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 --> 00:00:05,439 Speaker 1: latest Use this hour. 3 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:10,160 Speaker 2: In just four minutes. It's day twenty five of the 4 00:00:10,280 --> 00:00:13,280 Speaker 2: US war in Iran. President Trump says the US is 5 00:00:13,320 --> 00:00:17,360 Speaker 2: held productive talks with Iran, while Iran denies any talks 6 00:00:17,360 --> 00:00:21,560 Speaker 2: have taken place. Speaking from Memphis Monday, Trump again said 7 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:25,079 Speaker 2: he's putting strikes against the Iranian power plants on hold 8 00:00:25,120 --> 00:00:28,000 Speaker 2: to see if a broader agreement can be reached. 9 00:00:28,400 --> 00:00:31,760 Speaker 3: We've had very good discussions, very very good discussions. 10 00:00:31,800 --> 00:00:32,680 Speaker 4: And you have to understand. 11 00:00:32,720 --> 00:00:36,239 Speaker 3: I know my whole life has been a negotiation, but 12 00:00:36,400 --> 00:00:38,159 Speaker 3: with Iran, we've been negotiating for a. 13 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:41,599 Speaker 4: Long time, and this time they've been business. 14 00:00:43,120 --> 00:00:46,160 Speaker 2: Trump said he'll give the talks five days. The Strait 15 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:50,000 Speaker 2: of Hormuz, a key waterway that typically sees a fifth 16 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:53,040 Speaker 2: of the world's maritime oil traffic, remains closed to most 17 00:00:53,120 --> 00:00:57,040 Speaker 2: vessels as Iran threatens a tax on commercial shipping. Iran 18 00:00:57,080 --> 00:01:00,240 Speaker 2: has also continued to fire missiles at Israel, while their 19 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:04,560 Speaker 2: Gulf nations report intercepting more Iranian drones and missiles. Mark 20 00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:06,959 Speaker 2: Wayne Mullen is now the head of the Department of 21 00:01:06,959 --> 00:01:10,559 Speaker 2: Homeland Security. More from Mark Mayfield, The. 22 00:01:10,480 --> 00:01:11,720 Speaker 1: Senate voted on Monday. 23 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:14,759 Speaker 4: The eyes are fifty four. The NASER forty five denomination 24 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:16,920 Speaker 4: of Mark Wayne Mullen of Oklahoma to be Secretary of 25 00:01:16,959 --> 00:01:18,400 Speaker 4: Homeland Security is confirmed. 26 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:23,319 Speaker 1: The Oklahoma Republican senator replaces Christy Nome, who was fired 27 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:26,200 Speaker 1: by President Trump earlier this month, and appointed a special 28 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:29,039 Speaker 1: Envoy for the Shield of the Americas, a new anti 29 00:01:29,120 --> 00:01:32,880 Speaker 1: drug initiative in the western Hemisphere. Democratic Senators John Fetterman 30 00:01:32,920 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 1: and Marten Heinrich supported the confirmation. The DHS shutdown is 31 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:39,720 Speaker 1: currently in its sixth week, with Mullen's confirmation unlikely to 32 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:40,479 Speaker 1: unlock a deal. 33 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:43,800 Speaker 2: There are no reported injuries after an explosion at an 34 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:48,040 Speaker 2: oil refinery import Arthur, Texas, about ninety miles east of Houston. 35 00:01:48,360 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 2: That's the word from the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department, which 36 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 2: says the blast at a Valero facility was likely caused 37 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:56,880 Speaker 2: by an industrial heater, and the heat dome that has 38 00:01:56,880 --> 00:02:00,240 Speaker 2: millions in the Southwest suffering record setting temperatures is spreading 39 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:04,080 Speaker 2: into the southern plains. Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas are bracing 40 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:07,760 Speaker 2: for record highs this week. I'm Michael Kasner door Dash 41 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:11,800 Speaker 2: says they'll help US and Canadian delivery drivers facing big 42 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:15,799 Speaker 2: gasoline bills during the Iran War. More from Tammy Triheo. 43 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:19,080 Speaker 5: The company says the program will run through April twenty 44 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:21,600 Speaker 5: six and can save drivers at least a dollar per gallon. 45 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:24,680 Speaker 5: It will also feature weekly relief payments for dashers driving 46 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:27,240 Speaker 5: at least one hundred and twenty five miles. With the 47 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:29,880 Speaker 5: average price of gas in America expected to break foward 48 00:02:29,919 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 5: dollars this week, gig workers are being hit pretty hard. 49 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:35,000 Speaker 5: I'm Tammy Triheo. 50 00:02:34,919 --> 00:02:38,600 Speaker 2: A South Florida man calling himself Palm Beach. Pete is 51 00:02:38,639 --> 00:02:41,640 Speaker 2: setting the record straight. He's not the late sex offender 52 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:43,840 Speaker 2: Jeffrey Epstein. More from Joel Malkin. 53 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:47,320 Speaker 3: Some dude randomly filled me while I was driving on 54 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 3: I ninety five, unbeknownst me, and the next thing I know, 55 00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:52,800 Speaker 3: I'm a viral sensation. 56 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:56,440 Speaker 4: It's pretty crazy. Pete taking to social media after that 57 00:02:56,600 --> 00:02:59,440 Speaker 4: viral video sparked a wave of conspiracy theories due to 58 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 4: a striking re semblance to Jeffrey Epstein, who died in 59 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:05,160 Speaker 4: his New York prison cell in twenty nineteen. Pete later 60 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:07,960 Speaker 4: doubled down the second video reiterating he's not Epstein. 61 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:10,760 Speaker 3: Have nothing to do with Jeffrey Epstein. He's a very 62 00:03:10,800 --> 00:03:14,080 Speaker 3: bad person what he did obviously, and he is dead 63 00:03:14,840 --> 00:03:15,600 Speaker 3: and I'm alive. 64 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:18,000 Speaker 4: There are reports of Pete is a former Division one 65 00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:21,480 Speaker 4: tennis player and former real estate executive. I'm Joel Malkin. 66 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:25,520 Speaker 2: President Trump paid a visit on Monday to Elvis Presley's 67 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:29,560 Speaker 2: former home. Trump toured the Graceland Mansion Museum in Memphis, 68 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:32,839 Speaker 2: telling reporters He's always been a big Elvis fan. 69 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:36,000 Speaker 1: I've never been here now, I just I'm a big 70 00:03:36,040 --> 00:03:40,160 Speaker 1: fan of Elvis, who isn't right, But I think he's great. 71 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:41,800 Speaker 3: I think his music is incredible. 72 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:45,120 Speaker 2: The President said he regrets that he never got a 73 00:03:45,200 --> 00:03:49,080 Speaker 2: chance to meet the King. And employees in Spotify's podcast 74 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:51,960 Speaker 2: group are being laid off. The layoffs, including at the 75 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:56,800 Speaker 2: Streamers podcast Network, The Ringer and Spotify Studios, affected fifteen 76 00:03:56,840 --> 00:04:01,040 Speaker 2: employees totally, about three percent of the organization. Spotify bought 77 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:03,160 Speaker 2: The Ringer for about two hundred and fifty million in 78 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:05,040 Speaker 2: twenty twenty. I'm Michael Kassner.