The Latest: 03/02/2026 05:59pm ET

0:00This 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. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio says Operation Epic Fury was necessary because there was an imminent threat to the US. Now, this comes as we hear six US service members now have been killed. Rubio says, when the US learned of an upcoming Israeli action against Iran, in his words, they, meaning Iran, would immediately come after us. If we stood and waited for that attack to come first, before we hit them, we would suffer much higher casualties. Rubio added Epic Fury is meant to eliminate the threat of Iran's short-range ballistic missiles

1:02and the threat posed by their navy. Senator Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says he'll try and pass a resolution this week to enforce the war powers act amid this military action against Iran. In 1973, Vietnam War era resolutions meant to check the president's power to enter into armed conflict without the consent of Congress. The effort is largely seen as symbolic because even if passed, Trump said he would veto it and Congress would need then a two-thirds majority to override that veto, which there is currently not. Meantime, Pope Leo says he is deeply concerned over the escalating spiral of violence in the Middle East. Speaking to a crowd at St. Peter Square yesterday, the Pope made what he called a heartfelt appeal to the parties involved to assume moral responsibility to stop the conflict, quote, before it becomes an irreparable abyss, end quote. The Clinton's video taped depositions before the House Committee investigating sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein being released to the public. At one point, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton became angry after learning a photo taken of her

2:03in the hearing room was released online. Oh, for heaven's sake, it doesn't matter. We all are abiding by the same rules. I will take that down. Yeah, well, I would like to take a break at this moment. I'd like to have a conversation. That photo taken by Colorado Republican Lauren Bobert in violation of the committee rules and sent to a conservative influencer who then leaked the photo. I'm Jim Roop. A key gun rights case now in the hands of the US Supreme Court, the Justices heard oral arguments today on whether marijuana users can be prohibited from possessing a pistol. Habitual illegal drug users can regain their arms through their own voluntary conduct. So let's say the general Sarah Harris says that marijuana use should be considered different from alcohol or even prescription drug use because it's illegal on the federal level. The case under reviews out of Texas, Ali Hamani was arrested for possession of marijuana in his home near Dallas. The FBI also found a pistol. His lawyer has argued the law violates the second amendment. Open AI has reached an agreement with the Pentagon on the use of its AI models.

3:03CEO Sam Altman said late Friday that a deal was reached after the Defense Department agreed to its safety red lines. The announcement comes after President Trump ordered all government agencies to stop using anthropics AI systems. Anthropic was against the Pentagon using AI to spy on Americans or to carry out military operations autonomously. Altman said Friday that open AI also prohibits domestic mass surveillance and calls for human responsibility for the use of force. I'm Tammy Trehio. There has been yet another incident of away most self-driving taxi blocking emergency vehicles. Somebody, by the way, there's a active shooter. A waymo robot taxi was seen blocking an EMS vehicle responding to a mass shooting in Austin, Texas over the weekend. It took a police officer about one minute to convince the car to exit the scene. A few weeks ago in Los Angeles, away most stopped in the road in the middle of a police standoff before driving away. I'm Michael Casner. This year's first lunar eclipse may just achieve the impossible.

4:03Tomorrow morning's eclipse could see the rising of the sun and the eclipse of the moon at the same time. Areas near and around the Pacific Rim have the best shot of seeing the strange occurrence. In North America, those in the Eastern time zone will get to see the moon set during the early light of dawn during the total phase of the eclipse. Places in the far west will be able to watch the eclipse from start to finish. I'm Jim Roup.