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President Trump has announced new trade deals following his meeting with Chinese regime leader Xi Jinping, with agreements focusing on fentanyl, rare earths, and soybean purchases. The president also directed the Pentagon to immediately resume testing U.S. nuclear weapons “on an equal basis” with other countries’ testing programs, specifically referring to Russia and China.
It’s Day 30 of the government shutdown, and millions of Americans are set to lose food assistance benefits this weekend. New York Governor Kathy Hochul has declared a state of emergency to issue $65 million in assistance to food banks. Meanwhile, a federal judge appears poised to order the government to disburse food stamps amid the ongoing shutdown.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says ICE will not pause operations on Halloween. The statement comes in response to a request from Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker.
00:00 NTD Evening News--10/30/2025
01:28 Trump Cuts China Tariffs Over Rare Earths, Soybeans
04:10 Snap Will Run Out of Funds on November 1st
06:59 NY Governor Hochul Declares Emergency as Snap Runs Out
07:52 DHS: ICE Won't Pause Operations for Halloween
11:14 Melissa Devastates Caribbean, Aid Underway
13:52 Polls Released in NYC Mayor Race, Mamdani Leads
17:07 Trump Comments on China's Involvement in Ukraine War
18:55 Hamas Gives Israel Two Bodies Said to be Hostages
22:06 Advocates Urge Trump to Raise Human Rights With Xi
25:50 Should the U.S. Approach the CCP With Caution?
28:04 5 More Suspects Arrested Over Louvre Jewel Heist
29:14 Prince Andrew Stripped of Titles, Evicted from Residence
30:29 Federal Judge to Hear Arguments on Food Stamp Funding
31:17 Will Snap Deadline Pressure DEM Senators to Vote?
36:24 California Early Voters on Redistricting Measure
38:50 Blue Jays, Yesavage 1 Win Away from World Series Title
41:10 Who's Hiring Next LSU Football Coach?
42:35 LA Lakers Sold to Billionaire in Record Deal
43:47 Lamar Jackson Expected to Play Vs. Miami
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It’s Day 30 of the government shutdown, and millions of Americans are set to lose food assistance benefits this weekend. New York Governor Kathy Hochul has declared a state of emergency to issue $65 million in assistance to food banks. Meanwhile, a federal judge appears poised to order the government to disburse food stamps amid the ongoing shutdown.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says ICE will not pause operations on Halloween. The statement comes in response to a request from Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker.
00:00 NTD Evening News--10/30/2025
01:28 Trump Cuts China Tariffs Over Rare Earths, Soybeans
04:10 Snap Will Run Out of Funds on November 1st
06:59 NY Governor Hochul Declares Emergency as Snap Runs Out
07:52 DHS: ICE Won't Pause Operations for Halloween
11:14 Melissa Devastates Caribbean, Aid Underway
13:52 Polls Released in NYC Mayor Race, Mamdani Leads
17:07 Trump Comments on China's Involvement in Ukraine War
18:55 Hamas Gives Israel Two Bodies Said to be Hostages
22:06 Advocates Urge Trump to Raise Human Rights With Xi
25:50 Should the U.S. Approach the CCP With Caution?
28:04 5 More Suspects Arrested Over Louvre Jewel Heist
29:14 Prince Andrew Stripped of Titles, Evicted from Residence
30:29 Federal Judge to Hear Arguments on Food Stamp Funding
31:17 Will Snap Deadline Pressure DEM Senators to Vote?
36:24 California Early Voters on Redistricting Measure
38:50 Blue Jays, Yesavage 1 Win Away from World Series Title
41:10 Who's Hiring Next LSU Football Coach?
42:35 LA Lakers Sold to Billionaire in Record Deal
43:47 Lamar Jackson Expected to Play Vs. Miami
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00:00Welcome to NTD Evening News.
00:03Our top story tonight, President Trump announcing new trade deals
00:06after a meeting with Chinese regime leader Xi Jinping.
00:09Details about the agreements on fentanyl, rare earths and soybean purchases
00:13and why Trump says the U.S. is resuming nuclear testing.
00:16Jack Bradley has the details.
00:18Millions of Americans will start to lose food assistance benefits this weekend.
00:23Will the increasing impact of the shutdown pressure enough Democrats to reopen the government?
00:27Luis Martinez on Capitol Hill.
00:30Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says ICE will not pause operations on Halloween.
00:35That's in response to a request from Illinois Governor J.P. Pritzker.
00:38Jason Blair has more on Noem's announcement.
00:41Caribbean communities are surveying the damage left behind by Hurricane Melissa,
00:46which claimed dozens of lives.
00:48Relief efforts are underway, with international aid reaching those in need.
00:53Kristina Kuroda reports.
00:54And it's day six of early voting in the New York City mayor's race.
00:58Polling shows Zora Mamdani is still leading Andrew Cuomo by at least 10 points.
01:03Arne Richards brings us the updates.
01:05This is NTD Evening News, live from our global headquarters in New York City.
01:20Here's Tiffany Meyer.
01:22Good evening and thank you for joining us tonight.
01:27The meeting between President Trump and China's Xi Jinping concludes with trade deals and an ease in export restrictions from both sides.
01:34But the details suggest it may be more of a temporary fix than a long-term solution.
01:40NTD's Washington correspondent, Jet Bradley, has more.
