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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Morning Run with Amy and TJ and iHeartRadio Podcast. Good
morning everyone, It's Tuesday, April fifteenth. Welcome to Morning Run
guaranteed at six thirty am Eastern Time, Monday through Friday.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
I'm Amy Roboch.
Speaker 3 (00:15):
Now I'm TJ. Holmes.
Speaker 4 (00:17):
It is, as you know, Tax Day, a day we
dreaded so much we actually left the country as we
told you. Yes, we're continuing our spring break, but the
work does not stop, so we are here. We will
post a picture later of our podcast suite.
Speaker 2 (00:34):
Yeah it's our mobile office.
Speaker 4 (00:36):
Yes it's a hut of some kind, but we'll show
that to you later. But yes, we will continue the
work as we're on spring break, like a lot of
you all are, but always good to have you. But yes,
Tax Day, some people are getting refunds, some have to
pay either way.
Speaker 3 (00:48):
We'd all just like to get this day over with.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
Ain't that the truth?
Speaker 4 (00:51):
All right?
Speaker 1 (00:52):
Yes, but some people are getting a much needed extension
today and they don't even have to ask or file
for it.
Speaker 3 (00:59):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (00:59):
Also coming up on this morning's Morning, Ron Harvard decides
it would rather go without billions of dollars than acquiesce
to Trump's list of demands.
Speaker 1 (01:08):
Also on this morning's run, an employee fired for cooperating
with the FAA in that deadly helicopter crash on the Hudson,
Plus Florida becomes the first state in the nation to
officially get on board with the Gulf of America.
Speaker 4 (01:21):
Plus Southern California's Morning Jolt, Katie Perry's Space Song, and
from NCAA champion to number one draft pick all no
week's work for Yukon's page.
Speaker 3 (01:32):
Beckers. We'll get into that.
Speaker 1 (01:33):
All right, But we begin our run this morning with
the date. It is April fifteenth, and we all know
what that means. It is a day none of us
can escape. It's tax day. Taxes are due today for
most of us. We'll explain that shortly.
Speaker 3 (01:47):
All right, So, yes, for most of us.
Speaker 4 (01:49):
So you have the option to delay if you need
more time. Yes, you can file an extension, but the
deadline to file is still today. That extension will buy
you six months, so you'll haven't October fifteenth to file
without penalties. Now that sounds great. All I gotta do
is file an extension. But of course, Robes a lot
of people know there is a catch.
Speaker 1 (02:09):
Here, Yes, there is. While you can still get some
extra time to file. That doesn't mean you get extra
time to pay. So if you owe money, you still
have to write that check today or else face penalties
and interest. And I didn't realize this, but apparently this
is a thing until I was researching tax Day. It's
also a day to get discounts on food.
Speaker 2 (02:29):
Did you know this?
Speaker 4 (02:30):
I didn't know this. When you said food, I was
thinking groceries. But you're talking Chrispy Kreme Donuts, places like that, also,
Olive Garden, Burger King, restaurant chains like that across the
country are giving taxpayers a little bit of a break
and discounts and freebies on food and beverages. Today, Burger
King is actually offering one cent cheeseburgers with any purchase
of a dollar or more. So, yes, you wrote that
(02:52):
seven thousand dollars check to the irs, Come get you
a one cent cheese burger. Should make everything okay?
Speaker 1 (02:57):
Hey, every little bit helpful? Right next step on the run.
As we alluded to earlier, it is not tax day
for everybody. People in nine states are getting an automatic
extension to file their taxes.
Speaker 4 (03:10):
The federal government is granteing extra time for people affected
by natural disasters, mainly Hurricane Helene that was last fall.
Everyone in the states of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina,
and South Carolina. Everybody in those states gets an automatic
extension and will happen till May first to file their taxes.
