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Pentagon Approves Testosterone Screening for Troops; Debate over Daylight Saving Time; Former World Cup Player Briana Scurry is Interviewed about the World Cup. Aired 9:30-10a ET

Aired July 16, 2026 - 09:30   ET

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KATE BOLDUAN, CNN ANCHOR: Looking at the agent's actions in the shooting or just at Mr. Salgado Araujo?

SEAN TEARE, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS: I have hope that they are looking at the agent's actions. But I have nothing to base that on. But I can assure you, and I can assure the public that the Harris County D.A.'s Office investigation is looking directly at the actions of that agent. And when we get to the end of our investigation, we will make a charging decision.

BOLDUAN: One very important aspect of what has happened here is that there were three men in that van with Mr. Salgado Araujo. Have you been able, gained access to these three men or their families, or spoken to them, been able to yet at all?

TEARE: We have had very limited interaction with the three individuals that are detained, mainly through their immigration attorneys. We have requested to have more access. We're still waiting to hear back.

One of my biggest concerns about this search warrant that was unsealed and the allegations of narcotics in the car is that all three of these individuals have court dates for immigration in the very near future. And I believe that the federal government is going to try to use the fact that they believe narcotics is present or was present in the car to try to remove them from the country, which is one of the reasons that we've already certified that all three of those individuals are material witnesses in a death investigation.

BOLDUAN: So, just coming from just the tone of our conversation here, Mr. District Attorney, I have to ask you, because I asked the mayor, the mayor was on with me yesterday, and I asked him if he trusts the federal investigation. And he did not say yes or no. He did only say, his answer was, we need an independent, transparent investigation. And just from listening to you just now, do you trust the federal investigation here and the FBI's work here?

TEARE: I can tell you that our local FBI office has been a great partner for years and years. We work hand in hand on countless investigations. I trust the men and women of the FBI Houston office implicitly.

I do understand unequivocally that they have bosses in Washington, D.C. I have never worked with ICE in a shooting or, quite frankly, in really any investigative tool. I do not trust the people in Washington, D.C., and the people that are directing this investigation to do it competently or honestly, which is why we started our own investigation the day of the shooting.

BOLDUAN: Mr. District Attorney, what we've learned from you here today and your perspective on this is very important, as now the Texas Rangers and your investigation continues.

I really appreciate you coming on. You're in the middle of quite a lot right now. Sean Teare, the district attorney of Harris County, Texas. Thank you for coming on.

TEARE: Thank you.

BOLDUAN: Thank you.

John.

JOHN BERMAN, CNN ANCHOR: A lot of news right there in that discussion.

All right, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a new message for the troops. Why he's so concerned this morning about testosterone.

And a pilot gets a little creative during a flight, looping his plane in the sky to draw a viral message. Is it bad handwriting if you're flying a plane?

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SARA SIDNER, CNN ANCHOR: New details and more questions this morning about the Pentagon's plan to screen troops for low testosterone. Under the plan, active-duty service members age 30 and older would receive annual testosterone tests as part of their routine health exams. While younger troops could choose to be screened, the other is mandatory.

CNN's Jacqueline Howard joining me now.

What does science say about all of this? Because if you go online and you are on social media and you type in testosterone, all manner of things come up.

JACQUELINE HOWARD, CNN HEALTH REPORTER: That's right, Sara. Now, what we know, based on the science, we do know that testosterone levels can vary with age. And we also know there's some research out there that suggests that stress and sleep deprivation among troops may be associated with changes in testosterone levels. But we still don't have a lot of robust data to give us some insight into a large screening program like this one that's being rolled out under the Pentagon.

We did reach out to the Pentagon and asked for additional details. They didn't have any further comment beyond what Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth did announce on his social media channels just yesterday. And in that announcement, like you said, Sara, he did say these screenings will be part of the annual required medical examinations that troops go through. And he said that if someone is found to be deficient in testosterone, then getting testosterone replacement therapy would be voluntary.

Have a listen.

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PETE HEGSETH, DEFENSE SECRETARY: If treatment is recommended, its entirely your choice to receive testosterone replacement therapy.

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This initiative, it's not about artificial enhancement. It's about restoring and optimizing your natural capabilities, protecting your longevity, and ensuring you have the biological foundation required to sustain the fight.

