Trump Eliminates The U.S. Department of Education...Or Did He?

Jimmy Barrett takes you through the stories that matter the most on the morning of 03/21/25.

Episode Transcript

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Everywhere with now the latest news, weather and traffic. It's
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It is Friday morning. It's five am here on Houston's
Morning News. I'm Jimmy Barrett. Among our top stories as
we get started this morning, Trump eliminates the US Department
of Education or Diddy Operation Lone Star. It's shutting down
and coming up at five oh eight. Buying your dinner
with four easy payments details in the minutes ahead. You're

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in Houston's Morning News. We don't need new ed jkshit.
We're speaking of the uneducators. Good morning to you, Skuy Mike.

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Good morning to you, mister Jimmy Boom. All right, so
far on the freeways, we're looking pretty decent. I'll tell
you what I need to do for the five to ten.

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We're going to get you an update on any closures
we might have in San Jacino County related to the wildfires.

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Here in town.

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Now they've just picked up the roadwork on it east
outside the bud Planet.

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At six' ten we're back in. Business.

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for the news and For cliff again.

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Today Here's Eric, Sharp.

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Good morning five oh one on News radio seven FORTY.
Ktrh our top story this. Hour President Donald trump taking
executive action to abolish The department Of education yesterday and
head of the signing of that executive, order The president, said.

Speaker 6 (01:47):
It's been a long time. Coming people have.

Speaker 7 (01:50):
Wanted to do this for many many, years for many many,
decades AND i don't know no president ever got around
to doing, it But i'm getting around to doing, it
so thank you very.

Speaker 5 (01:59):
Much The lighthouse has test scores for kids have been
in decline for, years and it's time to see education
authority be returned to individual. STATES Dhs Secretary Christy nome
And Coast guard officials In Fort lauderdale announcing the seizure
of millions of dollars worth of illicit. Drugs Secretary nome
says it was an unprecedented seizure that was carried.

Speaker 8 (02:21):
Outs we are cleaning up our communities from drugs like
fentanyl and cocaine and. Marijuana we're Protecting american, people and
we're also making sure that their cartels are not profiting
from the trafficking of these.

Speaker 5 (02:34):
Drugs the confiscated drugs include more than two point five
tons of cocaine and fifty pounds of. Marijuana it's a
story that's being ignored by most of The texas, media
But Governor Greg Abbott's Operation Loan star it's finally slowing, down.

Speaker 9 (02:49):
And what that means is The biden border crisis is finally.

Speaker 10 (02:54):
Over they're not, idiots and they understand that the change
has happened and that it's going to be maintained for
the next four years.

Speaker 9 (03:02):
Anyway That's Todd, benzman senior fellow with The center For Immigration,
studies who says the more than eleven billion dollars was
money well.

Speaker 1 (03:11):
Spent there are rest numbers speak for.

Speaker 10 (03:13):
Themselves they busted a lot of bad, guys thousands and,
thousands AND i can complain about that.

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Or that now crossings are at an all time. Low Jeff,
Biggs News radio seven FORTY.

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Ktrh local officials In colorado refusing to help search for
two illegal aliens who escaped to detention center during a
power outage.

Speaker 11 (03:34):
When they put their communities at. RISK i don't care
what the person escaped. For if there's an, escapee every
law enforcement officer should be out there. Searching that's what we.
Do we want to do. That we want to serve
and protect our. Communities and for the decisions to be
made at the top to say we're not going to,
help that's.

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Politics that it's.

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Worse That's National Border Patrol Council President Paul perez On
Fox NEWS ktrh news time is five toh. Four president
And Donald trump has been compared To President Ronald reagan
since he first came into office in twenty, seventeen and
similarities are continuing In trump's second.

Speaker 12 (04:08):
Term there are significant global challenges That President trump is
facing that are very similar to the kinds of challenges
That President reagan. Face, Thankfully President trump has the same
vision That President reagan.

Speaker 5 (04:20):
Did political strategist Vladd David hook says Both trump And
reagan came into major economic issues left by their predecessor Andank.
Reagan President trump has a plan to Lead america to
better economic. Times The president's plan includes bringing THE us
to the forefront OF.

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Ai america is in the lead of THE ai, race
BUT shawna has gained ground.

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Recently within the last four or five, Weeks we've seen
MODELS ai systems coming out Of china to demonstrate that
they have really accelerated their.

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Progress Fox news Contributor Chris lahanes says this battle will
determine our superpower status and it's a battle we should
win but can't afford to.

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Lose to guarant that we, win we need to think,
big we need to act, big and we need to build.

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Big he.

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Says winning IN ai will help national security and our.
Economy Honore Parard News radio seven forty k T.

Speaker 5 (05:11):
Rh the latest liberal media spend is that trump teariffs
On china will cause prescription drug shortages in THE. Us
Commerce Secretary Howard lutnik Telling fox the whole point Of
trump's action is to move the supply chain back home to.

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Enhance and Encourage american.

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Production that's What Donald trump is on the world's going
to understand them On april. Second fair, trade reciprocal, trade
bring those big industries home and The United states will.

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Flourish the description drug shortages have already been happening for
gears due to supply chain issues and our reliance on
countries just Like. China houston police investigating after skeletal remains
were discovered at a field near The Johnson Space Center.
Thursday officers were called out to the scene On Moon
Rock drive just before at seven o'clock and a and

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the cause of death remain. Unknown the medical examiner will
be working to determine the remains and who they belong
to and how they. Died officials now say up prescribed
burns sparked The Pauline road, fire which was scorched about
twenty four hundred acres Of montgomery And Santa Cento. Counties
one home was lost In Santa Cento, county but no
injuries have been. Reported evacuations orders were lifted yesterday. Evening

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firefighters that were gaining Control the blaze has now said
to be about forty five percent contained employees now experiencing
a new phenomena at, work the.

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Term, boorout the opposite of, burnout is when workers become,
bored are disinterested in their, work and mainly be pretending
to get stuff.

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Done the difference between being productive and being. Busy we
have to be careful about, that because you can shuffle
papers all day and be.

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Busy author and keynote Speaker Scott Alan curley says employees
have to look forward to being network to avoid the booro.

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traffic Station News radio seven forty k T.

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Rh every, hour something in.

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Our, city something's happened that.

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Shouldn't Have scheckian all day. Prepared it's always something for
anything on News radio seven FORTY. Ktrh Five oh wait
is our.

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Time you know the problem with easy money is eventually
you have to pay for. It and that's WHAT i
see happening here five o eight our. Time you're In
houston's morning. News all. Right i've heard stories that some
of the food delivery services are expanding you to other.
Areas is because, well people are cutting back on ordering food,
evidently and well as prices have gone, up many prices

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have gone. Up Door dash is one of those companies
that is expanding in other. Areas they're going to be
doing not just fast, food and they'll also deliver electronics.
Groceries they'll deliver groceries to. You but here's the thing
that they're they're trying to. INSTITUTE i think that tells

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us where we're at financially right, now and that is
they are introducing a partnership to finance the purchases with
a company Called clarina k L. A R na had
never really heard of them. Before clarena you heard of.
Them clarenap is going to offer options to you as

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far as how you pay for this. Stuff for, example
let's say you're having a big, party all, Right you're
having AN ncaa, party and you want to order a
whole bunch of wings and a whole bunch of, food
and it's going to cost you like one, hundred one
hundred and fifty bucks or whatever to get it delivered
by door. Dash you could finance it on. Clarnet they

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give you basically three different. Options you can either pain,
full you can pay in four easy installment, payments interest
FREE i will say that interest free in four equal
interest free installment. Payments or you can pay, later giving
customers the ability to defer payments to a more convenient.

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Time for, example you're ordering your your wings on the
thirteenth of the, month then you don't get paid to
the fifteenth of the, month so you could defer the
payment until the fifteenth when you get. Paid it seems,
like you, know it's just another invitation to spend money
you don't. Have SO i can see where there might
be some problems. HERE i, mean after, all did you

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see That Waldt hub Says houston is the number one
city in the entire country right now for acial. Distress
we have a whole lot of people who owe a
whole lot of money to a whole lot of people
at high interest. Rates now this is not a high
interest rate. Thing but, again you know when you spend
money that you don't have by using credit, cards then
that's how you get into. Trouble five to Ten time

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for traffic and whether together did they get to?

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Houses?

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There he goes Guy, mike living within your.

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Means let's go, now you know what so far freeways
are rock and. Long i'll tell you What i'll do,
is let's get a couple of drive times just quickly Clear.

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Lake we look. Good NOW i have to go freeway problemo.

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Free, oh by the, way The lynchburg go back to
the golf mic twenty one minutes from Clear lake into.

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Downtown this is WHY i need.

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Pills Lynchburg ferry both ways they've shut it. Down that
makes sense because of low tide. Terry that's. Crazy maybe
you know something about. That and also The washingburn tunnel
they clean it Every thursday, night so they'll open that.
Shortly but you've got you're missing two ways to get
across The Ship, Channel Southwest freeway twenty two minutes from
The fountain up into downtown and two nineties all Good

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Grand parkway to The West loop six.' ten we're going
to do. Some construction we got nasty construction. This weekend
AND also i was going to get to our. Wildfire
situation we have. Those closers generally they call It The pauline.
Road fire seventeen to twenty Five At pauline road is
where it. All started it is now around, two thousand three,
hundred acres nine hundred homes have been Evacuated In San

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jacento county and they said last as of, last.

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Night forty five.

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PERCENT contained i guess that means it's fifty five percent
out of. Control there terry and the, Roads Closed, Lee,
turner Kirby, Big Buck, Perfect Way, blue teal and let's
stay off for one oh Five between Cleveland and security
and we may get some more pictures from our friends
and we'll put them On our facebook for everybody.

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FROM r ktrh Top tax devenders twenty four Hour. Weather
center terry. Is here got a nice day coming, Up.

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Today, terry, oh yeah we got a really, nice day
little less wind in the. Southerly breeze so hopefully with
the increase in the humidity and the winds easing, Up,
somewhat skymike maybe they'll make some more progress with.

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That fire and humidity is, a thing right because how
dry the air?

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Is, correct correct because the drier, the air the easier the.
Fire spreads that's that's the. Main, consideration okay so humidity.

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IS yeah i will gladly sacrifice frizzy. Hair first, you know.

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The wildfire getting Better In.

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Sanjacento, COUNTY yeah. I, agree well we should make. SOME
progress i think now we're not going to see any
rain today. Or tomorrow today's a, comfortable day very, spring
Like very, march like. Very demure low to mid, Seventies today,
now tomorrow a, few clouds it warms up closer.

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To eighty sunday's our first chance. Of rain. Right now
it looks like a twenty percent chance of an.

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Afternoon thundershower but we've got some scattered showers And storms
sunday night and a fifty percent chance Of. Rain monday
looks like that will get out of here, Pretty quickly
so maybe just the morning when we get the raid
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The, day SO as i said a few, minutes, ago
Yes the president signed an executive order yesterday to Eliminate
the Department. Of education but if, you noticed he kind
of choosed his words carefully because at the end of,
the day he can't really completely Eliminate the Department of
education Without an Act of congress Because the Department of
education was created by An. Active congress he can wind,

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things down he can reassign a whole bunch, of stuff
which is obviously going, to happen but. It's Not the
Department of education is not like gone as, of today
but we'll have more in that story coming up in just. A,
moment first we've got traffic and weather together as we
check out the drive AGAIN. With skymce so far.