01:42The leaders of the world's two largest economies appear to have pulled back from the edge of another full-blown trade war.
01:50President Trump said they agreed to trim tariffs on Chinese goods down from 57 to 47 percent in exchange for Beijing's cooperation on fentanyl enforcement,
02:01resuming U.S. soybean purchases and delaying rare earth export restrictions.
02:05We have a deal. Now every year we'll renegotiate the deal.
02:11But I think the deal will go on for a long time, long beyond the year.
02:14We'll negotiate at the end of the year.
02:16But all of the rare earth has been settled.
02:20And that's for the world.
02:21Is the U.S. suspending that new rule that was put in place that would have expanded the entity list,
02:28export restrictions to any entity that is at least 50 percent owned by one or more entities on the list for one year?
02:35Yes, we are going to be suspending that for a year in return for the suspension on the rare earth licensing regime.
02:47Trump is calling this a one-year deal that can be extended, but it's not guaranteed,
02:52as China has a track record of failing to keep promises, including under the phase one trade deal of Trump's first term.
02:58But Treasury Secretary Scott Besson says that this deal could be signed as soon as next week,
03:04with China agreeing to buy 25 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans annually.
03:09Tremendous amounts of the soybeans and other farm products are going to be purchased immediately.
03:15For American farmers, this could mean some short-term relief,
03:17but it remains to be seen how long it will last, as any deal with the CCP is fragile.
03:22And the issue of fentanyl came up here as well.
03:24Trump says that China will work to stop the flow of its deadly fentanyl into the U.S.,
03:29and in return, Trump is cutting fentanyl-related tariffs from 20 to 10 percent.
03:34And right before his sit-down with Chinese leader Xi Jinping,
03:37President Trump ordered the Pentagon to resume nuclear weapons testing for the first time in about three decades.
03:43With others doing testing, I think it's appropriate that we do also.
03:47I'd like to see a denuclearization, because we have so many, and Russia's second, and China's third.
03:56And this is all capped by Trump's trip to South Korea, Japan, and Malaysia,
04:01where Trump said that he secured hundreds of billions of dollars in U.S. investment.
04:06Reporting by Jack Bradley, NTD News.
04:08It's day 30 of the government shutdown, and there's still no end in sight for the political impasse in Congress.
04:16Our Washington correspondent, Luis Martinez, has the latest details from Capitol Hill
04:19and the significance of the upcoming November 1st deadline.
04:24On November 1st, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will run out of funds.
04:28Some 42 million Americans rely on the SNAP program for nutrition benefits.
04:33Also on November 1st, some 134 Head Start centers, which provide child care to 65,000 American families,
04:42are at risk of closing, forcing families to choose in between work and caring for their children.
04:48All we need to end the craziness, to pay the air traffic controllers, to pay the TSA agents,
04:54to pay the pilots, to make sure that food stamp benefits continue to go out to the American people who need them,
04:59All we need is five reasonable Democrats to join three moderate Democrats and 52 Republicans to reopen the government.
05:07Senate Democrats have rejected over a dozen times a continuing resolution to reopen government.
05:14Democrats have also rejected Republican proposals to pay accepted federal workers and active-duty military personnel.
05:22They are uninterested in doing anything other than jamming their partisan Republican spending bill
05:28down the throats of the American people.
05:29And as Democrats, we've made clear, we will not support a partisan Republican spending bill.
05:35The whip, the number two position among House Democrats,
05:41says there will be families that are going to suffer,
05:45but it was one of the few times, the few leverage times that we have.
05:50Senator from Delaware, frankly, this is our only moment of leverage,
05:55leverage, and although a very pleasant tool to use.
06:00Not all congressional Democrats agree with their leadership.
06:04There is dissent both in the House and the Senate to Democratic leadership strategy.
06:09We're in this position because of Senator Schumer's ineffective leadership.
06:14It doesn't mean he's ineffective every single day,
06:16but I think we're in this position because the status quo is not working.
06:21The old playbook for Democrats is not delivering.
06:23Democrats' latest ploy is, get this,
06:27moral outrage that the president isn't stepping in to save Democrats
06:33from the consequences of their actions.
06:36The House passed continuing resolution would fund government until November 21st.
06:42Even if the Senate approves the bill,
06:44there would be another shutdown by the end of the month.
06:47Congressional Republicans are considering a longer-term continuing resolution,
06:50one that could even last an entire year.
06:53Reporting from Washington, D.C., Luis Eduardo Martinez, NTD News.
06:59New York, Governor Acadia Hochul has declared a state of emergency
07:02as federal funding for SNAP benefits runs out.
07:05The state will issue $65 million in assistance to food banks
07:08amid the ongoing government shutdown.
07:11Hochul made the announcement during a news conference this morning.
07:14Today I'm officially declaring an emergency.
07:16This is a food emergency, and I want to unleash every tool at our disposal
07:21to keep New Yorkers from going hungry.
07:25New York State receives nearly $650 million in federal funding
07:28for SNAP benefits each month.
07:30Oregon and Virginia have also issued emergency declarations
07:33to free up funds for emergency food assistance.
07:37Yesterday, Oregon Governor Tina Kotec pledged $5 million to food banks
07:41and declared a 60-day food security emergency.
