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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Some mornings, it's tough to remember to take everything with
you out the door, your lunch, your security badge, whatever
you need to get in at work. The other mornings,
everything just seems to click. You know what the difference
is those slow mornings You've probably missed ninety three point
one WPOC The Michael J Morning Show. Hope you can
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Today is a very special day from Morgan Wallen. We'll
tell you why coming up about twenty after with Michael
J's Music City Minute.
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But first it's Candae's urn your pop Culture Protein Boost.
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It's the brief on ninety three point one WPOC.
Speaker 3 (00:51):
Well a's a two point two five billion dollars settlement
with the owner and operator of the cargo ship over
the twenty twenty four religion with the Key Bridge. It
resolves the state's claims tied to the bridge collapse and
its impacts, including claims pursued by the Office of the
Attorney General's Civil Litigation Division on behalf of the state
and its agencies. Those agencies include the Maryland Transportation Authority,
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the Maryland Port Administration, and the Maryland Department of the Environment.
The settlement does not resolve Maryland's claims against the shipbuilder.
The state said it intends to pursue those claims. A
long debated change to the Triple Crown calendar could be
on the verge of happening. Golden Tempo is the third
Kentucky Derby winner over the past five years, not in
the Preakness stakes. Maryland officials are considering shifting the Preakness
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from two weeks to three after the Derby. It's a
lot for elite theorobreads to race that frequently. While momentum
is building towards a change worthy of appending tradition, many
wonder if one additional week would even make a difference.
Speaker 2 (01:50):
The debate is ongoing.
Speaker 3 (01:51):
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball names an acting police chief.
Ball announced yesterday the appointment of Major Terence Bend to
serve upon the departure of Chief Greg Ray Durr, who
announced his retirement affected June first.
Speaker 1 (02:04):
That is your brief, Hey, Michael j and Candace, and
you know what time it is, don't you.
Speaker 2 (02:08):
Michael Jay's music City, then next in sixty seconds. You
don't know like you own music? Grow all right?
Speaker 1 (02:14):
Today is a big day for Morgan Wallen. Do you
know what it is? I'll give it to you. It
is Morgan Wallin's thirty third birthday that only happens once
in a lifetime, thirty three for Morgan Wallen today. If
you want to wish him a happy birthday, hey, but
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can we put up a birthday card on Facebook?
Speaker 2 (02:38):
We're gonna do that in just a moment.
Speaker 1 (02:40):
Follow wpoc and follow Michael j and Candace. In the morning,
we'll give you a chance to sign your birthday greeting
to Morgan Wallen. Morgan could see it himself and you
could say anything you want. And if you would like
to tell Morgan what you would love to give him
for his birthday, you can tell him that too. Morgan's
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probably got everything he wants, but who knows. So Happy birthday,
Morgan Wallen. That is Michael Jay's music City. We want
your opinion, so listen up, tell us what you think
about this. You can text seven to seven nine six two,
start with a or high recall eight hundred and three
to two one thirty six ninety three candice in Maryland
this year, just in the first five months of twenty six,
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the task force that is responsible for watching out for
these street rallies, these unauthorized you know places where they'll
take over at intersection or parking garage and drive like crazy.
They have responded to fifty two events, twenty eight arrest
fifteen firearms I've been seized, according to Maryland State Police.
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That is just the first five months of this year.
Data from the Maryland State Police shows that the Maryland
car Rally Task Force has made ninety one arrests, seized
fifty three firearms across two hundred and twenty four takeover
events since it's June twenty twenty four inception.
Speaker 2 (04:09):
So that is over the last two years.
Speaker 1 (04:11):
So I just bring this to your attention because we
keep hearing these stories about these takeovers. You had it
in your brief recently about a takeover in Columbia that
ended in a deadly shooting, leaving one person dead six
others injured. Officials and car enthusiasts like are debating whether
stronger penalties are needed to crack down on the growing problem.
Speaker 2 (04:33):
So what are the penalties. I look this up.
Speaker 1 (04:36):
First, offense one thousand dollars second offense, two thousand, three
thousand for a third offense, and up to sixty days
in jail per violation. And this is aim not only
at the people participating, but anyone attending one of these events,
so not just the drivers. What do you think about
this as anyone seen one of these pop up? I
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think with two hundred and twenty five of them or whatever,
I guarantee if somebody has seen something and they're happening
all over the.