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Okay, on freeways we're just checking out.

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Forty five let's come.

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Down from conroe and a nice crisp it's almost fall, Like,
outside jimmy we're looking From the woodlands twenty three minutes
in to.

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FORTY nine i didn't.

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Forget you. Forgotten freeway we're coming In. From tomball looks
good all the way to. The belt nobody just slow,
You Down katie freeway rocking Along Pen oak road twenty
nine minutes Into.

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The president's heads and a problem.

Speaker 4 (14:35):
For you, of course you have that roadwork outbound from
forty five to stewd of my three little skinny lanes
and The text Wall.

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Of death we got some nasty roadwork coming up.

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This weekend we'll preview that at the five forty break
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of a shower or a storm with the higheperture right about.
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checking out some more of our top stories For a.
Friday Morning Here's. Eric sharp, good morning five. Twenty one
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All right so the executive order Signed By president. Trump
yesterday here he is right before signing the executive order
explaining why is he signing the order by talking about
what's wrong With the Department.

Speaker 7 (16:20):
Of education after forty, five Years The united states spends
more money on education by far than any, other country and,
spends likewise by far more money per pupil than.

Speaker 18 (16:32):
Any country and it's not.

Speaker 6 (16:33):
Even close but.

Speaker 7 (16:34):
Yet we ranked near the bottom of the list in terms.
Of success it's an amazing stat that's those are. Two
stats you don't want the most money spent, per pupil
and you're at the bottom of. The list and that's where,
we are like it, or not and we've been there
for a. Long time seventy percent of eighth graders are
not proficient in either reading or. In math seventy percent

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of fourth grade lack even basic, reading skills.

Speaker 1 (17:02):
Can't read students.

Speaker 7 (17:04):
In our public elementary and middle schools score worse in
reading today than when the. Department opened by. A Lot,
in baltimore forty percent of the high schools have zero
students who can do, basic mathematics not even the very simplest.

Speaker 1 (17:21):
OF mathematics, i said give.

Speaker 7 (17:23):
Me your definition, of basic and they're talking about like
adding a few. Numbers together despite these, breathtaking failures the
department's discretionary budget has exploded by six hundred percent in
a very short period, of time, and, employees bureaucrats and
buildings All, over WASHINGTON. D c and as a former real,

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ESTATE person i will TELL you i ride through the
Streets of washington and It says Department.

Speaker 18 (17:48):
Of education Department.

Speaker 1 (17:50):
OF education, i said how do you fill?

Speaker 7 (17:52):
Those buildings it's crazy what's happened over. The years i'm
please to report that after offering these federal employees two
generous buy, out options and they were, very generous and they're,
good people but they were, very generous my administration has
initiated a reduction in force and we're already cutting numbers

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that were really surprising to a lot that we were
able to do it. So successfully and we've cut the
number of bureaucrats in half fifty percent of taking office such.

Speaker 18 (18:25):
As, growth.

Speaker 3 (18:28):
Okay so how much do you SUPPOSE The us Department
of education spent?

Speaker 1 (18:34):
Last year.

Speaker 3 (18:34):
Any idea the answer would be two hundred and sixty eight.
Billion dollars that's for twenty. Twenty four now you may
be curious what did they spend the. Money, on well
got a laundry list of that coming up a little
bit later in. The program i'll let you KNOW before
i do it in case you're curious. About that but,
you know two hundred and sixty eight billion dollars is
a lot of money for a department where the results

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are just. Not there and you, can, SAY well i
don't Think it's Department. OF education i THINK it's i think.
IT'S parents i think it's more than Just the Department
of education. And schools it's. Its parents and yet it's
a whole variety. Of things but at the end of,
the day when you spend two hundred and sixty eight
billion dollars on something and it's just, not working how
foolish are you to keep doing the thing that's? Not working.

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Pretty foolish five. Twenty six it is time to take
a look at your money as we check Him With
jeff Bellinger.

Speaker 1 (19:26):
And Jimmy, good Morning And.

Speaker 23 (19:27):
Happy friday stocks were higher through part of, yesterday's session
but the major average, is closed, modestly lower and the futures.

Speaker 1 (19:34):
Are down at this.

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Early hour it's shaping up to be a difficult travel
day within and TO, the Uk With London's heathrow airport
closed after, a fire shut down and. Electrical Substation united
airlines reported over night six of seven flights Headed for
heathrow had to turn around and RETURN to. Us Airports
one united flight was Diverted. To ireland united has canceled

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thirty four Flights to London today america and is. Canceled
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This is Houston's morning news On. A Friday I'm. Jimmy
barrett among our top stories this, half HOUR the doj
coming down Hard on, tesla terrorist how our lack of
morality is, hurting everything and coming up at five thirty
eight are restaurant price is too high at this point
for you to give a twenty. Percent tip details in the.

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Minutes ahead You're In Houston's. Morning, news first we're checking
out that drivetime Again. With skyline something.

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Scootching up On The katie freeway outbound Before The flying
jay Or Before Love's truck stop and somewhere around twenty.

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Right After Pen.

Speaker 4 (21:00):
Oak road maybe just a stall or something could be,
a stop but we've got a lot of.

Speaker 1 (21:04):
Breaks, here otherwise inbound we.

Speaker 4 (21:05):
Look Good graham parkway To The, president's, heads rocking long,
and easy twenty. Five minutes i'm supposed to get some
are support in a, few minutes and we've got some
nasty roadwork to talk about at the five Forty break
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Forty ktrh it's time now for. The News Here's, Eric Sharp.

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Good morning five thirty one on news radio seven FORTY.

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K trh our top story, This Hour Attorney general pambondi
taking aimage suspects accused Of, damaging testlas, their dealerships, In storefronts.

Speaker 25 (21:58):
Tesla, vehicle owners reporting they are now the targets of
those Angry WITH Tesla Ceo elon musk and his Work With.
President trump musk announced on X quote tesla has ramped
up security in activated century mode on all vehicles.

Speaker 1 (22:13):
At stores.

Speaker 25 (22:15):
The decision coming after a series of firebombings and Vandalism
at tesla dealerships and charging stations in at least eleven
states since the End, of January As president trump AND
the doj say those caught will face the. Harshest penalties,
so far three Suspects, In Oregon, south Carolina and colorado face.
Federal CHARGES the fbi has not said if these apparently

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politically motivated attacks.

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Are Connected That's Fox's alicia Akunov.

Speaker 5 (22:42):
From Colorado The justice department saying that individuals charge with
vandalism and destruction could face up to twenty years in
prison have. Found Guilty the tesla cybertruck facing, another recall
this time it can't be fixed for the. Software update
the recall notice issued BY the ntsb said that there's
a safety issue related to a cosmetic panel that could,
fall off creating a. Road Hazard Defense Secretary pete hegseth

(23:06):
SAYS that doge has arrived At the.

Speaker 26 (23:08):
Pentagon today i'm signing a memo directing the termination of
over five hundred and eighty million dollars in DoD contracts
in grants that do not match the priories of this
president or.

Speaker 5 (23:21):
This department hagsaths said that he wants to Reposition The
defense department to focus on actual defense and. Being Warfighters
The state Department says Russia and ukraine are just a
breath away from a full. CEASE fire a department spokesperson
said the countries are close to making a deal And
credited america for facilitating. The conversations the news comes one

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Day After Ukrainian president Zelensky Backed president trump's push for
a limited cease Fire. With russia despite the recent, market
correction stocks aren't still up from, last year and that's
pushing household wealth up. As well it's part Of What
Ka ti Rah Moneyman pats schen calls a case shaped on.

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Side of THE.

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Letter k it's going. Up now those are folks that own,
their home they've got money in the. Stock market the
other part of THE letter k is. Going down, he
says that side is.

Speaker 5 (24:11):
Going down those are the ones who aren't investing in
the markets and don't own. Their homes rather than their household,
wealth rising their household DENT is. I do pew survey
Found that america is Becoming less christian and that could
be a problem for everyone.

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That According To John, Daniel davidson senior Editor At, The
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Is a christian nation in the sense that our system,
of governments our society is Based on.

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Christian morality and when that morality, is gone we're going
to lose the basis for things like free speech and
to consent of the governed rule.

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Of law even and that's going to be a problem.

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For everybody According, to.

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Pew sixty two OF the us population a claim To.
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H officials now say a prescribed burn is what Started
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Arrested for the shooting death of the sixty one year
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On sunday authority say it was twenty four Year Old.

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Antonio ridge he's been charged to, the killing which happened
while the man was buying happy meals for. His grandkids
law school applications are up twenty percent this year compared
to last in one of the most competitive.

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Cycles ever he has the removal of the illogic games
section of, the test which was notoriously intimidating for a lot.
Of students another big factor is an unusually contentious presidential,
election cycle the So called trump bump in law.

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Rule, areas well.

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It used to be that you were only expected to
tip at a sit down, a restaurant but these days
people are being hounded for tips at every self.

Speaker 31 (26:10):
Service kiosk one of the biggest reasons for this is
how easy it is to ask customers for.

Speaker 32 (26:15):
A tip technology, is different so it makes tipping a
lot easier from a, technology standpoint where you can just
flip over a screen and say push.

Speaker 31 (26:24):
It Up jonathan Horowitz With Convived hospitality consulting says rising
costs for the industry are also a.

Speaker 32 (26:29):
Factor here labor has gotten, so expensive owners and operators
are relying more on the tipped wages than they ever.

Speaker 31 (26:37):
Have Before or whiz says that while consumers might not
pay these, extra tips don't expect the request for them.
To Stop Ethan Buchanan news radio seven FORTY key Trh
The houston.

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On sports talk seven ninety begins. At six I'm Me
eric Sharp on, euston's news weather and Traffic Station news
radio SEVEN forty ktrh.

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Signed today even.

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Here for the, very latest.

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All of this will change starting.

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Today On youth radio SEVEN kt rh five.

Speaker 3 (27:31):
Thirty eight is our time Here In Houston's. Born news
we talk about tipping all. The time we might as
well talk about. Tipping again eric just has a story,
about tipping how we're being asked by more and more people,
to tip and not just not just tip you know
waitresses or food. SERVICE workers i saw some guy write,
AND said i had a guy come out and replace.

(27:54):
My windshield so some company that does. Windshield replacements, WE
finished i handed my debit card and he turns the
screen around and it requests a tip head a tip
for putting in. A windshield what do you think, About
you first, of all the theory, behind it at least

(28:15):
as FAR as i think that what's happening here, is that,
you know businesses are maybe trying to defray part of
their additional salary costs by, you know getting their employees
giving them the opportunity to get tips so that they
can earn more money without them having to pay them.
More money that may have something to do, with it
but it really has gotten. On hand ninety percent of

(28:36):
us believe that tipping has gotten out. Of hand eighty
three percent said automatic service chargers should. Be banned fifty
five percent believe that businesses are replacing employee salaries with.
Customer tips here's my question to our question of the
day today has to do. With tipping have you changed
your tipping habits? At all are there either more people
that you tipped now than you, used to less people

(29:00):
that you tip now than you? Used to are you
tipping more? Tipping less because, AFTER all, I mean i
was telling a story the. Other day breakfast forty bucks for,
two people and if you tip twenty percent for, good
service that's forty eight bucks forty eight dollars, for breakfast
because that's part of. The cost so are you changing

(29:21):
your habits at all because of higher prices or the
people who are asking you for. A tip you go
to the iHeartRadio app ktrh put us on your, preset
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Thirty seconds first name where you're? Calling from and your?
Tipping habits have they changed? Right now five forty time

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for traffic?