07:44Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has said the state will draw on surplus funds
07:48to pay for up to a month of SNAP benefits.
07:52Homeland Security Secretary Christine Noem says ICE will not pause operations
07:56on Halloween.
07:57That's in response to a request from Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker.
08:00NTD correspondent Jason Blair joins us live now for an update.
08:04Good evening, Jason.
08:05What is the latest from both DHS?
08:10Hey, Tiffany.
08:11Yeah, that's right.
08:12So DHS Secretary Christine Noem did respond to Governor J.B.
08:16Pritzker's request for ICE to pause operations for the holiday on Halloween.
08:22Noem did respond to that, saying that with a – actually, she responded with a very decisive –
08:28Noem, have a look.
08:30The fact that Governor Pritzker is asking for that is shameful,
08:36and I think unfortunate that he doesn't recognize how important the work is that we do to make sure
08:41we're bringing criminals to justice and getting them off our streets,
08:44especially when we're going to send all of our kiddos out on the streets and going to events
08:49and enjoying the holiday season.
08:52And Pritzker made this a focus of a Thursday morning press conference,
08:56And here's what Pritzker had to say about this.
09:00No child in America should have to go trick-or-treating in fear that they might be confronted with armed federal agents
09:07and have to inhale tear gas.
09:10I honestly can't even believe that I have to make this plea.
09:13And also, while speaking on Thursday, Noem did tout that in less than two months,
09:20they have arrested thousands of illegal immigrants in Operation Midway Blitz.
09:24The operation began in early September and mainly focuses in the Chicago area.
09:30Here's Christine Noem commenting on that.
09:33Since the beginning of Midway Blitz, ICE and CBP and our state partners have arrested more than 3,000
09:40illegal aliens, including rapists, murderers, and gang members that have been brought to justice.
09:46And listen, we don't want any of these individuals out on our roads.
09:49And we don't want them in our communities, and we especially don't want them behind the wheel of an 18-wheeler
09:54when they can't speak our language, they don't understand our laws.
09:59Noem also highlighted how the department has been cracking down on illegal immigrant drivers,
10:05especially commercial truck drivers.
10:07Back to you.
10:08And, Jason, there is a court case going on involving whether the White House can deploy National Guard troops
10:13in Portland, Oregon.
10:14What is the latest on that?
10:19Yeah, so there is currently a court case going on.
10:23It started yesterday.
10:24Oregon has argued that federal agents are misusing riot control tactics outside of the ICE facility here in Portland,
10:32like deploying tear gas, and that the amount of force that agents are using,
10:37against protesters is disproportionate to the level of violence and criminal activity happening outside of the facility,
10:44and that the White House is overstepping its reach in this case.
10:48And the defendants argue that the agents at the facility have faced consistent violence from protesters to agents and the building there,
10:59and that President Trump has full power to mobilize the guards citing laws and pass Supreme Court rulings.
11:06Now that Hurricane Melissa has swept through parts of the Caribbean,
11:17communities are assessing the widespread destruction and rising death toll.
11:22Relief efforts are underway with international aid arriving to help those affected.
11:27Entity's Christina Corona tells us more.
11:30On Thursday, Caribbean communities began serving the destruction left by Hurricane Melissa.
11:36The storm has claimed at least 36 lives across Jamaica, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic.
11:42The storm hit Jamaica on Tuesday as a deadly Category 5 hurricane
11:45and is now a Category 2 system moving through the Bahamas toward Bermuda.
11:50Sustained winds are around 105 miles per hour, so Melissa is still a powerful hurricane
11:55and is going to be moving very near or perhaps just to the west of Bermuda overnight tonight.
12:01Hurricane warnings remain in effect for Bermuda.
12:04Jamaica, Cuba, and Haiti were hardest hit, with homes destroyed and utility poles toppled.
12:10In Cuba, officials said it is difficult for the country to finance the response.
12:15Due to the blockade and the sanctions, the country is excluded from international financial institutions
12:25and also from many global markets.
12:28Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed the U.S. has issued a Declaration of Humanitarian Assistance
12:34for Cuba, pledging aid both directly and through local partners.
12:38Emergency relief flights have landed at Jamaica's main airport, which reopened Wednesday.
12:43Over 25,000 people remain in shelters, 72% of the island is without power,
12:49and only 35% of mobile networks are functioning.
12:53So where we know that schools can resume, we will be doing so on Monday,
12:58but a lot of our schools do not have electricity and they do not have water,
13:02even in places that weren't as badly affected.
13:05Relief efforts from overseas continued in Jamaica,
13:08with the Cayman Islands dispatching a first batch of essential supplies.
13:12We have brought over an initial round of about U.S. 200,000 of key essential supplies.
13:19We also have pledged, and I've written a letter signed by myself to your Prime Minister,
13:25of about U.S. 1.2 million of goods that we will have of essential supplies and resources
13:31that we will have shipped directly to Jamaica.
13:33Bermuda is bracing for Hurricane Melissa, with key roads, schools and the airport closing as the storm approaches.
13:40The National Hurricane Center warns that flash flooding and landslides may persist in parts of the Caribbean
13:46as recovery efforts continue.
13:48Christina Corona, NTD News.
13:50It's day six of early voting in the New York City mayor's race,
13:54and polling shows Zoran Mamdani is still leading Andrew Cuomo by at least 10 points.
