Hunter Biden Turns On Joe + SCOTUS Makes Trump's Deportation Efforts Tougher

Bob Frantz takes you through the stories that matter the most on the morning of 12/24/25.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:02):
This is US Radio seven kt RH Houston and iHeartRadio
station Guaranteed Human. Now the latest news, weather, It's more
of what matters to you from the John Morris Services studios.

Speaker 2 (00:20):
Hunter Biden turns on Joe and the Supreme Court just
made Trump's job in deporting illegals tougher.

Speaker 3 (00:26):
Good morning.

Speaker 2 (00:27):
I'm Bob France and for Jimmy Barrett. This is your
five o'clock report on news Radio seven forty ktr H.
Cliff Sunder is going to have those stories with the news.
We're gonna get a look at the traffic. Now, this
guy Mike, Well maybe and maybe we've got a traffic

(00:48):
accident in the traffic center. I'm sure that's not the case,
but we'll check in with Mike in just a bit.
We do have morning fog and afternoon clouds on the
dock at for today about seventy seven for a high,
partly cloudy tonight down to about sixty five. We'll tell
you about Christmas morning, tomorrow and beyond when we check
in with Terry Smith at about five to ten. Right now,

(01:10):
we have let's freshen it up here sixty seven degrees
at your official severe weather station. News Radio seven forty KTRH.
Now let's get the morning news. Here's Cliff Sawners.

Speaker 4 (01:20):
Good morning, Bob France, and Merry Christmas Eve to everyone
out there. Five oh one on KTRH our top story.

Speaker 5 (01:26):
One of the failures was the way in which they
executed the withdrawal from Afghanistan. I think it was an
obvious failure.

Speaker 4 (01:33):
That is Hudger Biden going off on his father Joe's presidency,
singling out Afghanistan and the border disaster.

Speaker 5 (01:40):
We don't want immigrants that are coming here illegally, draining
us of resources and also in being prioritized above people
that are actual literal heroes.

Speaker 4 (01:53):
Telling the Sean Ryan Show, he's not sure he's a
Democrat anymore. President Trump has closed the border. Off course,
he's trying to deport illegal aliens. But the US Supreme Court, well,
it just made his job that much harder.

Speaker 6 (02:07):
The Trump administration so far has not identified a source
of authority allowing the military to execute the laws. In Illinois,
a Supreme Court order concludes justices are refusing to lift
a lower court's order blocking President Trump from deploying National
Guard troops in the Chicago area. It is not a
final ruling, but it serves as a temporary setback for

(02:29):
the administration.

Speaker 4 (02:30):
That is Fox's Jared Haweper and elsewhere. The Trump administration
is deploying three hundred and fifty National Guard troops to
New Orleans ahead of the new year. This is on
top of the immigration crackdown already underweight in the city.
The White House continues to push back on the biased
sixty minute segment on illegal aliens held in l Salvador.

(02:51):
Of course, that piece was pulled before it ever aired.

Speaker 7 (02:54):
Every one of those proditioners at sixty minutes engage in
this revolt.

Speaker 8 (02:57):
Fire them, Cleanhouse, fire.

Speaker 4 (02:59):
Them, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller on Fox.
The administration says CBS did not use a statement provided
to them for the piece. CBS's Barry Weiss is taking
heat from the left and her employees for spiking the story.

Speaker 9 (03:14):
Not only did they leak the whole internal fight to
the newspapers, this Global TV actually aired the segment on
the internet, so all of the leftists who love sixty
minutes can see what they concocted.

Speaker 4 (03:26):
Tim Graham with the Media Research Center says Weiss wanted
to give the White House time to comment, but that
was too much for the leftists at CBS. At the
end of the day, it's just the mainstream media doing
mainstream media things.

Speaker 3 (03:40):
For Meet the.

Speaker 10 (03:41):
Press, host Chuck Todd told newsmas that public distrust in
the news media is caused largely by big tech and
algorithms that drive people to content they agree with to
Paul University, Media studies professor Jeff McCall says Todd is
missing the bigger point.

Speaker 11 (03:54):
Confirmation bias is a factor caused to certain extent fight
algorithms in big tech, but there's much more going on
than it. Starts with the traditional media rejections of standards
and fairness, and they're in praise of political activism.

Speaker 10 (04:08):
And he adds that Todd was one of the worst
examples of that activism during his time at NBC News.
Corey Jolson, who's Radio seven forty KTRH five oh four now.

Speaker 4 (04:17):
Next year is going to bring some big time change
to the Texas Congressional delegation, with nine members leaving at
the end of their current term. Some have been in
Washington for years and with their departures to state does
lose a little bit of cloud.

Speaker 12 (04:29):
I don't have as many people advocating for Texas from
a position of authority and power.

Speaker 4 (04:35):
Rice As Mark Jones says, senior congressmen are being replaced
with freshmen who rarely get important leadership positions. Another member
of the Texas delegation may have his eyes on a
bigger prize. In twenty twenty eight, Texas Senator Ted Cruz
is said to be considering a run for president.

Speaker 13 (04:52):
A straw poll run by Turning Point in USA found
out JD Vance is the favorite. Ted CRUs got less
than one percent of the vote.

Speaker 8 (04:59):
Just kind of separate himself a little bit.

Speaker 13 (05:01):
Texas political strategist Vinti Michello says this is part of
a larger divide within conservatism.

Speaker 3 (05:06):
Turning Point is leading the MAGA movement.

Speaker 13 (05:08):
Santa Cruz, he says, place more to the traditional wing
of the GOP.

Speaker 4 (05:11):
That's katr h's Michael Bord in Austin, we told you
yesterday that Governor Greg Abbott wants a Chief State Prosecutor
position created to deal with soft on crime.

Speaker 14 (05:21):
DA's sometimes when you put something out there alike, everybody
kind of gets the word and basically starts doing what
they're supposed to be doing. So it could have an
effect book legislatively and figuratively.

Speaker 4 (05:34):
Andy Kahn with Houston Crime Stopper says this idea is
obviously in its early stages, but he's excited to see
what may wind up coming from it. Closer to us
here in Houston, we are finding out more about why
the police chief in Humble is on unpaid leave.

Speaker 15 (05:49):
The eight page report makes note of several challenges identified
by personnel within the department. According to the forty employees
out of ninety in the department who filled out the
in the report, it states many of those who responded
expressed concerns involving leadership practices.

Speaker 4 (06:07):
That is, Mario Diaz with our TV partner Channel two
Conro Firefighters a fa a lawsuit against the city alleging
it violated Texas law and the will of local voters
by rejecting a valid petition to place collective bargaining on
the May twenty twenty six ballot. The union says it's
submitted more than the legally required number of signatures.

Speaker 3 (06:30):
Five oh six.

Speaker 4 (06:31):
The Houston Rockets losing to the Clippers in Los Angeles
late last night the final one twenty eight to one
oh eight. They are back in action Tomorrow, Christmas Night
against the Lakers. Pregame at six on our sister station,
Sports Talk seven ninety. I'm Cliff Saunders on Houston's News,
weather and Traffic station, News Radio seven forty KTRH.

Speaker 16 (06:52):
Traffic and weather when you need it most every ten
minutes on the tens. This is Houston's Morning News with
Jim barrettan the Houston Morning News Team.

Speaker 2 (07:03):
It is, indeed, in a good morning to you, Merry
Christmas Eve, is indeed the right thing to say to
start today. It is seven minutes after five o'clock on
the twenty fourth morning of the twelfth month, in the
ear of our Lord twenty twenty five.

Speaker 3 (07:16):
So hopefully you are ready for the day.

Speaker 2 (07:19):
Probably still going to get an opportunity to go out
and race out and spend some more money and grow
the economy. But it doesn't need a whole lot more help,
because the economy is on its way up. What a
phenomenal piece of news yesterday for the Trump administration, third
quarter closing with a four point three percent economic spike,

(07:39):
which is well above expectations. And this is exactly what
the Trump administration and the Republican Party quite frankly needed
to hear heading into the twenty twenty six mid term elections.
It's almost a miracle if you think about it, when
you look at where the inflation rate was under the bidenminstration.

(08:01):
It averaged for four years five percent. That's inflation, all right,
and that's way higher than the one point nine percent
inflation that was averaged under Donald Trump in his first term.
So in just one calendar year, actually eleven months of
his policies, President Trump's policies kicking in, the inflation rate

(08:22):
reported last week just two point seven percent, so down
from the five point the five percent average under Joe Biden.
That's inflation rate. Now we have economic GDP growth indicators,
and we have more incredible news, which is that four
point three percent the nation's GDP that's the value of

(08:43):
all goods and services it produced, rose at an annual
rate of four point three percent in this third quarter
July to September period. The figure is above economist forecasts
of three percent and the three point eight percent growth
in the prior quarter. Consumer space, which is what we've
been doing for Christmas in record numbers.

Speaker 3 (09:03):
We'll talk about that a little bit.

Speaker 2 (09:06):
Accounts for roughly seventy percent of overall economic activity, and
that rose at three and a half percent annualized rate,
up from two and a half percent from the in
the April to June period. Helping to fuel that stronger output,
US exports expanded eight point eight percent, while imports, which
subtract from the GDP, fell four point seven percent. Yes,

(09:30):
you can. You can thank the tariffs for that. Government
spending increased two point two percent, investment in intellectual property
including artificial intelligence grow five point four percent. The total
US GDP standing right now at roughly thirty one trillion dollars.
But that's a huge, huge piece of news and great

(09:52):
news for the American people, for the American manufacturer, for
the American retailer, for the American consumer. Everybody is happy
with this. The fastest annual pace in two years in
the third quarter of the year, according to that government
data released yesterday, So big, big news for Trump. He
of course is thrilled about that and should be to
reverse all of the economic calamities that were caused under

(10:17):
the Biden administration in just eleven months and to put
us on this path to getting up over five percent
six percent potentially GDP growth in you know, the coming quarters,
especially once the One Big Beautiful Bill kicks in, which
is going to mean lots of more income that is
untaxed as people get more money in their pocket if

(10:40):
they're in the tip economy because no tax on tips,
no tax on overtime. All of these things are coming
in twenty twenty six, right after the first of the year,
and the economy is going to go like gangbusters. But
even before getting to the One Big Beautiful Bill, this
is one big, beautiful piece of news for the Trump
administration and most importantly for Eric and consumers, a big,

(11:02):
big deal on the economy.

Speaker 3 (11:03):
All right, So that's Merry Christmas Eve. It is five
to eleven.

Speaker 2 (11:06):
Let's see if we can connect this time to the
traffic center and mister sky Mike.

Speaker 17 (11:11):
It is Eric sharp End for sky Mike right now.
He could be in traffic, but not really. For right now,
everything seems to be looking pretty good on your roadways.
I ten the Katie Freeway, you're looking at it under
thirty minutes to get from the Grand Parkway into downtown.
I forty five the Golf Freeway coming in from NASA
Parkway to downtown, you're.

Speaker 3 (11:29):
Looking at about twenty minutes.

Speaker 17 (11:30):
And the other end of forty five the North Freeway,
about twenty to twenty five minutes from Spring all the
way into the center of town. I'm Eric Sharp and
the Ability Tree Experts Traffic Center.

Speaker 2 (11:41):
That's well done. That's a pinch hit single right there.
I we'll take it. What do we got from Terry Smith?

Speaker 8 (11:46):
I don't know.

Speaker 2 (11:46):
Let's ask Terry Smith what's coming up for the forecast? Hey,
Terry helps?

Speaker 18 (11:50):
Hey, welcome Eric, and hopefully sky Mike finds his I
know what it is.

Speaker 4 (11:55):
It's the fog that's got him confused.

Speaker 3 (11:57):
Ah, that could be.

Speaker 18 (11:59):
Yes, we have quite a bit of fog this morning.
Visibilities are low. The Dense Fog Advisory is back and
that'll be with us until about ten am. That's when
the visibility should start to improve. It's going to take
a little while, though, for the sunshine to show up.
We'll get a partly cloudy afternoon. It looks like looks
like another warm day, much like what we had yesterday.

(12:21):
Temperatures mid seventies to low eighties. Now, if you're heading
out for Christmas services this evening or just to visit
friends and family, you may run into some fog late tonight.

Speaker 4 (12:31):
It's going to be a rather warm night, mid to.

Speaker 18 (12:34):
Upper sixties and Christmas Day, cloudy in the morning, some
sunshine later on, still temperatures mid seventies to low eighties.
That really doesn't change through the weekend Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
We're dry, highs ranging from the mid seventies to low
eighties through Sunday.

Speaker 2 (12:50):
All right, yeah, very well, thank you so much, Terry.
Right now we are at sixty seven degrees at your
official severe weather stations Radio seven forty KTIH.

Speaker 3 (13:00):
Pasadena, Sharptown, Southwest.

Speaker 16 (13:01):
Next on the ten Time Saving Traffic CON seven Ktright.

Speaker 2 (13:07):
All right, it is five eighteen now, good morning to
you once again. I'm Bob France, sitting in for Jimmy Barrett.
If you're up early on this Christmas Eve, getting the
day and the holiday started fantastic. Thank you for that,
and if you are interested in carrying through, I invite
you to join me for my podcast.

Speaker 3 (13:25):
I've got a new podcast. It started just last week.

Speaker 2 (13:28):
It's brand new and it is we're having a great
time with it, talking about many of the same things
we're talking about here in Houston's morning News. It's called
Strictly Speaking with Bob France strictly speaking, unfiltered to be
more precise, and if you happen to be on the
rubble channel, you want to give it a like and
a follow and a subscribe.

Speaker 3 (13:43):
That would be amazing.

Speaker 2 (13:45):
One of the things we're going to talk about is
the continued growth of and the rebounding of the horrific
bidenflation leveled economy. It was, it was horrific for the
last four years. Everybody knows it. And despite the Left
trying to get fast light the American people into thinking
things are worse and that there's an affordability crisis, Trump

(14:06):
is fixing all of it, exactly as he said in
his live address to the nation last Wednesday, one week
ago today, in fact, said he inherited a mess, and
he's fixing all of it.

Speaker 3 (14:18):
And lo and behold, it's true.

Speaker 2 (14:20):
The inflation number two point seven percent, much lower than
economists expected, and now the GDP four point three percent,
much higher than the economists expected. You'd think that they
would start expecting the unexpected when it comes to President
Trump's results, because he is proving to be an economic wizard.
We'll have more on that in a minute right now.

(14:40):
Though it is A five twenty. So we're going to
check the drive again and we've got a mic. It's
just not the sky Mike. We've got Michael Scott, who's
got the traffic for us.

Speaker 19 (14:48):
Michael, well, good morning. We're off to a good start
on this Christmas Eve morning. Reports of a disabled eighteen
wheeler Sam Houston Tollway southbound to Kip.

Speaker 20 (14:57):
Would drive in that right lane.

Speaker 8 (14:59):
Don't forget about it.

Speaker 19 (15:00):
The ongoing road construction in the downtown area Ty ten
to Katie Freeway westbound between forty five the North Freeway
at Heights Yale Street. Michael Scottthegenerator Supercenter, dot Com Traffic Center.

Speaker 2 (15:13):
All right, thank you, and we've got some morning fog again.
It's been the theme this week and afternoon Cloude's highest
seventy seven Tonight partly cloudy, down to sixty five. Christmas morning,
similar with morning fog, but warmer than today, eighty one. Tomorrow,
Friday partly cloudy and eighty then Saturday and Sunday in
the low eighties before temperatures return to normal down in

(15:36):
the upper fifties on Monday. And right now we have
sixty seven at your official severe weather station is Radio
seven forty ktr H. We'll check the headlines now with
Cliff Saunders.

Speaker 4 (15:46):
Thank you, Bob is five point twenty one. Death tolling,
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five thirty.

Speaker 20 (16:06):
A series of events can't afford to miss.

Speaker 1 (16:09):
In any event, the affordability prices lower, our interest rate
checky following Narco terrace out of the water use radio.

Speaker 8 (16:15):
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Speaker 3 (16:18):
All right, five point twenty one.

Speaker 2 (16:19):
Now a little bit more on those economic numbers to
get our day started. What better way to start Christmas
Eve than with good news about all of our money
and our economy.

Speaker 21 (16:27):
We are looking right now at the GDP number at
four point three percent is the actual number versus an
estrad of three point three percent, Mark Tepper.

Speaker 8 (16:34):
Your reaction.

