Trump Makes a Lot of Economic Promises For 2026

Jimmy Barrett takes you through the stories that matter the most on the morning of 12/18/25.

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Speaker 1 (00:02):
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Speaker 2 (00:14):
It's more of what matters to you from the John
Morris Services Studios.

Speaker 3 (00:18):
Well, good morning, five am our time here in Houston's
morning news. I'm Jimmy Barrett Monger. Top stories this half
hours will get started this morning. Trump takes a lot
of economic promises for twenty twenty six. Jack Smith testifies
about prosecuting Trump and coming up at five o' eight
It's National Regifting Day? Have you ever regifted? Details in
the minutes to head first this check out that morning

(00:40):
drives Sky Mike is Zillan this morning he's out. Jason
Paulsig is in for him.

Speaker 4 (00:44):
Easy going out there this morning. Just several active construction
zones to watch out for it. Two lanes are closed
off on Alt ninety west now between Martin Luther King
Junior Boulevard and Drew Pond, looking on to spur Flyve
South found The left lane has coned off until further
notice between University Drive and Old Spanish Trail. The interchange
ramp on North Freeway northbound and southbound over to Itan
westbound is currently closed out for construction. More roadwork closes

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down the interchange ramp on the six to ten East
Loop northbound going over to the East Freeway westbound. I'm
Jason Fosseg and the Generator Supercenter dot Com Traffic.

Speaker 3 (01:13):
Center from r KTRH Top Tax Defenders twenty four hour
Weather Center. Fog early becoming Sunday this afternoon with the
high today right about seventy seven. We'll get Terry Smith
in here and get you an update on the forecast
in about nine minutes right now sixty three at your
official severe weather station, News Radio seven forty KTRH. It's
time now for the news. Here's the book Saunders.

Speaker 5 (01:35):
Good morning everyone, five oh one on KTRHR. Top storys
were sponsored by shop As Farm Supply months ago.

Speaker 6 (01:43):
I inherited a mess, and I'm fixing it.

Speaker 5 (01:46):
President Trump speaking to the country last night, promising to
fix the economy and address affordability. He talked about shutting
down the border in a successful crackdown on crime, and
on top of that, he announced the seven teen hundred
and seventy six dollars Warrior dividend for military members coming
from tariffs, and.

Speaker 7 (02:05):
The checks are already on the way.

Speaker 6 (02:08):
Nobody understood that one until about thirty minutes ago.

Speaker 5 (02:12):
We'll have more highlights from the speech plus reaction at
five point thirty. The entire speech, by the way, is
online for you at KTRH dot com, on our Facebook page,
and on x Trump did not talk about the issues
with Venezuela. Kentucky Senator Rand Paul telling KTRH is Clay
Travis and Buck Sexton he disagrees with the President on this.

Speaker 8 (02:33):
I don't think it's the job of the American soldier
to go around and spread freedom at the point of
the bayonet. So I'm not for this war, and I
think it ought to be voted on my Congress.

Speaker 5 (02:43):
Meantime, another strike on Narco terrorists killed four bad guys
in the Pacific yesterday. Former Special Council Jack Smith defended
his multiple prosecutions of the President during a closed door
deposition with the House Judiciary Committee.

Speaker 9 (02:57):
Thanks the test fit for seven hours, and none of
that time did it change my belief, as you said, Sean,
that this was all political. This was his investigation, like
Alvin Bragg, like Fanie Willis, was driven by by politics.

Speaker 5 (03:09):
Committee chairman Jim Jordan Non Fox. Smith claimed he had
evidence against Trump quote beyond a reasonable doubt. Five O
three Still no arrest Sidney Brown University shooting. Police are
looking for a man who was near the person of
interest in the case, putting out more part to see pictures.

Speaker 10 (03:29):
I can't understand why we don't have any video of this,
and I don't understand to your point, why we're holding
press conferences not to put out any actionable information.

Speaker 5 (03:38):
Retired FBI Supervisory Specialation James Galliano called the investigation incompetent.

Speaker 11 (03:45):
Here at home.

Speaker 5 (03:45):
A student's dad with a pair of scissors during a
fight at Stirling High School in Baytown has died.

Speaker 12 (03:51):
He was the type of kid that would dress up
in a clown suit, like I told you earlier, just
to make you laugh. He didn't have an ill bone
in his body.

Speaker 5 (04:00):
The students involved in this have not been identified. The
judge in Conroe, arrested on DWI charges last week, reportedly
told police to quote be aware that he was a judge.
That's not going overwhell with residents.

Speaker 7 (04:15):
Would an elected official like that? I mean, it's very
bad look for the city.

Speaker 5 (04:19):
That man talking to our TV partner Channel two, Judge
William Wagner was back on the bench just days after
getting arrested. A soft on crime Harris County criminal judge
is under fire after she lowered bond for a man
charged with fentanyl murder, allowing him to go free.

Speaker 13 (04:37):
The subject of the case is Omarion Bailey, who already
has a lengthy criminal record, yet.

Speaker 14 (04:42):
An individual who's charged with stalking, he's charged with retaliation
while on bond, he gets charged with possession of a
controlled subcess.

Speaker 13 (04:50):
Andy Conn with Crime Stoppers of Houston says Bailey has
already violated.

Speaker 11 (04:54):
His bonds no less than six times.

Speaker 15 (04:56):
It makes you wonder why even bother having bond conditions
when you repeatedly violate them and there's no consequences for
your argonents.

Speaker 13 (05:04):
He says there should be zero tolerance for any bond
violations by Bailey, but clearly that just isn't the case.
Ethan Buchanan News Radio seven forty KGRRAS.

Speaker 11 (05:12):
NOW five h five.

Speaker 5 (05:13):
A lawsuit brought by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to
close down a Harris County program that gave lawyers to
illegal aliens is thrown out by an activist judge.

Speaker 16 (05:24):
These people, by law, are not entitled to a court
appointed attorney. This is a civil proceeding that they're going through,
and just like if you're in civil court or family
court or anything like that, you're not entitled to taxpayer
funded attorney.

Speaker 5 (05:38):
Right Bart's Bob prices that I packs and appeals, which
is likely it'll be overturned either by an appeals court
or the state Supreme Court. The mainstream media continues to
push their pro illegal alien narrative. The Texas Tribune just
did this major piece on illegal alien families hiding from ICE.

Speaker 17 (05:57):
But they conveniently leave out the legal part.

Speaker 18 (06:01):
Because they really never should have been allowed to come
in to begin with. And that is not the fault
of the Trump administration. That is the problem with the
policies that were put in place before.

Speaker 17 (06:10):
That is Jessica Vaughan, director of policy at the Center
for Immigration Studies.

Speaker 18 (06:16):
We are now enforcing the law in the interior of
the country. The party is over, These damaging programs are discontinued,
and people should go home on their own.

Speaker 17 (06:26):
Over a million and a half illegals have done just that.

Speaker 3 (06:30):
Chuff Biggs. News Radio seven k T eight.

Speaker 5 (06:34):
Pro life Texas heartbeat actors having a major impact. According
to a new study, it's saved thousands of unborn children.

Speaker 19 (06:41):
This study just confirmed that Texas is on the right track.

Speaker 5 (06:44):
John Sego with Texas Right to Life. The study, published
in the Journal of the American Medical Association, found that
abortions dropped more than eighteen percent since the law went
on the books and the Houston Rockets returned to action.

Speaker 11 (06:57):
Tonight on the road in New Orleans. Pregame. It's on
Sports Talk seven ninety.

Speaker 5 (07:02):
I'm Cloff Saunders on Houston's news, weather and traffic station
News Radio seven KRH.

Speaker 2 (07:08):
Those the very latest on your way to work. This
is Houston's Morning News with Jimmy Varren.

Speaker 3 (07:16):
Welcome. Today is a National Regifting Day. If you ever regifted?
Have you ever been regifted? Where you got a gift
that somebody else got that they didn't want and they
never used, so they gave it to you. I mean,
I mean, aside from the uh, you know, Christmas gift
exchanges sometimes that people do. What do they call those?
Is the white white elephant? No, that's that's something else.

(07:41):
Why can't I think of that? Anyway? Here's the thing.
Today is National Regifting Day. It's the coin The term
was coined or at least got very popular in nineteen
ninety five. I'm sure regifting happened before Seinfeld, but that's
when it got That's that's when it got a lot
of attention. On the episode where Elaine got a label

(08:01):
maker from Tim Wadley, then he caught regifting it to Jerry,
she was offended. Would you be offended if you found
out that somebody that you gave a gift to gave
that gift to somebody else. That's the biggest danger right
in regifting a gift is that, if Heaven forbid, you
should give it back to the person who got it
for you to begin with, or at least somebody close

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enough to your world that they would know that it
was a gift that you had gotten and now you're
giving it to somebody else. A new pole finds that
most Americans think regifting is now acceptable. Sixty one percent
it's at least somewhat okay. That includes twenty two percent
who said it's totally fine. Regifts ranked lord than us gifts,

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though sixty four percent thinks second hand gifts are okay.
Just depends on what it is. A leather bound first
edition of a favorite book, for example, great gift. It
may belonged to somebody else, because obviously it did belong
to somebody else. But that's okay, you socks not no, yeah,
not so great. So here's my question, how do you
feel about regifting? Have you ever regifted? If so, what

(09:09):
did you give to somebody? Did they find out that
it was something that you regifted and if they did
find out, what was their reaction to it? Or have
have you been somebody who's gotten a gift that was
a regift and you just knew it was because it's
nothing you would have asked for to begin with. See,
to me, that's the key to be a successful regift.

(09:31):
It has to be you're giving something to somebody you
know that they really are going to like and want,
and you haven't used it. It's still pristine, it's still
in the box, it's never been used. It's not a
used gift. It's just something you didn't use or didn't
care for for whatever reason, and you're giving it to
somebody who really will appreciate it, then I think it's fine.
Five ten Time for traffic and whether together. By the way,

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if you want to participate, go to the iHeart Radio
a f KTRH if the talkback button first thing where
you're calling from and your thoughts and regifting. Uh, let's
check out the drive, as they says sky Mike is
not feeling well this morning, and we have let's see,
we've got Jason Fasseg filling in for him.

Speaker 4 (10:09):
Good morning. We're checking out the drive this morning. On
the Katie Freeway eastbound a twenty minute trip and no
issues from the Grand Parkway into downtown.

Speaker 3 (10:16):
If you're just.

Speaker 4 (10:16):
Heading out the door, hopping out Highway to eighty eight
going northbound from the South Sam Houston's Hallway into downtown,
I'll I take a ten minutes.

Speaker 20 (10:22):
You're not seeing any slowdowns here.

Speaker 4 (10:23):
We're traffic free at the moment on the two ninety
Northwest Freeway heading eastbound from Highway six to the six
to ten West Loop and no delays over on the
six to ten north Loop westbound worth a five minute
drive making that change from the East Freeway to the
East X Freeway. I'm Jason Fosseg and the Ability Tree
Experts Traffic.

Speaker 3 (10:37):
Center from our KTRH Top tax Defenders twenty four hour
where the Sena Terry Smith is here. Temperatures are going
to warm up today. How hi, are we going to
go today? Terry?

Speaker 21 (10:46):
Hi, We're gonna wind up in the mid upper seventies today,
But first we have to deal with the fog.

Speaker 11 (10:51):
Did you see some fog on your way in this.

Speaker 3 (10:54):
I couldn't see anything this morning. Was that fog?

Speaker 11 (10:56):
Yes? It was fog? Oh my goodness.

Speaker 21 (11:00):
What's interesting from a meeterological perspective is that it covers
a good bit of coastal Texas and Louisiana and even
into parts of Mississippi.

Speaker 11 (11:09):
This is like wide spread fog.

Speaker 21 (11:11):
It's going to be around through mid morning before the
visibility start to improve. We're going to wind up with
sunshine though today. Really nice stretch of weather the rest
of this week. Now, we're still getting a little bit
of a southerly breeze.

Speaker 11 (11:25):
The cooler air hasn't arrived.

Speaker 21 (11:27):
A dryer air hasn't arrived either, so eventually that'll show up,
but before it does, we'll wind up mid number seventies today.
Tomorrow is when we'll feel a little less warped, a
little less humidity. Will be in the sixties tomorrow, but
then the southerly winds are back and we warm up
near eighty by Saturday. Looks like we could start next
week with a little bit of rain as well.

Speaker 3 (11:49):
Tup at your right now sixty three at your officials,
Severe Weather Station, News Radio seven forty krh.

Speaker 22 (11:56):
I live in Pasadena, Sharptown, Southwest.

Speaker 2 (11:58):
Next on the ten, I'm saving traffic con seven Ktright
five twenty is our time here in Houston's more news.

Speaker 3 (12:06):
So, the President gave a big speech last night. You know,
it was only twenty one minutes long. I didn't know
he could do a twenty one minute speech. Well you
could do. Well. He's not ad libbing this one, this one,
this one. He's ridding off the teleprompter every now and again.
He'd wandered just a little bitty tiny bit, but overall
he just pretty much stayed a message, and it was
kind of like a three part speech. Part one was

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comparing his administration to the Bide administration. Part two was
to talk about affordability and his effort to bring prices down.
And part three was the things to look forward to
in twenty twenty six. We're gon we're gonna deal with
Part one coming up next. In case you missed the
speech last night, President Trump comparing his administration to the

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Biden administration. That's coming up next. First though, at five twenty,
let's do a little traffic and weather together. Jason Foulsigg
is in this morning for sky Mike.

Speaker 20 (12:58):
Good morning.

