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"The early caucus state of Iowa. Former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley and Florida governor Ron DeSantis are both making the rounds in the Hawkeye state. Hailey has already launched her 2024 bid for The White House, while desantis is widely expected to run. In a speech in Davenport, the Florida governor railed against what he called woke ideology and attacked the Biden administration on a variety of issues, including crime and immigration. Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen is expected to testify before a Manhattan jury next week. Scott Carr reports. Observers say it's a signed prosecutors are close to indicting the former president over hush money paid to a porn star who said she had an affair with Trump, Cohen's testimony said to be as strong indication DA Alvin Bragg will ask the grand jury to indict Trump possibly as soon as this month. I'm Scott Carr. Three women are being sued in Texas over claims they helped a friend get abortion pills. The wrongful death suit is the first case of its kind since roe V wade was overturned last June. The lawsuit was filed by a man who said the women helped his ex-wife obtain the pills to have an abortion, which he said violated Texas law. He suing for $1 million in damages. A volcano watch has been issued in Alaska. Jack cronin has more. There have been dozens of small earthquakes since Tuesday near the tanaga volcano, which has been dormant for more than a hundred years in the Alaska volcano observatory has raised the alert level to orange, the second highest level with a volcano watch now in effect. Tanaga island with three connected volcanos last saw an eruption in 1914. I'm Jack cronin. The stage is set for Hollywood's biggest night. This year's FrontRunner at the Academy Awards is the science fiction film everything everywhere all at once, which leads the pack with 11 Oscar nominations. The best picture race also includes avatar the way of water, Top Gun: Maverick, Elvis, and Steven Spielberg's the fable man's. The awards will be handed out tomorrow night in Los Angeles. I'm Julie Ryan. The FDA is a proving a nasal spray to treat migraines. The drug made by Pfizer has showed to provide rapid pain relief in as fast as 15 minutes in clinical studies. Studies showed relief lasting up to 48 hours. Zaf spread is expected to be available in pharmacies by July 2023, nearly 40 million Americans suffer from migraines. A new study finds money really can buy happiness for most people. Sort of. Rebecca Hughes has more. Study co author Matt killingsworth says research shows the vast majority of people will be happier as their incomes rise due to the increased control money affords, although your baseline of happiness plays a role too the study published last week in the proceedings of the national Academy of Sciences journal shows in the low ranges of incomes unhappy people gain more from increased income than happier people do, but their well-being reaches the plateau despite adding more money, whereas happier people continue to report gaining more happiness as incomes continue to increase. I'm Rebecca Hughes, triple-A is urging motorists to adjust their sleep schedules with this weekend's daylight saving time switch. Michael castner
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"Your world on it will change your own unbound dot org. Your next northwest traffic at one O four. Forecast cloudy skies throughout the day today and tomorrow look for temperatures in the upper 40s to about 50°. It's rain coming into the area on Sunday, continues on Monday, then you might have some sun breaks on Tuesday at the moment. We've got cloudy skies 45° in downtown Seattle, northwest news time, 1255. A new study finds money really can buy happiness for most people. Sort of. Rebecca Hughes has more. Study co author Matt killingsworth says research shows the vast majority of people will be happier as their incomes rise due to the increased control money affords. Although your baseline of happiness plays a role too, the study published last week in the proceedings of the national Academy of Sciences journal shows in the low ranges of incomes unhappy people gain more from increased income than happier people do, but their well-being reaches a plateau despite adding more money. Whereas happier people continue to report gaining more happiness as incomes continue to increase. I'm Rebecca Hughes. Ever since we got Xfinity mobile, the whole family now has the fastest mobile service. My little brother has no idea how lucky he is. Back in my day, we didn't have it nearly as good. Oh, yeah? Back in my day, you couldn't even stream outside the house. I don't like to think about it. Fully is back in my day, we had phones with cords and they were mounted to a wall. Forget phones, back in my day. We wrote letters. Remember Herman? Oh, I remember. Vintage texting. Cool. Switch to Xfinity mobile
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"Double murder trial of former attorney Alex Murdoch will resume tomorrow in South Carolina, Brian shook as an update. Murdough admits he lied to police stole money from clients and was addicted to drugs, but insists he did not kill his wife, Maggie, and son Paul. He blamed most of his actions on his drug addiction. Murdoch once prominent lawyer worth over a million bucks faces 30 years to life in prison without parole if convicted. I'm Brian shook. 8 people are injured after a fight led to a mass stabbing at a bar in Oklahoma City. It happened early yesterday morning in the brook town district two are critically injured while others suffered minor injuries, authorities say in 19 year old suspect is under arrest. I'm Scott Carr. An upcoming budget plan from The White House will not be used in negotiations over raising the federal debt ceiling. Treasury secretary Janet Yellen spoke to Reuters about it after Republican lawmakers pushed President Biden and Democrats to agree to spending cuts to win their votes to raise the U.S. debt ceiling. The Biden administration has called for the limit to be raised with no conditions, Yellen says negotiating over it is not acceptable. Governor of Georgia, Brian Kemp, says he wants to share more of the state's budget surplus with residents. Rebecca Hughes reports camp is now one step closer to making that happen. Governor Ryan Kim wants to give Georgia and some of their tax money back, the Georgia House passed a proposal to give residents between 250 and $500 surplus refund checks. Money from the state's budget surplus, 11 live reports, the $1 billion income tax refund proposal would be dispersed in tears based on your income filing status. Only those who pay taxes in 2021 and 2022 would qualify for a check. I'm Rebecca Hughes. 5 are dead in northern Nevada after a medical plane crashed and disappeared. Last Friday they're not answering. Plane operator care a flight confirms nobody survived the crash, including the pilot, a flight nurse paramedic patient and a patient's family member. Several federal agencies are investigating, including the NTSB. Some of the winners of the NAACP Image Awards held last night include Angela Bassett for her work in Black Panther Wakanda forever
