Strait of Hormuz Reopens, ICE Director Steps Down, Singer Arrested and more

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April 17th.

Iran says the Strait of Hormuz is open.

Foreign Minister Abbas Aragache says the passage for all commercial vessels through the

Strait of Hormuz is declared completely open in line with the ceasefire and Lebanon

between Israel and Hezbollah that was announced yesterday.

The key passage has basically been shut since the war broke out, kicking up oil prices

worldwide and spiking gas prices here in the US.

So this could, and I'll stress could, be a major moment.

US stocks are up on the news.

Global oil prices slid down more than 10% to below $90 a barrel at one point.

But CNN Business Senior reporter David Goldman says lots more has to happen for things to

get back to normal.

Nothing has changed yet.

Oil hasn't gotten out of the street yet, it just opened.

So a lot is left to be seen about what actually happens if the president says that Iranian oil

isn't going to get out.

Well, okay.

So how does that work?

You know, that's a military effort.

We still have forces in place to make sure that that blockade holds.

And so this is a sentiment reaction.

This is folks saying we think that this is what's going to happen, but we need to see

it actually moving out.

Trump wrote on True Social this morning, the US blockade of Iranian ports would remain

in place until their deal with Iran is, quote, 100% complete.

President has said the next round of talks between the US and Iran could happen as soon

as this weekend.

The two-week ceasefire is set to expire next week.

All right, coming up, a major voice in President Trump's immigration enforcement crackdown

is stepping aside.

I'll tell you why in a bit.

British counterterrorism officers have been scouring the area around the Israeli embassy

in London today.

Matt Jukes is the Deputy Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police.

Counterterrorism policing London are aware of a video shared online overnight in which

a group claim to have targeted the nearby embassy of Israel with drones carrying dangerous

substances.

And whilst we can confirm that the embassy has not been attacked, we're carrying out urgent

inquiries to determine the authenticity of the video and to identify any potential link

between it and the items discarded in Kensington Gardens.

The video he's referencing was allegedly posted by a shadowy pro-Iranian group.

There's been a spate of recent arson attacks in London, an attack on Jewish community ambulances

last month, and two that happened on Wednesday of this week, an attempted arson attack at

a synagogue and an arson attack on the offices of a Persian language media organization.

Counterterrorism policing units said it was investigating and making arrests in those

cases.

Acting immigration and customs enforcement director Todd Lyons is stepping down from

his position later this spring.

Homeland Security Secretary Mark Wayne Mullin made the announcement in a statement calling

him, quote, a great leader of ICE, and a key player in the Trump administration's immigration

crackdown.

Lyons was under immense scrutiny as the agency ramped up arrests last year and faced backlash

after the shootings of two U.S. citizens by ICE agents in January.

Mullin says Lyons' last day at ICE will be May 31st.

He didn't give a reason for Lyons' departure or indicate who will lead the agency next.

An internal memo obtained by CNN lines wrote the decision wasn't easy, but, quote, the

right decision for his family.

My friends, my family, first and foremost, thank you!

That was Anna Lilia Mejia speaking to supporters at a watch party in New Jersey last night.

She's projected to win a special election in the state's 11th district.

Her victory will help Democrats chip away at Republicans' razor-thin majority in the

U.S. House.

Mejia had defeated Republican Joe Hathaway to fill the remainder of the term left open by

Mikey Sherrill, who was elected as New Jersey governor in November.

The two are also running in their party's June primaries for a full-to-year term starting

in January.

Mejia's win is seen as a boon for progressives.

When asked if she sees herself as part of the so-called squad, the progressive group

in the House that includes representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Taleeb,

he said the squad she's most focused on are the voters in her district.

One more break when we come back, a popular singer arrested.

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Authorities say the singer called David, which is style D4VD, has been arrested on suspicion

of killing a 14-year-old girl whose body was found decomposing in his Tesla last year.

CNN anchor and chief legal analyst, Laura Cotes, says more.

Celeste Rivas Hernandez was her name and she's reported missing from her home about 90 minutes

outside of Los Angeles back in 2024.

And according to CNN investigation, she had known David since she was 13 when she appeared

in a live stream video that he shot.

Now, it's unclear how she died.

David is currently being held in jail without bail.

His attorneys released a statement to CNN saying in part, quote, let us be clear.

The actual evidence in this case will show that David Burke did not murder Celeste Rivas

Hernandez and he was not the cause of her death.

All right, that's all I've got for right now.

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