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| 0:00.0 | Live from NPR news in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton. The White House is acknowledging that a second strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat in the Caribbean happened on September 2 and specified that Navy Admiral Frank Bradley carried out the order. NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben has more. |
| 0:16.8 | Defense Secretary Pete Higgseth ordered the first strike on the boat and a subsequent strike that killed all survivors on board, as NPR has previously reported. |
| 0:26.3 | White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt defended that second strike at her latest briefing. |
| 0:30.7 | With respect to the strikes in question on September 2nd, Secretary Hegseth authorized Admiral Bradley to conduct these kinetic strikes. |
| 0:39.5 | Admiral Bradley worked well within his authority and the law, directing the engagement to ensure |
| 0:44.7 | the boat was destroyed and the threat to the United States of America was eliminated. |
| 0:49.7 | Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have said that the second strike may have constituted a war crime. |
| 0:56.0 | Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News, the White House. |
| 0:58.3 | The White House says President Trump's most recent medical examination confirmed that the president |
| 1:03.1 | remains in excellent health. NPR's Rob Stein has more on new information about the president's |
| 1:08.2 | scan. |
| 1:08.6 | The White House released a statement from the president's |
| 1:11.4 | physician stating that Trump remains, quote, in excellent overall health. Questions about the |
| 1:17.5 | president's health have been swirling since he underwent another exam in October that included |
| 1:21.8 | a test known as an MRI. MRIs are sometimes used to assess the health of vital organs. |
| 1:28.3 | The White House physician's statement says the president's imaging showed his heart, arteries, |
| 1:33.0 | blood vessels, and other major organs all appear normal. |
| 1:37.3 | Trump is 79, making him the oldest person ever elected as president. |
| 1:42.6 | Rob Stein, NPR News. Gasoline prices have dipped to their |
| 1:46.7 | lowest level in four years, but as NPR's Scott Horsley reports, the discounts don't extend to the |
| 1:52.0 | diesel pumps. AAA says the average price of regular gas nationwide has dropped to $3 a gallon, |
| 1:57.8 | even as tens of millions of people hit the road over the holiday weekend. Truck |
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