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And weather. It's together are you a big? Time? TIPPER
yeah i. Really do somebody do you tip other? Than Restaurants? Sky,
mike yeah you.

Speaker 4 (29:49):
Know our little deli guys. OVER there i, Tipped, them
okay just you know anybody that, does something but mainly, food,
services right mainly food services and especially single Mothers at
Denny's and Wawall.

Speaker 1 (30:00):
And ihawks so let's go around the. Downtown here check.

Speaker 4 (30:03):
It out we've got, so far we're moving along nicely
both sides of iten hard hats you're wide Open from
baytown twenty one minutes in and advisors you look Good
From Katie grand parkway twenty.

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Six MINUTES and.

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I do have a.

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Problem here this is where Are? You christina looking for my?
Work wife There were highway six South.

Speaker 4 (30:22):
Of memorial that's a complete Closure of highway six southbound.
Lanes northbound it does look like they're letting you buy
to get up To The katie freeway southbound lanes totally.
Shut down nothing good's, happening there, all right we've got some.
Nasty roadwork while it's a little quieter on the. Main
lanes this weekend They're, shut basically they're shutting Down the
canyon two eighty eight northbound DOWNTOWN from i SIXTY nine

(30:44):
i sixty. Nine northbound that starts tonight at. Nine o'clock it's,
all scheduled so you. Never know we had that's why
you keep it on your RADIO on am right here.
Seven forty but they're scheduled to shut down the canyon. This,
weekend also they're scheduled to shut Down the north sam
where the roadwork As An. Imperial valley they're gonna take
the whole. Thing down for the hardy. Tol world that's

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a good sign they may be finishing that up It.

Speaker 1 (31:06):
IN east, i, mind Dude, BAUMON yo i.

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GOT you itm right here, all right nice.

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And, clear harry please make.

Speaker 4 (31:15):
Your raine that's a visual terry making It Rain San.
Jacinto county And word i've got from from from my
guys is it looks like they're working on the hot.
Spots there but they've opened, Those evacuations skymike And The
generator Supercenter dot Com traffic center.

Speaker 3 (31:31):
From r KT R H. Generator supercenter Here Is. TERRY
smith i do not tip meteorologists they BUT if, i
were you definitely earned a twenty percent plus dip for.

Speaker 1 (31:39):
Today's fourcast.

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Thank, You well i'll just take the. Verbal, tip yeah
it's really a nice start to. The Weekend but tony
brings up a really, good point which is some rain
would be, very helpful and we're in the process of
we're starting to head in.

Speaker 28 (31:53):
That.

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Direction now we're going to be dry today.

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And tomorrow a comfortable day load of mid, seventies today
tom a, little warmer little, more humidity upper seventies to.

Speaker 21 (32:03):
Low eighties there's.

Speaker 20 (32:04):
A cold front that heads Our way sunday late in,
the day so we have a twenty percent chance of
a Shower, thunderstorm sunday but some Scattered thunderstorms, sunday night
and more Scattered thunderstorms. Monday morning hopefully we'll get some
good rain out. Of that we'll be Dry by monday
Afternoon and monday more. Blue skies it's going to be
warm in the eighties over.

Speaker 3 (32:26):
The weekend, right now forty three at your official severe,
Weather Station news radio SEVEN. Forty ktrh what you need
to know for the.

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Fifties our time Here in HOUSTON'S. WAR us i have
very interesting guy on my afternoon show Yesterday on am NINE.
FIFTY kprc i don't know if you get a chance
to check out The. AFTERNOON show i hope. You do
we podcast it, as well so you can always GO
to kprs easy for ME today kprc radio dot com
for any interviews that we do there or dress for the.
Entire show it's only an. Hour long his Name Doctor,

(33:04):
jeffrey barkie and he Is a california physician who doesn't believe.
In vaccines well. He doesn't he doesn't say that you
shouldn't get your. Kids vaccines he just doesn't believe they're
right for him or. His kids and he just wants.
Full disclosure he wants you to know what's in. Those
vaccines what does it mean by what's? In there what

(33:25):
are are the potential side effects of? These VACCINES and
i asked him about why why do we see so
many drug, companies advertising not, just vaccines but all sorts
of medications on television and now. On radio what's behind?
All that he had an interesting answer, To that i'll
share it with. You next, first though traffic and weather
together as we head on out.

Speaker 1 (33:44):
To, the canyon because we. Got trouble we're gonna have
trouble partner in the canyon. This weekend i'll get. To
that let me get through a couple of.

Speaker 4 (33:51):
Immediate things, First though highway six South, of memorial that's.
The wreck it's all southbound. Lanes closed nothing good's. Happening,
there also look out On The west. Park inbound why
is there just two lanes there At the beltway it's a,
right lane it's. A stall don't let this turn into.
A wreck and the canyon, this weekend we are scheduled
to close the whole, thing down both two eighty Eight

(34:11):
And southwest freeway north found from the merge all.

Speaker 1 (34:15):
The way up to.

Speaker 4 (34:15):
Forty five at that goes, as scheduled it's gonna mess
up both. Those freeways it'll mess Up The, southwest freeway
it'll mess up. Forty five as everybody gets, on there
you're just gonna need to take a.

Speaker 1 (34:26):
Bubble bath and listen to Me on sunday. This Weekend i'm.

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Center FROM R Ktrh, generator supercenter twenty four Hour. Weather center,
for today we're looking at mostly sunny skies with the
high temperature about, seventy four, mild party cloude warmer eighty
tomorrow And, then sunday. Mostly cloudey chance of a shower
storm of about twenty percent chance with a high Eighty
three right now forty three at your official severe. Weather
Station news radio seven forty K T rh now to

(34:55):
get you caught up on some of Our top friday,
Morning Stories.

Speaker 1 (34:57):
Here's Eric good.

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(35:21):
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And weather next on.

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The.

Speaker 3 (35:42):
Ten oh there's all kinds of, new drugs and we
hear all, about them especially on. Cable television even here
on our, RADIO station i hear them all. The time
we talked to a guy ON a m nine TO
FIFTY kprc esa afternoon on my. Afternoon program his name
Is Doctor. Jeffrey barkiy he's writing a book, about VACCINES
and i was. JUST curious i just asked him about,

(36:04):
you know why is it that there's, this proliferation the
endless big pharma commercials that we're seeing all over television.

Speaker 1 (36:13):
These days it.

Speaker 33 (36:14):
Is exactly that it is. Media height now for somebody
who dies of media, of measles.

Speaker 6 (36:21):
Of course it's a.

Speaker 33 (36:22):
Horrible TRAGEDY and I can i can't imagine what it
would be like as a mom or a dad and
have a kid die.

Speaker 1 (36:29):
Of measles but we do need to put things.

Speaker 33 (36:31):
IN perspective i too had the measles in chicken POX
when i was, a kid AND now i have. Lifelong
immunity what's important is parents and kids need. Informed consent,
that is they need to understand what's in, the vaccination
what the, risks are what the, benefits are what, alternatives
are and then make a decision as to what's best for.

(36:54):
Their kids we should never ever mandate these things and
have the government, do so or have vaccines as a
prerequisite in order to attend a school like we have Here.

Speaker 1 (37:06):
In california so it. Is hype are.

Speaker 33 (37:09):
We gonna take cars away because thousands of kids die
in car crashes? Every year are we going to ban
swimming pools because from occasionally a kid will drown in a?
Swimming pool of. Course not so we need to put things.
In perspective we need to get rid of. The hype
we need to tell. The truth we need to have parents,

(37:31):
understand that first, of all there is no. Measles vaccine
it's part of a combination, of, measles mumps and rubella
AND the rebella component of this vaccine is grown in aborted. Fetal,
cells now regardless of what your perspective is on abortion
and whether or not this, is appropriate you should have.

Speaker 1 (37:53):
Informed consent you should.

Speaker 33 (37:56):
Know about what the ingredients are in, The vaccine you
should know about what the side effects are that are
posted in the, package insert and then you and, you
alone as.

Speaker 1 (38:05):
A parent should make a decision as to what's best for.
Your children and enough of this.

Speaker 33 (38:11):
Media, hype yeah enough of vaccine companies advertising directly to
CONSUMERS on tv and in all the pharmacies and making
it seem as if it's a completely benign product that everybody.

Speaker 1 (38:24):
Should get and.

Speaker 3 (38:26):
He went on, to say by, the WAY and i
thought that was the point that we were going to,
have here was that the reason why they're advertising about
what you, would think the reason why they're spending so
much money advertising is because they're making so much money
from the products that, they're selling right from the drugs that.
They're selling, he said that's not. Really it he believes

(38:47):
the reason why they're advertising so much is because they
want to get the assurance that they'll get the cooperation
of the. Media outlets in, other words if we're spending
a lot of money with your, television network then we
know that you won't do stories, that are, you know
anti vaccine or anti, pharmaceutical drugs or at least they
feel that that that gives them an edge as far

(39:08):
as keeping those those those bad Stories at bay ain't,
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Jimmy barrett among our top stories this, Half hour trump
ELIMINATES The us Department of Education Or Diddy Operation lone
star is slowing down and. Coming up at six, oh
eight they're already making arrest and charging those. Tesla terists
details in, the, minutes sayhead You're in houston's porning news. First,
gem yeah there he Goes. Guy mine how's the? Canyon

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looking you?

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Know what so for now it's.

Speaker 4 (40:00):
Looking good of course it'll be ugly this it's scheduled
to get ugly.

Speaker 1 (40:04):
This weekend we. Never know sometimes they, just go we're
not going to do it.

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This weekend that's why you keep your RADIO on ktrh,
all weekend and you don't Send me facebook messages.

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About.

Speaker 4 (40:13):
It instead We've Got southwest freeway now twenty one minutes
from the fountains up. Into downtown we Look Good West.
Park tollway look out for that stall. That's inbound they've
just now cleared it at the Belt as, i'm.

Speaker 1 (40:24):
Speaking so don't look out.

Speaker 4 (40:25):
For it and we do have the Wreck on highway
Six southbound memorial that is all. Lanes closed nothing good's.
Happening there southbound looks like northbound you're. Getting by I'm
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FROM r ktrh Top, tax defenders twenty Four hour. Weather, center,
sunny mild about seventy four for the high, temperature today
we're starting off. Pretty chilly you'll notice that when you
walk out of the house it's only in. The forties
terry will drop by with the complete forecast for the
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Speaker 5 (41:01):
Good MORNING six zho two our top story. This Hour
president trump took Executive action thursday to Abolish the Department.
Of education ahead of the, Executive order president expressed confidence
of the ability of the states to manage their own.

Speaker 7 (41:14):
Education, systems teachers, to me are among the most important
people in, this country and we're going to take care of.
Our TEACHERS and i don't care if they're In the
union or not In, the union that. Doesn't matter but
we're going to take care of, our TEACHERS and, I
believe i Believe the states will take actually better care.

Speaker 5 (41:33):
Of them Secretary Of education linda McMahon says that she's
already hit the, ground running talking.

Speaker 34 (41:40):
To, different governors getting him on, the phone talking with
different superintendent heads, to say what can we, Do better
how can we, Help you what kind of tools can we,
Provide you what kind of plans for best practices can
we make available to you so that you can see
what other states have done and.

