Harris County Commissioners Vote For Law Enforcement Pay Raises

Bob Frantz takes you through the stories that matter the most on the morning of 05/23/25.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:02):
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Harris County Commissioners vote for law enforcement pay raises and
against you paying for Lena Hidalgo's trip to Paris, and
Texas will get a direct benefit from President Trump's big
beautiful bill. Good morning, I'm Bob Frand Sitton sitting in
for Jimmy this morning. He's it for me to say.
This is the five o'clock report now on news radio
seven forty KTRH plus. Saunders has news and somebody's clapping

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suck kage at Aldane Westfield.

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For now, we could get by.

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I don't know if today's going to be very Friday
like or if a lot of people are taking off,
but for now we're looking pretty good on the freeways.
Of something does happen, you'll be the first to know.
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Center all, right thanks, sir and mostly cloudy today with
fog early gradually becoming sunny with a heigh in your
ninety two, tonight increasing clouds with the low of around seventy.
Seven we'll give an extended forecast coming up here in
about eight and a half minutes With Jeff. Maher and
right now we have seventy eight at your official severe weather.

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Ktrh let's get Our friday morning news now From Cliff.

Speaker 7 (01:30):
Saunders good, Morning Bob, Frans good morning, everyone five oh
one ON. Ktrh our top, Story Harris county commissioners vote
to give pay parody to deputy, constables the only two
voting against the. Plan we're preacing One's Rodney ellis and
of Course Judge Lena hidalgo.

Speaker 8 (01:51):
And being transparent and would have liked to know what
we're doing before we vote for.

Speaker 9 (01:55):
SOMETHING i think this is this is just from the
safe of rhetoric.

Speaker 7 (02:01):
Government oh forgetting her own, rhetoric taking a shot At President,
trump and she slipped in a reference about raising taxes
on you to pay for. This she also took a
second loss At Commissioner's. Court remember that request to have
you the, taxpayer pay for her trip To paris next
month on what she called an economic. Mission, well that

(02:22):
was voted. Down here's something that flew under the. Radar
The Harris County Sheriff's department is bringing back inmates that
had been outsourced out of state because of overcrowding at
The Harris county.

Speaker 10 (02:35):
Jail the biggest reason that space has opened up is
criminal courts are catching.

Speaker 11 (02:39):
Up the backlog that was created by a multitude of
factors pretty much has now been. Rectified cases are finally getting.

Speaker 10 (02:46):
Resolved andy con With Crime stoppers says increases in the
number of criminal courts has helped a.

Speaker 1 (02:51):
Lot you've had.

Speaker 11 (02:52):
At least three brand new courts set up In Harris,
county different judges looking at cases crime.

Speaker 10 (02:59):
Case he says this is a key step forward in
dealing with our crime problem and is cautiously optimistic that
it will. Continue Ethan Buchanan News radio seven FORTY Ktrh.

Speaker 7 (03:08):
Thank you eighth in five h three ON. Ktrh texas
will benefit directly from The trump budget bill that passed The.
House the bill will reimburse this state twelve billion dollars
For Operation Loan. Star in a, Statement Governor Greg abbott, said,
QUOTE i am grateful that The Texas congressional delegation pushed
for its inclusion in THE Us houses version Of President

(03:29):
Trump's Big Beautiful. Bill the package now goes to The.

Speaker 12 (03:33):
Senate The president has a great relationship With senator A
Senate Majority Leader, thoon and of course so many friends
on The senate side of the, hill and he's expecting
them to get busy on this bill and send it
to his desk as soon as.

Speaker 7 (03:44):
Possible White House Press Secretary Caroline. Levitt All democrats have
done is complain about all of, this and political Analyst
Lee carter TOLD ktrh that's all they have is rhetoric
because solutions they don't have.

Speaker 1 (03:58):
Any SO i.

Speaker 13 (03:59):
Think now The american people are left wondering what does
An america look like if The democrats from a. Rule
they don't have a list of policies that are associated with.
Them they just have a list of objections that they
have and obstacles and saying that they're Not trump and
that's a threat to, democracy and.

Speaker 1 (04:13):
Always.

Speaker 7 (04:14):
Complaining the latest numbers show that democrats approval rating is
now at an all time. Loan we did have another
ruling from a rather against The White house yesterday from
an activist judge Stopping President trump for getting rid of
The department Of.

Speaker 14 (04:29):
Education democrat Led states argued the more than thirteen Hundred
department Of education employees were being terminated as part of
an effort to eliminate the. Agency the district judge issuing
an injunction blocking The trump administration from proceeding with the mass.
Layoffs the move would have left the department with half
the staff it had When President trump took office In.

Speaker 7 (04:49):
January that Is Ryan schmill's reporting FIVE zho five ON
ktrh The White house Provoking harvard's ability to enroll international.
STUDENTS Hs secretary Cre Chstein noam says the school refused
to cooperate with THE feds when it comes to foreign
activity i. E protests on.

Speaker 15 (05:08):
Campus they have promoted an allowed violent activity on. Campus
they have allowed Anti semitism participation WITH ccp In chinese
infiltration and influence on their, campus and they haven't protected their.

Speaker 7 (05:23):
Students, No i'm On, fox by the, way officials, Say Elias,
rodriguez or excuse, Me Elias rodriguez Of, chicago acted alone
when he shot and killed Two israeli embassy staffers outside
A Dc Jewish. Museum Interim washington D A Janine piro
says Anti semitism will not be tolerated murdering.

Speaker 1 (05:43):
The first degree for the murder of thirty.

Speaker 16 (05:46):
Year Old Iran, loshinsky a foreign official and official guest
of The United. States Mister leshinski was here on official
business for The state Of.

Speaker 7 (05:58):
Israel Rodriguez Screen Free palestine when he was, arrested and
his manifesto ON x reportedly is Titled escalate For, Gaza
bring The War. Home The Orleans PARISH da Puts Sheriff
Susan Hughes hudson on blast for not requesting a formal
crime scene investigation after last week's prison break In New.

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Orleans it's the lack of, collection.

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The lack of care about memorializing the information that a
Jaw georgory is going to need to.

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See five inmates are still on the. Loose at five oh.
Six will be tracking flight issues out Of bush And
hobby this, weekend a televised reports as both airports are
short staffed on air traffic. Controllers bush short by fifteen.
Percent hobby by nineteen. Percent and finally you heard it
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Speaker 4 (07:24):
Ktrh all, right seven minutes after five. O'clock good morning to,
You Bob, franz sitting in For jimmy This, friday as
we get headed toward The Memorial day. Weekend hopefully you've
got some wonderful plans for the weekend and For. MONDAY
i also, hope as, ALWAYS i don't mean to sound
redundant with, this something people say every single year Around
Memorial day and also On Veterans.

Speaker 6 (07:46):
Day but while you're.

Speaker 4 (07:47):
Enjoying the dogs and the burghers and the parades and
the fun say thank you for the.

Speaker 6 (07:53):
Sacrifice that's.

Speaker 4 (07:54):
All just say thank, you whether it's in, person to
the family of a fallen hero or just To god
in a. Prayer let's remember What Memorial day is all.
About big news yesterday from THE Maha, Commission Huh cliff
just gave you some of that childhood chronic DISEASES Rfk junior.

(08:15):
Said we will end the childhood chronic disease crisis by
attacking its root causes head, on not just managing the.
Symptoms we will follow the truth wherever it, leaves uphold rigorous,
science and drive bold policies that put the, health, development
and future of every child.

Speaker 6 (08:30):
First these are all very good things to.

Speaker 4 (08:32):
Say i'm grateful To President trump for his leadership and
trusting me to lead this fight to root out the
corruption and restore scientific integrity and reclaim the health of our.
Children the core drivers released BY hhs yesterday of the
health crisis for kids and the clearest opportunities for progress
lie in poor. Diet AS i just told you to

(08:53):
enjoy the dogs and the snacks and the birth but
you Know obviously everything has to be within. Moderation The
american diet has shifted, dramatically says THE Maha, commission toward
ultra processed foods, upfs leading to nutrient, depletion increased chloric,
intake exposure to harmful. Additives nearly seventy percent of children's

(09:14):
calories now come from. Upfs it's kind of frightening when
you think about, this and why has it been just
decades and decades and decades for anybody decided to actually
look into. This maybe it's gotten really really worse than
the last decade or. SO i don't, know but somebody
is finally doing. It these things contribute to obesity in, kids,
diabetes and other chronic. Conditions the aggregation of environmentical environmental.

(09:36):
Chemicals children exposed to increasing numbers of synthetic, chemicals some
of which have been linked to developmental issues and chronic.
Diseases the current regulatory framework needs to be evaluated continually
to ensure that chemicals and other exposures do not interact
together to pose a threat to the health of our.
Kids lack of physical activity and chronic. Stress our kids

(09:59):
are couch, potatoes essentially screen use inactivity along with sleep,
deprivation not because they're updoing, exercises but because their minds
can't be shut down with all of the stuff being
put forth in front of it in the. Screens these
six factors significantly contribute to the rising chronic diseases and
mental health. Challenges and, finally over, medicalization it is a concerning,

(10:22):
trend SAYS Rfk. Jr of over prescribing medications to, children
often driven by conflicts of interest in medical, research, regulation and,
practice leading to unnecessary treatments and long term health.

Speaker 6 (10:35):
Risks so it's a big deal.

Speaker 4 (10:37):
And it's pretty, amazing AS i, say that nobody's really
studied this stuff in depth until.

Speaker 6 (10:42):
Now it's ten minutes after five.

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O'clock we need to get you going from where you
are to where you are supposed to, be and that
is Sky mike's.

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The Heartmon bridge and check out From baytown To. Laport,
HEY Exi, mobile how y'all doing this? Morning we look
good both ways so, far nothing doing, here kind of
like a holiday. Already on The East Sam Toll, bridge
that's looking good both. Ways north shorted Deer park rock
and long six' ten from The butt plamp down to
two twenty five To The. Goodyear plant it kind of

(11:15):
smells funny, right there but we're in good shape here over.
The bridge let's go to. The, WEST sam i got
diamond Day.

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From brookshire.

Speaker 20 (11:21):
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wait Hey, let's samson. Both sides what a. Stable car,
left side guys chasing the title on the right side of,
the car the.

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west Sam Northbound Little York. Toll plaza and you got
somebody on, the left somebody on. The right we're bowling.
A split one more quick, tip, Line dude.

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Good sir let's take a look at the. Forecast Now
jeff maher At The, Weather, Channel, Hi Jeff.

Speaker 23 (12:08):
Hey bob we're going to stay warm right on Into
The memorial. Day holiday as far as the start Of,
this friday we've got a cluster, of thunderstorms so they'll
stay off to, the west Traveling between austin and Down.
Towards victoria we'll start off with some clouds at some areas,
of Fog but son will break through. This afternoon the
high today after ninety, two degrees and then clouds will increase.
Over night it'll be windy at times as well with
the low, seventy seven but clearing tomorrow with the height to.

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Ninety two then moisture Increases for Sunday And memorial day
of the end result maybe a few afternoon and. Evening
thunderstorms otherwise a mix of clouds and sign each day
as high temperatures top out in the.

Speaker 1 (12:38):
Low nineties, all.

Speaker 6 (12:39):
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Speaker 4 (12:39):
Jeff in, right now we have seventy eight at your
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tod take on.

Speaker 4 (12:55):
The, day okay eighteen minutes after, five o'clock RIGHT now
i want to share something with you that is really
quite astounding relative to the horrific shooting Of two jewish
students in coming out Of The jewish museum two. Nights
ago it, was brutal it, was Horrific and I'M glad
i did not see. It firsthand someone, who, did though

(13:18):
made a statement last night THAT on cnn that is
driving the left. Absolutely crazy and the statement is about
the look in the eyes of.

Speaker 6 (13:26):
THE shooter.

Speaker 4 (13:28):
A Former columbia university student who witnessed the murder first
HAND told cnn that he saw the look he saw
in the shooter's eyes was no different than the look
in the eyes Of the. Columbia students, i'm, sorry yeah
Of the columbia students who are The pro hamas. Terror

(13:49):
supporters that is a very very strong thing, to, say
OBVIOUSLY and i think it's worth spending a minute and
a half here listening to because this Is Why president
trump is taking action the way that he is on
college campuses with Respect anti semitism, and attacks intimidation and
harassing Tactics on.

Speaker 6 (14:10):
Jewish, students listen would.

Speaker 24 (14:12):
BE clear i like heard about that part because we
were in the secure room when he initially. WALKED in
i just saw him screaming and then. Being handcuffed BUT
what i saw in, HIS eyes, I mean i Went
to columbia.

Speaker 1 (14:23):
For grads.

Speaker 24 (14:23):
GO on i saw the same thing in his EYES
as i saw in the eyes of all the Protesters.

Speaker 1 (14:27):
At columbia nothing different between him.

Speaker 25 (14:29):
And them but they did not create this. Horrific shooting they,
did not, you know sort of.

Speaker 26 (14:39):
They.

Speaker 1 (14:39):
Didn't shoot.

Speaker 24 (14:40):
They created they. Gave permission they gave. The permission they
have called. For this they have called, for intifought, a
revolution which is the same thing he yelled.

Speaker 25 (14:49):
Last night do you worry that there will be a? Come?
Conflation though of, the two those people who are speaking,
their mind who really care about what is Happening in
god that and those people who are like this person
who did this, horrific shooting who intend to do harm.

Speaker 24 (15:09):
A conflation, i mean they're calling for Intifada At. Columbia
university they call for. Intifada constantly now they're.

Speaker 1 (15:16):
Not quietly. They're loud. They're loud you can. Hear it
they make recordings. Of themselves so what's. The difference are? You,
afraid yes.

Speaker 27 (15:26):
What we're.

Speaker 1 (15:26):
All afraid everyone should.

Speaker 25 (15:28):
Be afraid what are you doing to try to make yourself?

Speaker 24 (15:32):
Feel, safer, well okay you just, go on you live.
Your life I'm A, NEW yorker i remember nine. To
eleven you can't let them make you. Be afraid you
have to. Go on you have to live your life
and hopefully your government does things to.

