NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (April 30)

Welcome to NTD Evening News. Our top story tonight, President Trump today signing an executive order to expand low-income workers' access to retirement plans. And the president saying Iran is dying to make a deal. What's the status of potential peace talks and what the president says about security measures following Saturday's shooting? Iris Tao at the White House. The shutdown is finally over. Former President Trump signs a bill to end a record 75-day partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. Congress also passing short-term extension of a key foreign surveillance tool, Chris Bobb reports. And a magistrate judge today blocking the government from presenting extensive evidence against Cole Allen, the man accused of attempting to assassinate the president. Harleen Richards explains the judge's decision. Supreme Court's ruling on redistricting is shaking up some upcoming elections. Multiple states now moving to redraw their congressional maps ahead of the primaries. Jason Perry brings us more. In an alleged birth tourism scheme centered mostly on Chinese nationals, it's now at the heart of a Texas lawsuit. Details of those allegations. And in the lawsuit between Elon Musk and Sam Altman, Musk's attorney today warning we could all die because of AI. But the judge says that AI is not on trial. David Lamb has more from the courthouse. This is MTV Evening News, live from our global headquarters in New York City. Good evening and thank you for joining us tonight. I'm Terry Dunst. President Trump says negotiations are advancing and Iran is, quote, dying to make a deal. It comes as he's teasing actions to pull U.S. troops from some European nations, which he says haven't been helpful during this war. Joining us now live is NTD's White House correspondent, Iris Tao. Good evening, Iris. What's the latest? Good evening to you as well, Terry. So President Trump today saying that Iran is dying to make a deal, suggesting that negotiations are in fact making progress despite the cancellation of in-person talks last weekend. He's also noting that Iran's leadership situation does remain uncertain. And that's also while he knows that the U.S. military had huge success in taking out their leadership. Watch. They want to make a deal badly, and we have a problem because nobody knows for sure who the leaders are. It's a little bit of a problem. You know, the leaders have been wiped out along with their military. It's actually seditious, in my opinion. You read the New York Times, you actually think they're winning the war. The president, meanwhile, also refreshing his warning to Iran, saying that they must give up their nuclear ambitions or they will be in even bigger trouble than they're in right now. The president is also suggesting that he might pull out some U.S. troops from now, not only Germany, but also Spain and Italy, of which he says have not been so helpful during this war. Terry. And Iris, the president today also responding to security concerns following Saturday's Sure. So the White House this week is reviewing security protocols in meetings with both the DHS as well as senior Secret Service leadership. But the president today says he himself is not thinking about potential assassination attempts and is not a big fan of the idea of wearing bulletproof vests. Watch. How nervous are you about it happening again, another assassination attempt? I don't think about it. You don't think about it at all? If I did, I wouldn't be doing a very good job here. I've been thinking about nothing but that. I don't think about it. If I did, I wouldn't be effective. Is there talks about you potentially wearing a bulletproof vest moving forward, given you have now been shot at so many times? I don't know if I can handle looking 20 pounds heavier. Meanwhile, Kerry, new court filings are raising question about who exactly shot the Secret Service officer at the security checkpoint on Saturday. And today, Secret Service officials say that the officer was shot in the back of the head more details, saying that it was the suspect who shot the officer at point-blank range, and the officer returned fire despite being shot, and he was able to get off five shots, though not hit the suspect. Back to you. And finally, Iris, the president today announcing new actions to help more Americans access high-quality retirement accounts. How would that work? Sure. So the Trump administration today announcing new action, the president signing new executive orders to create what they call Trump IRA.gov website, which will let workers enroll in private sector retirement plans, even if their employers don't give them one. It would also allow lower-income Americans to access up to $1,000 per year of government-matching funds that will be directly deposited into their retirement accounts. And President Trump saying it will make a big difference for millions of Americans. Watch. For millions of Americans who lack employer-sponsored plans, this will be really revolutionary because they'll be covered. Nobody thought that was possible. For example, if a 25-year-old who is eligible for a Savers match program invests just $165 a month under the matching federal contributions, they will have an estimated $465,000 in their account by the time they're 65 years old. In other words, they'll be rich. And this afternoon, President Trump signing a funding bill that has now been passed in both the Senate and the House to fund the Department of Homeland Security, which will agencies such as FEMA, Coast Guard, the TSA, as well as Secret Service through the end of September. And that ends a record 75-day shutdown of the agency. Back to you. Very busy day at the White House indeed. Thanks for that update, Iris. Next, new economic data is in and the economy is showing solid momentum at the start of the year. Data from the Commerce Department shows gross domestic product, or GDP, grew at a 2 percent annual rate in the first quarter. That's a sharp increase from 0.5 percent in the previous quarter. Growth was driven by steady consumer spending, continued business investment, rising exports, as well as renewed government activity following last quarter's shutdown. Figures suggest the economy entered the Iran war on relatively strong footing, and that was helped in part by larger tax returns and solid corporate earnings. The latest data suggesting the economy remains on stable ground even amid the higher energy prices and the global uncertainty over the Iran conflict. Markets have largely recovered after early volatility, and major indexes are near record highs. And President Trump says gas prices will drop like a rock once the conflict in Iran is over. Do energy exports and shifting alliances indicate he's right? Tune in for analysis tonight on Capital Report with Steve Lance at 7 p.m. Eastern time, just after evening news. And the shutdown is finally over. Congress voting to end a record 75-day partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. And President Trump has just signed that bill into law, as Iris had shared. Congress also approving a short-term extension of key surveillance powers just hours before they were set to expire. NDD's Chris Baugh brings us more on that. House Republicans pulled together, got the budget resolution passed, that will ensure that border security and immigration enforcement will continue today and well into the future. The net result to passing our reconciliation bill is that ICE and CBP are funded for three years. The House voting Thursday to reopen parts of the Department of Homeland Security like the TSA, Coast Guard, FEMA, and CISA. This is part of a two-tracked approach to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security. On Wednesday night, lawmakers narrowly passed a budget plan to pave the way to fund ICE and Border Patrol through the rest of President Trump's term. After the 75-day shutdown, the Department is now on track to be fully funded if and when reconciliation goes through and the President signs the bill. Lawmakers reacting to the vote. The idea that we are isolating Border Patrol and isolating ICE is offensive to the men and women who serve in ICE and Border Patrol and are serving this country every single day to defend the people of this country. Democrats doubling down on their refusal to fund ICE and Border Patrol without policy changes. Those armed, masked agents marauding our streets and terrorizing people in our communities. We have, from the outset, wanted to negotiate how we deal with that in a separate way. Senate Majority Leader John Thune pushing border enforcement funding through reconciliation. We're going to fund these agencies for the next three years. We're going to give these law enforcement officers certainty that they won't be used as political pawns. They will be able to do the job that they were hired to do. At the same time, Congress passed a 45-day extension of FISA Section 702 hours before its expected deadline Thursday night. The Senate can now pass our FISA bill as quickly as possible and you know they're deliberating over that right now. They're running out of time. As you know, it will expire tonight, the end of today. And so we're calling on them to do the job, pass the House's bill, and get this done. But some Senate Democrats refusing to reauthorize FISA Section 702 unless there were some changes. Every day that Section 702 is extended without meaningful reforms is a day that the program can continue to be abused. I'm willing to allow a short-term extension so long as important information currently hidden from the public is declassified so that Congress can have a full public debate. Section 702, which I would remind everyone here, is about foreigners on foreign territory, not American citizens. The Commander-in-Chief has said this was vital for the Maduro raid, for Operation Epic Fury, for the rescue of missing troops. The 45-day extension of FISA Section 702 allows lawmakers more time to consider amendments to the program. Reporting from Washington, D.C., Chris Bobb, NTD News. An added attention hearing today, a magistrate judge blocking the Justice Department's efforts to lay out the evidence that they have against Cole Allen, the man accused of attempting to assassinate President Trump. Allen was expected to object to remaining in prison, but he didn't. Instead, he agreed to stay behind bars for at least a while longer. NTD's Arlene Richards was in the courtroom this morning. A packed courtroom quickly dispersed on Thursday after a scheduled detention hearing for a man accused of attempting to assassinate President Trump is cut short by a judge who says there's no need for the prosecution to present evidence. The man, Cole Allen, agreeing to remain in prison a little longer on Thursday. According to his attorney, they had just met an hour before the proceeding and there was no time to process the mounting evidence against him. But the government still wanting to present evidence, prompting strong objection from the magistrate judge, Moxilla Upadhyaya. What is the purpose of putting additional information on the record? The judge snapped. It's inefficient, she added. She reasoned that if Cole contested his detention at a later time, the government would have to present the same evidence again to another judge. The courtroom was packed with onlookers, including court personnel, members of the media, attorneys, federal agents, and the public. In filing papers, the government provided a list of evidence, including a 12-gauge shotgun, a .38-caliber pistol, and ammunition. Photos of the items the DOJ said were in Cole's possession at the time of the attack were included in the filing. Also mentioned were emails with a letter attached that Cole allegedly sent to his family, friends, and employer, apologizing for what he planned to do and stating that he was targeting the president and his cabinet. A selfie photograph of Cole, also in the filing, appears to have been taken in a hotel room. Cole is pictured snapping the selfie with what appears to be a rifle under his arm and ammunition strapped to his belt, but the judge wouldn't allow any of it to be shown in court on Thursday. The May 11th pre-trial hearing will go forward as scheduled, and the judge ordered the prosecution to turn over all evidence they have about Cole to his attorney before then. Reporting from Washington, D.C., Arlene Richards, NTD News. And the Supreme Court's recent decision on redistricting is shaking up some upcoming elections. Louisiana now postponing its congressional primaries, and Florida and Mississippi are now moving to redraw their own voting maps. NTD's Jason Perry has the latest. Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry announcing on Thursday that the state is planning to postpone its upcoming U.S. House primary elections. This comes just a day after the Supreme Court ruled that race could not be a factor in drawing boundaries for voting districts. And with that decision, the Supreme Court blocked an electoral map that gave Louisiana a second black-majority U.S. congressional district. Landry and Louisiana's Attorney General releasing a joint statement on Thursday saying, Wednesday's historic Supreme Court victory for Louisiana has an immediate consequence for the state. Adding that the state was now blocked from carrying out congressional elections under the current map, and that they're working together with the legislature and the Secretary of State's office to develop a path forward. A new voting map, one that's not drawn on the basis of race, could give Republicans a chance at winning an additional House seat in Louisiana in the November midterms. President Trump was asked on Wednesday whether he thinks states will redraw their voting maps before the upcoming elections. I would. I mean, it depends. I mean, some states don't need to redraw, and some do. Generally, I would think that they would want to do it. Some are greatly helped, and some, you know, didn't make much difference. Yeah, I would say they would do that. They have time to do it. However, some Democrats implying that the high court decision removed protections for minority voters. And just hours after the Supreme Court's ruling on Wednesday, the state of Florida voted and approved a new map to redraw its U.S. House districts, which could also give Republicans a chance at winning additional seats in Congress. And Mississippi is also set to hold a special session on redistricting. President Trump on Thursday saying on Truth Social that he spoke with Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, and he said that Lee was going to, quote, work hard to correct the unconstitutional flaw in the Tennessee congressional map. The president said that should give Republicans an extra seat and, quote, help save our country. Jason Perry, NTD News. And coming up, a major change to how Californians vote could be on the way this November. A new measure would require voter I.D. and citizenship verification, Christina Corona reports. And an alleged birth tourism scheme centered mostly on Chinese nationals is now at the heart of a Texas lawsuit. The details of those allegations. And in Elon Musk's lawsuit against Sam Altman, Musk's attorney today warning about the risks posed by A.I., David Lamb has more from the courthouse. Bladder control aisle. You won't shop here again. Your private business is your own. The constant struggle is over. Now there's a better way. It's HGIS. 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The California Secretary of State says the measure has qualified for the November ballot after supporters submitted enough signatures. Currently, most California voters don't have to show ID. They just state their name, address, and sign before casting a ballot. Under current law, voters also attest under penalty of perjury that they are U.S. citizens when they register. But this measure would add new requirements like showing a government-issued ID in person or providing part of an ID number when voting by mail. It would also require election officials to verify voter citizenship and track how many verifications have taken place each year. California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton told Fox News that voter ID effort may increase GOP turnout in California governor's race. We've got a big advantage this year, which is we've got in California voter ID on the ballot. Republicans really support that. So I think that's going to help us get a big turnout in November. Of course, we need to persuade some Democrats and independents as well. But I think the argument for change is overwhelming. And that's why I'm confident we can pull it off. One resident said, yeah, I think you should have an ID only because you should be, you know, you should be a resident. You should definitely be your registration should be accurate. And if you don't have an ID that you're they can't really verify that you're the voter that is putting the votes in. And when it comes to checking citizenship, you know, that's always a hot topic. You know, I think they're trying to eliminate some of the illegal people that are people that are here, you know, but they're just not a citizen. He says it could encourage some people to complete the path to citizenship. They should go all the way through and be the citizen. Go get the citizenship or at least, you know, get the green card to be able to be, you know, a voting say in this. Opponents argue the measure could create barriers for eligible voters who don't have proper identification and say non-citizen voting is already illegal. California voters will have the final say this November. Reporting from the city of Arcadia, Christina Corona, NTD News. And the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division is investigating dozens of cities for allegedly providing homelessness services based on race, sexual identity or other criteria. The probe follows a report from the Washington Free Beacon that identified preferential policies happening in Oregon. The news outlet obtained a formula that Multanoa County uses to provide their services to the homeless. According to the report, the county, which includes Portland, uses a points system to prioritize potential recipients. The Washington Free Beacon published the rubric in its report, which shows how points are allocated. The report also cited a frequently asked questions document from the county's homeless services department. According to the sheet, the county system prioritizes black, indigenous and people of color, as well as individuals who identify as LGBT. The Washington Free Beacon found similar policies in dozens of cities across several states. And a grand jury indicts a New Orleans sheriff over a twenty twenty five jailbreak. Ten inmates had escaped from a New Orleans jail in the incident, triggering a weeks long manhunt. Prosecutors say Sheriff Susan Hudson was not directly involved in this in the escape, but they allege poor management and failure to follow basic procedures help make the jailbreak possible. Louisiana's attorney general says Hudson's actions or lack of them enabled one of the largest jailbreaks in recent U.S. history. Authorities say the inmates exploited faulty infrastructure, breaking through a cell door. 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It adds that just last week, the center acknowledged the federal government is strictly policing the practice and advised women to apply for visas before pregnancy to avoid detection. The lawsuit also claims families can spend tens of thousands of dollars on the center's services. It notes that once a child born there turns 21, they can petition for permanent residency for their parents and siblings. Marketing for the industry, according to the lawsuit, is done through social media platforms, private messaging applications, word of mouth and via Chinese websites or behind private and state sponsored firewalls. Since 2020, tourist visas can be denied if officials determine the primary purpose of travel is to give birth in the United States to obtain citizenship for a child. Daniel Monaghan, NTD News. In New York City's airports are getting vehicle tracking devices. The move is in response to the deadly crash at LaGuardia in March when an Air Canada jet that was landing crashed into a fire truck that was on the runway at the time. Both pilots were killed. Thirty nine others were injured, including two firefighters that were in the truck. The transponders will allow air traffic controllers to see where vehicles are on a map, and this system will also sound an alarm if a collision is about to happen. Newark's airport has been testing the technology since December. And coming up, the shutdown is finally over. President Trump signs a bill to end a record seventy five day partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. We're going to have analysis after the break. Oh, amazing grace, how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me, was lost, was blind, but now I see. They're just young people, hungry, homeless and vulnerable. Abused youth often feel safer on the street now more than ever. That's the most dangerous place of all. 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Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth testifying in Congress for a second day on the department's budget request, this time in front of the Senate Armed Forces Committee. This one point five trillion dollar request is chock full of important programs and initiatives that are absolutely necessary to secure American interest in the 21st century. A 45 percent increase above last year. I must say I'm skeptical and such a request demands intense scrutiny. The exact amount is actually one point five, three, five trillion dollars. And it was a product of a highly rigorous process throughout our department to ensure the budget reflects the realities of the world we live in and the capabilities we're going to need. The biggest reason for it is the underinvestment of the Biden administration. The current conflict with Iran was hit on throughout the hearing. President Trump has the courage, has had, unlike other presidents, to ensure that Iran never gets a nuclear weapon and that their nuclear blackmail never succeeds. We know the cost are that the American people are paying both a higher fuel cost. Our farmers are paying because of fertilizer cost. Most of Iran's leaders are now deceased, but they and those who survived them have consistently sought violence against America, Israel, our Gulf allies and the Iranian people. As well as the ongoing threat from China, the Chinese Communist Party has accelerated its historic military buildup and its predatory economic practices. China, Russia, Iran and North Korea, they're united around this goal to oppose America's interests and the interests of other like minded democratic countries across the globe. Do you agree that enhanced Chinese AI capabilities put could could put American service members at risk? Senator, we absolutely have to stay ahead. It's AI first with everything that we do, integrating it at every potential echelon. Reporting in Washington, D.C., Jason Blair, J.D. And the U.S. moves towards banning Chinese labs from testing U.S. electronics to protect Americans' privacy as well as their safety. That's along with a crackdown on major Chinese telecom carriers. And it is Washington correspondent Jack Bradley has more on that. As foreign adversaries relentlessly target American communications networks, the FCC has a vital role to play in securing those networks. The latest in the U.S. cracking down on the Chinese Communist Party's malign influence in American technology. The Federal Communications Commission unanimously moving forward to ban all Chinese labs from testing electronics that are sold in the U.S. These are everything from smartphones to cameras to computers. Right now, about 75 percent of all electronics in the U.S. market are tested in China. The FCC says this poses some serious security risks. We should not have foreign adversary governments testing and certifying electronic devices as safe for the U.S. market. What rarely comes to mind is the made in label where they are tested for FCC certification can have profound implications for the security and privacy of both consumers and their neighbors. This move lowers our dependence on China for the supply chain, and it also gets rid of an even more scary risk. That's China's ability to shut off electronics in the U.S. with malware embedded through what's called cellular modules. China has a hand in that. It can send in malware, turn off your vehicles quite easily. It could turn off your cranes, financial payment terminals or your pipelines or your routers, whatever it is. In a separate unanimous vote, the FCC moved to tighten restrictions on China's three biggest state backed carriers, China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom. 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And President Trump has just signed that bill into law. Joining us to discuss are Angie Wong. She's a Republican strategist and political columnist, as well as Robin Biro. He's a Democratic strategist and former Obama regional campaign director. Thank you so much for joining us this evening, Angie. Just to kick things off. So the DHS will be funded, though ICE and Border Patrol will not as part of this bill. That the president, of course, just signed very shortly ago. So can you explain the Republican strategy here? The Republican strategy was to wait it out clearly. And we won because there was always going to be a work around what Democrats want, which was to reform ICE with their 10 point plans. And and quite honestly, President Trump just a few weeks ago even said he would sign an executive order to fund ICE if Congress can't get it done. But clearly he wanted Mike Johnson and John Thune to actually do the work. So he's getting it done by hopefully, you know, today after 75 long days. You know, what did Democrats actually win from all this? Nothing. They didn't get the reforms from ICE that they wanted. They just made Americans wait online at TSA for hours on end. And at the end of the day, you know, Chuck Schumer, he didn't come out to do a press conference about this. But we're just happy finally that our men and women at DHS are finally getting paid after 75 long days. And Rob, I'd love to get your perspective on all that just took place. It's the longest shutdown in DHS history. I would argue that I would push back a little bit. Democrats did get what we wanted because we wanted this removed from the bill. This will be part of a 70 billion dollar bill that will come later to separately fund ICE through the end of Donald Trump's term. And I think that the best solutions, the best resolutions happen when both people kind of think that they won, but didn't get exactly what they wanted. I know that Republicans would love to have had this just be a part of this bill included and funding ICE and not have to go back and refund ICE a different way with that 70 billion dollars. But, you know, the onus is on them to do that now. I'm just want to say I'm speaking to you from Atlanta, Georgia, the busiest airport in the entire world. And I am super glad that DHS is funded. You know, I was really worried about maybe a terror cell here happening right here. And I'm just grateful that it's being funded and that we can hopefully avoid that. Yeah, you bring up such a key point, really, in all of this, Robin. And, of course, Hartsfield, an amazing airport and very busy. Angie, I want to come over to you, though. I believe that Speaker Johnson had not wanted to carve out ICE as well as CBP. Why did he reconsider? What what happened in the last week? Obviously, much has happened. But what things do you think influenced his change of strategy? Well, it was time, right? We just had another attempt at President Trump's life where the Secret Service was not paid at that point for 70 something days, but they were still working. We have an active military operation happening overseas right now. Our Coast Guard and FEMA is also not getting paid. I mean, this was getting ridiculous. The American people are saying, protect us, please. So Mike Johnson, he found another workaround. He said, OK, let's carve out ICE and CBP. We'll put that into a budget bill that will pass in a clean reconciliation bill. And that will get passed because you don't need the Senate to have anything other than a simple majority, which the Republicans do have. So we're going to get that done. It just had to be done a different way. I just I just wish that both Mike Johnson and John Thune would have thought of this a little bit earlier. But that's OK. We wanted the politics to play out. We want to see what Democrats would do and how far they would push for ICE reform in the midst of all of this chaos, both overseas and domestically. So we got that. You know, unfortunately, we had to do it this way, but I'm glad it's getting done. And as as my colleague there says, I'm glad the airports are now moving smoothly. And I hope that, you know, we can keep it that way. Yes. And I think as as you're pointing out, there is an iterative process to all these things when you're sort of flying the airplane while building it, using all these different mechanisms that are not the normal way of legislating because of the filibuster in the loggerhead. So I want to come over to you, Robin, though. Homeland Security Secretary Mark Wayne Mullen saying today that ICE and Customs and Border Patrol now get funded through reconciliation and that they will most likely in that process, as Angie alluded to, get no votes from Democrats. So how do you expect that to play out? The the CBP and ICE carve out reconciliation strategy? Oh, you know, it's made for TV, especially for Republicans to use this against us in the midterms that I fully expect them to. And I wouldn't blame them one single bit for doing so. I'm just glad. Like I said, I'm so grateful that we avoided a catastrophe because my fear all along was that something horrible would happen while there was no funding and that it would be right squarely on the shoulder of my party, the Democratic Party. I mean, it kept me awake at night and I really don't like how we played fast and loose with that. It's uncomfortable to me to be completely transparent with you. But thank goodness it's done now. And nobody there wasn't a terror action. But I hope we never go this route again. It was it was reckless and irresponsible, in my opinion. And staying with you, Robin, now that this bill has been signed, what do you expect to happen operationally? What you know, how do things now sort of start to go back to what was normal or before the shutdown? Payments are going to we're going to the logjam of not getting paid will clear up. I remember all too well when I served when I was active duty. Funding was was running out for the military, one of the Obama, one of the Obama shutdowns. And it was a terrifying thing, a prospect when you're a junior enlisted soldier to wonder where your paycheck is going to come from. So, you know, nobody wants to be put in that position. So I'm just grateful that and look, I even remember, you know, Tyler Perry going to the Atlanta Hartsfield Airport and giving everybody, I think, a thousand dollars. And then not being told that he wasn't able to do that. I mean, the way that this happened and rolled out, I really don't like. But thank goodness that we're going to be returning back to some semblance of normalcy. It should never have taken 75 days. So, you know, let's just hope that things return to some some semblance of normalcy. Yeah, Robin, you are certainly hitting the the most important point that, you know, safety, of course, always comes first before politics or or, you know, headlines on on news outlets. As we start to finish up, Angie, I just want to get your view now that we do need to go through reconciliation to get ICE and CBP funded and and taken care of. Is it going to be a skinny reconciliation where it's just those two things, or is it going to be a big, beautiful bill, you know, 2.0? What are you expecting? What can we look forward to out of D.C.? Well, you know, what's really interesting about this whole entire case is that we've actually set a new precedence here. We've removed ICE and CBP from DHS, which I can't remember that ever happening before. So now is this going to be the new way of doing things? We're going to just remove things that Democrats don't like from much larger bills or agencies and just do piecemeals, because I think that might be the new way of financing things in Congress. Now, I'm happy to see that there was a workaround. I'm happy to see that everyone's getting paid. I think this is going to be a very skinny bill. It's going to be those two items that are going to pass because then there's no drama to it. There's nothing it's going to get through. Everyone's going to get paid. But my wish list would be a much fatter bill, although, you know, I'm sure the Democrats will bark about that, but we'll see. I think right now the Americans were tired of a government shutdown. We want to just get this thing going. We want to get the machines going. We have so many more important bills to pass. Let's get the Save America Act on the floor immediately after this. Well, a lot to look forward to. The midterms, of course, just around the corner. A lot to talk with you guys in the future. Looking forward to that opportunity. Until then, Angie Wong, Robin Biro, thank you so much for joining us this evening. Thank you. Next, in Elon Musk's lawsuit against Sam Altman, Musk's attorney today warning about the risks posed by artificial intelligence. NDD's David Lam has more from the courthouse. On day four of the OpenAI trial, Elon Musk's lawyer says that we all could die as a result of artificial intelligence due to extinction. Now, this comes as the lawyer was trying to clarify what one of its key expert witness is allowed to say. But the judge says that this case is not about AI safety. And she indicated that Musk is creating a company that's in the same field as OpenAI. During the trial in Oakland, California, Musk said XAI is one tenth the size of OpenAI. And the difference between his for-profit companies and OpenAI was that OpenAI started as a charity. The first week of the high-profile Musk v. Altman case concluded, with Musk suing OpenAI's Sam Altman, among others. Musk alleges they violated OpenAI's non-profit mission by becoming for-profit. Musk also indicated that it's standard practice for AI companies to use other AIs for training when asked if XAI had used OpenAI's technology. Musk finished his testimony on Thursday, and Jared Burchall, who manages Musk's finances, took the stand. Burchall was questioned on his background and duties at Musk's organizations. The OpenAI trial is resuming back on Monday, and so far this week has been packed with other members of the press and lawyers. Now, Musk is seeking for OpenAI to revert back to a non-profit and for the executives to step down. Reporting in Oakland, California, David Lam, NTD News. And the first direct commercial flight in seven years between the U.S. and Venezuela landing in Caracas today. The flight comes after the Department of Homeland Security ordered a suspension in 2019 due to security concerns. NTD's Arian Pasdar has more on that. An American Airlines flight from Miami landing in the capital of Venezuela on Thursday. It's the first direct flight between the two countries after seven years. Today marks another historic milestone for U.S.