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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Morning Run with Amy and TJ and iHeartRadio Podcast. Good
morning everyone, and welcome to Morning Run. We made it
to Friday. It is May Sewid. I'm Amy Roboch and.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
I'm TJ Holmes. And on this Friday Morning Run, what
just happened? President Trump fires then rehires the same guy
on the same day, but to a different position. This
is a major administration shakeup, we'll explain.
Speaker 1 (00:28):
Plus President Trump's latest executive order which says NPR and
PBS bias isn't worth half a billion dollars in taxpayer money.
And China makes a mere suggestion, and the markets went up.
Speaker 2 (00:40):
Also on the run, those morning folks are cutting back
on Big Max at our rate we haven't seen since
the pandemic. Plus the most famous chimney in the world
is being installed this morning. Here's a hint. It's in Rome,
and Diddy tells prosecutors no thank you.
Speaker 1 (00:54):
Plus what's the key to living a long life? Well,
some advice from the world's new oldest living person after
the former title holder passes away at the age of
one hundred and sixteen. And the nominations are in for
Broadway's biggest night. Three major musicals sweep this year's Tony Awards,
but it's who didn't get nominated that's making some waves.
Speaker 2 (01:14):
Also this morning, the most exciting two minutes and sports
is almost here. So who you got Owen Almighty or
maybe you like Flying Mohawk or maybe Tantastic. Just some
of the horses competing and this weekend's Kentucky Derby.
Speaker 1 (01:29):
Love Love Love Looking at all those names, We're going
to talk about how owners make those names coming up
in just a bit, but we do begin our run
in Washington, d C. This morning. And some major shifts
at the White House. You may not know Mike Waltz's name,
but he was Trump's national security advisor who inadvertently added
a journalist to that group chat about a military strike
(01:50):
in Yemen. Yeah, that national security adviser.
Speaker 2 (01:53):
He was a national security advisor because Trump removed him
from that position yesterday, but he gave him a new
one immediately. Trump has nominated Walts Now to become the
US ambassador to the United Nations. Trump had initially nominated
Congresswoman Elise Stephonic as US ambassador, but there was a
concern about losing her in the House of Representative. There's
(02:15):
such a slim majority there for Republican so Trump withdrew
her nomination.
Speaker 1 (02:19):
But in the meantime, Trump said Secretary of State Marco
Rubio will be playing double duty acting as interim National
Security Advisor until Trump nominates someone new. Waltz's nomination doesn't
ensure his role. He must be confirmed by the Senate,
and that group chat mistake will almost certainly be a
big issue in the confirmation process.
Speaker 2 (02:39):
He did take full responsibility for the mistake, and Trump
publicly supported him in the aftermath, telling reporters Michael Waltz
has learned a lesson and he's a good man. We
continue here on our run on this Friday morning. Now
in the White House calls well, he calls them the radical,
woke propaganda disguised as news. That's what the White House
calls it. Do you call it? In PR and PBS?
Speaker 1 (03:02):
And now President Trump wants to strip these two public
broadcasters of about half a billion dollars in public funding.
He signed an executive order yesterday that instructs agencies to
cease federal funding for NPR and PBS, the two primary
and longtime public radio and television broadcasters in this country.
Speaker 2 (03:19):
Yeah, they've also been long time targets of Republicans who
criticize them as liberal leaning operations that are spreading an
agenda using taxpayer money. That taxpayer money amounts to about
five hundred million dollars. The President is already actually being
sued by the Corporation of Public Broadcasting, which is the
(03:40):
organization that sends out that federal money to all these
local stations that are public broadcasters. They're suing, and they
sued him earlier this week because he tried to get
rid of some of their board members. They say he
doesn't have the power to do so. So another lawsuit
possibly coming now that he's stripping in PR and PBS
of that money.
Speaker 1 (03:57):
All right, Next up on our run. Markets are up
across Asia this morning, and US DOC futures are up
this morning as well. Why well, they're reacting after we
got a glimmer of hope that the trade war between
the US and China could finally be thawing.
Speaker 2 (04:11):
And it was just a glimmer, So what was it.
China simply said it was thinking about talking to the US.
And given what the markets I've seen over the past
couple of weeks in this trade war, hey, we'll take
any little glimmer like that from China. This came from
China's Commerce Ministry, which said it's the US that has
sent multiple messages to China asking the start talks. China
(04:33):
then responded saying it was only saying that it was
evaluating the US offered to talk, and just that slight
public shift in tone was enough to encourage investors and
send markets in positive territory.
Speaker 1 (04:46):
China has previously held firm publicly in saying that it
will not have trade talks until the US demonstrates genuine
sincerity by canceling its tariffs. First, Trump has imposed that
one hundred and forty five percent tariff on Chinese goods,
and China responded by hitting the US with one hundred
and twenty five percent tariff. And remember, just last week,
(05:06):
Trump was saying that the US was talking to China,
China was saying, we haven't talked or heard anything from
the US. So anyway, at least Chinese have responded in
some way, and we'll hope that it continues. Well.
