Florida man threatens to assassinate Trump, destroy New York with missiles in 911 calls
Florida man threatens to assassinate Trump, destroy New York with missiles in 911 calls. 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 2026-08-25 00:50 UTC · 5 segments · 9 min · complete transcript below
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KRAK 11 NEWS
Good evening, Wexler County. It is twenty hundred hours and this is KRAK 11 News. I am Chip Marlowe.
I am Deb Sarkissian. Coming up this hour: The World Desk, Criminal Intent, Animals, and a quick look at Sports.
We begin at The World Desk, where the United States Treasury Secretary says Iran is about to face what he is calling the greatest financial offensive in history. He says any nation partnering with Iran financially will be isolated as well.
Criminal Intent brings you a Florida Man Tribute from back in December of last year — two people in a car in Idaho when a piece of wood came through the windshield at highway speed. Both walked away.
Animals has the top of the KRAK 11 countdown. A fisherman found a heron fighting for its life. Eight million new views in four days. It has led our count for five consecutive hours.
That is a long time for a heron.
Sports has reaction from Canada to new tariff tensions with the United States. Canadians are calling it absolutely ridiculous, and we will tell you what they are worried about. All of that still ahead on KRAK 11 News.
THE WORLD DESK
Good evening, Wexler County. This is KRAK 11 News.
I saw you organizing your notes by continent again.
It is a very effective system.
You have Antarctica in there.
We cover the world, Deb.
That recall story from China we reported this morning has expanded significantly. Nearly three million vehicles are now affected, and it is not just Tesla anymore.
Chinese regulators have added three domestic automakers to the recall list. XPeng, Xiaomi and Geely all use similar door handle systems.
The issue is those flush door handles that retract into the body of the car. In freezing weather they can fail to extend, which means emergency responders cannot get the door open from the outside.
That seems like a problem you would catch before production.
It does.
The U.S. Treasury has announced what Secretary Scott Bessent is calling the greatest financial offensive ever imposed on Iran. All economic ties will be severed, and any nation partnering financially with Tehran will also face isolation from American markets.
That is significant pressure on European banks that have historically maintained correspondent relationships in the Gulf region.
On Asian banks as well. Treasury is making it clear this is not just about direct trade with Iran. Any financial institution that processes payments involving Iranian entities will lose access to the U.S. dollar system.
Which is essentially the entire global banking network.
It is.
A British coroner's court system is facing what officials are calling unsustainable strain. One family says it took fourteen months to get an inquest date after their father died in hospital.
The family told the BBC they could not arrange a funeral, could not settle the estate, and had no answers about what happened. The coroner's office apologized but said staffing has not kept pace with caseload.
How many cases are we talking about?
Nearly thirty thousand inquests are opened in England and Wales each year. The average wait time is now over nine months, and some courts are reporting backlogs of more than two years.
That is a long time to wait for closure.
It is.
Sir Chris Hoy, the Olympic cyclist who announced his terminal cancer diagnosis last year, says the responsibility for encouraging men to get screened for prostate cancer should not fall to high-profile individuals like him.
He told BBC Scotland that public health campaigns need to be consistent and government-backed, not dependent on a celebrity diagnosis to raise awareness.
He is right about that.
He is. And he is still doing the work anyway.
In tennis news, Heather Watson is through to the second round of U.S. Open qualifying. She won in straight sets and is looking for her first main draw appearance in New York in five years.
She is one of several British players who advanced today. Qualifying continues through the weekend.
The U.S. Open is in August, correct?
Late August, early September. It is the last Grand Slam of the year.
Right after Wimbledon.
Wimbledon is in July. The French Open is in between.
They should spread them out more.
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Coming up in a few minutes on Criminal Intent, a case from Ohio that started with a windshield, ended with a felony charge, and nobody can quite explain what happened in the middle.
That is still ahead tonight on KRAK 11 News.
CRIMINAL INTENT
Good evening. This is the KRAK 11 Blotter.
Tonight we present the one hundred and ninety-fifth KRAK 11 Florida Man Tribute in our forty-fourth week of coverage.
We begin with a story from Idaho back in December of last year.
Two passengers traveling on an Idaho highway narrowly escaped serious injury when a large piece of wood crashed through their windshield and came to rest in the front seat.
