April 8, 2026 • 4 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven use update the
latest views this hour.
Speaker 2 (00:05):
In just four minutes, President Trump is calling Tuesday a
big day for world peace. He took the truth social
posting a statement that Iran has had enough along with
everyone else, adding that the US will be helping with
traffic build up in the Strait of Hormuz. Earlier in
the day, Trump suspended the bombing of Iran for two
weeks as part of a ceasefire. Pakistan forwarded to Trump
(00:26):
at ten point peace plan from Iran that Trump called
a workable basis on which to negotiate. Republican Clay Fuller
is projected to win the election to fill the Georgia
congressional seat vacated by Marjorie Taylor Green. NBC News projects
Fuller has defeated Democrat Sean Harris, a retired army officer.
This was a runoff after both candidates came out on
top in a crowded March tenth special election. Fuller will
(00:48):
serve out the remainder of Green's term following her decision
to quit Congress after a falling out with President Trump. Meanwhile,
in Wisconsin, Chris Taylor's projected to win the election to
fill a seat on the State Supreme Court, expanding the
Liberal majority. He accused Gilgo Beach killer is now expected
to plead guilty to murdering eight women at Wednesday's court
appearance in New York. Rex Hoireman is charged in the
(01:08):
deaths of seven women during a seventeen year killing spree
on Long Island, but there are multiple reports that the
sixty two year old architect will admit to killing an
eighth victim during his plea hearing. She's Karen Vergata, a
Manhattan mother whose body parts were found ten years apart
west of Gilgo Beach and on Fire Island. NASA's Artemis
two crew is on their way back to Earth after
their historic trip around the dark side of the Moon.
(01:30):
Earlier Tuesday, the crew shared a space spased call with
the crew aboard the International Space Station. The Artemist two
astronauts are set to splash down off the coast of
San Diego, California, on Friday. Earlier Tuesday, NASA released the
first pictures taken during the lunar flyby was the first
time any humans had seen the full far side of
the Moon. Reality TV personality Taylor Frankie Paul is seeking
(01:52):
a temporary restraining order against her ex boyfriend Dakota Mortensen.
It's the latest development in the scandal that's resulted in
a filming pause for The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives
and led Disney to poll pol's season of The Bachelorette
just days before its premiere. I'm Tammy Triheo. Health and
Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Junior, wants to broaden
their criteria for membership on the CDC's Advisory Committee on
(02:15):
Immunization Practices. Jim Roop reports.
Speaker 3 (02:18):
The panel currently has no members after a federal judge
deemed Kennedy's appointees unqualified. However, the HHS Secretary published an
amended charter Monday, and it is likely to go into
effect soon. Eligibility will now involve geographical balance and a
balance of specialty areas that can include toxicology, immunology, pediatrics,
(02:38):
consumer issues, and academic perspective. I'm Jimroop.
Speaker 2 (02:41):
Millions of people around the country are bracing for a
brief winter flashback. Those in the northeast, Midwest, and even
some parts of the mid Atlantic and southeaster seeing temperatures
ten to twenty degrees below average as a fast moving
clipper brings cold air from Canada. The cooler temperatures come
just days after near record heat over the weekend, but
there are expected to return closer to seasonal averages. On Thursday,
(03:03):
A bright fireball streaked across the sky over New Jersey
and several other surrounding states Tuesday afternoon. Levon Putney has more.
Speaker 1 (03:10):
Anyone who looked up in the sky saw it was
not a bird or plane, not Superman either, but a
media streaking across New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut. The
America Media Society says they got almost two hundred reports
of people seeing it throughout the region around two thirtieth
Tuesday afternoon. Witnesses reported from thirteen of the Garden States
twenty one counties that they saw a bright ball of
light zipping across the sky for several seconds, while some
(03:34):
report it hearing something like thunder as it passed. I'm
Levon Putney.
Speaker 2 (03:37):
Report says the upcoming bio pick on Michael Jackson underwent
some major reshoots after scenes featuring child molestation accusations had
to be cut. Variety reports lawyers for Jackson's estate found
a clause in a settlement with accuser Jordan Chandler that
prohibited a mention or a depiction of him in a movie.
This caused reshoots to film a new third act that
cost the Jackson Estate an extra fifteen million dollars on
(03:58):
top of the one hundred and fifty five million dollar
original budget for the film. Michael hits theaters on April eighteenth.