Speaker 4 (12:58):
We're checking out the drive this morning on the Katie
Freeway eastbound, a twenty minute trip and no issues from
the Grant Parkway into downtown. If you're just heading out
the door hopping on Highway to eighty eight going northbound
from the South Sam Houston's hall Way into downtown, I'll
I take a ten minutes. You're not seeing any slowdowns here.
We're traffic free at the moment on the two ninety
Northwest Freeway heading eastbound from Highway six to the six
to ten West Loop and no delays over on the

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six to ten north Loop westbound, worth a five minute
drive making that change from.

Speaker 20 (13:22):
The East Freeway to the East X Freeway.

Speaker 4 (13:24):
I'm Jason Fasseg and the Ability Tree Experts Traffic Center.

Speaker 3 (13:27):
From r KTRH top tax Defenders twenty four hour Weather Center.
Fog early, some dense fog in spots becoming Sunday this
afternoon seventy seven, sunny, cooler, about sixty six tomorrow. Back
up to eighty with partly cloudy, breezy conditions on Saturday
seventy six degrees for the high end. Sunday current temperature
is sixty three. At your official severe weather station, News

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Radio seven forty k TRH to Thursday morning, we have
some of the top stories for you and to explain them.
Here's Cliff.

Speaker 5 (13:56):
The reviews they're in for President Trump's big speech.

Speaker 11 (13:59):
We'll let you know what they were.

Speaker 5 (14:00):
More peace talks are set for this weekend between the
US and Russian officials and former ut star quarterback Quinn Yours,
the new starting quarterback for the Miami Dolphins. He is
replacing the bench to a tug of I looa at
the latest news anytime at KTRH dot com. Our next
update is at five thirty.

Speaker 23 (14:19):
The ones that are under construction two eighty eight six'
ten accidents.

Speaker 2 (14:22):
Send alternate next on the ten mine SEVEN. Ktrh.

Speaker 3 (14:28):
SO i like the fact That President trump is being pretty,
aggressive especially on the suffordability. Thing he wants to make sure,
because let's face, it you're paying. Attention i'm paying. Attention
people who listen to this station are paying. Attention people
who are Watching Fox news are paying. Attention other people
not so, much not so. Much they just know how

(14:49):
they feel today and however they feel. Today if they
feel bad about things like the, economy however they feel,
today they blame on whoever's in the office, today and
of course that would Be President. Trump so he began
last night with a comparison of what has changed between
The biden administration and his.

Speaker 6 (15:07):
Administration after just one, year we have achieved more than
anyone could have.

Speaker 7 (15:12):
Imagined starting on day, ONE i took.

Speaker 6 (15:15):
Immediate action to stop the invasion of our southern. Border
for the past seven, months zero illegal aliens have been
allowed into our, country which everyone said was absolutely. Impossible
do you remember When Joe biden said that he Needed
congress to pass legislation to help close the. Border he
was always Blaming congress and everyone.

Speaker 7 (15:37):
Else as it.

Speaker 6 (15:38):
Turned, out we didn't need, Legislation we just needed a new.

Speaker 7 (15:42):
President we inherited.

Speaker 6 (15:44):
The worst border anywhere in the, world and we quickly
turned it into the strongest border in the history of our.
Country in other, words in a few short, months we went.

Speaker 7 (15:54):
From worst to.

Speaker 6 (15:56):
Best were deporting, criminals restoring safety to our most serous.
Cities just take a look At WASHINGTON. Dc it's at
levels of safety that we've never seen. Before and they
decimated the.

Speaker 7 (16:11):
Blood thirsty foreign drug.

Speaker 6 (16:12):
Cartels we did that all by, ourselves with all, people
and we're so proud of it because they were poisoning
and destroying our. Population drugs brought in by ocean and
by sea are now down ninety four. Percent we have
broken the grip of sinister woke radicals in our, schools.

Speaker 7 (16:33):
And control over those schools.

Speaker 6 (16:36):
Is back now in the hands of our great and
Loving states where education. Belongs after rebuilding The United states
military in my first, term and with the addition we
are adding right, now we have the most powerful military
anywhere in the, world and it's not even. Close i've

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Restored american, strength settled eight in ten, months destroyed The
iran nuclear, threat and ended the war In, gaza bring
in for the first time in three thousand, years peace
to The Middle, east and secured the release of the,
hostages both living and.

Speaker 3 (17:14):
Dead in other, WORDS i did more in the first
four weeks Than biden did in four, years and there's no.
Comparison AND i think we all figured that bunch. Out
we'll get to part two of, this which is the economic.
Thing though How americans judged how things are going have
a lot to do with pocketbook. Issues they always, do

(17:37):
so he addressed those as. Well we'll share that with
you coming up five twenty. Six right, now time to
take a look at your. Money good.

Speaker 24 (17:44):
MORNING a data center firm co founded by Ex google
Chief Eric schmidt has partnered with a Major texas landowner
to develop large scale artificial intelligence data. Hubs Schmidt's Both
data And energy raised one hundred and fifty million dollars
of capital for the, venture While texas Specific land invested
fifty million. DOLLARS tbl has become an unlikely beneficiary of

(18:06):
the market frenzy OVER ai taking a look at your.
Money stocks a rebounding from yesterday's. Losses the largest maker
of computer memory chips given upbeat. Forecast surging demands and
supply shortages are Allowing Micron technology to charge more for its.
Products shares A micron are surging in pre market, trading
and activist Investor Elliot Investment management is said to have

(18:28):
built a stake of more than a billion dollars In.
Lululemon sales growth is near the lowest level since the
company went public in two thousand and seven As lululemon
faces fierce competition from upstarts Including Alo. Yoga I'm Courtney,
Donahoe Bloomberg. Business On News radio seven FORTY. Ktrh you
Are Old Houston's.

Speaker 25 (18:49):
News why there are traffic Plus breaking news twenty four to.

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Irppor of what's happening now from The Sean Morris Services.

Speaker 3 (19:03):
Studios five thirty is our. Time you're In Houston's Morning.
News I'm Jimmy. Barrett among our top stories this f,
are we Have republican reaction To President trump's address last.
Night The house has passed a healthcare, bill and coming
up at five thirty, eight he broke a world record
for continuously Singing christmas. Songs details in the minutes. Ahead,

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first we're checking out that morning drive once. Again Jason
fassig is in this.

Speaker 4 (19:28):
Morning first responders are on the scene of a new
accident this.

Speaker 20 (19:31):
Morning they've got the exit Ramp.

Speaker 4 (19:32):
Parsley blocked off in The South Sam Houston hillway eastbound
off To. Fuquay on the topic of exit, rams construction
blocks off several exit ramps to The North freeway northbound and.
Southbound the interchange ramp over TO it ten westbounds blocked
off for. Construction more rowork blocks off the interchange ramp
on the six ten eastleap of northbound over to The
East freeway heading westbound and not on a, ramp but
long term construction work on The Katie freeway eastbound blocks

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off the right lane At. Heights I'm Jason fostig and
The Generators supercenter Dot Com Traffic center.

Speaker 3 (19:58):
From mark Katrh Generator, supercenter twenty four Hour Weather. Center
fall early then becoming sunny for the, afternoon with a
height today right about seventy. Seven warm temperatures dips down
a little bit, tomorrow but other than, that warm temperatures
looks like all the way Through christmas. Week we'll get
the last on that From terry at The Weather channel
in about nine minutes right now sixty three at your
official severe weather, Station News radio seven forty K. Trh

(20:22):
it's timed out for the. News Here's Cliff. Saunders i'm
thirty one ON.

Speaker 11 (20:25):
Ktrh Good, morning every one hour top.

Speaker 23 (20:28):
Story he very clearly said to The american, PEOPLE i see.

Speaker 5 (20:32):
You Alabama Senator Katie britt reacting To President trump's speech
to the nation last, night which focused on affordability the
issues caused By Joe biden's.

Speaker 6 (20:42):
Policy, WELL i took off his inflation was the worst
in forty eight, years and some would say in the
history of our.

Speaker 5 (20:49):
Country but brit Says trump can't fix in months What
biden broke over.

Speaker 23 (20:54):
Years what he has accomplished in just these first ten
eleven months is remark, parkable BUT i think more is
yet to.

Speaker 5 (21:02):
Come trump also announced A Warrior dividend check for military
members in the amount of seventeen hundred and seventy six.
Dollars as for the healthcare, Fight House republicans pass the
bill they say will lower. Costs i'll speaker By johnson
told reporters it brings changes All americans want from the healthcare.

Speaker 26 (21:20):
System it increases the quality of, care access to. Care
it gives persons more, options more flexibility in their, healthcare
and also it adds. Transparency we had THE Pbm Pharmacy
Benefit Manager transparency.

Speaker 3 (21:35):
Piece to it as.

Speaker 5 (21:35):
Well he says the bill would lower costs by eleven.
Percent the vote was two sixteen to to. Eleven Republican
Thomas massey votes With. Democrats this came after four Other
republicans joined The dems on a discharged petition to force
a vote on Extending obamacare subsidies for three. Years those
subsidies expire at the end of the. Month closer to.

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Home despite dropping out of the twenty twenty Six Harris
county Judicial Lena hidalgo has decided to inject herself into
the race to replace. Her she went after Former houston
mayor a Niece. Parker the question is will This lena
rant have any impact on the race?

Speaker 11 (22:12):
WHATSOEVER i don't think.

Speaker 27 (22:14):
So in last A Niece parker's opponents put money toward that,
message AND i don't see that. Happening Certainly leena And
hidaga is not going to put any money towards messaging.

Speaker 5 (22:23):
There Former Harris County Republican Party Chair Gary pollin says
If hidalgo does continue to push, this it could Help
parker in the general.

Speaker 11 (22:32):
Election it's coming up on five point thirty four.

Speaker 5 (22:35):
Now last week we told you That urkat said it
was confident of making it through the winter without any power. Problems,
however some experts say there's a higher risk for a
power outers this winter than there was in twenty twenty.

Speaker 28 (22:48):
One but you have as rapidly growing demand and that's
going to get more so with the data centers coming
from the winter.

Speaker 7 (22:54):
Time demand peaks at, night not during the.

Speaker 28 (22:56):
Day the fact that we are primarily meeting demand growth
in three source so that don't work in the, winter
just means that the odds are going.

Speaker 5 (23:03):
Up policy Analyst Brent bennett says that demand has gone
up twenty percent across the.

Speaker 11 (23:07):
State wind and solar just can't meet that during the.

Speaker 5 (23:11):
Winter advances in battery power shoring up the power, grid
but not everybody sold or. HAPPY a lawsuit is seeking
to stop a battery power plant from being built in
The Hill, country calling it an unmanageable public. Hazard this
was brought up last legislative session By State Senator lewis Col.

Speaker 29 (23:28):
Courst i've got a number of counties that are contacting
me and saying there's these battery forms going up everywhere
and nobody knows any of the safety.

Speaker 30 (23:36):
Issues officials With Gillespie, county Near fredericksburg are backing the.
Suit it claims that batteries pose catastrophic threats to public
safety in the event of a. Fire that's kgrhs rex
so it's just in time for the holiday travel. Season
gasoline prices are at a five year low For. Christmas
Gas buddy Analyst Matt McLean, says THE wob card is

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now THE us oil block On.

Speaker 11 (24:00):
Venezuela there's a big asterisk.

Speaker 31 (24:02):
Beside it right now because nothing has. Happened so we're
going to simply just continue the status. Quo prices should continue.
Falling should something happen with THE us And, venezuela, well
we will have to revisit.

Speaker 5 (24:13):
That Brude oyl rose by a little over a dollar
on the first day of the. Blockade gasoline prices Across
houston averaging two forty three this, morning almost twenty cents
lower than what you paid a year. Ago holiday travel
is expected to set a new, record With TRIPLE a
projecting one hundred and twenty two point four Million americans
to travel between tomorrow And New Year's houston airports you

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are expecting to see three point four million passengers, itself
which means you're going to need to be.

Speaker 32 (24:41):
Patient author and travel Expert Brandon blewett recommends downloading a
couple of, apps one being the fly To Houston hobby
And Bush Airport.

Speaker 3 (24:50):
App i'll, have.

Speaker 19 (24:51):
For, instance that time estimates at each security station across the,
terminals whether it's general or.

Speaker 32 (24:57):
PreCheck Blu it says to also download The airline.

Speaker 3 (25:00):
App the airline.

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Speaker 32 (25:05):
A delay with the increased traffic. Flow he, says it's
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Speaker 5 (25:13):
Ktrh if you're still mailing, gifts the clock is ticking
to get them delivered By. Christmas shopping Expert Trade bunch,
says if you're placing an order through a, retailer be
careful about their guaranteed shipping times because some of them
are already experiencing.

Speaker 33 (25:29):
Delays if you are shipping your own, packages you've missed
the ground shipping deadline for most of the shipping, services
so you are kind of heading into priority mail.

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Post Sritory Postal service recommends shipping priority mail today In
Priority Mail express By. Standurday The aggies Host miami and
The college Football playoff this. Weekend if you're looking for
the cheapest ticket on the secondary, market you're going to
spend about two hundred and twenty. Bucks most expensive seat
for the game over one. Thousand I'm Cliff saunders On
houston's new weather in traffic station News radio seven forty K.

(26:02):
Trh twenty twenty five a.