13:59NTD's Arlene Richards has the latest.
14:01As the early voting deadline approaches on Sunday for the New York City mayor's race,
14:07new polling shows that Zoran Mamdani still has a commanding lead,
14:11despite earlier polls showing Andrew Cuomo cutting that lead in half.
14:15Three new polls were released on Thursday as Mamdani and Cuomo picked up new endorsements.
14:22An Emerson College poll shows 50 percent of likely voters in support of Mamdani,
14:27followed by 25 percent for Cuomo and 21 percent for Sliwa, with 5 percent still undecided.
14:33Meanwhile, a Marist poll released overnight found Mamdani with a 16-point lead over Cuomo at 48 percent to 32 percent.
14:41Sliwa trailed behind at 16 percent.
14:44And finally, a Quinnipiac poll released Wednesday showed Mamdani's lead over Cuomo
14:49narrowing from 20 points to just 10, at 43 percent to 33.
14:54But the numbers aren't slowing down the candidate's last push for votes.
14:59All three candidates have been making final pitches to voters around the city
15:03before Election Day on Tuesday, November 4.
15:06Cuomo picked up a handful of endorsements Thursday, including from former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg,
15:12Democratic Congressman Tom Suozzi of Long Island and Republican Hudson Valley Congressman Mike Lawler.
15:18Mamdani's latest endorsement came Wednesday morning from the United Bodegas of America.
15:24Despite expressing concerns about Mamdani's plan for city-run grocery stores, members now stand behind
15:30Mamdani, saying he wants to make the city affordable for everyone.
15:34Mamdani has said there's room for both sorts of establishments in the city.
15:39Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa picked up an endorsement on Wednesday from the New York Young
15:44Republican Club. He took his campaign underground Thursday morning, holding a news conference at
15:49the 57th Street subway station in Midtown. Cuomo has been calling on Sliwa to drop out of the race,
15:56saying a vote for Sliwa is a vote for Mamdani. But Sliwa remains defiant about staying in the race.
16:02With more than 372,000 ballots cast during early voting so far, voter enthusiasm remains high for
16:09this election. And with six days to go until the polls close, it remains to be seen whether the
16:15pollsters got it right. Arlene Richards, NTD News.
16:21Coming up, President Trump announces cooperation with China on ending the Ukraine war.
16:25Aryan Pasdar has what the leaders of the two countries discussed. The Hamas terrorist group
16:30has returned two more bodies of deceased hostages. Meanwhile, thousands protest in Jerusalem
16:36against mandatory military service. Jason Perry with the details. And amid an ongoing 26-year-long
16:42persecution of Falun Gong practitioners, human rights groups urge President Trump to press
16:47Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping on transnational repression and the jailed family
16:52members of U.S. citizens. Two Pennsylvania state senators speak out. That and more when we come back.
17:06Welcome back. I'm Tiffany Meyer. President Trump announces cooperation with
17:10China on ending the Ukraine war. Trump suggesting that Chinese leader Xi Jinping might change his stance
17:15on doing business with the Kremlin. NTD's international correspondent Aryan Pasdar has more.
17:21Ukraine came up very strongly. President Trump says he spoke with Chinese leader Xi Jinping about
17:29ending the Ukraine war. This after Trump met with Xi while in South Korea. According to Trump,
17:35the two didn't discuss China's purchase of Russian oil, which boosts Moscow's economy during the conflict.
17:41Sometimes you have to let them fight, I guess. Crazy. But he's going to help us and we're going to
17:46work together on Ukraine. And the Kremlin reaffirms an earlier warning from President Vladimir Putin,
17:53saying Moscow would resume nuclear tests if others do so first. This after the U.S. suggested it might
18:00resume testing for nuclear weapons for the first time in three decades.
18:03If someone abandons the moratorium, Russia will act accordingly.
18:12Trump says he ordered the Pentagon to start nuclear testing, quote, on an equal basis with Russia and
18:18China. And Polish fighter aircraft intercepted a Russian reconnaissance plane over the Baltic Sea
18:24on Thursday. The Polish defense minister says it's the second such incident this week.
18:29Poland's army had already intercepted a Russian plane flying a reconnaissance mission in international
18:36airspace over the Baltic Sea on Tuesday. According to Poland's army, the aircraft,
18:41flying in international airspace without a filed flight plan and with its transponder turned off,
18:46was intercepted, identified and escorted out of the area of responsibility.
18:51Aryan Pastar, NTD News.
18:54The Hamas terrorist group has handed over two more bodies of deceased hostages who had been
18:59held in the Gaza Strip. Meanwhile, tens of thousands of people blocked streets in Jerusalem as they
19:05protested mandatory military service. NTD's Jason Perry has the details.
19:12Israeli police saluted as two white vans entered the National Institute of Forensic Medicine on Thursday.
