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Speaker 1 (00:00):
As always, thanks for being here on this Friday. I
hope you have a great weekend planned ahead in the
Big Three today, Oh, you have to feel so bad
for New York Congresswoman elist Stephonic. She was going to
be the UN Ambassador and she would have been great
at that job, but she had to withdraw her nomination
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for it because she's a key vote for President Trump's agenda,
which will soon be coming up for a vote in
the House of Representatives.
Speaker 2 (00:29):
I have been proud to be a team player. The
President knows that. He and I had multiple conversations today
and we are committed to delivering results on behalf of
the American people. And as always, I'm committed to delivering
results on behalf of my constituents.
Speaker 1 (00:44):
And the evil witch in what should have been this
Cinderella story is Governor Hockel, who forced the move and
took this away from her by refusing to schedule a
special election to replace Stephonic in her Upstate New York seat.
So that's the whole reason this has to happen. Trust me,
Donald Trump is going to reward her down the line
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for doing this. But you knew something was going on
because they had a preliminary nomination vote all the way
back on the day after the inauguration, and then they
just held on because they have this big budget bill
coming on, the big beautiful bill they keep talking about
that has so much of Donald Trump's agenda in it.
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And I guess they've been counting votes and it's so
close they need at least Stephonic. So good for her,
she is a team player. Well, another day, another poll,
same results in the New York City mayoral race. Andrew
Cuomo far in front, Mayor Adams still falling behind, and
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socialists your hand, mom, Donnie still moving up.
Speaker 3 (01:51):
My position is that New Yorkers deserve more than a
choice of a disgraced executive of the past or a
disgraced executive of the president.
Speaker 1 (01:57):
New Yorkers deserved the future. Yeah, he's good and he's
catching on, but the problem is he's a socialist and
will probably ruin the city. But there's a progressive movement
out there now raising lots of money, and they have
this campaign asking people not to vote for either Adams
or Cuomo no matter what, because it's rank choice. Leave
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them off your ballot, it says, And you'll be hearing
more about that in weeks to come. They have a
lot of money. Well, it's pretty clear today that the
Supreme Court is going to have to rule if President
Trump can use the Alien's Enemy Act to deport violent
criminals to other countries. I guess there's some people that
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want them still here. But it doesn't matter because the
administration continues to dismantle the terrorist gangs TREND, de Arragua
and MS thirteen. They had a big arrest in Virginia,
just thirty miles away from the nation's capital.
Speaker 4 (02:58):
He was one of the members, top three in the
entire country, head of the East coast, one of the
three leaders. And I will say very violent crimes. Anything
you can associate with MS thirteen. He was the leader
over it, all of the violent crimes.
Speaker 1 (03:16):
Now, I don't know why they don't want these criminals
deported immediately out of the country. You're going to put
them in prisons here. Do you know the history of TREND,
de Iragua and MS thirteen. These are gangs that grow
and recruit. They were born in South American prisons and
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they became huge. They became as big as the cartel,
and they're all over this country. So you want them
in our prisons where they can still recruit and they
can still operate. This is pure insanity. How is the
Democratic Party on the wrong side of every single issue,
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every single issue. All they do is know how to
run against something, not to run for something. Every one
of them should be immediately deported from this country. And
with that, we want to go to Rick Klein, who
is the ABC News Washington bureau chief. And Rick, I
understand you're a Yankee fan.
Speaker 5 (04:19):
I think we're going to be one hundred and sixty
two and oh is that possible there yet? No, this
is it's a it's a great start to the season.
Yet you know, get a W on the board. I'm
skeptical about the team this year. Obviously, losing cole is
A is a big is a big loss, and it
wasn't it didn't end well last year. But let's do it.
(04:40):
I'm feeling it. I'm feeling some baseball faver.
Speaker 1 (04:42):
Are you going to make it up here for any
of the games?
Speaker 6 (04:44):
Oh?
Speaker 5 (04:45):
I definitely will. Almost I make it every year. I
was in NAT's Park yesterday or the nastell apart and
an ex r innings, but yeah, nothing, there's nothing like baseball.
And I'll definitely get to the stadium this year for
for a game or two at some point.
Speaker 1 (04:55):
And how about Greenland? Are you in a visit Greenland?
Speaker 5 (04:59):
Yeah, on the way so you know, Vice President of
vant and his wife Usho so there today and it
is a heck of a trip. I mean ostensibly about
visiting a space force base, although originally it was going
to be more of a cultural trip. And you know,
Trump said again we're gonna whatever it takes, We'll get it.
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And I don't know what that means exactly. So it
looks like it looks like things are moving in that direction.
And we'll see what the vice presidents to say today.
Speaker 1 (05:29):
Well, it's really fascinating the polls in Greenland, and at
first when they heard about this, they were kind of split.
There were some people that actually were like, you know what,
being part of the United States, that wouldn't be a
bad idea. And now they have the poll numbers for
acceptance of something like this in Greenland have plummeted. And
there's some people in Greenland that seem like they're downright
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angry about it ever happening at all. So I'm not
sure where the administration goes with this.
Speaker 5 (05:56):
Well, you know, it does start off nationalist pride. I mean,
you heard is in Toronto yesterday the American national anthem
was food. You know, the Canadians don't like to talk
of being annexed or added as an additional state either.
I do think, you know, we'll see how much of
this is just talk or bluster and whether this is
just a negotiating posture. You know, there's no process to
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just add them to the United States unless they want
to be added in some way. And I don't know
that you know, Trump or others know how cold it
is there. I mean, my colleagues through up there, it's
like a negative one that it's really really cool. So
you know, hey, you know what they do minimal minerals.
There is obviously strategic importance and potentially financial importance. But
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this is a this is a strange one that certainly
wasn't on my Bengal cards going into the Trump administration.
Speaker 1 (06:41):
No, obviously, I think they wanted for the strategic location
of Greenland, and they wanted apparently because of some of
the minerals that are under the ice that nobody has
been able to get to because there's so much ice.
But but you're right, I got a feel and there's
something else going on here that they just want a
base there or they want they want something other than
owning the state, because the process of that is ridiculous
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and probably can't happen. Oh, by the way, Denmark is
still involved in all of this, so you'd have to
you definitely would have to talk to them.
Speaker 5 (07:12):
Yeah, the Dings might have something to say about it
as well. But look, I think we always have to
take these things seriously when the President Ied States is
talking about them, right, and I think, you know, there
might be a bigger play here, but it has the
attention of people in Washington beyond.
Speaker 1 (07:27):
In the meantime, I feel so bad for at least
Stphonic I do. I feel you know, it's looked like
her nomination was going to breeze through. She got the
big yes vote right on the day after the inauguration,
and she's been sitting there in the bullpen because they
thought they might need her for this vote. And guess what,
she's been called out of the bullpen. She's taken it
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like a trooper. But man, do I feel bad for her?
Speaker 5 (07:51):
I can't tell if you be serious.
Speaker 1 (07:52):
No, I do. I do feel bad I do. I
do feel bad for her.
Speaker 6 (07:57):
I do.
Speaker 5 (07:57):
I think she'll be taken care of. I mean, you know,
at some point, I mean politically, when it's possible, so
get an appointment, whether it's un ambassador or something else.
But this was Trump's. I think it was his first
major appointment, a nomination announcement, and to find I clearly
wanted it. She's yeah, she's taken one for the team.
