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24/7 News: The LatestThe Latest: 03/01/2026 08:59pm ET. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

This is an iHeart podcast. Guaranteed Human. Run a business and not thinking about podcasting? Think again, more Americans listen to podcasts than add supported streaming music from Spotify and Pandora. And as the number one podcaster, iHeart's twice as large as the next two combined, learn how podcasting can help your business, call 844-844-iHeart. This is your 24-7 News Update, the latest views this hour in just four minutes. President Trump says that members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard who lay down their arms will be granted full immunity. The President added things will be swift for the IRG if they do not cooperate. I once again urge the Revolutionary Guard, the Iranian military, police, to lay down your arms and receive full immunity or face certain death. It will be certain death. Won't be pretty. In a video address on Truth Social Today, he urged the Iranian people to seize the moment.

With protests in Washington, D.C., both four and against the bombing in Iran, the contrast is stark. The President does have his share of support. A former member of the U.S. House of Representatives is praising recent military strikes in Iran. Former Minnesota Republican Representative Michelle Bachman talked about the death of Iran's supreme leader. His death isn't the end of the story, but it's the beginning of the end for this murderous demonic regime that has literally held the world hostage for 47 years. Bachman is a board member of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, a nonprofit with the mission of building bridges between Christians and Jews. You will soon be spending more at the gas pump nationwide. The average price of a gallon is currently $2.98, and the experts say it will go up a couple of senses early as this week. The increase is not just because of the uncertainty in the Middle East. Supply will also be low because refineries in the United States are in the process

of switching to a more expensive summer blend fuel. Tyler Reddick is driving on easy mode this season. The driver of the number 45 car took on the checkered flag in the Duramax, Texas Grand Prix from Austin. This is the first time a NASCAR Cup Series driver has won the opening three races to kick off a new season. The field heads to Phoenix Raceway next Sunday. I'm Rob Martyr. Police in Patterson, New Jersey have made an arrest in Friday's fatal hammer attack on a homeless person. Larry Kowski has that story. 32-year-old Jamie Lopez was taken into custody Saturday and charged with murder and weapons possession. Pics 11 reports cops responding to reports of an unresponsive person on Marshall Street Friday found the victim inside a makeshift tent suffering from blunt force injuries to the back of the head. The victim's identity has not been released. No word on a motive. A Florida man is accused of attacking the owner of a Chinese restaurant claiming to save people from a new COVID strain.

Richard Jarvis was arrested for aggravated battery assault and burglary in connection to the COVID related conspiracy. He claimed to be a prophet who was trying to save people from a future pandemic. Police say Jarvis entered the building in Orange County on Monday and attacked the owner after destroying the food, sauces and utensils. A former Yosemite National Park Ranger is suing the National Park Service after being fired last summer for helping display a transgender pride flag on El Capitan. Shannon S.J. Jocelyn claims the termination violated her rights man amounted to punishment for supporting the transgender community. Jocelyn says she participated in the flag display as a private citizen, not in her role as a park employee. Her attorneys argue the firing reflects a broader anti-transgender policy under the Trump administration, while the National Park Service has not publicly detailed its reasoning for the dismissal. Molly Ringwald is joining the recurring cast of the Showtime series, Yellow Jackets, for its final season.

Sources tell Deadline that she will play Vans Mom Vicki, a recently recovered alcoholic who's trying her best to course correct her past. Ringwald joins former teen stars of the 80s and 90s, including Christina Ricci, Hillary Swank, Juliet Lewis, and more. I'm Rob Martir.

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