The odds
of hitting the jackpot are roughly one in two hundred
and ninety two million. Bym Mark Mayfield.
Speaker 1 (03:45):
The nominees for the Golden Globe for Best Television Series
Musical or Comedy have been announced. They include Abbott, Elementary,
The Bear, and Hacks. The rest of the field includes
Nobody Wants This, only Murders in the Building and the Studio.
The eighty third Golden Globe Awards will take place January
eleventh in Los Angeles. I'm Chris Carragio.
This is your twenty four to seven use update.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
The latest use this hour in just four minutes.
Speaker 1 (00:09):
A multi billion dollar aid package for US farmers impacted
by trade policies is set to be announced by President
Trump today. According to multiple reports, he'll unveil the funding
package during a roundtable at the White House. American farmers
have lost billions this year and soybean sales after China
started going to South America suppliers as trade talks were stalled.
(00:29):
A blast of Arctic air is impacting millions of Americans.
Temperatures are well below freezing in parts of the Midwest
and northeast. The Chicago area could end up getting three
to five inches of snow in total by the end
of the day. Accused killer Luigi Mangioni is back in
a New York City courtroom today for another pre trial hearing.
His lawyers are trying to get key evidence tossed out
of the trial. Meanwhile, prosecutors release new evidence related to
(00:52):
the case over the weekend. The new evidence included photos
of a handwritten note, a bus ticket, of pocket knife clothing,
and what appears to be a shopping list. A poll
by the American Psychiatric Association shows forty one percent of
US adults expect to feel more stress this holiday season
than last year. Clinical psychologist Carrie Ditzel says, in order
to help your mental health during this holiday season, you
(01:13):
may have to say no to certain things.
Speaker 2 (01:15):
Take a minute to think about what you really want
to do.
Speaker 1 (01:18):
What is worth changing as a routine.
Speaker 2 (01:20):
For which party, which person is going to bring you joy?
And it's worth the stress or the disruption.
Speaker 1 (01:29):
The poll also shows nearly half of adults say they're
worried about missing someone or grief. Nearly half also say
they're worried about affording or finding holiday gifts. Forty five
years ago, tonight, John Lennon was murdered. The former beatle
was shot and killed in front of the Dakota, his
apartment building in New York City, as he and wife
Yoko Ono, were coming back from a recording session. The
(01:49):
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 sentence and has been denied parole multiple
times over the years, most recently this September. I'm Chris Caragia.
The Trump administration is waving an eleven million dollar fine
(02:10):
against Southwest Airlines. The announcement, made over the weekend, focuses
on a one hundred and forty million dollars settlement over
the carrier's meltdown in December of twenty twenty two during
a holiday travel period. Southwest had agreed to a thirty
five million dollar cash fine and to provide ninety million
in travel vouchers to delayed passengers. The Transportation Department, in
a written order waving the fine, cited southwest decision to
(02:32):
invest over a billion dollars in its operations to improve
performance and reliability. Since the twenty twenty two incident, gas
prices are down Triple A reports. Today's national average is
two dollars and ninety five cents for a gallon of regular.
That's down about a nickel from last week and about
twelve cents from a month ago. It's the first time
in four years that gas has dipped below three dollars
(02:53):
a gallon. California has the most expensive gas at four
forty seven a gallon, while the cheapest is in Oklahoma
at two thirty acallan the Miami heats. Terry Rogier heads
into a New York courtroom today for arraignment in his
sports betting scheme case. The thirty one year old point
guard faces federal wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy charges.
He'll also join five other co defendants and their lawyers
(03:15):
for the pre trial hearing later today. Also on the case,
Rosier previously appeared before a federal judge in Orlando in October.
The Powerball jackpot is on a roll for the holidays.
More now from Mark Mayfield.
Speaker 2 (03:27):
No one matched all six numbers in Saturday Nights drawing,
so Monday's jackpot is now worth an estimated eight hundred
and seventy five million dollars. Lottery officials say that that
ranks as the seventh biggest in powerball history. The odds
of hitting the jackpot are roughly one in two hundred
and ninety two million. Bym Mark Mayfield.
Speaker 1 (03:45):
The nominees for the Golden Globe for Best Television Series
Musical or Comedy have been announced. They include Abbott, Elementary,
The Bear, and Hacks. The rest of the field includes
Nobody Wants This, only Murders in the Building and the Studio.
The eighty third Golden Globe Awards will take place January
eleventh in Los Angeles. I'm Chris Carragio.
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