She'll be back in House leadership. But what did it
tell you about Republican concerns about the political environment that
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they can't even lose one single vote in a safe
district first two on period of months. Of course, you
can't have the special election until she resigns, which is
why this has taken so long. But she's been signing
statements for months now, literally months now, talking about herself
as ambassador designate. This was supposed to be her gig.
She was ready to do it, and now she's going
to go back to her to her House seat. Not
as a back venture, but you know, just one of
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four hundred and thirty five.
Speaker 1 (08:41):
Yeah, from the very beginning, we've heard about this big,
beautiful bill with the entire Trump agenda in one bill.
I don't know if it's going to be split up yet.
I guess you would know. Is it going to be
two bills or just the one big bill.
Speaker 5 (08:53):
They're still trying one, and you know, the window of
four is going to you know, kind of collapse quickly,
you know, my son, I think most people in Washington
think they're going to have to do something more piecemeal
because of these margins we're talking about, and because the
political environment is going to get more fraud and because
you've got moderates who might be concerned about Elon Musk
and Doge and what's going on in their districts and
the political climate. And then conservatives who say, wait a second,
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is the chance to actually cut and we're not doing it,
and we're going to extend all these tax cuts and
extend deficits and depth and perpetuity. So this is where
the ideology, you know, really really matters and where the
rubber hits that road.
Speaker 1 (09:26):
Yeah, I'm sure Trump is saying, haven't I cut enough?
But that's a that's for another that's for another week.
We can talk about that, but let's talk about right
now what you'll be talking about on this week on Sunday.
Speaker 5 (09:38):
Well, the fallout from the signal chat heard around the world.
It's going to continue. We're going to talk to the
vice chair of the Intelligence Committee kind of their Mark
Warner about that. And you know, I think there's there's
still more to come on that that Trump has tried
to change the subject a bit, and it's still out
of denials and deflections around it. But the facts are
now out there and I think pretty well established. This
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was information that, whether it's technically classified or not, should
not have been discussed in any kind of form that
wasn't one hundred percent secured or on government phones. And
the idea of a journalist being added to it, it
is just like an extra horrifying detail. And whether it's
Hayseth to blame for sharing some of this information or
the National Scurity Advisor Mike Waltz for creating a chat
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on thingle at all, we'll have to see if ultimately cares.
Speaker 1 (10:25):
Rickline, ABC News, Washington Bureau Chief. We'll be watching this Sunday.
Thanks a lot, Rick, go Yankees.
Speaker 5 (10:31):
All right, you know what, thanks?
Speaker 1 (10:33):
This is so sad. We lost one of the greatest
voices of all pop music for decades. And when I
say we lost that voice. It's not that anyone died,
No God forbid. What happened was Johnny Mathis has announced
that he's giving up touring and basically singing because of
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his declining health. He's eighty nine years old and he
was still in concerts until last year, but he says
his memory is failing now and his health has been
failing recently. This is a statement from his Facebook account.
It's with sincere regret that, due to mister Mathis's age
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and memory issues, which have accelerated recently, we are announcing
his retirement from touring and live concerts. Well maybe he'll,
maybe he'll still record something, but it doesn't seem like that.
It was an incredible career that you know, started in
the fifties with songs that have stood the test of
(11:41):
time and are still played at weddings.
Speaker 7 (11:43):
Chances are, because I wear silly quin the moment you
come into view, Chances are you think that Ah in
Lona with you?
Speaker 1 (12:05):
Wow? You know you forget what a gorgeous voice he.
Speaker 8 (12:10):
Has the sound of m.
Speaker 1 (12:16):
That music.
Speaker 3 (12:20):
I goodness to.
Speaker 7 (12:22):
The monument? Your name?
Speaker 1 (12:27):
What were you saying? I'm sorry?
Speaker 9 (12:29):
Gorgeous is an absolute perfect word.
Speaker 1 (12:31):
It is do we have voices like that today, I
mean everything. You know, they have auto tunes now, and
they have and they manipulate voices to sound like Johnny Mathis.
Speaker 9 (12:43):
Right, And if there is a voice like that, they're
not utilizing it in that way.
Speaker 8 (12:48):
No, it's it's a sweeter It was a sweeter time,
I think.
Speaker 1 (12:53):
Do you know he didn't have a number one hit
back in the fifties and early sixties he was huge.
He never had number one hit until nineteen seventy eight
when he did a duet with Denise william This is
for future concerts, This is what it says in this statement.
While there are still some exciting concerts coming up. Regrettably,
(13:16):
oh no, no, no, oh no, all of Johnny Mathis's
concerts from June twenty twenty five onwards are now canceled.
So after June they're canceled. Math Is is scheduled to
perform for the remainder of his twenty twenty five Voice
of Romance tour, with the final concert scheduled on May
(13:39):
eighteenth in Englewood, New Jersey, at the Bergen Performing Arts Center.
That's gonna be a tough ticket to get. That is
his farewell concert. Man, would I love to go to that.
Let's do a ticket giveaway of Johnny Matthew who says
last concert ever, let's put that out there. Is Tom
(14:02):
he's listening.
Speaker 10 (14:04):
He's shaking his head right now, like Larry.
Speaker 1 (14:08):
Yeah, that's a big get to go to that. Wouldn't
you love to be there to say be able to
say I saw Johnny Mathis's last concert.
Speaker 9 (14:15):
It's just going to be so emotional because of the
reason why You're right, I would have a hard time
at that.
Speaker 1 (14:21):
No, it's but it's going to be so man. Now
The News at eight thirty with Jacqueline Carl Jaqueline Good Morning.
Speaker 8 (14:28):
Elon Musk says his days at the Department of Government
Efficiency are numbered. Speaking to Fox News, must said he
thinks those will reach their goal amount of government waste
and fraud removed within his one hundred and thirty day mandate.
He believes he can cut the deficit by one trillion dollars.
And there's a court hearing today in Newark regarding the
deportation case of the Columbia University grad student and pro
(14:51):
Palestinian activist who was arrested by ICE.
Speaker 11 (14:54):
A judge is considering whether mah Mood Khalil's case will
be moved from New Jersey to Louisiana, where he's being
held right now. Khalil helped lead pro Palestinian protests last
year at Columbia and is facing possible deportation. He's accused
by the FEDS of failing to disclose his employment with
the Syrian Office in the British Embassy in Beirut, where
he applied for permanent US residency. Khalil's lawyers have argued
(15:18):
that his Palestinian support is protected by free speech. I'm
staffed Pringle wrdews.
Speaker 8 (15:23):
So it is Friday at a thirty, and it's time
to see how Larry does with real or fake headlines?
Speaker 6 (15:31):
Ready?
Speaker 8 (15:31):
The First one Baby brand freeda releasing breast milk ice cream.
Speaker 10 (15:38):
True, it is, according to the New York Posts.
Speaker 8 (15:42):
They're doing it to promote their new breast pump, but
the ice cream, which does not contain actual breast milk,
is designed to mimic its taste.
Speaker 10 (15:50):
Described as sweet, nutty, and slightly.
Speaker 8 (15:52):
Salty, it's not quite ready to be eaten, though, ironically
the product will be available in nine months.
Speaker 1 (16:00):
Nutty and slightly salty.