Speaker 1 (41:57):
Done successfully it'll.

Speaker 6 (41:59):
Still take Act of congress to Eliminate.

Speaker 5 (42:01):
The department according to data From The national Center For,
education Statistics The united states has ranked thirty fourth out
of the eighty education systems around. THE Globe Dhs Secretary
christy nomes speaking to Reporters In, Fort, lauderdale florida about
the latest efforts in stopping illegal, Immigration Yesterday secretary noome
opening our remarks by announcing a massive seizure of illicit

(42:23):
drugs BY The Us.

Speaker 8 (42:24):
Coast guard over twenty two point five tons or forty
five thousand pounds of cocaine and fifty pounds of marijuana
are valued at over a half a billion dollars are
going to be offloaded and taken out.

Speaker 5 (42:38):
Of circulation she says it was one of the many
interdictions of drug vessels in. The Region secretary nome also
Thank The coast guard for their efforts in Protecting the
american people and ensuring families are not torn apart by illicit.

Speaker 6 (42:52):
Drug use with.

Speaker 5 (42:53):
Border crossings now at an all, Time Low Operation loan
star is starting to. Scale Back todd bestman with The
For immigration studies says it's basically the end Of the
biden border crisis.

Speaker 10 (43:04):
Because the trump administration came in and undid what the
previous administration did and they're deporting everybody. They catch there's
really no reason any longer To HAVE texas dps in.

Speaker 5 (43:17):
The mix, he notes that there's resources are Now, shifting
inland but that many troopers are finally getting. A break
local Officials in colorado are still refusing to help search
for two illegal aliens who escape the detention center during a,
power outage.

Speaker 11 (43:33):
When they put their communities. AT risk i don't care
what the person. Escaped for if there's an, escape beet
every law enforcement officer should be out. There searching that's what.
We do we want to, do that we want to
serve and protect. Our communities and for the decisions to
be made at the top to say we're not going,
to help, that's politics that.

Speaker 5 (43:50):
It's Worse That's National Border Patrol Council President paul Perez
On fox news that Was. In, colorado meanwhile Here, in
texas federal agents Sworn to supports Bar In East rice
county late, last night detaining several people in a. Massive
raid ICE, The Fbi, homeland security AND the tabc Descended
On Freedom sports Bar Near. Clinton drive the loaded several people,

(44:13):
into VANS the tabc apparently leading. That case officials have
not yet revealed the reason for the raid or the.
Charges Involved president trump has been very open about how
he Sees Farmer President ronald reagan is, an inspiration And
now trump's second term is mirroring the Start of reagan's
time in office in more ways.

Speaker 31 (44:31):
Than one, for example Right now trump is trying to
clean up an economic mess left by.

Speaker 12 (44:36):
His, Predecessor Certainly president reagan faced that when he came
into office in nineteen, eighty one With the carter malaise
and the sky.

Speaker 31 (44:44):
High inflation political Strategist Led to, vidick Says, Like trump
reagan also faced a hostage Crisis and.

Speaker 32 (44:50):
Russian Aggression president trump faces very similar challenges and he
has a very similar perspective on navigating the very turbulent
waters of.

Speaker 6 (44:58):
Foreign policy here.

Speaker 31 (45:00):
Says That, Like reagan trump has an opportunity to rebuild
a strong economy and usher in a new. Golden Age
Ethan Buchanan news radio SEVEN forty krh are some.

Speaker 5 (45:08):
Companies dealing with a recent phenomenon where their workers are
underwhelmed with.

Speaker 6 (45:13):
Their tasks it's a term referred to.

Speaker 17 (45:15):
AS boorouts i think it is synonymous with add, you
know ESPECIALLY with ai and young people have a. Hard
Time and i'm not going to just pick on, young
people but focusing on tasks at hand because of social
media and all of the distractions that.

Speaker 5 (45:30):
They have author entrepreneur and Keynote Speaker Scott allen curley
says that company leaders should make sure that the work
culture is exciting and keeps, people productive not.

Speaker 6 (45:40):
Just Busy march.

Speaker 5 (45:42):
Madness underway the number One Seed cougar's crush SIXTEEN Seed
siu edwardsville seventy eight to forty in the first. Round
Yesterday the koogs will play Eight seed. Gonzaga tomorrow, you
know While the rockets they have the. Night off they
will go for their ninth straight win Tonight in miami
live Coverage On sports talk Seven ninety Because It's I'm
eric Sharp On, euston's, news weather and Traffic Station news

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FORTY ktrh a twenty five percent increase in listening to
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Speaker 3 (46:19):
Six Oh seven our time Here in houston's warnus we've. Got,
Arrests Yeah this Department of justice is not. Missing Around
this Department of justice is not giving a free pass
to domestic terrorists who want To destroy tesla property because
they Don't Like elon musk or they Don't, like doge
or they Don't Like, donald trump or they don't like
any of, those things whatever. It is here's the report

(46:40):
yesterday On What pam bondy was saying At the Department.
Of justice it Comes From, Alicia Akuna.

Speaker 1 (46:47):
Fox.

Speaker 25 (46:47):
News no one of these defendants is Out of oregon
and he, was found according TO, the oggj WITH an ar.
Fifteen rifle he was arrested after throwing Approximately eight molotov
cocktails At a. Tesla dealership you also have someone who
was arrested Here in colorado for arson and also graffiti

(47:08):
At a tesla dealership that's about an hour north Of where.
I'm sitting and then Again In south carolina. Another defendant
he wrote profane messages according To the DOG again doj
Again Against president Trump, and tesla and also attempted to
light a charging station on Fire with. Molotov cocktails so

(47:28):
we will continue to bring you more developments on that
and WHAT the doj. Is doing but also we want
to tell you about a WEBSITE the doj is looking
into that is reportedly posting personal Information about tesla, vehicle
owners including their addresses and. Phone numbers and we're not
going to show you that site because it is also
encouraging people to vandalize. And Protest White House Press Secretary

(47:50):
caroline levitt had this to say earlier Today.

Speaker 35 (47:53):
On box he will ensure that the harshest penalties are
pursued for those who are engaged in this vicious violence
that we have seen targeted At this, American company, Tesla dealerships,
tesla employees and Also innocent americans who have chosen to drive.

Speaker 3 (48:12):
These Vehicles the colorado defended that she WAS describing i
saw a mugshot, of her, young female probably somewhere in,
HER twenties i, would guess. Young, TWENTIES yeah i can'tnically
tell by looking at her that she's, a RADICAL but,
i mean you take a look at what they're doing

(48:32):
Here with molotov cocktails and, you know in rifles. Ar
fifteens these are. Organized anarchists this Is not this is
not your average everyday person Who just i'm just really upset.
Right now this Is these these people have. Marching orders
these people are being paid to do what it is.
They're doing but these people are also looking at some

(48:55):
pretty good. Jail time minimum of five years, in prison
maximum of twenty years. In prison if they are convicted
six ten time for trafficing, mothers together.

Speaker 1 (49:04):
Fat with green hair and a. Booger ring she's, not
attractive but that's what you're asking. This guy, all RIGHT there.
I go she's not. Particularly attractive now we should put
her On. Our facebook let's go to where were. Gonna
go let's take You to.

Speaker 4 (49:17):
Highway six first, Of all highway six Southbound at memorial
that is a. Total shutdown nothing good's happening there Right
past buffalo. By you it's a, southbound shutdown but northbound
is not. Pretty Either so i'll tell.

Speaker 1 (49:29):
You what let's.

Speaker 4 (49:30):
Go ahead Take either west Timor or Eldridge in, I'm
sorry west Tim Or briar forest in and Hit. The
beltway don't don't Even do highway SIX between i ten
and the.

Speaker 1 (49:40):
West part, For now.

Speaker 4 (49:41):
West part we cleared the stall on the west sam
that was on.

Speaker 1 (49:45):
The inbound it's out of.

Speaker 4 (49:46):
The way and, big shot you're back to Going from
Grand park way and we've got something on all ninety
the most city expressway that's erect northbound Reported. At belfort
i'll get you some laneage in about. Ten minutes not
holding my breath for a camera shot on. This One
but i'll tell you what this is where we really
start the tip lineup seven one three two ONE TWO T. I.

Speaker 1 (50:07):
P s Gary. From, Huntsville, Dude Hey sky mike to
the construction.

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Going on you might Add.

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IN huntsville i forty five will be.

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Closed all week.

Speaker 29 (50:18):
On, Both sides.

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I'll see unlike, to traffic my construction will not be, Very.
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From OUR ktr h Top tax defenders twenty four Hour.
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Is, here yes it's a demure forecast that she has for, us,
today whatever.

Speaker 1 (50:38):
Whatever the heck.

Speaker 21 (50:39):
That means now where this? Comes?

Speaker 20 (50:40):
From, right no, it's okay THAT'S what. I figured so
there's a it's a viral video a social media influencer
who gives makeup tips for, young ladies and when it's
understated and, very appropriate she refers to it as being

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very demure and.

Speaker 3 (51:02):
Very, Mindful, okay Well now i'm very HAPPY that i
didn't know, about this because that WOULD mean i was
watching videos of people putting.

Speaker 21 (51:08):
On makeup you have a teenage, daughter EITHER which.

Speaker 1 (51:12):
I wish to have in my life. Right, now no
this particular person might be wearing. Combat boots i'd just like,
to add.

Speaker 20 (51:20):
All right so our weather is very demure because it's
very well behaved and.

Speaker 21 (51:25):
Very Understated today i'm, loving.

Speaker 20 (51:28):
Today guys it's a sunny day and we've got temperatures
in the low to. Mid seventies we get a little
more warmthed a little more, humidity tomorrow close. To eighty
we'll start to get, some rain and we do need The,
rain sunday but it's only a twenty percent chance of
showers And storms, sunday afternoon some Scattered storms, sunday night
a fifty percent chance of showers And storms, monday morning

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Speaker 3 (51:52):
Day tuesday timperture right now is. Forty three at your
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Windows.

Speaker 3 (52:08):
Solutions oh, you know whatever you see a story about,
cheap gas, you know there's always somebody who's going to
look at the upside and there's always somebody who's going
to look at the downside in question why the gas
is cheap gasoline is down about forty one cents a
gallon from this time last year Here.

Speaker 17 (52:23):
In.

Speaker 3 (52:23):
Houston yay it seems like, good news but there's some stories. Out,
there well just this signal that we have an Economy
slowing the demand is, slowing up and so's. The economy
is that why it's so? Much cheaper so let's get
to somebody who knows something. About it we'll Talk To.
Bray travino he's an oil and gas Expert In. North
texas we'll talk to. Him, next, first though traffic and.
WEATHERED together i picked a good time to. Be sure

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Speaker 4 (52:46):
All right we've got tip line seven one three two.
One two tips helped me with the lineage On the
all ninety the Most. City Expressway belfaer sure looks like
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The Course southwest freeway and easy nineteen minutes stroll from
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(53:30):
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Speaker 5 (53:34):
Leasing Houston the pentagon planning to Brief Eel on musk
today ON the us military's plan for a potential War.
With china that's according To A New york. Times report
SETTING two. Us Officials texas senate advancing two bills that
would bring religious practices into, public schools including Requiring The
ten commandments to be displayed in classrooms and allowing designated.
Prayer Time And London's heathrow airport will be closed all

(53:57):
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Speaker 6 (54:06):
THE hour i live In.