Speaker 1 (15:46):
Protect you, last night our government.

Speaker 4 (15:49):
Failed US the cnn flunky, had absolutely alutely no idea
how to deal with. That reality his Name Is, jonathan,
epstein again A Former columbia university grad student who saw
first hand the murder of Those two, jewish people that
young couple that was set to be Engaged in jerusalem.
Next week he was on the campus and saw the

(16:11):
protesters and saw them and said the same. Exact thing
AND the cnn flunky could not believe that he was conflating,
the two as if one didn't lead to. The other
one chanted, into fada one went out and chanted into
fado while. Shooting people tell me how they are so.
Terribly different the difference between a terrorist and a terrorist
sympathizer is, Simply opportunity and that was that was laid BARE.

(16:34):
On cnn, take that take that and. Process, it okay
twenty one minutes after. FIVE o'clock a little, light HERE
so i said that, S, guy mike go ahead and
get us. Caught, up sir we're looking.

Speaker 1 (16:44):
Good Now.

Speaker 5 (16:44):
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got That east text. Closure still that's the ramp that
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Speaker 21 (17:08):
Had no back, orders.

Speaker 28 (17:09):
LIPS dude i want to get out of town BAD as,
i COULD because i know the traffic is gonna, be bad.

Speaker 5 (17:14):
All right dave always drives on a forty Five betweight
parker and tidwill no back order slips so far on
the outbound and, uh yeah it's gonna BE a i
feel Sorry For katie london. This evening she's gonna have
her hands full with. Freeway traffic but and this is a,
big but at least we won't be. SHUTTING down i
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all right thank you, very Much, Uh Scott Mike.

Speaker 4 (17:40):
Jeff Morris weather channel forecast says going to be a little,
foggy early a, little clear much more clear, later, today
sunny high around ninety two tonight down to about. Seventy
seven weekend have had warm and clear highs in the
Low nineties Saturday, and sunday slight chances some afternoon showers but,
not likely and more of the Same. From monday rain
definitely moving in Start on tuesday and right now. Seventy

(18:02):
eight it's your official severe. Weather Station news radio SEVEN.
Forty ktrh i'll check. The headlines Now.

Speaker 1 (18:07):
Here's cliff, Thank.

Speaker 7 (18:08):
You bob Not every republican senator is on Board With
president trump's. Budget plans at least five boys suspected of
aggravated robberies In the katy area. Are arrested four. Of
them we're thirteen. Years old And the BUCkies expansion. North
continues they're opening Locations in Mississippi and Virginia, in june
And in georgia later. This summer get the latest news

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ANYTIME at kgrh. Dot com our next up it is at.
FIVE thirty i live In.

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Southeast houston your forecast is at the bottom of the
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Speaker 4 (18:39):
Forty, KTRH yeah i don't want to belabor. The point
it's five. TWENTY three i don't want to blabor. The point,
but again it is worth focusing on right now because
what has been Happening since, october seventh twenty, twenty three
and more specifically the Pushback by Israel into gaza to

(19:01):
try To protect israel's. Very existence people use the, word
existential this is an existential crisis sometimes and they. Overuse
it that is not overused in. This case it Is
literally israeli existence that is on. The line and ever since,
that time and we started to see the protests on COLLEGE.
Campuses uh and these protests are not just calls. For
peace and these protests are not just calls for end

(19:23):
to war. And ceasefires these are calls.

Speaker 1 (19:26):
FOR.

Speaker 4 (19:26):
Intifada uh intofada is. A revolution Uh an islamic word
For an arabic word for, for revolution and revolutions by
their very nature. Are violent that's what, the student The
former columbia student who was an eyewitness to the murder
was saying he saw and heard on the in, the eyes,

(19:47):
the language and the and the hatred in the eyes
of the students On the. Columbia, campus uh the same
things that he saw in the eyes of the shooter
who killed those two people just two.

Speaker 6 (19:58):
Days ago and.

Speaker 4 (20:00):
And this is something that is Why the president Of
The united states is being so aggressive in trying to
tackle this and demanding that college administration on campuses all
over the country get a handle, on this because this
is the kind of radicalization that happens in whatever places.

(20:21):
They are it happens to. Me campuses it's the kind
of radicalization that leads words into. Becoming actions and That's
why harvard is facing what. It Is president trump has said,
that's it no more, foreign Students And christy noma said
this to no more foreign students coming In to Harvard

(20:43):
until harvard demands or, Excuse me harvard Enacts the president's
demands To ensure jewish students are safe. On campus, the intimidation,
the harassment the threats that these students are facing on a,
regular basis not Just, at harvard but Again at columbia
And at yale And, At pennsylvania University of PENNSYLVANIA, and

(21:06):
mit some of the most elite colleges in. The country
this is happening where students are afraid to leave their
dorm rooms and try to cross the quad to go
to get some food because of the intimidation of the,
you know the tablecloth wearers, out there, you know screaming
and chanting for intofada and chanting from the river to,
the sea which means Kill. Old jews that's just. The
reality and so what Happened, in WASHINGTON. D c sad

(21:29):
to say, was inevitable and the left cannot handle. The
reality we're gonna talk more about it, right, now though
we're going to talk. About money it's a five twenty
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Of what's happening now From The John Morris.

Speaker 4 (22:37):
Services Studios president trump's budget Plan facing republican opposition In,
the senate AND Maybe rfk junior isn't crazy. After ALL
The maha commission reporter is out and it's. Not good,
Good Morning bob france And For. Jimmy Parret cliff sanders
has the details on those stories and more. Coming up
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Morning News Here's.

Speaker 6 (23:34):
Cliff saunders thank you.

Speaker 7 (23:35):
Very much bob five thirty ONE on ktrh our, Top
Story president trump's Big.

Speaker 31 (23:40):
BEAUTIFUL bill i don't understand how they spend more time
talking ABOUT an ms thirteen gang Member In el salvador
than they do a single mother working perhaps. Two jobs
why not cut why not cut her taxes and keep?

Speaker 7 (23:54):
Them There South Carolina Senator tim Scott ripping Democrats on
Fox As president trump's a and the moves To, the
senate where it's not expected to Get any, democrat support
and it will face challenges From. Some Republicans Kentucky Senator
ran PAUL Telling Kti Reah's clay Travis And, buck sexton
this is too much spending and it's adding too much to.

Speaker 22 (24:15):
The deficit this should not be about Allegiance To. DONALD
trump i Like, THE president i voted, FOR him i,
support Him.

Speaker 30 (24:21):
And i'm with him on so, many things.

Speaker 22 (24:22):
HIS Cabinet, maha movement all. That stuff but it doesn't
mean we should quit being.

Speaker 7 (24:26):
Fiscally concerned the bill only needs a FIFTY one voot
majority to pass In. The senate PAUL mentioned maha And
the commission released its report On the Health Of our.
Kids yesterday needless, to say it was.

Speaker 32 (24:38):
Not good more than forty Percent of american children now
have at least one chronic.

Speaker 1 (24:43):
Health condition since the.

Speaker 32 (24:45):
Nineteen seventy rates of childhood cancer, have seared in many
cases by nearly fifty PERCENT five zho fifty.

Speaker 7 (24:52):
Percent Well president trump calling the report quote alarming and
terrible five point. Thirty Three, in austin law makers are
on the verge of completely banning PRODUCTS. With Thhc Lieutenant
Governor dan patrick says the stuff that sold its smoke
shops is simply out. Of control this IS.

Speaker 28 (25:10):
Poisonous thchc no. Regulations whatsoever no one knows what's.

Speaker 7 (25:15):
In it the bill that passed The state house includes
a one year prison term for possession of hemp products
that contain any AMOUNT. Of, thhc elsewhere the legislature is
close to, final approval and an eight point five billion
dollars school funding package here. At Home Harris county commissioner's
vote to give deputies a raise three, to two was the.
Final tally one of the. Yes votes it Was, A

(25:37):
Democrat leslie Brionez Of. PRECINCT iour i.

Speaker 33 (25:40):
Am supportive of pay, equity Period and i'm deeply committed
to working with you all so that we can mirror
this five year pay INCREASES.

Speaker 7 (25:49):
Of Hpd Republican Tom Ramsey Democrat adrian garcia also voted
in favor of. The raises Precinct One's rodney ellis was a,
no vote So Was County Judge. Lena hidalgo she's talking
about raising your taxes to cover this and cover what
is now a two hundred and seventy million dollar. Budget
deficit you'll hear from the county judge at six o'clock

(26:12):
five point.

Speaker 1 (26:12):
Thirty four looking at.

Speaker 7 (26:13):
Your money there Are less americans worse off financially Now
Under donald trump than last Year Under. Joe biden BUT
the u goov research also shows there's concern about increased.

Speaker 1 (26:25):
Government spending it's.

Speaker 21 (26:27):
Hard to predict exactly when or if there'll be a definitive,
breaking point but it really could come to a crux
in about nine years from now when the so called
trust Funds Of social security.

Speaker 7 (26:38):
Dry Up Economist joel, griffith says, right now government is
competing with private citizens trying to buy homes and cars,
for capital and that's one of the main reasons interest
rates remain. So high the mainstream media isn't talking. About
It But morgan stanley has turned bullish, on stocks believing
the market lows have.

Speaker 1 (26:56):
Already happened and.

Speaker 9 (26:58):
We caught up WITH k thh Money Man, pat chinn,
who says.

Speaker 27 (27:02):
Bottom line To Quote, warren buffett while the market, hates
uncertainty uncertainty is a long term investor's.

Speaker 9 (27:10):
Best friend but if you listen to, the media they
say the worst is yet.

Speaker 1 (27:15):
To come it's going to.

Speaker 30 (27:16):
Be expected don't be surprised.

Speaker 6 (27:18):
When you see the news.

Speaker 9 (27:20):
News that he expects to be good by the end of.
The Year, Jeff Biggs news radio SEVEN K t, Thank.

Speaker 7 (27:28):
You jeff after a mostly flat Day On wall street and,
yesterday's trading overnight trading. Remains flat dow futures are down
by forty. Two points latest RESEARCH from rice Shows That
montgomery county is growing and, that's great but there are concerns.
About Infrastructure County judgment KEYO. Tells ktrh they know they've
got work.

Speaker 22 (27:48):
To do, you know we've got an issue, with transfortation
there is. No question so we just recently passed.

Speaker 34 (27:54):
A four and eighty million dollars, Road bond so we
have so many road projects going on, right now.

Speaker 7 (27:59):
It's unbelievable twenty eight percent of county residents rate its infrastructure.
As Poor judge marchio says the county is also working
to deter crime for moving up from the City of
houston and is considering a new.

Speaker 1 (28:11):
Jail facility five point.

Speaker 7 (28:13):
Thirty, six monday, of Course Is, memorial day with remembrances
set up Across The greater, houston area Including The.

Speaker 1 (28:20):
National cemetery gathering begins at Nine am monday with a
whole host. Of events it gives.

Speaker 35 (28:25):
Us an opportunity to show.

Speaker 1 (28:26):
Our respect the program will.

Speaker 35 (28:28):
Start off with our bagpipe players and then we'll introduce different.

Speaker 36 (28:33):
Guest Speakers CEMETERY Council Vp carmen, gonzalez says this also includes.

Speaker 1 (28:37):
A parade of remembrance and it means the world.

Speaker 35 (28:40):
THE veterans i think the ceremony itself touches a lot
of people's heart and gives them an opportunity to show
their respects and also.

Speaker 36 (28:48):
To mourn the event is free and open to. The Public,
Andre Parard news radio SEVEN forty ktrh.

Speaker 7 (28:54):
And Ahead Of, Memorial Day mattress mac will give away
two hundred high quality mattresses to active duty military and
military vets starting at seven o'clock this morning till ten
At The north freeway Location Of. Gallery Furniture the astros
open up their homestand Beating the mariners nine to two
to two Homers For. Jose altuve the series continues tonight
pregame at Six On sports talk, Seven Ninety game time

(29:17):
after seven on seven NINETY. And Ktrh I'm cliff saunders
Here on houston's news Weather in. Traffic Station news radio seven.
FORTY ktrh i Live. In sugarland be prepared For wild.
Houston weather next on the ten on SEVEN. Forty ktrh,
all right thirty seven minutes after. The Hour Now bob

(29:38):
france sitting In For. Jimmy barrett good morning. To you
so good news as we head Into This memorial. Day
weekend it's going to cost you less to get from
where you are to where you want. To go gas
price is going to be at about a five year
low thanks to some of the new policies embraced By the.
Trump administration but it doesn't bury the the electric car movement,

(30:00):
just yet But the senate, might have at Least.

Speaker 6 (30:02):
In california in a.

Speaker 4 (30:04):
Fifty one to forty, four Vote the senate Overturned A
biden errow waiver That enabled california and a contingent Of
other democrat led states to enforce zero emission requirements for
the sale of new. Passenger vehicles after several hours of
DEBATE and i can't believe it took several hours to
debate this, and testimony legislator struck down the landmark regulation

(30:24):
that aimed to DRASTICALLY accelerate ev Sales. In california and
nearly a dozen other states that chose to follow, its
lead substantially reducing air pollution and planet warming carbon emissions.
From tailpipes according to those who, Supported this by invalidating,
The rule republican senators stamped out One of california's most

(30:46):
ambitious environmental policies and more broadly challenged the state's authority
to enact vehicle standards to combat its notoriously unhealthy. Air
quality if the measure assigned into Law By president trump
and survives impending, legal challenges vote would serve as a
coupdi graph for the states decades long efforts to comply
with federal smog standards In southern california And meet california's unambitious.

(31:08):
Climate goals so it's the best news of. The Day
gavin newsom's gas powered, Car ban this mandatory ev situation.
Is gone, it's dead thanks To. The senate and while
we do indeed say thanks To, THE senate i want
to make note of the VOTE that i just started
with fifty one. Forty four you know How many republican senators.

Speaker 1 (31:28):
There are there's.

Speaker 4 (31:29):
Fifty three that means two nut, Job SENATORS and i
would like to find out which two nut job senators
sided With the democrats In, saying nope despite everything we,
know now and if anybody knows anything about the, ELECTRICAL
grid i don't want to go back and relitigate the
entire thing about fossil fuels.

