U.S. Sending Warship to Latin America; Trump Ends Canada Trade Talks | NTD Evening News (Oct. 24)

Welcome to NTD Evening News. Our top story tonight, President Trump ends trade talks with Canada after the Ontario government runs an anti-tariff ad featuring Ronald Reagan. Canadian officials now saying they will remove the ad soon, but will first air it in front of thousands of additional Americans. Jack Bradley brings us the update. The US military deploys the world's largest aircraft carrier to the waters off South America after the Department of War says it conducted yet another strike against a drug smuggling boat in the Caribbean Sea. Luis Martinez brings us the update. A driver tries to ram a truck into a Coastg Guard base where immigration enforcement agents are stationed near San Francisco. Shots were fired, injuring two people. Jason Blair has the update. New York Attorney General Leticia James pleads not guilty today in her bank fraud case. Arley Richards tells us what James' attorney is requesting from the judge. And in the New York City mayoral race, House Minority Leader Hakeim Jeff endorses Democratic Socialist nominee Zorani, ending a month's long hold out. This is NTV 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 says he's terminating all trade negotiations with Canada. It's after Canada launched a state sponsored TV ad campaign opposing US tariffs. The ad featured clips of President Ronald Reagan. NTD's Washington correspondent Jack Bradley has more. >> President Trump says he's ending trade talks with Canada. It's over the Ontario government's new ad that President Trump says is meant to interfere with an upcoming US Supreme Court decision on his administration's tariffs. On Friday morning, Trump wrote on Truth Social, "Canada cheated and got caught. They fraudulently took a big buy ad saying that Ronald Reagan did not like tariffs when actually he loved tariffs for our country and its national security. Canada is trying to illegally influence the United States Supreme Court in one of the most important rulings in the history of our country. Now, this is in response to Ontario's $75 million ad campaign, which came out earlier this month. It features clips from Ronald Reagan's 1987 address advocating for free trade. Here's a clip. High tariffs inevitably lead to retaliation by foreign countries and the triggering of fierce trade wars. Then the worst happens. Market shrink and collapse. Businesses and industries shut down and millions of people lose their jobs. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation says the ad took Reagan's speech out of context, edited to misrepresent it, and was used without their permission. They're threatening to sue the Ontario government now. And White House adviser Kevin Hasset says that Trump ended negotiations with Canada not just over this ad, but over a period of frustration with Canada's negotiating team. This has just seemed to be what pushed it over the edge. >> I think the frustration has built up over time. I've been involved in some of these negotiations and the Canadians have been very difficult to negotiate with and you look at all the countries around the world that we've made deals with. Uh and the fact that we're now negotiating with Mexico uh separately uh reveals that it's not just about one one uh ad that that there's frustration that's built up. >> Premier of Ontario Doug Ford later said that Canada will pause the ad so trade talks can resume. But before he takes it down, he wants it to reach more eyes. He wrote on X on Friday that I've directed my team to keep putting our message in front of Americans over the weekend so that we can air our commercial during the first two World Series games. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is ready to pick up trade negotiations with the US. >> We stand ready uh to pick up on that progress uh and build on that progress uh when the Americans are ready to have those discussions. This isn't the first time the US has ended trade talks with Canada. Back in June, Trump suspended the talks after Canada imposed a digital services tax, impacting American companies like Amazon and Netflix. Canada canled that tax 2 days later and trade talks resumed. Both Trump and Carney are heading to Asia, Malaysia, Japan, and then South Korea for the Apex summit. It's unclear if they'll meet on the sidelines to come to a breakthrough, though. But we do know that Trump is set to meet with Chinese Communist Party leader Xiinping to seek a trade deal. So trade discussions may be on the sidelines of this trip. Reporting by Jack Bradley, NTD News. >> The East Wing of the White House is now nearly ready for construction of the new ballroom. Could President Trump name it after himself? Tonight on Capital Report at 7 p.m. Eastern time, hear from Mi Smith, Steve Scully, and Amanda Mackey. The Trump administration is investigating if communist China has complied with the phase 1 trade deal signed in 2020. This comes less than a week before President Trump is set to meet with CCP leader Xi Jinping in South Korea. US Trade Representative Jameson Greer today announced an examination into whether China has fully implemented its commitments under the deal and what to do if