Speaker 3 (05:04):
Place, And you know, certainly with this new task force
and the new legislation in twenty twenty six imposing these
stricter penalties, I mean, there's definitely the strive to crack
down on these things, but unfortunately, it's like, in my mind,
it becomes so out of control so quickly that they
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do have to be strategic with this.
Speaker 2 (05:28):
So I'm interested to hear from our listener. Yeah I
am too.
Speaker 1 (05:30):
So you can text and call and just know this
that even with this task force that Candice are just
talking about being newer, it's been around for a couple
of years already. In twenty twenty six, there have been
more events of these takeovers on the streets than all
of last year, so it's obviously still increasing quite a bit,
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and you know, it's illegal activity, so it's something we've
got to be aware of and careful about. We would
love to know if you think the penalties need to
be stricter, because that's what some people are screaming and
yelling about.
Speaker 2 (06:03):
They're saying it should be much more severe.
Speaker 1 (06:06):
We'll tell you about a poll in the Sun and
get your response. We're talking about these street meetups where
a bunch of guys will show up and they'll drive
around in donuts and the next thing you know, there's
like shootings going on and it's just totally out of control.
So The Sun asked their readers should penalties be higher
for participating in illegal streak takeovers. Ninety seven percent of
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the people said yes. They said yes, so right now
the penalties are one thousand and two thousand and three
thousand dollars and sixty days in jail. But people are
saying yes, and Candice, you had another angle in this.
They're making money off of them.
Speaker 2 (06:45):
Huh yeah.
Speaker 3 (06:47):
And so apparently police are having a difficult time with
this because what's happening is these people who are the drivers,
people who are involved in these takeovers. They don't really
care about the fines because apparently they're making so much
money off of social media doing this that they're like,
m whatever, it's a fine, but I'm still making more
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money than the fine.
Speaker 2 (07:08):
Yeah, it's just cast. It's another angle with all of this. Wow,
I never even thought about that.
Speaker 1 (07:14):
But if if you want to check in seven seven
nine six two, you can tax start with Hey or
High eight hundred three two one thirty six ninety three
to be on the phone. We're actually getting a lot
of calls people telling us what we should do about
this situation where they're having street takeovers, starting with the
voice of reason, nine year old Justin.
Speaker 2 (07:33):
Yeah, I heard about one on the movies closely.
Speaker 1 (07:37):
Yeah yeah, yeah, out of hand wheelies and everything.
Speaker 2 (07:45):
So Justin, what do you think they ought to do
about it? I can be out more feats and like
more people and more.
Speaker 1 (07:56):
You hear that, Candae Justin says, more security, more police.
Speaker 2 (07:59):
I'm he got it all figured out. He's very smart.
Speaker 1 (08:02):
A lot of other people have been checking into and
if you want to get ahold of us eight hundred
and three two one thirty six ninety three, go ahead,
what do you want to say about these illegal street rallies.
Speaker 2 (08:12):
I've seen one down off of Hollins, very rude, and
you've seen a person get hit from the rear end
of the car, come spinning around and hit the person recording.
Speaker 1 (08:23):
Wow, So you you say the police should take the
cars away from them, impound every vehicle that's involved.
Speaker 2 (08:31):
Exactly. Yeah.
Speaker 1 (08:33):
I guess who else is on the phone here, Candace,
your guy, Arthur, Good.
Speaker 2 (08:36):
Morning, Michael J. Hey, this rorth. I knew you would
have something to say. What's going on? Oh yeah, I
got something to say.
Speaker 1 (08:45):
I think you got to find him more than if
they're going to find them, giving three days the hit
on the third time they get caught down. Take your
car from them, Yeah, that's what everybody else is saying,
take the cars away. But again, yeah, but Arthur, the
problem is they're saying the police say that a lot
of the cars end up being stolen, So they're stealing
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the cars and then they're driving around like crazy because
they don't care if they wreck them.
Speaker 2 (09:11):
All right, Well, that's right, that's that's tapping enough.
Speaker 3 (09:14):
Here a couple of guns in hard for counting.
Speaker 2 (09:15):
But anyway, Yeah, I saw anything else.