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"In any of the incidents. And it's going to be a busy next few days on Florida's space coast, SpaceX is planning to launch another batch of Starlink Internet satellites on Sunday afternoon. In a mission that's been delayed from Thursday. Early morning Monday, a SpaceX falcon 9 rocket is set to propel four new crew members to the International Space Station. I'm Jim Forbes. President Biden's upcoming budget plan won't be used in negotiations over raising the debt ceiling. That's according to treasury secretary Janet Yellen, who spoke to Reuters, Republican lawmakers have pushed Biden and Democrats to agree to spending cuts to win their votes to raise the cap. The Biden administration has called for the limit to be raised without conditions, Yellen said negotiating over whether to pay the nation's bills, quote, isn't acceptable. A Georgia state prison leader is addressing concerns at smith's state prison, Rebecca Hughes has more. Georgia Department of Corrections commissioner Tyrone Oliver says, officials do not believe anyone else besides the former warden was involved in a contraband scandal inside the prison in glenville, former prison warden Brian Adams was fired, arrested, and charged with the RICO act bribery making fault statements and violation of oath of office, the investigation started when a whistleblower prison employee told WTO see about a steady stream of contraband being brought into the Smith state prison used by inmates as rewards for crimes committed inside the prison. I'm Rebecca Hughes. A group of news organizations is calling on House speaker Kevin McCarthy to provide access to thousands of hours of security camera video from January 6th. The request comes after Fox News anchor, Tucker Carlson said he was given access to over 44,000 hours of surveillance video from the capitol attack. Multiple news outlets, including NBC News, MSNBC, The New York Times and The Washington Post, are requesting access to that video. And the long running comic strip delbert is being dropped from multiple newspapers following racist comments by creator Scott Adams. Adams said black Americans were a quote hate group and said white people should get away from them and a YouTube video earlier in the week. Many publications decided to drop the comic which has been in publication for almost 35 years. I'm Jim Forbes. And now this Bloomberg sports update in the association the Knicks look to keep the momentum going, having won 7 of ten, hosting the pelicans, you can't win a game in the first quarter, but you can lose it. The Knicks led by 16 after one never looked back one 28 one O 6, Julius Randle followed his 46 on Friday with 28 leading the way. RJ Barrett added 25, 6 nicks reached double figures. They're in 6th place just a half game behind the idle nets on the frozen floor rangers kicked off the day skating in Washington ugly game for the rangers doubled up 6 three by the caps who were fighting for their playoff lives Washington scored four times in the second putting the game out of reach. Chris kreider had his 25th in a losing cause if kuznetsov and TJ oshi were too much, they netted two goals each trade rumors, however, circulating today that the rangers and longtime Blackhawks star Patrick Kane have mutual interest in one another providing the rangers can clear cap space. Keynes already left the Blackhawks amid trade rumors. Devils routed the flyers at the Prudential center 7 nothing. They didn't even score in the first period. Most impressive stat, 7 different players scored, including Jack Hughes and Nico hishi. Devils are the third seed sandwiched between Carolina and Toronto. College hoops, St. John's hung in there, but they fell to 18th rink Yukon 95 to 86. Ivy League brown top Columbia 84 73 spring training openers for the Yankees and mets yanks lost 7 to four to the Phillies in Clearwater. New York conjured up just 6 base hits in this one. Meanwhile, the mets they were doubled up four to two in Palm Beach by the world champion Astros. MLS opening day was Saturday. Both local teams in action as walker Zimmerman scored in the first half Nashville had no trouble with New York FC two nothing in Orlando shut out the Red Bulls won nothing down south in Orlando. With your Bloomberg sports update. I'm rob busha. This is a Bloomberg money minute. The streaming TV landscape is undergoing big changes. An extraordinary expedition begins. Paramount plus just the latest streamer to hike its monthly fee following Disney+, HBO Max, Apple TV plus and Hulu, but Bloomberg's Lucas Shaw, who covers media and entertainment says that's nothing new. Price increases are to be expected. And as fewer new customers sign up, streamers and
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"Forecast from the 1530 mortgage dot com weather center. Tuesday morning, powerful, strong, dusty wind continues to ease up through the course of our morning hours, we're going to continue with showers and sun breaks today, high temperatures will end up in the low to mid 40s and cooler air will be working its way down through puget sound, eventually we're going to have scattered rain showers potentially mixing with a little bit of snow closer to 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. this evening. From the combo four weather center on meteorologist Rebecca Stevenson, students return to class today at Michigan state university a week after that school became the scene of the nation's latest mass shooting in a school or university, ABC's Brian Clark is more. It will not be business as usual today at Michigan state university. I'd like to emphasize that no one thinks that we're coming back to a normal week. In fact, this semester is not going to be normal. The answer in provost, Thomas Wyatt goes, says the school's ass professors to show grace and empathy towards students with many saying they're not yet ready to return to class a week after three students were killed and 5 others were hurt. Brian Clark, ABC News. Doctors hope you'll celebrate American heart month with a screening more from Rebecca Hughes. A survey found three out of four adults know little to nothing about heart valve disease while as many as 11 million Americans are affected by it. Involved damage to one or more of the hearts for valve. And not all types are serious, but others can lead to major complications, including death. Lindsey Clark is the SVP of health education and advocacy for alliance for aging research. She says age can be a risk factor as well as certain infections and types of radiation from chemotherapy, other factors include
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"And at Bloomberg quick take. This is Bloomberg radio. The House committee investigating last year's attack on the capitol will reportedly vote in favor of recommending criminal charges against former president Trump. Lisa Taylor has more. According to Politico, the committee will urge the Justice Department to pursue at least three charges against Trump for his role in the riot, they include obstruction of an official proceeding and conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government. It's not clear if the committee plans to recommend additional charges, the panel will hold its final hearing Monday. I'm Lisa Taylor. Travel delays are worsening the weekend before Christmas. Flight aware reports over 2300 delays and 150 cancellations within into or out of the U.S. Saturday. The airport seeing the most delays is Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. The Pentagon says its UFO investigation has not yielded any evidence that earth has been visited by extraterrestrials. Senior military leaders set on Friday their UFO probe has led to hundreds of new reports of unidentified flying objects, but so far they haven't seen anything that indicates intelligent alien life. A holiday tradition will continue across the country this weekend and Arlington national cemetery as part of this year's event. More from Rebecca Hughes. Saturday is wreaths across America day in volunteers will fan out at some 3000 cemeteries across the country placing holiday wreaths on the graves of veterans, volunteers