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00:01President Trump threatens network licenses after Jimmy Kimmel slams MAGA on air.

00:06All they do is interrupt. They're licensed. They're not allowed to do that.

00:11This morning, a fight over comedy, power, and free speech.

00:14Plus, Kennedy's CDC panel changes the rules.

00:18White children now get two shots instead of one.

00:21And the man accused of killing his three daughters in the Pacific Northwest found dead,

00:26where searchers tracked him down.

00:30The stories that matter, clear and credible, from across the country to around the world.

00:36These are your unbiased updates from Straight Arrow News.

00:41They give you only bad publicity or press.

00:46I mean, they're getting a license. I would think maybe their license should be taken away.

00:52Good morning, I'm Craig DeGrelli.

00:53We begin this morning with controversial comments from President Donald Trump

00:57following ABC's decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel live indefinitely.

01:02The president now suggesting TV networks that criticize him could lose their broadcast licenses.

01:08The comments come just a day after Trump praised ABC for pulling Kimmel off the air,

01:14following on-air jokes and suggestions about Charlie Kirk's assassination.

01:17Trump calling it courageous and urging other networks to follow suit,

01:22naming CBS, NBC, and late-night host Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, and Seth Meyers,

01:28calling them, quote, total losers.

01:30On Thursday, Trump doubled down during a press gaggle aboard Air Force One.

01:34That's something that should be talked about for licensing, too.

01:37When you have a network and you have evening shows and all they do is hit Trump, that's all they do.

01:45If you go back, I guess they haven't had a conservative on in years or something, somebody said.

01:50But when you go back and take a look, all they do is hit Trump.

01:56They're licensed. They're not allowed to do that.

01:58They're an arm of the Democrat Party.

02:00Meanwhile, late-night hosts rallied around Kimmel Thursday night,

02:05defending their colleague and calling out what they see as a dangerous attack on free speech.

02:10We saw the dismissal of a very well-known chat show host in America last night, Mr. Kimmel.

02:17Is free speech more under attack in Britain or America?

02:21How dare you, sir!

02:24What outfit are you with, sir?

02:25The Antifa Herald Tribune?

02:28That is blatant censorship.

02:32Donald Trump is on his way back from a trip to the United Kingdom where he was met with protests

02:37while back here at home his administration is pursuing a crackdown on free speech

02:41and completely unrelated.

02:42I just want to say before we get started here that I've always admired and respected Mr. Trump.

02:49Yeah, a lot of people are worried that we won't keep saying what we want to say

02:53or that we'll be censored.

02:55But I'm going to cover the president's trip to the U.K. just like I normally would.

02:59During the trip, protesters managed to project images onto the sides of Windsor Castle

03:04of Trump standing next to his good friend Jeff Goldblum.

03:10Even though his administration still insists that he's not in the Goldblum files.

03:14On its website, the FCC states that licenses are granted to stations that serve the needs

03:21and problems of their local communities, and most licensees are required to document how

03:26they're meeting those standards.

03:28Big news this morning from out west.

03:30Nearly four months after a Washington state man vanished during a weekend custody visit,

03:36leaving his three daughters dead, investigators believe they have found his remains.

03:40Deputies say human remains were discovered in a remote wooded area near Leavenworth,

03:45not far from where Travis Decker was last seen.

03:48Personal items found nearby point to him, though DNA testing is underway.

03:53Decker had taken his three daughters, five-year-old Olivia, eight-year-old Evelyn,

03:58and nine-year-old Peyton, who you see here, on a camping trip over Memorial Day weekend.

04:02When he failed to return them, a search began.

04:05The girls were later found dead in a rural embankment, their bodies covered with plastic bags.

04:11Decker, an Army veteran with survivalist skills, disappeared,

04:15sparking a wide manhunt across rough terrain.

04:18Authorities believed he may have been living off the grid in the Cascade wilderness.

04:23A major shakeup could be looming inside one of the country's most high-profile federal prosecutor's offices.

04:29According to ABC News, President Trump is expected to fire Eric Siebert,

04:35the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia,

04:38after his office reportedly found no grounds to charge New York Attorney General Letitia James with mortgage fraud.

04:45Sources tell ABC that Trump officials pushed for charges anyway,

04:49but Siebert refused and has now been told he's out.

04:53Trump has long accused James of going after him in New York for political reasons.

04:57She led the civil fraud case that resulted in a nearly half-billion-dollar penalty,

05:02later tossed on appeal, though the fraud ruling stood.

05:06Siebert's firing raises serious questions about political retaliation,

05:10with Trump already under fire for what critics call a broader retribution campaign,

05:15targeting rivals like Adam Schiff and Fed Governor Lisa Cook.

05:19Siebert had only been in the role since January,

05:22overseeing cases tied to terrorism, espionage, and public corruption.

05:25The CDC's new vaccine advisory panel has made a controversial call,

05:32pushing back the recommended age for the combined MMRV vaccine,

05:36which protects against measles, mumps, rubella, and chickenpox.

05:41In a 7-3 vote, the CDC advisory committee said Thursday,

05:45the combined MMRV shot should not be given before the age of 4.

05:49That's a shift from current practice, where toddlers typically receive it starting at 12 months.

05:56Instead, children under 4 are now advised to get two separate shots,

06:00one for MMR, one for varicella.

