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Hunter Biden's ex-wife took the witness stand as prosecutors try to prove the president's son was a drug user when he applied to buy a gun in 2018. Dangerous temperatures are scorching much of the Western U.S., with more than 31 million Americans under excessive heat warnings and advisories. And all U.S. Embassies in the Middle East are on high-alert following an attack today outside the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Attorney General Merrick Garland appeared before the House Judiciary Committee amid threats from Republicans to hold him in contempt of Congress. Army Major Harrison Mann, a 13-year veteran, has resigned in protest over U.S. support for Israel's war in Gaza. Texas radio host Ryan Hamilton shares his family's harrowing experience with his wife's miscarriage at nearly 13 weeks in a state with some of the strictest abortion laws in the U.S. CBS News special correspondent James Brown is in for Norah. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Just days after a New York jury found former President Donald Trump guilty of 34 felony charges, a jury has been seated in the federal gun trial of Hunter Biden. The Israeli military reported that four more hostages are dead, but their bodies are still being held by Hamas. And President Biden is expected to sign an executive order tomorrow allowing him to temporarily shut down the entire U.S. border with Mexico to migrants when crossings surge. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Biden and former President Donald Trump talking about the latter's historic criminal conviction. President Biden also announced Israel's new ceasefire proposal for the war in Gaza, saying it would take place in three phases. And all systems are a "go" for a second attempted launch of Boeing's Starliner capsule on Saturday, making its maiden voyage to the International Space Station with two astronauts on board. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The breaking news, Former President Donald Trump guilty in the so-called hush money criminal trial on all 34 counts. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Israel is widening its offensive in Rafah after tanks moved into the heart of the city for the first time following the displacement of over 1 million Palestinians from there in the last few weeks and many to an unknown fate. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Investigators are on the scene of a natural gas explosion inside a downtown building that houses at Chase Bank on the ground floor. The explosion shook downtown Youngstown this afternoon ripping the facade right half of this building. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Millions of Americans are recovering from severe storms and tornadoes. At least 45 people were killed in airstrikes in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, local health officials said Monday, drawing swift commendation against Israel. Police in Los Angeles are searching for the gunman who shot and killed actor Johnny Wactor. Wactor played Brando Corbin on the ABC daytime soap opera "General Hospital". To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It is a new era for college sports, and one that would have been unthinkable just a few years ago. Student athletes could soon get paid by their schools. There is an important medical news tonight about a new potential benefit of Ozempic. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Unfortunately, as a lot of people make plans to come outside, plans for the weekend will be a problem, weather, lots of storms coming back and it could extend into the Midwest. Israel saw protests Wednesday after the family of hostages decide to release a graphic video showing five female soldiers in captivity. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Millions of Americans are in the path of dangerous storms from Texas to Vermont. It's a fourth straight day of severe weather bringing destructive wind, flooding, and tornadoes. Several twisters touched down last night in the Hawkeye state, including one with winds up to 165 miles per hour. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Caitlin Clark is the first female athlete ever to have her own signature ball with Wilson Sporting Goods. The company broke the news today, unveiling three limited-edition basketballs celebrating Clark's status as a record-setting athlete and cultural icon. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

America's largest seafood restaurant train red lobster is in a serious financial pinch and filing for bankruptcy protection. The hot spot has struggled since the pandemic, losing 30% of its customers and had four co-CEOs in the last five years. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The number one ranked golfer in the world now facing numerous charges after a roadside incident with police went awry. There is also mounting pressure tonight on supreme court justice Samuel Alito after a report that a symbol used by election deniers was on display at his home 11 days after the January 6th attack. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michael Cohen faced hours of intense questioning today at former President Trump's criminal trial. Defense attorneys accusing him of lying by attacking his character and his testimony. Desperately-needed humanitarian aid could soon be on its way to the people of Gaza, as the U.S. Military has finished building a floating pier just off shore. Tonight, we are hearing heartbreaking accounts from American medics, bearing witness to the horrors of the war and its most innocent victims. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Interpol has issued a worldwide red alert for France's most wanted man. He is a gangster known as "The fly," and he is on the run right now after a deadly ambush and brazen prisoner escape that played out like a scene from a crime thriller on the streets of a village in northern France. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A truck driver is under arrest for a DUI after a deadly crash that killed at least eight people and injured 40 others in central Florida early this morning. State investigators say the driver of that pickup truck collided with a bus that was carrying 53 migrant farmworkers. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