Speaker 1 (03:29):
Some people in parts of Tennessee and Virginia who were
also dealing with Helene aftermath will also get that extension,
as well as people in Juneo, Alaska, who experienced an
extreme flooding disaster, and then people in parts of New
Mexico which also dealt with severe flooding. Again, this is
an automatic extension, so you don't have to file or
even ask for it, and they determine if.
Speaker 2 (03:49):
You're eligible by your zip code. That's how it works.
Speaker 4 (03:51):
Yeah, and I didn't realize, but this is nice for
folks and not even have to worry about trying to
find a place. Look, those folks need LAWDS knows they
you're trying to find to live, build a house. I
gotta file with taxes. This is a nice thing that
they don't given as to have to ask for. So this
is a good When we continue here on our morning
run with Harvard, Yes, the prestigious university called President Trump's bluff,
(04:14):
but turns out he wasn't bluffing. The Trump administration promptly
announced that it is freezing two point two billion dollars
in funding to Harvard and canceling another sixty million dollars
in federal contracts with the university after it rejected a
list of demands. So.
Speaker 1 (04:30):
Those demands, sent to the university last week listed several
changes the administration wanted, including changes in admission policies, hiring practices,
and it called for an audit of the student body
and faculty for their views on diversity. President Trump claims
he wants to cut down on anti Semitism at the
etelite schools after several were the side of protests about
(04:52):
the Israel Gaza war.
Speaker 4 (04:53):
So in response to the administration's demands, Harvard President Alan
Garber wrote yesterday the university will not surrender its independence
or relinquish its constitutional rights. No government, regardless of which
party is in power, should dictate what private universities can teach,
whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of
study and inquiry they can pursue.
Speaker 1 (05:15):
He also said stripping the funding risks not only the
health and well being of millions of individuals, but also
the economic security and vitality of our nation, in addition
to violating the school's First Amendment rights. Wrong answer, according
to the administration, which announced the funding freeze, that was.
Speaker 2 (05:34):
Really funny, right now? I wrote that, Yes, it was
really good.
Speaker 1 (05:38):
Wrong answer, Yes, okay, so, the administration said, Harvard's statement
today reinforces the troubling entitlement mindset that is endemic in
our nation's most prestigious universities and colleges. That federal investment
does not come with the responsibility to uphold civil rights laws.
Speaker 4 (05:54):
And they did not stop there. They said, the disruption
of learning that has plagued campuses in recent years is unacceptable.
The harassment of Jewish students is intolerable. It is time
for elite universities to take the problem seriously and commit
to meaningful change if they wish to continue receiving taxpayer support.
Speaker 1 (06:11):
In quote woof the White House says, Harvard has failed
in recent years to live up to intellectual and civil
rights conditions that justify federal dollars. Trump has paused funding
at several other schools, in particular Columbia, which had initially
four hundred million dollars in funding polled, but the university
soon bowed to Trump's demands.
Speaker 4 (06:32):
This was and I added this note here because of
course one of the most famous a lot of famous
alum from Harvard, ye is one of the most famous,
obviously may be the most President Obama chimed in on
this on x and said that Harvard has set an
example for other higher ed institutions rejecting an unlawful and
ham handed attempt to stifle academic freedom.
Speaker 3 (06:53):
So he has even chimed in on this.
Speaker 4 (06:54):
A lot of people have been asking these universities to
push back on Trump's demands. And look, when you're talking
about hundreds of millions and billions of dollars in funding,
you kind of you pause.
Speaker 3 (07:04):
And some have caved. Harvard has not. We will see.
Speaker 1 (07:08):
Uh.
Speaker 2 (07:08):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (07:09):
I have to say I had no idea that institutions
like Harvard received as much money as two point two
billion dollars from taxpayers.
Speaker 2 (07:18):
Like that actually blew my mind. That was something that
I learned as this story unfolded.
Speaker 4 (07:23):
You know, I think that's a good point to make.
