A special request granted to hold off on some tariffs, at least temporarily.

The lead starts right now.

After an urgent call with Canada's Prime Minister in conversations with America's big three carmakers,

President Trump is delaying auto tariffs only.

But what about everything else?

From electronics to gasoline, we're starting to learn exactly how you the consumer could be hit

hard.

Plus, a weather scientist who flew into hurricanes, now out of a job.

A product of the Doge cuts, how this eliminated roll and others like it could hurt

life-saving forecast when

the next storm rolls in. And a boycott against Target stores, why the protests couldn't

come at a worse time for the retail giant.

Welcome to the lead. I'm Phil Mattingly. In for Jake Tapper. We start in our money lead with President

Trump's tariff chaos, sending shockwaves through the U.S. and the globe as a trade battle escalates.

Now this afternoon, President Trump announced an exemption for auto tariffs on Canada and Mexico,

but just for one month. This, after Trump's 25% tariff on key goods coming from those two countries, went into effect

yesterday.

Now, today the president spoke with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in an attempt to calm

rising tensions.

The prime minister's office calling the conversation, quote, constructive, the President Trump

framing it in a different manner. Writing on truth social

that the prime minister's efforts to stop the tariffs are, quote, not good enough, although

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