NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Oct. 23)

Welcome to NTD Evening News. Our top story tonight, President Trump says the U.S. military may soon conduct a new operation in Iran following several weeks of a stall in strikes. And the First Lady securing a temporary ceasefire in a Ukrainian city. President Trump says a full ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine has never been closer. Two candidates with the same name on the ballot, raising concerns over voter confusion. The Justice Department is suing to block certification of Alaska's Senate race if the Republican candidate loses. A federal appeals court rules that the Trump administration can detain illegal immigrants without bond. The Supreme Court is set to weigh in on the law. In the Middle East, Israeli forces say armed terrorists in the West Bank shot and killed two Israeli troops. Israel has blocked off two cities in the West Bank and is searching the area. Jason Perry with the update. New government UFO files describe a soundless black triangle flying over a ridge, as well as a dog-like creature. Jason Blair has the highlights from the latest batch. This is NTD Evening News, live from our global headquarters in New York City. Here's Keri Dunst. Good evening and thank you for joining us tonight. I'm Arlene Richards, in for Keri Dunst. President Trump today says the U.S. may launch a little version of Operation Epic Fury, the strikes on Iran that started the conflict in late February. NTD's Washington correspondent Jack Bradley joins us. Good evening, Jack. Good evening, Arlene. Well, President Trump's hitting the campaign trail today in Florida for the midterms. And there he discussed his administration's successes, including removing Iran's nuclear capabilities and then taking out their leadership, decimating their Navy and ballistic missile supplies. Now, he says, a smaller operation of its kind may soon be underway. Take a look. We obliterated Iran's nuclear enrichment capacity with Operation Midnight Hammer. You remember that late at night, one in the morning. And then did the rest with Operation Epic Fury, which it was. We may do another little Epic Fury, or they'll agree. I doubt they'll do that. This follows about three months of a lull in U.S. strikes on Iran. The Trump administration has shifted tactics to increasing economic pressure on Iran with the naval blockade they have on Iranian ports. Trump says that Iran has now the worst economy and the highest inflation out of any country in the world. Arlene. And Jack, the White House today announcing a temporary ceasefire deal between Russia and Ukraine in a southern Ukrainian city. So that was brokered by First Lady Melania Trump. What's the latest on this? Right, so that's in the war-torn southern Ukrainian city of Oleschki. According to the White House, this is an area with mostly older residents who urgently needed medical attention. They need food and water as well. The ceasefire begins on October 29th, next Thursday, and it's unclear how long that will last. President Trump has said that a deal to end the war, this week he said this, has never been closer. With one of the largest prisoner swaps between the two countries just taking place. And Trump securing the release of an American prisoner from Russia this week. And now the first lady, Melania Trump, announcing this temporary ceasefire in that southern city of Ukraine. Here's the president. What she wants to do is save children. And that's her focus. And both sides are cooperating with her initiative. And they contacted both sides and both sides wanted to do it. Meanwhile, the U.S. is lowering some tariffs on Canada. President Trump today signing an order to remove 50% tariffs on some Canadian agricultural products. This includes plywood sheets, some paper products, and certain machinery and refrigeration equipment. The announcement was first made by Maine Republican Senator Susan Collins, who's running for re-election. She says that the tariff relief will help her state's farmers. Arlene, back to you. All right, Jack, thank you so much for that update. And Russia says the date for the next trilateral talks with the U.S. and Ukraine are set. A delegation from Washington is scheduled to meet with counterparts from Kyiv and Moscow during the first half of November. The Kremlin made the announcement earlier today, just two days after U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg. After that meeting, Putin agreed to resume U.S.