August 24, 2025: SpaceX Launch Scrapped, Maryland's Wes Moore on National Guard, More

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Doug Krisner 0:49
News when you want it with Bloomberg News Now. I'm Doug Krisner. SpaceX called off Sunday's planned launch of its Starship rocket less than 30 minutes before takeoff. The company cited an unspecified ground systems issue. Now, the test flight would have been the 10th for Starship after a string of failures this year, including explosions and satellite deployment mishaps. By the way, no new launch time has been announced. The Trump administration is escalating its military deployment in Washington. A Defense Department official tells the Associated Press some National Guard units are now patrolling the Capitol with firearms, including handguns and rifles. Now, the shift follows a directive issued last week by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Doug Krisner 1:34
Meantime, President Trump is threatening to send federal troops into Baltimore after a spat with Maryland Governor Wes Moore. In a post Sunday on Truth Social, Trump accused Moore of having a poor record on crime, and the president warned he may quickly clean up the city, as he did in Washington. We got reaction from Governor Moore, who was speaking earlier to CBS Face the Nation.
Wes Moore 1:56
You know, as someone who actually deployed overseas and served my country in combat, to ask these men and women to do a job that they're not trained for is just deeply disrespectful. There is a multitude of reasons that I am against this, and I will not authorize the Maryland National Guard to be utilized for this.
Doug Krisner 2:10
Democratic Governor Wes Moore of Maryland there speaking to CBS Face the Nation. Now, Moore says he has invited President Trump to walk Baltimore streets and to discuss public safety. Now, Trump has signaled that Chicago and New York are next on his list. Democrats, meantime, are fiercely opposed, and they call these moves an abuse of federal power. Vice President J.D. Vance saying today Russia has made significant concessions to President Trump in peace talks. However, Vance also added that sanctions do remain on the table. Here is Vance speaking Sunday to NBC's Meet the Press.
JD Vance 2:44
Of course, they haven't been completely there yet or the war would be over. But we're engaging in this diplomatic process in good faith. We are trying to negotiate as much as we can with both the Russians and the Ukrainians to find a middle ground to stop the killing.
Doug Krisner 2:58
Vice President J.D. Vance there speaking to NBC's Meet the Press. Also speaking Sunday to NBC was Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. He insisted Russia is seeking peace despite an increase of attacks. Meantime, according to Russia's defense ministry, Moscow and Kiev conducted a prisoner swap on Sunday. The exchange of 146 prisoners from each side was mediated by the United Arab Emirates. We go to the Middle East next, where the Israeli military says it struck Houthi targets in Yemen. This included two power plants and a site near the presidential palace in Sanaa. Now, the strikes were in retaliation for days of drone and missile attacks. The IDF said one missile launched Friday, carried multiple explosive devices, the first of its kind fired from Yemen toward Israel.
Doug Krisner 3:48
Now, residents reported large fires, while Houthi media says two people were killed and five others injured.

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