NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Aug 3)

Welcome to NTD Evening News. Our top story tonight, one last chance for Iran to sign a deal with the U.S. or risk decapitation. What's in President Trump's latest threat to Tehran and his top priorities amid negotiations? Mario Tsu at the White House. Fire crews in eastern Washington state are battling multiple wildfires that have forced tens of thousands to evacuate. Officials say the fires remain 0% contained as dangerous conditions continue. Cristina Corona reports. While the CDC says the cyclospora outbreak is rarely deadly, Michigan officials say two have died with underlying conditions. David Lamb has more. A former immigration attorney accused of mishandling thousands of cases, allegedly making hundreds of millions. Our former clients want a court to preserve her fortune. Arlene Richards has the details on that case, plus why the DHS is fining another attorney. All eyes on battleground state Michigan's primary elections tomorrow. What the results of the primaries could mean for the November general elections, as well as for the Democratic Party as a whole. And NASA's SpaceX Crew 13 astronauts hold their final press conference before they head to the International Space Station. The crew is expected to be in space for about six months. Jason Perry has the details. This is MTV Evening News, live from our global headquarters in New York City. Here's Cary Dunst. Good evening. Thank you for joining us tonight. President Trump warning Iran it's their last chance to sign a deal with the U.S. after calling off massive strikes over the weekend. NDD's White House correspondent Mario Tsu reports. This is their last chance. This is not something that, if it doesn't happen, this is a last chance for them to sign a good document. President Trump declaring he's giving Tehran one last chance to strike a deal before decapitation, saying negotiations are ongoing and slamming Iranian leadership as, quote, unbelievably duplicitous, for the gap between their private and public claims as they openly allege no talks are underway. On the table are the opening of the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's nuclear program. We're talking about the Strait, the opening of the Strait, having it open literally by tomorrow, completely open. The denuclearization of Iran has to happen. The president's top priorities amid these talks, that Iran cannot possess a nuclear weapon and the welfare of the Iranian people. I want to give them every last chance before decapitation. If I'm given a chance to let a lot of people live, I want to give that chance. This renewed threat coming as President Trump signs an order creating a commission to improve quality of life for military families in a push to boost military readiness. America cannot have the strongest military in the world without the love and devotion of our remarkable military spouses who make the extraordinary sacrifices for our country. Chaired by the Secretary of War's spouse and staffed with other senior military spouses, the commission will tackle challenges like housing, jobs, health care, child care and deployments, then deliver annual recommendations to the president's desk. You think we're strong, American military spouses are 10 times stronger. If that warfighter knows that their family is good to go, they will go the extra mile, which is what our mission asks. Meanwhile, as President Trump continues to sound the alarm on the socialist surge within the Democratic Party. They skipped socialism, they went directly to communism. He'll take his warning on the road to California and Nevada. On the West Coast, the White House says he will highlight his administration's economic policies ahead of the midterm elections. Reporting from the White House, Mario Tu, NTD News. Washington Governor Bob Ferguson has declared a statewide emergency as multiple wildfires continue burning near Spokane. The fast-moving fires have forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate, destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses, and prompted a request for federal assistance. NTD's Christina Corona has more on that. Three major wildfires burning around Spokane have scorched more than 8,000 acres and remain 0% contained. Officials say about 65,000 people have been forced to evacuate as flames destroyed roughly 700 homes and businesses. More than 900 firefighters are battling the blazes, with crews from outside Washington joining the response. Mayor Lisa Brown says thousands remain displaced as firefighters continue working to gain control of the fires. Well, we still have thousands of people evacuated, and we still have people living with uncertainty about their homes, and of course, as you heard, people who know that they've lost everything. So the fires are not under control yet. People still need to be vigilant about the evacuation levels and pay attention because Officials say no deaths or major injuries have been confirmed. They're still working to contact 14 people they have not been able to reach because of communication challenges, but authorities say those individuals are not considered missing. Governor Bob Ferguson says many families have lost everything. There are just so many Washingtonians who have literally lost everything in a very, very short period of time. Just in a matter of hours, their lives changed in deeply dramatic and fundamental ways, and so it's difficult to find words when folks have experienced a loss like that. We want all those individuals to know that we are all here for the long haul. Fire officials say a combination of record heat, drought conditions, and strong winds fueled the fire's rapid spread. Governor Bob Ferguson has declared a statewide emergency and requested federal assistance for six counties. The request includes support for search and rescue, debris removal, temporary shelters, emergency power, and medical supplies. Nearly 10,000 utility customers remain without power as authorities urge residents to stay alert and follow evacuation orders. Christina Corona, NTD News. A federal lawsuit against a former immigration attorney with offices in Washington State and Illinois is growing. Dozens of former clients have now joined the case and are accusing the attorney, as well as her law firm, of misleading vulnerable immigrants and seeking to preserve millions of dollars in assets while this lawsuit moves forward. NTD's Arlene Richards reports. A federal lawsuit against former immigration attorney Alejandra Lozano has expanded, with an additional 25 former clients now accusing her of fraud and other misconduct in connection with their immigration cases, bringing the total plaintiffs to 34. They are all immigrants who hired Lozano's firm to help them obtain legal status in the United States. But they contend their lawyer, Lozano, encouraged or instructed them to sign declarations claiming they were victims of human trafficking and domestic violence. Some plaintiffs say those statements were false or that they didn't understand what they were signing. And now they're saying Lozano's business generated more than $400 million in revenues or promised fees, as well as assets including a private pink jet and real estate holdings. They're asking a federal judge to preserve those assets while the lawsuit proceeds, arguing they could be used to satisfy any future judgment. Lozano surrendered her Washington law license earlier this year, and her law firm has since closed. At the time of the closing, Lozano had 35,000 active clients and over 54,000 pending petitions. She denies any wrongdoing. In a separate case, the Department of Homeland Security is seeking more than $470,000 in civil fines against a New York immigration attorney accused of filing fraudulent asylum claims. Attorney Siraj Raj Singh allegedly submitted more than 100 documents in 54 cases containing nearly identical accounts of persecution. The department's general counsel said in a statement, under President Trump and Secretary Mullen, we will hold attorneys like this accountable and put an end to the practice of defrauding and abusing our immigration system. Arlene Richards, NTD News. A legal victory for the Trump administration as it races ahead with border wall construction. A federal judge is allowing the DHS to build a border wall through a Texas town's levy system. The town of Presidio, with a population of 3,200, is protected by a series of berms and levees that travel along the Rio Grande to combat flooding. The town argues the border wall could compromise the levy system, which could lead to flash flooding. It sued earlier this year to stop the DHS from going forward with the plan. However, in a ruling yesterday, a U.S. district judge rejects the town's arguments and sides with the administration. The town of Presidio reacts, quote, We are very disappointed that the court will allow this potentially disastrous construction to continue. The administration, meanwhile, has argued that there is no final plan for where the border wall will go or how it will be built. DHS has been charging forward with its wall building plan. Officials say a first layer of the structure will be done by next year. And updates on the cyclospora illness. Health officials say it's rarely deadly, but Michigan reports two people with underlying conditions have died. The first in the U.S. NDD's David Lam reports. Michigan's health department is investigating a cyclosporiasis outbreak in the state where two people have died in relation to the microscopic parasite. The state says the illness is generally not life-threatening and the two individuals had significant underlying health conditions that may have been impacted by cyclosporiasis and dehydration. The illness commonly causes watery diarrhea and spreads through feces or contaminated food. The CDC says there are more than 18,000 nationwide reports of the illness since May, many coming out of Michigan and Ohio. They say that lettuce or salad greens may be a potential source of the outbreak. But other foods could still be a factor. In Michigan, there are over 11,000 cases and around 200 hospitalizations. Cyclospora cases tend to occur during late spring and summer. David Lam, NTD News. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is calling out what he describes as press malpractice during the COVID pandemic. He's accusing the media outlets of scaring the public and failing to exercise skepticism toward authority. NTD correspondent Jason Blair has more. During a fiery Sunday interview, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. accuses media coverage during the COVID pandemic as being part of the problem. It was absolute press malpractice. You weren't allowing your job, your job, your job is a fierce skepticism toward authority. And you weren't doing that. Kennedy says one of the main things that was done wrong during the COVID response was not listening to the doctors who were on the ground and can see what was working and what was not. If we had listened to those doctors during the COVID pandemic, we would have saved potentially millions of lives. There were therapeutics out there that were working. There were doctors that were having no deaths from COVID and treating, in some cases, thousands of patients. Kennedy was also asked about the current measles outbreak. Measles cases in the U.S. just reached a 35-year high. Ninety-three percent of these cases are among the unvaccinated. First of all, this is an international outbreak, and we're doing better at handling it than any country in the world. Mexico has 15 times the amount of measles per capita than we have. Canada has four times the amount of measles. Kennedy went on to say that because of the COVID lockdowns, many children didn't get vaccinated for measles, and they're the ones being most affected by the outbreak. He says that Dr. Fauci wrote the same things in his so-called diaries. He says in his diaries, poor children are going to die from measles because of these lockdowns and COVID. In a Monday interview, Kennedy also expressed concern over what Dr. Fauci was writing in his diaries versus what he was saying publicly during COVID. He says in his diaries that he just met with the 16 scientists and that they all agreed this could not have come from the wet market. At the very next day, he was telling Americans that it came from the wet market, and that's the story he continued to spin for the next two years. Kennedy says that listening more closely to frontline doctors and examining the full record of the pandemic response will be key to handling future outbreaks. Reporting in Washington, D.C., Jason Blair, NTD News. And from much maligned therapeutics to the long-term impact of lockdowns, what we've learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, how much is the media culpable? Hear from Jennifer Ghilardi tonight on Capitol Report with Steve Lance at 7 p.m. Eastern just after evening news. And how are everyday Americans reacting to the way health officials and the news media handled the COVID-19 pandemic? NTD's Sam Wong was out on the National Mall in D.C. to hear from the people. How has the way we handle COVID impacted your trust in our health institutions? It's made me look into a lot of things that I would probably not have looked into before. The whole mask thing was ridiculous. The six feet apart was ridiculous. Closing schools was ridiculous. Saying we can't go to church, ridiculous. Oh, I have no faith in our health institutions. I mean, it's so sad because now anything the government tells me, I don't believe. So and I will never take a vaccine again. For the six foot grid and soccer moms getting pulled in when they were in outside, you know, stuff, we saw a lot of crazy things. Now they've got rest records for staying in the six foot grid. Their guidelines to do things as simply as praying, whether you can go into a bar and they're on top of each other. They turn the country into a bunch of sheep with their COVID passports and wearing a mask mandate. You can't come into this business unless you wear a mask. What I hate for it is the future generation, when something genuinely bad happens, we're all going to be like, no, COVID again. All of these reversals, all of all of these mistakes that we've made. What responsibility do you think media companies and our health officials have in sort of explaining these to the American people? I think they have a huge responsibility, but I don't trust them now. The same thing. We can't trust them. And, you know, just like Fauci did, we'll take the fifth and not say anything else. I would love for them to have a website where we could go and just like fact check, give us, you know, not some dot gov website, you know, give us a dot org or maybe a dot edu. And we can check what you're saying. Fauci, he was literally on every single thing. For him to say that it wasn't what everyone knew was the loophole left. And I would like to see him answer for all his lies. I very much would. I just think it's sad, though, that there's so many people that make it political. It's sad that that people on both sides just can't understand that we were we were lied to and, you know, and harmed. Our kids are harmed. And it's something we're never going to get back. Let's hope that going forward, more Americans just start taking accountability for their own bodies and themselves, not just trusting somebody because they're elected officials doesn't mean they know what they're doing for us. And Dr. Anthony Fauci is facing investigations in three states following his appearance before a Senate hearing last week. Eighty five year old refused to answer any questions invoking the Fifth Amendment over one hundred times. Louisiana's attorney general says Fauci claimed not to recall key details during a previous deposition, but his own diary entries from that period now suggest otherwise. Florida's attorney general has also opened an investigation saying there must be accountability if Fauci lied and caused harm to Americans. Meanwhile, Senator Tommy Tuberville says that Alabama will probe Fauci as well. Dr. Fauci received a preemptive federal pardon from President Biden in early twenty twenty five, but that does not cover potential state level charges. And coming up, 25 states are suing the Trump administration over sweeping tariffs, the administration imposing the tariffs on imports from countries that use forced labor. And Mayor Zoran Mamdani gives thousands of New Yorkers more time to prove that they should not have to pay his new tax. Chris Bobb has more. Sometimes it's hard to see past the looming repair and replacement costs all around your house. 