Nepal workers pulled alive from tunnel after 9 days; ICE officer charged with lying to FBI

0:009 days after catastrophic flooding into Paul, two workers are pulled alive from a very tunnel and rescuers say they can hear more voices inside. Plus, the Lindsey Clancy jury heads back behind closed doors for a seventh day, but now the focus is on one juror the defense says is refusing to follow the law. And the US and Iran are still trading fire, but Vice President JD Vant says it's not war. I wouldn't call it a war. Again, major combat operations lasted for about six weeks. The stories that matter clear and credible from across the country to around the world. These are your unbiased updates from straight arrow. Hello everyone, I'm Simone Del Rosario. We begin this morning with a remarkable rescue in Nepal. Two workers pulled alive from a hydropower tunnel nine days after catastrophic flooding trapped them underground. Nepal's army says the two men, a mechanical foreman and supervisor, were rescued from the

1:03Treshuli 3A hydropower plant. Both were in stable condition, but were flown to a hospital in Kathmandu for treatment. Rescuers first heard voices from inside the tunnel Friday morning confirming there were survivors and helping them locate the men. And they say more voices can still be heard. At the Treshuli plant alone, hundreds of workers remained missing with more than a hundred believed to be trapped in the main tunnel across Nepal's hydropower projects. About 900 workers are still unaccounted for officials say they're hopeful more people can be rescued nationwide. More than 1200 people have been killed in the floods with thousands still missing across the border in Tibet. Chinese officials say 21 people were killed and more than 500 remain missing. Deadlock jurors in the Lindsay Clancy trial will be back behind closed doors this morning for a seventh day of deliberations. And after more than 30 hours without a verdict, Thursday brought a new problem inside the jury room. The

2:04judge received a note from the jury for person and then called each of the 12 jurors to the bench individually. After speaking with them, Judge William Sullivan reminded the entire jury that they are required to follow his instructions on the law. He then read them the definition of reasonable doubt again and sent them back to deliberate. Clancy's attorney Kevin Reddington objected he said the four persons know indicated one juror was refusing to follow the judge's instructions and asked Sullivan to remove that juror. The court has an instruction from the four person of that juror that's been working for a week now saying that there's one juror who refuses to listen to the law that you've given him or her on reasonable doubt. Sullivan refused saying he couldn't side with one juror or the other 11 without knowing what was happening inside the deliberation room. Reddington warned that could leave the case headed for a mistrial. And if we come back here in a half an hour with a

3:04mistrial because of a because of a juror that has just spurned the instructions of this court, it's a shame. It's a real shame. And that's why I object to the court's ruling. I request that we have further inquiry. I request that my motion is to remove this juror that refuses to listen to your instruction on reasonable doubt. The jury deliberated for about another half hour before being sent home. They've already told the judge twice that they're deadlocked. Clancy doesn't deny killing her three young children in 2023. Her attorneys say she was suffering from postpartum psychosis and is not criminally responsible. Prosecutors say she plans the killings and new right from wrong. The jury is back at it at nine o'clock this morning. For the first time a federal immigration officer is facing charges from the Trump administration over his actions during the massive immigration crackdown in Minnesota. According to the Associated Press, ICE officer Christian Castro is accused of lying to federal investigators about a shooting in Minneapolis back in January. Castro shot Julio

4:08Cesar Sosa-Sales in the leg during an immigration operation. Federal authorities initially said Sosa-Sales and another man attacked an officer with a broom handle and a snow shovel. But prosecutors later dropped the charges against both men after video evidence raised questions about the officer's account. And if you're watching us this morning, here's some of that video. It shows an immigration agent chasing a man toward a home followed by a brief struggle on the ground to people then run inside. Minnesota prosecutors say Castro later fired through the front door hitting Sosa-Sales in the thigh. Castro is now accused of making false statements to the FBI about what happened. The federal case is separate from assault and false reporting charges Castro already faces in Minnesota and a federal investigation into whether he should face a more serious civil rights charge is still open. Castro was released from this jail in Texas last week after Minnesota's attempt to have him extra guided was blocked. He was suspended from ice without pay in February. An

5:09attorney for Sosa-Sales says the false statement charge doesn't go far enough. He's calling for civil rights charges as well. Vice President JD Vance says he wouldn't call the U.S. conflict with Iran a war and he won't say when the fighting could end. Vance made the comments Thursday during his first appearance at a White House press briefing asked how much longer the conflict could last. Vance rejected the word war. I wouldn't call it a war. Right now there is no active shooting. I recognize there has been places where this is flared up. Major combat operations again. Major combat operations lasted for about six weeks and since then we destroyed of course their nuclear facilities with midnight hammer. With epic theory we destroyed their defense industrial base for producing weapons and also a lot of their conventional military and then we made it harder for them to rebuild that nuclear program but when you ask when will this end you're asking me a question like when will the Iranians stop shooting at ships? I think the reality is I don't know the answer to that question. You

6:10would have to ask the Iranians. Vance was also asked about Iran's claim that a U.S. strike this week hit a wedding party killing four civilians and wounding dozens more. He says he's extremely skeptical of that account. The U.S. military says it's investigating and that it does not target civilians and the economic impact of the fighting continues to grow. The national average for diesel hit an all-time high this morning $5.85 a gallon. That's up 17 cents in just two days as the Iran war disrupts global energy markets and shipping through the street of Hormuz. The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to let new postal service rules for mail-in ballots take effect before the midterms. A federal judge temporarily blocked the rules last week. At issue our new requirements for ballots being mailed to voters. States and local election offices would have to use new envelope designs and unique barcodes and submit voters names and addresses through an online postal service portal. The Justice Department

7:11says the postal service is regulating the mail not taking over state elections and calls the requirements modest. But Democratic-led states and voting rights groups say the rules intrude on state-run elections and could disenfranchise voters. The judge temporarily sided with them with ballots already printed in some places and too little time she says for states to make the required changes. North Carolina starts mailing ballots today. The states have until Tuesday morning to respond to the administration's Supreme Court appeal. Finally, this morning President Trump is moving forward with plans for his massive triumphal arch even as a lawsuit tries to stop it. Interior Secretary Doug Bergum said Thursday that excavation work at the plan site will begin in the next two weeks. It's between Arlington National Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial. The 250-foot arch proposed by President Trump has received final approval from the US Commission of Fine Arts, whose members were all appointed by Trump. But the project still needs final approval from another federal planning commission and a lawsuit challenging the arch

8:15is still pending in federal court. The group behind that lawsuit argues the administration needs congressional approval to build it. The National Park Service says work could take two to three years with crews working 20 hours a day year round. That timeline could have the arch finished near the end of Trump's second term. Okay, before we head out, here's what we're tracking today. At 8.30 Eastern, we get the August Jobs Report, economists expect hiring to bounce back after losing jobs in July. At 9.00 in the Lindsey Clancy trial, return for that seventh day of deliberations. And tonight in Knoxville, a parade honoring Dolly Parton, the parade for our queen kicks off downtown at 7. No noise, no sides, unbice updates gives you the facts straight. You can watch us anytime at essayn.com or on our app or join our other listeners on Spotify or your favorite podcast platform. As straight arrow, we fear no fact. By the way, have you signed up for the unbice updates newsletter? It's a great way to start your day a little smarter. Sign up at essayn.com

9:16slash newsletters. Those are your unbice updates for this Friday. A quick programming note, the morning team is taking a break for Labor Day. So we'll see you back here Tuesday morning. For all of us here at straight arrow, I'm Cimone Del Rosario. Have a great day and a fantastic holiday weekend.