Speaker 8 (16:03):
Hey listen I don't remember so headline two. A woman
left with a thirteen thousand dollar VET bill after dog
eats her underwear. True, it is, of course, anybody who
was a dog knows this could happen so easily. According
to The Irish Star, Sarah Oakley from Broomfield, Colorado, received
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a thirteen dollar VET bill after her rescue dog Redta
ate five pairs of Skims underwear.
Speaker 10 (16:29):
The dog vomers were expensive.
Speaker 8 (16:31):
I know she vomited for twenty four hours and the
vet had to do surgery to get the underwear out,
and the lady reached out to Skims founder Kim Kardashian
to suggest an edible underwear line to prevent similar incidents.
Though she has yet you're gonna wear edible underwear? Edcation
dog eats it? These things were all right. Three Chat
(16:53):
GTP to introduce a feature letting AI answer and send
emails without you involvement. False, it is you're doing well, okay.
Michigan couple held in Mexican prison for disputing time share
payments through American Express.
Speaker 1 (17:13):
True.
Speaker 10 (17:13):
Yeah, according to this is scary.
Speaker 8 (17:15):
According to six ABC, Christie and Paul at Kio have
been held in a Mexican prison for twenty two days
now over time share dispute with Palace Resorts. They were
arrested upon leaving arriving in Cancun after disputing over one
hundred thousand dollars in charges with their credit card company.
Mexican authorities considered the dis dispute fraudulent, even though American
(17:37):
Express agreed with the Achios and reversed the charges, and
a judge has allowed the Mexican case against them to proceed.
Can you imagine wait till you get home to dispute
your charges anyway? San Diego Zoo installs take a zebra,
leave a zebra, Kiosk.
Speaker 10 (17:54):
Take false Thank goodness that one is false. Mary, did
you get five out of five?
Speaker 1 (18:01):
Five out of five?
Speaker 8 (18:03):
Good Friday?
Speaker 1 (18:05):
I did that. I started off really hot, but yes,
five out of five. Y start the weekend. Thank you
so much. Nice Jacqueline Carl. Congratulations to Bob from Hempstead,
New York, who just won a pair of tickets to
see the original lead singer of Yes, John Anderson, in
concert May sixteenth at Flagstar at Westbury Music Fair. Tickets
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on sale now at ticketmaster dot com. Next week, we
got a lot of tickets to give away the Beach Boys.
The Beach Boys at seven twenty five and then Barry
Manilow at A twenty five. What a week. Well, imagine
being told that you're going to be the UN ambassador
to the United States, only to have it pulled for
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you from a couple of months later. That's what happened
to New York Congresswoman at least Stephonic. As we've been
talking about this morning, ABC White House Will Molly Nagel
will explain why it happened. Next, and you want to
add to the conversation, just leave us a talk back.
Go to seven ten WR on the iHeartRadio app and
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click the microphone and when you're there, put seven to
ten WOR on your presets. You have to give her credit,
don't you, at least staphonic. Congresswoman at least Staphonic sure
does put on a brave face. She's just a team player.
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She'll do anything that Donald Trump asks. She wants to
get his agenda through. But you know that somewhere deep inside,
it's got to hurt. She was going to be you
an ambassador. She was the first nominee in the first
time through Congress. She was approved on a voice vote.
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They didn't even have to go to a vote. She
was going to get in easy. And now Donald Trump
asks her to come back to Congress and withdraw her nomination,
and being the good soldier that she is, she's doing that.
But wow, what's next for her? Let's bring in Molly Nagel,
ABC News White House reporter to talk about the future
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of elised Staphonic. Molly, first of all, I don't know
how you feel about it, but I can't help but
feel for a least staphonic. She seems so happy that
she was nominated for US ambassador and now that's just
that's just pulled from her.
Speaker 6 (20:31):
Yeah, you have to imagine that this is a disappointment
for Stephonic to have this nomination polled. You know, this
was a position, as you noted, that she wanted, and
it really shows, you know, maybe how much of a
surprise this was that you know, she appears to think
that this was going to happen. Up until yesterday, you know,
she was taking part in a farewell to her in
her district, meeting supporters, taking them for for everything they've done.
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And if you look at her Instagram, it's full of
throwbacks reflecting on her time in Congress when being posted
just yesterday morning, So she was clearly, you know, taking
part in this and thinking she was moving on from Congress.
Speaker 1 (21:08):
Did she? Because here's what's interesting to me, and you
would know better than I, but I'm asking the question
because it was just strange that she was the first nominee,
but other nominees are getting through, other ones get through,
So they were holding up her nomination. They seem like
they were holding up her nomination, which leads me to
believe that they were vote counting all this time and
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they were worried about the number of votes they had
and the Republican defectors. Does that make sense? Is that
what happened?
Speaker 6 (21:38):
Well, I think that that might be part of it.
But I think the other part of this is what
Donald Trump pointed to when he said that he wanted
stephonic to withdraw this nomination, which is that very tight
majority that Democrat or that Republicans excuse me hold right
now in the House. And it's not a new reality
for the administration or Republicans. They knew that they would
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be acing, you know, these tight margins as Donald Trump
made these nominations to serve in the administration. But the
reality is as they're trying to get a lot of
his campaign promises through as part of his legislative agenda,
and trying to do that, you know, on a bit
of an ambitious timeline here. So every vote is going
to count when you're talking about two hundred and eighteen
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Republicans to two hundred and thirteen Democrats. And if Stefanic
had left her seat, what is that vacant likely for
quite some time until a special election could have been
held for the district. So you know, quite a bit
of factors here that I'll play into perhaps why Donald
Trump ultimately pulled this. And you also have those two
special elections down in Florida that are coming up really
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soon here. You know, they're favored for Republicans, but there
are some concerns that they might be a little bit
tighter than Republicans that hope for And you know, particularly
when you're talking about National Security Advisor Mike Walt's seat.
Speaker 1 (22:54):
Yeah, it's like it's threading a needle. And that was
my question to you. I guess I guess they should
have asked it more bluntly. But are they concerned that
they do not have the votes that there are Republican
defectors because right now it's two eighteen to two thirteen.
They should be able to pass this. But the fact
that they want a least staphonic to come back leads
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me to believe at least that they may think it's
going to be razor close.
Speaker 6 (23:21):
Well, when you're looking at these big budget bills, there
are there can be you know, portion, there can be
quite all encompassing. They can have a lot to them,
and so any one person can you know, raise concern
or voice opposition to a specific portion of the bill.
So you know they're going to be watching this mass
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very closely, going to be keeping an eye and constantly
counting those votes to make sure that they have what
they need. But you know, it helps take the pressure
off them a little bit to have that extra vote,
and you know that they have that extra as you
as she called herself a team player in Congress, ready
to help try and pass this agenda through so that
they can get onto the Senate and on the President's desk.
Speaker 1 (24:04):
Now, Speaker Johnson said that you know she's going to
move right back into leadership. Well, aren't all the leadership
positions filled right now? Do they? Have to tell somebody,
I'm sorry, but Elisa's going to get your job now.
Speaker 6 (24:17):
Yeah, this is a little bit tricky. We saw both
President Trump and Speaker Johnson say that Stefanic will come
back to leadership. She had given up that position when
you know, pursuing this un nomination. But it's not exactly
clear what role she's going to hold because she was
replaced by House Republicing Conference Chair Representative Lisa McLean of Michigan,
and sources TELEEBC News that McLean does not planned on
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resigning from her role, So it's not clear right now
what role Stephonic could hold in House leadership. They could
create a new position for her, but nothing has been
finalized quite yet.