Speaker 22 (16:35):
So last week we talked about inflation coming in lower
than expected. Now economic growth is one full percentage point
faster than expected it was supposed to come in at
three point three, came in at four point three. This
is a direct result of everything President Trump has put
in place. Net exports are on the rise because of
Trump's tariff policy, which is leveling the trade playing field.

(16:57):
AI's increasing productivity, business scissor investing in spending, and the
consumer remains strong.

Speaker 3 (17:04):
And just think next.

Speaker 22 (17:05):
I think, well, next quarter, they'll they'll end up getting
an extra one hundred and fifty billion dollars in refund
checks that they can then deploy and spend as well.

Speaker 21 (17:15):
So great number, great number, four point three percent. And
I've got to say, when I see a GDP of
four point three percent, I have to believe five percent
is not far away. And that, of course, is what
Louis Navelair told us last week, Mark that we're going
to see a five percent GDP handle in the first
half of the year.

Speaker 22 (17:33):
He looks like nostrodamus right now.

Speaker 1 (17:35):
I mean, he almost predicted that.

Speaker 8 (17:38):
On the head.

Speaker 22 (17:40):
Obviously, five percent is well within our reach, especially given
the consumer tailwinds I just mentioned.

Speaker 2 (17:45):
And especially when you consider what I mentioned last segment,
which is the fact that the one Big Beautiful Bill
is going to be implemented after the first of the year,
and that is going to start putting so much more
money in the pockets of American consumers. And what do
we do most of the time, This is not always
it's a great thing, because we do need to save
for rainy days and for four to one ks and
for five twenty nine's and so forth, but we like

(18:08):
to spend it. And more money coming in and more
spending happening leads to obviously economic growth, jobs, and so forth.
So huge news yesterday, and that was of course Mornings
with Maria Barbaromo on Fox Business Live with that report
on it. The rough news for the Trump administration this
morning came from the Supreme Court. They rejected the Trump

(18:31):
administration's request to allow the President to proceed with deploying
National Guard troops to Chicago. This is going to be
considered a win for JB. Pritzker and for Mayor Brandon Johnson,
who of course has said, no, we don't want federal
troops in Chicago to help defend ICE because we don't
want ice either.

Speaker 3 (18:52):
We want our criminals to be left alone.

Speaker 2 (18:54):
We want our illegal aliens exactly where they are, so
keep all of your law enforce and stuff away from
our radical, dangerous, murder capital type city. All right, they
didn't say it in all those ways, but that's exactly
what this is. It's why they got to stay. The
justices declined the administration's emergency request to overturn a ruling

(19:18):
by the US District Judge April Perry, a Biden appointee,
that had blocked the deployment of the troops. An appeals
court also refused to step in. The Supreme Court court
took more than two months to act, and now some
of the you know, it's weird we talk about this
conservative court. The left is freaking about this conservative activist

(19:39):
court that is six to three in terms of conservative
over liberal. And I always, by the way, reject that characterization.
It is not a conservative group of judges or a
liberal group of judges. It's either originalists who believe in
the Constitution has written, or it's activists who like to
change it for their purposes.

Speaker 3 (19:59):
And that's lit.

Speaker 2 (20:00):
You've got activists wearing black robes, and then you've got originalists.
But we don't even have a six to three originalist
court because some of the individuals, and quite frankly, these
are Trump appointees, are not reliable, consistent constitutionalist justices. Two
of Trump's appointees in this case, Amy Cony, Barrett and

(20:21):
Brett Kavanaugh joined with the loons, you know, Katanji, Brown, Jackson, Sodamayor,
and Kagan to oppose President Trump's rights as the president
of the United States to protect the people and to
protect federal law enforcement. So they blocked the deployment of
the troops and some of the like I said, some
of the supposed originalist judge justices on the Court sided

(20:46):
with the activists. Only three of them, Alito, Thomas, and
Gorsich publicly dissented against this decision. The majority wrote that
at this preliminary stage, the government has failed to identify
a source of authority that would allow the military to
execute the laws in Illinois. And the Trump administration plans

(21:06):
to continue, according to the White House, working day in
and day out to safeguard the American public in Chicago
and elsewhere.

Speaker 3 (21:12):
So we'll see what happens after this.

Speaker 2 (21:14):
But that was a blow for the Trump administration by
the Supreme Court. All right, five twenty six, what do
you say we see where the money is headed? On
Christmas Eve, a Bloomberg Business report coming from Courtney Douneaho.

Speaker 23 (21:27):
Good Morning. VP is selling majority stake and it's Castro
Lubricants business to investment firms Stone Peak Partners. The energy
giant is shedding assets to reduce its debtload and turn
around years of lagging performance that put the company in
the crosshairs of an activist investor. Turning to trading, The
S and P five hundred rows for a fourth straight

(21:47):
day yesterday, hitting an all time high on the back
of tech shares. The Dow gained eighty points this morning.
Futures are holding steady. The stock market will close early
today ahead of the Christmas holiday, and lots of US
are gearing up to travel if we haven't already, and
the airlines are expected to fly a record number of
passengers over the holidays. According to lobbying group Airlines for America,

(22:10):
an average of two point nine million passengers daily will
travel between the nineteenth and January fifth. Triple A says
domestic airfares over the period will average nine hundred dollars
around trip m Courtney's Donahope Bloomberg Business on news radio
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The Trump economy is winning and Texas makes another move
on care and the CCP. Good morning, I'm Bob France
and for Jimmy Array, Cliffs Sanders has that. Details on
those stories and more coming right up. First, we're gonna
check traffic and weather, and here's Michael Scott.

Speaker 9 (23:03):
Well, so far, so good.

Speaker 24 (23:04):
On the area roadways.

Speaker 19 (23:05):
We took a look at two twenty five moving eastbound
from six to in the e Sloop over to one
fifty six. That is currently a twelve minute drive with
no delays if you're moving along it. In the East
Freeway heading eastbound from downtown to Spur three point thirty,
that is currently a sixteen minute trip, again no delays.
To contend with Michael Scott in the Ability Tree Experts

(23:27):
Traffic Center.

Speaker 2 (23:29):
All right, thank you, morning fog today, afternoon clouds high
going to be about seventy seven tonight, more clouds down
to about sixty five. Christmas morning, gonna be a little
bit warmer. We'll tell you all about it with Terry
Smith coming up at five point forty. Right now, I
have sixty seven degrees at your official severe weather station.

Speaker 3 (23:46):
News Radio seven forty kt r H and now the
morning news. Here's cliffs Howners.

Speaker 4 (23:51):
Thank you, Bob Merry. Christmas Eve everyone, five point thirty
one on KTRH. Our top story is your money.

Speaker 2 (23:58):
We've got more jobs, lower energy costs, and lower interest
rates coming.

Speaker 8 (24:04):
This is the Golden age coming.

Speaker 4 (24:07):
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnik reacting on Fox to the wopping
four point three percent year over year growth we saw
on the economy in the third quarter, well above expectations.
Dow futures are down slightly this morning, after closing up
yesterday by nearly eighty points. Oil is up to over
fifty eight dollars a barrel this morning. Meantime, the statewide

(24:28):
average for gasoline dropped two cents over ninety two forty
three gallon. Ustonians are paying an average of two forty
and that was going to help you if you're road
tripping for Christmas.

Speaker 25 (24:37):
What's great for the American people is on average, gas
prices are down twenty one cents compared to last year.
Thank you to Donald Trump's Energy Dominance policy.

Speaker 4 (24:47):
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. Yes, it's early, but right now
we do have fourteen delayed flights out of Bush and
or Continental this morning, one out of Hobby. We will
keep an eye on that if you're flying today. Up
on five point thirty three on KTRH and let's go
to Washington, where Democrats are still complaining about President Trump's
strikes on drug traffickers. Oklahoma Senator Mark Waynemullen says this

(25:11):
is typical of the left.

Speaker 26 (25:12):
You can't explying crazy because we all know the numbers.
In twenty twenty four, we lost more Americans to drug
overdoses than we did at US personnel in the entire
Vietnam War.

Speaker 4 (25:23):
Adding that the only people who think this isn't a
good idea are deranged Democrats, which leads us to Texas
Democrat congresswoman and Senate candidate Jasmine Crockett, who's raising eyebrows
yet again.

Speaker 27 (25:36):
There is one member who was like, I think you
can do it, like I have no doubts, and that
particular member said, my biggest concern is your safety.

Speaker 4 (25:46):
Yeah, Crockett on something called the Native land pod telling
somebody named Angela Rye that she was working on being
fitted for a bulletproof vest. It's radical leftists like Crockett
that have Republicans doing more than just scratching their heads
these days.

Speaker 28 (26:01):
Some days when I walk to walk to my office
from the Capital and I give myself a pep talk,
and I say, today, Kennedy, you're going to follow Jesus.
But by ten o'clock I want to follow Jesus still,
But I want to slap.

Speaker 4 (26:15):
Somebody Louisiana Senator John Kennedy airing his grievances on Fox
last night, which by the way, was Festivus five point
thirty four. Now, State conk troller Kelly Hancock sends a
letter to Attorney General Ken Paxton asking if he can
stop schools tied to the Foreign Terrorist Organization CARE or
the CCP from getting school choice voucher funds.

Speaker 29 (26:38):
Cutting these schools off seems like a no brainer when
it comes to national security.

Speaker 30 (26:42):
The Chinese government and organizations like CARE have agendas which
do not comport with a healthy society here in the
United States.

Speaker 29 (26:50):
National security expert Ed Trazanski says more officials need to
treat the CCP and care like the threat they are.

Speaker 30 (26:56):
Our adversaries use our openness again. We have to take
the kick me sign off and say we're not going
to play that game.

Speaker 29 (27:05):
He added that principles like freedom need to be taught,
and this is a good way to make sure that happens.
Ethan Buchanan News Radio seven forty KRH.

Speaker 4 (27:12):
Texas has opted into a new federal program expanding the
school choice a tax break for those who donate to
scholarships that help families with things like tuition in books
for their new school.

Speaker 31 (27:22):
There's potential there to provide a lot more funds for
families who want to choose different schools for their kids.

Speaker 4 (27:28):
That friend Dewey with the Yes Every Kid Foundation says
this will make it easier for families to escape a
failing public school and another wing for the state. A
case against the law on foreign land ownership restrictions has
been thrown out.

Speaker 24 (27:42):
A Chinese student claimed he's domiciled in Texas, but that
holds no weight.

Speaker 32 (27:47):
If an American company or American citizen went down to
Mexico right now wanted the lease or buy land, the
Mexican government would.

Speaker 3 (27:53):
Not allow them to do it well, then stay.

Speaker 9 (27:55):
Rep.

Speaker 24 (27:55):
Steve Toath says China has a similar law. So this
is just fairness. And while more legal challenges will come,
the loopholes have been closed.

Speaker 32 (28:03):
You couldn't buy anything, but you could lease land up
to ninety nine years. Well that's just as good as
owning it, and so I put an amendment on it
that took it from ninety nine years to one year.

Speaker 24 (28:12):
He says, this law is rock solid and here to stay.
Andre Barrard News Radio seven forty KTRH.

Speaker 4 (28:18):
Five thirty six. More businesses are going cash lens, cash
lists rather and Americans not quite fans of it. According
to a new survey, most people want businesses required to
accept cash. Money expert Janice Spooner says it's a security issue,
saying you can't hack cash.

Speaker 31 (28:35):
It's either used cash or use a credit.

Speaker 33 (28:38):
Card, because all someone has to do is write down
your debit card number and the three digits on the
back and they get to go shopping on your dime.

Speaker 4 (28:48):
The poll shows eighty five percent support proposed federal legislation
that would require most brick and mortar stores to take
cash for in person purchases. The Houston Texans continue to
prepare for Shat's game in LA against the Chargers running
back Woody Marks in defensive back Aziz al Shire returned
to practice yesterday and the struggles for the Rockets continue.

(29:10):
They dropped four of their last five. They lost to
the Clippers last night by twenty one twenty eight to
one oh eight. I'm Cliff Saunders on Houston's news, weather
and traffic station, News Radio seven forty k TRH.

Speaker 16 (29:23):
Now back to Jimmy Barrett and the Houston Morning News team,
Houston's Morning News.

Speaker 2 (29:30):
All right, it is five thirty seven. Jimmy, of course
is off for Christmas week. I'm Bob Franz. So happy
to be with you once again today. Merry Christmas Eve
to you. So another court situation. President Trump is having
a rough one, at least this week. Supreme Court, as
we told you, ruled against him with respect to deploying
National Guard to Chicago to oversee protecting ICE agents and

(29:54):
ICE facilities as they continue their operations, their deportation operations.
And now another on this one, a federal judge, not
the Supreme Court, but a federal judge in New York
cleared the way for their green light law, which says,
the Trump administration can't stop the state from giving drivers'
licenses to legal aliens, that's the problem. A federal judge

(30:18):
on Tuesday cleared the way for New York so called
green light law, ruling against the Trump administration's efforts to
block the state from giving people drivers licenses without requiring
proof that they are in the US legally.

Speaker 16 (30:30):
A U.

Speaker 3 (30:30):
S District judge.

Speaker 2 (30:31):
Named Anne Nardaci found that the Justice Department, which sued
the Governor of New York, Athy Hochel and State Attorney
General Letitia James, had failed to prove its claim that
the state law sought to invalidate federal law, or that
the measure unlawfully regulates or unlawfully discriminates against the federal government.

(30:53):
Trying to figure that out, how how on earth does
it not law require identification? And identification can only be
given in terms of drivers, at least to my understanding
of it, in terms of driver's licenses to people who
do indeed show that they are here legally. Why on

(31:13):
earth would you give somebody a driver's license which can
be presented potentially for voting purposes, to people who don't
have voting rights in the United States? This is a
recipe for voter fraud, a recipe for disaster. But then again,
why should we be surprised. This is what we get
from the federal courts when they are in full on
stop Trump mode. Attorney General Pambondi alleged when announcing the

(31:38):
lawsuit that Hochel and James were prioritizing illegal aliens over
American citizens, as the the state law blocks federal agents
from trying to enforce immigration laws from seeing illegal immigrants
criminal driving records during traffic stops. Nardacci wrote in ruling
that her job was not to evaluate the desirability of

(31:58):
the laws a policy matter, but to determine whether the
administration's arguments prove its claims that the statute violates the
US Constitution's supremacy clause, which establishes that federal laws overrules
state laws, and Nardacci said the administration has failed to
state such a claim. Again, this is just more judicial activism.

(32:20):
These are the robes of activists, not actual judges. And
that's of course why it was so important during the
Biden years. You know that he got as many of
those activists confirmed as possible because of things like this.
This is what they do When they can't win at
the ballot box to stop Donald Trump, they go to

(32:40):
the courtroom to stop Donald Trump. It's just one obstacle
after another in this case in favor of and supporting
illegal aliens over American citizens and American election integrity. It's
a sad site to behold, to be quite honest with you.
All Right, it is five forty. Let's see where we're
going on how we're getting there. To check in out
with trafficking weather with Michael Scott.

Speaker 19 (33:03):
B big issues on the eastbound nine ten from sixteen
the East Loop to the East sam Houston Parkway that
is currently a six minute drive with no delays if
you're traveling along it. In the Katie Free Way heading
westbound from six to ten to the West Loop to
the West sam Houston Tollway, that should take him no
more than five minutes again green driving conditions to contend

(33:24):
with Michael Scottdegenerator Supercenter dot Com Traffic Center.

Speaker 3 (33:29):
All right, sir, thank you.

Speaker 2 (33:30):
Terry Smith at the Weather Channel has Christmas Eve forecast
and beyond for Ust.

Speaker 18 (33:34):
Hello Terry, Hey, good morning. Well it's a little bit
gray in the morning today. It looks like it'll probably
be a little bit gray on Christmas morning as well.
We've got this very warm, muggy airmass that's hanging around,
so we're seeing the fog late at night, early in
the morning. We've got it again, Dense fog advisory until

(33:54):
ten o'clock this morning, so visibility may be an issue
if you're heading to the air ports. Just keep that
in mind. No need to rush, just get there safely.
Nice stretch of weather. Otherwise, we've got a little bit
of sunshine. We certainly have got plenty of warm weather
flirting with some record high temperatures probably the next couple
of days mid seventies to low eighties today, Tomorrow, Friday, Saturday,

(34:18):
and Sunday. Cold front should help us start to well.
It'll come on through sometimes Sunday, so we've got some
cooler weather by Monday, but we're dry, warm through Sunday.

Speaker 3 (34:30):
All right, good stuff, Terry, thank you.

Speaker 2 (34:32):
Right now, we have sixty seven degrees at your official
severe weather station, News Radio seven forty KTRH.

Speaker 8 (34:39):
I live in Katie, I live in the Woodlands.

Speaker 16 (34:41):
Next on the ten, You're reliable forecast on seven forty KTRH.

Speaker 2 (34:47):
Okay, it's five forty eight. Good morning to you once again.
I'm Bob Frands sitting in for Jimmy. So CBS is
in the midst of a mess quite simply because well
there's CBS, and they don't they don't react and repe
well when somebody tries to clean up their journalistic standards.
Barry Weiss was appointed editor in chief of CBS News

(35:08):
a short while back, and Barri is at the center
of a story in which Sixty Minutes was supposed to
be airing a story about the Sea Cott detention facility
in l Salvador, in which, or to which I should say,
a few dozen trendy Aragua members were sent during part
of the deportations earlier this year, and they were going

(35:30):
to do this Seacott story about how terrible life is
there and about all of the dramatic things involved in it.
And right before the story was supposed to air, it
was spiked by the editor in chief. After sixty Minutes
finalized its inside Seacott report last Thursday, CBS sent the
White House a request for comment. A White House spokesperson

(35:52):
responded within a few hours. This according to a report
on Fox News, a White House spokesperson responded within a
few hours The quote was not included though in the
sixty Minutes report, so you can judge for yourself as
to whether or not it should have been included. The
statement from the White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson says that

(36:12):
quote sixty Minutes should spend their time and energy amplifying
the stories of angel parents whose innocent American children have
been tragically murdered by the vicious illegal aliens that President
Trump is removing from the country and sending two places
like Seacott. In other words, instead of the sad boy
it aren't conditions tough in this prison, how about how

(36:36):
tough things are for the victims of those prisoners and
the family members.

Speaker 3 (36:41):
So that's where it sits right now. Coming up, we're
gonna check with Tim Graham.

Speaker 2 (36:44):
Media Research Center with NewsBusters check in a little bit
about what CBS is going to do from here and
how people feel about spiking stories like that. We'll do
that after we check the traffic and the weather once again.
It's five point fifty right now, So in for Sky
Mike today, Michael Scott on the drive, Michael.

Speaker 19 (37:02):
Well, big issues on the eastbound nine ten from sixteen,
the East Loop to the east Sam Houston Parkway that
is currently a six minute drive with no delays. If
you're traveling along iten to Katy three Way heading westbound
from six to ten to the west Loop to the
West Sam Houston Tollway that should take you no more
than five minutes.

Speaker 3 (37:19):
Again green driving conditions to contend.

Speaker 19 (37:23):
With Michael Scott the Generator Supercenter dot Com Traffic.

Speaker 2 (37:26):
Center, all right, thank you, and Terry Smith's forecast calling
for well, calling for its is there fog dens Fog
advisory in effect until ten this morning. It's going to
be warmer this afternoon or high round seventy seven. When
that fog lifts, it's still going to be cloudy. It's
going to stay cloudy tonight, sixty five, Christmas morning, very
similar morning fog but then warming into the lower eighties.

(37:49):
Friday partly cloudy and eighty and then Saturday Sunday also
in the low eighties before starting to return to normal
temperatures Monday back down into the upper fifties. Right now,
we're looking at sixty seven at your official severe weather station,
News Radio seven forty KTRH.

Speaker 3 (38:05):
Let's get those headlines now from Cliff sunders.

Speaker 4 (38:07):
Bob the Governor's plan to find self done crime prosecutors
has support from the law enforcement community. The US reportedly
has moved a large number of Special operations aircraft and
troops into the Caribbean, and according to US Weekly, It's
a Wonderful Life is the number one Christmas movie of
all time. I looked at the list, didn't see Diehard.
At the latest news anytime at KTRH dot com. Our

(38:30):
next update is at six.

Speaker 16 (38:33):
I live in clear Lake, Humble, reliable KTRH traffic and weather.

Speaker 20 (38:38):
Next on the ten.

Speaker 2 (38:39):
All right, we know about the weird history between the
Trump administration and CBS News. Trump sued CBS and One
for their deceptive editing of a Kamala Harris piece that
had resulted in what some consider an incind contribution during
the twenty twenty four election cycle. It's just taken another
turn now. The Trump administration not happy at all with
what sixty Minutes was going to run, and Barry Weiss

(39:01):
Well killed it and said we're not running it until
we update that story. Tim Grahm is with us now.
He wrote a great piece on this for MRC. That's
the Media Research Center NewsBusters dot org. Tim, Good morning,
Good morning, Okay, so I'm looking at your story. Sixty minutes,
offer syrupy minutes for the left, tell us your tell us,
your your thoughts.

Speaker 9 (39:23):
Well, they're always going to say they're going to report
some really fiercely anti Trump story and say, well, this
is what journalism is. We're independent. We have to run
tough stories that hold government officials accountable. Well that's not
the way they do it. Went into Joe Biden or
his attorney general, or Kamala Harris or you know, name
your obvious you know, John Oliver. All these people get

(39:48):
fawning Valentines. They get soft, syrupy questions like.

Speaker 8 (39:54):
Did the Holocaust?

Speaker 9 (39:55):
Did your your family's experience with a Holocaust cause you
to pursue a career in the law. That was the
question of Merrick Garland, which Merrick Garland loves to talk
about that, that's one of his favorite narratives. You know,
ask Joe Biden, why are you stilling the game? You
know it's like, yeah, that's a good question, but not
the way you phrased it. You know, we call it

(40:16):
syrupy minutes when it comes to the Democrats. And so
that's the double standard, so that you don't get to say, oh,
now you're going to make us the stenographer. This was
the complaint that Sharon Alfonsi lodged against Berry Wise, was
that we want to be an investigative powerhouse, and though
you don't. You're not an investigative powerhouse with the Democrats.

(40:37):
You're only a so called powerhouse when you're going after Trump.

Speaker 3 (40:42):
That's a great point.

Speaker 2 (40:43):
Now, they claim, by the way, talking about Alfonsi and others,
that they got five statements, They included five statements or
something like that from the White House that were included
in this piece. So they did not feel it was
one sided and that they did not give an opportunity
for the White House to be heard.

Speaker 3 (40:58):
Is that accurate or what's your thought?

Speaker 4 (41:00):
No?

Speaker 9 (41:00):
No, And this is the way that the Network News
generally does it, and that is they'll run a SoundBite
from Trump, then rebought it for three minutes, and they'll say,
but Trump spoke. They don't allow the Trump people to
respond to what is being alleged in this story. And so, yes,

(41:21):
when Abigail Jackson basically says you should focus on the
angel parents and the people who lost children to a
legal alien crime, she's basically saying this is your target selection.
Your target selection is we want to feel the pain
of the kilmar Brago Garcias who are engaged in human
trafficking and white beating because they are legal aliens and

(41:42):
they're the sympathetic victims in every story we do. That's
part of the problem here. But they didn't really let
them respond to this. Now, there's a legitimate question for
journalism when you said it wasn't just the Trump people
just weren't supporting these people to another country. They deported
them into a prison. All right, you can make that

(42:03):
a story, But why is it such an offense to
say we would like thirty seconds of Stephen Miller in
that and then they all go, ah, stenography.

Speaker 3 (42:13):
Great point.

Speaker 2 (42:14):
We're talking to Tim Grant, Media Research Center, NewsBusters dot Org,
Tim Bigger Picture, Barrie Weiss running CBS News. Obviously, there
were some complaints and threats of revolt right from the
very start. Now, of course she spikes the story. Will
it work or do you think this is something she
can withstand because you know, like again, there are a
lot of people who are going to be have the

(42:34):
long knives out for her.

Speaker 9 (42:37):
Yes, I think there are one of these liberal websites.
Their headline was Barry Weiss bu r y. So that's
where the left.

Speaker 3 (42:48):
Is right now.

Speaker 9 (42:49):
You know. Now, did she spike the story or did
she delay the story? She said she's looking forward to
it airing. Well, the fact of the matter was somebody
got it sent to Canada and it's all over the internet,
so you can watch the story for yourself. And it
is just one of their typical hatchet jobs. And you know,
they were boasting a few weeks ago. Scott Pelley was

(43:11):
at the Walter Cronkite Awards saying, you know, we've had
no corporate interference in sixty minutes, and this is the
first example. So the minute that you actually interfere with
them and say we need thirty seconds of Trump, then
there's a you know, they all go crazy. So I mean,
it's what will it change? CBS has not changed that

(43:33):
much in the last couple of weeks. We'll see if
it continues.

Speaker 2 (43:38):
Well, i'll tell you what, you know, I don't expect
that to change very much because they are going to
continue and they're going to try to make life miserable
for their new editor in chief because that's what they do.
But it was a strong move to bring her in
and hopefully she can indeed survive this onslaught. Tim Graham
Media Research Center and NewsBusters dot Org does amazing work. Tim,
Thanks very much, Merry Christmas, and I appreciate you.

Speaker 3 (43:58):
Coming on.

Speaker 9 (44:00):
Well my pleasure.

Speaker 2 (44:02):
All right, that's Tim Graham. It's five point fifty seven
and this is Houston's morning News.

Speaker 1 (44:09):
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iHeartRadio station Guaranteed Human Now the latest news, Weatherway, It's
more of what matters to you from the John Morris
Services Studios.

Speaker 2 (44:27):
Hunter Biden turning on Dad, and the Supreme Court just
made President of Trump's job in deporting illegal aliens a
lot tougher.

Speaker 3 (44:34):
Good morning.

Speaker 2 (44:35):
I'm Bob France in for Jimmy Barrett. This is the
six o'clock report on News Radio seven forty ktr H.
Cliff Sanders has news. We're gonna check the drive now
though with Michael Scott Well, we.

Speaker 8 (44:44):
Took a look at it.

Speaker 19 (44:45):
Tip the Katie Freeway if you're heading eastbound from Highway
ninety nine the Grand park Way to the downtown area.
Twenty two minute drive with no unusual backups, really no
backups at all. The Katie Freeway eastbound between Hei t
L Street forty five the North Freeway. You've got that
road construction going on. It's got the right lane block.
Not seeing any delays on that just yet. Michael Scott,

(45:08):
the Ability Tree Experts Traffic.

Speaker 3 (45:09):
Center, Thanks sir, morning fog.

Speaker 2 (45:13):
In fact, the Dens Fog Advisory is in effect until
ten o'clock afternoon. Clouds high seventy seven today, partly cloudy
tonight down to sixty five.

Speaker 3 (45:21):
What about Christmas morning? Let Terry tell you that. Coming
up in.

Speaker 2 (45:25):
About eight and a half minutes at six', ten she'll
tell you about that and the weekend in front of.
Us right, now we are sitting at sixty seven degrees
at your official severe weather, Station News radio seven FORTY.
Ktrh now it's time for the morning news cliffs Ouwnders.

Speaker 4 (45:38):
Bob france at six p'inho. One Merry Christmas. Eve we
told you yesterday That Texas Governor Greg gabbott has a
plan to deal with soft on crime. Prosecutors he wants
a New Chief State prosecutor to handle.

Speaker 29 (45:51):
It ebba says the position would prosecute those that local
das either can't or.

Speaker 3 (45:55):
WON'T i like the.

Speaker 14 (45:57):
CONCEPT i think it's a novel approach and it's kind
of like an overlord or a watchdog on all the district.

Speaker 29 (46:03):
Attorneys Andy con With Crime stoppers says he's excited to
see how the proposal evolves over the next.

Speaker 14 (46:09):
Year this is in the infantile stages of, brainstorming And
i'm sure you're going to see a lot of back
and forth between now and the next legislator.

Speaker 29 (46:17):
Session con added that he thinks this will lead to
prosecutors across the state stepping up their, game not just
the woke. Ones Ethan Buchanan News radio seven FORTY ktr eight.

Speaker 3 (46:26):
From loston To.

Speaker 4 (46:26):
Washington Vice president Jd vance is seen as the air
apparent TO, maga But Texas Senator Ted cruz is said
to be considering a run to challenge him in twenty twenty.
Eight he's got to separate his brand a little bit
away From.

Speaker 3 (46:39):
Trump that's the move of a guy who's running for.

Speaker 4 (46:41):
President texas political Strategist Vinnie minchilla says this is part
of the divide within THE maga movement that we saw
on display at The Turning Point America fest conference last.
Week but that's twenty twenty. Eight we still have twenty
twenty six and A texas congressional shakeup to deal.

Speaker 34 (46:58):
With nine Of congress are leaving at the end of this.
Term some have been In washington for, years and as
they get replaced by, freshmen the state loses some.

Speaker 12 (47:07):
Clout texas is more likely to get the shortened of
the stick on a variety of policies than it would
be if it had a more impactful.

Speaker 34 (47:15):
Delegation rice Professor Mark jones says freshman lawmakers rarely get
important leadership positions On Capitol. Hill on top of, that
he says there is a massive loss of the institutional,
knowledge meaning it will be harder to get bills.

Speaker 4 (47:28):
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Speaker 35 (47:31):
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Speaker 5 (47:32):
Think there one of the failures was the way in
which they executed the Patroal.

Speaker 4 (47:36):
From Afghanistan hunter biden going scorched earth on his father's
presidency On the afghanistan withdrawal the, open border adding that
it's all changed. Him politically here's?

Speaker 3 (47:47):
The deal?

Speaker 36 (47:48):
Is it no ONE that i, know, of okay that
would say That. THEY'RE democrat i don't even Know if
I'm A Democrat.

Speaker 4 (47:59):
Anymore hunter with Podcast Host. Sean RYANT The Us supreme
court is Blocking the trump administration's Deployment Of national guard Troops,
to chicago saying the government has not identified the authority for.
Its Action Justice's, Samuel Alito, clarence Thomas And neil gorsich
altassenting more blowback From the trump ADMINISTRATION On cbs news

(48:22):
after it held off on running a sixty minute story
about illegal aliens being Held In.

Speaker 7 (48:27):
El salvador they're just trying to make some kind of
headway or news about what we are doing and the
fact that we're actually Following The Immigration. Nationality Act president
trump has said up, from before HE'S allowing ice to
do the mission we've always meant.

Speaker 4 (48:40):
To DO acting Ice director todd Lyons. On newsmax by,
THE way cbs did not use a statement provided to
them By the administration for. THE Peace cbs news editor
In Chief barry weiss's faces continued pushback from. Her, staff
first it's actually pretty much a mutiny after she spiked.

Speaker 9 (48:58):
THE reports i can understand and, their impatience but they've
been sort of waiting for this Moment where barry wife
gets in. Their way in, any way shape or form
so they can go to war. On her these PEOPLE
at cbs want.

Speaker 4 (49:10):
Her Fired tim graham With The Media research centers as
the outrage of the woke STAFFERS at cbs is just
another example of how dedicated they are to keeping the
mainstream media woke. And left trust in the mainstream media continues,
to erode but they can't seem to figure. Out why
former meet. The Presos chuck todd recently blamed big tech

(49:31):
in algorithms for causing. The distrust, no really he. Said
That DePaul universities jeff McCall says todd just can't see
the forest through. The Trees chuck.

Speaker 11 (49:42):
Todd to just be pointing at big tech and algorithms
oversimplifies things a lot and really disappoints ME because i
think that big media is really not going to get
over this problem until there's more, self INTROSPECTION and i
don't see that Coming From chuck.

Speaker 4 (49:55):
Todd here he believes the real problem is the media
is lack of fairness and embrace of. Political, activism meantime,
the media Then the democrats continue to focus on something
they used, to Ignore the. Epstein files as new documents came.

Speaker 37 (50:09):
Out Yesterday The justice department says some of the documents
contain bogus claims that were Made Against president trump before
the twenty, twenty election calling the claims unfounded, and false
but they are being released as. Legally required like this
letter appearing at first glance to Be from epstein to
convicted serial Sexual Abuser, larry nasser Which References, president trump

(50:31):
BUT the fbi says it, is fake pointing out that
it Doesn't match epstein's handwriting and that it was postmarked after.

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lose To the clippers last Night In los angeles, the
final one twenty eight to one. Oh eight they Play
the Lakers On christmas night and you can hear that
game at six O'clock On sports talk. Seven Ninety I'm

(51:00):
cloff Saunders on, houston's news weather and Traffic Station news RADIO.

