ALL Ukraine Aid Is On Hold

Jimmy Barrett takes you through the stories that matter the most on the morning of 03/04/25.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:02):
This is used Radio seven kat RH Houston.

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Live everywhere with them.

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Now the latest news, weather and traffic.

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It's more of what matters to you from the John
Morris Services studios.

Speaker 4 (00:17):
Well, good morning, five am is our time here on
Houston's Morning News. I'm Jimmy Barrett on our top stories
as we get started this morning, all Ukraine aid is
on hold. Trump will speak to Congress tonight and coming
up at five o eight to Texas Congressman's poem to
Elon Musk and Doge Doge minutes ahead. We've got that
story and a whole lot more sky Mike, you're here,

(00:39):
you're ready to go.

Speaker 5 (00:40):
What's going on? So ready? We got two problems.

Speaker 6 (00:42):
First of all, East Tech southbound at Ien.

Speaker 5 (00:45):
That's a big trucket dozed into the wall.

Speaker 6 (00:48):
There has Matt Sun seen. We've got a fuel spell.
I think everybody's okay here. And then the hearty tell world,
look at this thing right here. This is a flatbed
eighteen wheeler Terry from Kingwood.

Speaker 5 (00:57):
Threw in this for me.

Speaker 6 (00:58):
Also, but a little eye witness up close. This is
a heartytail road south of the South Toll Plaza. That's
right before you hit aldem vendor. This is a flatbed.
This dude turned around backwards, hit the wall. There's concrete everywhere.
It's a full blown who ha. And strangely enough, I
think this driver's okay. I don't know how I know that,
but watch out in man. Let's skip the hardy even

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if you are a big shot. Jump on forty five,
Jump on the eastex by the way, rain out the wazoo.
So let's get up early Skymike. It's your Generator Supercenter
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(01:48):
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Speaker 5 (01:50):
Thank you, Jimmy.

Speaker 7 (01:51):
Good morning everybody, five o two on kgrh ower tough story.

Speaker 8 (01:55):
The President has set a very clear goal for his administration.
He wants the killing to stop.

Speaker 7 (02:00):
Vice President jd Vance with the President stopping all aid
to Ukraine until they show a commitment to peace. The
move follows last Friday's showdown between Trump, Zelenski, and Vance
in the Oval Office.

Speaker 8 (02:13):
What I tried to do originally was actually try to
diffuse the situation a little bit, because I'm like, you know,
we're having this meeting. Obviously there are one hundred television
cameras here. Let's try to have this conversation in private.

Speaker 7 (02:24):
Dvance with KTRHS Sean Hennity. Now, Democrats may have coached
Zelenski into rejecting the minerals deal last week so they
can use the war as a political weapon against Trump.

Speaker 9 (02:36):
They're going to try to label him as the president
who lost at Ukraine. You know, this is his Afghanistan,
and try to basically pin that loser mindset onto Donald Trump.

Speaker 7 (02:46):
Larriy Kazianis with nineteen forty five dot Com says this
probably won't work out for the Dems because Americans know
that the war would not have started at Trump been
in office.

Speaker 10 (02:57):
It's five h three.

Speaker 7 (02:58):
The President's knew tariffs China, Mexico and Canada took effect
as you slept. More on that is coming up in
five point thirty.

Speaker 5 (03:06):
Now.

Speaker 7 (03:06):
The President says he's going to tell it like it
is during his address to Congress tonight live on KTRH,
the first of his new administration.

Speaker 11 (03:15):
And because it's the first, it's to a joint session
of Congress and not officially a State of the Union address.

Speaker 12 (03:22):
He's only been president for a little over a month,
but I will tell you it will be an historic address.

Speaker 11 (03:29):
That is former Assistant Secretary of State Robert Charles, who
expects Trump to hit on the economy and doge.

Speaker 12 (03:36):
We're done with all the wasting of taxpayer dollars. We're
going to fix it. And I think that's what we're
going to hear tonight, that his mission is to fix
what is broken in the US government.

Speaker 11 (03:44):
And don't forget foreign policy and Ukraine. Chuff Biggs News
Radio seven forty k T eight.

Speaker 7 (03:50):
Schoveridge starts at seven on KTRHKTRH dot com in the
iHeartRadio app. Several Democrats say they will boycott the speech,
include in Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy.

Speaker 13 (04:01):
I think that State of Union speech is going to
be a farce. I think it's going to be a
maga pep rally, not a serious talk to the.

Speaker 7 (04:09):
Nation, Murphy complaining excuse me on CNN. As for the
Dems that are going According to the Hill, House Minority
Leader Harkeem, Jeffrey sent a letter to his cauck is
telling them to act in a quote dignified manner. It's
now five oh four. Well we might get some new
Jeffrey Epstein information after all. Attorney General Pam Bondi says

(04:31):
the FBI delivered a quote truckload of files following our
hard deadline last week.

Speaker 14 (04:36):
Thousands of pages of documents. I have the FBI going
through them and cash is.

Speaker 5 (04:41):
Also Bondi on Fox.

Speaker 7 (04:43):
Last week's release of Epstein documents was hindered by the
New York Field Office because they withheld a lot of information.
We know the border has been closed, but ICE operations
inside the US continue to be hampered by leaks of operations.

Speaker 15 (04:59):
When you look at national security issues, law enforcement, and
public safety issues, there is absolutely no room for any
sort of media outlet to give away the undercover agent's
geographic location and to put them a further risk.

Speaker 7 (05:12):
Texas Congressman August Fluger, a recent op in Virginia was
leaked and ruined by the mainstream media. Trump's America First
agenda also includes English First.

Speaker 16 (05:24):
President Trump assigned an executive order making English the official
language of the United States. It means government agencies no
longer have to provide materials in multiple languages. To add
Dubois with the group. US English says this makes common sense.

Speaker 17 (05:36):
It has always been considered our de facto common language.
It's the global language, as the most spoken language in
the world, and there's very little controversy about the fact
that the sooner and earlier in their lives, immigrants can
learn English to better off they are.

Speaker 16 (05:50):
Proficiency in English is already required for US citizenship, but
this order will encourage more people to learn English. Corey
Jolson use radio seven forty KTRH.

Speaker 5 (05:58):
It's now five zero six.

Speaker 7 (06:00):
Doze continues to do its work, finding that the Defense
Department could save eighty million dollars by cutting its DEI programs.
Elon musk Is called social Security a quote Ponzi scheme. Democrats,
of course take that and cry that Republicans will shut
the system down. Rice As bob Stein says, that's not
going to happen, and that there are ways to fix

(06:22):
it if only Congress would actually take a look at it.

Speaker 5 (06:26):
Congress likes to kick the can down the road.

Speaker 18 (06:28):
They don't want to look at this issue right away,
right They don't want to make source security solve it.

Speaker 7 (06:34):
But, as Stein says, who wants to grab a steaming
hot potato with their bare hands? Five oh six outed
ktrch The countdown is over and the world's largest rodeo
kicks off tonight and Energy Park.

Speaker 19 (06:46):
And when we say the largest rodeo, we mean it
the average crowd size on any given day at the
rodeo rivals the population of Pearland are about one hundred
and thirty thousand. And who better to kick off Rodeo
Uston tonight than the Queen of Country News Reva. New
this year at Rodeo Houston the Virtual chuck Wagon, where

(07:08):
you can win prizes to a simulated chuck wagon race.
There's also new eats of the carnival this year that
includes something called ice cream not shows. The rodeo runs
through March twenty third. Eric Sharp News Radio seven forty
k t RH.

Speaker 7 (07:21):
The Rockets lose to Oklahoma City one thirty seven to
one twenty eight. They visit Indiana tonight pregame at five
on Sports Talk seven ninety and in baseball, the Astros
beat Miami five to three. I'm Cliff Saunders on Houston's
News Weather in traffic station KTRH.

Speaker 3 (07:37):
What happened, Why it happened? The information you need to
start the day. Now back to Houston's morning news.

Speaker 4 (07:48):
Oh we have a poetry man serving in Congress. I
didn't know this. Texas Congressman Randy Webber hosted a poem
to Elon. Muskin's Facebook page goes something like this, You ready, Okay,
I'll do my best poet voice here. Elon works from
dawn to dusk, and when it dawns on all of us,

(08:08):
He's figured out what's crazy wrong. We should have known
it all along. He's going to fix this spending spring
and make life better for you and me. He's exactly
what is needed now. But his detractor is about to
have a cow. But I believe that when he's done,
it's Americans that will have won. I think it's a
good start, especially like they have a cow part.

Speaker 5 (08:35):
Oh good.

Speaker 4 (08:36):
It kind of has a Doctor Seuss ring to it,
doesn't It kind of do a like Green Eggs and
ham I do not like him, Sam I am? I mean,
who am I to talk to? I was never a poet.
I think the only poet I ever wrote was roses
are red, biless of blue, Love stinks, how about you?
And or something to that effect. Five ten. Time for
traffic and weather together. Sky Mike is here. I'm gonna

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give you a couple extra seconds here because I know
we're dealing with some rain this morning.

Speaker 5 (09:02):
Bike.

Speaker 6 (09:02):
Yeah, we are, and we've got big problems here. First
of all, East Text southbound at six'. TEN i haven't
had time to get a really good look at.

Speaker 5 (09:09):
THAT i know has matt'son. Scene so there's a fuel spill.

Speaker 6 (09:12):
Southbound check the laneage and it's on the connecting ramp
from The East text to the North. Loop you just
don't want any part of, that especially if you're trying
to get over here toward uptown or you're trying to
get over to the working side and then party toll. Road,
wow look at that. Thing it's a flatbed eighteen wheel
and let me see if they've adjusted the laneage. Here it. Was,
oh it's gone to all. MAINLANES i know why because

(09:33):
there's debris. Everywhere this flatbed turned around the other. Way
he ran into the. Wall you should see the concrete
all over the. Place there's concrete and some kind of
big ROW i don't, know iron repe looking.

Speaker 5 (09:44):
THINGS i don't know what it, is but it's all
over the.

Speaker 6 (09:47):
Place and this, morning normally the heartytail roads your best route.
Southbound but let's jump on forty, five let's jump on
the east text AND i expect both of those freeways
to have a good deal of suckings throughout the. Morning, Plus,
TERRY i don't know if you've noticed, this but it's
kind of coming.

Speaker 5 (10:02):
Down like cats and. Dogs so we have to turn.
Everybody reach over, there turn everybody snooze off for. Me
i'm in THE.

Speaker 6 (10:07):
Jit, wait let me throw this call in real. QUICK
i got a Second Jeff Conro.

Speaker 20 (10:11):
Good, morning NORTHBOUND i forty, five just north of forty two.
Exits there's a hoople on the left. Lane there's fire
engines and pretty light.

Speaker 5 (10:19):
All, right extra points for.

Speaker 6 (10:20):
Verbage this is Your Generator supercenter Dot com traffic center.

Speaker 4 (10:23):
From r kt Our age top Tax defenders twenty four
Hour weather's Own Terry smith us. HERE i know it's
on my way down this. Morning it was like no
rain then rain real, hard and no rain and rain real.
Hard you're kind of driving in and out of the.

Speaker 21 (10:34):
Thing, Yeah and the rain that we have this morning
is around The metro area northward right, now and that's moving,
north so we may get a little bit of a quieter.
SPELL i still Like skymke's idea of leaving a little
bit early just because of the roads being. Slippery but

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whatever break we get in the rain's not gonna last
long because we've got a coal front on the, way
and the widespread showers and thunderstorms will proceed that front
later on in the morning hours and should be clearing
out by the. Afternoon in, fact we likely we'll see
sunshine later. Today so it's kind of stormy right now

(11:15):
and then much better later. Today ninety percent chance that
you're going to get wet at some point. Today there
it's a windy day as, well and the temperatures are
still warm today mid seventies to low. Eighties now, cooler
dryer air shows Up tomorrow And thursday as, well with
temperatures generally mid sixties to low seventies a little bit.

(11:35):
Cooler friday warms up close to. Eighty, saturday we do
have sun, rain but right now it's a thirty percent
chance of some showers On.

Speaker 4 (11:43):
Saturday right, now current temperature with some rain Seventy at
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Solutions now back To Jimmy barrett and The Houston Morning
news team all the info you need to take on the. Day,
So Vice president. Jd vance was On Sean hannity's show last,

(12:06):
night and he's talking about what happened at The White
house On friday in The Oval office With zelensky and
in the peace, steal well not really a peace, steal
but at least the beginning stages of trying to get
towards a peace. Deal and he made an interesting, analogy
especially considering his mom was a world class drug addict
back in the. Day he basically said, that you, know

(12:31):
the reason he thinks the reason what happened On friday
happened is Because zelensky isn't there. Yet he's not there,
yet not ready for, peace and he's like an. Alcoholic
this is my. Analogy he's like an alcoholic who still
wants to. Drink he's not ready to give it. Up
and until he's ready to give it, up then we're
going to have these kind of continuing, problems which is

(12:52):
Why President trump now has basically pulled the rug on
All ukraine funding at least for. Now but a little
bit THAT Jd Vance Shawn hennedy interview coming up. Next,
first we have traffic and weather, together and that starts
with you Stem, mike.