19:19The vehicles were carrying what was said to be the bodies of two more hostages that had been held in the
19:25Gaza Strip for the last two years, and specialists will now examine them to determine whether they are
19:31the bodies of deceased hostages. This comes just days after Israel released a video they say show Hamas
19:38terrorists removing a body from this building, burying it, and then pretending to discover it in front of
19:45representatives of the Red Cross. According to the Gaza peace plan, brokered by President Trump,
19:51Hamas had 72 hours to return all the hostages, living and deceased. It has now been almost three
19:58weeks with at least 11 bodies yet to be returned. Phase two of the ceasefire calls for the disarmament
20:05of Hamas, something the terrorist group has not yet agreed to. However, U.S. troops in Israel are
20:11overseeing preparations for the implementation of the Gaza peace plan. And troops from other countries are
20:18expected to oversee the disarming of the terrorist group. But Israel has said Turkey will not be part
20:25of that force, accusing the country's president of leading a, quote, hostile approach against Israel.
20:32Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan met with German Chancellor Frederick Mertz on Thursday and said Israel
20:38had committed genocide in the Gaza Strip. But the German Chancellor defended Israel's actions in the territory.
20:45Israel exercised its right to self-defense, and it would have taken only one decision to avoid
20:53countless unnecessary casualties. Hamas should have released the hostages earlier and laid down its
20:58arms. The children in Gaza, whose fate also touches me personally, have become victims of hostage-taking
21:04by the terrorist organization Hamas. And on the same day, while speaking to a graduating class of military
21:11officers, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said this,
21:18At the end of the day, Hamas will be disarmed and Gaza will be demilitarized. If foreign forces do this,
21:24all the better. And if they don't, we will do it. Meanwhile, tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews
21:32protested against mandatory service in the Israeli military. And tragically, during the protest,
21:38a teen was killed after he fell from a building. Police are now investigating the incident.
21:43Ultra-Orthodox Jews attending seminary were exempt from military service until Israel's Supreme Court
21:51ruled last year that they must serve. Jason Perry, NTD News.
21:57And the two bodies that Hamas returned today have now been confirmed to be those of deceased hostages.
22:02Israel says that their families have been notified. Human rights groups are urging President Trump to
22:08press Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping on transnational repression and jailed family members
22:13of U.S. citizens. The CCP has persecuted the spiritual practice Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa,
22:20since 1999, but recently ramped up efforts to export the persecution around the world. NTD's
22:27Malina Weisskopf reports. Human rights advocates called on President Trump to raise the issue of
22:32human rights with Chinese leader Xi ahead of their meeting in South Korea. U.S. citizens and residents
22:38are facing increased pressure from the Chinese Communist Party's persecution of Falun Gong,
22:43a spiritual discipline guided by the tenets of truthfulness, compassion and forbearance. Since 1999,
22:50the Chinese regime has tried to eradicate the practice inside of China, but now it's aiming to do so
22:55here in the United States and around the world. So now China figures out how, okay, how can we send
23:02drones in on the training area? How can we bring lawsuits against Shen Yu? How can we use the West
23:08legal system to create difficulties for a group that simply really wants to showcase Chinese beautiful
23:17thousands of years of culture? At the heart of the CCP's transnational repression is targeting Shen Yun,
23:25an American dance company that aims to expose the persecution and showcase the 5,000 year culture
23:31of China before communism. It in many respects goes right at the philosophical base
23:39of governing China. Should it be governed by a continuation of Chinese culture or some representation
23:49of that? Or should it be governed by these authoritarian dictators that claim a communism that's not Chinese
23:57at all? Communism is completely atheistic. Shen Yu reminds them of how spiritual Chinese people are
24:09and that's a complete threat to the Chinese Communist Party that demands adherence
24:16only to the government. The Falun Info Center asked the president to bring up the issue of
24:22detained Falun Gong practitioners with family in the United States and that the CCP end its campaign of
24:30transnational repression of believers on American soil. In Pennsylvania on Wednesday,
24:35there was a Falun Dafa Awareness Day at the state capitol. It's just so brutal. It's not just arresting
24:42people, it's actually harvesting their organs, the Falun Dafa followers. And to think that the CCP has gone
24:49so far that they're arresting people and making money off their deaths is just incredible. It needs to stop.
24:54We have to stand up for what's right. And so I believe that for all of us,
25:01we have we have an obligation to use the platforms in front of us to speak out against oppression.
25:09State Senator Mastriano introduced a resolution to call for an end to the CCP's persecution of Falun
25:15Dafa and transnational oppression on U.S. soil. Reporting from Washington, D.C., Melina Weiskup, NTD News.
25:23Will the Chinese Communist Party follow through on the trade talks with President Trump? Robert
25:29Destro, former Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, weighs in.
25:34Can you trust the CCP? And the answer is no, you can't. I mean, remember, these are people
25:39who, if there was a genetic match, would sell your liver.
25:43Hear more tonight on Capital Report with Steve Lance at 7 p.m. Eastern Time.
25:50Can the Chinese Communist Party be trusted to keep its agreements in the latest trade negotiations
25:54with the U.S.? NTD Sam Wang was out on the National Mall in D.C. to hear from the people.
25:59Do you think China is negotiating in good faith this time around?
26:03Never. I never think they're negotiating in good faith. And I wish they would watch out for their
26:08own people and for the world in general, but that's just wishful thinking. And so you have to negotiate
26:16with them with that in mind, that they're going to watch out for themselves and their own political party.
26:22They want to bury us economically. I think we farmed out a lot of work there,
26:28and they're taking advantage of it, and we're dependent on them,
26:32and I don't think we should be dependent on them.
26:34And I believe that as many of the data that comes out of China, it's not to be trusted.