-led peace talks with Ukraine. Russia says the trilateral negotiations will be focused on the security of Russia and Ukraine after a possible peace deal. A European delegation is not scheduled to attend. But the Kremlin says nothing will be ruled out, depending on Europe's stance on the talks. The talks are set to take place in the UAE. They will be the first trilateral peace talks since February. An extraordinary lawsuit over the Alaska Senate race. The Trump administration is suing to block Alaska from certifying the results if Republican Senator Dan Sullivan loses. They say another candidate with the same name will cause confusion and draw votes away from him. Here's President Trump commenting today. I'm the one that said do it. They have two guys run named Dan Sullivan running. So the Democrats put up a guy, I don't think he ever voted before, all of a sudden he decides to run for the Senate and his name is Dan Sullivan. One is Daniel S, one is Daniel J. A separate candidate called Daniel J. Sullivan is also on the ballot to differentiate him with the Republican incumbent. Alaska ballots will not list the Republican Party next to his name, while Senator Dan Sullivan will have registered Republican next to his name. In its lawsuit, the DOJ says Daniel J. Sullivan's presence on the ballot threatens to mislead Alaskan citizens who want to vote for Senator Sullivan. The Alaska Senate race is a toss-up between the Republican incumbent and Democrat Mary Peltola. Peltola came out on top in the nonpartisan primary, Senator Sullivan came in second, and Daniel J. Sullivan received only a 2% of the votes. The DOJ says it is, quote, taking the necessary steps to ensure that this frivolous candidacy does not undermine the integrity of Alaska's election or the will of its voters. A major legal victory for the Trump administration's immigration enforcement efforts. A full federal appeals court ruled Friday that illegal immigrants who enter the U.S. without authorization can be detained without bond hearings, even if they've lived in the country for years. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals said the Constitution does not guarantee them a bond hearing. The ruling overturns earlier lower court orders requiring hearings to determine whether detainees pose a danger or flight risk. The court said Congress, not judges, has the authority to set immigration policy. Several other appeals courts have reached different conclusions. The Supreme Court has agreed to take up the issue and is expected to settle the dispute. Charlie Kirk's family still waiting for justice. A Utah judge listening to attorneys today to decide on the trial date for the man accused of assassinating Kirk. NTD's David Lam has more. In the long-awaited trial for the killing of Charlie Kirk, the defense team wants to wait until July 2029, saying it needs years to review evidence in the death penalty case. 23-year-old Tyler Robinson has pleaded not guilty for the The assassination of Kirk in 2025. President Trump criticizing the timeline, saying this case should be tried within a month, not three years, and it should be over with. Erica Kirk's attorneys call the defense timeline absurd, saying the delays take a toll on her two young children. Erica Kirk is pushing for 2027. In a recent podcast with the chicks on the right, Erica Kirk opens up about her life. I'm setting an example for my daughter. Yes, my son, but also my daughter. Do you want mom to be sitting in the corner or do you want her to have this deep conviction and this understanding of what God has called her to in such a moment that she fights for her husband? She fights for what her husband built and she fights for her family's legacy. Prosecutors say they could be ready by October 2027, but proposed starting in January 2028 to avoid the holidays. Kirk was the founder of Turning Point USA, a campus and youth activist organization promoting conservative values. The more seriously you take your faith, the deeper your journey will be, the more profound with splendor and glory and joy you will have that experience. He was shot and killed on September 10th, 2025, while publicly speaking at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. Tyler Robinson is accused of shooting Kirk from the roof of the Student Resource Center. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. David Lam, NTD News. And in the Middle East, Israeli forces say armed terrorists in the West Bank shot and killed two Israeli soldiers. Israel says they killed two of the attackers and have cordoned off the two cities in the West Bank to search the areas. NTD's Jason Perry has the update. The Israel Defense Forces on Friday releasing helmet cam footage of a security officer engaging in a firefight with armed terrorists in the West Bank. The Israeli army says the attack happened at an Israeli military position and lasted for about 20 minutes. Two soldiers were killed and three other soldiers were injured in the attack. And Israeli troops killed two of the attackers. In a post on X, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the alleged gunmen in the West Bank were Hamas terrorists. He says Israel will, quote, act to destroy this place, to change it completely. I've got a new business. To do something that has not been done until now, we are going to implement the successful and aggressive model we used in the refugee camps, which are essentially terrorist strongholds. Netanyahu also announces that Israeli forces are cordoning off the West Bank cities of Hebron and Hal'Hul. We will evacuate the residents. We will go house to house. We will also confiscate the weapons there, and all terrorist infrastructure will be dealt with and destroyed. Netanyahu says Israel will consider doing that to other West Bank cities as well. On the same day, Israel was seen demolishing buildings in the West Bank just hours after the attack. Israel's national security minister also visiting the scene of the attack, and he calls for the dismantling of the Palestinian Authority, which is the body currently governing the West Bank. Bank. Achayim. It is unacceptable to have an authority in Judea and Samaria that calls for murder and acts in favor of murder. The Palestinian Authority has a policy in place that pays the families of terrorists who harm or kill Israelis if the terrorist is injured, killed, or detained in the process. Jason Perry, NTD News. Extra security measures in Paris this weekend. Some 70,000 law enforcement officers will be deployed across France on Saturday, and major museums, including the Louvre, are set to close. The situation is deeply concerning, especially for businesses. Many have tried to barricade their premises, but given the looting that took place, shop owners are naturally extremely anxious about these protests, which have become a recurring and highly violent phenomenon. I think it will be better managed by the Gendarmerie and the army this time around. But planned protests are set to continue over the weekend and authorities seek to prevent further violence and mayhem in the streets. Protests last week saw people setting fires, storming public buildings, smashing shop windows, looting and clashing with police. It was France's most violent unrest in years. This time, students, members of the CGT labor union and activists from the Yellow Vest movement are planning to join. France's interior minister said helicopters, armored vehicles and water cannons will accompany the 70,000 police and military officers. French President Emmanuel Macron is warning far-left groups to stay away, saying illegitimate protests would be banned. He attributed last week's violence to, quote, ultra-left groups whose aim is to bring down the republic. Residents and shopkeepers are buying tear gas canisters and pepper spray to defend themselves and their property. One shop owner said sales of these items has increased tenfold. Others are installing metal shutters to protect their businesses from looting. And another batch of UFO files published by the Pentagon, marking its seventh release. This one features 28 files, including written accounts of a flying black triangle and a creature described as dog-like and walking upright. NTD correspondent Jason Blair has more. The seventh batch of UFO files were published by the Department of War on Friday. This release features a written account of a matte black triangle being spotted rising over a ridge just recently in June. Federal agents at an observation post say it had a wingspan of about 15 feet. The agents told investigators it climbed straight up and hovered for about 20 seconds, then it took off at a speed they compared to a fighter jet, but with no sound. Another file goes back to 2010 at a ranch in Utah. The report says 11 people described a dog-like creature walking on two legs. One man said his dogs chased what he called a skinwalker through a barbed wire fence. Investigators collected hair from the fence and sent it to a lab. The DNA came back canine with a sequence common in domestic dogs. One witness drew two creatures for investigators. One was pale and hunched, and he said it ran on its hands like a chimpanzee, and the other was black, furred, and dog-like. Dr. Phil McGraw was given early access by President Trump to the UFO files. He told American thought leaders last week that some unexplained sightings go unreported by pilots because they fear it could hurt their careers. If you have an experienced pilot that starts reporting this, they say, is this guy hallucinating? Is he or she not stable anymore? Should we take them out of the cockpit? While he says he thinks the president is sincere, overall, Dr. Phil is not impressed with the government's efforts at disclosure. I have a healthy degree of skepticism. Somebody needs to give me evidence. And I think the disclosure process that we're going through right now is... Barely scratching the surface. I think it's a joke. The UFO files started being released on May 8th, following a directive by President Trump. This is the seventh batch from the Pentagon, bringing the total to 478 files. The administration says more will come on a rolling basis. Jason Blair, NTD News. And coming up, House lawmakers subpoena New Jersey governor to get more information about non-citizens on voter rolls. A system glitch led to the erroneous registration of thousands of non-citizens. I've devoted my life to combining cutting-edge science with ancient biblical wisdom, and I believe healing leaves tea is the Bible's best-kept health secret. In Revelation 22, the Bible reveals the tree of life with 12 different fruits, and it tells us the leaves are for the healing of the nations. So I put Scripture to the test and discovered the most potent combination of 12 fruit tree leaves. 