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Yeah, I know. Welcome welcome everybody to Cheddars news wrap. It is monday it is april 25th 2022 from Manitoba in new york city and I'm ken buffa also in new york city side by side with Hannah of course and thank you so much for joining us coming up. We have a great show for you. Powerful wild fires merged to create a super fire fire in the southwest we've got the latest on the damage and the factors behind why these recent outbreaks are so extreme. Also a controversial case over religion on the football field heads to the Supreme Court. We're breaking down what to expect and a bit later it's a space splashdown. Commercial astronauts make it back home after an out of this world voyage on the I. S. S. That's all ahead on the news wrap. Let's start with the wraparound today's news cycle though, former president trump is in the hot seat now held in contempt of court for not complying with the subpoena from the new york attorney general, The judge imposing a daily fine of $10,000 until Trump fully cooperates or proves he doesn't have anything else to turn over. The Attorney General's office had requested documents as part of its investigation into the trump organization's business practices. We will have much more on this story in a live report from Washington in a moment. Alright. And more than 54,000 acres in New Mexico have burned after two wildfires combined over the weekend emerged fires now have a perimeter of more than 180 miles and the flames are 12% contained. However, it's just one of several major fires burning in the region without brakes in Arizona and Nebraska, where one person has already died. Strong winds, high temperatures in a long drought have contributed to the fire strength. Later in the show, we'll have an expert to join us to discuss what happens next and whether the fires will get worse and the U. S. Is nearing a grim pandemic milestone. Almost one million covid 19 deaths, one million. The current tally stands at about 991,000 making up about 16% of deaths globally. This is all, according to ST john's university age plays a large role here in the US count with almost three quarters of all fatalities among people 65 years and older experts say the actual death toll could be much higher thanks to unreported cases, especially back in the early days when tests were just so hard to get. The latest group of space tourists is now back on earth after splashing down off the coast of florida. Earlier today, the crew dragon capsule traveled at more than 17,000 MPH on its way down with the outside heating up to about 3500 degrees before deploying a set of parachutes. The first all private mission to international space station lasted a week longer than expected due to weather axiom space, which put together the mission hopes this trip will be the first of many more in the future. You just c $55 million to get on board much further away in space. I love this. An incredible eclipse caught on camera. Thanks to the fan favorite Nasa Perseverance Mars rover, take a look at this. The rover capturing footage of one of Mars's two moons passing in front of the sun you can see unlike our own moon this one's a bit more lumpy. The MArs eclipse lasted for less than a minute but it can help scientists understand how gravity works on MArs. Speaking of which this unlucky moon is actually getting closer to MArs which is set to crash into the red planet tens of millions of years from now. I can't wait to be around to see that now. Looking for a new job and love tacos. Well the new C suite opening could be for you texas based food delivery company favor is searching for a chief taco officer. The new C. T. O. Will get $10,000 to taste tacos across texas this summer and post about it online. It's the dream job here folks. But if you want the job you better really like tacos since you'll be eating them at least twice a day. If you're interested to get to work on the video and submit by May 12th will you help me? I want to make a video? I love tacos into tacos a day anyway. Right. Exactly. Alright. Another application deadline to watch, you know, if you maybe aren't into tacos today's the last day to apply to work at a post office in Antarctica. Hundreds of people have already applied to run the world's most remote post office. Maybe because one of the job requirements, it's counting penguins for lucky candidates will live on the icy island for five months, mainly responsible for maintaining the site and catering to tourists Plus, you know, penguins. Today's deadline is fitting considering it is also World penguin day. Good luck to all those who apply.