Speaker 3 (26:05):
Year then we'll go, down come twenty twenty. Six best
is yet to. Come The president's set the. Table come
to us use radio seven forty kt R. H that's
a good. Choice Marco N's marco pick pick a Favorite christmas?
Song he? Pick he picked that, one he, said one
of many. Favorites five point thirty eight our time here

(26:26):
In houston's Morning. NEWS i wonder if this guy in
THE uk sang Blue christmas he might. Have he Sang
christmas songs for forty two. Hours why that's a good.

(26:47):
Question why would you Sing christmas songs for forty two?
Hours he did it to set a. RECORD i assume
this is A Guinness World. Record his name Is David.
Purchase he's sixty three years. Old here he is doing his.

Speaker 34 (27:01):
Thing they Said, christmas they said the, Songs, well.

Speaker 3 (27:18):
We familiar with that. One these are Not christmas carols
that he was. Singing he's singing his Favorite christmas. Songs
that must be A British christmas. Song he started mid
dying On wednesday of last. Week he finished Last. Friday
he sung six hundred and eighty four. Songs hang, on
he knows six hundred and eighty Four christmas. Songs, no
he chose thirty eight songs which he repeated eighteen times.

(27:40):
Each in addition to what you just, heard he did
Last christmas jingle, bells step Into. Christmas he did get
a few. Breaks see this is the part WHERE i
kind of question is this really continuously? Singing if you
if you get a five minute break every. Hour he
got a five minute break every, hour and between each
song he could take a break of twenty. Seconds, no

(28:02):
he didn't lose his. VOICE i mean he might have
gotten a little rough on the, edges but he just
kept right on singing forty two hours new world. Record
previous record was a woman From nigeria who Sang christmas
songs for thirty one straight hours two years. Ago so
he clips that intact on another eleven hours to the.

(28:23):
RECORD i don't know what they get you in. Life
does it get you free? Anything because you, KNOW i
guess it gets you a name in the record. Book
that's about. It by forty, time for traffic and weather.
Together skybike not feeling well this, morning so he's he's home.
Sick Jason fausig is in for. Him is he? Ready maybe,

(28:48):
Not we'll take.

Speaker 20 (28:50):
A fant this fonders seeing. Him a new accident this.

Speaker 4 (28:52):
Morning they got the ex Ramp parsley blocked off in
the South Sam Houston tillway eastbound off the Fu. Quay
on the topic of exit, rams construction blocks off several
exit ramps to The North freeway northbound and. Southbound the
interchange ramp over TO it ten westbound's blocked.

Speaker 3 (29:04):
Off our.

Speaker 4 (29:04):
Construction more roadwork flocks off the interchange ramp on the
six Ten easley of northbound over to The East freeway heading,
westbound and not on a, ramp but long term construction
mark on The Katie freeway eastbound blocks off the right
lane At. Heights I'm Jason fossig and The Generator supercenter
Dot Com Traffic center.

Speaker 3 (29:19):
From our KTR H generator Super center twenty four hour
with THE Sa Terry smith is here all? Right, TERRY
i looked at the long range forecast all the way
Through christmas week AND i have decided to reopen the
pool and we're gonna have a pool party On Christmas, day, Right,
yeah you, Know i'm gonna to go out and find
some candy cane floats and that kind of.

Speaker 11 (29:36):
Stuff Invite santa to bring his swim.

Speaker 3 (29:39):
Trucks trying to do with you when you're done delivering
price And, santa just come on out and, yeah you
can hang.

Speaker 11 (29:44):
Out we got the grill.

Speaker 3 (29:45):
Going, yeah work on your, tan will, barbecue will barbecue,
something maybe some brisket for. You, yeah there you. Go
CAN i come? Over absolutely.

Speaker 21 (29:55):
Awesome, HEY i have a, theory by the, way of
why we're not hearing.

Speaker 11 (29:59):
From Sky mike.

Speaker 3 (30:00):
Today what's your? Theory he ate too much?

Speaker 11 (30:03):
Fruitcake M what do you think.

Speaker 3 (30:06):
Unless fruitcake and add to. PNEUMONIA i THINK i don't
think that's. IT i think it's got a little case
of walking. Pneumonia so we're all feels a little bit better.
Here it might take him a couple of days to
get over.

Speaker 11 (30:17):
That, okay poor, guy no, joke that's.

Speaker 3 (30:20):
Rough.

Speaker 21 (30:20):
OKAY i checked radar this, morning and we do still
have a few sprinkles hanging around south of the, city
but they're gonna be out of here fairly. Quickly and
in addition to a little bit of wetness on the.
Roads we do have the fog and that is widespread low,
Visibility so allow a little extra time this. Morning no

(30:41):
need to get in a. Rush we don't want you.
To we want you to make it to your destination.
Safely now we're gonna wind up with sunshine though later
on this, morning late, morning and through the rest of the.
Day it's, warm, folks mid ver seventies. Today it does
cool down a little bit. Tonight most of us will
be in the forties. Tonight tomorrow it feels Like. December

(31:02):
it's a sunny day in the, sixties and then warming
back up as we head into the. Weekend mid seventies
to low. Eighties, Saturday, Sunday monday's about the. Same we
may get a little bit of Rain sunday And, monday
and it does look like these temperatures are going to
stay fairly mild for quite some.

Speaker 3 (31:22):
Time how about that right now sixty three at your
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Speaker 32 (31:28):
KTRH i always hit traffic on fifty.

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Nine next on the, Ten you're faster commute on seven FORTY.

Speaker 3 (31:36):
Ktrh all, right two big a, Story, well in my,
MIND a couple of the biggest stories this morning are
The president's speech from last. Night we'll have another excerpt
from that for you coming up. Next, also last, night
The house voted on a healthcare. Measure more on that
coming up as well as we continue this. Morning right,
now it's five point fifty here On Houston's Morning. News
time to check out the drive. Again skymike is off,

(31:58):
today not feeling well under the. Weather Jason fausick is
in for.

Speaker 4 (32:01):
Him heads, up if you're driving eastbound on the six
to Ten South loop Around, crespont a vehicle fire has
two right lanes locked up and it's causing some slowdowns
in the. Area some good news, though in The South
Sam Houston sulway, eastbound the X aram has it back
open after a crash cleared At. Fukeway looking onto The
East freeway, westbound your traffic free this morning from The
East Sam Houston sullway over to the six to Ten
East loop about a five minute drive And i'll take

(32:21):
you twenty five minutes making that change on The North
freeway south found your issue free From Woodlands parkway into.
Downtown I'm Jason fossig and The Generator SUPERCENTER dot Com
Traffic center.

Speaker 3 (32:31):
From R Ktrh Generator, supercenter twenty four Hour Weather center
Bag Gurley Becoming sunday for the afternoon seventy seven. Today
some of that FOG's pretty dense out there this. Morning
would be, careful sunny and. Cooler tomorrow's sixty, six partly, cloudie,
breezy near eighty On saturday, morning showers partly clotty for the.
Afternoon about seventy six for the high On, sunday still sixty.

(32:51):
Three you're at your official severe weather, Station News radio
seven forty K. Trh time to check out some of
our top stories on The thursday. Morning Here's, cliff.

Speaker 11 (33:00):
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Speaker 3 (33:33):
Five fifty one here At Houston's Morning. News so last,
night basically what The president. DID isa gave a little
outline in twenty one. Minutes here's where we've, Been here's
where we are right, now here is where we're. Going
we played a little clip for you earlier this. Hour
hope you were tuned in for it from where we have.
Been now it's time for a little clip of where we.

(33:56):
Are President trump talking about prices and bringing them down here.

Speaker 6 (34:00):
Home we're bringing our economy back from the brink of.
Ruin the last administration and their allies In congress looted
our treasury for trillions of, dollars driving up prices and
everything at levels never seen. BEFORE i am bringing those
high prices.

Speaker 7 (34:16):
Down and bringing them down very. Fast let's look at the.

Speaker 6 (34:20):
Facts under The biden, administration car prices rose twenty two
percent and in many states thirty percent or. More gasoline
rose thirty to fifty, percent hotel rates rose thirty seven,
percent airfares rose thirty one. Percent now under our, leadership
they are all coming down and coming down. Fast democrat

(34:42):
politicians also sent the course of grocery, staring but we
are solving that. Too the price of A thanksgiving turkey
was down thirty three percent.

Speaker 7 (34:52):
Compared to The biden last.

Speaker 6 (34:54):
Year the price of eggs is down eighty two percent Since,
march and everything else is full going, rapidly and it's
not done. Yet but boy are we making. Progress nobody
can believe what's going.

Speaker 3 (35:06):
On nobody can believe what's going. On, well we need
a little more progress, Probably but here's THE i mentioned this,
year say it's worth mentioning. Again you, know here's the.
Thing there is no, way short of a recession or,
depression that prices are just going to. Drop they just.
Don't all we can do is hold inflation down and

(35:28):
bring in wage, growth and that that's something that hopefully
gets solved a little bit more in twenty twenty. SIX
i think there are making some people in some occupations
are making progress of. Wages other occupations not so. Much
BUT i, think you, know with some of the belief
checks are going out, there maybe a tariff check might.
Help there might be a tariff. Check i'm gonna you've

(35:48):
got that military. Check The cliff was talking about seventeen
hundred and seventy six. Dollars it's not a ton of,
money but, hey every little bit, helps and especially when
it comes to improving. Attitudes now here's here's the other.
Question what kind of reception or reaction Just President trump.
Getting he's certainly getting a good reaction From. Republicans Here's
Senator John barasso here at.

Speaker 7 (36:10):
Home we're bringing our.

Speaker 3 (36:12):
Child that's so that's the president. Again Where's John? Barrosso,
Hang i'm a. Second here Is John.

Speaker 35 (36:19):
Barrosso and that's what we've had for a, year shock
and all with The president focused on the, economy focused
on putting more, people more money in people's, pockets and
as he heard him, tonight focused on. Affordability we have
reversed the direction of this country. Dramatically on the, border
the border is now. Secure on, energy we are now energy.
Dominant on, taxes we prevented a four trillion dollar tax

(36:42):
increase that The democrats were. Promoting and on national, security
it is now peace through.

Speaker 3 (36:47):
Strength he, inherited and we.

Speaker 35 (36:49):
Inherited As republicans a country that was, weaker, poorer less,
safe and we said we need to provide safety and.

Speaker 3 (36:56):
Prosperity we've done.

Speaker 35 (36:57):
That The president talked about this major piece Of life
legislation that we, passed The Working families tax. Cuts there
are things in that for everyone tax cuts as. Well
no tax on, tips no tax On Social, security no
tax one. Overtime these things are all going to continue
to put more money in people's. Pockets and they really
go into place in twenty twenty.

Speaker 7 (37:17):
Six so next year is going to.

Speaker 3 (37:18):
Be better than this. Year, okay we're all hoping that's the. Case.
Right next year will be better than this, year and
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Am Now here In houston's Morning, News I'm Jimmy barrett
Bong Our top stories this Fr Jack smith forced to
testify yesterday about Prosecuting. Trump The president talks about where we've,
been where we, are and where we're going and coming
up at six oh, eight the dangers of a Lie
nativity scene Poor christmas pread details in the minutes. Ahead,

(39:03):
first let's check out that morning drive once. Again There's Jason.

Speaker 4 (39:06):
Fossik two right lanes are blocked off by a car
fire on The South loop heading eastbound At. Cresspont we
have first responders on the. Scene but it's causing some
slowdowns in the. Area on The Kdie freeway, eastbound reports
of a crash Around Barker cypress causing a three to
five minutes. Slowdown there's also an accident blocking out two
lanes on the feeder of The East freeway eastbound At.
Federal looking out of the main lanes of The East
freeway heading eastbound Before delldale for a crash blocking out

(39:28):
both left and the right, shoulder and construction where it
closes down all lanes On all ninety eastbound At. Scott
I'm Jason fossga The Generator supercenter Dot Com Traffic.

Speaker 3 (39:36):
Center from OUR ktrh top tax dependers twenty four hour Weather.
Center fog early Becoming sunday for the. Afternoon with the
high today we read about seventy. Seven we'll Get Terry
smith in here getting to elaborate on this warm forecast
in about nine. Minutes right, now it's sixty three here
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Ktrh it's time down for the. News Here's Cliff.

Speaker 5 (39:57):
Sanders good morning, everyone six oh one on K we're
sponsored by All Star. Construction our top story this.

Speaker 6 (40:03):
Hour this is what The biden administration allowed to happen
to our, country and it can never be allowed to happen.

Speaker 5 (40:12):
Again President trump on both the affordability crisis and the
border disaster imposed on you by The biden. Administration, trump
speaking to the nation from The White.

Speaker 6 (40:21):
House our border was, open and because of, this our
country is being invaded by an army of twenty five million.

Speaker 5 (40:29):
People millions have already, left Though trump has completely shut
the open border. Down the president also announced a seventeen
hundred and seventy six dollars warrior dividend for military.

Speaker 11 (40:39):
Members that money coming from.

Speaker 5 (40:40):
Tariffs more highlights from the speech and reaction at six point,
thirty and you can watch the entire speech AT ktrh dot.
Com we've also got it for you On facebook and
on X. Elsewhere IN, dc The House Judiciary committee heard
seven hours of testimony from Former Special Council Jack, smith
but about his multi prosecutions of the.

Speaker 36 (41:01):
President in part Of smith's opening statement obtained By, fox
he told the committee, quote the decision to bring charges
Against President trump was, mine but the basis for those
charges rests entirely With President trump and his.

Speaker 11 (41:14):
Actions Bill malusiaan On Capitol.

Speaker 5 (41:16):
Hill Georgia Prosecutor Fannie willis grilled by that state's legislature
for her conduct in Prosecuting.

Speaker 11 (41:22):
Trump she played the race.