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Southeast houston your forecast is at the bottom of the
hour on seven K t rh.

Speaker 3 (54:16):
Six twenty three is our time Here in houston's. MORE
news i got me a pickup drug, and uh it's
GOT a v. Eight engine it does like to burn.
Some gasoline so, you know the forty one cent drop
in the last year in gasoline prices makes. Me happy
but there's always the people who want to look at.
The downsider does this mean the economy is? Slowing down,
you know because there's a supplying. Demand, thing well it

(54:37):
is a supplying, demand thing but maybe we're. Producing more
let's Find OUT Ray. Rt trevino do YOU prefer RAY?
Or RT oh rt is? Just fine, All right we're
GOING with rt from here. ON OUT Rt rt trevino's
an oil and. Gas expert He's At Pecos country operating
That's In. North texas so what's what's the?

Speaker 1 (54:57):
ANSWER?

Speaker 3 (54:57):
Here rt everybody likes cheaper, Gas prices but is there
a dark side to the cheaper gas prices we're seeing?

Speaker 18 (55:02):
Right now, you know at this moment, IN time i
do not see that.

Speaker 36 (55:07):
Dark side leave it to the other side of the
of the aisle to all of a sudden say that
the economy is jet bad just because we have the lowest.

Speaker 18 (55:15):
Gas prices that we've had now in.

Speaker 1 (55:16):
Three years isn't that? The truth isn't that? The truth
so what is leading to lower gas prices? Right now
is it just we're producing.

Speaker 18 (55:24):
More well that that is part.

Speaker 36 (55:26):
Of it we are still the number one producer in,
the World and i'm proud to Say that texas is
still the top Producer. In america haven't gotten the end
of year numbers, just yet But In october november of,
last year we produced the lone almost forty five percent
of the. Nation's oil and so as we continue, to
produce we're still hitting record numbers at over fourteen million

(55:49):
barrels of oil Produced in america each month or, each day,
excuse me.

Speaker 18 (55:54):
And so we are looking very good on the.

Speaker 36 (55:56):
Supply side there is Talk Of president trump Filling Up Strategic,
petroleum reserve which would.

Speaker 18 (56:02):
Be good but the other real reason.

Speaker 36 (56:04):
Why the price of oil has dropped and gasoline prizes
have dropped is due to the Fact that opek has
announced that over the next eighteen to twenty four months
they're going to turn an additional two million barrels of,
oil online and they're going to do it steadily at
about one hundred and twenty to one hundred and eighty
thousand barrels a month a day over the next, eighteen,

(56:25):
months basically so about once a month they'll put out
another one hundred and eighty thousand barrels.

Speaker 3 (56:29):
All, wine well there. YOU go i knew there had
to Be an opeq part of. All This And president
tropic course has, you know Worked the saudiast, in particular
very very hard in order to get a oil. Production
up he understands it's a supply and, demand situation and
it's a. World situation it's not Just The, united states
it's other oil producers around. The world if you get
enough of, supply going then we could all enjoy the

(56:49):
benefits of having plenty. Of, gasoline, yes.

Speaker 18 (56:53):
Absolutely and i'm glad you brought.

Speaker 36 (56:54):
That up, you know a lot of people, don't Understand
But Donald president trump has a great Relationship With saudi
arabia and several of the other nations there In The.
Middle east if, you recall he was able to bring
Together the abraham records and his. Last presidency but, right
now what we're also looking to watch is the fact

(57:15):
of what Happens with Iran and Venezuela with opek adding
an additional two. Million barrels the real question Is Will
president trump add strenuous Sanctions to iran and cut off
their two to three million barrels of oil a day
and possibly Cut off venezuela's two.

Speaker 18 (57:33):
Million barrels of oil today that are going to.

Speaker 3 (57:35):
The market and my guess would, be yes he, probably
will which, is probably which is good because from a
standpoint of negotiating with iron that's all we've got here
is to take away. Their income that's the best fight.
AGAINST terrorism rti good to talk, to. You sir thank
you so much for your. TIME today i. Appreciate it.

Speaker 18 (57:52):
Thank you have a.

Speaker 3 (57:53):
Good one Oil And GAS. Expert. Rt travino it's six.
Twenty six it's time to take a look at. Your
Money Here's jeff Bellinger and.

Speaker 23 (58:00):
Jimmy stock market futures pointing lower right across the board
head Of the. Friday session now futures are down one
hundred and twenty one shore. Loser Today FedEx it reported
stronger quarterly results after the markets, closed yesterday but the
company lowered its, earnings guidance indicating inflation is putting pressure.
On costs the company also indicated it's uncertain about Demand

(58:22):
for services since consumer confidence. Is Weakening I'm, Jeff Bellinger
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Morning News I'm.

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Jimmy barrett among our top stories this, half HOUR the
doj coming down hard On those. Tesla terras how are
lack of morality is? Hurting everything and coming up at
six thirty eight your thoughts on the out of control
tipping problem details in the. Minutes ahead You're In Houston's.
Morning News hungry are you hungry at? This MORNING skyhik
i want to. Tip somebody i'll want you give them

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to bring you a burger.

Speaker 1 (59:16):
Right now that'd.

Speaker 4 (59:17):
Be, Awesome now, highway six let's go out here to this.
Big problem. Highway six don't go There between it ten
And The. West park here's. The deal we have a Complete.
Shutdown memorial South. Of memorial nothing good's. Happening there i'm
seeing big backups both ways here jump on briar, forest
betore it's. Too late the best thing to do if
you're already, near there go ahead And take west tim

(59:38):
or to the. Beltwagh whatever but if you're a, big
shot obviously the west park to waste your best way.

Speaker 1 (59:43):
Around there tip bline.

Speaker 4 (59:44):
Seventy two Tip as Sindy from Dayton ninety.

Speaker 8 (59:48):
West Found Nineteen west found Fifty Nine south foundling, this morning.

Speaker 1 (59:53):
All right Sindy from dayton Ends Our.

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Speaker 5 (01:00:24):
Good morning six thirty two on news radio SEVEN. Forty
ktrhr top story. THIS Hour Us Attorney general pam bondeve
threatening punishment for those Who vandalize, tesla cars dealerships and.

Speaker 37 (01:00:36):
Charging stations three people have already been charged for their
alleged involvement in recent Attacks, In, Salem, Oregon, loveland Colorado,
And Charleston, south carolina, all three by, the way facing
up to twenty years. In, prison bondi writing in, a,
statement quote the days of committing crimes without consequences.

Speaker 1 (01:00:55):
Have ended let this be.

Speaker 37 (01:00:57):
A warning if you join this way of domestic Terrorism against,
tesla Properties the Department of justice will put you.

Speaker 5 (01:01:05):
Behind Bars As Fox's, kevin court This After president trump
Purchased at tesla last week to shore up support for
His Advisory elon musk amid the criticism of. His Companies
Defense Secretary pete HEXSETT says doge has arrived At the.

Speaker 26 (01:01:19):
Pentagon today i'm signing a memo directing the termination of
over five hundred and eighty million DOLLARS in DoD contracts
in grants that do not match the priorities Of this
president or.

Speaker 6 (01:01:32):
This, department meanwhile.

Speaker 5 (01:01:34):
The federal judge is Temporarily Blocking elon musk AND his
doge team from accessing sensitive data At The Social Security
administration in one hundred and thirty seven page, ruling yesterday
the judge FROM The Us district Court in maryland Wrote
that doge was on a fishing expedition in shurch of
a fraud epidemic based little more. THAN Suspicion a georgia

(01:01:54):
man Held in afghanistan for over two years has. Been
released Secretary of tate Marc or rubio announcing yesterday xty
six Year Old george glessman was sent free after weeks
of negotiations BETWEEN the Us and cutter and thanks to
recent highst heis in stock market and the rising. Property
Values federal reserve data is showing record high, household wealth

(01:02:14):
but if you're on't, invested wealth there's some.

Speaker 27 (01:02:17):
Bad News federal reserve also issued household. Debt survey comes
as no surprise there is a rising number of delinquent
auto loans and credit card accounts that are all ninety days.

Speaker 5 (01:02:29):
Passed Due Atrh moneyman patchen says it's because we are
IN a k. Shaped economy that means for some their
net worth has never. Been better, for others it's never.
Been Worse the texas set into proving two bills that
would introduce religious elements into, public schools Including Mandatory ten
commandments displayed and designated. Prayer time critics warn that measure

(01:02:50):
blurs the line between church and, state supporters saying it upholds,
religious freedoms and according to A New pew, research study
the Population of christians IN the us has dropped down
to sixty. Two percent Editor At The Federalist John daniel
davidson says that this should be a concern.

Speaker 6 (01:03:06):
For everyone the Future.

Speaker 28 (01:03:08):
Of america is not going to be, this, atheistic, secular
materialist liberal utopia that we've.

Speaker 6 (01:03:13):
Been promised it's going to.

Speaker 1 (01:03:15):
Be religious it's just not going To.

Speaker 28 (01:03:16):
Be christian that's going to be a problem.

Speaker 5 (01:03:18):
For everybody the study also Found non christian religious identification
is up to over seven percent officials now saying A
prescribed byrn is what Started The pauline roade wildfire this
week In Sanja Cinoa. Montgomery counties at least what a
home was Lost In San, Jacino, county however no injuries,
were REPORTED and ktr introduced time is now six thirty

(01:03:39):
Five all FOUNDER and ceo OF L Sat Unplugged steve
schwartz says it's not uncommon to see students go down
harder and longer education routes and hopes of ending up
in a higher earning career like being.

Speaker 30 (01:03:52):
A lawyer and when there's, financial uncertainty a lot of
folks will look to pursue, higher education graduate level education
to kind of wait out the. Job market they're hoping
that three four years from now they came out the
other end with a more.

Speaker 5 (01:04:06):
Valuable degree the competition to get into law school this year,
is brutal with the nation's nearly two hundred law schools
seeing a twenty and a half percent surge and applications
compared with. LAST year a man's been arrested for the
shooting death of the sixty one year old grandfather who
was caught in the crossfire outside Of a katie McDonald's.
On sunday authorities now say twenty four year Old And

(01:04:29):
tony ridge was charged in. The killing it happened while
the man Was Buying happy mills for. His grandchildren WELL,
since covid tipping has gone from being something you only
had to do at a sit down a restaurant something
you're asked to do in almost, every transaction and over
ninety Percent of americans think it's getting out, of hand.

Speaker 32 (01:04:48):
The same person who may tip twenty percent on a
traditional restaurant meal with a server still might push that
button that says no tip On.

Speaker 6 (01:04:58):
The Kiosk.

Speaker 5 (01:05:00):
Jonathan horowitz With The Conveying hospitality consulting says that you
can thank both the rising cost. Of labor, in fact
the technology has made tipping so easy for the increased
amount of tip. Request Ale the, ROCKETS say i had the.
Night off they will go for their ninth straight when Tonight.
In miami i've coverage Silver On sports talk. Seven ninety

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Speaker 1 (01:05:43):
Why you gotta be trying to guilt trip me into
giving you? A tip.

