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on I hard radio, NBC news radio I'm Alexandra Lane. President Trump is telling Congress of his plans to enter a bilateral trade deal with Mexico. Former President Barack Obama and George W. Bush will speak at the memorial service for Senator John McCain later this morning at Washington's National Cathedral. President Trump was not invited, but Vice President Mike Pence spoke Friday at a Capitol ceremony honoring the former senator. But his support for limited government for tax reform and support for our armed forces surely left our nation more prosperous and more secure and he will be missed. McCain will be buried Sunday at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis. President Trump is pushing a new retirement security initiative in North Carolina. Friday, Trump touted a new executive order, which aims to make it easier for small businesses to offer retirement plans benefiting workers and their families. Such a big thing. They'll be banding together. They'll have such strength. They'll be able to negotiate incredible deals because they have big numbers. Trump also cheered the work his administration has been doing too. Flash government regulations. Small businesses will no longer be at a competitive disadvantage and small business workers will now be treated more fairly and have many more choices. Trump cited the strong economy and said deregulation is helping small businesses. You're listening to the latest from NBC News radio. Brad Pitt Foundation is facing a major lawsuit over homes built in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Superstar couple Beyonce and Jay Z have kicked off their $1,000,000 scholarship initiative. The hip hop couple has pledged to give $100,000 to 11 high school students selected from the cities hosting their on the run to concert tour. The first recipient was announced at their show in Orlando, Florida, Wednesday night. Each student will be chosen by the local Boys and Girls Club. Two parents accused of torturing their Children are pleading not guilty to all 88 charges against them. David and Louise Turpin of Paris, California, allegedly held 12 of their 13 kids prisoners for years inside their home. Attorneys for the Turpin's entered the not guilty pleas yesterday morning on their behalf, Rapper Eminem dropped a new album with no warning Thursday night. The album is appropriately titled Kamikaze. Eminem co produced it with Dr Dre and other well known producers, one of the 13 tracks is for the upcoming Marvel movie Venom, and a little town in Spain has hosted an extreme food fight. In fact, every year on the last Wednesday in August, the La Tomatina Festival is held. This is the world's largest tomato fight. Thousands of people flocked to the town of Boone Ole to throw about 150 tons of tomatoes at each other, just for fun. The tradition began back in 1945 but it said no one is completely certain how it started. Alexandra Lane, NBC News Radio.