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NEWS ON THE HOUR
Friday, June 8, 2018 Thursday
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From ABC News, I’m Richard Cantu. The
summit, before the summit, “I think I am very well prepared. I don’t think I have
to prepare very much.” President Trump in the Oval Office says he prepares to
leave for Singapore, and what would be a historic summit with North Korean
Leader Kim. “About attitude, it’s about willingness to get things done.” Later
appearing with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, heard here through a
translator “We will have greater peace and stability, and also this will be a dramatic
and transformational moment.”
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House Republicans huddled trying to find agreement between conservatives and
moderates on helping DREAMer
immigrants stay in the U.S. legally. Supporters are three votes shy of a procedural
measure that would force a showdown on the issue. Speaker Paul Ryan says the discharge position would not be productive. “Our
new deadline is not to have a deadline but to work with our members to get
things done in aborted discharge petition, so obviously time is of the essence.”
3)
A federal judge in Baltimore
sentenced former Police Sergeant Wayne Jenkins to 25 years in prison. He led a corrupt police
task force. “Authorities say he falsified records and stole drugs and hundreds
of thousands of dollars in cash from people detained or arrested by his Gun Trace
Task Force. Jenkins pleaded guilty earlier this year to charges of
racketeering, robbery and more. He is the second member of the now disbanded
task force to be sentenced. Three more members of that task force scheduled to
be sentenced this week.” ABC Mark Remillard.
4)
A failure of a water treatment plant in southern Iowa has forced thousands of
residents in nine counties to boil tap water before using. It’s been going on
since Sunday and will be this weekend at the earliest before repairs are made.
5)
Anticipating blood-shed during a mass protest on the border of Gaza tomorrow, Israeli military
aircraft dropped leaflets across the Gaza Strip, warning residents to stay far
from the border during the demonstration.
6)
On Wall Street, stocks closed mixed, the Dow up 95 points, the NASDAQ down 54.
You’re listening to ABC News.
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From
the Fox Business Network, American household net wealth topping $100 trillion
for the first time ever during the first three months of the year. A big boost
in home values helping offset some declines in stock portfolios. // Meantime,
if you look to buy that dream house, you might wanna act fast. According to
real estate website Trulia, home
sold in April stayed on the market for 64 days. That’s the fastest turnaround
since the housing crash more than a decade ago. // And you’re gonna need some
more bucks to buy coffee at Starbucks.
It’s raising the price of a regular cup of coffee by 10-20 cents in most U.S.
stores. Price is staying the same for its specialty drinks, at least for now.
// And how about display hang-up? According to a new report from tracking
service YouMail, Americans were
bombarded with more than 4 billion robocalls last month, the most ever. That’s
up more than 50% from the same time last year. With the Fox Business Report, I
am David Asman.