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One of the things that he had a hard time doing was showing the emotion. Maybe it was because the way he was raised or believing that men provide and they don't struggle. But we all struggle. I want to show emotion to my kids. I want them to know when I'm happy, I want them to know when I'm sad, and I want them to see me working through things. The biggest reward I get from being a dad is watching my kids accomplish a goal, watching them light up. Nothing brings a bigger smile to my face. So I make my kids a priority. Whether it's hitting a baseball, a dance rehearsal, you name it, I'm there. They're going to remember that they grew up loved, be brave, be there every day, and allow your kids to know that it's okay to struggle. That even dad doesn't know the answer sometimes, but we're going to figure it out together. Welcome back to Antity Evening News. I'm Cary Dunst. 25 states are suing the Trump administration over sweeping tariffs on U.S. imports from countries that use forced labor. The Democrat-led states argue the Trump administration is trying to replace tariffs already rejected by the Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of International Trade. The tariffs place duties of 10% or 12.5% on goods from 60 trading partners. The states also allege the administration did not conduct individual consultations with each trading partner and questions why the tariffs are uniform in amount. The complaint is filed in the U.S. Court of International Trade. And New York City is extending the exemption deadline for its new pied-à-terre tax. This comes after thousands of property owners received warning letters, including some full-time city residents. Mayor Zoran Mamdani is defending the rollout, as billionaire investor Bill Ackman warns that the tax could actually cost the city revenue. Antity's Chris Bobb reports. We have extended the deadline to September 18th, and the point of this period of time is precisely so that New Yorkers, the 17,000 homeowners who received the you may be subject to letters, have all the information they need. Mayor Zoran Mamdani is giving property owners four additional weeks to prove their home should be exempt from the new surcharge. The tax applies to secondary homes worth more than $5 million, whose owners' primary live outside of New York City. But approximately 17,000 owners received warning letters, including full-time city residents who say they were wrongly flagged. Mamdani says the tax will fund cleaner streets, safer neighborhoods, and better-supported schools. I continue to believe that the pied-à-terre surcharge will raise $500 million on an annual basis. Billionaire investor Bill Ackman says Mamdani is overlooking that the new annual tax makes homes less valuable. Ackman writes, Ackman says future buyers will subtract the long-term cost of the tax from what they are willing to pay for a home. That means a city could collect a new surcharge but lose existing property tax revenue as home values decline. He adds, Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman tells Fox News New York's middle class has been shouldering the burden of capital flight. High net worth individuals and corporations that have left New York in the last four years have created an $11 billion deficit in tax revenue. I will not allow him to pursue this tax policy as governor. I can stop him. I will stop him. The Mamdani administration is hiring 24 additional city employees to manage questions and exemption applications. Homeowners now have until September 18th to apply for an exemption. Those who miss that deadline can still appeal to the City Tax Commission until March before the surcharge is imposed. Chris Bobb, NTD News. And the Federal Aviation Administration has approved sales of Boeing's 737's MAX 7. The go-ahead follows a years-long pause after two fatal crashes. Boeing has faced a more rigorous certification process since two deadly MAX 8 crashes in 2018 and 2019. The U.S. plane manufacturer also faced scrutiny after a January 2024 midair cabin panel blowout on an Alaska Airlines flight. The incident aboard an almost new 737 MAX 9 raised concerns about Boeing's production and its quality control practices. Before granting approval, the FAA required Boeing to update its flight control software, flight crew alerting system, and also to redesign its engine anti-ice system. Boeing says it's preparing its first deliveries for Southwest Airlines. Southwest says it's looking forward to the plane entering the service in the coming months. And coming up, key battleground state Michigan, one day out from its primary elections. 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I was preparing physically, I wasn't doing anything mentally on the inside, and then I got hurt. I wanted to be better as a person, and I really dug into mental health. I start my day with a 20 minute workout, I live life eight seconds at a time. Horses are so therapeutic, they know what you're feeling, when you're nervous, they're nervous. He won't say it back, but we're pals. I take a lot of responsibility in taking care of my kids and my family, being there for them. You're going to have tough days, everybody does. Find a place to stop and just breathe, love, you're mine. Welcome back to NTD Evening News, I'm Kerry Dunst. Michigan's state primaries are tomorrow, and all eyes are on Democratic Senate candidates Tuesday's primaries in Michigan are shaping up to be one of the most closely watched races. Abdul El-Sayed is up against Representative Haley Stevens. Many see this as an ideological race between the moderate left and Democratic socialists. Stevens is running on a campaign of lowering health care and grocery costs, and support for Israel. She's also pointing to her experience in government as the former chief of staff to the U.S. Auto Rescue Task Force. Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, and retiring Michigan Senator Gary Peters have all endorsed her. It's that kind of grit, it's that kind of determination that I know Haley Stevens has. I was on a lot of calls with her as she was that chief of staff, doing what we could to make sure that we could get the kind of support necessary. El-Sayed is running on an agenda of Medicare for All, abolishing ICE, and stopping U.S. military aid to Israel. He has been backed by members of the DSA, including Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar. Ahead of the primaries, he has been trying to distance himself from the DSA, and to try and paint himself in a slightly more moderate light. President Trump has repeatedly warned against the dangers of socialism and communism, including during a visit to Michigan last week. Now you have down and out communists. I mean, these people are down and out. And remember, you go communist, nothing good happens. That's been proven for a thousand years, using different names. An Emerson College poll published last week shows El-Sayed leading Stevens, but Stevens leads among voters over 60 years old. Whoever wins the Democratic primary will be up against GOP presumptive nominee Mike Rogers, who says he is ready to take El-Sayed, quote, head on. Michigan is a very competitive purple state. The results of tomorrow's primaries could determine the future direction of the Democratic Party. 2028 presidential hopefuls are also keeping a close eye on the race to determine what kind of messaging works with voters. Reporting from Washington, D.C., Fiona Gee, NTD News. And the death toll in Spain, Ceuta, is now at over 70, after tens of thousands illegally entered the enclave. Many are still in the city. They're trying to get to mainland Europe. NTD's international correspondent, Arjen Pazdar, has the latest. Illegal border crossers are seen screaming in the streets and clashing with police in the Spanish enclave, Ceuta. The city borders Morocco in North Africa. It's one of the only land borders the European Union has with Africa. Spanish authorities say 50,000 people illegally stormed the city on Thursday. Seventy-two are reported dead after attempting to cross the border by sea to avoid the gates and border fences. Spanish officials say most illegal border crossers returned to Morocco, but images show that some are still in Ceuta trying to get to mainland Europe. Not all of the illegal border crossers are from Morocco. Some of them are seen holding a sign saying they're from Yemen, almost 4,000 miles away. Another one says he's from Sudan. In mainland Spain, meanwhile, some people are protesting the huge influx of illegal immigrants into their country. Spain's right-leaning opposition leader calls it an invasion, blaming socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. This has not happened anywhere else in the world. Everyone is talking about it. Even President Trump has said there are weak laws and poor management. I think this is the first time Trump has understated the problem. What we have are criminal laws that encourage the invasion. President Trump on Monday also blaming Spain's socialist government for the crisis. What should voters in other countries with elections coming up soon take away from what's going on in Spain? We have to be very careful with the whole socialist thing. I think in many cases it's much more than socialist. They skipped socialism, they went directly to communism. But when I saw what happened in Spain, I said, you know, we had a version of that. You could say much worse. We allowed 25 million people. The European Union is now offering to strengthen border security in Ceuta to prevent such events from happening again. Ariane Pastor, NTD News. And joining us now to discuss the Michigan Senate primary that is happening tomorrow is our panel. We welcome Dustin Olson. He's a pollster with American Pulse Research Polling, and he's also the host of the Political Trade Secrets podcast. We also welcome Robin Biro, Democratic strategist and former Obama regional campaign director. Thank you both for joining us this evening. Dustin, kicking off with you, what is the latest from your polling data on tomorrow's Senate race? Well, it's been an exciting race to follow. And I think the average of polls have El Sayed is up by 10 in the real politics average. And I think that's pretty much what people think is going to happen. Now, I would put a caveat on that. Michigan, like a lot of some of these upper Midwest states, is actually hard to poll. And for a lot of what I consider drive-by pollsters in the media, if they're not thinking about things about how there's a lot of rural areas, and then there's some very different geographic areas like Detroit or Dearborn. And if you get those numbers off just a little bit, it could have a pretty big impact. Yeah, and they also have that interesting open primary where you don't have to be registered to a party. So a lot of nuances up there in Michigan. Robin, this race, of course, as you just saw our video from Fiona, it's being hyped up as this sort of litmus test for the future of the Democratic Party. Obviously, a party that you are very much an insider on. So do you see it that way as a litmus test? To