September 17, 2025 • 26 mins
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- Kern County Fair begins today
- Kern County residents come together to remember Charlie Kirk
- Charlie Kirk's suspected killer appeared in court Tuesday
- An exclusive interview with Kern County CPS
- Hwy 178 expected to fully reopen Friday
- Hwy 99 to experience daytime closures today
- Free prostate cancer screenings at Bakersfield CBCC through Sept.
- CSUB assisant basketball coach pleads not guilty to child pornography charges
- Man suspected of killing 85-year-old woman did not appear in court Tuesday
- Hearing postponed for ex-Lieutenant on DUI incidents to early December
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Good morning, Kerrent County. This is the seventeen News at
Sunrise podcast, Your News on your Schedule, presented by Rodriquez
and Associates.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
Yes, the day is finally here. Greet your boots out
Current County. The highly anticipated Current County Fair kicks off today.
Speaker 3 (00:22):
And I know I am so excited.
Speaker 4 (00:24):
Yes, I just want to pet a cow and I'll
be happy.
Speaker 5 (00:27):
But we'll be there on Friday.
Speaker 2 (00:29):
Morning priorities, but I'll make sure we'll make sure that
you pet a cow. I want to see what everyone's wearing.
Speaker 5 (00:37):
Oh, you just ride a cow?
Speaker 3 (00:40):
I mean Kevin would know. Kevin grew up with the cow.
Speaker 5 (00:42):
That's even better.
Speaker 3 (00:44):
But I don't know. Can you ride a cow?
Speaker 6 (00:47):
Yes?
Speaker 3 (00:47):
Have you ever seen bull riding? I've seen bull.
Speaker 5 (00:50):
I guess those are cows. Would that would a bull?
Speaker 6 (00:53):
I wouldn't put you on a bucking bull, but I
put you on a cow.
Speaker 2 (00:56):
I'm just excited to be able to wear my boots,
wear my hats, bring out my gear. Been asking me,
did you bring your quote unquote Texas gear with you
to California?
Speaker 3 (01:05):
I said, of course I did, and I knew I
did it for a right reason because we had.
Speaker 4 (01:09):
The fair I have mind coming in the mail, so
I'm excited about that.
Speaker 5 (01:12):
We ordered, Yes, shout out Old Navy, Old Navy.
Speaker 3 (01:16):
I do love Old Navy.
Speaker 4 (01:17):
But we'll be there Friday morning. Kevin will be there
as well, wandering around seventeen News at five and six
in the evenings starts this evening.
Speaker 6 (01:24):
Yeah right, and you'll see Lauren out there tonight.
Speaker 3 (01:27):
You will see me out there tonight, but I won't
be on screen just.
Speaker 5 (01:29):
Yet, Nope, but looking on a special story.
Speaker 3 (01:32):
Yep. I'm excited, all right.
Speaker 5 (01:34):
So here's what you need.
Speaker 4 (01:35):
To know before you head out to the fair maybe today.
Gates open at four o'clock this evening. General admission for
adults is fifteen dollars, ten dollars for seniors, six dollars
for children, and it's free for children under the age
of five, and prices are actually discounted online. You can
also get a family four pack for forty dollars and
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carnival wristbands for thirty eight, but that deal ends tonight,
so get those orders in.
Speaker 5 (02:03):
Parking, by the way, is ten dollars. And speaking of.
Speaker 4 (02:08):
Parking, the fair is expected to impact nearby streets and sidewalks.
The city of Bakersfield says the sidewalks on Ming Avenue
between Union Avenue and South Peace Street, Bell Terrace between
Dawn Street and Al Toro Drive, and South Peace Street
between Bell Terrace and Meing Avenue will be closed. South
Peace Street will also be closed to traffic. The closures
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will start today and last through September thirtieth, and your.
Speaker 2 (02:35):
Ticket to the fair is also your ticket to see
all the amazing bands and performers.
Speaker 3 (02:40):
This year's concert series.
Speaker 2 (02:41):
Is named the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino to Hone
Concert Series. Normaly at the Budweiser Pavilion. So tonight, R
and B singer Ashanti is kicking us off. She's best
known for her two thousand and two song Foolish. Gates
open at six point thirty and the show starts at
eight o'clock this evening.
Speaker 3 (02:56):
All seating is first come, first served.
Speaker 4 (02:59):
Then, on Thursday night, country singer Gabby Barrett brings her
powerhouse vocals to the stage. Her top songs include I
Hope and The Good One.
Speaker 3 (03:08):
I remember watching her on American Idol with My Mom.
Speaker 2 (03:10):
And on Friday, country singer Corey Campbell take the stage.
Speaker 3 (03:13):
He's best known for his song wild as her.
Speaker 4 (03:18):
Meanwhile, Monster Trucks will also make its return of the
fair Current County Fair, bringing the horsepower, the action and
the dirt flying thrills to the grand stand arena. The
Monster Truck Mayhem's will be on Friday and Saturday at
seven pm. Ticket start at twelve dollars.
Speaker 2 (03:36):
And also on Friday, it's Senior Day, as the fair says,
those age sixty two or better will get free admission
in parking from nine am to two pm, featuring this
year opening ceremonies at ten am on the main plaza
stage and then doc talks with Dignity Health will begin
at ten thirty am. There'll also be live entertainment trivia
time that's our favorite, and of course some giveaways.
Speaker 4 (03:58):
And in case you missed any So that we put
all the fair information in one place for you on
our website kget dot com slash Kern County Fair. You
can scan the QR code on your screen to go
straight to that page and check out the concert lineups, attractions,
daily hours and mission prices and special promotions. So a
lot to look forward to starting at four pm today, Yes.
Speaker 3 (04:22):
Lots to look forward to with the Fair.
Speaker 4 (04:24):
Kerk County showed up in Forced last night to commemorate
conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated last week. Supporters
turning out for a motor parade followed by an emotional
candlelight vigil at the Park at Riverwalk. Seventeen Vincent Demanti
looks at how Kirk supporters celebrated what he stood for.
Speaker 7 (04:41):
Hundreds of people gathered at the Parks at Riverwalk for
a vigil and prayer service for conservative talk show host
Charlie Kirk. For Minnie, this was a moment to reflect
on everything he stood for.
Speaker 8 (04:52):
I'm here.
Speaker 9 (04:53):
It's just to celebrate the life with Charlie Kirk and
remember him that pays respects. He'd made a real lasting
impact in legacy, especially for young people were showing that
his legacy and voice will always live on forever.
Speaker 7 (05:10):
The vigil began around six pm at Chewy's Bajac Grill,
where hundreds met outside the restaurant, creating a sea of
American flags and red, white and blue. From the restaurant,
attendees got into their trucks and paraded down Rosedale Highway,
ending at the park. Folks like Jesse Rojas, who worked
with Kirk, felt that Kirk's mission is something to live by.
