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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 (00:08):
Vice President J. D. Van says he did not believe
Iran's claims it was enriching uranium for purely civilian purposes.
Mark Mayfield reports.

Speaker 2 (00:16):
Van sent on Fox News. The Iranians claim that having
enrichment for civilian purposes is a matter of national pride, and.

Speaker 3 (00:22):
So we would say, okay, that's interesting, but why are
you building your enrichment facilities seventy feet underground, and why
are you enriching to a level that's way beyond civilian enrichment.

Speaker 2 (00:33):
The Vice President also questioned why they were enriching to
a level that's only useful if their goal is to
build a nuclear bomb. Ben said the regime's claims on
enrichment just didn't pass the smell test. I'm Mark Mayfield.

Speaker 1 (00:44):
British Prime Minister KIERR Starmer says the United Kingdom does
not support joining air operations against Iran. He said his
government does not believe in regime change from the skies.
Starmer said the UK would only join offensive operations if
there's a viable, thought through plan with an achievable objective.
His stance, though did not prevent the UK from launching
defensive strikes to counter missiles and drones threatening British installations

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and allies. The Clinton's videotaped depositions before the House Committee
investigating sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein are being released to the public.
At one point, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton became
angry after learning a photo taken of her inside the
hearing room was released online. Oh, for heaven, it doesn't matter.
We all are abiding by the same rules.

Speaker 3 (01:27):
I will take that down.

Speaker 1 (01:28):
Yeah, well, I would like to take a break at
this moek.

Speaker 3 (01:30):
I'd like to have dish for now.

Speaker 1 (01:32):
The deposition was halted briefly after a conservative influencer leaked
the photo he says was given to him by Colorado
Republican Lauren Bobert in violation of committee rules. The time
change coming up this weekend could put people at a
higher risk of health problems. The clocks move ahead an
hour on Saturday and to Sunday for daylight saving time,
resulting in the loss of an hour. Experts say that

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in the week after the time change, the number of
heart attacks, strokes, and motor vehicle crashes increase. They recommend
people head into the time change well rested, getting seven
hours of sleep a night, and avoid caffeine and alcohol
before bed. I'm Tammy Trhio. Americans trapped in the Middle
Easter are speaking out as they try to find a
way to return home to the United States. Chris Karagio reports.

Speaker 4 (02:13):
Almost three thousand flights were canceled Sunday to and from
airports across the Middle East, and cancelations are likely to
be extended. Travel disruptions come after Israel and the US
launched a surprise bombardment to on Iran, killing the country
supreme leader Ayatola Ali Hamani. Some of those trapped American
citizens have begun sharing their experience during this time, with

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one Oklahoma City resident explaining that she was beyond scared,
while a father and daughter duo from North Carolina remained
in Jerusalem as of Sunday. I'm Chris Karagio.

Speaker 1 (02:43):
A federal appeals court is rejecting a Trump administration request
to delay issuing tariff reefunds after the Supreme Court ruled
last month that most of President Trump's global tariffs are illegal.
The administration had wanted ninety days to try and find
a political solution. The Supreme Court decision ushered in numeros
lawsuits seeking refunds from companies, including FedEx and Costco. Monday's

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ruling lets the process begin now. Paramount is set to
release thirty films a year in theaters once it merges
with Warner Brothers Discovery. Jim Roop has details.

Speaker 5 (03:14):
The news comes after Warner Brothers Discovery has agreed to
be acquired by Paramount Skydance for one hundred and ten
billion dollars. Paramount CEO David Ellison tells infestors that they
are committed to delivering a broad pipeline of high quality storytelling,
including fifteen theatrical films per year per studio. Ellison's also
reassuring that the studios will honor a forty five day

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theatrical window before their film's debut on the streaming services.
There is skepticism surrounding the development of enough films, as
there's more than seventy eight billion dollars in combined debt
between both companies. I'm Jim Roop.

Speaker 1 (03:47):
A total lunary eclips is about to happen. A lunar
eclipse happens when the Earth passes directly between the Sun
and the Moon, casting a giant shadow on the lunar
surface is set to happen on Tuesday morning. The moon
will bear read as it's lit by sunlight filtered through
the Earth's atmosphere. I'm Tammy Trhio