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MN ICE Withdrawal, Climate Protection Erased & True Love Tested - Friday, February 13, 2026
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Today is Friday, February 13th. We're talking about the unprecedented and controversial immigration enforcement operation coming to an end in Minnesota and how you could be impacted by a homeland Security shutdown expected to kick in at midnight. Also, another key development in the search for Nancy Guthrie and more fallout from revelations in the Epstein files. Plus, the most aggressive move by President Trump to roll back climate change regulations, all the happy, sad and history making moments from the Winter Olympics and a senior couple's love story that's inspiring romantics everywhere ahead of Valentine's Day. Those stories and even more news to know coming up. Welcome to the Newsworthy. All the day's news in less than 15 minutes. I'm Lacie Evans in for Erica. Mandy, thanks so much for being here. Let's do this. The largest immigration enforcement deployment in US History is coming to an end. White House border czar Tom Homan announced federal immigration agents will start leaving Minnesota over the course of the next week. Homan says the operation has already been a success, citing figures like 4,000 arrests. But Democratic Governor Tim Walz says the operation left Minnesotans with, as he put it, deep damage, generational trauma and economic ruin. Of course, federal agents actions in the crackdown prompted criticism that reached a peak in the aftermath of two deadly shootings. And some critics are still demanding more accountability. For now, immigration agents are still out making arrests in Minnesota, and Homan says a small footprint of agents will stay behind as others transition to their next assignments. To be continued, top immigration officials were back on Capitol Hill, this time faced with questioning in the Senate. And once again, the big focus was on the deaths of Renee Goode and Alex Preddy, but in the hands of federal officers. The officials were specifically asked about use of force policies and how officers are training in de escalation. And they watched a frame by frame video taken by witnesses of the events leading up to Preddy's death. For now, the leaders won't talk about specifics of the ongoing investigation, but they say the body cam footage from agents involved in the Preddy shooting will eventually be released. This comes as the Homeland Security Department is just hours away from a potential shutdown legislation to keep DHS running past midnight. Ferry failed in the Senate. Most Democrats voted against it, saying they haven't made enough progress in negotiations with Republicans to put new restrictions on immigration enforcement. GOP leaders say they were willing to meet some of the Dems demands, but that others were unreasonable. Either way, the Senate isn't expected to hold any more votes before a shutdown starts, and many senators have already left town so assuming a shutdown does happen, the agency will have to suspend non essential operations. That might not matter much to most Americans, since DHS deemed the vast majority of its employees essential last fall, meaning they have to keep working no matter what. Still, many workers could start to miss pay if the shutdown drags on. It's also worth noting a shutdown would directly impact tsa, so it could ultimately lead to airport delays and flight cancellations. There might be slower responses to disaster relief since FEMA would also be impacted, among other things. To be continued, Investigators are now working with new clues in their search for Today show anchor Savannah Guthrie's mother. For example, there's a new surveillance video, this one from a home near Nancy Guthrie's property. It shows a man trying to scale a wall around the time of Guthrie's disappearance. He's apparently wearing a gray jacket and backpack similar to the one worn by a masked man seen outside Guthrie's door that same night. Still, it's not clear whether or how they might be connected. Officials are still hoping for more evidence to make that clearer. They're asking everyone within a two mile radius of Guthrie's neighborhood to pull any video that might show something unusual. In the month leading up to Nancy's disappearance, the FBI increased the award amount to $100,000 for information leading to Guthrie or anything that could help them make an arrest in the case. Meanwhile, Savannah Guthrie says she will never give up on her mom, and once again yesterday she thanked everyone for their hope and pray. The top lawyer at Goldman Sachs is stepping down in the face of Epstein Related Backlash Kathryn Rummler had risen to the top ranks of Wall street to become Goldman's general counsel. In her past as a prosecutor, she helped try Enron executives. She was also picked as White House counsel by former President Obama, and she was once considered a candidate to be U.S. attorney General. But the Epstein files show Rummler was also a close ally of the convicted sex offender 3 through his 2019 arrest. In fact, documents show Epstein called her the night he was arrested. They also detail their chatty emails in which she called him Uncle Jeffrey and confided in him about intensely personal details about her life. She also seemed to advise him on how to respond in the media to women who accused him of abusing them when they were underage. They detail several luxury gifts he gave her, like handbags, a fur coat, $10,000 in Bergdorf Goodman gift cards, spa time and more. Rummler still insists her relationship with Epstein was only professional and that she regrets ever knowing him. And there have never been any public criminal accusations against her. Goldman Sachs has actually backed Rummler for months, saying she was considered a valuable member of management. Now, as backlash grows, she says leaving is in the best interest of the company. This weekend is ushering in another risk of severe weather, this time for millions of people across the American the storm system is expected to bring several inches of rain and thunderstorms from Texas to the Carolinas. It's seen as a relief since much of the region is dealing with the driest winter on record. But storms could also bring flash flooding. There's also a small chance of hail, strong winds and isolated tornadoes. Everything is set to start today and last for the next couple of days before the storm moves off the east coast by Monday. More news is still ahead, but first, here's your main host, Erica Mandy to talk about our sponsor.
