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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Morning Run with Amy and TJ and iHeartRadio Podcast. Good
morning everyone, and welcome to Morning Run. It's Friday, April eleventh.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
I'm Amy Robots and I'm TJ. Holmes. Now Morning Run
guarantee you to be there. We're ready for you at
six thirty Eastern time every single day, so by all means,
subscribe and they'll just be sitting there waiting for you
by six thirty a m. Eastern time, guaranteed every single day.
And on this Friday Morning Run and just into us
this morning. Moments before we started this recording, China tells
(00:28):
Trump smack me and OW smack you back. Now that's
not exactly a verbatim, but it's pretty close to China's
official just announced response to Trump's one hundred and forty
five percent tariffs on Chinese goods.
Speaker 1 (00:41):
Plus horror on the Hudson, A vacationing family and their
pilot die when their helicopter plummets into the river, and
another incident at Reagan National as two planes give each
other a love tap with members of Congress on board.
Speaker 2 (00:55):
And make it stop. The markets again are looking no
bueno today. Also, Congress passes a voter eligibility bill, So
why would married women be worried about this? And the
search ends for victims in that Dominican Republic Club roof
collapse disaster, as the death toll now has surpassed two
hundred and.
Speaker 1 (01:14):
Twenty And what causes autism? Well, RFK Junior says, we're
going to have that answer by September. And we just
hit another record for egg prices, but at the same
time egg prices are also going down. We're going to explain.
Speaker 2 (01:27):
And this morning a new categories being added to the oscars. Cool,
but does that mean the show is going to get
even longer? And President Trump just signed an executive order
aimed at helping his hair reach its full potential. You
gotta hear this one.
Speaker 1 (01:41):
Yeah, this was your favorite story of the day, perhaps,
but we have to begin our run in New York
City with that devastating tragedy. A tourist helicopter crashed in
the Hudson, killing all six people on board. It happened
mid afternoon yesterday after a family of five visiting New
York from Barcelona, Spain, took off with their thirty six
year old pilot on a very popular helicopter ride that
(02:02):
begins in Lower Manhattan.
Speaker 2 (02:03):
Augustin Escobar, his wife, and their three young children were
on board. They're ages four, five, and eleven years old,
the ages of the kids. They were on a helicopter
tour that circled the Statue of Liberty. This is a
very standard route that a lot of these helicopters take.
You live anywhere here in New York or even over
in New Jersey. This is a part of daily life.
You see these helicopters constantly in the air. So it
(02:25):
starts to go around as the Statue of Liberty goes
up to Hudson to the George Washington Bridge, makes a
turn and comes back down the Hudson South. It was
only in the air for about fifteen minutes, but as
it was making its way back south, the helicopter seemed
to break apart in midair and then plummet it into
the Hudson. There's video of the crash out there that
shows the chopper hitting the water upside down without its
(02:46):
tail rotor or main rotor blade.
Speaker 1 (02:49):
Witnesses also report hearing several loud booms and experts a
that would substantiate the rotor falling off the chopper and
literally coming apart in mid air. First responders rushed to
the helicopter within moments of the crash. Officials say four
people were killed instantly, and two of the children were
raised to the hospital, but sadly, they ultimately died from
(03:09):
their injuries.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
As helicopter ended up closer to the New Jersey side
of the shore. So the Jersey City Police Department is
taking the lead on the investigation, but of course the
NTSB is also investigating the cause of this crash.
Speaker 1 (03:20):
Next up on the run, we are heading to d
C where two American Airlines planes bumped wings at Reagan
National Airport. No one was injured, thankfully, but passengers, including
several US congressmen who were on board, described the incident
as scary and unacceptable.
Speaker 2 (03:36):
One of those planes was headed to New York, the
other was heading to Charleston, South Carolina. New York Congressman
Nick Lolatta was on board, said his plane was stationary
on the runway when the other plane bumped into their wing,
making a loud sound and violently shaking their plane. New
Jersey congressman was on board, said it was immediately clear
that their plane had been hit, adding this is not
(03:57):
a time to be cutting the FAA when they're understaffed already.
Speaker 1 (04:01):
American Airlines said the planes are being inspected, but that
the damage was limited to a winglet on each aircraft.
