Trump Wants Strait Of Hormuz Open With Help, Dangerous Weather Across America, Michigan Terror Suspect's Hezbollah Link, Oscar Winners

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Trump Wants Help Reopening The Strait

As gas prices around the world continue to rise due to the U.S. led war with Iran, President Trump is urging allies, and a main adversary, to help secure a highly used oil shipping waterway off Iran's coast. John Stolnis has more from Washington.

Severe Weather In America

Snow measured in feet in the Upper Midwest, severe rain and bad weather for the South and Midwest, excessive heat in the West, and record rainfall for Hawaii that has caused flooding and power outages for over 100 thousand people is wreaking havoc for a majority of the states. Correspondent Julie Walker says from Florida to Minnesota, the East Coast and over to the Hawaiian Islands, mid-March is roaring in like a lion with more bad weather today.

Latest On Michigan Synagogue Attack

The Israeli government is claiming they have evidence that the brother of the man who carried out Thursday’s attack on a synagogue in the Detroit suburb of West Bloomfield Township, Michigan was a Hezbollah unit commander responsible for launching hundreds of rockets into Israel who was killed in Israeli airstrikes against the terror group in Lebanon days earlier. The latest from correspondent Ed Donahue.

FCC Chair On War Coverage

There's bipartisan pushback to a comment made over the weekend by the FCC Chairman regarding media coverage of the war in Iran. Correspondent Clayton Neville reports.

Gun Seller Charged In ODU Attack

In Virginia, the government is bringing criminal charges against the man who sold the Old Dominion University shooter a gun. Lisa Dwyer reports. Iran On The Sunday Shows

In the Middle East, nations are responding with caution after President Trump called on countries including China, France, the UK and South Korea to join an effort to help protect ships traversing the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran effectively shut down due to attacks. The topic of the war with Iran and the shutdown of shipping was heavily discussed on the Sunday TV talk shows. Correspondent Clayton Neville reports.

US-Cuba Talks

There were protests in Cuba including the torching of Communist Party headquarters in the central part of the island nation over rolling blackouts and a lack of fuel due to the US effectively cutting off oil supplies. Correspondent Cristiana Mesquita reports.

Powell Subpoenas Blocked

The Department of Justice plans to appeal a judge’s decision to block subpoenas issued to the Federal Reserve and Jerome Powell involving a criminal investigation that the DOJ claims has what it alleges as a mountain of evidence. Correspondent Ed Donahue reports.

Talking About Higher Prices

President Trump’s Energy Secretary took to the Sunday talk shows to discuss the rapidly increasing price at the gas pump, but as Sue Aller reports, the answer from the Trump administration is that gas prices will remain higher, but not for the long term.

Pain At The Pump

Gas prices continue to soar by the day across the nation. At one Chevron gas station in the Chinatown section of Los Angeles, regular unleaded priced out at $7-61-a-gallon, nearly $3 more than the city average, and about $2 more than the Golden State statewide average.

Finally

The Oscars took center stage in Los Angeles with a showdown between Sinners and One Battle After Another. With a Hollywood recap, here’s entertainment reporter Kevin Carr. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices