NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (July 4)

Welcome to NTD Evening News. Our top story tonight, the UK's powerful conservative party is facing defeat today. A UK exit poll shows Britain's Labour Party has unseated the Conservative Party in today's general election. After a huge voter turnout, the polls closed just over an hour ago. Many voters hoping for change. Arlene Richards has the details. A group of countries, including Russia, China and Iran, are strengthening their ties, partly to counter the US. Iran, claiming its relations with Russia, have disrupted the global balance of power. Ariane Pazdar has the takeaways from their two-day summit. People in Texas and Mexico are getting ready for Hurricane Beryl as Jamaica reels from the damage. Hear from locals and the leader of the country. An annual naturalization ceremony taking place at Mount Vernon, Virginia today. What it took for immigrants to become American citizens and the emotional moments at our founding father's home. And people from all over the country are gathering in Washington DC, watching the national parade and enjoying all of the festivities at the US Capitol. Jack Bradley reports. This is NTD Evening News. Live from our NTD Global Headquarters in New York City, here is Tiffany Meyer. Good evening and thank you for joining us tonight. A historic election in the UK today, as the Conservative Party's years-long reign seems to have come to an end. According to an exit poll, the Labour Party will be returning to power for the first time after 14 years of Conservative leadership. NTD's Arlene Richards reports on how they got there. In what's expected to be a landslide victory on Thursday, the UK's Labour Party leader Keir Starmer is set to easily beat Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for a seat in the British Parliament. Britons picked 650 new members of Parliament, known as MPs, to represent their local areas, similar to the House of Representatives in the US. The leader of the party needs 326 MP votes to become Prime Minister. The Prime Minister can form a government after approval from King Charles III, who typically would not overrule the results of an election. Polls have consistently shown that the Labour Party is expected to win, bringing a centre-left government. It's the first general election in nearly five years, and voters came out in record numbers. Some voters say they've lost confidence in the Conservative Party. Honestly, Brexit, probably. I don't think I would ever vote Conservative again after the Brexit vote. Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, totally destroyed any confidence that I had in the party. Other voters say they aren't confident that a change in party will make a difference. I feel like every candidate's pretty awful, in all honesty. If I was going to vote for anyone, I'd vote for Labour, but I don't think any of them are good choices. In May, after a fall in inflation rates, Sunak announced a surprise July election as his party faced an uphill struggle to extend their 14 years in power. Millions across the UK are still feeling the squeeze from high food, energy and housing prices. I just want a kinder economy, is what I'm after. Britons finished their voting at 10 p.m. local time, which is 5 p.m. Eastern in the US. Votes are counted as soon as the polls close. A winner will likely be declared in the early hours of Friday morning. Arlene Richards, NTD News. President Biden was busy this 4th of July speaking with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The two leaders talked about the latest details to potentially end the war in Gaza. With Vice President Kamala Harris reportedly joining the call, Biden and Netanyahu discussed the latest progress on a possible ceasefire and hostage release deal with Hamas. While Israel and Hamas appear to be close to an agreement, nothing is final as of yet. In a White House statement, Biden praised Netanyahu for continuing to engage with US, Qatari and Egyptian mediators. Biden also reaffirmed his, quote, ironclad commitment to Israel's security. The call precedes a scheduled meeting in a few weeks between Biden and Netanyahu, when the Prime Minister will visit Washington to address Congress. Russian President Vladimir Putin now responding to promises by former President Trump who says he'll end the war in Ukraine. This comes as Putin meets with the leaders of China and Iran, challenging America's global influence. NTD's international correspondent Ariane Pasdar has more. At the first presidential debate last week, former President Trump said he would end the conflict in Ukraine right after winning the election, even before his inauguration. Now, Russian President Vladimir Putin initially ignored Trump's comments, but now Putin responded on Thursday. Watch. I'm of course not familiar with his possible proposals regarding how he is going to do this, and this is the key question, but I have no doubt that he means it sincerely, and we will support you. Putin made the remarks at a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Kazakhstan. The group was founded by Russia, China and others in 2001. One of its goals is to counter the influence of the United States and its allies. Putin spoke with Chinese leader Xi Jinping during the summit, marking their second meeting in just two months. Russian-Chinese relations of comprehensive partnership and strategic interaction are experiencing the best period in their history. Putin says he wants to replace Euro-Atlantic security models. According to him, those models give unfair advantages to certain nations. Xi made similar comments, accusing the West of hostility. And Putin also praised the use of national currencies instead of the US dollar. He called for the creation of a new payment system within the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. The Russian president not only talked about relations with China. Putin told Iran's acting president