Speaker 16 (51:03):
Seven krh houston's morning news Continues With, Jimmy barrett.

Speaker 3 (51:12):
Sorry.

Speaker 2 (51:12):
About that that's what happens when the meat button. Gets
stuck it is six. Oh seven good morning, to you
thanks for being. With us It Is, christmas eve so
a Very Merry christmas eve. To you if you Are,
celebrating hanukah very happy holidays to you. As well, and
yeah this is this is, quite interesting, you know. The
educator if you're a student and you or if you

(51:35):
are a recent student and you have got, Student loans
i've got advice.

Speaker 9 (51:39):
For you this.

Speaker 3 (51:39):
Is interesting they're coming for. Your wages and to, be
truthful can't.

Speaker 2 (51:45):
Blame them student loans borrowers were Loving the biden Administration
Because joe biden and defiance Of The supreme court kept
promising and delivering on student loan, debt relief meaning you
didn't have to pay back the money that. You Borrowed
the trump, administration, says, yeah no we're going to be
paying back. Those debts, and if, in fact if you

(52:06):
don't pay back, those debts we're going to garnish. Your
wages this is literally. Breaking news, from yesterday the spokesperson
FOR The us Department of education confirmed the plan to
garnish the wages of student loan borrowers who are. In
default actual garnishment set to Begin in january this ACCORDING,

(52:27):
to cnbc it's the first time a portion of a
student loan borrowers paychecks will have been at risk since
the beginning OF the covid, nineteen pandemic when collection activity.
Was halted starting the Week of, january Seven The education
department expects around one thousand defaulted student loan borrowers to
receive notices of administrative, wage garnishment according to. The spokesperson,

(52:53):
after that the number of notified borrowers will continue. To
increase ACCORDING, To cnbc WHILE the us govern and can
seize borrowers federal tax refunds, and wages and social security and,
disability Benefits The education department can legally seize up to
fifteen percent of a student loan holder's after tax income
to apply toward. Their debt more than forty Two million

(53:14):
americans have student. Loan, debt now that doesn't mean forty
two million of them are. In default does forty two
million have debt which exceeds collectively one point six. Trillion
dollars those who are in default are the ones who
are now at risk of having their. Wages garnished there
are more than five million student loan borrowers that are
considered among those forty two million to be, in default

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a number that could explode to roughly ten million, borrowers
soon according To The education. Department itself Back, in June
The Wall street journal reported that until past two payments
are paid in fold and the default status, is resolved
borrowers could see up to fifteen percent of their wages
automatically deducted from. Their paychecks borrowers who have been newly

(53:56):
reported as delinquent since since then on their student loan
loans have seen an average sixty point drop in their,
credit scores According, To TransUnion so this could have a
very serious impact.

Speaker 3 (54:07):
On a whole lot.

Speaker 2 (54:07):
Of people you better get your your affairs in order
and start paying back, those loans, after all you, took
them and if you don't. Like it that's one of
the Reasons Why charlie kirk spent most of his life
talking about college being, a scam because if you don't,
like him chances are you're not making much money with
that degree that, you got or you didn't stick around
long enough after playing beer pong and trying to hook

(54:29):
up for, two years you, dropped out and you still
have debt if you can't pay. It back maybe college
wasn't the right thing for you in the, first place
but nonetheless be aware they're going to garnish your wages
if you don't take care. Of business. Six' ten now let's,
do trafficking weather and then that means we're going to
Check In with michael scott for.

Speaker 8 (54:49):
Traffic as well we took a.

Speaker 19 (54:50):
Look at It tend The katie free way if you're
Heading eastbound from highway Ninety nine The grand park way to.
The downtown area twenty two minute drive with, no unusual
backups really no. Backups At All the cantie freeway Eastbound
Between hi tl street and Forty Five. The north freeway
you've got that road. Construction going on it's got the.
Right lane block not seeing any delays on. That Just,

(55:12):
yet Michael Scott The Ability Tree. Experts traffic, center, all
Right Sir and terry smith is At the weather channel with.
Our foggy, Forecast hello tail.

Speaker 17 (55:20):
Yes it is.

Speaker 18 (55:21):
A foggy forecast no big surprise for as warm and muggy,
as it is we're dealing with fog, again this morning
and the visibilities are low and the FOG's going to
be hanging.

Speaker 4 (55:32):
Around for at least.

Speaker 8 (55:33):
Half the morning so if.

Speaker 18 (55:36):
You have flights just know that that may have an
impact on your flights coming in, or going out.

Speaker 4 (55:41):
At least, briefly this morning things.

Speaker 18 (55:43):
Will improve just like yesterday where we've got some sunshine
later on and with, the southerly winds it's a, warm
day again no, big surprise there flirting with some record.
Hot temperatures today temperatures will be in the mid seventies
to low Eighties, And Both houston hobby Bush. And or
continent all the records, are eighty two so if we
get up to eighty two, or get hotter it'll either

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tie or. Break the record we're going to be like
This Tomorrow on christmas day with some morning fog and
then sunshine and through the, weekend as well mid seventies
to low eighties Every.

Speaker 3 (56:14):
Day through, sunday all right And Thank.

Speaker 2 (56:17):
You terry smith and right now we have sixty seven
at your official, Severe Weather station news RADIO SEVEN.

Speaker 3 (56:22):
FORTY ktrh h i.

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Live, In clear LAKE mumble reliable ktrh.

Speaker 20 (56:28):
Traffic and weather next.

Speaker 30 (56:30):
On, the ten.

Speaker 3 (56:33):
Okay it.

Speaker 2 (56:33):
Is six eighteen good. Morning To You i'm bob france
Sitting In. For Jimmy Barrett happy Christmas Eve Or, merry
christmas eve if you will appreciate you and spending a
little bit of time with. Us this morning you know
those big rig truck drivers that were smashing up and
literally killing people on the highways because They, don't speak
english can't, tell road signs don't know.

Speaker 3 (56:55):
What they're, allowed to do.

Speaker 2 (56:56):
What, they're not Yeah, primarily In california the trump administration
is going out and trying to protect people on the roadways.

Speaker 3 (57:04):
From These Drivers.

Speaker 2 (57:05):
Operation highway sentinel is a cool name for an important
law enforcement effort that has taken so far over one
hundred illegal big rig drivers who have made our highways
less safe.

Speaker 3 (57:17):
Off The road.

Speaker 2 (57:20):
Gavin, newsom in california they're basically giving, a DRIVER'S license
a cdl commercial driver's license to anybody, who wants one
whether They can understand english and, understand the roads pass the.
Test or not according to Town, hall dot com of
one hundred individuals who, have been arrested they come from a,

(57:41):
multitude Of, Countries, Including, India, Mexico, Colombia, Huzbekistan, Ukraine, Nicaragua,
Russia Georgia, venezuela El. Salvador And honduras gavin newsom's sanctuary
state Policies are, costing AMERICAN Lives said Ice Deputy. Director
madison sheian his government issued thousands of CDLs to illegal

(58:03):
aliens who had no business, driving at all much less
being behind the wheel of a. Massive semi truck these drivers,
get Their, licenses leave california then terrorize roads all. OVER
the country ice is stepping in where his, state has,
failed she said just like Our operations In, oklahoma and
indiana we are taking these dangerous illegal alien truckers off

(58:25):
the Roads and Making california's street california. Streets safe, again
so again just another hurdle that has to be overcome
because of. Radical leftist policies and there's. No disputing this all,
of these licenses thousands of them are Being, given from
california but they Don't. Stay in california they do put

(58:46):
other people in jeopardy as they go into interstate in.
Our truck routes so thank You, to the president thank YOU,
to the dhs THANK you to ice for. Doing the
job they've got one hundred of these people, off the road,
but guess what there are thousands more. Six twenty one
now let's do traffic on. Weather once again we're gonna
check in on the Morning Drive.

Speaker 20 (59:05):
With michael scott number begets you so.

Speaker 19 (59:07):
Far this morning we do have some ongoing road construction
though It Tend the kittie freeway Heading Eastbound Between hi
tal street and Forty Five.

Speaker 24 (59:16):
The north freeway that right.

Speaker 19 (59:17):
Lane is Blocked Also, the kitty freeway the eastbound Connecting
ramp to Go Forty five north.

Speaker 24 (59:23):
Freeway is blocked.

Speaker 8 (59:24):
That's scheduled until mid. Twenty twenty eight.

Speaker 19 (59:26):
With Ongoing, Roadwork michael Scottdegenerator Supercenter Dot, com traffic center thank.

Speaker 2 (59:33):
You So much and terry's forecast calling for some fog
this morning or it's actually just recognizing that it's there
a dense fog advisory as in effect.

Speaker 3 (59:42):
Until Ten, o'clock forecast.

Speaker 2 (59:43):
Wise we can count on about seventy, seven degrees today
partly cloudey tonight down to About sixty, Five christmas morning
i'm gonna have more, of that fog but it will
be warmer up to. About eighty one friday, about the
Same and Then saturday and sunday also in, the low
eighties maybe even an eighty two. Two eighty three finally
the bottom drops out in normal Temperatures return on monday

(01:00:04):
down into. The upper fifties right now we are at
sixty seven at your official severe Weather station is RADIO.

Speaker 3 (01:00:11):
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Cliff bob hfd is battling a large warehouse fire on
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Ktrh In, Instantly all right so THIS is just i
didn't even know what you.

Speaker 2 (01:00:55):
Wanna call, it it's hysterical but, it's, also really really really.
Sad and disturbing Remember when the biden administration for four
years kept pushing and demanding and mandating that electric vehicles
be the law of the Land no more, by twenty.

Speaker 3 (01:01:10):
Thirty no more internal combustion.

Speaker 2 (01:01:14):
Gasoline powered engines we're going to be able to be
built to put cars, on the road to put tractors in,
the fields. Anywhere electric everything and you remember the pushback
that a lot of, us gave, saying you know this
could be a problem in a, lot of circumstances particularly
in winter when those Electric Vehicles elected and i'm not

(01:01:34):
trying to make fun of ANYBODY'S got an ev but
especially in winter, in colder places Colder, climates in, houston
you know those batteries don't. Last very long and, in
the summertime when it's, really really hot you got to.
Use air conditioning those batteries don't. Last very long that's
where that's the backdrop. For this story practical considerations such
as MOVING from point A to point b in relative

(01:01:57):
comfort and safety mean little to the Climate change cult
so it shouldn't surprise Us That, In New york kathy
hulkals demand that diesel school buses be replaced. With electric
Ones same thing biden pushed for isn't working on the
heels of a state wide mandate requiring all school Bus
Purchases In new york. State be electric by, twenty twenty

(01:02:20):
seven Parents In The Lake Shore central School District of
new york are speaking out because their bus drivers are
turning the heat off completely because they have to conserve
battery life for their electric school buses to.

Speaker 3 (01:02:35):
FINISH The route.

Speaker 2 (01:02:38):
Wivb news has received several calls from concerned parents in,
that school district which Covers.

Speaker 3 (01:02:46):
Part of Angelo.

Speaker 2 (01:02:47):
Brandt and derby not that that means much to anybody
who Is Not a new yorker regarding their child's bus
trips to, and from school claiming they're coming in freezing
when they get home and getting off. Of the bus
It's Winter in new york and they're not allowed to
have heat because it's taking too much of the power
of the battery away. From the engine is the core

(01:03:10):
is the report from. The bus drivers the kids are
coming home saying that their bus is freezing and their
parents are giving them hand warmers to get on the school.

Speaker 3 (01:03:20):
Bus.

Speaker 2 (01:03:21):
Every day quote the heaters on the bus run off
the same electricity as, the Bus itself Said, scott ziobro
maybe a former school board candidate and parent whose children
go to school. In the district they were told that
it drains the battery capacity of. The bus itself so
you're gonna have to. Just bundle. Up holy cow and

(01:03:42):
to think where we would be right now if the
election had gone. A Different, direction kamala harris the, cackler
in chief would have absolutely Followed up on biden's mandates
for not, only school buses but virtually every, engine and
yes all.

Speaker 3 (01:03:58):
Of our cars and it wouldn't.

Speaker 2 (01:03:59):
Matter to them it doesn't matter one iota whether or
not you can turn the air conditioning on in the
summer in your, vehicle or, else you know and therefore,
limit the life, not life expectancy but the charge, in
the battery or whether you can turn the heat on in.
The winter time and that's the reason why, the electric, vehicle,

(01:04:20):
you know fraud if you want, to call it that is.

Speaker 3 (01:04:22):
What it is so many people had.

Speaker 2 (01:04:24):
No earthly idea they were pushing these as being the
answer to, the energy crisis weaning us off of fossil fuels.
And everything else but So many obstacles and there is one. Example,
of it now kids in cold climates are shivering because
they can't put heat on in.

Speaker 3 (01:04:37):
The, school buses, yeah just smh. Shaking my head.

Speaker 2 (01:04:42):
Six, twenty six now let's find out what's going to
Happen Here on christmas Eve In, on Wall Street a,
Bloomberg business Report Here, Is Courtney.

Speaker 23 (01:04:49):
DONAHOE good morning a deal in, the pharmaceutical Industry drug
giant senafee Agreeing To buy dinovax technologies for about two point.
Two Billion dollars the Dinovacs deal gives SONAFIE a hepatitis
b vaccine that's already MARKETED, in the us as well
as an experimental shingle shot currently in. Early human testing

(01:05:10):
checking in on, trading this morning stock futures are seeing
small MOVES after THE s and p five hundred hit a. Record,
high yesterday meantime oil at fifty eight dollars a barrel
crude is still on track for its biggest annual decline. Since,
twenty twenty however concerns About disruptions From russia and venezuela
have helped keep a. Floor Under Prices Courtney's donahoe Bloomberg

(01:05:32):
Business on news radio seven FORTY K t Rh.

Speaker 1 (01:05:37):
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Speaker 16 (01:05:47):
With the irp more of what's happening Now From The John,
Morris services studios.

Speaker 2 (01:05:55):
Much to the chagrin, of The left the trump economy
Is winning and texas makes another move on CARE. And the,
Ccp good Morning i'm about France, And For jimmy cliff
sanders has the details on those stories are more. Coming
right up but first we're going to check. The morning
drive see how you're navigating. Through The Fog here's michael
scott or we're.

Speaker 19 (01:06:13):
Getting reports of a Disabled Vehicle On ni katie freeway
Heading Eastbound.

Speaker 8 (01:06:17):
At antoine silver it looks to be on. The left
shoulder not a.

Speaker 19 (01:06:22):
Real big backup, BECAUSE of that I Tend The baytown
east freeway Heading Westbound from crosby Lunchberg To The East.
Sam houston parkway currently a, six minute drive no delays
along That Stretch, of Michael Scott The Ability Tree.

Speaker 3 (01:06:36):
Experts traffic, center all.

Speaker 2 (01:06:38):
Right thank you and that dense fog advisory is in
effect until ten. O'clock this morning it will clear out
and give way to. Some cloudy skies really this afternoon,
high seventy seven partly cloudy tonight down to About sixty.

Speaker 3 (01:06:50):
Five christmas. Morning more fog what about The Rest.

Speaker 2 (01:06:53):
Of christmas Day I'll let terry smith answer that question
in eight and a half minutes when we check. In with,
her right now we are at sixty seven still at
your official severe Weather station is RADIO. Seven forty krh
that'sime for. The Morning News, Merry, Christmas Eve Clifford. Merry
christmas eve roberts six point THIRTY. One on kgrh.

Speaker 4 (01:07:11):
Our, top story well the left didn't like seeing the
blockbuster economic numbers. We got YESTERDAY third quarter gdp was
up four point three percent, year over year way higher,
than the experts so. Called Experts Predicted National Economic Council director,
kevin hasset Says One Day president donald trump's going to
get the.

Speaker 38 (01:07:30):
Credit he deserves his main point is that if you,
grow the economy if, you increase supply, you create factories
you get eighteen trillion dollars of money COMING. Into the
us that it's not inflationary because if you got a
lot more supply than.