Speaker 2 (05:18):
We will continue here on our Friday morning run. Next up,
another not so good sign of where the economy is.
Even McDonald's is struggling. The fast food chain reported its
worst drop in sales in five years. Now, five years
sounds like a long time, and that sounds bad. But
what makes this even worse. Five years ago we were
in the thick of a pandemic, so they haven't seen
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it this bad since the country's shut down.
Speaker 1 (05:42):
Essentially, sales fell three point six percent and that is
definitely a troubling sign. The company says consumers are grappling
with uncertainty in the economy, and beyond the headline of
declining sales are some interesting nuggets if you will. Good
one DJ nice riding there. Yeah, nuggets, I like it.
McDonald said they've noticed that people are starting to skip
(06:05):
breakfast now in order to cut back on spending.
Speaker 2 (06:08):
The company also noted that there are significant declines in
low and middle income customers visiting its restaurants, but noted
this higher income customer visits remain stable now. Also, McDonald's
pointing out that they're seeing waning interests at stores in
Canada and Europe, suggesting there's some anti American sentiment and
people are turning away from American brands. Even though we're
(06:31):
focusing on McDonald's here, but several big time, big name
and long standing companies. Restaurants fast food chains in the
country have reported declining sales this year.
Speaker 1 (06:40):
All right, the next leg of our run takes us
to Rome, where the most famous chimney in the world
is being installed. This morning, firefighters could be seen on
the roof of the Sixtine Chapel putting the chimney in
place that will all be staring at for hours, even
days on end starting next week.
Speaker 2 (06:56):
Of course, our first indications of how the conclave to
choose new pope is going will come from that chimney
with either black smoke or white smoke. You know the
deal by now. After two rounds of voting for a
new pope, the cardinal's ballots are burned. If there's no
pope elected, the ballots are burned with a component that produces.
Speaker 1 (07:14):
Black smoke, and if there is a new pope elected,
the ballots are burned with a chemical that produces white smoke.
The conclave begins on Wednesday. And just in case you're wondering,
the chimney isn't a permanent structure that stays on the
Sistine Chapel. It's specifically added only when the conclave happens,
and you actually have the chemical names that I couldn't
(07:36):
pronounce here written below. As to what makes the smoke black,
you can just go with.
Speaker 2 (07:40):
The potassium and sulfur makes it black, and then another potassium,
lactose and chloroform resin is what makes the white smoke.
That was interesting to me. But I look, let's all
just admit here, and maybe you did, but I didn't.
I didn't realize the chimney didn't stay.
Speaker 1 (07:56):
I didn't know that they had to install one.
Speaker 2 (07:58):
It's installed every time. It's not there year round, the
only installer for this and to see the scene this morning,
actual Italian firefighters up there doing the work of installing it.
So there's a little fun nugget for you. But I
forgot or didn't ever know that right that installed.
Speaker 1 (08:13):
I just been wondering why they wouldn't just keep it.
I mean, isn't it nice to burn a fire every
now and then?
Speaker 2 (08:18):
No, they don't need it. The place stays. Well, that's
the thing. It's not there for a practical purpose other
than when there is a conclave, so that makes sense.
But who knew? So there you go. Fun fact. We
all learned something. We will continue here on this Friday
morning run and the next leg brings us back to
New York. Prosecutors offered to make a deal with Sean Diddy.
Combs did, he didn't like it, and now the trial
(08:39):
is on for Monday. There was a final pre trial
hearing yesterday and it was revealed that the government put
a deal on the table for Combs, who is of
course facing federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges.
Speaker 1 (08:50):
The judge directly asked Combs in court yesterday if he
was rejecting the prosecution's offer, and he responded simply by saying, yes,
we did not know, or we don't know all the
specifics of the plea offer. But Combs would have been
required to plead guilty, and he would have received a
prison sentence that wasn't as long as the one he
might get if he is actually convicted. Eh.
Speaker 2 (09:10):
So Holmes has now decided to take his chances with
a jury. And after all this and that arrest the
last September, and all the lawsuits that have come after,
and as much as this has been in the headlines,
I can't believe we are here. This trial of Sean
Diddy Combs starts on Monday, with jury selection expected to
go several days. Opening statements could happen in the week
(09:33):
in about a week after, so May twelfth is what
they're suggesting. But the judge told him we'll see you.
They could have ended this yesterday. Don't know what the
deal was, but he said no, Yeah, Jo say, we'll
see you in court Monday early, eight am.
