September 18, 2024 • 17 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:04):
Only consequential presidents get shot at that comment from former
President Trump at his first official campaign event since Sunday's
assassination attempt.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Hello everyone, I'm Amy Robot.
Speaker 3 (00:15):
And I'm TJ. Holmes.
Speaker 4 (00:16):
It's Wednesday, September eighteenth. Glad you could come along for
our morning run, freak offs and a thousand bottles of lubricant.
We hear the wild alleged details in the indictment against
Sean diddycombe.
Speaker 1 (00:30):
An elaborate, unprecedented attack in the Middle East that had
hundreds of pagers blowing up simultaneously. A long awaited move
today that should make it less expensive for you to
buy a house or a car.
Speaker 4 (00:43):
For President Trump says something pleasant about Kamala Harris. His
own supporters boot him. The Tuppleware party is now.
Speaker 1 (00:51):
Over, and after twelve years on the market, there's finally
a buyer for one of the most iconic properties in Chicago.
Here's a hint, the number twenty three is on the
front gate.
Speaker 4 (01:03):
But let's start the morning run here in New York
where Sean Ditty Combs woke up at the Metropolitan Detention
Center in Brooklyn this morning. That's the same federal facility
that once hosted the likes of r Kelly and Gallaine Maxwell.
Speaker 1 (01:17):
A judge yesterday denied Diddy bail after prosecutors unveiled their
wide ranging case against the music mogul. He is facing
three counts, the first one a racketeering conspiracy, second sex trafficking,
and then third transportation to engage in prostitution.
Speaker 4 (01:34):
But despite Diddy offering to put up fifty million dollars
for bond, prosecutors successfully argued that he was a flight
risk given his considerable resources.
Speaker 1 (01:44):
And they said he has reached out to witnesses and
victims in this case, some of whom they say are
scared of him. Soon after the judge's decision to deny
his bail, Ditty's attorney announced they would appeal, and that
appeal will be heard by a different and judge. It
happens today in court at three thirty Eastern times.
Speaker 3 (02:03):
Bye.
Speaker 4 (02:04):
Back to yesterday's hearing, prosecutors not only called Ditty a
flight risk, but also said he quote poses an ongoing
and significant danger to the community end quote. The indictment
details over a decade of alleged abuse, assaults, intimidation, kidnapping,
sex trafficking, brivery, among other crimes by Ditty and his associates.
Speaker 1 (02:25):
Prosecutors put Combs at the top of a criminal enterprise
that helped to fulfill his sexual desires, they say, through coercing, drugging,
and threatening women and at the center of this indictment
what they're calling freak offs.
Speaker 4 (02:39):
Yes, you're going to be hearing that term probably a
lot throughout this process, but freak offs that, according to prosecutors,
was the diddy's name for his sex parties that sometimes
went on for days. The indictment said these were elaborate
sex performances that were arranged orchestrated and often recorded by Combs.
Speaker 1 (03:00):
Prosecutors women would be drugged and then coerced into sex
with male prostitutes, and they were kept stocked with drugs
and lubricants.
Speaker 2 (03:08):
A thousand bottles.
Speaker 1 (03:09):
Of baby oil and lotions were seized from raids on
Ditty's properties, and all of this is according to the indictments.
Speaker 4 (03:16):
Prosecutors say they also have evidence video evidence of these parties.
In fact, prosecutors also say some of these parties went
on for so long and were so stressful to some
of the participants that in fact they needed an IV
to recover afterwards, Colm's attorney countered all of that by
(03:36):
arguing that there was no sex trafficking or corsion because quote,
everyone wanted to be there.
Speaker 3 (03:43):
Wow.
Speaker 1 (03:43):
Well, Diddy spoke just two words during yesterday's hearing. We
heard him say not guilty when asked how he wanted
to plead. He is facing fifteen years to life in
prison if he's convicted on these charges.
Speaker 3 (03:56):
Now take it with this perspective. Think of it this way.
Speaker 4 (04:00):
If he does not win his bail appeal, he is
going to have to stay in prison until his trial.
If then at the trial he's convicted, he would then
be going right to prison to begin his sentence, which
could be, as Robes just said, up to life in prison.
So Robes, it's amazing to think that this media music mogul,
(04:21):
this icon. We're now looking at the real possibility that
Sean Diddy Combs has walked his last day on this
earth as a free man.
Speaker 1 (04:30):
And it's remarkable when he saw those images circulating of
him with his sons here in New York City just
the day before. We're getting worried that he has two
teenage daughters. They're now being cared for by a family friend.
In California. Many people said he was anticipating these charges,
but still the details of them and what's being alleged
against him are, to put it, very frankly, just shocking.
Speaker 4 (04:54):
It's incredible that he is being charged under something that
many people here in New York are familiar with with
the Federal Act. This was used to put the big
heads of the Five Families, the mafia families, in prison
by essentially saying that the head of the enterprise can
be held responsible for everything his people do under him,
the Rico Act that some of you all are familiar with.
(05:17):
To think that Diddy is now being prosecuted under that
same law and being viewed the same way as a
mafia boss.
Speaker 1 (05:26):
Yeah, running a criminal enterprise, that is what they are alleging. Well,
we will certainly keep you up to date on what's
happening and what happens here in New York City later
this afternoon, but we continue our run today with an
attack like nothing the world has seen before. At least
nine people were killed, thousands of others were injured after
handheld pagers exploded. And yes, we're talking about those archaic
(05:50):
communication devices. Many of us remember using them back in
the nineties before blackberries or even smartphones. Well, the target
of these handheld pagers members of the militant group Hesbelah.
Speaker 4 (06:01):
Yeah, lower tech devices, but this was a sophisticated attack
in which hundreds of pagers detonated across two countries, Lebanon
and Syria at the same time. Now among those injured
Aron's ambassador to Syria, along with twenty eight hundred other people,
at least two hundred of them critically wounded.
Speaker 1 (06:21):
Now, the pagers were all being carried by members of Hesbla,
who described the incident as the biggest security breach to date.
This all happening in their year long war with Israel.
No one has officially claimed responsibility for this attack, but
Hesbela is pointing the finger right at Israel, who has
yet to comment.
Speaker 4 (06:39):
But however, several outlets, including The New York Times, reported
that it was in fact Israel that intercepted a batch
of pagers that was meant for Hesbelah and then hid
explosives insigned them. The militant group apparently adopted the use
of pagers recently for fear that their cell phones could.
Speaker 1 (06:59):
Be Now Hesbla promise to retaliate against Israel, saying it
would receive quote its fair punishment for those deadly blasts,
and the militant group, which is supported by Iran, has
been engaged in cross border battles with Israel since the
war in Gaza began. So unfortunately, this will not be
the end of this, and we will continue to keep
(07:20):
you updated.
Speaker 4 (07:23):
Next up on the run here, the Federal Reserve expected
to cut interest rates later today. Rates are currently at
their highest level in twenty three years. Today is going
to mark the first cut we've seen since March of
twenty twenty. Of course, that's back in the pandemic. Big
question though, not if, but how much they're going to cut.
Economists predict the Fed will make a standard reduction we're
(07:44):
used to seeing a quarter percentage point, but others believe
this could be a big cut, a half a percentage point.
Speaker 1 (07:50):
Yeah, the quarter point might not be earth shattering initially
for all of us in terms of how it will
affect us, But today's rate reduction is expected to be
just the begin They are anticipating further rate cuts in
November and December, so all of those added up together
could have a real impact on all of us consumers.
That could help home buyers with mortgage rates which have
(08:12):
surged alongside the FED rate hikes over the past few years,
making home ownership difficult, if not impossible, for many Americans.
So this will be welcome relief for consumers who are
in the market for a home or if you're looking
to buy a car, as well as for those carrying
pricey credit card debt. Now again, it won't be much
relief initially, but hopefully by their saying May of next year,
(08:33):
you will actually feel relief in your pocket. It should
be mentioned though, those who enjoyed higher rates on saving
accounts and CDs.
Speaker 2 (08:41):
You're probably going to take a little bit of a
hit on that.
Speaker 3 (08:44):
But please be patient here, folks.
Speaker 4 (08:45):
Is going to be happening by the end of the year,
but some of these things take up to a year
for the rates to work through the financial system and
finally get to you. But still a sign at least
that a bit of relief is coming.
Speaker 1 (08:57):
We have much more coming up here on the Morning Run.
We're going to be talking about President Trump getting booed
by his own supporters.
Speaker 2 (09:03):
Stay with us, Welcome back everyone.
Speaker 1 (09:11):
Our Run continues this morning with former President Trump talking
over booze coming from his own supporters. They were booing
while he was actually saying something positive about his opponent.
The Flint, Michigan crowd began booing when former President Trump
told them he had a quote very nice call with
Vice President Kamala Harris who called to check in on
(09:33):
him after that second failed assassination attempt.
Speaker 4 (09:36):
Now, he started by saying he had a very nice
conversation with President Biden, who called him first about the incident,
and that he appreciated that call. He moved on to
talk about the call that VP Harris gave him. Parts
of the crowd started booing just at the mention of
her name. Now, of course he took note of that
when it happened, but he didn't mind coming back to
(09:59):
this topic in this town hall he was at. He
repeated that the Vice president quote couldn't have been nicer.
Speaker 1 (10:05):
Now, it should be mentioned this was a very different
tone from what we've been hearing from former President Trump
about his opponent. He's repeatedly said that she will ruin
the United States if she's elected president, calling both President
Biden and Kamala Harris the enemy from within and the
real threats.
Speaker 4 (10:22):
Trump and his running made j D Vans have been
widely criticized for their rhetoric during the campaign. They have
accused the Arrivals of going over the top in their criticism, however,
even suggesting that it has incited both assassination attempts on Trump.
And this is bizarre robes that we are at this
point that I relieved it was an exhale and my
(10:43):
shoulders went down just to hear President Trump say something
pleasant about Kamala Harris. He was just saying something pleasant
in her name. He didn't even compliment her necessarily. Thanks
for the call. Even hearing that is a surprise in
this current political climate.
Speaker 1 (10:59):
And isn't that sad but also shocking that when someone
does say something and to your point, not necessarily kind
but just pleasant, just positive, how about just not negative,
that that could create even negativity within the crowd itself.
So you know, we've been saying this, but these assassination
attempts were real, scary and incredibly disturbing, and words do
(11:23):
matter coming from both sides, So continuing to point the
finger at one another certainly doesn't help. But we would
like more from Trump from what we saw yesterday. Next
up on the Run, it is a sad sign of
the times for an iconic American brand. Topperware has filed
for bankruptcy.
Speaker 4 (11:41):
Say, this company has been around for seventy eight years,
but it's been struggling in recent years with lagging sales
and increased competition.
Speaker 1 (11:49):
After a bit of a sales resurgence during the pandemic
and a plan to restructure, it's dead. There was some
hope out there that the company could actually make a comeback,
but unfortunately it did not happen.
Speaker 4 (12:01):
Yeah, Tupperware, I did not know this robes. It's been
a part of our lives for so long. But it
was actually founded where that name come from. Founded by
a guy named Earl Tupper in nineteen forty six. He
was a chemist. He used new plastics to develop food
storage containers with an air tight seal.
Speaker 2 (12:18):
And then those products took off.
Speaker 1 (12:20):
You think about tuperwere you think but nineteen fifties, nineteen sixties.
Speaker 2 (12:23):
Those Tupperware parties.
Speaker 1 (12:25):
So they had that direct to consumers sales strategy, and yes,
women were empowered. They were able to sell the products
from their own homes. They could create Tupperware parties with
their friends and their neighbors and it really took off,
and unfortunately, well that's just not the times we're in
these days, and so sadly Tupperware has had to file
for bankruptc.
Speaker 3 (12:44):
So they didn't change with the times.
Speaker 4 (12:46):
A lot of people would argue, but I was asking you,
and we did talk about this right before we came on.
I can't name another brand that makes those containers. Yeah,
I'm sure everybody does, but.
Speaker 1 (12:59):
Yeah, you ask me, and the only name that comes
to my mind is Pyrex.
Speaker 2 (13:03):
Does that even bring a belfree?
Speaker 1 (13:05):
Yeah? I mean I think it's only because maybe just
registering for gifts.
Speaker 2 (13:09):
When you're getting married or something the Pyrex bowls.
Speaker 1 (13:12):
But no, nothing comes close to becoming a household name
like Tupperware.
Speaker 4 (13:18):
And if you want to just do a little bit
of a check, this is how you know how iconic
this brand is. When you want a tissue, what do people.
Speaker 2 (13:27):
Often say, Kleenex?
Speaker 4 (13:28):
Give me a Kleenex, Give me a Kleenex.
Speaker 1 (13:30):
If you want to photocopy something, what do you say.
Speaker 3 (13:33):
You xeroxy?
Speaker 4 (13:35):
Yes, but this is one of those things. I need
to go get some Tupperware. Where's my Tupperware? It is
the name for those containers, no matter what it is
that a few things reached that level.
Speaker 1 (13:47):
Yes, they did, so it's it's legacy lives on even
if we aren't using perhaps their products, we might call
them by that name.
Speaker 4 (13:55):
Anyway, we should say they are trying to save the
company right now, do some restructuring to keep some employees
on board and try to keep the company going. But
it doesn't look great right now, but still an icon
going away, a sign of the time and a bit
of a shorter run. We have these sometimes, don't we.
When we get out there this morning, you run a
little shorter. So we're on the final leg now. And
(14:18):
there's a mansion. It's been on the market for quite
a while. It was deemed unsellable, maybe even after sitting
on the market for twelve years, but it appears it
has a buyer. What mansion are we talking about, Well,
you will know it as soon as you see it,
as soon as you pull up to that front gate
and there's a large number twenty three.
Speaker 3 (14:37):
That greets you.
Speaker 2 (14:38):
Yeah, you can't miss it.
Speaker 1 (14:40):
Michael Jordan's Chicago mansion. Of course, that's what we're talking about.
It looks like it is finally selling. After Jordan dropped
the price. I love this to fourteen million, eight hundred
and fifty five thousand. Those numbers are significant because when
you add each of those numbers up comes to a
(15:00):
sum of twenty three. And yes, that number his jersey number.
I didn't realize this for all but twenty three games
of his time with the Bulls.
Speaker 2 (15:10):
That really is an important number in his life in
so many ways.
Speaker 1 (15:14):
And by the way, he originally listed this home way
back in twenty twelve for twenty nine million dollars.
Speaker 3 (15:21):
The mark has changed a little bit. I guess.
Speaker 4 (15:24):
This house is described as a fifty six thousand square
foot property as a regulation sized basketball gym. Of course,
it has a circular infinity pool, nice detail, a putting
green makes sense for him, tennis court, and a cigar room,
nine bedrooms, nineteen bathrooms, five fireplaces, a massive den, and
a futuristic kitchen with a huge center island. I like
(15:48):
the place, looked into it, but I need about twenty
two bathrooms. It only had nineteen, so.
Speaker 2 (15:53):
I need a further price reduction. That was my issue
with it.
Speaker 1 (15:58):
But you know, for anyone who's feeling sorry for Michael
Jordan for having to take that big cut on his mansion,
we should just point out, oh lord, he is that
his most recent yearly royalty check with Nike reportedly worth
around two hundred and sixty million dollars, and we believe
his net worth is now understood to have surpassed the
three billion marks.
Speaker 2 (16:18):
So he's doing just fine.
Speaker 1 (16:19):
And I think he can afford to sell his mansion
at a discount after having been on the market for
more than a decade.
Speaker 3 (16:26):
This dude.
Speaker 4 (16:27):
But he has a lot of two other properties. A
lot of people are familiar. He has more than two,
but the one he has in North Carolina, his home state,
and then the one he has in Jupiter, Florida, that exclusive,
exclusive community. That one is about forty three thousand square feet.
The one in North Carolina leaves around ten to twelve thousand.
Speaker 1 (16:46):
Wow, you know a lot about Michael Jordan's real estate properties.
Speaker 2 (16:49):
I'm impressed.
Speaker 4 (16:50):
I do, because I'm trying to follow his model of
building a portfolio.
Speaker 3 (16:54):
I'm at zero right now.
Speaker 1 (16:56):
I take fifty six hundred square feet versus fifty six thousand.
Speaker 2 (16:59):
That's where I am in my life.
Speaker 4 (17:00):
But if you're thinking that any of these homes is
the one we saw in that documentary that everybody watched
during the pandemic last dance. It is not that home
was actually one they just used to shoot in. It's
not his property. He wouldn't allow them to actually shoot
in his home. So a lot of people saw him
sitting in this big room by himself in one chair
(17:23):
like that. Plays is nice, but why isn't it decorated
a little more. It's not his grip all right.
Speaker 1 (17:28):
Well, he has plenty of others to choose from, even
though he sold this one. So thank you everyone for
joining us on the morning run. Hope you'll run with
us again tomorrow.
