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 00:00:09,680 --> 00:00:12,639 Speaker 1: says the operation against Iran is going better than expected. 4 00:00:12,840 --> 00:00:15,000 Speaker 1: Speaking today from the White House, he said Iran was 5 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:17,560 Speaker 1: out of control and would have used a nuclear weapon 6 00:00:17,640 --> 00:00:20,760 Speaker 1: if they acquired the technology. The President added that if 7 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:23,920 Speaker 1: the US didn't strike Iran in June in Operation Midnight Hammer, 8 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:26,720 Speaker 1: Iran would have had a nuclear weapon in two weeks time. 9 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:29,600 Speaker 1: A vote is expected soon in the Senate as Democrats 10 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:32,400 Speaker 1: attempt to halt the president from using further military action 11 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:35,560 Speaker 1: against Iran without congressional approval. It's related to the War 12 00:00:35,640 --> 00:00:38,879 Speaker 1: Powers Act, a nineteen seventy three Vietnam War era resolution 13 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:41,599 Speaker 1: meant to check the president's power to enter armed conflict 14 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:44,880 Speaker 1: without consent from the legislative branch. The effort is largely 15 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:47,559 Speaker 1: seen as symbolic because even if passed, Trump said he 16 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:50,600 Speaker 1: would likely veto it. President Trump is a meeting with Amazon, Google, 17 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:53,960 Speaker 1: Meta and OpenAIS CEOs and an effort to keep energy 18 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:57,160 Speaker 1: prices down for Americans. In a roundtable at the White House, 19 00:00:57,200 --> 00:01:00,880 Speaker 1: he said the measure he's signing, the Rate Pair Protection Pledge, 20 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:04,880 Speaker 1: keeps electricity costs from rising due to expansion of AI 21 00:01:05,040 --> 00:01:06,119 Speaker 1: data centers. 22 00:01:06,319 --> 00:01:09,800 Speaker 2: Twenty thirty five, energy demand is expected to more than triple. 23 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:14,240 Speaker 2: Under the rate payer Protection Pledge we're signing today, the 24 00:01:14,280 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 2: big tech companies are making five important commitments to keep 25 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:21,040 Speaker 2: utility prices down for American consumers. 26 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:23,520 Speaker 1: The order requires the tech giants to build their own 27 00:01:23,560 --> 00:01:26,800 Speaker 1: power plans instead of passing the costs onto consumers. By 28 00:01:26,840 --> 00:01:31,080 Speaker 1: expanding the energy grid, the White House says it'll maintain affordable, reliable, 29 00:01:31,080 --> 00:01:34,800 Speaker 1: and secure energy for the public while fostering AI development. 30 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:38,400 Speaker 1: Homeland Security Secretary Christi Nomes' latest congressional hearings are over. 31 00:01:38,560 --> 00:01:41,440 Speaker 1: She appeared before the House Judiciary Committee today and the 32 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 1: Sentence Committee yesterday, as the Department of Homeland Security remains unfunded. 33 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:49,840 Speaker 1: With Democrats demanding changes to ICE immigration enforcement operations. Nomes 34 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:52,640 Speaker 1: said cuts to TSA at this current moment, especially with 35 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:55,680 Speaker 1: the tensions in Iran, potentially make the homeland less safe. 36 00:01:55,720 --> 00:01:59,120 Speaker 1: Both days featured plenty of testy exchanges with Democrats and 37 00:01:59,120 --> 00:02:02,280 Speaker 1: a few Republicans drilling down on ICE. Involve fatal shootings 38 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 1: of Renee Good and Alex Pretty in Minneapolis. I'm Chris 39 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:09,560 Speaker 1: Krasio opening statements took place in New York City yesterday 40 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:12,480 Speaker 1: in the long awaited Live Nation Ticketmaster trial. It's a 41 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:15,680 Speaker 1: landmark anti trust trial with the Justice Department in thirty 42 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 1: nine states claiming the world's largest ticket provider has jacked 43 00:02:18,520 --> 00:02:22,000 Speaker 1: up prices of concerts, sports, and theater. At issue is 44 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:25,480 Speaker 1: Ticketmaster's twenty ten merger with Live Nation, the largest owner 45 00:02:25,480 --> 00:02:27,799 Speaker 1: of arenas and the biggest concert promoter in the world. 46 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:31,440 Speaker 1: The DOJ claims that merger created an illegal monopoly that 47 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:35,120 Speaker 1: crushes competition and inflates ticket prices. The lawsuit is an 48 00:02:35,160 --> 00:02:38,200 Speaker 1: attempt to break up that monopoly. A new app called 49 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:41,360 Speaker 1: Nearby Glasses can alert you if somebody nearby is wearing 50 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:45,000 Speaker 1: smart glasses with video cameras. The app scans for Bluetooth 51 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:47,919 Speaker 1: signals from glasses made by companies like Meta and Snap. 52 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:50,520 Speaker 1: The app could ping off of a false positive, however, 53 00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:55,120 Speaker 1: including virtual reality headsets. Dictionary dot Com is adding the 54 00:02:55,240 --> 00:02:59,040 Speaker 1: tailor Swift inspired words swifty to its digital archive. Mark 55 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:00,360 Speaker 1: Mayfield explained. 56 00:03:08,720 --> 00:03:11,040 Speaker 3: The term is officially defined as a fan of the 57 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:13,840 Speaker 3: music of Taylor Swift, with her fans using the name 58 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:17,040 Speaker 3: for years. The nickname joins other super fan names like 59 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:23,200 Speaker 3: Beyonce's Beehive, Ariana Grande's Arienators, and Star Trek's Trekkies. Dictionary 60 00:03:23,240 --> 00:03:26,959 Speaker 3: dot Com says Swifty earned its spot because it's widely used, 61 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:30,800 Speaker 3: well understood, and likely here to stay. I'm Mark Mayfield. 62 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:33,760 Speaker 1: March is here, which could only mean the countdown to 63 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:37,480 Speaker 1: the NCAA March Madness Basketball Tournament is on. Selection Sunday 64 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:39,640 Speaker 1: is set for March fifteenth for both the men's and 65 00:03:39,720 --> 00:03:43,360 Speaker 1: women's brackets. The first four contests for the men begin Tuesday, 66 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:46,960 Speaker 1: March seventeenth, and the first round games start on March nineteenth. 67 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:49,600 Speaker 1: The first four and the women's side begins on March eighteenth, 68 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:53,840 Speaker 1: before first round games begin March twentieth. The men's championship 69 00:03:53,880 --> 00:03:56,320 Speaker 1: game is set for Monday, April sixth at Lucas Oil 70 00:03:56,360 --> 00:03:59,280 Speaker 1: Stadium in Indianapolis, while the women's title game will be 71 00:03:59,320 --> 00:04:02,640 Speaker 1: played east Sunday, April fifth, at the Mortgage Matchup Center 72 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:04,240 Speaker 1: in Phoenix. I'm Chris Kracio.