Line from NPR News in Washington, on Corva Coleman, President Trump says his ...
is talking with officials in Iran.
He wrote online this morning he's pausing any U.S. attacks on Iranian energy sites for five days to see how the talks progress. Trump spoke about the talks this morning as he left his Florida estate. "They went, I would say, perfectly, I would say that if they carry through with that,
“it'll end up that problem, that conflict, and I think it'll end very, very substantially."”
But Iranian state media is contradicting Trump. It released a statement from the Iranian Foreign Ministry today. This says Trump's statement is aimed at reducing energy prices in order to gain time to implement his military plans. Iran has also threatened to retaliate if its attack and says it will target power plants and
other Persian Gulf nations. Meanwhile Israel's military struck another bridge in southern Lebanon today, according to Lebanese state media. Israel's been targeting Iranian back-hesible law militants to stop them from launching missiles into northern Israel.
And here's Kari Khan, has more. Israel's military says targeting bridges is vital to stopping Hezbollah from transferring its weapon south.
“Dozens of missiles a day are fired into northern Israeli towns.”
And going Israeli air strikes have displaced more than 1.2 million people, according to Lebanese
officials. Ali Al-Hek is sheltering in a tent with his parents and force siblings in a Beirut Stadium housing thousands. Air strike warnings come so strong you couldn't run from them. There was no escape, he says.
Lebanon's president fears the new wave of infrastructure attacks is "a prelude to a ground invasion." Israel's military chief says it's fight against Hezbollah. Hezbollah has "only just begun." Kari Khan and Pierre-Nouth, Tel Aviv.
President Trump is sending hundreds of federal immigration agents to U.S. airports. They're supposed to help TSA agents who are not getting paid because the Department of
“Homeland Security is partially shut down.”
And Beirut's Luke Garrett has more. White House borders our Tom Homan is in charge of the operation. He tells CNN, "I say agents will likely guard airport entries and exits. And he thinks ICE will leave the security line to transportation security administration workers."
The union that represents TSA officers blasted the ICE deployment. Here's Union Policy Director, Jacqueline Simon. It will be easier for somebody with malintent to get through a security checkpoint with an untrained ICE agent there instead of a trained transportation security officer. Homan said ICE agents will continue their immigration enforcement mission while at airports.
But in a statement at Lana Mayor Andre Dickens said ICE agents will take orders from TSA. In the federal agents at Atlantis Airport are quote not intended to conduct immigration enforcement activities. Luke Garrett and Pierre News, Washington. And you're listening to NPR News from Washington.
New York-Leguardia Airport remains shut down after a deadly runway crash late last night. An air-candidate regional jet landed and ran into a fire truck on the runway. Two pilots were killed dozens of people were hospitalized, many were released. Some have serious injuries. The Dow Jones industrial average is up 1,000 points today after President Trump said his
administration was talking with Iran. But the Dow is a couple of 1,000 points lower than its February high of more than 50,000. The market volatility hurts Americans and their retirement accounts. And Pierre Steven Besah reports, financial advisors are warning Americans against selling. Keep your hands off your retirement accounts, that is the message from advisors for most
Americans years or decades away from retiring, selling now would essentially lock in that loss. And markets and recent years have been able to bounce back from global disruptions, like Russia and Vinyu Crane, says Steven Elwell with level financial advisors. Either their conflict will resolve, or markets move on to something that has a greater
impact on the bottom line, which is always corporate earnings.
For those about to retire, advisors say to withdraw as little as possible, maybe even delay retirement to give your holdings time to recover. Steven Besaha and PR News. This is National Puppy Day, it was designated by an activist who wanted to bring awareness to abandoned dogs and puppy mills, animal welfare agencies are urging people to consider
adopting shelter pets. I'm Corvacolman and PR News.