Speaker 4 (01:07:44):
Prices go down, by the way we're looking at down,
futures this morning and they are down slightly after gaining.
Eighty points yesterday oil futures are up to nearly fifty
nine dollars a, barrel this morning the state wide average
for gas dropping two cents over nine to two forty.
Three A, gallon in uston you're paying an average of two.
Forty a gallon and if you're taking a last Minute,

(01:08:06):
flight for christmas here's the good news where you got
minimal Delays out Of bush and. Hobby this morning it's
coming up on six. Point Thirty three the trump administration
continues to, target narco Terrorists and, While democrats complain Republicans
say what trump is doing. Makes perfect sense.

Speaker 26 (01:08:23):
Why wait till it comes to our streets while out to,
poison our family while out to poison our towns. In,
our states yes let's go attack them and sink them
and the waters that they're using to transport that's poison.

Speaker 4 (01:08:34):
Into Our States Oklahoma Senator. Mark wwaine mullen the left
Also doesn't Like republicans in congress going after The state
of MINNESOTA after the. Covid Fraud Scandal Texas congressman brandon gill's, response.

Speaker 39 (01:08:46):
To that it's about nine billion dollars of tax money
that has been, looted From you, the american taxpayer that's
been looted. FROM the treasury I think that congress has
a role in ensuring that our welfare programs are not
abused by left Wing Governors.

Speaker 3 (01:09:01):
Like governor walls, by.

Speaker 4 (01:09:03):
The way that governor is going Around claiming the trump
administration has been weaponized. Against his state that Was gil on.
Fox last night it's coming up on six. Point Thirty
Four Texas comptroller kelly hancock Is Asking the attorney general's
office if he can block school choice vouchers from going
to schools that have connections to the Communist.

Speaker 30 (01:09:21):
GOVERNMENT of china i cannot conceive that we would Have
Won the cold war if we Had allowed the soviets
to Do what the chinese have done by way of
spreading money throughout all.

Speaker 3 (01:09:32):
Levels of education.

Speaker 4 (01:09:34):
National Security expert at tarzanski says this move. Is common
sense hancock is also looking through block schools that are
Connected To The Designated FOREIGN terrorist group care. From, receiving
Funds meantime the texas school choice program is getting a Boost.

Speaker 35 (01:09:49):
From the fence the governor opted into a new federal
program that helps those leave a.

Speaker 4 (01:09:55):
Failing public school it's a.

Speaker 35 (01:09:56):
Tax break for those who donate to scholarships that help
families with things like.

Speaker 31 (01:10:00):
Tuition and books this is going to provide families with
a lot more opportunity to find the education experience that better.
Suits Their kid.

Speaker 35 (01:10:07):
Matt Friendaway With The Yes every kid foundation says that
when there are fewer, barriers for families like allowing them
to get their kids into, the right school student. Outcomes
are Improved, atrh's Rex oates a chinese Student's case against
texas's law banning foreign land ownership is tossed a win
for the state. And National Security Woodland State representative steve

(01:10:29):
toad says, state law prevailed and it's all about protecting.

Speaker 8 (01:10:33):
Our own interests you Can't go to china and buy.

Speaker 32 (01:10:36):
Or lease, property in fact you can't even open up
A business in china unless They allow a chinese company
that you compete with to actually see exactly. What you're
doing it's ridiculous that people from foreign anniversaries Come To
the united states and they use our liberty and. Freedom against,
us he says there will, be more lawsuits but the
law is rock solid six. Point thirty five even as

(01:10:58):
more store, stopped Taking cash most americans aren't ready to let.
THE paper go a new survey shows strong resistance to,
a cashless future with eighty four percent of post When
The expert, janie spooner says like.

Speaker 4 (01:11:10):
It, or not cashless it's, not just. Coming it's here
it's going.

Speaker 33 (01:11:15):
To be gradual but we've started and so much of
the time you see right. Now electronic payments it'll phase
out the cash that we. Have a coin we're, starting
with coins but it'll all.

Speaker 4 (01:11:27):
Phase out meantime the, price, of gold well that.

Speaker 40 (01:11:30):
Just keeps Rising Financial consultant ron glasgow says gold goes
up during times of inflation and times of uncertainty, such
as now and we're confronted with stock markets. Making new highs.

Speaker 8 (01:11:42):
Nobody really knows.

Speaker 31 (01:11:43):
Where to invest it seems like everything instead of it
at All time hide and.

Speaker 8 (01:11:46):
So when there's a uncertain year where there's a fear.

Speaker 40 (01:11:49):
And people, fuck of gold And then there's china and
other nations buying up. Gold and silver by the time,
all year long no wonder gold is up seventy. Percent
This Year Mike hei news RADIO seven forty ktr.

Speaker 4 (01:12:02):
SIX thirty six ut is getting nearly ten million dollars
to set up a, new space laboratory And Esawatch Dot
COM's keith cowing says it Belongs Here in Texas.

Speaker 13 (01:12:12):
You've Got, johnson's space center which has, been there forever
and You've got the origin launching in one.

Speaker 9 (01:12:16):
Part of state AND he had SpaceX launching.

Speaker 13 (01:12:18):
In another part.

Speaker 30 (01:12:19):
Of the state so it kind.

Speaker 4 (01:12:20):
Of makes sense your lab is expected to keep an
eye on everything, in near space from, satellites to Rockets
And the houston rockets returned to, action last night Lost
to the clippers one twenty eight to. One Oh Eight
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Speaker 20 (01:12:37):
The preset that sets. The record straits this just made
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morning To you about brands Sitting In. FOR jimmy barrett
i appreciate you. BEING with us i also Appreciate the
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please do so. And join us we're having great conversations
each and every day about really important, things that Matter Including.
This byron, Donalds You know, byron donald's Right he's a
florida congressman who's probably gonna End up being florida's Next
governor After, ron de santis. Who Is amazing byron donalds

(01:13:33):
wants some work, to get done and he knows that
a lot of the great Work from the house isn't
getting Done in the senate because of. The Filibuster Rule
so byron Donalds Is rallying house republicans to join Him
In telling senate republicans To end the senate filibuster use.
That nuclear option it requires sixty votes to advance most

(01:13:54):
bills to come, to a vote and that filibuster Problem
in the senate has done a, lot of problems Including Stalling,
the save act which was Passed by The, house in
april so it's sitting there for, eight months now which
would mandate proof of citizenship for. Federal voter registration that
should not be controversial anybody and everybody in government, should,

(01:14:17):
be saying yes our elections, must be free they, must
be fair they, must be secure they, must be verified,
and that, means, you know foreigners non citizens cannot but
whether they're legal residents, here or not. They cannot vote
and so requiring A proof of us citizenship for voter
registration should be an easy, thing to do but it
Isn't because the democrats know that they rely on illegal

(01:14:41):
immigrants and legal residents who are here from other countries
to vote in order to continue to. Advance Their Agenda so,
byran donald says this block's agenda item or key agenda
items like, nuclear power. Expansion Crypto deregulation the dose were
saying that the Filibuster on the senate side creates a

(01:15:04):
logjam and has since its. Nineteen, Seventeen origins meanwhile senator,
on that side this is, More Important now, mike lee
said reforming it to talking filibusters that demand actual debate would.
Do the Job Others Like Senate Majority leader john thune
resist are. Resisting full elimination a mid warnings it Could
backfire if, democrats regain power and that is just absolutely

(01:15:26):
insane talk for lots of reasons that we. Will talk
about But Here's What senator mike lee said about ending.
The zombie filibuster.

Speaker 41 (01:15:35):
So we've talked a lot about the benefits of getting
rid of. The zombie philibuster what we haven't talked about.
Are the downsides there are two. Basic downsides, downside number
one if you Want To thwart president trump's agenda and
you want to, do it easily you're not going to
like this move because it's going to make it. A lot,
harder number two if YOU are, a us senator you're
going to have, to work harder spend a lot more

(01:15:57):
Time on, the senate floor probably more time voting than.
You would otherwise let me know if those terms are.

Speaker 2 (01:16:03):
Acceptable to, you oh, wow just brilliant brilliant Work By.
Based mike, lee absolutely correct, You, know what senator you
might have. To work harder, and number two if you're
Trying to, thwart trump's agenda that might make it more
difficult for you end, the zombie filibuster as he Pointed
Out did mike lee in a tweet from, four days,
ago he said it takes sixty votes to pass the Bill.

Speaker 4 (01:16:23):
In.

Speaker 3 (01:16:23):
The, Senate right.

Speaker 2 (01:16:24):
Wrong it doesn't it takes sixty votes, to achieve cloture
which is the mechanism to bring debate to a close
and then a vote. Can be held and when vote the,
vote is held it only requires. A simple majority that's
why he calls it the zombie filibuster and says we need.
To end It That's, Based Mike Lee, senator mike, lee
all right. Six forty one let's see what's happening. On

(01:16:44):
that drive Now We've got michael scott. In, the, house
michael before we're.

Speaker 19 (01:16:48):
Getting reports of a Disabled Vehicle On ni katie freeway
heading East Bound. At antwine silver it looks to be on.
The left shoulder not a real big backup because. Of
That Tend The baytown east freeway Heading westbound From crosby
lunch Bird To The East sam houston parkway currently is,
six minute drive no delays along That Stretch, of Michael

(01:17:10):
Scott The Ability Tree.

Speaker 4 (01:17:11):
Experts traffic, center.

Speaker 2 (01:17:13):
All right thank. You So much terry Smith At the
weather channel has our. Forecast, for us terry can you
see through the?

Speaker 4 (01:17:19):
Fog Just barely and i'm still Looking. FOR sky mike
i can't.

Speaker 18 (01:17:23):
FIND him Anywhere i think i'm gonna have To send
Out santa and rudolph to go look for him.

Speaker 2 (01:17:29):
With this fog Isn't that Why rudolph was Isn't that why?
Rudolph took over is because of The Fog. On christmas
eve that's exactly right that we can. See, Through it amen.

Speaker 4 (01:17:39):
I'm, Just telling.

Speaker 18 (01:17:40):
YOU santa knows i haven't had a chance Yet To,
Do santa tracker i'm gonna have to go Check out.

Speaker 4 (01:17:45):
Where sanna is send OUT.

Speaker 18 (01:17:47):
An S, o s anyhow we do have the fog,
again THIS morning and i expect we'll see it tomorrow
morning and probably the rest. Of the, week morning fog
a little bit of. Sunshine later on the overall pattern's
Not Changing until. Sunday monday timeframe we're going. To be
warm it's seventies to low eighties today, through the weekend then.

(01:18:08):
EARLY next week i Have to admit i'm a little
excited to see some much colder weather. Show back Up
looks like monday's highs maybe only. In the fifties so
some cooler weather is on the way. Later next, week.

Speaker 3 (01:18:21):
All right we will be, ready for, It.

Speaker 2 (01:18:22):
Thank you terry, and right now sixty seven degrees at
your official, Severe Weather station news RADIO.

Speaker 3 (01:18:28):
SEVEN forty krh.

Speaker 34 (01:18:31):
I usually, take iten west but lately that's.

Speaker 8 (01:18:34):
BEEN a nightmare ktrh. Time saving traffic next.

Speaker 3 (01:18:37):
On, the ten okay it is.

Speaker 2 (01:18:41):
SIX forty nine i got a couple of stories we're
working on here there we're going to share with you
since we do not have timeline.

Speaker 3 (01:18:47):
For this morning one of which is how far will local?

Speaker 2 (01:18:51):
POLICE departments go i don't Mean, LOCAL in houston i
just mean a, local police department this one happens To
be in virginia go to help aliens avoid detection and.
Capture by ice it is remarkable how many law enforcement
agencies are willing to forego what is, essentially their, standard,

(01:19:13):
you know protocol which is to collaborate and coordinate with
other law enforcement agencies to. Enforce the law, local you,
know police jurisdictions working, with county sheriffs working with state
police officers, and state troopers working. With federal agents they're
all wearing the badge that say, the same thing to.
Serve and protect but it is amazing to see the

(01:19:35):
number of them that refuse to assist when it comes
to catching illegal aliens and deporting them as required. By
federal law the Story out of charlottesvielleow share with you
after the traffic and weather here, WILL bother you i
think a little bit. It bothers me and then we're
going to talk a little bit more about what's Going On.
On capitol hill really interesting Developments Here With senator Eric

(01:19:57):
schmidt From Missouri the walls act to be passed To
stop the minnesota scale fraud from. Ever happening again we'll
get both those stories covered for you right after we
do the. Traffic end weather traffic comes To You from michael.

Speaker 19 (01:20:11):
Scott at a brand new accident reporting now on the
southeast side Forty Five to gulf Freeway Northbound At. Broadway
park place it is causing just a couple of minutes
in the way of backups So. Far from belfort if
you're traveling on Forty Five the north freeway northbound From Downtown,
to woodlands parkway twenty four minute drive. With No Delays

(01:20:32):
i'm michael Scott In The Ability Tree. Experts traffic, center all.
Right Thank you fog.

Speaker 2 (01:20:37):
Advisor in effect, until ten o'clock it's Going to be
claudia this afternoon high of, Seventy seven tonight claudia is
well down. To sixty, five christmas morning, similar morning fog
then warming into the low eighties eighty one Perhaps the
top friday partly cloudie around Eighty and Then saturday and
sunday also in the low eighties before finally things a
bottom out and get back into the upper fifties Four.

(01:20:59):
Highs on, monday right now sitting at sixty seven is
your official severe Weather station is RADIO. Seven forty ktrh
let's check those Morning Headlines now cliff saunders.

Speaker 4 (01:21:09):
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Speaker 8 (01:21:43):
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Live in ito your reliable forecast next on the ten ON.

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Seven forty ktrh.

Speaker 2 (01:21:49):
So this is the first of, the two stories and
this is What's, Happening. In Charlottesville virginia The city of
charlottesville will not move FORWARD with their flock safety license
plate reader system following the conclusion of a year. Long
pilot program despite reported success in helping, police solve crimes
city council decided during Its meeting on monday that they're

(01:22:12):
not going to solve those crimes anymore because they want
to protect.

Speaker 3 (01:22:16):
The illegal.

Speaker 2 (01:22:16):
Aliens that's right concerns that the federal government might find
illegal aliens BY using that Flock program that charlotte'sville will
events implemented is forcing them to. Abandon the program among
the primary concerns for how DATA collected by flock could
be potentially accessed or used beyond, the city's control including
fears it could be obtained by federal agencies for unintended

(01:22:39):
purposes such as yes. Tracking undocumented immigrants how is it
that law enforcement agencies can outwardly and openly declare that
they're not going.

Speaker 3 (01:22:50):
To enforce laws it's unreal.

Speaker 42 (01:22:52):
In the community, that being said there were some concerns.

Speaker 8 (01:22:56):
Like data being taken from flock and being used for
unintended per purposes like. Tracking illegal immigrants.

Speaker 42 (01:23:02):
The concerns continue to come up about mostly policymakers, that
you know or the federal government or THE administration in
dc could get.

Speaker 3 (01:23:12):
Access To it.

Speaker 8 (01:23:13):
Chief conscious says it's.

Speaker 24 (01:23:15):
Not all bad flock cameras in the last year have
helped them, solve several cases.

Speaker 42 (01:23:20):
Help us off our homicide. In the city it has
helped us recover. A missing child let's let's let's.

Speaker 2 (01:23:26):
Hear that again the flock system is, helping, save people
right help them, solve several cases help.

Speaker 42 (01:23:34):
Us off our homicide. In the city it has helped
us recover. A missing child the flock system is helping,
us catch. Killers solving homicides you, just heard that and
even find. A missing child but we're going to deactivate
it and not use it after the one year of pilot,
program because well we want to save and. Protect illegal aliens.

Speaker 3 (01:23:54):
Make that.

Speaker 2 (01:23:55):
MAKES some sense i say that rhetorically. Because you cannot.
That is unbelievable SECOND story that i wanted to, Get
To Again Missouri senator eric schmidt had something To say To,
kelly and conway who was Sitting in on fox last
night about Being sued by china for. Fifty million dollars
i'm sorry for. Fifty billion dollars he's being Sued By

(01:24:17):
The chinese communist party for telling the truth ABOUT.

Speaker 3 (01:24:21):
What Started covid.

Speaker 43 (01:24:22):
Let its an. Attempt TO intimidate but i got News For.
The chinese communists i'm from the. Show me state we,
don't scare easily so. Bring it on we got a
twenty four billion Dollar judgment In Missouri against communist CHINA
for unleashing covid on the world because they lied and they.

Speaker 3 (01:24:36):
DECEIVED the world a couple of, Examples of.