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Reporting from Washington, D.C., Fiona Gee, NTD News. And as Republicans home in on election security, a group of House lawmakers have subpoenaed New Jersey's governor. The goal, to get more information about a system glitch that led to thousands of non-citizens registered to vote by 2024. The governor accusing the GOP of playing political football ahead of the midterms. And today's Melina Weiskopf reports. Republican leaders from two committees, Chairman Brian Stile and Jim Jordan, are demanding New Jersey Governor Mikey Sherrill to further explain why 6,600 non-citizens remained on voting rolls until this year. The erroneous voter registration stemmed from a system glitch that happened between 2023 and 2024. New Jersey's governor first publicly acknowledged the error this past July, just days after the DHS announced its focus on election integrity efforts. 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She said her administration took action immediately. And went above and beyond in making agency-wide reforms and have been transparent every step of the way. She has until November 16th to comply with the House Republicans' requests. This week, a federal judge in California restricted the Trump administration from carrying out its election field operations to uncover voter fraud. Reporting from Washington, D.C., Melina Weiskopf, NTD News. And recently, a fake polling firm admitted that it fabricated data. The company says it's part of an experiment to see whether media outlets would report on it. What does this incident say about the way mainstream media verifies information before publishing it? And today, Sam Wong was out on the National Mall in D.C. to hear from the people. Just recently, a fake pollster admitted that they fabricated data and then put them out there just to test out whether media outlets are going to pick up on it. What do you think that says about the way information gets into our media space nowadays? Well, I think that it's a huge issue. I've heard that some, actually, I've heard there's been some fraud going on in the polls lately, too. They've been fudging the numbers in different directions. I don't put too much stake in the polls. Hi. Hi. I've followed this closely over the last several elections, and the polls have been wrong in a lot of cases. It is really important to try to pay attention to the most experienced and believable pollsters, But even they... Or, of course, estimated from a very small sample. And I've heard stories like that in the past where it was, you know, not so much specifically on the polls, but where somebody will start a story, a narrative about something, report it to a specific news agency. Then the next news agency picks up on it and says, well, this was reported in multiple news agencies, and that's the basis that they used for saying that it was factual, even though... They didn't do any research to find out the actual facts. It's just that everybody's saying it. It must be true. Do you think there should be accountability for media outlets that put information out like that? Absolutely. There should be some kind of repercussions for that, yes. It should be a kind of accountability that people pay attention and dismiss pollsters who have just entered the field. It becomes such a slippery slope. It's like, who's... The arbiter of truth that we have freedom of speech, even for speech that's wrong and lies, you know. And so it's it's a certain amount of that requires the diligence of the viewer to to discern what's accurate and what's not. Because the polls are so inaccurate, there should be some accountability for sure. 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We appreciate having you in the studio. Well, thank you for having me here. Now, I want to get started with the beginning. How did you first get interested in AI? And how does your background help you now write science fiction books like Carbon Zero? Well, I think probably the starting point was 2001, A Space Odyssey with HAL. And I said, wow, we've got a computer that can think. And also one of our first rogue AI stories. And that was in high school, and I was like, you know, you're born computer nerd, and I found out that actually there was AI research going on at the time, and that it wasn't just something in the movies. And I looked into it in college, and then went to University of Maryland to get a PhD in it in 1983, and I can't believe how far the field has come in the last 50 years. Well, that's interesting that you were curious about it from watching the movie, and you actually found out that it was really... happening, that something was going on. What was it like then, when it first started? Very primitive by comparison to what we do today. I mean, they could get things to do, play chess, play checkers, and play games. But the problem was that all the knowledge that we have, that the computer needs in order to reason about, had to be entered by hand. It was a very painstaking and error-prone progress. The big advance came... Over the last 20 years or so, when they've developed a field called deep learning, where you could basically expose a computer to data and it would learn from the data instead of having to be programmed and taught by a human. And for a long time, it didn't get much traction. And then about. 