are expected at Arlington Saturday to participate in the tradition the organization behind the event works yearlong with schools, civic and religious groups to raise funding for wreaths to be placed on the grave sites, volunteers will participate in a ceremony shortly before noon tomorrow before making their way to veterans graves throughout Arlington cemetery. I'm Rebecca Hughes. Actress Angelina Jolie is stepping away from her role with the United Nations refugee agency. The Academy Award winner said she'll do everything in her power to continue to support refugees and other displaced people. I'm Julie Ryan. A judge is waiting until January to hear arguments in a lawsuit against New York City's plan to involuntary hospitalize the mentally ill. Natalie migliore reports a tourney Miranda van Allen with New York lawyers for public interest says the policy violates the constitution and Americans with disabilities act. Litigation seeks to end police driven response to people experience mental health crises. Mayor Adams is adamant. This isn't a police led initiative. Mental health professionals are driving this initiative. Regardless, van Allen says the city has admitted it's not ready to fully implement the policy. A policy took the police department by surprise. She says it just wasn't thought out. I'm Natalie mclerie, California plans to slash emissions by 2045. That means a huge decrease in oil. Lucinda K explains, state regulators just approved a plan to reduce the state's carbon dioxide emissions by 85% over the next two decades, oil use would have to drop by 90%. This helps the state reach carbon neutrality, but fuel makers say these policies hurt consumers. In the so called scoping plan, the California air resources board says the plan would create 4 million jobs and allow the state to avoid 200 billion in pollution related health costs. I'm lucinda K
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"Massive strike union workers are criticizing lawmakers for intervening, railroad workers are slamming Democrats and Republicans for passing a bill to block a railroad strike. The railroad workers united group says it was, quote, despicable that both parties opted to side with big business overworking people. They criticized President Biden and House speaker Nancy Pelosi for pushing through an agreement that most workers had previously voted to reject. Conspiracy show host Alex Jones is filing for personal bankruptcy in a Texas court, Jones estimates his assets are worth between one and $10 million while his liabilities are between one and $10 billion. The filing is in addition to a bankruptcy protection filing for his primary company, free speech systems that was made in July. Jones owes $1.4 billion to families of sandy hook victims and a first responder after claiming the 2012 school shooting that killed 26 people was a hoax. The navy is joining Virginia police to investigate four suicides at a Norfolk naval station this month, Rebecca Hughes has the very latest. All four were assigned to the mid Atlantic regional maintenance center, Janelle holder, the most recently deceased was found on November 26th, that other three sailors died on October 28th, November 5th and November 14th, a licensed counselor assigned to the naval station said toxic leadership led to sailors feeling overworked and undervalued. This is the navy's second major string of suicides this year after three sailors all died within a week of each other on the U.S. as George Washington. I'm Rebecca Hughes. And flew and COVID shot uptake is below average this year, the CDC says adult flu shot coverage ranges from 18 to 35% across the U.S. compared to previous years when coverage was close to 50%. Meanwhile, less than 13% of eligible Americans have received their booster. I'm Jim Forbes. Twitter, CEO Elon Musk is revealing what led to the social media platform suppressing a New York Post article on Hunter Biden during the final weeks of the 2020 presidential election. Journalist Matt taibbi tweeted a lengthy thread about what happened behind the scenes, mostly revealing deliberations internally and externally about the platform restricting access to the article. Many details were already public with tybee also including screenshots of email requests from unknown people in the Biden administration asking contacts within Twitter to take action against various tweets. Patient advocates are joining the chorus of voices calling on the medical board of California to reform a physician oversight process. Nika magas has more. Consumer watch dog supports medical board public member and whistleblower, TJ Watkins in calling for change in how the board disciplines doctors. The group is asking board members to back patient Bill of rights legislation and make discipline tougher and more transparent. They say families must have the right to be heard when medical negligence happens and the board must interview families before it dismisses a complaint. A group of moderate House Republicans is urging lawmakers to back minority leader Kevin McCarthy for speaker. McCarthy once support from Republicans for the speakership nomination, but a group of conservatives is threatening his path to secure the gavel in January. The group warned a floor fight over the next Republican leader could undermine the party as they enter the majority, and the man arrested for a deadly stabbing attack on the Las Vegas Strip is unfit for trial, yoni Christian barrios is facing multiple charges after going on a stabbing spree that killed two and wounded 6 others back in October. On Friday's lawyer announced he isn't mentally fit to face trial and a judge ordered him to be held in a psychiatric facility indefinitely until he can understand the charges against him. I'm Jim Forbes. Now this Bloomberg sports update mets pitching ace Jacob de Grom reportedly leading the team and heading to the Texas Rangers, the rangers reporting on Twitter they signed a right handed two times sion award winner to a 5 year deal, reports put to Grom's deal at $185 million while an option for a 60 year for an additional $37 million. In the NHL, the New York rangers are now losers of four of their last 5 dropping the second of a home and home series against Ottawa at the garden three to two and overtime, Brady kuchak skull with 49 seconds left in regulation tied the game and kuchak skull with 18 seconds left and over time gave Ottawa the win. The islanders fall to Nashville at UBS arena four to one Matthew barza alone islander gold scorer, and in the NBA the nets when their fourth in a row, they be Toronto at the Barclays center one 14 one O 5, Kyrie Irving led the nets with 27. The U.S. men's national soccer team set to face the Netherlands and the knockout round of the 2022 World Cup later this morning in Qatar at ten. The bottom two teams on the top NFC east clash on Sunday as the Washington commanders head to the Meadowlands to face the Giants. Giants corner back Daniel Jones says they are thrilled about this weekend's divisional showdown with the commanders. I think we'll
