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CrossCountry to provide full service on Monday after major disruption

CrossCountry to provide full service on Monday after major disruption. The KRAK 11 News hour: The World Desk, Criminal Intent, Animals, A Quick Look At Sports. Real stories from named sources, read by Chip Marlowe and Deb Sarkissian.

Aired 2026-08-23 21:47 UTC · 5 segments · 7 min · complete transcript below

Rundown

KRAK 11 NEWS1 min
THE WORLD DESK2 min
CRIMINAL INTENT2 min
ANIMALS1 min
A QUICK LOOK AT SPORTS1 min

KRAK 11 NEWS

Chip Marlowe

Good evening, Wexler County. It is the top of the hour on KRAK 11 News at seventeen hundred hours, and we have got a full lineup for you tonight.

Chip Marlowe

We begin with The World Desk — the president waves the green flag to start an IndyCar race on the streets of Washington as the nation's two hundred and fiftieth birthday celebration reaches the capital.

Chip Marlowe

Then Criminal Intent — and this is our one hundred and forty-seventh Florida Man Tribute — back in July of this year, the Texas Rangers and Budweiser built a twelve-foot stein to break the world record for the largest glass of beer.

Deb Sarkissian

Six hundred gallons.

Chip Marlowe

Six hundred gallons. After that, Animals — the video that has led our countdown for fourteen hours now has gained more than six million views in four days, and Windypaws posted it just four days ago.

Chip Marlowe

And we close with A Quick Look at Sports — Lando Norris wins his second consecutive Grand Prix, then says McLaren still does not have the car he needs to fight for the championship.

Deb Sarkissian

The World Desk is up next — the president, the race, and the streets of Washington on a Sunday in August. We will be right back.

THE WORLD DESK

Chip Marlowe

Good evening, Wexler County. I'm Chip Marlowe.

Deb Sarkissian

And I'm Deb Sarkissian. Seventeen hundred hours on a Sunday evening, and we have some good news out of Britain to start with.

Chip Marlowe

I like starting with good news.

Deb Sarkissian
RAIL SERVICE RESTORED

CrossCountry rail says it will restore full service tomorrow morning after twelve hours of major disruption. The company says their key priority now is getting as close to a normal schedule as possible by Monday morning rush hour.

Chip Marlowe
RAIL SERVICE RESTORED

CrossCountry operates between Scotland and England, correct?

Deb Sarkissian
RAIL SERVICE RESTORED

Between Scotland and the south coast of England, through Birmingham and other major cities.

Chip Marlowe
RAIL SERVICE RESTORED

So it passes through Ireland as well.

Deb Sarkissian
RAIL SERVICE RESTORED

It does not pass through Ireland, Chip.

Chip Marlowe

I thought Scotland and Ireland were connected.

Deb Sarkissian

They are separated by the Irish Sea.

Chip Marlowe

Well, good news for commuters nonetheless.

Deb Sarkissian
LONDON FIRE ARREST

In London, police have arrested a thirty-four-year-old man on suspicion of murder following a fatal fire in Hounslow. One person died and eight others were injured.

Deb Sarkissian
LONDON FIRE ARREST

The suspect was arrested while attempting to board a ferry to France. Metropolitan Police have not released further details pending investigation.

Chip Marlowe
LONDON FIRE ARREST

Hounslow is near Heathrow Airport.

Deb Sarkissian
LONDON FIRE ARREST

It is a borough in west London, yes.

Deb Sarkissian
U.S.-CANADA DISPUTE

An update now on U.S.-Canada trade tensions. President Trump said this afternoon that Canada wants the economic benefits of statehood without the commitment.

Deb Sarkissian
U.S.-CANADA DISPUTE

This comes after trade talks collapsed yesterday. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced retaliatory tariffs will take effect at midnight tonight, and accused the U.S. of starting a trade war.

Chip Marlowe
U.S.-CANADA DISPUTE

Carney is the new Prime Minister, correct?

Deb Sarkissian
U.S.-CANADA DISPUTE

He took office in January.

Chip Marlowe
U.S.-CANADA DISPUTE

And he used to run the Bank of Scotland.

Deb Sarkissian
U.S.-CANADA DISPUTE

The Bank of England and the Bank of Canada, Chip.

Chip Marlowe

Close enough.

Deb Sarkissian
INDYCAR RACE IN D.C.

And from Washington, President Trump waved the green flag to start yesterday's IndyCar race on the streets of the capital. The race was the final event in a summer of celebrations marking the country's two hundred and fiftieth birthday.

Deb Sarkissian
INDYCAR RACE IN D.C.

The president took a ceremonial lap of the track before the race. No injuries were reported and the event concluded without incident.

Chip Marlowe
INDYCAR RACE IN D.C.

That is a fast track for downtown Washington.

Deb Sarkissian
INDYCAR RACE IN D.C.