it hasn't. He suggested that China appears not to have lived up to its commitments when it comes to non-tariff barriers, market access issues, and purchases of US goods. Greer said that the investigation shows the Trump administration's resolve to hold China to its commitments and protect the American people. Under section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, the US can impose tariffs in response to unfair trade practices by other nations. The Trump administration welcomes comments from US industries and labor unions. A hearing on the matter is also scheduled for December 16th. The Pentagon has confirmed a ninth strike on a drug smuggling vessel as part of its campaign against foreign terrorist organizations in the Western Hemisphere. Our Washington correspondent Luis Martinez has more on the story. >> Not war. Not war. Not war. Just peace. Just peace. Just peace. Forever. Forever. Forever. Peace. Forever. >> Nicolas Maduro, the leader of the Venezuelan regime and the leader of the cartel of the Sons, has publicly pleaded for peace with the United States. While at the same time, Maduro launched an app in Venezuela so that those loyal to the regime can report on descent. Maduro has also deployed the military nationwide in preparations for a potential confrontation with the United States. operation against narot terrorists as the department of war characterizes them, the al-Qaeda of the Western Hemisphere. They come through the Caribbean with the full assistance and cooperation of the illegitimate government of Venezuela, the cartel de Soloulless, which is run by Nicholas Maduro. >> The Department of War has now confirmed a ninth strike on a drug smuggling vessel operated by Tren Aaragua, which has close ties to the Maduro regime. >> This is a national security problem. They killed 300,000 people last year. Drugs. These drugs coming in. They killed 300,000 Americans last year. And that gives you legal authority. >> The Southern District of New York indicted Nicholas Maduro and a bunch of other people in in his regime for being a they're they're a trans shipment organization. >> The Department of War also confirmed it has deployed the USS Gerald Ford aircraft carrier group to the South Caribbean Sea. And that's why changing the dynamic and actually taking kinetic strikes on these boats ought change the psychology of these foreign terrorist organizations. Look, you're never going to interdict your way out. That's extremely expensive and resource inensive and it hasn't worked for decades. So the idea of trying something new and yes, it is against a terrorist organization. They they they act like terrorists, that's for sure. Um and you can quibble about whether it's criminal or terroristic activity. In the end, we have all the authority we need to strike them. >> When the Gerald S. Ford carrier strike group arrives in the South Caribbean Sea, the US will have 13 destroyers, a nuclear submarine, an aircraft carrier, and its entire airwing, and 10 additional F-35 fighters in the region. Reporting from Washington DC, Luis Eduardo Martinez, NTD News. Shots fired after a driver ignores multiple warnings and reverses a truck towards security personnel at an ICE protest site near San Francisco. And altercations and arrests continue to be a normal occurrence outside an ICE facility in Portland, Oregon. And correspondent Jason Blair joins us live from Portland now. Good evening, Jason. Before we get into how things are in Portland, can you tell us about the U-Haul incident near San Francisco? Was anyone injured? Yeah, Tiffany. So, two people were injured in the incident. The driver uh of the truck and also a bystander according to authorities. Both are nonlife-threatening injuries. D the DHS says that the driver was driving a U-Haul sporadically before uh it started backing up towards the security personnel. After multiple warnings uh given to the driver, the personnel opened fire um at the truck that was driving uh towards the agents and no law enforcement agents were hurt. Just uh two two bystanders or one bystander and the driver. So, this happened around 10 p.m. on Thursday night at an SF Bay Area Coast Guard base. This is where immigration enforcement officers were recently deployed and also the site of larger protests on Thursday that kind of had fizzled out a little bit in the night. But there was still some activity going on when this incident happened. Authorities also say that the driver is getting a mental health evaluation. >> We have been seeing ongoing reports of vehicles being used against ICE and immigrant enforcement officers. Jason, how about things in Portland, though? Any news on the National Guard deployment there? >> Yes. So, so far, no on the ground um spotting of the National Guard. There has been no activity or any confirmation that it is happening uh anything is happening yet, but there are unconfirmed reports that it some some things will be happening on Saturday. So, but as far as on the ground here in Portland, there were some incidents last night. There were some uh altercations uh a fight when some uh pro-ICE protesters were confronted while they were trying to walk down uh the sidewalk next to what looks like a was a Antifa kind of makeshift camp on the sidewalk there. Uh there was a confrontation there. Multiple people got into a fight. According to Portland police, two people were arrested. But one gentleman uh looked like he got cut with some kind of object. He said that it was either possibly a knife or a shank. Um but he was uh no light life-threatening injuries with them. But there has been uh you know multiple uh cases of this kind of thing happening at the site since June when uh protest started outside of the ice facility here in Portland, Oregon. Back to you. >> All right, Jason, thanks for that and stay safe and dry out there. New York Attorney General Leticia James has entered ple of not guilty at her Norfolk, Virginia Federal Court arraignment today. NTD's Arlene Richards has more. >> New York Attorney General Leticia James denied felony charges of bank fraud at her arraignment hearing on Friday. She pleaded not guilty to the fraud charges and a charge of making false statements to a financial institution. James is accused of attempting to defraud two financial institutions by falsely characterizing a three-bedroom property in 2020. According to the indictment, she claimed the Norfol, Virginia property was a secondary residence, but it was an investment property that she never planned to live in. She allegedly mischaracterized its use to secure better terms on her mortgage. After the arraignment, James made brief remarks outside of the courthouse. >> And so, I want to thank you. >> Thank you. But this is not about me. >> This is about all of us. >> And about a justice system which has been weaponized. >> A a justice system which has been a been used as a tool of revenge. Yes, >> this justice system which has been used as a tool of revenge >> and a weapon against those individuals who simply did their job and who stood up for the rule of law >> you a justice system which unfortunately is nothing being used as a vehicle of retribution. >> Ahead of the arraignment on Thursday, James attorney filed motions urging the court to oust prosecutor Lindseay Halligan and block her from revealing details of the case to the media. A trial is set for January 26th. Arlene Richards, NTD News. Many federal employees aren't seeing paychecks today due to the government shutdown. And this will soon be the case for air traffic controllers and active duty military. The Department of Transportation now saying that flights could be delayed or cancelled as a result. Entities David Lamb has more. The federal government has been shut down for four weeks now and the financial impacts are expected to intensify over the next 11 days as billions of dollars in salaries and payments will not be dispersed. Here are some of the key dates and impacts. During the rest of October, many federal workers are likely to receive no pay, including air traffic controllers and active duty military. The Department of Transportation says that air traffic controllers were paid about 10 days ago, but flights may be impacted to prioritize safety. If we don't have enough controllers, if we have controllers that are more stressed and less able to do the job, uh we pay close attention to that and we will reduce the capacity of airplanes taking off and landing or we will cancel flights. And so you can and very well may see delays in the system, but that's because our priority is you getting from point A to point B and getting there safely. I'm less concerned about you getting there on time. I want you to be safe. >> On November 1st, premiums for 2026 health coverage under the Affordable Care Act marketplace are expected to increase over 2025 rates when the open enrollment period begins. On November 4th, gubernatorial elections will be held in Virginia and New Jersey. The shutdown is a result of Senate Republicans and Democrats not agreeing on a resolution to fund the government through November 21st while lawmakers negotiate the 2026 budget. David Lamb, NTD News. >> House Minority Leader Hakeim Jeff is backing Democratic nominees around Mamani in the New York City mayoral race. Jeffrey shared a statement on X that says in part, "Zoram Dani has relentlessly focused on addressing the affordability crisis and explicitly committed to being a mayor for all New Yorkers, including those who do not support his candidacy." He went on to say, "I support him in the entire citywide Democratic ticket in the general election." In response, Mumdani shared a statement that said in part, "I welcome Leader Jeffrey's support and look forward to delivering a city government and building a Democratic party relentlessly committed to our affordability agenda." The Department of Justice announced it will be monitoring polling sites in several jurisdictions ahead of the November 4th elections. The move comes as citizens will be voting on California's Proposition 50 and in New Jerseyy's highstakes gubanatorial race. entities Christina Corona tells us more. >> The US Department of Justice will be monitoring polling sites in six jurisdictions ahead of the November 4th elections. That includes five California counties, Fresno, Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, and Riverside along with Paya County in New Jersey where a gubanatorial election will be held. California GOP Chair Karen Rankin asked the Justice Department to send monitors to those five counties, citing reports of past election irregularities that could affect voter confidence this November. The move comes after California Republicans requested federal oversight of Prop 50, a measure that would redraw congressional districts in the state. DOJ officials say the monitoring is routine and designed to ensure elections are secure and transparent and follow federal voting laws. Attorney General Pam Bondi explains the effort is aimed at giving voters confidence that every ballot will be counted fairly, saying transparency at the polls translates into faith in the electoral process, and this Department of Justice is committed to upholding the highest standards of election integrity. California Secretary of State Shirley Weber and Attorney General Rob Bont have also promised safe and fair elections with state teams enforcing election laws on the ground. DOJ staff will also be available to answer questions and handle complaints, helping ensure transparency at the polls. Christina Corona, NTD News. Coming up, Ukrainian President Vladameir Zalinski calls for long range weapons to strike deep into Russia and force Moscow into peace talks. Meanwhile, EU countries discuss financing for Ukraine, potentially using frozen Russian assets. Malcolm Hudson reports. Amid talks and diplomacy, fighting in Ukraine continues. At least three civilians are reported dead after a major shelling attack by Russia. Arian Pazdar has the war update. And Secretary of State Marco Rubio visits US troops in Israel who are overseeing the Gaza peace plan. Rubio says no US boots will be on the ground in Gaza and that other countries are offering to help with security. Jason Perry with the details after the break. Welcome back. I'm Tiffany Meyer. Ukrainian President Zalinski urged allies to supply his nation with long range weapons to strike deeper into Russia. His allies are discussing now to finance Ukraine over the coming years with debate and concerns over using frozen Russian assets. Entities international correspondent Malcolm Hudson has more. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zilinski meets British Prime Minister Karma in London. It comes ahead of a coalition of the willing meeting where allies discuss ways to support Ukraine. Zilinski called for long range missiles to strike deeper into Russia. >> Everything Putin does is an attempt to delay new forms of pressure. We must create in Russia a will to negotiate. >> Ukraine uses its own weapons to hit energy and military facilities deep inside Russia. Zilinski has been seeking long range Tomahawk missiles from the United States to increase pressure on Moscow, but has not yet obtained them. British Prime Minister Kama urged Ukrainian allies to use frozen Russian assets to strengthen Ukraine's hand for any future peace talks. >> I think we need to agree to finish the job on Russia's sovereign assets and unlock billions to help finance Ukraine's defense. European Union leaders agreed on Thursday to meet Ukraine's pressing financial needs for the next two years, but stopped short of endorsing the plan to use frozen Russian assets due to Belgian concerns. Moscow has promised a painful response if the Russian assets are seized. At a press conference, Danish Prime Minister Meta Frederickson said there are details to work out over how to finance reparations for Ukraine. We have to work in a way that we have a solution before Christmas Eve so we are able to ensure that we can finance um Ukraine uh for for the next years. >> She said a consensus must be reached to provide Ukraine with the muchneeded funds. On Wednesday, President Trump announced sanctions on Russia's two biggest oil companies. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutter said this shows Trump is absolutely committed to ending the war. >> The sanctions that the US has placed against Russia's largest oil companies will starve them of revenue and significantly increase the pressure on Putin to come to the negotiating table. >> Putin said the sanctions on oil companies were an unfriendly act but would not significantly affect the Russian economy. Malcolm Hudson, NTD News. >> As European leaders gather to discuss support for Kev, the fighting in Ukraine continues. At least three civilians are reported dead after a massive shelling attack by Russia. At the same time, lower level US and Russian delegations are meeting amid heightened tensions between the two countries. And today's international correspondent Arian Pdar has the war update. Footage from the Ukrainian city of Kerson appears to show a Russian shelling attack on Friday. Explosions can be seen across the city. Ukrainian officials say at least three civilians are dead and over a dozen others are injured, including a 16-year-old. The attack reportedly damaged private homes, apartment buildings, and transportation and infrastructure facilities. Prosecutors say the attack amounts to another war crime committed by Russian forces. Meanwhile, Ukraine continues attacking Russian targets using drones. Ukraine has attacked Russian energy facilities more than 60 times since August. A senior Ukrainian commander says its