Speaker 1 (09:45):
Monday at eight am. And we live right nearby, so
I'm sure it will be a zoo a circus down
here in Lower Manhattan when that trial begins.
Speaker 2 (09:53):
All right, folks, we'll stay with us here on this
Friday Morning Run when we come back. Advice on how
to live a long life from someone who lived one
hundred and sixteen years. Also coming up, tony nominations are out.
Why did we not hear Denzel Washington's name? And coming up?
Who you got in this weekend's Kentucky Derby. Fantastic sounds good.
Speaker 1 (10:25):
Welcome back everyone to this Friday edition of The Morning Run.
And next up on the Run, the oldest person in
the world has passed away at the age of one
hundred and sixteen. Brazilian nun sister Ana Cannabarro died at
home of natural causes just a few weeks shy of
her one hundred and seventeenth birthday that would have been
on May twenty seventh, she was.
Speaker 2 (10:46):
Asked what the key to her longevity was, and last
year she was recorded as saying it was her Catholic faith.
What she said that wasn't all And this next part
is just adorable, she said, and I'm going to quote
her here. I'm young, pretty, and friendly, all good positive
qualities that you have to have too, end quote. And
that is from a woman who was one hundred and
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fifteen or sixteen at the time.
Speaker 1 (11:08):
She said that I love that and doesn't isn't surprising
that she was known for her smile and her love
of cracking jokes. Sister Cannabarro loved to paint wildflowers and
was a lifelong teacher, creating two school marching bands. And
I love this. For her one hundred and tenth birthday,
she was even honored by the late Pope Francis. Now
since her passing the world's oldest person is now a
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one hundred and fifteen year old British woman named Ethel Cataract.
Speaker 2 (11:34):
Okay, she has some advice for you as well for
living a long life. She says it's all about your
attitude to life. She says, quote, I've taken everything in
my stride, the highs and the lows. And she says
she makes a point of never arguing with anyone.
Speaker 1 (11:49):
Well, that's a pretty amazing statement to be able to make.
Speaker 2 (11:53):
I'm wrong. I guess maybe she counsels George and them all.
Speaker 1 (11:56):
Clooney, I was just going to try to start like
putting that into my head. I am never going to
argue with anyone. That's remarkable. But hey, she's at one
hundred and fifteen in counting, all right. Next up on
the run, we're gonna head to the Great White Way.
This year's Tony nominees are out, and three musicals picked
up ten nominations. Each Death Becomes Her Maybe Happy Ending
(12:19):
and Buena Vista Social Club.
Speaker 2 (12:21):
Another four shows followed closely behind with seven nominations. Apiece,
Dead Outlaw, John Proctor is a villain, Sunset Boulevard and
the Hills of California. Now, most of the Broadway stars
nominated aren't necessarily household names, but one you definitely know
is one I just happened to mention inadvertently, George Quinn.
He picked up a Best Actor nomination for his lead
role in good Night and Good Luck.
Speaker 1 (12:42):
There were several other big names that were snubbed this
year though, I mean a big star studded, kind of
hollywood Ish year here on Broadway, but most of them
did not get nominations. Notably, Denzel Washington and Jake Gillenhall
did not get nods for their roles in Othello, and
in fact, the Tire show was completely shut out. People
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were very surprised by this one.
Speaker 2 (13:05):
I haven't seen the show, which has been all the rage,
and I've heard nothing but good things about it. But
Stilla was so surprised to see an Oscar winner not
get consideration, I suppose, but it wasn't just Denzel. A
few surprising snubs here. Adina Menzel, who is certainly considered
at this point a Broadway legend, did not get nominated.
Robert Downey Junior, Nick Jonas, Jim Parsons, Kieran Culkin, and
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Bernadette Peters all shut out, and all were strongly considered
to be potential nominees the Tony Awards. The seventy eighth
annual Tony Awards will be held next month. That's June eighth,
going to be hosted by Cynthia a Revo, and it's
going to be her first time hosting the show. So
I usually don't watch. You just told me she's hosting,
and I'm kind of in now.
Speaker 1 (13:46):
Yeah, everybody's really excited about this, and so we will
be cheering on Cynthia and all the Broadway stars and
for the final leg of the run, we're gonna head
to the races. The most exciting two minutes in sports
happens tomorrow. This is my favorite sporty event. Two minutes
and it is. It's thrilling. The one hundred and fifty
first Kentucky Derby takes place in Louisville at Churchill Downs
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at precisely six fifty seven pm Eastern time.
Speaker 2 (14:12):
Why is this your favorite sporting because it's so quick. Okay,
see that this and no offense. Flip them to the
folks in Kentucky. This is my least favorite event to
watch on television because it's two minutes and the coverage
is ten hours.
Speaker 1 (14:25):
That's true. That is true.
Speaker 2 (14:27):
Tell me when the race is and some of that
stuff is cool to watch for a little while. I
just it's such such an extended amount of coverage.
Speaker 1 (14:34):
It's true. You know, it's fun to watch afterwards though.
I love watching the celebrations. I love watching the folks
in the stand. That is a real fun and the hats,
let's just the people watching at the Kentucky Derby is
fun as well.
Speaker 2 (14:44):
Ten hours is a lot for me, and I'm just
saying ten. I actually don't know how many, but it
actually might be more than that. But it's just such
a long day of coverage. But it's cool and it's
such an event. But look, a big part of the
event is going to be the betting because last year
people bet two hundred plus million dollars on the race.
According to church Hill Downs, it's one of the most
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bet on sporting events of the year. And the who
you got? I can never feel this out and a
lot of people just do it based on the horses' names,
and I guess I'll go with that again.
Speaker 1 (15:16):
But there are betting favorites this year based on the odds,
so right now, Journalism Love that Name is the favorite
with the odds of sevent to two. Sandman is next
with five to one odds, followed by American Promise eight
to one and Sovereignty with eleven to one odds.
Speaker 2 (15:33):
Okay, but do need to note this that the odds
on favorite has only won the race thirty five percent
of the time or less. Really it's a little below that,
and they haven't won once in the last five years.
Twenty horses are in the race. You've heard a few
of the names, but there are some other doozies.
Speaker 1 (15:50):
Yeah, I love Chunk of Gold, Tis Tastic, We've already
mentioned that one and Flying Mohawk. Those are some of
my favorites this time around. But you know what, there
are some very specific rules that horse owners have to
follow when they name their horses. First, I didn't realize this.
You can only use up to eighteen characters, and they
can't be just initials or numbers, and they also cannot
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be the name of a living person without their expressed
written permission.
Speaker 2 (16:17):
They also say they can't be vulgar. It makes sense.
It also can be the name of a horse that
has won a Grade one stakes race in the last
twenty five years, and owners can't reuse the name of
horses within the first five generations. Yeah, and then after
that do what you want. But that's a lot of
rules and it's pretty specific.
Speaker 1 (16:36):
Yeah, and I guess it makes sense. I was thinking
about why you can't reuse names or use the name
of a winner, because people might get confused and that
would skew the betting and the wrong way. So they
make those rules for a reason. But it's always fun
to look at the list. And I don't think I've
ever actually formally bet, but I always do try to
pick someone I'm rooting for, and I never win. So
that's why I don't.
Speaker 2 (16:56):
What's your horse's name? I mean, what would your horse's name?
What would you name your horse? I'll go you on
the spot.
Speaker 1 (17:00):
Morning run?
Speaker 2 (17:01):
You would name your horse morning run? Yeah?
Speaker 1 (17:04):
Why not? Or banana bean? How about you?
Speaker 2 (17:07):
Morning run sounds exhausting. I don't know. I don't have
no idea. I don't know. I think about something Arkansas
were like, you know what I would name my horse?
Horses Buck?
Speaker 1 (17:17):
Right?
Speaker 2 (17:18):
Yeah, I would name my horse buck you. That's nice,
like Buck University. But you get the idea, but they
consider that vulgar.
Speaker 1 (17:26):
I was just gonna ask, but I don't think so,
Buck you? That is so perfect for your horse name.
Speaker 2 (17:32):
Oh my god, that's wrong with me. I just came
up with that. But we'll be watching this weekend but
before we go into the weekend, something we would like
for you to consider on this Friday. It is your
Friday or the day.
Speaker 1 (17:43):
I was actually looking for something and getting frustrated and
then I found this quote and it just jumped out
at me. If you can't find inspiration today, be an inspiration.
I love that.
Speaker 2 (17:54):
Yeah it sounds simple, but that's a tall ask. I'm
the one that needs some inspiration and you want me
to just turn this thing on and start helping everybody
else out. Fine, if you can't find inspiration today, be
an inspiration. Lord. I hope y'all don't run into me
because you ain't getting it for me today.
Speaker 1 (18:12):
All right, Well, for those of you who would like
to follow that advice, I'm gonna try to do it,
so I hope you guys can too. But thank you
for running with us on this Friday. I'm Amy Robox.
Speaker 2 (18:21):
And I'm TJ. Holmes. Reminder, we now have some new
Morning Run episodes that go up on Saturday and Sunday
for you to check out. But they'll be brand new,
fresh Reduce a little recap of what we see in
the week, Essentially some things that you know that got
us talking that we really couldn't get into here on
the Monday through Friday Morning Run, so we delve into
them a little deeper on the weekends with you. So please,
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if you've been listening to the Morning Run Monday through Friday,
well now you get it Saturday and Sunday as well.