Speaker 3 (01:05:47):
It's crazy six thirty eight our time Here in Houston's.
Born news that's our. Question today you go to the iHeartRadio.
App ktrh put us on, your preset just trying to
get you there nice and fast. And easy you're gonna
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On The iHeart radio app, as well and get beautiful,
digital quality, you know if you don't have to worry
about the static during a thunderstorm and that kind. Of,

(01:06:09):
stuff anyway if you'd like to answer our question, about
tipping you just go To the iHeartRadio, app ktrh hit
the talkback button, first name where are you're, calling from
and your thoughts these days, on tipping because everybody, wants one,
it seems even people who are not in the, restaurant
industry and they seem to be giving you choices too that,
Are highed like some places got like a minimum of.

(01:06:31):
Twenty percent they would do like twenty, twenty two, twenty
five and then you have to do custom if you
want to, do less, you know than the. Twenty percent
so here's some of your thoughts this morning on the whole.
Tipping thing.

Speaker 1 (01:06:43):
Good morning This is Jack. From connecticut as an, UBER driver.

Speaker 12 (01:06:49):
I, appreciate TIPS but i think tips are, earned.

Speaker 19 (01:06:52):
Also AND if i get, GOOD service i.

Speaker 1 (01:06:55):
STILL tip i have a, good, day guys getting.

Speaker 38 (01:06:59):
In the city that. SOUNDS town i haven't changed my,
tipping Habits but i'm shocked at the people who are
now asking, for tips like my healthcare providers. B spaus,
of course my hairstylists always, get it and the massage
place always. Gets it but the people who are giving
me vitamin shots or sauna are now asking.

Speaker 18 (01:07:20):
For.

Speaker 3 (01:07:20):
Tips, Ah, hey god healthcare provider giving you a shot wants.
A tip if you know what's good, for you will
give me a TIP and i will not jeb you
too hard with.

Speaker 17 (01:07:32):
This.

Speaker 3 (01:07:32):
Needle, wow yeah it's gotten a little crazy, out there.
You Know plus i'm, wondering too even if you get,
great service how do you feel about giving a twenty
percent tip if you've got a, you know if you've got.
A bill, LET'S say i guess the example earlier of
going to breakfast and breakfast has gotten so expressive now
even if you get a typical breakfast for two for,

(01:07:54):
thirty bucks you throw a six dollar tip. On that
that thirty. Six dollars that's a lot of money to
spend on break is part of the cost now of
going out.

Speaker 1 (01:08:03):
To.

Speaker 3 (01:08:03):
Eat anyway go to the iHeartRadio app if you'd like
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Speaker 1 (01:08:10):
Drive Again scott.

Speaker 4 (01:08:12):
Mike's here it's not good over on the west Side Here,
Jimmy barrett terry ringing when you hear a Movie reference.
Highway six this is. Both ways i've got a. Big
backup the accident is. Technically southbound nothing good's. Happening here
This is highway six South of memorial and we've got
backups all the Way.

Speaker 1 (01:08:28):
FROM ien i guess some people didn't hear.

Speaker 4 (01:08:30):
About this Northbound After, briar forrest, solid breaks. Solid stoppage Now,
FROM ien i don't even know if you can get On.

Speaker 1 (01:08:38):
The memorial that's going to get.

Speaker 4 (01:08:40):
Pretty crazy but as Far as highway Six Between west
Park And, katie freeway don't, touch it don't think about,
touching it don't sing about. Touching it don't sing about
thinking about. Touching it stay Off a highway six in.
That Stretch west park's.

Speaker 1 (01:08:53):
Looking good she.

Speaker 4 (01:08:54):
Missed It From graham parkway To The, southwest ramp Rocking
Along katie freeways. Not bad the way Back From BUCkies
caine Island park way just a thirty seven minute drive
in the North sam this is going to get ugly over.
The weekend now we've got the Roadwork At. Aldan westfield
that's the. Usual suckage the left lane here coming Over
from bush and then Eastbound At.

Speaker 1 (01:09:14):
Imperial valley that's a.

Speaker 4 (01:09:16):
Left lane they're gonna shut the whole shebang down starting
tonight at nine o'clock from forty five back To The Hearty.
Toll road make That From imperial valley, either way that's a.

Speaker 1 (01:09:25):
Big Shutdown.

Speaker 4 (01:09:26):
ALSO huntsville i think That was Gary from huntsville told
me they're shutting down forty Five in huntsville.

Speaker 1 (01:09:32):
This Weekend i'm.

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Skymike At Your generator Supercenter Dot Com traffic.

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Center FROM R ktrh Generator super center twenty four hours with.
The center terry is here and not much new to
report on. The forecast we didn't have a cloud in the.
Sky yesterday i'm guessing we might not have a. Cloud
today did you?

Speaker 1 (01:09:47):
LIKE yesterday i love. Love, Yesterday, Yes okay.

Speaker 20 (01:09:50):
So, SKY mike i heard the mc. HAMMER reference i
don't touch.

Speaker 21 (01:09:55):
That, one oh but what was the? MOVIE reference i
was walked?

Speaker 1 (01:09:58):
The, line oh walk. The, line yeah and one of
our listeners will tell us.

Speaker 20 (01:10:02):
About, it okay, boom bamman, all right, Very good, all
right back to.

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The weather gotta pay attention on. This show you gotta. Pay,
attention yeah.

Speaker 20 (01:10:11):
We're all over. The, place yeah today's like a repeat.
OF yesterday i. Love it it's perfect, spring, weather sunshine, comfortable
temperatures humidity, is low very pleasant to. Be outside we'll
be in the little mid, seventies today little, more worth
a little. More humidity tomorrow is still a great day
for whatever you may have Planned. On saturday near eighty

(01:10:31):
Tomorrow and. Sunday's warmer we're also going to get a
little bit of rain of twenty percent chance of A,
thundershower sunday temperatures low to. Mid eighties our best chance
of seeing some Rain is sunday Night, and monday and
then back To. Sunshine tuesday temperature right now forty two
at your official severe, Weather Station news radio SEVEN.

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It's Houston's. Morning news you buying you southway to. Those
solutions six fifty is. Our time we've got the timeline
coming up in just a moment right around. The corner
we've been talking all Morning About president trump's executive order
On the Department. Of education mentioned earlier that last year twenty,

(01:11:14):
twenty Four the Department of education spent two hundred and
sixty eight. Billion dollars and you see what kind of
quality education we're getting for two hundred and sixty eight.
Billion dollars and that doesn't include the money of the
states themselves are obviously spending. On this but where the
money is going or where that money has? Been going
boring that story coming. Up, next, first though traffic and

(01:11:36):
weather together started With you skuymikes, All.

Speaker 1 (01:11:38):
Right, highway, six yes please.

Speaker 4 (01:11:39):
Send it Let's see highway six South of memorials totally shut. Down,
Effectively really highway six is terrible both ways Between the
Katie three way And The West.

Speaker 1 (01:11:48):
Park tollway so let's avoid.

Speaker 4 (01:11:50):
That spot seven three two one Two, Tips Drake.

Speaker 1 (01:11:53):
TEXAS city i.

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Morning news, ALL right i saw this report Straight, ahead
news whatever, they are but it was interesting to, me because,
you know we hear a figure like two hundred and
sixty eight billion dollars spent By the Department, of education and, You,
say okay first, of all what did they spend?

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It on how big of a part OF the? Us budget?

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Is, it well four percent of THE total us budget
and two hundred and sixty eight billion is a lot,
Of money so how did they?

Speaker 41 (01:13:53):
Spend it in fiscal year twenty, twenty Four the Department
of education spent two hundred and sixty eight.

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Billion dollars the agency's.

Speaker 41 (01:13:59):
Budget accounts for four percent of overall. Federal Spending the
Department of Health And human services is about a fourth
of the, total budget mostly Because of Medicare. And Medicaid
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while treasury takes up nearly.

Speaker 1 (01:14:13):
Twenty Percent the.

Speaker 41 (01:14:14):
Department of defense comes in at, Thirteen Percent veterans affairs
at nearly, five percent and then we come To the
department of education at its four. Percent mark so what
do they do with more than a quarter of a
trillion dollars in. One year while a lot of the
criticism Of the Department of ed focuses on its influence
on primary and, secondary education that's actually not.

Speaker 1 (01:14:34):
Where most of the.

Speaker 41 (01:14:35):
Money goes sixty percent of the budget goes straight To
the Office Of Federal. Student aid that's, higher education and
it pays for things, like pelgrants work, study programs. And
loans i'll note the number of college students receiving federal
aid has fallen twenty three percent since. Twenty seventeen the
next big chunk of, the budget about a quarter, of
it gets transferred. To states we'll dig into which states

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rely on this funding the most in just. A minute
our forty billion dollars goes to elementary and secondary. Education
grants eighteen point eight billion was sent to schools with
a large number, of, poor neglected or educationally. Disadvantaged students
fifteen and a half billion was spent on special education
programs across, the country and five and a half billion
went to general school improvement programs like after school programs and.

Speaker 21 (01:15:19):
Classroom, technology yeah and how is that?

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All working. It's not that's.

Speaker 3 (01:15:23):
The problem, you know we keep getting lower in, our
scoring in our worldwide ranking as far. As education as
far as the states that get the most Federal, Funds Mississippi, South,
dakota Montana. And alaska mississippi twenty three point three zero
percent of all the money spent on Education in mississippi
comes from the. Federal government as far as, cities go
this is interesting. To me this won't. Surprise you detroit,

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number one forty eight point six percent of all the
money that they use or spend on education comes from the.
Federal Government, Shelby. County Tennessee that's nashville twenty eight point
five percent came in. Number two but there Are several
texas city's that rank high on. The list Highest. Local
pasadena pasadena gets twenty four point eight percent OF its

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ELIMINATES The us Department, of education well. Sort Of Operation
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first let's check out that. Burning drive here's. Sky mine,

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all right.

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Let's go you, KNOW what i was just taking a
look at the closures. We had the evacuations are Over
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Road fire it looks like They've Reopened Lee, Turner Road,
kirby Road Big, buck Road And hereford way also and
one oh five looks like it's back to normal Here
no we'll have updates on this. All Morning nord sam

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Imperial valley they're shutting the whole thing down. This weekend
highway six SOUTH of. It ten don't go there. Both
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Eric sharp good morning. Seven two our top story.

Speaker 5 (01:19:29):
This Hour president trump taking executive action to Abolish the
Department Of, education thursday and out of the signing of the,
executive Order the, president said it's been a long.

Speaker 7 (01:19:38):
Time coming people have wanted to do this, for many,
many years for many, many DECADES and i don't know
no president ever got around to, doing It but i'm
getting around to, doing it so thank you.

Speaker 6 (01:19:49):
Very Much.

Speaker 5 (01:19:52):
That house says that test scores for kids have been
in decline for years and it's time to see education
authority be returned to. INDIVIDUAL States Dhs Secretary christy Nome
And coast guard Officials In fort lauderdale announcing the seizure
of millions of dollars worth of. Illicit Drugs secretary nome
says that it was an unprecedented seizure that was.

Speaker 6 (01:20:12):
Carried out we are.

Speaker 8 (01:20:14):
Cleaning up our communities from drugs like fentanyl and cocaine.
And marijuana We're protecting american people and we're also making
sure that their cartels are not profiting from the trafficking of.

Speaker 5 (01:20:26):
These Drugs secretary nomes says the offloaded drugs included more
than two point five tons of cocaine and fifty pounds.
Of marijuana it's a story that's being ignored by most
Of the, texas Media But Governor Avid's Operation loan star
is finally, slowing down and what.

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That means Is the biden border crisis is.

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Finally over they're, not idiots and they understand that the change,
has happened and that it's probably going to be maintained
for the next four.