Speaker 10 (05:30):
I knew Charlie.
Speaker 11 (05:31):
I grew up with them. I call it the millennial
twenty twelve conservative movement that we came up about. I
came up with him.
Speaker 1 (05:38):
I spoken at his events.
Speaker 11 (05:40):
And it feels so good to see across the world
the respect and the outburst of support that's coming out
from everybody. His mission, his vision of simply having common sense,
open dialogues, civil dialogues with anybody.
Speaker 7 (05:59):
Others saw the vigil as a turning point for Americans
to come together.
Speaker 8 (06:02):
Let's see as a nation if we could get everybody
together and get on the right track again. It doesn't
matter if your left wing, right wing, Democrat, Republican. We
need to get to get back to a nation to
where we love everybody.
Speaker 7 (06:19):
At the vigil, thousands lit candles and held a moment
of silence. Afterwards, speakers discussed Kirk's influence and his power
to bring the community together. Attendees were a static that
the Bakersfield community showed up.
Speaker 3 (06:31):
It's incredible touches my heart.
Speaker 10 (06:34):
Oh.
Speaker 8 (06:34):
I actually wish I had had a Charlie Kirk in
my youth.
Speaker 9 (06:38):
And I have a lot of love and respect that
our community came forward today in these darkest times or
darkest days. We love Kirk and we'll always remember and
respect his legacy.
Speaker 7 (06:51):
There was a strong police presence at the event, and
the rest of the vigil went on without incident. Vincent
Amanti seventeen News.
Speaker 4 (07:02):
Now, Kirk's expected killer, Tyler Robinson, made his first virtual
appearance in a Utah court yesterday.
Speaker 5 (07:08):
Robinson is charged with a.
Speaker 4 (07:09):
Multitude of offenses, including aggravated murder and obstruction of justice.
Prosecutors have said they will seek the death penalty in
this case.
Speaker 5 (07:18):
The judge in the case has issued a.
Speaker 4 (07:20):
Protective order for Kirk's widow, Erica Kirk, that borrows Robinson
from contacting her. Robinson, who has not yet been assigned
an attorney, is due back in court September twenty ninth.
Speaker 2 (07:33):
And Now to a seventeen News exclusive, the torture and
murder of eight year old Genesis Model last month fueled
a torrent of community outrage aimed not only at a
little girl's parents, but at Child Protective Services, the county
agency in charge of investigating cases of child abuse.
Speaker 3 (07:48):
So seventeenth Connrador sat.
Speaker 2 (07:50):
Down with the top officials at DHS to get a
better understanding of the inner workings of Child Protective Services.
Speaker 10 (07:57):
We originally wanted to do a tour of the CPS
department that's located inside this building, but we're denied due
to confidentiality issues. If we were to film, we did
it at the Jamison Center, the very first place that
children go to when they are taken into CPS custody.
Thousands upon thousands of phone calls all reporting child abuse
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or neglect. CPS reported over eleven six hundred reports of
abuse or neglect into the hotline just last year. Sixty
nine social workers at the county answers those phones and
investigate the allegations on the CPS emergency Response team. Those
teams are split into about seven social workers per one supervisor,
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and each social worker is assigned about seven families per month.
Speaker 12 (08:45):
And one family could be one child or it could
be ten children.
Speaker 10 (08:49):
Right Maria Bermudez oversees the Child Welfare Services Department.
Speaker 12 (08:53):
But I do feel like our numbers are good, but
I will never say no to having more available social
workers in the community to respond.
Speaker 10 (09:04):
PS department currently has twenty two vacancies, ranging from social
workers to emergency response and administrative roles. There are also
an additional twenty positions that are filled, but those workers
are on a leave of absence. Bermuda says, once a
report of abuse comes in, the department uses a structured
decision making system to help guide social workers whether or
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not to send an investigator to the home.
Speaker 12 (09:26):
So there's different questions and then it guides you and
it gives you a response. But that tool is not
just seen by the worker to make the decision. It's
elevated to a supervisor and if the supervisor can also
override and say I don't agree with the tool, I
think we should do an in person response.
Speaker 10 (09:43):
Those social workers answering the phones are separate from the
ones that go to homes and do investigations. Those workers
interview the parent and the child together or separately to
find if anything is going on. They also check if
there is enough food, bed, clothing, and search for any
signs of neglect. If those kids are moved from the home,
they come to the Jamison Center. Seventeen children are currently
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at the center, and around twelve to thirteen hundred children
are brought in each year. It's not meant to be
permanent housing. It holds children until they are put into
a foster home or placed with a relative. We asked
about genesis case, and the department again declined to answer
any questions. Bermundas said the prosecutor's office has asked them
to stay silent because they don't want anything to hurt
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their case. On Genesis's father and stepmother reporting outside the
Department of Human Services Connor Door seventeen News.
Speaker 2 (10:35):
KGT is teaming up with Leadership Bakersfield to support the
kids at the Jamison Center.
Speaker 3 (10:40):
We will be holding a clothing.
Speaker 2 (10:41):
Drive next week outside of our studios at Compassion Corner,
the corner of twenty second in El Streets. It's happening
next Wednesday from seven am to seven pm. We'll be
collecting gently used and new clothing for kids in the
fall ages. All right, welcome back to Sunrise. Turning to
a traffel alert for you now. Daytime closures of Highway
one seventy eight through the Current River Canyon will continue
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for at least several more days and nats so Cruz
can repair those power lines that came down in the
canyon last Friday. The highway will be closed from the
mouth of the canyon to Burrell Road from eight am
to five pm every day, but it will reopen for
traffic at night. CHP expresses the highway to fully open
and on Friday.
Speaker 4 (11:20):
Other news that could affect your morning commute, Caltrans is
closing down a couple of Highway ninety nine on rams
for guardrail maintenance. The southbound on ramp from eastbound Rosedale
Highway will be closed from eight am until ten this morning,
and the northbound loop on ramp from Panama Lane will
be closed from eleven thirty am until two this afternoon.
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Welcome back in your seventeen health watch. Prostate cancer kills
tens of thousands of men every year, but prevention for
men over forty five can be really simple. Seventeen's Robert
Price went in for testing himself, and he's not the
least bit embarrassed to file this report.
Speaker 13 (11:57):
Gentlemen, it's time for your annual prostate exam. No, not
that prostate exam, your PSA, and it's free through the
end of September. The Comprehensive Blood and Cancer Center is
offering the quick and simple blood test at no cost,
no insurance required. I went in for the test myself
on Tuesday. It was painless and took less than sixty seconds.
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Doctor Robbie Pateel of CBCC says it's all about early detection.