We always appreciate you running with us. Eason
Morning Run with Amy and TJ and iHeartRadio Podcast. Good
morning everyone, and welcome to Morning Run. We made it
to Friday. It is May Sewid. I'm Amy Roboch and.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
I'm TJ Holmes. And on this Friday Morning Run, what
just happened? President Trump fires then rehires the same guy
on the same day, but to a different position. This
is a major administration shakeup, we'll explain.
Speaker 1 (00:28):
Plus President Trump's latest executive order which says NPR and
PBS bias isn't worth half a billion dollars in taxpayer money.
And China makes a mere suggestion, and the markets went up.
Speaker 2 (00:40):
Also on the run, those morning folks are cutting back
on Big Max at our rate we haven't seen since
the pandemic. Plus the most famous chimney in the world
is being installed this morning. Here's a hint. It's in Rome,
and Diddy tells prosecutors no thank you.
Speaker 1 (00:54):
Plus what's the key to living a long life? Well,
some advice from the world's new oldest living person after
the former title holder passes away at the age of
one hundred and sixteen. And the nominations are in for
Broadway's biggest night. Three major musicals sweep this year's Tony Awards,
but it's who didn't get nominated that's making some waves.
Speaker 2 (01:14):
Also this morning, the most exciting two minutes and sports
is almost here. So who you got Owen Almighty or
maybe you like Flying Mohawk or maybe Tantastic. Just some
of the horses competing and this weekend's Kentucky Derby.
Speaker 1 (01:29):
Love Love Love Looking at all those names, We're going
to talk about how owners make those names coming up
in just a bit, but we do begin our run
in Washington, d C. This morning. And some major shifts
at the White House. You may not know Mike Waltz's name,
but he was Trump's national security advisor who inadvertently added
a journalist to that group chat about a military strike
(01:50):
in Yemen. Yeah, that national security adviser.
Speaker 2 (01:53):
He was a national security advisor because Trump removed him
from that position yesterday, but he gave him a new
one immediately. Trump has nominated Walts Now to become the
US ambassador to the United Nations. Trump had initially nominated
Congresswoman Elise Stephonic as US ambassador, but there was a
concern about losing her in the House of Representative. There's
(02:15):
such a slim majority there for Republican so Trump withdrew
her nomination.
Speaker 1 (02:19):
But in the meantime, Trump said Secretary of State Marco
Rubio will be playing double duty acting as interim National
Security Advisor until Trump nominates someone new. Waltz's nomination doesn't
ensure his role. He must be confirmed by the Senate,
and that group chat mistake will almost certainly be a
big issue in the confirmation process.
Speaker 2 (02:39):
He did take full responsibility for the mistake, and Trump
publicly supported him in the aftermath, telling reporters Michael Waltz
has learned a lesson and he's a good man. We
continue here on our run on this Friday morning. Now
in the White House calls well, he calls them the radical,
woke propaganda disguised as news. That's what the White House
calls it. Do you call it? In PR and PBS?
Speaker 1 (03:02):
And now President Trump wants to strip these two public
broadcasters of about half a billion dollars in public funding.
He signed an executive order yesterday that instructs agencies to
cease federal funding for NPR and PBS, the two primary
and longtime public radio and television broadcasters in this country.
Speaker 2 (03:19):
Yeah, they've also been long time targets of Republicans who
criticize them as liberal leaning operations that are spreading an
agenda using taxpayer money. That taxpayer money amounts to about
five hundred million dollars. The President is already actually being
sued by the Corporation of Public Broadcasting, which is the
(03:40):
organization that sends out that federal money to all these
local stations that are public broadcasters. They're suing, and they
sued him earlier this week because he tried to get
rid of some of their board members. They say he
doesn't have the power to do so. So another lawsuit
possibly coming now that he's stripping in PR and PBS
of that money.
Speaker 1 (03:57):
All right, Next up on our run. Markets are up
across Asia this morning, and US DOC futures are up
this morning as well. Why well, they're reacting after we
got a glimmer of hope that the trade war between
the US and China could finally be thawing.
Speaker 2 (04:11):
And it was just a glimmer, So what was it.
China simply said it was thinking about talking to the US.
And given what the markets I've seen over the past
couple of weeks in this trade war, hey, we'll take
any little glimmer like that from China. This came from
China's Commerce Ministry, which said it's the US that has
sent multiple messages to China asking the start talks. China
(04:33):
then responded saying it was only saying that it was
evaluating the US offered to talk, and just that slight
public shift in tone was enough to encourage investors and
send markets in positive territory.
Speaker 1 (04:46):
China has previously held firm publicly in saying that it
will not have trade talks until the US demonstrates genuine
sincerity by canceling its tariffs. First, Trump has imposed that
one hundred and forty five percent tariff on Chinese goods,
and China responded by hitting the US with one hundred
and twenty five percent tariff. And remember, just last week,
(05:06):
Trump was saying that the US was talking to China,
China was saying, we haven't talked or heard anything from
the US. So anyway, at least Chinese have responded in
some way, and we'll hope that it continues. Well.