The FAA has also said it's investigating how this minor
collision happened in the first place.
Speaker 2 (04:14):
Of course, especially concerning giving all we've been seeing about
air travel and a few incidents in the country major
ones over the past several months, but air traffic control
at Reagan National has been under scrutiny, in particular following
January's deadly collision between an American Airlines plane and an
Army helicopter. Sixty seven people were killed in that crash.
Speaker 1 (04:35):
Next up on the Run, we are heading to Wall Street,
where the constantly escalating trade war between China and the
US is taking its toll on the markets. Futures are
slightly down this morning as of this recording, following China's
big announcement just a few moments before we started morning run.
It is increasing its tariff on US imports to one
(04:56):
hundred and twenty five percent.
Speaker 2 (04:58):
Yeah, yesterday though Trump clarified his tariff on Chinese imports.
Remember we were all thinking, wow, that's a big number.
When they told this is actually one hundred and twenty
five percent. No, no, no, no, no. The President clarified that,
you know what, it's actually one hundred and forty five percent.
That is the tariff now being imposed on Chinese imports.
Stocks once again plummeted Thursday, losing much of the gains
(05:18):
it made during Wednesday's historic rally. That rally happened after
Trump put his ninety day pause on his higher terrists
for most countries.
Speaker 1 (05:26):
So ultimately, the NASTAK closed down at four point three
percent and the S and P five hundred lost three
point five percent, But at one point during the day
on Thursday, it was down almost seven percent, and that's
an important number because that's the point in which all
trading is paused for US stocks. That didn't happen, but
it was close. The Dow dropped one thousand points yesterday
(05:46):
as well.
Speaker 2 (05:47):
President Trump told reporters that his message to folks is
don't worry, touting the market gains on Wednesday, saying there
will always be transitioned difficulty, adding we're trying to get
the world to treat us fairly.
Speaker 1 (05:58):
Next up on the run and crews have stopped searching
through that rubble for any more victims of the nightclub
roof collapse that happened into the Dominican republic.
Speaker 2 (06:08):
An officiers was there. Updated the death soul yesterday now
say at least two hundred and twenty people died when
that ruth came down in the early morning hours Tuesday
during a concert at the club.
Speaker 1 (06:18):
Hundreds of survivors were rescued in the immediate hours after
the tragedy. Prosecutors were reportedly on the scene yesterday, but
no official cause is known yet as to how this
really unthinkable tragedy happened in the first place.
Speaker 2 (06:31):
Well, the next leg of our run, now we will
deal with the question that's at the center of heated
debate and has been there for decades. What causes autism? Well,
the United States is finally going to answer that question,
and soon, at least, according to Health and Human Services
Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Junior.
Speaker 1 (06:49):
He announced yesterday that HHS will conduct a massive testing
and research effort to once and for all determine what
causes autism. Andy says he's going to have that answer
by September. The effort is expected to involve hundreds of scientists.
But we don't have all of the details about the process.
Speaker 2 (07:07):
Yeah, Kennedy as well as President Trump, has suggested in
the past that childhood vaccines could be a contributing factor. However,
the consensus in the medical field is that vaccines don't
cause autism. The President, in favor of Kennedy's move, said yesterday, quote,
there's got to be something artificial out there that's going on.
Speaker 1 (07:26):
Autism is a developmental disability. Hundreds of millions of dollars
are dedicated to autism research each year. So it's not
clear how Kennedy's new effort is going to be any different,
and how it's going to be able to get results,
and how they're going to be able to do it
so soon. We've heard Kennedy, We've heard Trump's point to
(07:48):
the increased rates we've seen in autism over the past
several decades. But a lot of scientists have answers for that.
They say, it's not that more kids are suddenly being diagnosed,
it's just that we have better tools to be able
to diagnose them.
Speaker 2 (08:01):
We will continue here. A next leg of our run
takes us to Washington, d C. OH returns us to Washington,
d C. Where Congress pass the SAVE Act yesterday. Save
stands for Safeguard American voter eligibility. Save sounds nice. Democrats
call the bill by other names, a voter suppression bill,
an attack on democracy, a threat to millions of Americans,
(08:23):
a marriage penalty, and a modern day poll tax.