Speaker 14 (12:24):
Prostate cancer particularly is a fairly common cancer and one
of the most common cancers in men. And again, if
you pick it up early, you got the best chance
of qure and the best way to pick it up
is do a PSA test.
Speaker 13 (12:39):
The PSA test checks a man's prostate specific antigen, a
protein made by that walnut sized gland located below the bladder.
Levels under four point zero nanograms per millileter are generally
considered normal. A score over four point zero signals a
need for further testing, such as that digital rectal exam.
A score overten is associated with a higher risk of cancer,
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but you've got to be tested every year because that
score typically goes up with age. About thirty five thousand
men die from prostate cancer in the US every year,
but survivability rates for localized or regional cases are between
ninety five and ninety nine percent. What you may ask,
was my PSA test score two point five. I'm not
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going anywhere anytime soon, folks. Nothing of cake in Bakersfield.
Robert Price, seventeen News.
Speaker 3 (13:32):
We love seventeens. Robert Price always a breath of fresh air.
Not going in PSA, not going anywhere.
Speaker 15 (13:39):
I'm proud to be part of the Bakershial community, the culture,
the arts, and the music. I'm so glad my parents
taught me to speak Spanish and to honor our heritage
by singing traditional music. As an attorney with Rodriguez and Associates,
I'm proud to work in harmony with our community, helping
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others and celebrating what makes us unique at Rodriguez in Associates.
Speaker 16 (14:05):
When you need us, We'll be.
Speaker 4 (14:06):
Here for you. Turning out of your seventeen court watch
new details on the CSUB assistant men's basketball coach arrested
on suspicion of pipping and pandering. Kevin Mays has pleaded
not guilty to child pornography charges. Last month, the Bakersfield
Police Department received an anonymous tip that Mays was collecting
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money from a woman who was being prostituted by him.
Officers arrested Mays earlier this month. They then searched his
car and home, where they found firearms and quote large
amounts of marijuana and methamphetamine. May's pleaded not guilty to
all eleven charges. Court filing show investigators were looking through
Kevin May's cell phone when they found more than three
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thousand files with titles consistent with child pornography. The findings
led to more charges against May's and he was arraigned
yesterday on those new charges. May's being held in custody
without bail. He is due back in court October twenty ninth.
A Bakersville man suspected of killing a woman with the
same last name as him is due in court today
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once again. That's after he did not show up to
court yesterday for the second time. Last Thursday, Bakersfield police
officers responded to TWU Lane Park Place near Stockdale Highway
and Buena Vista Road. There, they found eighty five year
old Emma Yokanda Wildric dead from a gunshot wound. Officers
arrested eighty three year old Michael Wildric in connection of
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the killing. Neighbors describe both Michael and Emma Wildric as
a couple. Waldrick did not show up to court Monday,
where he was charged with first degree murder. He was
set up to appear yesterday, but he did not show
up again.
Speaker 5 (15:44):
Reasons have not been given for either absence.
Speaker 2 (15:49):
And a hearing was postponed yesterday for a former detentions
lieutenant accused of crashing in separate duy incidents just hours apart.
The hearing for forty five year old Patrick McNeil was
delayed to early in December after his attorneys told the
court he hasn't received certain records. McNeil was pulled over
on March sixteenth after his minivan hit three vehicles near
the intersection of Alan Road and Stockdale Highway. His blood
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alcohol content was nearly four times the legal limit. McNeil,
who was off duty at the time, was cited and
given a ride home. About two hours later, he was
involved in another crash, this time at Coffee and seven
Standard Roads. He admitted to leaving the scene and was
arrested at Lerdo Jail following a short standoff.
Speaker 5 (16:33):
Turning out to Kern's daw crisis.
Speaker 4 (16:35):
The Bakersfield Animal Care Centers once again pleading for short
term fosters to help save lives. These are just some
of the dogs heading to a rescue in Canada next month,
but fosters are needed to hold the pups through the
end of September to empty kennels for the shelter's daily intakes.
So if you'd like to foster and help save a life,
you can stop by the City Shelter at two to
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one South Mount Vernon Avenue during regular business hours.
Speaker 5 (17:00):
The shelter will supply.
Speaker 4 (17:01):
You with everything you need, and all you have to
do is open up your heart and your home.
Speaker 2 (17:05):
I see why the phrase puppy dog eyes has become
so popular to get something you need, because look at
those little eyes in a news around the world. President
Trump visiting the UK today for a second state visit,
greeted with pomp as he stays at the Windsor Castle
while protests are planned in London. The president's visit with
the Royals that comes as the country's work on trade
deals and look for ways to end wars in Gaza
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in Ukraine that appear to be ramping up despite the
President's peace efforts. NBC's Alice Barr's Live from Windsor Castle,
England with the latest details.
Speaker 16 (17:38):
President Trump arriving in the UK for an unprecedented second
state visit by an American president. The royal reception at
Windsor Castle, hosted by King Charles.
Speaker 8 (17:48):
He's been a friend of mine for a long time,
and everybody respects him.
Speaker 16 (17:52):
With pageantry marked by full military honors and secured by
an extraordinary police presence on land, air and water.
Speaker 9 (18:01):
We're going to be doing high divisability patrols, some searching,
some specialist searching in and around the area.
Speaker 16 (18:08):
In one sign of titan security and open carriage ride
for the President, First Lady and the royal family set
to be contained inside the castle grounds and out of
public view with a heightened threat environment, prompting a top
to bottom review, a.
Speaker 17 (18:23):
Review of the roots being taken, the premises, the residents
they're staying at, looking at any buildings that overlook those areas.
Speaker 16 (18:31):
Protesters already gathering outside windsor some unfurling a giant photo
of President Trump with Jeffrey Epstein. The scandal over the
late sex offender rearing its head in the UK after
the Prime Minister fired the British ambassador to the US
amid new details about his ties to Epstein. Protesters also
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speaking out on the escalating wars in Gaza and Ukraine,
as President Trump again pressured Ukrainian President Zelen to end
the war Russia started.
Speaker 13 (19:02):
You're gonna have to get going and make a deal.
Speaker 16 (19:04):
Solidarity for Ukraine sure to be top of mind in
two days of meetings with one of America's closest allies.
Speaker 18 (19:13):
The day's events will culminate in a royal banquet in
Windsor Castle.
Speaker 16 (19:18):
Tomorrow.
Speaker 18 (19:18):
President Trump heads to meet with UK Prime Minister Keir
Starmer at his country estate. Trade expected to feature prominently
on the agenda, the President saying that the Prime Minister
wants to refine the US UK trade deal from Windsor Castle.
Alice Barr NBC News.
Speaker 4 (19:37):
Today's TikTok shutdown deadline has been extended for the fourth
time by the Trump administration.