Speaker 6 (31:49):
Versus evs but.

Speaker 4 (31:53):
Despite everything that we, know now two of them still
voted With the democrats, to, say no let's not stop.
This band let's Continue the california ban on gas. Powered vehicles.
That's unbelievable find out who, they are make, them famous
and get rid of them From. The senate it is
and we Probably know i'm gonna go ahead and guess

(32:14):
It's probably murkowski. In colleins, but uh But two republicans,
said nope let's continue with the gas powered car ban
and push and promote. Only EVAs, all right it is
that goes over really really Well, in texas?

Speaker 1 (32:27):
Didn't they?

Speaker 4 (32:28):
Five forty now let's get where. We're going skymike on,
the ground, All right jennifer wants me to look At.
Her twitter let's what two twenty? Five inbound let's see
the inbound ramp to?

Speaker 6 (32:36):
Six ten is it's? Still? Close?

Speaker 1 (32:38):
WHY oh i can tell.

Speaker 5 (32:39):
You why jennifer, because uh the pavement dropped nine inches
there two twenty five inbound the ramp that takes you
up The east loop six to ten To The ship
channel bridge looks to me like they've. Reopened that we're
gonna double. Check, that hey you see it CLOSER than.
I do seven one three two one. Two tips you
can also hit us on the free iHeartRadio app and

(33:00):
give me. A second i'll. Get trends start to move
camera NUMBER seven. O two if you're playing the, home
game you can. Watch it it looks to me just
from the digitals like they've reopened. That completely they have
not reopened the ramp on the east text outbound from
downtown to six' ten north that.

Speaker 1 (33:14):
Goes over, to the heights. That's still closed that's an easy.

Speaker 5 (33:17):
Thing to do go eastbound bus to You turn at
lockwood and rest of.

Speaker 1 (33:21):
Our freeways rocking long now except.

Speaker 5 (33:24):
FOR forty five i got a little bit of a
back order Slip.

Speaker 1 (33:27):
INBOUND at parker i want to make sure we don't.

Speaker 5 (33:29):
Have a stall give me the seven to fifty or
the five fifty break Skymike At the Generator Supercenter Dot.

Speaker 4 (33:35):
Com traffic, center all right thank. You very, Much good
sir i'm going to play the. Home, Game sometime yeah
i'm just picturing moving little cars. AROUND the board i just. Have,
TO go hey, i. Need PRIZES dude and i know
we've got simple minds coming up at. Six fifty five that's.
Gonna Be fun jeff Maher At the weather channel has
a look at the. Forecast, For, us, Hey.

Speaker 1 (33:52):
Jeff yeah, Hey.

Speaker 23 (33:53):
Good morning bob we'll start off this morning with some
clowns and, areas of flog but the thunderstorms will stay off, To,
the West, so sir bryan as you make, your way
out we'll see sunshine breaking through into the afternoon and
it will be another warm day up to, ninety two
today which is three, degrees above average and then tonight
turning cloudy and windy with the. Low seventy seven that's
some sunshine starting off the holiday weekend up to, ninety
two tomorrow And then For Sunday, and memorial day a

(34:15):
mix of clouds at sunshine with potential for a few
scattered afternoon and. Early evening thunderstorms His both On sunday
and monday should climb into.

Speaker 1 (34:22):
The low, nineties all, Right.

Speaker 4 (34:24):
Thank you jeff and right now we're at seventy eight
at your official severe Weather station is radio SEVEN.

Speaker 1 (34:29):
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Speaker 3 (34:32):
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Speaker 4 (34:39):
Five forty seven good morning to, You Once again pop
france Sitting In. For, JIMMY barrett barrett i hope you're
having a great start to today and a great start to.
Your memorially, WEEKEND you know i made a, comment before,
about you know not only enjoying the parades and the
picnics and the Day, off on monday but make sure
that you spend a little bit of time saying thank
you to veter and, for their sacrifice those who have,

(35:01):
lost their lives either through prayer or through families. Of
THE fallen and i just figured this is a perfect
time to Play you The secretary of defense talking about
prayer and talking about the criticism he received for restoring
a Tradition, to the pentagon which is. Bringing prayer back

(35:22):
and unfortunately that seems like a tech. Glitch for you
i'm going to have to FIX that before i can
share this with you and then give us. Ourselves to
traffic so let's see if we can give it one.
More shot Here Secretary Of, Defense pete hexas.

Speaker 37 (35:33):
I've got some criticism for Hosts to a christian prayer
Service at.

Speaker 1 (35:37):
The pentagon yesterday.

Speaker 9 (35:38):
We said, it very publicly we said.

Speaker 37 (35:40):
It very Proudly appealing To heaven to god is a
long standing tradition. In our military i'm very proud that
we're starting a monthly voluntary Service. At The pentagon george
washington was on bended knee with the Troops praying for god's.

Speaker 1 (35:58):
Providence and protection.

Speaker 37 (35:59):
In that moment chaplains And ministers and christians and people
of faith across generations have prayed because of the business.
THAT we're in i mean the business of The eighty
second airborne and you watched that nine one one button
for the country is a dangerous one on behalf of.

Speaker 1 (36:15):
All of us and We.

Speaker 37 (36:17):
APPEAL to god I Appeal to jesus christ.

Speaker 1 (36:20):
For that protection we're going, To speak that we're going
to be open.

Speaker 37 (36:23):
And willing to talk about That. At the pentagon if
they want to criticize that they're on, the wrong.

Speaker 6 (36:28):
Side they do and they, are so regardless.

Speaker 4 (36:32):
It is voluntary as, HE pointed out i do hope
everybody volunteers to say thank you through a prayer to
those who lost their lives in defense of. This, glorious
republic okay now it's, five point fifty so let's Get
moving to scott mikel On the morning drive.

Speaker 1 (36:43):
All ninety dairy ash for nothing.

Speaker 5 (36:45):
Good's happening there let's skip Over to the southwest free
while have more on that at the.

Speaker 1 (36:49):
Six O'clock. Report, Frank Pasadena whatever.

Speaker 34 (36:52):
Hey mike BROWN edgebrook.

Speaker 18 (36:54):
The hov lane SOMETHING blocking and i think there's already
a decent backup of.

Speaker 1 (36:59):
That twelve, car all right go freeway. More tip, Line
hey guy.

Speaker 4 (37:03):
Mike about footway there's a bus stuck in the middle of.

Speaker 38 (37:06):
The road there.

Speaker 20 (37:07):
People are walking around.

Speaker 4 (37:09):
On the freeway it looks.

Speaker 20 (37:10):
Kind of crazy it, avoid taking.

Speaker 5 (37:12):
That All right rumblings i'm getting is an auto pedestrian
in THE.

Speaker 1 (37:16):
H o v but that's going to. Affect. The mainlines
two nothing.

Speaker 5 (37:19):
Good's happening there let's assume, That at six I'm In
the Generators supercenter Dot.

Speaker 6 (37:23):
Com traffic, center All Right.

Speaker 4 (37:24):
Thank mike claudy this morning a little foggy two and
then Becoming clear and sunday with a High ninety two
tonight are low. Around seventy seven weekend is going, to
be warm highs in, the low, nineties mostly clear very
slight chances of Some, Afternoon shower Saturday. Sunday and monday
rain is Moving. In on tuesday right now seventy eight
at your official severe Weather station is radio seven. Forty

(37:45):
k trh here are the Headlines, Now from, Cliff.

Speaker 7 (37:48):
THANK you bob i, Almost, Called you jimmy i'm sorry
about that Bad Day For Harris County. Judge lena hidalgo
cops got raises and you don't have to pay for Her.
Trip To, paris president trump what's opponents of his Budget
agenda to, he's a big beautiful primary. Challenge Next, year
and bob we Don't Know if aaron rodgers will PLAY
in the, nfl this season but we do know his

(38:08):
stance on men. Playing women's sports he came out. Against
it yesterday get the latest news anytime at. Ktich dot
com our next update is. At six o'clock when.

Speaker 1 (38:18):
Events are happening people knew something was.

Speaker 6 (38:21):
Going to happen check in the Big trade Deal.

Speaker 1 (38:23):
India and. Pakistan Lepope elected he's RADIO.

Speaker 4 (38:27):
Seven, Forty Ktrh yeah aaron rodgers can quarterback my team
anytime because he does have the right. Mindset on, That.
Thank you cliff so? How About it more americans say they,
are doing better or another way to say It is
fewer americans say that, they're doing worse that their family's
financial health has gotten worse over. The past year According
to a may Survey taken by Yugov for The economists the,

(38:49):
sheriff registered voters voters saying that their household financial situation
is worse than it was a year ago fell to.
Thirty one percent that's The lowest in january of, twenty
twenty two according, to the Survey released. On may eighteenth
Here With, Reaction, Joel griffith economists Senior Fellow At Advancing,
american freedom, Joel, good morning.

Speaker 21 (39:08):
Hey good morning how.

Speaker 1 (39:09):
Are you doing, We're.

Speaker 4 (39:10):
Doing great thanks, for the time and we're all doing,
better now apparently and our household budgets despite the threats
and the fears that we're trying to be stoked over
the tariff policy.

Speaker 6 (39:19):
Of the president what do? You, read here.

Speaker 21 (39:23):
Well unfortunately that was a very. VERY misleading headline i
took some time to look at. The poll yesterday what
the poll actually showed is that by nearly a ratio of,
Two to one americans feel as if the situation is
actually worse today for. Them than better and what the headline, does, that, says,

(39:44):
well oh look the percenters of people who say things
are getting worse for them is a few points lower
than what the poll, showed last year but that does
not change the Fact that overall american families are feeling
that their situation is deteriorating today versus. The year ago and,
even more troubling the poll asks the citizens of this

(40:05):
country whether or not that they expect their financial situation
will be better or, worse next year and the poll
shows a lot. Of concern there we're far fewer than
fewer than thirty five percent of people feel that their
situation will be better this year. Than RIGHT now so
i think this actually reflects a, lot of uncertainty reflects

(40:28):
a very large tax sche in the form of, tariff
to effect and it Also reflects that americans are still
suffering the Consequences of the. Biden era inflation there's a
lot of blame to, go AROUND here and i think
it's incumbent and our politicians to Get our fiscal house
in order to, actually reform spending to actually pursue The
mission of doge and actually, enacted into law or else

(40:50):
we can expect government spending levels to induce even more
inflation in the.

Speaker 4 (40:55):
Years to come it sounds like you'd be a no
Vote On The. Big, beautiful, bill.

Speaker 21 (41:01):
WELL look what i do Like About The big beautiful
bill is that it does Make Permanent the trump, pens
tax cuts and we know that those, led to growth
that led to, Family income growing it led. To ECONOMIC
growth what i don't Like About The big beautiful bill
are the fact that it delays the Repeal Of The
green New deal that Biden and the democrats. Put into

(41:21):
effect it actually delays the phase out for several years.
Of those subsidies We've Got, a republican house We've got
a republican president who thankfully has been. Very pro energy
there's no excuse not To Repeal That green new deal.

Speaker 20 (41:36):
ON day one.

Speaker 6 (41:39):
I agree with that.

Speaker 4 (41:40):
Aspect of it and the thing when you talk about
a reconciliation, package like this obviously they're going to be,
things everybody wants and they're going to be things that.
Everybody doesn't want, in other words everybody. Might be different
nobody's going to get everything that. THEY do want i don't,
LIKE the spending i don't like the what you just
pointed Out About The. GREEN new deal i do like.
THE tax cuts i do like. THE border money i
do like so many of the other elements of This

(42:02):
that the president wanted. To get done and they can't wait.
Very much longer it's already nearing The, end of may
and he's only got until twenty twenty six to. Get
everything right otherwise we lose the mid terms and have
no chance whatsoever to do anything in the.

Speaker 6 (42:16):
LAST two Years. A, great.

Speaker 21 (42:18):
Yeah well and it's important to remember that the tax
cuts for individuals that went into effect Under the, first
trump administration those are set to expire at the end,
of this year meaning that you're all, of your listeners
whether they're in the upper class or whether they're just
whether they're making, just typical income everybody's income is set

(42:41):
to experience an income tax heights at The. End of
december so it's very important that we get. This, done
Now now what i'm concerned is probably a Special insist,
in texas voters is that this will legislation due to
A Handful of republican congress people from Blue, States, In Illinois.
California new york it increases the state and local tax

(43:04):
deduction from ten thousand dollars. To forty thousand and what
that means is if you're a resident of The, State,
Like texas tennessee florida that has either no income tax
or a, low income tax it means that your family
to pay up to eight thousand dollars more a year.
In federal taxes in A Family in new jersey. That's

(43:26):
Similarly Situated because new jersey is an officially managed they
have a lot of higher state, and local taxes and
increasing the deduction for state and local taxes means That
Somebody in new jersey is going to pay far left
in Federal Income, tax in texas it. Makes no sense
you've made responsible decisions, in your state you've kept your your.

(43:46):
Tax is low why should you be forced to subsidize
the mistakes Of Somebody. IN new jersey i think. That's
very unfortunate that's. Made back package it's, a.

Speaker 4 (43:56):
Great point and that's something that of course is going
to be a part of what. They Hammer out the
senate takes this on now and try to figure out
what to keep and, what to strike and hopefully these
things will be repaired before. A Final, vote joel griffith
economist and Senior Fellow At. Advancing, american freedom joel thanks.

Speaker 6 (44:11):
For the insights thank you.

Speaker 11 (44:14):
For having me.

Speaker 4 (44:15):
You got it five fifty Seven now On. Houston's morning NEWS.

Speaker 39 (44:21):
This is us radio SEVEN Forty Kt Rh houston live
everywhere with now, the, latest news.

Speaker 3 (44:29):
Weather and traffic it's more what matters to You From
The John.

Speaker 1 (44:34):
Morris Services Studios.