I'm Tammy Trhio
This is your twenty four to seven use update the
latest views this hour.
Speaker 2 (00:05):
In just four minutes, President Trump is calling Tuesday a
big day for world peace. He took the truth social
posting a statement that Iran has had enough along with
everyone else, adding that the US will be helping with
traffic build up in the Strait of Hormuz. Earlier in
the day, Trump suspended the bombing of Iran for two
weeks as part of a ceasefire. Pakistan forwarded to Trump
(00:26):
at ten point peace plan from Iran that Trump called
a workable basis on which to negotiate. Republican Clay Fuller
is projected to win the election to fill the Georgia
congressional seat vacated by Marjorie Taylor Green. NBC News projects
Fuller has defeated Democrat Sean Harris, a retired army officer.
This was a runoff after both candidates came out on
top in a crowded March tenth special election. Fuller will
(00:48):
serve out the remainder of Green's term following her decision
to quit Congress after a falling out with President Trump. Meanwhile,
in Wisconsin, Chris Taylor's projected to win the election to
fill a seat on the State Supreme Court, expanding the
Liberal majority. He accused Gilgo Beach killer is now expected
to plead guilty to murdering eight women at Wednesday's court
appearance in New York. Rex Hoireman is charged in the
(01:08):
deaths of seven women during a seventeen year killing spree
on Long Island, but there are multiple reports that the
sixty two year old architect will admit to killing an
eighth victim during his plea hearing. She's Karen Vergata, a
Manhattan mother whose body parts were found ten years apart
west of Gilgo Beach and on Fire Island. NASA's Artemis
two crew is on their way back to Earth after
their historic trip around the dark side of the Moon.
(01:30):
Earlier Tuesday, the crew shared a space spased call with
the crew aboard the International Space Station. The Artemist two
astronauts are set to splash down off the coast of
San Diego, California, on Friday. Earlier Tuesday, NASA released the
first pictures taken during the lunar flyby was the first
time any humans had seen the full far side of
the Moon. Reality TV personality Taylor Frankie Paul is seeking
(01:52):
a temporary restraining order against her ex boyfriend Dakota Mortensen.
It's the latest development in the scandal that's resulted in
a filming pause for The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives
and led Disney to poll pol's season of The Bachelorette
just days before its premiere. I'm Tammy Triheo. Health and
Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Junior, wants to broaden
their criteria for membership on the CDC's Advisory Committee on
(02:15):
Immunization Practices. Jim Roop reports.
Speaker 3 (02:18):
The panel currently has no members after a federal judge
deemed Kennedy's appointees unqualified. However, the HHS Secretary published an
amended charter Monday, and it is likely to go into
effect soon. Eligibility will now involve geographical balance and a
balance of specialty areas that can include toxicology, immunology, pediatrics,
(02:38):
consumer issues, and academic perspective. I'm Jimroop.
Speaker 2 (02:41):
Millions of people around the country are bracing for a
brief winter flashback. Those in the northeast, Midwest, and even
some parts of the mid Atlantic and southeaster seeing temperatures
ten to twenty degrees below average as a fast moving
clipper brings cold air from Canada. The cooler temperatures come
just days after near record heat over the weekend, but
there are expected to return closer to seasonal averages. On Thursday,
(03:03):
A bright fireball streaked across the sky over New Jersey
and several other surrounding states Tuesday afternoon. Levon Putney has more.
Speaker 1 (03:10):
Anyone who looked up in the sky saw it was
not a bird or plane, not Superman either, but a
media streaking across New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut. The
America Media Society says they got almost two hundred reports
of people seeing it throughout the region around two thirtieth
Tuesday afternoon. Witnesses reported from thirteen of the Garden States
twenty one counties that they saw a bright ball of
light zipping across the sky for several seconds, while some
(03:34):
report it hearing something like thunder as it passed. I'm
Levon Putney.
Speaker 2 (03:37):
Report says the upcoming bio pick on Michael Jackson underwent
some major reshoots after scenes featuring child molestation accusations had
to be cut. Variety reports lawyers for Jackson's estate found
a clause in a settlement with accuser Jordan Chandler that
prohibited a mention or a depiction of him in a movie.
This caused reshoots to film a new third act that
cost the Jackson Estate an extra fifteen million dollars on
(03:58):
top of the one hundred and fifty five million dollar
original budget for the film. Michael hits theaters on April eighteenth.
I'm Tammy Trhio
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