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 --> 00:00:09,440 Speaker 1: latest use this hour in just four minutes. Iran says 3 00:00:09,480 --> 00:00:12,040 Speaker 1: it's military is ready to face US troops on the 4 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:16,360 Speaker 1: ground if necessary. Iran state media cited the country's parliament 5 00:00:16,360 --> 00:00:19,560 Speaker 1: speaker as saying the US is unaware that its military 6 00:00:19,640 --> 00:00:22,480 Speaker 1: is waiting for American soldiers to enter on the ground 7 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:25,880 Speaker 1: and punish them. The comments come hours after The Washington 8 00:00:25,920 --> 00:00:29,000 Speaker 1: Post reported the Pentagon had drawn up plans for weeks 9 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:32,600 Speaker 1: of ground operations aimed at seizing the oil refineries on 10 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:36,279 Speaker 1: Iran's Kars Island or other sites. White House borders are 11 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:39,680 Speaker 1: Tom Homan says ICE will remain at airports as long 12 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:43,240 Speaker 1: as they're needed. Homan joined Face the Nation on CBS. 13 00:00:43,560 --> 00:00:46,520 Speaker 2: Look, we're going to continue an ICE presence there until 14 00:00:46,560 --> 00:00:49,200 Speaker 2: the airports feel like they're in there one hundred percent, 15 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:52,040 Speaker 2: you know, in a posture where they're going to need 16 00:00:52,159 --> 00:00:55,800 Speaker 2: normal operations. If less TS agents come back, that means 17 00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:57,560 Speaker 2: we'll keep more ICE agents there. 18 00:00:57,760 --> 00:01:00,640 Speaker 1: It comes as the partial government shut down in Washington, 19 00:01:00,720 --> 00:01:03,640 Speaker 1: d C is now the longest in US history. As 20 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:06,680 Speaker 1: of today, the Department of Homeland Security has gone without 21 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:09,840 Speaker 1: funding for forty four straight days. Breaking the record set 22 00:01:09,920 --> 00:01:13,399 Speaker 1: last fall when the federal government went unfunded from early 23 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:16,880 Speaker 1: October to mid November. Senators are on recess for two 24 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:20,520 Speaker 1: weeks and won't be back in Washington until April thirteenth. 25 00:01:20,959 --> 00:01:24,240 Speaker 1: Pfizer and French company val Neva are asking the Food 26 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:28,000 Speaker 1: and Drug Administration to approve a lime disease vaccine that's 27 00:01:28,040 --> 00:01:31,440 Speaker 1: more than seventy percent effective. Lime disease is most commonly 28 00:01:31,480 --> 00:01:35,160 Speaker 1: transmitted through tick bites. The CDC says some four hundred 29 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:41,039 Speaker 1: and seventy six thousand Americans can track the illness each year. Arizona, Michigan, Illinois, 30 00:01:41,080 --> 00:01:44,199 Speaker 1: and Yukon are the last four teams standing in men's 31 00:01:44,240 --> 00:01:49,440 Speaker 1: college basketball. Michigan rolled past Tennessee ninety five sixty two today, 32 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:52,720 Speaker 1: while Yukon came back from a nineteen point deficit to 33 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:56,480 Speaker 1: beat Duke seventy three seventy two. Two seed Yukon will 34 00:01:56,520 --> 00:01:58,800 Speaker 1: take on three seed Illinois in the first game of 35 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:02,360 Speaker 1: the Final Four on set Saturday in Indianapolis. Then number 36 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:06,560 Speaker 1: one seeds Michigan and Arizona will play after I'm Rob Bartier. 37 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:09,880 Speaker 1: Pope Leo is again calling for peace in the Middle 38 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:25,960 Speaker 1: East during Palm Sunday Mass, the pontiff prayed for an 39 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:28,560 Speaker 1: end to the violence and urged nations to lay down 40 00:02:28,600 --> 00:02:31,800 Speaker 1: your weapons. The Pope said he prayed especially for Christians 41 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 1: and highlighted the suffering caused by the ongoing conflict. The 42 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:37,720 Speaker 1: mass marked the start of Holy Week ahead of Easter 43 00:02:37,840 --> 00:02:41,000 Speaker 1: with a procession of green palm branches. A Los Angeles 44 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:44,120 Speaker 1: County Sheriff's deputy has died during the annual Baker to 45 00:02:44,200 --> 00:02:46,880 Speaker 1: Vegas relay race. Jason Nathanson has. 46 00:02:46,760 --> 00:02:49,560 Speaker 3: More the deputy had a medical emergency of some kind 47 00:02:49,639 --> 00:02:52,120 Speaker 3: during the race and couldn't be saved that according to 48 00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:54,880 Speaker 3: a statement from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Sunday morning, 49 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:57,640 Speaker 3: they extend their heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, and 50 00:02:57,720 --> 00:03:00,440 Speaker 3: colleagues of the thirteen year department veteran who worked in 51 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 3: San Dimas. Baker to Vegas is an annual event. Were 52 00:03:03,040 --> 00:03:05,880 Speaker 3: over ten thousand law enforcement officers from around the world 53 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:08,720 Speaker 3: run a relay one hundred and twenty miles from Baker, California, 54 00:03:08,919 --> 00:03:11,400 Speaker 3: to Las Vegas, Nevada. I'm Jason Nathanson. 55 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 1: The nation is quietly marking Vietnam War Veterans Day. Secretary 56 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:18,679 Speaker 1: of War. Pete Hegseth placed a wreath and delivered remarks 57 00:03:18,880 --> 00:03:22,120 Speaker 1: at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, d C. Today 58 00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:29,959 Speaker 1: this sacred ground, this wall, these names, truly sacred ground. 59 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:34,000 Speaker 1: Heg Seth's speech highlighted the sacrifices made by Vietnam veterans 60 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:37,280 Speaker 1: and the enduring legacy of their service. The annual event 61 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:39,720 Speaker 1: was a solemn occasion to reflect on the courage and 62 00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:42,680 Speaker 1: sacrifice of all those who served during the Vietnam War. 63 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:45,680 Speaker 1: Jade Vans is leading a conservative poll for the next 64 00:03:45,760 --> 00:03:49,600 Speaker 1: Republican presidential candidate. The Vice President received fifty three percent 65 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:52,960 Speaker 1: of the vote Saturday at the Conservative Political Action Conference 66 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:55,920 Speaker 1: that was held in Grapevine, Texas, coming in second with 67 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:59,240 Speaker 1: Secretary of State Marco Rubio with thirty five percent of 68 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:03,200 Speaker 1: the vote. About sixteen hundred Conservatives were in attendance at 69 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:05,360 Speaker 1: this year's Seatback. I'm Rob Martyr