The Latest: 03/06/2026 01:59am ET

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1:03It's super excited and I'm more excited about just ready to get started. There's a lot of work we can do to get Department of Homeland Security working. Trump fired Nome saying she'll become a special envoy for the shield of America's A new initiative in the western hemisphere. The president says Operation Epic Fury is going well. He says Iran is calling and asking how to make a deal but says they're a little bit late. He went on to say that the US and Israel continued to demolish the country destroying many of its missile and drone launchers. Trump also added that Iran's air defenses aren't now gone. Meanwhile responding to concerns over oil shipping, Trump said his administration is working to keep oil prices down and gas prices are soaring across the US since the start of the military operation against Iran. Details on that story from Mark Mayfield. Tripoli reports the national average had jumped nearly 27 cents since last week to 325 a gallon. We haven't seen a similar weekly jump since March of 2022. During the start of the Russia-Ukraine war, Politico reports the Trump administration is considering a temporary holiday on the gasoline tax to ease prices.

2:07On Mark Mayfield. Millions of people across Texas the planes and the Midwest are bracing for a round of severe weather. A mainline of storms is hitting West Texas and making its way to central Kansas and Oklahoma. With four casters warning of a threat of tornadoes, the severe storm threat continues into Friday with lower-level winds expected to strengthen from Kansas City to Oklahoma City and Dallas. Tornados are possible from Kansas City to Wichita to Oklahoma City. In large, demonstri-sized hail is also possible for the region, moving into early Saturday morning. I'm Tammy Trujillo. Today's show co-anchors of Anaga 3 made a visit to the New York City studio. As the search for her mother continues in southern Arizona, Natalie Migliari reports. A spokesperson says Savannah Guthrie stopped by the studio more than a month after her 84-year-old mother's disappearance to thank her colleagues for their support. Guthrie plans to return to the show on air, but the spokesperson says she currently remains focused on supporting her family and working to bring her mother home.

3:07Even though authorities manage to access her valence footage from the night she was abducted, clues have been scarce. The family's offering $1 million for Nancy's recovery. I'm Natalie Migliari. A memorial service for the late Reverend Jesse Jackson will be held on Friday in Chicago. Former President Obama, Clinton, and Biden are expected to attend the celebration of life's ceremony at the House of Hope Arena. The famed civil rights activist, ordained Baptist minister and two-time Democratic presidential candidate died at the age of 84 last month. Netflix is acquiring an AI filmmaking startup founded by actor Ben Affleck. Matt Matson has details. Inter-positive built an AI model based on existing production daily's letting the filmmaker introduce that model into the post-production process. It then provides the ability to mix and color, relight shots, and add visual effects. Netflix says it saw Affleck's company providing a unique set of AI tools that keeps filmmakers at the center of the process.

4:07The streaming service will offer access to the tech to its creative partners having no plans to sell it commercially. I'm Matt Matson. British Columbians will move their clocks ahead an hour this Sunday and then never again. The Canadian province is permanently adopting daylight saving time. Officials said change in the clocks each year creates problems, everything from loss sleep to increased car accidents. The new time zone will be called Pacific Time. I'm Tammy Trujillo.