Speaker 1 (08:26):
The SAVE Act requires that people who are registering to
vote must show in person documentation that proves you're a
US citizen. In other words, you got to bring your
birth certificate. The bill passed with a vote of two
twenty to two awight largely along party lines, for Democrats
joining Republicans to ultimately pass it.
Speaker 2 (08:45):
This bill would also require states to go through their
voter roles and remove non citizens now you're not supposed to. Already,
non citizens aren't eligible to vote in state and federal elections,
but some local municipalities have their own rules, and some
non citizen voting does take place, but they're not eligible
for statewide and federal elections. This bill now goes to
(09:05):
the Senate, where its future is uncertain. Some say it
has a chance, Some has a snowball's chance in hell.
Some others say it has no chance, including Democratic leader
Chuck Schumer. He put it this way, the bill is
da all right, next step on a run.
Speaker 1 (09:20):
Egg prices hit another record high last month six dollars
and twenty three cents. That is an all time high
and it tops the previous record that was set just
the month before.
Speaker 2 (09:31):
So here we are in every month of this year
we have seen a new record high for egg prices.
The increases in recent years are attributed to a bird
flu pandemic that has resulted in tens of millions of
birds being slaughtered. Give you some perspective here. Our gain
this in learning this earlier, but they used to in
a March, she would have three hundred and fifteen million
chickens out there laying EDGSS. It down to about two
(09:52):
hundred and eighty five million, and that has made an impact.
Speaker 1 (09:56):
Yeah, and there is a bright side one note here
for you all sale egg prices have actually been going down,
but it appears right now grocery stores haven't quite passed
along those savings to customers. But we can maybe hope
that that will be the case in the coming weeks
and months.
Speaker 2 (10:12):
I will stay with us here on this Friday morning run.
When we come back. Finally, in Hollywood, some particular actors
are getting the love they have been begging for from
the OSCARS. And President Trump signs an executive order. We
used to not really used to saying this about his
executive orders, but this one was kind of funny. Now
(10:39):
we continue now on this Friday morning run. On our
next leg takes us to Hollywood, and the OSCARS is
adding a new category, and it is about time the
Academy is going to start honoring achievement in stunt design.
Speaker 1 (10:52):
Yes, the stunt women and stunt men and stunt coordinators
are finally going to get some love that a lot
of people have been screaming for years. They should have
already been getting. There's been an effort for years by
people in the stunt community and wider Hollywood to recognize
the extraordinary people responsible for all those stunts that are
such a big part of movie making.
Speaker 2 (11:12):
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science has made
the announcement yesterday and said they'll start the new category
in twenty twenty eight. That happens to be the one
hundredth anniversary of the OSCARS. So all the movies that
are being made, maybe even right now, that are going
to be released in twenty twenty seven, those are going
to be the first ones eligible for this first time award.
The last time the Academy added a new category actually
(11:33):
was not that long ago. They added Achievement in Casting
in twenty twenty four. Now the question is, yes, they're
going to get some love, but will they get love
during the actual broadcast They give out a lot of oscars,
a lot of them having in a pre show that
you never see on television. They only hand out about
twenty plus awards during the actual ceremony. So hopefully in
the first year they will allow them to be a
(11:54):
part of the live show, but going forward don't know.
Speaker 1 (11:56):
Yeah, that would be a cool nod to them, though
in twenty twenty eight we will be looking for that,
all right. For the final leg of our run. We
don't usually have a story about President Trump and his
executive orders for our Kicker, which is usually a lighter,
more fun bit of news, but wait for it, wait
for this one, because President Trump is signed yeah, one
hundred executive orders having to do with everything from DEI, birthright, citizenship,
(12:20):
DOGE four, and AID. But there is a new one
this week, and this one could potentially have the biggest
impact on your daily life.
Speaker 2 (12:28):
So what exactly is this executive order do. It's going
to make America's showers great again. That is a direct quote,
that is, we take some liberties here sometime with our
language and our writing and being more colloquial and being funny. Sometimes.
This is not a joke. It specifically says it's going
to make America's showers great again. Now, the President signed
(12:50):
an executive order that officially aims to quote undo the
left's war on water pressure.
Speaker 1 (12:57):
So this executive order instructs the Secretary of Energy to
immediately rescind overly complicated federal rules that defined what a
showerhead is. This goes back to the Obama and Biden
administrations when the new rules were put into place aimed
at conserving water by redefining what a showerhead is and
what a showerhead can do, essentially limiting how much water
(13:19):
can come out of them thereby conserving water.
Speaker 2 (13:22):
Now, Obama put the regulation in place, then Trump rescinded
it during his first term. Then Biden came along and
put the Obama rule back in place. And now Trump
is once again in office and he's rescinded the thing
all over again. So, of course, climate conservation. Those are
serious issues and worthy causes. But some of this executive
order and some of the things coming out of it
(13:43):
are just quite frankly.
Speaker 1 (13:44):
Hilarious, particularly the quotes coming directly from the President who
said this yesterday. I like to take nice showers, take
care of my beautiful hair. I have to stand in
the shower for fifteen minutes until it gets wet, comes out, drip, drip, drip.
It's ridiculous.
Speaker 2 (13:59):
He goes on, and he says this, and I'm quoting.
No longer will showers be weak and worthless, he says again, quote,
We're going to open it up so that people can
live again. So the focus here is on showers and
shower heads, But these rules were meant to also restrict
waterflow for toilets, refrigerators, washing machines, and so on. So
(14:19):
is this actually going to change anything for your life
and your shower Because of the back and forth since
the Obama administration, any manufacturer is not going to make
a major change to what they're doing with their shower
heads because it's going to change in a few years possibly,
So it's not necessarily going to change anything.
Speaker 1 (14:35):
I have questions, though, can you go and buy new
shower heads that were manufactured or created after this executive
order to make America showers great again.
Speaker 2 (14:45):
You can now you don't have to go get a
black market showerhead. Essentially, not that that was necessarily going on,
but it is. It's a serious conservation effort. But the
way he put it, and look, he brought attention to
the matter by the way he went about it. So
I appreciate that, but some of it just seems ridiculous.
Probably not going to change much of anything, except though
your water bill or your heating bill, they actually do
(15:07):
go down. If you're not taking as long of a shower,
not much water is coming out, So that is true.
Speaker 1 (15:13):
Well, the question is water pressure, right, So if you
don't have good water pressure, the argument Trump could be
making in others is that you end up taking a
longer shower because you're trying. You have to stand in
there longer to get accomplished what you could get done
faster if the if the water pressure was more intense.
Speaker 2 (15:30):
In the past. If I'm forty seven years old, I
can remember maybe five places I'll say, wow, there's some
terrible water pressure. Other than that, I shower just fine.
Speaker 1 (15:40):
All right on this Friday, we would like you to
consider this. This is our quote of the day. This
is actually one of my all time favorite quotes, and
it's just a reminder to live. And I guess I
can curse on this one, right, Well, they have to
bleep me out. I'll just all put it in a
way that is family friendly, because in the end, you
(16:01):
won't remember the time you spent working in the office
or mowing your lawn. Climb that gd mountain. In other words,
go do the things you love. Don't focus so much
on the things you have to do, but make sure
you prioritize what you want to do or what you
could possibly do. I think that's an exciting way to
look at life.
Speaker 2 (16:19):
Well, certainly, hope you take that into your weekend. I
know it's been a very volatile time and a scary
time for a lot of people looking at the stock market,
and it's just so much uncertainly out there for a
lot of people. So maybe you can take this with you.
Hopefully it's a little inspiration. You know, a lot of
people out there are dealing with spring break this week
and next week, and a lot of folks out there
worried about your kids. This just always seems to be
something to worry about. So maybe take this quote with
(16:39):
you one more time and give you a little inspiration.
Speaker 1 (16:41):
For the weekend, because in the end, you won't remember
the time you spent working in the office or mowing
your lawn. Climb that GD Mountain. Thank you everyone for
running with us on this Friday morning run.
Speaker 2 (16:54):
I'm Amy Robots and I'm TJ. Holmes. Folks, have yourself
a great weekend. We'll be running with you next week.
