Trump Touts Economic Policies, Tornado Threat Continues, Latest Epstein Deposition and more

Hey, from CNN, I'm a former DK, with the five things you need to know for Wednesday, March 11th.

After so many years of politicians who sold out the working men and women of our country,

we finally have a president who puts American workers.

President Donald Trump touted his economic policies during a speech in Kentucky today.

That's as Americans are feeling the pinch at the pump as the war with the Ron continues.

Trump touted an international agreement to release stockpiled oil reserves, arguing it would keep energy prices in check.

Iran has effectively shut down a key oil route responsible for transporting one-fifth of the world's oil supply, known as the Strait of Formuse,

and tensions have sent oil prices soaring.

Three ships were attacked near the Strait earlier in the day according to the UK's maritime agency, with Iran claiming responsibility for at least two attacks.

Trump said he didn't believe Iran successfully laid any mines in the Strait, and that the U.S. had taken out, quote,

just about all of their mining ships.

Despite Trump's claims two people familiar with U.S. intelligence reporting on the issue, says that Iran has begun laying mines.

He also told Axias the war will end, quote, soon, claiming there's little left to target.

Still ahead, more severe weather for parts of the U.S.

The U.S. military accidentally struck an elementary school in southern Iran last month, likely due to outdated information about a nearby naval base.

That's according to two sources briefed on the preliminary findings of an ongoing military investigation.

Iranian state media says the Strait killed at least 168 children and 14 teachers.

Today, Trump said he wasn't aware of a New York Times report that said a military probe had found at least preliminarily that the U.S. was responsible for the deadly strike.

The President previously asserted that Iran might be to blame.

Meanwhile, a senior Iranian commander suggested high-speed underwater missiles could be used in the war in the coming days, but CNN cannot independently verify those claims.

A severe weather threat continues across a wide area of the U.S. after a deadly tornado tore through a rural community in Indiana last night, killing two people.

A 77-year-old resident from the area tells CNN he heard the winds as the tornado passed over his house and says all of the trees in his yard except for one were taken out.

The wife was in the bathtub, and I just walked in, and by the time I walked in, it was over. It was that quick.

CNN's Alison Chinchar is tracking the forecast.

Hey, FOMO, we're watching severe storms move across the southeast in Ohio Valley right now.

We've already had tornado watches in some of these areas earlier today is the first round of severe storms rolled through.

Additional tornado watches are now in effect through the evening hours. The risk extends all the way from Pennsylvania down through the Louisiana.

The main threats will be damaging winds and a few tornadoes, but we can't rule out some quarter-size hail as well.

Jeffrey Epstein's longtime accountant Richard Khan answered questions for nearly seven hours on Capitol Hill.

It's part of the House Oversight Committee's investigation into the late convicted sex offender.

There's a bipartisan push to learn more about Epstein's finances and how they were tied to his crimes.

The committee had been digging into those finances for months ahead of the interview through subpoenas to banks and visits to the Treasury Department.

House Oversight chair James Comer said the panel found many expenditures went toward college tuition for some of Epstein's victims.

CNN has reached out to an attorney for con for comment.

Coming up, some relief for travelers flying back into the U.S. from abroad.

I'm Dr. Sanjay Gupta, host of the Chasing Life Podcast.

Dr. Zachary Rubin, he's a pediatric allergist, clinical immunologist, and he just recently released his book called

All About Allergies.

With food allergies, we know that that's been around for thousands of years, but just described differently, right?

There's even ancient Chinese texts that talk about avoiding specific foods during pregnancy or different parts of life, so there's definitely evidence that it's been around.

And it's probably as a protective measure against toxins or parasites that were found in food, and it became this more exaggerated response.

Listen to Chasing Life, streaming now, wherever you get your podcasts.

The Department of Homeland Security has restored the global entry program.

It lets pre-screen travelers skip long customs lines when flying back into the U.S.

Last month, the agency said it would temporarily pause both TSA pre-check and global entry, so the Department could focus on general boarding amid a partial government shutdown.

But DHS quickly walks back the TSA pre-check pause.

Longer lines are appearing at times at many airport security checkpoints, since TSA officers are not being paid.

And could lead to fewer people showing up for work.

That's a wrap. Join us again at 7 a.m. Eastern.

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This week on the podcast, Terms of Service.

There's a growing category of products aimed specifically at addressing women's unique health needs.

These tools and services are sometimes known as FEM tech, and they can provide big opportunities and benefits,

but they can also come with some risks.

To walk us through all of this, I spoke with Bethany Corbin.

Bethany is an attorney and CEO of FEM Innovation, where she advises startups, clinicians, and healthcare organizations.

In my opinion, what it really does is gives us a collective language to talk about women's healthcare innovation and the tools that are out there,

so that we can take control of our healthcare experiences and know how to advocate for ourselves,

and a system that's probably not been designed to advocate for us.

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