Trump arrives in Beijing for Xi summit; New hantavirus concerns in US and abroad

Two superpowers face to face. President Trump heads to China to meet with Xi, with trade, war and global power all on the table

Plus, a possible new Hantavirus case in the U.S. and one cruise passenger now fighting to stay alive as health officials watch for what comes next

And a hearing turns personal fast. The FBI director and a senator trade accusations then agree to take an alcohol test side by side

The stories that matter, clear and credible from across the country to around the world

These are your unbiased updates from Straight Arrow. Good morning, I'm Craig DeGrelli

President Trump will arrive in Beijing later this morning for a high-stakes meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping

with the war in Iran expected to be front and center. The Trump trip was delayed by the conflict, but ahead of departure

the president made clear he does not believe the U.S. needs China's help in the war

Beijing maintains close ties with Tehran, buying much of Iran's oil and playing a role in efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

I don't think we need any help with Iran, to be honest with you. They're defeated militarily, and they'll either do the right thing or we'll finish the job

This marks the first face-to-face meeting between Trump and Xi since last October

Trump says trade will be his top priority, with plans to push for deals that would have China buy more American agricultural products and aircraft

He's also bringing a group of top business leaders, including Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Apple CEO Tim Cook

This morning, U.S. health officials are tracking a possible new case of Hantavirus in Illinois

and they say it is not connected to the cruise ship outbreak. The patient is believed to have contracted a North American strain while cleaning a home that had rodent droppings

That's according to state health officials. This comes as the outbreak linked to that Dutch cruise ship continues to worsen

A French passenger diagnosed with the virus earlier this week is now critically ill

with doctors in Paris treating a severe case impacting her lungs and heart She is now on an artificial lung what doctors call a final level support system used to take pressure off her organs and give them time to recover And a Dutch hospital has quarantined

12 staff members after blood and urine samples from a Hantavirus patient were improperly handled

They will be quarantined for six weeks, even though officials say the risk of infection is

very low. Meanwhile, with all passengers and most crew off the ship, the MV Hondias is now

headed back to the Netherlands for cleaning and disinfection. The World Health Organization says

all cases so far are limited to passengers and crew, but warns more could emerge with an

incubation period that can last up to six weeks. The head of the FDA is out this morning, Dr. Marty

McCary, stepping down after weeks of pressure and after a direct clash with the White House

over flavored vapes, according to reports. McCary had opposed approving fruit-flavored e-cigs

citing concerns they could draw in young users. But the administration moved forward anyway

signing off on new products and expanding how they can be marketed. That disagreement ultimately put him at odds with the White House and helped drive his exit

The Trump administration brought in McCary as a reformer, but his tenure quickly turned contentious

clashing with industry groups, public health officials and members of the administration

President Trump would not say whether he fired McCary or asked him to resign

but confirmed he is out. Did you ask Marty to resign, sir

Or did you fire your FDA? Well, I don't want to say it, but Marty's a great guy. He's a friend of mine

He's a wonderful man. And he's going to be off. And the assistant, the deputy, is taking over temporarily until we fight

Everybody wants that job. It's a very important job. The FDA's top food official, Kyle Diamantis

is now stepping in as acting commissioner while the search for a permanent replacement is underway

FBI Director Kash Patel faced sharp questions on Capitol Hill Tuesday, and at times the hearing turned into a back and forth

Senator Chris Van Hollen pressed Patel over reports about his conduct, including a story from The Atlantic that raised questions about alleged drinking and absences Patel has denied those claims and is suing over the report There have been no occasions during your tenure when FBI personnel were unable to promptly reach you Absolutely not You can ask my entire workforce They hear from me at every single

hour of the day, as do these great gentlemen here, as do the men and women of the interagency

in state and local law enforcement and the White House. And so there have been no occasions when

your security detail had difficulty waking or locating you. Is that right? Nope. It's a total

farce. I don't even know where you get this stuff, but it doesn't make it credible because you say so

I'm not saying it, Director Patel. It's been written and documented. You are literally saying it. No, I'm saying that these are reports

Director Patel. Unlike your basis reports, the only person that was slinging margaritas in El Salvador on the taxpayer dollar with a convicted

gang-banging rapist was you. The only person that ran up a $7,000

bar tab in Washington, D.C. at the lobby door was you. The only individual in this room that has been drinking on taxpayers

The exchange escalated further with Van Hollen asking Patel if he would get screened for alcohol issues

Are you willing to take the test that it's called the audit test that members of our active duty military and others take to determine whether they have a drinking problem

I'll take any test you're willing to take. I will take it, Director Patel. I'll take it. You ready to take it

Let's go. Yes or no? Let's go. Side by side. The hearing was part of a broader budget session, but this back and forth stood out as one of the most contentious moments of the day

A familiar name is stepping in to lead ICE. Longtime official David Venturella is set to become the agency's interim director on June 1st, replacing Todd Lyons, who is stepping down at the end of the month

Venturella has served under both Republican and Democratic presidents and most recently worked for the GEO Group

a private prison company with more than $1 billion in ICE contracts

The leadership change comes after a year of intense scrutiny for the agency

Recent crackdowns in Minneapolis left two U.S. citizens dead, Renee Good and Alex Preddy

after federal agents shot them during street confrontations. Homeland Security Secretary Mark Wayne Mullen says

he wants the department quote out of the headlines Boarder czar Tom Holman who brought Venturella back as an advisor last year says the agency is shifting to a more targeted approach as it deals with a record funding

lapse. Finally this morning, if you turn to the arts to relax, there's new evidence that it's

doing more than just that. Researchers say it may actually help slow the aging process. Listen to

this. A new study of more than 3,500 adults in the UK found people who regularly engage in cultural

activities like singing, dancing, painting, or even visiting museums and libraries show signs of

slower biological aging. Researchers yzed blood samples and what's known as the body's

epigenetic clock, a way to measure how fast somebody is aging at the cellular level

People who are regularly arts engaged have a pace of aging that's about 4% slower each year, and they're around a year biologically younger than people who don't engage

And as a point of comparison, this is the same kind of effect size that we see for regular physical activity or for giving up smoking

So it's a marked impact that it's having on biological aging. The study from University College London was published this week in the journal Innovation in Aging

So all together now, deep breath, everybody slow down, relax, take it easy, and exhale and live longer

All right, we're all in this together. All right, before we head out, here's what we're tracking today

At 8.30, a new read on wholesale inflation with the April Producer Price Index coming out

At 1.30, Homeland Security Secretary Mark Wayne Mullen speaks at ICE headquarters for National Police Week

Later today, sentencing in the Corey Richens case after she was found guilty in her husband's fentanyl death

She's the mother who wrote a book on grief after killing him. And tonight, a national tribute in Washington

as fallen officers are honored at the law enforcement memorial. Hey, we're the fastest, fairest few minutes in news

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Those are your unbiased updates for this Wednesday. We'll see you back here tomorrow. For all of us here at Straight Arrow, I'm Craig DeGrelli

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