Speaker 43 (01:24:38):
That kelly in they cut off flights in And out
of wuhan domestically but not internationally when they knew the
coronavirus had Leaked from. The wuhan lab they were the
largest NET exporter of ppe and then became the largest
NET importer Of ppe in december of twenty nineteen before
they told THE. World about covid they're responsible for unleashing
this virus, on the world and we exposed all that

(01:25:01):
and they don't. Like it now so we got a
twenty four. Billion dollar judgment they have this ridiculous fifty
billion dollar. Lawsuit against me but the truth is the.

Speaker 20 (01:25:09):
Bigger.

Speaker 43 (01:25:09):
Picture here kellyan IS we exposed i think the supply
chains and how vulnerable. They really are so the most
efficient supply chains aren't always. The most resilient so the
fact that we were that reliant On, MATERIALS from china
i think is. Playing, Out now right so.

Speaker 2 (01:25:24):
It is playing Out now and China Again suing eric
schmidt for fifty billion dollars for telling the World that
the wuhan virus was Indeed originated in Wuhan and that.
China was RESPONSIBLE second thing i wanted to share is
and that was Again That Was. Senator eric schmidt This
Is Actually. Representative brandon gill so it's kind of a.

(01:25:46):
Third story here this is the One about. The walls
law they're trying To Pass the walls act to stop
what's Going on in minnesota from.

Speaker 3 (01:25:53):
Happening, anywhere, else, ever again well this is.

Speaker 39 (01:25:56):
A multi billion dollar fraud program that is still being
uncovered now at estimates are estimating that it's about nine
billion dollars of tax money that has been, looted From you,
the american taxpayer that's been looted. FROM the treasury I
think that congress has a role in ensuring that our
welfare programs are not abused by left Wing Governors, like

(01:26:18):
governor walls who is using this to fund what is
virtually a patronage System of taking americans hard earned tax
dollars and giving it to his political allies by turning
a blind eye amidst widespread rampant welfare fraud that he knew.

Speaker 3 (01:26:33):
Was going on that's.

Speaker 39 (01:26:35):
A huge problem i think that this act is the
first step and clamping down. ON welfare fraud i think
we have a lot, more to do but this is
a great first first step.

Speaker 2 (01:26:43):
To welfare fraud and medicaid Fraud from Those, somalis In
minnesota In Minneapolis that brandon gill.

Speaker 3 (01:26:50):
Is talking about There.

Speaker 2 (01:26:51):
Not just minneapolis the second Largest population of Somalis In
the united States, Is, in columbus ohio the, capital city
there and the there is just about as rampant as It.
IS in minneapolis a federal law is indeed. Called for
here so it's Good To, Hear Brandon Gill representative brandon gill.
Telling that, story all right it is a. Six fifty

(01:27:13):
seven we'll take. A time Out This Is. Houston's morning NEWS.

Speaker 1 (01:27:19):
This is us radio SEVEN Forty kat Rh houston and
iHeartRadio Station guaranteed human now, the latest news whether it's
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Morris Services studios.

Speaker 2 (01:27:36):
Hunter Biden, turns on Dad And the supreme Court, turned
on trump making his job in deporting illegal aliens.

Speaker 3 (01:27:44):
A lot.

Speaker 2 (01:27:44):
Tougher Good Morning i'm bob France In. For jimmy barrett
this is the seven o'clock report on news radio SEVEN
Forty Kt rh cliffs. Anders, has news first we'll check
that morning drive.

Speaker 3 (01:27:53):
Through The Fog. Here's michael scott look.

Speaker 19 (01:27:55):
Out for this accident as you Travel On. The golf
freeway it's going to be North down Right. Broadway park
place he is not causing much. Of a backup traffic
is extremely, light this morning only a couple Of. Minutes
from belford for those moving along Six' ten the north
loop Eastbound From Sixty ninety east text Freeway To, itend
the east freeway expect a five minute. Trip With no

(01:28:17):
delays Michael Scott in The Generator Supercenter. Dot com, traffic center.

Speaker 2 (01:28:22):
All right thank you we've got that dense fog advisory
in effect Until, ten partly cloud oh this is gonna
be about seventy seven under cloudy skies today partly cloudy
tonight down To about sixty, five christmas morning similar it's
going to be, foggy in the morning. Warmer in The
afternoon i'll let terry give you these specifics coming up
when we check. In at, seven ten right now we are.
Still at sixty seven UNLESS it changed and i.

Speaker 3 (01:28:44):
Didn't, know about.

Speaker 2 (01:28:45):
It no it didn't sixty seven degrees at official Your
Official severe weather STATIONS. Radio seven forty ktrh now It's
Time For. The Christmas Eve. News here's cliff, saunders.

Speaker 4 (01:28:54):
Good morning everyone SEVEN. Oh one on ktrh our. Top
story this hour one of.

Speaker 5 (01:28:59):
The failures was the way in which they Executed. THE
withdrawal from afghanistan i think it. Was An Obvious failure.

Speaker 4 (01:29:05):
That's hunter biden going off on His. Dad, singing out
afghanistan oh.

Speaker 5 (01:29:10):
And the border crisis we don't want immigrants that, are
coming here illegally draining us of resources and also in
being prioritized above people that. Are actual literal heroes over.

Speaker 4 (01:29:25):
The course of a nearly, six hour long Interview He,
Told podcaster sean ryan he's not even Sure. He's Still
a democrat president trump, has closed the border trying to
deport the illegals, That are STILL Here But the us
supreme court just made his. Job A little.

Speaker 6 (01:29:40):
Tougher the, trump administration so far he has not identified
a source of authority allowing the military. To Execute, the
Laws In illinois a supreme court order concludes justices are
refusing to lift a Lower Court's order blocking President Trump
from deploying national Guard troops. In the chicago area it is,
not a final ruling but it serves as a temporary.

(01:30:02):
Setback For The administration.

Speaker 4 (01:30:04):
Boxes, jared Halpern reporting elsewhere the trump administration deploying Three
Hundred and fifty National Guard troops to new orleans ahead.
Of the new year that's on top of the immigration
crackdown already. Underway In That city the white house continues
to push back on the biased sixty minute SEGMENT On
illegal aliens nl salvador. That hasn't aired yet.

Speaker 8 (01:30:26):
Every one of those producers at sixty minutes. Engage in, This,
revolt fire, Them Cleanhouse.

Speaker 4 (01:30:31):
Fire Them white House Deputy Chief of Staff. Stephen miller
on FOX the administration says cbs did not use a
statement supply to. THEM For This piece Cbs News Editor
in chief barry weiss is taking heat from the left
and her own employees. For killing the.

Speaker 9 (01:30:48):
Story not only did they leak the whole internal, fight
To THE newspapers this global tv actually aired The, segment
on the internet so all of the leftists who love
sixty minutes can. See What they concocted.

Speaker 4 (01:31:01):
Tim Graham With the Media research center says weiss Wanted
To give the white, house time to comment but that
was just too much for the leftists. Who worked for
her at the, end of the day it's just the
mainstream media. Doing Mainstream media Things.

Speaker 10 (01:31:15):
For Meet The press Host chuck todd told newsmax that
public distrust in the news media is caused largely by
big tech and algorithms that drive people to. Content They Agree,
With to paul University media studies Professor jeff McCall says
todd is.

Speaker 8 (01:31:28):
Missing the bigger.

Speaker 11 (01:31:29):
Point confirmation bias is a factor caused to certain extent fight,
algorithms in big tech but there's much more. Going on
than it starts with the traditional media rejections, of standards
and fairness and they're in, praise of political activism.

Speaker 10 (01:31:43):
And he adds that todd was one of the worst
examples of that activism DURING His, Time At Nbc News
corey jolson NEWS radio Seven forty.

Speaker 3 (01:31:50):
Ktrh cheven o.

Speaker 4 (01:31:51):
Four next year will bring big Time Change to. The
texas congressional Delegation nine Members between democrats and republicans are
leaving at The end of their Some have been, in
washington for years, and with their departure the state loses a.
Little bit of cloud.

Speaker 12 (01:32:06):
Won't have as Many people advocating for texas from a position.

Speaker 4 (01:32:10):
Of Authority And Power rice, as mark jones says senior
congressman get replaced with freshmen who rarely. Get important leadership
positions Another member of the texas delegation may have eyes.
On a bigger prize, In Twenty Twenty eight senator ted
cruz is said to be considering Another Run.

Speaker 13 (01:32:27):
FOR the white house a Straw Pole run BY turning
point IN. Usa found that jd. Vans Is the favorite
ted cruz got less than one, percent of the vote.

Speaker 3 (01:32:35):
Just kind of separated. Himself a little Bit.

Speaker 13 (01:32:37):
Texas political strategist vintie michello says this is part of A.
Larger Divide within conservatism turning POINT is Leading The, maga movement,
sata cruz he says place more to the TRADITIONAL.

Speaker 3 (01:32:47):
Wing Of The gop that's Michael.

Speaker 4 (01:32:48):
Board reporting in austin We Told You yesterday governor greg
Gabbott Once a chief state prosecutor position created to counter soft.
On crime district attorneys.

Speaker 31 (01:32:58):
Sometimes when, you put.

Speaker 14 (01:32:59):
Something out they're alike everybody kind of gets the word
and basically starts doing what they're. Supposed to be doing
so it could have an effect. Book Legislatively and Figuratively.

Speaker 4 (01:33:09):
Andy, kahn with crime stopper says this idea is obviously,
in its early stages but he wants to see. What,
comes of it also we're finding out more about why
the police chief In the town of humble.

Speaker 15 (01:33:21):
Is on unpaid leave the eight page report makes note
of several challenges identified by, personnel within the department according
to the forty employees out of ninety in the department who.
Filled out the, survey in the report it states many
of those who responded expressed. Concerns Involving leadership practices.

Speaker 4 (01:33:42):
Mario DIAZ there With our, Tv partner Channel two firefighters and,
conro sue the City alleging it violated texas law and
the will of the voters by rechecking a valid petition
to place collective Bargaining. On the ballot may the union
says it submitted more than the legally required. Number of
voters signatures coming up, On Seven oh seven the Rockets

(01:34:02):
loose To the clippers, in la last night one eight.
To One Oh eight I'm cliff, saunders on houston's news,
weather And traffic station NEWS. Radio seven forty kgrh what?

Speaker 11 (01:34:13):
Has happened just?

Speaker 14 (01:34:14):
Yesterday what's happening?

Speaker 1 (01:34:16):
Today happened in?

Speaker 20 (01:34:17):
Jail what happens next the things are happening right here
on NEWS.

Speaker 16 (01:34:22):
Radio seven forty ktrh so they're telling us, it's an
affordability crisis then why is?

Speaker 34 (01:34:28):
The?

Speaker 3 (01:34:28):
Economy going great guns. Good morning to you.

Speaker 2 (01:34:31):
It is seven, minutes after seven o'clock Uh here, on
this wednesday morning the twenty fourth morning, of the twelfth
month in The, ear of our. Lord twenty twenty five
And That, Makes this christmas Eve So a merry. Christmas
eve to you And It's a merry Christmas eve. To
the american people with that great news that busted out,
yesterday on the economy. Growth is way up this is

(01:34:53):
something that the forecasters did Not See coming in president
trump rightly. Taking a victory lap this is exactly, what
The You know the white. House promised Would Happen it's what.
President trump, ran on he said if you just get
out of the way, and let you know let us
make call the shots here, and establish the Policies we will.

Speaker 3 (01:35:12):
Restore america to greatness This is what make america.

Speaker 2 (01:35:14):
Great was, all about last week two, WEEKS maybe last
week i think we got the inflation report two point
seven percent inflation as it continues to plummet down to
that roughly two percent, benchmark after you Know four, years
of biden inflation AND now it's the gdp it was
forecast to be at about.

Speaker 3 (01:35:35):
Three point three percent, What.

Speaker 21 (01:35:36):
Do we get sae we're looking RIGHT now at the
gdp number at? Four point three percent is the actual
number versus answer of? Three Point, three percent.

Speaker 8 (01:35:43):
Mark tepper your reaction.

Speaker 22 (01:35:45):
So last week we talked about inflation coming. In lower
than expected now economic growth is one full percentage. Point
faster than expected it was supposed to come in, at
three point three came in. At four point three this
is a Direct Result of everything president trump.

Speaker 8 (01:36:00):
Is put in place net.

Speaker 22 (01:36:01):
Exports are on The rise because, of trump's tariff policy
which is leveling, The trade playing, field AI's increasing productivity businesses,
are investing in spending and. The consumer remains strong AND just,
think next i, think well next quarter they'll they'll end
up getting an extra one hundred and fifty billion dollars
in refund checks that they can then deploy. And spend as,

(01:36:24):
well so, great number great number.

Speaker 21 (01:36:27):
Four Point three percent and, i've GOT to say WHEN
i see a gdp of, FOUR point three percent i
have to believe five percent.

Speaker 8 (01:36:34):
Is not, far away and that Of Course is what.

Speaker 21 (01:36:37):
Louis navelaire, told us last week mark that we're going
to SEE a five percent gdp handle in the first.

Speaker 8 (01:36:42):
Half of the year he looks.

Speaker 22 (01:36:44):
LIKE nostrodamus, right now i mean he almost predicted. That,
on the head obviously five percent is, well within our
reach especially GIVEN the consumer, tailwinds i just mentioned especially
the fact.

Speaker 2 (01:36:56):
That AND again you know logi or, low INFLATION last week,
higher gdp this week and we haven't even had we
have not even yet had the one big beautiful bill
kick in that will kick in after the, first of
the year and so much more money will be into
the economy organically as there will be, no taxes on
tips and that's going to print a. Bunch of new

(01:37:17):
money it's just that people are going to be able
to keep more of the. Money that they make, no
taxes on tips. No taxes on overtime it's going, to
incentivize hard work it's going. To incentivize more growth companies.
Are going to expand the economy. Is about to explode
and This Is exactly.

Speaker 3 (01:37:32):
What president.

Speaker 2 (01:37:33):
Trump predicted what happened and all of the naysayers and
all of the Doomsdayers telling us that trump's tariffs are going, to,
create a recession well and it's going. To create massive,
inflation INFLATION is down, the gdp is up the, tariffs
are in effect and tariff revenue is going to be
used to give every member, who protects this country Every

(01:37:56):
Member Of The united states armed, services on active duty,
one thousand and seven one hundred and seventy six, dollars
in warrior dividends all. Thanks, to, those policies so yeah
anybody Who thinks that the democrats are about to have
smooth sailing to An electoral victory in november of twenty
twenty six, and retake the majorities take a look at

(01:38:16):
The Economy and if bill clinton was right about it.
BEING the economy stupid i think twenty twenty six is going.
To be, just fine all, right seven to eleven let's
do traffic and. Weather together once again we'll Check In.

Speaker 19 (01:38:28):
Here with michael scott look out for this accident as
You Travel. On the golf freeway it's going to Be
Northbound Right. At broadway park place he is not causing.
Much of a backup traffic is, extremely light this morning
only a Couple. Of minutes from belfort for those moving
along Six' ten the north Blue Eastbound From sixty ninety
east Tech Freeway, to itend the east freeway expect a five.

(01:38:50):
Minute Trip with no Delays Michael scott And The Generator.
Supercenter dot, com Traffic Center all.

Speaker 2 (01:38:56):
Right and terry Smith is at the WEATHER channel with
our four k. Ask for, Our, Holiday, tomorrow good.

Speaker 18 (01:39:02):
Morning, terry hey, good morning well you know for folks
who are trying to travel, by car or by plane
they might not be too happy at least if you've
got an early flight or if you're out, the door
early this morning just because we do have the widespread
fog and the low visibility, across much of the area
that may delay just a little bit some of the
flights taking. Off and also coming in they'll they'll space

(01:39:23):
out the planes a little bit more, in these kind
of conditions but we'll see, the sunshine by the afternoon
so afternoon traveling. Should be in better shape it's going To.
Be like that through sunday clouds in. The morning. And
then sunshine we're dry temperatures are warm like This. Is
like record warmth territory we're talking ten to, twenty degrees
warmer than average with temperatures, mid seventies to low eighties

(01:39:47):
not just today but all.

Speaker 2 (01:39:49):
The, Way through the weekend, terry thank, you so much
and yeah record Temperatures is pretty wild for, christmas to
be this.

Speaker 3 (01:39:56):
Warm but normally we'll.