Speaker 9 (01:20:55):
Years Anyway That's, todd benzman senior fellow With the Center For,
immigration studies who says the more than eleven billion dollars
was money.

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Well spent there are rest numbers speak.

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To themselves they busted a lot of, bad guys thousands,
and thousands and like you can complain about that.

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Or, that now crossings are at an all.

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Or h local Officials in colorado are refusing to help
search for two illegal aliens who escaped a detention center
during a.

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Power outage when.

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They put their communities. AT risk i don't care what
the person. Escaped for if there's an, escape beat every
law enforcement officer should be out. There searching that's what.
We do we want to, do that we want to
serve and protect. Our communities and for the decisions to
be made at the top to say we're not going,
to help.

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That's politics that.

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It's Worse That's National Border Patrol Council President paul Perez On.
Fox News President donald trump has been Compared To President
ronald reagan since his first term in, twenty seventeen and
the similarities are continuing in his.

Speaker 12 (01:22:00):
Second term there are significant global Challenges That president trump
is facing that are very similar to the kinds of
Challenges That president. Reagan, Face Thankfully president trump has the
same Vision That president.

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Reagan did that's political strategist Vlad davidk, he Says both
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Economic times the.

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President plans include BRINGING the us to the FOREFRONT.

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Of ai america is in the lead OF the, ai
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Ground recently within the last four or, five weeks we've
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Have really accelerated.

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Their Progress fox News Contributor chris lahane says this battle
will determine our superpower status and it's a battle we,
should win but can't afford to lose.

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The guarantee that. We win we need to, think big
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To enhance And encourage.

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American production That's What donald trump is on the world's
going to understand Them on. April second, fair trade, reciprocal
trade bring those big industries home And The united states.

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Will flourish prescription drug shortages have already been happening for
years due to the supply chain issues and to our
reliance on countries Just. Like china houston police investigating after
skeletal remains were discovered in a field Near The Johnson
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I don't know if you noticed, or not but we
had another raid of a massage parlor here In The greater.
Houston area this has been happening with rather large frequency
human trafficking prostitution at mom and pop type massage parlors
here In The. Greater hustonia, of course we kind of
have a reputation thanks in part to a former quarterback

(01:25:38):
who used to used to, Play Here. Deshaun watson, you
know he ran into all kinds. Of problems evidently he
had no problem finding massage parlors that were offering rubdowns
that you don't normally, get it, you know a legitimate.
Massage parlor but here's the report from our TELEVISION partner.

Speaker 44 (01:25:54):
Kprc too some federal agents are still here on the
scene behind me after the raid of this massage business
over the last, several hours stepping out of the way
just so you can see this royal time. Massage here
we're Off Of main Street In league city and you,
CAN see, i mean the neon open signs are still
lit up, right now just indicating the nature of this
raid happening when business was open. Earlier today we do

(01:26:17):
have some video that shows just the big law enforcement
response that to. This scene we saw agents FROM the
fbi as Well As homeland security investigations. Out here there
were also investigators From The Galveston County District attorney's office
and of Course the, sheriff's office all part of this
joint effort to take to raid this massage business as

(01:26:38):
well as another one.

Speaker 6 (01:26:40):
This afternoon according To The.

Speaker 44 (01:26:41):
Galveston County, sheriff's office they believe that this massage business
was facilitating some. Human trafficking at, this point we do
not have an estimate as to how many victims of
human trafficking may have been recovered during, this operation but
according To the sheriff's off the evidence revealed that these
businesses were operating as fronts for prostitution. Related activities so

(01:27:05):
they did arrest a fifty seven year. Old woman she's
now charged with aggravated promotion. Of prostitution and really we
could see from that video again when the investigation was going,
on earlier as they conducted these, search warrants there were
bags of evidence that got loaded up into the back
of some vehicles and then hauled out. Of here after
the arrest again of that fifty seven year. Old woman at,

(01:27:26):
this point it's not clear if anyone else could, face
charges but the detectives say that this investigation is ongoing
and that's certainly. A, possibility well here's.

Speaker 3 (01:27:37):
THE thing i don't know if you've had a massage
parlor anywhere near where you. LIVE rated. I do there's
one not that far FROM where i Live in spring
that's been rated, several times and they're always opening again
by the next day. And again it's happened, multiple times so,
you know at some point they go right back to

(01:27:57):
doing what they were.

Speaker 1 (01:27:57):
Doing before.

Speaker 3 (01:27:59):
Seven ten traffic and, weather together we check out the
drive once again With.

Speaker 1 (01:28:02):
Sky mike, all right got a new, problem here you're
the first to know. About it we're going to try
to get you some.

Speaker 4 (01:28:07):
Laneage here this Is A kadie freeway Outbound Before Katie Fort.
Ben road it's really Off The grand parkway the end of,
the ramp and it's messing up. That ramp if you're
trying to go man, either way it looks, like southbound
the whole ramp is. Messed Up From grand parkway southbound
TO the kd jump Up On fron's road And take
mason if you're coming Down From morton, ranch northbound it

(01:28:28):
looks like you're just you'll hit a bit of a
skunch right before. The merge but if you're Going Northbound
grand parkway TO, the kdie go ahead and stay the course.
There outbound give me about. Ten minutes i'll get you
some laneage on. This business You've got highway six that's a.
Complete closure Tammy from channel thirteen sent me this, aerial
shot and boy.

Speaker 1 (01:28:46):
It is it's nothing.

Speaker 4 (01:28:47):
Good there This is highway six South of memorial and
it's a total shutdown on the southbound, lanes northbound.

Speaker 1 (01:28:52):
Pretty terrible avoid. That spot do not.

Speaker 4 (01:28:55):
Go there highway Six Between west park AND The, kd
freeway even if you have To take west.

Speaker 1 (01:28:59):
Timor instead I'VE.

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Got i forty Five south Melanie.

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From lamark Hey.

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Guy mike Hey Love golf ringway.

Speaker 20 (01:29:05):
North bounded so he's sailing from all the way to
The belt way and he's traffic is like a box.

Speaker 30 (01:29:13):
OF chocolate i.

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Would call it a cart and a rotten eggs half.
The time like you, Know, What, Sometimes terry i'm driving
Around and, i'm.

Speaker 1 (01:29:19):
Like this traffic is ruining. My light AND then i.
Stopped myself hold, on traffic it's, Not ruining Thank. You,
god sorry. Never mind so there, we go.

Speaker 4 (01:29:29):
H northbound we look good from clear light up twenty
three minutes and your north sam, Both Ways, Alding Westfield.
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Think that's called traffic Touretts from mark katrh Top tax
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nothing to Complain about as far as the, WEATHER.

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Today i was, gonna say roll down the windows and
just enjoy some slightly. Cooler, weather yeah it's such a
beautiful Spring. DAY skymike i hope you get a little
sunshine therapy. Later today, beautiful day comfortable temperatures load the.
Mid seventies tomorrow's looking. Good too, we're dry a little
bit warmer in the upper seventies to. Low eighties we

(01:30:09):
may get some brain toward the end of, the weekend
but Right now sunday only a twenty percent chance of
an afternoon. Thunder shower some scattered showers and Storms though
sunday Night.

Speaker 21 (01:30:18):
And, monday morning and then back to Just.

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Speaker 3 (01:30:40):
The day we're down to about sixty two percent of
the country now The now davis Is being christian and
the question is that? A problem is that a problem for.
The country does that signal Other issues we'll talk About
With Pastor dave welschi's president Of The Texas. Pastor council
he's coming. Up, next first we've got traffic and, weather

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together starting WITH the Us. Sky mike let's.

Speaker 1 (01:31:02):
Go downtown we've got just a few.

Speaker 4 (01:31:04):
Smunches Here, golf freeway both SIDES of i, Forty five,
gulf side you're backed up after you of h southbound
Side From north freeway slow at the b. Someone bridge
both SIDES of i ten pretty. Spackled up now Hardhats
From lockwood Advisors from Yale and Highway Six. South memorial
that's a. Complete closure it's now both ways and it's two.
Separate Accidents, i'm SKYMICHAEL The usa Rbresorts Dot Com traffic.

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Of them seven twenty three side time Here On Houston's.
Morning news the story is About, How america america is
Becoming less christian and that's a problem for all. Of,
US now i don't think they're saying it's Becoming more
muslim or any other particular type. Of religion maybe we're becoming. More,
agnostic certainly it feels sometimes like our court system, is

(01:32:54):
agnostic Doesn't it. It is stealing doesn't seem to be
a big. Deal anymore that's a, you know top, ten
commandment but it doesn't seem to be a big deal
in our. Court SYSTEM so i think that's what's meant
by how us Becoming Less judeo christian is a problem.
For Everybody dave WELCH joins us president At The Texas.
Pastor council, you know some of those teachings are, pretty

(01:33:16):
basic and in our laws were Based On judeo. Christian
values if we get rid of, those values then we
get rid of those laws in many, different ways don't.

Speaker 1 (01:33:25):
You think.

Speaker 39 (01:33:28):
Well it's, Very, true jimmy and thanks for having, me on,
you know and this is this argument, right now even
going On in texas about Having The ten commandments in
the classroom is a founding on our fundamental history and
then our found, you know our framers talked about, that
incessantly and even as Lady As, harry truman, for example another.
President's Sense and, i've said there are laws were predisposed

(01:33:50):
and built On The. Ten commandments, but ultimately where you're
really talking about here is a kind of a decay
of faith in the ultimate core Principles of christianity as
a whole of. The nation but you know one thing, That's,
interesting jimmy if you look at the. Other dynamics, for
example in, two THOUSAND the us population was around two eighty,

(01:34:12):
two million and we're about three hundred and forty five.
Million now our birth rate is just barely over. Replacement
rates so if massive part of our growth has been
immigrant and multicultural and, multi religious and so there's a
lot of dynamics going. On here and the other underlying
story here is the fact that eighty six percent of

(01:34:33):
the people still believe we have a, solar spirit eighty
three Percent believing god is literally, the CHURCH and i say,
THE church i mean the pastors who are still preaching
the Word, of god were preaching the traditional gospel and
doing the work are out, There faithfully but many of
our churches have just. GONE sought i guess if. You

(01:34:54):
will they're print of a market driven. Seeker, friendly hey
just makes you a lo, better gospel and that doesn't
bring the answers to tough questions of. People's lives so
a lot of people have left on.

Speaker 1 (01:35:07):
That, basis, yeah well you raise a, great point.

Speaker 3 (01:35:10):
YOU know i think in some cases churches are trying
to put fannies in, the pews for lack of a
better way to, put it they're trying to get their,
attendants up and they're trying to do it by talking
about things that in many cases don't have anything to
do with morality. And morality it seems, To, me david
that morality is getting a tougher and tougher thing for

(01:35:31):
people to accept and.

Speaker 1 (01:35:32):
To, teach.

Speaker 39 (01:35:35):
Well it's, interesting because, of course there's a phrase our
fauniding fathers. Used reputedly it's called the Morality. And religion
it's even built Into The, northwest ordinance passed at the
same time As Our. First amendment There's A george washington
said The twin pillars of.

Speaker 18 (01:35:50):
Our.

