00:00The Iran ceasefire is hanging by a thread, what President Trump is saying as he heads to China.
00:07Plus, 16 cruise passengers exposed to the deadly Hantavirus are now in Nebraska.
00:12We take you to the facility, monitoring them.
00:15And the money is starting to flow back to big companies,
00:18who's cashing in after the high court ruled those tariffs are illegal.
00:24The stories that matter, clear and credible,
00:27from across the country to around the world.
00:30These are your unbiased updates from Straight Arrow.
00:36I would say the ceasefire is on massive life support,
00:40where the doctor walks in and says,
00:44Sir, your loved one has approximately a 1% chance of living.
00:50This morning, the United States and Iran are still far apart on a deal,
00:54with President Trump rejecting Tehran's latest proposal
00:57and warning the ceasefire is barely holding.
01:00And he's heading to China later today,
01:02with this standoff likely to shape those talks with President Xi.
01:06Good morning, I'm Craig DeGrelli.
01:08The president says he's considering restarting Project Freedom,
01:12escorting ships to the Strait of Hormuz,
01:14but says that would only be part of a larger response.
01:17Sources say Trump is also weighing a return to combat operations.
01:21He met with his national security team on Monday,
01:24with Pentagon officials pushing for a stronger response,
01:27while others continue to urge diplomacy.
01:30It's unbelievably weak, I would say.
01:34I would call it the weakest right now.
01:37After reading that piece of garbage they sent us,
01:40I didn't even finish reading it.
01:42They said I'm not going to waste my time reading it.
01:44I would say it's one of the weakest right now.
01:47It's on life support.
01:48Iranian officials are digging in,
01:51saying there is no alternative to their plan.
01:53The country's lead negotiator warned that without a deal,
01:57costs will continue to rise for the U.S.
01:59And one lawmaker threatened that if American strikes resume,
02:03Iran could push uranium enrichment to 90 percent,
02:06considered weapons grade.
02:08Right now, Iran's stockpile is at about 60 percent.
02:12Now to the latest on the Hantavirus outbreak.
02:15Eighteen passengers from that cruise ship are now back in the U.S.,
02:19being monitored at two top medical centers.
02:22Sixteen of them, including one who tested positive,
02:25are in Nebraska under quarantine at a specialized federal unit.
02:29Health officials say all of those patients are currently asymptomatic.
02:33Two others are in Atlanta, at Emory,
02:35where one person is now showing symptoms.
02:37Officials say that transfer was made to free up space
02:40in Nebraska's biocontainment unit.
02:43Overseas, more passengers are still being moved.
02:46Two evacuation flights just landed in the Netherlands,
02:49where a hospital has now quarantined a group of staff
02:52as a precaution after treating an infected patient.
02:56The ship at the center of this,
02:58the MV Hondias,
02:59is now heading to Rotterdam,
03:01with crew members still on board.
03:03So far, three people have died,
03:05and several others have tested positive.
03:08Asked about the virus Monday in the Oval Office,
03:11President Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
03:14downplayed any risk to the public.
03:16It seems like it is not easy to spread.
03:21In fact, it's in certain ways very hard to spread.
03:25It's been, we've lived with it for years, many years,
03:29and we think we're in very good shape.
03:31We're very careful.
03:31We have this under control,
03:33and we're not worried about it.
03:35I was at Nebraska Medicine yesterday,
03:38where those 16 patients are being quarantined.
03:41Here's what it looked like on the ground.
03:43Security was tight from the start,
03:45with national media kept a while back from the facility.
03:48At one point,
03:49what appeared to be a high-ranking military official arrived,
03:52escorted directly into the building,
03:54as I shot this video on my phone.
03:56Omaha police were also active around the hospital.
03:59Patrol cars moving through the area,
04:01lights flashing at times,
04:03keeping a close watch on who was coming and going.
04:06Nebraska Medicine is located in central Omaha.
04:09This is the Davis Global Center.
04:12A worker here told me this is where the quarantine unit is located.
04:16The passengers on that ship that was ravaged by Hantavirus
04:19will now be monitored here.
04:22And Nebraska Medicine is no stranger to a situation like this.
04:25In fact, the hospital took in COVID sufferers back in 2020.
04:30And dating back to 2014,
04:31when there was an Ebola outbreak in Western Africa,
04:35three patients came here,
04:37two survived.
04:38By late morning,
04:39the scene had quieted down.
04:41The emergency department appeared calm,
04:43a sharp shift from what was likely a very active arrival,
04:47just hours earlier.
04:48But the security presence remained.
04:50And so did the focus on monitoring those passengers now inside.
04:55Turning to the legal fight over voting rights and redistricting.
04:59Elections officials in Alabama are now rushing to adjust
05:02after a late move from the U.S. Supreme Court.
05:05The justices cleared the way Monday for Alabama to use a Republican-drawn congressional map.
05:11One lower courts had previously found discriminatory.
05:14The court sent the case back for further review,
05:18pointing to a recent decision that narrowed parts of the Voting Rights Act.