10 years ago, things came together and we've now got the chat GPT revolution. Yeah, so as you're saying here, you know, the world of artificial intelligence is blossoming at such a rapid space time in recent years. So according to a former anthropic researcher, Jacob Coxon, and for people who don't know, Anthropic is an artificial intelligence company. He says many people expect that AI systems in the next few years Could be capable of essentially taking over the world. And your book, Carbon Zero, seems to hint at this scenario as well. So how realistic do you think that possibility is? And how does it play out in your book? Okay, well, the way it plays out in the book is somebody, you know, does something seemingly harmless. Hey, computer, stop global warming. Get rid of all the carbon pollution. And next thing you know, it's... Taking out power is taking out power systems. And then that doesn't work. So it starts creating a revolution because revolutions are great for destroying infrastructure. But eventually the government gets control of it. And I think that's where a lot of the danger lies. I don't think the AIs by themselves, unprompted, would do maybe no more than limited havoc. But when the government starts using the AI as a As a mechanism for societal and political control, then you have something to worry about. Now is this, are you referring to your book or are you referring to real life? Thank you, Eli. Thank you. Well in the book for certain, in the book absolutely. In real life, life. let's wait and see, but that's something that worries me. Okay now can you give us just a tiny little hint of maybe an excerpt from your book that might intrigue us? The setting for the book is 10 years from now, where the societal displacement and chaos that we're seeing, notably in France, has sort of gotten worse and worse and worse. And by 10 years from now in this world, I may be optimistic there, society is tottering on the brink of collapse with With revolution and conflict in the streets. And then the quote from. The inventor of this AI that sort of destroys the world was, if all it took to push the world over was a glorified chatbot, it was about to happen anyway. And I don't think that AI in itself could take us down necessarily. I think that AI could be the lever that people of ill intent or who are simply extreme in their views could use to push over our society. And so I don't think it's AI. I think it is the use of AI for political and... control and governmental ends that is really the thing that worries me the most. Well, that's interesting you say that because I wanted to ask you about another thing with Anthropic as an example. So one of their leaders, Evan Hubinger, has said there is a greater than 10% chance that within the next decade, AI could kill humans. And one of the reasons that he may have said this was because he believes AI is becoming a super intelligence. So you can explain Explain what that is in a little bit, but I want to ask you. Essentially, should companies be required to place guardrails on these advancements, and what type of guardrails would need to be put on them? Well, first of all, I'm surprised if an AI hasn't killed somebody already by accident. Again, I don't think they have the sort of malevolent will to go out and get rid of people. But I think that we ought to be very worried about the possibility that AI will be weaponized. If you look at our economy and our dependence on data and infrastructure in data centers and so forth, and try to imagine what an AI that had been programmed to hack into our core systems could do, and to bring them offline, take down the credit card system, take down the economy, that's something that we ought to worry about. And I don't think we have any defense against that, and there's a lot of players out there there that I think would love to do that. So to your point earlier, you think that the humans would be the ones that would make the AI do that, but AI wouldn't do that on its own. I don't think so, because I don't think they have the volition to do that. I mean, at present, they just do what they're told. And if you tell them to do something stupid, they'll do something stupid. Tell them to do something, even