an extent. To be clear, Mr. El Sayed is not a Democratic Socialist Party of America candidate. But he is endorsed by Bernie Sanders and AOC. The DSA as a whole is paying attention very carefully to this race. And so are Democratic operatives like myself to see if this is, in fact, the direction of the party. I just want to see this. Everybody, every pundit that's going on TV is getting this wrong right now and saying that it's the party itself moving to the left. The party's playing to the voters. They wouldn't be moving to the left if the voters weren't electing these people to office. These candidates are more progressive, are winning races. And so we're running more of them. That's just how politics works. If it weren't working, we wouldn't be running them. So, yes, I'm anxious to see how this works out, because it could signal that more progressive candidates are the way to go here in the near future over more moderate candidates like Mr. Stevens. And, Dustin, the same question to you. Is this more about policy or is this more about candidate strength in your view? Well, I think policy does have a little bit or message really is what I would say it is. I do think the more DSA aligned candidates or socialist candidates are talking about cost of living issues, which is by far the number one thing that most Americans care about, including primary voters in both parties. So speaking to those things definitely does make a difference. But to be clear, this is a concerted strategy by the DSA following the 2016 nomination for Hillary Clinton. A lot of the Sanders people weren't too happy about it. And the DSA decided in 2017 to go about working within the Democratic Party as opposed to working outside of it in order to get their candidates elected. And right now they have 300 or so local elected officials across the country. And going into the Congress this year in races that aren't going to be competitive in the fall, they're going to have their nominees now picked and they're going to have more people in Congress. So, unfortunately, I do think it is a leftward turn of the Democratic Party. And I don't think that's really good for the country personally. And Robin, to stay on that point, in somewhat of an irony, Saeed is actually striking a populist tone, as you both alluded to, cost of living and other things that really resonate with people who are struggling. And that's something that very much worked for Trump as part of his brand. Is that resonating with voters, this populist tone? You take what you like and you leave the rest in politics. So we do recognize the fact that these did work for President Trump. Look, I couldn't go to any Walmart in America without seeing those signs out front that said Trump equals lower prices, Kamala equals higher prices. That was a very simple message that got through to your average American who shops at Walmart. We need to have simplified messages in the Democratic Party. We just are not good at messaging here on the left. That was a very simple message that struck a chord with voters. Whether or not it came to fruition is what we're arguing now as Democrats. We're saying, where are these low prices that you promised? It's not paying off the gas pump. You're not getting more of your pay for the items that you're spending. The cost of goods has gone up. So that's the case that we're trying to make. I'm just worried that my party is going to overly complicate this and speak to not simplify. We just got to simplify that message. I worry that we're going to try and give a more academic message. That's just not going to work. It hasn't for us before. Yeah, it very rarely does indeed. And Dustin, the Republican challenger, Mike Rogers, he probably has a preference as to which candidate he'd like to go up against. How does that play into the general election? Well, he's run now. This will be his second race statewide for Senate. And I think he's in a pretty good position. This is really an important race. And this race and also all the August primaries, these sorts of primaries are playing out across the country in August primaries. Wisconsin, we have a self-avowed socialist who's likely going to be the nominee for governor there. And you have Cori Bush who's back up in Missouri running for that seat. So there's definitely a radical tinge to these primaries. And if these are successful in August, I expect that Democrats pick up seats in the midterms. And it could be a determination as to whether it's a wave or it's a trickle, much like it was in the opposite for Republicans in 22. Very interesting. And Robin, this is now the most ever spent in a Democratic Senate primary. I'd love to get your thoughts on that. It will be record-breaking, make no mistake. And to talk of breaking records, this would be the first Muslim candidate that would win a Senate race if it goes to the general election and he wins. So that's history being made right there. He also ran, I believe, for governor, if I'm not mistaken, and came really close there. So he's not, I'll say it is not an unknown name. But I want to say that his faith will probably be weaponized by our friends on the right as we head towards the general election. And that puts us in a strange predicament. So I'm glad to see, though, that his faith is not being weaponized right now. I'm very cautious as we go forward with this, though, with him being the nominee. And Dustin, as we finish up, we just have about 30 seconds left. But to Robin's point, there is, I believe, the second largest Muslim population in Michigan relative to the