Speaker 39 (01:35:51):
Country uh and when they when you, meant that or he,
said that he meant that the religion produced the morality
an ways say religion and, those years of course They.
Meant christianity and when we compare the Fruits of america
built On The judeo christian framework to all the rest
of the world and all the rest, of history we
have to ask, the question why is it that people are,

(01:36:13):
running here breaking down walls to? Get here what produced
the difference, of prosperity peace and freedom for more people
than any place in. The world and it's the framework
Of The golden rule Taught by, christ himself just woven
into our culture and what. It was and we do have.

Speaker 18 (01:36:31):
To fight to.

Speaker 39 (01:36:32):
Restore that we need to redeem the concept that we
are all Creations. Of god we have an Accountability to
him and we're to love our neighbor as ourselves and
to do as his, word, says, love mercy and. Due,
justice yeah.

Speaker 3 (01:36:48):
You're, absolutely Right sir, as always thank you so much for.
Your time that Is the president Of The Texas, Pastor
Council dave welch seven. Twenty seven it is time to
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HOUR the doj coming down Hard on, tesla terras how
our lack of morality is, hurting everything and coming up
at seven, thirty eight more of your concerns about tipping
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Sky mine, all right me and the pretty LADIES on
tv putting our heads together. This morning tammy, tells me by,
the way this is not showing up on a lot
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tammy tells me that this is actually two separate Problems on.
Highway six the Wreck At memorial nothing good's. Happening there
there's a car fire, below it Closer To. Brier forest two.

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Separate deals that one's not good either, both ways big
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Six outbound still working with that wreck now ON The
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ktrh our top story. This Hour attorney General bem handbondi.

Speaker 5 (01:39:23):
Taking aim and suspects accused Of damaging tesla's, their dealerships,
In storefronts.

Speaker 25 (01:39:29):
Tesla vehicle owners reporting they are now the targets of
those Angry WITH Tesla Ceo elon musk and his Work With.
President trump musk announced on X quote tesla has ramped
up security in activated century mode on all vehicles.

Speaker 1 (01:39:43):
At stores.

Speaker 25 (01:39:46):
The decision coming after a series of firebombings and Vandalism
at tesla dealerships and charging stations in at least eleven
states since the End, of January As president trump AND
the doj say those caught will face the. Harshest penalties,
so far three Suspects, In Oregon, south Carolina and colorado face.
Federal CHARGES the fbi has not said if these apparently

(01:40:08):
politically motivated attacks.

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Are Connected That's Fox's.

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Alicia Kuhna The justice department says that the individual's charge
with vandalism and destruction could face up to twenty years.

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In prison have.

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Found Guilty the Tesla cyber truk facing, another recall this
time it can't be fixed for the. Software update the
recall notice issued BY the ntsb says there's a safety
issue related to a cosmetic panel that could fall off
and create a. Road Hazard Defense Secretary pete hegsetz Says
that doge has arrived At the.

Speaker 26 (01:40:37):
Pentagon today i'm signing a memo directing the termination of
over five hundred and eighty million dollars in DoD contracts
in grants that do not match the priories of this
president or.

Speaker 5 (01:40:50):
This Department heg seth said that he wants to Reposition
The defense department to focus on actual defense and being.

Speaker 6 (01:40:56):
Quote Warfighters The.

Speaker 5 (01:40:58):
State Department says Russia and ukraine are just a breath
away from a full. CEASE fire a department spokesperson said
the countries are close to making a deal And credited
america for facilitating. The conversations the news comes one Day
After Ukrainian president Zelensky Backs president trump's push for a
limited Ceasefire. With russia despite the recent, market correction stocks

(01:41:19):
are still up from, last year and that's pushing household.
Wealth up it's part OF what K. T H Money
Man pat schin CALLS a k. Shaped economy one side
of THE, letter k it's.

Speaker 27 (01:41:30):
Going up now those are folks that own, their home
they've got money in the. Stock market the other part
of THE letter k is.

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Going down he.

Speaker 5 (01:41:38):
Said that it's going down are those who aren't invested
in the markets and don't own. Their homes rather than
their household, wealth rising their household debt is A new
pew research Found that america is Becoming less christian and
that could be a problem for everyone.

Speaker 9 (01:41:55):
That According To John, Daniel davidson senior editor At The
federal america.

Speaker 28 (01:42:01):
Is a christian nation in a sense that our system,
of government our society is Based on.

Speaker 6 (01:42:07):
Christian morality and.

Speaker 1 (01:42:09):
When that morality, is gone we're going.

Speaker 28 (01:42:12):
To lose the basis for things like free speech and
consent of the governed rule.

Speaker 6 (01:42:17):
Of law even and that's going to be a problem.

Speaker 9 (01:42:19):
For everybody According, to pew sixty two percent OF the
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Cycles ever we have.

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The removal OF The I logic games section of, the
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Sat unplugged he says that there's not a great need
for lawyers IN, the us except perhaps in more. Rule
areas it used to be that you were only expected
to tip at a sit down, a restaurant but these
days people are being hounded for tips at every self.

Speaker 31 (01:43:39):
Service kiosk one of the biggest reasons for this is
how easy it is to ask customers for.

Speaker 32 (01:43:44):
A tip technology, is different so it makes tipping a
lot easier from a, technology standpoint where you can just
flip over a screen and say push.

Speaker 31 (01:43:53):
It Up jonathan Horowitz With Convived hospitality consulting says rising
costs for the industry are also a.

Speaker 32 (01:43:58):
Factor here labor has gotten, so defensive owners and operators
are relying more on the tipped wages than they ever.

Speaker 31 (01:44:06):
Have Before or it says that while consumers might not
pay these, extra tips don't expect the request for them.
To Stop, Ethan Buchanan news radio SEVEN forty krhll.

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Speaker 3 (01:44:36):
Jimmy barrett, oh yeah the tip of things out, of
control it.

Speaker 18 (01:44:42):
Really.

Speaker 3 (01:44:42):
Is yeah WHY would i tip it as self serve
kiosk when all you did was take my order.

Speaker 1 (01:44:52):
The key here, yourself, serve, right yes. Of.

Speaker 3 (01:44:54):
COURSE yeah i think it's the tipping thing has gotten out.
Of control you've got repair people now who are asking. For,
tips yeah It's getting it's like everybody wants to get
in on the. Tipping action and, of course with the
way inflation, has been if you're going to keep tipping
based on, a percentage then it's got more and more

(01:45:15):
and more expensive as your meals have gotten more and.
More expensive, so anyway we open Up our question Of
the day, line today your chance to talk back to
us about the whole thing. Of tipping to, do it
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then you hit the talkback button that, little microphone first
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thirty seconds to tell us what you think about what's
going on these days.

Speaker 1 (01:45:57):
With, Tipping Hey jimmy Andrews From.

Speaker 45 (01:45:59):
Spring Listen if i'm at a sit, Down restaurant i'm
more apt to tip with cash directly to. The waiter
i'm not going to tip on. The kiosk And if
i'm doing a self Service where i'm going to get
my own coffee or check out at a convenience store
or something and they have an option, for tips. Absolutely
NOT because i did a self checkout and nobody helped.

Speaker 1 (01:46:22):
ME out i, helped MYSELF so i should. Tip myself This.

Speaker 18 (01:46:26):
Is john i'm a.

Speaker 46 (01:46:26):
Truck driver i'm Driving Through fort stockton. Right now, i'm
sorry but these tips are out. Of control if it's
SOMEBODY that i know is making fifteen dollars a plus
an hour and they're asking for, A tip i'm not
giving them. A tip they're getting fifteen dollars, An hour
they're not getting them two dollars or three dollars an
hour like these waitresses are getting that's what it was,

(01:46:49):
designed for not for these people with fifteen bucks.

Speaker 3 (01:46:51):
An, Hour okay so it wouldn't be appropriate for me
to say at the end of The show today's, something
like if you're joined our, show today. Please leave you
just leave a, you know a ten or twenty percent
tip on the top of. Your radio that wouldn't. Be
appropriate seven forty time for trafficking weathers together looking to.

Speaker 1 (01:47:10):
Ourselves anymore if you, Notice, THAT jimmy i, noticed.

Speaker 17 (01:47:12):
That.

Speaker 4 (01:47:12):
Guy mind, you know in the, old days all we
had was the. Request line now you've got, the app
we've got the. Tip line you can hit Us. On
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Social media let's.

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Park tollway. It's nasty don't.

Speaker 4 (01:47:34):
Go there, you got first, of all a complete southbound
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fire neither of these are anything good, going on and
they're going to be with us, All morning so Don't
do Highway Six. Katie, freeway aha got Laneage Outbound.

Speaker 1 (01:47:48):
Grand parkway it's two. Center lanes looks like.

Speaker 4 (01:47:50):
Everybody's okay we're pointing at stuff about a twelve minute,
outbound westbound so. Much inbound you're doing a nice job
of minding your. Own business and let me quit a
quick look At the katie inside the loop here out
there's that slow down Right. After yale eleven extra minutes,
this way we're getting loopy on six'. Ten north westbound
the squeeze at forty five has us backed up from,
THE east text i got reports of a stall there.

(01:48:12):
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I'm getting nervous people are listening from all. Over the Country,
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Ten, And, The Army, Navy air force marines all Part
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(01:52:51):
and outlining some of the savings he is already identified
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Speaker 26 (01:53:00):
With another quick update on our efforts to cut wasteful
spending and cut it Quickly at The, department of defense
so we get the dollars to the things that. The
warfighters Need so today i'm signing a memo directing the
termination of over five hundred and eighty MILLION dollars, in
DoD contracts in grants that do not match the priorities

(01:53:21):
of this president.

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Or this department, in other.

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Words they are not a good use.

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Of, taxpayer dollars ultimately that's.

Speaker 26 (01:53:28):
Who funds us we owe you transparency and making sure we're.

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Using it well so here's quickly what.

Speaker 26 (01:53:34):
We're canceling TODAY there's an hr software effort that was
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dollars but instead it's taken eight years and is currently
two hundred and eighty million, dollars over budget not delivering
what it was.

Speaker 1 (01:53:49):
Supposed to do so that's.

Speaker 26 (01:53:51):
Seven hundred and eighty. Percent over budget we're not. Doing that,
anymore number two ANOTHER batch, of DoD grants three hundred
and sixty, million dollars worth this time Decarbonizing emissions, from
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(01:54:19):
students and scholars another nine million dollars at a university TO.

Speaker 1 (01:54:23):
Approach equitable ai and.

Speaker 26 (01:54:26):
MACHINE learning models i need lethal, machine learning models not equitable.

Speaker 1 (01:54:30):
Machine learning models, and number three.

Speaker 26 (01:54:33):
In our ongoing effort, to cut waste we'll spending on
external consulting services thirty million bucks In contracts with. Gartner
and McKinsey it's it. Purchasing unused licenses so when you add,
it all up five hundred and eighty MILLION dollars, in DoD,
CONTRACTS in grants doge is helping.

Speaker 1 (01:54:51):
Us, cut today.

Speaker 3 (01:54:55):
Wow five hundred and eighty, million dollars boom, Just like
that and not a single one of those things that
he's cutting has anything to do with the national security
or protection of our Country By the, united states military

(01:55:15):
which Is what The department of defense is. Supposed to
do it's just another great example of how deep, this
stuff goes and it's true of every single department, at
the federal state. And local government government has gotten so
big and so out of control and so expensive That

(01:55:37):
your average american Would never miss you could, slash every
budget every government budget by twenty, percent or more and
nobody would ever Miss it because you wouldn't be cutting.
At twenty percent you wouldn't be cutting anything that. Anybody,
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