May 20, 2024 • 3 mins
We hear from both presumptive presidential candidates, a new record for oldest astronaut, and an update on the NBA playoffs. Those are just some of the stories we are following for you today.
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This is West Michigan's morning News.Steve Kelly, Grant, Keta Laurence Smith.
It is time for our Trending segment, brought to you by Consumer's Energy,
What's Hot Online, and What's HotNow at woodradio dot com. This
is the Trending Now report on Woodringtor. The pandemic progressed more harder than ever
in black family in the communities.The glitter checks to the positive in people's
(00:23):
pockets, reduced black child poverty,reconnecting black neighbors, cut off old highways,
and decades of disinvestment's scruiting here inDetroit. That is President Biden yesterday
in Detroit at an NAACP event.He also promised to help defeat big Pharma
and claims to have helped lower drugprices nationwide. President Biden continuing to face
(00:45):
pressure to address the issues taking placeat the southern border. Senator Ted Cruz
yesterday he and just flagrantly violates thelaw day in day out. Why because
of power and politics. He wantsan invasion at our southern border, because
he sees eleven million illegal immigrants asfuture Democrat voters, and he wants powered.
I don't know if you saw anyof this, but rapper Sean Diddy
(01:08):
Combs issuing an apology following the releaseof a video showing him beating his ex
girlfriend. When and I sought outprofessional help God to going to therapy,
I'm going to rehad had asked Godfor his mercy and grace. Cassie Ventura
(01:29):
is the ex girlfriend, says thatback in November, accusing him of physical
and sexual abuse, but s droppedthe case after the parties reached an out
of court settlement. Morretwoodradio dot Comalso trending this morning, What a day
yesterday for Ed Dwight, America's firstblack astronaut, who finally rocketed into space
sixty years after he was hoping to. Dwight was an Air Force plot pilot
(01:53):
when President Kennedy pushed him as acandidate for NASA's early Astronaut Corps, but
he was not picked for the nineteensixty three class. Dwight, who is
now ninety, flew with Jeff Bezos'srocket company yesterday. He went through a
few minutes of weightlessness. There werefive other passengers aboard the Blue Origin capsule
(02:14):
and a roughly ten minute flight.Calling it a life changing experience, The
brief flight from West Texas made Dwightnow the new record holder for oldest person
in space, almost two months olderthan Star Trek actor William Shatner, who
went up back in twenty twenty one. I've forgotten all about that. Very
cool, hey, and very cool. Yesterday was two game sevens in the
(02:37):
NBA playoffs. We have a Gameseven in the Stanley Cup Playoffs coming up
tonight. But can you believe whatMinnesota did knocking out the defending champs in
Denver ninety eight to ninety in theirhome building. Here was Karl Anthony Towns,
one of the stars for the TeaWolves. After the fact, longest
tenured member of this Mindersova Timberwolves team. For the first time in two twenty
(03:00):
years, you're back in the conferencefinals. What made you believe that you
could turn it around in Minnesota?It's people like man next to me,
Rudy, Rudy, all these guysin his locker room. They're all willing
to sacrifice, but a greater callus for to win. I think tonight
was just a great showing of Timberwolvesbasketball. Everyone's unbelievable. That was on
ESPN afterwards. So they win atninety eight ninety they had a twenty point
(03:22):
comeback against the defending champs and thereigning MVP in Denver to pull this off.
And I tell you I wanted towatch this game. I watched the
end of it look out for Minnesotato maybe be this year's champion. And
by the way, that's the fifthtime that trying to go as a repeat
champion, the NBA champion has gottenknocked out of the NBA playoffs. Those
(03:43):
are just some of the stories weare following for you.
This is West Michigan's morning News.Steve Kelly, Grant, Keta Laurence Smith.
It is time for our Trending segment, brought to you by Consumer's Energy,
What's Hot Online, and What's HotNow at woodradio dot com. This
is the Trending Now report on Woodringtor. The pandemic progressed more harder than ever
in black family in the communities.The glitter checks to the positive in people's
(00:23):
pockets, reduced black child poverty,reconnecting black neighbors, cut off old highways,
and decades of disinvestment's scruiting here inDetroit. That is President Biden yesterday
in Detroit at an NAACP event.He also promised to help defeat big Pharma
and claims to have helped lower drugprices nationwide. President Biden continuing to face
(00:45):
pressure to address the issues taking placeat the southern border. Senator Ted Cruz
yesterday he and just flagrantly violates thelaw day in day out. Why because
of power and politics. He wantsan invasion at our southern border, because
he sees eleven million illegal immigrants asfuture Democrat voters, and he wants powered.
I don't know if you saw anyof this, but rapper Sean Diddy
(01:08):
Combs issuing an apology following the releaseof a video showing him beating his ex
girlfriend. When and I sought outprofessional help God to going to therapy,
I'm going to rehad had asked Godfor his mercy and grace. Cassie Ventura
(01:29):
is the ex girlfriend, says thatback in November, accusing him of physical
and sexual abuse, but s droppedthe case after the parties reached an out
of court settlement. Morretwoodradio dot Comalso trending this morning, What a day
yesterday for Ed Dwight, America's firstblack astronaut, who finally rocketed into space
sixty years after he was hoping to. Dwight was an Air Force plot pilot
(01:53):
when President Kennedy pushed him as acandidate for NASA's early Astronaut Corps, but
he was not picked for the nineteensixty three class. Dwight, who is
now ninety, flew with Jeff Bezos'srocket company yesterday. He went through a
few minutes of weightlessness. There werefive other passengers aboard the Blue Origin capsule
(02:14):
and a roughly ten minute flight.Calling it a life changing experience, The
brief flight from West Texas made Dwightnow the new record holder for oldest person
in space, almost two months olderthan Star Trek actor William Shatner, who
went up back in twenty twenty one. I've forgotten all about that. Very
cool, hey, and very cool. Yesterday was two game sevens in the
(02:37):
NBA playoffs. We have a Gameseven in the Stanley Cup Playoffs coming up
tonight. But can you believe whatMinnesota did knocking out the defending champs in
Denver ninety eight to ninety in theirhome building. Here was Karl Anthony Towns,
one of the stars for the TeaWolves. After the fact, longest
tenured member of this Mindersova Timberwolves team. For the first time in two twenty
(03:00):
years, you're back in the conferencefinals. What made you believe that you
could turn it around in Minnesota?It's people like man next to me,
Rudy, Rudy, all these guysin his locker room. They're all willing
to sacrifice, but a greater callus for to win. I think tonight
was just a great showing of Timberwolvesbasketball. Everyone's unbelievable. That was on
ESPN afterwards. So they win atninety eight ninety they had a twenty point
(03:22):
comeback against the defending champs and thereigning MVP in Denver to pull this off.
And I tell you I wanted towatch this game. I watched the
end of it look out for Minnesotato maybe be this year's champion. And
by the way, that's the fifthtime that trying to go as a repeat
champion, the NBA champion has gottenknocked out of the NBA playoffs. Those
(03:43):
are just some of the stories weare following for you.
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