1 00:00:00,880 --> 00:00:03,640 Speaker 1: This is your twenty four to seven use update the 2 00:00:03,720 --> 00:00:09,680 Speaker 1: latest Use this hour In just four minutes, President Trump 3 00:00:09,720 --> 00:00:11,879 Speaker 1: could announce an action today that would help end the 4 00:00:11,880 --> 00:00:15,800 Speaker 1: TSA staffing shortage as the partial government shutdown continues. Republican 5 00:00:15,840 --> 00:00:19,040 Speaker 1: Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana told reporters that he expects 6 00:00:19,079 --> 00:00:21,439 Speaker 1: Trump to make a major announcement as his party and 7 00:00:21,560 --> 00:00:24,840 Speaker 1: Democrats remain deadlocked on funding the Department of Homeland Security. 8 00:00:24,880 --> 00:00:28,280 Speaker 1: The announcement could involve an executive order. Today, the House 9 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:30,240 Speaker 1: again passed the bill that would fund the Department of 10 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:33,360 Speaker 1: Homeland Security through September. After the vote, House Speaker Mike 11 00:00:33,440 --> 00:00:36,400 Speaker 1: Johnson voiced frustration that this is the third time he's 12 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:39,599 Speaker 1: passed the same measure while the Senate cannot. We have 13 00:00:39,680 --> 00:00:41,760 Speaker 1: to solve the problem, and it's very sad that Democrats 14 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:44,479 Speaker 1: are not interest in doing that. Nine Democrats voted, with 15 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:47,360 Speaker 1: all Republicans in support. Johnson said he doesn't back any 16 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:50,559 Speaker 1: measure to split ICE funding from DHS proposed by his 17 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:53,599 Speaker 1: fellow Senate Republicans. He said this entire issue has been 18 00:00:53,640 --> 00:00:57,440 Speaker 1: caused by Democrats. Millions across the Midwest and Ohio Valley 19 00:00:57,440 --> 00:01:00,160 Speaker 1: are set to be impacted by severe weather today. A 20 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:03,280 Speaker 1: cold front sweeping through the region could bring thunderstorms, hail, 21 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:07,880 Speaker 1: damaging wind gusts, and possible tornadoes. Parts of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, 22 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:11,760 Speaker 1: and the Pittsburgh region are most at risk for strong tornadoes. 23 00:01:11,959 --> 00:01:14,559 Speaker 1: The storms could also impact a number of Major League 24 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:17,480 Speaker 1: Baseball Opening Day games, as the Cubs, Reds, and Cardinals 25 00:01:17,560 --> 00:01:19,959 Speaker 1: are all set to host games this afternoon. Wall Street 26 00:01:19,959 --> 00:01:22,560 Speaker 1: is closing with stocks lower. It comes as investors keep 27 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:24,760 Speaker 1: their eye in developments from the nearly month long US 28 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:27,360 Speaker 1: Israeli war with Iran, which has caused a steep rise 29 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:30,240 Speaker 1: and oil prices. It comes as Brent crude futures and 30 00:01:30,319 --> 00:01:34,040 Speaker 1: West Texas intermediate futures both jumped five percent today. At 31 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:36,720 Speaker 1: the closing bell, the Dow Jones lost four hundred and 32 00:01:36,760 --> 00:01:39,800 Speaker 1: sixty nine points to forty five, nine hundred and sixty. 33 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:42,080 Speaker 1: The S and P five hundred fell by one hundred 34 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:44,720 Speaker 1: and fourteen points, and the NASDAK dropped five hundred and 35 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:48,120 Speaker 1: twenty one points. The Boys of Summer are back as 36 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:51,640 Speaker 1: the MLB season gets fully underway today. There are eleven 37 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:54,480 Speaker 1: games on the schedule, highlighted by the defending World Series 38 00:01:54,560 --> 00:01:57,720 Speaker 1: champion Dodgers taking on the Diamondbacks in Los Angeles at 39 00:01:57,720 --> 00:02:00,320 Speaker 1: eight thirty pm Eastern. That game will be one of 40 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:03,120 Speaker 1: two on NBC as the network gets back baseball for 41 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:07,280 Speaker 1: the first time since two thousand. I'm Chris Krajio. The 42 00:02:07,360 --> 00:02:10,919 Speaker 1: number of Americans applying for first time unemployment benefits is up. 43 00:02:11,040 --> 00:02:13,320 Speaker 1: The Labor Department says it received two hundred and ten 44 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:16,560 Speaker 1: thousand initial applications in the week ending March twenty first. 45 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:19,919 Speaker 1: That's five thousand more than the previous week's unrevised total, 46 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 1: but it's basically in line with what most analysts were expecting. 47 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:28,119 Speaker 1: The NCAA basketball tournament resumes tonight with four Sweet sixteen matchups. 48 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:30,720 Speaker 1: A second seed of Purdue takes on eleventh seed at Texas, 49 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:33,960 Speaker 1: and top seed Arizona faces fourth seed Arkansas in San Jose. 50 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:37,280 Speaker 1: Ninth seeded Iowa battles fourth seed in Nebraska, and second 51 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 1: seeded Houston will have the home court advantage when they 52 00:02:40,320 --> 00:02:43,840 Speaker 1: meet third seeded Illinois in Houston. NASA says, if you 53 00:02:43,880 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 1: saw something shooting across the sky at West last weekend, 54 00:02:46,720 --> 00:02:48,880 Speaker 1: they want to see your pictures. Revere tennis with more. 55 00:02:49,160 --> 00:02:52,080 Speaker 2: NASA says they received more than two hundred reports of 56 00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:55,120 Speaker 2: a fireball in the sky on March twenty second. They 57 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:59,040 Speaker 2: say the calls were all around eight twenty pm from California, Arizona, 58 00:02:59,120 --> 00:03:02,920 Speaker 2: and Nevada. A space agency and the American Metior Society says, 59 00:03:02,919 --> 00:03:05,080 Speaker 2: if you see something bright in the sky that is 60 00:03:05,240 --> 00:03:09,280 Speaker 2: fast moving without blanking lights, it's probably a fireball and 61 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 2: they want to see your pictures. Send them to fireball 62 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:14,640 Speaker 2: dot ams, meteors dot org. 63 00:03:14,960 --> 00:03:18,000 Speaker 1: Meta is laying off hundreds of employees. Multiple reports say 64 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:20,560 Speaker 1: workers are being laid off in metas recruiting sales and 65 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:23,560 Speaker 1: social media teams, and in the division that develops Meta 66 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:27,480 Speaker 1: smart classes and VR headsets. A company spokesperson told The 67 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:31,079 Speaker 1: Verge that they're finding other opportunities for employees where possible. 68 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:34,200 Speaker 1: Meta employees about seventy nine thousand people. The layoffs come 69 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 1: as Meta is projected to spend about one hundred and 70 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 1: thirty five billion dollars on AI data centers. Fortnitemaker Epic 71 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:43,120 Speaker 1: Games is laying off more than one thousand workers. The 72 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:46,240 Speaker 1: company is based in North Carolina with offices in San Francisco. 73 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 1: CEO Tim Sweeney says the company has seen a decline 74 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:52,200 Speaker 1: in engagement in the hit video game Fortnite since last year, 75 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:55,720 Speaker 1: leading to continued losses. Epic Games has identified more than 76 00:03:55,760 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 1: a half million dollars in cost savings involving contracting, marketing, 77 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:02,200 Speaker 1: and closing open positions. Sweeney says the layoffs are not 78 00:04:02,280 --> 00:04:04,440 Speaker 1: related to AI. I'm Chris Caraccio.