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Welcome to NTD Evening News. Our top story tonight, President Trump issuing a fresh ultimatum to Iran at his 12th cabinet meeting as he vows that peace talks won't be swayed by political pressure. And why the president says the Iranian regime is negotiating, quote, on fumes, mariotsu at the White House. President Trump telling NTD's Iris Tao what he thought about the weekend shooting near the White House. Plus a new announcement on whether the National Guard will stay in D.C. Residents in Washington state dealing with the aftermath of a chemical tank that imploded yesterday. Officials say at least two people were killed, nine others still unaccounted for. Jason Perry has the update. And protests continue outside a New Jersey ICE facility. DHS Secretary Mark Wayne Mullen says police aren't responding to calls for assistance when protesters obstruct agents. And President Trump notching another primary win. But Republicans are now facing a bigger question in Texas after Attorney General Ken Paxton took down Senator John Cornyn with Trump's backing. Democrats think they've found a real opening in November. And an earpiece with eyes. Apple is developing AirPods with built-in cameras for Siri. David Lamb speaks with a tech expert for analysis. This is NTD Evening News. Live from our global headquarters in New York City, here's Kerry Dunst. Good evening. Thank you for joining us tonight. President Trump holding his 12th cabinet meeting today, where he's issuing a fresh ultimatum to Iran. And the president touting what he calls a tremendous win in the Texas primaries, vows that ongoing peace talks won't be influenced by political pressure. We now go live to NTD's White House correspondent Mari Otsu. She is at the North Lawn. Mari, good evening. Hey Kerry, good evening to you. Yeah, President Trump in that cabinet meeting today is saying that Iran is, quote, very much intent on making a deal, but he also says that they just haven't got there yet. And that's why he's issuing a fresh ultimatum to the Iranian regime, saying that either the U.S. will be satisfied with what he calls a great deal, or the U.S. military will have to, quote, go in and finish the job. And Kerry, this is coming as that U.S. blockade on Iranian ports is still holding strong there, with the Central Command announcing today that now 109 commercial vessels have been redirected as they were either trying to enter or exit Iranian ports as they transited the Strait of Hormuz. And today, the Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, is explaining in the cabinet meeting how that blockade is squeezing Tehran economically and pushing their leaders to the negotiating table. Take a look. We put in a world-class blockade, and they haven't been able to bring anything in or anything out from Iranian ports. And we know from the intel that their economy is hurting big time, because that is their lifeblood. Their economy is in freefall, they have 250 percent inflation, their money has no value, their whole economic system is broken down. President Trump reiterating what he calls the primary urgency, that Iran cannot be allowed to have a nuclear weapon. The president making clear that peace talks will not be swayed by political pressure, pointing to last night's victory by his endorsed candidate, Ken Paxton, who defeated John Cornyn, calling it a powerful preview of the midterms. I don't care about the midterms, look what happened last night, that was the prelude to the midterms. People understand that they know that, very simple, Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. And President Trump emphasizing that while the Strait of Hormuz will be open to everybody, the U.S. doesn't need the waterway or Iranian oil. We don't need oil, we don't need the straits, we don't need anything. But we have more oil now being produced by double, by two times, than Russia and Saudi Arabia combined. I think over 10 million barrels of Venezuelan oil have been delivered to the United States since the 3rd of January. The president saying that he opposes any plan for China or Russia to take possession of Iran's enriched uranium. This comes after he previously stated that Iran's so-called nuclear dust must be destroyed either in the U.S., in Iran, or at another acceptable location. And President Trump making clear that the U.S. is not considering any sanctions relief for Iran. We're not talking about any easing of sanctions or giving money. We have control of money that they claim is theirs, we'll keep control of that money. When they behave properly and when they do what's right, we'll let them have their money. And as President Trump says that the Iranian regime is, quote, negotiating on fumes, saying that their air force and their navy are gone. He's also saying that while the U.S. didn't set out to accomplish regime change, the regime there indeed did change, saying that he finds this, what he calls the third set of leaders that his U.S. envoys are now negotiating with, to be far more reasonable. Kerry. And Mari, speaking of regime change, President Trump calling on Secretary of State Marco Rubio in the cabinet meeting. He's asking for an update on Cuba and Venezuela. What did Secretary Rubio have to say about that? Sure, Kerry. So, when called on in the cabinet meeting today, Secretary Rubio saying that things in Venezuela, since the ouster of a former Venezuelan dictator, Nicolas Maduro, in January, since that regime change happened, have been advancing, quote, very rapidly. He says that more than 10 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil have now been moved to the U.S. since that time. And that for the first time, the industry there is becoming professionalized, saying that oil is actually being sold at market price, and that the revenue there is being deposited into an account that's controlled by the U.S. Treasury, which ensures that the Venezuelan people will actually see the profit from that. And here's the Secretary of State on Cuba. Take a look. Cuba's in a lot of trouble because, unfortunately for them, it's run by a bunch of incompetent communists. Being communist is bad. Being an incompetent communist is like the worst. We want something good for the Cuban people, and hopefully there'll be a good outcome there for them. There needs to be. It's 90 miles from our shores, and having a failed state 90 miles from our shores is a threat to the national security of the United States. And Secretary Rubio's comments are coming after the U.S. indicted a former Cuban dictator, Raul Castro, just last week and earlier this month, imposed fresh sanctions on the island's communist regime there. Secretary Rubio has long been a proponent of regime change in Cuba, saying that the U.S. will continue to push for negotiations so that there will be a better outcome for the Cuban people. Kerry, back to you. Powerful words from the Secretary. Thank you, Mari. Next, with President Trump giving an update on the status of negotiations with Iran, is there more of a consensus between Iran's factions on making a deal with the U.S.? Analysis tonight on Capitol Report with Steve Lance at 7 p.m. Eastern. Next, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Mark Wayne Mullen says local police are not responding to calls about unrest outside the ICE facility in Newark, New Jersey. DHS says the number of protests started increasing on Friday, along with incidents of violence. And today's correspondent, Jason Blair, has more. The local police refusing, literally refusing to respond. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Mark Wayne Mullen telling President Trump that local and state police aren't responding to calls of unrest happening outside of the Delaney Hall ICE facility in Newark, New Jersey, by protesters. They barricaded, not allowing our employees to come in and out. ICE has to go out there and remove the barricade. And we see Antifa signs are literally out there. An increased number of protesters have been outside of the facility since Friday. Protesters are alleging bad living conditions for detainees inside the facility. The DHS refutes the claims. Several Democrat members of Congress have also visited the facility, alleging poor conditions and calling for it to be shut down. The food is bad. Medical services are horrible. It's overcrowded. The DHS responded to the allegations, saying all detainees are provided three meals a day, clean water, proper medical care and other necessities. President Trump and Secretary Mullen also responded to the claims. We run the finest facilities anywhere in the world of their type. But we have some horrible killers. We have killers. We have guys that have murdered numerous people in there. It's because they're on a hunger strike when there was only a handful of individuals that was refusing to eat because they want their ethnic group or their ethnic right food. Well, they can go back to their country and get whatever food they want. Mullen also says the DHS might respond to cities such as Newark by not processing international flights into those airports. They don't want us to enforce immigration, but they want us to process immigration at their facilities. Nothing about that makes sense to me. Protests continue outside of the Newark facility, sometimes getting violent. The DHS reports two individuals being arrested Tuesday for allegedly spraying federal agents with an unknown chemical substance. Reporting in Washington, D.C., Jason Blair, NTD News. And a possible new move on immigration enforcement. The Homeland Security secretary saying the DHS is drawing up new plans to stop processing international flights at airports in sanctuary cities. These sanctuary cities where the local radical left Democrats aren't allowing us to do our job and enforce federal laws, then we shouldn't be processing international flights into their cities either. And Mullen was discussing the protests at the Newark, New Jersey, immigration facility. The secretary saying local law enforcement did not respond to calls for assistance as protesters barricaded the entrance. He also said at that facility alone, there are murderers and drug traffickers. Many sanctuary cities have the biggest international airports in the U.S., including New York, L.A. and San Francisco. But Mullen emphasized that the administration has not made any decision on whether to proceed with that plan. And residents in Washington state are dealing with the aftermath of a chemical tank that imploded yesterday. Officials say at least two are dead and nine others still unaccounted for. NTD's Jason Perry has the latest on that. A chemical tank in Washington state imploded on Tuesday. The accident happened at a Nippon DynaWave packing facility in the city of Longview, about 45 miles north of Portland, Oregon. Authorities say at least two people were killed and several others were injured and transported to nearby hospitals. Multiple patients suffering from chemical burns. And tragically, as of Wednesday, nine others remained unaccounted for. Fire Chief Scott Goldstein on Tuesday describing rescue operations. We had folks in firefighting gear make entry, and then we had folks in hazmat suits make entry and did checks into areas that were dangerous, extremely dangerous. He explained that the tank collapsed while men and women were in the area, and that thousands of gallons of the chemical known as white liqueur are still in the tank. How that gets stabilized is what our primary goal is. Stabilizing the tank, one, removing the liquid from inside the tank, two, then accessing the victims that we are able to locate and recover. And on Wednesday, the fire chief giving an update on the chemical substance in the tank. The remaining roughly 25,000 gallons is contained in the tank, is leaking slowly out of the tank, slower this morning than it was yesterday evening, and that has reduced our concern of the quantity of that tank. And he said because of that leak, workers wearing chemical protective equipment have been able to operate in the area. Washington State Governor Bob Ferguson on Tuesday saying, quote, it's difficult always to find the words at a time like this. Our thoughts and our prayers are with everybody impacted by this tragedy. Jason Perry, NTD News. And coming up, President Trump telling NTD what he thought about the weekend shooting near the White House. Plus, a new announcement on whether the National Guard will stay in D.C. And a new complaint is adding more controversy to the L.A. mayoral race. Candidate Spencer Pratt is accusing Mayor Karen Bass of violating election law near a ballot drop box, Christina Corona reports. And an earpiece with eyes, Bloomberg reports that Apple is developing AirPods with built-in cameras for Siri. David Lamb speaks with a tech expert for analysis. According to ancient Chinese medicine, purslane is considered a medicinal herb and is used to help lower cholesterol, improve vascular functions, and prevent diabetes. Purylacines can nourish the lungs and spleen and is used to treat asthma and improve pulmonary functions. Prairie Thyme Green Vegetable Omega-3 is made from purslane and purylacines from Wangmei Mountain in South Korea. 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What was your reaction when you first heard about the latest shooting? And what gives you the courage to really keep doing your job effectively without thinking about these threats every day? Well, I can't think about it because I thought about it a lot. You know, I wouldn't be a very good president. I wouldn't be here, probably. I'd be up in some room with a locked door and say, just leave me alone. So I can't really think about it. But it's a shame. It's a sad, it's a very sad fact of life. Look, anybody in office, not only in this country, in other countries too, but when you are a consequential president, your life is in grave danger. I knew that. On Saturday evening, a 21-year-old man opened fire on Secret Service officers at a checkpoint outside the White House. Agents returned fire, killing the suspect, who was once arrested last year after a failed attempt to get into the White House area. The exchange of fire leaving broken glass and bullet holes at the White House history shop just a block away from the White House. Meanwhile, aside from his own safety, the president is also doubling down on making Washington, D.C. a safer city for all. He tells NTD that he wants to keep the National Guard here, and the war secretary says they will surge National Guard troops in the capital this upcoming summer. How important is it for you to really keep delivering on these results? We have the National Guard and we're going to keep them. By the way, just in case I mention, keep them. And don't lower the number either. We took out 5,000 criminals, hardcore criminals. And Washington, D.C. is now a safe and beautiful place. And it's only going to get more beautiful. According to the D.C. police, over the past year, D.C. has seen a 24% drop in all crimes, a 46% drop in homicides, and a 41% drop in assault with a dangerous weapon. The president also linking public safety to his efforts to beautify D.C., including by restoring the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and bringing back to life dry fountains in the city. All that, President Trump says, are set to be done by July 4th, when the nation celebrates its 250th birthday. Reporting by Iris Tao, NTD News. And a major FBI-led operation in the St. Louis region results in 91 arrests and the seizure of guns, cash, and illegal narcotics. Federal agents working with local law enforcement during the two-week crackdown, which was known as Operation Viper. Officials say the effort also led to the recovery of 36 firearms across the region. The FBI says officers interrupted violent crimes in progress on three separate occasions during the operation. The FBI deputy director saying many of those arrested were armed and they were dangerous. Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe praising the operation, saying this is what happens when federal, state, and local law enforcement partners have the resources to crack down on violent crime. Missouri Senator Eric Schmidt taking to social media to praise the operation. We're in downtown St. Louis where we just announced the results of Operation Viper, which took down over 90 violent criminals. And we're going to put them in jail. And that's what we need here in St. Louis to take on violent crime. And it's not just about these surges that we're going to do. It's about the permanent commitment now. St. Louis now has the largest infusion of permanent FBI agents in the country. And Alabama is asking the Supreme Court to allow a congressional map favoring Republicans in this year's midterm elections. The state's appeal follows a lower court's ruling blocking the redistricting plan. The state's Republican leadership filed an emergency appeal after a three-judge panel refused to let the state use a map it drew back in 2023. The 2023 map features a majority Black population in one of its seven congressional districts. Instead, the appellate judges are requiring Alabama to continue using a court-ordered map that was put in place for the 2024 elections. That map includes two districts where Black residents comprise a majority or near majority. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall told the court that the state did not intentionally discriminate against Black residents, arguing elections should be allowed under a map chosen by lawmakers, not by judges. And a new controversy is unfolding in the Los Angeles mayoral race. Candidate Spencer Pratt is accusing current mayor Karen Bass of illegally campaigning near a ballot drop box just days before the primary election. And Denise Cristina Corona tells us more from LA. With the Los Angeles mayoral election less than a week away, candidate Spencer Pratt is accusing Mayor Karen Bass of violating election law over a recent campaign video. Spencer Pratt filed a formal complaint Tuesday alleging illegal electioneering. Under California law, campaigning within 100 feet of a polling place or ballot drop box is prohibited. In a video posted to social media, Bass is seen near a ballot drop box alongside supporters holding campaign signs and encouraging people to vote early. Pratt called the alleged incident a violation of election law and accused Bass of disregarding the democratic process. But Bass' campaign is strongly denying the allegations. A spokesperson for the mayor called the complaint blatantly false saying the video was filmed at two separate locations. According to the spokesperson, scenes featuring campaign signs were filmed more than 200 feet away from the ballot box while clips shot near the box did not include campaign materials. At this time, it's unclear whether election officials will take further action. Pratt, a registered Republican, has campaigned on issues including homelessness, public safety, wildfire response and government spending. The dispute is bringing more attention to an already high-profile Los Angeles mayoral race with a primary election set for June 2nd. Reporting from downtown Los Angeles, Christina Corona, NTD News. And Matthew Perry's personal assistant has now been sentenced to three years and five months in prison in connection with the Friends star's overdose death. He's the fifth and the final individual to be sentenced. Kenneth Iwamasa pleaded guilty in 2024. Prosecutors said he obtained and repeatedly injected Perry with ketamine including the fatal dose that killed the actor in October of 2023. Iwamasa was the last person to see Perry alive and found him dead in his jacuzzi. 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Welcome back to NTD Evening News, I'm Cary Dunst. President Trump is celebrating another primary victory after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton defeated four-term Senator John Cornyn in yesterday's Republican runoff. The win shows Trump's continued hold over GOP primary voters, but it also sets up what could be one of the most watched Senate races in the country. NTD's Chris Bobb tells us more. Tonight, we just made history. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton declaring victory after defeating longtime Senator John Cornyn in an expensive Republican primary runoff. When everyone in Washington told him to abandon me and abandon the people of Texas, he didn't listen. President Trump is the leader of our party, and his endorsement is the most powerful force in politics. President Trump endorsed Paxton just last week and quickly took a victory lap, posting, quote, four wins, zero losses for his Texas endorsements this primary season. Tonight, we've come up short in this primary runoff. Cornyn conceding after more than two decades in the Senate, thanking his family and calling public service a high purpose. I've always supported the Republican ticket, and I intend to do so again in this general election. The loss makes Cornyn the first Republican senator in this century to lose a primary for re-election. I've fought the good fight, I've finished the race, and I've kept the faith. But while Republicans celebrated a Trump-backed win, some in the party had warned that Cornyn would be the stronger general election candidate. Without a shadow of a doubt, I will be the Democrats' number one target in November. Democrats are now rallying around State Representative James Tallarico, who immediately tried to appeal to disaffected Cornyn supporters, posting online, quote, To Senator Cornyn's supporters, you have a place in our campaign. No matter what he says or how much he raises, the reality is that James Tallarico is going to be nothing more than a Texas-faced puppet for Chuck Schumer and the National Democrats. Paxton is already framing the race as a national fight over the future of Texas. While Democrats argue his legal controversies and impeachment history could make the race competitive. We have until November to come together and bring as many people into this campaign as possible. Tuesday night also brought another major Texas shakeup, with Congressman Al Green losing his Democratic primary runoff to freshman Representative Christian Manafi, after Republican-led redistricting reshaped that district. More primaries coming up next week in California, South Dakota, Iowa, New Mexico, New Jersey, and Montana. Chris Bobb, NTD News. And joining us now to discuss the primaries is Jenny Beth Martin. She's chairman of the Tea Party Patriots Action. Thanks for joining us, Jenny. I want to get your thoughts first on the Paxton-Cornyn runoff. Well, thank you so much for having me. And I think that the runoff shows a couple of things. First, voters are tired of the United States Senate and elected officials more broadly. Voters who voted for Trump less than two years ago, about 18 months ago, they're tired of the people who are obstructing his agenda and not getting it across the line. And I think that that is a lot of what the reaction to voting for Paxton and against Cornyn was. And then, of course, we had President Trump endorse Paxton towards the end of last week. And I think it just shows that President Trump's endorsement makes a huge difference right now. And people who were questioning that and questioning whether he still has influence in the party, he has an enormous influence. And I think he was influencing this race even before the endorsement because people want to see his agenda not just happen through executive order, but enacted into law. Yeah, very interesting. And former Congressman Chip Roy, he lost to Texas State Senator Mays Middleton in the GOP primary for the Texas AG race. That's the person who will succeed Paxton. Of course, Ted Cruz, a former AG in Texas, and then elevating to senator, like potentially what Paxton hopes to do. But Trump didn't weigh in on the Roy race. But was gender alignment a factor here as well? Well, I think that Chip Roy was up against an enormous amount of money, and that factored against him. I think he is an absolutely amazing congressman, and we are going to miss him so very much in Congress. But he decided to take the risk and to go and try to fight for the entire state of Texas, and that just simply did not work out this time. I hope that this does not mean an end to his political career, and I hope he reassesses the field in a couple of years from now and determines what else he might be able to do. Yeah, and President Trump, of course, made similar comments about Cornyn all the way until the very end of that race. He said that he was a good man and he supported both of them until he made his final decision on who he preferred. And I do want to also correct myself, of course, that Ted Cruz, a solicitor general, not the attorney general, but certainly showing a path from Texas attorney into a role within Congress or the Senate. Now, another race that's quite interesting in Texas because it pitted two incumbents against each other, of course, on the Democratic side, perhaps amongst one of the most visible Democrat Trump opponents, Rep. Al Green. He, of course, lost his primary to Rep. Christian Menefee and won that primary in Texas's 18th congressional district. And that is a result of the redistricting. You have two incumbents now forced to face off. What are your thoughts on this race? Yeah, I think that that often happens when two incumbents face off. They had a good bit of time to prepare for this primary, but one of them was bound to lose. And I think that Al Green is more of a lightning rod and maybe the Democrat voters in Texas wanted something different. I certainly know much more about what the conservatives think than what the Democrat side of the aisle thinks when it comes to the grassroots. Certainly, but one can always recall the antics during the State of the Union having to be physically removed, I believe, somewhat unprecedented. And so I'm sure the president is not feeling sorry for the result there. Absolutely. And there is a difference between fighting for your values and taking a principled stand and then just disrupting something that the voters and the American people understand is a function of government. And what Al Green did during the State of the Union was disrupting it. And perhaps that also played into what the voters want. They want a fighter, but they also don't want someone who's going to embarrass their district. Yeah, interesting observation. Now, as we go from the primaries to the midterms, really just around the corner, campaigning for Paxton and all of these people who've survived the primaries will kick off immediately. Any themes or projections that you're following as we go into the midterms? Well, I think that as we go into the midterms, one, gas prices are going to be a factor and they do need to come down. I know President Trump is working on that very hard. He felt like it was absolutely the right thing to do to make sure Iran does not have a nuclear weapon. And I appreciate that. He also feels the pressure to do something about gas prices. So I think the whole political world and all of America right now are watching the price of the pump. Assuming that that gets stabilized, I think that what voters are going to do and the candidates are going to have to do is go and make the case about what they are doing to improve how the country has been in the last two years versus what it was four years prior. And I think that the Republicans in both the House and the Senate are completely up to that task. So they can do it. You just need to get the facts out about how they have cut taxes, made sure they prevented the largest tax increase in American history. They got rid of taxes on overtime and tips and on Social Security. They are working to grow the economy. The economy is growing. Maybe not as quickly as we all want, but it is growing. They've secured the border. The border is completely, not just secure, but sealed right now. And they're making a real difference with that. And I think that it's very important that they go back and they remind the voters of everything that they have accomplished. And, Jenny, Beth, as we finish up, I want to get your thoughts on something. I discuss this frequently with Angie Wong, and I'll get to do it again tomorrow morning. The Republican Party pre-Trump, the name of your organization, of course, Tea Party, this was a movement that wanted something different than what President Trump might refer to as the RINO style of Republican. Cornyn, of course, serving for two decades in the Senate. What is the arc of the current Republican Party? Because many people who might be described somewhat as Tea Party were the very ones that also President Trump felt the need to primary. Well, I think that you have to remember, Cornyn definitely was not Tea Party. No one ever thought that Cornyn was a Tea Party person, nor was Cassidy. So I don't think that that is what was happening. Thomas Massey, for a very long time, was for less government and less government spending. And somewhere in the last couple of years, few years, he has gone off and just seen a different path. And he's against President Trump so often that that is a problem. We understand what President Trump is trying to do with the Tea Party and within the Republican Party. So the Tea Party, I suppose, is more of a subset of the Republican Party. We want to make sure that we have elected officials who are going to get into their job, fight for us, stand for our values, and put America and Americans first. And that's what President Trump has done. And when we have people who are standing in the way within the Republican Party and blocking his agenda and blocking things like the Save America Act, which over 80% of Americans agree only American citizens should be voting in American elections. Voter ID, we agree on that as Americans. When they're not getting the common sense, simple things done that Americans agree on, and they are obstructing the bigger visionary things President Trump is doing, the voters are just saying, no, we've had enough. We stood by President Trump. We elected him against all odds to a second chance in the White House. And now we expect our elected officials in the Congress to back us up and to get things done. And if they're not willing to do that, President Trump is endorsing against them, and the voters are voting against them. I think that's happened much more on the Senate side than on the House side. By and large, with the exception of Thomas Massey and maybe Marjorie Taylor Greene, the House side has been against all odds with the thinnest margin. They are doing what we want them to do. Indeed. Well, Jenny Beth Martin, thank you so much for sharing your insights. Very much appreciated. Thank you for having me. And with President Trump's endorsement taking center stage in GOP primaries, is this a good sign for the Republican Party heading into the midterms? DDS Sam Wong was out on the National Mall in D.C. speaking with the people. We're seeing a lot of the Trump-endorsed candidates coming out on top in these GOP primary races. What does this say about the president's endorsement power here? I think he's got a big following of people, and I think he's got a faithful— what word am I looking for? A following that says, hey, this guy knows what he's doing, and he's looking for the best interests of this nation. His endorsement does carry a lot of weight, it looks like, in the primaries. Him coming out and endorsing people did seem to do— give them that pushover that they were needing for the primary. In my mind, it's not his endorsements as much as the ones that he's not endorsing or the ones that have sat there on their hands and really haven't done anything. If you look at the ones he's saying, hey, I don't want that one in there. More power to him. Well, he still has the power, and he's the leader of the Republican Party. There are states that we have that vote 40 percent for Republicans that have zero, zero people in Congress for Republicans. The times of Romney and McCain, that's over. Now we have to punch back because they were punching for a long time. Do you think this is a good sign for the GOP coming up, going into the midterm? I think so because they're going to get people that usually are not engaged, that they vote every once in a while, and say, OK, because now what we have in mind is the SAFE Act. We want to do that. So now that we have candidates that are going to support the SAFE Act, let's do that. Let's get out and vote. Well, see, that's hard to say because when you're doing the primaries, you're basically voting for your Republican candidate or your Democratic candidate. It's a 50-50 ballgame, honestly. If you don't get out and vote, your side's going to lose. I would hope so. The only way we can keep from going completely woke and completely liberal, and if we look over what's happening overseas, what's happening in Europe, we go, do we really want to see what they're putting up with? I think it's a very strong and positive sign, absolutely. I think he's got a huge following in the sense that it's not just a political following. And everything that he's doing is not self-centered. He's a unique individual, so he's looking for generations to come. And coming up in college sports, a new bill will soon be introduced in Congress that would change the status quo. Dave Martin joins us with the details. And an earpiece with eyes. Bloomberg reports that Apple is developing AirPods with built-in cameras to work with Siri. David Lamb speaks with a tech expert for analysis. This is how I keep my joints happy. Omega XL is a powerful, natural supplement backed by 40 years of clinical research. 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Welcome back to Entity Evening News, I'm Cary Dunst. The next generation of Apple AirPods could come with cameras on them. Bloomberg says the camera will feed visual data to Siri. Entity's David Lamb speaks with an engineering professor on the pros and cons of this new development. A recent report from Bloomberg says that Apple AirPods may soon be equipped with built-in cameras, and that product development is now at the final stage before Apple starts testing mass production. Ahmed Benafa, a professor at San Jose State University and a tech expert, shares his thoughts. What's your reaction when you first heard about these cameras that are built into the AirPods? It was a mixed feeling because, first of all, I look at it and this is a major step by giving AI eyes, not just, you know, you type or you talk to the AI. Now AI can see what's around you and describe it to you and help you identify objects and read them for you. The cameras apparently won't record photos or video, but are designed to send visual info to Siri, Apple's virtual assistant. The applications are really tremendous, that you have somebody on your shoulder. The AirPods will feature an LED to indicate when the cameras are active. So if you look at the earpiece, you can see that it's on, so you know it's really recording, but it is a massive privacy concern. And this is a big issue. This is exactly what happened with the glasses, the smart glasses. Professor Benaffa said additional concerns include the possible breach of personal info in cases of cyber attacks. The news about the new AirPod comes as discussions also revolve around the potential loss of human cognitive function from over-dependency on advanced tech and AI. An enhanced Siri assistant is expected to arrive in September and the new AirPods may be available at around the same time. David Lam, NTD News, California. Now for your sports news, we're joined by NTD's Dave Martin. Dave, we've got some exciting NBA news to get into, and we've also got tennis news, but let's kick off with college football, or college sports in general. Congress getting involved now. What is the Protect College Sports Act, and how do you save college sports? I thought that ship has already sailed. It's basically pro sports, isn't it? It really is. I think that's what this bill is trying to do, get back to a little bit more of the traditional college sports while still paying them. It's called the Protect College Sports Act. It's a bipartisan bill that's still going to be introduced. President Trump signed an executive order recently mandating that Congress do something about college sports, and this actually looks like it will address some of those concerns. For one thing, it limits athletes to one transfer without penalty, a penalty traditionally, Ben, that you had to redshirt a year or sit out. It also limits athletes with maximum eligibility of five years. It prohibits former professional athletes from competing, and it prohibits schools from poaching a coach from another school during the season. It would also give the NCAA legal power to enforce these rules, including for a salary cap for paying their athletes. Now, ever since the Supreme Court ruled in 2021 that the NCAA is not exempt from antitrust laws, they really struggled to enforce some of their rules. Now, this bill also kind of makes an effort to keep the SEC and the Big Ten from getting too far ahead of the Big 12 and the ACC. Now, those two make significantly more money from their media deals, so there's a provision in this that would allow the conferences to negotiate their TV deals as one group if 75% of the FBS schools agreed to do it together. I mean, that would be very interesting. Also, this bill would limit the Big Ten and SEC from expanding the number of members in their conference. So overall, this seems to kind of bring back some of the old rules that we've seen while keeping player salaries as part of this. So it looks like maybe how it used to happen, I'll say that. Yeah, so if you have a number in the name of your conference, you may not exceed that number. Penn State, of course, being, I think, the first to break the Big Ten number, but SEC is a perfect name because you can just keep adding and adding and you don't have to worry about it. It's like two Big Tens together now. It's the Big 20 almost. Yeah, that's right. And it's got the entire Pacific Coast at this point. It brought in New Jersey with Rutgers. Forget the Atlantic Coast Conference. They're now on the Pacific Coast and the Atlantic Coast. The names are just there for I don't even know what purpose anymore. They don't describe the purposes anymore. But it would only limit the Big Ten and SEC from expanding at this point since those two really are the more powerful conference ahead of the Big 12 and ACC just based on the money that's coming in. The big thing, though, only one transfer per four years without penalty. Unless you're a grad student, you can get a second one, it looks like. So that's what it's looking like now. Clearly, we need to have a whole other conversation about this at length, but we do have to move on to very exciting NBA news. What's happening? I mean, the finals haven't even started yet, but some interesting news dropped. Yes, President Trump said he is planning to attend an NBA Finals game. Of course, the NBA Finals, there's going to be some games anyway in New York City at the Madison Square Garden. This would make President Trump the first sitting president to attend an NBA Finals game. Obviously, we know he's a sports fan. He attended the College Football National Championships earlier this year. He attended the Super Bowl last year. He said he was, though, invited to this by Knicks owner James Dolan. Meanwhile, I've been watching a Knicks team that is really playing out of their minds. They've won 11 straight games by a combined 262 points. Now, that's not only the most lopsided in NBA playoff history, it's the most lopsided 11-game stretch in regular season history of the NBA. Unbelievable how they're playing. Now, the Knicks are also just the fourth team ever to enter the NBA Finals on a winning streak of at least 11 games. Who they'll play, meanwhile, has not yet been decided. The Spurs host the Thunder tomorrow night. The Thunder actually lead that series three games to two, so it could be decided then. Either way, the NBA Finals start a week from tonight. Let's be careful. Let's not jinx the Knicks by saying how great they are. The West clearly probably going to be favored. Those are some scary, talented teams. Well, whoever wins out of the West, they're going to have the home court advantage. They would have had the better team in the regular season. But I'm sure odds makers are going to be looking at how the Knicks are playing right now, which nobody, I don't think, forecasted this. All right, we can't talk anymore about this. I try not to jinx them too much, Kerry. You've been infamous for doing so as well, so let's move on to the French Open. What's happening there? We just had our first big upset of the tournament. Second-ranked Elina Rebekina lost in the second round today to the 55th ranked player in the world, 3-6-6-1-7-6. Now, Rebekina won the Australian Open just a few months ago in January. She also won Wimbledon back in 2022. The clay courts of French Open, though, have not been as kind to her. Her best results here have been a couple of quarterfinal appearances. So she is out, meanwhile, today on the men's side. Novak Djokovic, who just turned 39 years old, advanced to the third round today, though it took three and a half hours to do so in the baking heat there. The men's No. 4-ranked player won 6-3, 6-2, 6-7, 6-3 over 74th-ranked Valentin Royer, who is 15 years younger. The match was played in temperatures that went above 90 degrees, which is what it's been for most of this week. It's going to cool down with some ice there. It's been a rough French Open there in Paris with the heat. Like we were saying yesterday, the clay is probably not helping to keep things cool, right? Playing on a clay court? Oh, man, that's going to be rough. Long points, long rallies. You've got to earn it at the French. We'll see what happens. It's such an exciting time in sports. The last week in May, the first few weeks of June. It is. Everything's colliding, and then it kind of goes a little silent until, of course, football season starts again. Then we get baseball, and only baseball pretty much for a while. We'll get a little more tennis, I guess. We'll get Wimbledon, U.S. Open, but pretty much baseball gets to be the king of the summer. All right. America's pastime. That's great. Dave, glad you're back from jury duty. Thanks for coming in, man. I'm glad, too. And that's all for today's news. Please stay with us. Next, we've got Capitol Report, and then at 8, we have Tiffany Meyer tonight. Thank you for tuning in. I'm Cary Dunst. Good night.