1 00:00:05,120 --> 00:00:10,360 Speaker 1: Hello, Welcome to the update. I'm grace fullow. Aerial resources 2 00:00:10,360 --> 00:00:12,959 Speaker 1: and a quarter of a million sandbags are being deployed 3 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:17,520 Speaker 1: to southeast Queensland as conditions deteriorate ahead of tropical cyclone 4 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:21,280 Speaker 1: Alfred's arrival. The Category two system is expected to cross 5 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 1: the coast between Marichi Dare and coul and Gadda in 6 00:00:24,079 --> 00:00:27,600 Speaker 1: the early hours of Friday morning. The PM is already 7 00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:30,159 Speaker 1: on the ground in Brisbane and says he's activated the 8 00:00:30,160 --> 00:00:31,920 Speaker 1: government disaster response plan. 9 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:36,440 Speaker 2: Sikorski S sixty one is being deployed to Coffs Harbor. 10 00:00:37,479 --> 00:00:42,320 Speaker 2: The UH sixty black Hawk will be prepositioned in Bunderberg 11 00:00:42,880 --> 00:00:44,519 Speaker 2: in coming days well. 12 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:48,560 Speaker 1: Queensland's Acting Police Commissioner, Shane Cileppi, has pleaded with people 13 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:50,480 Speaker 1: to heed evacuation warnings. 14 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:53,520 Speaker 3: If you're given that advice to leave that area from 15 00:00:53,560 --> 00:00:57,200 Speaker 3: either our personnel or an emergency alert that may be issued, 16 00:00:57,640 --> 00:01:00,960 Speaker 3: you should take that advice, whether that to die or 17 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:04,560 Speaker 3: over the next coming guys, Those personnel and those alerds 18 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:06,040 Speaker 3: are there to keep you safe. 19 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:10,560 Speaker 1: The US President has declared America is back in his 20 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:14,479 Speaker 1: first address to Congress since re election. Mister Trump has 21 00:01:14,520 --> 00:01:17,759 Speaker 1: been sprooking the changes he has made since taking office, 22 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:21,840 Speaker 1: proclaiming America will be woke no more and taking aim 23 00:01:21,880 --> 00:01:25,880 Speaker 1: at his political opponents for refusing to acknowledge his achievements. 24 00:01:25,959 --> 00:01:29,119 Speaker 2: And I realize there is absolutely nothing I can say 25 00:01:29,240 --> 00:01:32,760 Speaker 2: to make them happy, or to make them stand or 26 00:01:32,920 --> 00:01:35,120 Speaker 2: smile or applaud nothing I can do. 27 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:39,000 Speaker 1: Some Democrats wore pink, which they say was to represent 28 00:01:39,160 --> 00:01:42,559 Speaker 1: power and protest, while others more yellow and blue ties 29 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:45,840 Speaker 1: in a show of support for Ukraine. A Democrat from 30 00:01:45,880 --> 00:01:48,920 Speaker 1: Texas has been removed from the chamber after heckling Donald 31 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:53,080 Speaker 1: Trump early in his address. Police are cracking down on 32 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:57,280 Speaker 1: cyber threats, charging a West Australian teenager over online comments 33 00:01:57,360 --> 00:02:00,920 Speaker 1: made against a Sydney mosquexteen year old is accused of 34 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:04,760 Speaker 1: threatening to carry out a violent attack. As second Sydney 35 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:08,080 Speaker 1: nurse has now also been changed over antisemitic threats posted 36 00:02:08,120 --> 00:02:12,640 Speaker 1: online by an Israeli influencer. And The Australian economy grew 37 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 1: one point three percent over the year to December, according 38 00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:19,160 Speaker 1: to new data published by the Bureau of Statistics. The 39 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:23,360 Speaker 1: increase is higher than the previous reading and beat market expectations. 40 00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:27,520 Speaker 1: Households spending on rent and health, along with government investment 41 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 1: in infrastructure projects contributed to the result. Sport and entertainment 42 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:37,560 Speaker 1: are next. In sport, there have been more sporting fixture 43 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:41,359 Speaker 1: changes due to cyclone. Alfred Sunday's A League women's clash 44 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:44,560 Speaker 1: between the Raw and Melbourne City in Brisbane has been 45 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:49,200 Speaker 1: postponed and Australia has been eliminated from the champions Trophy. 46 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:53,000 Speaker 1: India winning the semi final by four wickets in Dubai. 47 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:57,320 Speaker 1: Viatkoli top scored with eighty four. Tonight in New Zealand 48 00:02:57,360 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 1: take on South Africa in the second semi final. In 49 00:03:01,720 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 1: entertainment news Chapel, Ron fans don't have to wait much 50 00:03:04,919 --> 00:03:07,919 Speaker 1: longer for some new music. Fresh from performing with Elton 51 00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:11,280 Speaker 1: John at the Oscars after party, the American star has 52 00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:14,600 Speaker 1: taken to social media revealing her newest single, The Giver, 53 00:03:14,840 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 1: will be released on March thirteen. Another big name is 54 00:03:18,520 --> 00:03:22,239 Speaker 1: Slater to return for the latest installment of the Scream franchise. 55 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:25,720 Speaker 1: David Arquette is reportedly set to reprise his role as 56 00:03:25,800 --> 00:03:30,359 Speaker 1: Deputy Dewey Riley in Scream seven, alongside fan favourites Courtney 57 00:03:30,360 --> 00:03:33,840 Speaker 1: Cox and Neve Campbell and Eagle Eyed fans have ribbed 58 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:37,000 Speaker 1: Kylie Jenner after she posted a string of stunning photos 59 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 1: from outside her twelve million dollar Hidden Hills mansion. Fans 60 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:44,280 Speaker 1: apparently not impressed that the beauty mogul used fake grass 61 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:47,360 Speaker 1: in her front yard and between pavers on her driveway. 62 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 1: And that's the latest from the Nova podcast team. I'll 63 00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:56,640 Speaker 1: have another episode of the Update for you tomorrow