Live from NPR news in Washington, I'm Dave Madinglay.
President Trump is directing the Pentagon to scale back the U.S. military's joint exercises
with South Korea. NPR's Deepa Shiveram says the President's sights several reasons, including the cost and South Korea's stance on the war with Iran. In a post on social media, Trump said that he was "not happy" with the U.S. history of participating in joint military exercises with South Korea, which have been ongoing
since the aftermath of the Korean War. He sighted the costs of the tradition, but also said it was "todily inappropriate and hostile to North Korea," which Trump says has been respectful to him. Rather than cancel the joint exercises, Trump said he's instructed his defense department to scale them down.
“Trump and his post was also critical of South Korea, a key U.S. ally, for not backing”
the U.S. and its war against Iran.
Deepa Shiveram and PR news Colombia's President is asking President Trump to suspend U.S. tariffs on his country to help his nation recover from this month's deadly earthquake, more than 280 people are confirmed dead amid ongoing efforts to find additional bodies and remove debris. The Quake had a magnitude of 7.4 left widespread damage in Western Colombia.
Much in rescue efforts are underway in eastern Indonesia, where a strong weekend earthquake left more than 50 people dead and widespread damage. More than 1500 aftershocks have been reported there. The earthquake forced thousands of people to evacuate. Officials are expecting shipments of humanitarian aid, including food and tents to begin
arriving today. The Quake had a magnitude of 7.7. More than 150,000 homes in businesses in Hawaii are without power this morning from the strong winds and heavy rains of what is now tropical storm lava. The storm's winds and flooding damage store destroyed dozens of homes as it passed
near the islands. More than two feet of rain fell on the Hawaiian Islands, as Bill Dorman with Hawaii Public Radio reports. All public schools in the state of Hawaii are closed today, so we're government offices,
“exceptions, or emergency workers, and those working crucial services, and they have a lot”
to do. Damage assessments are still coming in. The southern part of Hawaii Island was one of the hardest hit areas, with half a dozen local bridges destroyed or heavily damaged. Rock slides, mud slides and flooding of saturated ground, or main challenges across the
islands, Hawaiian Electric says tens of thousands of residents around the state are still without power for NPR News, I'm Bill Dorman in Honolulu. Authorities in Indiana are reporting at least seven deaths following days of heavy rains and record flooding there, those killed included a four-year-old boy, officials in Indian apolis say flooding from the White River peaked early yesterday.
This is NPR News. Police in Virginia say they're searching for additional suspects following a weekend shooting at Virginia State University near Petersburg. The gunfire left five people wounded.
“A 19-year-old is in custody, investigators say more than one person fired a weapon.”
The shooting occurred early Saturday as students were returning to campus for fall classes. Police say the person being held is not a student at VASU. Forward the five wounded were not students either. A state senator in Tennessee has been formally sanctioned for her actions to protest congressional redistricting.
She's now threatening legal action as Mariana Buckeyele with member station WPLN reports. In May, state lawmakers redrew Tennessee's congressional districts mid-cycle at the behest of President Trump. During a final vote on the maps, Democrat Charlene Oliver stood on her desk holding a banner that read No Jim Crow 2.0.
In response, Republican leadership stripped her of a committee appointment, refused to pay her for legislative work done outside of the regular session and denied her reimbursement for conferences. Oliver says that's hurt her constituents because she's had to cancel town halls and other events with voters.
As spokesperson for Republican leadership says that the sanctions are constitutional, calling both Oliver's protest and potential legal action, quote, "performative." For NPR news, I'm Mariana Buckeyele in Nashville. All street ended the trading week in negative territory, the Dow, the S&P, and the Nasdaq all closed lower on Friday.
I'm Dave Madingley, NPR News, in Washington.
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