Savannah Guthrie Opens Up On Mother's Disappearance And Inside Trump's Daily Video Briefing On Iran War: Morning Rundown

Trump’s regular Iran video briefing fuels concerns he’s not getting a afloat image connected nan war. Congress seeks much answers astir Jeffrey Epstein’s death. And Savannah Guthrie reveals nan “agony” her family is going done aft nan disappearance of her mother.

Here’s what to cognize today.

Trump shown regular video montage astir Iran strikes amid concerns he's not getting afloat image of war

Each time since nan commencement of nan Iran war, U.S. subject officials compile a video update for President Donald Trump showing nan astir successful strikes connected Iranian targets complete nan erstwhile 48 hours, 3 existent U.S. officials and a erstwhile U.S. charismatic said.

The montages tally for astir 2 minutes, sometimes longer, nan officials said. One described nan videos arsenic a bid of clips of “stuff blowing up.”

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Trump is besides updated connected nan warfare done conversations pinch apical advisers, overseas leaders and news reports, nan officials said. Still, nan video briefing is fueling concerns among immoderate of nan president’s friends that he whitethorn not beryllium receiving a complete image of nan war. The officials said nan videos are driving Trump’s expanding vexation pinch news sum — peculiarly why his management can’t amended power nan nationalist narrative.

White House property caput Karoline Leavitt said nan thought that Trump doesn’t person accusation astir nan afloat scope of developments successful nan warfare is “an perfectly mendacious assertion.”

Current and erstwhile U.S. officials said nan subject can’t little Trump connected each onslaught — location are hundreds each time — and truthful nan curated video doesn’t bespeak nan afloat scope of nan conflict. Trump has acknowledged seeking accusation independently. But overall, nan accusation tends to stress U.S. successes, pinch comparatively small item astir Iranian actions.

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Trump could sanction a caller CDC caput today. ‘We don’t request a TV personality,’ 1 master said.

Trump is expected to sanction a campaigner to lead nan Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) connected his Truth Social account.

The director, if confirmed by nan Senate, would return connected an agency marked by wide layoffs, a deadly shooting and hollowed-out leadership. Insiders opportunity they interest nan eventual nominee will only further undermine spot successful nan nation’s apical wellness agency, arsenic bales outbreaks escalate and vaccine policies look resistance.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and nan CDC’s existent acting director, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, person agelong been captious of nan agency but haven’t offered ways to support aliases fortify it, staffers said. Kennedy has alternatively touted efforts by different wellness agencies, including attempts to thrust down supplier prices, nan caller dietary guidelines and America’s reliance connected ultra-processed foods.

The White House and Department of Health person been quiet connected imaginable nominees, but whoever is chosen doesn’t request to beryllium a “TV personality,” said Dr. David Margolius, Cleveland’s head of nationalist health. “We request personification who is collaborating and putting nan wellness of nan residents of nan state first, not their ego.”

Why immoderate astatine nan CDC are concerned pinch nan agency’s direction.

More authorities news:

• Senate Republicans think they’ve recovered a viable path to reopen nan Department of Homeland Security, arsenic agelong TSA lines proceed to create chaos astatine airports.

• Democrat Emily Gregory flipped a Republican spot successful a typical election for nan Florida authorities House territory that includes Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort.

• A California gubernatorial statement was cancelled hours earlier it was group to hap aft mounting disapproval that only achromatic candidates had qualified for nan event.

• The Missouri Supreme Court upheld a caller Republican-drawn legislature map designed to nett nan GOP a House spot successful nan midterm elections.

Savannah Guthrie opens up successful first question and reply since her mother’s disappearance

Savannah Guthrie opens up successful first question and reply since her mother’s disappearance.TODAY

“TODAY” co-host Savannah Guthrie has opened up astir nan ongoing hunt for her mother, detailing nan “agony” her family is going done much than 7 weeks aft her disappearance from her location successful Arizona.

“Someone needs to do nan correct thing. We are successful agony. We are successful agony. It is unbearable,” Savannah told Hoda Kotb successful an question and reply previewed today that will beryllium broadcast passim nan week.

Nancy Guthrie, 84, was reported missing by her family connected Feb. 1 from her location adjacent Tucson, Arizona, aft failing to be a virtual religion work astatine a friend’s house, authorities said.

Authorities person described nan lawsuit arsenic a imaginable kidnapping aliases abduction, but clues person been scarce.

“And to deliberation of what she went through. I aftermath up each nighttime successful nan mediate of nan night, each night,” Savannah said. “And successful nan darkness, I ideate her terror. And it is unthinkable, but those thoughts request to beryllium thought. And I will not hide my face. But she needs to travel location now.”

More connected Savannah’s question and reply here.

Congress wants to cognize much astir Epstein’s last hours

Within a week of Jeffrey Epstein’s decease successful 2019, 2 aesculapian officials said nan convicted activity offender died by termination from hanging successful his jailhouse cell. But those findings did not extremity conspiracy theories from spreading suggesting Epstein was murdered because of his connections to high-profile nationalist figures.

Now, members of Congress want to cognize more. This week, nan House Oversight Committee will activity grounds from Tova Noel, nan situation defender believed to beryllium nan past personification to spot nan disgraced financier alive, arsenic portion of a reappraisal of nan national government’s past investigation.

The House sheet questioned Epstein’s accountant Richard Kahn, and his lawyer Darren Indyke, down closed doors this month. In videos of their depositions, released yesterday, some maintained they did not witnesser immoderate wrongdoing.

Many questions linger astir his death; from an unclear orangish blur caught connected surveillance video, to really agelong he was unsocial successful his compartment earlier he hanged himself. Noel is nether further scrutiny because an study of her activity machine showed a Google hunt for “latest connected Epstein successful jail.” The House committee besides wants to inquire her why she deposited $5,000 into her slope relationship days earlier Epstein was recovered dead.

More connected nan questions astir Epstein's death.

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• Officials are investigating allegations of a 3rd home unit incident involving “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” stars Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen.

• City assembly members successful Oklahoma welcomed a Google information center. Now they each look a recall.

• A 5-year-old boy who drew wide attraction aft appearing successful a video telephone pinch children’s entertainer Ms. Rachel has been released on pinch his family from a Texas migration center.

• In an unexpected move, OpenAI announced its video generating work Sora will beryllium shutting down soon arsenic nan institution comes nether aggravated unit from rival Anthropic.

• The MLB is instituting a caller high-tech system to situation and entreaty nan fraction-of-an-inch calls that abstracted balls from strikes.

Staff Pick: Doulas tin amended wellness outcomes for women and babies. Insurers are taking notice.

Last year, I said pinch a female who credited her doula pinch redeeming her life by encouraging her to spell to nan ER pinch symptoms of an infection aft giving birth. She wasn’t capable to spend a doula, but nan services were covered arsenic portion of a aviator program.

Doulas — group who thief women navigate prenatal visits, support them done labour and proceed connected postpartum — stay retired of scope for galore women because they are not typically covered by insurance.

I was willing successful looking into authorities and nationalist efforts to summation entree to doulas, arsenic almost a half of states require Medicaid to screen them. As nan U.S. continues to person precocious levels of maternal mortality, immoderate OB-GYNs (obstetrician-gynecologists) and security providers are hoping that doulas tin thief support women and babies safe. One ample wellness insurer is moreover rolling retired nan benefit for members nationwide, signaling a melodramatic alteration successful really doulas interact pinch nan healthcare strategy and who tin entree them. — Marina Kopf, subordinate producer

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