Authorities say the wood came off another vehicle and struck the windshield at highway speed. Both passengers walked away without injury.
Which qualifies as a very good Tuesday in December.
Returning to Florida. Back in March of last year, a Florida man was arrested after allegedly making multiple nine-one-one calls threatening to assassinate the President and launch missiles to destroy New York.
Prosecutors allege the man made the threats during multiple calls to emergency services.
Which is not what nine-one-one is for.
Also back in February of last year, two Florida men were arrested several months after they allegedly attempted to break into two separate gun shops during Hurricane Milton.
Police say surveillance footage and forensic evidence led to the arrests months later.
Which is what happens when you leave evidence at the scene.
And back in February of last year, a Florida man was arrested for allegedly posing as a Homeland Security officer at an Orlando apartment complex.
According to the affidavit, the suspect approached residents claiming he was checking for undocumented immigrants illegally staying at the complex.
Authorities say he was not employed by Homeland Security in any capacity.
Which would have been the first question.
That is four Florida Man Tributes tonight, bringing our total to one hundred and ninety-eight in forty-four weeks.
And still ahead on KRAK 11 News, Fisherman Found This Heron Fighting For Its Life leads the animal countdown for a fifth consecutive hour. That is Animals, in a few minutes.
More KRAK 11 News after the break.
ANIMALS
Good evening. Welcome back to KRAK 11 News. Time now for Animals, the good news desk.
Three videos tonight. One of them has been at number one for six hours.
That is about as close to unanimous as we get.
Number three on the KRAK 11 animal countdown. One hundred and twenty pounds of dog, hiding from ice, behind a two-year-old.
Posted by Tiny Boss Big Dog on the twentieth of August. Three million six hundred and twelve thousand seven hundred and thirty new views in the last four days.
That is a large dog hiding behind a very small person.
Number two. When Kindness Goes Both Ways. Windypaws posted it on the twentieth. Seven million four hundred and ninety-four thousand four hundred and eighty-seven new views.
Unchanged since the last count. YouTube has it at number three on their own trending chart.
And number one for the sixth consecutive hour. Fisherman Found This Heron Fighting For Its Life. Sassy posted it on the twenty-first. Eight million one hundred and eighty-six thousand five hundred and eighty-one new views.
Six hours at number one.
It is the closest thing to a unanimous verdict we have seen this month.
All three videos are on the KRAK 11 News Reel, and the link is in the description.
Still ahead tonight. A quick look at sports. Magnus Carlsen has won a fourth consecutive Esports World Cup chess title, and there is a phrase I did not expect to say.
The world changes, Chip.
It does. That is next.
A QUICK LOOK AT SPORTS
A quick look at sports.
You have been waiting for this all hour.
I have the results organized by sport.
Magnus Carlsen has defended his chess title at the twenty twenty-six Esports World Cup. That is his fifth consecutive win at the tournament.
Heather Watson is through to the second round of U.S. Open qualifying with a straight sets victory.
Pete Crow-Armstrong made history with a walk-off hit as the Cubs beat the White Sox five to four. Youngest Cub ever with a walk-off hit.
That is a very good baseball story.
Ohio State is ranked number four in the Yahoo Sports preseason college football poll. The Buckeyes open their season against Akron on August thirtieth.
That is the scoreboard. Still ahead at the top of the hour, we go live to the Wexler County Sheriff's briefing on the overnight fire.
Thank you for watching. We will see you in a moment.
Reporting behind this episode
- Iran faces 'greatest financial offensive ever', says US treasury secretary
- Nearly three million Teslas recalled in China over hidden door handles
- The grieving family who says the coroner's courts aren't working
- Sir Chris Hoy: Campaigning for cancer screening should not be down to me
- Watson among Britons through in US Open qualifying
- Wood crashes through car windshield, passengers escape injury
- Florida man threatens to assassinate Trump, destroy New York with missiles in 911 calls: report
- 2 arrested months after trying to break into Florida gun shops during Hurricane Milton: police
- Florida man poses as immigration officer at Orlando apartments to check for undocumented residents: affidavit
- Fisherman Found This Heron Fighting For Its Life
- When Kindness Goes Both Ways.
- 120 Pounds of Dog. Hiding From Ice. Behind a Two-Year-Old.
- 'Absolutely ridiculous': Canadians react to new tariff tensions with the US