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"Of this week, nearly 30,000 cases of monkeypox in 17 deaths have been reported across the country with an average of 7 new cases per day. The navy is joining Virginia police to investigate four suicides at a Norfolk naval station this month. Rebecca Hughes has the very latest. All four were assigned to the mid Atlantic regional maintenance center, Janelle holder, the most recently deceased was found on November 26th, that other three sailors died on October 28th, November 5th and November 14th a licensed counselor assigned to the naval station said toxic leadership led to sailors feeling overworked and undervalued. This is the navy's second major string of suicides this year after three sailors all died within a week of each other on the U.S. as George Washington. I'm Rebecca Hughes. And President Biden says it's critical Democrats win the upcoming Georgia runoff election, recent polling shows Raphael Warnock is narrowly leading the race. I'm Jim Forbes. President Biden is recommending Iowa be moved out of its first in the nation status, Biden is calling for the Democratic National Committee to replace Iowa with South Carolina as the first test of presidential politics for the party in 2024. But this isn't sitting well with Iowa Republican senator chuck grassley, he tweeted Biden is quote kicking Iowa and the teeth. Biden's proposal would move Iowa out of the first round of caucuses entirely, moving Georgia and Michigan into the early window. Police in Los Angeles, California are looking for a real life Grinch. Has the very latest. Fox 11 reports that a suspect is on the loose after stealing holiday decorations from a south LA lawn, the family's home security system recorded footage of the suspect stopping their car on the street at night, then pulling the decor and driving off one of the decorations stolen just so happened to be an 11 foot inflatable Grinch. The victim told the outlet the situation is just sad. Authorities are asking anyone with information regarding the incident to please come forward. I'm at Matson. Police say a teenager campaigning for democratic senator Rafael Warnock was shot in the leg in Savannah, Georgia, the 15 year old was at the front door of a home Thursday when a suspect inside fired a shot through the closed door. The teen suffered a non life threatening gunshot wound to the leg, the suspect was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and aggravated battery. Police say there's no indication at this time that the shooting was politically motivated. And the Christmas action horror film night is bringing in $1.1 million from Thursday previews that David Harbour film is expected to bring in between ten and $12 million in its opening weekend at the domestic box office. It's projected to get beat by Marvel Studios Black Panther Wakanda forever, which is predicted to make between 17 and $25 million in its fourth weekend in theaters. And that's the very latest. I'm Jim Forbes. Now this Bloomberg sports update mets pitching ace Jacob de Grom reportedly leading the team and heading to the Texas Rangers, the rangers reporting on Twitter they signed a right handed two times sion award winner to a 5 year deal, reports put to Grom's deal at $185 million, with an option for a 60 year for an additional $37 billion. In the NHL, the New York rangers are now losers of four of their last 5 dropping the second of a home and home series against Ottawa at the garden three to two and overtime, Brady skull with 49 seconds left in regulation tied the game and kuchuk skull with 18 seconds left and over time gave Ottawa the wind. The islanders fall to Nashville at UBS arena four to one Matthew barzal below islander gold scorer, and in the NBA the nets when their fourth in a row, they beat Toronto at the Barclays center one 14 one O 5, Kyrie Irving led the nets with 27. The U.S. men's national soccer team set to face the Netherlands and the knockout round of the 2022 World Cup later this morning in Qatar at ten. The bottom two teams on the top NFC east clash on Sunday as the Washington commanders head to the Meadowlands to face the Giants. Giants quarterback Daniel Jones says they are thrilled about this weekend's divisional showdown with the commanders. It works really excited. I think we'll
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"Park received a torrential downpour Friday with nearly two inches of rain fell in a monsoon storm, Death Valley is one of the driest places on earth, usually sees only two inches of rain for the entire year. Around 60 vehicles in the park were buried in mud and debris. Former president Donald Trump is scheduled to close the cpac conference being held in Texas tonight, Texas senator Ted Cruz is promising the Republican Party will take back power in the November election. He says there's a coordinated effort for Republican candidates across the country. I am spending almost every waking moment Chris crossing this country campaigning for candidates for the Senate. Candidates for the House 'cause we're going to retake our country. Cruz predicted that the social policies being pushed by far left wing groups will convince voters to abandon the Biden administration. A new discovery could save farmers billions of dollars and help the environment at the same time. Julie Ryan has more. Nitrogen fertilizers are used to grow cereal crops, but they're expensive and cause pollution increased gas emissions and health issues, according to a study by plant biotechnology. Researchers at the University of California Davis have found an alternative called nitrogen fixation. The process uses peanuts and soybeans, which can provide ammonium to the cereal plants and in turn reduce the amount of fertilizer needed. A patent on the process is pending. I'm Julie Ryan. The U.S. is reportedly preparing a $1 billion weapons package for Ukraine. Reuters says the security assistance package could be confirmed by Monday and will include munitions for long-range weapons and armored medical transport vehicles. The report says President Biden has not yet signed off on the package and it's uncertain what it will contain when it's finally approved, The White House has not commented on that report. I'm Brad Siegel. Those eager to vote again on a proposed casino in Richmond, Virginia will have to wait another year. Rebecca Hughes has more. State budget laws force the one casino vote to be pushed back to 2023. Richmond voters decided to vote down bringing one casino and resort to the city last November, since then, said the officials joined project leaders in efforts to get the plan back on the ballot, a judge granted permission to hold a second vote on the 2022 November ballot, but senator Joe Morrissey and delegate Kim Taylor sent a letter to governor Glen youngkin to make him aware of the attempt to put the one casino back on the ballot this fall despite it being illegal soon after urban one developers of the casino began preparing to follow petition to remove the casino referendum from the November 2022 ballot. I'm Rebecca Hughes. A new poll looks at how Americans feel about alcohol, Rory O'Neal reports. Most Americans think drinking alcohol is bad for society and for individual drinkers too. Three and four telling Gallup that alcohol has a negative effect on society though, most say the effect is somewhat not very negative. Still, two out of three say they will raise a glass from time to time, gallop has been asking about alcohol consumption since the 1930s and finds the percentage of Americans who do drink hasn't changed much over the years. I'm Rory O'Neal. The prosecution is resting in the Parkland Florida school massacre penalty trial as court adjourns for a couple of weeks. Families of victims continue to read impact statements. After the jurors return from a visit to the crime scene at marjory Stoneman Douglas high school, jurors toward the still bloodstained classrooms where Nicholas Cruz killed 17 people in 2018. Mortgage rates are dropping for the first time since April rates are below 5%. Economic concerns have caused rates to fluctuate in recent months as they soared to a high of 5.8% back in June while rates have dropped in recent weeks. They still have a ways to go to catch the 30 year rate from this time one year ago, which was around 2.8%. I'm