Only consequential presidents get shot at that comment from former
President Trump at his first official campaign event since Sunday's
assassination attempt.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Hello everyone, I'm Amy Robot.
Speaker 3 (00:15):
And I'm TJ. Holmes.
Speaker 4 (00:16):
It's Wednesday, September eighteenth. Glad you could come along for
our morning run, freak offs and a thousand bottles of lubricant.
We hear the wild alleged details in the indictment against
Sean diddycombe.
Speaker 1 (00:30):
An elaborate, unprecedented attack in the Middle East that had
hundreds of pagers blowing up simultaneously. A long awaited move
today that should make it less expensive for you to
buy a house or a car.
Speaker 4 (00:43):
For President Trump says something pleasant about Kamala Harris. His
own supporters boot him. The Tuppleware party is now.
Speaker 1 (00:51):
Over, and after twelve years on the market, there's finally
a buyer for one of the most iconic properties in Chicago.
Here's a hint, the number twenty three is on the
front gate.
Speaker 4 (01:03):
But let's start the morning run here in New York
where Sean Ditty Combs woke up at the Metropolitan Detention
Center in Brooklyn this morning. That's the same federal facility
that once hosted the likes of r Kelly and Gallaine Maxwell.
Speaker 1 (01:17):
A judge yesterday denied Diddy bail after prosecutors unveiled their
wide ranging case against the music mogul. He is facing
three counts, the first one a racketeering conspiracy, second sex trafficking,
and then third transportation to engage in prostitution.
Speaker 4 (01:34):
But despite Diddy offering to put up fifty million dollars
for bond, prosecutors successfully argued that he was a flight
risk given his considerable resources.
Speaker 1 (01:44):
And they said he has reached out to witnesses and
victims in this case, some of whom they say are
scared of him. Soon after the judge's decision to deny
his bail, Ditty's attorney announced they would appeal, and that
appeal will be heard by a different and judge. It
happens today in court at three thirty Eastern times.
Speaker 3 (02:03):
Bye.
Speaker 4 (02:04):
Back to yesterday's hearing, prosecutors not only called Ditty a
flight risk, but also said he quote poses an ongoing
and significant danger to the community end quote. The indictment
details over a decade of alleged abuse, assaults, intimidation, kidnapping,
sex trafficking, brivery, among other crimes by Ditty and his associates.
Speaker 1 (02:25):
Prosecutors put Combs at the top of a criminal enterprise
that helped to fulfill his sexual desires, they say, through coercing, drugging,
and threatening women and at the center of this indictment
what they're calling freak offs.
Speaker 4 (02:39):
Yes, you're going to be hearing that term probably a
lot throughout this process, but freak offs that, according to prosecutors,
was the diddy's name for his sex parties that sometimes
went on for days. The indictment said these were elaborate
sex performances that were arranged orchestrated and often recorded by Combs.
Speaker 1 (03:00):
Prosecutors women would be drugged and then coerced into sex
with male prostitutes, and they were kept stocked with drugs
and lubricants.
Speaker 2 (03:08):
A thousand bottles.
Speaker 1 (03:09):
Of baby oil and lotions were seized from raids on
Ditty's properties, and all of this is according to the indictments.
Speaker 4 (03:16):
Prosecutors say they also have evidence video evidence of these parties.
In fact, prosecutors also say some of these parties went
on for so long and were so stressful to some
of the participants that in fact they needed an IV
to recover afterwards, Colm's attorney countered all of that by
(03:36):
arguing that there was no sex trafficking or corsion because quote,
everyone wanted to be there.
Speaker 3 (03:43):
Wow.
Speaker 1 (03:43):
Well, Diddy spoke just two words during yesterday's hearing. We
heard him say not guilty when asked how he wanted
to plead. He is facing fifteen years to life in
prison if he's convicted on these charges.
Speaker 3 (03:56):
Now take it with this perspective. Think of it this way.
Speaker 4 (04:00):
If he does not win his bail appeal, he is
going to have to stay in prison until his trial.
If then at the trial he's convicted, he would then
be going right to prison to begin his sentence, which
could be, as Robes just said, up to life in prison.
So Robes, it's amazing to think that this media music mogul,
(04:21):
this icon. We're now looking at the real possibility that
Sean Diddy Combs has walked his last day on this
earth as a free man.
Speaker 1 (04:30):
And it's remarkable when he saw those images circulating of
him with his sons here in New York City just
the day before. We're getting worried that he has two
teenage daughters. They're now being cared for by a family friend.
In California. Many people said he was anticipating these charges,
but still the details of them and what's being alleged
against him are, to put it, very frankly, just shocking.
Speaker 4 (04:54):
It's incredible that he is being charged under something that
many people here in New York are familiar with with
the Federal Act. This was used to put the big
heads of the Five Families, the mafia families, in prison
by essentially saying that the head of the enterprise can
be held responsible for everything his people do under him,
the Rico Act that some of you all are familiar with.
(05:17):
To think that Diddy is now being prosecuted under that
same law and being viewed the same way as a
mafia boss.
Speaker 1 (05:26):
Yeah, running a criminal enterprise, that is what they are alleging. Well,
we will certainly keep you up to date on what's
happening and what happens here in New York City later
this afternoon, but we continue our run today with an
attack like nothing the world has seen before. At least
nine people were killed, thousands of others were injured after
handheld pagers exploded. And yes, we're talking about those archaic
(05:50):
communication devices. Many of us remember using them back in
the nineties before blackberries or even smartphones. Well, the target
of these handheld pagers members of the militant group Hesbelah.
Speaker 4 (06:01):
Yeah, lower tech devices, but this was a sophisticated attack
in which hundreds of pagers detonated across two countries, Lebanon
and Syria at the same time. Now among those injured
Aron's ambassador to Syria, along with twenty eight hundred other people,
at least two hundred of them critically wounded.
Speaker 1 (06:21):
Now, the pagers were all being carried by members of Hesbla,
who described the incident as the biggest security breach to date.
This all happening in their year long war with Israel.
No one has officially claimed responsibility for this attack, but
Hesbela is pointing the finger right at Israel, who has
yet to comment.
Speaker 4 (06:39):
But however, several outlets, including The New York Times, reported
that it was in fact Israel that intercepted a batch
of pagers that was meant for Hesbelah and then hid
explosives insigned them. The militant group apparently adopted the use
of pagers recently for fear that their cell phones could.
Speaker 1 (06:59):
Be Now Hesbla promise to retaliate against Israel, saying it
would receive quote its fair punishment for those deadly blasts,
and the militant group, which is supported by Iran, has
been engaged in cross border battles with Israel since the
war in Gaza began. So unfortunately, this will not be
the end of this, and we will continue to keep
(07:20):
you updated.
Speaker 4 (07:23):
Next up on the run here, the Federal Reserve expected
to cut interest rates later today. Rates are currently at
their highest level in twenty three years. Today is going
to mark the first cut we've seen since March of
twenty twenty. Of course, that's back in the pandemic. Big
question though, not if, but how much they're going to cut.
Economists predict the Fed will make a standard reduction we're
(07:44):
used to seeing a quarter percentage point, but others believe
this could be a big cut, a half a percentage point.
Speaker 1 (07:50):
Yeah, the quarter point might not be earth shattering initially
for all of us in terms of how it will
affect us, But today's rate reduction is expected to be
just the begin They are anticipating further rate cuts in
November and December, so all of those added up together
could have a real impact on all of us consumers.
That could help home buyers with mortgage rates which have
(08:12):
surged alongside the FED rate hikes over the past few years,
making home ownership difficult, if not impossible, for many Americans.
So this will be welcome relief for consumers who are
in the market for a home or if you're looking
to buy a car, as well as for those carrying
pricey credit card debt. Now again, it won't be much
relief initially, but hopefully by their saying May of next year,
(08:33):
you will actually feel relief in your pocket. It should
be mentioned though, those who enjoyed higher rates on saving
accounts and CDs.
Speaker 2 (08:41):
You're probably going to take a little bit of a
hit on that.
Speaker 3 (08:44):
But please be patient here, folks.
Speaker 4 (08:45):
Is going to be happening by the end of the year,
but some of these things take up to a year
for the rates to work through the financial system and
finally get to you. But still a sign at least
that a bit of relief is coming.
Speaker 1 (08:57):
We have much more coming up here on the Morning Run.
We're going to be talking about President Trump getting booed
by his own supporters.
Speaker 2 (09:03):
Stay with us, Welcome back everyone.
