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0:00Lying from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korov Akulman, President Trump is writing online this morning about the war against Iran. He complained about Britain and France, which he described as, quote, unhelpful. Trump wrote that countries that desperately need jet fuel to either buy it from the U.S. or go to the state of horror moves and, quote, just take it. Separately, Pakistan says it's still prepared to host a meeting between the U.S. and Iran, but there's no sign that a meeting is happening. In NPR's Aya Batraway reports, it's unclear if the U.S. will use its troops to seize Kharg Island near the strait of horror moves. The Trump administration says U.S. diplomacy is working and they say that's why some ships are moving through the strait. Iran, though, says there are no talks with the U.S. and it is controlling the strait. Pakistan says Iran agreed to let an additional 20 Pakistani ships pass through the strait, but that's just too a day. That's a fraction of what was passing before this war. NPR's Aya Batraway reporting. Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal reports that President Trump has told AIDS he is open

1:01to ending the U.S. military campaign against Iran, even if the strait of horror moves remains mostly closed. NPR has not confirmed this report. TSA workers are starting to get back pay after President Trump signed an executive order. From Member Station WAB in Atlanta, Marlon Hyde reports, security lines at major airports are shrinking. Under days of long security lines at Atlanta Hartfield Jackson International Airport, a spokesperson says wait times are now under 10 minutes at all checkpoints. 65-year-old Carol Knows just arrived back to Atlanta. She says the security lines look unrecognizable from last week. Well, let's give Ray some pictures myself. Like, it's just the same airport. That's how good it looks. Immigration and customs enforcement officers are still around, even checking IDs at security checkpoints with no word on when that deployment will end. The Union representing TSA officers says that while employees are starting to receive pay for previous weeks, it is not everything they are owed.

2:03Friend PR News, a Marlon Hyde in Atlanta. The Supreme Court hears arguments tomorrow on the issue of birthright citizenship. NPR's Domenico Montenar reports public opinion is split on whether this right should continue. A majority of Americans say they're in favor of automatic citizenship for children born in the United States when asked about it generally. But when asked more specifically about those who are born to people in the country without legal status or who cross the border illegally, that support plummets. A Pew Research Center poll, for example, found that 9 in 10 say they support automatic citizenship for those born to U.S. citizens, but they're split nearly half and half on it continuing to be granted to those whose parents are in the country illegally. A UGF survey found even less support when there's that kind of variance, political messaging becomes even more of a factor in shaping public opinion. Domenico Montenar and PR News, Washington. On Wall Street, Dow futures are higher. You're listening to NPR. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency says a migrant from Mexico has died in ice

3:05custody in California. ICE officials say Jose Ramo Solana was found unresponsive in his cell. Officials say he received medical attention while he was detained. Sanders News Agency says 14 migrants have died in ice custody so far this year. The teams for the final four in the women's NCAA basketball tournament are set. All the top seeds will be there, as Greg Eclan explains. South Carolina clinched its sixth straight trip to the women's final four after beating TCU-78 to 52 to become the fourth and final number one seed to advance. Earlier in the evening, Texas overpowered Michigan, 77 to 41, Joyce Edwards scored 24 points to help South Carolina pull away in the fourth quarter. Before we got to the five minute mark, we went to be up by 20 tonight and literally said that in a hundle before we got to the five minute mark in the fourth quarter. We will be up by 20 and that's what we did. From clinching a day earlier, UConn and UCLA joined South Carolina and Texas, making

4:11the teams to meet in Phoenix the same four as last year's in Tampa. For NPR News, I'm Greg Eclan. Researchers say they think they've found a reservoir of fresh water underneath the great salt lake in Utah. It could be well over two miles deep, scientists say they need to do more research to learn more, but they think the water is locked up in rocks and sand. This is NPR. According to this podcast, sponsor free on Amazon Music with a prime membership or any podcast app by subscribing to NPR News Now Plus at plus dot NPR dot org. That's plus dot NPR dot org.