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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven use update the
latest use this hour in just four minutes.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
President Trump is calling Tuesday a big day for world peace.
Mark Mayfield reports Trump took to.
Speaker 1 (00:15):
Social on Tuesday night, posting a statement that Iran has
had enough along with everyone else, adding that the US
will be helping with the traffic build up in the
Strait of Hormuz. He went on to add that there
was a lot of positive action and big money to
be made. The announcement comes as Trump suspended the bombing
of Iran for two weeks as part of a two
week cease fire. Pakistan on Tuesday forwarded to Trump a
(00:36):
ten point peace proposal from Iran that Trump called a
workable basis on which to negotiate. I'm Marknyfield.
Speaker 2 (00:42):
Parts of the country are bracing for a brief winter flashback.
Millions in the northeast, Midwest, and even some parts of
the mid Atlantic and southeaster are seeing temperatures ten to
twenty degrees below average as a fast moving clipper brings
cold air in from Canada. The cool temperatures come to
stays after near record warmth of the weekend, but temperatures
are expected to return closer to seasonal averages by Thursday.
(01:06):
Kanye West is being banned from entering the UK, according
to multiple reports. Michael Kasner has that story than.
Speaker 3 (01:16):
The UK government wasn't laughing when they blocked Kanye West
from entering the country to perform at the now canceled
Wireless Festival in London. The rapper, who in the past
as praised Hitler, made anti Semitic remarks and sold Nazi
T shirts, was scheduled perform at the festival. Most, if
not all, the sponsors, including PEPSI, pulled out. UK Prime
(01:37):
Minister kir Starmer had called the decision for West to
headline deeply concerning. After Kanye was blocked, the festival was killed.
I'm Michael Kassner.
Speaker 2 (01:47):
NASA's Artemis two crew is now headed back to Earth
after their historic trip around the Dark side of the
Moon on Monday. On Tuesday, the astronaut shared a space
to space call with the crew aboard the International Space Station.
The Artemis two is to splash down off the coast
of San Diego, California on Friday. I'm Tammy Trichello. The
accused You'll Go Beach serial killers expected to plead guilty
(02:09):
today in New York to the murders of eight women.
Sarah le Kessler reports Rex Huerman, a Messapequa man, is
charged in the deaths of seven women during a seventeen
year killing spree on Long Island, but there are multiple
reports now that the sixty two year old Manhattan architect
will admit to murdering an eighth victim during his plea hearing.
(02:30):
She's Karen Vergatta, a Manhattan mother whose body parts were
found ten years apart west of Gilgo Beach and on
Fire Island. I'm Sarah Lee Kessler. Bill Gates is set
for an interview with the House Oversight Committee on June
tenth related to his connection with Jeffrey Epstein. As according
to multiple reports, Gates is one of several people have
(02:50):
agreed to be interviewed by the oversight panel. Commerce Secretary
Howard Lutnik is set to appear before the committee for
his own interview about Epstein on May sixth. Health and
Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Junior wants to broaden
the criteria for membership on the CDC's Advisory Committee on
Immunization Practices. Jim Roop reports.
Speaker 4 (03:10):
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,
(03:31):
consumer issues, and academic perspective. I'm Jim Roop.
Speaker 2 (03:34):
Fuel prices aren't the only thing going up. Starting today,
Delta Airlines is increasing its checked bag fees. The Atlanta
based carrier will now reportedly charge forty five dollars for
the first check bag, and the price continues to go
up from there. The second checked bag will now cost
travelers fifty five dollars, and the third will increase from
one hundred and fifty two to two hundred dollars. Delta
(03:55):
joins other airlines including Jet Blue and United in raising
baggage fees to address the finance unial impact of high
fuel costs. I'm Tammy Trhillo
This is your twenty four to seven use update the
latest use this hour in just four minutes.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
President Trump is calling Tuesday a big day for world peace.
Mark Mayfield reports Trump took to.
Speaker 1 (00:15):
Social on Tuesday night, posting a statement that Iran has
had enough along with everyone else, adding that the US
will be helping with the traffic build up in the
Strait of Hormuz. He went on to add that there
was a lot of positive action and big money to
be made. The announcement comes as Trump suspended the bombing
of Iran for two weeks as part of a two
week cease fire. Pakistan on Tuesday forwarded to Trump a
(00:36):
ten point peace proposal from Iran that Trump called a
workable basis on which to negotiate. I'm Marknyfield.
Speaker 2 (00:42):
Parts of the country are bracing for a brief winter flashback.
Millions in the northeast, Midwest, and even some parts of
the mid Atlantic and southeaster are seeing temperatures ten to
twenty degrees below average as a fast moving clipper brings
cold air in from Canada. The cool temperatures come to
stays after near record warmth of the weekend, but temperatures
are expected to return closer to seasonal averages by Thursday.
(01:06):
Kanye West is being banned from entering the UK, according
to multiple reports. Michael Kasner has that story than.
Speaker 3 (01:16):
The UK government wasn't laughing when they blocked Kanye West
from entering the country to perform at the now canceled
Wireless Festival in London. The rapper, who in the past
as praised Hitler, made anti Semitic remarks and sold Nazi
T shirts, was scheduled perform at the festival. Most, if
not all, the sponsors, including PEPSI, pulled out. UK Prime
(01:37):
Minister kir Starmer had called the decision for West to
headline deeply concerning. After Kanye was blocked, the festival was killed.
I'm Michael Kassner.
Speaker 2 (01:47):
NASA's Artemis two crew is now headed back to Earth
after their historic trip around the Dark side of the
Moon on Monday. On Tuesday, the astronaut shared a space
to space call with the crew aboard the International Space Station.
The Artemis two is to splash down off the coast
of San Diego, California on Friday. I'm Tammy Trichello. The
accused You'll Go Beach serial killers expected to plead guilty
(02:09):
today in New York to the murders of eight women.
Sarah le Kessler reports Rex Huerman, a Messapequa man, is
charged in the deaths of seven women during a seventeen
year killing spree on Long Island, but there are multiple
reports now that the sixty two year old Manhattan architect
will admit to murdering an eighth victim during his plea hearing.
(02:30):
She's Karen Vergatta, a Manhattan mother whose body parts were
found ten years apart west of Gilgo Beach and on
Fire Island. I'm Sarah Lee Kessler. Bill Gates is set
for an interview with the House Oversight Committee on June
tenth related to his connection with Jeffrey Epstein. As according
to multiple reports, Gates is one of several people have
(02:50):
agreed to be interviewed by the oversight panel. Commerce Secretary
Howard Lutnik is set to appear before the committee for
his own interview about Epstein on May sixth. Health and
Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Junior wants to broaden
the criteria for membership on the CDC's Advisory Committee on
Immunization Practices. Jim Roop reports.
Speaker 4 (03:10):
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,
(03:31):
consumer issues, and academic perspective. I'm Jim Roop.
Speaker 2 (03:34):
Fuel prices aren't the only thing going up. Starting today,
Delta Airlines is increasing its checked bag fees. The Atlanta
based carrier will now reportedly charge forty five dollars for
the first check bag, and the price continues to go
up from there. The second checked bag will now cost
travelers fifty five dollars, and the third will increase from
one hundred and fifty two to two hundred dollars. Delta
(03:55):
joins other airlines including Jet Blue and United in raising
baggage fees to address the finance unial impact of high
fuel costs. I'm Tammy Trhillo
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