May 12, 2025 • 4 mins
Our top trending stoires for this Monday May 12, 2025.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Welcome to West Michigan's morning News. Steve Kelly, Brett mckida,
Lawrence Smith. Monday May twelfth, twenty twenty five are Trending
segment brought to you by Consumers Energy, dedicated to Michigan
and the communities.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
We serve What's not online and what talk now at
Woodradio Dot how This is the Trending Now report on
Wood Radio.
Speaker 1 (00:21):
President Trump considering adding tax hikes on the wealthy to
his budget bill. That apparently is something he's working on.
White House Deputy chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller
joining One Nation with Brian Kilme to clarify the president's
position on that idea.
Speaker 3 (00:42):
What the President has said is that he'd be open
to not extending the lower tax rate for a very
small subset of wealthy filers. But he said that's up
to Congress and they can figure it out. Of course,
he'd be grateful for the extra revenue, which can be
used to support further reductions for the working in middle class.
Speaker 1 (01:00):
Busy weekend. First, the White House continuing talks with Iran
over its nuclear program, arguing the Islamic Republic is capable
of producing weapons grade uranium within weeks Senator Ted Crew.
Speaker 3 (01:12):
We are going to demand the centrifugas the nuclear capability
be dismantled, and they either do so willingly or they'll
be dismantled unwillingly.
Speaker 1 (01:22):
Also President Trump praising the progress made so far in
the trade negotiations between China and America in Geneva. Here
is Senator John Hoven of North Dakota.
Speaker 3 (01:33):
American companies and businesses and farmers and ranchers and manufacturers
and everybody else can compete very well in a global
economy if they're given a level playing field. But we
don't have one, and that's what President Trump is doing.
Speaker 1 (01:46):
A final deal has not been reached. We're expected to
learn more today.
Speaker 4 (01:50):
Also trending this morning, of course, yesterday was Pope Leo
the fourteenth first official Sunday Address at the Vatican, appealing
for no more wars in a message to the world
reflecting on conflicts, calling for a lasting peace in the
war in Ukraine, a ceasefire in Gaza, and welcomed the
news on Saturday that there was an end to recent
(02:11):
hostilities between India and Pakistan. He is now meeting with
reporters for the first time. More than six thousand journalists
at the Vatican, as we speak once again talking peace,
saying you are at the forefront of reporting on conflicts
and aspirations for peace, on situations of injustice and poverty,
and on the silent work for so many people striving
(02:33):
to create a better world. For this reason, I asked
you to choose consciously and courageously the path of communication
in favor of peace. So we'll keep you updated.
Speaker 5 (02:43):
Beautiful day for the twenty twenty five Amway Riverbank Run
and a lot of crowd or a lot of people
in the crowd down there. Enjoyed covering it again this
year and we had two new winners and American records.
Carrie Elwood thirty one years old from Boulder, Colorado, one
twenty two to twenty six. This is what she had
to say after her run.
Speaker 2 (03:03):
It was really just really beautiful, to be perfectly honest,
like running by I think it's the Grand River and
under the trees was great. There were some patches of
amazing crowd support, and yeah, ending in the city is
always really fun.
Speaker 5 (03:17):
And Casey Klinger twenty six years old, six time College
All American from BYU Trains out there in Provo, Utah.
He set the men's record one twelve seventeen and he
had never run farther than a ten k. Amazing for him,
So congratulations two young guns. To watch your ten k winners.
On the women's side, beca rickman with a time of
(03:39):
thirty four forty eight men's side Ethan Greg twenty nine
to eleven, and then listen these times. For the five
k the women, it was Melissa Winchester from Middleville, ran
for Aquinas College at seventeen fourteen. On the men's side
fourteen eleven, it was Schwab al Jabali.
Speaker 4 (03:54):
Chased by an ex murderer. I wouldn't run that.