Speaker 6 (13:05):
All, right we got a jack knife. FATHEEN i got
two Jack knife faighteen. Wheelers one of them is on
The East Text freeway southbound at the. Ramp if you're
playing the home game with, me it's on camera one
two one Two East text southbound at. SIXTEEN i think everybody's,
okay but you can't do the ramp right. Now, also
The Hardy Toll, road this is a gnarly Mishap. Yere
they've blocked all your main. LANES i believe it's to

(13:26):
pick up all that concrete, debris but all Lanes harty
Til rood's south of The South Toll plaza and that
is going to, well you're going to need to divert
TO i forty.

Speaker 5 (13:36):
Five mike From huntsville's on forty.

Speaker 20 (13:37):
Five Ay Skuy.

Speaker 22 (13:38):
MIKE i forty Five north between two forty two and
fourteen eighty.

Speaker 23 (13:43):
Eight there's a caller a lot of the thatt.

Speaker 6 (13:45):
Lane that's, outbound not. Inbound watch. OUT i think they're
going to take an extra right lane before. Long i'm
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Center windy again today, morning showers and thundershow ours becoming
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(14:17):
stories on The tuesday.

Speaker 5 (14:18):
Morning Here's. Cliff thank, You.

Speaker 7 (14:20):
Jimmy we are brought to you By Marrow. Mechanical trump's
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Speaker 1 (14:54):
Ktrh come, ON.

Speaker 4 (14:59):
I don't think Because zilenski's on board. Yet, yeah he's
back at the. Station he hasn't jumped down The trump piece,
strain and at least not, yet at least according To.
Jdvans HERE'S Jd vance in a special interview last night
With Sean hendandy On fox talking about what Happened friday
at The Oval.

Speaker 8 (15:14):
Office and The president normally does this And i've seen
this now three or four times with foreign, leaders where
he likes to bring the media, in likes to have
a conversation but answer questions with the.

Speaker 25 (15:22):
Press as you, know he's very open with.

Speaker 8 (15:23):
Reporters and WHAT i noticed is that for the first
twenty five thirty or so minutes he tried to sort
of bend over backwards to be gracious and kind To,
zelenski even When zelensky was kind of needling, him even
When selenski was saying things THAT i thought were. Untrue
The president just tried to be, diplomatic. RIGHT i think
that's that's his natural instinct in that. Situation and then

(15:45):
when it really went off the, rails of, course is
WHEN i asked or you had A polish journalist who
asked a, question The president answered, it and THEN i answered,
it and then something about my answer just really Sets zelensky.

Speaker 25 (15:58):
Off so then he came at.

Speaker 1 (15:59):
Me but of course.

Speaker 25 (16:02):
THEN i went back at.

Speaker 1 (16:04):
Him and WHAT i tried to do originally.

Speaker 8 (16:07):
Was actually try to diffuse the situation a little, bit Because.

Speaker 25 (16:09):
I'm, like you, know we're having this.

Speaker 8 (16:11):
Meeting, obviously there are one hundred television cameras. Here let's
try to have this conversation in. Private and then the,
president as we kept on going back and, FORTH i
tried again to, say, well maybe we should have this
conversation with, private and The president was, Like, nope ACTUALLY
i don't want to have it in private. ANYMORE i
want to have this actual conversation of public for The
american people to.

Speaker 25 (16:30):
See AND i do think that.

Speaker 8 (16:32):
There was just a certain sense of there was a
lack of, respect there was a certain sense of, entitlement
and most, importantly, look we can look past all that,
stuff but The president has set a very clear goal
for his.

Speaker 25 (16:43):
Administration he wants the killing to.

Speaker 8 (16:45):
Stop AND i think that it's very important That Presidents
lensky and of Course President putin, Too they've both got
to come to the negotiating, table and that's ultimately where
things broke.

Speaker 25 (16:54):
APART i really don't care.

Speaker 8 (16:55):
What President zelensky says about me or anybody, else but
he showed a clear unwillingness to engage in the peace
process That President trump has said is the policy of
The american people and of their. President that's the real breakdown.
IS i Think selensky wasn't yet, there AND i think
frankly now still isn't. There BUT i think we'll get there.
Eventually he has.

Speaker 4 (17:14):
To he ain't there, yet is what he's. Saying he's
not there, yet but he thinks eventually he. Will in the,
meantime AS i mentioned just a few short moments, ago
The president has pulled the rug out from underneath any
Current ukraine funding, mechanism so the spickett has been turned.

(17:35):
Off that should up the, PRESSURE i would think On
zelenski rather quickly Because europe may be willing to support,
him but if The United states, doesn't they're not going
to make.

Speaker 5 (17:46):
It they just.

Speaker 4 (17:47):
Aren't five twenty six is our time here In Houston's Morning.
News it is time to take a look at your
money as we Check, Emma Jeff, bellinger.

Speaker 26 (17:53):
And Jimmy good. Morning the escalating trade war worries. Investors
stocks took a pounding in yesterday's. Trading the major benchmarks
had losses ranging from one and to half percent to
more than two and a half. Percent The president is
proceeding with twenty five percent tariffs on goods From canada And.
Mexico he may have more to say about tariffs during

(18:13):
his address To congress. Tonight earning supports from retailers are
still in the. Spotlight we'll hear From target And Best
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dotting the i's and crossing the t's on a deal
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(18:34):
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More of what's happening now from The John Moore Services.

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Studios it is five point thirty now here On Houston's.
News I'm Jimmy. Barrett among our top stories THIS i
f are the tariffs are taking effect, Today democrats blocking a,
bill demand men from women's, sports and coming up at
five thirty, Eight Harris connie spending its time trying to
do A trump workaround details in the minutes. Ahead you're
In Houston's Morning. News, first we're checking out that morning

(19:19):
drive again with Sky.

Speaker 6 (19:20):
Mike two rough eighteen wheeler sites Here East tex southbound
at the loop that's on the ramp that takes sheet
to six.' ten this guy's jackknife and Then The Hardy. Toll,
Road now JENNIFER from tv told me that this guy
was actually.

Speaker 5 (19:32):
Going northbound and went through.

Speaker 6 (19:34):
The wall, that say explains how we got around backwards.
Like that but there he is in the. Southbound lane
so now we've got, road debris. It's concrete they've shut
Down The Hardy. TOLL road i still feel like this guy's,
probably okay but it's Out Southbound, hardytoll road just past
the Plaza Before.

Speaker 5 (19:49):
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Speaker 5 (20:17):
The News. Here's cliffsuders, Thank. You jimmy good.

Speaker 7 (20:19):
Morning everybody it's five oh ONE. On ktrh our. Top story,
As Promised president Trump's, Tariffs, china Canada and mexico went
into effect late. Last Night White House Press Secretary carolyn
Levitt told fox it's About putting.

Speaker 28 (20:33):
America first tariffs can bring good paying jobs back here
To The united States. Of america they protect critical industries here,
at Home And president trump is serious when he says
he wants To make america the manufacturing superpower of.

Speaker 7 (20:47):
The world, in Response Outgoing Canadian Prime Minister justin trudeau
announced twenty five percent Tariffs on. American goods now futures
overnight are down by. Thirty THREE the S and p
five hundred and now futures are also.

Speaker 5 (21:01):
Slightly.

Speaker 7 (21:02):
Down now trump's tariffs are joining comparisons To Former president,
william McKinley who put his own tariffs into place back
in eighteen.

Speaker 29 (21:10):
Seventy seven that, time period the level of public spending
was so limited compared.

Speaker 5 (21:15):
To now you had a very tiny.

Speaker 2 (21:16):
Schedule government you had a very small, armed forces so
it was a very very different period. In history you
also had voss numbers of People Migrating The.

Speaker 7 (21:23):
United States Economist andrew hale says the tariffs now are not,
about trade but our Leverage over Canada. And mexico president
also stopped all military Aid to ukraine last night After
last fridays dust up In The. White house will have
much more on that coming up at. Six o'clock it's
now five point. Thirty three democrats block a bill In

(21:45):
the senate that would have banned men from playing. Women's
sports former College Swimmer riley gaines says this will have consequences.

Speaker 30 (21:52):
When these, democrats vote know they can expect twenty four
To seven republican ads during the campaign cycle to consistently
hammer home the fact that they do not believe girls
deserve fair sports.

Speaker 7 (22:03):
Gains With Ktrh's clay Travis And. Buck Sexton Another trump
cabinet member is seated after yesterday's vote In. The senate
linda McMahon will now Lead the Department. Of education the
theme of tonight's speech By the President to congress is
the renewal Of The american dream and our live coverage
starts at seven O'CLOCK on ktrhktrh dot com And the.

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iHeartRadio app it's now five point. Thirty four we had
more crime Across the houston area, last night as an
hour's long swat standoff In Southwest harris county.

Speaker 31 (22:37):
Ended peacefully finally we deployed cs gask inside the home
and the mail finally came out of.

Speaker 7 (22:43):
The home that man is charged with assaulting. His father
but a, disturbing trend juvenile crime. Is rising in the
last week alone across, the county there were five shootings
involving teenagers with, four deaths and, with that the city
kicked Off its March on crime campaign Again As Houston
Mayor john whitmeyer blamed soft on crime judges for the

(23:05):
rise in.

Speaker 5 (23:05):
The violence to my criminal justice thirty years.

Speaker 32 (23:08):
Is charity it is unheard of that a capital murder
defendant charge or a murder charge gets a bond lowbond
out on, the streets.

Speaker 7 (23:18):
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texas senate held a hearing on a bill TO ban
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A class.

Speaker 7 (23:41):
A Mistermeanor State Senator charles perry wrote. The Bill harris
county commissioners have asked the state legislature to create more
civil district courts in order to help the backlog, Of
cases but would it.

Speaker 34 (23:54):
Actually help turns out there may be more to this
than just not having enough.

Speaker 22 (23:58):
CIVIL judges i just those courts working as hard as
the criminal. Courts do some of the judges work really
hard and some.

Speaker 34 (24:06):
Really Don't That's Attorney, gary polland who says the real
issue is voters don't know enough about the judges. They're
electing there's.

Speaker 22 (24:12):
Not a lot of information that's provided to the voters about,
the judges, their experiences, their abilities their backlogs don't really hear.

Speaker 34 (24:20):
Much anything pauland says that just adding five more judges
really isn't going to be a good long term solution to.
That Problem Ethan Buchanan news radio SEVEN forty krh it's
five point.

Speaker 7 (24:29):
Thirty five the claim has always Been that texas public
schools have, been underfunded but the opposite is really. The
Case WORK bendas d Board Member david hamilton says the
district is overfunded by ninety million dollars and that's.

Speaker 5 (24:42):
Created shortfalls there's A Famous ronald.

Speaker 35 (24:45):
Reagan quote, he said we have a trillion, dollar deficit
not because we tax, too little but because we spend.
Too MUCH and i think that's the same situation that
we're in as. School districts our financial challenges are because
we have, spending problems not because we.

Speaker 7 (24:58):
Are underfunded, he says it become a cash count while teachers.
Pay suffers as for, Your retirement the newest research shows
that the average four OH one k account ballast is
at its second highest.

Speaker 5 (25:09):
Average ever that's thanks to the.

Speaker 36 (25:11):
Stock market if we Take The dow jones, industrial average
it has still even though it's pulled, back some it's
still over. Forty thousand just a couple of, years ago
we're talking about thirty. Four thousand Financial Planner. Build dendy
it's now five point.

Speaker 7 (25:25):
THIRTY six a, Religious revival new polling shows that the
longtime drop in the number of people Identifying as christian
IN the us maybe.

Speaker 37 (25:34):
Leveling off there are a number of reasons. For This
The heritage foundation Research Fellow delano's squires says younger people
may stray from the religion of, their parents or the
liberal culture springing from the nineteen sixties with emphasis on,
material things tends to suppress religious thought and spiritual things
are easily forgotten in a prosperous society when you live in.

Speaker 38 (25:57):
A society where everything, is comfortable where you never, miss
meal and where you believe that all of your material needs.

Speaker 37 (26:04):
Have Met Michael Shiloh news radio SEVEN forty Krh And.

Speaker 7 (26:08):
I'm cliff Saunders On Houston's news Weather in TRAFFIC. Station Ktrh,
Stay informed Stay.

Speaker 3 (26:15):
On Time Houston's morning news Continues With jimmy verrett And
The Houston Morning.

Speaker 5 (26:21):
News.

