The Latest: 03/03/2026 03:59pm ET

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven US update. The
latest use this hour in just four minutes. President Trump
is revealing new details over the launching of Operation Epic Fury.
While welcoming Germany's leader to the White House today, he
said he launched the operation because he suspected Iran would
attack US forces first. Trump added everything's been knocked out

(00:22):
in Iran and said he doesn't know who the next
group of Iran leaders will be yet because most of
the leadership apparatus is dead. The US consulate in Dubai
has been hit by an Iranian drone. The compound is
on fire and has not known if there are any injuries.
Dubai is a city in the United Arab Emirates. The
father of a Georgia high school shooting suspect who contributed
to the alleged actions of his son, has been found guilty.

(00:45):
Colin Gray was charged with second degree murder after his
teenage son allegedly shut eleven people and killed four at
Apalachi High School in twenty twenty four in the city
of winder Prosecutor say Gray supplied the murder weapon even
though there were signs his son would inflict harm with
a third victim has died as a result of a
shooting in Austin, Texas over the weekend. A gunman opened

(01:05):
fire outside a bar in Austin's Sixth Street district early
Sunday morning, killing two people and injuring fourteen more before
he was killed by police. A third victim was taken
off of life support Monday. Thunderstorms, hail, and tornadoes could
be on the way for millions across the South. The
severe weather season is beginning right on q as the
calendar has flipped to March and THENOAA Storm Prediction Center

(01:27):
has issued severe weather threats beginning today. These storms will
be primarily focused across the central and Southern Plains, as
well as the Arkansas Louisiana, Texas region. Dictionary dot com

(01:47):
is adding the Taylor Swift inspired word swifty to its
digital archive. The term is officially defined as a fan
of the music of Taylor Swift, with their fans using
the name for years. The nickname joins other superfan names
like Beyonce's Beehive, Ariana Grande's Arianitors, and Star Trek's Trekies.
I'm Chris Caragio. The first primaries of the mid term

(02:08):
elections are set for today in Texas, North Carolina, and Arkansas.
They're all worth keeping an eye on, as the twenty
twenty six midterms could shift the balance of power and
bolt the House and Senate. Four adult siblings are suing
the estate of Michael Jackson, claiming they were victims of
sex trafficking. The lawsuit in Los Angeles Federal court accuses
the late singer of abusing them when they were children.
They claim some of the abuse happened in the homes

(02:30):
of Elizabeth Taylor and Elton john The siblings are Edward Dominic, Marine,
Nicole and Aldo Cassio. They claim Jackson groomed and brainwashed
them with his wealth and fame. Marty Singer, an attorney
for the Jackson estate, called the lawsuit a desperate money grab.
Losing an hour of sleep Saturday night will be hard
on everybody, but it's especially tough on kids. Monica Nelson reports.

Speaker 2 (02:52):
Kids sometimes don't understand why we spring forward for daylight
saving time, nor the importance of sleep on developing brains.
Kuys are permanent tap. Pediatrician doctor Lisa de Naik suggests
parents help kids adjust by sticking to a bedtime routine.

Speaker 3 (03:06):
Avoiding screen time an hour or two before bedtime can
be really helpful too, because the light that comes out
of the screens really mimics the blue light that tells
our brain that it's daytime, and so our melatonin production
goes down. In melatonin is our sleep pormone that our
brain makes.

Speaker 2 (03:18):
She also suggests starting to adjust bedtimes now, shifting just
ten to fifteen minutes every few nights to help kids
prepare for Saturday. I'm Monica Nelson.

Speaker 1 (03:27):
The Mega Millions jackpot stands at four hundred and seventy
three million dollars ahead of tonight's big drawing. The cash
option on that works out to just shive two hundred
and twenty two million. Odds of winning the grand prize
are roughly one in two hundred and ninety million. A
crew member for the reality TV showed Deadliest Catch has
died while fishing off the coast of Alaska. Captain Rick
Shelford of The Illusion Lady announced yesterday that twenty five

(03:49):
year old Todd Meadows died during filming last week. Meadows
was working as a deckhand for The Allusion Lady and
was filming his first season as the newest member of
the deadliest catch crew. Details have not yet been released
on how he died. I'm Chris Karraggio.