December 9, 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 relief is coming for American farmers in
the form of a twelve billion dollar aid package. Mark
Mayfield has the latest.
Speaker 1 (00:16):
During a roundtable at the White House, Trump insisted the
money was not in response to farmers being hit hard
by his tariff policies, but rather due to the Biden
administration's bad policies. American farmers have lost billions this year
in soybean sales after China started going to South American
suppliers as trade talks were stalled. The announcement comes as
the Trump administration says it's making affordability its number one issue.
(00:40):
I'm Mark Mayfield.
Speaker 2 (00:41):
Senate Republicans have competing healthcare proposals that story from Chris Graggio.
Speaker 3 (00:47):
Some Republicans want a deal that would preserve Affordable Care
Act subsidies, while others want the enhanced subsidies to expire.
Senators Bernie Morino and Susan Collins have introduced the Care
Act that would create a two year extension of expiring
ACA and HAND subsidies and allow reforms intended to appease Conservatives.
The Senate is expected to vote on a Democratic health
(01:09):
care plan later this week, though it's not expected to pass,
and Republicans haven't decided which plan would be used as
a counter proposal. I'm Chris Krajia.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
The New York Archdiocese is setting aside hundreds of millions
of dollars for sexual abuse victims. Cardinal Timothy Dolan released
a statement Monday saying the Archdiocese was setting up a
three hundred million dollar fund that would compensate people who
have sued the church over sexual abuse allegations. He says
the church plans to sell off assets in trim it's
budget to raise the money needed for the fund. The
(01:39):
hope is that the money will cover nearly all the
thirteen hundred outstanding abuse claims against the church. The powerball
jackpot is rolling over again, coming closer to the billion
dollar mark with no grand prize winner and Monday nights
drawing That means at least nine hundred and thirty dollars
will be on the line the next time the numbers
are drawn on Wednesday. The odds of hitting that jack
(02:00):
or roughly won in two hundred and ninety two million.
I'm Tammy Trhello. Cheryl Hines, the wife of Robert F.
Kennedy Junior, says her husband is not running for president
in twenty twenty eight. Jim Roup has details.
Speaker 4 (02:13):
Hines was asked on News Nation if Kennedy had plans
to run, and she said he did not bought. Hines
also said when the two met, rfk Junior, then an
environmental attorney, said he had no desire to go into politics,
but he did. He ran for president as a Democrat
and later an independent for the twenty twenty four race,
and then he backed President Trump in that election, later
(02:33):
becoming Trump's Health and Human Service as Secretary. But she
still says he has no plans to run. At twenty
twenty eight, I'm Jim Roop.
Speaker 2 (02:40):
Denny's is shutting down additional restaurants nationwide. The diner chain
closed eighty eight locations last year and reportedly as plans
to close between seventy and ninety more. News of the
closures came after the company previously said it would shut
down about one hundred and fifty underperforming restaurants by the
end of the year, and Chane also announced last month
that it will be sold for six hundred and twenty
twenty million dollars. The closures is said to be unrelated
(03:02):
to the pending sale. A controversial surveillance company in Texas
is facing scrutiny. Michael Kassner has details.
Speaker 5 (03:10):
There are accusations that Flock has been installing and operating
license plate reading cameras on private properties without a license,
allowing police to track people's movements without their knowledge.
Speaker 3 (03:22):
Does an automatic license plate reader constitute as illegal search
and seizure in my opinion?
Speaker 5 (03:28):
Yet, DJ Seeker, who sits on the DPS or Department
of Public Safety Private Security Advisory Committee, says that data
could also be sold on the open market. Record show.
Flock has regained its license, but a number of cities
are distancing themselves from the company. I'm Michael Kassner.
Speaker 2 (03:46):
Google is planning to launch its first generation AI powered glasses.
The audio only glasses will be equipped with the Gemini
AI Assistant and feature an embedded lens based display. The
operating system will be based on Android XR. The glasses
are ex afected to debut next year. I'm Tammy Trhio
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 relief is coming for American farmers in
the form of a twelve billion dollar aid package. Mark
Mayfield has the latest.