Speaker 1 (24:50):
That sounds like what it's going to have to be,
something being some made up position, some created position for her,
and then you'd have to believe that down the line,
Donald Trump is somehow going to make this up to her.
Mollie Nagel, thank you so much. ABC News, White House
reporter in Washington, Thanks for being here. Molly, have a
good weekend.
Speaker 6 (25:10):
Thank you too, You too, Larry, Yeah.
Speaker 1 (25:12):
You have to really believe that Donald Trump has something
else in mind. But I don't know what it would be.
I'm not sure what's left. There's no positions left. There's
you know, are they gonna move somebody out or they're
gonna say, hey, sorry, we're putting the least stephonic in
here unless they create a position. That's what he's has
created positions in the past. We have a borders.
Speaker 10 (25:33):
Are he created doge like? Here we go?
Speaker 1 (25:36):
Yeah, that's right. So he could make her special advisor
to the White House or something like that. But I
can't believe he's just gonna leave her hanging. I don't
think that's in the cards. Well, guess what With the
federal government's deadline looming for the MTA to hand over
its crime data, the agency says subway crime is improving
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in all but one area. So how are people feeling
about this? WRS Natalie Migliori gets the Beat on the
Street next.
Speaker 5 (26:08):
Now it's sevent ten WARS Beat on the Street with
Natalie Migliori.
Speaker 1 (26:15):
Well, you've heard from Mayor Adams, You've heard from the
head of the MTA, Jena Lieber, You've heard from the governor.
It's getting safer on the subways. But do people feel it?
Do they feel like it's safer. That's what Natalie mcgliori
asks today on her beat on the street.
Speaker 10 (26:33):
Natalie, good morning, Good morning Larry.
Speaker 12 (26:36):
Yeah, good morning, Happy Friday. I mean, it just this
question comes. You know, we do this every so often,
but this question comes as the deadline just daves away
from the MTA descendants crime data to Federal Transportation officials.
They wanted that by Monday, but since the director from
the Trump administration came down, the agency has been publicly
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disputing claims that the subway system well is lawless, but
noting a drop in crime and fair of asion. So
do regular commuters Larry feel safe?
Speaker 10 (27:09):
Well, I do because I know how to handle myself.
Speaker 3 (27:11):
But it's just people.
Speaker 1 (27:12):
I'm almost fifty years old.
Speaker 5 (27:14):
I've been riding the subway since i was a kid,
and I've never felt uncomfortable.
Speaker 1 (27:17):
But I guess because i've been I'm from here. It's
just it's like an everyday thing to me.
Speaker 13 (27:21):
Like since I grew up here.
Speaker 3 (27:22):
I guess I'm just used to it.
Speaker 10 (27:24):
It's getting a little better.
Speaker 1 (27:25):
I'm not gonna lie to you.
Speaker 14 (27:26):
I think right about now the subway system has been
the worst I've been riding the subway system since I
was four, and I remember about two months ago that
the mayor have actually had the nerve to say that
he felt, in his opinion that the subway system has
been the safest it's ever been.
Speaker 1 (27:43):
It has not.
Speaker 12 (27:46):
Now, that's reflective a lot of people saying it's always
been this way. That's reflective somewhat of a January survey
from the NTA note that came from the NTA that
shows more than fifty percent of subway riders feel safe
on trains. At their weekly meeting, the NCAA said, even
though New York City subway system continued to get safer,
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one specific crime is on the rise, and that's selling
the assault.
Speaker 1 (28:11):
I can believe that.
Speaker 14 (28:12):
I mean, hey, look it was about three months ago
with the woman that got caught on fire on the train,
and then in the video you see a cop that
actually walked past.
Speaker 15 (28:21):
A few days ago, there was a guy, you know,
a homeless guy who was lying down on the train
and then another guy came in who had this bike
and he was ranging on the seat for him to
get up, and this guy got up and you know
what happened.
Speaker 10 (28:35):
He had a knife, not to knife.
Speaker 15 (28:37):
I'm sorry he had asphesesist and he lunched at him
and I was about a few seats of it and
I had to get up, leave my seat, you know,
one the other side.
Speaker 12 (28:46):
Now, those stories are nothing new from New Yorkers, Larry.
I hear them all the time. And it comes months
after Governor Okoll. What did a subway system with hundreds
of cops in January? Putting officers on overnight trains if
you were member? And my day starts early. The people
I talk to come from Ouderboroughs and have early starts
as well. Some of them are riding the train at
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four point thirty in the morning. That's part of the
overnight hours. So are people seeing cops?
Speaker 15 (29:14):
No? No, No, there's not a lot of cop presents.
Speaker 3 (29:17):
No.
Speaker 13 (29:17):
Well, lately I feel like there has been, but I
feel like they haven't been any anything. They're mostly on
their phones and not really like paying attention to like
what's actually going on.
Speaker 1 (29:28):
No, not like I used to.
Speaker 14 (29:29):
And the funny thing is is that sometimes with certain
situations happens, I do say to myself, where's a cop
when you need them?
Speaker 1 (29:37):
When you really need them?
Speaker 12 (29:39):
Put it like that, And I give that all the
time from people there are cops maybe milling around and patrolling,
but when you really need one, where are they now?
The NCAA has to provide the federal government with its
crime data, as the FEDS threatened to cut the agencies funding,
and it all comes as federal transportation officials have conjecture
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pricing under a microscope as well. Instead of backing down,
the NCAA has kept the tolling program going and is
even asking the federal government for more money, with The
New York Times saying the NCAA only gets seventeen percent
of the share but carries forty three percent of the
nation's commuters. On top of that, Larry, the NCAA wants
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to raise the fair to three dollars over the summer.
Speaker 3 (30:26):
I'm already paying two nineties. And it's just like I
don't feel that safe on the train. I feel like
it's being used for like worthless stuff. Because remember there
was like a robot in Times Square for like a while.
It's just like, okay, like what's the point of that,
Like my money's just being wasted on like useless stuff.
Speaker 10 (30:40):
Oh no, it's definitely not worth it.
Speaker 3 (30:42):
I mean, what can we do.
Speaker 1 (30:43):
They're gonna raise it regardless, I feel like everything is
just like a money grab. It's a bottomless pit, especially
the MTA. I feel like, no matter where the money goes,
it's still I don't see improvements. I've seen a couple
of train stations get redone, but that's about it.
Speaker 12 (30:57):
A lot of riders say, show me the money.
Speaker 1 (31:01):
I will tell you that was fascinating, and it was
fascinating for a couple of reasons. First of all, the
crime statistics. They don't feel allegedly these great crime statistics,
and the fact that they're not seeing cops when everybody
was talking about the police officers on the subways. Wow,
thank you so much. NAT only will be back Monday
morning at eight fifty. In two thousand and seven, everyone
(31:22):
knew the name Amanda Knox, who spent four years in
an Italian prison after being wrongly convicted. She has a
new book out and she'll be here after the nine
o'clock news
As always, thanks for being here on this Friday. I
hope you have a great weekend planned ahead in the
Big Three today, Oh, you have to feel so bad
for New York Congresswoman elist Stephonic. She was going to
be the UN Ambassador and she would have been great
at that job, but she had to withdraw her nomination
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for it because she's a key vote for President Trump's agenda,
which will soon be coming up for a vote in
the House of Representatives.