Speaker 4 (44:36):
Harris county commissioners vote for law enforcement pay raises and
against You Paying for lena Hidalgo's, trip To paris and
texas will get a Direct Benefit From President Trump's. Big beautiful,
Bill Good Morning i'm bob Frans. And for jimmy this
is the six o'clock Report Now on news radio SEVEN.

Speaker 6 (44:52):
Forty Ktr h cliff.

Speaker 4 (44:53):
Saunders has news skymike HAS some traffic outfo it's.

Speaker 1 (44:56):
Not good either we're not.

Speaker 5 (44:57):
Having a holiday all ninety the most city expressway inboundary
ash for this is a an eighteen wheeler.

Speaker 1 (45:03):
Head on collision they've closed the.

Speaker 5 (45:04):
Whole thing down i'm feeling a police, investigation coming up
and let's go ahead and start Rerouting To.

Speaker 1 (45:10):
The southwest freeway this is not.

Speaker 5 (45:12):
A good Scene Kevin from texas city's Coming Up.

Speaker 1 (45:15):
The golf freeway he's on the Free iHeartRadio. App guy
mike northbound just past.

Speaker 6 (45:20):
A few quay there's all kinds.

Speaker 1 (45:22):
Of flashy light you pull of a loose start.

Speaker 7 (45:24):
To, back up now hopefully they did it cleared out
or it becomes too much.

Speaker 1 (45:28):
Of a problem right the screens.

Speaker 5 (45:29):
Are showing other it's, not an other it's. An auto
pedestrian and nothing. Good's happening here this is gonna SHUT
down your hov it's gonna mess.

Speaker 1 (45:36):
Up your golf let's do two eighty eight.

Speaker 5 (45:38):
If you can SKYMIKE On the Usa rbresorts dot.

Speaker 1 (45:41):
Com traffic, center all.

Speaker 4 (45:43):
Right thanks sir mostly cloudy with some, fog this morning then.
Gradually becoming sunny high here, ninety two tonight increasing clouds
with the low of.

Speaker 6 (45:50):
Around seventy.

Speaker 4 (45:51):
Seven weekend ahead Well that's, memorial Ly weekend and I'm
Gonna let jeff maer give you the. Details on that
that'll be at six. 'ten right now we have seventy
eight a't your official. Severe weather station he's RADIO seven
forty ktrh And Now. The Morning, News here's cliff thank,
You very MUCH bob six O. Two on ktrh We're
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Speaker 7 (46:10):
Story both time can your posts of note, And With
that harris county commissioners approve a pay raise for law
enforcement a three. To two vote, rodneyellis voted No So Did,
judge lena hidalgo who's talking about. Raising Your taxes But
Precinct Three commissioner, tom, ramsey says hey we've.

Speaker 1 (46:28):
Got the money we.

Speaker 40 (46:29):
Do have the dollars. TO do this i know this
because our annual budget's two. Point seven billion we have
over five hundred million.

Speaker 6 (46:41):
Of discretionary spending.

Speaker 7 (46:42):
The race comes a Day After The houston city council
approved the NEW. Contract, For hpd now hidago claims that
the county is facing a two hundred and seventy million. Dollar,
budget deficit again she's warning, about tax increases yet she
still wanted you to pay for her and three Staffers
go to. Paris next month commissioners. Denied that request after

(47:05):
years of Overcrowding At The, harris county jail criminal courts
have started to catch up, with case Backlogs so the
sheriff's office is going to start bringing back outsourced inmates.

Speaker 11 (47:15):
To the facility i'm cautiously optimistic that we're going to
continue on this way and unless we get another, catastrophe
or disaster we are moving in. The Right direction.

Speaker 7 (47:25):
Andy Kahm With houston crime stoppers says the case backlog
was originally Created Thanks. To hurricane harvey it GOT worse during.
Covid and barrel it's. Finally being addressed. Six H three
president trump's budget Agenda passing the house is A. Win
for texas that's because it contains twelve billion dollars in
reimbursement to this state for securing the Border during. The biden,

(47:49):
administration That said the senate still has to sign.

Speaker 12 (47:52):
Off on this our team is suiting up for Discussions
with the Senate Side. Of Capitol hill the president again
said this morning he hopes to see this bill at
his desk as, fuit as possible and he'll be engaged
in the process to get It, through the senate just
like he was to get It.

Speaker 22 (48:06):
Through the.

Speaker 7 (48:06):
House That Is White House Press secretary caroline levitt Don't
expect any democrats to. Come on board one expert says
they have a major messaging crisis and have become a.
Party without solutions.

Speaker 9 (48:18):
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Six OH Four The us supreme court Rules against an
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funded only eight Justice Voted With, amy Cony barrett, the
trump pick sitting.

Speaker 19 (49:03):
This One out justice barrett recused from the case with,
no public explanation but there's been speculation it was due
to personal connections to attorneys or Former Colleagues at notre.
Dame's law school they assisted the Efforts of those catholic
dioceses but, in the end, without Her There the supreme
court wound up, in a tie meaning the lower court
Ruling From The Oklahoma state, supreme court stands and in

(49:26):
that case they ruled against the efforts to set up
that religious charter school under the.

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State's public System.

Speaker 7 (49:32):
That Is fox's Shannon Bream the White house provoking harvard's
ability to. Enroll international students this is over their failure
To stop anti semitic protests and. Riots ON Campus Accused
dc Jewish Museum shooter elias rodriguez apparently posted A manifesto
to x before the Attack titled Quote, Escalate for gaza Bring.

(49:53):
The War Home Ohio senator bernie moreno blames. Our education system.

Speaker 1 (49:58):
They're teaching ki the.

Speaker 23 (49:59):
Hate this country they're Teaching, kids that israel, our greatest
ally is the enemy that they're Perpetuating.

Speaker 1 (50:06):
Genocide in gaza.

Speaker 7 (50:08):
Rodriguez is also reported to be an admirer Of The
accused United Healthcare. Killer luigi mangioni SIX, Six on ktrh
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Right good, Morning Once again bob france Sitting In for
jimmy Barrett. On this friday it is seven minutes after
the hour now and memorially weekend.

Speaker 6 (51:38):
Just upon us hopefully you've got.

Speaker 4 (51:39):
Some great plans apparently if you are an international student
that wants to come And. Study at Harvard one, of
AMERICA'S quote and i use this really, in scare quotes
elite academic institutions, not gonna happen and why because they
continue to do nothing about the rise of The virulent

(52:01):
anti semitism, On their campus the same Type of anti,
semitism that led according, to many observers to the horrific
shooting Of the Two jewish young jewish couple.

Speaker 6 (52:12):
Coming Out Of the jewish museum. Two nights Ago.

Speaker 4 (52:16):
Secretary Of Homeland security, christy nome says here's why could.

Speaker 8 (52:20):
You foresee or are you now considering similar moves with
Other universities like columbia That has allowed jewish students to
be threatened.

Speaker 1 (52:30):
And, made unsafe.

Speaker 15 (52:32):
Absolutely we are absolutely there should be a warning to
every other university to get, your act together get, your
act together because we are coming to make sure that
these programs that you are facilitating an environment where, students
can learn where they're safe and that they're not discriminated
against based on their race. Or Their religion anti semitism
will not be stood for in any participation with a

(52:54):
country or an entity or a terrorist Group that hates
america and perpetuates this. Kind, of violence lens we will
stop it and we will not allow, that to happen
especially in places where our kids need to grow up
and really learn what this, country is about what the,
world is about and what it means to promote. FREEDOM
and liberty i think what a.

Speaker 4 (53:13):
Lot of people are finding Out is that america has
a problem, with political violence and a lot of that
political violence is stoked by political radicalization on. Our college
campuses that's why they have said no more student visas
for Students coming to harvard and why the secretary says
is right when she, says other campuses get your act

(53:34):
together or else the same thing is going to. Happen
to you we are not going to allow this, type
of intimidation this type of harassment to rise to the,
level of violence and we're talking, about lethal violence as
we just saw with this young couple scheduled to Be
engaged in jerusalem as early as next week and, now

(53:54):
of course this horrific anti semitism has played itself out
as it was almost scaring. You to do so we've
got a problem. With political violence we're going to talk
a little bit more, about that too coming up In a, few,
right now though let's talk about. The morning drive ten
minutes After Six, O'clock, Sky, mike hey, mike.

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Day weekend forecast, How's?

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It, look jeff yeah shaping up to, be pretty nice
certainly as We, headed a saturday and then we'll introduce
a few afternoon and evening Thunderstorms heading From Sunday into Memorial.
Day on, monday but today some early cloud covered fog
will be followed by, some afternoon sunshine and once again
temperatures will run above average as the high climbs to
ninety two and then turning cloudy and breezy tonight with
the low. Of Seventy seven but son will break through
the clouds tomorrow with the hike to Ninety two On,

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sunday and monday a mix of clowns and sunshine as
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may be a few widely scattered showers and also an
occasional thunderstorm.

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Developing as, well all.

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Right thank, You.

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South, windows solutions okay it is eighteen minutes. After the
hour thanks for being With Us On. Houston's morning news
coming up in a couple after we do, traffic and
weather we're going to talk about. Bringing prisoners back, why
because well the new prisoner, population is down. How About
It harris county sheriff's office announcing a plan to bring

(56:26):
hundreds of inmates currently housed it out of state facilities
back because of a steady drop in the. County's jail
population so very interesting as to. Why that is we're
going to talk About it with andy conn hopefully if
crime stoppers here in just a. Moment or two also
going to spend a little bit more time speaking of
violence and speaking of crimes on the. Political violence, ISSUE

(56:49):
in fact i want to share this before we get
to our traffic, and our weather the Statement By. The
manhattan Institute and again i'm focusing a lot this morning
because it is just so horrific, on the terrible.

Speaker 6 (57:03):
The terrible shooting Of.

Speaker 4 (57:05):
The, two jewish People the young jewish diplomats Working For
the Israeli, embassy IN. Washington d c, two nights ago
and this Statement By, THE manhattan institute i think, says
A lot and i want to read it before the
top of the hour light exist me before. The next,
guest Last Night two israeli embassy staffers were gunned Down
Outside An american jewish Committee, event IN. Washington d c

(57:26):
and the Suspect Shot at free palestine as. He was
arrested this was not. An isolated outburst it was the
latest and a growing pattern of politically motivated violence tied to,
the radical Lawless lawless. Anti israel movement the accused killer
was AFFILIATED with The us based marxist Group that glorifies
hamas and embraces a vision. Of armed resistance he didn't,
Invent these ideas they've been cultivated for, years in classrooms,

(57:50):
on elite campuses and in public demonstration that increasingly blur
the line between. Protest and menace the same ideology, that just,
vandalism building takeovers and infrastructure shutdowns. Now justifies murder when
a movement repeats that resistance by any, means is righteous
eventually someone picks.

Speaker 6 (58:10):
Up a gun this is not Just.

Speaker 4 (58:12):
About anti semitism it's, about a, broader Deeply nihilistic anti
western worldview that sees violence as virtue and. Civilization as
oppression that ideology represents a profound Threat to. The american
experiment we cannot allow. It to fester we. Cannot look
away we. Must defeat it end quote That From. THE
manhattan institute i could not say, it any better or

(58:34):
with any more. CONVICTION and passion i hope people take. That,
to heart okay, six twenty nine we'll talk more about
violence and prisoners and a Few, but sky mike you got,
the job here?

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Ktrh headline time, Now here's, Cliff.

Speaker 7 (59:38):
Thank You Bob Kentucky senator ran paul is Taking Signs
against president trump on. His BUDGET Plan The us supreme
Court upholds the President's Removal of joe biden appointees, from
Federal BOARDS and triple a is forecasting that some Forty
five million americans will hit the road This Weekend. For
memorial day that is. A new record get the latest NEWS.

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Six twenty two it looks like we're not able to
make That Connection with andy cohn to talk about the
return Of Inmates. To harris COUNTY so what i will
do is continue the topic of the terrible Shooting of.
The jewish diplomats there was another debate on the PANEL
discussion on cnn LAST night that i want. You to
hear A Portion Of batya ungar sargon SAID that, the

(01:00:33):
dc shooter the one, we just discussed is an outgrowth Of.

Speaker 6 (01:00:37):
The anti semitism.

Speaker 4 (01:00:38):
On college campuses it's getting very very hard For the
anti Semitism, or anti semites, i should say In the
anti zionists to debate and dispute.

Speaker 22 (01:00:49):
This.

Speaker 6 (01:00:49):
ANY longer listen i was, GOING.

Speaker 44 (01:00:51):
To say i think probably A lot of jews watching
this are Feeling the, way i'm feeling WHICH is that
i can't believe we're, talking about this rather than the
fact that two people or murdered because the terrorists who
killed them believed That they were jews and was chanting
the exact Same thing that jewish students have had to
hear chanted at them for two years while? He did

(01:01:13):
that who wrote a manifesto that reads exactly like the
kinds of offeds that are written routinely on. These college
campuses that the comments on that manifesto are all completely in.
Support of him he is an outgrowth of the anti semitism.
On college campuses and how are we not? Talking about
that that. Is the story there is a Culture of

(01:01:34):
dehumanizing jews that is rampant. On the left nobody wants to.
Talk about it they're not going to. Listen to us
we need people on the left to say, this is
unacceptable but.

Speaker 4 (01:01:45):
You're not going to get that because to the people,
on the left. This is acceptable political. Violence is acceptable
you want, evidence of that look no further than the
Murder Of THE United Healthcare ceo brian williams.

Speaker 1 (01:02:00):
FROM last Year.

Speaker 4 (01:02:02):
I mean luigi mangoni became a folk hero among people, on, the,
left pushing pushing pushing. FURTHER further further i mean somewhere
between That Time when luigi mangoni murdered in broad daylight.
And On camera brian thompson and what. Just happened yesterday
we have seen and heard people of the left all

(01:02:24):
starting to generate support for the behavior of murder as. A,
political tool yes violence is, never The Answer. Said elizabeth
warren but people have been Pushed Too, Far Bernie, sanders
CHRIS murphy aoc i Call Her, Adc alexandria damasio cootees.

(01:02:46):
And other people.

Speaker 6 (01:02:49):
People can only be.

