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0:12>> [music] >> Breaking news.
0:17Coming live. [music] Straight to your screen tonight.
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0:23>> [music] >> Breaking news coming live straight to your screen tonight. Washington is buzzing and the timeline is tight. The White House correspondent is dinner.
0:30Saturday's the date. April 25th is [music] coming and the nation's going to wait. The president confirmed attending after years [singing] of staying home, but sources close to the story say he won't stay long alone. [music] Reports are flowing in from outlets covering the scene. The Wall Street Journal's getting honored and you know [music] what that can mean.
0:45>> He's leaving early. That's the word from inside. The plan was always get in, speak and then slide. The award's being handed out [music] and he don't want to stay. Sources confirm the motorcade.
0:54He's ready for that day. This is your evening update. Reporting live and true.
0:58Satirical but grounded bringing [music] headlines straight to you.
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1:06Now let's bring in the story of the Caplin Grand Prize. The Wall Street Journal earning it before the [music] nation's eyes. The reporting on a letter dated back to 2003. A birthday [singing] note that made the headlines nationally.
1:16[music] The judge dismissed the lawsuit.
1:1810 million on the claim. The paper stood behind the story reporting [music] all the same. Now Saturday at the dinner that award gets handed out and that's the part of the evening that the early [music] exit's about. Reported from the capital we go now to the floor where lawmakers have questions and the public wants much more. Discharge petitions circulating documents in demand. The Epstein [music] files still open as a topic in this land. Bipartisan discussions intraparty tension too. The story isn't going quiet [music] no matter what you do.
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1:48>> [music] >> Now entering the spotlight Congresswoman taking the stage. Marjorie Taylor Greene has turned to quite a different page.
1:54Once aligned and [music] fully in now speaking out with claims. Recounting phone conversations mentioning some names. [singing] She said the final phone call got a little bit intense. She pushed for full file release and he didn't sit [music and singing] on the fence. The words she claims were spoken about friends who could get hurt. She said she pushed back firmly [music] and she wasn't going to reverse. No audio has surfaced yet to verify the call.
2:12It's her account on record standing in the hall. But the New [music] York Times reported it and outlets ran a piece. The conversation's sparked debate that doesn't seem to cease. He's leaving early. That's the word from inside.
2:22[music] The plan was always get in, speak and then slide. The award's being handed out and he don't want to stay.
2:28Sources confirm the motorcade.
2:29>> [music] >> He's ready for that day. This is your evening update. Reporting live and true.
2:33Satirical but grounded bringing headlines straight to you.
2:38>> [music] >> Yeah.
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2:41The survivors of the Epstein case are watching this unfold. The stories in the courtrooms and the documents of old. The prying [music] filing questions through congressional demands. The files still being processed passing through official hands. [music] The White House dinner tradition usually full of jokes. The press corps and the president exchanging [music] little pokes. But this year has a different feel. The tension in the room. The journalism award looming like a cloud [music] of afternoon.
3:04Good night.
3:06So that's your full report tonight.
3:09We've covered every side.
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3:13The dinner [music] and the document debate still open wide. The Congresswoman statements and the early exit plan. The journalism award and where the president will stand. We're not here to point fingers or to [music] throw the final stone. Just reporting what the outlets say and leaving seeds like stones. Stay tuned for further updates as the weekend rolls around.
3:29Saturday night [music] in Washington we'll be on the ground.
3:34That's fingers to the keyboard leaving you the news.
3:40I wear my golden [music] aleutian.
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