Speaker 1 (09:11):
Our Run continues this morning with former President Trump talking
over booze coming from his own supporters. They were booing
while he was actually saying something positive about his opponent.
The Flint, Michigan crowd began booing when former President Trump
told them he had a quote very nice call with
Vice President Kamala Harris who called to check in on
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him after that second failed assassination attempt.
Speaker 4 (09:36):
Now, he started by saying he had a very nice
conversation with President Biden, who called him first about the incident,
and that he appreciated that call. He moved on to
talk about the call that VP Harris gave him. Parts
of the crowd started booing just at the mention of
her name. Now, of course he took note of that
when it happened, but he didn't mind coming back to
(09:59):
this topic in this town hall he was at. He
repeated that the Vice president quote couldn't have been nicer.
Speaker 1 (10:05):
Now, it should be mentioned this was a very different
tone from what we've been hearing from former President Trump
about his opponent. He's repeatedly said that she will ruin
the United States if she's elected president, calling both President
Biden and Kamala Harris the enemy from within and the
real threats.
Speaker 4 (10:22):
Trump and his running made j D Vans have been
widely criticized for their rhetoric during the campaign. They have
accused the Arrivals of going over the top in their criticism, however,
even suggesting that it has incited both assassination attempts on Trump.
And this is bizarre robes that we are at this
point that I relieved it was an exhale and my
(10:43):
shoulders went down just to hear President Trump say something
pleasant about Kamala Harris. He was just saying something pleasant
in her name. He didn't even compliment her necessarily. Thanks
for the call. Even hearing that is a surprise in
this current political climate.
Speaker 1 (10:59):
And isn't that sad but also shocking that when someone
does say something and to your point, not necessarily kind
but just pleasant, just positive, how about just not negative,
that that could create even negativity within the crowd itself.
So you know, we've been saying this, but these assassination
attempts were real, scary and incredibly disturbing, and words do
(11:23):
matter coming from both sides, So continuing to point the
finger at one another certainly doesn't help. But we would
like more from Trump from what we saw yesterday. Next
up on the Run, it is a sad sign of
the times for an iconic American brand. Topperware has filed
for bankruptcy.
Speaker 4 (11:41):
Say, this company has been around for seventy eight years,
but it's been struggling in recent years with lagging sales
and increased competition.
Speaker 1 (11:49):
After a bit of a sales resurgence during the pandemic
and a plan to restructure, it's dead. There was some
hope out there that the company could actually make a comeback,
but unfortunately it did not happen.
Speaker 4 (12:01):
Yeah, Tupperware, I did not know this robes. It's been
a part of our lives for so long. But it
was actually founded where that name come from. Founded by
a guy named Earl Tupper in nineteen forty six. He
was a chemist. He used new plastics to develop food
storage containers with an air tight seal.
Speaker 2 (12:18):
And then those products took off.
Speaker 1 (12:20):
You think about tuperwere you think but nineteen fifties, nineteen sixties.
Speaker 2 (12:23):
Those Tupperware parties.
Speaker 1 (12:25):
So they had that direct to consumers sales strategy, and yes,
women were empowered. They were able to sell the products
from their own homes. They could create Tupperware parties with
their friends and their neighbors and it really took off,
and unfortunately, well that's just not the times we're in
these days, and so sadly Tupperware has had to file
for bankruptc.
Speaker 3 (12:44):
So they didn't change with the times.
Speaker 4 (12:46):
A lot of people would argue, but I was asking you,
and we did talk about this right before we came on.
I can't name another brand that makes those containers. Yeah,
I'm sure everybody does, but.
Speaker 1 (12:59):
Yeah, you ask me, and the only name that comes
to my mind is Pyrex.
Speaker 2 (13:03):
Does that even bring a belfree?
Speaker 1 (13:05):
Yeah? I mean I think it's only because maybe just
registering for gifts.
Speaker 2 (13:09):
When you're getting married or something the Pyrex bowls.
Speaker 1 (13:12):
But no, nothing comes close to becoming a household name
like Tupperware.
Speaker 4 (13:18):
And if you want to just do a little bit
of a check, this is how you know how iconic
this brand is. When you want a tissue, what do people.
Speaker 2 (13:27):
Often say, Kleenex?
Speaker 4 (13:28):
Give me a Kleenex, Give me a Kleenex.