Speaker 4 (26:21):
TEAM yeah i think Sometimes That harris county has a license,
to steal or in, this case a license to use
your tax dollars to fight back against federal directives of
programs that have very little to Do With. Harris county
they may have an Impact On, harris county but not
a direct Impact On. Harris county give an. Example Here,

(26:41):
chris benafie who Is The Harris, county attorney has said
his office is working quoted breakneck speed to Evaluate the
trump administration and what it is that they're doing and
the potential effects of the directives and implement projections for
residents and, county, operations saying we intentionally had to program
are thinking to prepare ourselves To Protect harris county's interest

(27:03):
As the trump administration takes any number of. Unprecedented actions
that's what he told The kron we've had to start
thinking differently about how we interact with the, federal government
and we've had to do. It quickly we're at the End,
of February And president trump's only been in office for over.
A month, at times it feels. Like years that's true
of all. Of us In, mid february here's. An example In,

(27:25):
mid february Ment of they announced that he had filed
a brief supporting a lawsuit To block trump's funding cuts
To The national Institutes, of health stating that the slashes
to such dollars could lead to job losses because they're
responsible for one hundred and twenty thousand jobs nashally and
could mean major setbacks for Researchers At Texas medical center

(27:48):
and its, partner institutions Including the University, Of Houston, rice
University And Texas. Heart institute it wouldn't it be up
to those organizations to Sue the trump Administration On. Harris
County Why harris county spending your tax dollars and my
Tax dollars as a Resident Of harris county trying to
curtail programs being instituted at the national level By the

(28:10):
president Of The, united states my guess is they're also
going to fight back against any sort of cuts in
PROGRAMS that dosee eventually determines perhaps are not in the
best interest Of the american. Taxpayer either there may be
some cutbacks on Programs That harris county wants to do

(28:30):
with taxpayer dollars that they shouldn't, be doing and they'll
probably be fighting those. AS well i don't think it's
the best use of your or my taxpayer Dollars For
harris county to be spending its money on attorney's fees
trying to fight programs that don't directly impact county operations
or operations that impact you and me at a. County

(28:52):
level the county needs to worry about what's going on in.
The county by forty time for traffic and, weather together
we're checking out the. Drive again here's, all.

Speaker 6 (29:00):
Right dude we got an eighteen wheeler accident On the
East tex Freeway north. Loop ramp this is the ramp
that goes westbound Over toward uptown and Toward. North line
i'm seeing people getting by on the ramp that. Goes
eastbound you look like you're just, fine eastbound, it's westbound
and then you.

Speaker 5 (29:15):
Got The hardy toll road shut.

Speaker 6 (29:16):
Down completely this eighteen wheeler went right through the wall
from the northbound to. THE southbound i don't see any backup,
northbound NOW but i wouldn't get On the hardy. For
nothing this is south of the South toll plaza forty.

Speaker 5 (29:29):
Five North here's Mark from springs.

Speaker 15 (29:31):
Got night marks would overpast to wrecords of the right,
Hand side michel going forty miles, an hour second and.

Speaker 20 (29:39):
Third lane.

Speaker 6 (29:41):
It is it's Not like mark to, say that, all
right Riding, for, Magnolia dude.

Speaker 39 (29:45):
Martis guy my word of the Day, is rain.

Speaker 5 (29:48):
The frog leg capital of.

Speaker 20 (29:50):
The world it is.

Speaker 23 (29:51):
Wet out here on two ninety inbounds that, so far.

Speaker 5 (29:54):
ALL'S clear i was Thinking, Of.

Speaker 6 (29:55):
Rain, louisiana terry would you eat frog legs? FOR breakfast
i got a sidetracked, in it, all Right.

Speaker 23 (30:00):
South, Hey gouy mike coming up in forty five not
long enough to, the belt WIGH and i don't want
To tell terry she's Wrong because i'm not bright enough to.
Do that but it's chucking it down on the, south side,
bull well but full six take it eat the.

Speaker 5 (30:15):
South side larry begs to. Differ there, he says chucking
it down on the.

Speaker 6 (30:18):
South side if anybody Can speak, Australian jive i'm In
A generator Supercenter Dot.

Speaker 4 (30:24):
Com traffic CENTER From R KATIE R h Generator super
center twenty four or. Whether center by, the way frog
legs taste. LIKE chicken i think they're better, than chicken. Do,
YOU yeah i think they've got chicken like. The, tinge yeah,
very chicken like that little honey. Mustard thing they're. Not
gamey you just have to kind of give up the
idea that there's some frog in a wheelchair somewhere that
you know because you took a.

Speaker 5 (30:44):
Frog legs, no legs, come on, frog, legs no. Thank
you hundred bucks if you try?

Speaker 12 (30:49):
Them.

Speaker 4 (30:49):
Once, Nope Wow and i'm not spending more than a
hundred bucks out.

Speaker 15 (30:54):
Of.

Speaker 5 (30:54):
There sorry, all.

Speaker 21 (30:57):
Right well, uh hey thanks for The. Update southside larry.

Speaker 20 (31:01):
Appreciating it down on the.

Speaker 5 (31:02):
South.

Speaker 21 (31:03):
Side, yeah yeah we've got rain, out there. Widespread rain it's,
moving NORTH so i expect that we will get a
little bit of a break before the, cold front which
is back over northern and western Parts. Of texas at,
the moment it's still a good, distance away but it's heading.

(31:23):
Our direction once it, gets closer we'll get more showers.
And storms so it is going to be one of
those days where we're dealing with some wet weather through
the morning and, early afternoon and then later on we'll
see some sunshine today.

Speaker 7 (31:36):
Ninety percent chance you're going to.

Speaker 21 (31:37):
Get Wet, South side larry's getting wet, right now mid
seventies to. Low eighties we're dry With, Sunshine tomorrow Thursday,
and friday a little more Rain. By saturday it's going
to Be, Cooler thursday Tomorrow and thursday mid sixties to.
Low seventies we briefly Warm up friday close, to eighty
And then saturday with the rain loaw to.

Speaker 5 (31:58):
Mid seventies up.

Speaker 4 (31:59):
At your right now is seventy at your officials severe
Weather Station news radio seven FORTY. K trh what you
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Speaker 3 (32:07):
Day ahead This Is Houston's, morning news brought to You
By New South. Windows solutions, all right so today's the
day that the tariff's go. Into effect twenty five percent
tariff for goods and Services from canada And from mexico
and an additional ten percent on Goods from china going

(32:28):
to effect. Starting today is this going to have any
sort of an impact on your world in the next month?
Or so some thoughts on that coming up next, first
though at five fifty let's Give, against nope we do Not.

Speaker 4 (32:40):
Sky, Mike okay i'm still going to be kind. Of short,
that's okay take your time because you know we. Got,
time well we got a lot of stuff. Going, on
Jimmy It's East text. Freeway southbound that's an. Eighteen wheeler
they say It's. Jack knife i'm.

Speaker 6 (32:51):
Not going to tell the world THAT because i can't see,
that MYSELF but i do see the shot OF.

Speaker 5 (32:56):
The remp this Is east text the.

Speaker 6 (32:58):
Reps southbound you're coming in From the sticks and you're
trying to get over. Toward uptown that ramp the one
that goes eastside over to. The plants you're in good,
shapes here. Hartytail rope we've got a wreck behind. A
wreck this is the one with the eighteen wheeler that went.

Speaker 5 (33:11):
Through the wall from.

Speaker 6 (33:12):
The northbound southbound lanes are, all black are, all blocked and.
There's concrete there's a wreck, behind it and that's they've
totally shut Down The hardy so you're stuck on.

Speaker 5 (33:22):
THE north i think it's also going to mess Up Your.

Speaker 6 (33:24):
East, text oh, banana stickers the other Android from spring
On The. NORTH freeway i think They've Cleared cypress.

Speaker 20 (33:30):
Wood chucking us down on the. South side that's.

Speaker 5 (33:32):
Not the other android from spring. To, Happen somebody, oh
good points, right.

Speaker 6 (33:36):
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(34:01):
some more of our tough stories On a. Tuesday Morning,
here's cliff.

Speaker 7 (34:04):
Thank You the president speaks to a joint Session of
congress tonight LIVE. On ktrh gasoline Prices across houston kicked
down to two sixty six, a Gallon And jimmy johnson
Retired From fox sports after thirty. One years get the
latest NEWS at ktrh. Dot com our next update is at.
SIX o'clock i Live In Pasadena.

Speaker 3 (34:25):
Sharptown southwest next on the Ten Time saving traffic on
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Speaker 4 (34:33):
Five fifty two our time Here in houston's. MORNING news,
a right the high price of Avatatos. From mexico that's
that's that's probably the place that you're going to be.
Noticing here these are terrifts that have gone. Into effect,
we'll see, YOU know i still, am. SURPRISED yo i
Think the mexicans have blinked a. Little Bit the, canadians have,

(34:53):
you know are promising all, this retribution but they at
the end of, the day they are much more dependent
upon us than we are on them as a. Trade
partner so we'll see who decides to blink first at
the end of. The, day though how are you going to?
Be impacted how's this going to hit you when you
go to the? Grocery store what difference is this going

(35:14):
to make in, your life in your? Family budget and
it doesn't sound like at least there's some economists, out
there are some people who follow the economy in business
world and all that, good stuff like they think that
that's necessarily going to be that big of. The Deal
liz peak is among those who doesn't think that this
is going to be that big of. A deal they
were talking about It On The Big money Show On fox, biz.

Speaker 40 (35:34):
Well first, of all we know during The first trump
administration that did not impact, this, consumer right and they were.
TOTALLY right I Think wilbur ross made a big argument
about this that this was Tariff's, against china Primarily that
china would basically absorb much of the tariff because in
fact they were subsidizing there foreign, exports, illegally dishonestly and

(35:57):
so they basically ate that this is different because now
we're going to COUNTRIES that i don't think you can
make that Argument that canada's supporting their industries and. So Forth,
but JACKIE what i think about this is there's going
to be disruption. From this there may be some impact
on consumers in terms of prices. Going up this is
for a long. Term goal this is to bring truly

(36:20):
bring manufacturing back To The, united states something we, talked
about Something that biden. Talked about biden went about it
by giving out big tax incentives and tax breaks and
other kinds of gimmes to. The companies what's the difference in,
A sense, i mean you're in, that way you're taking,

(36:40):
government money, taxpayer money and funding that resurgence of activity IN.

Speaker 5 (36:44):
The us in, this.

Speaker 40 (36:45):
Case you're doing, something SIMILAR but i sort of feel
like it's a cleaner approach in.

Speaker 41 (36:50):
A Way, AND lee i think that's part of the
point Is That donald trump was very clear on what
he's trying.

Speaker 5 (36:55):
To do biden.

Speaker 41 (36:56):
Didn't take down the tariffs that were put in place
before because they. Were working But When donald trump talks about,
the reciprocity the reciprocal nature, of THIS then i feel
like he's actually scoring points and people, are, saying, AH now, i, understand.

Speaker 42 (37:11):
RIGHT yeah, i mean there's so many people out there
who are saying that this is going to be, a
nightmare and they're really really hysterical about the impact that's
going to have on. The consumer we're not seeing that in.
The polling there is pulling that suggests there's about forty
percent who, Are saying i'm not so sure he's doing
the right. Thing here there's thirty five percent to say he,
definitely is but there's twenty Five percent americans, to saying you,
KNOW what i want to wait. AND see i think
this might be a, negotiating STRATEGY and i think it's

(37:33):
in our. Best interest they're giving him the benefit of.
The doubt not as many people are talking about that that.
Bene off the doubt is so important and the president
still has it.

Speaker 4 (37:40):
Only twenty five percent realized this is just a. Negotiation
tactic we'll surprise.

Speaker 1 (37:45):
By That.

Speaker 4 (37:47):
The American fed research has made a crucial distinction by
the way that the media likes to ignore about the.
Terrort story terrors create a one time. Price adjustment it's not.
Ongoing inflation it doesn't lead to. Inflation inspiral it leads to,
a price a one time price adjustment either four tariffs
or back off again if the tariffs. Come off so

(38:10):
it's not going it's not gonna be inflationary. In nature
it's not going to lead to inflation. Per se on these.
Individual items it leads to one time. Cost adjustment five point.
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Services STUDIOS six am is our time Here in Houston's.
Morning News I'm. Jimmy barrett among our top stories, this
Hour all ukraine aid is. On hold trump will Speak
to congress tonight and come back up at six. O
Eight elon Musk Calls social security what it is A giant.
Ponzi scheme details in the. Minutes ahead You're In Houston's. Morning,
news first we're checking out that morning and to. Drive

(39:01):
again Here's. Sky mike, all right.

Speaker 6 (39:02):
Got more trouble on the. North side This Is north
freeway Southbound At. Little york that's a five car. Pile
up they've taken a right. LANE southbound i think that'll
take two. Before long You've Got east. Tex southbound that's
an eighteen wheeler in the westbound rent To The. North
loop you've Got the jackknife. Eighteen wheeler actually He's. Not
jackknife he ran through the wall on The honeybuton this

(39:24):
is northbound lanes Just Past Al dean bender and.

Speaker 5 (39:27):
Then southbound all lanes. Are. Blocked Here.

Speaker 6 (39:30):
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(39:55):
Thank you jimmy At six.

Speaker 7 (39:56):
Oho one we are Sponsored by Plants For. All seasons
our top story. This Hour resident trump gives his first
speech of his new term In The white house to
a joint Session.

Speaker 2 (40:05):
Of.

Speaker 7 (40:05):
Congress tonight Political Commentator robert charles talks about what we,
can expect.

Speaker 12 (40:09):
Talking about trying to restore accountability and trust. In government
the second big thing is talking about, international stability trying to. Promote,
peace ultimately his speech WILL be i, think Inspirational and
democrats will give him.

Speaker 7 (40:23):
No credit you can listen, on, air online or on
the free. iHeartRadio apps starting at. Seven O'clock Texas Congressman
wesley Hunt joined jimmy to preview the speech at six.
Point Twenty several democrats are boycotting, the speech Led By
Connecticut Senator.

Speaker 5 (40:38):
CHRIS murphy I.

Speaker 13 (40:39):
Think donald trump is going to spew a series, Of
lies MURPHY.

