Trump takes tariff fight to SCOTUS, Portugal mourns fatal cable car crash: Unbiased Updates, Sept. 4

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00:01President Trump takes his trade war to the U.S. Supreme Court.

00:04Why billions and his biggest economic lever are on the line.

00:08If we don't win that case, our country is going to suffer so greatly.

00:12Plus, survivors of Jeffrey Epstein say they will name names, their own client list, if Congress won't act.

00:19We will confidentially compile the names we all know.

00:24And a deadly derailment in Portugal. What went wrong with the world-famous tourist tram?

00:32The stories that matter, clear and credible, from across the country to around the world.

00:38These are your unbiased updates from Straight Arrow News.

00:44Good morning, I'm Craig DeGrelli.

00:45This morning, President Trump is taking his fight over sweeping global tariffs to the U.S. Supreme Court.

00:51The president is asking the justices to quickly decide whether he has the power to impose tariffs

00:57under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

01:01A federal appeals court ruled on Friday that Trump overstepped his authority with those tariffs,

01:06though the court left them in place until at least October 14th to give the Justice Department time to appeal.

01:12If we didn't have tariffs, we would be a very poor nation and we would be taken advantage of by every other nation

01:20in the world, friend and foe. We're not going to let that happen. And we have a very, very big case

01:24in the Supreme Court. I can only say this.

01:29Our country has a chance to be unbelievably rich again, but it can also be unbelievably poor again.

01:36If we don't win that case, our country is going to suffer so greatly.

01:42Late last night, the DOJ filed its appeal with the high court, along with a motion to expedite,

01:48meaning the case could be heard as soon as early November.

01:51The justices will have to decide next week whether to take it up.

01:55A spokesperson for the Liberty Justice Center, representing businesses challenging the tariffs,

02:00says they've agreed to the expedited timeline.

02:02Still unknown is what would happen if the United States is forced to pay back billions of dollars

02:07in tariff revenue that has already come in from foreign countries and how that would work.

02:12This morning, Portugal is reeling after a deadly funicular crash in Lisbon.

02:18The government declared a national day of mourning today, calling it the city's worst accident in recent memory.

02:24The Elevador de Gloria, a popular tourist streetcar, derailed yesterday evening

02:28and slammed into a building. The aftermath right there.

02:31At least 17 people were killed and more than 20 injured, five critically.

02:36The iconic yellow tram has been climbing the city's hills since 1885,

02:41linking tourists to panoramic views in Lisbon's Bairu Altu district.

02:47It can carry more than 40 passengers and draws millions every year.

02:51Investigators are now looking into whether a snapped cable or faulty brakes cause the derailment.

02:56Meanwhile, the city has halted operations of three other funiculars for inspection.

03:02Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein stood together on Capitol Hill Wednesday,

03:06demanding Congress release files the Justice Department has so far withheld.

03:11They're pushing for transparency on who enabled the financier's sex trafficking network

03:16and calling on lawmakers to back a bipartisan bill to force disclosure.

03:20Many shared their stories and directly responded to President Trump,

03:24who has repeatedly dismissed the issue as a hoax.

03:28Mr. President Donald J. Trump, I am a registered Republican.

03:32Not that that matters because this is not political.

03:34However, I cordially invite you to the Capitol to meet me in person

03:38so you can understand this is not a hoax.

03:40We are real human beings. This is real trauma.

03:43When asked about the survivor's press conference, the president reiterated his position.

03:47So this is a Democrat hoax that never ends.

03:53You know, it reminds me a little of the Kennedy situation.

03:57We gave him everything over and over again, more and more and more.

04:00And nobody's ever satisfied.

04:02From what I understand, I could check.

04:04But from what I understand, thousands of pages of documents have been given.

04:09But it's really a Democrat hoax because they're trying to get people to talk about something

04:14that's totally irrelevant to the success that we've had as a nation since I've been president.

04:20Survivors now say they plan to compile their own list of names tied to Epstein's circle,

04:26independently of the government.

04:28Us Epstein survivors have been discussing creating our own list.

04:33We know the names.