It is. They closed Constitution Avenue and Independence Avenue for the weekend.

Chip Marlowe

If you are watching on YouTube, subscribing helps a station our size more than you might think.

Deb Sarkissian

Still ahead tonight on KRAK 11 News, we have a crime story out of Florida that is worth the wait.

Chip Marlowe

You are going to want to hear this one.

Deb Sarkissian

Criminal Intent is next.

CRIMINAL INTENT

Chip Marlowe

Good evening. I'm Chip Marlowe.

Deb Sarkissian

And I'm Deb Sarkissian. Time now for the KRAK 11 Blotter.

Chip Marlowe

We have four Florida Man Tributes tonight, all from earlier this summer.

Deb Sarkissian

We are going to need a bigger category.

Chip Marlowe
RECORD ATTEMPT

Back in July of this year, the Texas Rangers and Budweiser constructed a twelve-foot tall beer glass at Globe Life Field in Arlington. It held six hundred gallons.

Deb Sarkissian
RECORD ATTEMPT

The attempt was verified by Guinness World Records officials as the largest glass of beer ever assembled.

Chip Marlowe

That brings our total to one hundred and forty-eight Florida Man Tributes in forty-three weeks.

Deb Sarkissian
UNSECURED LOAD

Also in July, in Orange County California, a pickup truck lost its load of metal pipes during a crash. The unsecured cargo went through a sedan's rear window like spears.

Chip Marlowe
UNSECURED LOAD

Officers cited the driver for failure to secure the load. No one in the sedan was injured.

Deb Sarkissian
MID-FLIGHT INCIDENT

A passenger on a Ryanair flight was partially sucked out of a window earlier in July after the window broke at altitude. The CEO of Ryanair said a foreign object likely struck the aircraft.

Chip Marlowe
MID-FLIGHT INCIDENT

The passenger was pulled back inside by crew and other passengers. He was treated at a hospital after the emergency landing.

Deb Sarkissian
EXORCIST REMOVED

And back in June of this year, a Catholic priest in his archdiocese was removed from his role as an exorcist after posting on Facebook that UFOs were linked to demon activity.

Chip Marlowe
EXORCIST REMOVED

The archdiocese said the priest's comments were not consistent with Church teaching on the subject.

Deb Sarkissian

The priest remains in good standing and continues his other pastoral duties.

Chip Marlowe

That is the Blotter.

Deb Sarkissian

And still ahead tonight on KRAK 11 News, we have Animals.

Chip Marlowe

When Kindness Goes Both Ways is still leading the countdown after fourteen hours. Six million views in four days.

Deb Sarkissian

We will have the rest of the top five when we come back.

Chip Marlowe

Stay with us.

ANIMALS

Chip Marlowe

Time now for the Good News Desk.

Deb Sarkissian

Three videos tonight, ranked by how many views they gained in the last four days.

Chip Marlowe

We count down from three.

Deb Sarkissian
TODAY'S COUNTDOWN

Number three. A video posted by Benji Void sixteen days ago. It has gained two million eight hundred and twenty-seven thousand views in the last four days.

Chip Marlowe
TODAY'S COUNTDOWN

Number two. Fisherman Found This Heron Fighting For Its Life. Posted by Sassy on August twenty-first.

Deb Sarkissian
TODAY'S COUNTDOWN

Three million five hundred and sixty-four thousand new views in four days.

Chip Marlowe
TODAY'S COUNTDOWN

And number one. When Kindness Goes Both Ways.

Deb Sarkissian
TODAY'S COUNTDOWN

Posted by Windypaws on August twentieth. Six million one hundred and thirty-seven thousand new views in four days.

Chip Marlowe
TODAY'S COUNTDOWN

It has led our count for fourteen hours.

Deb Sarkissian

You watched it.

Chip Marlowe

I did.

Deb Sarkissian

All three are on the KRAK 11 News Reel. The link is in the description.

Chip Marlowe

Still ahead tonight, a quick look at sports. The Brewers are at sixty straight wins, and we have the tape from last night that nobody else is showing you.

Deb Sarkissian

We will be right back.

A QUICK LOOK AT SPORTS

Chip Marlowe

A quick look at sports.

Deb Sarkissian

You have been looking forward to this all hour.

Chip Marlowe

I love a good scoreboard, Deb.

Chip Marlowe
NORRIS WINS DUTCH GP

Formula One at the Dutch Grand Prix. Lando Norris took the win for McLaren — his second consecutive victory this season — but told reporters after the race he doesn't have the car he needs to fight for a championship.

Deb Sarkissian

Two wins in a row and he still wants more from the car.

Chip Marlowe

Coming up at the top of the hour — those Canadian retaliatory tariffs take effect at midnight tonight. We are staying on that story and we will have the latest for you.

Deb Sarkissian

That is the next KRAK 11 News, at the top of the hour. Thank you for watching.

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