Iran Talks ‘heated,’ CA ICE-involved Shooting, AI Job Loss Impact and more

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🗓️ 7 April 2026

⏱️ 7 minutes

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We start with Iran’s response to President Donald Trump’s threats to reopen a vital shipping lane as a deadline looms. We have details on a shooting involving ICE agents during a traffic stop. We have an update on a US soldier’s wife fighting deportation. A recovery mission is underway for an American woman missing at sea. Plus, what economists are saying about AI’s potential long-term impacts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey from CNN, I'm Afamadiki with the five things you need to know for Tuesday, April 7th.
0:07.0	Iran has until 8 p.m. Eastern tonight to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping lane.
0:13.0	President Donald Trump vowed to bomb Iran's power plants and bridges if the country doesn't make a deal.
0:19.0	Earlier on Truth Social, Trump said, quote,
0:21.3	A whole civilization will die tonight if Iran resists his demands.
0:25.6	Later, he told Fox News, the U.S. isn't heated negotiations over the war, but didn't elaborate.
0:31.6	Iran's government spokesperson called Trump's threat a quote,
0:34.7	sign of ignorance that won't help potential dialogue in a comment to Iranian
0:38.2	media. Two sources described Trump's rhetoric as designed to put maximum pressure on the Iranian
0:43.5	regime. White House officials have maintained that only Trump knows how he'll proceed. Pope Leo,
0:49.3	who has become an outspoken critic of the Iran war, called Trump's threats, quote, truly unacceptable,
0:55.1	and said any attacks on civilian infrastructure are against international law. Meanwhile,
0:59.8	more than a dozen Democrats in Congress have called to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove Trump
1:04.5	from office. House Democratic leaders are calling on Republicans to bring the chamber back into
1:09.2	session and vote to end the war with Iran.
1:11.6	More news coming up, including an Army soldier's wife's immigration fight.
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