Speaker 1 (03:57):
Yes, the year that I did it as road warrior,
he beat me by an hour. Would Regular news time
is six eleven. Just some of the stories we are
following for you today
Welcome to West Michigan's morning News. Steve Kelly, Brett mckida,
Lawrence Smith. Monday May twelfth, twenty twenty five are Trending
segment brought to you by Consumers Energy, dedicated to Michigan
and the communities.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
We serve What's not online and what talk now at
Woodradio Dot how This is the Trending Now report on
Wood Radio.
Speaker 1 (00:21):
President Trump considering adding tax hikes on the wealthy to
his budget bill. That apparently is something he's working on.
White House Deputy chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller
joining One Nation with Brian Kilme to clarify the president's
position on that idea.
Speaker 3 (00:42):
What the President has said is that he'd be open
to not extending the lower tax rate for a very
small subset of wealthy filers. But he said that's up
to Congress and they can figure it out. Of course,
he'd be grateful for the extra revenue, which can be
used to support further reductions for the working in middle class.
Speaker 1 (01:00):
Busy weekend. First, the White House continuing talks with Iran
over its nuclear program, arguing the Islamic Republic is capable
of producing weapons grade uranium within weeks Senator Ted Crew.
Speaker 3 (01:12):
We are going to demand the centrifugas the nuclear capability
be dismantled, and they either do so willingly or they'll
be dismantled unwillingly.
Speaker 1 (01:22):
Also President Trump praising the progress made so far in
the trade negotiations between China and America in Geneva. Here
is Senator John Hoven of North Dakota.
Speaker 3 (01:33):
American companies and businesses and farmers and ranchers and manufacturers
and everybody else can compete very well in a global
economy if they're given a level playing field. But we
don't have one, and that's what President Trump is doing.
Speaker 1 (01:46):
A final deal has not been reached. We're expected to
learn more today.
Speaker 4 (01:50):
Also trending this morning, of course, yesterday was Pope Leo
the fourteenth first official Sunday Address at the Vatican, appealing
for no more wars in a message to the world
reflecting on conflicts, calling for a lasting peace in the
war in Ukraine, a ceasefire in Gaza, and welcomed the
news on Saturday that there was an end to recent
(02:11):
hostilities between India and Pakistan. He is now meeting with
reporters for the first time. More than six thousand journalists
at the Vatican, as we speak once again talking peace,
saying you are at the forefront of reporting on conflicts
and aspirations for peace, on situations of injustice and poverty,
and on the silent work for so many people striving
(02:33):
to create a better world. For this reason, I asked
you to choose consciously and courageously the path of communication
in favor of peace. So we'll keep you updated.
Speaker 5 (02:43):
Beautiful day for the twenty twenty five Amway Riverbank Run
and a lot of crowd or a lot of people
in the crowd down there. Enjoyed covering it again this
year and we had two new winners and American records.
Carrie Elwood thirty one years old from Boulder, Colorado, one
twenty two to twenty six. This is what she had
to say after her run.
Speaker 2 (03:03):
It was really just really beautiful, to be perfectly honest,
like running by I think it's the Grand River and
under the trees was great. There were some patches of
amazing crowd support, and yeah, ending in the city is
always really fun.
Speaker 5 (03:17):
And Casey Klinger twenty six years old, six time College
All American from BYU Trains out there in Provo, Utah.
He set the men's record one twelve seventeen and he
had never run farther than a ten k. Amazing for him,
So congratulations two young guns. To watch your ten k winners.
On the women's side, beca rickman with a time of
(03:39):
thirty four forty eight men's side Ethan Greg twenty nine
to eleven, and then listen these times. For the five
k the women, it was Melissa Winchester from Middleville, ran
for Aquinas College at seventeen fourteen. On the men's side
fourteen eleven, it was Schwab al Jabali.
Speaker 4 (03:54):
Chased by an ex murderer. I wouldn't run that.
Speaker 1 (03:57):
Yes, the year that I did it as road warrior,
he beat me by an hour. Would Regular news time
is six eleven. Just some of the stories we are
following for you today
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