Speaker 1 (13:30):
If you want to photocopy something, what do you say.
Speaker 3 (13:33):
You xeroxy?
Speaker 4 (13:35):
Yes, but this is one of those things. I need
to go get some Tupperware. Where's my Tupperware? It is
the name for those containers, no matter what it is
that a few things reached that level.
Speaker 1 (13:47):
Yes, they did, so it's it's legacy lives on even
if we aren't using perhaps their products, we might call
them by that name.
Speaker 4 (13:55):
Anyway, we should say they are trying to save the
company right now, do some restructuring to keep some employees
on board and try to keep the company going. But
it doesn't look great right now, but still an icon
going away, a sign of the time and a bit
of a shorter run. We have these sometimes, don't we.
When we get out there this morning, you run a
little shorter. So we're on the final leg now. And
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there's a mansion. It's been on the market for quite
a while. It was deemed unsellable, maybe even after sitting
on the market for twelve years, but it appears it
has a buyer. What mansion are we talking about, Well,
you will know it as soon as you see it,
as soon as you pull up to that front gate
and there's a large number twenty three.
Speaker 3 (14:37):
That greets you.
Speaker 2 (14:38):
Yeah, you can't miss it.
Speaker 1 (14:40):
Michael Jordan's Chicago mansion. Of course, that's what we're talking about.
It looks like it is finally selling. After Jordan dropped
the price. I love this to fourteen million, eight hundred
and fifty five thousand. Those numbers are significant because when
you add each of those numbers up comes to a
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sum of twenty three. And yes, that number his jersey number.
I didn't realize this for all but twenty three games
of his time with the Bulls.
Speaker 2 (15:10):
That really is an important number in his life in
so many ways.
Speaker 1 (15:14):
And by the way, he originally listed this home way
back in twenty twelve for twenty nine million dollars.
Speaker 3 (15:21):
The mark has changed a little bit. I guess.
Speaker 4 (15:24):
This house is described as a fifty six thousand square
foot property as a regulation sized basketball gym. Of course,
it has a circular infinity pool, nice detail, a putting
green makes sense for him, tennis court, and a cigar room,
nine bedrooms, nineteen bathrooms, five fireplaces, a massive den, and
a futuristic kitchen with a huge center island. I like
(15:48):
the place, looked into it, but I need about twenty
two bathrooms. It only had nineteen, so.
Speaker 2 (15:53):
I need a further price reduction. That was my issue
with it.
Speaker 1 (15:58):
But you know, for anyone who's feeling sorry for Michael
Jordan for having to take that big cut on his mansion,
we should just point out, oh lord, he is that
his most recent yearly royalty check with Nike reportedly worth
around two hundred and sixty million dollars, and we believe
his net worth is now understood to have surpassed the
three billion marks.
Speaker 2 (16:18):
So he's doing just fine.
Speaker 1 (16:19):
And I think he can afford to sell his mansion
at a discount after having been on the market for
more than a decade.
Speaker 3 (16:26):
This dude.
Speaker 4 (16:27):
But he has a lot of two other properties. A
lot of people are familiar. He has more than two,
but the one he has in North Carolina, his home state,
and then the one he has in Jupiter, Florida, that exclusive,
exclusive community. That one is about forty three thousand square feet.
The one in North Carolina leaves around ten to twelve thousand.
Speaker 1 (16:46):
Wow, you know a lot about Michael Jordan's real estate properties.
Speaker 2 (16:49):
I'm impressed.
Speaker 4 (16:50):
I do, because I'm trying to follow his model of
building a portfolio.
Speaker 3 (16:54):
I'm at zero right now.
Speaker 1 (16:56):
I take fifty six hundred square feet versus fifty six thousand.
Speaker 2 (16:59):
That's where I am in my life.
Speaker 4 (17:00):
But if you're thinking that any of these homes is
the one we saw in that documentary that everybody watched
during the pandemic last dance. It is not that home
was actually one they just used to shoot in. It's
not his property. He wouldn't allow them to actually shoot
in his home. So a lot of people saw him
sitting in this big room by himself in one chair
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like that. Plays is nice, but why isn't it decorated
a little more. It's not his grip all right.
Speaker 1 (17:28):
Well, he has plenty of others to choose from, even
though he sold this one. So thank you everyone for
joining us on the morning run. Hope you'll run with
us again tomorrow.
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