11am Newscast September, 7, 2026

0:00The National Weather Service says Hurricane Lowell is continuing its course toward Hawaii, and tonight is expected to pass west of Kauai's coastal waters carrying high surf effects, high wind and heavy rain for all of the islands and potential flash flooding and landslides. As Hollywood finishes, a possibly record-breaking $4.7 billion summer, NPR's Bob Mandelo looks at how theaters are planning to keep audiences coming in over the fall and winter. No superheroes until December, but what fall lacks in conventional blockbusters, it hopes to make up in variety and depth, dramas include a social network follow-up called the Social Reckoning about Facebook, which was as big as the biggest country on Earth. We're not finding a congress, we're coast government. Please, please let me quote that. Action flicks from Godzilla-0 to a Hunger Games sequel. Welcome to the second quarter-quail. Biopics include Jimmy about Jimmy Stewart. I saw that in a movie. A big Osteana really works. And the true underdog story behind Sylvester Stallone's underdog story.

1:02Touch someone like Chuck Bronson, or we could do eSweet. Good guys. I play rock. Not to mention animated films for kids from Dr. Soon. I'm a cat in the heart. To Astrone the Sheep Mystery, the feast of Mosee Botto. All before Thanksgiving, usher's in award season, Bob Mandelo, NPR News. The governor of New Mexico has something to say about President Trump's social media suggestion that her state be renamed New America. She said, quote, New Mexico's name isn't up for debate declared governor Michelle Luhan Grishon. What is up for debate is who's showing up for working families. I'm Luis Givoni, NPR News, Washington. Support for NPR comes from Schwab offering the Schwab Teen Investor account where teens can gain hands-on investing experience. It's co-owned by parents and teens so parents can monitor the account while teens learn how to invest more at Schwab.com. This is NPR. Houston Public Media is licensed to the University of Houston system governed by the UH Board of Regents.

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