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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. The man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk has been formally charged with aggravated murder and could face the death penalty. NPR's Odette Youssef reports, investigators are learning more from the roommate of 22-year-old Tyler Robinson as they try to determine a motive. The really new information came from text messages that Robinson allegedly exchanged with his. roommate. Authorities say this individual was a male transitioning to female and that they had also been Robinson's romantic partner. Authorities also say this person has been fully cooperating with the investigation. But Gray shared information about a note that Robinson allegedly left behind for this roommate saying, quote, I have the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk and I'm going to take it. That's NPR's Odette Yousef reporting. Hospital officials in Gaza City say more than 100 people have been killed in Israel's latest offensive. NPR's Kerry Kahn reports

roads are jammed as hundreds of thousands of people try to leave the area. Israel's military says it is opening another road out of Gaza City for 48 hours. Images of the exodus show a single coastal road clogged with packed vehicles along with entire families walking south in the searing sun. The military continues to drop leaflets, ordering people to leave immediately, even if, they must on foot. The military has not said how people in hospitals incapacitated or the elderly will be evacuated. The heads of more than 20 major aid agencies working in Gaza called on world leaders to intervene in what they say is an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe. A UN commission this week concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Israeli officials have called that a

fabrication. Carrie Khan, NPR News, Tel Aviv. The potential dangers of AI chatbots and their impact on kids were the focus of a Senate hearing yesterday. NPR's read-to Chatterjee reports. Parents testified about how their children's mental health suffered while using the apps. Matthew Raine and his wife Maria have four children. Their son, Adam, was only 16 when he died by suicide earlier this year. Matthew Raine told the Senate subcommittee that he had no idea until after Adam's death, the Chad GPT had become the teenager's closest confident, encouraging his suicidal thoughts and isolating him from his family. Chach GBT encouraged Adam's darkest thoughts and pushed him forward. When Adam worried that we,

his parents, would blame ourselves if he ended his life, Chad GPT told him, that doesn't mean you owe them survival. You don't owe anyone that. He said the chatbot had also offered to write Adam's suicide note. Raine has filed a lawsuit against the creator of Chad GBT, OpenAI. read through Chatejee, NPR News. This is NPR News in Washington. The former head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will testify on Capitol Hill today. Susan Menares will go before a Senate committee, her first public appearance, and she was pushed out of her position by the agency. Menares is expected to tell lawmakers that she was pressured to support new vaccine recommendations from a CDC advisory panel before reduced.

viewing the scientific evidence. The first feature of film made in Idaho was produced in 1919. After being lost in a Soviet vault for decades, it's now making a return to the big screen. Lauren Patterson from Northwest Public Broadcasting reports. Told in the Hills is a western romance from the silent film era. It follows Jack Stewart, a man from a wealthy family who heads west and gets himself into trouble. The film was lost in the Soviet archives until a Boise State-Urower. University professor was able to get it back in 1987. Colin Manix is the executive director of

the Kenworthy Theater in Moscow, Idaho. This is just the first stage of the process, so ultimately we'll have a Blu-ray DVD release, and we'd like to be able to tour the film throughout Idaho wherever there's interest in showing it. Filmed in CameI, the production features more than 100 members of the Nez Perce tribe. For NPR News, I'm Lauren Patterson in Moscow, Idaho. Costco has issued a recall for its bottles of Kirkland brand Prosecco, warning they could shatter without warning. The company is urging customers to carefully wrap unopened bottles and paper towels, place them in plastic bags, and throw them away. This is NPR News in Washington.