US announces new sanctions on top ICC figures
US announces new sanctions on top ICC figures. The KRAK 11 News hour: The World Desk, Criminal Intent, Happy Animals, Sports. Real stories from named sources, read by Chip Marlowe and Deb Sarkissian.
Aired 2026-08-18 20:52 UTC · 5 segments · 11 min · complete transcript below
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KRAK 11 NEWS
Good evening, Wexler County. I'm Chip Marlowe.
And I'm Deb Sarkissian. This is the top of the hour on KRAK 11 News.
Tonight: The World Desk, where the Trump administration announces sanctions against top officials at the International Criminal Court and vows to dismantle the court brick by brick.
Criminal Intent, where ABC and Disney sue the Federal Communications Commission, alleging the administration violated their First Amendment rights by targeting broadcast licenses and investigating The View.
Happy Animals, where researchers reveal the only creature that ever genuinely terrified Steve Irwin during forty years working with wildlife.
Steve Irwin worked with wildlife for twenty-four years.
And Sports, where Jeanie Buss is attempting to block her siblings from selling the family's remaining stake in the Lakers. All of that and more, coming up this hour.
But first: the United States government has imposed new sanctions on International Criminal Court officials following months of escalating tensions between the Trump administration and the Hague-based tribunal.
The administration stated it intends to, quote, dismantle the court brick by brick. We'll have that story and reaction from European allies when we return to The World Desk in just a few minutes.
That's next.
THE WORLD DESK
Good evening. I'm Chip Marlowe.
And I'm Deb Sarkissian. Tonight from the World Desk, the Trump administration expands its campaign against the International Criminal Court with a new round of sanctions.
Also tonight, Brazil announces a major oil discovery in contested waters near the Amazon, and a football star collapses on the pitch for the second time this week.
We begin with Washington. The administration announced sanctions today targeting senior officials at the International Criminal Court, including prosecutors and investigators involved in ongoing cases.
The ICC is headquartered in Belgium, which shares a border with France, and has been a point of tension between European allies and the United States for years.
The Netherlands.
The administration has vowed to dismantle the court, quote, brick by brick. The sanctions include asset freezes and travel restrictions on ICC personnel.
The court has a hundred twenty-three member states. The United States is not one of them.
Overseas tonight, Brazilian President Lula announced what he is calling a historic oil discovery in the Atlantic Ocean near the mouth of the Amazon River.
The exploratory drilling site is approximately four hundred miles off the coast of the Amazon basin. Environmentalists have condemned the project, citing threats to one of the most biodiverse marine ecosystems on earth.
Brazil is one of the largest producers in the Southern Hemisphere and this discovery positions them to expand significantly in the global market.
Brazil is the ninth-largest producer globally.
President Lula called the discovery a gift to the Brazilian people. Environmental groups are calling it catastrophic.
In Germany tonight, concern for Bayern Munich midfielder Jamal Musiala, who collapsed during a match for the second time in four days.
Musiala is twenty-one years old, one of the most promising midfielders in European football, and tonight his club is calling it a neurological issue under medical supervision.
The player released a statement tonight saying he is being treated for what doctors are describing as a neurological dysfunction. He did not specify a timeline for his return.
Germany's national team plays in two weeks. There is no word yet on whether Musiala will be cleared.
We'll continue to follow that story. Chip?
Thank you, Deb. In Philadelphia tonight, a man wearing what witnesses are describing as a Chucky-style horror mask has been spotted in multiple neighborhoods, alarming residents and prompting calls to police.
One resident told local media, quote, it was just weird, like some twisted game.
Police say the individual has not committed a crime, as wearing a mask in public is not illegal in Pennsylvania unless there is intent to conceal identity during the commission of an offense.
The suspect has not been identified, and no charges have been filed.
Not yet.
Coming up after the break, a Wexler County man is in custody tonight after a theft that began in broad daylight and ended six blocks later.
We'll have the details from the sheriff's office, and what investigators say the suspect was carrying when he was arrested.
Criminal Intent is next.
That's next.
CRIMINAL INTENT
Good evening. I'm Chip Marlowe.
And I'm Deb Sarkissian.
Gordo, is the camera favoring left tonight.
The camera is where it always is.
It reads slightly off-center and I would like that acknowledged before we proceed.
A suspect fleeing Louisiana deputies through a swamp was attacked by an alligator during the pursuit.
Deputies report the suspect had fled on foot after abandoning a stolen vehicle. He entered the water and was immediately confronted by the animal. Body camera captured the encounter.
The suspect survived and is in custody. Police say he will face charges including vehicle theft and evading arrest.
Deputies attempted to coordinate extraction while maintaining a perimeter in low visibility conditions with an active wildlife threat. This is textbook tactical response under environmental duress.
It's a swamp, Chip.
In Massachusetts, a Worcester man led police on what authorities are calling a slow-speed pursuit while operating a front-end loader through residential streets.
Police say the driver nearly struck multiple utility poles and swerved into oncoming traffic. He refused to exit the vehicle when it finally stopped.
Officers removed him without incident. The suspect, police allege, ignored emergency lights and continued operating heavy machinery in a manner inconsistent with public safety.
Police allege.
Thank you. Independence, Missouri police have recovered five Barbie dolls contaminated with fentanyl after they were sold at a local discount store.
The dolls themselves were not contaminated. The substance was taped inside the back of the packaging. All five dolls have been recovered and no injuries were reported.
Investigators do not believe other compromised dolls were sent to other retailers. The store has cooperated fully with the investigation.
In New York, a carjacking that ended with a stolen SUV crashing through a fence led police to more than six hundred pounds of marijuana.