Speaker 2 (00:29):
I have been proud to be a team player. The
President knows that. He and I had multiple conversations today
and we are committed to delivering results on behalf of
the American people. And as always, I'm committed to delivering
results on behalf of my constituents.
Speaker 1 (00:44):
And the evil witch in what should have been this
Cinderella story is Governor Hockel, who forced the move and
took this away from her by refusing to schedule a
special election to replace Stephonic in her Upstate New York seat.
So that's the whole reason this has to happen. Trust me,
Donald Trump is going to reward her down the line
(01:06):
for doing this. But you knew something was going on
because they had a preliminary nomination vote all the way
back on the day after the inauguration, and then they
just held on because they have this big budget bill
coming on, the big beautiful bill they keep talking about
that has so much of Donald Trump's agenda in it.
(01:27):
And I guess they've been counting votes and it's so
close they need at least Stephonic. So good for her,
she is a team player. Well, another day, another poll,
same results in the New York City mayoral race. Andrew
Cuomo far in front, Mayor Adams still falling behind, and
(01:47):
socialists your hand, mom, Donnie still moving up.
Speaker 3 (01:51):
My position is that New Yorkers deserve more than a
choice of a disgraced executive of the past or a
disgraced executive of the president.
Speaker 1 (01:57):
New Yorkers deserved the future. Yeah, he's good and he's
catching on, but the problem is he's a socialist and
will probably ruin the city. But there's a progressive movement
out there now raising lots of money, and they have
this campaign asking people not to vote for either Adams
or Cuomo no matter what, because it's rank choice. Leave
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them off your ballot, it says, And you'll be hearing
more about that in weeks to come. They have a
lot of money. Well, it's pretty clear today that the
Supreme Court is going to have to rule if President
Trump can use the Alien's Enemy Act to deport violent
criminals to other countries. I guess there's some people that
(02:42):
want them still here. But it doesn't matter because the
administration continues to dismantle the terrorist gangs TREND, de Arragua
and MS thirteen. They had a big arrest in Virginia,
just thirty miles away from the nation's capital.
Speaker 4 (02:58):
He was one of the members, top three in the
entire country, head of the East coast, one of the
three leaders. And I will say very violent crimes. Anything
you can associate with MS thirteen. He was the leader
over it, all of the violent crimes.
Speaker 1 (03:16):
Now, I don't know why they don't want these criminals
deported immediately out of the country. You're going to put
them in prisons here. Do you know the history of TREND,
de Iragua and MS thirteen. These are gangs that grow
and recruit. They were born in South American prisons and
(03:37):
they became huge. They became as big as the cartel,
and they're all over this country. So you want them
in our prisons where they can still recruit and they
can still operate. This is pure insanity. How is the
Democratic Party on the wrong side of every single issue,
(03:57):
every single issue. All they do is know how to
run against something, not to run for something. Every one
of them should be immediately deported from this country. And
with that, we want to go to Rick Klein, who
is the ABC News Washington bureau chief. And Rick, I
understand you're a Yankee fan.
Speaker 5 (04:19):
I think we're going to be one hundred and sixty
two and oh is that possible there yet? No, this
is it's a it's a great start to the season.
Yet you know, get a W on the board. I'm
skeptical about the team this year. Obviously, losing cole is
A is a big is a big loss, and it
wasn't it didn't end well last year. But let's do it.
(04:40):
I'm feeling it. I'm feeling some baseball faver.
Speaker 1 (04:42):
Are you going to make it up here for any
of the games?
Speaker 6 (04:44):
Oh?
Speaker 5 (04:45):
I definitely will. Almost I make it every year. I
was in NAT's Park yesterday or the nastell apart and
an ex r innings, but yeah, nothing, there's nothing like baseball.
And I'll definitely get to the stadium this year for
for a game or two at some point.
Speaker 1 (04:55):
And how about Greenland? Are you in a visit Greenland?
Speaker 5 (04:59):
Yeah, on the way so you know, Vice President of
vant and his wife Usho so there today and it
is a heck of a trip. I mean ostensibly about
visiting a space force base, although originally it was going
to be more of a cultural trip. And you know,
Trump said again we're gonna whatever it takes, We'll get it.
(05:19):
And I don't know what that means exactly. So it
looks like it looks like things are moving in that direction.
And we'll see what the vice presidents to say today.
Speaker 1 (05:29):
Well, it's really fascinating the polls in Greenland, and at
first when they heard about this, they were kind of split.
There were some people that actually were like, you know what,
being part of the United States, that wouldn't be a
bad idea. And now they have the poll numbers for
acceptance of something like this in Greenland have plummeted. And
there's some people in Greenland that seem like they're downright
(05:50):
angry about it ever happening at all. So I'm not
sure where the administration goes with this.
Speaker 5 (05:56):
Well, you know, it does start off nationalist pride. I mean,
you heard is in Toronto yesterday the American national anthem
was food. You know, the Canadians don't like to talk
of being annexed or added as an additional state either.
I do think, you know, we'll see how much of
this is just talk or bluster and whether this is
just a negotiating posture. You know, there's no process to
(06:16):
just add them to the United States unless they want
to be added in some way. And I don't know
that you know, Trump or others know how cold it
is there. I mean, my colleagues through up there, it's
like a negative one that it's really really cool. So
you know, hey, you know what they do minimal minerals.
There is obviously strategic importance and potentially financial importance. But
(06:36):
this is a this is a strange one that certainly
wasn't on my Bengal cards going into the Trump administration.
Speaker 1 (06:41):
No, obviously, I think they wanted for the strategic location
of Greenland, and they wanted apparently because of some of
the minerals that are under the ice that nobody has
been able to get to because there's so much ice.
But but you're right, I got a feel and there's
something else going on here that they just want a
base there or they want they want something other than
owning the state, because the process of that is ridiculous
(07:04):
and probably can't happen. Oh, by the way, Denmark is
still involved in all of this, so you'd have to
you definitely would have to talk to them.
Speaker 5 (07:12):
Yeah, the Dings might have something to say about it
as well. But look, I think we always have to
take these things seriously when the President Ied States is
talking about them, right, and I think, you know, there
might be a bigger play here, but it has the
attention of people in Washington beyond.
Speaker 1 (07:27):
In the meantime, I feel so bad for at least
Stphonic I do. I feel you know, it's looked like
her nomination was going to breeze through. She got the
big yes vote right on the day after the inauguration,
and she's been sitting there in the bullpen because they
thought they might need her for this vote. And guess what,
she's been called out of the bullpen. She's taken it
(07:47):
like a trooper. But man, do I feel bad for her?
Speaker 5 (07:51):
I can't tell if you be serious.
Speaker 1 (07:52):
No, I do. I do feel bad I do. I
do feel bad for her.
Speaker 6 (07:57):
I do.
Speaker 5 (07:57):
I think she'll be taken care of. I mean, you know,
at some point, I mean politically, when it's possible, so
get an appointment, whether it's un ambassador or something else.
But this was Trump's. I think it was his first
major appointment, a nomination announcement, and to find I clearly
wanted it. She's yeah, she's taken one for the team.