Speaker 5 (19:43):
Last year, Congress.
Speaker 4 (19:44):
Shine a law forcing the app sale to a US
buyer or face.
Speaker 5 (19:48):
A ban in the United States.
Speaker 4 (19:50):
That deadline has now been extended until December sixteenth, after
the framework for a deal was reached with China. According
to reports, the US operation of the business this will
be owned by an investor consortium that includes Oracle and
silver Lake. It will be operated by a board including
a member appointed by the Trump administration. Trump and China's
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president are set to speak by phone on Friday to
formally strike the deal.
Speaker 2 (20:18):
In another setback for Eric and Lyle Menendez in their
fight to be released from prison after more than three
decades behind bars and nearly a month after being denied parole,
The brothers also just lost their bid for new trials.
An La County Superior Court judge issued the ruling late yesterday,
rejecting the petition filed by attorneys for the brothers. The
petition requested a new trial based on alleged new evidence
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regarding the brother's claims of sexual abuse by their father.
Lyle and Eric Mendez were convicted in the nineteen eighty
nine brutal shotgun killings of their parents in Beverly Hills.
The brothers will be eligible for parole again in twenty
twenty eight. Authorities have identified the body found in the
trunk of the Tesla belonging to singer David TMZ reports.
The La County Medical Examiner's Office has identified the remains,
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but is unable to release the name until legal next
of kin are notified. Police previously reported the victim was
five foot one seventy one pound female.
Speaker 3 (21:14):
The victim, who is believed to be about.
Speaker 2 (21:16):
Fourteen or fifteen years old, was found in the car
at a Hollywood impound lot last week where the car
had been towed after it was found abandoned in Hollywood Hills.
The singer is said to be cooperating. He's scheduled to
perform in Los Angeles on Saturday.
Speaker 4 (21:33):
Entertainment News now a man is in custody connected to
the theft of unreleased Beyonce music. The theft happened in
a parking deck in Georgia in July, two days before
her first Cowboy Carter tour stop in Atlanta. Police say
they were able to tie a vehicle to the scene
of the incident and later arrested Calvin Evans, who was
related to the car's owner. He was booked in the
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Fulton County Jail and is facing charges of entering an
automobile or other motor vehicle with.
Speaker 5 (22:01):
The attend to commit theft or felony.
Speaker 2 (22:08):
In your seventeen business Watch, Wall Street is set for
a flat open as investors await the Federal Reserves interest
rate decision this afternoon and prepare for what may come next.
The Fed is widely expected to cut rates for the
first time since December. As the labor market weekends and
inflation remains stubborn. Traders will be listening it to FED
chair Jerome Powell's news conference for clues on whether this
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is the start of a new series of cuts. We'll
have more on that later when we sit down with
a local economist to break down what that rate cut
could mean for you moving forward. Kevin, listen up to
this one if you're feeling like taking a road trip
for a good deal. Disneyland will be holding its annual
Lost and Found Sale this weekend, where you can shop
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for thousands of unclaimed Disney merchandise at ridiculously cheap prices.
It's happening this Saturday at the Goodwill of Orange County
Marketplace and Anna. You can buy items at ninety percent
off I'm not kidding, or more than what you pay,
more than that for, more than what you pay less
than what you paid for at the parks. Inventory usually
includes hats, sunglasses, souvenir cups, and plush dolls, but there
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is a catch. Disney cast members get first DIBs on
the sale from six thirty to eleven am, but then
the sale opens up to the general public.
Speaker 3 (23:22):
Sounds like a pretty good deal. I've never heard of that.
Speaker 6 (23:24):
Yeah, and just outside along the five I forget what
exit it is but there's actually a.
Speaker 3 (23:29):
Disney reseale shop.
Speaker 6 (23:33):
No still kind of resetal a shop like a outlet,
That's what I want to show. It's a Disney outlet
not far outside along the five heading northbound, so kind
of look up the Disney outlet.
Speaker 3 (23:44):
They do have one nearby, so just thought i'd throw
that in there as well.
Speaker 5 (23:48):
If you can't make it to that event.
Speaker 4 (23:50):
Welcome back top and take a look at sports. The
ship pass pretty much sailed and the Dodgers having a
first round by in October after losing to the Phillies
once again. Well now they have their eyes set on
the NL West, entering with a two and a half
game lead over the Padres, who lost to the Mets
in New York.
Speaker 8 (24:08):
I slide bought a deep right field, five no hit
innings on the mound, hot a skyscraping home run. There's
nobody like.
Speaker 5 (24:18):
Him never Well, what do you know? More history for
sho Hey Otani.
Speaker 4 (24:21):
Last night against the Phillies, he hit his fiftieth home
run of the season while also throwing five no hit
innings on the mound.
Speaker 5 (24:29):
Just a home day for him.
Speaker 4 (24:31):
It's Otanni's second consecutive season with fifty homers. He's also
the first player in MLB history to hit fifty home
runs in a season and record fifty strikeouts as a
pitcher in that same season.
Speaker 5 (24:44):
Another fifty to fifty club for him.
Speaker 4 (24:45):
Unfortunately, Otani's historic night was overshadowed by another downfall from
the Dodger bullpen.
Speaker 5 (24:50):
They blew an.
Speaker 4 (24:51):
Early four nothing lead and allowed nine runs, Blake trying
to give it up the last three in the nine
to six loss to the Phillies.
Speaker 2 (25:01):
In Your seventeen Health Watch, doctors at the University of Alabama,
Birmingham are developing a life saving smart pacifier to monitor
the long health of newborns.
Speaker 3 (25:10):
Lisa Crane reports.
Speaker 17 (25:13):
This could be the pacifier of the future. Is designed
for sick babies, putting high tech sensors in a device
babies instinctively take to.
Speaker 19 (25:21):
All babies can suck well, but as you can't really
tell them to blow into a device.
Speaker 17 (25:27):
Doctor Namasy Volume and Balavanon, a neonatologist that UAB is
on the team developing this technology.
Speaker 19 (25:33):
This is what we would call a dumb pacifier or
a not very smart pacifier. So we're planning to introduce
microphones and a speaker right at the tip of the pacifier.
Speaker 17 (25:48):
The microphones will detect lung sounds and the speakers will
emit sound waves. The data collected can give doctors valuable
information about the baby's lung development and possible breathing issues,
which is a common health ish you for newborns, especially
premature babies.
Speaker 19 (26:02):
When the baby is sucking on the pacifier, we'll be
able to transmit the signal from the smart pacifier to
a handheld device or to a laptop, so we can
actually get a continuous recording of the lung mechanics.
Speaker 2 (26:19):
Well, that was Lisa Crane reporting on this super cool innovation.
