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- 0:00SPEAKER_00: It's Friday, Las Vegas.
- 0:02SPEAKER_00: Here's what's making news from Las Vegas Sun.
- 0:05SPEAKER_00: Gas prices are surging across Nevada.
- 0:08SPEAKER_00: Just as Labor Day travel ramps up, AAA reported Thursday that drivers heading to Las Vegas or almost anywhere in the country for the three-day holiday weekend will face some of the highest gas prices ever seen over Labor Day.
- 0:25SPEAKER_00: In other news, the city of Las Vegas announced plans for a remembrance ceremony marking the ninth anniversary of the Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting.
- 0:35SPEAKER_00: The event will be held 7 p.m.
- 0:37SPEAKER_00: October 1st at the Las Vegas Community Hilling Garden.
- 0:41SPEAKER_00: Mayor Shelley Berkeley and Mayor Pro Tem Olivia Diaz will read the names of those killed, those 58 victims from the 2017 attack on the strip.
- 0:52SPEAKER_00: In other news, in Boston, a federal judge is raising concerns about the Trump administration's push to restrict mail ballots ahead of the November election.
- 1:03SPEAKER_00: During a two-hour hearing Thursday, Judge Indria Tawali questioned attorneys from the Justice Department and a coalition of Republican states about implementing the new rule so close to early voting, warning it could be the cause of major disenfranchment.
- 1:22SPEAKER_00: Folks, we hope that you have a great Labor Day weekend.
- 1:27SPEAKER_00: We got some football coming your way Friday night.
- 1:48SPEAKER_00: Henderson Bowl is a family tradition on both sides.
- 1:52SPEAKER_00: Additionally, UNLV football, it plays Saturday at Hawaii.
- 1:58SPEAKER_00: Big Mountain West game.
- 2:00SPEAKER_00: If you're going to win the Mountain West, you have to beat the Rainbow Warriors.
- 2:04SPEAKER_00: Everybody have a safe three day weekend.
- 2:06SPEAKER_00: We'll talk to you on the other side next Tuesday.
- 2:09SPEAKER_00: Have a great weekend.