whole country as a pollster. How does what Robin brought up break out in if he were to win and go into the general election? I don't know about his faith being weaponized. I doubt that. But what I do think is true for pollsters is because Michigan has these pockets of votes that can be very, very different in how they might view a race. It is very difficult if you're not being careful to be able to have the right mix of voters in your poll. And that makes it very difficult to predict. It could be very, very likely that people are way off. Dearborn could have a huge turnout, in which case he could be winning by a lot. Or you could have Detroit have a huge turnout and he actually loses. So it's really hard to tell. Well, we'll be watching very closely tomorrow. One of the purple states, a lot at stake here. Dustin Olson, Robin Biro, thank you for joining us this evening. Thank you both. Appreciate it. Thank you. And the U.S. and Japan are working together to help strengthen Japan's struggling currency. The rare move comes after the value of the yen fell sharply against the U.S. dollar. On Friday, July 31st, Japan's Ministry of Finance, in coordination with the U.S. Treasury Department, conducted a coordinated foreign exchange intervention. We have a good relationship with Japan. We're very strong, very, very strong financially. And they are, you know, they have a weakening yen and they wanted a little bit of help. And we're always there for Japan. Japan's been very good to us. The two countries bought yen together after the currency fell to its weakest level in decades. Treasury Secretary Scott Besen says the United States supports Japan's efforts to strengthen the yen and is prepared to take similar action again if needed. This is the first time that the U.S. and Japan have worked together to support the yen since 2011, when a devastating earthquake hit the east of Japan. President Trump says the move reflects the close relationship between the two countries and will benefit the global economy. And coming up, NASA's SpaceX Crew 13 astronauts hold their final press conference before they head out to the International Space Station. The crew is expected to be in space for about six months. Jason Perry has the details. 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It's certainly very physically intensive to manipulate the suit for long periods of time underwater is how we do most of our training. So for one, just in order to complete the training, we have to maintain a certain level of physical readiness. This will be Watkins' second flight to the space station, where the crew is expected to be there for 180 days. They will replace NASA's SpaceX Crew 12, who have been out in space for over six months. Watkins will be the first NASA astronaut to launch aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft twice. The SpaceX Dragon, said to be used for this mission, is part of Elon Musk's space company, and the Dragon is known for being the first private spacecraft to take astronauts to and from the International Space Station. I get asked a lot, you know, like, what's the most important skill to be to being an astronaut? Joshua Kutryk, a member of NASA's SpaceX Crew 13, explaining another skill that he's noticed among the astronauts. The common thing that they have is that they're just really easy to get along with. They're really skilled at integrating into new teams in different situations, and just sort of being straight up the middle. Not the flashiest person in the room, not a non-contributor, but a really good contributor to teams, really good at integrating with different people. This was the crew's final press conference before their upcoming mission. They're expected to soon travel to Florida, where they will launch from the Kennedy Space Center, no earlier than mid-September. And now for your sports news, we're joined by NTD's Dave Martin. Dave, we've got some soccer news tonight. You've cooked up some college football, or college broadly, more broadly. Yes, I made the news, right? You were out there sort of, yeah. It's more news than we had last week, I'll tell you that. But minutes ago, the baseball trade deadline descended, so what happens next with that? Well, yeah, we've had a somewhat active deadline here, but the biggest get, though, was still on Saturday, on which the world champion Los Angeles Dodgers got two-time reigning Cy Young winner Tarek Skubal from the Tigers. LA sent three prospects to Detroit in exchange for the star pitcher, who'll be a free agent at the end of this season. Now, with the trade, the Dodgers, the clear favorites to win a third straight World Series title, and his presence seemed to solidify a very talented rotation, but that is somewhat injured right now. Elsewhere today, meanwhile, the Giants sent three-time batting champion Larise Arise to the Phillies, and a couple minor league prospects back to San Francisco. Arise, right now going for his fourth batting title, leads the National League with a .324 batting average. Phillies say they will actually shift Bryce Harper back to right field. He'd been playing first base as part of an overall shift in the infield to put Arise at second there. And finally, in Boston, the Red Sox have reportedly acquired three-time All-Star Adley Rushman. He's a catcher from their division rival Baltimore Orioles in exchange for more prospects. Rushman's a very good defensive and offensive catcher, currently, though, on the injured list with left wrist inflammation. Now, we had a whole bunch of trades going on really in the last