NPR News: 03-07-2026 10AM EST

0:00Live from NPR News and Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. President Trump says U.S. and Israeli air strikes have devastated Iran's military. We're doing very well in Iran. You see the result and it's been amazing. We've knocked out 42 Navy ships, some of them very large in three days. That was the end of the Navy. We knocked out their air force, we knocked out their communications and oil telecommunications is gone. Speaking before a summit with Latin American leaders this morning, Trump also claimed Iran had nuclear weapons and had done the world a favor. Earlier in a post on social media, Trump said Iran will be hit hard today with parts of the country under consideration for, quote, complete destruction and certain death. The president also said there will be no deal with Tehran except unconditional surrender.

1:00The president has invited Latin American leaders to take part in a security summit near Miami. NPR's Franco-Ardenia's reports the meetings are part of the administration's efforts to reassert U.S. dominance in the region. The White House says the leaders of 12 countries will be attending, including Argentina, Bolivia and Ecuador, but two of the largest economies Brazil and Mexico are not expected to attend. Benjamin Gideon managed the South America portfolio and the Obama administration. He said it's a big deal that it's even happening considering the U.S. initiated war against Iran. The expectation is always that Latin America will be bumped by a more prominent foreign policy crisis. The White House says those attending will be signing a joint security declaration that encourages military force against drug cartels. The U.S. military just announced a joint operation with Ecuador to fight, quote, designated terrorist organizations. Franco-Ardenia's and Pionnews, the White House.

2:01A large storm system is making its way across parts of the Central U.S. and a spiral of member station W.M.U.K. reports a suspected tornado in southern Michigan has killed at least four people and injured 12 others. On Friday afternoon, the National Weather Service issued severe storm and tornado warnings throughout southern Michigan. Storms continued to move east later in the afternoon, with local government officials reporting severe damage to structures and trees. Later in the evening and into the night, the NWS continued to issue severe storm and tornado warnings in Oklahoma, Missouri, and Arkansas. It's part of a storm system across the Central U.S. that's expected to produce severe weather and possible tornadoes throughout the weekend. For NPR News, I'm Anna Spital in Kalamazoo. Search and rescue operations are underway in parts of Oklahoma after a tornado touched down, killing at least two people. This is NPR. The federal judge says the Trump administration must begin steps toward issuing more than

3:05$100 billion in tariff refunds. The ruling follows a decision declaring the administration's earlier duties illegal. The judge has now given the government more time to comply. Netflix says it's acquired actor Ben Affleck's AI-powered filmmaking tool company. NPR's Chloe Veltman reports this comes just over a week since the streamer pulled out of the deal to acquire Warner Brothers. In a video accompanying, Netflix's announcement, Ben Affleck says his company, Interpositive's technology, does not enable filmmakers to build scenes from scratch using prompts. It allows them to build their own AI models based on the scenes they've already shot. You can use your own model to remove the wires and stunts, reframe a shot, get a shot you missed, sheep the lading, enhance the backgrounds. In an email to NPR, Iatseep, the main union supporting Hollywood's technical workers, said it does not comment on mergers and acquisitions. This is just the latest agreement the Oscar-winning filmmaker has struck with Netflix.

4:06Here this week Affleck and Matt Damon's production company, Artists Equity, signed a major partnership with the streamer, Chloe Veltman, MP on News. A large celebration of the life of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson was held in Chicago on Friday. Thousands of people gathered at a church on the city, southside, including three former presidents, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and Joe Biden. Jackson died in February, he was 84 years old. I'm Windsor Johnston, NPR News in Washington.