the white house is urging Israel to focus on a clear end game for its war with hamas, with the political plan for the future of the Palestinian people. In a risky operation, engineers hours ago set off controlled explosions on the Francis Scott key bridge to help try and free the massive cargo ship that crashed into its nearly seven weeks ago. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Massive chunks of hail battered parts of central Texas, with some pieces bigger than a baseball. Former president Donald Trump closed a fourth week in court, frustrated stormy Daniels had testified in detail about an alleged sexual encounter he denies. For former white house strategist Steve Bannon, an appellate court ruled Bannon was rightfully convicted of contempt of congress and he now faces a four month prison sentence. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A contentious cross-examination of stormy Daniels, Donald Trump's lawyers grill the adult film star to call her credibility into question. The shooting of a U.S. Air force airman last week inside his own apartment. Mark Strassmann reports the family of the decorated service member is seeking answers. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg announced recovering a million dollars in stolen goods headed for resale. Hundreds of boxes of stolen items found, ranging from designer purses, electronic devices, and over-the-counter medications. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TikTok fights back against a potential U.S. Ban. What it could mean for the 170 million Americans who use the TikTok app. The University of Southern California was the first major school in the U.S. To cancel its main graduation over campus protests over the war in Gaza. Tonight, an "In depth" report. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is the first time Oklahoma has been under a high risk weather alert in five years. an Israeli invasion of Rafah, something that has been feared for so long given how catastrophic it would be for the many. Many civilians an estimated 1.3 million Palestinian civilians in that area and then that announcement from Hamas that they reed to a ceasefire deal. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The second week in witness testimony in President Trump's criminal trial in New York. A once-trusted member of Trump's inner circle took the stand. Trump faces 34 counts of falsifying business records. Representative Henry Cuellar and his wife, are now being indicted on more than a dozen counts, including conspiracy, bribery, and money laundering. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Biden has shared sharp criticism today of the violence that has broken out at protests on America's college campuses over the Israel-Hamas war. Newly-released police body cam footage at Columbia university shows officers cutting their way through barricades after the school called in the NYPD to clear protesters from the campus. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The CEO of the nation's largest private health insurer apologized for a cyber attack this winter that crippled a large portion of the U.S. Health care system. United health says payment systems are mostly up and running, and they have issued $6.5 billion in assistance loans. But physicians like Dr. Christine Meyer say it's not enough. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CBS news has obtained internal documents showing senior Biden administration officials have discussed several options for resettling a small number of Gaza residents. It would include those who have immediate family members who are U.S. Citizens or permanent residents. In the last fiscal year, the U.S. Resettled 60,000 refugees To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A deadly attack on federal and local law enforcement officers in Charlotte, North Carolina. The FBI is now among multiple law enforcement agencies at the scene of a suburban home where three members of U.S law enforcement were shot. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

30-year-old Tyler Renwick is the latest American behind bars in Turks and caicos, arrested after bullets were found in his backpack as he was about to board a cruise ship Saturday. The Virginia EMT and father is now facing the potential of a mandatory minimum prison sentence of up to 12 years. The U.S. Might be prepared to impose new sanctions on China if it continues to sell Russia microelectronics and machine tools that are being used to build ammunition in its ongoing invasion of Ukraine. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The big developments in trump's so-called hush money trial. The supreme court and the unprecedented case of presidential immunity before the justices. At issue is whether former president Donald Trump is immune from criminal prosecution for what he claims were official acts while in office. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our exclusive in-depth conversation with pope Francis at the Vatican. His message for the world as he pleas for peace ahead of the church's first world children's day. To the supreme court in a case that could have wide-ranging implications for women's health care nationwide. At issue is the conflict between Idaho's near-total abortion ban and a federal law that requires hospitals to provide emergency medical treatment. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

a tense hearing over whether trump repeatedly violated a gag order by attacking witnesses and jurors on social media. Prosecutors urged the judge to fine trump thousands of dollars and hold him in contempt, while the former president complained that his right to free speech was being taken away. Protests are growing as more students across the country are staging demonstrations against Israel's war in Gaza. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The first witness taken the stand in the historic criminal trial of a former president of the United States. In opening statements, prosecutors accuse trump of taking part of a criminal conspiracy to interfere with the 2016 election. But defense attorneys claim trump did nothing wrong and argued that some of the prosecution witnesses are liars and biased against the former president. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A man set himself on fire outside the courthouse where former President Donald Trump is on trial in the so-called hush money case. And inside the courthouse, the full jury panel has now been seated for the case against Trump after the final five alternates were selected. This sets the stage for opening statements to begin next week in the unprecedented criminal trial of a former president. Plus, little is known about Israel's retaliatory airstrikes on Iran or of any potential damage. Both countries appear to be downplaying the strikes, suggesting an effort to de-escalate tensions. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The jury at Donald Trump's New York trial is seated. The dramatic day in court as 12 Americans are selected to decide the former president's fate in the so-called hush money trial. Prosecutors are also asking the judge to hold trump in contempt after they said he repeatedly violated the court's gag order. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