Doctors and engineers at Purdue University in Indiana are actually
heading this project, but they'll test the smart pacifier at
the University of Alabama. Doctor and Bevelon will lead the
part of the project in twenty twenty twenty seven.
Speaker 1 (26:36):
This has been a seventeen News at Sunrise podcast presented
by Rodriquez and Associates, a production of KGET and Nexstar
Media Group. For more local news and weather, visit kget
dot com.
Good morning, Kerrent County. This is the seventeen News at
Sunrise podcast, Your News on your Schedule, presented by Rodriquez
and Associates.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
Yes, the day is finally here. Greet your boots out
Current County. The highly anticipated Current County Fair kicks off today.
Speaker 3 (00:22):
And I know I am so excited.
Speaker 4 (00:24):
Yes, I just want to pet a cow and I'll
be happy.
Speaker 5 (00:27):
But we'll be there on Friday.
Speaker 2 (00:29):
Morning priorities, but I'll make sure we'll make sure that
you pet a cow. I want to see what everyone's wearing.
Speaker 5 (00:37):
Oh, you just ride a cow?
Speaker 3 (00:40):
I mean Kevin would know. Kevin grew up with the cow.
Speaker 5 (00:42):
That's even better.
Speaker 3 (00:44):
But I don't know. Can you ride a cow?
Speaker 6 (00:47):
Yes?
Speaker 3 (00:47):
Have you ever seen bull riding? I've seen bull.
Speaker 5 (00:50):
I guess those are cows. Would that would a bull?
Speaker 6 (00:53):
I wouldn't put you on a bucking bull, but I
put you on a cow.
Speaker 2 (00:56):
I'm just excited to be able to wear my boots,
wear my hats, bring out my gear. Been asking me,
did you bring your quote unquote Texas gear with you
to California?
Speaker 3 (01:05):
I said, of course I did, and I knew I
did it for a right reason because we had.
Speaker 4 (01:09):
The fair I have mind coming in the mail, so
I'm excited about that.
Speaker 5 (01:12):
We ordered, Yes, shout out Old Navy, Old Navy.
Speaker 3 (01:16):
I do love Old Navy.
Speaker 4 (01:17):
But we'll be there Friday morning. Kevin will be there
as well, wandering around seventeen News at five and six
in the evenings starts this evening.
Speaker 6 (01:24):
Yeah right, and you'll see Lauren out there tonight.
Speaker 3 (01:27):
You will see me out there tonight, but I won't
be on screen just.
Speaker 5 (01:29):
Yet, Nope, but looking on a special story.
Speaker 3 (01:32):
Yep. I'm excited, all right.
Speaker 5 (01:34):
So here's what you need.
Speaker 4 (01:35):
To know before you head out to the fair maybe today.
Gates open at four o'clock this evening. General admission for
adults is fifteen dollars, ten dollars for seniors, six dollars
for children, and it's free for children under the age
of five, and prices are actually discounted online. You can
also get a family four pack for forty dollars and
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carnival wristbands for thirty eight, but that deal ends tonight,
so get those orders in.
Speaker 5 (02:03):
Parking, by the way, is ten dollars. And speaking of.
Speaker 4 (02:08):
Parking, the fair is expected to impact nearby streets and sidewalks.
The city of Bakersfield says the sidewalks on Ming Avenue
between Union Avenue and South Peace Street, Bell Terrace between
Dawn Street and Al Toro Drive, and South Peace Street
between Bell Terrace and Meing Avenue will be closed. South
Peace Street will also be closed to traffic. The closures
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will start today and last through September thirtieth, and your.
Speaker 2 (02:35):
Ticket to the fair is also your ticket to see
all the amazing bands and performers.
Speaker 3 (02:40):
This year's concert series.
Speaker 2 (02:41):
Is named the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino to Hone
Concert Series. Normaly at the Budweiser Pavilion. So tonight, R
and B singer Ashanti is kicking us off. She's best
known for her two thousand and two song Foolish. Gates
open at six point thirty and the show starts at
eight o'clock this evening.
Speaker 3 (02:56):
All seating is first come, first served.
Speaker 4 (02:59):
Then, on Thursday night, country singer Gabby Barrett brings her
powerhouse vocals to the stage. Her top songs include I
Hope and The Good One.
Speaker 3 (03:08):
I remember watching her on American Idol with My Mom.
Speaker 2 (03:10):
And on Friday, country singer Corey Campbell take the stage.
Speaker 3 (03:13):
He's best known for his song wild as her.
Speaker 4 (03:18):
Meanwhile, Monster Trucks will also make its return of the
fair Current County Fair, bringing the horsepower, the action and
the dirt flying thrills to the grand stand arena. The
Monster Truck Mayhem's will be on Friday and Saturday at
seven pm. Ticket start at twelve dollars.
Speaker 2 (03:36):
And also on Friday, it's Senior Day, as the fair says,
those age sixty two or better will get free admission
in parking from nine am to two pm, featuring this
year opening ceremonies at ten am on the main plaza
stage and then doc talks with Dignity Health will begin
at ten thirty am. There'll also be live entertainment trivia
time that's our favorite, and of course some giveaways.
Speaker 4 (03:58):
And in case you missed any So that we put
all the fair information in one place for you on
our website kget dot com slash Kern County Fair. You
can scan the QR code on your screen to go
straight to that page and check out the concert lineups, attractions,
daily hours and mission prices and special promotions. So a
lot to look forward to starting at four pm today, Yes.
Speaker 3 (04:22):
Lots to look forward to with the Fair.
Speaker 4 (04:24):
Kerk County showed up in Forced last night to commemorate
conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated last week. Supporters
turning out for a motor parade followed by an emotional
candlelight vigil at the Park at Riverwalk. Seventeen Vincent Demanti
looks at how Kirk supporters celebrated what he stood for.
Speaker 7 (04:41):
Hundreds of people gathered at the Parks at Riverwalk for
a vigil and prayer service for conservative talk show host
Charlie Kirk. For Minnie, this was a moment to reflect
on everything he stood for.
Speaker 8 (04:52):
I'm here.
Speaker 9 (04:53):
It's just to celebrate the life with Charlie Kirk and
remember him that pays respects. He'd made a real lasting
impact in legacy, especially for young people were showing that
his legacy and voice will always live on forever.
Speaker 7 (05:10):
The vigil began around six pm at Chewy's Bajac Grill,
where hundreds met outside the restaurant, creating a sea of
American flags and red, white and blue. From the restaurant,
attendees got into their trucks and paraded down Rosedale Highway,
ending at the park. Folks like Jesse Rojas, who worked
with Kirk, felt that Kirk's mission is something to live by.
Speaker 10 (05:30):
I knew Charlie.
Speaker 11 (05:31):
I grew up with them. I call it the millennial
twenty twelve conservative movement that we came up about. I
came up with him.
Speaker 1 (05:38):
I spoken at his events.
Speaker 11 (05:40):
And it feels so good to see across the world
the respect and the outburst of support that's coming out
from everybody. His mission, his vision of simply having common sense,
open dialogues, civil dialogues with anybody.
Speaker 7 (05:59):
Others saw the vigil as a turning point for Americans
to come together.
Speaker 8 (06:02):
Let's see as a nation if we could get everybody
together and get on the right track again. It doesn't
matter if your left wing, right wing, Democrat, Republican. We
need to get to get back to a nation to
where we love everybody.
Speaker 7 (06:19):
At the vigil, thousands lit candles and held a moment
of silence. Afterwards, speakers discussed Kirk's influence and his power
to bring the community together. Attendees were a static that
the Bakersfield community showed up.
Speaker 3 (06:31):
It's incredible touches my heart.
Speaker 10 (06:34):
Oh.
Speaker 8 (06:34):
I actually wish I had had a Charlie Kirk in
my youth.
Speaker 9 (06:38):
And I have a lot of love and respect that
our community came forward today in these darkest times or
darkest days. We love Kirk and we'll always remember and
respect his legacy.
Speaker 7 (06:51):
There was a strong police presence at the event, and
the rest of the vigil went on without incident. Vincent
Amanti seventeen News.
Speaker 4 (07:02):
Now, Kirk's expected killer, Tyler Robinson, made his first virtual
appearance in a Utah court yesterday.
Speaker 5 (07:08):
Robinson is charged with a.
Speaker 4 (07:09):
Multitude of offenses, including aggravated murder and obstruction of justice.
Prosecutors have said they will seek the death penalty in
this case.
Speaker 5 (07:18):
The judge in the case has issued a.
Speaker 4 (07:20):
Protective order for Kirk's widow, Erica Kirk, that borrows Robinson
from contacting her. Robinson, who has not yet been assigned
an attorney, is due back in court September twenty ninth.
Speaker 2 (07:33):
And Now to a seventeen News exclusive, the torture and
murder of eight year old Genesis Model last month fueled
a torrent of community outrage aimed not only at a
little girl's parents, but at Child Protective Services, the county
agency in charge of investigating cases of child abuse.
Speaker 3 (07:48):
So seventeenth Connrador sat.
Speaker 2 (07:50):
Down with the top officials at DHS to get a
better understanding of the inner workings of Child Protective Services.
Speaker 10 (07:57):
We originally wanted to do a tour of the CPS
department that's located inside this building, but we're denied due
to confidentiality issues. If we were to film, we did
it at the Jamison Center, the very first place that
children go to when they are taken into CPS custody.
Thousands upon thousands of phone calls all reporting child abuse
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or neglect. CPS reported over eleven six hundred reports of
abuse or neglect into the hotline just last year. Sixty
nine social workers at the county answers those phones and
investigate the allegations on the CPS emergency Response team. Those
teams are split into about seven social workers per one supervisor,
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and each social worker is assigned about seven families per month.
Speaker 12 (08:45):
And one family could be one child or it could
be ten children.
Speaker 10 (08:49):
Right Maria Bermudez oversees the Child Welfare Services Department.
Speaker 12 (08:53):
But I do feel like our numbers are good, but
I will never say no to having more available social
workers in the community to respond.
Speaker 10 (09:04):
PS department currently has twenty two vacancies, ranging from social
workers to emergency response and administrative roles. There are also
an additional twenty positions that are filled, but those workers
are on a leave of absence. Bermuda says, once a
report of abuse comes in, the department uses a structured
decision making system to help guide social workers whether or
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not to send an investigator to the home.
Speaker 12 (09:26):
So there's different questions and then it guides you and
it gives you a response. But that tool is not
just seen by the worker to make the decision. It's
elevated to a supervisor and if the supervisor can also
override and say I don't agree with the tool, I
think we should do an in person response.
Speaker 10 (09:43):
Those social workers answering the phones are separate from the
ones that go to homes and do investigations. Those workers
interview the parent and the child together or separately to
find if anything is going on. They also check if
there is enough food, bed, clothing, and search for any
signs of neglect. If those kids are moved from the home,
they come to the Jamison Center. Seventeen children are currently
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at the center, and around twelve to thirteen hundred children
are brought in each year. It's not meant to be
permanent housing. It holds children until they are put into
a foster home or placed with a relative. We asked
about genesis case, and the department again declined to answer
any questions. Bermundas said the prosecutor's office has asked them
to stay silent because they don't want anything to hurt
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their case. On Genesis's father and stepmother reporting outside the
Department of Human Services Connor Door seventeen News.
Speaker 2 (10:35):
KGT is teaming up with Leadership Bakersfield to support the
kids at the Jamison Center.
Speaker 3 (10:40):
We will be holding a clothing.
Speaker 2 (10:41):
Drive next week outside of our studios at Compassion Corner,
the corner of twenty second in El Streets. It's happening
next Wednesday from seven am to seven pm. We'll be
collecting gently used and new clothing for kids in the
fall ages. All right, welcome back to Sunrise. Turning to
a traffel alert for you now. Daytime closures of Highway
one seventy eight through the Current River Canyon will continue
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for at least several more days and nats so Cruz
can repair those power lines that came down in the
canyon last Friday. The highway will be closed from the
mouth of the canyon to Burrell Road from eight am
to five pm every day, but it will reopen for
traffic at night. CHP expresses the highway to fully open
and on Friday.
Speaker 4 (11:20):
Other news that could affect your morning commute, Caltrans is
closing down a couple of Highway ninety nine on rams
for guardrail maintenance. The southbound on ramp from eastbound Rosedale
Highway will be closed from eight am until ten this morning,
and the northbound loop on ramp from Panama Lane will
be closed from eleven thirty am until two this afternoon.
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Welcome back in your seventeen health watch. Prostate cancer kills
tens of thousands of men every year, but prevention for
men over forty five can be really simple. Seventeen's Robert
Price went in for testing himself, and he's not the
least bit embarrassed to file this report.
Speaker 13 (11:57):
Gentlemen, it's time for your annual prostate exam. No, not
that prostate exam, your PSA, and it's free through the
end of September. The Comprehensive Blood and Cancer Center is
offering the quick and simple blood test at no cost,
no insurance required. I went in for the test myself
on Tuesday. It was painless and took less than sixty seconds.
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Doctor Robbie Pateel of CBCC says it's all about early detection.
Speaker 14 (12:24):
Prostate cancer particularly is a fairly common cancer and one
of the most common cancers in men. And again, if
you pick it up early, you got the best chance
of qure and the best way to pick it up
is do a PSA test.
Speaker 13 (12:39):
The PSA test checks a man's prostate specific antigen, a
protein made by that walnut sized gland located below the bladder.
Levels under four point zero nanograms per millileter are generally
considered normal. A score over four point zero signals a
need for further testing, such as that digital rectal exam.
A score overten is associated with a higher risk of cancer,
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but you've got to be tested every year because that
score typically goes up with age. About thirty five thousand
men die from prostate cancer in the US every year,
but survivability rates for localized or regional cases are between
ninety five and ninety nine percent. What you may ask,
was my PSA test score two point five. I'm not
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going anywhere anytime soon, folks. Nothing of cake in Bakersfield.
Robert Price, seventeen News.
Speaker 3 (13:32):
We love seventeens. Robert Price always a breath of fresh air.
Not going in PSA, not going anywhere.
Speaker 15 (13:39):
I'm proud to be part of the Bakershial community, the culture,
the arts, and the music. I'm so glad my parents
taught me to speak Spanish and to honor our heritage
by singing traditional music. As an attorney with Rodriguez and Associates,
I'm proud to work in harmony with our community, helping
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others and celebrating what makes us unique at Rodriguez in Associates.
Speaker 16 (14:05):
When you need us, We'll be.
Speaker 4 (14:06):
Here for you. Turning out of your seventeen court watch
new details on the CSUB assistant men's basketball coach arrested
on suspicion of pipping and pandering. Kevin Mays has pleaded
not guilty to child pornography charges. Last month, the Bakersfield
Police Department received an anonymous tip that Mays was collecting
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money from a woman who was being prostituted by him.
Officers arrested Mays earlier this month. They then searched his
car and home, where they found firearms and quote large
amounts of marijuana and methamphetamine. May's pleaded not guilty to
all eleven charges. Court filing show investigators were looking through
Kevin May's cell phone when they found more than three
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thousand files with titles consistent with child pornography. The findings
led to more charges against May's and he was arraigned
yesterday on those new charges. May's being held in custody
without bail. He is due back in court October twenty ninth.
A Bakersville man suspected of killing a woman with the
same last name as him is due in court today
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once again. That's after he did not show up to
court yesterday for the second time. Last Thursday, Bakersfield police
officers responded to TWU Lane Park Place near Stockdale Highway
and Buena Vista Road. There, they found eighty five year
old Emma Yokanda Wildric dead from a gunshot wound. Officers
arrested eighty three year old Michael Wildric in connection of
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the killing. Neighbors describe both Michael and Emma Wildric as
a couple. Waldrick did not show up to court Monday,
where he was charged with first degree murder. He was
set up to appear yesterday, but he did not show
up again.
Speaker 5 (15:44):
Reasons have not been given for either absence.
Speaker 2 (15:49):
And a hearing was postponed yesterday for a former detentions
lieutenant accused of crashing in separate duy incidents just hours apart.
The hearing for forty five year old Patrick McNeil was
delayed to early in December after his attorneys told the
court he hasn't received certain records. McNeil was pulled over
on March sixteenth after his minivan hit three vehicles near
the intersection of Alan Road and Stockdale Highway. His blood
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alcohol content was nearly four times the legal limit. McNeil,
who was off duty at the time, was cited and
given a ride home. About two hours later, he was
involved in another crash, this time at Coffee and seven
Standard Roads. He admitted to leaving the scene and was
arrested at Lerdo Jail following a short standoff.
Speaker 5 (16:33):
Turning out to Kern's daw crisis.
Speaker 4 (16:35):
The Bakersfield Animal Care Centers once again pleading for short
term fosters to help save lives. These are just some
of the dogs heading to a rescue in Canada next month,
but fosters are needed to hold the pups through the
end of September to empty kennels for the shelter's daily intakes.
So if you'd like to foster and help save a life,
you can stop by the City Shelter at two to
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one South Mount Vernon Avenue during regular business hours.
Speaker 5 (17:00):
The shelter will supply.
Speaker 4 (17:01):
You with everything you need, and all you have to
do is open up your heart and your home.
Speaker 2 (17:05):
I see why the phrase puppy dog eyes has become
so popular to get something you need, because look at
those little eyes in a news around the world. President
Trump visiting the UK today for a second state visit,
greeted with pomp as he stays at the Windsor Castle
while protests are planned in London. The president's visit with
the Royals that comes as the country's work on trade
deals and look for ways to end wars in Gaza
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in Ukraine that appear to be ramping up despite the
President's peace efforts. NBC's Alice Barr's Live from Windsor Castle,
England with the latest details.
Speaker 16 (17:38):
President Trump arriving in the UK for an unprecedented second
state visit by an American president. The royal reception at
Windsor Castle, hosted by King Charles.
Speaker 8 (17:48):
He's been a friend of mine for a long time,
and everybody respects him.
Speaker 16 (17:52):
With pageantry marked by full military honors and secured by
an extraordinary police presence on land, air and water.
Speaker 9 (18:01):
We're going to be doing high divisability patrols, some searching,
some specialist searching in and around the area.
Speaker 16 (18:08):
In one sign of titan security and open carriage ride
for the President, First Lady and the royal family set
to be contained inside the castle grounds and out of
public view with a heightened threat environment, prompting a top
to bottom review, a.
Speaker 17 (18:23):
Review of the roots being taken, the premises, the residents
they're staying at, looking at any buildings that overlook those areas.
Speaker 16 (18:31):
Protesters already gathering outside windsor some unfurling a giant photo
of President Trump with Jeffrey Epstein. The scandal over the
late sex offender rearing its head in the UK after
the Prime Minister fired the British ambassador to the US
amid new details about his ties to Epstein. Protesters also
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speaking out on the escalating wars in Gaza and Ukraine,
as President Trump again pressured Ukrainian President Zelen to end
the war Russia started.
Speaker 13 (19:02):
You're gonna have to get going and make a deal.
Speaker 16 (19:04):
Solidarity for Ukraine sure to be top of mind in
two days of meetings with one of America's closest allies.
Speaker 18 (19:13):
The day's events will culminate in a royal banquet in
Windsor Castle.
Speaker 16 (19:18):
Tomorrow.
Speaker 18 (19:18):
President Trump heads to meet with UK Prime Minister Keir
Starmer at his country estate. Trade expected to feature prominently
on the agenda, the President saying that the Prime Minister
wants to refine the US UK trade deal from Windsor Castle.
Alice Barr NBC News.
Speaker 4 (19:37):
Today's TikTok shutdown deadline has been extended for the fourth
time by the Trump administration.
Speaker 5 (19:43):
Last year, Congress.
Speaker 4 (19:44):
Shine a law forcing the app sale to a US
buyer or face.
Speaker 5 (19:48):
A ban in the United States.
