September 4, 2026 - 7 a.m.

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ABC News, I'm Sherry Preston.

Vice President J.D. Vance says he wouldn't call the conflict going on with Iran a war, despite recent escalations.

On Thursday, Iran fired at U.S. ally Kuwait, retaliation for U.S. strikes earlier this week.

The conflict, meantime, impacting oil prices, which remain high.

Analysts warn diesel prices could climb higher still, with farmers burning fuel for the fall harvest and home heating oil season just weeks away.

ABC's Victor Okendo.

Two people pulled live from the mud following the flooding in Nepal.

It killed more than 1,200 people.

The two were found deep inside a hydropower facility tunnel.

The Labor Department will release jobs numbers for the month of August later this morning.

The report expected to show that the market bounced back last month from a dismal July.

Work on the big triumphal arch will begin in the next two weeks in Washington, the White House says, despite lawsuits against it filed by veterans who say it will block the view between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery.

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Tensions flaring in the Lindsey Clancy trial.

Matter of Commonwealth versus Lindsey Clancy.

Nearly 36 hours into deliberations, Lindsey Clancy's defense attorney suggested a lone juror is all that stands between the Massachusetts mother who killed her three children and a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity.

There's a person who has doubt but will not listen to the judge's instruction.

Defense attorney Kevin Reddington claims one juror is refusing to follow the law that says a defendant must be proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, leaving the jury of nine women and three men deadlocked for days.

ABC's Erin Katursky at the courthouse in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Dozens of people have been killed by toxic fumes in Nigeria.

They were trying to steal oil from a loading vessel, according to an advocacy group.

There's a celebration in Knoxville, Tennessee today to honor the great Dolly Parton.

The downtown event is being called What Dolly Did For Me, a parade for our queen.

People encouraged to bring signs and dress in bright, bold colors.

I'm Sherry Preston, ABC News.