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"Bloomberg business app. This is Bloomberg radio. Now a global news update. The person of interest in today's deadly July 4th parade shooting in highland park, Illinois is under arrest. He's identified as Robert cremo the third a 22 year old white male. His vehicle was reportedly spotted in north Chicago around 6 30 local time, and he was taken into custody for questioning. The governor of Illinois says it's hard to find words to describe how tragic today's 4th of July parade shooting was. While we celebrate the 4th of July just once a year, mass shootings have become our weekly American tradition. JB pritzker said people should be angry that yet again gun violence has taken the lives of 6 more people. President Biden says he and First Lady Jill Biden are shocked by today's shooting in a tweet Biden said gun violence as yet again brought grief to an American community. Pope Francis says an abortion is like hiring a hitman. This comment comes after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned roe V wade the decades old ruling that made abortion a constitutional right. The Pope said life begins at conception, which has long been the Catholic Church's position. There are thousands of brand new American citizens as of right now. Lucinda K explains. In celebration of Independence Day, U.S. citizenship and immigration services welcomes more than 6600 new citizens in more than 140 naturalization ceremonies. They started July 1st and continue through July 8th on Friday, military service members earned their naturalization on the USS midway in San Diego, and today the fourth there are special ceremonies across the country. Many newbies share their naturalization stories on social media. Gas prices are slowly falling across the nation in Georgia, the break on that state's fuel tax is being extended again. Governor Brian Kemp ordered the extension through August 13th, which will save drivers nearly 30 cents a gallon on unleaded gas. I'm Brian shook. Caitlin Armstrong is back in the U.S. and will be facing charges in the death of a woman in Texas, the U.S. marshal service found Armstrong in Costa Rica after she fled the country earlier this year. Authorities believed the death of Anna moura Wilson at her home was due to a lover's triangle. The Virginia employment commission plans to resume trying to collect millions in overpayments, Rebecca Hughes reports. Agency officials made the announcement Friday after an overpayment waiver provision the General Assembly enacted in 2021 expired, the provision allowed more than 23,000 over payment waivers through the VC for giving over $80 million in payments for eligible customers who did not commit fraud and were overpaid through no fault of their own. The new collections effort hopes to collect nearly $860 million in overpayments sent to hundreds of thousands of out of work residents. I'm Rebecca Hughes. A shocking study shows fewer than half of American students know why we celebrate July 4th. Sara Lee Kessler has more. The study from braley and education technology company headquartered in New York City finds just 53% of middle and high school students learn about July 4th, so not surprisingly, even fewer just 45% know why we celebrate, and some adults we spoke to in New York, well, they don't have a clue either. I don't know. I don't keep up. Our independence from England in 1776, how many stars lagged. You have 52. Sara Lee Kessler, New York, a Florida man
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"The average price for a gallon in the peach state is around four 32. That's roughly half a dollar below the national average. I'm Brian shook. South Carolina is becoming a sort of haven for earthquakes, Rebecca Hughes explains the U.S. geological survey confirmed that a pair of earthquakes hit the palmetto state over the weekend, one occurred about four miles east of Elgin just before noon Saturday and measured 2.1 on the Richter scale. Then some 18 hours later, another quake, this one at 1.6 magnitude tremor happened shortly before 5 30 a.m. just west of lugol. The tremblers add to a string of earthquakes that have struck the state since late December of last year. I'm Rebecca Hughes. A recent state Supreme Court ruling will allow taxpayers in Michigan, see how the legislature is spending money on tax breaks. The Michigan economic growth authority will no longer be allowed to hide their tax agreements through the Michigan strategic fund that hands out tax subsidies. The court ruled that the 2016 agreement between an automaker and the ME D.C. is a financial record of the state and therefore is a public file. The $76 billion budget lawmakers and governor Whitmer agreed to last week contained hundreds of millions of dollars in tax incentives. There are thousands of brand new American citizens as of right now. Lucinda K reports. In celebration of Independence Day, U.S. citizenship and immigration services welcomes more than 6600 new citizens in more than 140 naturalization ceremonies. They started July 1st on Friday, military service members earned their naturalization on the USS midway in San Diego. Many newbies share their naturalization stories on social media. You can look them up with the hashtag new U.S. citizen. NASA is marking a milestone today. It was on this day 25 years ago that the Mars pathfinder touched down on the surface of the red planet. The spacecraft delivered the first robotic rover to operate outside the earth moon system
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"The price of fireworks are skyrocketing, this 4th of July holiday vendors say the cost of the product itself has an increased much. It's the cost of shipping that's gone up dramatically overall costs are up 35% across the industry. That's according to the American pyrotechnics association, a recent report from the trade association points to shipping rates, raw materials and labor costs forcing consumers to shell out more money, retailers say people have been understanding. Most of the towns we work with have increased their budgets between ten and 15% to make up for that increase in shipping costs, but also to be able to keep the same amount of product. About 95% of consumer fireworks come from China, and the price to import products has more than quadrupled over the last three years. Americans will be digging deeper into their pockets to cover this year's 4th of July festivities, according to an annual survey from the farm bureau, cookout foods will cost about 17% more this year. The average cost of a summer cookout for ten people will set you back about 69 bucks. A third officer has died after a shootout in eastern Kentucky. Floyd county sheriff John hunt says deputies were attempting to serve a warrant in the town of Alvin when the suspect started shooting Thursday night on Friday morning authorities announced a two officers in the shootout had died. A third was in critical condition that third officers succumbed to his injuries Friday night suspect is in custody. President Biden says the choice is clear after the Supreme Court overturned roe V wade, Jim Forbes has more. We're either elect federal senators and representatives who will codify roe where Republicans will elect the House and Senate will try to fan abortions nationwide. He made that remark while talking with governors from states including New York and Illinois, Biden added row being overturned has implications for the right to privacy in general. I'm Jim Forbes. And Ukrainian president zelensky thanking the U.S. for an additional round of military funding. I'm Brad Siegel. The dice are still rolling as the strike has been averted in Atlantic City where casino workers were threatening to walk off the job before the holiday weekend, tentative agreements have been reached between the union, MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment, meaning no strike at the borgata, Caesar's Harris and the tropicana. The head of unite here, local 54 called it a big victory for the thousands of casino workers. More than 46 low magnitude quakes track near Elgin since late December marked the longest period of successive activity in recorded state history in South Carolina, some residents are on edge and Rebecca Hughes tells us what city officials plan to do about it. A Midlands mayor organizes the town meeting after her town gets rocked by more than 20 earthquakes this week. The United States geological survey confirms not only two morning earthquakes and Elgin Friday but a third one just after one 30 p.m. Elgin officials hope to ease concerns in their community the town has set a tentative town hall for July 13th. I'm Rebecca Hughes. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is appealing the UK government's decision to extradite him to the United States, Lisa Taylor reports. The appeal is the latest part of the story that began when Assange's website published classified U.S. documents. He faces 17 charges of espionage and one charge of computer misuse, Assange has been in custody in the UK since 2019 when he was arrested for skipping bail in a different legal battle. His lawyer set Assange would face inhuman treatment in the U.S. and would be unable to receive a fair trial. I'm Lisa Taylor. Families of those killed on September 11th have been protesting outside the Liv golf tour competition in Oregon, the competition is backed by the government of Saudi Arabia with critics saying the live tour is an attempt by the Saudis to sportswash their reputation by pumping money into pro sports in order to get the public to forget about various controversies, families of 9 11 victims say they plan to protest
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"The first significant gun control legislation passed in 30 years and follows devastating mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Yuval, Texas. President Biden continues to blast the U.S. Supreme Court. The terrible decision. Biden made that comment after a reporter asked him if he thought the Supreme Court is broken. The question came after Biden signed the bipartisan safer communities act into law. He said he and First Lady Jill Biden know how painful and devastating the decision is for so many Americans. He added that his administration will focus on how states administer laws based on the decision and whether or not they violate other laws while doing so. A shooting in a Norway club is leaving two dead. The shooting took place at a popular gay club called the London pub in Oslo early Saturday morning, witnesses say a man entered the club with a bag before pulling out a weapon and began firing up to 20 shots into the crowd. The suspect was arrested at the scene and authorities are investigating the shooting as a possible terrorist act. Texas governor Greg Abbott says about 22,000 migrants have been turned away at the Mexico border. Abbott didn't say when it happened, but claimed its proof that operation lone star is a success. He also says the multiple agency operation has resulted in 265 illegal immigrant arrests with almost 14,000 felony charges. The Republican blames The White House for not increasing border security. I'm Julie Ryan Virginia's governor shares his reaction to the Supreme Court's decision to abolish a national law created just shy of 200 years after the ratification of the constitution. Rebecca Hughes has more. Glen youngkin addresses to the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning roe versus wade, which ends the national constitutional right to abortion, returning power to the individual states, young and released a statement saying the Supreme Court rightfully returned power to the people and their elected representatives in the states, abortion laws in the Commonwealth will remain the same for now after the state Senate voted against new restrictions during the last session. I'm Rebecca Hughes, the largest nurses union in the U.S. is condemning the Supreme Court's decision to overturn roe V wade. Matt mattson reports. In a press release sent Friday, national nurses united called the move shameful, noting that it's a dangerous assault on women, as well as a multitude of people and their families. Gene Ross, president of nnu said abortion is healthcare, and they'll keep fighting until the right is brought back to everyone. The original decision which legalized abortion across the country had been in place since 1973. I'm Matt sin. In response to roe V wade being overturned, singer songwriter lizzo will be making a hefty donation to Planned Parenthood. The rapper spoke out against the decision on social media and pledged to donate half a $1 million in profits from her upcoming tour to Planned Parenthood. New home sales are on the rise for the first time this year. The commerce department says sales of new single-family homes jumped 10.7% in May to an annual rate of 696,000 units. Kelly Clarkson is a big winner at the Daytime Emmy Awards, the awards for the best daytime TV shows were handed out Friday in Pasadena, and two went to the Kelly Clarkson show for outstanding entertainment talk show, and for Clarkson as host, Emmys also went to jeopardy for outstanding game show and Steve Harvey a family feud for game show host. I'm Julie Ryan. And dignity Pellegrini in the Bloomberg newsroom. Saint Patrick's cathedral among the places under heavy police guard as protesters gear up in other parts around the city the day after the overturn of roe V wade and representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez among the House Democrats denouncing the Supreme Court decision. To those senators who voted for these justices under the claim and the guys that this would not happen this decision falls on them. What will they do? And the New York representative there on the House floor. As we've been reporting New York mayor saying the city is welcoming people from out of state seeking abortion more than that from Bloomberg's Charlie pellet. Male Adams says he is reaching out to the city's businesses to help fund transportation and other needs. Adams also says the city is stepping up security following the court decision and ahead of the pride parade, which returns in person for the first time since 2019. Thank you, Charlie. Health officials are rushing to speed up monkey pucks testing but critics say not fast enough. More on that from Bloomberg's Jeff Bellinger. Officials at the Department of Health and mental hygiene can only run 20 tests a day, according to the post, authorities have detected dozens of probable cases in the city already. One patient tells the post that even with lesions, doctors refused to test him and when they finally did, it took days to get results. The health department is also making a vaccine available to men who have sex with other men and have multiple partners, but lines for that are long. Cornell epidemiologist J varma says health officials are making the same mistakes with monkeypox that they made with COVID. All right, thank you, Jeff. And Bitcoin slightly lower. But it is still hovering above the $20,000 mark this hour. Global news, 24 hours a day, on air and on Bloomberg quick tick, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than a 120 countries. 