"Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Rom.
died. His family issued a statement that he died last night. He has served as the special
council in the investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Robert Mueller was 81. Britain says Iran launched an unsuccessful missile attack at a joint British-American base in the Indian Ocean. NPR's Roost Sherlock has more." In a statement to NPR, the British Ministry of Defense accused Iran of lashing out across the region after it said Iran had made a failed attempt to strike at Diego Garcia
military base. It's unclear how close the missiles came to the base, located on the Chegos Islands in the Indian Ocean, some 2,500 miles away from Iran. The base has
“long been strategically important for the US, which has used it in military operations”
from the Vietnam War to the invasion of Iraq, and in other more recent conflicts. The British government has said US bombers can use some British bases, including Diego Garcia, for operations to prevent Iran attacking ships in the strategic straight-of-hood and war swathaway, Ruth Sherlock and Piani's. Siding the war in Iran, a federal judge says it's more important than ever, the public
have information on what the government is doing. He struck down a Pentagon policy that is a limited reporter's access. NPR's Ron Elving has more." The Pentagon under Secretary-Peeed Hague Seth put limits on where reporters could go, who they could talk to, and a long list of news organizations in New York Times, other newspapers, also NPR and PBS, and the Cable and Broadcast TV operations, all refused to live under
“those conditions. So, we're biored. We were biored. The others were biored from the Pentagon.”
The federal judge has now ruled that was a clear violation of the First Amendment rights
of news reporters, and news consumers, with a compelling interest in the Pentagon and the government in general." NPR is Ron Elving. The partial government shut down continues after five weeks, meaning longer lines at airports, NPR's Matt Bloom reports. Major airports issued fresh warnings ahead of the weekend to expect more long lines. The Atlanta's airport urged travelers to arrive at least three hours early. At Hollywood
Burbank Airport, Emily Alexis brought canned goods to contribute to a food drive for TSA agents, who've worked without pay for several weeks. "I don't want like to spill bad for them, but you know they have families and everything, and I just don't like what's going on." In New Orleans, mass agent callouts this month led to huge lines that stretched into the
airport's parking garage. Leaders on social media said that staffing remains a fluid situation. In wait times, May fluctuate from 15 minutes to up to two hours. Matt Bloom and P.R. News." This is NPR News in Washington. Scottish police said today they arrested two people, trying to enter the UK's nuclear submarine base this week. They described them as an Iranian man in a Romanian woman that
were appearing court and Monday to face charges. As his customary in Scotland, their names and the charges won't be released until after the hearing. The base holds the core of the UK's submarine fleet, including the Royal Navy submarines armed with tried missiles. Britain has been a nuclear power since the 1950s. The British version of Saturday Night Live debuts tonight with Tina Fey hosting. Vicky Barker reports from London.
Comedy and Sattire are not strangers to the British airwaves, but live comedy and Sattire is. Cast member Iowa Day Bang Boyet telling the BBC.
“"I mean, I'm nervous, but I think my nerves are just like excitement. You know when your”
nerves could you care?" Producer James Longman is confident the SNL brand will appeal to British viewers. "The world is rough out there at the moment, so it's really good times a lot, and we are
creating, hopefully, something very special with an amazing cast and amazing team of writers."
The sky program will stream in the US on peacock on Sunday. For NPR News, I'm Vicky Barker in London. An international group of scientists says the high temperatures in the US south west this month are the result of climate change. World-weather attribution studies the causes of extreme weather and says this month's heat wave would have been virtually impossible
without human-caused climate change. "I'm Noraram, NPR News in Washington."
