December 25, 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):
Much of southern California is under a state of emergency
as a reader to get slammed with heavy rain. Millions
of residents are under flood watches as torrential rains drench
the state, and evacuation order has been issued for parts
of San Bernardino County as authorities have reported several swift
water rescues. Los Angeles gets about fourteen inches of rain
a year, but the storm has already brought in at
least eleven inches to some parts of LA County. President
(00:31):
Trump is taking part in the holiday tradition of tracking
Santa's flight around the world.
Speaker 1 (00:35):
Well, we track Santa all over the world.
Speaker 3 (00:37):
I want to make sure that Santa is being good,
is a very good person. We want to make sure
that he's not infiltrated, that we're not infiltrating into our
country of band Santa.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
Trump joined in taking calls to the North American Aerospace
Defense Command or NORAD on Christmas Eve. NORAH started tracking
Old Saint Nick early Wednesday morning, as it has for
the last seventy years. Trump also made calls to service
members discussing the seventeen hundred and seventy six dollars warrior
dividend he provided by saying it was tax free and
nobody else is going to do that.
Speaker 1 (01:10):
The Justice Department.
Speaker 2 (01:11):
Says more than a million more documents related to the
Jeffrey Epstein case have been found. Chris Karaggio has details.
Speaker 3 (01:17):
The agency said today they were uncovered by the US
Attorney for the Southern District of New York and the FBI.
The DOJ says lawyers are working around the clock to
review them and make legally required redactions to protect the victims.
It said it will release the files as soon as possible,
but the process may take a few more weeks because
of the volume of material. The ly Dispatch release yesterday
(01:38):
includes a twenty twenty email from an assistant US attorney
noting Donald Trump had flown on the Late Sex Offenders
plane eight times.
Speaker 1 (01:45):
I'm Chris Karancio.
Speaker 2 (01:46):
Pope Leo's calling for a global truce on Christmas for
all people of goodwill to respect a day of peace.
The Pope noted. Russia, however, has rejected the call for
a truce in its ongoing invasion of Ukraine. The pontiff
said he hopes to visit Ukraine one day and the
time is right. He also warned that peace in Ukraine
is unrealistic without European involvement. I'm Tammy Trihello. The US
(02:08):
Coast Guard is waiting for additional forces before making another
attempt to seize a third Venezuela linked oil tanker, Mark
Mayfield reports.
Speaker 4 (02:16):
According to Reuters, a US official and source familiar with
the matter said the tanker has refused to be boarded
by the Coastguard. Now the task is likely to fall
on an elite Coast Guard unit known as the Maritime
Security Response Team, which can board vessels. Under these circumstances,
The day's long pursuit is highlighting discrepancies between Trump administration
efforts to seize Venezuela linked oil tankers and the limited
(02:36):
resources of the Coast Guard. I'm Mark Mayfield.
Speaker 2 (02:39):
Shawn Diddy Combs is asking an appeals court for immediate
release from prison and to overturn his conviction on two
prostitution related crimes. His lawyers say his fifty month prison
sentence was unlawful and his actions were not criminal. They
also request to be re sentenced if the court does
not throw out the conviction entirely. Federal prosecutors accused Combs
of using money power and threats to course women into
(03:01):
sexual encounters. During his trial, former partners testified that Combs
forced them into so called freak offs with male escorts.
A new study out of the United Kingdom shows that
swearing can improve physical performance rob Martyr, explains.
Speaker 1 (03:14):
Psychologist and lead researcher doctor Richard Stevens of Keel University says,
while swearing is generally frowned upon in polite society, it
helps people feel less distracted, more focused, and self confident.
His study was published in the journal American Psychologist Stevens
has become a big fan of swearing, saying, quote, it's
literally a calorie neutral, drug free, low cost, readily available
(03:39):
tool at our disposal for when we need a boost
in performance. I'm Rob Bartier.
Speaker 2 (03:44):
Disney is celebrating a magical year at the box office.
The studio's twenty twenty five global box office total has
surpassed the six billion dollar mark for the first time
since the COVID nineteen pandemic. The studio credits blockbuster films
like Leelo and Stitch Zootopia two Avatar five and Ash
and three Marvel films for helping it reach that milestone.