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"CDC is upgrading its monkeypox travel alert due to an increase in cases around the world The advisory now stands as a level two which urges travelers to practice enhanced precautions Those include avoiding close contact with sick people and dead or live wild animals the World Health Organization now says it's received reports of more than 250 confirmed cases of monkeypox the highest alert level is three which would mean non-essential travel should be avoided I'm Brad Siegel On Long Island New York NASA county is observing its first ever county wide Memorial Day of silence Sarah Lee Kessler has more NASA residents are being asked to pause for 50 seconds at 12 p.m. and 6 p.m. pulling their cars over to the side of the road to honor America's fallen heroes county executive Bruce blakeman says every NASA firehouse and emergency vehicle will sound their sirens and horns at those times and every church in the Rockville center diocese will ring its bells blakeman says it's important to get back to what Memorial Day is all about The FAA is scheduled to release its environmental review of a SpaceX launch site in Texas tomorrow the report has been delayed four times already SpaceX will need to be given a license from the FAA in order to continue starship flight tests and launches from its private facility in Boca chica the starship rocket aims to be able to carry cargo and groups of people into space SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has said the company would most likely move the starship program to Florida if the FAA does not approve the site in Texas A jury has made their decision regarding a former Virginia tech football player accused of murder Rebecca Hughes has the details After a three day 12 former Virginia tech football player easy women a toot who was charged with second degree murder was found not guilty It took the jury about three and a half hours before the verdict was in the W SET TV reports attorneys on both sides claimed a tooth met the victim Jerry Smith over a dating app where Smith posed as a 28 year old woman named Angie Renee a two testified that when he realized Smith was a man he started punching Smith and when he thought Smith was reaching for a weapon he hit him again The Commonwealth's attorney pointed out how E two did not mention this to police and argued that it too would not only killed Smith but acted in malice I'm Rebecca Hughes And Top Gun: Maverick raked in $124 million in the U.S. and Canada this weekend I'm Brad Siegel And I'm Scott Carr in the Bloomberg newsroom Fed governor Christopher Waller said in Germany today the Federal Reserve should be prepared to raise interest rates by a half percentage point at every meeting from now until there's decisive evidence that inflation is under control Stocks rallied Friday after Atlanta fed president Raphael bostic said last week he was in favor of a pause in raising interest rates at the September meeting to allow time to assess the impact of the fed's moves Following that rally Friday overseas markets have all been trending higher today the footsie in London ahead by nearly two tenths of a percentage point the cac index in Paris higher by .7% Japan's nikkei index has hired by two full percentage points as is the hang sang China's CSI is higher by .6% The heads of some of the biggest U.S. companies have seen double digit pay increases lately Bloomberg's and Kate has that According to an annual ranking by The Associated Press corporate America's chief executive officer saw their salary soar more than 17% last year to a median of 14 and a half $1 million wages took off as stock prices and profits rebounded sharply and the economy roared back after the brief pandemic induced recession in 2020 Pay and benefits for private sector workers rose less than four and a half percent in 2021 with the gains the fastest on record going back two decades but those races did not keep pace with inflation which climbed by 7% In Washington and Kate's Bloomberg radio Reports today say some aviation and marine businesses that have particular exposure to the war in Ukraine are seeing their insurance premiums double or more Industry sources say that's leading to increasing costs for airline and shipping firms insurance broker marsh says global commercial insurance premiums increased by 11% on average this past first quarter Global news 24 hours a day on air and on Bloomberg quicktake powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries I'm Scott Carr This is Bloomberg Thank you so much for joining us for this holiday edition of Bloomberg daybreak I'm John Tucker Well the stock market is closed for the Memorial Day holiday and this hour we're going to look at what's ahead for the equity markets and the second half of the year with the Alicia Levine.
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"A global news update A school massacre in Texas continues to draw fire from authorities the head of the Texas Department of Public Safety says it was the wrong decision to wait and not enter the ivaldi school building where a gunman killed 21 people Officials say federal agents ignored local police guidance to not enter rob elementary to confront the shooter this week Two senior federal law enforcement officials say a border patrol tactical team was told to wait before entering about a half hour later the agents decided to ignore that order and find the gunman those agents then led the effort to find and kill the 18 year old suspect Former president Trump claims Democrats are using the Texas school massacre for their advantage Every time a disturbed or demented person commits such a hideous crime there's always a grotesque effort by summon our society to use the suffering of others to advance their own extreme political agenda While addressing the NRA convention in Houston he claimed President Biden said Republicans are okay with school shootings Capitol police are asking for help to identify the man who vandalized the Emancipation and freedom monument on brown's island in Richmond Virginia Rebecca Hughes has more Virginia capital police spokesperson Joe masanga tells CBS 6 video shows the black man wrote his bike to the monument may 13th the suspect then begins pulling on various parts of the monument's large bronze figures and at one point he swings from a bar and chain so hard that they're bent and damaged the monument dedicated in September of last year honors the contributions of African Americans in Virginia who fought for freedom both before and after Emancipation anyone with information should contact capitol police I'm Rebecca Hughes And four children are among the dead after a house explodes near Philadelphia The explosion happened Thursday night in pots town and leveled at least two houses while damaging several others two others were injured and one remains in critical condition I'm Jim Forbes House minority leader Kevin McCarthy is refusing to comply with the subpoena from the House select committee investigating the January 6th attack McCarthy's lawyer Elliot S Burke said while all valid and lawfully issued subpoenas must be respected quote the one from the committee is neither Burke claims the actions of the select committee make it clear it is not exercising a valid or lawful use of Congress's subpoena power When the committee issued the subpoena earlier this month they claimed McCarthy was in communication with former president Trump before during and after the attack Top Gun: Maverick is having a record opening that will continue into Memorial Day weekend More now from Brian shook The hit sequel is poised to earn over $142 million over the holiday weekend breaking the previous box office record held by Pirates of the Caribbean at world's end Its predicted to be the biggest and best opening weekend for actor Tom Cruise who will celebrate his 60th birthday in just over a month The film made a massive $19.3 