August 29, 2025 • 4 mins
Our top trending stories for this Friday August 29, 2025.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is West Michigan's morning News.
Speaker 2 (00:02):
I see Laurence Smith and Bret Bakita and guess what
it's Friday, August twenty nine, twenty twenty five. Our Trending
segment brought to you by Consumer's Energy, dedicated to Michigan
and the communities.
Speaker 1 (00:14):
We serve what's taught.
Speaker 3 (00:15):
Online and what's taught now at Woodradio dot how.
Speaker 1 (00:19):
This is the Trending Now.
Speaker 3 (00:21):
Report on Wood Radio.
Speaker 2 (00:22):
Trump administration accusing Washington d C of manipulating its crime
statistics after federalizing the city's police force and deploying the
National Guard. You respond to what President Trump calls a
crime emergency, despite claims from city leaders that violent crime
is down. Kentucky Republican Congressman James Comber yesterday on Fox.
Speaker 4 (00:44):
They you that President Trump campaign and said he would
do whatever it takes to get the crime crisis under
control in Washington d C. So lo and behold the
Washington d C statisticians come out and say, oh, crime's
down fifty percent, carjackings are down fifty percent.
Speaker 2 (00:59):
California Governor Gavin Newsom ramping up his attacks on President Trump,
claiming the president it's serious about pursuing a third term
Vice President JD. Vans joining The Will Caines Show criticizing Newsom.
Speaker 5 (01:13):
The lesson of President Trump and American politics is you've
got to be authentic to yourself. And when I see
Gavin Newsom trying to act like Donald Trump, that's the
opposite of authenticity. He's not trying to be Gavin Newsom,
whoever that is. He's trying to be a fake carbon
copy of Donald Trump, and it just doesn't work.
Speaker 2 (01:31):
And after a roundtable discussion with Texas Governor Greg Abbott
on actions to improve healthcare in the state's rural areas,
Health and Human Services Director Robert F. Kennedy Junior asked
about the firing of CDC Director Susan Minaries, who was
confirmed to the position just weeks before.
Speaker 6 (01:50):
There's a lot of trouble in CDCA, and it's going
to require getting rid of some people over the long
term in order for us to change the institution sure,
and bring back your pride and self esteem and make
that agency the stower agent. See that it's always been.
Speaker 2 (02:07):
Let's get the microphone a little closer to the person
we're interviewing, and those are some of the stories we.
Speaker 3 (02:12):
Are following all right, also trending. I am your traffic girl,
so naturally I'll give you the best times to be
leaving for your holiday weekend. You've still got time today
six am to ten am. After ten cut the plans.
Speaker 7 (02:26):
We get off at nine right, nine fifty.
Speaker 1 (02:29):
I'm hitting the road waves.
Speaker 3 (02:30):
Tomorrow Saturday, try to leave before eleven am, and the
same on Sunday. For that return on Monday, try to
leave the cottage by noon. That noon to seven is
going to be brutal. That's according to Triple A.
Speaker 1 (02:45):
We were on one thirty one southbound last Sunday. Good, Oh,
what's bad?
Speaker 6 (02:51):
It's just.
Speaker 3 (02:53):
And you know a lot of people that don't understand
how to properly connect their hitch boats, campers.
Speaker 1 (03:00):
Just flying a car, yes, sitting on the side of.
Speaker 3 (03:03):
The final destination.
Speaker 7 (03:05):
It's those outsiders from Indiana and Illinois. It is it
always the fips and it is, and they fly by
it like ninety I'm like, dude, you're pulling a boat. Yep,
I think Indiana and ILLINOI can wait. You're gonna get
there eventually, well maybe unless you take six of us out.
Speaker 2 (03:19):
That's the worst part of that driver is when you
get there, you're in Illinois.
Speaker 7 (03:22):
Exactly, big dues out of the NFL. By the way,
I did a double take because I had high school
footba last night when I got home and saw this.
The Dallas Cowboys, now there was rumors about this yesterday,
but it happened. They traded four time Pro Bowl edge rusher,
one of the best players in the game right now,
Micah Parsons, to the Green Bay Packers. That's not good
(03:43):
news for Lions and Bears fans. In exchange, the Cowboys
received three time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kenny Clark and
two first round draft picks from Green Bay twenty twenty
six and twenty twenty seven. But here's the best part.
What do you guys think your signature is worth when
you put it on a contract?
Speaker 3 (04:00):
Oh, mine's like two dollars?
Speaker 7 (04:01):
Okay, well you'd like it to be worth this. Parsons
agreed to a four year, one hundred and eighty eight
million dollar contract for the Packers that includes one hundred
and twenty million fully guaranteed at signing.
Speaker 1 (04:13):
Oh golly, one hundred and twenty million. That's insane.
Speaker 3 (04:17):
How old is he?
Speaker 7 (04:18):
Oh he's got to be like mid twenties.
Speaker 3 (04:20):
Put me six feet under here.