Speaker 4 (01:02:50):
Pushed so far people are being denied. Their healthcare coverage and,
you know what somebody finally struck back a blow.

Speaker 6 (01:02:55):
For the people he became.

Speaker 4 (01:02:56):
A Folk hero luisia mangioni actually became the subject without
his Name of A law and order episode a. FEW
months ago i don't, watch THE show but i found out,
about the show and it.

Speaker 6 (01:03:11):
Did exactly that it played it out almost on screen
the way it happened.

Speaker 4 (01:03:15):
In real life young guy Looked Just like luigi mangioni
shot a healthcare executive, or somebody else and the whole
thing was about whether or not.

Speaker 6 (01:03:25):
It was justified and at the end.

Speaker 4 (01:03:26):
Of that episode usually those episodes of that show have
a conviction. Or an acquittal they left it up in
the air as to whether he was really. Guilty or
not they just kind of left it, out there hanging
because should we really convict somebody for doing what we all,
wanted to do which is kill. A healthcare executive political
violence lives.

Speaker 6 (01:03:45):
On the left it just does.

Speaker 1 (01:03:48):
Over and over.

Speaker 6 (01:03:49):
And over again we see.

Speaker 4 (01:03:51):
Examples of it and this murder Of those two, jewish
not Students that young jewish couple as diplomats Working with
the israeli embassy underscores that it is something that we. Have,
To address okay i'll get off the soapbox for. A,
few minutes now it's twenty six minutes. After the hour
time to check the money and see what's happening as
We Head into. Memorial Day Weekend bloomberg Business Report. With denise, Pellogree, Good.

Speaker 29 (01:04:15):
Morning Bob Texas based southwest airlines warning of continued softness,
and travel demand the airline saying it expects a unit
revenue to be flat to down four. Percent this quarter,
more Upbeatoll though From Texas. Based american airlines american says demand,
absolutely has stabilized although it says at a lower level.
Than it expected stock futures are mixed. Again this morning

(01:04:37):
that's after a mixed close. For stocks yesterday i'm to,
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More of what's happening Now From The John. Morris Services studios.

Speaker 4 (01:05:04):
Harris county commissioners vote for a new law. Enforcement Pay
raise president trump's Budget plan faces republican Opposition, in the
SENATE and maybe rfk isn't. Crazy after, All Good morning
i'm bob Friends And. For Jimmy bear cliff sanders has
the details on those stories and more. Coming right, Up
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All right thank. You very much.

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And today's weather it's going to be a little, foggy
this morning it's going to be, clear this afternoon and
of course it's going. To be hot it's gonna be,
about ninety two increasing clouds tonight with the low of.
Around seventy seven What About the? Memorial Day weekend jeff
morrow has the answer to that question coming up. At six,
forty right now we have seventy nine degrees at your official.
Severe Weather station news RADIO, seven forty ktrh and now we've.

Speaker 6 (01:06:18):
Got Morning News.

Speaker 7 (01:06:19):
Here's cliff, Saunders, Thank you bob, good morning everyone six THIRTY.
One on ktrh, our Top Story The. Big beautiful Bill
That's what donald, trump calls it and it's now just
one step away. From His Desk But Kentucky senator ran
paul is a no vote, as OF now Telling Ktrh
is Klaiy Travis. And buck sexton republicans must stand for.

(01:06:39):
True fiscal conservatism.

Speaker 22 (01:06:41):
We're gonna go home talk about balanced budgets next year,
for this summer and yet the deficit is going to.

Speaker 1 (01:06:45):
Be two, point two trillion and all of it Is.

Speaker 22 (01:06:47):
Responsible, to republicans now this is No longer. The biden
deficit this Will be. The gop deficit somebody's got to
stand up. And shout know.

Speaker 7 (01:06:55):
Paul adds that he Still, supports the president but can't
support this bill In ITS Current the maha commission releasing
its Report on The Health of, Our Kids yesterday president
trump promises that report will not be the.

Speaker 32 (01:07:09):
End of it over the, next Eighty days the commission
will build on us work in this report to develop
a roadmap to bold and transformative public health reforms. For
our consideration it's a consideration.

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And will lay.

Speaker 7 (01:07:23):
Out the facts more than Forty percent of american children
now have at least one, chronic health condition and rates
of childhood cancer have soared some by fifty percent since.

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The nineteen seventies it's coming up on.

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Six thirty three texas is on the verge of completely
BANNING Products With Thhc Lieutenant governor, dan patrick says the
stuff that's sold at smoke shops in some cases is
more powerful than which you can buy.

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On the street we.

Speaker 28 (01:07:50):
Can't regulate it we don't have enough police to check
every store when there are eight to nine. Thousand of them.

Speaker 7 (01:07:54):
The bill That passed the house includes a one year
jail sentence for possession of any hemp PRODUCTS. That contain
thchc the legislature apparently is also close to a final
deal on a school funding package worth eight point.

Speaker 1 (01:08:08):
Five billion dollars.

Speaker 7 (01:08:10):
Closer To home harris county approves a raise for deputies
to MIRROR the. New hpd contract the vote was three,
to two Yesterday Supported By democrats Adrian garcia and leslie brionis.

Speaker 33 (01:08:23):
Even before the, increase in pay we have a three
hundred approximately three hundred and fifty vacancies in Law Enforcement In.

Speaker 7 (01:08:31):
Harris County Precinct. Ones Rodney Ellison County judge lena hadogo
voted against helping. Our Law enforcement a donko talking about
raising your taxes, to cover this and what she says
is a two hundred and seventy. Million dollar deficit you
will hear from the county judge and her complaining at
seven o'clock six. Point thirty four now looking, At Your

(01:08:52):
money president trump is considering a huge change to the.
Home Mortgage market.

Speaker 38 (01:08:57):
The president this week suggested the time may be right
to take government Mortgage Lenders of Fannie May. And Freddie
mack Public Texas realtor cliff Freeman says the president. Should
Tread carefully Is fanny and freddy are important backstops.

Speaker 11 (01:09:07):
For the market we have the most sophisticated mortgage industry
and availability, in the world and it's because of, the
secondary market Which is What fanny and.

Speaker 38 (01:09:17):
Freddy primarily support he notes that removing government backing from
those programs could cause interest, rates to rise but it
wouldn't have a huge impact on. The Housing, market corey
yelson who's RADIO seven, Forty ktr Eight.

Speaker 7 (01:09:28):
Thank you corey existing Home sales in april fell zero.
Point five percent that is directly the result of fear
being spread by the mainstream Media over the, president's tariff
policies and that fear mongering could impact your. Retirement and
You Study from boston college says people are waiting water
longer to step away. From the workforce since, nineteen ninety

(01:09:49):
four the average retirement age has gone. Up three years americans,
are living longer jobs, are less physical And Money expert
derek kinney says moving on.

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Can be rough when, they do retire.

Speaker 30 (01:09:59):
They sort of give up their business cards and they've got.

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To re establish, a new identity and that can feel
lonely giving up, all those relationships.

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those things raise prizes in places.

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People don't expect can you suggest test drive a retirement
budget while you're still working to make sure you'll have enough.
After You, Quit Charles molino news RADIO, Seven forty, Kti.

Speaker 7 (01:10:28):
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Scams these days even college. Grads are vulnerable that's because
the bad guys have picked up.

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Some new methods. They're getting tricky they're.

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Getting tricky everyday scammers are posing as these.

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Debt relief services they are providers that can. Promise Loan forgiveness.

Speaker 7 (01:10:44):
Jason Mezzo With The better business bureau says a red
flag to look out for is if somebody asks for
cash up front to. Negotiate debt relief six Point Thirty
six Memorial, day On Monday The houston national cemetery will
hold Their Annual ceremony remembering. Those We Lost Cemetery Council
Vice president, carmen gonzalez ays everything starts At nine o'clock

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monday morning with guest Speakers and The, parade of remembrance.

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or banners that represent.

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Organization everybody knows our guest speaker this year is, Pretty
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Military and veterans this starts at seven o'clock goes until
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Four k trh the tools you need to take.

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ON the day us, in the morning. Weather and Dramming
This Is houston's Morning News. With, jimmy arrett.

Speaker 4 (01:12:10):
Okay it is thirty seven minutes. Past The hour bob
friends Sitting in for jimmy once. Again this morning. Good
morning too you hope you Have a great memorial the
weekend in. Front of you be careful what you. Feed
your kids we know that now, More than ever and
that doesn't mean they can't have, some ice Cream Especially.
On memorial day you're, gonna have picnics and, you're gonna,
have you know parades and all kinds of fun. Stuff

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like that, first of all don't forget the reason, for
the commemoration which is those who sacrifice their lives in
defense of. This glorious republic but, second of all while
you're out, there having fun it's never been more clear
that we got to watch what we're. FEEDING Our kids
rfk junior released a lot of information yesterday in the
FIRST Real, comprehensive maha report and it turns out that

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childhood health is in a far worse shape than we
ever even. Realized it was here's a little bit about
what he had to say. At The presentation.

Speaker 1 (01:13:01):
President trump is.

Speaker 6 (01:13:03):
A populis president.

Speaker 46 (01:13:04):
He's a president he's blamed for giving, money to billionaires.

Speaker 6 (01:13:09):
All this stuff we hear about that.

Speaker 46 (01:13:11):
All the time but he is on the side of,
the middle class, the working class the poor.

Speaker 47 (01:13:16):
In.

Speaker 1 (01:13:16):
This Country people.

Speaker 46 (01:13:26):
And I've been following i've met every president SINCE my uncle,
i Was president and i've never, Seen a President democrat
or republican that is willing to stand up to industry
when it's the right, thing to do and willing to
talk about really difficult issues and to hold his stand.
On those issues i've never seen. Anything Like it and

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i'm very very. Grateful to you i've said it with
industry again and again in a room with him and,
heard him say we. Can't do that we're going to,
do something different news that they didn't.

Speaker 4 (01:14:00):
Want to hear and WHAT industry is rfkj and you're,
talking about here particularly again as as it pertains TO
health And maha making, america healthy, again That industry.

Speaker 6 (01:14:10):
MISTER president Is.

Speaker 32 (01:14:11):
I decided i've got to, break the system and it's
the most powerful lobby. In the world the drug company.
The most powerful they are. The Most powerful and i'm not,
Saying bad good i'm. Not saying anything but they have
tremendous Power, over the Senate, over the house, over the,
governors over everybody and they, spend more money billions and.

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Billions OF dollars, AND i said. I don't care it's
got TO do what i, have to.

Speaker 4 (01:14:36):
Do what's right he's got to stop the pharmaceutical companies
from owning. The federal government and that's basically. What we
said the quiet part has been. Said Out loud big
pharma owns our politicians and Our Representatives. On Capitol Hill
And Agriculture secretary brook ROLLINS at the maha event yesterday

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again getting back now to the healthy food, for your
kids we are.

Speaker 26 (01:15:01):
On track to sign multiples of snap waivers to get
junk food and sugary drinks out of our.

Speaker 1 (01:15:09):
Food STAMP system and i.

Speaker 7 (01:15:11):
AM so proud i am so proud.

Speaker 26 (01:15:18):
To Announce, THAT on monday I was In Nebraska with
governor pillen where we signed. The first one. AN hour
ago i signed the Second One for Governor. Brown in
indiana he may not Even know that. I've got, It,
RIGHT here sir i also signed, The Third One governor
Kim reynolds of iowa about.

Speaker 4 (01:15:36):
An hour ago so we're trying to Make not only,
america healthy again but in particular are. Kids healthy again
and poverty should not be a reason why. They eat
garbage and so the food stamp program is going to,
be altered dramatically banning junk food and sugary drinks from
being bought with. Food stamp dollars so it's obviously a

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very very strong Commitment to THE President In rfk junior
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with her No, here's, sky mike dude let's go To All.
Ninety darry ashford that's a. Complete shutdown here.

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Nothing good's happening it's ahead on collision eighteen wheeler here
and folks that DON'T listen to am radio are. Stuck
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The west part, get around?

Speaker 5 (01:16:19):
That all right clear the auto Pedestrian accident golf freeway The.
Hov at edgeburg good news is it. Was not fatal
now we have. A new problem we're not Out Of.
The woods broadway that's the wreck a right lane inbound
and northbound about a ten minute smunche a golf freeway's
in for.

Speaker 1 (01:16:34):
A rough morning let's do.

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Some two eighty eight instead North Sam Westbound. Hardy toll
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Speaker 6 (01:16:49):
Right thank.

Speaker 4 (01:16:49):
You good sir let's take a Look At that memorial
day forecast now and the weekend. That Precedes It here's
jeff Maher At. The, weather channel.

Speaker 23 (01:16:56):
Yeah good morning we're going to stay war bob right
over the next Few Days through memorial day with highs up.

Speaker 1 (01:17:02):
Into the nineties that's we're going.

Speaker 23 (01:17:03):
To head today after starting off with some initial Cloud
Covering Some, mariys apache flogg we'll see a lot of
sun this afternoon and the high shed hit, ninety two
degrees and then overnight increasing clouds with gusty winds at
times at a low settling in the mid. To upper
seventies not a whole. Lot, of change tomorrow some more
sun with the hide, year ninety two And then For Sunday,
and memorial day we'll have a mix of. Clowns and
sunshine as temperatures each afternoon hit, the load nineties we'll

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have the potential for a few scattered afternoon and early
union shower and. Thunderstorms popping, up.

Speaker 4 (01:17:29):
All, Right, good stuff. Jeff thank you and right now
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Six forty eight now we've got timeline coming up here
in about well call it. About seven, minutes and yes,
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facebook page a little bit. Earlier this story there's A
reason Why i wear trump hats and T shirts with
trump and conservative MESSAGING almost, everywhere I go because i
want to see if the tolerant left is as tolerant
as they. Claim to be and the answer, to that question,
by the, way is no. THEY Are not a florida
woman is facing multiple charges stemming from her vicious attack

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on a seventy two year old man who was marrying
A wearing. A maga hat he was Wearing A Red
Make america. Great Again, hat laura garrett thirty, three years
old blue or purple or. Whatever colored, hair she is
confronted this seventy two, year old man demanding to know
why he's, wearing that hat demanding to know Why He.
Supports donald trump, that of course led to an argument

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which led to her pouring a can of something over
his head and then hitting him in the back of
the head. With that can according to, the arrest report she.
Denies doing. So police say she then jumped a fence
and walked away after the attack.