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HOWARD: Sara, the timing of this initiative is also really interesting. This is being announced just about a month after the Department of Health and Human Services announced that it is updating the labels on testosterone replacement therapy. It requested changes -- three changes on therapy labels. One change involves removing a statement that the safety and effectiveness of testosterone replacement therapy has not been established in men with age-related low testosterone. The two other requested updates involve information related to prostate cancer risk and enlarged prostate.

So, we are seeing this focus on testosterone out of the administration right now, Sara.

SIDNER: Interesting, because there are a lot of women that want focus to be on hormones as well. We know that women have testosterone. No mention of them. It would be interesting to see how this all plays out because he's saying everyone 30 and older are going to have these as part of their tests.

There's a lot of questions here that need to be answered medically, as well as culturally.

Jacqueline Howard, thank you so much for your reporting. I do appreciate it.

John.

BERMAN: All right, new video out of Texas. A family pulled from their home as these flood waters surged. This is a developing situation down there with just dire warnings about floods. We're getting an update -- or we will as soon as we can.

And this is shaping up to be an epic World Cup final. Lionel Messi, Lamine Yamal, Argentina, Spain. What we can expect. How awesome it will be. (COMMERCIAL BREAK)

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BERMAN: All right, the House of Representatives has voted to do away with changing the clock and go to 100 percent Daylight Saving Time. It now goes to the Senate. The Senate will decide if they want to get involved here. I think this is one of the most important, interesting issues in the country. Why? Because I think people fundamentally misunderstand what they're so worked up about. We're going to explain why.

With us now is CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten.

And the reason I say people misunderstand --

HARRY ENTEN, CNN CHIEF DATA ANALYST: Yes.

BERMAN: Because the idea here, I think --

ENTEN: Yes.

BERMAN: Is to get people the most daylight when they most need it, like when they're awake.

ENTEN: Exactly right, Johnny B. And of course the idea being, OK, the House wants to make Daylight Saving Time permanent. But does that get you the most sunlight when you're actually awake and doing things? The answer is, no. No, it does not.

OK, which of these systems give you sunrises pre-7:30 a.m. and sunset post-5:30 p.m.. This is a national average during the year. OK. If you go to all Daylight Saving Time, look at that, just 60 percent of the year actually gives you sunrises pre-7:30 and sunsets post-5:30.

Now, look at this. The current system beats that, 69 percent of the year gets you that. Indeed, the system that gets you the most sunlight when you need it ain't Daylight Saving Time. No, no, no. It would actually be going -- if you went to standard time only at 72 percent of the year.

So, the bottom line is this, the House says, hey, we're going to give you the most sunlight. No, you're going with the system that gives you the least. It makes no sense mathematically speaking.

BERMAN: I think this is so important and I'm so glad every time you explain this to people, because I think people are angry just to be angry.

ENTEN: Yes, of course. I know that feeling.

BERMAN: And again, so is there some wild, you know, national, popular wave for 100 percent Daylight Saving Time?

ENTEN: No, this is the other thing that's going on. There isn't really that popular wave. Yes, the majority of people don't like the current system. How should we keep time? Thirty-two percent say we should keep the current system. But when you ask them, just 38 percent say we should be in all Daylight Saving Time when you average across the polls. And then you get 26 percent who say standard time only.

So, when you're talking about people being angry for the sake of being angry, yes, they don't like the current system, but they can't really make up their mind which system we should choose if it ain't the current system.

BERMAN: And, Harry, didn't we try this once?

ENTEN: We've tried this before. Go back to 1974. We had Daylight Saving Time throughout the year. And what happened after we did that? OK, year round Daylight Saving Time. After trying it in '74, just 41 percent favored it. The majority, there was a march for the opposition, 53 percent opposed it because it turns out that folks in places like Detroit don't like sending their kids to school in the dark during winter.

BERMAN: All right, what are the chances -- now that the House has passed this, what are the chances -- what are the prediction markets saying that it will actually happen?

ENTEN: Yes. OK. You take a look at this, chance permanent DST becomes law before January 20, 2029, before the end of Trump's term? It was 34 percent a few days ago. Now it's about 50/50, a 54 percent chance.

Bottom line is this, we'll have to wait and see what the Senate does, but they shouldn't be passing DST if, in fact, you want to maximize the amount of sunlight you have during the hours that truly matter.