Speaker 1 (04:22):
It is just some of the things we are following
for you to day
This is West Michigan's morning News.
Speaker 2 (00:02):
I see Laurence Smith and Bret Bakita and guess what
it's Friday, August twenty nine, twenty twenty five. Our Trending
segment brought to you by Consumer's Energy, dedicated to Michigan
and the communities.
Speaker 1 (00:14):
We serve what's taught.
Speaker 3 (00:15):
Online and what's taught now at Woodradio dot how.
Speaker 1 (00:19):
This is the Trending Now.
Speaker 3 (00:21):
Report on Wood Radio.
Speaker 2 (00:22):
Trump administration accusing Washington d C of manipulating its crime
statistics after federalizing the city's police force and deploying the
National Guard. You respond to what President Trump calls a
crime emergency, despite claims from city leaders that violent crime
is down. Kentucky Republican Congressman James Comber yesterday on Fox.
Speaker 4 (00:44):
They you that President Trump campaign and said he would
do whatever it takes to get the crime crisis under
control in Washington d C. So lo and behold the
Washington d C statisticians come out and say, oh, crime's
down fifty percent, carjackings are down fifty percent.
Speaker 2 (00:59):
California Governor Gavin Newsom ramping up his attacks on President Trump,
claiming the president it's serious about pursuing a third term
Vice President JD. Vans joining The Will Caines Show criticizing Newsom.
Speaker 5 (01:13):
The lesson of President Trump and American politics is you've
got to be authentic to yourself. And when I see
Gavin Newsom trying to act like Donald Trump, that's the
opposite of authenticity. He's not trying to be Gavin Newsom,
whoever that is. He's trying to be a fake carbon
copy of Donald Trump, and it just doesn't work.
Speaker 2 (01:31):
And after a roundtable discussion with Texas Governor Greg Abbott
on actions to improve healthcare in the state's rural areas,
Health and Human Services Director Robert F. Kennedy Junior asked
about the firing of CDC Director Susan Minaries, who was
confirmed to the position just weeks before.
Speaker 6 (01:50):
There's a lot of trouble in CDCA, and it's going
to require getting rid of some people over the long
term in order for us to change the institution sure,
and bring back your pride and self esteem and make
that agency the stower agent. See that it's always been.
Speaker 2 (02:07):
Let's get the microphone a little closer to the person
we're interviewing, and those are some of the stories we.
Speaker 3 (02:12):
Are following all right, also trending. I am your traffic girl,
so naturally I'll give you the best times to be
leaving for your holiday weekend. You've still got time today
six am to ten am. After ten cut the plans.
Speaker 7 (02:26):
We get off at nine right, nine fifty.
Speaker 1 (02:29):
I'm hitting the road waves.
Speaker 3 (02:30):
Tomorrow Saturday, try to leave before eleven am, and the
same on Sunday. For that return on Monday, try to
leave the cottage by noon. That noon to seven is
going to be brutal. That's according to Triple A.
Speaker 1 (02:45):
We were on one thirty one southbound last Sunday. Good, Oh,
what's bad?
Speaker 6 (02:51):
It's just.
Speaker 3 (02:53):
And you know a lot of people that don't understand
how to properly connect their hitch boats, campers.
Speaker 1 (03:00):
Just flying a car, yes, sitting on the side of.
Speaker 3 (03:03):
The final destination.
Speaker 7 (03:05):
It's those outsiders from Indiana and Illinois. It is it
always the fips and it is, and they fly by
it like ninety I'm like, dude, you're pulling a boat. Yep,
I think Indiana and ILLINOI can wait. You're gonna get
there eventually, well maybe unless you take six of us out.
Speaker 2 (03:19):
That's the worst part of that driver is when you
get there, you're in Illinois.
Speaker 7 (03:22):
Exactly, big dues out of the NFL. By the way,
I did a double take because I had high school
footba last night when I got home and saw this.
The Dallas Cowboys, now there was rumors about this yesterday,
but it happened. They traded four time Pro Bowl edge rusher,
one of the best players in the game right now,
Micah Parsons, to the Green Bay Packers. That's not good
(03:43):
news for Lions and Bears fans. In exchange, the Cowboys
received three time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kenny Clark and
two first round draft picks from Green Bay twenty twenty
six and twenty twenty seven. But here's the best part.
What do you guys think your signature is worth when
you put it on a contract?
Speaker 3 (04:00):
Oh, mine's like two dollars?
Speaker 7 (04:01):
Okay, well you'd like it to be worth this. Parsons
agreed to a four year, one hundred and eighty eight
million dollar contract for the Packers that includes one hundred
and twenty million fully guaranteed at signing.
Speaker 1 (04:13):
Oh golly, one hundred and twenty million. That's insane.
Speaker 3 (04:17):
How old is he?
Speaker 7 (04:18):
Oh he's got to be like mid twenties.
Speaker 3 (04:20):
Put me six feet under here.
Speaker 1 (04:22):
It is just some of the things we are following
for you to day
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