Speaker 4 (19:50):
That deadline has now been extended until December sixteenth, after
the framework for a deal was reached with China. According
to reports, the US operation of the business this will
be owned by an investor consortium that includes Oracle and
silver Lake. It will be operated by a board including
a member appointed by the Trump administration. Trump and China's
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president are set to speak by phone on Friday to
formally strike the deal.
Speaker 2 (20:18):
In another setback for Eric and Lyle Menendez in their
fight to be released from prison after more than three
decades behind bars and nearly a month after being denied parole,
The brothers also just lost their bid for new trials.
An La County Superior Court judge issued the ruling late yesterday,
rejecting the petition filed by attorneys for the brothers. The
petition requested a new trial based on alleged new evidence
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regarding the brother's claims of sexual abuse by their father.
Lyle and Eric Mendez were convicted in the nineteen eighty
nine brutal shotgun killings of their parents in Beverly Hills.
The brothers will be eligible for parole again in twenty
twenty eight. Authorities have identified the body found in the
trunk of the Tesla belonging to singer David TMZ reports.
The La County Medical Examiner's Office has identified the remains,
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but is unable to release the name until legal next
of kin are notified. Police previously reported the victim was
five foot one seventy one pound female.
Speaker 3 (21:14):
The victim, who is believed to be about.
Speaker 2 (21:16):
Fourteen or fifteen years old, was found in the car
at a Hollywood impound lot last week where the car
had been towed after it was found abandoned in Hollywood Hills.
The singer is said to be cooperating. He's scheduled to
perform in Los Angeles on Saturday.
Speaker 4 (21:33):
Entertainment News now a man is in custody connected to
the theft of unreleased Beyonce music. The theft happened in
a parking deck in Georgia in July, two days before
her first Cowboy Carter tour stop in Atlanta. Police say
they were able to tie a vehicle to the scene
of the incident and later arrested Calvin Evans, who was
related to the car's owner. He was booked in the
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Fulton County Jail and is facing charges of entering an
automobile or other motor vehicle with.
Speaker 5 (22:01):
The attend to commit theft or felony.
Speaker 2 (22:08):
In your seventeen business Watch, Wall Street is set for
a flat open as investors await the Federal Reserves interest
rate decision this afternoon and prepare for what may come next.
The Fed is widely expected to cut rates for the
first time since December. As the labor market weekends and
inflation remains stubborn. Traders will be listening it to FED
chair Jerome Powell's news conference for clues on whether this
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is the start of a new series of cuts. We'll
have more on that later when we sit down with
a local economist to break down what that rate cut
could mean for you moving forward. Kevin, listen up to
this one if you're feeling like taking a road trip
for a good deal. Disneyland will be holding its annual
Lost and Found Sale this weekend, where you can shop
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for thousands of unclaimed Disney merchandise at ridiculously cheap prices.
It's happening this Saturday at the Goodwill of Orange County
Marketplace and Anna. You can buy items at ninety percent
off I'm not kidding, or more than what you pay,
more than that for, more than what you pay less
than what you paid for at the parks. Inventory usually
includes hats, sunglasses, souvenir cups, and plush dolls, but there
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is a catch. Disney cast members get first DIBs on
the sale from six thirty to eleven am, but then
the sale opens up to the general public.
Speaker 3 (23:22):
Sounds like a pretty good deal. I've never heard of that.
Speaker 6 (23:24):
Yeah, and just outside along the five I forget what
exit it is but there's actually a.
Speaker 3 (23:29):
Disney reseale shop.
Speaker 6 (23:33):
No still kind of resetal a shop like a outlet,
That's what I want to show. It's a Disney outlet
not far outside along the five heading northbound, so kind
of look up the Disney outlet.
Speaker 3 (23:44):
They do have one nearby, so just thought i'd throw
that in there as well.
Speaker 5 (23:48):
If you can't make it to that event.
Speaker 4 (23:50):
Welcome back top and take a look at sports. The
ship pass pretty much sailed and the Dodgers having a
first round by in October after losing to the Phillies
once again. Well now they have their eyes set on
the NL West, entering with a two and a half
game lead over the Padres, who lost to the Mets
in New York.
Speaker 8 (24:08):
I slide bought a deep right field, five no hit
innings on the mound, hot a skyscraping home run. There's
nobody like.
Speaker 5 (24:18):
Him never Well, what do you know? More history for
sho Hey Otani.
Speaker 4 (24:21):
Last night against the Phillies, he hit his fiftieth home
run of the season while also throwing five no hit
innings on the mound.
Speaker 5 (24:29):
Just a home day for him.
Speaker 4 (24:31):
It's Otanni's second consecutive season with fifty homers. He's also
the first player in MLB history to hit fifty home
runs in a season and record fifty strikeouts as a
pitcher in that same season.
Speaker 5 (24:44):
Another fifty to fifty club for him.
Speaker 4 (24:45):
Unfortunately, Otani's historic night was overshadowed by another downfall from
the Dodger bullpen.
Speaker 5 (24:50):
They blew an.
Speaker 4 (24:51):
Early four nothing lead and allowed nine runs, Blake trying
to give it up the last three in the nine
to six loss to the Phillies.
Speaker 2 (25:01):
In Your seventeen Health Watch, doctors at the University of Alabama,
Birmingham are developing a life saving smart pacifier to monitor
the long health of newborns.
Speaker 3 (25:10):
Lisa Crane reports.
Speaker 17 (25:13):
This could be the pacifier of the future. Is designed
for sick babies, putting high tech sensors in a device
babies instinctively take to.
Speaker 19 (25:21):
All babies can suck well, but as you can't really
tell them to blow into a device.
Speaker 17 (25:27):
Doctor Namasy Volume and Balavanon, a neonatologist that UAB is
on the team developing this technology.
Speaker 19 (25:33):
This is what we would call a dumb pacifier or
a not very smart pacifier. So we're planning to introduce
microphones and a speaker right at the tip of the pacifier.
Speaker 17 (25:48):
The microphones will detect lung sounds and the speakers will
emit sound waves. The data collected can give doctors valuable
information about the baby's lung development and possible breathing issues,
which is a common health ish you for newborns, especially
premature babies.
Speaker 19 (26:02):
When the baby is sucking on the pacifier, we'll be
able to transmit the signal from the smart pacifier to
a handheld device or to a laptop, so we can
actually get a continuous recording of the lung mechanics.
Speaker 2 (26:19):
Well, that was Lisa Crane reporting on this super cool innovation.
Doctors and engineers at Purdue University in Indiana are actually
heading this project, but they'll test the smart pacifier at
the University of Alabama. Doctor and Bevelon will lead the
part of the project in twenty twenty twenty seven.
Speaker 1 (26:36):
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