She'll be back in House leadership. But what did it
tell you about Republican concerns about the political environment that
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they can't even lose one single vote in a safe
district first two on period of months. Of course, you
can't have the special election until she resigns, which is
why this has taken so long. But she's been signing
statements for months now, literally months now, talking about herself
as ambassador designate. This was supposed to be her gig.
She was ready to do it, and now she's going
to go back to her to her House seat. Not
as a back venture, but you know, just one of
(08:40):
four hundred and thirty five.
Speaker 1 (08:41):
Yeah, from the very beginning, we've heard about this big,
beautiful bill with the entire Trump agenda in one bill.
I don't know if it's going to be split up yet.
I guess you would know. Is it going to be
two bills or just the one big bill.
Speaker 5 (08:53):
They're still trying one, and you know, the window of
four is going to you know, kind of collapse quickly,
you know, my son, I think most people in Washington
think they're going to have to do something more piecemeal
because of these margins we're talking about, and because the
political environment is going to get more fraud and because
you've got moderates who might be concerned about Elon Musk
and Doge and what's going on in their districts and
the political climate. And then conservatives who say, wait a second,
(09:15):
is the chance to actually cut and we're not doing it,
and we're going to extend all these tax cuts and
extend deficits and depth and perpetuity. So this is where
the ideology, you know, really really matters and where the
rubber hits that road.
Speaker 1 (09:26):
Yeah, I'm sure Trump is saying, haven't I cut enough?
But that's a that's for another that's for another week.
We can talk about that, but let's talk about right
now what you'll be talking about on this week on Sunday.
Speaker 5 (09:38):
Well, the fallout from the signal chat heard around the world.
It's going to continue. We're going to talk to the
vice chair of the Intelligence Committee kind of their Mark
Warner about that. And you know, I think there's there's
still more to come on that that Trump has tried
to change the subject a bit, and it's still out
of denials and deflections around it. But the facts are
now out there and I think pretty well established. This
(09:59):
was information that, whether it's technically classified or not, should
not have been discussed in any kind of form that
wasn't one hundred percent secured or on government phones. And
the idea of a journalist being added to it, it
is just like an extra horrifying detail. And whether it's
Hayseth to blame for sharing some of this information or
the National Scurity Advisor Mike Waltz for creating a chat
(10:21):
on thingle at all, we'll have to see if ultimately cares.
Speaker 1 (10:25):
Rickline, ABC News, Washington Bureau Chief. We'll be watching this Sunday.
Thanks a lot, Rick, go Yankees.
Speaker 5 (10:31):
All right, you know what, thanks?
Speaker 1 (10:33):
This is so sad. We lost one of the greatest
voices of all pop music for decades. And when I
say we lost that voice. It's not that anyone died,
No God forbid. What happened was Johnny Mathis has announced
that he's giving up touring and basically singing because of
(10:58):
his declining health. He's eighty nine years old and he
was still in concerts until last year, but he says
his memory is failing now and his health has been
failing recently. This is a statement from his Facebook account.
It's with sincere regret that, due to mister Mathis's age
(11:20):
and memory issues, which have accelerated recently, we are announcing
his retirement from touring and live concerts. Well maybe he'll,
maybe he'll still record something, but it doesn't seem like that.
It was an incredible career that you know, started in
the fifties with songs that have stood the test of
(11:41):
time and are still played at weddings.
Speaker 7 (11:43):
Chances are, because I wear silly quin the moment you
come into view, Chances are you think that Ah in
Lona with you?
Speaker 1 (12:05):
Wow? You know you forget what a gorgeous voice he.
Speaker 8 (12:10):
Has the sound of m.
Speaker 1 (12:16):
That music.
Speaker 3 (12:20):
I goodness to.
Speaker 7 (12:22):
The monument? Your name?
Speaker 1 (12:27):
What were you saying? I'm sorry?
Speaker 9 (12:29):
Gorgeous is an absolute perfect word.
Speaker 1 (12:31):
It is do we have voices like that today, I
mean everything. You know, they have auto tunes now, and
they have and they manipulate voices to sound like Johnny Mathis.
Speaker 9 (12:43):
Right, And if there is a voice like that, they're
not utilizing it in that way.
Speaker 8 (12:48):
No, it's it's a sweeter It was a sweeter time,
I think.
Speaker 1 (12:53):
Do you know he didn't have a number one hit
back in the fifties and early sixties he was huge.
He never had number one hit until nineteen seventy eight
when he did a duet with Denise william This is
for future concerts, This is what it says in this statement.
While there are still some exciting concerts coming up. Regrettably,
(13:16):
oh no, no, no, oh no, all of Johnny Mathis's
concerts from June twenty twenty five onwards are now canceled.
So after June they're canceled. Math Is is scheduled to
perform for the remainder of his twenty twenty five Voice
of Romance tour, with the final concert scheduled on May
(13:39):
eighteenth in Englewood, New Jersey, at the Bergen Performing Arts Center.
That's gonna be a tough ticket to get. That is
his farewell concert. Man, would I love to go to that.
Let's do a ticket giveaway of Johnny Matthew who says
last concert ever, let's put that out there. Is Tom
(14:02):
he's listening.
Speaker 10 (14:04):
He's shaking his head right now, like Larry.
Speaker 1 (14:08):
Yeah, that's a big get to go to that. Wouldn't
you love to be there to say be able to
say I saw Johnny Mathis's last concert.
Speaker 9 (14:15):
It's just going to be so emotional because of the
reason why You're right, I would have a hard time
at that.
Speaker 1 (14:21):
No, it's but it's going to be so man. Now
The News at eight thirty with Jacqueline Carl Jaqueline Good Morning.
Speaker 8 (14:28):
Elon Musk says his days at the Department of Government
Efficiency are numbered. Speaking to Fox News, must said he
thinks those will reach their goal amount of government waste
and fraud removed within his one hundred and thirty day mandate.
He believes he can cut the deficit by one trillion dollars.
And there's a court hearing today in Newark regarding the
deportation case of the Columbia University grad student and pro
(14:51):
Palestinian activist who was arrested by ICE.
Speaker 11 (14:54):
A judge is considering whether mah Mood Khalil's case will
be moved from New Jersey to Louisiana, where he's being
held right now. Khalil helped lead pro Palestinian protests last
year at Columbia and is facing possible deportation. He's accused
by the FEDS of failing to disclose his employment with
the Syrian Office in the British Embassy in Beirut, where
he applied for permanent US residency. Khalil's lawyers have argued
(15:18):
that his Palestinian support is protected by free speech. I'm
staffed Pringle wrdews.
Speaker 8 (15:23):
So it is Friday at a thirty, and it's time
to see how Larry does with real or fake headlines?
Speaker 6 (15:31):
Ready?
Speaker 8 (15:31):
The First one Baby brand freeda releasing breast milk ice cream.
Speaker 10 (15:38):
True, it is, according to the New York Posts.
Speaker 8 (15:42):
They're doing it to promote their new breast pump, but
the ice cream, which does not contain actual breast milk,
is designed to mimic its taste.
Speaker 10 (15:50):
Described as sweet, nutty, and slightly.
Speaker 8 (15:52):
Salty, it's not quite ready to be eaten, though, ironically
the product will be available in nine months.
Speaker 1 (16:00):
Nutty and slightly salty.