BERMAN: Harry Enten, I could not thank you enough for this.

We have a lot of news this morning. We'll be right back.

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BERMAN: All right, the World Cup finals now set. Argentina against Spain. Lionel Messi against Lamine Yamal. And, oh, the drama in getting there.

With us now, Briana Scurry, legendary two-time Olympic gold medalist and women's World Cup champ, who I understand, and I think I've seen the pictures, you were at the Argentina-England game yesterday.

BRIANA SCURRY, FORMER USWNT GOALKEEPER: Yes, I was.

BERMAN: So, you were, in person, wondering what every single soccer fan on earth, mostly in England, were wondering for the last 30 minutes, which was, what was Thomas Tuchel doing? How can England expect to sit there in front of the goal for 30 minutes against probably the best player of all time?

SCURRY: Well, I got to tell you, John, it's great to be with you, but I and everybody else in the stadium were wondering the exact same thing. I mean, when England played Mexico a game ago, they went down a man. So, they had to park the bus because they had to go defensive out of situation. But this case, he made a decision to do that way too soon. I mean, champions are made by teams who don't panic. And that's Argentina. Argentina never wavered in what their mission was. And they knew, they could smell blood in the water. So, as soon as he went defensive, they went hunting. I mean they hit that post a couple times. The goalkeeper had to make fantastic saves. And that dam just broke. And when it broke, it broke hard. And you got the feeling, as soon as he made those changes, that Argentina was going to win it.

BERMAN: It felt like that everywhere. Everyone had the same feeling that you did in that stadium.

Let's talk about the finals, though. Lionel Messi. How exciting is it to see this guy, who just got two assists in the semis, by the way, headed to his second finals in a row?

SCURRY: I tell you, Messi is something else. He's a special player. He's the magician. And he set that field ablaze yesterday. I mean he was absolutely amazing. And those Argentinian fans, they truly adore him. And so does that team. That is his team. So, he's going to be going into this next World Cup final trying to do something that hasn't been done in a very long time, which is win back-to-back finals.

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And they're really excited about that.

However, let's not underestimate Spain. Argentina has the attack on their side, but Spain has a very disciplined defense. And so it's basically going to be a battle of situations and systems between attack and defense.

BERMAN: I mean, if anyone can solve Lionel Messi, it is Spain. But the question is, can anyone really solve Lionel Messi and Argentina? I should note, Spain is favored in this game.

As we are nearing the end of this second American men's World Cup. How awesome has it been? It's really just been incredible.

SCURRY: It really has been. I mean, John, I've been to many events. I've played in four World Cups. I've played in a World Cup championship in front of 90,000 people. Yesterday's game was absolutely electric. I mean, it's unlike anything I've ever seen. Being among all those fans, Argentinian fans, they are absolutely passionate. England fans as well. I mean, when they scored those two goals, that stadium roof practically blew off. I mean, the decimals were so high it was deafening and it was just a real visceral and exciting experience. And I know other games have been the same. And so, it's just really been something that I've waited 32 years to experience. And I got to do so yesterday. And we got two more games left. Third place on Saturday and the final on Sunday.

BERMAN: Well, between us, we've played in four World Cups. SIDNER: OK.

BOLDUAN: Exactly.

BERMAN: Briana Scurry --

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SIDNER: Did you hear how hard she laughed?

BERMAN: What I can't believe is, you know, you've been there. I mean, you have been in these moments in one in yourself. And to say that to experience it yesterday was even more, well, extraordinary in a different way, it really tells you how amazing it was.

Briana Scurry, great to talk to you. Thank you so much. Enjoy this major weekend we're about to have.

BOLDUAN: I think we should -- I think we should have a new team goal, which is every interview we can ask, how amazing was it?

SIDNER: Yes. Yes, I think that's good. That's good.

BERMAN: Yes.

BOLDUAN: How amazing has it been?

BERMAN: How awesome are you?

BOLDUAN: Exactly.

BERMAN: That's my question.

BOLDUAN: That's our entire goal for interviews.

Thanks for joining us. Oh, we have to go.

SIDNER: Speaking of awesome, "SIT ROOM" is next, but not as awesome as us, for the record.

BERMAN: How awesome am I?

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