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 --> 00:00:06,320 Speaker 1: latest use this hour in just four minutes. 3 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:12,880 Speaker 2: The Pentagon is reportedly preparing for weeks of ground operations 4 00:00:12,920 --> 00:00:16,840 Speaker 2: in Iran. The Washington Post says ground operations are possible 5 00:00:16,840 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 2: as the oil refineries on Iran's Krg Island or at 6 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:22,880 Speaker 2: coastal sites near the Strait of Hormuz, and could involve 7 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:27,000 Speaker 2: raids by special operations and infantry troops. It's still uncertain 8 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:30,520 Speaker 2: if President Trump will sign off on the plans. Carg Islands, 9 00:00:30,520 --> 00:00:33,760 Speaker 2: home to Iran's largest oil terminal. More than thirty five 10 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:37,040 Speaker 2: hundred marines and sailors arrived in the Middle East on Saturday. 11 00:00:37,400 --> 00:00:40,360 Speaker 2: The partial government shut down in Washington, d C's now 12 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:43,600 Speaker 2: the longest in US history. As of today, the Department 13 00:00:43,640 --> 00:00:46,360 Speaker 2: of Homeland Security has gone without funding for forty four 14 00:00:46,400 --> 00:00:50,239 Speaker 2: straight days, breaking the record set last fall. Republicans in 15 00:00:50,280 --> 00:00:53,560 Speaker 2: the House passed a stopgap funding bill Friday that Democratic 16 00:00:53,640 --> 00:00:56,680 Speaker 2: leader Chuck Schumer said would be dead on arrival when 17 00:00:56,720 --> 00:01:00,520 Speaker 2: it reaches the Senate. Large protest against President Trump took 18 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:04,160 Speaker 2: place across the nation Saturday and in cities around the world. 19 00:01:04,440 --> 00:01:07,000 Speaker 2: In the US, the No Kings rallies drew about eight 20 00:01:07,120 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 2: million Americans to the streets protesting recent actions of President 21 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:14,679 Speaker 2: Trump and his cabinet. As Lisa Salvadi reports from New York, 22 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:17,120 Speaker 2: Manhattan saw one of the largest protests. 23 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:19,880 Speaker 3: It's the third time anti Trump groups behind the No 24 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:24,679 Speaker 3: Kings movement organized the nationwide protests. The demonstration in Manhattan 25 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:27,520 Speaker 3: was one of about three thousand across the country. One 26 00:01:27,560 --> 00:01:30,399 Speaker 3: protester told NBC four, we are at a point in 27 00:01:30,440 --> 00:01:33,400 Speaker 3: our history that's like being in Germany in nineteen thirty five. 28 00:01:33,880 --> 00:01:36,399 Speaker 3: Another said she came for her grandchildren, who are the 29 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:39,360 Speaker 3: future of this country, and what Trump is doing is very, 30 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:40,319 Speaker 3: very much wrong. 31 00:01:40,720 --> 00:01:43,319 Speaker 2: Two teams now advanced to the semi finals of the 32 00:01:43,400 --> 00:01:47,039 Speaker 2: NCAA Men's basketball tournament after picking up wins in the 33 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:50,840 Speaker 2: Elite eight round Saturday. Number three seed Illinois pulled away 34 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:54,240 Speaker 2: late against number nine seed Iowa, while number one seed 35 00:01:54,280 --> 00:01:57,800 Speaker 2: Arizona took down number two seed Perdue. The Elite eight 36 00:01:57,880 --> 00:02:01,760 Speaker 2: concludes today number one seed Michigan in faces Tennessee, followed 37 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:04,960 Speaker 2: by number one seed Duke taking on number two seed Yukon. 38 00:02:05,560 --> 00:02:09,320 Speaker 2: I'm Scott Carr, a federal judge, has granted a temporary 39 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 2: restraining order to stop Nexstar's merger with Tegna signing with 40 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:15,919 Speaker 2: DirecTV in a ruling late Friday. In the order, the 41 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:19,360 Speaker 2: judge wrote DirecTV established a likelihood of success on the 42 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:22,680 Speaker 2: merits on its claim the merger violates anti trust laws 43 00:02:22,919 --> 00:02:26,640 Speaker 2: and that moving forward with the purchase would create irreparable harm. 44 00:02:26,760 --> 00:02:30,600 Speaker 2: The decision blocks Nextstar Integna from combining their operations for 45 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:34,000 Speaker 2: fourteen days. A hearing set for April seventh on whether 46 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 2: to issue a preliminary injunction. Federally backed homelander Fanny May 47 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:42,519 Speaker 2: is set to start accepting mortgages backed by cryptocurrency. Rob 48 00:02:42,600 --> 00:02:43,760 Speaker 2: Martyr explains. 49 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:47,320 Speaker 1: The announcement was made Thursday by home finance company Better 50 00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 1: Home and Finance and crypto exchange coin based Global. A 51 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:53,600 Speaker 1: new product launched by the two companies will allow people 52 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:56,880 Speaker 1: to get mortgages with Better Home that conform to Fanny 53 00:02:56,919 --> 00:03:01,280 Speaker 1: May's standards, while using bitcoin or usdcoin as collateral for 54 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:03,720 Speaker 1: the loan. Better Home in Finance said that if the 55 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:07,360 Speaker 1: price of bitcoin drops, mortgage terms will stay stable with 56 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:10,680 Speaker 1: no additional collateral requirements. I'm Rob Bartier. 57 00:03:11,040 --> 00:03:13,359 Speaker 2: Bank of America has agreed to pay seventy two and 58 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:16,519 Speaker 2: a half million dollars to settle a lawsuit tied to 59 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:20,480 Speaker 2: convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Jim Roup has. 60 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:23,360 Speaker 4: That the deal was presented in federal court in Manhattan 61 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:26,200 Speaker 4: and now waits on a judge's approval. Victims alleged the 62 00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:29,880 Speaker 4: bank helped facilitate Epstein's sex trafficking activities. As part of 63 00:03:29,919 --> 00:03:33,519 Speaker 4: the settlement, Bank of America does not admit wrongdoing. If approved, 64 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:36,760 Speaker 4: the payout would resolve multiple claims and is smaller than 65 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 4: a similar settlement reached by JP Morgan. I'm Jimroop. 66 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:44,560 Speaker 2: A popular sugar substitute could be harmful to your health. 67 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:48,760 Speaker 2: New research from the University of Colorado Bowler says erythritol 68 00:03:48,880 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 2: can affect brain cells in ways that may increase the 69 00:03:51,600 --> 00:03:54,480 Speaker 2: risk of stroke. A study of four thousand people in 70 00:03:54,520 --> 00:03:57,680 Speaker 2: the US and Europe found individuals with higher levels of 71 00:03:57,800 --> 00:04:00,800 Speaker 2: erythritol in their blood were more likely to experience a 72 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:04,720 Speaker 2: heart attack or a stroke within three years. I'm Scott Carr.