Speaker 2 (01:39:58):
Return thank, you so much right now we have sixty
seven abnormal degrees at, Your Official severe weather station NEWS
RADIO seven forty Ktr, AH i live In.

Speaker 8 (01:40:08):
Katie i live.

Speaker 16 (01:40:08):
In ito your reliable forecast next on the Ten on
seven forty, Ktrh.

Speaker 2 (01:40:15):
Okay at seven eighteen Bob. Friends sitting in for jimmy
if you, Just Turn The radio on. Merry christmas eve
to you Coming up in a Couple we're Gonna Talk
With andy conn Houston Crime Stoppers about something governor, greg
abbott wants to do but first let me.

Speaker 3 (01:40:28):
Set The table for this an.

Speaker 2 (01:40:30):
Austin man banged on the Locked doors of a of
pedron elementary, as, Students arrived for class screaming i'm going
To go inside and kill i'm going to find. A
way to get in That Individual's, name is named michael
naji who has wrapped up thirty. Four cases since twenty
nineteen he was once caught in an apartment gym, completely

(01:40:52):
nude except for sandals admiring. His physique in the mirror
he then picked up a heavy kettlebell and hurled it
repeatedly to a glass. Office door until. It shattered prosecutors
dismissed it this individual's record of leniency, includes robbery reduced to,
misdemeanor seven felony evading, arrests all, dismissed or. Reduced four

(01:41:14):
burglaries all dismissed he also made eighty four legal entries
into one gas. Station in a single month his only
trip to prison a two year plea deal for aggravated,
assault with serious bodily injury a crime that can get someone.

Speaker 3 (01:41:28):
With priors twenty years easily he got two so after.

Speaker 2 (01:41:32):
Threatening To massacre elementary students, in october of this year.

Speaker 3 (01:41:36):
He was released.

Speaker 2 (01:41:37):
On bond he skipped Court he was arrested on december
third for trespassing. At the same gas station prosecutors dismissed the,
new trespass five days later while he was a. Fugitive
on the, school threatcase thirty. Four cases zero jury trials
now what. Does all of that mean it means that
the prosecutors are refusing to Do. Their jobs and protect

(01:42:02):
texans they're refusing. To prosecute this career criminal that's. What
the bottom line is progressive Das like the ones in.
Austin Won't Do their, jobs so greg abbott says here's.
What we're going to DO he tweeted that story. I
just read to you he retweeted IT along with the
comment i am calling for legislation that creates a chief

(01:42:25):
state prosecutor to actually. Prosecute criminals like this one The
das and places. Like austin refuse to do progressive das
are literally Leading. To the murder of texans these das
must be held accountable and prose prosecutorial power must. BE
shifted to actual prosecutors i Could not agree More and

(01:42:47):
i'm pretty sure andy conn is going to Feel the Same.
Way with houston crime stoppers we'll check in with him
after we do the drive, here at seven to Twenty We'll.

Speaker 3 (01:42:54):
Check in with michael scott still working on A Recon.

Speaker 8 (01:42:57):
Forty five the Gold.

Speaker 19 (01:42:58):
Freeway it's northbounded broad way it was only causing a
couple of minutes in the way of Backups At Last
check from belfort clinton drive at McCarty street side street.

Speaker 8 (01:43:07):
Wreck to Look Out for also On.

Speaker 19 (01:43:10):
Katie freeway eastbound at antwine silber getting. Reports Of A,
disabled Vehicle I'm michael Scott The Generator. Supercenter dot, com traffic.
Center all right thank you we got a fog advisory.
In effect until ten o'clock then it's going. To be
cloudy this afternoon temperature is going, to be around seventy
seven still very. Very warm for, the season Partly cloudy,

(01:43:30):
tonight sixty five christmas morning similar, dense fog in the morning.

Speaker 3 (01:43:34):
But then Warming, and.

Speaker 2 (01:43:35):
Clearing, eighty one friday Partly. Cloudy eighty eighty one saturday
sunday in, the low eighties as well could. Be pushing
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HEADLINES now here's cliff sander i like. How you Said.

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Normal temperatures this is houston just remember That Deathly so
on the galaston bay Plane Crashes up to six delaware.
State trooper and a suspect you're DEAD after shooting at
a dmv facility there and, According To a new poll
home alone Three is the most. Hated christmas movie in,
History if. You've seen it i'm sorry at THE latest news.

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Anytime at ktrh dot com our next update is at
seven thirty the preset.

Speaker 20 (01:44:22):
That sets the record streets this just made. My Whole
Day more EFFICIENT.

Speaker 16 (01:44:25):
One, news radio seven ktrh okay we just laid out
some of the backstory for the Reason For This call
by governor Greg abbat Joining Us Now's Andy, Conn, Houston
Crime stoppers andy.

Speaker 3 (01:44:36):
Mary christmas eve to. You thanks for the? Time how?
Are you hey doing great looking.

Speaker 9 (01:44:40):
Forward to twenty, twenty.

Speaker 3 (01:44:42):
Seven at twenty seven we're. Gonna skip over twenty.

Speaker 9 (01:44:44):
Six i'm AN eternal?

Speaker 3 (01:44:47):
Optimist What?

Speaker 2 (01:44:47):
Can i say, All Right love it so greg abbott
calling for this Week the creation. Of this chief, state
prosecutor first of all give me. YOUR thoughts on his
reasoning i just kind of laid out The Backstory there
of this michael naji character is one example of. Somebody
who should be prosecuted to do is not give, Me,
Your thoughts on, that andy and then also what does

(01:45:09):
it take to create a position like, This, From, the
legislative standpoint.

Speaker 14 (01:45:13):
Yeah bob it reminds me very much of the bailor
form legislation that, we previously had gotten pasted and that
Was A direct result of harris, county judges granting pr
bonds get, out of jail free cards or extremely low
bonds for defenders. Charge with a violent crime so, We
Passed bills specifically basically harris county. Was ground zero for

(01:45:36):
that now you've. Got a situation involving traviscanty it's been
an ongoing a battle basically between those who want to
enforce Law And Order in the travis county district attorney
district attorney who apparently takes a little bit more of
a different approach by not charging, people who commit some serious. Serious,

(01:45:57):
violent crimes on that so so it's going to happen
specifically now since the governor has, called for a, special
prosecutor a statewide prosecutor is you have to. Wait for
a legislative session and the question, is in twenty twenty
seven when, the next session actually begins you'll get.

Speaker 31 (01:46:20):
A bill and.

Speaker 9 (01:46:21):
It's going, to be fascinating you.

Speaker 31 (01:46:22):
See you're going TO again my position.

Speaker 14 (01:46:25):
IS i have no harm i see zero downside and bringing.
An issue like this up there's never been an. Issue
too hot for debate That's A, direct Quote From stephen
hopkins the Rhode Island, delegates to the constitutional convention who
was seeking when we were. Seeking a declaration of independence

(01:46:45):
so next legislative session will kind of become ground zero
for any attempts for the governor to. Have, a, Statewide,
special prosecutor.

Speaker 2 (01:46:58):
Okay now andy tell me the difference, between a position
like this a statewide special. Prosecutor and the Attorney general
doesn't the attorney general get to oversee or have a
say in prosecutions or, collaborations with. Prosecutors, and counties et cetera.

Speaker 14 (01:47:16):
Yeah they do their Specific offenses that the attorney. General basically,
has jurisdiction over interestingly, enough in twenty twenty three we
actually Did Pass a, bill called house bill seventeen which
basically allows for the removal of district. Attorneys for failure
to prosecute so let's to kind of take what's already

(01:47:38):
in effect and add. A, Different, layer to that.

Speaker 2 (01:47:43):
Okay yeah which, is VERY important, to NOTE like i
said because i know that's going to be a hotly
contested battle by. The way for attorney, general but this
particular position it, would have to be created and that's
in that next. Session in twenty twenty seven and do
you feel like there would. BE enough support for that
i don't know exactly what the makeup of the. Legislature
is in the state what do you think the likelihood

(01:48:05):
is that there would be enough support.

Speaker 3 (01:48:06):
To, make this position happen.

Speaker 14 (01:48:07):
Well if it's kind of like the bail reform, Bills
that we've been passing i'm pretty sure there would. Be
enough to support it if it becomes an issue where
you have to change the constitution.

Speaker 3 (01:48:19):
To pass the.

Speaker 14 (01:48:20):
Legislation that the governor, is trying to get past that's
a different story because that you don't need.

Speaker 9 (01:48:26):
A simple majority for that you'd have to get it
two thirds.

Speaker 14 (01:48:30):
Of The elected officials In the house, and the senate
to agree and then It would, go to the texas
Voters very similar to what texas voters just voted on
a Couple of, months ago called prop three which allows
judges discretion not to grant bond of defendants.

Speaker 9 (01:48:48):
Charge WITH certain violent crimes.

Speaker 14 (01:48:50):
But i applowed the governor. For putting IT out, there
there's like, i said bring, it on let's debate, it
let's talk about it.

Speaker 9 (01:48:57):
And, LET'S see what happens well i.

Speaker 3 (01:48:59):
Applaud it for just.

Speaker 2 (01:49:00):
Calling it what it is his line in that tweet Yesterday,
OF that post, on monday i should say is progressive
das are literally Leading.

Speaker 3 (01:49:07):
To the murder of.

Speaker 2 (01:49:08):
Texans that is not ambiguous it. Is not an exaggeration
either when these individuals like the ones featured in the
story are not being prosecuted and they're going out there
and threatening to kill it is only A matter of Time.

Speaker 14 (01:49:20):
Until i killed yeah Bob when We did, the bell
or foreign legislation we documented over two hundred and twenty
people that were murdered BY defendants released on A pr.

Speaker 3 (01:49:28):
Bond or multiple.

Speaker 14 (01:49:30):
Sellingy bonds so it's, Real.

Speaker 2 (01:49:32):
It is absolutely that and kudos to the governor for
doing this and hopefully will. IN degenerate the support needed
i can't. Wait for twenty seven, Either as You Pointed Out,
andy conn houston crime stoppers thanks so, much of the time,
again have a.

Speaker 3 (01:49:44):
Blessed holiday you. Bet saying, to you guys all right it, is.

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Speaker 2 (01:50:34):
Much to, the Chagrin of the left the Trump economy
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good morning I'm Bob Friends and for jimmy cliff saunders
has the details. On those stories and more but first we're.
Gonna Check that morning drive. Michael scott has it well.

Speaker 19 (01:50:50):
The accident we Had On Forty Five the Golf freeway
north down. And broadway didn't. Last long it's already clear.
No unusual backups left over still Have A side street Red.
Clifton drive at McCarty street ongoing road. CONSTRUCTION in the
Downtown Area i tend to katie freeway Westbound Between forty
Five The North freeway in heights yale street that's. Blocking

(01:51:10):
A couple of Lanes Michael.

Speaker 20 (01:51:12):
Scott In The.

Speaker 2 (01:51:13):
Ability tree, experts traffic center all right and our forecast
today looks like.

Speaker 3 (01:51:17):
We got some. Dense fog that advisory goes it stays.

Speaker 2 (01:51:20):
In effect until ten o'clock then we've GOT some afternoon
clouds and, i have seventy seven tonight more clouds. Down to,
about sixty five christmas morning gonna. Ask some more fog
too how warm will it. Get, in this unseasonable warmth
Well We'll find out when terry smith checks in. With us,
at seven forty right now we do have sixty Seven
Degrees at Your Official severe weather STATION. News radio seven

(01:51:42):
forty ktrh and now. We've got The, Morning news Good.
Morning cliff good morning BOB.

Speaker 4 (01:51:46):
Seven Thirty one. On ktrh our chops, story.

Speaker 20 (01:51:49):
We've got, more jobs lower energy costs.

Speaker 3 (01:51:53):
And lower interest Rates coming this.

Speaker 8 (01:51:56):
Is The Golden age Coming.

Speaker 4 (01:51:58):
Commerce secretary howard lutt on fox reacting to the wopping
four point three percent year over year growth we saw
in The third, quarter of the. Trump Economy well above
expectations the doubt. Closed up eighty points yesterday. Futures are
down slightly overnight oil futures are up to fifty eight
dollars and fifty three. Cents a barrel this morning as

(01:52:20):
a statewide average for gas takes down two cents to.
TWO forty three a gallon stoni ends are paying less
than that. At two forty a gallon that should help
you If You're. Road tripping this christmas Eve.

Speaker 25 (01:52:31):
What's great, for the, american people is on average gas
prices are down twenty one. Cents compared to Last Year
thank you to. Donald Trump's Energy Dominance.

Speaker 4 (01:52:39):
Policy transportation secretary, sean duffy there right now we're Looking
at Delays out of hobby and bush right Now thirteen
delays out of Bush. And three out of hobby it
is Now, seven Thirty three to washington where Democrats Continue
to cry over president. Trump's Strikes On Drug Traffickers oklahoma

(01:53:00):
senator mark wwayne mullen says this is. Typical of the
radical left.

Speaker 26 (01:53:05):
You can't explain crazy because. We all know the, numbers
in twenty Twenty four we lost more americans to drug
OVERDOSES than we did at Us Personnel, in the entire
vietnam war adding.

Speaker 4 (01:53:16):
That the only people who think this is not a
good idea to Hit, narco terrorists are deranged Democrats Which
Leads us To texas Democrat Congresswoman, and senate candidate jasmine crockett.
Who is raising eyebrows again there.

Speaker 27 (01:53:29):
Is, ONE member who was like i, Think YOU can
do it, Like i have no doubts, and that particular
member said my.

Speaker 8 (01:53:38):
Biggest, Concern is your safety Yeah.

Speaker 4 (01:53:40):
Crockett claim, to the native land pod, which we've never
heard of that she was working on being. Fitted for
a bulletproof Vest it's radical Leftists like crockett that have
republicans doing more than just. Scratching their, heads THESE days some.

Speaker 28 (01:53:53):
Days when i walk to walk To, my OFFICE from
the capitol and i, give MYSELF a, pep, Talk, and
i say today Kennedy. You're going to follow JESUS but
by ten O'clock i. Want TO follow jesus still but
I Want.

Speaker 4 (01:54:06):
To Slap Somebody luisy hanna senator john Kennedy airing his,
grievances on fox Last Night of course with Festivus so
the airing of GRIEVANCES. Seven thirty four On Kgrh state
com troller Kelly Hancock Senty Letter To state attorney general
ken paxton asking if he can stop schools tied TO,
the foreign terrorist Group care or The Communitiest Chinese or

(01:54:28):
the chinese communist party from. Receiving school choice voucher funds.

Speaker 29 (01:54:33):
Cutting these schools off seems like a no brainer when.
It Comes to national security the.

Speaker 30 (01:54:37):
CHINESE government and organizations like care have agendas which do
not comport with a Healthy Society, Here in the United States.

Speaker 29 (01:54:45):
National security expert ed trazanski says more OFFICIALS need TO
treat the ccp and care like the, threat they are.

Speaker 30 (01:54:51):
Our adversaries use our openness against stuffs we have, to
take to kick me sign off and say we're not.

Speaker 29 (01:54:58):
Going to play that game he added that principles like,
freedom need to be taught and this is a good way.

Speaker 8 (01:55:03):
To Make Sure That happens ethan BUCHANAN. News radio seven
forty ktrh the state.

Speaker 4 (01:55:07):
Has opted into a new, federal program expanding school choice
a tax break for those donating to scholarships that help
families with things like tuition and.

Speaker 3 (01:55:14):
Books for their new schools there's.

Speaker 31 (01:55:17):
Potential there to provide a lot more funds for families
who want to choose. Different Schools For their.

Speaker 4 (01:55:22):
Kids And Friend Dewey With the yes every kid foundation
says this will make it easier for families. To escape
failing public schools and the state got another win as
a case against the law. On foreign land. OWNERSHIP Restrictions
it's been tossed.

Speaker 24 (01:55:35):
A chinese Student, claimed he's domiciled in texas.

Speaker 3 (01:55:38):
But that Holds no weight.

Speaker 32 (01:55:39):
If an american company or American citizen went down to
mexico right now wanted, to Lease or buy land the
mexican government would not.

Speaker 3 (01:55:46):
Allow, them to.

Speaker 9 (01:55:47):
Do.

Speaker 24 (01:55:47):
It Well then Stay rep steve toath says, china has
a similar law so this is just fairness and while,
more legal challenges will come.

Speaker 3 (01:55:54):
The loopholes have been, closed.