Speaker 1 (00:16):
During a roundtable at the White House, Trump insisted the
money was not in response to farmers being hit hard
by his tariff policies, but rather due to the Biden
administration's bad policies. American farmers have lost billions this year
in soybean sales after China started going to South American
suppliers as trade talks were stalled. The announcement comes as
the Trump administration says it's making affordability its number one issue.
(00:40):
I'm Mark Mayfield.
Speaker 2 (00:41):
Senate Republicans have competing healthcare proposals that story from Chris Graggio.
Speaker 3 (00:47):
Some Republicans want a deal that would preserve Affordable Care
Act subsidies, while others want the enhanced subsidies to expire.
Senators Bernie Morino and Susan Collins have introduced the Care
Act that would create a two year extension of expiring
ACA and HAND subsidies and allow reforms intended to appease Conservatives.
The Senate is expected to vote on a Democratic health
(01:09):
care plan later this week, though it's not expected to pass,
and Republicans haven't decided which plan would be used as
a counter proposal. I'm Chris Krajia.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
The New York Archdiocese is setting aside hundreds of millions
of dollars for sexual abuse victims. Cardinal Timothy Dolan released
a statement Monday saying the Archdiocese was setting up a
three hundred million dollar fund that would compensate people who
have sued the church over sexual abuse allegations. He says
the church plans to sell off assets in trim it's
budget to raise the money needed for the fund. The
(01:39):
hope is that the money will cover nearly all the
thirteen hundred outstanding abuse claims against the church. The powerball
jackpot is rolling over again, coming closer to the billion
dollar mark with no grand prize winner and Monday nights
drawing That means at least nine hundred and thirty dollars
will be on the line the next time the numbers
are drawn on Wednesday. The odds of hitting that jack
(02:00):
or roughly won in two hundred and ninety two million.
I'm Tammy Trhello. Cheryl Hines, the wife of Robert F.
Kennedy Junior, says her husband is not running for president
in twenty twenty eight. Jim Roup has details.
Speaker 4 (02:13):
Hines was asked on News Nation if Kennedy had plans
to run, and she said he did not bought. Hines
also said when the two met, rfk Junior, then an
environmental attorney, said he had no desire to go into politics,
but he did. He ran for president as a Democrat
and later an independent for the twenty twenty four race,
and then he backed President Trump in that election, later
(02:33):
becoming Trump's Health and Human Service as Secretary. But she
still says he has no plans to run. At twenty
twenty eight, I'm Jim Roop.
Speaker 2 (02:40):
Denny's is shutting down additional restaurants nationwide. The diner chain
closed eighty eight locations last year and reportedly as plans
to close between seventy and ninety more. News of the
closures came after the company previously said it would shut
down about one hundred and fifty underperforming restaurants by the
end of the year, and Chane also announced last month
that it will be sold for six hundred and twenty
twenty million dollars. The closures is said to be unrelated
(03:02):
to the pending sale. A controversial surveillance company in Texas
is facing scrutiny. Michael Kassner has details.
Speaker 5 (03:10):
There are accusations that Flock has been installing and operating
license plate reading cameras on private properties without a license,
allowing police to track people's movements without their knowledge.
Speaker 3 (03:22):
Does an automatic license plate reader constitute as illegal search
and seizure in my opinion?
Speaker 5 (03:28):
Yet, DJ Seeker, who sits on the DPS or Department
of Public Safety Private Security Advisory Committee, says that data
could also be sold on the open market. Record show.
Flock has regained its license, but a number of cities
are distancing themselves from the company. I'm Michael Kassner.
Speaker 2 (03:46):
Google is planning to launch its first generation AI powered glasses.
The audio only glasses will be equipped with the Gemini
AI Assistant and feature an embedded lens based display. The
operating system will be based on Android XR. The glasses
are ex afected to debut next year. I'm Tammy Trhio
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