Speaker 2 (41:25):
Card you want something to, investigate as a, legislature investigate
how many times they called.

Speaker 37 (41:30):
Me THE n?

Speaker 3 (41:30):
Word why don't you investigate?

Speaker 7 (41:32):
That that?

Speaker 5 (41:33):
Was willis at The Georgia State senate. Yesterday it is
now six' oh THREE. On ktrh, AS Expected Fbi Deputy
Director dan bongino is leaving his position. Next month dan
did a, Great Job president trump. Reacting there pro Police
and providence still have no one in custody In The
brown university.

Speaker 11 (41:53):
Is shooting the best they can do is put.

Speaker 5 (41:55):
Really hard to see pictures out of a person that
was seen near the person of interest in.

Speaker 35 (42:01):
The case we feel that we need to speak with
them to find out what they because videos.

Speaker 2 (42:05):
Don't speak if you think, ABOUT it i wish the.

Speaker 35 (42:07):
Media, could speak And then i'll have the answers that
we need to so that we can continue on.

Speaker 5 (42:11):
This Investigation Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez nick reiner made
his first appearance in, court yesterday charged in the stabbing
deaths of, His parents Rob And.

Speaker 11 (42:21):
Michelle reiner there.

Speaker 21 (42:23):
Are very very complex and serious issues that are associated with.

Speaker 5 (42:29):
This case Defense Attorney allen Jackson Says nick reiner deserves
due process here. At home a Student At Stirling high
School in baytown is dad stabbed by another student with
a pair of scissors during.

Speaker 12 (42:41):
A fight he, was friendly. Very smart everybody. Loved him that.

Speaker 11 (42:46):
Woman WITH our tv partner.

Speaker 5 (42:47):
Channel Too Now, david madison he's the man charged with
getting on a spring isd bus this week armed as
bond set at nearly seven. Million dollars yet another shoft
on crime judge here In the houston area is facing
pushback after she allowed a fentonyl murder suspect to remain
unbond despite. Violating conditions you.

Speaker 15 (43:11):
Have someone on bond, for, stalking retaliation delivering drugs laced
with fentanyl before he gets charged with murdered.

Speaker 3 (43:19):
By fentanyl you would think there would be a.

Speaker 5 (43:21):
Zero, Tolerance Yeah andy kahn with crime stuffass Bond for
Omari and bailey should have.

Speaker 11 (43:26):
Been Revoked six.

Speaker 5 (43:28):
Pho Five Texas Attorney General ken Paxton Suit harris county
Over The Immigrant Legal, services fund which is surviving for
now thanks to a judicial activist who refused to block
the county from giving out.

Speaker 3 (43:40):
That money not.

Speaker 16 (43:42):
Only giving money to, illegal aliens you can't give money to, private.
Citizens period and eventually this will get overturned.

Speaker 3 (43:48):
By Either the Court.

Speaker 16 (43:49):
OF appeals i don't know if it goes to the
first of The fourteenth Court, of appeals and if, they
don't Then The Texas supreme court will will Certainly.

Speaker 5 (43:56):
Right bart's bob prices that because immigration proceedings are, a
setter illegal aliens are not entire to a publicly. Funded
attorney The Liberal texas tribune Attacks the trump, immigration policies
posting a big piece this week about how illegals are AFRAID.
Of Ice jessica vaughn With the Center For immigration study

(44:17):
says this is all clean up after four years of
Covering For joe biden's.

Speaker 18 (44:22):
Open borders these policies Of the biden administration were a
Disaster Of the trump administration is trying to restore integrity
to our, immigration.

Speaker 5 (44:30):
System enforcing all of the laws that were broken and
doing the vetting that was not Done. Under, biden meantime
a Confrontation Between Border Patrol Commander gregory bevino And the
democrat Mayor Of evanston Illinois near chicago is caught on
tape by the way that mayor Running. For congress so
can you say? Publicity stunt we have that On our

(44:50):
FACEBOOK and x pages for you if you want to check.
That out six h six self driving cars might be
taking Off, in texas but to say it's it's beIN
smooth would not.

Speaker 38 (45:01):
Be accurate tesla robotaxis Expanding. In austin weimo coming To
Both san Antonio. And houston but where it's, been tried
there have.

Speaker 3 (45:08):
Been problems you take it. NORMAL road i think self
driving technology, is there but let's say something onto.

Speaker 38 (45:15):
It Happened Tray, sarra polly who Heads the Center For
autonomous Vehicles AT texas A, and m says the self
driving cars ignore school bus, stop signs but that happens less.
Often now social media though flooded with posts about robotaxis
blocking driveways and parking on roads.

Speaker 11 (45:29):
FOR days Ktrh Is.

Speaker 5 (45:30):
Michael bord by, The way weymo had to recall three
thousand cars because they repeatedly passed school bus in, several Cities.
Including Austin the rockets Visit the pelicans tonight pregame at
Six On sports talk. Seven Ninety I'm cliff Saunders on,
houston's news weather and. Traffic Station use radio SEVEN. FORTY
ktrh a series of events can't afford to me in.

Speaker 25 (45:52):
Any event affordability prices lower out interest rates Checky following
narcott's service out Of the water To use radio.

Speaker 3 (45:58):
SEVEN forty a lot of you in your yard this
time of year will have Maybe a, nativity scene or
your church will Have a. Nativity scene, some churches especially the,
mega churches they have a tendency to like to do
things that are just kind of over. The top. You
know there's nothing like A live, nativity scene, for example

(46:22):
to kind of make it, go wow that's. Really, Cool
Well Champion Force baptist church went a step further. Than
that they Had a christmas kind of Like a christmas
parade and, they're parading, you know the participants through, the
audience and they have animals and they have, you know

(46:43):
characters dressed up in costume and they're parading, you know through.
The audience and one of the things they have is.
A camel i, DON'T know i don't know where they got,
the camel but they got. A camel and the camel's
being escorted by a person. In costume and you know
camel's is they're prone. To do kicked out his hind
leg and he ended up hitting a woman sitting on an.

(47:04):
Aisle seat that can do a little damage from getting
kind of like kicked by. A camel that doesn't. Feel
good that can be a bloody raw mess. Right there
and she ended up being injured and they they had
to attend. To her the parade went on with another
camel following the first and more participants. After that the

(47:28):
church communication director said in a statement, that quote an
unexpected incident occurred when a camel used in the production
struck a guest in. The Audience champion force regrets that.
This happened our team responded immediately in emergency services. Were
engaged they continued with. The parade but A diynistic i
think that's the last time they did that where they're
preading the, you know any animals through the through the. Crowd,

(47:51):
there see you take your chances, with camels, you know
not the couldn't he get kicked by, A camel but
camels are no, to spit, you know to spit something
that sh one thing you can't count on when it
comes to any kind of, you know a production is
animals and. Little kids you just never know for sure
what they're going. To do Six' ten time for traffic and.

(48:12):
Weather Together again sky miike is oft today. Not Feeling
well jason fausig is.

Speaker 4 (48:16):
In for him two right lanes are blocked off by
a car Fire On the south loop Heading. Eastboun at
cresspont we have first responders, on the scene but it's
causing some slowdowns.

Speaker 20 (48:24):
In the Area On.

Speaker 4 (48:25):
The, kadie freeway eastbound reports of A Crash, around barker
cyprus causing a three to. Five minute slowdown there's also
an accident blocking off two lanes on the Feeder Of
the east Freeway. Eastbound at federal looking out of the
main Lanes Of the east freeway Heading eastbound before delldale
for a Crash blocking out folk left and the right
shoulder and construction where it closes down All lanes on
all Ninety. Eastbound At Scott i'm jason Fossig And, the
Generator Supercenter Dot com traffic CENTER.

Speaker 3 (48:46):
From r Ktrh top tax defenders Twenty Four. Hour Weather
center terry smith is Here and It's. Christmas in florida Only.
It's in texas.

Speaker 11 (48:56):
It really is uh shaping up to.

Speaker 21 (48:59):
Be that way and what's interesting is that much of
the country is expecting warm weather. THROUGH next, week i
mean like temperatures well. Above the average if you are
looking For, a cold christmas you'd have to head Up
To northern new england And. Maybe western washington BUT right

(49:21):
NOW i think I Would avoid washington state simply because
they've had. So much rain they're just seeing storm after
storm there and a. Lot of flooding so it's going
to be a. Warm day today we've had a couple
of rain drops. Briefly this morning, they're, clearing out though
lots of fog. In the area that will also begin
to improve, about mid morning and we're going to wind

(49:43):
up with sunshine today and southerly wins a good bit,
of the day so that's going to help to get
the temperatures into the mid to.

Speaker 11 (49:49):
Upper seventies today there's a week.

Speaker 21 (49:52):
Coldfront that swings, through though tonight so, tomorrow it's sunny a,
little less, humid slightly Cooler, more like december with our
temperatures in. The sixties tomorrow then we've warmed Back up
starting saturday into, early next week and the temperatures stay
warm mid seventies To, Low eighties Saturday. Sunday and monday

(50:13):
we may get a little, bit of rain a thirty
percent Chance of Showers. Sunday and, monday right now.

Speaker 3 (50:18):
We look into a. Potential record, highs.

Speaker 11 (50:21):
You know let's.

Speaker 21 (50:22):
See mid sixties it's possible that we because it will
be about ten to fifteen degrees, above the norm so
we may see a.

Speaker 11 (50:31):
FEW record highs i haven't really checked the record books to. Look,
just yet.

Speaker 3 (50:35):
Okay we'll check back with. You on, that right now
sixty three did your official? Severe Weather station news RADIO.
SEVEN forty ktrh i Live, In, clear LAKE humble reliable ktrh.
Traffic and weather next. On the, ten all right we
have a little bad. Blood out. There You, know anise
Parker the, former houston mayor first openly gay Mayor of The,

(50:56):
city of houston Is Running For harris county judge and
she had some very not complimentary things to say About,
leading hill, Dago because Well leeda hill dago is Like
the worst aristonty judge in the history. Of ALL mankind
so i don't blame her for saying, what she said and,
Needless To say lena hilldaggo's taking offense at this and

(51:17):
now she's encouraging other Members Of the democrat party did
not vote For A niece parker well more than That
story With Gary Polland. Texas conservative review that's. Coming, up,
next first though traffic and weather together as we check
in once Again with sky Mike is sky. Mike's off
today jason is. In for him be careful out There

(51:37):
on the.

Speaker 4 (51:38):
ROSES morning runder a dense fog advisory until nine am
on the Six To ten sound Loop eastbound at crestmott
clean up for an earlier. Car fires underway two right lanes.
Remain blocked off two right lanes are also blocked off
by an Accident On the katie Freeway Eastbound. At parker
cypherus if you're, heading this direction you're seeing The Lays
from fry road causing a five.

Speaker 20 (51:54):
Minutes slow down good news on the Feeder Of the.

Speaker 4 (51:56):
East freeway eastbound all lands are back open after an Accident,
cleared at federal but watch out for a stalled beagle
in the right Land On The West sam houston tilway
Northbound Before. The Katie Freeway i'm jason Foussig In The
Ability Tree experts traffic.

Speaker 3 (52:07):
CENTER From our Ktrh top tax defenders twenty Four. Hour
weather center foggyes Guys. Early becoming sunday this afternoon looks like, seventy,
seven today sunny cooler, sixty six tomorrow and then we heat.
Back up again part, of the cloudie breezy right Around,
eighty on saturday Seventy, six on sunday it'll be Part
of the laudie by the afternoon after a chance of.
A morning shower current temperature is sixty three at your official,

(52:30):
Severe Weather station news radio SEVEN. Forty k Trh it's.
A thursday morning. Cliff is here he has an update
on some of. Our Top stories.

Speaker 5 (52:39):
House republicans pass. A healthcare bill they say we'll cut costs.
By eleven percent the government emits fault To The deadly
potomac river collision that killed sixty Seven people in washington,
earlier this Year and the president took Shots At both
Joe Biden and barack obama with new plaques Added To
The White house Presidential walk Of Fame. Of joe biden

(53:00):
trump said he was sleepy and Crooked At The latest
news anytime with. Katrh dot com our next update is
At Six thirty Hi.

Speaker 2 (53:09):
Live a katie your best Ways. Are round houston next
on the TEN on seven ktr.

Speaker 3 (53:15):
Eight, Six twenty three our time a little bad blood
Right Now between Denise Parker. And Lena hildago GARY Pollin
Joins Us. TEXAS conservative review i Found What an ease
parker had To Say about lena hildago to, be refreshingly
honest especially Coming. From a democrat, What, about.

Speaker 39 (53:33):
You Yes an East Parker was candida back to the
comments of our. Esteem COUNTY judge what i found fascinating
was this is. Really not interdemocratic. This Is personal elena
Hidalgo's mad at parker because she did not support her
when she. Ran for reelection she's mad that she supported

(53:54):
Our Former District, attorney kim ogg who was running for Reelection.
As a democrat so what? Was going here this continues
to Show us that lena operates in a world that
many of us.

Speaker 3 (54:05):
Have never visited, More, than portantly gary a world that
never most of us would never.

Speaker 39 (54:10):
Want, to, visit well absolutely by, what your characterization one
of the worst county probably the worst County Judge in.
Harris county history look at the state of the county
under Her leadership in rodney ellis that started eight years.

