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Speaker 1 (00:02):
N News this hour, I'm Doug Davis coming up. We
hear from US California Senator Alex Badia after he was
forcibly removed from a meeting over immigration operations with DHS
Secretary Christy Noam. Also black US Represenative Stephen Horsford, Corners
Treasurer Secretary Scott Besson in a battle over Trump's Big
Beautiful Bill. And we'll hear how Kamala Harris is balancing

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her stance on justice and law enforcement as unrest in
Los Angeles intensifies. But first, here's BN News Now.

Speaker 2 (00:30):
Black New York City Mayor Eric Adams says over one
hundred thousand unregistered ghost vehicles have been removed from New
York City street since he took office.

Speaker 1 (00:38):
This damage is unacceptable and we will find person who
is involved.

Speaker 2 (00:46):
Please say, these untraceable cars, mopeds and ATVs are dangerous
and often tied to crime. All seized vehicles will be destroyed.
Rapper Silento, known for the hit watch Me whib watch
Me Nyne, was sentenced to thirty years for killing his cousin.
He pleaded guilty but mentally ill to manslaughter in other charges.
He's been jailed since twenty twenty one, days after the
shooting near Atlanta, and an anonymous woman is testifying that

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Sean Dittycombe's adult parties continued even after his homes were
raided by the FBI in March twenty twenty four. She
says they happened in May, July, and August, and that
she stayed with him until his September arrest. Diddy is
now pushing for a mistrial, claiming false information was used.
I'm Amber Payton with BI in News. Now back to you,
Doug Hey.

Speaker 1 (01:27):
Thanks Amber. More from the story that is shaking the
nation today. California US Senator Alex Badia was forcefully removed
by officers while posing questions to DHS Secretary Christy Noam
about the immigration operations in Los Angeles. Badia held a
news conference and issued a statement to reporters.

Speaker 3 (01:44):
I was almost immediately forcibly removed from the room. I
was forced to the ground, and I was handcuffed. I
was not arrested. I was not detained. I will say this.
If this is how this administration responds to a senator
with a question, you can only imagine what they're doing
to farm workers to cooks. Two day labors out in

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the Los Angeles community and throughout California and throughout the country.
We will hold this administration accountable.

Speaker 1 (02:15):
Senator Padilla says for quite some time he'd been asking
the Department of Homeland Security for more information and answers
on immigration enforcement and has received little or no details,
which led him to be at that meeting. He said,
it's important for people to know they have the right
to stand up for their First Amendment rights. Now on
to DC. The political battle on Capitol Hill over the
Big Beautiful Bill Act turned contentious when Black Nevada US

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Representative Stephen Horsford grilled Treasure Secretary Scott Besson before the
House Ways and Means Committee.

Speaker 4 (02:43):
Does taking healthcare away from sixteen million Americans' lower prices
for working families?

Speaker 3 (02:49):
Yes? Or no? I'm not sure what that question means.

Speaker 4 (02:54):
The Big Beautiful Bill again, which coast household cost? I
disagree with the characterization, so the answer is no. Under
the bill, who gets the most benefits a billionaire with
a complex tax return or a working parent with one w.

Speaker 3 (03:11):
Two working families will have a growth.

Speaker 4 (03:14):
In fact, mister Secretary, every credible outside estimator says that
the wealthiest win under this proposal and working people in
the poor lose.

Speaker 1 (03:23):
The strained exchange underscores the deep frustrations among black and
working class voters who are almost convinced that the wealthy
will benefit off of their backs if the Big Beautiful
Bill Act is passed and finally, Black Californians have always
fought for justice, from the Watts Riots to Rodney King,
they have always demanded change. Now, is LA's protests against
trump deportation efforts escalate. Kamala Harris is standing somewhat at

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the crossroads. Does she still have the back of her people?
Harris believe that most of the protesters are peaceful, but
Republican critics are pushing back, accusing her of downplaying the
destruction made by a few bad actors and behind closed
door yours. Harris is reportedly in strategic talks with Mayor
Karen Bass, who is also black, and Governor Gavin Newsom
over de escalation tactics, and Black voters are watching closely.

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