Speaker 2 (05:18):
We will continue here on our Friday morning run. Next up,
another not so good sign of where the economy is.
Even McDonald's is struggling. The fast food chain reported its
worst drop in sales in five years. Now, five years
sounds like a long time, and that sounds bad. But
what makes this even worse. Five years ago we were
in the thick of a pandemic, so they haven't seen
(05:39):
it this bad since the country's shut down.
Speaker 1 (05:42):
Essentially, sales fell three point six percent and that is
definitely a troubling sign. The company says consumers are grappling
with uncertainty in the economy, and beyond the headline of
declining sales are some interesting nuggets if you will. Good
one DJ nice riding there. Yeah, nuggets, I like it.
McDonald said they've noticed that people are starting to skip
(06:05):
breakfast now in order to cut back on spending.
Speaker 2 (06:08):
The company also noted that there are significant declines in
low and middle income customers visiting its restaurants, but noted
this higher income customer visits remain stable now. Also, McDonald's
pointing out that they're seeing waning interests at stores in
Canada and Europe, suggesting there's some anti American sentiment and
people are turning away from American brands. Even though we're
(06:31):
focusing on McDonald's here, but several big time, big name
and long standing companies. Restaurants fast food chains in the
country have reported declining sales this year.
Speaker 1 (06:40):
All right, the next leg of our run takes us
to Rome, where the most famous chimney in the world
is being installed. This morning, firefighters could be seen on
the roof of the Sixtine Chapel putting the chimney in
place that will all be staring at for hours, even
days on end starting next week.
Speaker 2 (06:56):
Of course, our first indications of how the conclave to
choose new pope is going will come from that chimney
with either black smoke or white smoke. You know the
deal by now. After two rounds of voting for a
new pope, the cardinal's ballots are burned. If there's no
pope elected, the ballots are burned with a component that produces.
Speaker 1 (07:14):
Black smoke, and if there is a new pope elected,
the ballots are burned with a chemical that produces white smoke.
The conclave begins on Wednesday. And just in case you're wondering,
the chimney isn't a permanent structure that stays on the
Sistine Chapel. It's specifically added only when the conclave happens,
and you actually have the chemical names that I couldn't
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pronounce here written below. As to what makes the smoke black,
you can just go with.
Speaker 2 (07:40):
The potassium and sulfur makes it black, and then another potassium,
lactose and chloroform resin is what makes the white smoke.
That was interesting to me. But I look, let's all
just admit here, and maybe you did, but I didn't.
I didn't realize the chimney didn't stay.
Speaker 1 (07:56):
I didn't know that they had to install one.
Speaker 2 (07:58):
It's installed every time. It's not there year round, the
only installer for this and to see the scene this morning,
actual Italian firefighters up there doing the work of installing it.
So there's a little fun nugget for you. But I
forgot or didn't ever know that right that installed.
Speaker 1 (08:13):
I just been wondering why they wouldn't just keep it.
I mean, isn't it nice to burn a fire every
now and then?
Speaker 2 (08:18):
No, they don't need it. The place stays. Well, that's
the thing. It's not there for a practical purpose other
than when there is a conclave, so that makes sense.
But who knew? So there you go. Fun fact. We
all learned something. We will continue here on this Friday
morning run and the next leg brings us back to
New York. Prosecutors offered to make a deal with Sean Diddy.
Combs did, he didn't like it, and now the trial
(08:39):
is on for Monday. There was a final pre trial
hearing yesterday and it was revealed that the government put
a deal on the table for Combs, who is of
course facing federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges.
Speaker 1 (08:50):
The judge directly asked Combs in court yesterday if he
was rejecting the prosecution's offer, and he responded simply by saying, yes,
we did not know, or we don't know all the
specifics of the plea offer. But Combs would have been
required to plead guilty, and he would have received a
prison sentence that wasn't as long as the one he
might get if he is actually convicted. Eh.
Speaker 2 (09:10):
So Holmes has now decided to take his chances with
a jury. And after all this and that arrest the
last September, and all the lawsuits that have come after,
and as much as this has been in the headlines,
I can't believe we are here. This trial of Sean
Diddy Combs starts on Monday, with jury selection expected to
go several days. Opening statements could happen in the week
(09:33):
in about a week after, so May twelfth is what
they're suggesting. But the judge told him we'll see you.
They could have ended this yesterday. Don't know what the
deal was, but he said no, Yeah, Jo say, we'll
see you in court Monday early, eight am.