Speaker 1 (09:17):
I can thank God out of.
Speaker 3 (09:18):
Them if they catch them, you know, if they if
they stole the car, then they go to jail for
stiff in a first place.
Speaker 1 (09:24):
Exactly exactly, Candice, lock them up and throw the key away.
Speaker 3 (09:29):
Art's got it down to a science. In fact, a
lot of Texters do as well. They're coming up with
some good ideas. So thanks for checking in with them.
Speaker 2 (09:37):
Sure, pop culture, protein boost. It's the brief. On ninety
three point one, WPOC.
Speaker 3 (09:44):
Marylyn has finalized a two point two five billion dollars
settlement with the owner and operator of the cargo ship
over the two and twenty four illision with the Key Bridge.
The settlement resolves the state's claims tied to the bridge
collapse and its impacts, including claims pursued by the opposite
the Attorney General's Civil Litigation Division on behalf of the
state and is the agencies. Those agencies include the Maryland
(10:07):
Transportation Authority, Maryland Port Administration, and the Maryland Department of
the Environment. The settlement does not resolve Maryland's claims against
the shipbuilder. This date said it intends to pursue those claims.
A long debated change to the Triple Crown calendar could
be on the verge of happening. Golden Tempo is the
third Kentucky Derby winner over the past five years, not
(10:28):
in the Preakness stakes. Maryland officials are considering shifting the
Preakness from two weeks to three after the Derby. It's
a lot for the elite thoroughbreads to race that frequently.
Speaker 2 (10:38):
While momentum is building toward a change worthy.
Speaker 3 (10:40):
Of upending tradition, many wonder if an additional week would
even make a difference.
Speaker 2 (10:44):
The debate is ongoing.
Speaker 3 (10:46):
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball names enacting police Chief. Ball
announced yesterday the appointment of Major at Terrence Ben to
serve upon the departure of Chief Greg Raydurr, who announced
his retirement effective June first.
Speaker 2 (10:58):
That is your brief.
Speaker 1 (11:00):
The big day is coming our way tomorrow on May fourteenth.
Speaker 2 (11:04):
Do you know what today? Well, today is Today's the
lead up to this.
Speaker 1 (11:09):
Today we were kind of celebrating fruit cocktail Day. Nothing
as significant as tomorrow. Tomorrow is dance like a chicken day.
So what better day then dance like a chicken day?
To celebrate with the chicken dance? And who better to
have do the chicken dance with me and Candace then
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the Chick fil A cow. The only problem is we
don't know how to get a hold of that Chick
fil A cow. So I just thought I'd just say, hey,
let's send a shout out here on the radio. If
anyone from Chick fil A is checking us out today,
or you know someone at Chick fil A, send the
message that we want the Chick fil A cow to
chicken dance with us tomorrow morning.
Speaker 2 (11:52):
Michael Jay's music sitting minute in sixty seconds. If you
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Own music row, get up Michael Jay and Candace in
the morning. Any of the socials, get word to us
and we'll make it happen. I think that would be
awesome to have the cow doing a Chick fil A
chicken dance. All right, Michael Jay here with what's going
on in Nashville. Luke Bryan has a new album on
the way. He just announced his new album will be
called Signs. Talked about that Monday night on the American
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Idol Finale where he premiered a new single, fish Hunt
Golf Drink in that order.
Speaker 2 (12:27):
All right.
Speaker 1 (12:28):
Also, today we are celebrating with everyone from the University
of North Carolina in their commencement ceremony. They had one
of the best. I mean it was really not only
just a you know, a speech. I don't want to
limit it to just the speech, because he played his
guitar as well.
Speaker 2 (12:47):
Eric Church, he handled it like a master.
Speaker 1 (12:51):
The commencement address was incredible and if you haven't seen
it yet, you can witness that moment at wpoc's Facebook.
Speaker 2 (13:00):
Also at Michael J and Candace in the Morning.
Speaker 1 (13:03):
Very very cool though in good job Eric Church wrapping
it up for the seniors at North Carolina, for the
tar heels all right. And finally, and probably most importantly,
happy birthday to Morgan Wallin. He is thirty three today.
You want to wish him a happy birthday. There's another
reason to hit up Michael J. And Candace in the
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Morning on Facebook.