Speaker 3 (54:23):
Ago and there. We are today. It's. Pretty sad well
and here's The. THING about lena i Don't think that
lena made. ANY independent Decisions i think rodney made. All
the decisions so we should probably blame him equally for
The State of harris county because he's the guy. That's
in charge. You're absolutely, correct you know many people call him,
The puppet master lena. Being the puppet so let's take

(54:48):
it to the, next Step, then because lena it obviously
is out. Of the picture she's not. Running for reelection
brodney probably told her not to because. She wouldn't win because,
she wouldn't win she couldn't even get support from The.
MAJORITY of democrats i Would Think in harris county at
this point of the field, That's out there rodney clearly
is not likely to Support, a nist. PARKER is he.

Speaker 1 (55:09):
I.

Speaker 39 (55:09):
DON'T think so i think he's probably at least behind
the scenes, helping a, man the plumber, who's you know
the former city. Councilwoman who's running she's the, Other. Major
candidate parker, this is, interesting you know from, a political
standpoint what Is.

Speaker 3 (55:26):
Better for parker was it.

Speaker 39 (55:27):
Better that she's been criticized Going into the democratic Primary?

Speaker 3 (55:31):
By a?

Speaker 39 (55:32):
Democrat not necessarily is it better for it if she's
nominated and it's going to be on The ballot in
november where she may be able to broaden her, support,
and say, look you know the uber leftist looney to
Part Of the democratic party, doesn't Support me so i'm more.
Of a moderate so it's interesting how she'll end.

Speaker 3 (55:51):
Up, playing, that yeah well, as you said she has.
A twofold problem the general election. Is one animal but,
first of all you have to be be able to,
get the nomination and in order to be able to,
get the nomination she might have to appear to be
a little bit more liberal than what. She, ALREADY is
oh i don't think there's any.

Speaker 39 (56:10):
Question about that and then you add to that The
Division the democratic party between the establishment black politicians and
the gay. And lesbian politicians they have fought on at
least in courts on primaries over, and over again so they.
Are not unified so it creates interesting situation and maybe
creates an opportunity For whoever the. Republican nominee is but

(56:32):
of course we have a lot of people running, for
it too and that race is clearly going to be
headed to a Runoff on. The republican side.

Speaker 3 (56:39):
So you don't see a clear Favorite on the. Republican
side either.

Speaker 39 (56:43):
There are those that are going to, be well financed
but the Candidates running for republican all of them have
qualities that, are quite impressive and most of us, Have
issues too. LIKE most, candidates, i mean look. They're human beings,
they're not perfect but they have to run in the
atmosphere being Created Nationally. By president TRUMP so if i

(57:04):
Was Running For Candy joe's republican i'd be praying the
academy is perceived to be.

Speaker 3 (57:09):
Recovering, next year well here's THE one thing i, Know
for sure gary polland and that is that any one
of them is one hundred Percent Better, Than lena hildago.

Speaker 39 (57:17):
There's no question, But remembered this. Jimmy very important if
you don't have Three, Votes On Commissioners court rodney ellis
will still.

Speaker 3 (57:24):
Be running, things that's, True, all right gary thank you as.
Always Appreciate It having merry Christmas From The. Texas Conservative
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Moris services studios six thirty our Time Here On. Houston's
Morning News. I'm jimmy barrett among our top stories, this
Half hour the house passed a healthcare bill, Late last
night Republicans loved, the trump speech and coming up at,
six thirty eight why this might be the perfect year
for regifting details and. The, minutes ahead first we're checking

(58:35):
out that morning. Drive Once again sky, Mike Is off
jason fausig is. In for him delays are.

Speaker 4 (58:40):
Growing this Morning On the katie freeway eastbound due to
A Crash. At parker cyprus the two right lanes are
blocked off and it has you Backed, up from mason
causing at twenty five. Minutes slow down you Can take
park row as. A good, alternate this morning looking out,
Of The West sam houston's allway Northbound At the Katie
freeway estalled eagle has the right. Lanes blocked off sea
right lanes are blocked off as clean up for an.
Earlier car fire it's underway on the six tenths south
Through eastbound of cresmont and things are starting. To slow

(59:02):
down highway to forty nine Northbound From the north Freeway
To The North. Sam Houston Tulway, i'm Jason Possegin a
Generator supercenter Dot com traffic.

Speaker 3 (59:09):
CENTER From Our ktrh generator supercenter twenty four Hour Weathers,
there baul gurley and some of, it's pretty dense becoming
sunny this afternoon with the high temperature right, about seventy
seven and then we, cool off tomorrow warm Back, up
on saturday and we stay that way all The way.
Through christmas week more on all of this Coming Up
from terry smith At the weather channel in. About nine,
minutes right now it is sixty three at your official,

(59:31):
Severe Weather station news RADIO. Seven forty ktrh it's time now.
For The News here's cliff saunders six thirty one hour top.

Speaker 17 (59:39):
Story this morning next year is going to be better.

Speaker 7 (59:41):
Than This Year.

Speaker 5 (59:42):
Wyoming senator john Barrosso Reacting to president trump's Speech From
the white house Last Night on fox trump focused on
the economy and what he's done to try to.

Speaker 11 (59:51):
Bring prices down.

Speaker 6 (59:52):
Gasoline is now under two dollars and fifty cents a
gallon in much. Of the country, in, some states it,
by the way just hit one dollar and ninety nine.

Speaker 5 (01:00:02):
Cents a, gallon in fact The average across houston this
morning is two forty. Three a gallon that's almost twenty
cents cheaper than what you Were paying. Last December eighteenth
the president also Announced a special christmas gift for members.

Speaker 6 (01:00:15):
Of the, military one million four hundred and fifty thousand
military service members will receive a Special we call Warrior,
dividend Before christmas so warriot, dividend.

Speaker 5 (01:00:29):
From tariffs and those checks are in the amount of
seventeen hundred and. Seventy six dollars as for, The, Healthcare
battle house republicans passed a bill they say a lower
insurance costs. By eleven percent the vote two hundred sixteen to.
Two Hundred eleven no. Democrats voted for democrats do not.
Want a solution they just demonstrated because they voted. Against

(01:00:49):
this bill they want an issue.

Speaker 3 (01:00:51):
For The Election.

Speaker 5 (01:00:52):
Speaker mike johnson the bill Passing after four Republicans joined
the dems on a discharged pedition petition rather to Vote
on extending obamacare subsidies for. Another three years, here At
Home Outgoing Harris County judge lena hidalgo Is causing a
democrat civil war, all by Herself targeting the, democrat front runner,

(01:01:13):
your A placer former houston Mayor.

Speaker 13 (01:01:15):
A niece parker it's not clear whether this is the
result of a personal grudge or.

Speaker 3 (01:01:19):
A Political one denise parker.

Speaker 22 (01:01:21):
Is a liberal the difference may be.

Speaker 27 (01:01:23):
Politically based on a niece as, a track record which
she is much more of.

Speaker 7 (01:01:27):
A physical conservative.

Speaker 13 (01:01:29):
Gary Pollinds With The texas conservative review says It might
help parker by making her.

Speaker 3 (01:01:33):
Seem more moderate.

Speaker 27 (01:01:34):
Padalgo Is hostile and parker that becomes a Plus in,
the november election maybe a negative, in the primary but
if he gets, to the finals it.

Speaker 13 (01:01:41):
Should help you yet that this will only make A
difference if adalgo Continues to. Attack Parker publicly ethan buchanan
news RADIO. Seven forty ktrh.

Speaker 11 (01:01:49):
It's now six.

Speaker 5 (01:01:50):
Point thirty, four Last week ur coat said it expected
to handle the winter weather without. Any power problems some
experts they'll warn that higher demand could.

Speaker 11 (01:01:59):
Lead To problems.

Speaker 17 (01:02:01):
Brent Bennett With The Texas public policy foundation says the
risk is higher than it was in.

Speaker 3 (01:02:07):
Twenty twenty one.

Speaker 28 (01:02:08):
The odds of an outage a winter outage are.

Speaker 3 (01:02:11):
Greater greater than DURING.

Speaker 17 (01:02:13):
Winter storm Uri as for urkott fixing the great in
the almost.

Speaker 3 (01:02:18):
Five years since the.

Speaker 28 (01:02:20):
Problem is that since the winter storm always done Pretty
much in texas, adult solar batteries and meanwhile demand has
grown by about fifteen gigawatts, top twenty percent.

Speaker 17 (01:02:30):
And wind and solar do not hold up the same way.
In The winter jeff biggs news radio SEVEN forty.

Speaker 5 (01:02:36):
K t eight there's a lawsuit to stop a battery
power facility from being Built in The. Texas hill country
it calls the plant to quote. Unmanageable public hazard it's
something that state lawmakers brought. Up last session what.

Speaker 29 (01:02:49):
About if there is some kind of leeching, from the
batteries how does that get into?

Speaker 3 (01:02:54):
Our Water Table.

Speaker 5 (01:02:55):
State Senator lois co Course Officials with gillespie county claim
that batteries post quote catastrophic threats to public safety in the.
Event of fire six point thirty five and looking, At
your money the Cost Of the american dream has a
price tag of one point eight million DOLLARS.

Speaker 11 (01:03:10):
According.

Speaker 5 (01:03:11):
To jg wentworth their study accounts for two home Purchases
For the Virgin American economist tank lewis as the second one,
is usually easier.

Speaker 40 (01:03:19):
Typically around their maximum level of income they're, going to
earn so oftentimes, at second home, though more expensive.

Speaker 3 (01:03:25):
Is more affordable the.

Speaker 5 (01:03:26):
Report also estimates auto debted around two hundred and forty
five thousand dollars in credit card debt of almost five.

Speaker 11 (01:03:33):
Hundred thousand Dollars The.

Speaker 5 (01:03:35):
Recent federal reserve rate cuts have been a, nice holiday gift, but.

Speaker 11 (01:03:40):
Mortgage rates well there's.

Speaker 41 (01:03:42):
Still a problem the rate cuts helped, with credit cards
but mortgage relief still ZIGS as.

Speaker 3 (01:03:47):
The fed zags.

Speaker 42 (01:03:48):
Mortgage rates are not directly Controlled By, the FEDERAL reserve
the fed might move in one direction and mortgage rates
move in.

Speaker 3 (01:03:54):
A different Direction.

Speaker 41 (01:03:55):
Market analyst jeff ostrowski says last year's cuts ended with,
higher mortgage rates so don't expect change heading into.

Speaker 3 (01:04:02):
Twenty twenty six the jobs market.

Speaker 42 (01:04:04):
Definitely is slowing it seems like mortgage rates are probably
going to settle into this range at six and a
quarter down to.

Speaker 41 (01:04:10):
Even six, percent he says low mortgage rates mean, a
bad economy so be careful what. You Wish, For Andre
perard news RADIO. Seven Forty Ktrh.

Speaker 5 (01:04:18):
Treasury secretary scott bessen unveiled more Details about. The trump
accounts that's one thousand bucks invested for every Kid bored
between january first of This year and december thirty first of.

Speaker 11 (01:04:29):
Twenty twenty eight.

Speaker 14 (01:04:30):
Trump accounts will still Financial literacy in america's youth in
a way no book test or school curriculum could.

Speaker 11 (01:04:39):
The Account's launch on july fourth.

Speaker 5 (01:04:41):
Of Next year the texans returned to practice Yesterday after the,
tuesday off day While Running back nick chubb worked out
what he.

Speaker 11 (01:04:49):
Marks Was sidelined the Texans play The.

Speaker 5 (01:04:52):
Raiders On Sunday i'm Cliff Saunders on houston's newsweather, And
Traffic station news RADIO seven forty ktrh has.

Speaker 3 (01:05:00):
Happened just yesterday?

Speaker 40 (01:05:02):
What's?

Speaker 7 (01:05:02):
HAPPENING today happen i. Know what happens things are happening right.

Speaker 3 (01:05:07):
Here on news radio seven K. T r h. All
right up regifting first made Popular by that Seinfeld episode
Where Elaine. Gave tim wattley remember this episode and you
all Watch. Ever watch seinfeld my wife. LOVES that SHOW

(01:05:27):
i mean i See it. On endless RERUNS it's what
i see. SO many times i could almost. Do the
dialogue it's Like it's Like Nashal, and pune's cristasification which
we watched. Again last night. But that's OKAY one time i.
Used to watch we used to watch. It multiple times
i'm down to one. TIME per year i got my
one time. In last, night but Anyway Back, to tim
watley he got a Label. Maker from alane he Regifted,

(01:05:50):
it to jerry And of course. Elane found out see
that's the problem with regifting is if anybody finds out,
you did it because then they're going to think that
you're cheap maybe or that you didn't really care to
get them something that would mean something to them. UNDER
those circumstances i think. Regifting is wrong but if you

(01:06:13):
have something that somebody, gave to you it's, brand spanking
new it's never been out. Of the box you're never going,
to use it you, don't like it and you know
somebody out, there wants it why not wrap it up
and give. It to them they don't need to know
that it was given to you. To begin with if,
it's brand new how would they even know unless they

(01:06:35):
find an old price tag on it and it's half
the price it. Would be now so you have to
be careful of that. Kind of stuff and of course
you can't regift with people who already know that you
got that present at some, point in time because. They,
might remember anyway we're asking if you've ever regifted or ever,
gotten a regift and your. Reaction to that you Go To.

(01:06:57):
THE iHeart RADIO i have ktrh first aim if you
want to include it where you're calling from. And your
Story i'm Regifting Dave.

Speaker 43 (01:07:04):
On, Lake conrode yeah, i've regifted before normally like a.
HUNTING fishing knives i got a bunch Of them and
i'll just leave them in the box and rewrap them and.
Spread THE wealth but i have been regifted to me like.
A dress tie i don't, wear DRESS ties but i
just tied it onto my one of. My fishing BUCKETS
and when i dip water up out of the, LAKE

(01:07:25):
or WHERE i just i don't lose.