Speaker 1 (09:45):
Monday at eight am. And we live right nearby, so
I'm sure it will be a zoo a circus down
here in Lower Manhattan when that trial begins.
Speaker 2 (09:53):
All right, folks, we'll stay with us here on this
Friday Morning Run when we come back. Advice on how
to live a long life from someone who lived one
hundred and sixteen years. Also coming up, tony nominations are out.
Why did we not hear Denzel Washington's name? And coming up?
Who you got in this weekend's Kentucky Derby. Fantastic sounds good.
Speaker 1 (10:25):
Welcome back everyone to this Friday edition of The Morning Run.
And next up on the Run, the oldest person in
the world has passed away at the age of one
hundred and sixteen. Brazilian nun sister Ana Cannabarro died at
home of natural causes just a few weeks shy of
her one hundred and seventeenth birthday that would have been
on May twenty seventh, she was.
Speaker 2 (10:46):
Asked what the key to her longevity was, and last
year she was recorded as saying it was her Catholic faith.
What she said that wasn't all And this next part
is just adorable, she said, and I'm going to quote
her here. I'm young, pretty, and friendly, all good positive
qualities that you have to have too, end quote. And
that is from a woman who was one hundred and
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fifteen or sixteen at the time.
Speaker 1 (11:08):
She said that I love that and doesn't isn't surprising
that she was known for her smile and her love
of cracking jokes. Sister Cannabarro loved to paint wildflowers and
was a lifelong teacher, creating two school marching bands. And
I love this. For her one hundred and tenth birthday,
she was even honored by the late Pope Francis. Now
since her passing the world's oldest person is now a
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one hundred and fifteen year old British woman named Ethel Cataract.
Speaker 2 (11:34):
Okay, she has some advice for you as well for
living a long life. She says it's all about your
attitude to life. She says, quote, I've taken everything in
my stride, the highs and the lows. And she says
she makes a point of never arguing with anyone.
Speaker 1 (11:49):
Well, that's a pretty amazing statement to be able to make.
Speaker 2 (11:53):
I'm wrong. I guess maybe she counsels George and them all.
Speaker 1 (11:56):
Clooney, I was just going to try to start like
putting that into my head. I am never going to
argue with anyone. That's remarkable. But hey, she's at one
hundred and fifteen in counting, all right. Next up on
the run, we're gonna head to the Great White Way.
This year's Tony nominees are out, and three musicals picked
up ten nominations. Each Death Becomes Her Maybe Happy Ending
(12:19):
and Buena Vista Social Club.
Speaker 2 (12:21):
Another four shows followed closely behind with seven nominations. Apiece,
Dead Outlaw, John Proctor is a villain, Sunset Boulevard and
the Hills of California. Now, most of the Broadway stars
nominated aren't necessarily household names, but one you definitely know
is one I just happened to mention inadvertently, George Quinn.
He picked up a Best Actor nomination for his lead
role in good Night and Good Luck.
Speaker 1 (12:42):
There were several other big names that were snubbed this
year though, I mean a big star studded, kind of
hollywood Ish year here on Broadway, but most of them
did not get nominations. Notably, Denzel Washington and Jake Gillenhall
did not get nods for their roles in Othello, and
in fact, the Tire show was completely shut out. People
(13:03):
were very surprised by this one.
Speaker 2 (13:05):
I haven't seen the show, which has been all the rage,
and I've heard nothing but good things about it. But
Stilla was so surprised to see an Oscar winner not
get consideration, I suppose, but it wasn't just Denzel. A
few surprising snubs here. Adina Menzel, who is certainly considered
at this point a Broadway legend, did not get nominated.
Robert Downey Junior, Nick Jonas, Jim Parsons, Kieran Culkin, and
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Bernadette Peters all shut out, and all were strongly considered
to be potential nominees the Tony Awards. The seventy eighth
annual Tony Awards will be held next month. That's June eighth,
going to be hosted by Cynthia a Revo, and it's
going to be her first time hosting the show. So
I usually don't watch. You just told me she's hosting,
and I'm kind of in now.
Speaker 1 (13:46):
Yeah, everybody's really excited about this, and so we will
be cheering on Cynthia and all the Broadway stars and
for the final leg of the run, we're gonna head
to the races. The most exciting two minutes in sports
happens tomorrow. This is my favorite sporty event. Two minutes
and it is. It's thrilling. The one hundred and fifty
first Kentucky Derby takes place in Louisville at Churchill Downs
(14:09):
at precisely six fifty seven pm Eastern time.
Speaker 2 (14:12):
Why is this your favorite sporting because it's so quick. Okay,
see that this and no offense. Flip them to the
folks in Kentucky. This is my least favorite event to
watch on television because it's two minutes and the coverage
is ten hours.
Speaker 1 (14:25):
That's true. That is true.
