"Live from NPR News in Washington," I'm Core of a Coleman.
President Trump says he thinks the war against Iran will soon be over.
“He spoke today in an interview aired by Fox Business News.”
But the U.S. and Iran have blockaded the straight of Hormuz, that has also blocked shipments of vital crude oil to the world. But writing online this morning, Trump says China is happy that he is permanently opening the straight. It's not clear how that will happen.
Secretary of State Marco Rubiu held what he calls a historic meeting yesterday at the State Department with the ambassadors of Lebanon and Israel.
NPR's Michelle Kellerman reports these were the first such talks in decades, but they
come as Hezbollah militants continue to fight Israel in southern Lebanon. The State Department says the two sides had productive discussions, and will meet again, Israel's ambassador to Washington, Michael Liter, says they agree on the need to, in his words, "Liberate Lebanon from Hezbollah and Iran." Lebanon is under the occupation, and we are suffering from their constant morages of missiles
and terror attacks trying to cross our border. Lebanon is dressing the need for a ceasefire and full sovereignty. Israel has taken over parts of southern Lebanon as it continues to fight Hezbollah. Michelle Kellerman and PR news the State Department. Two lawmakers resigned from Congress yesterday, Texas Republican Congressman Tony Gonzalez
stepped down. He admitted to having an affair with a former staffer, she later died by suicide. California Democratic Congressman Eric Swall will also resign. He has been accused by multiple women of sexual assault and sexual misconduct. Yesterday, California resident Lana Drew's publicly accused Swall will of rape in 2018.
She said she did not report it at the time because she was afraid.
“Remember, station KQED Marisa Lagos reports, Swallwell is, forcefully, denying the allegations.”
He issued a statement through an attorney, the lawyer posted on social media. It says that Swallwell categorically and unequivocally denies each and every allegation of sexual misconduct and assault Marisa Lagos reporting. This is the best week of the year to sell a house according to Realtor.com survey. It found home listings historically get more views this week, sell for more and sell
more quickly. And PR Stephen Bessaha reports. How optimistic sellers feel depends on where they live. In the northeast where there are a few homes available to buy, sellers surveyed feel like they have a bigger advantage than those in the south where a construction boom has
meant more options for buyers. Still, overall, 83% of sellers expect to get their asking price or higher. They said in the survey that's a good time to sell because of strong home values, limited
“inventory and stabilizing interest rates.”
Stephen Bessaha and PR news. You're listening to NPR news from Washington. The US is experiencing a resurgence of measles with more than 1700 confirmed cases so far this year. Now a new study finds that rising measles cases come with significant human and economic
costs. And beer's Maria Gadoy has more. Last year, the US confirmed 2,287 measles cases. The highest number in decades. In a new modeling study, researchers at Yale estimated that responding to those cases cost
the country some 244 million dollars.
The average cost per case was more than $104,000. The researchers also found that even a small 1% drop in measles vaccination rates could result in more than 4,000 hospitalizations and 36 preventable deaths from measles each year. That 1% drop in vaccinations would also cost the nation in additional $1.5 billion per year between now and the year 2030 in related health costs.
The findings appear in the proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Maria Gadoy and PR news. Forecasters say several tornadoes battered the central US this week. A dozen suspected tornadoes hit Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Kansas. They left destruction but no reported deaths.
Colorado authorities say there was a huge pileup on interstate 70 yesterday west of Denver. Colorado State Police say about 70 vehicles were involved in the chain reaction crash, including tractor trailers, rescuers took eight people to the hospital. I'm Corvaculman and PR news in Washington.
This week on up first, the Trump administration and Iran do not have a peace deal.
Now the president says the straight of her moves is under a US blockade. What that means for the ceasefire in Iran remains to be seen. And what it means for gas prices, those will likely continue to climb. Follow the latest developments we'll have them every morning on up first.