drones are traveling over,200 miles in some cases. But Russia is getting better at intercepting them. The enemy is waiting for us in certain places, carrying out counter measures in order to reduce our success in long range strikes. And back home in Kiev, the widows of some fallen Ukrainian soldiers planted trees in a public park as a way to remember their sacrifice. >> We have a small daughter left. Unfortunately, he died on her birthday. She was turning three years old that day. Now she is five and now only the two of us are left. >> Another widow says they're naming the trees after the fallen soldiers so people will remember the sacrifices they made. And Russia's special envoy for investment and economic cooperation is in New York on Friday. Kiral Dimitre is set to attend a long planned meeting saying this is proof that dialogue between the US and Russia continues. I am currently in the US at the invitation of the American side. This trip was long planned and has not been cancelled by the American side despite a number of unfriendly actions. Earlier this week, the US imposed sanctions on two major Russian oil companies. And on Tuesday, President Trump canled plans for a second summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Russian envoy now says dialogue will continue, but only if Moscow's interests are taken into account and treated with respect. Arian Pastar, NTD News. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with US troops in Israel as they continue to supervise and mediate the Gaza peace plan. Rubio said plenty of other countries have offered to assist with security in the Gaza Strip. Entities Jason Perry has the details. Two weeks into the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and many questions still remain for the future of the territory. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday visited the newly established civil military coordination center in southern Israel. That's where US troops will supervise and mediate the Gaza Peace Plan. >> This is an historic mission, by the way. I mean, if you think about it, there's nothing to model this after because this has never happened before. He said no US boots will be on the ground in Gaza, but instead an international security force will help keep the peace in the territory. And Rubio said plenty of countries have already offered and expressed interest in participating in that security force. I also think it's fair to these countries to they need to know what they're signing up for, which is why the work is ongoing to create what is the security force, what is their mandate, what is their command, um under what uh authority are they going to be operating, who's going to be in charge of it, what is their job? I mean, how's it going to be resourced? How's it going to be sustained and paid for? What are the rules of engagement? There's a lot to work through. That's why there's all these people working in this building. And with so many other questions that lie ahead, Rubio said he wasn't able to explain exactly what Gaza will look like in the future. >> But I can tell you what it can't look like. It cannot be a place that is governed by anyone who wants to use it as a launch pad for attacks against Israel. If it is, then we'll just be there be another war. There won't be any peace. >> And he said they're also working with the United Nations and other NOS's. But he added that the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, also known as UNRA, would not play any role in the future of Gaza. And he accused the agency of being a subsidiary of Hamas, something UNRA has denied. Meanwhile, residents in the Gaza Strip are still adjusting to life two weeks into the ceasefire. This man and his family returned to the building that they used to live in, which was destroyed during the war. I couldn't find any place other than here. I'm sitting in front of my house. Where else can I go? The rubble is in front of me. Every day I look at my home and feel sorrow over it. But what can I do? This comes as Israeli forces have continued striking targets belonging to the Iranbacked Hezbollah terrorist group in Lebanon. On Friday, they reported striking the logistics commander of the southern front headquarters in the Hezbollah terrorist organization. And on the same day, Israeli forces said they had completed a five-day exercise along the Lebanese border. They said it was to strengthen readiness for extreme defense scenarios and that it was their largest exercise since the beginning of the war. Jason Perry, NTD News. >> Coming up, the Pentagon deploys one of its most advanced aircraft carriers to the Caribbean, targeting narotourist organizations. The decision comes as the US has struck many known drug smuggling vessels in the region. Foreign policy and national security analyst Armen Kurdian joins us to discuss these latest developments when we come back. Welcome back. I'm Tiffany Meyer. The Pentagon today announced the deployment of an aircraft carrier to US Southern Command to target drug trafficking organizations, marking a significant US military buildup in the Latin American region. Joining us now is retired US Navy captain Armen Kurdian. He's also a foreign policy and national security