that our approaches towards key issues of the international agenda almost completely coincide. Iran's acting president said this. The strategic relationship between our two countries has completely disrupted the global balance of power. The two-day summit concluded on Thursday. The leaders ended the gathering by signing 25 different documents, most of them highlighting the importance of strong ties among the attending nations. Arian Pasdar, NTD News. Hurricane Beryl remains a dangerous Category 3 hurricane as it pulls away from the Cayman Islands. Rainfall in Grand Cayman is approaching the dangerous rate of one inch per hour, which could cause flash flooding. Here's more on the storm's impacts and where it's heading next. Hurricane Beryl is soaking the Cayman Islands with sustained winds of 115 miles per hour. The storm is expected to lose additional strength as it journeys through the Gulf of Mexico on Friday. According to the National Hurricane Center, it will likely be a tropical storm before intensifying to a Category 1 hurricane as it approaches land. As Beryl pulls away from the Cayman Islands, the good news for those folks is that the hurricane warnings have been discontinued for the Caymans, could still see some gusty winds and heavy rainfall in these showers as they pass through in the outer bands to the east of Beryl Center as the storm moves quickly to the west-northwest away from those islands. It's forecast to make landfall along Mexico's northeastern coast or in southern Texas Sunday night or Monday. But Beryl is already a deadly storm. It was a scary experience. When you look at like houses, concrete houses just fall to the ground. It was like something just out of the world, you know. It was just unbelievable. Everything is gone. Everything you can think about is gone. People are homeless. They need food. They need water. The storm has killed at least nine people in Jamaica, Venezuela, Grenada, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Based upon the category of hurricane that hit us, it hit us at the Category 4. The damage was not what we had expected. And so we're very grateful for that. But there was damage nonetheless. We had damage to some coastal infrastructure in southern parishes. We're now in the process of starting the damage assessment, the needs assessment, including social and levels assessment. We also participated and supported the Ministry of Labor and Social Security with the packaging of food items, which we hope to start distribution as soon as more information becomes available. Parts of Mexico and the southern U.S. are getting ready as Hurricane Beryl heads northwest. Forecasters expect Beryl to spend most of Friday in the Yucatan, likely weakening over land, and could then pick up power in the Gulf of Mexico. President Biden giving prepared remarks at a White House barbecue with members of the military. It comes as the president continues to push forward with his re-election bid. The speech marks a crucial moment for Biden as he seeks to convince voters of his ability to serve a second term. The White House on Wednesday pointed to his engagements with military families today to show that the president is active and out in the public. In a radio interview aired today, President Biden calls on the public to look at what he's done in three and a half years instead of just 90 minutes on the debate stage. He's campaigning in the battleground state of Wisconsin on Friday, where he'll sit down with ABC for his first TV interview since the debate. This Independence Day, America welcomes 100 new citizens. An annual naturalization ceremony taking place at Mount Vernon, Virginia today. NTD's Sam Wong was there to catch this emotional moment. If you're looking to become a U.S. citizen, there's no better place to do it than at George Washington's home on the 4th of July. Here at Mount Vernon today, America welcomed 100 new around the world. Mount Vernon's front lawn is filled with hugs, tears, and the stars and stripes. Years of hard work and dedication were rewarded with cheers from friends and families and a long anticipated certificate of citizenship. I think it's a very special, very special day. I can vote and I can elect a new president for the United States. There is no words to describe how I feel, I'm so happy. To some, this emotional moment has been decades in the making. Business owner Jamie Richards-Linton came to the U.S. 20 years ago. Away from her native country of Jamaica, she said the United States of America is the place she calls home. I was born in Jamaica. I always say that Jamaica made me, but America raised me. I became who I am today in this country and even the struggles and the good things that are in America and that were afforded to me is just really what made me who I am today and you know the possibilities are endless for me because of America. The 4th of July is also a day to honor those who are serving the country. Born in Guinea, Boyden Fangemou arrived in the United States as a kid. Today, he got to experience this proud moment taking a nose to the good old red, white, and blue as an army officer. It feels like a relief because you know I've been here since I was five. I prefer this ceremony over the one at basic training because it wasn't as cool and as beautiful as this one. And upholding their oath to the constitution is exactly what many immigrants are striving for, even knowing that a path to citizenship could be tumultuous. As an orchestra plays patriotic tunes at the home of our founding father, let us remind ourselves about the rights and privileges that are bestowed on us by the land of opportunities. Sam Wong, NTD News, Mount Vernon, Virginia. Hundreds of thousands of people are gathering at the National Mall celebrating Independence Day. NTD's Washington correspondent Jack Bradley has more. We're here at the National Independence Day parade where hundreds of thousands of people are gathering to enjoy the festivities. Authorities expect 700,000 people to be here at the National Mall. The National Archives kicked off the celebration earlier today with a reading of the Declaration of Independence and a bunch of actors dressed as the founding fathers doing so. After like every line they're going like boom after they were like roasting the king of England. First time here in DC like for the 4th of July. Super great. Happy birthday America. I like all the diversity of cultures and people and stuff. That's really what makes America. It's been really fun. It's definitely this is the biggest 4th of July parade I've ever seen. What do you think of when you think of America? I think of like opportunities. Power, strength, wisdom, freedom is the first thing that comes to mind. But really integrity or everything we've been able to do since we were young children until today is because of our great nation. As an Air Force officer myself I couldn't be more proud to stand in representation of that and hopefully spread that across the world as well. The open spaces, the people, hopefully the community, the camaraderie. The spiritual component too. America was founded on Christian values and that's what I cherish is the freedom to express those values. Freedoms, freedoms of religion, freedom of choice, freedom to be who you want to be. That is most important. There's no dictatorship, there's no tyrant, there's no you have the opportunity to make the most of what you have. The ability to be a diverse nation but still be unified together. Among those groups celebrating American values one among them is highlighting religious freedom, freedom of belief and speech. They do this through music. The reason why we're here today is to bring awareness to the Falun Dafa practitioners in China who are being persecuted for their belief and American values like freedom of speech, freedom of religion are not shared in China. In the afternoon President Biden's hosting service members at the White House for a barbecue and in the evening there's a concert at the Capitol Steps which kicks off at 8 p.m. and the famous fireworks show will also begin right afterward. Reporting from Washington D.C. Jack Bradley, NTD News. Coming up, remembering those who made the ultimate sacrifice as we celebrate Independence Day. A retired Navy SEAL officer speaks with us about the meaning of America's founding. 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All right I'm at the house and uh I'm gonna head inside okay come on this door I'm in the house what do you see let me check the den uh there's nothing in the den let me check the kitchen uh there's no one downstairs it looks like wait what was that I don't know let me let me head upstairs what do you see did you shut this bathroom door no oh it's not here what do you mean the gun's not here what where is it Cam Cameron are you in the door please please open the door Cameron come on welcome back I'm Tiffany Meyer earlier we spoke with retired Navy SEAL officer Mike Cirelli about what Independence Day means for service members and veterans and how Americans can honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Cirelli is also author of the book The Everyday Warrior. Mike Cirelli thank you so much for joining us great to have you on the show. Thank you for having me and first off happy 4th of July. Yes happy 4th of July America turns 248 today now it is a day of celebrating freedom but also remembering those who did pay the ultimate sacrifice so that we do have these freedoms. Now what does this day Independence Day mean for servicemen or people who have served like yourself? It's a point of pride but ultimately you've got to go back to the origin of this holiday. When you think about it it was 13 colonies who stood up against tyranny they didn't have this flag back then you know the flag by Betsy Ross with the 13 stars yes we've got 13 stripes but they were a ragtag group of militia banded together against the world's greatest military both army and navy and our our revolutionary soldiers were ill-equipped they had supply and logistic issues trying to find food whatever clothing they could get ammunition and they fought for eight and a half years eight frigid winners against a superior force and came out on top they were were not willing to accept defeat and they were willing to give their lives so that future generation their children at the time could live with freedom and independence from tyranny. Now President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are hosting a 4th of July celebration at the White House today for service and veteran families now what is the best way Americans can honor service members and those who have served instead of just maybe celebrating the barbecue and stuff how we how can we honor those who have served? I would say educate yourself read history read about the sacrifices and the challenges that our forefathers faced to build this great nation and also beyond that go get perspective go travel to the 85 percent of the world which is either developing or third world countries and see how they live see how they don't have a first amendment a freedom of speech how they don't have a second amendment the right to bear arms and when you realize that when you see on college campuses of you know people burning the American flag which is just so offensive and disgusting to to the men and women I served with they need to gain perspective on the world and realize this is the greatest country we don't always get it right but we have done everything we can to correct our our missteps and I've got to tell you that flag behind me I carried on 10 combat deployments and in fact I have one of my old kids here we wore that American flag that's not really tactical right there up front front towards enemy as we said because we were proud of it and we often carried a flag in the back rolled up on every combat mission and if you lived you survived war you got to come home and and hold on to that because it was dear to you but if you fell in the battlefield we took that off the the person's kit and we draped their body with that flag and carried them off the battlefield and then returned it to the family uh to you know to to just honor their memory and so that flag is dear to us how many are saying that this country is getting more polarized by the day how do we get back to being the united states of america yeah we we are a house divided and while we are divided we've seen what's going on in the world you've got russia invading ukraine iran iran uh acting amok you've got hamas attacking israel you have china making ground we've got to put our petty differences aside and move towards the center and remember the values in the constitution under which this democratic republic this constitutional republic was founded and that is a guiding principle the forefathers gave us probably the greatest document next to the bible and while times change that is meant to be the guiding light for us moving forward so when people move so divergently off those values uh it's very tough to get people to have a professional tactful conversation and i'll say this democrats don't have the patent or monopoly on democracy and republicans don't have the patent or monopoly on patriotism you can have both while having political or different differing political opinions but at the end of the day we have to come to the table stop being so dramatic these politicians love drama they feed off it the news networks feed off it we we need to be careful with our words at the end of the day words are the most powerful weapon or unifier that exists mike cirilli thank you so much for joining us on independence day thank you so much god bless america tonight on ntd we bring you a july 4th special close to our hearts entities white house correspondent iris tao and yamya kellick senior editor at the epic times and host american thought leaders reflect on independence day their personal journeys to america and what america stands for here's a sneak peek at some moments from their conversation yeah i was just thinking to myself how like actually i wonder if it's true that americans don't necessarily cherish these freedoms as much as immigrants do especially immigrants coming from like you know communist countries like poland used to be or you know still nowadays communist china because i grew up in mainland china before i moved here in middle school and i remember how like back in elementary school middle school like we were kind of like forced to read textbooks with like you know propaganda that are you know apparently praising the chinese commons party but also denying many human rights issues and so that's why like when i first came to the u.s and then when i got exposed to like all the uncensored news about china what's happening in the chinese society how people in the china society are actually living you know what kind of challenges they're facing what kind of like you know different problems that exist within the society i think when i saw that it was a huge cultural shock to me um and that's what actually prompted me kind of to go into journalism i grew up as a child of immigrants i grew up in canada the main reason i was in canada was because when my parents escaped communist poland it was easier for them to get papers to canada so that's where we ended up but where they wanted to where they're sort of the the the pull was of course to america and everybody knew that right it was the dream of freedom uh you know living in a authoritarian totalitarian state it was always there there was this underground railroad that was bringing chinese religious dissidents falun gong practitioners out from china through the golden triangle and into thailand into bangkok where they could get un refugee status so almost impossible for them to get that in china they wouldn't that's typically how it works in these systems you have to get it in the country where you're facing the problem i wanted to tell these people's stories we were kind of my wife and i were playing a support role in this in this system you can watch this special co-production by ntd and the epic times right here on ntd at 8 30 p.m eastern it will also premiere on ntd's website at 9 p.m eastern tune in get to know us better and celebrate this july 4th with us and no new york city on pennsday celebration is complete without some friendly competitive eating ntd's fiona g was at coney island to see just how many hot dogs a human stomach can well stomach it is the fourth of july the day we celebrate the birth of america and its promise of life liberty and the pursuit of happiness and hot dogs i am here at the nathan's annual hot dog eating contest some encouragement ladies and in the women's competition mickey sudo won her 10th hot dog championship she ate a whopping 51 hot dogs becoming the first woman to break the 50 hot dog threshold and beating her personal 48 hot dog record female in the world mickey sudo still undefeated so this one's a huge milestone i think what it means for the women's contest is we're just going to see the women's record increase and even after 10 years in the game i still have more to give and next year i hope i hope to put up bigger numbers two one in the one gallon nathan's lemonade chugging contest rapper and competitive eater badlands bookers set a new world record downing the giant jug of juice in just 21 seconds reigning champion joey chestnut didn't compete this year much the chagrin of fans but the show must go on after a 10-minute chow down chicago's patrick fertile eddie took home the men's championship with a staggering 58 hot dots eaten patrick how do you feel incredible performance i've never seen you so in sync how do you feel it was all focused today no mohawk just hot water and uh i wasn't going to stop eating until the job was done ladies and gentlemen the number nine ranked eater in the world that's 275 jalapeno peppers and 58 hot dogs and buns patrick the 2024 nathan's hot dog eating contest might be over but there's still plenty to do this fourth of july so if you've got some free time on your hands come on down to coney island grab a hot dog and have some fun reporting from coney island new york city i'm fiona g ntd news coming up the meaning of independence day not just to americans but also to people around the world living without freedom a scholar who fled socialist venezuela shares with us the power of america's founding principles that and more after the break here on ntd news this is it the culmination of everything our young athlete has worked for these past months he's filled with determination you can see it in his face is today the day he overcomes and here we go there is no 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right away your monthly gift help kids achieve their goals goal i'm kevin hogan in new york city and we are ntd news welcome back if you're just joining us now here are some today's top headlines exit polls from the parliamentary elections in the uk show the conservative party losing power after a 14-year rule labor party leader kirstahmer is expected to replace rishi sunak as prime minister russian president vladimir putin said he takes former president trump's proposal for peace in ukraine seriously this came as putin met with the leaders of china and iran at a regional summit and touted their close relations hurricane barrel weakened to a category 2 storm as it moved past the cayman islands barrel is expected to cause storm surges and heavy rain to mexicans yucatan peninsula and the u.s gulf coast this weekend president biden marked independence day at a white house barbecue with members of the military he also addressed and pushed forward with his re-election bid joining me now to explore the meaning of independence day is daniel d martino he's a fellow at the manhattan institute and founder of the dissident project daniel thank you so much for joining us happy 4th of july happy 4th of july what does independence day and america's founding mean to those who have fled socialist and communist countries such as yourself you know to me it means the celebration not of the independence or the creation of america just as a nation but the creation of the nation that brought freedom to the world america not only brought freedom to its own people but liberated hundreds of millions if not millions of people in two world wars in the cold war which wasn't fought but uh not at least in battle but in ideas and and it continues to be a beacon of freedom to immigrants and to people all over the world like in hong kong who wave the american flag like in venezuela who are seeking to the help of the americans to obtain their own freedom uh and so that's what america means to me it's really and on that note what makes the united states constitution and bill of rights so powerful at protecting against communism and oppression you know i think it is that it was meant for both our religious people uh people who believed in god and and who the rights came from god they didn't come from from a king they didn't come from government and so it was a complete rethinking of what government was meant to do government before the american revolution was simply the the will of the king who got his power directly from god himself now what government means really is just a way to secure our rights and protect us from violations of our rights which is the opposite of what governments used to do so america by being created through the declaration of independence and then consolidated with the signing of the constitution and its certification meant that we changed the way we think about governments in the whole planet and what role do you think america and its ideals play today for those in other countries around the world especially those who don't enjoy the freedoms we do here you know um george washington in a letter that he wrote in 1788 to a dutch pastor who had just immigrated to america said that he had always hoped that america would become a safe and agreeable asylum to all of the world's people who were seeking uh freedom who were virtuous and persecuted and and i think that that's what america means to a whole lot of us who came here seeking freedom from venezuela but also from cuba from china from russia and from african countries who see on america as an ideal not just because they want to be in america like many people surely do but also because they want that for their own countries america is an example for their countries that you can actually by changing government policies become wealthier and freer and daniel you founded the dissident project to educate students about the realities of living under tyrannical regimes how do we preserve these american principles and ensure that they are passed on to the next generation you know the the sad thing is that today a majority of young people of gen c my generation uh don't believe that america is a great nation they don't believe that america is a good country uh they actually believe that the united states is the bad guy it's the villain in the world's history when it's the opposite right you know this country is the good guys the one that saved the world from fascism from communism and we need to change that mentality and i believe the only way to change that mentality is in education that's why what we do what the dissident project is send immigrants who came to america from totalitarian countries seeking freedom to tell our stories so that young americans understand that they're actually blessed to live in america and america is not a bad country it is a good country and given that we can't show americans what happens in the rest of the world we can pay to for them to go to dangerous places but we can actually send immigrants who lived in those places to tell them hey not everything is rosy outside of america actually america is a great place and if a teacher wants to send any of these immigrants to their school to speak these trained speakers they can just go to our website dissidentproject.org and we can send them for free expanding on that actually what role do you think immigrants and dissidents like yourself can play in preserving these american values you know i think it's actually your duty um as people who came to the united states and not just to the u.s but anybody who moves to another country i think fleeing a bad government they have the duty to try to stop that from happening wherever they go and that's something we see today especially with the venezuelan diaspora which is the largest refugee group in the planet there's more venezuelan refugees than any other nation of origin and venezuelans are advocating for freedom in argentina in spain in peru in brazil in mexico and in the united states because we know what destroyed our country and i think that that's that's a change in how people should think about immigrants i think a lot of people tend to believe that immigrants vote for the same things that destroyed their their home countries and i think it's a picture is more complicated than that i think that especially people who flee authoritarian countries that they don't support those policies certainly not venezuela certainly not cubans not chinese um and i think that we need to understand that immigrants are an asset to preserving freedom in america and that's what we are trying to do using immigrants as an asset as a tool to preserve our freedom daniel d martino manhattan institute fellow and founder of the dissident project thank you so much for joining us on independence day thank you happy independence day the labor department reports that job openings rose slightly to 8.1 million in may the data comes as the federal reserve hopes that the labor market cools as it tries to tame inflation entities andrew thomas speaks with bank rates senior economic analysts to discuss the numbers job openings reached a high of 12 million in march 2022 this past may vacancies rose to 8.1 million from 7.9 million in april unemployment remained at four percent senior economic analyst at bank rate mark hamrick says the labor department report we can look at this in the context of the normalization or moderation of the job market which like so many things was distorted violently by the effects of the pandemic and now we're getting back to a condition that's more consistent with what we had experienced before the pandemic the federal reserve's main priority is reaching its two percent annualized inflation target but for the central bank achieving that goal is a balancing act what they're really seeking to do is find better balance not only between the supply and demand of labor but also between the two aspects of their dual mandate those being stable prices and maximum employment they're not too concerned about the current situation with the job market as long as it continues to hold up the labor department will issue its june jobs report friday the number of jobs added is expected to have fallen from 272 000 in may the expectation for the june jobs report is one of essentially steady as she goes and what that translates to is a web about 200 000 jobs added if economists consensus is correct and that we'll have the unemployment rate remaining at four percent fed policy makers welcome lower job openings a hot job market puts pressure on companies to raise wages which can exacerbate inflation the outlook is that we'll see some weakening in the job market over the next 12 months or so that is not suggesting a crash but only maybe some further cooling of both hiring the slight rise in the unemployment rate we'll have to see the report though to know exactly what happened last month fed chair jerome powell said yesterday that progress toward lower inflation appears to have resumed after stalling earlier this year but he added that the central bank needs to see more evidence before it cuts rates andrew thomas ntd news coming up baseball's all-star game starters have been announced but not without some surprises dave martin joins us to discuss and want to surprise your guests this july 4th daniel monaghan speaks with a hall of fame pit master to hear her top grilling tips and side dish secrets after the break rated in the best hearing aids of 2024 the audion atom 2 series offers superior sound quality and functionality for a fraction of the price for just 189 dollars a pair the atom 2 features four different hearing modes for all types of hearing loss it packs crystal clear sound a nearly invisible design and is even rechargeable i actually like them better than my old five thousand dollar hearing aids they're so comfortable i forget i'm wearing them and the sound is amazing the 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thought for the most part the fans got it right the only minor mission i would say was mookie betts not making it as a national league shortstop trey turner got instead now i say minor because trey turner is having a great season but he's missed like almost half the year with that hamstring injury if he had enough at bats to qualify though his 342 batting average would be second in baseball bets though has made the very difficult switch from right field to shortstop for the dodgers he's been great at both the field and the plate i mean i can't say how difficult that is to make that switch anyway another mission kensi's bobby witt jr. who's 4.8 wins above replacement is the fourth best in baseball regardless of position but unfortunately for him baltimore's gunner henderson is up like six and he's also an al shortstop i'm sure whit is going to make it as a reserve and when do the reserves and pitchers get selected how does that you know the players actually vote the rest of the men most of the rest of them then the commissioner's office does the final few so the fans vote in the nine players starting