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Speaker 1 (00:01):
BIA News this hour, I'm Terry mccreey coming up. Former
FBI Director James Comey taking to social media to respond
after his indictment. Yesterday, House Minority Leader Hockey Jeffries has
a warning about the action President Trump lashing out with
insults targeting two black congress women. But first, here's BIA
News now.

Speaker 2 (00:19):
House Minority Leader Hakim Jeffries, a black man, is speaking
out against the indictment of former FBI director James Comy.
Jeffries called it a quote disgraceful attack on the rule
of law end quote in his statement. Comy was indicted
related to his testimony before the Senate in twenty twenty,
Leaders from several Latina organizations said the victims of the
deadly ICE facility shooting in Dallas, Texas are being overlooked

(00:42):
and urge ICE to give families access to state victim programs.
TikTok will continue to operate in the US, which will
benefit many black users and black content creators. President Trump
signed an executive order to approve a deal that allows
a Chinese company to sell the social media platform.

Speaker 1 (00:57):
GA editor a very good talk with President.

Speaker 2 (01:00):
She had letter respect for him. Hopefully his letter respect
for me too, but we talked about TikTok and he
gave us to go ahead. I'm Alexandria Ikimoni with Bin News.
Now back to you, Terry.

Speaker 1 (01:11):
Former FBI director James Comey is defiant after he was
indicted yesterday. In a video posted on social media, Comey
said he's innocent and his family will not live on
their knees.

Speaker 3 (01:20):
My family and I have known for years that there
are costs to standing up to Donald Trump, but we
couldn't imagine ourselves living any other way.

Speaker 1 (01:28):
Comy has been charged with account of making false statements
and one count of obstruction of justice. Charges are related
to testimony Comy gave before Congress on his handling of
the investigation into the twenty sixteen presidential election involving Russian interference.
Comy went on to say his heart is broken for
the Department of Justice, but he's confident in the federal

(01:48):
judicial system. Following the action, Comy's son in law, Troy
Edwards Junior, resigned from his position as a federal prosecutor
in the Eastern District of Virginia.

Speaker 2 (01:58):
All right.

Speaker 1 (01:58):
Meanwhile, Black House Minority the leader Hawking Jeffreys, is speaking
out against the indictment, calling it a disgraceful attack on
the rule of law, saying that President Trump and his
sick offense in the DOJ are completely and totally out
of control. He went on to say that anyone complicit
in this malignant corruption will face accountability onto other subjects

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of the President's personal disdain in the Oval office. Yesterday,
he lashed out when discussing black US congress women Jasmine
Crockett and Ilhan Omar, calling Crockett a very low IQ
person at suggesting she should not be in Congress. Trump
also mispronounced Omar's name and made derogatory remarks about her.
Attacks on black female politicians come amid a rise in

(02:40):
racist and sexist Rhetorican politics, with Trump ally Laura Lumer
also targeting Crockett Congressional Black Hawk As chairwoman Evette Clark,
condemning the remarks, stating that the administration has made it
open season on black people. The Chicago City Council is
giving the green light to a ninety million dollars settlement
to resolve one hundred seventy six six woneful conviction lawsuits

(03:02):
linked to discraced former police sergeant Ronald Watts.

Speaker 3 (03:05):
Chicago alderman Gilbert Valais called the agreement a huge victory.
This is a huge win for the city, and I
wanted to make sure that I gave the corporation consul
to her team the respect and acknowledge a hard work.
The Johnson administration says the settlement is a fraction of
the five hundred million dollars it would cost the city
to resolve each individual case. Former Sergeant Watts was convicted

(03:28):
and sentenced for shaking down residents in the Ida B
Wells Public housing complex. I'm Perry Williams.

Speaker 1 (03:36):
A massive cholera vaccination launch in darfour this week, targeting
about two million people across six localities. This as cholera
is spreading quickly to the tune of over twelve thousand
cases and more than three hundred deaths reported in darfour
alone since May. The World Health Organization has teams on
the ground transporting supplies and monitoring progress. Cholera develops in

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contaminated water and unsanitary condition. Vaccines, clean water, and fast
effective treatment are important factors in stopping the spread. The
ten day campaign is expected to reach most of the
population in those areas impacted to safeguard lives and restore hope.
In Sudance, devastated regions, untearing the creating for the Black
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