04:35Many of us were abused by them.

04:37Now, together as survivors, we will confidentially compile the names we all know.

04:43At the same time, lawmakers are divided.

04:47Republican Thomas Massey and Democrat Ro Khanna are leading an effort to force a House vote to release the files.

04:53They need just a few more signatures to move it to the floor.

04:56For now, House leadership and the White House oppose the push,

05:00leaving the fight over the Epstein files very much unresolved.

05:04Three West Coast states are breaking away from the CDC on vaccine guidelines.

05:09Governors of California, Oregon, and Washington announced a new West Coast Health Alliance

05:15to coordinate public health policy on their own.

05:18In a statement, the governor said,

05:20The new alliance represents a unified regional response to the Trump administration's

05:25destruction of the CDC's credibility and scientific integrity.

05:29The move follows last week's shakeup at the CDC when Director Susan Menares was forced out

05:35after clashing with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on vaccine policy.

05:41Four top officials resigned in solidarity with her.

05:44California Governor Gavin Newsom said the alliance will provide, quote,

05:48guidance grounded in science, not ideology.

05:51But Florida is taking a very different approach.

05:54The state announced Wednesday it is ending all vaccine mandates for children,

05:58a move endorsed by Governor Ron DeSantis.

06:01A spokesman for the Department of Health and Human Services told the New York Times

06:05in a statement that it will, quote,

06:07ensure policy is based on rigorous evidence and gold standard science,

06:11not the failed politics of the pandemic.

06:14The new alliance out West will issue its own guidance on childhood vaccines,

06:19flu and COVID shots in the coming weeks.

06:21A federal judge in Massachusetts has ordered the Trump administration to unfreeze

06:26more than $2 billion in grants for Harvard University,

06:29calling the administration's move a, quote,

06:32targeted ideologically motivated assault.

06:35Back in April, the White House put the money on hold after Harvard refused demands to scrap its

06:40DEI programs and to crack down on anti-Semitism after pro-Palestinian rallies on campus.

06:46Judge Allison Burroughs ruled the move punished Harvard for not complying,

06:50a direct violation of the university's First Amendment rights.

06:53She noted the funding freeze stalled key research projects

06:57and said the school's anti-Semitism problems were not legally tied to the federal funding.

07:02The White House plans to appeal.

07:04Finally this morning, the Powerball jackpot is looking less like a prize

07:08and more like a national budget.

07:10Isn't that the truth?

07:11After 41 straight drawings without a grand prize winner,

07:15the jackpot has ballooned to the third largest in history.

07:18Saturday's drawing is now worth an estimated $1.7 billion.

07:24Beat the odds, which, by the way, are 1 in 292 million,

07:27and you could walk away with a lump sum of $770 million.

07:31No one hit the big one last night, but four people are $2 million richer.

07:35Not bad.

07:36And 11 others have a cool million coming their way.

07:38Not a bad consolation prize, right?

07:40Lottery officials remind you the odds are long, but hey, somebody eventually wins.

07:44The next drawing is Saturday night, so if you've got a couple of extra bucks and a dream,

07:50well, good luck.

07:51And if you win, goodbye mortgage.

07:54Wouldn't that be nice?

07:55All right, before we head out, here's what we're tracking today.

07:57At 10, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies on President Trump's

08:03health care agenda.

08:04Then at 1, First Lady Melania Trump leads a White House task force meeting

08:08on artificial intelligence in education.

08:10At 4, the National Capital Planning Commission takes up President Trump's proposed ballroom

08:16addition to the White House.

08:17Then tonight, Donald Trump hosts tech and business leaders in the first event at the White House's

08:23newly renovated Rose Garden.

08:24On the guest list, Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, and Bill Gates, to name a few.

08:29Who's not?

08:30Elon Musk.

08:32We can't help you find your keys, but we can help you find the facts.

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08:39Those are your unbiased updates for this Thursday.

08:42We'll see you back here tomorrow, Friday.

08:43We love that.

08:44For all of us here at Straight Arrow News, I'm Craig DiGrelli.

08:47Have a great day.

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