26:41And I think that they're in more significant economic danger than they are presenting to the outside world.
26:48If we were to completely remove their ability to do business with us, they would collapse.
26:53And do you think there should be a little bit of caution when it comes to negotiating with the Chinese Communist Party?
26:58Absolutely. Yeah. If you have any intelligence at all, which Donald Trump has in spades, he's cautious.
27:09He's operating under the constraints and the restraints of our union, which he needs to and should.
27:17But as an individual, I think he would deal with China much more aggressively.
27:23Do you think human rights should be kept in the back of the heads of our leaders when it comes to negotiating with China?
27:28Absolutely. I think so.
27:32We are a nation that's founded on human rights, and I think that that's part of our fabric of our society here in America.
27:43I think every human being has inalienable rights that should be protected and considered.
27:51Yes, absolutely. I don't think China gives much regard to human rights.
27:55I think they proved that and have proven it and continue to prove that.
27:59So, yes, I think they are the antithesis of the United States.
28:04Now to Paris and an update on the high-profile robbery at the Louvre.
28:07Police last night arrested five more suspects linked to the theft of crown jewels.
28:12Here are the details.
28:13French police have arrested five more suspects linked to the theft of over $100 million worth of treasures from the Louvre Museum's Apollo Gallery.
28:24Paris prosecutor Law Becquiot said she hoped that would lead to recovering the missing jewels.
28:29Becquiot told RTL Radio that one suspect was identified through DNA traces left at the crime scene.
28:37The arrests took place during coordinated raids across different parts of Paris on Wednesday evening.
28:43Two other men were detained over the weekend. They had, quote,
28:47One of these men was attempting to fly out of France when detained.
28:53Becquiot said a specialized police unit was scouring the black market to locate the stolen artifacts.
28:59She said the jewels could be used to launder money or as a bargaining chip in organized crime circles.
29:05The heist revealed security lapses at the Louvre, the world's most visited museum, and was seen by many as a national embarrassment.
29:12In Buckingham Palace, Britain's King Charles has started a process to strip Prince Andrew of his titles and given him notice to move out of his mansion.
29:22The move by the king comes amid a renewed focus on his brother's association with disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
29:31Allegations against Andrew were thrust back in the spotlight since the recent publication of a posthumous memoir by Virginia Guffrey.
29:38She wrote that Andrew sexually assaulted her while she was a teen.
29:42Andrew has said he's never met her and has repeatedly denied all allegations.
29:47Buckingham Palace says the censures are needed even though he continues to deny the allegations.
29:52Early this month, Andrew gave up use of his titles in a move to try to end renewed scrutiny.
29:58An act of Parliament is required to formally remove Andrew's title as Duke of York.
30:03Coming up, food stamp benefits are set to run out on November 1st amid the ongoing government shutdown.
30:10A federal judge will hear arguments on whether to use contingency funds to keep the benefits going.
30:15An attorney and political strategist joins us to discuss after the break.
30:19Welcome back.
30:28I'm Tiffany Meyer.
30:29A federal judge in Boston appeared poised to order the government to disperse food stamps amid the ongoing government shutdown.
30:35Lawyers for 25 Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia are seeking an order to use $6 billion in contingency funds.
30:43District Judge Indira Tawani said she planned to make her decision later today.
30:48Nearly 42 million low-income Americans received benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
30:54Known as SNAP, the program costs taxpayers $8 billion a month.
30:58Starting on Saturday, funds for the program will run out.
31:02The Department of Agriculture said last month that contingency funds were available to fund SNAP benefits during the shutdown.
31:09However, last weekend, the department said no benefits would be issued on November 1st due to a lack of funds.
31:16And joining us now to discuss the fight over funding for SNAP benefits is Gerard Folitti,
31:20Senior Counsel at the Lawfare Project Attorney and Political Strategist.
31:24Gerard, thank you so much for joining us.
31:26Now, with the SNAP deadline looming, President Trump saying he thinks Republicans will find a way to solve this.
31:31How much pressure do you see the SNAP issue bringing on Democrats to push them towards a yes vote on a clean CR?
31:39The SNAP issue is a big source of pressure for Democrats.
31:43I think a lot of Americans are becoming increasingly frustrated that the government shutdown is continuing
31:48when a simple at least temporary option is the passage of a clean continuing resolution.
31:53And SNAP benefits that affect millions of Americans and imperil their food safety, their ability to get groceries to feed themselves and their families.
32:02That is tremendous pressure on Democrats to come to the table with a clean CR and then engage in good faith negotiations for next year's budget.
32:10And as you know, roughly 42 million Americans rely on SNAP.
32:13You have the Immigration Research Group CIS estimating that in 2023, among illegal immigrant households,
32:20over half of them use at least one major welfare program.
32:23And under the previous administration, the number of illegal immigrants rose significantly.
32:27First, what's your reaction to those numbers and how this could play out,
32:31given this administration's focus on immigration enforcement?
32:35I think it's shocking.
32:37And many Americans perhaps did not realize the full extent to which U.S. taxpayer dollars were being used
32:42for programs that benefited illegal immigrants, whether it was in subsidizing food or housing or education.
32:49This is really just the tip of the iceberg when we're talking about benefits for food.
32:53And the current administration, the Trump administration, has prioritized removing illegal immigrants from
32:59the country and reducing the benefits that are provided to them.