Speaker 1 (17:00):
Yeah,
Morning Run with Amy and TJ and iHeartRadio Podcast. Good
morning everyone, and welcome to Morning Run. It's Friday, April eleventh.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
I'm Amy Robots and I'm TJ. Holmes. Now Morning Run
guarantee you to be there. We're ready for you at
six thirty Eastern time every single day, so by all means,
subscribe and they'll just be sitting there waiting for you
by six thirty a m. Eastern time, guaranteed every single day.
And on this Friday Morning Run and just into us
this morning. Moments before we started this recording, China tells
(00:28):
Trump smack me and OW smack you back. Now that's
not exactly a verbatim, but it's pretty close to China's
official just announced response to Trump's one hundred and forty
five percent tariffs on Chinese goods.
Speaker 1 (00:41):
Plus horror on the Hudson, A vacationing family and their
pilot die when their helicopter plummets into the river, and
another incident at Reagan National as two planes give each
other a love tap with members of Congress on board.
Speaker 2 (00:55):
And make it stop. The markets again are looking no
bueno today. Also, Congress passes a voter eligibility bill, So
why would married women be worried about this? And the
search ends for victims in that Dominican Republic Club roof
collapse disaster, as the death toll now has surpassed two
hundred and.
Speaker 1 (01:14):
Twenty And what causes autism? Well, RFK Junior says, we're
going to have that answer by September. And we just
hit another record for egg prices, but at the same
time egg prices are also going down. We're going to explain.
Speaker 2 (01:27):
And this morning a new categories being added to the oscars. Cool,
but does that mean the show is going to get
even longer? And President Trump just signed an executive order
aimed at helping his hair reach its full potential. You
gotta hear this one.
Speaker 1 (01:41):
Yeah, this was your favorite story of the day, perhaps,
but we have to begin our run in New York
City with that devastating tragedy. A tourist helicopter crashed in
the Hudson, killing all six people on board. It happened
mid afternoon yesterday after a family of five visiting New
York from Barcelona, Spain, took off with their thirty six
year old pilot on a very popular helicopter ride that
(02:02):
begins in Lower Manhattan.
Speaker 2 (02:03):
Augustin Escobar, his wife, and their three young children were
on board. They're ages four, five, and eleven years old,
the ages of the kids. They were on a helicopter
tour that circled the Statue of Liberty. This is a
very standard route that a lot of these helicopters take.
You live anywhere here in New York or even over
in New Jersey. This is a part of daily life.
You see these helicopters constantly in the air. So it
(02:25):
starts to go around as the Statue of Liberty goes
up to Hudson to the George Washington Bridge, makes a
turn and comes back down the Hudson South. It was
only in the air for about fifteen minutes, but as
it was making its way back south, the helicopter seemed
to break apart in midair and then plummet it into
the Hudson. There's video of the crash out there that
shows the chopper hitting the water upside down without its
(02:46):
tail rotor or main rotor blade.
Speaker 1 (02:49):
Witnesses also report hearing several loud booms and experts a
that would substantiate the rotor falling off the chopper and
literally coming apart in mid air. First responders rushed to
the helicopter within moments of the crash. Officials say four
people were killed instantly, and two of the children were
raised to the hospital, but sadly, they ultimately died from
(03:09):
their injuries.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
As helicopter ended up closer to the New Jersey side
of the shore. So the Jersey City Police Department is
taking the lead on the investigation, but of course the
NTSB is also investigating the cause of this crash.
Speaker 1 (03:20):
Next up on the run, we are heading to d
C where two American Airlines planes bumped wings at Reagan
National Airport. No one was injured, thankfully, but passengers, including
several US congressmen who were on board, described the incident
as scary and unacceptable.
Speaker 2 (03:36):
One of those planes was headed to New York, the
other was heading to Charleston, South Carolina. New York Congressman
Nick Lolatta was on board, said his plane was stationary
on the runway when the other plane bumped into their wing,
making a loud sound and violently shaking their plane. New
Jersey congressman was on board, said it was immediately clear
that their plane had been hit, adding this is not
(03:57):
a time to be cutting the FAA when they're understaffed already.
Speaker 1 (04:01):
American Airlines said the planes are being inspected, but that
the damage was limited to a winglet on each aircraft.