But a lot of these elite universities are very good
at writing grants. They know how to do it. They
know the system very well. But also they have some
of the smartest people on the planet, certainly in the country,
who are doing research. Yeah, incredible, incredible research. So a
lot of that funding goes there. We will continue here
on this Tuesday.
Speaker 2 (07:41):
Yes, it's Tuesday.
Speaker 4 (07:42):
It's a taxday, of course. Yeah, this Tuesday morning, run
Wall Street a little happy. Yesterday, news from the President
that he was giving a temporary tariff reprieve on electronics
and possible exemptions for his tariff on auto parts.
Speaker 1 (07:54):
Yeah, Trump telling reporters in the Oval Office that US
automakers need time to relocate their production from Canada, Mexico
and other parts of the world here to the United States.
So ustock markets finished up yesterday and futures are up
again as of this morning.
Speaker 4 (08:08):
Yeah, this falls news from the Trump administration that more
than ten ten countries have already called and have come
up with a deal over the higher tariffs imposed by
President Trump. Now, how good are these offers? According to
the White House, According to the president quote, they are
very good.
Speaker 3 (08:27):
Amazing details to come.
Speaker 1 (08:29):
You got to love when you just know that cadence.
Now it's like yep, that reads next up on our run.
Florida is now the first state in the nation to
officially recognize the Gulf of America. Governor Ronda Santis signed
two bills into law that require all state law books
and school textbooks to reflect that change.
Speaker 4 (08:48):
If you do nothing else regarding this story, just go
look up the picture that they took after they signed.
Speaker 2 (08:53):
This building so good.
Speaker 3 (08:54):
It's it's good. Is the way to work?
Speaker 2 (08:56):
Well, it was, it was, it was. It was funny
to me.
Speaker 4 (08:59):
Okay, yes, But a few members of the state's Republican
controlled Senate are there in around Desantas's office during the
signing ceremony, but two of them on the outside, we're
holding these big green highway signs essentially that you always
see it's a Gulf of America on them. So it
was an interesting site. And then Desantas is sitting in
the middle smiling, holding up the bill that he just signed.
Speaker 2 (09:20):
It's just like blue sharpie pens. It was great. It's great.
Speaker 1 (09:24):
One state senator put it this way. In Florida, we
will always put America first. Now. This new law follows
Trump's executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to
the Gulf of America, and you might recall, in that
same order, Trump also changed the name of the Alaskan mountain,
Denali back to Mount McKinley.
Speaker 4 (09:42):
We'll continue here now on this morning ron. The next
leg takes us to southern California, where folks there got
tossed around a bit yesterday by a moderate earthquake. The
magnitude five point two quake happened around ten o'clock local
time and was centered just east of San Diego, with
people reported feeling it from parts of Los Angeles all
the way down to Mexico.
Speaker 1 (09:59):
Several after measuring up to four in magnitude were recorded
as well. Thankfully, there were no immediate reports of significant
damage or injuries. But just FYI, this was all part
of the Elson or fault line in southern California that
the USGS says is one of the busiest areas of
seismic activity in this state. So I'm sure a lot
(10:20):
of folks they're feeling a little uneasy right now.
Speaker 3 (10:23):
Yeah, they're expecting.
Speaker 4 (10:24):
I saw some predictions the scientists think like up to
a week from when this hits, you can expect another
one four point zero or stronger. And also to know
there's some app you have some shake alert.
Speaker 2 (10:37):
Really no, I did not know.
Speaker 4 (10:38):
That people got alerts seconds or minute before the earthquake.
It's some kind of way monitors sends you an alert
about the earthquake, and they it actually worked.
Speaker 3 (10:47):
For some people.
Speaker 1 (10:47):
That's incredible. You could get into the bath ub or
wherever it is you're supposed to do in a doorway
and a few seconds can help out.
Speaker 2 (10:52):
Absolutely.
Speaker 4 (10:53):
I appreciate it that we'll stay with us here, folks
on this Tuesday Tax Day spring break run that we're on.
