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What did the U.S. military say about bridges targeted near the Strait of Hormuz?
Bridges bombed in Iran. I'm Lisa Lucera, Fox News. The U.S. military says it's taken out bridges in and out of a key hub to the Strait of Hormuz. The military says this cuts off Iran's Revolutionary Guard from their supply and isolates them. Also today, Marines boarded a ship in the Gulf of Oman after the military says three ships tried to get through the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports. A crude carrier capable of carrying 2 million barrels of oil on a ship the U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned back in 2024 as part of Iran's shadow fleet. Fox's Lucas Tomlinson in Tel Aviv is coming as the U.S. launched a six-day of strikes against Iran. Still, the White House says Iran and the U.S. continue to negotiate a ceasefire.
White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt says President Trump may touch on Iran and the economy in tonight's address, but the main focus will be on elections.
As he continues to push the Senate to pass the SAVE Act, which includes voter ID, despite the majority leader insisting he does not have the votes to overcome the filibuster. But some in the GOP are reportedly worried the president plans to relitigate the 2020 election rather than focus on Americans' biggest concern, the economy.
How did the U.S. blockades and boarding in the Gulf of Oman escalate tensions with Iran?
Fox's Aisha Hosni at the White House. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer says the president's speech has nothing to do with the 2020 election.
everything to do with the 2026 elections. He's scared to death that he will lose in 2026, and so he's trying to change the subject.
Tune in to special coverage of President Trump's address to the nation at 9 p.m. Eastern on foxnewsradio.com. Texas Governor Greg Abbott says two people are confirmed dead in devastating flooding in the southern part of the state. It's the same region that was devastated a year ago. As much as 28 inches of rain fell over the last three days in Uvalde County, which was spared from the worst flooding last year. America is listening to Fox News.
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There are air quality alerts in at least 17 states as more wildfires are breaking out in Canada, and that smoke is going to keep blowing across the border into the upper Midwest and northeastern U.S.
Detroit, Minneapolis, and Chicago have had some of the worst air quality in the world, along with Toronto, Canada, because of smoke from more than 800 Canadian wildfires, a cluster of them in western Ontario, with dozens of new ones popping up in the last couple of days. There are wildfires burning in northern Minnesota as well, and campsite evacuations... All that smoke is blowing across the upper Midwest and Great Lakes into the Northeast, more than 1,000 miles to New York City, and that's expected to continue for a few more days until the wind direction shifts. There are hazy skies, orange in some places at certain times of day, and that air can cause problems breathing and itchy eyes and throats.
Chris Foster, Fox News.
The driver of a runaway Tesla that killed a grandmother in her home last month in Katy, Texas, pressed the accelerator to full speed, suggesting the vehicle's self-driving feature was not to blame for the crash. That's the finding of the National Transportation Safety Board. This says Tesla CEO Elon Musk seeks to turn Teslas already on the road into fully autonomous vehicles.
What will President Trump's evening address focus on and why does the White House mention the SAVE Act?
The cause of death has been released for actor Sam Neill.
Neal's rep confirmed the late Jurassic Park actor died from pneumonia after successfully overcoming lymphoma with CAR-T therapy. Neal's agent says the actor's family asked him to clarify how the 78-year-old died after several outlets published inaccurate accounts. He also said Neil, who was known for guarding his privacy, will be remembered with a private family memorial at his New Zealand farm at a later date. Steven Spielberg, who directed him as Dr. Alan Grant in the 1993 blockbuster Jurassic Park, said, quote, along with Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum, we will always have our Jurassic family and Sam will never be forgotten by us or his many millions of fans around the world.
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Chapters
3 chapters
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What did the U.S. military say about bridges targeted near the Strait of Hormuz?
0:02–1:12
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How did the U.S. blockades and boarding in the Gulf of Oman escalate tensions with Iran?
1:12–3:21
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What will President Trump's evening address focus on and why does the White House mention the SAVE Act?
3:21–4:09