Speaker 7 (40:43):
On Cnn Michigan Senator alyssa slotkin response For, the democrats
and a new Report from axio Says That house democrats
are planning in, some way somehow to disrupt. The speech
tonight six h TWO. On ktrh After last friday's blow
up In The, White House president trump has cut all Aid.
To Ukraine vice President jd vance says this is a

(41:05):
way To Force vladimir zolensky to the. Bargaining Table What
president trump has said clearly and, consistently is, of course
the door is open so Long as zolensky is willing
to seriously. Talk piece you can't come Into The oval
office or anywhere else and refuse to even discuss the
details of a. Piece deal dance With Ktrh's. Sean hannity

(41:27):
the interview also up at ktrh. Dot com that confrontation
In the oval Came After senate Democrats coached zolensky to
reject the.

Speaker 34 (41:37):
Minerals Deal Democrat Senator chris Murphy encouraged zelenski to push for.
Security guarantees it.

Speaker 9 (41:43):
Means That The united states will send our boys and
girls Over to ukraine, to FIGHT and i think it's
very clear looking at the polling that's not going.

Speaker 34 (41:50):
To Happen harry kazianis with nineteen forty Five dot com
Says that democrats want the war to continue so that
they can use it as a.

Speaker 9 (41:56):
POLITICAL weapon i think what they're trying to do is
Make the Ukraine War Donald.

Speaker 5 (42:00):
TRUMP'S afghanistan i think they're hoping this. IS it i
think it's a. Huge mistake.

Speaker 34 (42:05):
He says the only real way to end this war
is a negotiated settlement Where both Russia and ukraine win
some and. Lose Some Ethan Buchanan news radio SEVEN forty krh.

Speaker 7 (42:14):
New Tariffs, On, china Mexico and canada took effect while.
You SLEPT weill i more on that at six thirty
coming up ON six. Zho, four finally some cooperation FROM,
the fbi which turned over information Connected To jeffrey Epstein
After Attorney General pam. Bondi's deadline bondi says THE New
Fbi Director cash battel played a.

Speaker 14 (42:36):
Key Role director patel is going to get us a
detailed report as to WHY the fbi withheld all of.

Speaker 7 (42:44):
Those, Documents okay, bondi Says The New York field office
is held a lot of, information back which is why
they released last week Of the epstein files did not
live up to. The hype another, media league HURTING an,
ice operation this time In. Northern virginia FOR our Ice
Director jonathan, faye Says the dojay's got to step.

Speaker 15 (43:03):
In now people could be charged with the obstruction, of
justice which is a federal felony carries up to ten years,
in prison and it's.

Speaker 7 (43:09):
Really justified and he says the leaks ARE putting ice agents.
In Danger the President made English the official language Of
The united states my, executive Order And todd dubois with
THE Group, us, english, says hey, great move but the fight's.

Speaker 5 (43:25):
Not over the question.

Speaker 17 (43:26):
Now is what will we do to affirm, that troop
stand by it and make it even. More true in
a time where we have more than pattern hippy languages
spoken in, this country and so many people to speak
more than, one language the need For emphasizing english has.

Speaker 5 (43:40):
Only increased the order.

Speaker 7 (43:41):
Means that government agencies are no longer required to provide
multi language materials To non english speakers. Six FIVE while
doge continues to find and, Cut Waste Another blue State Copies.
Elon Musk California Governor gavin newsom has ordered state employees
to return to the office at least four days a.
Week now elon recently said That social security Is a.

(44:05):
Ponzi scheme last month he said there was. Rampant fraud
so what if, He's, right.

Speaker 37 (44:10):
Well, right now social security is so popular politicians won't
take a chance on. Fixing it they just kicked the
can down. The Road But rice University Professor bob, stein
Says if musk is right, about fraud it Might force
congress to do something about.

Speaker 5 (44:24):
The system but.

Speaker 25 (44:25):
What it does is it puts it on the.

Speaker 18 (44:28):
Agenda government if he keeps on telling you that, it's
fraud and You're a congressman OR A, us senator you can't.

Speaker 37 (44:34):
Ignore that, of Course if musk, is wrong he's undermining
confidence and. Social Security Michael Shiloh news radio seven Forty ktr.

Speaker 7 (44:43):
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Speaker 4 (45:43):
Talk free never sounded so good seven our time Here
On Houston's. Border news so This Whole elon musk Thinks
social security Is a ponzi. Scheme thing what if? He's
right he? IS right, i mean what do? You mean
what if? He's right you know What the ponzi. Scheme
is here's the definition Of a. PONZI Scheme a ponzi
scheme is an investment fraud that pays existing investors with

(46:07):
funds collected from. New investors but eventually you run out
of money because there's not enough new investors to keep
paying the. Old investors plus there's no way for the
new investors to get their. Money back isn't that kind
of what we're Doing With social security. Right now there's

(46:27):
not enough new investors Going Into social security to continue
to pay for the, old investors let alone to pay
for the new. Investors themselves so those People Join. Social
security that's why you should have. THE option nod should
force you to become a Member Of. Social security at,
this point they can't guarantee you the money thirty forty

(46:47):
fifty years down. The road they can't not without some
sort of a. MAJOR overhaul, i mean we have to face.
Facts here you're not going to get there by continuing
to do it the way you. Do it So Here's
eli musk what he Said On joe rogan's Podcast on
Friday About social security being A giant ponzi scheme and
some Thoughts On The Big money show about where we

(47:09):
need to go.

Speaker 43 (47:10):
From Here social security is The biggest ponzi scheme of.
All time so when you look at the future Obligations Of,
social security the actual national debt is like double what
people think.

Speaker 44 (47:23):
It is look it, is right. We know the Definition
from bernie made off of most recent memory of A
good ponzi scheme is when the incoming money stops the
outgoing money. Runs out that is effectively.

Speaker 5 (47:38):
Social security if you don't have, incoming money you.

Speaker 44 (47:41):
Run out it is not self supporting, via RETURNS which
i would argue it should.

Speaker 1 (47:46):
HAVE been i have a.

Speaker 44 (47:47):
Brilliant idea let's kill all of the gender studies. In
kindergarten let's do financial, management instead and then we can
opt out USE and i will manage my own, money Myself.

Speaker 5 (48:02):
Because jackies YOU and i have discussed.

Speaker 44 (48:04):
We are better stewards of our money than the. Government
is let me. OPT out i will pay my.

Speaker 4 (48:09):
Own, WAY yeah i wish i'd had. THAT option i
would have taken that option thirty forty. Years ago of
course it's.

Speaker 35 (48:17):
Too.

Speaker 4 (48:18):
Late now here's the other Thing that trump is talking
about is Relays To. Social security by, the way he
wants to end Taxes On social, security benefits, which means which,
to me is the only fair thing. To do you
already paid taxes on the money that Went Into. Social
security you paid a lot of taxes, on that and
now you get taxed again as income when you get
it at the. OTHER end, i mean the State of

(48:40):
taxes doesn't, tax it but the federal. Government does if
they ended taxes, on benefits that would be one point five,
trillion dollars which is another reason why they're going to
claim that they can't, do it is because they can't
afford the one point five trillion dollars of revenue that
would no longer be coming in from taxing your social.
Security benefits but it's the right thing. TO do i

(49:00):
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first name where you're. Calling from do you think they
need to stop taxing your social? Security benefits and, if
so does that make you concerned about social security for

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your children? Or grandchildren traffic and, weather together let's get to.
That story Here's, SKY mike.

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to six.' ten north they've closed out the ramp that
goes westbound, toward the heights the eastbound going over.

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To the plants you. Can do it that's.

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A truck accident then you have that truck Accent On The. Hardy, toll,
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the invendor that's the. Eighteen wheeler accident all. Lanes are
blocked they're picking up the concrete out, of the road
and me and THE ladies on tv all agree it's
probably gonna be like. That all morning there's a wreck
behind it at, the airport connector but don't tell anybody.

(50:12):
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Up everybody's okay it's on the Right side west loop coming.
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lanes on. The northbound Side tony from Beaumont and sky Mike.

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Morning scott mike you need to shake up the people
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the coldfront itself is still well to the north and,
west of us and it's not until it clears out
of here, that we'll see, first of all, the RAIN
end which i expect the showers and storms should be
coming to an, end late morning early afternoon, at the

(51:38):
latest and then the. Sunshine showing up so it's been
a little bit, soggy this morning a lot of that,
rain's moving northwards so if you are south of, ten
right now you may have a quieter hour or so
before that next line of showers and storms starts to.
Head our way ninety percent chance of showers and storms

(52:00):
through the morning and then. The afternoon sunny it's going,
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dry stretch of, Weather after today tomorrow in the mid sixties, To,
low seventies thursday. Close to seventy, fridays much warmer, briefly
near eighty and then Another. Col front saturday we'll bring

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us summary in a thirty percent.

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Chance.

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Of showers cool listen to the low To, mid seventies, saturday.

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Twenty our Time here In houston's. BORING news tonight i
guess technically It's not a State of. The union address
the first the first speech and new incoming president makes
is just a Speech To the Joint. Session OF congress
but i think it's going TO sound, like i Say of,
the union address and we'll be carrying it live here
on news radio SEVEN. Forty k trh we'll get a
preview of what we might expect to Hear Tonight From

(53:03):
congressman wesley hunt. Coming, up next first we've got traffic,
and weather together, Starting With. You skuy, mike All.

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Loop six' ten.

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The Hearty toll.

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Road and i'm hearing that they're not getting out the
word on the onlines and we. Don't have the signboards
I'm Working On That shepherd. Curve north freeway. Lookout that's an, accident,
And also, quick quickly kyle friends.

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To eighty eight on.

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In, the middle lane Right that's.

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(54:03):
Top stories, It's A tuesday morning Here's Cliff.

Speaker 5 (54:05):
And it's Fat Tuesday.

Speaker 7 (54:06):
Sponsored by morril Mechanical Canada responds. To president trump's tariffs
Failed Vice presidential candidate tim walls is hinting at a
run for president. In twenty, Twenty, eight stop Laughing jimmy
and the texas measles outbreak is now up to one hundred.
And fifty eight cases get the LATEST news anytime. At
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Speaker 9 (54:28):
Our golden h has just because the next four years
happened here.

Speaker 1 (54:33):
Four greatest years in american history and USE.

Speaker 4 (54:36):
Radio seven forty ktrh why Is it technically Not, state
of the union but it's going? To feel like one
joining us Talk About It. As congressman wesley hunt welcome, back.
To the show sir you're. LOOKING forward to tonight.

Speaker 45 (54:52):
I almost certainly am i actually really can't wait a
minute of the airport right now to go watch OUR
president get what i think will be one of.

Speaker 20 (54:59):
The most consequent speeches that We have, seen in american
history and Is to. Renew THE american Dream And.

Speaker 45 (55:04):
I think president trump's going to highlight the significant progress
that we have made. In just five weeks and You
can't call The study of the union addressed quite yet
because it's only been there for just.

Speaker 20 (55:13):
North, OF a month however.

Speaker 45 (55:15):
I think we shee the progress over the course. Of
this next year how we get this. Country back On
track next Year state of the union.

Speaker 4 (55:21):
Address, Will Be epic well president trump has more to
talk about In his month than biden.

Speaker 5 (55:26):
Had IN four years.

Speaker 4 (55:28):
SO i don't mind i don't mind talking Talking like
it's The, state of the union because there's a lot.
More to talk. About I'm hearing though the democrats planned.
To act up tonight they plan to bring noisemakers and
little visual props and pocket constitutions and just kind of
try to. Be disruptive this evening how do you think.
That's going to go.

Speaker 45 (55:48):
That would, be A great idea and i. Pray they do,
it keep in mind just, Three Short months ago president
trump was given a mandate by the majority of this
Country winning the electoral college. And the popular vote We,
also Have to house the senate, and IN the presidency
and i think that they continued, to behave that way
we're going to have one heck of. A midterm as
well i applau.

Speaker 20 (56:08):
Them in the.

Speaker 45 (56:08):
Actions, please behave This way because the american, people want
to change and they're Getting.

Speaker 20 (56:13):
Exactly what the. American people voted for look at how.

Speaker 45 (56:16):
Fast our, border has gotten fixed our economy is heading back.
In the right direction my wife. Bought the other day,
they were eight dollars, now they're six. Dollars stuff like
That and what, the american people want, what we voted
for is what was.

Speaker 20 (56:27):
What we've already seen in.

Speaker 45 (56:29):
The first five, weeks, so If if if if democrats want,
to act like that and and if they want to,
behave in that. Manner knock yourself out it's just going
to to continue to show how serious we.

Speaker 20 (56:38):
Are compared to them.

Speaker 4 (56:40):
Do You expect that elon musk, will be there, tonight
and if so what kind of reception you?

Speaker 5 (56:43):
Expect him, TO get, WELL.

Speaker 20 (56:45):
Again i would. I would, assume so.

Speaker 45 (56:48):
I mean he's he's been around the entire, time for you,
know basically you know for the last, year with the
president to. Get him re elected and again the reception
on our side is. GOING to Be great i think
bill is. Doing a great job this is the first
time that we've actually had somebody go through our government
budget line by line and, find and cut. Fraud waste
and abuse and while all of it is not going to,

(57:10):
be popular early on. Let the cake bait in order,
to make it off you've got to. Track a few
eggs we've never done this. Before IN the government and
i am so glad that he is there to use
his mind and his team to say, THE tax paying
dollars i have to say it the same as much
tax PAY dollars as.