Speaker 32 (01:55:55):
You couldn't buy anything but you could lease land. Up
to ninety nine years well that's, just as HIS owning
it and so i put an amendment on it that
took it from ninety.

Speaker 3 (01:56:03):
Nine years, to one year.

Speaker 24 (01:56:04):
He says this law is rock. Solid And Here To
stay andre BARRARD. News radio seven forty ktrh it's.

Speaker 4 (01:56:11):
Now seven thirty six more, businesses Are going cash thows and.
AMERICANS don't necessarily like it a new survey shows people when.
Establishments required To Accept cash money expert jannis spooner says
it's a security issue because you. Know you can't hack cash.

Speaker 12 (01:56:26):
It's either used cash, or use a credit.

Speaker 33 (01:56:29):
Card because all someone has to do is write down
your debit card number and the three digits on the
back and they get to.

Speaker 12 (01:56:37):
Go shopping on.

Speaker 4 (01:56:38):
Your dying the poll shows eighty five percent supporting proposed
federal legislation to require most brick and mortar stores to take.
Cash for in person purchases texans Continue to get ready For.
Saturday's game Against the chargers running back woody Markson linebacker
is he's al. Shire returning to practice Yesterday the. Struggles
for the rockets continue they have. Dropped four out of

(01:56:58):
Five they lost to the clippers last night by a
final of one twenty. Eight To One o Eight i'm,
cliff saunters On uston's News Weather and traffic station. News
radio seven, forty ktrh In.

Speaker 8 (01:57:09):
Any, Event, He's, Drug Boats, ukraine Russia.

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Travel Banny migrason don't Care Playing Jackie and the latest.

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Use, radio seven forty ktrh okay. It Is Seven thirty
seven good. Christmas eve morning to you. Thanks For Being
with us i'm Bob. Fran sitting in for Jimmy he's of.
Course got christmas week Off. You'll be back on monday
we'll take you through. The rest of It, though and
speaking of christmas? Are you on the move according and,

(01:57:37):
not just on the move but you're certainly on. The
Move economically as well few christmas numbers for you. This
twenty twenty five season About eighty eight percent of Americans are.
Going to celebrate christmas tomorrow. That's pretty that's pretty, solid it's,
a good number not surprising driving holiday sales expected to
top one trillion. Dollars for the first time. Holiday, sales

(01:58:00):
one trillion dollars Again eighty EIGHT percent, of americans is
i mean what are we looking at three. Hundred and
fifty million peoples that's probably around three hundred and twenty.
Million people that are participating parents are spending an average
of five hundred and. Twenty one dollars per child that's
up to up. Thirteen percent from last year more than
one hundred and twenty two million travelers here's to getting

(01:58:21):
on the move part are hitting the Roads and the
Skies between. December twentieth and january first that's a two
point two percent increase over last year's travel record of.

Speaker 3 (01:58:31):
One hundred and.

Speaker 2 (01:58:31):
Nineteen point seven million travelers fourteen states have a high Chance,
of having a white christmas defined as at least one
inch of Snow by. Seven am on christmas morning many
households display, trees Averaging seven feet tall and americans consume
about two hundred and forty million cups of creamy. NUTMEG
spiced eggnog each year. I have never had eggnog i can.

(01:58:55):
TELL you it sounds disgusting i don't even know. WHAT
alcohol is in it i just know that. It's Like
made Of Eggs. And i'm not rocky belbo. I'M not
drinking raw eggs i don't care if you, Put a
shot in. It i'm not DOING it, And, That's what i,
Think agnogas I'M probably. Crazy that's what i think nearly
one third of All charitable giving Happens in, december around

(01:59:17):
the christmas season in part because of the, giving spirit
of the holiday but also of course getting tax deductions
for your twenty twenty four. Or twenty twenty five returns
ten percent occur in the final three, days of the Calendar.

Speaker 3 (01:59:30):
Year and then they're.

Speaker 2 (01:59:32):
Santa a couple more numbers to reach an estimated two
hundred and thirty eight million homes, Worldwide in thirty four
hours santa is going to have to visit seven. Million
of them per hour that's, one hundred and sixteen thousand
six hundred, and sixty seven per minute or one nine
hundred and forty. Four homes reached per second and if

(01:59:56):
you don't, think you can do it then you. Just
don't understand the game you don't understand That. Is the
magic of christmas you. Don't have, to understand it, he
does and he knows and.

Speaker 3 (02:00:07):
That's. All, that really, matters seven, NOW traffic again weather
together i guarantee you. And nobody's Moving That. Fast, here
is michael.

Speaker 19 (02:00:14):
Scott well the accident we Had On Forty Five the
Gold freeway north down. And broadway didn't, last long it's
already clear, No Unusual backups left over so i'll. Have
A side street Rereck clinton drive at McCarty street ongoing road.
CONSTRUCTION in the Downtown Area i tend to katie freeway
Westbound Between forty Five The North. Freeway and heights yale
street that's. Blocking A couple of Lanes Michael Scott In The,

(02:00:38):
ability tree, experts traffic center all.

Speaker 2 (02:00:40):
Right thank, you Very Much good sir and Terry smith
that the weather channel is going to help us navigate
through the morning fog and into a little bit.

Speaker 3 (02:00:48):
More, Of, A, clear day.

Speaker 31 (02:00:49):
Hi.

Speaker 18 (02:00:49):
TERRY hey good morning yeah i Was just thinking how
much i'm missing our listeners that call in and tell
us where the fog is, and how bad it is
because we.

Speaker 8 (02:00:59):
Could, some, of those guys yeah, yeah no Question, but yeah, uh.

Speaker 18 (02:01:04):
No skymike no callers and uh, just weather observation saying
yeah there's a lot of fog out there in the visibilities,
low and, yeah be, careful go slower that's right just
uh take. Your time wherever you're head. And no need
to rush. It'll improve by mid morning we're, gonna. Keep
doing this though folks not, if we did it. Yesterday

(02:01:25):
we're doing it today we're. Doing it through the weekend
there's No. Rain right now through sunday we May get.
Some rain perhaps sunday night, so it's warm and muggy.
Will turn out partly cloudy temperatures in the mid seventies to,
low eighties through the weekend and then early next week
that's when. We'll get some Colder weather Temperatures right now

(02:01:46):
monday and tuesday of next week, are back in the
fifties so it's back To a little bit more. December like,
weather next. Week christmas, Morning, short sleeves all right.

Speaker 2 (02:01:57):
Terry thank you so much it is sixty seven degrees
right now at, Your Official severe weather STATION. NEWS radio
seven forty Ktrh.

Speaker 23 (02:02:06):
I.

Speaker 9 (02:02:06):
Live in The.

Speaker 8 (02:02:07):
Sugarland area accidents and alternate next.

Speaker 3 (02:02:10):
On, the ten on k okay. It is seven forty.

Speaker 2 (02:02:16):
Eight here's some good news and it's kind of interesting,
that this came out TODAY or at least, that i
have it today on the same Day That we. Got
The Supreme court report The Supreme court decided that president
trump doesn't have the authority To Activate, and Deploy The
National guard The illinoi national GUARD to chicago TO support,
ice agents and ice.

Speaker 3 (02:02:38):
Facilities which is really really.

Speaker 2 (02:02:41):
Disturbing in its own right but what makes it interesting
more interesting Is The fact that THOSE national guard Members
Supporting ice and the national Guard, that WAS. Surged To, Washington,
d C To memphis tennessee to san francisco and other
places all helped contribute to the largest. Reduction in orders
on record this. Literally just reported this morning america is

(02:03:06):
seeing murders fall at. A pace never recorded before data
from hundreds of police departments across the country point to
a nearly twenty percent drop in killings this year.

Speaker 3 (02:03:15):
Compared to Twenty Twenty, four.

Speaker 2 (02:03:17):
Crime analyst jeff asher who tracks, these numbers in real
time says this could mark the biggest single. Year to
climb on record cities long plagued by, violence Are Leading
the Way. Including NEW york, And Memphis As i mentioned los,
Angeles COUNTY nearly nineteen percent washington, Dc down twenty eight
percent chicago's basingly without Even The with the surgeon national

(02:03:40):
guard support down. Twenty eight percent as well other serious
crimes are following, suit, robberies down eighteen percent nationwide motor vehicle,
thefts down twenty three percent aggravated assaults. Down more than
seven percent mass killings hit their lowest points. Since two
thousand and six all of These Figures Coming From, the
real time crime index pulling reports from over. Five hundred

(02:04:03):
and seventy agencies the FBI's full numbers for the year,
won't come until next fall but past patterns showed that
these early counts do line up closely with the official.
Numbers That will come out president trump made restoring order.
A cornerstone of, his ADMINISTRATION he, has Sent As i
noted several national guard troops into several cities to back

(02:04:23):
up local. Police and target violent offenders and in, so
many of these places the extra help has been needed
to root out gangs and repeat criminals. And get it
under control and this is. Proof positive it is working
the downward trend in. Killings. Is of paramount importance obviously
add that to the economic numbers we've, been talking about

(02:04:47):
this morning THE four point three percent, gdp growth in
quarter three the two, point seven percent inflation. Rate which
is down, considerably it's all working together and these numbers
are all coming in at the, end of twenty twenty
five just in time for people to start paying attention
to whom they want to be in Power with majorities

(02:05:07):
in the. Congress in twenty, twenty six, outstanding news there
all right. It is seven fifty one now let's go
ahead and get our final look. At traffic four this
morning and One More. Time, here is michael scott.

Speaker 19 (02:05:18):
Well we took a Look At forty five the golf
freeway if you're HEADING southbound from downtown to fm six
for six twenty two minutes on. That drive with No
Delays forty five the north freeway Heading northbound from downtown
Around Iten moving up to woodlands parkway is currently. A
twenty four minute drive again No Delays so far Of

(02:05:39):
Michael Scott In The.

Speaker 8 (02:05:40):
Ability Tree.

Speaker 2 (02:05:41):
Experts traffic center thank michael and one more look AT
the forecast too for us morning fog dense fog advisory
in fact. Going until ten o'clock afternoon clouds seventy, seven for,
a high tonight partly cloudy down to about. Sixty five
for a low, christmas morning gonna be similar some, thick
fog in the, morning but warmer tomorrow too up to

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as high. As eighty one or so friday partly Cloudy
around Eighty and then saturday and sunday, also in the
low eighties, pushing up near record temperatures and then finally
the bottom drops out and it's back into the Fifties
or So. Starting on, monday and tuesday right now we're
still at sixty seven degrees at. Your official severe weather
station we haven't budged off of that all day so

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far at. Your Official severe weather STATION. He's radio seven,
Forty Ktrh, one more time cliff saunders?

Speaker 3 (02:06:30):
WHAT a Headlines Look.

Speaker 4 (02:06:31):
Like i Got hunter biden going scorched earth On. His
father in by democrats Federal judge Tempor early Blocks Texas's
new app store accountability act just days before it, was Supposed,
to take effect and bob this requires. SOME Participation on
your End us Weekly Is named it's a Wonderful life
as the best. Christmas. Movie of, ALL time thoughts, you.

Speaker 2 (02:06:53):
Know i get it you know the heritage and. THE
nostalgia of It all, i LOVE a christmas story and
i know. A lot of people don't a lot of
people find the, animation CREEPY for whatever reason But I
absolutely love the polar express the Little Kid.

Speaker 3 (02:07:07):
In me loves, POLAR express by.

Speaker 4 (02:07:10):
The way i don't trust Any list that, has die
hard on. It And this one. Does, because, diehard is
not no no.

Speaker 3 (02:07:16):
It Is not thank you and i'm so glad we.
SEE ey eye on that i have.

Speaker 2 (02:07:19):
That fight every single year you know who, Finally waited on, that,
recently cliff McCauley Culkin whose of course Home alone is
indeed a Christmas movie. And maybe the christmas movie McCauley.
CULCHAN weighed in on That i Saw it on fox,
and friends the other, morning, And he said that no
Diehard is, absolutely not a, christmas movie and paraphrasing him but,

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he said that whole story If It was, centered around.
Saint patrick's day nothing changes it's still the story about
the robbery and the terrorism and. So on. And so
forth He Said but you put, home alone on another holiday.
It doesn't, work at all You. Know it's definitely about
christmas Diehard, just took place that christmas like a.

Speaker 3 (02:08:00):
Whole lot of, other things do.

Speaker 2 (02:08:01):
Big exactly he called himself by, The way he called
himself i'm kind Of considered the, godfather of, Christmas MOVIES
now he said so i do have a little bit
OF sway in.

Speaker 3 (02:08:10):
This and i love it.

Speaker 4 (02:08:11):
There's a lot of there's a lot, to unpack when
he says Calls himself. The godfather of christmas movies get
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update is.

Speaker 3 (02:08:19):
At Eight o'clock fifty nine in bound at the LOOP
is always a.

Speaker 16 (02:08:25):
Problem ktrh time saving traffic. Connect on the ten.

Speaker 3 (02:08:29):
Cliff don't go too, Far if you're. Still there i'm still.

Speaker 2 (02:08:32):
HERE let's finish this. SIDE i got too minute i
got about a minute and a half Left of. All
of the christmas movies i've never understood for one second
How it Is that the wizard of oz Found its way.
INTO the christmas movie lineup I don't Know what About
wizard of oz. IS christmas in any.

Speaker 4 (02:08:49):
Way I don't know either And I don't know how
bad santa ranks in the.

Speaker 2 (02:08:52):
Top, TEN on this list well I didn't see the
whole i didn't See the whole top time i'm looking at.

Speaker 3 (02:08:58):
It In front of.

Speaker 4 (02:08:58):
Me bad santon number ten it was. Kind of a
depressing movie well.

Speaker 3 (02:09:02):
Give, me the top five obviously device was one they.

Speaker 4 (02:09:05):
Got TO scroll back down because i, was up to
number twelve which Was Training. Places, they had.

Speaker 3 (02:09:09):
Home, Alone Awesome by the way.

Speaker 4 (02:09:11):
Home alone at, number eleven, Here we Go Number Five? How,
the Grinch Stole christmas Okay.

Speaker 3 (02:09:17):
The jim carrey.

Speaker 9 (02:09:18):
One.

Speaker 4 (02:09:18):
No, nineteen sixty six Elf, oh the?

Speaker 3 (02:09:20):
Actual cartoon okay got it. Elf is.

Speaker 4 (02:09:22):
At, Number Four, Totally agree Yeah, Charlie brown christmas timeless
okay christmas story, you'll shoot.

Speaker 3 (02:09:29):
Your eye out of course.

Speaker 2 (02:09:31):
And it's a wonderful life. AND that's a wonderful life
i can't. Argue, with Any of those yeah and diehard does.
Not belong on that, list neither does lethal weapon even Though.
It took place, at christmas you know what that's a.

Speaker 4 (02:09:41):
Great THAT'S a great point i've. I, NEVER thought about.

Speaker 2 (02:09:43):
That yeah i have that one in my discussions and
debates with friends. All the time, about it and you
know they never have an. Answer for that one Either
but it's really really i'm just. It's bothered me For
years Why is the wizard of Oz on? Every year
at christmas time what does It?

Speaker 6 (02:09:58):
Have?

Speaker 3 (02:09:58):
To do With christmas, Answer.

Speaker 2 (02:09:59):
Even in christmas story cliff remember when they're at the
mall and He's, going up to see, santa who does
he see and he's got that, LITTLE nerd behind him
saying i like The tin Man because the wizard of
oz characters are Bouncing.

Speaker 3 (02:10:09):
AROUND the ball at christmas i would. NOT under don't.

Speaker 40 (02:10:12):
KNOW what i don't.

Speaker 4 (02:10:13):
KNOW i don't know either?

Speaker 40 (02:10:14):
I do you Know what.

Speaker 4 (02:10:15):
YOU know what i'll do i will ask my friend
of mine FROM high school as a tv executive and
Network and She's put on wizard of Oz. On HER
network on christmas so i will, ask Her you do.

Speaker 3 (02:10:26):
THAT and i'll ask chat gpt and, See, why what
they say OH.

Speaker 31 (02:10:30):
Sure.

Speaker 4 (02:10:30):
You and chat gpt.

Speaker 2 (02:10:33):
Cliff thanks for a great week or a. PORTION of
the week anyway i hope Everybody has a very merry
christmas and. A very happy, holiday Season god bless everybody
and i'll. See you next time, around. Have a, great
day everybody bye bye