Speaker 3 (01:07:27):
My, fishing bucket okay may the best, of?

Speaker 44 (01:07:31):
That?

Speaker 3 (01:07:31):
ONE right, yeah i mean, first of all in this,
day and age is a tie even. A good gift
the heck with regifting just a. Good gift? Period who
wears does anybody? WEAR tie ANYMORE i mean i see
see people IN suits on, tv wearing ties but. It's
pretty Rare six forty time for traffic. And weather together
we'll get to the forecast warm forecast coming up in. Just,

(01:07:52):
a moment first here's an update on Your Drive. With
jason fosse.

Speaker 4 (01:07:55):
Now over half an hour backup being caused By Crashing
The katie freeway East Found. At barker cypress the right
lanes are blocked off and you're now Backed up from
highway Ninety Nine. The grand parkway you're definitely gonna want
To use park row as an. Alternate this morning the
right lane remains blocked off by a stalled vehicle On
The West sam houston's alway Northbound At. The katie freeway
an earlier vehicle fire has two right lanes blocked off
on the Six ten South Loop East mount a cresspont

(01:08:15):
and there's some stop and go traffic westbound On the
north Loop Between The hardy Tull Road And Shepherd i'm
jason Fasseg And The Ability Tree experts traffic.

Speaker 3 (01:08:23):
CENTER From our Ktrh generator super, center twenty four. Our
weather center we are looking at some really warm weather
here over the course of. The next week we get
a little, Cool Down. Tomorrow terry smith, but, after that man, it,
IS like well i don't know what. We compared to
it's gonna BE the warmest i Think The Warmest christmas
week i've Ever. Had. In, houston uh.

Speaker 21 (01:08:42):
Yeah we don't usually see temperatures this warm for this
long a. Period of time that's probably what's most notable about. It,
for me yeah we do have that brief, cool down
tomorrow but all that does is bring us back Into
what we're we're supposed to be temperatures right now this

(01:09:02):
time of year usually or in, The mid sixties so
we're going to be in, the sixties tomorrow but then
much warmer than that and flirting with.

Speaker 11 (01:09:12):
SOME record heat i was looking.

Speaker 21 (01:09:13):
Ahead to see just how warm it looks like we're
going to. Be next week it looks like for, the
most part a lot of seventies and maybe low eighties
the middle part of next, week as well and then
perhaps some cooler weather.

Speaker 11 (01:09:28):
By the end. Of the year wouldn't that be a
nice change of pace to get.

Speaker 21 (01:09:32):
Some cooler, weather right now we are dealing with lots
of fog. Across the area there still is a little.
BIT of rain i was checking the radar and we
got Some showers near aniwak And. Just past galveston any
wet weather that's out there right now is going to
be quickly moving out and we'll actually turn out sunny.
For the afternoon mid, Upper seventies today tomorrow briefly cooler In,

(01:09:53):
The sixties Saturday sunday and monday we're warming back up
mid seventies to low Eighties for. Highs Saturday's drive But
sunday and monday we have a thirty percent chance.

Speaker 11 (01:10:05):
Of a shower.

Speaker 3 (01:10:06):
Temperature right now one sixty four at your official, Severe
Weather station news RADIO. SEVEN forty ktrh I, LIVE in
spring I.

Speaker 2 (01:10:15):
Live in katie your reliable forecast next on the ten ON.
Seven forty, ktrh, all right So the the house last
night passed. A healthcare bill the healthcare bill passed on
a two sixteen to two. To eleven vote it we're
told anyway that it's likely dead on Arrival, in The
senate but I'll let a republican senator speak on that issue.

(01:10:38):
Coming up next does this bill have a chance? Of
being passed it does not include The subsidies, the democrats
want And also modern republicans want some sort of compromise.
On the subsidies they didn't include any subsidies in the
bill they. Passed last night more in the story. Coming, up,
next first though traffic and weather together as we check
In First. With jason faussig now.

Speaker 4 (01:10:56):
Over half an hour backup being caused by A Crashing
the katie Freeway Eastbound. At barker cypress two right lanes
are blocked off and you're now Back to from highway
Ninety Nine. To grand parkway you're definitely gonna want To
use park row as an. Alternate this morning the right
lane remains blocked off by a stalled vehicle On The
West Sam houston's allway north Found At. The katie freeway
an earlier vehicle fire has two right lanes blocked off
on The Six Ten southlue Peace, fount at crestmont and

(01:11:17):
there's some stop and go traffic Westbound On the north
Loop Between The hardy Tall. Road And Shepherd i'm jason
Fasseg And The Ability Tree experts traffic.

Speaker 3 (01:11:24):
CENTER from Our ktrh generator super seven or twenty four
hour weather Center from Ball garly becoming sunday for the afternoon, seventy, seven,
today sunny cooler, sixty, six, tomorrow, partley cloudy breezy Around,
eighty on saturday and then mostly coddy with a couple
of showers high Round. Eighty on sunday current temperature Is
sixty four at your official, Severe Weather station news RADIO.

(01:11:45):
Seven forty Ktrh it's. A thursday morning. Cliff is here
he has an update on some of our top stories and.

Speaker 11 (01:11:50):
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Cars for kids an elderly man found dead in a
Burning Shed In north, harris county overnight a woman is
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Speaker 7 (01:12:13):
I, Live, In.

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Pasadena sharptown southwest next on the ten time saving traffic
on seven forty ktright.

Speaker 3 (01:12:22):
Six fifty three our Time here in. Houston's morning, News
all right so the bill that got Passed, by the
house no, renewal of subsidies no. Compromise on subsidies republicans stuck.
To their Guns no renewed obamacare subsidies that that we
are told could be. Dead on Arrival, in the senate

(01:12:43):
where you Have more, modern republicans who of course always.
Want a compromise we just. Simply. MUST compromise Senator I
Saw senator Jeff andrew on. FOX last night i want
to share the. Audio with, you listen carefully especially, at
the end because it is illustrates the problem We. Have
with congress why nothing ever. Ever, Gets, DONE.

Speaker 45 (01:13:04):
Well LOOK i mean i think it has a, chance
to pass or something else that we could work on
together in. A joint, conference i mean we need to.
Get something done let, ME be Clear. I hate, Obamacare
in fact i'm the chair and My subcommittee In judiciary
on oversight that had the hearings that went through all
The problems that, obamacare has had how much money? Has

(01:13:25):
been WASTED, how The Gao The, government accountability office, which
is nonpartisan looked into it and said, how much waste.

Speaker 22 (01:13:33):
Fraud and abuse There were.

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Social security numbers misused benefits being given, to Dead people,
social security numbers agents and brokers moving people from one
plan to Another. With an obamacare. It's all bad but.
Here's the deal it's not the fault of the people
who live and Work In the United. States of america
and we. Need a bridge and the bills we just,

(01:13:55):
passed are great but they're not enough because a lot
of people are going to have. League higher premiums we
need to crack down on. The insurance companies we need
to come up with a robust and full.

Speaker 22 (01:14:07):
Plan for healthcare we still. Don't have that we did,
SOME good bills i voted for, all of them but
we still.

Speaker 45 (01:14:13):
Don't HAVE that and i believed we need another year
or a year and a half of extension and to,
work really hard not a week before or, two weeks
before but for a year or a year and a
half to come up with a real health care plan
that covers everybody and does what needs.

Speaker 22 (01:14:29):
To, be Done congressman the Democrats.

Speaker 46 (01:14:32):
Played the republicans they passed this with an expiration date
at the end, of this year knowing full well that
conservatives would get weak need and not be able to
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(01:14:55):
this is not. Directed at you this is thirty billion
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Plus that we don't have that has. To be borrowed.

Speaker 45 (01:15:01):
And it's shameful it is shameful because the process that
they used created.

Speaker 22 (01:15:07):
The healthcare inflation.

Speaker 45 (01:15:09):
That we have healthcare is exploded in costs because of
the bad program they.

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Put, in place, MEGAN you know i tell. How it is.

Speaker 45 (01:15:17):
I'm a conservative i'm also, a populist Conservative So. Is
president trump we have to take, care OF people and.
I believe, ME you know i won by eighteen points in.

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My last election i'm. Not being selfish i'm not.

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Worried about me i'm worried about the people, of THE
country and i am worried about. All those members and
there's a good number of them that are in very
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Or two manners so this is.

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A big deal so when we are going to get,
rid of something we have to have something better to.

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Replace it with we. Don't have that now.

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(01:18:12):
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Speaker 4 (01:18:17):
Your biggest sloadown this morning Is On the katie Freeway Eastbound.
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(01:18:37):
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From Our Ktrh, top tax defenders Twenty Four hour, weather
center today looking at fag early becoming sunny for the
afternoon with a high temperature. OF seventy seven a little
bit of, cool down tomorrow but then we heat right,
back up again unusually Warm weather. For christmas week We'll
Talk to terry smith about all this in about eight
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Our top story, ELEVEN months ago i, inherited A mess and.

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I'm Fixing it president trump to the, country last night
promising to. Fix the economy he talked about his shutdown
of the border and his successful. Crackdown on crime he
also announced a seventeen hundred and Seventy six, dollars warrior
dividend which comes, from his tariffs and.

Speaker 7 (01:19:33):
The checks are already.

Speaker 6 (01:19:35):
On the way nobody understood that one until about.

Speaker 7 (01:19:39):
Thirty minutes ago.

Speaker 5 (01:19:40):
And those checks are going to our military reaction to
the speech. At seven thirty, by the Way we're getting
november inflation numbers later this. Hour as well trump did Not.
Talk About Venezuela Kentucky senator RAN paul Told ktr Reaches
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Speaker 8 (01:19:57):
I don't think it's the Job on the american soldier
to to go around and spread freedom at the point.

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Of The bayonet so i'm.

Speaker 8 (01:20:03):
Not for THIS war and i think it ought to
be Voted.

Speaker 5 (01:20:06):
On, my congress meantime another strike on narco terrorists killed
four bad Guys in. The Pacific Yesterday Former Special counsel
jack smith defended his Prosecutions of the president during a
closed door Deposition With The.

Speaker 11 (01:20:19):
House judiciary committee.

Speaker 9 (01:20:21):
Jackson ath test fight, for seven hours and none of
that time did it, change my belief, As, you said
sean that this. Was all political this, was His Investigation,
like Alvin Bragg, like fani willis was Driven By by
Politics Committee.

Speaker 5 (01:20:33):
Chair Jim jordan on fox it's now, seven oh three
still no Arrests In the. Brown university shooting but police
did put out more heart To see pictures these of
a person seen near the person of interest, in the
case putting out more heart to see pictures and causing
law enforcement types to SCRATCH their heads.

Speaker 10 (01:20:53):
I Can't understand what we don't have any, video OF
this and i don't understand to your point why we're,
holding press conference and says not to put out.

Speaker 3 (01:21:01):
Any ACTIONABLE Information.

Speaker 5 (01:21:03):
Retired Fbi Supervisory Special agent james gagliano called. The investigation
incompetent here at home a student stabbed to death with
a pair of scissors during A Fight At stirling High.
School in baytown he was.

Speaker 12 (01:21:16):
The type of kid that would dress up in, a
CLOWN suit like i, told you earlier just to. Make
you laugh he didn't have an ill bone.

Speaker 11 (01:21:24):
In his body that WOMAN with our tv.

Speaker 5 (01:21:26):
Partner Channel too the conrod judge arrested on drunk driving,
charges last week reportedly told police to quote be aware
that he.

Speaker 11 (01:21:35):
Was a judge that's not going over.

Speaker 3 (01:21:38):
Well with residents would an elected? OFFICIAL like, that i
mean it's very bad look. For the city that MAN
with our tv.

Speaker 5 (01:21:44):
Partner Channel Too judge william wagner was back on the
bench just gaze.

Speaker 11 (01:21:48):
AFTER his arrest a.

Speaker 5 (01:21:49):
Soft On crime harris county criminal judge is under the
microscope after she lowered bond for a Man charged, with
fentadel murder allowing that man Back.

Speaker 13 (01:22:00):
On the street the subject of The Case, is omarion
bailey who already has a. Lengthy criminal record ye have.

Speaker 14 (01:22:08):
An individual who's, Charged with stalking he's charged with retaliation,
while on bond he gets charged with possession of.

Speaker 13 (01:22:15):
A controlled success Andy Conn with Crime stoppers Of houston
says bailey has already violated his bonds no less.

Speaker 11 (01:22:20):
Than six times.

Speaker 15 (01:22:22):
It makes you wonder why even bother having bond conditions
when you repeatedly violate them and there's no consequences.

Speaker 13 (01:22:29):
For your arguments he says there should be zero tolerance
for any Bond, violations by bailey but clearly that just.
Isn't The Case Ethan buchanan news RADIO seven FORTY kgrh.

Speaker 5 (01:22:38):
Seven o five a Lawsuit Brought By Texas Attorney general
ken paxton to Close Down a harris county program giving illegal.
Aliens defense lawyers it's thrown out by. An activist, judge these, people.

Speaker 16 (01:22:49):
By law are not entitled to a. Court appointed attorney
this is a civil proceeding that, they're going through and
just like if you're in civil court or family court or,
anything like that titled to.

Speaker 5 (01:23:01):
Taxpayer funded Attorney breitbart's, bomp price meantime the mainstream media
continues to push their pro. Illegal Alien Narrative The liberal
texas tribune just did a big piece on. Illegal alien
families they say are scared And Hiding from Donald, trump
and ice but.