Speaker 8 (16:03):
Hey listen I don't remember so headline two. A woman
left with a thirteen thousand dollar VET bill after dog
eats her underwear. True, it is, of course, anybody who
was a dog knows this could happen so easily. According
to The Irish Star, Sarah Oakley from Broomfield, Colorado, received
(16:23):
a thirteen dollar VET bill after her rescue dog Redta
ate five pairs of Skims underwear.
Speaker 10 (16:29):
The dog vomers were expensive.
Speaker 8 (16:31):
I know she vomited for twenty four hours and the
vet had to do surgery to get the underwear out,
and the lady reached out to Skims founder Kim Kardashian
to suggest an edible underwear line to prevent similar incidents.
Though she has yet you're gonna wear edible underwear? Edcation
dog eats it? These things were all right. Three Chat
(16:53):
GTP to introduce a feature letting AI answer and send
emails without you involvement. False, it is you're doing well, okay.
Michigan couple held in Mexican prison for disputing time share
payments through American Express.
Speaker 1 (17:13):
True.
Speaker 10 (17:13):
Yeah, according to this is scary.
Speaker 8 (17:15):
According to six ABC, Christie and Paul at Kio have
been held in a Mexican prison for twenty two days
now over time share dispute with Palace Resorts. They were
arrested upon leaving arriving in Cancun after disputing over one
hundred thousand dollars in charges with their credit card company.
Mexican authorities considered the dis dispute fraudulent, even though American
(17:37):
Express agreed with the Achios and reversed the charges, and
a judge has allowed the Mexican case against them to proceed.
Can you imagine wait till you get home to dispute
your charges anyway? San Diego Zoo installs take a zebra,
leave a zebra, Kiosk.
Speaker 10 (17:54):
Take false Thank goodness that one is false. Mary, did
you get five out of five?
Speaker 1 (18:01):
Five out of five?
Speaker 8 (18:03):
Good Friday?
Speaker 1 (18:05):
I did that. I started off really hot, but yes,
five out of five. Y start the weekend. Thank you
so much. Nice Jacqueline Carl. Congratulations to Bob from Hempstead,
New York, who just won a pair of tickets to
see the original lead singer of Yes, John Anderson, in
concert May sixteenth at Flagstar at Westbury Music Fair. Tickets
(18:29):
on sale now at ticketmaster dot com. Next week, we
got a lot of tickets to give away the Beach Boys.
The Beach Boys at seven twenty five and then Barry
Manilow at A twenty five. What a week. Well, imagine
being told that you're going to be the UN ambassador
to the United States, only to have it pulled for
(18:50):
you from a couple of months later. That's what happened
to New York Congresswoman at least Stephonic. As we've been
talking about this morning, ABC White House Will Molly Nagel
will explain why it happened. Next, and you want to
add to the conversation, just leave us a talk back.
Go to seven ten WR on the iHeartRadio app and
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click the microphone and when you're there, put seven to
ten WOR on your presets. You have to give her credit,
don't you, at least staphonic. Congresswoman at least Staphonic sure
does put on a brave face. She's just a team player.
(19:31):
She'll do anything that Donald Trump asks. She wants to
get his agenda through. But you know that somewhere deep inside,
it's got to hurt. She was going to be you
an ambassador. She was the first nominee in the first
time through Congress. She was approved on a voice vote.
(19:51):
They didn't even have to go to a vote. She
was going to get in easy. And now Donald Trump
asks her to come back to Congress and withdraw her nomination,
and being the good soldier that she is, she's doing that.
But wow, what's next for her? Let's bring in Molly Nagel,
ABC News White House reporter to talk about the future
(20:14):
of elised Staphonic. Molly, first of all, I don't know
how you feel about it, but I can't help but
feel for a least staphonic. She seems so happy that
she was nominated for US ambassador and now that's just
that's just pulled from her.
Speaker 6 (20:31):
Yeah, you have to imagine that this is a disappointment
for Stephonic to have this nomination polled. You know, this
was a position, as you noted, that she wanted, and
it really shows, you know, maybe how much of a
surprise this was that you know, she appears to think
that this was going to happen. Up until yesterday, you know,
she was taking part in a farewell to her in
her district, meeting supporters, taking them for for everything they've done.
(20:54):
And if you look at her Instagram, it's full of
throwbacks reflecting on her time in Congress when being posted
just yesterday morning, So she was clearly, you know, taking
part in this and thinking she was moving on from Congress.
Speaker 1 (21:08):
Did she? Because here's what's interesting to me, and you
would know better than I, but I'm asking the question
because it was just strange that she was the first nominee,
but other nominees are getting through, other ones get through,
So they were holding up her nomination. They seem like
they were holding up her nomination, which leads me to
believe that they were vote counting all this time and
(21:30):
they were worried about the number of votes they had
and the Republican defectors. Does that make sense? Is that
what happened?
Speaker 6 (21:38):
Well, I think that that might be part of it.
But I think the other part of this is what
Donald Trump pointed to when he said that he wanted
stephonic to withdraw this nomination, which is that very tight
majority that Democrat or that Republicans excuse me hold right
now in the House. And it's not a new reality
for the administration or Republicans. They knew that they would
(21:59):
be acing, you know, these tight margins as Donald Trump
made these nominations to serve in the administration. But the
reality is as they're trying to get a lot of
his campaign promises through as part of his legislative agenda,
and trying to do that, you know, on a bit
of an ambitious timeline here. So every vote is going
to count when you're talking about two hundred and eighteen
(22:21):
Republicans to two hundred and thirteen Democrats. And if Stefanic
had left her seat, what is that vacant likely for
quite some time until a special election could have been
held for the district. So you know, quite a bit
of factors here that I'll play into perhaps why Donald
Trump ultimately pulled this. And you also have those two
special elections down in Florida that are coming up really
(22:42):
soon here. You know, they're favored for Republicans, but there
are some concerns that they might be a little bit
tighter than Republicans that hope for And you know, particularly
when you're talking about National Security Advisor Mike Walt's seat.
Speaker 1 (22:54):
Yeah, it's like it's threading a needle. And that was
my question to you. I guess I guess they should
have asked it more bluntly. But are they concerned that
they do not have the votes that there are Republican
defectors because right now it's two eighteen to two thirteen.
They should be able to pass this. But the fact
that they want a least staphonic to come back leads
(23:15):
me to believe at least that they may think it's
going to be razor close.
Speaker 6 (23:21):
Well, when you're looking at these big budget bills, there
are there can be you know, portion, there can be
quite all encompassing. They can have a lot to them,
and so any one person can you know, raise concern
or voice opposition to a specific portion of the bill.
So you know they're going to be watching this mass
(23:41):
very closely, going to be keeping an eye and constantly
counting those votes to make sure that they have what
they need. But you know, it helps take the pressure
off them a little bit to have that extra vote,
and you know that they have that extra as you
as she called herself a team player in Congress, ready
to help try and pass this agenda through so that
they can get onto the Senate and on the President's desk.
Speaker 1 (24:04):
Now, Speaker Johnson said that you know she's going to
move right back into leadership. Well, aren't all the leadership
positions filled right now? Do they? Have to tell somebody,
I'm sorry, but Elisa's going to get your job now.