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The US has now rolled back a landmark climate finding that's been the basis for America's climate change action. We're talking about the finding that greenhouse gases threaten human health and welfare. It was first published in 2009 and is now used to justify and apply limits on emissions from cars, power plants, factories and more. Without it, it's expected to be difficult for the EPA to regulate greenhouse gases at all. The Trump administration says these efforts will save trillions of dollars in regulatory costs, making it more affordable to buy a car, heat a home and run a business. But critics say it will be costly in the long term, since climate change has the potential to worsen natural disasters and make Americans sicker. Legal challenges are expected. The US has signed another trade deal, this time with Taiwan, and that's big. So since the US Is reliant on Taiwan for its production of computer chips, under this deal, most of Taiwan's exports to the US will be taxed at a 15% rate, the same as what other trading partners in the region pay, like Japan and South Korea. In return, the Trump administration says Taiwan agreed to remove or reduce 99% of its tariff barriers. That's expected to make it easier for the US to sell cars, pharmaceutical drugs and food products in Taiwan. But the most critical part of this deal may be about investing. Taiwanese companies are now slated to invest in the production of computer chips in the U.S. taiwan also says American companies will be putting money into Taiwanese industries. Already this week, Nvidia signed a land deal in Taipei to build a headquarters office with another day of Olympic competition in the books, there's a lot to talk about on and off the ice. Yesterday began with American skier Breezy Johnson getting engaged at the finish of her her run in the Alpine Super G Metal event. Also, Rich Rouenen became the oldest American Winter Olympian by getting some time in men's curling. And American Jesse Diggins, who's the most decorated cross country skier in US History, fought off an injury to win bronze in her event. American snowboarding superstar Chloe Kim won silver in the women's halfpipe, second only to a 17 year old South Korean athlete who Kim mentored earlier in her career. Also, the American men's hockey team dominated Latvia in its debut, raising hopes of Team USA winning its first hockey gold since the 1980s. Miracle on Ice There's a lot more Olympics to go too. Today is a big day for American figure skater Ilya Malinin, who is known as the Quad God since he is the only skater to land a quad. Axel, the gold medal favorite, sits atop the standings entering today's free skate this weekend. There are also plenty of big events in skiing, snowboarding, speed skating, ice hockey, and there's a lot going on this weekend. For starters, NBA All Star Weekend is happening on tnt. Tonight is the All Star Celebrity Game, featuring popular singers streamers and pro athletes who typically play other sports. Tomorrow it's events like the three point contest and Slam dunk contest and Sunday is the big All Star Game featuring some of the biggest names in the league like LeBron James, Devin Booker, Anthony Edwards, Jalen Brunson and Kevin Durant. Also, tomorrow is Valentine's Day, so of course it's time to celebrate all kinds of love and and fast food chains are getting into the spirit. White castle is turning 300 of its locations into Love Castles. Restaurants like Burger King and Shake Shack have Buy One, Get One promos going. Today Dave and Buster's has a date nights duo deal and Pizza Hut is selling heart shaped pizzas while Krispy Kreme, dunkin donuts and 711 are selling heart shaped donuts. Then Monday is President's Day. This one is a federal holiday so that means government offices will be closed and and services like the US Postal Service will not be operating. It's also a big one for retailers with several sales already starting. If you're one of the people who gets the day off from work or school as well, enjoy the three day weekend. That's it for the main news today. But now it's time for Feel Good Friday where we bring you one extra feel good or positive news story before the weekend. But first, here's your main host, Erica Mandy, again with a word about our sponsor.
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Okay, now back to Feel Good Friday. In the spirit of Valentine's Day this weekend, we wanna tell you a story that about how true love can endure even the most challenging of obstacles. Just look to 77 year old Michael O'Reilly and 78 year old Linda Feltman. They were first married 39 years ago. Of course, in that time, they've gone through their share of challenges, most recently O'Reilly's dementia. There are now times when he can't remember his wife's name or even that she's his wife at all. And while that can, of course, be tough to deal with, the couple says in their case, it also has allowed them to fall in love over and over again. In fact, last year when Feldman visited her husband at a memory care facility, he asked her a question she had already answered nearly four decades earlier. Will you marry me? And Feldman answered the same way, yes. When staff at the facility found out, they offered to plan a wedding. So last month, the couple actually got married a second time. This wedding was an intimate ceremony complete with family, friends and caregivers. Their original wedding album was also on display. Staff members say the couple was overjoyed and everyone made it clear, even though the fairytale was different than the one they dreamed of, they still have a lot to celebrate. Thank you so much for listening today. We'll be back tomorrow with our special edition Saturday episode. And this is a fun one. We're talking to an entertainment critic about the movies to catch up on before the Academy Awards. Then we're off for President's Day on Monday. But join us again Tuesday for the next Daily News roundup. For now on, have a great weekend.