Speaker 17 (01:23:20):
They conveniently leave out the illegal part because.

Speaker 18 (01:23:24):
They really never should have been allowed to come in.
To begin with and that is not the Fault of.
The trump administration that is the problem with the policies
that were put.

Speaker 17 (01:23:32):
In place Before That, is jessica vaughan director of Policy
at The Center.

Speaker 3 (01:23:36):
For immigration studies.

Speaker 18 (01:23:38):
We are now enforcing the law in the interior. Of
the country the. Party is over these damaging, programs are
discontinued and people should go home.

Speaker 17 (01:23:47):
On their own over a million and a half illegals have.

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Done Just, That Jeff biggs news radio SEVEN k t h.

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See pro life texas heartbeat actors having major impact to
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Of unborn children.

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Speaker 7 (01:24:32):
I take, the BELTWAY sometimes and i Also Take The
West PARK, toll.

Speaker 2 (01:24:35):
Road ktrh time Saving traffic connect ON the.

Speaker 3 (01:24:39):
Ten i particular we found an official theme Song for
this conrod judge who has been, convicted not, once not
twice but thrice of driving, under the influence at least.
ARRESTED for it i, shouldn't say convicted, because you know
we have a tendency to go, easy on people especially
if it turns out that they are lawyers. OR are.

(01:24:59):
Judges kprc too our television partner has been trying in
vain To question, this conrod judge who just recently was
arrested for the, third time and as, it turns out
played the do YOU know?

Speaker 7 (01:25:16):
Who?

Speaker 3 (01:25:16):
I am card so they're trying really hard to, talk
to him and he's doing a really good job of.
Avoiding the conversation here's the latest report on this judge from,
OUR television. Partner kprc two hang on, a second here that.
Should be, plaiant hang on let me try it.

Speaker 44 (01:25:34):
ONE more time i obtained THIS thirteen page dwi search
warrant CONTAINING His, arrest affi David Filed In. Montgomery county,
court in It It states judge wagoner told an officer
during his arrest to quote be aware that he.

Speaker 20 (01:25:46):
Is a judge we've.

Speaker 44 (01:25:47):
Learned This Is where judge wagoner was. Arrested last Week,
this is montgomery which is about fifteen Miles. West of
conroe An Officer stating judge wagoner was driving sixty one
miles per hour in a thirty five mile. Per hour
zone The Officer noted judge wagoner, had bloodshot, eyes slurge
speech even stating his attitude was. Carefree and cocky ACCORDING To,

(01:26:10):
the affi david there was Also An empty miller lite
beer can found on the front passenger floorboard during a.
Field sobriety testing The Document states judge wagoner also believed
the officer was tricking him to make.

Speaker 3 (01:26:23):
Him appear drunk.

Speaker 7 (01:26:26):
Hi Is.

Speaker 22 (01:26:27):
A judge wagner he's.

Speaker 15 (01:26:29):
Not your.

Speaker 17 (01:26:29):
Thing oh alrighty.

Speaker 44 (01:26:31):
Last week we Tried Knocking on. Judge wagoner's door a
family member told us. HE wasn't home i also emailed
him requesting an on camera interview and.

Speaker 3 (01:26:39):
Haven't heard back would elected?

Speaker 7 (01:26:41):
OFFICIAL like, that i mean it's very bad look.

Speaker 3 (01:26:43):
For The city joseph Carrington.

Speaker 44 (01:26:45):
LIVES in conroe i asked him what he thinks as a.
Voter and citizen he's Also running for Justice of The peace.
And precinct one what would be your?

Speaker 3 (01:26:54):
QUESTIONS to him a question to him is are you
on the? Straight and narrow are you doing.

Speaker 44 (01:27:00):
THE right thing i did also reach out to his
attorney representing him on THE d, w I case and
i'm still waiting.

Speaker 22 (01:27:08):
On, a response, we.

Speaker 44 (01:27:09):
Of course are extending an invitation to come on our
channel anytime.

Speaker 3 (01:27:13):
For, an interview. Yeah that's funny good. Luck with that
then let me how that works. OUT for, You, kprc
too yeah we don't understand why Why is he why is?
He avoiding us we just want to. TALK to him
i would think the best thing you could do is
just plant your carcass right outside of. His courtroom door

(01:27:34):
you know he's showing up FOR work, last, i heard
right he's, a sitting judge so you'll get his get
his schedule and you'll park yourself there outside. Of the
courthouse uh and maybe maybe you can corral him then
now that he's going to. Talk to, you seven eleven
time for traffic and whether together we're chasing out the.
Drive once again skymike. Is Off today jason fausick is.

Speaker 4 (01:27:55):
In for him your biggest sloadown this morning Is On
the katie freeway East Found. At parker's PRIs the crash
blocks off the see right lane's causing a forty to
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want To use park row as a good. Alternate this
morning looking Onto The West sam houston's hallway Northbound Before
the katie freeway for a stalled vehicle in the right
lane see right lands a ring blocked off for a
vehicle fire on the six ten south Through, eastbound at

(01:28:16):
cresmont and be careful out there on the. Roads this
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i'm jason Fosseg And the Generator Supercenter Dot com traffic Center.

Speaker 3 (01:28:24):
From Our Katirah top tax defenders Twenty Four. Hour Weather
center terry smith is a little. Busy this morning she's shopping.
For bathing suits.

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I'm shopping for. Sama's bathing soon we.

Speaker 3 (01:28:37):
Doesn't, have one yeah we need to have the bathing
suits stocking stuffers this year with, this, Weather.

Speaker 11 (01:28:42):
FORECAST mercy, yeah, i mean so. Here's THE deal the
ac is going to be.

Speaker 21 (01:28:47):
On full blast if you like Cold, weather for christmas
or even Cool, weather for christmas we are.

Speaker 11 (01:28:54):
Nowhere near that.

Speaker 21 (01:28:57):
Not just today today's going to be, a warm day
but really most.

Speaker 11 (01:29:00):
Of NEXT week as i looked.

Speaker 21 (01:29:02):
Ahead at, the extended forecast temperatures are easily about ten
to fifteen degrees. Above the norm so let's, start with
today where we have some of that, fog still around
and eventually, that'll clear out wind up, being sunny today mid.

Speaker 11 (01:29:17):
To, upper seventies now there is a week front.

Speaker 21 (01:29:21):
That, moves in tonight so, it's cooler tonight, in the
forties and then tomorrow the sunshines back and It. Feels
like december temperatures will be in. The sixties, tomorrow, after
that though southerly winds and high pressures really limiting any
sort of rain and. Keeping, things warm, saturday no rain
mid seventies. To low eighties there's a thirty percent chance

(01:29:44):
of a Shower or Two, sunday and monday still in
the mid seventies. TO low eighties i think we'll stay
mid seventies to Low Eighties through christmas day and maybe
sometime over the weekend early part. Of next week cool
off just. A little, bit but yeah, what you see.
What you, get it's warm.

Speaker 3 (01:30:02):
Okay right now sixty four at your officials, Severe Weather
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Live in ito.

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Your reliable forecast next on the ten ON. Seven forty
ktrh seven twenty is our Time here on. Houston's morning
News So the, brown university, investigation, it's really really really.
NOT going well I saw an Fbi profiler. On fox
yesterday we'll share some audio with you coming up next

(01:30:33):
on who he thinks are what kind of an individual
he thinks we're looking, for number one but also has
some has some thoughts On The way Brown University and
providence police have handled.

Speaker 3 (01:30:44):
This whole thing more in. That story, next first though,
at seven twenty we are doing a little traffic. And
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Speaker 11 (01:31:47):
Eighty on christmas.

Speaker 5 (01:31:48):
Is just wrong let me Just say that trump getting
rave reviews for His speech from republicans about fifty thousand
pills of meth laced adderall receives from An Apartment Near.
Klein high school and the oscars ARE moving from abc
to YouTube in. Twenty twenty nine what was that telling
you about how many people watch? The oscars, anymore you.

Speaker 11 (01:32:07):
Know it's that's, PART of, IT i think i think
the other that's a.

Speaker 5 (01:32:11):
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Speaker 3 (01:32:27):
Well now It's Famous for brown university's ineptitude, in gathering
information not only the the The, police for Brown, But Also.
Providence rhode island they've been screwing this thing Seven. Ways
to sunday. IT'S just amazing I saw, AN fbi profilers
i said last night, talking ABOUT this Retired Fbi, Profiler

(01:32:48):
James Fitzgerald zama jesse waters as they talk about now
we have a second, Person, of interest actually we have a, person,
of interest right we have a video with a, person
of interest and then we have another video of a
person in the proximity of the. Person of interest who's
the person of interest for the? Person, of? Interest oh
convoluted is this? Going to GET here's. That fbi, profilert of, course.

Speaker 48 (01:33:10):
Any investigation, there's other people, tags on cars people. Walking
by storefronts you're going to try. To identify them you're
going to try to pick out, who they are. What
they are and always if it goes past twelve hours or,
twenty four hours and this person who ostensibly was doing nothing,
at the scene if he doesn't, turn himself in call
in not, to be, Arrested say hey i'm the guy.

(01:33:30):
You're looking for that has to ask or put out
some of even more questions about what. He's doing there
maybe he does have a connection, to the shooter doesn't
seem to, be the shooter but he's right.

Speaker 3 (01:33:40):
Around THAT person so, i would.

Speaker 48 (01:33:42):
Say if he's listening or watching, or reading this call
the police, That, THEM know hey i was. Doing nothing
THERE here's what. I can offer that's a. Very good
point do you.

Speaker 7 (01:33:51):
Have a theory.

Speaker 3 (01:33:51):
On this case was this a?

Speaker 11 (01:33:52):
Crime of opportunity this was.

Speaker 35 (01:33:54):
A soft target, guy goes in comes.

Speaker 3 (01:33:57):
Out, and that's it kind of mad?

Speaker 28 (01:33:59):
At the school or was he going in there to kill? A,
specific individual.

Speaker 48 (01:34:02):
Yeah in my earliest Media hit, on monday MORNING that's.

Speaker 3 (01:34:06):
What i said and AS soon.

Speaker 48 (01:34:07):
As i saw The Name, of ms cook who was
the vice president of The Of, THE republican club i
just couldn't.

Speaker 3 (01:34:14):
RULE that out i look at this.

Speaker 48 (01:34:15):
As a profiler i've been on many task force task forces,
Over the years anthrax and the MURDER of, a dea
agent two Professor's Murder at dartmouth college, at their home
and we have to walk in with. Every single option
were was? Someone specifically targeted, and to me it's more
than a coincidence that this young woman was killed who

(01:34:35):
happens to be one of the few probably Representatives of
the republican side of the house in that particular very.
Far left university something. Isn't Right there and jesse, Before
anything else i'm also. A forensic linguist what the heck
did that guy yell when he walked. In the door
there's such a thing as, ear witness evidence not just.
Eyewitness ear witness somebody. Has to know and if it

(01:34:57):
comes out Later that, the Brown people, the brown universe
OR the province pd is holding back what this person
said because it, wasn't politically correct.

Speaker 3 (01:35:07):
That's going, to be really. Really, a problem yeah. It
will be it will. Be, a problem yeah. We Don't
know is Brown and The city of providence are they
covering something up about maybe that maybe would give us
a clue as to the motive. Behind the shooting is.
THAT a possibility i. Suppose it is but what are

(01:35:27):
we five plus days, into this now, still no suspects
at least nobody That we could they. Can't even identify
it's one thing if they could identify who, they're looking
for and there's just a matter. Of finding them they
haven't identified yet who. These people are, Seven twenty six
it is time to take a look. At your.

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speech gets high marks from The right the house passed
a healthcare, bill last night But will the senate? Passed
it too and coming up at, seven thirty eight are
they preparing an Insanity Plea? For nick reiner details in. The,
minutes ahead first we're checking out that morning. Drive once

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we get. Him Back Tomorrow. Here's jason fawsick.

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New details coming Out Of the katie freeway Crash Eastbound.
At barker cypress the two right lands are remain blocked
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Thank you jimmy seven THIRTY, one on ktrh our top.

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Story this hour.

Speaker 23 (01:38:27):
He very clearly Said to, THE american people.

Speaker 5 (01:38:29):
I See You Alabama senator katie Bryt Reacting to president
trump's address to the nation last night and, focused on
affordability the Issues Caused by joe BIDEN'S policies.

Speaker 6 (01:38:41):
When, I took office inflation was the worst in, forty
eight years and some.

Speaker 7 (01:38:45):
Would say in the history.

Speaker 5 (01:38:47):
Of our Country britt says trump can't fix In months
what biden broke over a.

Speaker 11 (01:38:51):
Period of years what he.

Speaker 23 (01:38:53):
Has accomplished in just these first ten eleven, months IS
remarkable but i think more.

Speaker 5 (01:38:59):
Is yet come, by the way we Just got the
november inflation numbers in year over year at two. Point
seven percent that is much. Better than expected it was
expected to be three. Point, one Percent meantime in, washington
as well the. Healthcare Fight continues house republicans pass the
bill they say well lower cost. By Eleven Percent speaker

(01:39:22):
mike johnson told reporters it Brings changes all americans want from.
The healthcare system.

Speaker 26 (01:39:27):
It increases the, quality of care, Access to care it gives,
persons more options more flexibility, in their healthcare and also.
It adds transparency WE Had The Pbm pharmacy Benefit manager
of transparency piece to.

Speaker 3 (01:39:41):
It as well the.

Speaker 11 (01:39:42):
Vote was two sixteen.

