October 20, 2025 • 4 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is West Michigan's Morning News, Steve Kelly and Brett Pikita.
It's Monday, October twentieth, twenty twenty five. Our Trending segment
brought to you by Consumer's Energy, dedicated to Michigan and
the communities. We serve what's not online and.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
What's hot now at Woodradio Dot how.
Speaker 1 (00:18):
This is the Trending Now report on Wood Radio. Israel
abiding by the ceasefire again after the IDF claims that
soldiers were fired upon by Hamas fighters over the weekend.
On Fox's Sunday Night in America, Israeli Ambassador to the
United States Yaki El Lytel, who claims that two soldiers
were killed and three medics were shot, saying negotiations can't
(00:42):
move forward until all the bodies have been returned.
Speaker 3 (00:45):
They're keeping bodies of the people they killed. Even the
mafia remembers where they keep the bodies of the people
they bump off. These people have sixteen of our citizens
that they're holding onto.
Speaker 1 (00:58):
Hamas says it has no knowledge of those attacks. Democrats
standing by their bill amid government shutdown, even as Republicans
urged them to come to their side. They're asking for
over a trillion dollars in healthcare spending that was cut
from the Big Beautiful Bill, in addition to resorting restoring
Affordable Care Act tax credits. Speaking with journalists the Bord
(01:21):
Air Force one, President Trump, they'll.
Speaker 2 (01:23):
Be no money given toward their crazy escalation of giving
money to illegal alias that came into the country totally illegally.
I mean they came in illegally. They want to spend
one point five trillion with the t Democrats deny the
GOP's claim that they are trying.
Speaker 1 (01:42):
To provide healthcare to illegal immigrants and get an update
on the shutdown at six thirty six this morning with
Ryan Schmells in Washington, DC. And the House Judiciary Committee
has requested testimony from former Special Council Jack Smith, who
led the January election interference case and classified documents case
(02:04):
against President Donald Trump. House Judiciary Committee Chair Representative Jim Jordan.
Speaker 3 (02:10):
Never forget what Jack Smith did, put a gag order
on the President of the United States, rated his home,
offered what appears to be a bribe to one of
the lawyers for a defendant, mister Woodward, and then when
they did take classified in so called classified information from
President Trump's home. They mishandled it.
Speaker 1 (02:28):
Congressman Jordan says the committee heard testimony from two deputies
who he claims pled the fifth Morewoodradio dot com.
Speaker 4 (02:36):
What a crazy weekend in college football, and let me
take you through some of the headlines, but none bigger
than the new AP Top twenty five rankings that are
out after nine ranked teams steve lost this weekend. Nine
of the twenty five. Now some of those, when you
look at it, we're head to head matchups like USC
and Notre Dame, so someone's going to lose. But Michigan's
now back in the top twenty five at number twenty five.
(02:57):
Going into as you mentioned, the Great Divide Week, the
rivalry week with Michigan and Michigan State game coming up
on Saturday. You look at number three Indiana after their
thirty eight to thirteen victory over Michigan State to improve
to seven and zero. They hop up to number two
because Miami Florida lost on Friday night. Indiana is number two,
So it's Ohio State one with sixty first place votes,
(03:18):
Indiana two with six first place votes. Texas A and
m is still unbeaten at seven OZH. Remember they beaten
Notre Dame to start the year, they're number three, Alabama
back in the top five at number four, Georgia at
number five, Oregon six, Georgia Tech is seven, unbeaten, the
Rambling Wreck at seven to zero. Ole Miss is eight
after losing to Georgia their first lost Miami nine. And
(03:39):
then how about this, Vanderbilt is a top ten team
in college football at six and one for the first
time of the AP since nineteen forty seven. How about
the Commodoores with a big win. It's just been crazy.
And obviously here we go Michigan and Michigan State. If
you didn't hear announced a seven thirty games, so it's
(04:00):
gonna be a night game for you. Steve Kelly on
Wood TV eight and NBC. And the other story was
Florida fired their head coach Billy Napier. Now there was
rumors this was gonna happen, but they did it after
he won. On Saturday, they beat Mississippi State twenty three
twenty one in an ugly game that got him just
a three and four, and they decided to fire him yesterday.
Speaker 1 (04:19):
Lloyd Radio News Time now six eleven. Just some of
the stories we are following for you,
This is West Michigan's Morning News, Steve Kelly and Brett Pikita.
It's Monday, October twentieth, twenty twenty five. Our Trending segment
brought to you by Consumer's Energy, dedicated to Michigan and
the communities. We serve what's not online and.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
What's hot now at Woodradio Dot how.
Speaker 1 (00:18):
This is the Trending Now report on Wood Radio. Israel
abiding by the ceasefire again after the IDF claims that
soldiers were fired upon by Hamas fighters over the weekend.
On Fox's Sunday Night in America, Israeli Ambassador to the
United States Yaki El Lytel, who claims that two soldiers
were killed and three medics were shot, saying negotiations can't
(00:42):
move forward until all the bodies have been returned.
Speaker 3 (00:45):
They're keeping bodies of the people they killed. Even the
mafia remembers where they keep the bodies of the people
they bump off. These people have sixteen of our citizens
that they're holding onto.
Speaker 1 (00:58):
Hamas says it has no knowledge of those attacks. Democrats
standing by their bill amid government shutdown, even as Republicans
urged them to come to their side. They're asking for
over a trillion dollars in healthcare spending that was cut
from the Big Beautiful Bill, in addition to resorting restoring
Affordable Care Act tax credits. Speaking with journalists the Bord
(01:21):
Air Force one, President Trump, they'll.
Speaker 2 (01:23):
Be no money given toward their crazy escalation of giving
money to illegal alias that came into the country totally illegally.
I mean they came in illegally. They want to spend
one point five trillion with the t Democrats deny the
GOP's claim that they are trying.
Speaker 1 (01:42):
To provide healthcare to illegal immigrants and get an update
on the shutdown at six thirty six this morning with
Ryan Schmells in Washington, DC. And the House Judiciary Committee
has requested testimony from former Special Council Jack Smith, who
led the January election interference case and classified documents case
(02:04):
against President Donald Trump. House Judiciary Committee Chair Representative Jim Jordan.
Speaker 3 (02:10):
Never forget what Jack Smith did, put a gag order
on the President of the United States, rated his home,
offered what appears to be a bribe to one of
the lawyers for a defendant, mister Woodward, and then when
they did take classified in so called classified information from
President Trump's home. They mishandled it.
Speaker 1 (02:28):
Congressman Jordan says the committee heard testimony from two deputies
who he claims pled the fifth Morewoodradio dot com.
Speaker 4 (02:36):
What a crazy weekend in college football, and let me
take you through some of the headlines, but none bigger
than the new AP Top twenty five rankings that are
out after nine ranked teams steve lost this weekend. Nine
of the twenty five. Now some of those, when you
look at it, we're head to head matchups like USC
and Notre Dame, so someone's going to lose. But Michigan's
now back in the top twenty five at number twenty five.
(02:57):
Going into as you mentioned, the Great Divide Week, the
rivalry week with Michigan and Michigan State game coming up
on Saturday. You look at number three Indiana after their
thirty eight to thirteen victory over Michigan State to improve
to seven and zero. They hop up to number two
because Miami Florida lost on Friday night. Indiana is number two,
So it's Ohio State one with sixty first place votes,
(03:18):
Indiana two with six first place votes. Texas A and
m is still unbeaten at seven OZH. Remember they beaten
Notre Dame to start the year, they're number three, Alabama
back in the top five at number four, Georgia at
number five, Oregon six, Georgia Tech is seven, unbeaten, the
Rambling Wreck at seven to zero. Ole Miss is eight
after losing to Georgia their first lost Miami nine. And
(03:39):
then how about this, Vanderbilt is a top ten team
in college football at six and one for the first
time of the AP since nineteen forty seven. How about
the Commodoores with a big win. It's just been crazy.
And obviously here we go Michigan and Michigan State. If
you didn't hear announced a seven thirty games, so it's
(04:00):
gonna be a night game for you. Steve Kelly on
Wood TV eight and NBC. And the other story was
Florida fired their head coach Billy Napier. Now there was
rumors this was gonna happen, but they did it after
he won. On Saturday, they beat Mississippi State twenty three
twenty one in an ugly game that got him just
a three and four, and they decided to fire him yesterday.
Speaker 1 (04:19):
Lloyd Radio News Time now six eleven. Just some of
the stories we are following for you,
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