Speaker 4 (57:26):
Possible i, Can, help but wonder congressman help what you
Thought of what Happened Friday at The Oval office when
vladimir zelenski was In There in, THE oval, office trying
i think to Try To bargain with donald trump in
front of television cameras, in the news media and it's it. Failed,
FOR him spectacularly now i guess we Put all a.

(57:47):
To ukraine on hold that should send, a pretty. Clear
message didn't it let's been.

Speaker 20 (57:52):
Very clear about this This is what the.

Speaker 45 (57:53):
American People voted for president trump has been a campaigning
for this for. The past two years we want peace
in the. Re that Is it and if Ibriel can
negotiate with samas to release hostages, AND have a seafire
i can Assure you that the ukrainians can Can negotiate
with the. Russians To have peace president trump, ran on
this Say Keep in mind President Trump warned the european

(58:16):
union back in twenty seventeen and twenty eighteen when he was,
president the first Time to not accept russian oil and
natural gas because they will. Use It against you vladimir
food did that tu book that revenue, to fund this
war and now they expect up to clean. To clean
it up that's not. Going TO work anymore our gdp
is roughly The same, as the european unions and we

(58:38):
have given more money To This. Than the european union it's.
Harder than the payoff. This mineral rights deal it's a
good deal because finally we are returning money back to
the taxpayer, that funded this war to the two to.
THREE hundred million, dollars i loved it and while some people.
May Not Like his let president, TRUMP'S style for say
i say it over it because he's. Doing the right

(58:58):
thing he's friging to go. A pace net region he
trying to add piece of released. Again and it's gone
it's going to do it because. He ran on, It
thomas has. Made, thomas has stepped.

Speaker 5 (59:07):
Congressman have a great safe flight.

Speaker 20 (59:09):
And.

Speaker 5 (59:09):
Enjoy the speech night. We'll talk again, Soon you take care.

Speaker 20 (59:13):
Thank you very much you. Have a.

Speaker 4 (59:13):
Great Day You Two. Texas congressman wesley. Hunt six twenty
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are the terrorists have, Taken effective effective today democrats blocking
a bill to ban. Men from women's sports and coming
up at, six Point Thirty eight does Blood Zelenski? Have
a napoleon complex details. In the Minutes Ahead You're. In,

(01:00:24):
houston's morning news first we're checking out that morning Drive
again with sky Mike.

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North They've shut down the Hardy Vonn. South Of the
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Speaker 7 (01:01:27):
Cliff saunders thank you jimmy it's coming, up on six
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Speaker 5 (01:01:30):
OUR top story this hour.

Speaker 36 (01:01:31):
I would just Say this To people in canada or
mexico if they, got to build car plants to, people
that are doing them are much better off building here
because we have the market with the market.

Speaker 5 (01:01:41):
Where They sell the.

Speaker 7 (01:01:42):
Most president trump on tariffs which went Into, Effect last Night.
On china, mexico And canada in response the canadians announced
the TWENTY five percent tariff.

Speaker 5 (01:01:51):
On us stocks across the.

Speaker 7 (01:01:54):
Board overnight are falling down futures are down ninety nine
points after losing six. Hundred and fifty Points yesterday so as,
the trump tariffs take effect is there anything that the
President Can learn from former president william McKinley and his tariffs.
From the Late Eighteen, hundreds we asked andrew hale A Senior.

(01:02:14):
Analyst with the heritage foundation it.

Speaker 2 (01:02:16):
Was, very different PART in history and so i think.
The dynamics are Very.

Speaker 11 (01:02:19):
Different he says that trump is using, the tariffs not
for trade but for leverage.

Speaker 29 (01:02:26):
As a tool of, negotiation tariffs have been very. Very
effective for the presidents and then The hope is that
the canadians and nextly has given what he wants and
they can, see to all his moms.

Speaker 11 (01:02:36):
And that would be the priority of stopping the FLOW.
Of Fentanyl Into The us juff BIGS. News radio seven
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Speaker 7 (01:02:45):
And after Last, Week's Confrontation in the winehouse president trump
has Stopped. All military a to ukraine much more. On
that at seven o'clock, At Six point thirty three senate
democrats did block a bill to stop. Men, FROM playing
women's sports now Thea Says it's complying with president, trump's
executive order on This But former college swimmer riley. Gaines

(01:03:07):
says there's a loophole it.

Speaker 30 (01:03:08):
Resorts to birth certificates as, a way to determine sex
which you can change your birth certificate in all but
six states in the nation and across. The world for
that matter so again this IS not Adequate gains With.

Speaker 7 (01:03:19):
Ktrh is clay and buck linda McMahon wins confirmation in
The Senate, to Lead the education department which trump. Wants
To get rid Of the president speaks to congress tonight
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Speaker 45 (01:03:36):
Call the state of, the union address quite actually it's
only been there for. Just, NORTH of a month however
i think we should have progressed over the course of
this next year how we get. This country Back on
track Next year state of the. Union Address Will Be.

Speaker 7 (01:03:48):
Epic Texas congressman wesley hunt With Jimmy Moments. Ago on
houston's morning news it's. Now six point thirty four police
identify the Man They Say shot two Memorial high School
students In Pasadena. Last friday as damian syez he. Is
Still On The run houston mayor john whitbyer blamed soft
on crime judges for the recent rise, in violence across

(01:04:11):
the city calling the. Justice system a revolving door we're seeing.

Speaker 32 (01:04:15):
The same offenders repeat grimes some of these folks you
see on videos. Holding up the convenience store these officers
took him to. Jail a few days Ago that's his Profession.

Speaker 7 (01:04:26):
With Meyer at the. March on crime kickoff yesterday the
governor wants. State Lawmakers To address this the state senate
held A hearing. On potentially Banning Thc products while the lieutenant,
governor is PUSHING for It Opponents, like, cbd retailer john
burke say could heart. Veterans who rely on it what.

Speaker 3 (01:04:45):
We provide is a means for these veterans like myself
to find temporary relief that many of those opioid medications
the v.

Speaker 7 (01:04:52):
Puts Us On Do not state senator, Charles Perry wrote
the bill harris county civil courts continue, to deal with
a law, a large backlog of Cases and county commissioners
want austin to add five more. Courts to deal with?
It but will it help you.

Speaker 22 (01:05:08):
Got to pass, both sides of the legislature and they
have to appropriate the money, to create these new. Courts
which is, cost money, for the wealth, the state and
the county and may be too late in.

Speaker 1 (01:05:16):
THE game to do that i just don't see.

Speaker 5 (01:05:18):
It as The Answer yet.

Speaker 7 (01:05:19):
Legal analyst gary pollin says the big issue here is
that civil court judges don't work as hard as they.
Should six point thirty five Education a hot. Topic in
austin as well but is public education? Underfunded, here as
many claim.

Speaker 10 (01:05:34):
Nope it's actually gross overfunding that's Created the problems.

Speaker 35 (01:05:38):
For beeniost in my opinion is at least ninety million dollars.

Speaker 5 (01:05:41):
Overfunded on AN annual basis.

Speaker 10 (01:05:43):
For Bendias d, board member david hamilton says overspending has
created budget crises and. It's become a cash cow those.

Speaker 35 (01:05:50):
People want more and more money flowing into the system
because the, more money that flows in the more money.

Speaker 1 (01:05:55):
Ends up in their pockets we.

Speaker 35 (01:05:57):
Need people who understand this so that we can prioritize,
what's happening in the classroom and, we can, prioritize our teachers.

Speaker 10 (01:06:03):
He says addressing teacher pay. Should Be The Top priority
andre PARARD.

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Speaker 38 (01:06:55):
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Here in houston's morning news so the Question that's been
Asked Since, froddy is did Vladimir, zelenski the president of
Ukraine did he pull a napoleon Or does? He have a,
napoleon complex you Know that. You know the, napoleon complex,
the short, guy little guy you know always try to,
act tough and you know cocker people and things because

(01:07:50):
he's a. Little That kind of thing greg. Guttfeld was
wondering about that but vlad needs.

Speaker 1 (01:07:56):
To understand what is.

Speaker 46 (01:07:57):
Actually meant by a deal it means you're not going to.
Get it everything you want you're going to have to bend,
a little A lot, actually because as trump said you don't.
Have the cards to Play no matter what your. Democrat
buddies are telling you you're at the kids table and
you're still. Not, The tallest one there see vlaud got
tricked by the, people who. Can't Save him i e

(01:08:18):
the dems he campaigned with last year And met Prior. To,
meeting trump last friday today They're about as influential as dylan.
Mulvaney at a men's retreat.

Speaker 5 (01:08:30):
And while it's good and While it's good to.

Speaker 46 (01:08:33):
SEE, europe as your back vlawd You're asking them To
kick russians out of ukraine When they can't Even.

Speaker 5 (01:08:39):
Kick Hamas out.

Speaker 25 (01:08:40):
Of london.

Speaker 46 (01:08:44):
The dems used vlad To provoke a fight with trump
so they could Poke. The bear that, is trump in
a way they're like your loudmouth friend who starts a
fight in a bar and, Then tells you go.

Speaker 5 (01:08:54):
Ahead i'll hold your coat.

Speaker 46 (01:08:57):
Lenzi got played with the one group of people on
this planet in a position. WHO could, save his ass
i mean imagine being the guy who's about to, go
to the electric chair but then you get a call
from the governor and you end up telling him.

Speaker 5 (01:09:10):
That HIS wife is fat.

Speaker 46 (01:09:15):
That's lawd and the people who, Wrote your Script for
you america's hapless dems have. Been wrong on every issue
all Those dopes Who say what trump and dvance did
was awful were The same people.

Speaker 1 (01:09:27):
Who said Biden Was, Sane, Meaning.

Speaker 46 (01:09:30):
If adam KINSINGER jensaki morning Joe and cna and, think
friday was the worst then you. Know it, was the
best even more not knowing where half The money we
sent to ukraine, is not a good look.

Speaker 5 (01:09:41):
Especially when we have a few.

Speaker 46 (01:09:43):
Budget Problems, Of our own steve laud you're no longer
dealing with an old fart who was last.

Speaker 1 (01:09:48):
Seen getting his casket, tailored.

Speaker 5 (01:09:52):
Got a new president.

Speaker 46 (01:09:53):
And he won't get talked down to by a man
who's five foot three and.

Speaker 5 (01:09:57):
Dressed, Like A, cat burglar.

Speaker 46 (01:10:03):
So president z You're stuck where so many trump antagonists
are these days. In opposition to Common sense. THIS is
not america's war i know that's confusing because. Most Of
our wars aren't but america voter for the guy who,
says he'll end this one and not that Cackling hyena
who couldn't find Ukraine.

Speaker 1 (01:10:22):
On a map, Of Ukraine.

Speaker 5 (01:10:24):
There you go.

Speaker 4 (01:10:26):
Red gutfield, FROM last night yeah Yeah i think he
got seleski Got some bad advice from that's what You
get for meeting With. Democrats before meeting. With trump six
forty one time for traffic and weather together As we
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Speaker 5 (01:10:39):
My, Busy boy this Morning.

Speaker 6 (01:10:40):
Man i'm telling you i've got a lot of thanks,
this morning for our advisors because you've done such a
great job of not running into each other and allowing
ME to spend.

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Time where I Need. It the most katie freeway you
do have The Breaks.

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Now right inside grand Parkway It's, thick On the West,
parkway the west park tollway but. It's still worth your
dollar now Some breaks in Between sinc ranch and about
Highway Six and then the southwest freeway starts to get
a little Spackled.

Speaker 5 (01:11:04):
As you get Past Hillcroft. On the inbound hartingtail.

Speaker 6 (01:11:08):
Road we have that big wreck with the eighteen wheeler
totally shut, down south of the beltway which is going
to cause extra succage On Both forty five and east
text and we've got another wreck behind it. Right after
the airport connector we've got to reroute for you seven
one three Two one Two, tips from spring, it's ramona The.

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Airport exit The Exit waverty and then alding westfield will,
take you northne.

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All right that'll.

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Work For a little bit aldan westfield a little bit
later will. Probably get kind of wonky and of course.
Turn off your snooze everybody part, of the, day is
rain that's right rain like, falling out of the Sky
Not like the Frog leg Capital Of.

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The world rain Louisiana Terry We've.

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Got also shepherd north freeway that accident's been moved. Over
to the side southbound that's a big smash from the
beltway in east text Southbound at six'. Ten has Matts
on scene now mark from, cyprus told me we're still
there but that's a complete shutdown of the ramp from
the east Text that goes to The North Loop six,

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ten and terry ghetto daves says it's uh.

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They did that in his pine so you know you.

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Threw us off track this morning luckily we luckily we
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forty five.

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Because that's as high.

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As our wind gusts could be that's the other, thing
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front swings through so.

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We have a.

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Ninety percent chance of ainley showers we've seen. Some of that.

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Already this morning some thunderstorms too that'll happen, when the
front swings our direction and all of this will be, gone,
by late morning early.

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Afternoon folks so.