The victim was driving a Toyota Sienna through Dyker Heights when three men approached, assaulted him, and forced him into the back of his own vehicle.
Police say the suspects drove off at high speed, crashed through a fence, and plunged down an embankment. The vehicle was carrying more than one hundred fifty pounds of marijuana.
Three people were arrested. Two of the carjackers and the victim, who police say was transporting the contraband at the time of the attempted robbery.
All three face charges.
Coming up, an animal that is definitely happy.
That's next.
HAPPY ANIMALS
Welcome back to KRAK 11 News. I'm Chip Marlowe.
I'm Deb Sarkissian. And before we begin, Chip has been sitting forward for the last nine minutes.
Network anchors sit forward. It reads as engaged.
It reads as a man waiting for test results.
An endangered sea turtle has completed a five-thousand-mile journey from Wales back to the coast of Texas.
The Kemp's ridley sea turtle was found cold-stunned off the Welsh coast in January, rehabilitated at an aquarium in Anglesey, and released this week near Galveston.
The turtle spent seven months in care before making the trans-Atlantic crossing. Biologists say the species nests almost exclusively in the Gulf of Mexico.
Five thousand miles. That is—
That is extraordinary. The turtle knew where it was going the entire time.
It did.
In Scotland, wildlife officials have recorded what they believe is the first documented sighting of a Scottish wildcat swimming.
The animal was spotted crossing a river in the Scottish Highlands. The species is critically endangered, with fewer than three hundred believed to remain in the wild.
Conservationists say the sighting is significant because wildcats typically avoid water. The observation suggests the population may be more adaptable than previously believed.
And this next one—this is the one that got me. Reader's Digest has published a list of animals that terrified Steve Irwin.
There's only one animal on the list.
Parrots. Steve Irwin, who wrestled crocodiles for a living, was afraid of parrots.
He said they were unpredictable and had terrible aim.
Terrible aim. That is the best thing I have heard all week.
Still ahead on KRAK 11 News, the scoreboard is back and Gordo has assured me the kerning issue has been resolved. Sports is next.
SPORTS
Good evening. I'm Chip Marlowe.
And I'm Deb Sarkissian. Welcome to the KRAK 11 Scoreboard.
We begin tonight with chess.
Magnus Carlsen has successfully defended his title at the twenty twenty-six Esports World Cup in Riyadh.
The Norwegian grandmaster is being called, quote, undoubtedly the GOAT, by tournament organizers after his victory in the rapid chess final.
Greatest of all time is a designation typically reserved for athletes with multiple world championships.
Carlsen has held the world number one ranking for over a decade, Deb.
He has.
In Major League Baseball tonight, the Chicago Cubs walked off against the White Sox in dramatic fashion.
Pete Crow-Armstrong made history becoming the first player to hit a walk-off home run in his first career at-bat against the White Sox.
Final score, Cubs four, White Sox three, in eleven innings.
Crow-Armstrong had never faced the White Sox before tonight.
That is the definition of making an entrance.
It's the definition of a first at-bat.
In Formula One, Honda has admitted it only realized the full scale of its engine problems in January of this year.
The manufacturer had been testing the power unit for six months prior to that.
Honda says the issues were not visible in simulations and only became apparent under race conditions.
Which is what race conditions are for.
The team is working on a revised engine package for next season.
They've been working on this engine package since last season.
And a quick Lakers update tonight. We reported earlier that Jeanie Buss is attempting to block her siblings from selling the family's remaining stake in the franchise.
A source close to the family says the dispute centers on valuation, not control of the team itself.
The family owns approximately sixty-six percent of the Lakers through a trust established by the late Jerry Buss.
Jeanie Buss has served as governor since twenty thirteen.
Chip, could you move your elbow.
It's touching the logo plate and the sound guy can hear it through the mic.
The logo plate is three inches from the edge of the desk, Deb, I am not — thank you. The Lakers have not commented publicly on the family dispute.
Still ahead on KRAK 11 News at the top of the hour, we'll have the latest from the Meta trial as opening arguments wrapped today in what is expected to be a six-week case.
Prosecutors are alleging the company violated federal and state privacy laws affecting millions of children.
We'll carry the full briefing from the courthouse.
That's next.
Did the elbow thing read.
It read as you hitting furniture.
I recovered.
You said thank you to a piece of metal.
I was thanking the room.
The room didn't move your elbow, Chip. You moved your elbow.
Gordo, was that audible on the feed.
The elbow was audible.
How audible.
Like someone tapping a microphone.
Which is what happened.
I'll sit further back.
Reporting behind this episode
- US announces new sanctions on top ICC figures
- Man in Chucky-style mask terrorises Philadelphia residents
- Musiala collapses during match for second time in four-day period
- Brazil's President Lula hails oil discovery near Amazon river
- BWC: Suspect attacked by alligator while fleeing from La. deputies through swamp
- Mass. man driving front-end loader leads police on ‘slow-speed’ pursuit
- Mo. PD discovers fentanyl in Barbie dolls sold at discount store
- Carjacking, crash leads NYPD cops to 600 pounds of marijuana
- This Is the Only Animal That Terrified Steve Irwin
- 'First recorded' sighting of a Scottish wildcat swimming
- Watch: Endangered sea turtle makes 5,000-mile journey back to Texas from Wales
- Buss trying to block her siblings' sale of family stake in Lakers
- Pete Crow-Armstrong makes history in Cubs' walk-off win over White Sox
- Honda admits it only realised the scale of its F1 problems in January
- ‘Undoubtedly the GOAT’: Magnus Carlsen defends chess title at 2026 Esports World Cup