05:22The map at the center of this fight
05:24includes just one majority black district out of seven.
05:27A court-ordered map used in 2024 created a second
05:31and led to the election of two black members of Congress for the first time.
05:35Now, this latest ruling could allow the state to drop that map before the midterms,
05:40potentially shifting control of another House seat.
05:44Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented, calling the timing inappropriate
05:48and warning it could create confusion with the primary just a week away
05:52and voting already underway.
05:55All right, same topic, different place.
05:57This is an update to a story we told you about here yesterday.
06:01Virginia Democrats are now taking their fight over congressional maps
06:05straight to the U.S. Supreme Court,
06:07asking the justices to step in
06:09after the state's highest court blocked a voter-approved plan.
06:13The emergency appeal filed Monday argues the Virginia Supreme Court overstepped
06:18and ignored the will of the voters who approved the new map in an April referendum.
06:23In the filing, Democrats say the ruling forces the state
06:27to hold elections under districts that were never meant to be used.
06:31Quote,
06:31By forcing the Commonwealth to conduct its congressional elections
06:35using districts different from those adopted,
06:39the Supreme Court of Virginia has deprived voters, candidates,
06:43and the Commonwealth of their right to the lawfully enacted congressional districts.
06:48Voters had approved a plan last month
06:50that would have given Democrats an edge in four additional districts
06:53heading into the midterm election.
06:55But last week, the Virginia Supreme Court threw it out,
06:58ruling the process used to get that measure on the ballot
07:01violated the state constitution.
07:03Now Democrats are arguing the case turns on federal law,
07:07specifically how Election Day is defined,
07:10and say that opens the door for the U.S. Supreme Court to get involved.
07:14That's a rare ask.
07:15The high court typically does not override state Supreme Courts
07:19on state constitutional questions.
07:21However, the appeal follows a recent U.S. Supreme Court,
07:25a court decision that let states like Texas and Louisiana
07:28use new district maps, putting more pressure on the case.
07:32A non-profit is suing the Trump administration
07:35over plans to paint the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool
07:39American Flag Blue.
07:41The Cultural Landscape Foundation is asking a federal judge
07:44to halt the project,
07:45saying the administration skipped the required review
07:48under the National Historic Preservation Act.
07:51The group argues the work is unlawful
07:53and says the pool should be restored to its original state
07:56until proper approval is completed.
07:59President Trump has taken a direct role in the project
08:02and says he expects it to be finished within two weeks.
08:05Meanwhile, workers also picking up on another project.
08:09Crews began early surveying at the proposed site
08:12of Trump's Triumphal Arch in Washington.
08:15Workers were seen marking off land between the Lincoln Memorial
08:18and Arlington National Cemetery,
08:20with fencing and survey flags now in place.
08:23That project is also facing a legal challenge.
08:26And on Capitol Hill, Senate Republicans are moving forward
08:29with a plan to provide up to $1 billion for security upgrades
08:33connected to Trump's White House ballroom project.
08:36A federal judge ordered construction stopped in March,
08:39but an appeals court allowed work to resume last month.
08:43Demolition crews have already torn down the East Wing
08:46to make way for the project, as you're seeing here.
08:49Lawmakers from both parties have raised questions about the plan,
08:52including how it's being funded.
08:54The next court hearing is set for June 5th.
08:57Finally this morning, after the Supreme Court struck down
09:00the Trump administration's Liberation Day tariffs,
09:03the big question was whether companies would get their money back.
09:07Now we have the answer, and the payouts are starting.
09:10The first wave of refunds is now going out.
09:12Major companies like Walmart, Target, and Nike expect billions,
09:16while others, including General Motors and Macy's,
09:19are looking at hundreds of millions of dollars.
09:21The government set up an online portal last month for importers to file,
09:25similar to a tax return.
09:27Customs and Border Protection says about 330,000 entities
09:31paid tariffs since last April, totaling roughly $166 billion.
09:37President Trump pushed back over the weekend,
09:40criticizing the ruling and two justices he appointed.
09:43On Truth Social, he said the decision will cost the U.S. billions,
09:47and argued the court could have blocked the refunds.
09:50So far, about 75,000 businesses have filed claims.
09:54Officials say around 15 percent have been rejected,
09:56mostly for paperwork issues or ineligible shipments.
10:00Before we head out, here's what we're tracking today.
10:02This morning, voters head to the polls with primary elections
10:05in Nebraska, North Carolina, and West Virginia.
10:08At 8.30, a fresh read on inflation
10:10as the April Consumer Price Index is released.
10:14At 10, House Democrats hold a field hearing in Palm Beach
10:17focused on Jeffrey Epstein.
10:19At 2, President Trump departs for China,
10:22where he's set to meet with President Xi Jinping,
10:25with trade expected to be front and center.
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10:41Those are your Unbiased Updates for this Tuesday.
10:43We'll see you back here tomorrow.
10:44For all of us here at Straight Arrow,
10:45I'm Craig DeGrelli.
10:46Have a great day.
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