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June 18, 2024 7 mins
Dana In The Morning Highlights 6/18

Houston to get heavy rains from a tropical disturbance heading to Mexico
Goodwill Houston's FREE Google IT Support Professional Program 
Are you behind the wheel of your dream car??
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Sunday ninety nine point one, Houston'sBest Variety of the eighties nineties and Today
Dana in the Morning and producer Anthonyand the Three Things You Need to Know
to get your Tuesday, June eighteenthstarted, Well, we're talking weather because
we have a potential tropical storm developingin the golf Governor Greg Abbott yesterday preparing
our state for some tough weather,especially in our area, potential tropical cyclone

(00:27):
one, which is headed to Mexico. What does it mean for us,
Well, we get the dirty side, we get the wet side. So
the governor has activated emergency state resources. He's encouraging us to heed the guidance
of local officials and remember, turnaround, don't drown. They're calling it potential
storm one, and forecasters say there'sa seventy percent chance it develops into tropical

(00:50):
Storm Alberto. And what that meansfor us We could have four to eight
inches of rain in some spots,twelve inches of rain in areas. These
are torrential tropical rains which could beon the way. So we've got a
floodwatch which kicks off tonight at seven. Rain is supposed to be starting this

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afternoon at four. I mean it'sbeautiful in the sunny right now. Temperature
We're gonna go up to about eightyseven right now, seventy eight in uptown
and Europe to date on Sunday ninetynine point one, tell me something good.
Brought to us by our friends atGoodwill Houston. Well, the Jetsons
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Houston helping people kick off their newcareers in the field of IT. I

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just might stop at a good Willingand uh maybe the one in Sealy today
to see in most city is sogood. Oh love it absolutely, That's
a great story. And I lovethis too. You know, we might
be struggling because of inflation, butwe are still loving our restaurant workers.
New report out finds Texans are verygenerous tippers. The Restaurant Trends report found

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that Texans are great tippers, werenot the best, but we tip on
average about nineteen percent, which isreally cool. Wow. Delaware the most
generous at twenty two percent. Californiathe worst tippers at fifteens. So just
show some love to our restaurant workersalways so hard to make our experience a

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delight. Well, by the way, we always have our tell Me Something
Good stories up at Sunday ninety ninedot com and you can follow us on
Facebook, x and Instagram. Sundayninety nine Houston Sunday ninety nine one on
Houston's Best in the eighties, nineties, and Today Dana in the Morning and
producer Anthony. You think about whatvehicle you're driving right If you're going to
be commuting this afternoon. If you'vegot a truck, maybe you want to

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take your truck. Maybe it's yourfavorite vehicle, a truck. I love
my Silverado. I just love drivinga truck. Now, I went from
I've driven all kinds of cars becauseI'm I love cars, Anthony. I've
had a Mini, I've had allsorts of I've had a little sports car,
but I just love being high anddry. Yeah, that's in my
truck. You're similar how I feltwhen I got the Jeep upgrade. I
was like, you know, I'vebeen missing out here. I think,

(04:32):
I know. It's really fun.I had a car when it was what
was the storm that I was Wewere talking about how to push it off
the it got flooded, like pulledinto a flow. Oh yeah, Harvey.
Harvey and me and a guy froma hotel. He saw me in
distress, helped me push it offthe road. That's wild. I know
it was crazy. So anyway,don't you turn around, don't drown.

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That's the advice our governor's giving us. But we're asking you about your favorite
cars our Facebook question. It wasreally kind of interesting to see so many
women respond yeahs. I mean reallyspecific kinds of cars. It was like
the Corvette of the twenty nineteen Corvettez R one that Holly's dreaming about.
What about you? We have gotuh let's see Alan calling in from clear

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Lake working in software. What's yourdream car? Well, I'm driving my
wife's car right now, which isa Highlander, but I want a Forerunner.
That would be a fun car forme can. Yeah, Well,
what's preventing you from getting it?Alan? I want to wait until August
or September when the new cars comeout, which I believe they're calling them

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twenty twenty five. Oh see,it's strategy, strategy. What color are
you going to get? White?White? And because of the hot summers,
right that and every neighbor down ourstreet has a white car. So
so cool. I love about theaesthetics it is, Alan, that's so
funny. Well, we hope youget your dream car, and uh,

(05:59):
it's look forward to when you haveto drive to work in a car that
you love so much, right right, definitely makes a difference. That is
excellent, Alan, Thank you forSharon love. Glad that you listen.
Thank you. Sit over to someonedriving off of West Timer right now and
speak with Albert. I have toask you, what is your dream car?
Maybe you're driving it Corvette, aclassic Corvette, the today Corvette,

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which is just so stylized. Whatwould be for you? It would be
the newer one? Yeah, yeah, classic Chevy. My good friends out
there always have amazing ones. What'spreventing you from getting it, Albert?
I don't know money, right,Yeah, I have a part time job.

(06:46):
You need to get a side hustleso you can get that pack that
money away to get your corvette.Right, I mean, Albert, can
you imagine driving around town in thatcorvette? Absolutely that you need. Oh,
just make feels so good. Whatwould be your color? All right,
Albert? We're gonna put that thatprayer out there that Albert will get
the perfect job so he can gethis dream red Corvette. How about that?

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Well, thank you so much,have a great Hey, make sure
you keep us on the Corvette radio, okay please, Well, Ab
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