analyst as well as a California state senate candidate. Armen, thank you so much for joining us. Now, President Trump said Thursday that the land is going to be next, not just the sea, and that the land drugs are much more dangerous for them. How are you looking at what's unfolding in Venezuela? >> Good afternoon, Tiffany. This is certainly at the very least a much greater escalation in words uh and the rhetoric that's come out of this administration a lot more fierce and direct than we've ever seen come out of Washington when it comes to the drug grade. Uh you know, you've heard more than 100,000 have died of fentinel and drug overdoses uh in this country. It's a tragedy of epidemic proportions and ly this drug addiction is an epidemic. So while there are some questions as to whether some some believe it may or may not be legal taking off these boats, uh in my opinion, when we consider uh you could send a terrorist across the water with some bombs and you're just fighting blowing them up because bombs kill people. These drugs are killing people, too. So, Donald Trump is definitely exercising the authority on the high seas to take these targets out. Now, bringing a carrier into the region uh with a with escort ships uh certainly will be a much stronger uh sign and it'll be even harder for a vessel leaving the Venezuelan coast to make it across the Caribbean uh into the Gulf of Mexico or around the US East Coast to be able to basically make coordinate and with radar and other surveillance activities. Um it's it's going to be extremely hard for them to uh to supply the US with drugs uh coming over the water. >> And speaking of that drug epidemic, President Trump has confirmed for the first time that China is sending fentinel through Venezuela and then into the US to bypass US ports. The president, Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of War Pete Hexes have all said that military action is needed against cartels because of their role in the opioid epidemic in the US. What do you think of the administration's messaging to the public on this issue, especially to those who may be concerned that this could lead to another war? >> Direct military action um in inside of Venezuelan borders on the land could possibly strengthen Maduro's position at home. He is very unpopular. Uh he stole his last election, but uh if he's able to rally as people say the United States is attacking us, it might be counterproductive in that sense. However, I think the president is hoping that uh by taking out a lot of the drug trade, a lot of the money that's coming in that perhaps some other folks within the Maduro administration might move against him or move to severize with the uh with with the narco terrorists who are down there. I think something that the administration could do uh if they could avoid giving away sources and methods of intelligence is to present uh information to the world if if they have a direct connection between uh the Maduro regime government agents and these terrorist organizations that would necessarily divulge how that information was actually gathered. Uh sometimes that can be a little bit of a challenge. So you can have all the evidence in the world but you say hey we saw this bank transition and this money moved from this account to this account to this account. Well it might lead to a particular uh individual who might have uh either you know was either double agent or um was was compromised and then perhaps that line of intelligence is lost because the bad guys worked to to close it off. So, it's a little bit of a delicate balancing game uh there going on, but certainly um I think this these efforts to stop this drug trafficking, this is the most serious this country has ever been in this this >> Now, many are seeing this as an escalation. One reporter asking whether Trump would request Congress to issue a declaration of war against the cartels. Now, Trump suggested it's not necessary. Going back to your earlier point, does he have the legal authority now that he's designated these cartels as terrorist groups to go in with these strikes >> on its face? Yes. The United States has acted within the borders of many of the uh countries. No, uh Ethiopia, Somalia, within within Iraq and Syria. We we've struck terrorist organizations and groups and targets in in those countries among others. you know, within Yemen, uh the Houthi rebels, uh we've we've got targets there. So, uh striking terrorist targets within another uh country is nothing new. Uh doing it within the western hemisphere, that is something that is very new. So, while it's the legal ramifications are pretty much the same. Uh the ramifications of it happening within uh this hemisphere is certainly something that we haven't seen in a very very long time. Uh the US went into Panama to take out Manuel Noriega in 1990 or 89. I can't remember exact the exact year but took him out. Uh the US went into Granada in 1987 uh as well. So uh actions of that nature have have happened within within our lifetimes. um going into Venezuela, it seems like it would be a little bit different in in this case, but uh uh perhaps, you know, a couple of dedicated pin break strikes on facilities where the drugs are actually manufactured. Uh or perhaps they try carrying precursor chemicals and do one or two of those. Uh maybe it's more of a strategic move than a tactical move to to get the cartels to to back down and stop sending drugs over over the border. >> A lot to watch for for sure here, Armen Curian. And as always, thank you so much for joining us. >> Coming up, Southern California is turning blue as fans rally behind the Dodgers ahead of the World Series. Christina Corona takes us to Santa Monica where excitement is building for game one. And that game starts less than two hours from now, over a week after show Otani's epic performance. Dave Martin joins us to discuss when we come back. Welcome back. I'm Tiffany Meyer. Dodger fans across Southern California are showing their pride ahead of the 2025 World Series. In Santa Monica, the city turned blue for a special celebration for the fans. And Christina Corona takes us there. >> We're here in Santa Monica on the third street prominade. As you can see behind me is a sea of Dodger Blue. Bands from all over LA County came out for the first ever We Believe in Blue Dodgers pep rally ahead of our boys in blue heading to the World Series. From live entertainment to special guests and prizes, there's something for every fan to enjoy. >> Go Dodgers. Yay! Go Dodgers! >> The event was hosted by the city of Santa Monica and Downtown Santa Monica, Inc., drawing a huge crowd of fans Thursday night. Former Dodger legends Steve Garvey, Eric Keros, and Adrienne Gonzalez took the stage and even had the fans singing, "Take me out to the ball game. >> Take me out to the ball game. Take me out to the crowd." >> Eric Keros, the LA Dodgers all-time home run leader with 270 home runs, talks about Dodgers current season leader, Show Otani. Now, show is truly I mean, I would sit here and say greatest all-around baseball player to ever dawn a uniform to ever play. >> The former players also signed autographs and took photos with fans. Fans enjoyed live music, a 360°ree photo booth, an 8-ft tall Dodger baseball to take pictures with, and even a beer garden. All as excitement builds for game one. The Dodgers now have a chance to become baseball's first repeat World Series champions in 25 years after sweeping the Milwaukee Brewers in the NLCS. >> Yeah, we're going to win two years in a row. Yes. >> So excited. We already knew we have to have faith. We believe in our boys. >> Best feeling ever. >> And when it comes to favorite players, the crowd made it clear. >> Otani. Yeah. And Freddy Freeman. >> Show Otani. Show >> Kershaw. That's it. I could care less what everyone says. Whether he wins or lose, he's still a champion. >> As nightfell, the Santa Monica skyline lit up in Dodger Blue, wrapping up a full night of team pride and celebration. Every World Series game will be streamed from the Prominance Entertainment Zone where fans can bring a beach chair, grab a drink, and watch all the action. >> Go Dodgers. So many fans are decked out in Dodger gear, ready to cheer on the Dodgers as they take on the Toronto Blue Jays for game one of the World Series. Reporting from the city of Santa Monica, Christina Corona, NTD News. And now for more sports news. We're joined Dave Martin Day. Plenty going on right now, but let's start in the NBA actually because yesterday authorities arrested several members of the league in a gambling probe. What did you make of it? >> I mean to me it's a reminder of why I don't gamble. Tiff, you know, I mean these sports betting companies, you know, they're only profitable because people lose more money than they win. You know, that's a fact. That's not on accident. Otherwise, they would not be in business. Now, at the at the press conference yesterday when they announced all these arrests, they mentioned a player named Jonte Porter. Now, Porter was banned for the league from life back for life back in 2024 in a gambling scheme around prop bets, which are those individual bets on, you know, individual players, I should say. Now, he admitted in court to manipulating his performance in two games. And when they mentioned his name yesterday, they gave some perspective on what actually happened. They said the defendants threatened him presumably to manipulate his performance because of his pre-existing gambling debts and they used that information to place bets on him. Now, when Porter got caught, it cost him his place in the league. I mean, it's just a sad tale. Now, personally, I think I don't really think it's a good thing that sports gambling is uh legal at all. I mean, that's just one of the reasons why. So, I hope you enjoyed my uh little rant there, Tiff. I got plenty more rants, though. But yeah, I don't think sports gambling is a good thing even though it's league. My opinion. >> All right, we'll have you on for more hot takes. Moving to NFL news though, the New York Giants were given a six figure fine today for violating the concussion protocol that's surrounding an evaluation of quarterback Jackson Dart during a game on October 9th. What exactly happened here? >> Yeah, well, Jackson Dart, he was sacked in the third quarter of that game that was against Philadelphia. kind of grabbed at his head while he was on the ground, signaling that