Speaker 6 (24:17):
Yeah, this is a little bit tricky. We saw both
President Trump and Speaker Johnson say that Stefanic will come
back to leadership. She had given up that position when
you know, pursuing this un nomination. But it's not exactly
clear what role she's going to hold because she was
replaced by House Republicing Conference Chair Representative Lisa McLean of Michigan,
and sources TELEEBC News that McLean does not planned on
(24:39):
resigning from her role, So it's not clear right now
what role Stephonic could hold in House leadership. They could
create a new position for her, but nothing has been
finalized quite yet.
Speaker 1 (24:50):
That sounds like what it's going to have to be,
something being some made up position, some created position for her,
and then you'd have to believe that down the line,
Donald Trump is somehow going to make this up to her.
Mollie Nagel, thank you so much. ABC News, White House
reporter in Washington, Thanks for being here. Molly, have a
good weekend.
Speaker 6 (25:10):
Thank you too, You too, Larry, Yeah.
Speaker 1 (25:12):
You have to really believe that Donald Trump has something
else in mind. But I don't know what it would be.
I'm not sure what's left. There's no positions left. There's
you know, are they gonna move somebody out or they're
gonna say, hey, sorry, we're putting the least stephonic in
here unless they create a position. That's what he's has
created positions in the past. We have a borders.
Speaker 10 (25:33):
Are he created doge like? Here we go?
Speaker 1 (25:36):
Yeah, that's right. So he could make her special advisor
to the White House or something like that. But I
can't believe he's just gonna leave her hanging. I don't
think that's in the cards. Well, guess what With the
federal government's deadline looming for the MTA to hand over
its crime data, the agency says subway crime is improving
(25:58):
in all but one area. So how are people feeling
about this? WRS Natalie Migliori gets the Beat on the
Street next.
Speaker 5 (26:08):
Now it's sevent ten WARS Beat on the Street with
Natalie Migliori.
Speaker 1 (26:15):
Well, you've heard from Mayor Adams, You've heard from the
head of the MTA, Jena Lieber, You've heard from the governor.
It's getting safer on the subways. But do people feel it?
Do they feel like it's safer. That's what Natalie mcgliori
asks today on her beat on the street.
Speaker 10 (26:33):
Natalie, good morning, Good morning Larry.
Speaker 12 (26:36):
Yeah, good morning, Happy Friday. I mean, it just this
question comes. You know, we do this every so often,
but this question comes as the deadline just daves away
from the MTA descendants crime data to Federal Transportation officials.
They wanted that by Monday, but since the director from
the Trump administration came down, the agency has been publicly
(26:56):
disputing claims that the subway system well is lawless, but
noting a drop in crime and fair of asion. So
do regular commuters Larry feel safe?
Speaker 10 (27:09):
Well, I do because I know how to handle myself.
Speaker 3 (27:11):
But it's just people.
Speaker 1 (27:12):
I'm almost fifty years old.
Speaker 5 (27:14):
I've been riding the subway since i was a kid,
and I've never felt uncomfortable.
Speaker 1 (27:17):
But I guess because i've been I'm from here. It's
just it's like an everyday thing to me.
Speaker 13 (27:21):
Like since I grew up here.
Speaker 3 (27:22):
I guess I'm just used to it.
Speaker 10 (27:24):
It's getting a little better.
Speaker 1 (27:25):
I'm not gonna lie to you.
Speaker 14 (27:26):
I think right about now the subway system has been
the worst I've been riding the subway system since I
was four, and I remember about two months ago that
the mayor have actually had the nerve to say that
he felt, in his opinion that the subway system has
been the safest it's ever been.
Speaker 1 (27:43):
It has not.
Speaker 12 (27:46):
Now, that's reflective a lot of people saying it's always
been this way. That's reflective somewhat of a January survey
from the NTA note that came from the NTA that
shows more than fifty percent of subway riders feel safe
on trains. At their weekly meeting, the NCAA said, even
though New York City subway system continued to get safer,
(28:06):
one specific crime is on the rise, and that's selling
the assault.
Speaker 1 (28:11):
I can believe that.
Speaker 14 (28:12):
I mean, hey, look it was about three months ago
with the woman that got caught on fire on the train,
and then in the video you see a cop that
actually walked past.
Speaker 15 (28:21):
A few days ago, there was a guy, you know,
a homeless guy who was lying down on the train
and then another guy came in who had this bike
and he was ranging on the seat for him to
get up, and this guy got up and you know
what happened.
Speaker 10 (28:35):
He had a knife, not to knife.
Speaker 15 (28:37):
I'm sorry he had asphesesist and he lunched at him
and I was about a few seats of it and
I had to get up, leave my seat, you know,
one the other side.
Speaker 12 (28:46):
Now, those stories are nothing new from New Yorkers, Larry.
I hear them all the time. And it comes months
after Governor Okoll. What did a subway system with hundreds
of cops in January? Putting officers on overnight trains if
you were member? And my day starts early. The people
I talk to come from Ouderboroughs and have early starts
as well. Some of them are riding the train at
(29:08):
four point thirty in the morning. That's part of the
overnight hours. So are people seeing cops?
Speaker 15 (29:14):
No? No, No, there's not a lot of cop presents.
Speaker 3 (29:17):
No.
Speaker 13 (29:17):
Well, lately I feel like there has been, but I
feel like they haven't been any anything. They're mostly on
their phones and not really like paying attention to like
what's actually going on.
Speaker 1 (29:28):
No, not like I used to.
Speaker 14 (29:29):
And the funny thing is is that sometimes with certain
situations happens, I do say to myself, where's a cop
when you need them?
Speaker 1 (29:37):
When you really need them?
Speaker 12 (29:39):
Put it like that, And I give that all the
time from people there are cops maybe milling around and patrolling,
but when you really need one, where are they now?
The NCAA has to provide the federal government with its
crime data, as the FEDS threatened to cut the agencies funding,
and it all comes as federal transportation officials have conjecture
(30:01):
pricing under a microscope as well. Instead of backing down,
the NCAA has kept the tolling program going and is
even asking the federal government for more money, with The
New York Times saying the NCAA only gets seventeen percent
of the share but carries forty three percent of the
nation's commuters. On top of that, Larry, the NCAA wants
(30:23):
to raise the fair to three dollars over the summer.
Speaker 3 (30:26):
I'm already paying two nineties. And it's just like I
don't feel that safe on the train. I feel like
it's being used for like worthless stuff. Because remember there
was like a robot in Times Square for like a while.
It's just like, okay, like what's the point of that,
Like my money's just being wasted on like useless stuff.
Speaker 10 (30:40):
Oh no, it's definitely not worth it.
Speaker 3 (30:42):
I mean, what can we do.
Speaker 1 (30:43):
They're gonna raise it regardless, I feel like everything is
just like a money grab. It's a bottomless pit, especially
the MTA. I feel like, no matter where the money goes,
it's still I don't see improvements. I've seen a couple
of train stations get redone, but that's about it.
Speaker 12 (30:57):
A lot of riders say, show me the money.
Speaker 1 (31:01):
I will tell you that was fascinating, and it was
fascinating for a couple of reasons. First of all, the
crime statistics. They don't feel allegedly these great crime statistics,
and the fact that they're not seeing cops when everybody
was talking about the police officers on the subways. Wow,
thank you so much. NAT only will be back Monday
morning at eight fifty. In two thousand and seven, everyone
(31:22):
knew the name Amanda Knox, who spent four years in
an Italian prison after being wrongly convicted. She has a
new book out and she'll be here after the nine
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