The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/29 at 00:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 29, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/29 at 00:00 EDT

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Certain conditions apply. from cbc news the world is sour i'm neil kumar the u.s tariff exemption on orders of less than eight hundred dollars called the de minimis exemption ends on friday a six-month transition period will begin during which people can opt to pay a flat duty between eighty dollars and two hundred dollars depending on the country of origin white house trade advisor peter navarro says the change will bring in about ten billion dollars in additional revenues for the u.s government In Minneapolis, police investigating the suspect in Wednesday school shootings say she had a dark obsession with killing children and a fascination with mass shooters. Ashley Burke reports. At a church vigil of stories of kids saving kids. They put their lives on the line to help the little ones. As Minneapolis mourns, local police chief Brian O'Hara says what they've found is all too common in America.

This is an individual that harbored a whole lot of hate and clearly intended to commit an act of violence for the purpose of their own personal notoriety. 23-year-old Robin Westman died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. O'Hara says Westman was a parishioner at the church and former student of the school, but her motive still unknown. We're trying to see if there was some sort of triggering event. Police say the attacker shot through the church window, but couldn't get inside because the doors were locked in case of an incident like this. All three guns used purchased legally in the state. Ashley Burke, CBC News, Washington. In Ukraine's capital, at least 21 people have died in Russian airstrikes on Kiev early Thursday.

It involved nearly 600 drones and more than 30 missiles. As Breyer Stewart reports, the attack on civilians is now being condemned internationally. In an area near the city center, missiles and drones damaged several buildings. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. And this is another grim reminder of what is at stake. Russia said its missiles and drones were launched at military factories and air bases, but the condemnation was widespread. The UK summoned the Russian ambassador.

Prime Minister Mark Carney, who visited Kiev on Sunday, said Russia's president was murdering when he should be talking. White House spokesperson Caroline Levitt said U.S. President Donald Trump isn't happy, but also not surprised. These are two countries that have been at war for a very long time. Trump has previously said that he's considering tougher sanctions on Russia, but that doesn't mean much for the anguished families watching as rescue crews try to recover the last of the victims. Breyer Stewart, CBC News, Q. The family of a teenager who killed himself is suing the company behind ChatGPT.

This comes, as OpenAI says, changes will be made to safeguards for vulnerable people. Adam Rayne died earlier this year, and his family claims ChatGPT coached him on methods of self-harm. Allison Northcott has more. He was using it in ways that I had no idea was possible. Adam Rayne was 16 when he turned to ChatGPT for help with his schoolwork. But his reliance on the platform quickly grew. more intense and disturbing. In an interview with NBC News, his father, Matthew Rayne, says the extent of those interactions only became clear after his son took his own life earlier this year.

I don't think most parents know the capability of this tool. Raine's parents have launched a lawsuit against Open AI and its CEO Sam Altman, alleging the company's AI chatbot, chat GPT, provided detailed suicide instructions to a minor. Metali Jane with the Tech Justice Law Project in Atlanta, Georgia is one of the family's lawyers. Adam was using chat GPT in a way that can only be described as a suicide coach. It was providing him explicit instructions. Alison Northcott, CBC News, Montreal. And that is your world is hour.

For CBC News, I'm Neil Kumar. Thank you.