September 7, 2026 • 4 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your 24-7 news update. The latest news this.
Speaker 2 (00:04):
Hour in just four minutes.
Speaker 1 (00:09):
The NTSB has recovered the flight data and audio recorders
from the deadly plane crash at Miami International Airport. Five
people were killed and five others were injured when an
Amazon cargo plane went off the runway while landing. Speaking
today from Miami, NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said her agency
is determined to get to the bottom of what happened.
The Boeing 767 was coming in from Puerto Rico. Homendy
(00:30):
said it struck a van in a Toyota Corolla while
sliding 1,500 feet past the paved surface. Gas prices remain
high as the long holiday weekend winds down. The average
price for a gallon of regular unleaded is now $ 4. 15,
according to AAA. That is a penny up from yesterday.
Drivers in California... are paying an average of $ 5. 86 a gallon.
That's the highest in the country. Prices at the pump
(00:52):
are cheapest in Indiana at $ 3. 43 a gallon. In Hawaii,
where they are bracing for a brush with Hurricane Lowell,
gas is going currently for $ 5. 38 a gallon. NVIDIA CEO
Jensen Wong believes AI has reached a new threshold of
thinking power. Monica Nelson explains.
Speaker 3 (01:08):
He claimed in an online post Sunday that OpenAI's newest
chat GPT model operating on NVIDIA chips has achieved AGI,
which stands for Artificial General Intelligence. It indicates the software
can handle most of the thinking a regular person can.
Although OpenAI has not indicated its latest model has reached
that level of operating power, the GPT-6 Astra has shown
(01:32):
state-of-the-art performance using NVIDIA's new chip boxes. which have increased
in size from eight chips on a board to 72
chip boxes.
Speaker 1 (01:40):
Spider-Man Brand New Day is still number one at the
domestic box office for a sixth straight weekend. Brand New
Day earned $ 18 million as of yesterday and is projected
to rake in a total of $ 23 million through the
entire Labor Day holiday. It's now pulled in an estimated
$ 2. 4 billion globally. That makes Spider-Man Brand New Day the
third biggest release ever behind 2009's Avatar and Avengers Endgame.
(02:04):
I'm Chris Coraggio. Americans are starting to head home after
traveling for the Labor Day holiday weekend. Millions hit the
road this year, even as gas prices are the highest
they've ever been for this time of year. According to AAA,
the national average is about $ 4. 15 a gallon. Meantime, TSA
says it screened more than 17 million passengers over the
(02:25):
holiday weekend. The U.S. is issuing a new security warning
over an unspecified threat in the Mexican border city of Nogales.
Michael Kastner reports.
Speaker 4 (02:33):
Government employees have been restricted to essential movement during daylight
hours only, according to a Saturday update from the U.S.
Consulate General in Nogales. Mexican officials say they have no
specific information about any particular threat or risk to the public.
The city is in the Mexican state of Sonora, where
the U.S. urges citizens to exercise increased caution.
Speaker 1 (02:57):
Markets are closed for the Labor Day holiday today. When
the opening bell rings tomorrow to kick off an abbreviated
trading week, it'll be after stocks ended last week in
the red. Stocks fell after a strong August jobs report
raised the odds of a Federal Reserve rate hike. Tesla
shares slid more than 6% after its highly anticipated cybercab launch.
At Friday's closing bell, the Dow Jones lost 271 points,
(03:19):
the S & P 500 fell 29 points, and the
Nasdaq dropped 77 points. Apple's next launch event is this week.
Tammy Trujillo reports.
Speaker 2 (03:29):
It marks the first launch event under new CEO John Ternes.
Analysts anticipate the company will announce the latest iPhones and
Apple Watches that could include Apple's first ever folding phone.
The event is set for Wednesday at Apple's headquarters in Cupertino, California.
Speaker 1 (03:45):
A new Miss America has been crowned. The 99th Miss
America pageant was held in West Palm Beach on Sunday.
Miss Texas, Reagan Hutzell, beat out contestants from all 50 states,
plus D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Miss Louisiana,
Shelby Bordelon, was named first runner-up. I'm Chris Coraggio.
This is your 24-7 news update. The latest news this.
Speaker 2 (00:04):
Hour in just four minutes.
Speaker 1 (00:09):
The NTSB has recovered the flight data and audio recorders
from the deadly plane crash at Miami International Airport. Five
people were killed and five others were injured when an
Amazon cargo plane went off the runway while landing. Speaking
today from Miami, NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said her agency
is determined to get to the bottom of what happened.
The Boeing 767 was coming in from Puerto Rico. Homendy
(00:30):
said it struck a van in a Toyota Corolla while
sliding 1,500 feet past the paved surface. Gas prices remain
high as the long holiday weekend winds down. The average
price for a gallon of regular unleaded is now $ 4. 15,
according to AAA. That is a penny up from yesterday.
Drivers in California... are paying an average of $ 5. 86 a gallon.
That's the highest in the country. Prices at the pump
(00:52):
are cheapest in Indiana at $ 3. 43 a gallon. In Hawaii,
where they are bracing for a brush with Hurricane Lowell,
gas is going currently for $ 5. 38 a gallon. NVIDIA CEO
Jensen Wong believes AI has reached a new threshold of
thinking power. Monica Nelson explains.
Speaker 3 (01:08):
He claimed in an online post Sunday that OpenAI's newest
chat GPT model operating on NVIDIA chips has achieved AGI,
which stands for Artificial General Intelligence. It indicates the software
can handle most of the thinking a regular person can.
Although OpenAI has not indicated its latest model has reached
that level of operating power, the GPT-6 Astra has shown
(01:32):
state-of-the-art performance using NVIDIA's new chip boxes. which have increased
in size from eight chips on a board to 72
chip boxes.
Speaker 1 (01:40):
Spider-Man Brand New Day is still number one at the
domestic box office for a sixth straight weekend. Brand New
Day earned $ 18 million as of yesterday and is projected
to rake in a total of $ 23 million through the
entire Labor Day holiday. It's now pulled in an estimated
$ 2. 4 billion globally. That makes Spider-Man Brand New Day the
third biggest release ever behind 2009's Avatar and Avengers Endgame.
(02:04):
I'm Chris Coraggio. Americans are starting to head home after
traveling for the Labor Day holiday weekend. Millions hit the
road this year, even as gas prices are the highest
they've ever been for this time of year. According to AAA,
the national average is about $ 4. 15 a gallon. Meantime, TSA
says it screened more than 17 million passengers over the
(02:25):
holiday weekend. The U.S. is issuing a new security warning
over an unspecified threat in the Mexican border city of Nogales.
Michael Kastner reports.
Speaker 4 (02:33):
Government employees have been restricted to essential movement during daylight
hours only, according to a Saturday update from the U.S.
Consulate General in Nogales. Mexican officials say they have no
specific information about any particular threat or risk to the public.
The city is in the Mexican state of Sonora, where
the U.S. urges citizens to exercise increased caution.
Speaker 1 (02:57):
Markets are closed for the Labor Day holiday today. When
the opening bell rings tomorrow to kick off an abbreviated
trading week, it'll be after stocks ended last week in
the red. Stocks fell after a strong August jobs report
raised the odds of a Federal Reserve rate hike. Tesla
shares slid more than 6% after its highly anticipated cybercab launch.
At Friday's closing bell, the Dow Jones lost 271 points,
(03:19):
the S & P 500 fell 29 points, and the
Nasdaq dropped 77 points. Apple's next launch event is this week.
Tammy Trujillo reports.
Speaker 2 (03:29):
It marks the first launch event under new CEO John Ternes.
Analysts anticipate the company will announce the latest iPhones and
Apple Watches that could include Apple's first ever folding phone.
The event is set for Wednesday at Apple's headquarters in Cupertino, California.
Speaker 1 (03:45):
A new Miss America has been crowned. The 99th Miss
America pageant was held in West Palm Beach on Sunday.
Miss Texas, Reagan Hutzell, beat out contestants from all 50 states,
plus D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Miss Louisiana,
Shelby Bordelon, was named first runner-up. I'm Chris Coraggio.
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