Live from NPR News in Washington, on Corva Coleman, President Trump addressed...
night for the first time since he launched the war against Iran.
“Trump is contending that the operation has been a success.”
He also says the U.S. military operation should conclude in two to three weeks. But NPR's deepest shiveram says Trump did not offer many new specifics. Trump has been saying so many different things, and thousands of U.S. troops are still in the region, whether those troops will be used in any significant ground operations. In the time that the U.S. is allegedly winding down the war is not something that the
President talked about at all, but he did seem to indicate that the U.S. could take future action in Iran if the country moves to try and make a nuclear weapon. NPR's deepest shiveram reporting.
President Trump is now saying that the United States is not responsible for reopening the
state of Hormuz. It was opened before the conflict started. Trump says other countries should do this. The British government is holding a virtual multi-national meeting today without the United States to discuss this issue. And Bahrain has introduced the United Nations resolution calling on Iran to open up the
state. And Piers Michele Kelliman has more. Bahrain's ambassador, Jamal Faris Al-awaii, says his country cannot accept what he calls
“economic terrorism. That's how he describes Iran's moves to shut down the straight”
of Hormuz in response to U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. He says it is of "paramount" importance for the security council to vote on a draft resolution to protect commercial shipping. As he took over the U.N. Security Council presidency, the Bahrainian ambassador blasted Iran for continuing to launch drones and missiles at Gulf countries despite a security council
resolution that he sponsored last month that called on Iran to stop such attacks. Michele Kelliman and Piers news the state department.
NASA has launched its Artemis-2 mission on its journey to circle the moon. It's NASA's first
human lunar mission in more than 50 years. From central Florida public media, Brendan Burn reports. And lift off. The crew of Artemis-2 now bound for the moon. NASA's massive SLS rocket roared to life at 6.35 local time. It's twin solid rocket
boosters and four engines cracking the air. And lifting the Orion space caps on its crew into space under a fiery orange trail. They are embarking on a nearly 10-day mission that
“will slingshot the crew around the moon and back, testing key systems of the Orion spacecraft.”
It's the first time humans are flying the vehicle, which will take the crew farther into deep space than any other humans. So catch a glimpse at the far side of the moon during the journey flying more than 5,000 miles above the lunar surface. The mission will end with a splash down in the Pacific Ocean, more than 400,000 people were estimated to visit Florida Space Coast for the launch.
For NPR News, I'm Brendan Burn at the Kennedy Space Center. On Wall Street in pre-market trading, Dow Futures are down, more than 600 points. This is NPR. Republican leaders of Congress say they have a plan to fund the Homeland Security Department. It's still partially shut down. Last hour, the Senate passed a funding measure by voice
vote. The bill is now in the hands of the House, where GOP leaders could try the same tactic later this morning. It's not clear if it will succeed. The most visited museum in the world last year was, once again, the Louvre in Paris. And beer's net at Ullibi reports, it's been a top museum destination for decades. Officials at the Louvre these days complain about over attendance. But that does not stop
them from making slick, promotional YouTube videos about its exquisite restorations of Old Master Paintings. There must popular museums include the Vatican Museum at number two and the National Museum of Korea in Seoul at number three. Major art museums in East Asia have seen a notable spike in attendance, including in Shanghai
and Hong Kong. But in the U.S., museum attendance is shake here. For example, wild pirates and government shutdowns last year adversely affected attendance at many museums in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., net at Ullibi and PR news. Yesterday was April 1, or April Fool's Day. Today, April 2nd is International Fact-Cheking Day. The nonprofit journalism school, the Pointer Institute, warns many faults, has become
influential because they're shared quickly and widely. The organization warns that fact checking has become more important than ever. I'm Crore of a Coleman and PR news in Washington.