if it's not stupid, they may get out of control and come up with a poor way of doing that. But there is research that's going on to try to mitigate this. It's called alignment research is the buzzword, where there's a lot of scientists and they're very bright and they are ethical people are working to try to ensure that AI. I, uh... is aligned with the interests of humanity rather than becoming the Skynet or whatever that takes over the world. And I hope that they succeed. And that's why I think it would be a mistake to stop. We're already over the threshold where AI is potentially dangerous. I think that the best way to mitigate that danger is going to be to get to the point where the AIs are no longer stupid like toddlers and have a moral sense. Now, we have about 40 seconds left, and I want to ask you one last question. Your novel, Carbon Zero, explores what could happen when an AI is designed to help humanity spirals out of control. Without giving... Too much more away that you already did. What makes this story particularly compelling and what do you hope readers will take away? I think what I'd like people to come away with is that AI is a disruptive technology and when you put it on top of a society that is already disrupting itself, bad things can happen. All right. Craig Stanfield, thank you so much for coming. We appreciate having you on the show. Thank you very much. All right. And if you would like to, are interested in exploring what could happen when artificial intelligence gets out of control, Craig's latest novel, Carbon Zero, brings these possibilities to life in a gripping AI thriller. You can find Carbon Zero on Amazon, and right now, the Kindle edition is available at a special price of just $2.99. Be sure to check it out. And a move to curb the influence of the Chinese Communist Party in the U.S., the Pentagon is designating Confucius Institutes as a national security threat. Confucius Institutes are directly funded by the CCP and push the regime's propaganda in universities. Congress banned them in 2018, but War Secretary Pete Hegstead says they have come back disguised in new forms. He says 80 new cells across 30 universities had popped up under different names. The secretary announces that the Pentagon has added these organizations to its list of institutions that threaten U.S. national security. He says the department has dismantled all of the new cells in the past two months. He urges American universities to stay vigilant and not allow CCP influences to come back in. And Brazil is set to hold a presidential runoff election this weekend. The son of former President Jair Bolsonaro is running against incumbent left-leaning Lula da Silva. Both of them held massive rallies across the country this week, mobilizing voters. NTD's international correspondent Arian Pasdar has the story from Brazil. A pro-Bolsonaro rally in Brazil being started with the Lord's Prayer. Right-leaning presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro is trying to win voters by representing traditional values, among other things. Supporters of his held rallies across Brazil this week, all of them in states where mostly left-leaning voters live. Turnout at the events was still big, with most people using their traditional yellow Brazil soccer jersey and waving Brazilian flags. Supporters of incumbent left-leaning Lula da Silva holding events as well, with many of them using red clothes, often with a red star representing Lula's workers party. Earlier this week, Lula's campaign accused the American company Meta of manipulating the algorithm allegedly favoring Flavio Bolsonaro. Norwich. Responding to a court order, Meta said it never favored any candidate, blaming technical problems not limited to Brazil. Lula has been campaigning on the promise to distance Brazil from the United States and instead work closer with China. Bolsonaro, meanwhile, is promising the exact opposite, closer ties with the US. And some of his supporters at one of the events this week tell me that's exactly what they want. The relationship with the United States is extremely important. The United States was the first democracy worldwide. The Brazilian constitution is based on the American constitution. Meanwhile, China has a one-party system. There's no opposition. And people's liberties, such as press freedom, aren't guaranteed in China. I believe Flávio is going to do that. Flavio will seek closer ties with the U.S., As his father did during his time. Meanwhile, Lula literally tried phasing out the use of the US dollar and create a new currency with China. Flavio certainly won't do that. Now Flavio is widely believed to win the run of election, despite Poles having the two candidates more or less tied. But it's important to note that during the first round, which Flavio won, most Poles had him losing by a wide margin. Also, throughout the entire history of modern Brazil, The candidate who won the first round always won the second round as well. Ariane Pastar, NTD News. Professional chefs in France are coaching amateurs at an annual competition in the French Alps. Participants rely on teamwork to craft their dishes, with some volunteers stepping into the kitchen for the first time. NTD's Andrew Thomas has the details. 