top military leaders warned Ukraine is running out of money and munitions, house Republicans unveiled a long-awaited, long-stalled plan to help Ukraine, and they think they have threaded a political needle here. Aircraft manufacturing giant Boeing was also under the spotlight at two senate hearings today over allegations of safety failures and quality control problems inside the company. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tonight, a big development, the first seven jurors have been selected to serve on Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York. Day 2 of the case also brought some fireworks inside the courtroom, with the judge scolding the former president for trying to intimidate a prospective juror. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

dramatic pictures today from San Francisco and the golden gate bridge, where pro-palestinian protesters shut down one of the most iconic bridges in America for nearly five hours. Back here in Washington, the white house is reiterating its unwavering support for Israel. President Biden is urging caution ahead of any Israeli counterattack. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A deadly and terrifying day in Texas. Police say a stolen big rig semitruck was intentionally crashed into a government office building, killing one person and injuring more than a dozen others. A 42-year-old is in custody tonight, and police are now feeling the suspect visited the office earlier this week. In Israel, tensions are high with its iron dome missile defense system already being tested today, with rockets being launched by an Iranian proxy group. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The threat for the strong storms will come to an end during the overnight hours, but still thunderstorms could cause some issues during the day, into the evening, tomorrow, throughout parts of the northeast, and then already looking ahead to early next week, seeing the ingredients come together, moisture coming up from the gulf of Mexico, warmer temperatures creating an environment that's favorable for the development of thunderstorms, To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anxiety in Arizona tonight after the state supreme court upheld an 1864 law that bans nearly all abortions and criminalizes those who perform the procedure. An Israeli official tells CBS news Hamas is unable to locate 40 Israeli hostages for a possible cease-fire deal. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jennifer and James Crumbley, parents of Michigan school shooter, sentenced to 10 to 15 years for manslaughter. A Michigan judge sentenced each parent to 10-50 years in prison in connection with the shooting deaths of four students at oxford high school in 2021. Turning to the war in Gaza, today, prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared no force in the world will prevent Israeli forces from entering the besieged city of Rafah. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The special counsel has spoken. Jack Smith filed the response to Donald Trump's claim of immunity in the case related to the former president's effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The 4.8 magnitude quake's epicenter was located 45 miles west of New York City. Residents of the big apple in the tri-state area including the New York Yankees felt the big shake at 10:23 A.M. There are no reports of injuries or major damage. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

president Biden delivered a message directly to Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu that could mark a turning point in the six-month-long conflict. One person is dead and three others injured after part of a large construction crane broke away from its platform and then hit a car on a bridge in Fort Lauderdale. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A massive search-and-rescue effort is underway in Taiwan following its most powerful earthquake in 25 years. The magnitude 7.4 quake hit during the morning rush hour. At least nine people are dead, with about a thousand people injured. Dozens more are trapped by debris. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There is outrage at the White House after an Israeli air strike in Gaza killed at least seven aid workers from the world central kitchen. President Biden called the organization's founder, chef Jose Andres, to express his heartbreak today. there are also growing questions about the police shooting of a 15-year-old girl on the side of a California highway in 2022. Newly-released video appears to show the teenager attempting to surrender before being killed in a shoot out. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Iran is pledging revenge tonight accusing Israel of attacking its embassy complex in Syria and reportedly killing at least seven Iranian military officials. That includes a top general. The air strike comes as a Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces growing pressure to step down. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There's a long road ahead with the increasingly complicated cleanup operation in Baltimore regarding the Francis Scott Key Bridge. And investigators say the bridge did have some kind of impact protection in place, but CBS News found out a majority of U.S. bridges don't. And Steve Hartman goes "On the Road" to College Station, Texas, with a story about how old friends and an old car gave one man a new lease on life. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tonight, we are 1200 feet above the wreckage of the Baltimore bridge collapse. The Biden administration approved $60 billion in emergency funding to help cover the initial cost of debris removal. Governor Wes Moore warned residents of the long road ahead when it comes to rebuilding the bridge and returning the port to what it was. The NTSB says the investigation itself could take up to two years. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices