‘Liberation Day’ promise, rescue window closing, dangerous storms & more

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🗓️ 31 March 2025

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President Donald Trump says new tariffs will lead to “Liberation Day” in the US. Time is running out to rescue people buried in the rubble of Friday’s earthquake in Myanmar. A line of dangerous and deadly storms is moving east. Elon Musk is taking a big interest in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race. Plus, the March Madness men’s final four is set. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.8	Hello from CNN, I'm Joe Beck, with the five things you need to know for Monday, March 31st.
0:36.7	President Donald Trump is promising Wednesday will be what
0:39.9	he calls Liberation Day, as he's set to introduce another round of tariffs. On April 2nd,
0:46.5	dollar-for-dollar duties will be enforced against countries who have their own levies for US goods.
0:52.4	This week's tariffs will also include a blanket 25% on all
0:57.0	cars and car parts coming into the U.S., as Trump tries to encourage manufacturers to build more
1:02.8	vehicles in America. There are serious concerns about what the levies are going to do to the economy,
1:08.4	and for American wallets. But when Trump spoke to NBC in a phone interview this weekend, he said, quote,
1:15.2	I couldn't care less if they raise prices because people are going to start buying American-made
1:20.0	cars.
1:21.4	Take a listen to what Trump's tariff advisor, Peter Navarro, told Fox News.
1:25.8	The reason why we're not going to see inflation is because the foreigners are going to eat most of it.
1:32.5	They have to.
1:33.8	Wednesday is still two days away, though.
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