three days. Probably the deadline just ended at 6 p.m. Eastern time. Those are probably the three biggest players involved in the Chills, all right? All right, we're building toward October, but let's move to this name, Mauricio Pochettino. That seems like an important name. Why does that matter? Well, that's the U.S. men's soccer coach here. Now, he was hired two years ago. They had a good run here in the World Cup, but his contract ended then. Well, they've now renewed it for four more years to take him through the 2030 World Cup. Now, he was hired right after the Copa America Cup in 2024 when the U.S. lost in the group stage. It was not where the U.S. wanted their team to be, so they fired their head coach. Hired Pochettino then. He's really turned them into a somewhat formidable opponent. You know, they won three out of five games in this World Cup, exiting in the round of 16 with that 4-1 loss to Belgium. But that loss was really majorly a disappointment, not just because they were blown out, but because they had some raised expectations after the way they had played through the first four games. Overall, he has a 17-12-2 record with Team USA. Elsewhere in soccer, though, on Friday, FIBA President Gianni Infantino pulled the plug on his private investor plan that would have raised more than $4 billion for a minority stake in a newly created subsidiary that would have run the World Cup. But the plan was so unpopular that that might not be enough. European soccer body UEFA has reportedly threatened FIFA with legal action over it, said any potential evidence should be destroyed. Should not be destroyed, sorry. Last week, UEFA had threatened to boycott any FIFA events until the plug was pulled on this, I'm sorry to hear that. Let's move to what I love, college sports. Something big was announced. What happened? Yeah, this was Friday. A judge on Friday ruled that all high school class of 2022 athletes who would have been, that would have been four years, they would have graduated this past academic year. All those who've exhausted their eligibility are immediately eligible for a fifth year. Now this could potentially kind of throw things into havoc, especially for college football. I mean, practice has already started. Rosters would appear to be full. Most schools surely out of money to play more players. Probably similar situation for basketball too. It was to be quite a last second transfer portal nightmare, to say the least. Meanwhile, the NCAA though, they're already gonna, they already are gonna start allowing college players five years of eligibility, but that starts in next year, 2027, 2028. So a year from now. But US District Judge Charlotte Smitty granted the injunction on Friday in this case against the NCAA. NCAA said they are planning to appeal. Now she did issue an order last night that says this new order does not include college football players who already signed pro contracts this summer, but haven't played for the new team. So I'm guessing not a whole lot is gonna happen until an appeal is heard, hopefully soon. Because these players would be declared ineligible then if an NCAA gets their favorable ruling. So we will continue to follow this development. I got most of it. I have to say a little disappointed. No Penn State or UConn B-roll there, but you know, it was a lovely story. And I appreciate it. I was a UConn player. All right. I purposely thought maybe I can stop just to show this part, but I missed it. I was so, I was so into this. I know I was into it too. I missed it. So you just kept taking my word for it. All right. Thanks Dave. And next a scary caught on camera moment for a traffic cop. He was missed by mere inches when a vehicle lost control and slammed into a car that he was standing right next to. Have a look at that. Watch a routine traffic stop turn into a terrifying close call for a Texas cop. The El Paso PD officer was conducting a stop on Interstate 10 when according to a department Facebook post an alleged distracted driver failed to control their vehicle and plowed into the stopped car just inches from the officer pushing the vehicle some 500 feet down the roadway. Both the officer and the struck driver were treated for injuries. You okay? But the department said none were life threatening. They also said the incident is a stark reminder that traffic stops are among the most dangerous parts of an officer's job. Speaking of speedy scares caught on camera watch a pair of fearless dogs chase a massive bear back into the wilderness. Their names are Badger and Banjo and they are considered specialists with the Nevada Department of Wildlife which uses these fast and furious Karelian bear dogs not just to usher wild bears captured in populated areas back into the wild but to send a message you are not welcome here. It's referred to as bear hazing and it's a dangerous doggy duty to be sure but fear not. The department says every operation is carefully planned and executed by professionals to keep not just the people safe but the bears and the dogs as well. Finally a Southern California sheepdog did its dispersion duty and was praised for helping clear the way for responders working an emergency scene on the foothills near Laguna Beach. Officials had a clear landing spot for a responding helicopter all thanks to the dog's deft goat relocating skills although I'm sure the loud buzzing helicopter helped convince the herd to amscray. And that is all for today's evening news but keep it here we have Capitol Report coming up next. Thanks for tuning in. I'm Cary Dunst. Good night.