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Trump says he's not backing down on tariffs, calls them 'medicine' as markets reel

President Donald Trump said Sunday that he won’t back down on his sweeping tariffs on imports from most of the world unless countries even out their trade with the U.S., digging in on his plans to implement the taxes that have sent financial markets reeling, raised fears of a recession and upended the global trading system

April 06, 2025 at 8:07 pm EDT

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4/4 - Weekend Weather Forecast

Meteorologist Garrett Bedenbaugh looks at the local forecast this weekend, as we start the Springtime up-and-down temperatures roller coast -- near record warmth as we go into the weekend, but temps are expected to drop to very pleastant low 70s next week!

April 4, 2025

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4/4 - Ryan Schmelz, FOX News

Ryan reports on the latest fallout from Trump's "reciprocal tariffs" global trade war, as China countered with 34% tariffs on American imports, and global markets experienced dramatic investment losses. Domestic markets had their greatest single-day losses since 5 years ago, under Trump's stewardship during the pandemic. Locally, shrimp industry workers shared concerns about the cost impacts and potential labor loss since the majority of US shrimp consumption entails shrimp imported from Southeast Asia. Several GOP congressmen joined in support of Democratic efforts to curtail President Trump's tariff powers, but not enough to force Speaker Johnson to allow the issue onto the floor.

April 4, 2025

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4/4 - Spotlight: SeatCash, an improved travel booking and management experience

Chris Amenechi of SeatCash joins JMN to discuss innovations in providing travel transparency. SeatCash was formed by airline, banking, and fintech (financial technology) professionals with the purpose of dispelling travel myths and informing consumers about -actual- travel costs, the best times to buy tickets, travel route strategies, and more. Their goal is to provide an innovative travel shopping and managmeent experience.

April 4, 2025

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