06:04The reason?

06:04A slightly higher risk for febrile seizures,

06:07a scary but usually harmless side effect,

06:10when the combo shot is given to younger toddlers.

06:12But critics say this was not about science.

06:14The panel, recently overhauled by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.,

06:19made the vote before all data was even presented.

06:22The vote now goes to the CDC director for final approval,

06:26though historically that's a formality.

06:28The panel meets again today to take up COVID and hepatitis B guidance.

06:33Ukraine may be thousands of miles away,

06:36but the war there continues to reshape how the world thinks about weapons, innovation, and recovery.

06:42Our weapons and warfare team is on the ground right now in Lviv,

06:46a city now seen as both a hub for defense tech and healing.

06:51Here's a dispatch from our correspondent Ryan Robertson in Ukraine.

06:55Hey Craig, so we are in Ukraine's seventh largest city, Lviv.

06:59We came out here to cover a defense expo.

07:01It's called the Brave One Defense Tech Valley 2025.

07:05The expo brought in around 5,000, 6,000 people from 40 different countries.

07:10We're all coming in to learn how to, you know, develop more weapons,

07:14develop the kind of autonomous weapons that the armies and navies and air forces are going to need,

07:20you know, to fight the next battles that they might have to fight.

07:24So Ukraine is kind of at the forefront right now of so much innovation and technology

07:28that the rest of the world is really kind of recognizing the Ukrainian expertise in this area.

07:34However, we weren't just here to cover a defense expo.

07:36We also went around the city and talked to a lot of different people.

07:40We were at a rehab facility called Unbroken.

07:42Lviv is kind of positioning itself as one of the foremost places to go for rehabilitation

07:47and therapy for veterans or civilians who have been wounded in the fighting.

07:51So we talked to some of those folks.

07:53We also saw some areas of town that were hit recently about a month ago by some Shahed drones.

07:58You know, just seeing the destruction on those buildings in a completely residential area

08:03just really kind of brings home how close this war is to everyone in the country,

08:08even if the front lines are hundreds of miles away.

08:12So over the next few weeks, Straight Arrow News audience,

08:15keep an eye out for all the content that we have coming your way.

08:18But in the meantime, we'll send it back to you, Craig.

08:20All right.

08:20Ryan Robertson for us on a fascinating assignment, really.

08:24That's just a glimpse of what the team is seeing on the ground.

08:26In the coming days, you will find more in-depth reporting

08:29and original videos from Ukraine right here at Straight Arrow News.

08:37Finally today, we're taking a look at what you had to say

08:40on some of the biggest stories of the week.

08:43This is straight from you.

08:44Your questions, your comments from YouTube, fact-checked and answered.

08:49First up, one viewer wants to know why the suspect in Charlie Kirk's killing

08:53is not facing terrorism or hate crime charges.

08:57All right.

08:57So here's the deal.

08:59Under federal law, there's no specific domestic terrorism crime,

09:03even if officials call it that.

09:06Politico notes that to trigger federal charges,

09:09a case usually has to involve federal property,

09:12a federal official, or a hate crime based on race, religion, gender,

09:17not political beliefs.

09:19In this case, Utah prosecutors have charged Tyler Robinson in state court

09:24with aggravated murder, which makes him eligible for the death penalty.

09:28Plus, he's facing other felonies.

09:30A former DOJ official told Politico,

09:33there is no clear federal crime yet,

09:36but if evidence of protective bias emerges, that could change.

09:41Hope that helps.

09:42A viewer wanted to know why Egypt does not just take in Gazans

09:47by just ceding land to the refugees.

09:50Egypt's answer is a firm no.

09:53President el-Sisi says forcing Gazans into Sinai,

09:57which is in northeast Egypt,

09:59would erase Palestinian claims to a future state.

10:03The Rafa crossing into Egypt remains aid only, not relocation.

10:08Egypt and Jordan have both rejected resettlement proposals,

10:12warning it would destabilize their countries

10:14and undermine a two-state solution.

10:17So while Egypt does have territory,

10:20the political red line remains clear.

10:22No permanent resettlement of throngs of people outside Gaza.

10:26And finally, we see your questions about

10:29that story we brought you yesterday on Bringing Back the Dodo.

10:32This viewer asked,

10:33what's the benefit?

10:34And could it be dangerous?

10:37Colossal Biosciences says,

10:39it's one step closer,

10:40growing pigeon germ cells

10:42to eventually create a dodo-like bird.

10:45The plan involves using gene-edited chickens as surrogates

10:49and eventually reintroducing the offspring

10:52into protected reserves in Mauritius,

10:55the bird's native habitat in the Indian Ocean.

10:58But experts warn this won't be a true dodo,

11:01just a generic lookalike.

11:03And some scientists argue the buzz around de-extinction

11:07may divert money from protecting actual endangered species.

11:11The company says dodo chicks could hatch within five to seven years.

11:16All right, a bit complicated, but hope that helps.

11:19Keep dropping comments, asking questions,

11:21and we'll tackle the biggest ones next week.

11:23By the way, wake up with your brain already caffeinated.

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11:33Those are your Unbiased Updates for this Friday.

11:35We'll see you back here next week.

11:37For all of us here at Straight Arrow News,

11:38I'm Craig DiGrelli.

11:39Have a fantastic weekend.

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