33:03Essentially, they should not be in the country.
33:04This is the take of the Trump administration.
33:06Why are taxpayers paying for them to be here?
33:09This is also causing a source of problem with Democrats, because one of the issues, one of the reasons
33:14that Senate Democrats are not agreeing to a continuing resolution is they want to restore
33:19these benefits that the Trump administration wants to cut to illegals.
33:23And in terms of political messaging, we saw a rare moment of Senate leader John Thune lashing out at the
33:28Democrats after a Democratic senator from New Mexico asked for unanimous consent to fund only SNAP,
33:33but not end the shutdown. Thune saying in part that SNAP recipients shouldn't go without food.
33:39People should be getting paid. This isn't a political game.
33:43What do you make of the political messaging? Is either side winning on that?
33:47And why do you think Democrats are digging in their heels on this issue?
33:52Democrats are digging in their heels as they have done in previous shutdowns, because in general,
33:57in past shutdowns, most Americans have actually blamed the Republicans for the shutdown.
34:01This is different. This is this is basically a different strategic message that the Republicans
34:06are putting out there by offering on 13 different occasions a clean CR to which means that the
34:12government would continue to be funded and operating at the same levels as authorized under the Biden
34:18era budget, which really no change. The Democrats are refusing this because they want restoration of
34:24money to groups that should not have been receiving it according to the current government.
34:28So this is really the issue. Most Americans are starting to be frustrated with the shutdown,
34:32but they're not for the change blaming the Republican Party. They're looking at Democrats
34:36as wanting to roll back changes that Americans voted for.
34:39And Gerard, we are already starting to see some of those consequences of the shutdown,
34:44especially at airports. Give us a sense, though, how bad can things get if this shutdown continues?
34:50Well, the issue ultimately right now is that many essential federal employees,
34:55including air traffic controllers at airports, are continuing to go to work and even though
34:59they're not being paid. So services are continuing in many essential areas of transport.
35:05And transport isn't just passengers flying home to see their families are going on vacation,
35:09but transport also includes the logistics of getting food into stores, of getting products to market.
35:14It includes port operations. All of these things are continuing to operate,
35:19but people are not getting paid. Now, eventually, this can't go on forever. People who are going to work
35:24and not being paid, they want to find work that will pay them. So this will put more strain on the
35:29government, on pressure to resolve this budget crisis. But ultimately, it's the lack of funding for
35:35programs that will start to cause a ripple effect because funding goes into everything. Federal dollars
35:40flow into everything from food benefits to school benefits to housing benefits. And increasingly,
35:45this pain will be felt by Americans. A lot at stake for sure. Gerard Felitti,
35:50as always, thank you so much for joining us. Pleasure. Thank you.
35:55Coming up in the NFL, the Baltimore Ravens are in action tonight against Miami. The big question,
36:00though, is whether Lamar Jackson will play. Dave Martin joins us to discuss.
36:04In less than one week left before California holds a special election, early voters tell David
36:09Lamb whether they think the state's redistricting plan will pass. Stay tuned for that when we come back.
36:15Welcome back. I'm Tiffany Meyer. Early voters are casting ballots in California. Voters will decide
36:27on a key proposition to determine the state's congressional districts for the next five
36:32years. Entities David Lamb spoke with voters. The outcome of California's Proposition 50 could
36:39influence which political party controls the U.S. House. Voters shared their thoughts with me on Prop 50,
36:46but some did not want to be on camera. Do you think Prop 50 will pass? I do think so. I think it
36:53probably will because anything that the Democrats want passes. I'm hoping and praying it's time to get a
37:00grip on things. It seems like they're falling off the edge, so to speak. Governor Gavin Newsom says Prop 50
37:07is the state's response to Texas' mid-decade redistricting, which could give Republicans
37:12five House seats. Overall, we're estimating the voter turnout to be between 50 and 60 percent,
37:20but hoping for more. If voters pass the measure in California and allow lawmakers to draw the lines,
37:26Democrats could gain five House seats, and the maps would be in effect until the next census in 2030.
37:33The measure would put aside the independent commission currently in charge of drawing
37:38congressional lines in the state. I voted no on that, of course, because I just don't think it's
37:44right. Former President Barack Obama has shown support for Prop 50, while President Trump and
37:51former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger oppose the measure. States such as Texas, Missouri, and North
37:57Carolina already passed redistricting measures that would help Republicans in the 2026 midterm elections.
38:04A lot of people, a lot of other states look to see what California does
38:07in order to make their decisions. In one California city, Clovis,
38:12its one congressional district could become three different districts. Some have said that California's
38:19response is like fighting fire with fire. California's special election day is November 4th. David Lam, NTD News, California.
38:33And now for your sports news, we're here by NTD's Dave Martin. Dave,
38:50planning going on right now. First, good to have you back on sports.