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We'll actually see some sunshine today, it is going to
be windy with gusts as high as forty five miles
an hour and. Temperatures mid Seventies, To low Eighties, blue
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Commute You are Forecast, your news it's houston's morning news
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elon musk referred to social security as the biggest, ponzi
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it it is When when you. Realize what a ponzi
scheme is we'll go over that again in some of
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CLEAR the east text ramp accident i know that, eighteen
wheeler guy was okay southbound but that was The.

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Ramp that. Takes you to heights It's reopen.

Speaker 6 (01:14:09):
We've got suckage from tidwell Southbound We're not clear. In the,
hardy bond anytime soon in fact ME and the pretty ladies.
On tv pretty much in agreement this is going. To
Be An all morning thing the hardy bond Is. Shut
down south of the beltway The. Suckage actually starts. FROM
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The north?

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Speaker 4 (01:15:43):
Today well it's been social Security But we all know
that social security is in Danger because. It is a,
giant ponzi scheme at this point we have far more
people Who Are taking money out of social security. Than
are putting money back in it will run out at
some point without, some sort of a major overhaul which
we keep putting off because we'd like this scarce seniors

(01:16:06):
Into Thinking that there'll, Be no social security for them
but at some point. It's going to become a Reality
One of the things, that president trump is Proposing Is,
in addition to revapping Social Security eliminating. The tax on,
social security benefits in other words you got taxed done
The Money, when it went into social security you shouldn't
be taxed when it. Comes out to pay, you back at.

(01:16:27):
THIS point time it's double. Taxation i would agree with
that i'm curious as.

Speaker 5 (01:16:32):
To What You. Thought, about that he joe across Absolutely they.

Speaker 10 (01:16:35):
Should not tax social Security benefits the two groups.

Speaker 6 (01:16:38):
In texas that were Able to opt out early, on
texas teachers and railroad workers get a lot more.

Speaker 20 (01:16:43):
Money per month when they retire then we're going to get.

Speaker 39 (01:16:47):
If, we get it at.

Speaker 4 (01:16:47):
All, well in the case of Texas we do not tax,
social security benefits as a. State but the federal government does,
and as, long as they do of course then you're going.
TO have a continuing. Financial, OBLIGATION a few More.

Speaker 20 (01:16:59):
Thoughts michael i live in houston.

Speaker 47 (01:17:02):
Soca's security is my sole income if you, apply the
standard detection to security you're well. Below, the Threshold of
being Taxable Thankfully. IN texas and in harris. COUNTY i
don't pay property. TAXES i don't pay school. Taxes i

(01:17:22):
don't pay INCOME taxes. The other problem with soa Security
If you print out your social security statement and, SEE
how much you've paid in i have not paid in
anywhere near. What they're going to pay out the problem,
is not everybody pays equal amount. And, not everybody contribute.

Speaker 4 (01:17:40):
To enough well you're CERTAINLY in, A. DIFFERENT situation than
i am SIR i can tell you that I will never.
GET out when i paid IN i, very MUCH doubt
that i do AND i, don't necessarily expect THAT i.
Will OR demand that i. DO but i do pay
taxes i will Be. PAYING taxes and so social, security
i do, pay property taxes all those things. Because it's

(01:18:04):
not my sole Income The, more you, pay into social
security to me the more fair it is that you
don't have to pay continue. To pay, taxes once you're
done but Again this will require major avol this could
be interesting to see if anybody ever gets to the
point where we really. Seriously want to Tackle this issue
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Speaker 4 (01:20:07):
Seven Am Is Our. Time Here In. Houston's morning news
i'm jimmy barrett among Our. Top stories this hour all Ukraine,
Eight is currently On hold trump we'll speak to congress tonight.
And coming up at seven eight barbie. Is now a
symbol of. Feminism Details In The. Minutes ahead You're Houston,
Morning news. It's a barbie? Barbie barbie skymine?

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in turnet green.

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Maybe there's a barbie for everything. Maybe there's, one of those,
too all right, let's check out you know what. Let's
check out the north side we. Still have that hearty
toll word It's.

Speaker 6 (01:20:39):
Shut down south of, the beltway that's an eighteen wheeler pretty.
GNARLY wreck with a flat bat i, still think the
guy's Okay though but it's, making the east text Spackle
Up and it's.

Speaker 5 (01:20:49):
Making The.

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North freeway smash Up North. Freeway we cleared, the shepherd
curve that reck's gone and also we Cleared that wreck
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Tasty, mike's gin from the woodlands hey there's rain.

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And Lots of suckage on the.

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West loop from uptown to downtown.

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Speaker 5 (01:21:36):
Is Time Now. For the, News. Here's cliff saunders good
Morning Jimmy We.

Speaker 7 (01:21:41):
Are sponsored by shoppis john deere at seven oh two,
in Our top story this hour.

Speaker 8 (01:21:46):
The president has set a. Very clear goal for his administration.

Speaker 25 (01:21:49):
He Wants THE.

Speaker 1 (01:21:50):
KILLING.

Speaker 5 (01:21:50):
To stop vice.

Speaker 7 (01:21:51):
President J d vance there is president Trump temporarily stops
all a to ukraine until. They show a Commitment to
peace the Move, Follows, friday's Tense meeting between Trump Zelenski.
And Vance in the oval Office senate democrats may have
coached selenski into rejecting the minerals deal last week so
that they can use the War. As a political weapon

(01:22:12):
against trump.

Speaker 5 (01:22:13):
They're going to try to label him As.

Speaker 9 (01:22:14):
The president, who lost out Ukraine, you know this is
his afghanistan and try to Basically Pin.

Speaker 5 (01:22:20):
That loser mindset onto donald trump.

Speaker 7 (01:22:23):
Rik kazianis with Nineteen forty five dot com sas americans
know that this War would not have started if.

Speaker 5 (01:22:30):
Trump had been in. Office Back in twenty twenty.

Speaker 7 (01:22:32):
Two, The president's Knew tariffs on china mexico and canada took.
Effect as promised while you slept more, on that At
seven point thirty and the president says he'll tell it
like It is during his ADDRESS. To congress tonight live
on ktrh.

Speaker 11 (01:22:47):
And because it's the first It's to a joint session
Of congress and Not officially, a state of the union
address he's.

Speaker 12 (01:22:54):
Only been president, for A little over a month but
i will tell you. It will be An Historic address.

Speaker 11 (01:23:00):
That Is Former, assistant secretary Of state robert charles who
expects trump to Hit on the economy and doge.

Speaker 12 (01:23:08):
We're done with. All the wasting of taxpayer. Dollars WE'RE
going to fix it and i think, that's what we're
gonna hear tonight that his mission.

Speaker 5 (01:23:13):
Is to FIX what.

Speaker 12 (01:23:14):
Is broken in the us government And.

Speaker 11 (01:23:16):
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several democrats, say They Will Boycott The. SPEECH including connecticut
Senator chris Murphy.

Speaker 13 (01:23:36):
I think that state of union speech. IS going to
be a farce i Think it's going, to be a
naga pep rally not. A serious TALK.

Speaker 7 (01:23:42):
To the nation Murphy on cnn ask. For The Dems
That Are going house minority leader kim jeffries wants them to,
act In a quote Dignified manner but axios Reports some.
Dems planned to interrupt trump tonight.

Speaker 45 (01:23:55):
If, nevercrats want to act like that and if they,
want to behave. In that manner your self out it's
important to continua show how.

Speaker 20 (01:24:02):
Serious We Are Compared.

Speaker 7 (01:24:03):
To Them Texas Congressman Wesley hunt, on houston's morning. News
last hour seven oh five now and, now THE border
has been CLOSED but ice operations inside the us continue to.
Be hampered by leaks of operations.

Speaker 15 (01:24:16):
When, you look, at national security issues, law enforcement and
public safety issues there is absolutely no room for any
sort of media outlet to give away the undercover agent's
geographic location and.

Speaker 1 (01:24:27):
To Put Them A, further risk.

Speaker 7 (01:24:30):
Texas congressman August fluger a recent operation in virginia was.
Leaked By A Mainstream Media reporter the President's.

Speaker 5 (01:24:38):
America.

Speaker 7 (01:24:38):
First Agenda also includes english first president Trump assigned an
executive order making English The. Official language of the united
states it means government agencies no longer have. To provide
Materials in multiple languages, TO Ad dubois, with the group us.
English says this makes common sense it has always been.

Speaker 17 (01:24:55):
Considered our de facto, common language it's the global language as,
the most spoken language the world and there's very little
controversy about the fact that the, sooner and earlier In
their lives immigrants can learn. English and Better off they.

Speaker 16 (01:25:07):
Are proficiency IN english, is already required for us citizenship
but this order Will. Encourage More people To learn english
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Seven oh six dose Continues Its work finding that the
defense department could save ABOUT. Eighty million dollars by cunning
dei congress likes to.

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Kick the can down the road they don't want to.
Look at this issue right away right they don't. Want
to make Source Security Solvent.

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That is rice professor bob STEIN. Now seven oh six
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When we say the largest rodeo we mean it the
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thirty thousand And Who better to kick Off rodeo uston
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can win prizes. Through a simulated chuck wagon race there's
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Thank You Eric the rockets lose to oklahoma city one.
Thirty seven, to One twenty Eight in baseball the. Astros
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No I find this i find the barbie story kind
Of fascinating when you think ABOUT barbie goes back, to
like i want. TO say like nineteen fifty four i think,
goes Back a long, long ways and barbie was criticized
of course for years back in the sixties and the
seventies For basically being a bimbo bimbo barbie having a

(01:27:07):
figure that's unobtainable by normal human beings without the help.
Of Massive, amounts of plastic surgery but mattel realizing that they,
needed to change With the times kind, of rehabilitated Barbie
over the years and now barbie's become almost like this international.
Symbol of feminism of all, Things and with that in
mind Mattel's unveiled one of a kind barbie dolls celebrating

(01:27:30):
The Importance Of, female friendship for international. Women's day which
was just Recently actually, it's coming up in march eighth
so it's got.

Speaker 5 (01:27:39):
Another what have we? Got another three or four days.

Speaker 4 (01:27:41):
The NEW Dolls Represent four duos Including Us olympic Gymnastics Gold,
medalist Jordan chiles And Jade carey And British, actors hannah watingham.
And juno temple whoever they Are the Dolls are, part
of barbie's role model series which celebrate remarkable women with
the aim. To inspire girls around the world so it's
gone from being this unattainable sex symbol type of thing

(01:28:05):
to being, More of a, Mainstream you know, Barbie's a
doctor barbie's a lawyer barbie could do anything kind of
a thing you don't normally see. THAT happen, with things
like dolls i mean can? You think of any other,
doll this major transition like that and? One that's Been?

(01:28:26):
AROUND is, long is is barbie i mean dolls have.
A tendency to COME and go do girls play i
guess girls still play. With, Dolls to a certain extent
yeah kevin boys due. TO a certain extent as WELL
i had a. Doll when, i was a kid OF Course.
It WAS a g i joe AND i had one
of THE I Had one of the g i joe's.
That was like over foot, tall when they first. Came
out they were, like huge they were like big and

(01:28:48):
they came with, jeeps and. Guns and you. Know boys
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App isn't barbie an action figure. Two like she drives
a car, driving a car.

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Is, not action not in. My Life not the way
that and.

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Mike was, an action figure slowing stuff.

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Up, blow stuff up his action okay we'd like to,
blow stuff up real good gosh.

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She does Science Experiment.

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In the Kitchen from texas city dude.

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Guy mike going free and clear, better get on the
road though.

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Because Later, we're gonna be ding.

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So hard sorry. Harty toll roads totally shut down that's a.

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Big rig deal with, a flatbed we've gone crazy Here
y'all back ups from all away from nineteen sixty to,
forty five instead And uh oh in, honor of riba
for the Rodeo we Got a country Girl laurie, from WINNY.

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Pecan pipe good Morning skyma i can headed into houston from,
the rats field, is really. Soggy but no smushes notion
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barbie ready to. Fill you in on The forecast uh
those forty five we've been windy. Now for a couple
of days? What is with all this wind so there's.

Speaker 21 (01:30:48):
A couple of things, that are contributing to the, wind
and without getting overly technical a lot of it has
to do with this area of low pressure that Was,
making its way of the rockies because as it got
on The, down wind side of the rockies it started to,
intensify and when it spins up it drags in, a

(01:31:09):
lot of air with it and you are feeling that
air getting pulled. Into that area of low pressure and
we also have the cold front on the way and
that's going to help kind of. Kick up the winds
as well we do have a, wind advisory until six
o'clock tonight and. We're going to see some, rain we
had some, rain earlier more showers and thunderstorms at least rounds,
of showers and storms this. Morning tapering off by the

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afternoon now we're going, to turn out sunny later, today
and temperatures still comfortably mild, mid seventies to low eighties tomorrow,
though you will Notice. The cooler Dryer, air sunshine tomorrow
thursday and friday a lot of temperatures. In the sixties
to low Seventies, we get a little Warmer. Friday and
then more rain saturday, Right Now Seventy, At Your officials

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Speaker 3 (01:32:02):
Back To Jimmy barrett and the houston morning news team
all the info you.

Speaker 5 (01:32:06):
Need to take on the day it Is Seven To.

Speaker 4 (01:32:09):
Twenty here on houston's morning news so we've been talking
a lot since it Happened About that Disaster. In the
oval office on friday and the fact of the matter
Is Is, that Before meeting with President. Trump ce leski
met With democrats so how responsible? Are democrats for leading
him astray and putting pressure on him to reject that.
Mineral deal at the last minute more and that story. Coming, up,

(01:32:30):
in just a moment first though traffic and weather together
as we check out. The drive, Once again with skyline
All Right I'm.

