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President Donald Trump posted an image on social media today showing the Strait of Hormuz labeled as, quote, new U.S. Territory. It comes a day after he said declaring the Strate a U. S. Territory was a, quote great idea. CNN's Kevin Liptak is outside the White House. Kevin, what's the president's strategy here?

'Well, he seems to be doing what he said last week was low-keying it. Essentially trying to back away, put out all of these threats of American leverage, but at the end of the day, not really doing much to try and advance the discussions to get the Strait of Hormuz open. And it was interesting to hear him say this morning that there were, quote, no talks or conversations going on scheduled with the Islamic Republic of Iran because that's completely different. From what we heard just yesterday from Jared Kushner, who has been the president's envoy to these discussions. And he said in a conversation with Fox News that, quote, we are having very positive and active conversations and that the Iranians were, quote engaging in a very strong way. And that's quite positive.

A regional source told CNN that an agreement and middle ground between Iran and Oman on managing the Strait of Hormuz is expected to be reached in the next couple of days. Yesterday, Trump threatened to attack Oman, which is a US ally and mediator to Iran, if it interfered with the US operations in the strait. CNN has reached out to Oman's foreign ministry for comment, but has received no response. However, Omani social media commentators were critical of Trump's threats, with one calling it, quote, rude language.

A federal judge cleared the way for the Trump administration to end deportation protections for about 5,000 Ethiopians living in the US under a form of humanitarian relief. The judge denied a request from a nonprofit to postpone ending the relief known as temporary protected status while the group's legal fight plays out. TPS status is typically offered to those fleeing war, natural disasters, or humanitarian crises. It's the latest of several rulings that will strip protections for more than a million people who, until recently, had been allowed to legally live and work in the U.S. Earlier this summer, the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to end TPS protections for immigrants from Syria and Haiti, potentially leaving hundreds of thousands of people eligible for deportation. In recent weeks, several other courts cleared the way for the administration to undo protections for immigrants in Haiti, South Sudan, and Somalia.

'We have new details on the death of Hayden Panettiere. The 36-year-old actress known for her roles in the TV series Heroes in Nashville. A newly released police report says Panettiere's boyfriend and his brother called 911 to say the actress was unresponsive at a South Carolina apartment complex, where medics would later declare her dead. A Greenville police officer who responded to the scene interviewed brothers Brian and Zach Hickerson, according to the police report. The report said Brian Hickersen showed the officer a bag of Panettiere's medications. But a list of those and many other details of the police report are redacted. No cause of death has been released. Newly-obtained 911 dispatch audio references a possible overdose, but authorities haven't said whether an overdose actually took place.

Spawn in place of Medic 29. Haley Bridge Road, overdose. CPR is in progress.

CNN has reached out to Brian and Zach Hickerson for comment. Panettiere's former partner from Ukraine and father of their child posted on X saying, quote, "our family is going through a time of profound shock and grief.".

Coming up, OpenAI's latest move for young people using ChatGPT.

OpenAI is rolling out a new chat GPT for teens experience. The company says it'll provide additional safety protections for teen users. CNN tech reporter Clare Duffy, host of the podcast Terms of Service joins me now. Clare, what are the new safety measures all about and why now?

Well, OpenAI says the point here is to create a new, more restrictive experience, specifically for chat GPT users under the age of 18, that's really focused on learning. And chat GPTs will bring together new protections with youth safety measures and parental controls that OpenAI has rolled out over the past year. And these will include things like take a break reminders if a teen has been using chat GPD for a long time, options for both teens and parents to set quiet hours or study hours where ChadGPD's learning mode will be on. The company will be preventing ChatGPT from expressing personal feelings toward a user. And this, of course, all coming as OpenAI has continued to face scrutiny and lawsuits claiming that ChatGPT was complicit in harming children. And so the company trying to address those concerns with these new safety measures, bringing them all under this ChatGPT for teens umbrella.

A San Diego Padres staffer is in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody after being detained in a Texas airport on his way home to Arizona last week. Oswaldo Pirela works as a catching coordinator for the Padres and was in Texas to work with the Padre's AAA affiliate this past week. His cousin said Pirela arrived in the U.S. From Venezuela in 2014 and filed for asylum, renewing his work authorization regularly. His family said Pirela is in the process of getting a visa for people with exceptional abilities that would have led to a green card. A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said Pirela entered the country illegally in 2014 and was granted permission by the US government to stay in the country until February 2018. They said he'll remain in custody pending removal proceedings. Major League Baseball confirmed the team has been in touch with his family regarding the situation.

And that's a wrap. Our next episode drops tomorrow morning.