The FAA has also said it's investigating how this minor
collision happened in the first place.
Speaker 2 (04:14):
Of course, especially concerning giving all we've been seeing about
air travel and a few incidents in the country major
ones over the past several months, but air traffic control
at Reagan National has been under scrutiny, in particular following
January's deadly collision between an American Airlines plane and an
Army helicopter. Sixty seven people were killed in that crash.
Speaker 1 (04:35):
Next up on the Run, we are heading to Wall Street,
where the constantly escalating trade war between China and the
US is taking its toll on the markets. Futures are
slightly down this morning as of this recording, following China's
big announcement just a few moments before we started morning run.
It is increasing its tariff on US imports to one
(04:56):
hundred and twenty five percent.
Speaker 2 (04:58):
Yeah, yesterday though Trump clarified his tariff on Chinese imports.
Remember we were all thinking, wow, that's a big number.
When they told this is actually one hundred and twenty
five percent. No, no, no, no, no. The President clarified that,
you know what, it's actually one hundred and forty five percent.
That is the tariff now being imposed on Chinese imports.
Stocks once again plummeted Thursday, losing much of the gains
(05:18):
it made during Wednesday's historic rally. That rally happened after
Trump put his ninety day pause on his higher terrists
for most countries.
Speaker 1 (05:26):
So ultimately, the NASTAK closed down at four point three
percent and the S and P five hundred lost three
point five percent, But at one point during the day
on Thursday, it was down almost seven percent, and that's
an important number because that's the point in which all
trading is paused for US stocks. That didn't happen, but
it was close. The Dow dropped one thousand points yesterday
(05:46):
as well.
Speaker 2 (05:47):
President Trump told reporters that his message to folks is
don't worry, touting the market gains on Wednesday, saying there
will always be transitioned difficulty, adding we're trying to get
the world to treat us fairly.
Speaker 1 (05:58):
Next up on the run and crews have stopped searching
through that rubble for any more victims of the nightclub
roof collapse that happened into the Dominican republic.
Speaker 2 (06:08):
An officiers was there. Updated the death soul yesterday now
say at least two hundred and twenty people died when
that ruth came down in the early morning hours Tuesday
during a concert at the club.
Speaker 1 (06:18):
Hundreds of survivors were rescued in the immediate hours after
the tragedy. Prosecutors were reportedly on the scene yesterday, but
no official cause is known yet as to how this
really unthinkable tragedy happened in the first place.
Speaker 2 (06:31):
Well, the next leg of our run, now we will
deal with the question that's at the center of heated
debate and has been there for decades. What causes autism? Well,
the United States is finally going to answer that question,
and soon, at least, according to Health and Human Services
Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Junior.
Speaker 1 (06:49):
He announced yesterday that HHS will conduct a massive testing
and research effort to once and for all determine what
causes autism. Andy says he's going to have that answer
by September. The effort is expected to involve hundreds of scientists.
But we don't have all of the details about the process.
Speaker 2 (07:07):
Yeah, Kennedy as well as President Trump, has suggested in
the past that childhood vaccines could be a contributing factor. However,
the consensus in the medical field is that vaccines don't
cause autism. The President, in favor of Kennedy's move, said yesterday, quote,
there's got to be something artificial out there that's going on.
Speaker 1 (07:26):
Autism is a developmental disability. Hundreds of millions of dollars
are dedicated to autism research each year. So it's not
clear how Kennedy's new effort is going to be any different,
and how it's going to be able to get results,
and how they're going to be able to do it
so soon. We've heard Kennedy, We've heard Trump's point to
(07:48):
the increased rates we've seen in autism over the past
several decades. But a lot of scientists have answers for that.
They say, it's not that more kids are suddenly being diagnosed,
it's just that we have better tools to be able
to diagnose them.
Speaker 2 (08:01):
We will continue here. A next leg of our run
takes us to Washington, d C. OH returns us to Washington,
d C. Where Congress pass the SAVE Act yesterday. Save
stands for Safeguard American voter eligibility. Save sounds nice. Democrats
call the bill by other names, a voter suppression bill,
an attack on democracy, a threat to millions of Americans,
(08:23):
a marriage penalty, and a modern day poll tax.