maybe his head had been injured. So, they brought him into that blue medical tent that's on the sideline there. Now, when he's in there, the only ones are allowed in with him, the team physician, the team athletic trainer and an independent medical specialist. But while Dart was in there, Giants head coach Brian Dable approached the tent, stuck his head in, so did run running back Cam Scatabo as well. Now, Dable is also in addition later seen having what looked like an animated conversation with the team physician on the sideline while awaiting word of whether uh Dart would be cleared to return. Now, the league and the players association released a statement saying that those two entering the uh tent created a perception that they were interfering with Dart's exam. And even though they concluded that they didn't actually interfere with it, the team was fined $200,000. Dable was fined $100,000. Scatabo $15,000. So, I'm sure this is kind of a a reminder to everyone else. Don't go in the tent. Uh it's pretty expensive to me, but uh I'm sure around the league everybody has taken note of this, so don't do it again. >> All right, we will watch out for that. Shifting gears to baseball though, tonight is game one of the World Series between the Dodgers and Blue Jays. Now, what do you make of the starting pitchers tonight, though? One is a two-time winner of the Sai Young Award, the other is a rookie. >> Yeah, quite the contrast here. Dodgers are starting Blake Snell, who's been nearly unhitable in the playoffs. 3-0 in three starts, 0.886 in 21 innings, just two earned runs allowed in three games, and yes, he's won a pair of Sai Young awards. Toronto, meanwhile, counters with 22-year-old Trey Yavage. He was our first round draft pick in June of 2024. He made his major league debut just last month. He's the second youngest player ever to start a World Series game one. Here's what he said about it earlier. pretty much called me into his office. Um, said they have faith in me to run me out there in the first game and I was fired up. Um, got up, hugged him, hugged Pete. Um, I was very excited. No, I mean, I'm pretty meat and potatoes with it. Um, just keep it basic. I don't want to be out there on the mound thinking too much. Um, because for me, I'm at best when I'm just blacked out there and not thinking at all. It's it's something I never even would have dreamed of. Um, but I'm here now and I'm embracing it fully and I'm so happy to be here. >> Yeah, I'd be hugging the manager too if he annoyed me the game one starter. But, you know, as for Toronto though, they're they are getting back their all-star shortstop Bob Bashette. He's been out since September with a knee injury. Uh, but he is back now. So, a big boost for their offense here. >> Sky's the limit for him. For the Dodgers though, they come in as the favorite and their big star, Shaotani, comes in on quite a high following performance in game four of the NLCS. Yeah, maybe the greatest individual performance ever in the playoffs. It's now been a week since it happened. It almost makes you forget what happened before that. He came into that game on quite a slump. Just three for his last 29 at bats that goes all the way back to the division series against the Philadelphia Phillies. Now, in last year's World Series against the Yankees, Otani struggled there as well, but he had that shoulder injury that I think really could explain it. Now, here here is his manager uh describing Otani's performance. I hope it's uh completely different for Shi. Um certainly having him healthy going in is a great thing. Um I think him kind of feeding off that last game is a good thing. Um you know, last year it was just more of just being able to post and stand in the batters box and do whatever he could to sort of help us. um where I think this year he's equipped to have a big series and um he's just gonna have to be smart and disciplined because uh they're going to pitch him careful and um he's just got to be smart and if he's disciplined then it should bode well for him and for all of us. Um I don't feel like I'm the villain. Um I was just poking fun at some people that said that the Dodgers were ruining baseball. Um clearly I don't believe that. Um, I think that baseball is in a great place right now. Um, very great players. Uh, very exciting. Viewership is up. Um, this is going to be a great World Series. So, um, I was just having a little fun with people that said that about the Dodgers, but, uh, I hope I'm not the villain. >> Yeah, I don't think the Dodgers are the villains. I mean, the Yankees have been the villains for quite some time. Seems to be whatever is the most successful franchise. Certainly the Dodgers have been that recently, but the Yankees really have a hold on who the villain is in baseball. But anyway, Dodgers versus Blue Jay tonight, 8:00 p.m. Eastern time. It'll be in Toronto. So, should be good. >> Better let you get to that then. >> Yes, I need to get get home, start watching. All right. >> All right. Well, Davis, thanks for joining us. >> Thank you, Tiff. >> And that's all for today's news. For around the clock coverage, visit us at ntd.com/live or download our NTD app. Thanks for tuning in. I'm Tiffany Meyer. Good night.