million during a Thursday night preview and is part of the widest release ever showing at almost 5000 theaters worldwide I'm Brian shook And San Francisco Giants manager Gabe capler says he will not be taking the field for the national anthem moving forward Kepler told reporters he won't resume the action until quote he feels better about the direction of our country He wrote in a blog post on his brand website that he wasn't okay with the state of the country and that he felt like a coward for not protesting the lack of delivery on the promise of what the anthem represents Kepler is the latest sports figure to use his platform in hopes to stop gun violence after the shooting in ivaldi earlier warriors head coach Steve Kerr spoke strongly on the topic during a news conference on Wednesday And that's the very latest I'm Jim Forbes Now this Bloomberg sports update Pete Alonso Homer doubled and drove in four runs taking over the major league RBI lead and powering the mets past the Philadelphia Phillies 8 to 6 down 7 to nothing to Carlos Carrasco the Phillies made it close scoring 6 times in the 6th inning capped by Garrett Stubbs three run Homer Mets relievers drew Smith Rodriguez Seth Lugo and Edwin Diaz hold on helping the national league east leaders beat Philadelphia for the 7th time in ten games this season Diaz got his 11th Saban 14 chances Alonso is 45 RBIs this season and he is especially battered the Phillies with 5 home runs and 17 RBIs in ten games against them this year Jameson tione allowed only two hits over 8 innings to give the Yankees their longest consecutive starts in 9 years leading the Yankees over Tampa Bay to nothing following Thursday nights went over Tampa Bay where investor Cortes was equally brilliant and going 8 innings to get the win Glaber tourists put the Yankees ahead with a Homer in the fourth off Tampa Bay losing pitcher Jeffrey springs and Matt Carpenter and his second game with the Yankees homered later in the inning the Yankees have now won four in a row NHL playoffs Colorado advances to the Western Conference Finals beating St. Louis three to two to take their second round series four games to two the rangers host Carolina later tonight at 8 p.m. and they need a victory to avoid elimination the hurricanes lead that second round series three games to two There is going to be a game 7 in the Eastern Conference Finals in the NBA Jimmy Butler reported in 47 points to lead the Miami Heat to a one 11 one O three victory over the Boston Celtics game 7 taking place in Miami on Sunday the winter will go on to play the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals And the Los Angeles Lakers are hiring darvin hem as their new head coach and replacing Frank bogle who was fired by the team in April sources say his deal with the team is for four years With a Bloomberg sports update I'm Tom Rogers.
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"And Sweden joining the alliance and I continue to be confident that both countries will soon be NATO allies Antony Blinken was joined by the Finnish prime minister in Washington to announce the United States support for both Finland and Sweden joining NATO He praised both countries saying they're committed to NATO's philosophy that an attack on one is an attack on all The Johnny Depp Amber Heard trial is now in the hands of the jury Lawyers for the former celebrity couple presented their closing arguments Friday in the defamation case against herd Depp is suing his ex-wife for $50 million after he said her claims of domestic abuse caused harm to his career I'm Brian shook A federal judge's tossing a lawsuit filed by lawyers for former president Donald Trump that tried to stop New York states ongoing civil probe Liz Warner reports federal judge Brenda sands ruled the AG's investigation into Trump organization business dealings may continue and this ruling comes a day after a state appeals court upheld subpoenas compelling the former president and his kids to submit to questioning attorney general James immediately responded to the judge's decision and she noted in a statement that time and time again the courts have made clear that Donald J Trump's baseless legal challenges can not stop our lawful investigation into his and the Trump organization's financial dealings Liz Warner reporting this Memorial Day weekend is expected to be the busiest for travel since the pandemic hit despite gas prices being historically high over 39 million people plan to drive to their destinations That's up almost 5% from last year a South Carolina mother who went missing with her three children was found safe but there seems to be more to the story Rebecca Hughes explains Lauren's county detention record showed the upstate mother who authorities searched for Wednesday after she and her kids were reported missing is now in jail Leslie Heather burns and her three children ages 5 months to four years were found late Wednesday in record show burns booked into the detention center that night The detention center website lists her charges as three counts of unlawfully placing children at risk no other information is available at this time I'm Rebecca Hughes There's a new scam targeting people with tax debt the Michigan department of treasury says the scam starts with a letter regarding an overdue tax bill The letter threatens action like the seizure of property financial accounts and wages if the debt isn't paid Treasury officials remind residents that the official Michigan treasury letterhead has the name of the governor and treasurer on it and outlines the rights of the taxpayer I'm Brian shook Now this Bloomberg sports update the Yankees are down 33 and 13 on the season in 16 and 6 on the road after a.
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"Is Bloomberg radio Now a global news update A judge is keeping title 42 in place for the time being A Louisiana judge is keeping his injunction in place for the policy that's been used nearly 2 million times to deny migrants from seeking asylum in the U.S. due to COVID restrictions If the injunction had been lifted the Biden administration was expected to end the policy Wall Street is flat at the close after the S&P 500 briefly fell into bear territory stocks trimmed losses in late trading as recession fears continued to rattle markets The S&P 500 recovered earlier losses to finish just in the green at the closing bell the Dow gained 8 points to 31 to 61 Pentagon spokesman John Kirby says the situation is constantly changing in Ukraine They have made some incremental progress in the Donbass It is slow It's uneven and the Ukrainians continue to push back He was pressed on who controls what at this time The Pentagon confirmed another weapon shipment to Ukraine this week costing $100 million Hillary Clinton agreed to share since debunked data on a link between Russia and Donald Trump in 2016 that bombshell testimony came today from her former campaign manager Robbie mook in a trial involving a Clinton campaign lawyer accused of lying to the FBI The Johnny Depp defamation trial is on break until Monday Testimony wrapped up for the week Thursday with jurors hearing from several witnesses about Depp's character and his use of drugs and alcohol the Pirates of the Caribbean star is suing ex-wife Amber Heard saying her claims of domestic violence have hurt his career She is countersuing I'm Rebecca Hughes An Alabama inmate back in custody after more than a week on the run is being ordered to provide a DNA sample The district attorney of Lauderdale county said it's in relation to Casey white's escape He fled with corrections officer Vicki white and they made it all the way to Indiana before being caught I'm Brian shook Conditions.