Speaker 6 (01:19:30):
On the man this is THIS is when i talked
about political violence a.

Speaker 4 (01:19:33):
Few minutes ago it almost always exclusively lives.

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On the left these THINGS.

Speaker 4 (01:19:39):
Are, Triggering i now i'm not a seventy two, year
Old man and i'm a pretty, good sized man and
maybe nobody is going to do. Anything TO me but
i want to see who's. Triggered BY it, and I
do and i will tell you This over a memoriality weekend. And,
every day Truthfully where your Trump fly your, trump flag
high and that doesn't have to be, a PHYSICAL flag
but i mean whether it's a ha or, shirt or

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whatever wear it.

Speaker 6 (01:20:02):
And do yourself a favor and do everybody.

Speaker 1 (01:20:05):
Else a.

Speaker 4 (01:20:05):
Favor provoke conversation see how quickly it turns into confrontation by,
the radical left because that is what needs. TO be
done i crave people asking me why do? You support
HIM so that i, can educate people and, the, triggered
ones well. That's THEIR problem but i like. To educate
People where your trump gear out like this, old man

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You've got simple minds? TICKETS coming, up i do.

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high about. Ninety two east increasingly cloudy tonight with a
low of. About seventy seven weekend pretty. Warm and clear
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and i believe it's time, For The. HEADLINES cliff suwnders i.

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Believe You're Right Bob harris county commissioners Say yes to,
Deputy Pay raises no Tolena's. Trip To paris president trump
is hitting you at fifty percent Tariffs On.

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The European, UNION.

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And bob i got some good news and. Some bad
news are you ready?

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Laying on?

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Eat, location what yeah that's. The good news here's. The
bad news you Gotta go To, Oklahoma, or yeah oklahoma it's,
a good state but. That's a hike it's. A bad
state it's. A bad STATE as, a ut fan it's,
A bad.

Speaker 6 (01:22:38):
State i know but it's a.

Speaker 1 (01:22:40):
Good red state.

Speaker 4 (01:22:41):
If you're, TALKING college sports I get at, Longhorns.

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And yeah I'm talking college i'm.

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SEVEN you know i miss, College, sports too cliff and
feel free to jump back in before we get to
our timeline. If you wish but it's not. COLLEGE sports
anymore i saw, a report yesterday or maybe. IT Was
wednesday Ut university of texas roster is set to have
a payroll of thirty five to forty million dollars THIS.

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Year in nil it's, professional SPORTS now and i. Don't
like it and THAT'S not. A ut Thing that's an.
Ohio state Thing it's. A, MICHIGAN thing well i don't care.
Who it is it's just. A terrible thing nil is.
Destroying the sport and you got guys players signing for
the highest contract they can get, at one school playing

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one year there and then putting themselves back on the
open market because they don't even have to sign a
Contract that says i'll play for you. For four years
it just, Says this year i've agreed to come. To
your school you pay me a whole bunch of money,
for my name, image and LIKENESS and if i, don't
like things or if somebody else just offers to pay me,
More next. Year i'm out it's not college it's it's,

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ruining the sports.

Speaker 6 (01:24:05):
The sports world that's college.

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Football And, Basketball uh so i'm not a fan of
what's happening.

Speaker 6 (01:24:09):
With our great college.

Speaker 4 (01:24:10):
Sports right now what's the name of The kid from
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maga or.

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Something like that he had like.

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licensing Deal. With with tennessee he wanted like, to double that, and,
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now he's the STARTING. Quarterback at ucla. It's just bad.
IT is bad i, don't LIKE it and i don't care.
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Harris county commissioners vote for law enforcement pay raises and
against You Paying for lena Hidalgo's, trip To paris and
texas gets a Direct Benefit from President Trump's. Big beautiful,
Bill Good morning i'm bob Frans And. For jimmy barrett
this is The seven o'clock Report Now on news radio SEVEN.
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do it in about eight and a half minutes at
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Speaker 7 (01:27:33):
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Harris county commissioner's court votes to give pay parody. To
deputy constables the only two voting against The plan Were
Preachinct ones rodney ellis And Of Course County. Judge lena

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hidalgo and be transparent and would have liked to know
what we're doing before we.

Speaker 24 (01:28:01):
VOTE for something i think this is this is just
for the, safe of rhetoric and we have enough of.

Speaker 7 (01:28:06):
The federal government did she say rhetoric and then take
A Shot, At, president, trump why. Yes she did she's
also talking about raising your taxes to pay for. All
of this the county judge took a second loss. At
court yesterday her request to have you pay for her
trip along with a couple Of staffers to france next
month was voted down by. Her fellow commissioners something that

(01:28:29):
flew under The Radar The harris county sheriff's offices bringing
back inmates that had been outsourced out of state.

Speaker 10 (01:28:36):
Due to overcrowding the biggest reason that space has opened
up is criminal courts.

Speaker 1 (01:28:40):
Are cashing up the.

Speaker 11 (01:28:42):
Backlog that was created by a multitude of factors pretty
much has. Now been rectified cases are.

Speaker 1 (01:28:48):
Finally getting resolved.

Speaker 10 (01:28:49):
Andy Con with crime stoppers says increases in the number
of criminal courts has.

Speaker 1 (01:28:53):
Helped a lot you've.

Speaker 11 (01:28:54):
Had at least three brand new courts Set Up, in
harris county different judges looking at. Cases crime cases.

Speaker 10 (01:29:02):
He says this is a key step forward in dealing
with our crime problem and is cautiously optimistic that. It
Will Continue Ethan buchanan news RADIO seven forty ktrh.

Speaker 7 (01:29:10):
Seven h three this state will benefit Directly from the
trump budget bill if It. Passes the senate, as of
Now The Billber william birse texas twelve Billion Dollars For. Operation,
lone star again that package is now in the Hands.

Speaker 12 (01:29:24):
Of The senate the president has a Great relationship With
Senator A Senate, majority leader foon and of course so
many Friends on the senate side, of the hill and
he's expecting them to get busy on this bill and
send it to his desk as.

Speaker 7 (01:29:35):
Soon As Possible White House Press. Secretary Caroline levitt all
democrats have done about, this is complain And Political analyst
league carter says that's because they've.

Speaker 1 (01:29:44):
Got NO solutions so.

Speaker 13 (01:29:46):
I Think now the american people, are left wondering What
does an america look Like if the democrats. From a
rule they don't have a list of policies that are.
Associated with them they just have a list of objections
that they have and obstacles and saying That they're not
trump and that's a threat to.

Speaker 7 (01:29:58):
Democracy and complaining the latest Numbers show the democrats' approval
rating is at an.

Speaker 1 (01:30:03):
All time low.

Speaker 7 (01:30:05):
We did have another Ruling Against the white house yesterday
from an activist Judge stopping the trump administration from getting
Rid of The.

Speaker 1 (01:30:13):
Department of Education.

Speaker 14 (01:30:14):
Democrat led states argued the more Than thirteen Hundred department
of education employees were being terminated as part of an
effort to. Eliminate the agency the district judge issuing an
Injunction blocking the trump administration from proceeding with. The mass
layoffs the move would have left the department with half
the staff It Had when president trump Took. Office in
January That.

Speaker 7 (01:30:35):
Is ryan schmell's reporting. Seven H Four the White house
revokes harvard's ability to. ENROLL International students Dhs Secretary of
christy noam says the school refused to cooperate in terms
of foreign activity Like protests against.

Speaker 1 (01:30:49):
Israel on campus they.

Speaker 15 (01:30:51):
Have promoted an allowed violent. Activity on campus they Have
allowed anti SEMITISM, participation with Ccp he in chinese infiltration
and influence, on their campus and they haven't. Protected Their students.

Speaker 7 (01:31:07):
No i'm on Fox Official Say elias rodriga ez acted
alone when he shot And Killed two israeli embassy STAFFERS
Outside The. Dc Jewish. Museum INTERIM Washington D a janine
Piro says anti semitism will not be tolerated murder in.

Speaker 1 (01:31:21):
The first degree for the murder of Thirty.

Speaker 16 (01:31:24):
Year, old iran loshinsky a foreign official and official Guest Of.
The United states mister lashinski was here on official business
for The State.

Speaker 7 (01:31:36):
Of Israel Rodriguez screen free palestine when, he was arrested
and apparently he posted A manifesto to x before The
attack Titled, Escalate for Gaza Bring. The War Home THE
orleans Parish Da Puts sheriff susan hudson on blast for
not requesting a formal crime scene investigation after ken inmates

(01:31:57):
broke out of a jail.

Speaker 1 (01:31:58):
A week ago it's the, lack of collection.

Speaker 17 (01:32:03):
The lack of care about memorializing the information That a
jaw georgory is going to.

Speaker 7 (01:32:08):
Need to see five inmates are still. On the loose
several people have been arrested for either helping them break
out or assisting them while they've been.

Speaker 1 (01:32:16):
On the run, seven oh.

Speaker 7 (01:32:18):
Six we will be tracking flight Issues out Of bush
and Hobby As the memorial. Day weekend begins according to,
a televised report both airports are short staffed when it
comes to. Air traffic controllers bush is short, By fifteen
percent hobby. By nineteen percent and last night you heard
it RIGHT. Here on Kgrh how two vey HAMMERS this

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How to bay And That was robert ford on the
Call as the Astros beat the mariners. Nine to two
pregame tonight At Six on sports talk seven nine game,
time at seven both on seven ninety AND. Here On
Ktrh i'm Cliff saunders, on houston's news weather, And Traffic
station news RADIO seven forty Ktrh.

Speaker 3 (01:33:11):
More with jimmy Verrett And The houston. Morning news Teams
This Is. Houston's morning, News all right.

Speaker 4 (01:33:19):
We continue now at seven minutes. After Seven o'clock bob
frant Sitting in for Jimmy on, this friday morning the
twenty third morning of the fifth month and The of
our lord. Twenty twenty five give me. A hell yeah
if you wish we could Skip right over june and Go.
Right to july you don't have to, comment. On It
though brandon Johnson is the Mayor of The, City Of
chicago brandon johnson has recently been flexing, his diversity Muscles

(01:33:42):
announcing that chicago has such a Huge Percentage of african
american employees hired. By the city he says because black
people are the most generous people. On, the planet well
that admission that he high likes to hire black people
first is indicative of what.

Speaker 6 (01:34:04):
Racial.

Speaker 4 (01:34:04):
Discrimination in hiring if you are giving a preference to
somebody based on, their skin color you are discriminating against
people of, other skin colors, all of them not just.

Speaker 6 (01:34:12):
Black, And White well.

Speaker 4 (01:34:14):
Brandon johnson has now been investigated or an investigation has
been Launched by The department of justice for his admitted racial,
discrimination in hiring and that has apparently caused him to
have a mental breakdown because he Decided To attack president
trump in every way he could in response to.

Speaker 6 (01:34:30):
The federal, investigation you.

Speaker 47 (01:34:33):
Know as far, as You know the president's animis towards,
people of.

Speaker 1 (01:34:41):
Color Working people.

Speaker 4 (01:34:42):
President trump has, animates toward women, people of color. And
working people it's funny because the working people just elected
him President Of the. United states again he's got more
women of power in His Administration than joe. Biden never
did the only difference is these are actual women and
not pretend Women like the Biden Administration. And african americans

(01:35:03):
he's done more for black people than you could ever
in your term As. Mayor of, chicago but anyway we.

Speaker 47 (01:35:10):
Have always known who he has been and this is.

Speaker 1 (01:35:13):
Not a surprise, he's. A monster.

Speaker 47 (01:35:19):
Period we have the most diverse administration in The, history
of chicago.

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And he is. Threatened by that.

Speaker 47 (01:35:29):
You can tell when someone is fearful is because they
act out like you're.

Speaker 6 (01:35:34):
Doing right now.

Speaker 47 (01:35:37):
We have a president that is screaming and having tantrums
right now because we have an administration that reflects The.

Speaker 1 (01:35:43):
City of chicago but he would.

Speaker 47 (01:35:45):
Much rather have administrations that reflect.

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The, country globe no.

Speaker 6 (01:35:48):
He would like you to.

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Follow the law and the law says you cannot hire
people for your public positions in The city of chicago
based on what. They look like the law says you
cannot discriminate against other people because of what. They look
like that's. Not a tantrum that's not. Being a monster
that's being, fair, and yes presidential something you. Will never

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experience ten minutes, after seven o'clock, let's Get moving sky
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what sky mike ask your ask your. Folks, this one
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mar with. All, this business yeah we, Better. Do that
jeff you don't, have to answer, by the way if you.
Don't want to but what do we got going on?
This memorially Weekend jeff.

Speaker 23 (01:38:15):
Mar after a dry Start To this, memorial day weekend
a little bit of rain keep be ruled Out heading
Towards sunday, and monday afternoons but dry today with early
clowns and fond giving way to afternoon sunshine with winds
out of the southeast of the high today should hit, ninety
two degrees and then tonight wendy with increasing clouds as
the low drops down. To seventy seven so gusty wins
out of the south tomorrow with sun breaks.

Speaker 7 (01:38:34):
Through and the high hits.

Speaker 23 (01:38:35):
Ninety Two degrees For Sunday and memorial day will be partly,
to mostly cloudy with the potential for a few afternoon
and evening thunderstorms popping up as high temperatures top out in.