Speaker 6 (01:32:35):
Looking at the hardy toll road if you want, to
look at This at. Home go to the transtar SITE.
Look at four zero two a they've blocked All Of The,
roads at, the hardy toll road you know right before
it Goes Over The. Railroad past the south toll plaza
basically what you need to know is. IT'S shut down
below the belt, i still think the guy's okay judging
by The Way They've lined up Here East, sam slow

(01:32:56):
now from Garrett road trying To get, past old ninety
or new ninety and you're. Losing About twelve minutes this
Way golf freeway backed up From Edgebrook.

Speaker 5 (01:33:04):
And you've got the north freeway.

Speaker 6 (01:33:06):
It's smashed with all of you all of You Re
Routing southbound from about Lutta Good grief to Eighty eight
sean pearland.

Speaker 5 (01:33:13):
Today sky mike from.

Speaker 48 (01:33:14):
Five eighteen, up to, the pier, no scrunches oh.

Speaker 5 (01:33:17):
Here well said just the standard.

Speaker 20 (01:33:19):
Backup it's going to.

Speaker 7 (01:33:20):
Run you, About half, an hour jeepy kaya?

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I'm?

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Sorry, what did, You, Say, yep, Kaye, all right cliff
no no cliff he. Means That in a Rodeo Way
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From r ktrh Top tax defenders twenty. Four, hour weather
center for. Today yep we're getting, some rain it's gonna
be windy and the showers and thundershowers will, continue until
probably late this morning but it will become sunny by
this afternoon with a high right about any and then
Sunny and cooler for tomorrow and. Thursday and, near seventy
both days right now it is seventy, At Your official

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Speaker 5 (01:33:55):
Of our. Top stories This, Morning, here's Clip tariff's on
mexico canada.

Speaker 7 (01:33:59):
And china are now in effect the eighty three year
old man accused Of Shooting A Person during a pasadena
memorial high school event last month died after, a Medical
emergency While in custody and SpaceX. Scrubted starship rocket test
launch yesterday no new launch date announced AT the latest.
News anytime at ktrh dot com. Our next update at

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seven thirty we.

Speaker 5 (01:34:21):
Can't Let, these Things Happen anymore New.

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Age the golden. Age of America begins right Now.

Speaker 3 (01:34:27):
He's here STAY two one youth radio seven ktrh seven
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Speaker 4 (01:34:36):
TIME here in houston's morning news i think it's more,
Than just ain't no. GOOD guy ain't no bad guy
i think there are some bad guys behind all this
and That maybe have led to vlad zelensky astray here.
And What he SHOULD be doing harry. Casianus joined us
national security expert i've seen a. LOT of analysis on
this one, I. Can't wait to get yours harry what

(01:34:57):
do you think Went wrong with this whole rare earth
deal that Was? Supposed to, Take, PLACE last friday you know.

Speaker 9 (01:35:03):
JIMMY i Think It's really simple i think bolhemer zelensky.
Always wanted, quote unquote security guarantees you know you keep
seeing him refer. That over and over and over he
Wouldn't let. IT go, in the oval office i, mean
just jumping back A. Second He wanted to join nato
the ukraine's been very clear about. That for The Last
twenty years, in, the, united states has, said oh yes
someday you'll join but obviously we always knew, that was

(01:35:25):
never going to happen so, he sort of slow locked
It But. HE walked To the oval office i think
democrats sort Of Egged him on to push donald, trump
to go in that direction, And if you watch the
clip trump, wasn't necessarily ruling out security guarantees but he
sort of said the, mineral deal was that first step that.
First Small piece towards security guarantees, but zelensky wouldn't let
it go and he just kept. Bringing IT up over

(01:35:45):
and over and i think that's sort, of the, underlying
reason why this You Know historic blowout in. The oval
office ended up happening zolynsky just he just was he
was not, going to get what he wanted and he.

Speaker 5 (01:35:56):
Just blew, the whole meeting.

Speaker 4 (01:35:57):
Up so so do you think he was really a
tempting to? Negotiate in front of the cameras that was
his Attempt. To try to, redegotiate with trump and if
so what in the world. MADE him think that. WOULD
work i.

Speaker 5 (01:36:08):
THINK he did i just don't i think a lot.

Speaker 9 (01:36:10):
OF it is actually very simple i don't think his
team prepped him for the realities of. WHAT an, oval
office meaning was, i mean he's done these before so.
IT kind, of doesn't make sense i mean one would realize.

Speaker 5 (01:36:21):
That this is just.

Speaker 9 (01:36:21):
A formality it's a photo op it's not something where
you're supposed to have some sort of public debate with
your ally who's given. YOU hundreds, OF billions of dollars,
I mean i think also too I.

Speaker 5 (01:36:31):
Think the war has.

Speaker 9 (01:36:33):
WARNED zelensky, down quite a bit i mean if you, look,
at pictures of him now, three four or five years ago.

Speaker 5 (01:36:38):
HE looks, like a different man i.

Speaker 9 (01:36:39):
Mean imagine the pressures he's under irregardless of some of
the bad. MISTAKES he's made over the years i do feel.
Bad FOR him because of, that but. I think he
greatly greatly miscalculated all he had, to do is shut
his mouth smile and he would have gotten a mineral
Deal That could have brought the united states in closer
to this.

Speaker 49 (01:36:56):
Conflict and given him more aid. But, He just didn't
do that okay so. Is it something He can rescue
it feels like. TRUMP has, Left the door open i
Mean banalki's going to have to he's gonna. Have to
do the apology tour he's gonna have to be contrivede
if he wants, to get? This, DEAL done now isn't.

Speaker 5 (01:37:12):
He well i think.

Speaker 9 (01:37:14):
HE'S going, to do, a lot i mean right now
the reporting is that the Administration's. PAUSED new military aid
to ukraine i think it's Going to take a lot.
FORSUS zolensky to get that back i think he would have,
to agree to a ceased Fire which is something that
the ukrainians don't. WANT to do at this point i
just think he would Have to literally come back to
washington on his hands And Knees and literally beg for

(01:37:34):
donald trump's. Forgiveness in front Of the cameras and he
has ukrainian domestic altics to still worry about. Even Though
there is no election so zelinsky has essentially, put himself
in his own trap and.

Speaker 5 (01:37:44):
He, Doesn't, have a key out.

Speaker 4 (01:37:45):
Okay Terry thank you appreciate. It harry casiana's national, security
expert at seven twenty six it is time to? Take
a look at? Your Money Is we Check Him WITH
Jeff bellinger and.

Speaker 26 (01:37:55):
Jimmy the us economy gets a couple of votes of Confidence.
And A business Conference. In sydney the ceo of goldman
sachs said the nation's economy should be okay. Despite The
uncertainty about global trade david solomon seeds only a very
small chance of the. Economy Tipping into Recession This year
blackstone chief executive steve schwartzman said his firm polled executives,

(01:38:18):
at two hundred and fifty companies and none of them expect.
A recession in twenty twenty five. Stock Futures Are, Lower
This hour I'm Jeff bellinger bloomberg business. On news radio
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From the john morris services studios.

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It Is Seven. Thirty Here On.

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Houston's morning news i'm jimmy barrett among, our top stories
this half, Hour the teriffs take effect today democrats blocking
a bill, to band men from women's sports and, coming
up at seven thirty eight the keys to, A good
night's sleep having changed so? Why don't we follow the
advice the details. Are, coming, in the minutes ahead first
though let's check. Out that Morning drive once, again here's

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guy mitch.

Speaker 5 (01:39:11):
All right they're trying to pick.

Speaker 6 (01:39:12):
Up all that concrete to breathe this truck Ran Through
The wall on the hardy toll road.

Speaker 5 (01:39:16):
Northbound.

Speaker 6 (01:39:17):
Just after all dean bender, northbound they're blocking a right
lane but. You're they're letting you through southbound the whole Shebang.
Is shut down from the beltway so that's why forty
five is Awful this morning on the South loop six'
ten got.

Speaker 20 (01:39:30):
Ike bruce on the.

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Hard work in east side exits too twenty five got a,
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Generator supercenter twenty four hour weather center Windy morning showers and,
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It Is Time. Now for, The. News here's cliff saunders.

Speaker 5 (01:40:07):
Thank you jimmy it.

Speaker 7 (01:40:08):
Is seven, Thirty One our top story As, Promised, president
Trump's new tariffs on.

Speaker 5 (01:40:12):
China Canada And Mexico.

Speaker 7 (01:40:14):
Are in Effect white house press Secretary carolyn. Levittilt fox
is about putting america first.

Speaker 28 (01:40:20):
Tariffs can bring Good Paying jobs Back. Here to the
united states of america, they Protect Critical industries here at
home and president trump is serious When he says he
wants to make. America the, manufacturing Superpower.

Speaker 7 (01:40:32):
Of The World In response outgoing canadian prime minister justin
Trudeau announced. Twenty five percent tariffs on america?

Speaker 5 (01:40:39):
Goods so?

Speaker 7 (01:40:40):
How are the stocks reacting not well down futures, are
down one hundred and forty five as. Dec futures are
off almost, two, hundred trump's tariffs are drawing comparisons though
to something, We saw back in the nineteenth century. William
McKinley's tariffs of, eighteen seventy seven.

Speaker 5 (01:40:58):
In that time period the level of public.

Speaker 2 (01:41:01):
Spending was so limited compared to now, you had a
very tiny spederal government. You had a very small armed
forces so it was. A very very Different period in
history you all Said Voss. Numbers of people Migrate The united.

Speaker 7 (01:41:11):
States economists And historian andrew hale says that, the trump
tarris are Not about Trade. But Instead leverage over canada
and mexico the President also Stopped all military aid to
Ukraine After friday's Blow Up. At the white house with vladimir,
zelenski or on this at Eight o'clock it's now seven
thirty Three democrats block a bill in the senate that would.

(01:41:33):
Have banned men From Playing women's sports former college swimmer
riley gaines Says this. Will have consequences when these.

Speaker 30 (01:41:41):
Democrats vote know They can expect twenty four to seven
republican ads during the campaign cycle to consistently hammer home
the fact that they do not believe girls As.

Speaker 5 (01:41:50):
Are fair Sports Games.

Speaker 7 (01:41:52):
With Ktrh's clay travis and buck sexton another trump cabinet
pick Is, Seated after yesterday's vote in the Senate lynda McMahon,
and will lead the department of education and The theme
Of tonight's speech by the president To Congress. Is The
renewal of the american dream our LIFE coverage starts at
SEVEN o'clock on ktrh and online at ktrh dot. Com

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One of your presets for ktrh news. Time is now
seven point thirty four more crime across the city and
hours long Swats Standoff on the. Southwest side, of harris
county ends peacefully last night.

Speaker 31 (01:42:30):
Finally we deployed cs gas inside the home and the
mail finally came out.

Speaker 1 (01:42:35):
Of the home.

Speaker 7 (01:42:36):
THAT man charged, with assaulting his father. A disturbing trend
juvenile crime Is Rising, in the last week across harris county.
There have been five, shootings involving teenagers four have been
killed and With that The city kicked Off Its March
On crime campaign as houston mayor john whitmyer blamed judges soft.

(01:42:56):
On crime for the rise in violence to my.

Speaker 32 (01:42:59):
Criminal judge just thirty years his chair and it is
unheard of that a capital murder defendant charged or a
murder charge gets a. Bond low bond out on the streets.

Speaker 5 (01:43:12):
And that's. Why the governor has.

Speaker 7 (01:43:13):
Called for Reform, during this Legislative session speaking of austin
the STATE senate held A hearing to ban THHC products
in texas.

Speaker 33 (01:43:22):
Creates a class a mistermeanor for having misleading packaging that
makes a person believe the. Product is intended for medical
use increase it's a penalty for the sale of the
product or of a MINOR under. Twenty One To A
class a mistermeanor.

Speaker 5 (01:43:35):
State senator charles.

Speaker 7 (01:43:36):
Perry Wrote the bill here at home harris county commissioners
have asked the state legislature to create more civil district
courts in order, To help solve the backlog of? Cases
but would that really help things.

Speaker 34 (01:43:49):
Turns out there may be more to this. THAN just
not having enough civil judges i just.

Speaker 22 (01:43:53):
Don't see those courts working. As hard as the criminal
courts do some of the judges. Work Really Hard And,
some really.

Speaker 34 (01:44:00):
Don't that's attorney gary polland who says the real issue
is voters don't. Know enough about the judges they're electing
there's not.

Speaker 22 (01:44:06):
A lot of information that's, provided to, the voters, about the.
Judges their experiences their abilities. Their backlogs don't really hear
much anything.

Speaker 34 (01:44:14):
Pauland says that just adding five more judges really isn't
going to be a. Good Long Term Solution to that PROBLEM.
Ethan buchanan news radio seven. Forty krh it's.

Speaker 7 (01:44:22):
Now seven thirty Five the claim always has been, the
texas public schools have been underfunded. But The Opposite is
really The Truth fort bend diast board member david hamilton
says the district is overfunded by. Ninety million dollars and
That's Created shortfalls if.

Speaker 5 (01:44:38):
We take the Dow Jones and.