-Venezuela relations. The resumption of nonstop commercial flights comes after the U.S. captured then-socialist leader Nicolás Maduro. It also comes just one month after the U.S. formally reopened its embassy in Venezuela. We are witnessing the rebuilding of our economic ties, the reopening of Venezuela to global commerce, and the reconnecting of our two countries. The American diplomat adding that this development is the result of foreign policy efforts by the Trump administration. American Airlines is scheduled to operate two daily direct flights from now on. We are thrilled. It's a historic day to be here for our first flight in seven years. We were really looking forward to returning. Venezuelan authorities say they anticipate 100,000 passengers a year on the renewed flights. And the State Department will soon roll out passports featuring President Trump's portrait and signature as America prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary. The Trump administration is also commemorating the occasion by launching several renovation projects across D.C. How are everyday Americans feeling about these initiatives? Well, NTD's Sam Wong was out on the National Mall in D.C. Hear from the people. The State Department is rolling out a new passport featuring President Trump's portrait and his golden signature. What do you guys make of that? I'm good with that. I'm 100 percent Trump. So bring it on. Let's go. You know, in a weird way, I can see how it's kind of cool if it becomes like a long going tradition. But I think I think he loves himself. Right. And I think self-love is good. But I think I think it does get to a point, though. Oh, I don't know. You know, you have to let Trump be Trump. And I don't think it's going to hurt. I've heard that his face is going to be on on money. There'll be other presidents. They put their stamp on things. You have to let Trump be Trump. What do you guys make of all of these efforts, the renovation, the construction that is happening right now? It's neat to see the release of the best face on everything coming up with 250th. I mean, that's a that's a pretty big milestone coming in. It's nice to see that at least during all the celebrations, we'll have our best foot forward. So just seeing that Trump is like taking the time and the effort to like actually like honor our memories and our history is like really beautiful. Honestly, I think it's beautiful how it is. I think that there is change needed in some places. But honestly, if it's not a problem, I would say leave it alone. Personally, I think that's wonderful, you know, to leave something behind. You know, he needs to show that we I mean, we're Americans. We we come together. We're we're united. I kind of want to come back now with all the construction and all the upgrades. I think it's great. I think it provides jobs here. And you're too young to remember Jackie Kennedy. She believed that that the monuments to the United States should be the best, should be the best art, the best furniture. We can't let things go and deteriorate because they mean so much to 330 million Americans. If you look back at the arch of American history, the past 250 years, how does everything stand now? Definitely now it's another time where you're really having a struggle to see how our ideals going to survive and look for the next generation to make sure they have the same same freedoms and liberties that we have today. It's nice to have somebody in there that looks out for us Americans and for eight years, we'll be going. If somebody can follow in his footsteps and continue what we're doing, we'll be better off as Americans. America has always been an exceptional country. We're only 250 years old. But there's a reason we've made a significant mark on the world. And we support free speech and rights that other countries, even today, even in Europe, do not have. This is a wonderful country. And I'm so proud to be an American. And coming up in the NBA, Minnesota looks to advance tonight, but will be shorthanded as they take on Denver. Dave Martin joins us with a preview. I'm Amy Grant, and I want to talk to you from my heart about the heart. I would have been the last person on the list to say this woman has a problem with her heart. So, no, there was nothing about my life that said you have a ticking time bomb in your chest. But I did. I wound up in the office of a cardiologist because I was there with my husband. And at the tail end of that, the cardiologist looked at me and said, I want to see you. 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Come find the look that's right for you during the spring style event at Mathis home. And now for your sports news, we're joined by MTV's Dave Martin. Dave, good to see you. No jury due to discuss today. It's all clear. So let's jump right in. We got the NBA, right? Well, got a lot of stuff. Golf, NHL. But let's start in the NBA. I know that injuries are really starting to rear their head in these series. What's happening? Yeah, it did last year, too. It seemed like a lot of injuries were this time around. We've got, of course, tonight, Minnesota versus Denver. The Timberwolves, though, was still without all star guard Anthony Edwards, who hyperextended his leg in Saturday's game. And of course, there's they're going to be out for the rest of the postseason. I'm sorry. Dante DiVincenzo, the other guard for Denver, is out for the rest of the postseason with that torn Achilles tendon. Now, the Timberwolves still ended up winning Saturday's game to take a 3-1 lead. They lost, though, on Monday night. So it's now a 3-2. Tonight, they've got the home game left. So this might be their best chance to close out this series against Denver if they're going to Nikola Jokic. Meanwhile, they've been averaging nearly a triple-double for the Nuggets. Tonight's game starts at 930 Eastern time. Now, before that, Harry, your other favorite team, the New York Knicks. My favorite team. Let's qualify. It's second team. Everybody should have a second team, right? All right, well, I'm going to get this straight eventually. His favorite team. When they lose, they'll be like, it was always Denver. Denver all the way. It's a good cop-out you've got built in there. They play at the Atlanta Hawks. The game starts at 7 p.m., so just a few minutes. Knicks lead 3-2, so they could close out tonight. Also, Boston plays at Philadelphia. Celtics lead that one 3-2. They can eliminate their Sixers with the win. They're going to die. Definitely have to start, stop Joel Embiid in the lane. So we've got here, Knicks versus Hawks. Knicks up 3-2. That game starts at 7. 8 p.m., Boston at Philadelphia with a 3-2 lead there. And then finally, game six here, Denver at Minnesota. Nuggets trailing that series three games to two. What's happening up there on the top right, Dave? Of course, as soon as I say that. Yeah. Detroit, the number one seed on the brink of elimination. It is a shocker there. I think they have got it down to three games to two. That would be only the sixth time an eight-seed beats a one-seed in the playoff. It hasn't quite happened yet. They've still got to win that fourth game. Yeah, it's quite a shocker going on. Wow. I think Jimmy Butler did it in the other team in Florida. Wasn't he with Miami when they shocked? Yeah. They went all the way, almost to champions. They took it all the way. What was that, 2023? Yeah. Yeah, I think you're right. It concerns me. It's happened, I think, in 2011, 2012. I think it happened in 2012. So not a lot of one-sided series here. You had Oklahoma City. It's OKC. Everybody else is in it. Everyone kind of thought Oklahoma City was going to have no problem there. And they did. And Detroit, you know, they've kind of come up the last couple of years. Nobody's really scared of them. I still thought they would easily get to the second round. But it obviously has not happened yet. Well, we should talk about the other major series in the playoffs, the NHL. There's a lot happening there. So what do you like here? What's happening? Well, we've got two games tonight. Edmonton faces Anaheim. Now, Edmonton have been really focused on them. They've been into the Stanley Cup Finals each of the last two seasons. But they fell behind against the Ducks three games to one in this series. They've now at least cut it to three games to two. Now, what they did in their last game, they put their top two scorers, that's Conor McDavid and Leon Dreisaitl, they put them on the same line. Now, part of the reason is Conor McDavid led the league in points this year. He's nursing a, he's got some kind of ankle injury. It ended up giving them a win in their last game out on Monday night to cut the series down to three games to two. But now they're gonna play at Anaheim here in game six in this series. Here we are. Anaheim still leads 3-1, 3-2. So if they win tonight, they clinch the series. We got a second game tonight, though. Minnesota Wild hosting Dallas Stars. So Minnesota's got two big games here tonight. Minnesota hosts Dallas here, up three games to two. They can clinch with a win tonight. And of course, the Timberwolves can clinch the Nuggets tonight, as we were just talking about. So Minneapolis is the place to be tonight, that's for sure. A lot of sports happening. And I see up at the top there, Colorado, they sweep their series. Yeah, they had no problem. We've got a few wins here. Carolina swept their series. Philadelphia beat Pittsburgh. So we've already got a few series done in the NHL. Not much decided in the NBA. But three series could be decided in the NBA tonight. Including your two teams, depending on who's number one or two. I'm rooting for them both. I'm a Knickerbocker guy, but I root for the Nuggets. All right, enough about me. Let's talk about golf. Live golf, the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund has pulled out. I mean, for people who don't really follow golf that closely, that would be like trying to create a competitor to the NFL or the NBA, right? So what's all the drama here in golf? Well, you remember when the USFL tried to upstage the NFL 40 years ago. It didn't quite work. I will say that the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund, it's called PIF for short, they certainly gave it a good try. But they spent a lot of money to do so. Now, the PIF is no longer going to be funding them after this season. They're no longer going to be funding Live Golf. They've invested more than $5 billion into this operation over the last four to five years. Now, that includes buying some of their best players. They got Phil Mickelson to sign up. They got Jon Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau, Dustin Johnson, and others. Reportedly, these names cost them each in the hundreds of millions of dollars to do so. They clearly were banking on getting a big TV deal in the United States, but that is really not to happen. Now, if you remember when this first happened, Phil Mickelson got in some hot water anyway with the media because of his comments about saying he wanted to deal with these people, even though he found they were scary people. And he was talking about Jamal Khashoggi, that reporter for The Washington Post who had been killed over in Saudi Arabia. So they didn't really have the greatest name in the United States. So they definitely struggled with getting any kind of sponsorship over here. They struggled with their TV ratings. But they are going in a new direction. They're no longer going to be there. They've got a new board of directors, so they're going to try to see where they can go from here. So they're kind of at a crossroads, I guess you could say. We'll see how it goes. I would guess they would want to do that PGA merger over again if they had that option now. Who knows, you know? A lot to look out for. As always, thanks for joining, Dave. Thank you, Kerry. And that is all the time we have for today's news. But be sure to go to our website, ntd.com, for live updates. And until then, thanks for watching. I'm Kerry Dunst. Good night.