Speaker 4 (01:38:44):
The low, nineties all right thank, you. Very much sir
and right now we're still. At seventy nine it's your
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Speaker 4 (01:39:03):
Day all right eighteen minutes, After The hour bob France,
in for JIMMY and so i just played that clip
For You Of Chicago mayor brandon johnson Talking about how
trump as a monster and just just literally listing all
of the things that he Doesn't Like. About donald trump
and it's kind Of funny because, democrats are well well

(01:39:24):
well Underwater with. The American public president trump's approval rating
is soaring fifty one percent, in one poll fifty four
and a half percent in. Another, last Week meanwhile congressional
democrats are pulling at twenty to, twenty five percent literally
in the. Low twenties Overall The latest fox News survey
says democrats have their lowest favorable rating ever with. Only
forty Percent, that's all Democrats. Not just congressionable they're. In the,

(01:39:47):
twenties point being What can the democrats do Other Than
bash donald Trump The way? Brandon johnson did what can
they do other than complain they have, no ideas whatsoever
so they become the party, of just no the party
of opposition rather than the. Party of ideas coming up,
in a moment we're gonna Check In, with lee Carter

(01:40:07):
president Of. Aslanski and Partners she's on fox. All the
time short a great piece About This for fox news
that's coming up after we do traffic, In, WEATHER sky Mike.

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Thank you sir and your, forecast is, well it's warm
it's gonna be a seasonal, And, you're right. CLIFF instant
repeat i suppose It's gonna be sunday and hot highs
in the, low nineties tonight or, EXCUSE me today i
should say down to about seventy Seven overnight For saturday And,
sunday and monday also in. The low nineties you won't
really see any Significant. Rain until tuesday so pretty good

(01:40:58):
memorildly weekend in. Front of, you right now we are at.
Seventy nine degrees that's your official. Severe weather station there's
RADIO seven Forty ktrh and cliff.

Speaker 6 (01:41:06):
Has the, Headlines.

Speaker 7 (01:41:07):
Thank you Bob not every republican senator is On Board
with president. TRUMP'S Budget plans a florida woman is facing
charges after allegedly attacking a seventy two year old man wearing,
a mega hat and tomorrow is the Anniversary of the
uvaldi school shooting that killed, twenty one people. Including nineteen
kids get the latest NEWS anytime at. Ktrh dot com

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Speaker 4 (01:41:42):
Seven twenty, one As mentioned the democrats, have no ideas
so what? Do, they do instead they just complain and.
They Just attack lee carter, Joining, us now lee thank
you for the. Time This morning the democrats are in
a very very Bad way, with american voters at least
according to. The latest polls when do you think they're

(01:42:02):
going to actually come up with an idea to save
themselves rather Than Just?

Speaker 7 (01:42:05):
ATTACKING donald, TRUMP i mean i think it's a.

Speaker 43 (01:42:08):
Really good Question and the democrats are in a crisis
in every. Level right now they have a, crisis of
message a, crisis of leadership and now a. Crisis of
trust after everything that's now Come Out about joe biden's
health and. The cover up when you look at the,
polling right now Seventy percent of Americans believe that democrats
aren't in touch with the needs of. People like them they,

(01:42:29):
have no ideas they, have no strategies and their only
thing that they can do right Now Is. Attack donald
trump they threaten that he is going to be a,
Threat to democracy they say that he, Is a fascist
they talk about the oligarchy and all, of these things
and it's. Just not resonating and there was a period
Of Time where donald trump's polls were sinking a little
bit and people Expected that the democrats are going to

(01:42:51):
search and. They just haven't and it's because they've come
up with no ideas that make people feel that they
are going to be any better off than they. Would
be today now on the flip side of, all of
this most, recently this week we Started To see donald trump's,
pulls surge again and that's Going to put democrats even
at more, of a disadvantage no.

Speaker 4 (01:43:09):
Question about it and you know when, it comes, to
for example to this battle over. The, Reconciliation, bill okay
democrats you don't like the idea Of extending the trump
tax cuts and actually strengthening them and. Making them permanent
what would you rather do just have Every middle class
american see a massive tax increase at the end. Of
the year how are they not offering some sort of
an Alternative To what president trump.

Speaker 43 (01:43:31):
Wants to do it's a, really fair question and it's
in such stark contrast to the way They behaved in.
Trump's First term and, trump's first term they exploited The
Misses that. Donald trump had he didn't get healthcare, accomplished
right away so they started talking about what they were
going to, do with healthcare and they ended up winning in.

Speaker 7 (01:43:49):
The mid, terms right.

Speaker 43 (01:43:50):
Now instead of coming up with, an alternative strategy they're
just pointing out any deficiency that they see, in the
plan and it's just not. Going to work that's the
strategy that they've been using for the, last several years
and they. Continue To lose so, i'm not, sure you
know obviously there's a struggle. With leadership there it's not clear,
who's in charge it's not clear where their ideas. Are

(01:44:12):
coming from but they're certainly all united, in one thing
and that Is Hatred for Donald, Trump And meanwhile donald
trump is collecting when the price of. Eggs is down
people are looking at the price, of you know the
price of Gas Coming into momorial day weekends at. A
new low people are starting to feel good. About the economy.
Things are stabilizing we're seeing some trade deals come in
and everything that they've attacked is now starting to seem

(01:44:33):
like maybe it wasn't such a bad idea.

Speaker 42 (01:44:35):
To begin with.

Speaker 4 (01:44:36):
That's exactly, correct you know the problem right now for
the president Is The entire republican party is not. United
behind him what are your thoughts on, the spending issue
because the biggest criticism as this reconciliation bill Goes to
the senate is that it. Doesn't cut spending, on the surface, the,
facade says yeah it's about a one point six one
point seven trillion, dollar spending cut but when you add

(01:44:56):
all of, the new spending that offsets any. Of those
things And That's, why ron Johnson That's why ran paul
and several others are going to balk at this when This.
Hits the senate what are YOUR thoughts so i.

Speaker 43 (01:45:09):
Can understand the point of wanting to say that we're
going and. We need, cuts of course we, do need
cuts but we also. Need economic growth the only way
that we're going to get out of the situation we're
in is, by having growth and the lot of the
policies and plans that are put into this bill are
really focused. On economic stimulation we focus on, that at
once and then the other side we start. Looking at

(01:45:29):
cuts then we're gonna have a chance of. Getting things
done but if you do it, ALL at once i
don't think it's ever going. TO get through i think
sometimes even though we're calling, this a, big beautiful bill
sometimes they're too big. To get THROUGH and so i
think they should look at this as. A phase, approach
phase one let's look at what we need to do to,
grow the economy get, things moving again and then we
can talk about the.

Speaker 31 (01:45:48):
Cuts.

Speaker 4 (01:45:48):
Coming later yeah, and you know so many of the tax,
issues are important including no, tax on tips no, tax
on overtime which Were Two of president trump's three. No
tax promises the third one is no tax. Some social
security that's not. In this bill there is, a tax
savings but it's not a full on elimination of taxes
for seniors for. Their social security do you think That's

(01:46:09):
something that republicans will consider as a standalone after.

Speaker 1 (01:46:12):
THIS is over i.

Speaker 43 (01:46:14):
THINK they, might i mean look at the process of
all of. This getting through there's so, much you know
sausage being made, that happens here and there's so much
negotiating that had to happen in order to get it.
WHERE it is i think it's impressive that many of
The Promises that donald trump made are still intact after
everything they've tried, to GET through and i think that
that might be something that they, look at separately and,

(01:46:34):
then they're like just like he, looked at, teriffs he,
said you know we're going to deal with, farmer pricing
separately they might look at that.

Speaker 4 (01:46:39):
Separately As, well lee carter great analysis of what's Wrong,
with The democrats the, party of complaints the party of no. Answers,
Or ideas lee thank, You so much thank, you all right.
Seven twenty six now let's get into the business world
once again and find out what's happening.

Speaker 6 (01:46:55):
In The Markets The. Bloomberg business Report Here. Is denise, Peligrini.

Speaker 29 (01:46:59):
Good morning bob some new tariff Talk, from the president
Triggering Tension on wall street and sending. Stock Futures lower
president trump on Shoots social threatening apple with a tariff
of at least twenty five percent if it doesn't manufacture iPhones.
In the us apple currently makes most of Its. iPhones
in china it has no smartphone PRODUCTION in the. Us,
Right Now meantime president trump is recommending a straight fifty

(01:47:21):
percent Tariff On. The european union he says That would.
Start June First I'm Denise pelgrity Bloomberg business on NewsRadio.

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Speaker 4 (01:47:50):
President trump's Budget plan facing republican Opposition, in the SENATE
And maybe rfk junior isn't. Crazy AFTER All the maha
commission report is out and. It's not, Good Good morning
bob Frans And. For Jimmy barrett cliff saunders has the
details on those. Stories and more come on up after
we check The Morning Drives kylake.

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Com traffic, center all, right good stuff looks like. We've
got sunshine. What a shocker it's going to be in the,
low nineties today it's going to be in the. Low
nineties tomorrow it's going to be in the Low. Nineties
on sunday it's going to be a Low nineties on
monday As Well. For memorial day I'm Gonna let jeff
barr tell you whether there's going to be any ring.
Associated with that He'll tell you At seven, forty right

(01:48:59):
now we have seventy nine degrees at your official, Severe
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Speaker 7 (01:49:05):
Time here's cliff thank, You. Very much bob it is
seven THIRTY. One on ktrh. OUR top story i.

Speaker 31 (01:49:11):
Don't understand how they spend more time TALKING about an
ms thirteen Gang Member in el salvador than they do
a single mother working. Perhaps two jobs why not cut
her taxes and.

Speaker 7 (01:49:24):
Keep Them There South Carolina senator tim Scott talking About
Democrats On fox's president trump's agenda Moves, to the senate
where it's not expected To get. Any democrat support it
would also face some Challenges. From, some Republicans Apparently As
Kentucky senator rand Paul, Tells Ktrh, is Klay Travis, and
buck sexton the bill spends too much and adds too much.

Speaker 1 (01:49:46):
To the deficits this.

Speaker 22 (01:49:47):
Should not be About Allegiance. TO donald trump I, LIKE
the president i, VOTED for him, i Support.

Speaker 30 (01:49:52):
Him and i'm with him on, so many, THINGS.

Speaker 1 (01:49:54):
His, cabinet maha movement.

Speaker 22 (01:49:55):
All that stuff but it doesn't mean we should quit.

Speaker 7 (01:49:57):
Being justly concerned the bill will need a fifty one
vote majority To Pass. The, upper chamber now THE, senator
mentioned Maha and the commission released its Report on The
Health of. Our kids yesterday, needless to say it.

Speaker 1 (01:50:09):
Was not good more.

Speaker 32 (01:50:10):
Than Forty percent of american children now have at least one.
Chronic health condition since, the nineteen seventy rates of childhood
cancer have sewed in many cases by nearly FIFTY percent
five zho.

Speaker 7 (01:50:23):
Fifty Percent well president trump called to report alarming and
terrible seven Thirty, three in austin lawmakers on the verge
OF completely. Banning Thhc Products Lieutenant governor, dan patrick says
the stuff that sold its smoke shops is.

Speaker 1 (01:50:37):
Out of control THIS.

Speaker 28 (01:50:38):
Is poisonous thchc, No regulations whatsoever no one knows.

Speaker 7 (01:50:43):
What's in it the bill that passed In the state
house includes a one year jailed sentence for possession of
hemp products that contain ANY. Amount, of thchc meantime the
legislature is also close to finally approving an eight point
five billion dollar. School financing package county commissioners vote to
give deputies a raise, three to two was. The final

(01:51:04):
tally one of the yes Votes, Was A democrat Leslie brions.

Speaker 1 (01:51:07):
IN precinct four i.

Speaker 33 (01:51:09):
Am supportive of, pay Equity period and i'm deeply committed
to working with you all so that we can mirror
this five year PAY Increases.

Speaker 7 (01:51:18):
Of Hpd republican Tom Ramsey And democrat adrian garcia also voted.
For the raises as for who, voted, against them well,
The usual Suspects Precinct one's Rodney Ellis And County. Judge
lena hidalgo hidalgo is now talking about raising your taxes
to cover this and what she claims to be a
two hundred and seventy million. Dollars budget deficit you'll hear

(01:51:41):
from her. At eight o'clock our news time is. Seven
thirty four looking. At your money There are less americans
worseaw Financially Now under donald trump than one Year Ago.
Under joe biden but the u goov research also shows
there is concern about.

Speaker 1 (01:51:56):
Increased government spending.

Speaker 21 (01:51:57):
It's hard to predict exactly when or if there'll be a,
definitive breaking point but it really could come to a
crux in about nine years from now when the so
called truck funds of folk.

Speaker 7 (01:52:07):
Security Dry Up economist, joel griffith says right now government
is competing with citizens who are trying to buy homes and,
cars for capital and that's one of the main reasons
interest rates. Are still high the mainstream media won't, talk
About It but morgan stanley has turned bullish on the
stock market believing the lows, have already happened.

Speaker 9 (01:52:27):
And we CAUGHT up with Ktch Money, man pat, chinn who, says.

Speaker 27 (01:52:32):
Bottom Line To, quote warren buffett while the, market hates
uncertainty uncertainty is a long term. Investor's best friend.

Speaker 9 (01:52:41):
But if you listen, to the media they say the
worst is. Yet to come it's going.

Speaker 27 (01:52:46):
To be expected don't be surprised when you see the news.

Speaker 9 (01:52:50):
News that he expects to be good.

Speaker 6 (01:52:52):
By the end.

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Of The, Year Jeff biggs news radio seven FORTY.

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Speaker 7 (01:52:57):
President trump wants Some tariffs on apple iPhones and a
fifty percent TARIFF. On the eu dow futures because of
this are down five hundred and ninety. Points this morning,
closer to home the Latest research from Rice Shows that montgomery.
County is growing, that's great news but there are. Concerns
About Infrastructure County judge mark KELLO telling k trh they

(01:53:18):
know they've got.

Speaker 30 (01:53:19):
Work to, do you know we've got an, issue with
transportation there.

Speaker 22 (01:53:22):
Is no question so we just recently passed a four
and eighty million. Dollar road bond so we have so
many road projects going, on right. Now it's unbelievable.

Speaker 7 (01:53:31):
Twenty eight percent of county residents rate the infrastructure as
poor Seven, thirty six, monday Of Course his memorial day
and remembrances are set up, across the Area Including The.
Houston national cemetery gathering begins At nine am monday with
a whole. Host of events it gives us an opportunity to.

Speaker 35 (01:53:48):
Show our respect the program will start off with our
bagpipe players and then we'll introduce.