38:52It's great to be back, you know. I've been watching all these World Series games. We may as well actually
38:57talk about it now. You know, I've been putting in all these hours sitting on the couch watching those
39:02games. So let's make it happen. All right. Speaking of the World Series in baseball, the Toronto Blue
39:08Jays have taken a three to two lead in the World Series after their win last night. What did you
39:12make of it? You know, I was just telling a co-worker yesterday, it felt like the Blue Jays were out playing
39:17the Dodgers, even though at the time the series was tied at two games apiece. You know, they did it again
39:22last night, though. Dodgers bats were silenced by Blue Jays rookie pitcher Trey Ysavage. Now,
39:28he's 22 years old, struck out 12 batters, allowed just one run on three. It's made Shohei Ohtani look
39:34very silly, though. You do not see Ohtani look like that very often. So anyway, here's what the
39:39two managers, though, said after the game. He was pretty good.
39:45Historic stuff, you know what I mean? When you talk about that stage and his numbers,
39:55getting ahead of a lot of hitters, tons of swing and miss. You know, it's one thing to be in the zone,
40:02and it's another thing to be in the zone and get some swing and miss. So slider and split were
40:08electric. You know, I said it before the game, it's a different pitcher when he has his stuff. You
40:14know, game one didn't have a feel for a split. So I'm kind of blown away at what he did.
40:20I think that there's a fight in there. There's a compete that I think there's more in there. I
40:26know there's more in there. You know, we've won two games in a row, but again, it just comes down to
40:31one game. So I think that we've been in a lot of elimination games and we found a way to come to the
40:36other side, get to the other side. So I expect Yamamoto to throw well, but you know, we still got to take
40:43it at bat and play, catch the baseball, convert outs, and we play a good clean game. I feel good
40:49about our chances. So game six will be Friday night in Toronto. Game seven, if necessary,
40:56would also be in Toronto. That would be Saturday night. Blue Jays just need one win to win the
41:00World Series. Dodgers backs against the wall. They need both games to win. So very exciting right now,
41:07too. Lots at stake. Shifting gears to college football though, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry
41:12said that LSU Athletic Director Scott Woodward would not be involved in selecting the school's
41:17next football coach. Now, this was yesterday, just days after the school fired Brian Kelly.
41:22What is the issue here? Money. You know, I mean, Kelly is still owed more than 50 million
41:28dollars after his firing, which of course is a lot to have someone not coach for you. Kelly had
41:34originally agreed to a 10-year, $95 million deal when LSU took, you know, got him away from Notre
41:41Dame, hired him away from Notre Dame in 2021. Now, here's what Landry said, quote,
41:45I'm tired of rewarding failure in this country and then leaving the taxpayers to foot the bill.
41:50So Landry said the LSU Board of Supervisors will assembly a selection committee to find a new coach
41:56and that if he gets his way, Woodward, the athletic director, won't be part of it. Now,
42:01Landry also pointed out there was Woodward who gave former Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher the contract
42:07that resulted in the $76 million buyout two years ago, which is the largest in college football
42:12history. But it should be noted that this was a renegotiated contract that happened after Woodward
42:18left Texas A&M, although he was the one who hired him. In any case, of course, $50 million is a lot to
42:24give someone to not coach for you still. So big money going around in college athletics, but they
42:29don't like to pay coaches for not coaching. Obviously, you know, logical. Looking at NBA news, though,
42:36the Los Angeles Lakers officially switched their majority ownership grew today in a record deal. Yeah,
42:41the team was valued at $10 billion in the sale, according to ESPN. That's far and away the biggest
42:47ever for an NBA franchise. I think the second biggest was Boston Celtics a year ago of just over
42:52$6 billion. Now, the Lakers are being bought from the Buss family. Their late father, the late Jerry Buss,
42:59bought the Lakers plus the LA Kings of the NHL and the LA Forum back in 1979 for just $67.5 million. So,
43:08nice return on that investment. His daughter, Jeannie Buss, has been the team's governor since Jerry
43:12passed away more than a decade ago. She will continue in that role as the Buss family continues
43:17with a 15% ownership, you know, minority stake. Now, meanwhile, the new majority owner is billionaire
43:23businessman Mark Walter, who is already a part owner of the Lakers. Now, Walter is also already
43:29the controlling owner of the LA Dodgers, the LA Sparks WNBA team. He's also a part owner of the
43:35Chelsea Football Club of the English Premier League, among other things. So, they are definitely a good
43:40hands there in Los Angeles. As if we were worried. All right. I wasn't worried.
43:46Well, moving to NFL news, tonight's Thursday night game is between the Baltimore Ravens and Miami
43:51Dolphins. The big question is, will Lamar Jackson play? Yes. Ravens coach John Harbaugh said Jackson
43:58is finally back after missing three games with a hamstring injury. Unfortunately, the Ravens lost two
44:03of those three games. They're now just two and five in the season. Now, since 2018, though, Baltimore has won
44:09nearly 70% of the games with Jackson starting at quarterback. That's inclusive playoffs. It's a 74
44:14and 32 record. Without him, they're just five and 12. So, quite a difference he makes. And with him in
44:19the lineup, they're actually seven and a half point favorites tonight, despite playing at Miami. Now,
44:24the Dolphins are struggling to just two and six in the season. Game starts at 815 Eastern time and will
44:31be on Amazon Prime. So, be sure to get on your couch and watch that game, too. All right. No World Series
44:37game tonight, too. All right. Well, Dave, as always, thanks for joining us. Thank you. And that's all for today's
44:44news around the clock coverage. Visit us at NTD.com slash live or download our NTD app. Thanks for tuning in. I'm Tiffany
44:52Meyer. Good night.
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