Alex and Morgan open with today’s News Briefing, covering severe weather threats and flash flooding across the central U.S., high wave warnings for the East Coast, and Sacramento’s sunny local forecast. They also review slight daily declines for the Dow Jones and S&P 500, Bitcoin’s notable daily and weekly losses, and the latest San Francisco Giants game result.

TikTok Ownership: New Names in the Deal The first story centers on President Trump’s comments about possible U.S. partners for TikTok’s federally mandated ownership shift. The hosts discuss the involvement of Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch, Michael Dell, and Larry Ellison as potential investors, exploring the broader national security stakes and what a U.S.-controlled TikTok might mean for the app’s future and its millions of users.

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