Speaker 36 (01:53:55):
Different Guest SPEAKERS Cemetery Council vp, carmen gonzalez says this
also includes a per.

Speaker 1 (01:54:00):
Rate of remembrance and it means. THE world veterans.

Speaker 35 (01:54:03):
I think the ceremony so touches a lot of people's
heart and gives them an opportunity to show their respects and.

Speaker 1 (01:54:09):
Also to mourn the event is free and open.

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houston's Morning News. With jimmy, Barrett all righty Bob Franstin.
For jimmy barrett it is thirty seven. Minutes past now
jimmy got an early he Start On the. MEMORIAL day

(01:55:00):
weekend i hope you have.

Speaker 4 (01:55:01):
A great weekend, if you're traveling you're gonna be in great.
Shape gas wise the fuel prices are the lowest they've
been in Five Years for. Memorial Day Weekend, as president
trump and he hasn't really hasn't even gotten started yet
on The restoration of american energy independence and and unleashing
energy the way he did the, first time around because
so much damage was done to the energy. Infrastructure With

(01:55:24):
leases and i'm talking about all not just oil, bed natural,
gas and coal but all of these exploration and leases
that were canceled and pipelines that were Stopped by. The
bidy administration when he declared he would. End fossil fuels
i'll never, forget that. LINE he said I promise you
i will. End fossil fuels it puts such a damper

(01:55:47):
on the energy industry and of course made us all.
Pay the price when it costs more, to make stuff
when it costs more, to ship stuff it costs more
for us. To Buy Stuff and president trump is, just now,
getting you know. Getting that underway but gas, price ARE down,
like i said to the point where it's the lowest.
Than Five years for, Memorial d weekend so. That's great

(01:56:07):
news america enters this weekend renewed by the contagion. Of
their courage The Great, communicator RONALD reagan who i love
TO quote and i play all of the time on.
My radio program and, by the way if you're interested,
in that STUFF the interviews i, Do and more i'm
available to you at strictly.

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Org is the name, of my website and strictly speaking
is the name of my. Own RADIO show but i
want To Read. From ronald reagan americans have time and
again taken up arms, in liberty's defense knowing the ferocity
of war and the, immensity of. Sacrifice at exacts they
have nonetheless followed the spirit, of our founders who have,
pledged their, lives their fortunes and their sacred honor to the.

(01:56:52):
Support of freedom the debt we owe to those who
have left home and family to serve this cause. Is
beyond measure but our greatest dead of all is to
those who. Fell in battle their, ranks are, legion their
stories the stories of. Their heroism countless many of them
lie beneath the soil, of distant lands and many. Here
at home their final bouviat may maybe be a, well

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kept cemetery, or an unknown unmarked field. Or lay ashore
but glory guards, each one well these heroes who fought
with all the faith and valor that. Freemen Can Muster
oliver wendell holmes expressed a fitting thought, when he said
at the grave, of a hero we end not with
sorrow at, the inevitable loss but with the contagion. OF
his courage i join all of you who proudly share.

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In the, spirit i'm sorry share that spirit in your
own service. To our nation as you pay tribute To.
These brave americans may we always walk in the light,
of their memory the light of liberty which shines from
age to age and still illuminates. The way forward god
Bless you And. GOD bless america i just love those
words from, the great communicator and on, THIS memorially weekend
i hope you consider them some time to. Reflect upon, them,

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all right seven let's get words of a. Different time too.

Speaker 5 (01:58:06):
On the, drive you know, despite our GOOP kt r
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Grand parkway northbound the rest of the media we.

Speaker 1 (01:58:13):
Did share.

Speaker 5 (01:58:14):
This we're Nice This is grand parkway west northbound at It,
call it kingsland and that's a bad spot.

Speaker 1 (01:58:20):
For wreck.

Speaker 5 (01:58:21):
Northbound big backups we're looking at boy at least twenty
extra minutes up This Way on Eldridge Parkway. At little
york is that part of? THE marker reservoir i. Believe
it is that's a really, Serious wreck there so let's.

Speaker 1 (01:58:34):
Avoid that spot.

Speaker 5 (01:58:35):
That's shut down nothing good's happening On All, ninety darry
ashford that's an eighteen. Wheeler golf freeway we, cleared both
problems The pedestrian at edgebrook and also The accident at
broadways out.

Speaker 6 (01:58:46):
Of the way.

Speaker 5 (01:58:47):
Oh my gosh people Hitting Me on Facebook Kevin from
chambers county says he would rather eat gas station sushi
and Drink tapwater from mexico Than Go. SEE bruce springsteen
i Got. SOMEBODY from seabrook i really have a. Prophet
and More iHeartRadio, app taste time Marts Lesly.

Speaker 1 (01:59:04):
FROM parking THING i think i would Rather get a.

Speaker 21 (01:59:06):
Brazilion watch Then Go see ruth springsteen or.

Speaker 1 (01:59:10):
Watched it, here good lord just click.

Speaker 5 (01:59:12):
The talk back, they're saying, This. Not me bob I'm
On the Generator Supercenter Dot. Com traffic center.

Speaker 4 (01:59:17):
You're the instigator though, you're the instigator you know that
you're gonna take some, of the. Boy all right one
more Look At the memorial. Day weekend forecast checking in
Once Again with jeff Maher At.

Speaker 23 (01:59:27):
The weather channel if you have some outdoor activities lined
Up For the, memorial day weekend there will be some
dry weather initially before a few thunderstorms pop up during
the afternoon and Evening hours on sunday And Into a Memorial.

Speaker 1 (01:59:39):
Day on monday.

Speaker 23 (01:59:39):
But dry today there'll be some sun breaking through. It
this afternoon the high shed at ninety two with a
light breeze out of the. Southeast, and there tonight clouds
will stream in and wins will pick up Out, of
the south with some of the gus near fifteen to
twenty miles per hour as the low eventually drops To Seventy,
seven sunday tomorrow the, high ninety two then a few
Afternoon storms For Sunday and memorial day is highest climbing to.

Speaker 1 (01:59:57):
The low, nineties all.

Speaker 6 (01:59:59):
Right, Thanks.

Speaker 4 (02:00:00):
Very much jeff and right now we have seventy nine
degrees at your official Severe weather stations RADIO.

Speaker 6 (02:00:05):
Seven forty ktih.

Speaker 1 (02:00:07):
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Speaker 3 (02:00:08):
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Speaker 4 (02:00:13):
South, windows solutions okay. Seven Forty eight the senate now
has Hold Of The. Big beautiful bill and, BY the
way i didn't even realize it until. Just this morning
that's the official. Title of it everybody's been referring to
It As The, big beautiful bill Because That's what president trump,
wanted to, say you know when he was asked a
couple of months ago, about you know how to put

(02:00:34):
everything together and, about you Know Getting the trump agenda,
passed and funded and the question was whether or not
they would be, in separate bills or if they would be,
all put together, AND he said i just want to
put them all together in ONE big beautiful i almost
set it, off the cuff and everybody's been referring to
it as. Such since then it is actually the name that,
was PASSED yesterday and i, Just REALIZED it so i

(02:00:55):
probably a little bit late to, The party there but
it Is Called The One Big, beautiful bill act which
Is just so trumpian it's hysterical. At any rate it's
in the Hands of, the senate now and there are
Already two two senators who are saying not as is.
Not A chance Ron Johnson and rand. Paul are nos
remember it's only fifty three forty Seven in the senate,

(02:01:17):
as it is so they can only afford To lose
three republicans before a tie breaking vote.

Speaker 6 (02:01:22):
Would have to Be Cast by. Vice.

Speaker 4 (02:01:24):
President jd Vance So what's Lisa Collins or lisa mrkowski?
Going to Do what's in colin's, going To do what's
mitch mcconmall? Going to do there are a Bunch of
rhino republicans who have no interest whatsoever in advancing this
unless they'd, massively cut spending which leads to a pretty
hefty Fight on the senate side of things before we can,

(02:01:47):
even you know have a hint of Confidence that the
trump agenda is going. TO be passed i am sitting here.
Of two minds half of me believes that these. Individuals
are right we wanted Saluted and appreciated doge. For a
reason we've got to stop, spending so much and that part, of,

(02:02:07):
me says yeah we can't pass. This as is but the,
other half says if we don't get, this past now we,
lose the country because we lose twenty twenty six and
we lose. Twenty twenty eight and so even if we
have to keep spending and not get the cuts, that
We want the senator is going to have to get.
This thing done otherwise The news Becomes, Democrats defeat Trump,

(02:02:30):
Democrats defeat, maga democrats win and they get all of
the momentum. THAT they need i hope they're paying. Attention,
to this, they of course. Being Are senators senator. Cruise gets.
It i'm sure quick time out here and check. Traffic
once again at, seven Fifty one sky mike on The.

Speaker 5 (02:02:47):
Drive clear grand Parkway. Northbound at kingsland that's out. Of
the way still A Drag From sinco ranch north sam
westbound a stall, party toll road twenty one minutes of
suckage from the airport twenty one Minutes that Way Eldridge.

Speaker 1 (02:03:00):
And little york.

Speaker 5 (02:03:01):
Don't go there. Nothing good's happening. It's, a wreck also
same story All Ninety. At darry ashford that's. AN eighteen
wheeler i didn't get all The. GUY from seabrook i
really have a proughet. Exam A, Porcupine good Lord.

Speaker 1 (02:03:13):
Jeff from CONROE the thing.

Speaker 11 (02:03:15):
I would rather Do than. A, Springsteeld concert hell i'd
like To Go.

Speaker 6 (02:03:18):
See, barry madelow.

Speaker 1 (02:03:19):
Oh that's got a hurt. In THE morning And i Got.
Wes from conroe what would you rather Do Than? See,
BRUCE springsteen.

Speaker 20 (02:03:25):
Mike i too would rather Have a Full brazilian Black.

Speaker 5 (02:03:30):
Bruce, springstel pully well that is a visual we do
not need.

Speaker 1 (02:03:34):
In the morning I'm In the Generator supercenter Dot. Com
traffic center.

Speaker 6 (02:03:38):
Oh my, Goodness. Thank you mike here's.

Speaker 4 (02:03:41):
What we've got i'm going to update that forecast to
reflect More of what jeff said in the. Last time
around it's going to be some rain PopEd, potentially On.
Sunday and monday today we've. Got no rain good be
ninety two tonight. About seventy seven saturday is going to
be in the low nineties and it. Should be Clear And,
Then sunday, monday jeff says expect a little bit of
rain in The afternoon On Sunday And, memorial day monday so.

(02:04:04):
Prepare for that more rain definitely scheduled to come In.

Speaker 6 (02:04:07):
Starting.

Speaker 4 (02:04:08):
On tuesday, bor right now we're sitting at seventy nine
at your official severe Weather station is RADIO. Seven FORTY
ktih and i believe we've got time for one more check.

Speaker 1 (02:04:16):
At, The, headline yes bob a Bad Day.

Speaker 7 (02:04:18):
For lena hidalgo cops got raises and she's gonna have
to pay for her Own. Trip To paris the trump
administration is sending another eleven hundred troops. To The, BORDER
and bob i think you have two kids that are
either done with college or one at least.

Speaker 4 (02:04:31):
Is, in college correct one one is still, getting his
undergraduate the other ones. In law, school all right?

Speaker 7 (02:04:35):
In, law school, WELL all right i wonder how you?

Speaker 1 (02:04:39):
Feel.

Speaker 7 (02:04:39):
About this okay delivering the commencement Address at The university
of maryland this week was None other Than.

Speaker 1 (02:04:46):
Kermit the frog?

Speaker 7 (02:04:49):
Are you serious this is what your money? Is, Paying,
FOR sir.

Speaker 4 (02:04:55):
Well i don't even know how to. RESPOND to that
i can't Even imagine what kermit would have to say
that would. Make this justifiable, to the moment the crowning
achievement of. Onces educational career i'm graduating, with A degree
and I've got a are they puppeting him or are
they putting? Him on screen or what?

Speaker 11 (02:05:12):
Does it doing?

Speaker 7 (02:05:12):
Puppet a puppet get the latest USE anytime at. Ktrh dot,
com go. Well go broke our next update is. AT
eight o'clock i Live, In, clear LAKE humble reliable ktrh.
Traffic and weather next, On the ten.

Speaker 4 (02:05:28):
Who was the commencement speaker at, Your, own graduation cliff
as long as you brought it up or did he
run away from?

Speaker 6 (02:05:36):
The microphone? Already all?

Speaker 4 (02:05:38):
Right all, Right my daughter my daughter's commencement speaker for
her Undergraduate Was, was tim allen which was.

Speaker 6 (02:05:46):
KIND of fun i was.

Speaker 4 (02:05:47):
There for that my COMMENCEMENT speaker when I Graduated, from
heidelberg college oh way too many Years Ago, was alex
tribak and he was fantasttick, by the, way he really
really was he had a wonderful messive. Message of, inspiration,
but goodness gracious, Kermit the frog i'd like to know how.

(02:06:07):
They justified that i'd like to know what, the message
was why they did, Something SO silly, like i said
the crowning achievement of a, young person's life a, YOUNG
student's life, i should say, is that degree and to
have it mocked.

Speaker 6 (02:06:22):
By a cartoon is.

Speaker 4 (02:06:23):
Kind of silly so got just about, a MINUTE ago
and i want to remind once again. Everybody of listening
if you are, everybody who's listening if you are interested
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Speaker 6 (02:06:36):
That i conduct.

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(02:07:01):
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i want to wrap with a message of thanks to
all of those who fell in service to. THIS great

(02:07:22):
country i want to say thank you to your fam
their families for sacrificing their loved ones in defense of freedom.
And OF liberty and i hope we take some time
this weekend And Amidst the memorial day celebrations to make
it a true commemoration. Of the fallen that's what. It's
all about we are, a glorious country the greatest force

(02:07:43):
for good in the history of human civilization because of
those who laid. Down their lives so we thank them
as we Head Into this. Memorial day weekend, Thanks for,
listening be, well be safe. And stay free i'll see
you next time Right Here On. Houston's morning news