NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Oct. 13)

Welcome to NTD Evening News. Our top story tonight, President Trump signs the Gaza peace deal in Egypt along with Middle East leaders. And the president speaks in Jerusalem, heralding what he calls the historic dawn of a new Middle East. Mario Tzu with the updates. The Hamas terrorist group releases all 20 living hostages from the Gaza Strip. In exchange, Israel releases almost 2,000 Palestinians from detention facilities. Jason Perry with the update. National Museum services shuttered over the weekend as we entered the third week of a government shutdown. And the president says more Democrat-focused layoffs are coming down the pike. Melina Weisskopf has the latest. Protesters clash with federal agents multiple times outside an ice facility in Portland, Oregon over the weekend. Jason Blair on the scene with details. A strong storm has struck New York's tri-state area, bringing heavy rain, gusty winds, and coastal flood risks. Thousands are without power and trouble has been disrupted across the region. This is NTD Evening News, live from our global headquarters in New York City. Here's Tiffany Meyer. Good evening and thank you for joining us tonight. President Trump at the Gaza peace summit in Egypt, signing the ceasefire agreement and saying phase two of the deal has already begun. The president also saying the U.S. is ready for a peace deal with Iran. NTD's Washington correspondent Mari Otsu has more from the White House. This is not only the end of a war. This is the historic dawn of a new Middle East. President Trump at the Gaza peace summit in Egypt, signing the historic ceasefire agreement alongside other Middle East leaders, while also saying that his peacemaking aspirations go beyond ending this war. This is coming on a day of joy and reunion, as all 20 living Israeli hostages and nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners are released. The hostages are back. The hostages are back. And President Trump is saying that phase two of the 20 point ceasefire plan has already started. We don't want to fund anything having to do with the bloodshed, hatred or terror. We're also agreed that Gaza's reconstruction requires that it be demilitarized. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nominates President Trump to be the first non-Israeli recipient of Israel's highest honor. As to that other prize, just a question of time, you'll get it. But I want you to get the Israel prize, our highest award to our greatest friend. While the Egyptian president also awards President Trump the country's highest honor, and the Pakistani prime minister renominates him for the Nobel Peace Prize. I'm deeply honored to receive from you Egypt's highest state honor, the order of the Nile. Today, again, I would like to nominate this great president for Nobel Peace Prize. President Trump also urges the president of Israel, Isaac Herzog, to pardon Netanyahu of his bribery charges from 2019. This has been one of the greatest wartime presidents, and cigars and champagne, who the hell cares about that? And on bringing peace to the entire Middle East, President Trump says that the U.S. is ready for a peace deal with Iran when Tehran is. Yet even to Iran, whose regime has inflicted so much death on the Middle East, the hand of friendship and cooperation is open. Meanwhile, in other peacemaking efforts, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to meet with President Trump at the White House this Friday. This is coming, as President Trump said aboard Air Force One Sunday, that he's potentially thinking of sending tomahawks and additional Patriot defense systems to Ukraine. Reporting from the White House, Mario Tsu, NTD News. The Hamas terrorist group has released all 20 living hostages who had been held in captivity for two years. And in exchange, Israel released from detention almost 2,000 Palestinians. NTD's Jason Perry has the details. On Monday, members of the Hamas terrorist group cleared the way for a convoy of Red Cross vehicles to make its way through a crowd of residents in the Gaza Strip. The vehicles were traveling toward Israel, carrying hostages whom Hamas had held in captivity for the last two years. The Red Cross helped transport 20 living hostages to members of the Israel Defense Forces who were waiting to receive them. Israeli troops were seen speaking with the newly released hostages before they boarded helicopters to be transported to Israeli hospitals. A crowd of people was gathered at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv when a helicopter flew over them. And another crowd welcomed the former hostages outside a hospital, where they would soon meet with their family members after two years of not knowing whether they would ever see each other again. Eviatar David, who was recently shown in a Hamas video being forced to dig his own grave, reunited with his childhood friend, Guy Gilboa Dallal. Both of them were kidnapped from the music festival two years ago, and both were released from captivity on Monday. And in exchange for the hostages, Israel released 250 Palestinian prisoners and 1,700 detainees who were captured during the war in the Gaza Strip. Crowds of people gathered in Ramallah in the West Bank to receive them, while others were released in Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip. According to the Gaza peace plan brokered by President Trump, the Hamas terrorist group is also supposed to release the bodies of the 28 deceased hostages who remain in the territory. And on Monday, Hamas released the bodies of four hostages that arrived at an Israeli forensic institute for identification. Looking ahead, the focus will now turn to the remaining steps of the historic peace plan. Jason Barry, NCD News. World leaders, along with figures across the political spectrum here in the U.S., are praising the historic Middle East peace agreement brokered by President Trump. Our Washington correspondent, Luis Adorno Martinez, has the details. Mr. President, you stand before the people of Israel not as another American president, but as a giant of Jewish history. You, President Donald J. Trump, are a colossus who will be enshrined in the pantheon of history. President Trump received a standing ovation at the Israeli Knesset, where he also opened the door for future peace negotiations with Iran. European leaders also highlighted how the ceasefire in the Middle East was a Trump accomplishment. I think he has a huge importance in the deal. He put all the pressure on it. And, of course, other countries helped, particularly Qatar, Turkey, and Egypt. But I think a lot of countries pushed on pressure, also Netanyahu. But I think Trump deserves all the credit. Leaders in the Middle East also acknowledge how any lasting peace and the successful implementation of the phase two of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas will depend on the continuous engagement of the Trump administration in the region. We have to keep President Trump engaging. And that's very, very important, because it's all about his engagement. It's all about his vision. And he's the one who's able to end this war and to bring an end to the whole conflict in the Middle East. President Trump, who is genuinely a man of peace, who has relentlessly and untiringly worked throughout these months, day in and day out, to make this world a place to live with peace and prosperity. And in the U.S., former political rivals of President Trump, like Hillary Clinton, and sitting U.S. senators like Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona, put national politics aside to acknowledge the historic accomplishment of the Trump administration. Really commend President Trump and his administration, as well as Arab leaders in the region, for making the commitment to the 20-point plan. I think he should get a lot of credit. I mean, this was his deal. Democratic Senator John Fetterman posted on social media that peace should be bipartisan, celebrated, and built upon. Reporting from Washington, D.C., Luis Eduardo Martinez, NTD News. Popular D.C. tourist attractions closed over the weekend as the government shutdown enters its third week. House Speaker Mike Johnson is now warning that the shutdown may become the longest in U.S. history. Meanwhile, Vice President J.D. Vance talks about waste and fraud in the health care program that Democrats want to extend, making future negotiations trickier. NTD's Melina Weiskopf reports. Washington, D.C.'s National Zoo, along with 19 museums and research centers, closed their doors on Sunday. They've run out of funds to keep operations going smoothly. The administration has started mass firings for federal employees. A court filing states that over 4,000 employees would be fired, noting that the situation is rapidly evolving. President Trump previously said cuts will target Democrat priorities. We'll be cutting some very popular Democrat programs that aren't popular with Republicans, frankly, because that's the way it works. They wanted to do this, so we'll give them a little taste of their own medicine. The president over the weekend directed the Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to use all means to ensure troops are paid this week. He urged Democrats to first vote to reopen the government. Then he says we can work together to address health care and many other things that they want to destroy. There are some Democrats who I think are reasonable enough to know this is not a sustainable position for them who are looking for a way to get something in this conversation that would enable them to have the issue that they say they care about here addressed. Most Democrats, however, remain unwavering in their stance that health care negotiations come before reopening. Senator Mark Kelly said a simple vote to extend Obamacare subsidies wouldn't even be enough to secure his vote. These are not easy decisions, but we can work this out together. The administration seems to want the same thing. They want the government open. The president said he wants to solve this health care issue. If we all agree upon that, let's just do it at the same time. While Republicans and the president are open to health care discussions, Vice President J.D. Vance on Sunday said the fraud and waste must be rooted out. He said he wants to make sure tax credits go to people who need them. Senators will return to Washington on Tuesday. Reporting from Washington, D.C., Melina Weiskopf, NTD News. North Carolina has joined the battle to reconfigure the U.S. House of Representatives. State Senator Phil Bigger says the General Assembly is expected to return to Raleigh next week and consider a new congressional map. House Speaker Destin Hall says North Carolina is supporting President Trump and intends to draw an additional Republican congressional seat. This is one of several tit-for-tat responses to California's upcoming vote on redistricting, which is a response to the redistricting plan in Texas. Protesters clashed with federal agents multiple times outside the ICE facility in Portland, Oregon over the weekend. NTD correspondent Jason Blair has been on the ground in Portland. Good evening, Jason. What can you tell us about the recent activity there? Yeah. Hey, Tiffany. So things did get crowded and pretty intense over the weekend here in Portland, down not too far from here at the ICE facility. Multiple clashes between protesters and federal agents took place on Sunday as well as Saturday. Saturday was extra intense with things escalating into the night, as you are probably seeing on the screen right now. One intense clash getting close to midnight when the DHS agents came out and tried to push the protesters back. Lots of tear gas was used. A lot of the some of the protesters were kicking, trying to kick and throw the tear gas candidates back at the agents. The agents kept moving forward. Some people were also fighting back. A lot of arrests were made, especially the people that resisted. I did get confirmation that the DHS arrested 14 people on Saturday throughout the day and things just really, really heated up and got more intense. I did overhear someone who was arrested that night that was released later saying that the cells they were put in separate cells inside of the detention center and that they were pretty clean. She said and she was charged before she was released. And then recently at the protest sites, there have been a lot of costumes actually kind of taking a different turn from the images that you just saw. There are a lot of protesters showing up in costumes that I've seen people bring big boxes of costumes and just kind of leave them on the ground for anybody to pick up and put on. So there have been a lot of different kinds of characters as you probably are seeing on the screen. And I'm told that these are an attempt to make the protests kind of change the image of the protests to a more peaceful and kind of fun thing that's going on. And so I will be here tonight reporting more on this one. One question on a lot of people's minds here in Portland is whether or not the National Guard is going to be here pretty soon. It is currently held up in the courts. So I will be reporting back on that. Back to you. All right, Jason, thanks for that and stay safe out there. A powerful storm is moving across the east coast causing significant flooding and widespread power outages. Officials say multiple people have been rescued from rising waters. NTD's Christina Corona has the latest. A coastal storm is impacting the mid-Atlantic and northeast, flooding roads, knocking out power and disrupting travel. Heavy rain continues to soak New York City and surrounding areas, with coastal flood warnings in effect and wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour. New York may see up to an inch of rain Monday, while Long Island and eastern Connecticut could get up to two inches. The storm will move into New England Tuesday, bringing more rain, gusty winds and potential coastal flooding. The storm has already caused flooding in parts of New Jersey, and thousands of Long Island customers remain without power. Officials also reported multiple water rescues in the Carolinas. Governors in New York and New Jersey have declared states of emergency, and the Delaware National Guard is on standby. The nor'easter is also causing widespread travel disruptions. According to Flightware, there were more than 7,000 flight delays Sunday, with New York and Boston airports being hit the hardest. Meanwhile, southern California braces for a rare early-season storm. Heavy rain, strong winds and flush flooding are possible, especially in burn scar areas. Forecasters warn of isolated thunderstorms, lightning and even weak tornadoes or water spouts. Conditions should clear by Wednesday, followed by cooler temperatures and a brief warming trend. Christina Corona, NTD News. Coming up, an update on the Tennessee factory explosion. Authorities say all 16 victims have been identified. Why they say an investigation could take a long time. Treasury Secretary Scott Besson says a low-level CCP official may have made a decision on rare earth mineral export controls without approval from Xi Jinping. That's as the CCP carried out mass arrests over the weekend of Christians. Who's really calling the shots? Jack Bradley has details on China. And is today Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples Day? We'll hear from everyday folks in DC about that, and the legacy of Italian explorer Christopher Columbus. That and more when we return. For 65 years, Mathis Home has been helping you create the room of your dreams at great values. Come celebrate with anniversary savings store-wide. Check out their amazing selection of upholstered beds. Here's a hot buy. This modern queen bed is covered in a soft luxurious fabric. It's available in two colors for just $5.99. There's over 100 bedrooms in stock, so you're sure to find the style just right for you with fast free delivery. 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We cover the stories that affect you and shape our world without the political noise. We report from the heart with you in mind. Watch us right here on NTD News. Welcome back. I'm Tiffany Meyer. Now to that massive explosion last week in Tennessee. Authorities say all 16 victims have now been identified after a powerful blast leveled a military explosives plant west of Nashville. Investigators continue combing through the wreckage, working slowly and carefully amid dangerous conditions. Officials have now notified all 16 families of those killed in Friday's explosion at the Accurate Energetic Systems plant in Bucksnort, Tennessee. Crews say there are no survivors. At this time I can tell you that more than 300 people have been through that scene. I can tell you at this time we have not located any survivors and we are making the assumption that all are deceased at this point. The explosion, which was felt more than 20 miles away, leveled the facility and left a smoldering wreck of twisted metal and burned out vehicles. The site remains volatile with authorities carrying out smaller controlled detonations to remove hazardous materials. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee said Sunday the investigation would continue. We will work until there is no work left to be done to try and find the answers that need to be found. Lee earlier toured the site by helicopter and praised the response from the local and federal governments as well as the affected community. The nation has seen this tragedy and they've been incredibly responsive. And all the way down to the local community, the response has been tremendous. Just a few miles away at Maple Valley Baptist Church, worshipers gathered Sunday to pray for the victims and their families. Pastor Jimmy Andrews led the service. There's a somber kind of vibe right now in the community just because of so many lives that have been affected by it. It's going to take time and it's going to take all of us banding together I know with this church family here and the other church families around, we'll come together. The Accurate Energetic Systems Facility produced explosives for military use and has faced several small fines for safety violations in the past. Investigators from the FBI and the ATF are working to determine what caused the blast, a process that could take weeks or even months because of the explosives on the site. A planned meeting with President Trump and CCP leader Xi Jinping is expected at the end of this month at the APEC Summit in South Korea. Ahead of this, Treasury Secretary Scott Besant is calling the CCP structure brittle. Rivalries for power in China call into question who's really in charge. NTD's Washington correspondent Jeff Bradley has more. Treasury Secretary Scott Besant on Monday says that a lower-level Chinese Communist Party official may have been responsible for the new export restrictions on Chinese rare earth minerals, all in an effort to undermine the Chinese leader Xi Jinping's power. I believe that the president thinks that this may have been, you know, from a lower-level official. The Chinese system is quite brittle, so this may not have come from Xi Jinping himself. This may have come, you know, from a Chinese hardliner. They have hardliners on their side, too, who are always trying to undermine the relationship. Before the APEC Summit happens at the end of the month, there will be a large CCP Central Committee meeting happening next week, and they'll discuss their five-year plan for the poor state of China's economy, among other issues. But it's at these meetings where we may see a power play. In 2022, former CCP leader Hu Jintao was removed from a Central Committee meeting when Xi Jinping took power. This comes as the CCP has arrested dozens of pastors and churchgoers at the unregistered Zion Church over the weekend. The Zion Church is a Christian organization, and it says across five provinces in China, over 30 of its church leaders and members were detained or disappeared. Worship venues were raided, and family members of the church were harassed. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday condemning the CCP for targeting the church, saying in a statement, quote, this further demonstrates how the CCP exercises hostility towards Christians who reject party interference in their faith and choose to worship at unregistered house churches. In order for a church to become official in China, the CCP requires them to submit to party doctrine, meaning that the party requires them to abide by party doctrine first and holy scripture second. The CCP has waged war against faith groups for a century, with party leaders launching campaigns of suppression to control religious communities in China as it takes anything spiritual to be a direct threat to its absolute power. Reporting by Jack Bradley, NTD News. Every day is a good day to celebrate the nation's service members, but today is extra special because it's the U.S. Navy's actual birthday, observed every year on October 13th. It was on that date in 1775 that the Continental Congress greenlit the first U.S. naval force. That makes today the Navy's 250th birthday. According to nationaldaycalendar.com, the Continental Navy had just two ships and a crew of 80 men at the time of its inception. Today, it has more than 340,000 active duty personnel and upwards of 71,000 reservists. Should Columbus Day be rebranded as Indigenous People's Day, NTD's Sam Wong was out the National Mall in D.C. to hear from the people. Columbus Day versus Indigenous People's Day. What do you think? Columbus Day, all the way. I believe that America was founded by, for the principles that Columbus represented, that is Christianity. He brought it over and I know there's a lot of disagreement with that, but I really expect that and respect that and thank him for what he's done and all the people came over and brought Christianity. Oh, Indigenous People's Day, yes. Columbus Day, no. Even the Queen of Spain was horrified by what he did to the Indigenous people of the places he went. I really never had ill feeling toward Columbus. Research showed me how he always, you know, like he didn't mean ill about, you know, Indigenous people, but maybe some people who was around him did not do so well. Well, I kind of lean more towards the Indigenous people. You know, you don't hear about the children that are getting stolen, things that are happening that are just really egregious. I think they have every right to celebrate anything that has anything to do with this country. President Trump just signed a proclamation talking about, you know, reclaiming the legacy of Christopher Columbus. What do you make of that? No, no, we're good. No, thank you. No. I think it's great. I was so excited when I saw him do that. I was shouting, yes, USA, USA. God bless America. And God bless President Trump. I normally don't agree with everything that is happening right now in our country. But on this one, I must say I am a fan of Christopher Columbus. Especially in recent years, we've been seeing this push to tear down the statues of Christopher Columbus. This is happening all across the country, right? What do you make of that? What are your thoughts? I think it's terrible. We should not tear down any statues that represents our history of our nation. Yeah, take them down. No, we don't want him. Get him out of here. We're a country that hopefully celebrates diversity and all these different types of situations, holidays. 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Joining us now to discuss President Trump's signing of the Gaza peace deal and the dynamics in the Middle East going forward is Gregory Copley. He's the president of the International Strategic Studies Association and author of The Noble State, Governance Options in an Ignoble Era. Gregory, thank you so much for joining us. Always good to have you. Now, historic day today as we saw the living Israeli hostages reunited with their loved ones back home. Now, Egypt honoring President Trump with its highest civilian medal and Israel nominating him for theirs. World leaders, including some Trump detractors, praising him for this achievement as well. Talk to us about just how significant today is. What was it about President Trump and his administration that allowed this to happen? Well, it was the force of President Trump, really, which was so critical to bring this about. He used unprecedented amounts of effort, as he did to create the Camp David Accords in his first term. So this is really about a passion of his. He is absolutely committed. He was up against enormous odds and, by the way, still is. This is not over yet. He faces, I think, even greater challenges going forward. Very important point. I want to dig into that. But first, you know, we saw President Trump and world leaders in Egypt today. But there was one notable absence, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Now, his office says it was about an upcoming Jewish holiday. But some reports point to an alleged push by Turkey to block his attendance. How significant is Netanyahu's absence? It's very significant. You had the two major combatants in this war, Hamas and Israel, absent from the signing of the peace accord. That makes you wonder how long this accord will last. It was deliberate that Prime Minister Netanyahu was kept away from the Sharm el-Sheikh peace talks and the signing, largely by the President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey. President Erdogan is really at war with Israel. He told President Sisi of Egypt that he would not come and he would make sure some Arab leaders did not come to Sharm el-Sheikh if the Prime Minister of Israel was there in attendance. So Benjamin Netanyahu actually pulled back from that. He didn't want to stop the whole ceremony. But what we see now is that this is President Erdogan of Turkey trying to take center stage and yet he is still at war with Israel. He is the one who basically organized, financed and ran Hamas. Hamas is a Muslim Brotherhood organization. Erdogan's government in Turkey is a Muslim Brotherhood government. So this war is going to go on in another fall. Erdogan has been attempting to control the new government of Syria, which is right at Israel's doorstep, of course, right on the border. So Turkey is there continuing this war against Israel. It will continue to be a problem. Erdogan will continue to find a way to stimulate renewed conflict and violence. If he doesn't, he is basically out of business because his whole credibility at home depends on being a winner. And right now the Turkish economy is in the bottom of the nadir of its existence, really. So Erdogan is going to be a problem going forward for both President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu. And yet President Trump has bribed, if you like, Erdogan to come along to this event by promising him F-35s and other US high-tech weaponry. A lot to unpack right there. I want to go back to your earlier point, though, when it comes to a blasting peace. Now, Hamas has a history of not keeping their end of the bargain, given that the peace plan calls for the disarmament and eventual end of Hamas's ruling power. How likely are we to see the deal hold up this time, and what's required from different stakeholders in ensuring this? Well, the first thing that Israel knew it had to do was it had to eliminate Hamas as a credible fighting force. It went a long way down the track to doing that. But now, of course, part of the peace deal is releasing a lot of Palestinian and particularly a lot of Hamas fighters who will now go back into the fray in one form or another. Yes, they may be inhibited from using much of the land mass of Gaza to do that, but they will find other ways to do it, and they will be and are being financed by President Erdogan of Turkey, not so much by Iran. Everyone's worried about Iran's role as a financier of Hamas, but Iran is not the main player in this at all. Iran, in fact, is now withdrawn largely from that, to a large degree from that. It's a Shia country, and Hamas is a Sunni Muslim Brotherhood organization. And expanding on that, there are already some concerns that Hamas isn't following through with its commitments. What is the Trump administration's approach to handling this issue, or what should it be? Well, it's going to have to be fairly tough. It's going to have to support a clear management of the Gaza region going forward, which will mean eliminating any presence of Hamas in the new administration. Unfortunately, I think President Trump has allowed people such as the former British Prime Minister Tony Blair to be part of this board of peace running, if you like, the new Gaza administration. That's going to be a problem because Prime Minister Blair is not really a supporter of Israel in any shape or form. He's there, I would say, for his own personal reasons, which are not necessarily in the interest of long-term peace. So you've got a huge number of problems. Israel will have to be tough. Prime Minister, President Erdogan of Turkey is there to make sure that Israel is seen to break the peace agreement when he's once again challenged by Hamas through military and terrorist activities. A lot there for sure. Looking ahead, though, what are you watching for in the Middle East, whether it's the expansion of the Abraham Accords or perhaps an increasing bid by Communist China to influence the region? I don't think Communist China is right now in a position to influence the region. It may be after the October 2023 fourth plenary session of the Communist Party, but the Communist Party in China is facing its own meltdown and is fighting for survival. So they're out of the picture in many respects in the short term. They could come back later if the Communist Party survives. Xi Jinping certainly won't. So basically, we're worrying about Turkey right now. We're worried about Turkey facing a lot of the region, not just Israel, but also Iran itself. They'll also be and are challenging Greece and Turkey. They're challenging Egypt to a large extent. So the big problem going forward is going to be Turkey. And the question is, how are the regional states plus the United States going to cooperate with Israel in containing Turkey? And a lot of them want to. Sounds like a lot for another discussion. But Gregory Copley, as always, thank you so much for joining us. Thank you. As President Trump celebrates the release of hostages and the end of war in Gaza, what will it take to fulfill his vision of the dawn of a new Middle East? For more analysis, tune in to NTD's Capitol Report with Steve Lance at 7 p.m. Eastern to hear from former Ambassador Alan Pincus. Coming up, California is regulating AI chatbots, the new landmark bills aimed to protect kids and teens. David Lamb brings us the details. And in baseball, game two of the ALCS between Seattle and Toronto is already underway. Dave Martin joins us with the update when we return. This land, our America, built on hard work, determination and grit. 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Nourish your body, strengthen your immunity, and boost your energy. To order Puritang Black Ginseng, please visit puritang.com. Welcome back. I'm Tiffany Meyer. California is implementing new laws targeting AI chatbots and promoting online safety. The state says they want to encourage innovation while also protecting children and teens. Entity's David Lam reports. California moved forward with a first-of-its-kind law regulating artificial intelligence chatbots. On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed the bill. The chatbot law comes after reports of suicides involving teens who used chatbots prior to ending their lives. Brian Downing, an assistant professor of law, talks about the legality of chatbot interactions. The interesting sort of collapse that has occurred recently is that chatbots are much more like speakers. And so there has been a kind of hashing out in the courts right now, especially in cases involving user suicides where the harm is great and there was communication directly with the user via this chatbot platform. Governor Newsom said, Emerging technology like chatbots and social media can inspire, educate, and connect. But without real guardrails, technology can also exploit, mislead, and endanger our kids. Under the new law, minors must be given break reminders and be prevented from viewing sexually explicit images generated by chatbots. Age verification will also be required to prevent kids from accessing inappropriate or dangerous content online. Additional safeguards include warning labels reminding kids about the dangers of extended use of social media. There will also be stronger penalties for people who profit from illegal deepfake content. David Lam, NTD News, California. And now for your sports news, we're joined by NTD's Dave Martin. Dave, a lot going on right now. But let's start in baseball as the Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays have already started game two of their series. What is the latest here? Yeah, Seattle just went up six to three in this one. to put the Mariners up three runs there. Now, they already got three in the first off of Julio Rodriguez' three-run home run. But Blue Jays got two then in the first respond, and then he tied it in the second. But Seattle's now up 6-3 right now in the middle of fifth inning. Now, the Mariners won game one last night, three to one. Toronto managed just two hits and a lone solo home run to score. This is after torching the Yankees for 34 runs in just four games last week. Now, just an aside, that one lone home run was by Toronto's George Springer. That is his 21st career playoff home run, passing Derek Jeter for the fifth most all-time in playoff history. Just eight behind Manny Ramirez, who has the most at 29. Now, back to tonight's action. The NLCS also starts up tonight with game one between the Dodgers and Brewers in Milwaukee. Game time there is at 8 p.m. Eastern time. Blake Snell will start for L.A., while Yoshinobu Yamamoto will start game two, which means Shohei Otani will probably be starting in Milwaukee in one of these games. Now, Milwaukee did not actually list a starter for tonight's game. I'm guessing they're just trying to keep the Dodgers guessing, or maybe it's a bullpen game. We'll find out soon. Also to keep you guessing. I'm guessing for sure. Well, moving on to college basketball news, the preseason AP Top 25 poll was released today with Purdue on top. How much weight is normally given to these preseason polls? Well, I'll tell you this, Tiff. Kansas was AP's preseason number one team each of the last two years. And I don't know if you remember how I remember how those seasons turned out. This past year, they went unranked at the end of the season. The year before, they were ranked 19th. Neither time did they even get out of the first weekend of the NCAA tournament. Not that I'm bitter. Now, so it doesn't always mean they will be good. It certainly means you had a good offseason anyway, at least on paper. Now, the Boilermakers return some very good players. Brayden Smith, Trey Kaufman, Wren, of course. Now, behind them, number two, Houston, after finishing last year as the runner-up team. And the champion last year, Florida, then is third. Meanwhile, the champion from two years and three years ago, UConn, is number four. While St. John's is at number five in Rick Spatino's third season there. Now, by conference, the SEC, Big 12, and Big 10, each place six teams in the top 25 the most of any conferences. And I remember last year, the SEC was very, very good, putting 14 of their 16 teams into the NCAA tournament. I don't know if we'll ever see that again. But anyway, the season tips off three weeks from tonight. That's on Monday, November 3rd. Big game will be third-ranked Florida against 13th-ranked Arizona. There will be a number of games, though, that night, including Kansas. All right. So we'll watch out for Kansas. Hopefully, they start off good. They're ranked 19th. It's hard to go too much far down from there. But they did last year. Well, maybe this is the comeback year. Yes. Thanks for being positive. Looking at college football news, though. Penn State fired head coach James Franklin yesterday after three straight losses. What did you make of this? You know, I was surprised. I know they lost at home to Northwestern this Saturday. And this was a week after losing at winless UCLA. In both games, they were favored to win by 20-plus points. But the week before, they took Oregon to overtime. Even last year, they went to the playoff semifinals, finished 13-3. And overall, Franklin wins 70% of his games there over 11-plus seasons. I mean, they've been to two Rose Bowls, a Fiesta Bowl. He's had a successful run. Now, his detriments, though. A 4-21 record against AP top-10 opponents. And that includes a 1-18 mark against them in Big Ten play. Now, meanwhile, the school is still on hook for $49 million, an estimated $49 billion buyout to Franklin through the year 2031. That is the second biggest buyout in college football history. Only the $76 million that was owed Jimbo Fisher by Texas A&M was owed more. So they must have really wanted him gone. Anyway, associate head coach Terry Smith will take over as the interim head coach as Penn State plays Iowa this Saturday. So the games go on without Franklin there at Penn State. It'd be kind of weird. I mean, he's been there quite a while. And he has a giant paycheck. He has a giant paycheck. I should have been a college football coach, you know. While shifting gears to the NFL, the Tennessee Titans have fired their head coach, Brian Callahan, after the team's 1-5 start this season. Was this an expected move? I mean, I wasn't expecting it. Of course, I wasn't expecting Franklin to be fired. So I guess you really can't go by my barometer. He was 4-19 overall in his one-plus seasons in Tennessee. And their lone win this year was really an Arizona loss after those two unbelievable fumbles in the fourth quarter. Got the Titans there the win. Now, on the other side of it, starting a rookie quarterback is usually not a recipe for a successful season. And Tennessee was starting that with number one overall pick Cam Ward, who is a very talented player. But as you know, it usually takes a while for a quarterback to get going. But anyway, Titans offense was the lowest, had the lowest yards per game in the NFL. They were the second lowest scoring team in the NFL. Their defense actually was not much better either. So meanwhile, though, the guy Tennessee previously fired in 2023 before hiring Callahan, that's Mike Vrabel. He and his new team, the New England Patriots, will be visiting the Tennessee Titans this Sunday. Patriots are 4-2 this season. Now, elsewhere in the league, tonight we have a doubleheader. Buffalo Bills at the Atlanta Falcons on ESPN at 7.15 Eastern time. So coming up pretty shortly. And then starting at 8.15, the Chicago Bears are at the Washington Commanders on ABC. So Tiff, I have a very busy night on the couch. I'm sure you'll be tracking it for your fantasy football league team too, right? I should check on it. I'll take that as a yes. I'll see how my team's doing. Yes. Okay, good. All day, as always. Thanks for joining us. Well, thank you, Tiff. And that's all for today's news. For around the clock coverage, visit us at ntd.com slash live or download our NTD app. Thanks for tuning in. I'm Tiffany Meyer. Good night.