The Latest: 03/02/2026 04:59pm ET

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1:01The gang of eight is a group of congressional leaders from both sides of the aisle who are briefed on classified intelligence matters. The U.S. and Israel have hit thousands of targets inside the Middle Eastern country and killed Iran's supreme leader over the weekend. Iran has retaliated with attacks on Israel and U.S. military bases in the region, resulting in the deaths of six U.S. service members. Speaking today, President Trump said the U.S. is ahead of schedule in the operation and its purpose is to destroy Iran's ballistic missile capabilities and to make sure they can never obtain a nuclear weapon. Wall Street is closing mixed as markets react to the widening conflict in the Middle East. At the closing bell, the Dow Jones lost 73 points, the S&P 500 rose to points and the Nasdaq gained 80 points. A rash seen on President Trump's neck today is being attributed to skin cream. The White House said the President is using a very common cream on the right side of his neck, which is a preventative skin treatment. It did not elaborate on what condition the cream is being used to treat. The bright red rash was spotted on Trump's neck during a Medal of Honor ceremony. This comes after bruising the scene on his hands, which the White House said was due to handshaking and a high daily dose of aspirin.

2:08The Clinton's videotape depositions before the House Committee investigating sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein are being released to the public following her testimony last week. The former Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, told reporters Republicans went down several rabbit holes asking her about UFOs and other conspiracy theories. House Oversight Committee member Republican Nancy May said the American people will see how Hillary Clinton became unhinged several times during her deposition. Committee chairman Republican James Comer said his committee learned a lot, but he would not elaborate following Bill Clinton's deposition. Democratic lawmakers won answers after federal officials said dozens of DACA recipients were deported. The Department of Homeland Security says 86 people protected under the program were arrested and removed between January and November of last year. Now Senate Democrats are requesting details on the legal grounds for the deportations of those so-called dreamers. Paramount Skydance and Warner Brothers Discovery will combine streaming services once their merger is complete. Paramount CEO David Ellison discussed the plans to make Paramount Plus and HBO Max one streaming service during a call with investors today.

3:14He added HBO will operate with independence as a brand. This comes after Netflix pulled out of a deal to buy Warner Brothers Studio and streaming businesses on Friday clearing the way for Paramount. The $110 billion merger is expected to close in the third quarter of this year. A new Swiss study sides with most kids when it comes to school start times. Pretend us with more. The study gave students in grade seven to nine the choice of two start times. 95% of the students chose the later start and took an extra 45 minutes of sleep. What researchers found was the kids performed better on standardized tests in math and English. Psychologists say it's not a surprise as teenagers are biologically wired to a later sleep and wake pattern. 51% of the teachers also like the later start. The time change this upcoming weekend puts Americans at a higher risk for health problems. The clocks move ahead an hour Saturday into Sunday for daylight saving time resulting in the loss of an hour. We are getting more sunlight. So ensuring that you get sunlight in the morning is going to be one of the most important things you can do to reset your clock.

4:22Sleep psychologist Alicia Roth with the Cleveland Clinic says history shows in the week after the time change the number of heart attacks, strokes and motor vehicle crashes rise. She recommends folks head into the time change while rested getting seven hours of sleep a night and avoid caffeine and alcohol before bed. I'm Chris Caragio.