Speaker 35 (01:44:39):
Dust there's, a famous ronald reagan quote he said we
have a trillion dollar, deficit not because we tax too.
Little BUT because we spend too much and i think
that's the same. Situation that we're in as school districts
our financial, challenges are because we have. Spending problems, not
because we are underfunded.

Speaker 7 (01:44:56):
He says it's become a cash cow for people. While
teacher pace first seven thirty six is? This a religious
revival that we're seeing new polling shows that the longtime
drop In the number OF people identifying as. Christian in
the us may be ending there.

Speaker 37 (01:45:12):
Are A Number of reasons For This the heritage foundation
research fellow delano's squires says younger people may, stray from
the religion of their parents or the liberal culture springing
from the, nineteen sixties with emphasis on material things tends
to suppress religious thought and spiritual things are easily forgotten
in a prosperous society when you live, in.

Speaker 38 (01:45:33):
A society where everything is, comfortable where you never miss
a meal and where you believe that All Of Your
Material needs a.

Speaker 37 (01:45:40):
MET, michael Shiloh News Radio seven Forty ktrh.

Speaker 7 (01:45:44):
And i'm cliff saunders ON. Houston's news weather and traffic
station Ktrh.

Speaker 1 (01:45:49):
People voted for major government porfol you also.

Speaker 20 (01:45:52):
Know this, is just the beginning.

Speaker 1 (01:45:53):
Here it happened and that's what people are going TO.

Speaker 39 (01:45:55):
Get on.

Speaker 3 (01:45:55):
News radio seven forty ktrh three stooges.

Speaker 4 (01:46:15):
They were all sleeping? On their backs does that mean
anything seven Thirty eight is. OUR time here in houston's
morning news, i see these stories all, the time and
it makes? Me wonder are we not paying attention do
we not want to? Make ADJUSTMENTS in the way we
sleep because i see in here from more people all the.
TIME who seem to have issues. SLEEPING i don't have

(01:46:37):
a problem sleeping i, take a one hour nap every day,
sleep like a baby for an hour wake up ready to.
Go for the rest of the. DAY no problem falling
asleep at night i try To sleep in a. Very
specific POSITION i'm a stomach sleeper. THAT'S how i, work
BEST that way i don't store don't i don't do

(01:46:58):
other things to wake, myself up or to cause breathing
problems but the one that seems to be and. It
doesn't bother Me for. Some reason maybe that's why, i'm successful,
but a lot of people you know we're on our,
devices until almost bedtime in many CASES or. Go to
bed with the tv on these are things that we
are told that we should not do, if you want,

(01:47:19):
to get a good RESTful night's sleep. And yet we continue,
to Do it the other thing is and i'm wondering if.
It has anything to do with this in addition to
having a, hard time finding a comfortable sleeping position do
some of us not do what we should be. Doing
as far as our sleeping environment they say that you're
supposed to have a temperature, in your bedroom between, sixty

(01:47:42):
and seventy no more than seventy somewhere between that. SIXTEEN
seventy range to get optimum sleep i happen to. Think
there's probably some truth to that it's hard and expensive
to keep it below, or at seventy, during the summer
months because you know. When the temperature outside is one
hundred that's a lot of work for that air conditioner.
To TRY to get it down there but i do

(01:48:03):
find that it. Makes all the difference in the world they,
also say no strenuous activity before bedtime, don't need to close,
the bedtime time your light exposure, literature use of electronics
before bedtime minimum or, minimize or avoid. The consumption of
caffeine alcohol or. Nicotine maybe that's where a problem is
those those those drinks that we want. To have Before

(01:48:25):
we go to bed seven. Forty time for traffic and?
Whether together what's, your, favorite sleeping position by.

Speaker 5 (01:48:30):
The ways guy my? Stomach, side back what do you
do well it's FROM being married all, those years, and
i still sleep like you.

Speaker 4 (01:48:38):
Know like like you still have somebody you. Have, To
just share THE bed with yeah i'm kind of. I don't,
take up much room Either All right. Let's, go, to
the hardytail road now. Oh look they're opening up some.
Langages this is a really. GOOD sign i've been saying all,
Morning i, think this guy was.

Speaker 6 (01:48:51):
Okay but dude what a gnarly Accident It was an
eighteen wheeler flatbed. Hardytail road northbound just past. Halteen bender
he Went through. The wall it must be i'll asleep
and he was turned around on the southbound lanes and.
They had to block the whole thing plus. There, was
concrete all over the place no, they have not opened the.

Speaker 5 (01:49:08):
Lane here.

Speaker 6 (01:49:08):
They're just moving things Aside All right so let's consider
The hardy. Vaughn shut down from the beltway southbound that's
Gonna make things look at the north Freeway awful All
the Way From, spring Cypress down cat From brookside village
South side conin.

Speaker 23 (01:49:23):
Sky mike south south westboune at the. Gosner exit is
a large nump. Truck looks like you're having some trouble so,
if we, get a toneinj out there all.

Speaker 6 (01:49:32):
Right We're gonna need A, Supersize There golf freeway back
Doors Edgebrook. Southwest freeways rough stuff from Sugar lamb make
that nineteen sixty From Highway six and six' ten South.

Speaker 23 (01:49:42):
Loop debbie hard work in east, side, read it tonight
at the rodeo y'all please be careful going and pay.

Speaker 30 (01:49:49):
Attention to the roads in, the, weather y'all have A good.

Speaker 6 (01:49:52):
Time y'all Ye you Be I'm In the generator SUPERCENTER
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Speaker 4 (01:49:57):
From r ktrh Generator. Super si twenty four Hour Weather.
Center WE check in with terry smith normally i would
consider this as long as. It's not banging and clanging out, there,
this is pretty good. Sleeping weather, WINDS raining in cloudy.

Speaker 7 (01:50:09):
Lovey oh yeah i like that too.

Speaker 21 (01:50:12):
AND it's not too rough right now i think the
winds are going to be the, main thing that'll be
somewhat annoying, today and we'll see those gusty winds especially.

Speaker 7 (01:50:23):
As the front gets closer later today we, have a.

Speaker 21 (01:50:26):
Ninety percent chance of showers some storms we'll be watching.
It in case anything gets. Overly excited that's through. The
morning hours by afternoon, we're, dry we could see some
sunshine folks and a nice day, mid seventies to. Low,
eighties later today sunny and. Cooler, tomorrow mid sixties. To
low seventies. Thursday close to, seventy friday Warms up it's

(01:50:49):
still dry near eighty friday. AND just a little bit
of Rain. A thirty percent chance of showers saturday right
now seventy, One At your official severe. Weather station news
radio seven forty ah what you.

Speaker 3 (01:51:01):
Need to Know for The, day ahead this is Houston's
Morning News Brought.

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To you By New South Windows solutions so.

Speaker 4 (01:51:09):
The harris county commissioners squad voted three to one to
request that state lawmakers create five additional district courts in
order to make Up For. The backlog of cases in
harris county some cases have been winning four or five or.
More years in order to be tried we'll have More
Than That story coming up. With attorney gary pollam coming
up next but. First we've got traffic AND weather. Together that,
starts with the us guy.

Speaker 5 (01:51:30):
All right, Let Me Be.

Speaker 6 (01:51:30):
Short here all right hardy toll road this rick that.
We had here with the big rig this Is Going.
To make things crazy around bush airport i'm, seeing people
Reroute To the back roads especially like Aldan westfield nineteen
sixty and Even Will. Clayton if you're, taking the hardy
Connector Long Story. Short this is the hardy. Toll road
they've opened up some Lane It's really good signed southbound

(01:51:51):
at aldan fender.

Speaker 5 (01:51:52):
That eighteen wheeler ran into the wall.

Speaker 6 (01:51:54):
They picked up The Concrete junk there it's Making the nord.
Freeway awful From Cypress Wood into Downtown I'm Skymik atcher
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From r Ktrh. Generator supercenter twenty four hour weather center
windy morning showers and THUNDERSHOWERS becoming sunny by this afternoon
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About seventy current temperature is seventy, one at your official
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Speaker 5 (01:52:23):
Thank you jimmy TRUMP.

Speaker 7 (01:52:24):
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Speaker 5 (01:52:38):
Under the orders i signed.

Speaker 22 (01:52:40):
Today even here for the very latest all Of This
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Speaker 1 (01:52:45):
Today, one youth radio seven.

Speaker 4 (01:52:46):
Forty ktrh no it can't be me seven Fifty two is.
OUR time here in houston's morning news a right Three
To one commissioner's card vote in harris county to request the.
State lawmakers grade five additional three courts. What's, interesting to
Me Is who voted no. It Was Rodney Ellis who
voted no county judge, lena hildago abstained Is so everybody

(01:53:09):
Else Including, the lone republican on the. Commissioner's court voted
in favor of it do we need five additional courts
or do we? Just need the courts we have now
to get off. Their butts and Move a little faster joining.
Us is gary polland, He's? AN attorney what do you, Think.

Speaker 39 (01:53:22):
GARY i think you got it jimmy i think that
we don't know who's working hard on our judiciary. And
The Civil Side And who doesn't state senator paul.

Speaker 20 (01:53:31):
Betton Court Is.

Speaker 39 (01:53:32):
Now in an inquiry of harris county he wants to
know what the rates of closure and moving cases and
trying cases. Is being done by the current judges i'm
not convinced that the. Current judges are doing all they
can and the idea we're going, to add five new
courts number one we have no. Place to put them,
in our courthouse our courthouse is stuffed so we're going

(01:53:53):
to have to either build. A new courthouse or do custom.
Building and it goes down FROM there these are not
free and i know that, the people putting out they
say well this is not. Going to cost the state
any money don't it cost the state money.

Speaker 5 (01:54:05):
Because the state has to.

Speaker 39 (01:54:05):
Pay the basic salaries of every judge so let's figure out.
What we have before we go forward one of my
suggestions is that those who think we need more courts
just start wandering the civil courthouse in the afternoons.

Speaker 20 (01:54:17):
To see which doors.

Speaker 39 (01:54:18):
Are open, and which doors are locked.

Speaker 4 (01:54:20):
You know these delays GO all, the way Back to
the covid days don't they when when the court SYSTEM
pretty much shut itself down during covid and, Wasn't hearing
any cases virtually at all and then they, started hearing
this a few cases remotely and. Then, they've never. Called
up from that well.

Speaker 39 (01:54:36):
That's true, and the hurricane also was a factor. Because
remember the courthouse. Got FLOODED again, so that's a problem
but i mean we're making clear. We're making progress on
the criminal side those judges there are in there every
day and seem to be IN trial almost all the time.
When i wander the courthouse Representing clients so. IT'S just

(01:54:57):
something that i'm not sure i think they just moved.
Too quick and haven't analyzed it correctly and then the
other allegation that's been made by the county staff.

Speaker 20 (01:55:06):
Is we need?

Speaker 39 (01:55:06):
Forty two new courts?

Speaker 20 (01:55:08):
Are you kidding?

Speaker 39 (01:55:09):
Are you kidding me, forty two courts and as you
know it is very difficult for our voters to know
who they're voting for now because of. The number of
judges on the ballot we're not a small county where
you have one or two judges. And, everybody knows, who the,
judge is here we have, you know almost one hundred
or more and that's a problem because the voters are
not informed and we don't always get the best.

Speaker 5 (01:55:28):
And brightest to get elected at all and.

Speaker 4 (01:55:31):
It's pretty clear based on some of The Things we've,
been seeing happen in harris, county courtrooms like living i don't,
know accused cop killers.

Speaker 5 (01:55:38):
Loose on. Bond, which has.

Speaker 4 (01:55:40):
Never Happened That's problematic yeah. Never happened, in harris county
history before so yeah. That's a little bit. Of a
problem here's here's an idea what about bringing in temporary
judges to catch up with the court backlog so we
can kind of get back to square one. And, see
where we're really at here, well.

Speaker 39 (01:55:58):
That's that is an. Excellent idea and it's. What's being
done in the criminal courts we have retired judges who,
are sitting, and assisting in, hearing cases trying cases.

Speaker 20 (01:56:08):
And the like.

Speaker 39 (01:56:08):
And that has helped reduce the, backlog but before we,
jump to that on the civil side they judges need
some of. The, judges need to start working hard.

Speaker 4 (01:56:18):
Okay is there anybody monitoring these, judges about how many hours,
they're working how many cases they're seeing in order to
be able to make some subjective, judgment or objective judgment
in this case, about what's Really happening in. These courtrooms
not that i'm aware of every judge.

Speaker 39 (01:56:34):
BASICALLY is, in charge of Their court I mean we
have judges jimmy during covid who. Never showed up at all,
that happened so they're their own bosses, so they.

Speaker 20 (01:56:46):
Danced to their own. Drummer or they dance.

Speaker 39 (01:56:48):
To the voters thus the problem that we don't have
enough information about who the judges are and what they're
doing so voters. Can, make, intelligent decisions when they.

Speaker 4 (01:56:57):
Vote okay well we need to appoint a commission or
some some entity then in order to be able to
take a look, at, What's, going on, on with, That
right gary great idea, all, right gary polland always a
Pleasure Sir. Take, care, of that's attorney gary. Pollan listen
y'all have a great day we'll. SEE tomorrow morning bright nearly.
Five am i hope to see you this SAID. From
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