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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven use update the
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Speaker 2 (00:08):
Benjamin Netnewe, who is praising the collaboration with President Trump
over efforts in Iran.

Speaker 1 (00:13):
More for Mark Mayfield, Israel's Prime minister, was on Fox
News Monday night. But I want to tell you something.
I'm not a youngster, so I've been around. There's never
been a president like Donald J.

Speaker 2 (00:25):
Trump.

Speaker 1 (00:26):
Then Yah who sent the two leaders work together and
amazing things happened, saying it could not have been the
case without the leadership of President Trump. Nenyaw, who added
that he is trying to persuade successive American administrations to
take action for decades, but there's never been a president
like Trump. You added that while people have said this
will be an endless warrior, it will not be, and
it will usher in an era of peace. I'm Mark Mayfield.

Speaker 2 (00:47):
President Trump is slimming Democrats over criticism of the strikes
against Iran. Trump took the Truth Social Monday night, saying
that the Democratic Party has completely lost its way and
our quote complaining bitterly about the very necessity an important attack.
He added that they're only complaining because he did it.
While a group of high profile Democrats, including Kamala Harris,
Chuck Schumer, and Tim Kaine, have raised concerns about the

(01:09):
need for congressional approval, a smaller faction of Democrats is
signaling support for the strikes. A third victim has died
following the deadly shooting in Austin, Texas over the weekend.
A gunman opened fire outside a bar in Austin Sixth
Street District early Sunday morning, killing two people and injuring
fourteen more before he was killed by police. Images show
the suspect wearing a hoodie with the words property of

(01:30):
Allah and an Iranian flag on an undershirt, with police
saying they're looking into a potential connection with the Iran
military operation. The suspect was a Senegalese native and naturalized
US citizen. The baseball season kicks off early with an
international tournament. The World Baseball Classic returns for the first
time since twenty twenty three, when Japan took down the
United States, and the championship. Exhibition games begin on Tuesday,

(01:53):
with pool play getting started the day after. The US
is in the Houston Group with Mexico, Italy and Great Britain.
Brazil also in the group and will face the US
to open pool play on Friday. I'm Tammy Triheo. A
rash scene on President Trump's neck on Monday is being
attributed to a skin cream, Sarah le Kessler reports.

Speaker 3 (02:12):
The White House says the President is using a very
common cream on the right side of his neck, which
it called a preventative skin treatment. It did not elaborate
the bright red rash was spotted on Trump's neck during
a Medal of Honor ceremony. This comes after bruising was
seen on his hands, which the White House set was
due to handshaking and a high daily dose of asprint.

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I'm Sarah Lee Kessler.

Speaker 2 (02:37):
Supreme Court justices have a variety of arguments to consider
as they weigh the constitutionality of barring unlawful drug users
from possessing firearms. The Justice has pondered over hypotheticals related
to the world of controlled substances and alcohol during their
nearly two hour session. Lauriers and judges have grappled with
the relevance of historical vagrancy and civil commitment laws for

(02:57):
habitual drunkards. The courts ruling remains unclear, but a decision
is expected by summer. There's been another incidant of a
Waymos self driving taxi blocking emergency vehicles. Michael Casner has
that story.

Speaker 1 (03:12):
They're the active utter.

Speaker 4 (03:14):
A Weimo robotaxi was seen blocking an EMS vehicle responding
to a mass shooting in Austin, Texas over the weekend.
It took a police officer about one minute to convince
the car to exit the scene. A few weeks ago,
in Los Angeles, Away most stopped in the road in
the middle of a police standoff before driving away. In
Los Angeles. I'm Michael Cassner.

Speaker 2 (03:36):
Apple is unveiling some new hardware this week. The tech
company will skip the standard one day event and announce
new products over three days. One of those offerings is
the iPhone seventeen E, expected to start at five hundred
and ninety nine dollars. One of the highlights is Apple's
satellite features, including emergency SOS and roadside assistance that users
can take advantage of when they're outside of cellular and

(03:57):
Wi Fi coverage. Two new iPads, a new MacBook, and
several other computers will also be rolled out. I'm Tammy Trujillo.