Speaker 1 (08:26):
The SAVE Act requires that people who are registering to
vote must show in person documentation that proves you're a
US citizen. In other words, you got to bring your
birth certificate. The bill passed with a vote of two
twenty to two awight largely along party lines, for Democrats
joining Republicans to ultimately pass it.
Speaker 2 (08:45):
This bill would also require states to go through their
voter roles and remove non citizens now you're not supposed to. Already,
non citizens aren't eligible to vote in state and federal elections,
but some local municipalities have their own rules, and some
non citizen voting does take place, but they're not eligible
for statewide and federal elections. This bill now goes to
(09:05):
the Senate, where its future is uncertain. Some say it
has a chance, Some has a snowball's chance in hell.
Some others say it has no chance, including Democratic leader
Chuck Schumer. He put it this way, the bill is
da all right, next step on a run.
Speaker 1 (09:20):
Egg prices hit another record high last month six dollars
and twenty three cents. That is an all time high
and it tops the previous record that was set just
the month before.
Speaker 2 (09:31):
So here we are in every month of this year
we have seen a new record high for egg prices.
The increases in recent years are attributed to a bird
flu pandemic that has resulted in tens of millions of
birds being slaughtered. Give you some perspective here. Our gain
this in learning this earlier, but they used to in
a March, she would have three hundred and fifteen million
chickens out there laying EDGSS. It down to about two
(09:52):
hundred and eighty five million, and that has made an impact.
Speaker 1 (09:56):
Yeah, and there is a bright side one note here
for you all sale egg prices have actually been going down,
but it appears right now grocery stores haven't quite passed
along those savings to customers. But we can maybe hope
that that will be the case in the coming weeks
and months.
Speaker 2 (10:12):
I will stay with us here on this Friday morning run.
When we come back. Finally, in Hollywood, some particular actors
are getting the love they have been begging for from
the OSCARS. And President Trump signs an executive order. We
used to not really used to saying this about his
executive orders, but this one was kind of funny. Now
(10:39):
we continue now on this Friday morning run. On our
next leg takes us to Hollywood, and the OSCARS is
adding a new category, and it is about time the
Academy is going to start honoring achievement in stunt design.
Speaker 1 (10:52):
Yes, the stunt women and stunt men and stunt coordinators
are finally going to get some love that a lot
of people have been screaming for years. They should have
already been getting. There's been an effort for years by
people in the stunt community and wider Hollywood to recognize
the extraordinary people responsible for all those stunts that are
such a big part of movie making.
Speaker 2 (11:12):
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science has made
the announcement yesterday and said they'll start the new category
in twenty twenty eight. That happens to be the one
hundredth anniversary of the OSCARS. So all the movies that
are being made, maybe even right now, that are going
to be released in twenty twenty seven, those are going
to be the first ones eligible for this first time award.
The last time the Academy added a new category actually
(11:33):
was not that long ago. They added Achievement in Casting
in twenty twenty four. Now the question is, yes, they're
going to get some love, but will they get love
during the actual broadcast They give out a lot of oscars,
a lot of them having in a pre show that
you never see on television. They only hand out about
twenty plus awards during the actual ceremony. So hopefully in
the first year they will allow them to be a
(11:54):
part of the live show, but going forward don't know.
Speaker 1 (11:56):
Yeah, that would be a cool nod to them, though
in twenty twenty eight we will be looking for that,
all right. For the final leg of our run. We
don't usually have a story about President Trump and his
executive orders for our Kicker, which is usually a lighter,
more fun bit of news, but wait for it, wait
for this one, because President Trump is signed yeah, one
hundred executive orders having to do with everything from DEI, birthright, citizenship,
(12:20):
DOGE four, and AID. But there is a new one
this week, and this one could potentially have the biggest
impact on your daily life.
Speaker 2 (12:28):
So what exactly is this executive order do. It's going
to make America's showers great again. That is a direct quote,
that is, we take some liberties here sometime with our
language and our writing and being more colloquial and being funny. Sometimes.
This is not a joke. It specifically says it's going
to make America's showers great again. Now, the President signed
(12:50):
an executive order that officially aims to quote undo the
left's war on water pressure.
