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 --> 00:00:09,080 Speaker 1: latest views this hour in just four minutes. The war 3 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:11,879 Speaker 1: against Iran is now in its eighteenth day, and we 4 00:00:11,960 --> 00:00:14,920 Speaker 1: see Garrett Haik reports President Trump as pushing other countries 5 00:00:14,920 --> 00:00:17,079 Speaker 1: to help the US gain control of the Strait of 6 00:00:17,079 --> 00:00:17,599 Speaker 1: Horn moves. 7 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:21,880 Speaker 2: No allies have signed on so far. Germany's defense minister 8 00:00:22,040 --> 00:00:25,799 Speaker 2: rebuffing the President's pressure campaign, saying quote, this is not 9 00:00:25,960 --> 00:00:28,840 Speaker 2: our war. We did not start at. Other allies, including 10 00:00:28,880 --> 00:00:31,520 Speaker 2: the UK and France, remain noncommittal. 11 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:34,680 Speaker 1: About a fifth of the world's oil normally passes through 12 00:00:34,720 --> 00:00:39,000 Speaker 1: the Strategic Waterway. Meantime, no injuries have been reported after 13 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:41,960 Speaker 1: the US embassy in Iraq was targeted with drones and 14 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:45,080 Speaker 1: rockets by in Iran based militia group today and Israel 15 00:00:45,080 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 1: says it killed the top Iranian security official, who was 16 00:00:47,680 --> 00:00:51,519 Speaker 1: considered as one of the regime's most powerful figures. President 17 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:54,720 Speaker 1: Trump's top counter terrorism official is stepping down over the 18 00:00:54,760 --> 00:00:57,760 Speaker 1: Iran war. In a post on x National counter Terrorism 19 00:00:57,880 --> 00:01:00,800 Speaker 1: Center Director Joe Kent said he cannot in good conscience 20 00:01:01,080 --> 00:01:04,320 Speaker 1: support the ongoing war in Iran. He added, Iran posed 21 00:01:04,360 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 1: no imminent threat to our nation and it's clear that 22 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:10,760 Speaker 1: we started this war due to pressure from Israel. Severe 23 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:14,160 Speaker 1: weather is creating travel disruptions once again today. It comes 24 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:16,640 Speaker 1: as more than ninety million people remain under some type 25 00:01:16,640 --> 00:01:19,360 Speaker 1: of weather alert across the eastern half of the country. 26 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:22,080 Speaker 1: At last check, flight Aware puts the number of flights 27 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:25,280 Speaker 1: already canceled for today at over nine hundred and seventy five, 28 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:29,360 Speaker 1: with far more delays. Center Republicans may kick off debate 29 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:32,120 Speaker 1: on the Save America Act today, but Senate Majority Leader 30 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:34,760 Speaker 1: John Thune still warns he doesn't have the votes to 31 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:37,319 Speaker 1: get the voter ID measure over the finish line. The 32 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:40,240 Speaker 1: Save America Act would require people to provide proof of 33 00:01:40,319 --> 00:01:43,800 Speaker 1: citizenship in person to register to vote, and would implement 34 00:01:43,880 --> 00:01:48,040 Speaker 1: a national requirement for photo ID. The World Baseball Classic 35 00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:50,520 Speaker 1: Final is set for tonight in Miami. Team USA will 36 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:54,560 Speaker 1: battle Venezuela in the championship game. Eduardo Rodriguez will start 37 00:01:54,600 --> 00:01:57,600 Speaker 1: for Venezuela. Nolan McLain will be on the mound for 38 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 1: the USA, which is the home team tonight. America is 39 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:03,320 Speaker 1: seeking its second ever title after winning the tournament in 40 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:08,680 Speaker 1: twenty seventeen. I'm Chris Gragio. Gold prices are on the rise, 41 00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:11,960 Speaker 1: boosted by fears about disruption to oil shipments due to 42 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 1: the ongoing war in Iran. Rebecca Bunden has more. 43 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:17,880 Speaker 3: Despite the Middle East conflict and gold being considered a 44 00:02:17,919 --> 00:02:20,920 Speaker 3: safe haven asset, the precious metal hasn't been on an 45 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:24,520 Speaker 3: upward trend more broadly since the conflict. This is partly 46 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:27,960 Speaker 3: due to the US dollars strength, but gold gained on 47 00:02:28,040 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 3: Tuesday following comment by Iran's foreign minister the previous day 48 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:34,720 Speaker 3: that the Strait of hor Moos is not closed to everyone. 49 00:02:35,320 --> 00:02:38,640 Speaker 3: Analysts say the US Federal reserves rate decision this week 50 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:43,480 Speaker 3: could impact gold prices, while central banks of Britain, the Eurozone, Canada, 51 00:02:43,520 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 3: and Australia also meet this week. Rebecca bund in. 52 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:49,600 Speaker 1: Mumbai, the incoming president of the Walt Disney Company, is 53 00:02:49,639 --> 00:02:53,280 Speaker 1: announcing a leadership overhaul. Dana Walden will take over as 54 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:56,799 Speaker 1: president and Chief Creative Officer tomorrow. That's the same day 55 00:02:56,840 --> 00:02:59,560 Speaker 1: that Bob Iger will step aside as CEO and pass 56 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:02,440 Speaker 1: that title well to Josh Tomorrow, Debrah Connell will be 57 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:06,240 Speaker 1: promoted to Chair of Disney Entertainment Television. She's currently president 58 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:09,960 Speaker 1: of the ABC Newsgroup at Disney entertainment networks. The changing 59 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:13,400 Speaker 1: weather that is dragging us down is really dragging us down. 60 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:15,440 Speaker 1: Pree Tennis explains. 61 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:19,720 Speaker 4: The male clinics as fluctuating weather can increase the likelihood 62 00:03:19,760 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 4: of you getting sick. The change does not directly cause illness, 63 00:03:23,360 --> 00:03:25,880 Speaker 4: you need a virus or bacteria for that, but the 64 00:03:25,919 --> 00:03:29,000 Speaker 4: shift in dry air and changing humidity can cause your 65 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:32,320 Speaker 4: immune system to stress out, which creates a better environment 66 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:36,119 Speaker 4: for cooties from the flu, colds and covid. Experts say, 67 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:39,280 Speaker 4: stay hydrated, eat a healthy diet, and wash your hands. 68 00:03:39,640 --> 00:03:40,560 Speaker 4: I'm Bree Tennis. 69 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:44,160 Speaker 1: Today, on Saint Patrick's Day, we celebrate all things Irish, 70 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:46,400 Speaker 1: and a lot of us wear green while doing so. 71 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:50,280 Speaker 1: There's a lot of lore regarding leprechauns, a mythical creature 72 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:53,040 Speaker 1: said to go around pinching people not wearing green. There's 73 00:03:53,080 --> 00:03:55,400 Speaker 1: also a belief that wearing green on Saint Patrick's Day 74 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:58,080 Speaker 1: is rooted in the color having become a symbol of 75 00:03:58,120 --> 00:04:02,920 Speaker 1: Irish identity and resistant against British rule in the seventeen hundreds. 76 00:04:03,120 --> 00:04:04,120 Speaker 1: I'm Chris Caragio.