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1:02President Trump wants to postpone his upcoming trip to China because of the war with Iran We've requested that we delayed a month or so and I'm looking forward to being with him We have a very good relationship, but because of the war there's no tricks to it either He added because of the war he wants to be here and he feels he has to be here Treasury secretary Scott Besson said earlier in the day the China trip might not take place as scheduled President Trump is appointing vice president JD Vance to lead his benefits fraud task force It's part of the Trump administration's nationwide war on fraud following the social service scam in Minnesota resulting in dozens of indictments You know, you've been seeing it and seeing it pretty big in Minnesota 19 billion dollars But that's only for one little aspect of the fraud Trump said fraud happens in red and blue states But he thinks it's happening more in Democrat-led states again calling out the Somali community in Minneapolis and Congresswoman Ilian Omar President Trump says his chief of staff Suzy Wiles is an amazing fighter amid her battle with breast cancer

2:06Monica Nelson reports Trump revealed Wiles was diagnosed with early stage breast cancer with Wiles seated next to him at a Trump Kennedy center board meeting at the White House The president said Wiles has already begun treatment and her prognosis is excellent She is the first woman in U.S. history to serve as White House chief of staff The Utah mom accused of poisoning and killing her husband is set to be sentenced in May after being found guilty on all charges The jury only deliberated for a few hours in the Cory Richens case and judge Richard Mrazyk read the result Count one aggravated murder We the jury unanimously find that the defendant Cory Richens is guilty of aggravated murder Richens was found guilty on four other counts in connection with her poisoning her husband Eric in order to collect on a life insurance policy The judge denied the defense's request for a mistrial. I'm Lisa Carton The president says the Trump Kennedy Center is in bad shape Speaking at a meeting of the center's board at the White House Trump said the building will be quote far better once the planned renovations are complete

3:11This building will soon gain I think at a higher level than it had before Together, we're going to ensure it remains the finest and will become the finest performing arts facility Anywhere in the world the center will close for two years starting in July 2026 following the america 250 celebrations Trump says he's raised 23 million dollars for the renovations He confirmed his close ally Rick Grinnell is stepping down as the institutions president Governor Kathy Hocal is calling on the federal government to do something to provide relief at the gas pump New Yorkers Scott Pringle reports the average price for a gallon of regulators up about 62 sent to New York state since the war started with Iran Hocal blames president Trump and Republicans for rising prices while highlighting a series of proposals that she has made at the state level Aimed to bring utility cost down and New Yorkers deserve leaders who understand that what families are up against You know with that when prices go up when gas goes up

4:12Everything gets more difficult energy secretary Chris Wright is expressing optimism that gas Prices will fall below $3 a gallon by summer in New York. I'm Scott Pringle The news is not good for people planning to fly out of either Fort Lauderdale Hollywood or Miami international airports today There are currently hundreds of flight delays and cancellations across south Florida's major airports The lines at TSA checkpoints are also ebbing and flowing with agents working without pay during the partial government shutdown And Hyundai is halting sales of certain 2026 Palisade SUVs after the death of a two-year-old girl in Ohio earlier this month The company is planning a recall due to a problem with the powerful link seats Which may fail to detect contact with an occupant or object. I'm Lisa Carton