3, 2, 1. The crowd gathers in the French Alps for this annual food festival. Here, seasoned chefs wear boxing gloves, attempting to motivate locals to sharpen their skills in the kitchen. Chef Mohamed Sheikh is somehow able to work this pepper grinder. Preparing a recipe, even a simple one, with someone who isn't used to cooking, while I've got my hands inside a pair of gloves, is quite a real challenge. Today, Patricia Maton is a sous-chef, and an enthusiastic participant. I absolutely love it. I've been dreaming of taking part for years, and now I've been selected. I just love it." I love it. Head chef Tom Negra coaches his own sous-chef cracking eggs for an omelette, his own hands bound by the leather boxing gloves. You feel like helping out. You feel like getting your hands in there. Right, let's go take a look at the omelette now. Head chef Viviane Pissacane is a seasoned professional. The season 17 winner of Top Chef France cuts her sous-chef some slack. We had a burnt pan, but that's okay. It happens to everyone. Honestly, though, I loved it. The contestant was great. He cooked really well. It's going to be great. Chef Eric Fréchon is one of the judges at this year's competition. His accolades include three Michelin stars, with his Paris restaurant voted best in the world three times. It wasn't straightforward, because we had contestants whose cooking ability was unknown to us beforehand, and the chefs tasked with coaching them could only use verbal instructions. No hands-on help whatsoever. That made it a bit frustrating for the chefs guiding them. At the same time, it was a fun, playful challenge. It's not easy to make an omelette soufflé. The chefs are under a bit of pressure, but the challenge proved entertaining for the crowd. Well, it's been super nice. It was really interesting. Plus, we got to see various chefs, whom we already knew from television, in action, working alongside, shall we say, assistants, who had never cooked before. It was quite funny, and even with a touch of irony, the atmosphere remained lighthearted and fun. One way to make the kitchen more approachable for aspiring chefs. Andrew Thomas, NTD News. You may have heard about or seen Shen Yun performing arts. Now, there's a chance to see the extraordinary techniques of Shen Yun dancers up close. The company will soon premiere its 2026 Mid-Autumn Festival Technique Showcase. Now each year during the Mid-Autumn Festival, Shen Yun's top dancers and rising stars gather at the company's headquarters in New York for a technique showcase. It offers viewers the chance to witness the art form behind the global phenomenon. The showcase features the pinnacle of classical Chinese dance techniques. 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Undergoing a traditional 9-round handcrafted process of steaming and drying to unlock full potency and absorption. Experience pure natural energy with Puritang Black Ginseng. Order now at Puritang.com. And now for your sports news, we're joined by NTD's Dave Martin. Dave, good to see you as always. Good to see you, Arlene. And on a Friday. Again, not on a Saturday. We'll get used to it eventually. Eventually, yeah, we'll get used to it. All right, so we're going to start off with hockey today. How about that? Yeah. Hahaha. I'll take it. We don't talk about hockey enough. We never talk about it, so let's talk about it. So we've got a blockbuster trade to report as the New Jersey Devils have acquired all-star goalie Connor Hellebuck. From Winnipeg Jets, so he's planning to undergo surgery this offseason, though, right? Yeah, well, you know what? It looks like he's good to go anyway. But anyway, this is a blockbuster trade, of course. Devils getting probably the best goalie, I would say, probably in the world at this point. Carney Hellebeck going to New Jersey as the Devils traded four players and two future draft picks just to get him. Now, the players are forwards Dawson Mercer, Nick Bugstad, and Alexander Kman. Plus they get goalie Nico Dawes, plus a seventh-round draft pick in 2027 and a second-round pick in 2029, all to get Hellebuck. The 33-year-old Hellebuck won the Vezina Trophy three times as the NHL's top goalie, also won the Hart Trophy, which is essentially the league's MVP award. He's probably the most famous for leading the U.S. to an Olympic gold medal win earlier this year, especially from that outstanding championship game he played against Canada Canada, where he was stopping Stopping shot after shot there until the U.S. was finally able to overtake them in overtime. So this trade is actually going to unite Hellebuck with the player who scored that game-winning goal, Jack Hughes, who's the center for the