lineup including the designated hitter for both sides then the players vote in nine reserves one for each position plus eight pitchers then the commissioner's office votes in three more players on each side two of which are pitchers making sure every team has at least one representative so there's a total of 46 all-stars pick now this actually changed in 2017 previous to that the team's manager chose reserves and the pitchers there was so much room for like you know conflict of interest there was a lot of accusations of players managers choosing their own players over maybe more deserving players so they've changed that so anyway the final selections though will be announced this sunday moving to soccer news friday's quarterfinal match of the euro 2024 between france and portugal will feature two of the world's biggest stars in what kind of rivalry do these two have you know it actually seems like a whole lot more respect than anything you know mbappe is 14 years younger than the 39 year old ronaldo he actually posted a picture recently on social media the first time he met ronaldo he was just 13 years old he still calls him a legend says they stay in touch but tomorrow mbappe can essentially end ronaldo's long run at this event i mean this is the sixth time he's playing no one else has played more than five events there no one has scored as many goals as he had here now portugal is slightly favored to win i mean france and mbappe they have just three goals in their four games thus far in any case that game's gonna be played tomorrow 3 p.m eastern time of course just played all the way over in germany shifting gears to tennis novak djokovic advanced to round three with a four set win today how is the rest of the men's field playing out so far you know there's actually been several upsets you know three of the top eight men's seeds have already been eliminated today he was seventh seed hubert hurcox who actually had to retire due to an injury but also number six seed andre rublev and eight seed casper rude those are that makes three top 10 teams making or top 10 players making an early exit you know i was actually curious to see if any of these players out would actually favor jokovic in any kind of way like you know did any of them have his number but he's a combined 17 and 2 against those three so that's a resounding no right there but i think jokovic's main competition is going to be carlos alcarez and yannick center i mean that's no surprise to anyone now elsewhere today andy murray and his brother jim murray lost in doubles um this is murray's last wimbledon but he does have at least one more match left in mixed doubles with fellow countryman emma radu canoe now murray is planning to retire after this event well david's always thanks for joining us well thank you tiff independence day is here a time for americans to celebrate their freedom and spend time with family and friends entities dan omanahan speaks with hall of fame barbecue pit master leanne whippen for some tips on how to throw some magic together on the grill delicious you should try this leanne whippen has been a pit master for about 30 years she has served barbecue to congressmen and senators appeared on tlc's barbecue pit masters and bested bobby flay on food network's throwdown with bobby flay she says there's no need to make it fancy for the fourth many americans love some good old-fashioned barbecue grub like burgers hot dogs and ribs so i like for people to be kind of independent in their choices so i give them choices and i'll put an array of different uh things they put on top of their hamburgers uh be it cheese or uh you know sauteed mushrooms so they could build their own burgers and i also like to do of course barbecue smoked long cooks like brisket and pork the award-winning pit master shares a secret to keep the meat nice and juicy another trick that i have is to put apple juice into a spray bottle and when you're cooking meats and they look dry just spritz it with that and that will caramelize with your spices and keep your meat more moist whippen advises against skimping on meat quality when you're doing ribs make sure you take that membrane which is the skin on on the back of the ribs off because that allows your dry rubs and to permeate the meat uh for chicken i recommend brining so that really adds a lot of moisture to your burger you might say one side dish whipping loves to whip up is mexican street corn so it's real simple after you take it off the grill you just slather it with some mayonnaise and you put next to a cheese cojita cheese if you don't have that feta cheese as some cilantro and then you can take some tajin spice or even some chili powder and sprinkle it on top and you've taken your corn to the next level with not a lot of work the hall of fame barbecuer is definitely the right person to ask about side dishes she won first place at the world food championships with her potato salad so potato salad is a very traditional side um in barbecuing on the fourth of july but you can make it um a little like step it up a little bit and i like to add a lot of bacon and hard cooked egg and i think that really elevates it to the next level whippin discusses her secret weapon when battling in the barbecue pit my pig powder and this is the rub that my dad developed it won best rub on the planet which is a very large award a lot of the guys on the circuit use it in competition her dad is barbecue legend jim trim tab the pig powder is a well-guarded family recipe and can even be used on other foods like french fries and baked beans as you fire up your grill this july 4th remember these tips from a barbecue master to make your celebration unforgettable happy independence day daniel monaghan ntd news and that's all for today's news for around the clock coverage visit us at ntd.com or download our ntd app thanks for tuning in i'm tiffany meyer and from all of us at ntd have a wonderful fourth of july good night