Speaker 2 (14:27):
Tell me when the race is and some of that
stuff is cool to watch for a little while. I
just it's such such an extended amount of coverage.
Speaker 1 (14:34):
It's true. You know, it's fun to watch afterwards though.
I love watching the celebrations. I love watching the folks
in the stand. That is a real fun and the hats,
let's just the people watching at the Kentucky Derby is
fun as well.
Speaker 2 (14:44):
Ten hours is a lot for me, and I'm just
saying ten. I actually don't know how many, but it
actually might be more than that. But it's just such
a long day of coverage. But it's cool and it's
such an event. But look, a big part of the
event is going to be the betting because last year
people bet two hundred plus million dollars on the race.
According to church Hill Downs, it's one of the most
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bet on sporting events of the year. And the who
you got? I can never feel this out and a
lot of people just do it based on the horses' names,
and I guess I'll go with that again.
Speaker 1 (15:16):
But there are betting favorites this year based on the odds,
so right now, Journalism Love that Name is the favorite
with the odds of sevent to two. Sandman is next
with five to one odds, followed by American Promise eight
to one and Sovereignty with eleven to one odds.
Speaker 2 (15:33):
Okay, but do need to note this that the odds
on favorite has only won the race thirty five percent
of the time or less. Really it's a little below that,
and they haven't won once in the last five years.
Twenty horses are in the race. You've heard a few
of the names, but there are some other doozies.
Speaker 1 (15:50):
Yeah, I love Chunk of Gold, Tis Tastic, We've already
mentioned that one and Flying Mohawk. Those are some of
my favorites this time around. But you know what, there
are some very specific rules that horse owners have to
follow when they name their horses. First, I didn't realize this.
You can only use up to eighteen characters, and they
can't be just initials or numbers, and they also cannot
(16:12):
be the name of a living person without their expressed
written permission.
Speaker 2 (16:17):
They also say they can't be vulgar. It makes sense.
It also can be the name of a horse that
has won a Grade one stakes race in the last
twenty five years, and owners can't reuse the name of
horses within the first five generations. Yeah, and then after
that do what you want. But that's a lot of
rules and it's pretty specific.
Speaker 1 (16:36):
Yeah, and I guess it makes sense. I was thinking
about why you can't reuse names or use the name
of a winner, because people might get confused and that
would skew the betting and the wrong way. So they
make those rules for a reason. But it's always fun
to look at the list. And I don't think I've
ever actually formally bet, but I always do try to
pick someone I'm rooting for, and I never win. So
that's why I don't.
Speaker 2 (16:56):
What's your horse's name? I mean, what would your horse's name?
What would you name your horse? I'll go you on
the spot.
Speaker 1 (17:00):
Morning run?
Speaker 2 (17:01):
You would name your horse morning run? Yeah?
Speaker 1 (17:04):
Why not? Or banana bean? How about you?
Speaker 2 (17:07):
Morning run sounds exhausting. I don't know. I don't have
no idea. I don't know. I think about something Arkansas
were like, you know what I would name my horse?
Horses Buck?
Speaker 1 (17:17):
Right?
Speaker 2 (17:18):
Yeah, I would name my horse buck you. That's nice,
like Buck University. But you get the idea, but they
consider that vulgar.
Speaker 1 (17:26):
I was just gonna ask, but I don't think so,
Buck you? That is so perfect for your horse name.
Speaker 2 (17:32):
Oh my god, that's wrong with me. I just came
up with that. But we'll be watching this weekend but
before we go into the weekend, something we would like
for you to consider on this Friday. It is your
Friday or the day.
Speaker 1 (17:43):
I was actually looking for something and getting frustrated and
then I found this quote and it just jumped out
at me. If you can't find inspiration today, be an inspiration.
I love that.
Speaker 2 (17:54):
Yeah it sounds simple, but that's a tall ask. I'm
the one that needs some inspiration and you want me
to just turn this thing on and start helping everybody
else out. Fine, if you can't find inspiration today, be
an inspiration. Lord. I hope y'all don't run into me
because you ain't getting it for me today.
Speaker 1 (18:12):
All right, Well, for those of you who would like
to follow that advice, I'm gonna try to do it,
so I hope you guys can too. But thank you
for running with us on this Friday. I'm Amy Robox.
Speaker 2 (18:21):
And I'm TJ. Holmes. Reminder, we now have some new
Morning Run episodes that go up on Saturday and Sunday
for you to check out. But they'll be brand new,
fresh Reduce a little recap of what we see in
the week, Essentially some things that you know that got
us talking that we really couldn't get into here on
the Monday through Friday Morning Run, so we delve into
them a little deeper on the weekends with you. So please,
(18:42):
if you've been listening to the Morning Run Monday through Friday,
well now you get it Saturday and Sunday as well.
We always appreciate you running with us. Eason
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