The Latest: 03/12/2026 03:59pm 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. The person who attacked a Michigan synagogue is dead. Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard provides details. No kids, this is the important thing. No kids or no staff was injured whatsoever. So we have no victims. Other than one of the lead security people was hit by the car and was taken to the hospital. The attack took place at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, northwest of Detroit, when an armed person crashed a vehicle into the temple that had children inside. Police say the vehicle caught fire of security opened fire on the driver.

1:00Bouchard says the driver is deceased and their badly burned body remains are still at the side of the crash, impact inside the building. A security guard was knocked unconscious after being struck by the suspect's vehicle, but there are no other confirmed injuries. Officers are looking for any explosives that might be inside the vehicle. The war against Iran is reaching two weeks. The new Iranian Ayatollah Motaba Hamani released his first message since becoming supreme leader, but still hasn't been seen in public after being appointed. Hamani said the straight of Hamuz will remain closed and Iran will ramp up attacks on its neighbors in the Gulf. Here's Richard Engel. An Iranian official now saying the world should brace for oil to reach $200 a barrel. Hadgez, Ejazeh, a military spokesman saying we will never allow a single leader of oil to pass through the straight of Hamuz for the benefit of the United States, the Zionist regime, or their partners. The Iran stranglehold on the straight of Hamuz is the vital waterway where about one-fifth of the world's oil passes through,

2:01and that has caused gas prices to spike here in the US. The White House is going against a report about Iran wanting to attack the West Coast using drones in a post on express secretary Caroline Levitt said ABC News based its report on one email sent to California law enforcement about a single unverified tip. She also said, quote, no such threat from Iran to our homeland exists and it never did. I'm Lisa Carton. As the war with Iran continues, a California politician says more needs to be done to lower gas prices. Tammy Trujillo reports. Zett Martinez-Valaderas wants to pause due regulations that she argues will cause more gas refineries to close. Yes, the geopolitical conflict in Iran is contributing to the prices and gas, but if you look at the prices in other states, California is still double. Currently, Triple A says the statewide average for a gallon of self-serve regular is $5.34. Yesterday in Mono County, gas broke $6 a gallon. A month ago, prior to the start of the Iran War,

3:03prices were hovering right around $294. The number of Americans filing for first-time unemployment benefits is down slightly. The Labor Department reports it received 213,000 initial claims in the week ending March 7th. That's not far off from the median forecast and it's down about 1,000 from the prior week's revised total. Two new polls say Americans are rationing medicine and postponing retirement so they can afford health care. About one-third of the adults who responded to a new Gallup poll said they had to make compromises to afford health care, including rationing their medicine. In a second poll about one in 10 adults, say they put off retiring because of health care costs. Spring break revelers are expected to peak this weekend and next on Miami Beach. This has the next tier of enforcement measures going into effect today. Staffing across our departments from police, fire rescue, ocean rescue, code compliance, park rangers, parking and sanitation

4:03will be significantly increased. City manager Eric Carpenter says you'll see Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Florida Highway Patrol, and the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office deputies keeping a very close eye on the crowds. DUI checkpoints and license plate reader details start tomorrow. I'm Lisa Carton.