Speaker 1 (12:57):
So this executive order instructs the Secretary of Energy to
immediately rescind overly complicated federal rules that defined what a
showerhead is. This goes back to the Obama and Biden
administrations when the new rules were put into place aimed
at conserving water by redefining what a showerhead is and
what a showerhead can do, essentially limiting how much water
(13:19):
can come out of them thereby conserving water.
Speaker 2 (13:22):
Now, Obama put the regulation in place, then Trump rescinded
it during his first term. Then Biden came along and
put the Obama rule back in place. And now Trump
is once again in office and he's rescinded the thing
all over again. So, of course, climate conservation. Those are
serious issues and worthy causes. But some of this executive
order and some of the things coming out of it
(13:43):
are just quite frankly.
Speaker 1 (13:44):
Hilarious, particularly the quotes coming directly from the President who
said this yesterday. I like to take nice showers, take
care of my beautiful hair. I have to stand in
the shower for fifteen minutes until it gets wet, comes out, drip, drip, drip.
It's ridiculous.
Speaker 2 (13:59):
He goes on, and he says this, and I'm quoting.
No longer will showers be weak and worthless, he says again, quote,
We're going to open it up so that people can
live again. So the focus here is on showers and
shower heads, But these rules were meant to also restrict
waterflow for toilets, refrigerators, washing machines, and so on. So
(14:19):
is this actually going to change anything for your life
and your shower Because of the back and forth since
the Obama administration, any manufacturer is not going to make
a major change to what they're doing with their shower
heads because it's going to change in a few years possibly,
So it's not necessarily going to change anything.
Speaker 1 (14:35):
I have questions, though, can you go and buy new
shower heads that were manufactured or created after this executive
order to make America showers great again.
Speaker 2 (14:45):
You can now you don't have to go get a
black market showerhead. Essentially, not that that was necessarily going on,
but it is. It's a serious conservation effort. But the
way he put it, and look, he brought attention to
the matter by the way he went about it. So
I appreciate that, but some of it just seems ridiculous.
Probably not going to change much of anything, except though
your water bill or your heating bill, they actually do
(15:07):
go down. If you're not taking as long of a shower,
not much water is coming out, So that is true.
Speaker 1 (15:13):
Well, the question is water pressure, right, So if you
don't have good water pressure, the argument Trump could be
making in others is that you end up taking a
longer shower because you're trying. You have to stand in
there longer to get accomplished what you could get done
faster if the if the water pressure was more intense.
Speaker 2 (15:30):
In the past. If I'm forty seven years old, I
can remember maybe five places I'll say, wow, there's some
terrible water pressure. Other than that, I shower just fine.
Speaker 1 (15:40):
All right on this Friday, we would like you to
consider this. This is our quote of the day. This
is actually one of my all time favorite quotes, and
it's just a reminder to live. And I guess I
can curse on this one, right, Well, they have to
bleep me out. I'll just all put it in a
way that is family friendly, because in the end, you
(16:01):
won't remember the time you spent working in the office
or mowing your lawn. Climb that gd mountain. In other words,
go do the things you love. Don't focus so much
on the things you have to do, but make sure
you prioritize what you want to do or what you
could possibly do. I think that's an exciting way to
look at life.
Speaker 2 (16:19):
Well, certainly, hope you take that into your weekend. I
know it's been a very volatile time and a scary
time for a lot of people looking at the stock market,
and it's just so much uncertainly out there for a
lot of people. So maybe you can take this with you.
Hopefully it's a little inspiration. You know, a lot of
people out there are dealing with spring break this week
and next week, and a lot of folks out there
worried about your kids. This just always seems to be
something to worry about. So maybe take this quote with
(16:39):
you one more time and give you a little inspiration.
Speaker 1 (16:41):
For the weekend, because in the end, you won't remember
the time you spent working in the office or mowing
your lawn. Climb that GD Mountain. Thank you everyone for
running with us on this Friday morning run.
Speaker 2 (16:54):
I'm Amy Robots and I'm TJ. Holmes. Folks, have yourself
a great weekend. We'll be running with you next week.
Speaker 1 (17:00):
Yeah,
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