Devils. Hellebuck had requested a trade out of Winnipeg. He's already amassed nearly a million dollars, actually, in fines. No word on when he first suits up for the Devils, but their next game is going to be on Saturday against the L.A. Kings. Who does that? Who asks for a trade? Is that common? That is not, well... Actually, it's becoming more common. I'm not sure what the issue was. He never actually said what the problem was. But all of a sudden, because the guy's got four more years on his contract. It was a bit unusual to get this. And it sounds like the Jets have been working for months trying to get the right deal. I guess this was it. They finally did it, huh? All right, well, let's go to the NBA next because there's no football here right now. We're looking at the league's opening night. Doubleheader on Tuesday attracted a record TV audience. Is that unusual? Well, I was a little surprised at it, you know, but whatever. I mean, I will say... LeBron James and the Sixers were playing that night against the New York Knicks. So there was certainly good reason. Oh, I see. There we go. We had three games on that day. The Knicks were part of it, as you said. It was a doubleheader at night that really attracted the record audience. An average of 6.4 million viewers. On NBC and Peacock saw the Knicks lose to the Sixers and the Thunder beat the Spurs in the nightcap. Now, the Knicks versus Sixers game definitely was the main attractive as a record opening night primetime audience of 7.7 million viewers saw that one. That was LeBron James' debut as a Philadelphia 76ers, scored 14 points and 9 rebounds. Also, all-star Jalen Brown made his debut for them as well, going for 19 points. It was actually Tyrese Maxey that scored a game-high 28 in the win. So, the Knicks started the season 0-1-1. Tonight, they play again, this time in Boston. Celtics were, of course, that team that traded away Jalen Brown to the Sixers, which actually making the Sixers probably a threat to make two of the Knicks, winning a second time in a row here. So, Knicks versus Celtics night, 7 p.m. Eastern time. Actually, one of 12 games on in the NBA today. So, you're saying the Sixers are a threat to the Knicks this time around? I say that the Sixers are a threat. Wow. I mean, you've already, listen, Jalen Brown. He's very good. He's only, like, 30 years old. LeBron is 41, but he's the best 40-year-old in the history of the NBA. I think I can say that. You've got Joel Embiid and the aforementioned Tyrese Maxey. On paper, they look like they have the most talent. Certainly, Joel Embiid has had injury problems before. I think his health is probably going to be the number one factor in that. The Knicks, though, I will say their production seems to outmatch or outweigh their star status on the floor. They don't have, like, the MVP kind of players. But somehow they play beyond that. So I'm going to cover myself both ways with that one, all right? Okay. We'll hold you to it later. Really going out on a limb here. Yeah, okay. All right, so we're going to move to baseball to get you off of that limb. And we're going to talk about the World Series starting tonight in Milwaukee between the Rays and the Brewers. What do you think of that matchup? You know, from a couple of perspectives, this is actually a pretty compelling matchup. Brewers had the best record in the National League. Rays had the best record in the American League. So it was best versus best. Plus, what has been mentioned before, neither of these franchises has ever won a World Series, so it's unique from that perspective. In fact, this is the first World Series since 1920 that neither team has actually won one. Now, as far as star power goes, this is not like Dodgers versus Yankees two years ago. That was a dream matchup for TV executives. You had Shohei Ohtani on the star side of Dodgers on one side, and, of course, Aaron Judge leading the star side of Yankees on the other side. It was two of the biggest TV markets as well. But maybe, of course, we find a new star this year. The Brewers certainly have a compelling one in starter Jacob Mizorowski, who starts tonight opposite Nick Martinez. Now, Mizorowski should win the National League Cy Young Award, but in this postseason, he's made two starts. He has not made it past the fifth inning in either star, so we'll have to see. Tampa Bay, though, has really got their own budding young star in Junior Camaro, a 23-year-old slugger, hit 42 home runs in the regular season, but he had none in the playoffs until Game 6 of the ALCS. So maybe that gets them going. And tonight's game starts at 8 p.m. Eastern and will be played in Milwaukee. All right. And with that, I thank you so much, Dave, for that report. Thank you, Arlene. All right. And that's all for today's news. For round-the-clock coverage, visit us at NTD.com or download our NTD app. I'm Arlene Richards. This is Dave Martin. We thank you so much for tuning in. And we'll have you have a good night.