Speaker 5 (01:39:43):
To two Eleven the only republican to vote Against This
was Thomas. Massey of kentucky and all of this Happened
after four republicans Joined with the democrats to vote for
a discharge petition that would have demanded a vote on
extending subsidies. For three years those subsidies expire at the end.

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Of the month, closer to home despite dropping Out Of
the harris county judicial race, For Next year lena hidalgo
decided to put herself into the race. To replace her
she's Now attacking former Houston Mayor. And east parker the
question is will This rent by hidalgo.

Speaker 3 (01:40:18):
IMPACT the race i.

Speaker 27 (01:40:20):
Don't think so In The last amie parker's opponents put money,
toward THAT message and i don't. See, That happening Certainly
lena and hidalgo is not going to put any money.

Speaker 16 (01:40:29):
Towards Messaging There.

Speaker 5 (01:40:30):
Former Harris county Republican Party shared gary Pollin says if
hidalgo continues to go down this road could.

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Backfire on Her and help parker in. The general election seven.

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Point thirty three we told you Last week that urkott
is confident in making it through the winter. Without any, problems,
some experts though say there's a higher chance for a
power outage this winter than there was in.

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Twenty twenty one.

Speaker 28 (01:40:53):
What you have as rapidly growing demand and that's going
to get more so with the data centers coming from.
The winter time demand, peaks at night not. In the
day the fact that we are primarily meeting demand growth
with resources that don't work, in the winter this means
that the odds.

Speaker 5 (01:41:06):
Are going Up Policy analyst brent bennett says demand has
gone up twenty percent. Across the state advances in battery
power are shoring. Up our grid not everybody is, sold.

Speaker 30 (01:41:17):
OR happy though a lawsuit is seeking to stop a
battery power plan from being Built In, the hill country
calling it an. Unmanageable public hazard this was brought up
last Legislative Session By state Senator.

Speaker 11 (01:41:28):
Lewis col courst.

Speaker 29 (01:41:29):
I've got a number of counties that are contacting me
and saying there's these battery farms going up everywhere and
nobody knows any of.

Speaker 30 (01:41:35):
The safety Issues Officials with Gillespie county near fredericksburg are.
Backing the suit it claims that batteries pose catastrophic threats
to public safety in the event.

Speaker 22 (01:41:45):
Of a fire That is.

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Kat h's rex so it's just in time for the.
Holiday travel season gasoline prices are at a five Year.
Low For Christmas Gas buddy's matt McLean says the wildcard
factor NOW is the us Oil.

Speaker 11 (01:41:58):
Blockade on venezuela.

Speaker 31 (01:42:00):
There's a big asterisk beside it right now because. Nothing
has happened so we're going to simply just continue. The
status quo prices. Should continue falling should something HAPPEN with The, us,
and venezuela well we will have.

Speaker 5 (01:42:11):
To revisit that, by the way Gasoline prices across houston
this morning are averaging two dollars and forty three cents
a galon that's almost twenty cents lower than what you.

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Travels expected to set, a New RECORD with triple a
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well not much doubt what happened, To the winers and,
by the way we've learned more about the attack evidently occurred.

Speaker 3 (01:44:21):
In their sleep he, had to, wonder you know under
what circumstances this kid was able to take advantage. Of
his parents evidently stuck into their bedroom and that's where he.
Did the, deed it appears oh, by the way he
was the video of him in a convenience store shortly,
after the, murders you know all cleaned up and y'all.

(01:44:42):
Acting very normal but his attorney seems to be indicating
that he's either trying to plea bargain based on this,
kid's mental health or maybe there might be an insanity plea.
IN the Future I, saw Nancy Grace, remember, Nancy Grace
right nancy grace talking about whether or not this is
a legitimate, insanity PLEA case and i don't think she.

(01:45:04):
Thinks It, is.

Speaker 37 (01:45:05):
Number one voluntary use of drugs or alcohol is not
a defense. Under the law if, that were true EVERY
jail in la would be emptied because everybody's drinking, and
doing drugs that at least would. Be their defense so
the fact that he has a long history of drug
and or alcohol abuse is not. A Mental, DEFECT number

(01:45:28):
one i would like to point out something that you
just showed up being carefully studying it, frame by frame
And That, is nick. Reiner the defendant this is after
he has allegedly left his parents' house covered.

Speaker 3 (01:45:43):
In their blood they were attacked.

Speaker 37 (01:45:45):
In their sleep he waited for them, to be asleep,
according to prosecutors so he could stab them multiple times and.
Slit their throats we don't know if there are any,
defensive wounds yet or they murdered in their sleep before
they could even begin.

Speaker 3 (01:45:59):
To fight back. Covered in BLOOD why do?

Speaker 37 (01:46:02):
I know that because at the hotel where he checked in,
around four am not, too far away the bed was
covered in blood and there was a blood trail all
the way. To the shower he knew to check in.
Under his name he. Needed his name, He went in
he blacked out the window so you. Couldn't look in
you couldn't see him from the street of the parking.

Speaker 3 (01:46:21):
Lot with sheets.

Speaker 37 (01:46:24):
Then he showered the shower is full of. His parents' blood,
according to sources he thought, To pack think he thought
to pack clean, clothes with him. And he left if
you found, Your parents, dead god forbid is that what.

Speaker 3 (01:46:42):
YOU would do i would call nine one one and
try to bring them, back to. Life resuscitate them that.

Speaker 37 (01:46:47):
Did not, happen why so after, he's, completely, clean hair,
washed the works he then goes oh thirsty and goes
over to the gas, station goes in goes to, the
refrigerated area, gets a drink and calmly.

Speaker 11 (01:47:02):
Waits in line he.

Speaker 37 (01:47:03):
Is not insane when he sees, police approach him before.

Speaker 3 (01:47:08):
They say anything.

Speaker 37 (01:47:09):
He does This Look When georgia state patrol comes, UP
behind me i don't Try to outrun i'm at one
hundred and ten mph or let down the window and
take out MY ouzie because i haven't. DONE anything wrong i,
might slow down tap.

Speaker 3 (01:47:22):
On the brakes. That's about it so why? Did he
go all that tells me. He is sane he.

Speaker 37 (01:47:30):
Knows, what he's doing he knows, what he did and
his lawyer has already tuned up defense, attorney's, best, friend,
Delay delay delay, here we go.

Speaker 3 (01:47:39):
Here we go there's something there's something about her that.
IS very, amusing i mean she's so in, your face
right and so gruff and so. Kind OF bitchy, but
i mean is there anything anything wrong with? WHAT she
Said i don't it doesn't sound. Like there was seven
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Speaker 4 (01:48:02):
A crash and a lost load is the reason speeds
are slowing down to a Crawl On the katie Freeway Eastbound.
At parker cypress you're looking about a forty five minute
backup and delay Star From the grand parkway as two
right lanes. Are blocked off you can use park row
here as a good alternat get. Around these slowdowns there's
also reports of a crash in the Six To ten
north loop Heading, westbound at homestead causing a fifteen minute
delay from wayside and ongoing construction work only has. TWO

(01:48:22):
lanes open A drive on highway one Forty, six north
foundain You're Slow between Red Bluff. And Fort Road i'm
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(01:49:10):
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Right scheduled to appear. IN our program i say that
because sometimes when need, book a, congressman you know sometimes
things are going on. That are unavoidable hopefully that's. Not
the case we Hope To have chip roy on with
us in. Just a moment healthcare, vote last Night will
it It, Passed the house but the question is what
happens if Anything. In the senate more than that story, coming,
up first though let's do a little traffic. And weather

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together we are checking out the. Drive Once again here's
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Speaker 4 (01:49:55):
MIKE this morning a crash and a lost load is
the reason speeds are slowing down to a crawl ON
The kd f Way Eastbound. At parker cypress you're looking
about a forty five minute backup in delay Star From
the grand parkway as two right lanes. Are blocked off
you can use park row here as a good alternate
to get. Around these slowdowns there's also reports of a
crash in the Six To ten north loop heading A,
westbound at homestead causing a fifteen minute, delay from wayside
and ongoing construction work only has. TWO lanes open a

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Drive on on highway one. Forty six north found Your
Slow between Red Bluff. And Port Road i'm jason Fosseg
And The Ability Tree experts traffic.

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Speaker 5 (01:50:58):
Numbers on inflation both the monthly an annual rate For
inflation in november. Were below expectation the man accused Of
killing a houston taco truck owner is being held with
up bond because of the new state law meant to
keep violent criminal suspects behind. Bars Pending trial president trump
launching the website to celebrate this country's two hundred. And
fiftieth birthday america two fifty is now live at the

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Speaker 11 (01:51:24):
Is at eight what has?

Speaker 3 (01:51:25):
Happened just yesterday? What's happening Today?

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Happened in?

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Chail what happens the things are happening Right Here on NEWS.

Speaker 3 (01:51:34):
Radio seven ktrh healthcare was a big. Topic last night
house passed healthcare did not include a renewal, of the
subsidies which Of course what democrats And some, modern republicans
Want including modern REPUBLICANS In, the us senate which is
why at least some publications are saying it doesn't, you
know stander, you know rats you know what rats behind

(01:51:56):
making It. THROUGH the senate i don't know if that's,
accurate OR not but i know who to. Ask About
That when chip, roy joins, us, good morning sir are
you up?

Speaker 7 (01:52:01):
Late last night.

Speaker 40 (01:52:04):
Well we got it done pretty well into the evening
and then we were working to clean. Up some stuff
but it was good to get it pasted and get
it Over.

Speaker 3 (01:52:10):
To the senate now what do you think happens to It? In,
the senate.

Speaker 40 (01:52:15):
Well this, is, you know look let's just fall the.
Listeners out there you summarize. It pretty well the subsidies,
were not included and those are, to be clear covid
era subsidies that goes straight. To Insurance Companies why president
trump has been very vocal and correct that we shouldn't be.
Subsidizing insurance companies we should Be. Helping average americans and
the truth is this bill has some good stuff in

(01:52:36):
there about ASSOCIATION health, plans pbm, reform you know these
middlemen that are driving up the, price of drugs as
well as some other changes and what we call. Caut
sharing reductions and bottom line is all of this we
expect we drive premiums down for average hour working families,
across the board not just a small.

Speaker 3 (01:52:53):
Subset of people so We, think.

Speaker 40 (01:52:55):
The, senate you, know you're right they're going to run
Into resistance by democrats who. Want the subsidies so it
might be difficult to get This, through the senate but
we hope to, ratchet up, PRESSURE and Frankly I hope
speaker johnson's correct we've Come back in january and pass
additional reforms that are. EVEN more transformational i think we
got a lot more work to do if we want
to drive down premiums.

Speaker 3 (01:53:14):
For hardworking families you know this is going to sound,
a LITTLE cynical but i want to ask you ABOUT
it Because I Saw Senator jeff Van drew on fox
last night, talking about this and he kind of pointed, Out, the,
fact hey listen We've got some republicans that are running
in districts, Where he says i've won my race. By
eighteen points we have guys who won their race by one,
or two points and they're afraid to pass something without

(01:53:34):
the substauce in it because they don't think they. Can
get reelected is this really going to be all about who?

Speaker 7 (01:53:37):
Can?

Speaker 3 (01:53:38):
GET reelected well i don't never.

Speaker 40 (01:53:42):
Accept that premise remember that, five YEARS ago when i
represented a Good, CHUNK of austin i had a district
THAT was an r plus three, or four district meaning
it was a, pretty Close District and wendy davis ran
and it was a thirty.

Speaker 3 (01:53:55):
MILLION dollar race i ran.

Speaker 40 (01:53:57):
ON healthcare freedom i ran on The fact that democrats
broke our Healthcare. SYSTEM of obombacare i ran, on transformative
reform empowering patients and doctors and nots insurance companies. And
government bureaucrats, AND guess what i won by seven. Or
EIGHT points and i was able to win. Staying on
offense they ran all sorts of.

Speaker 3 (01:54:17):
Ads AGAINST me saying i was.

Speaker 40 (01:54:18):
Taking away HEALTHCARE and again i represented a large Chunk.
Of liberal austin you can. Win these fights you just
have to be confident. About your message if you try
to go buy votes with, big government subsidies you're not.
Going to, win so look with all due respect to those,
handful of members we shouldn't be governing that way in.
The first place we have a responsibility to go fight
for the people that we represent and drive policy that's

(01:54:41):
going to make. Their lives better subsidies aren't going to
Make the average. AMERICANS' lives better.

Speaker 3 (01:54:45):
I want to get a thirty SECOND quote, if i
could from You on the president's. Speech last night i'm
sure you at least saw a portion of what he.
Had to say do you think the message was right
where it? Needed, TO be.

Speaker 40 (01:54:56):
Well i haven't been able to watch the whole speech
because we were doing our job, on The hill and
i'll look, at IT today but i do Think what
the president's trying to do is make very clear that
we've been fighting for the people over.

Speaker 3 (01:55:06):
The last year we've.

Speaker 40 (01:55:07):
Delivered transformative change in a whole, lot of areas gotten
the woke Out of the pentagon and, listenans, are up
excitement enthusiasm, with the academies, are military strong, secured the border,
stop the bleeding removing bad actors, from our country passed,
the tax, cut pass, reforms reform decade and did what we.
Need To do now we've got a lot more to.

Speaker 3 (01:55:25):
Do this, Year All, right Godrishman Welsaid, and, merry christmas sir.
Appreciate your Time that Is. Congressman chip roy you all have.
A great day we'll see you tomorrow morning bright in
early five hope to see You at the Staff four
on am NINE to fifty kprc