Trending News November 7, 2025

Our top trending stories for this Friday November 7, 2025.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
And this is West Michigan's Morning News. Steve Kelly, Rent Keita,
Lawrence Smith. It's Friday, November seventh, twenty twenty five. This
trending segment brought to you by Consumers Energy, dedicated to
Michigan and the communities.

Speaker 2 (00:12):
We serve what's hot online and what's tak now at
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Wood Radio.

Speaker 1 (00:21):
Congressman James Comer arguing that while Republicans control the Senate,
legislation to end the government shutdown cannot be passed on
Hannity Norman, blaming who the Democrats for not stepping up.

Speaker 2 (00:34):
They just want to hurt Donald Trump and try to
score political points. That's where we are in the United
States Senate.

Speaker 3 (00:40):
This is a Democrat shutdown. There's no question about it.

Speaker 1 (00:43):
Stop me if you've heard this one before. Resolution appears
to be out of site. More during bottom of the
hour news and online. First Lady Malania Trump accepting the
Patriot of the Year Award at the seventh annual Fox
Nation Patriot Awards last night.

Speaker 4 (00:57):
Let's embrace the spirit of MBA. Let's celebrate everyone who
dares to sing differently, for it is these courageous Americans
who are the heartbeat of our civilization.

Speaker 3 (01:14):
Post with Sean Hannity last night.

Speaker 1 (01:16):
UPS cargo plane crashed after an engine fell off it
on Tuesday is what experts are saying now. Just outside
of Louisville, Tom Inman, I'm sorry. Toddy Inman is the
National Transportation Safety Board member.

Speaker 5 (01:29):
We found multiple pieces of engine fan blades along with
the main component of the engine of the number one engine,
which is on the left side of the aircraft.

Speaker 1 (01:39):
They have retrieved the black boxes. The investigation continues.

Speaker 2 (01:44):
Also turning this morning. It has been one of the
biggest talked about biopics ever. We have our first trailer
for Michael Jackson.

Speaker 3 (01:53):
Que can you luner the lights from you please? Oh? Okay,
but remember in here keep those feats still.

Speaker 2 (02:01):
Man. That is Michael Jackson's nephew, Jafar Jackson that plays him.
He is already getting Oscar buzz over how much he
has nailed his uncle's mannerisms. Singing dancing major stars Miles
Teller is playing lawyer John Branca. Coleman Domingo is playing
Joe Jackson. Kat Graham is going to be Diana Ross.

(02:23):
It opens April twenty fourth of next year getting Oscar buzz.

Speaker 3 (02:27):
I'm guessing it's not going to be good on Joe Jackson.

Speaker 2 (02:30):
It's interesting this has based a lot of drama. Some
members of the family have been very against this being made,
but the nephew has made sure that everything is quote
unquote truthful. So I don't know how far into things
they're gonna go.

Speaker 3 (02:43):
Who plays Bubbles? Sorry?

Speaker 1 (02:45):
Is that too soon? We're being so serious there? Bubbles
was his pet monk just so yeah, no, Brett.

Speaker 6 (02:54):
Thanks for dropping that in right before I have to
go appreciate it.

Speaker 3 (02:56):
I think Bubbles can play himself.

Speaker 2 (02:58):
Oh, Bubbles is with Yeah, wherever MJ is?

Speaker 6 (03:01):
You know to piggyback, which Smitty did with events last yesterday,
I should say on the show Local College Football. Want
to spotlight it because three of our four teams are
going to be at home. Number one farri State's on
the road at Saginaw Valley State. That's a one o'clock kick,
but GVSU it's their homecoming, Smitty two o'clock late homecoming
for them, but they are kicking that off Lubbers Stadium
against Michigan Tech tomorrow. Also Davenport hosting Northern Michigan on

(03:24):
what I call the farm out there in Caledonia, and
that'll be Military Appreciation Day for them. Davenport a big
winner of sagonav Valley State last week. So they're five
and three, but none bigger. And it is going to
be nuts in Holland on Hope's campus. You've got Hope
and Calvin for just a second time meeting in football.
That's a five o'clock kick. They're also going to honor
the undefeated nineteen seventy five Flying Dutchman football team that

(03:47):
went eight toho one. Yeah, their fiftieth anniversary back in
nineteen seventy five. With that, it's amazing. But before that,
at one o'clock, right next door the beautiful Vanandel Soccer
Stadium's and Hope for the men's mi IBA Conference championship.
Oh boy, yeah, for the tournament, so at parking again,

(04:08):
make sure you check out Hope dot edu. Tickets for
both events soccer and football are still available but going fast,
and I'm gonna be there to watch it all.

Speaker 1 (04:16):
And right there on the lake shore, a raine snow
mix with maybe some lake effect expected.

Speaker 6 (04:21):
Although it shouldn't affect the soccer game, and I'm thinking
maybe the first half of the football is it's supposed
to come later, I believe right.

Speaker 3 (04:27):
Well, it starts at midnight tonight, and anything can happen.

Speaker 6 (04:31):
Oh, I know, it's hey, it's West Michigan, it's weather.

Speaker 3 (04:33):
Let's get to that.

Speaker 1 (04:34):
As a matter of fact, those are just some of
the stories that we are following for you.