I'm Tammy Trahillo
This is your twenty four to seven use update. The
latest use this hour in just four minutes.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
Much of southern California is under a state of emergency
as a reader to get slammed with heavy rain. Millions
of residents are under flood watches as torrential rains drench
the state, and evacuation order has been issued for parts
of San Bernardino County as authorities have reported several swift
water rescues. Los Angeles gets about fourteen inches of rain
a year, but the storm has already brought in at
least eleven inches to some parts of LA County. President
(00:31):
Trump is taking part in the holiday tradition of tracking
Santa's flight around the world.
Speaker 1 (00:35):
Well, we track Santa all over the world.
Speaker 3 (00:37):
I want to make sure that Santa is being good,
is a very good person. We want to make sure
that he's not infiltrated, that we're not infiltrating into our
country of band Santa.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
Trump joined in taking calls to the North American Aerospace
Defense Command or NORAD on Christmas Eve. NORAH started tracking
Old Saint Nick early Wednesday morning, as it has for
the last seventy years. Trump also made calls to service
members discussing the seventeen hundred and seventy six dollars warrior
dividend he provided by saying it was tax free and
nobody else is going to do that.
Speaker 1 (01:10):
The Justice Department.
Speaker 2 (01:11):
Says more than a million more documents related to the
Jeffrey Epstein case have been found. Chris Karaggio has details.
Speaker 3 (01:17):
The agency said today they were uncovered by the US
Attorney for the Southern District of New York and the FBI.
The DOJ says lawyers are working around the clock to
review them and make legally required redactions to protect the victims.
It said it will release the files as soon as possible,
but the process may take a few more weeks because
of the volume of material. The ly Dispatch release yesterday
(01:38):
includes a twenty twenty email from an assistant US attorney
noting Donald Trump had flown on the Late Sex Offenders
plane eight times.
Speaker 1 (01:45):
I'm Chris Karancio.
Speaker 2 (01:46):
Pope Leo's calling for a global truce on Christmas for
all people of goodwill to respect a day of peace.
The Pope noted. Russia, however, has rejected the call for
a truce in its ongoing invasion of Ukraine. The pontiff
said he hopes to visit Ukraine one day and the
time is right. He also warned that peace in Ukraine
is unrealistic without European involvement. I'm Tammy Trihello. The US
(02:08):
Coast Guard is waiting for additional forces before making another
attempt to seize a third Venezuela linked oil tanker, Mark
Mayfield reports.
Speaker 4 (02:16):
According to Reuters, a US official and source familiar with
the matter said the tanker has refused to be boarded
by the Coastguard. Now the task is likely to fall
on an elite Coast Guard unit known as the Maritime
Security Response Team, which can board vessels. Under these circumstances,
The day's long pursuit is highlighting discrepancies between Trump administration
efforts to seize Venezuela linked oil tankers and the limited
(02:36):
resources of the Coast Guard. I'm Mark Mayfield.
Speaker 2 (02:39):
Shawn Diddy Combs is asking an appeals court for immediate
release from prison and to overturn his conviction on two
prostitution related crimes. His lawyers say his fifty month prison
sentence was unlawful and his actions were not criminal. They
also request to be re sentenced if the court does
not throw out the conviction entirely. Federal prosecutors accused Combs
of using money power and threats to course women into
(03:01):
sexual encounters. During his trial, former partners testified that Combs
forced them into so called freak offs with male escorts.
A new study out of the United Kingdom shows that
swearing can improve physical performance rob Martyr, explains.
Speaker 1 (03:14):
Psychologist and lead researcher doctor Richard Stevens of Keel University says,
while swearing is generally frowned upon in polite society, it
helps people feel less distracted, more focused, and self confident.
His study was published in the journal American Psychologist Stevens
has become a big fan of swearing, saying, quote, it's
literally a calorie neutral, drug free, low cost, readily available
(03:39):
tool at our disposal for when we need a boost
in performance. I'm Rob Bartier.
Speaker 2 (03:44):
Disney is celebrating a magical year at the box office.
The studio's twenty twenty five global box office total has
surpassed the six billion dollar mark for the first time
since the COVID nineteen pandemic. The studio credits blockbuster films
like Leelo and Stitch Zootopia two Avatar five and Ash
and three Marvel films for helping it reach that milestone.
I'm Tammy Trahillo
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