When we come back, we haven't update on that deadly
crash in the Hudson, that helicopter crash. Well, someone who
worked with that helicopter company has now been fired and
the FAA is pissed about it. Also coming up this morning,
Katie Perry gives us a little serenade from space and
(11:16):
she is now the number one pick in the WNBA draft.
So why is Paige Becker is about to make the
same salary as a teacher in Alaska? All right, folks,
we continue on this Tuesday Tax Day spring break run,
(11:37):
and next up on this leg, the company involved in
that deadly helicopter crash on the Hudson last week has
fired its director of operations, but not for being complicit
in the crash, rather for cooperating with the FAA.
Speaker 2 (11:52):
Yeah, this requires an explanation.
Speaker 1 (11:53):
We just told you yesterday that the FAA announced that
the helicopter company called New York Helicopter Tours would cease
all operations immediately while the investigation took place. But the
director of operations for the company, who was working with
the FAA and voluntarily agreed that that company would then
cease operations, was immediately fired after yesterday's announcement.
Speaker 4 (12:14):
Yea, the company CEO told the FAA that the employee
that agreed to stop operations is no longer with the
company and didn't have the authority to make that decision.
So now the FAA has ordered the company to shut
down immediately and has suspended its air carrier certificate, and.
Speaker 1 (12:30):
In a statement they somewhat scolded the company as well,
saying the immediate firing of the director of operations raises
serious safety concerns because it appears the CEO retaliated against
the director of operations for making the safety decision to
cease operations during the investigations.
Speaker 4 (12:46):
And a reminder here a family of five, and the
pilot died when the helicopter went down near the Jersey
side of the Hudson River. The cause of the crash
has yet to be determined. Robes I debated, we've been
doing this story one detail and it's just kind's just sad,
but it's a part of the story, and it's a
part of what happens in New York and a part
of these helicopters. The moms, they were there to celebrate
(13:08):
her fortieth birthday.
Speaker 1 (13:09):
It is her fortieth birthday, and yeah, the daughter was
turning eight, so there's two weeks. Yeah, there were two
birthdays to celebrate, and just now, it's always going to
be sad in tragic, but yes, when you get those
details and you think about this family, there's a celebratory
picture I have chills right now that they took with
in front of the helicopter, wearing you know, the life
vest and all the safety protocols that you need, smiling
(13:31):
and you could just see the excitement.
Speaker 2 (13:33):
On their faces. They were there to celebrate.
Speaker 3 (13:35):
And this is why I debate it all. I know,
so I thought, you know what, that's just too.
Speaker 4 (13:39):
Sad of a detail. Here we are, we're getting chills
and tears in our eyes about it. But it's just
a part of the story and that's what people do,
and that's what these tours are.
Speaker 1 (13:45):
Ye.
Speaker 4 (13:45):
People come to celebrate and this is a big part
of a New York experience. Got to make it as
safe as possible.
Speaker 2 (13:50):
Yeah, absolutely, Well, next up on the run.
Speaker 1 (13:52):
Thankfully, it was very safe yesterday when we watched something
pretty spectacular Blue Origins, all female crew successfully get it
up to space yesterday and a ten minute and twenty
one second journey. It was a star studded flight that
brought even more star power to West Texas.
Speaker 2 (14:09):
To watch the launch. We were watching the folks watching
the launch.
Speaker 4 (14:12):
Okay, so we're gonna start with the stars on the
ground before the ones that went to space. So yes,
you had, of course to Jeff Bezos, who is the
Blue Origin and Amazon founder. Oprah was there, you know
why she was there. Chris Jenner was there, Chloryka Kardashi
and they were all there to support their pals, Gail King,
Katy Perry, and yes, Lauren Sanchez who is the fiance
of Bezos.
Speaker 3 (14:30):
Now.
Speaker 4 (14:30):
Also on that rocket was NASA rocket scientist Ishabo and
film producer carry Anne Flynn as well as bioastronautics research
scientists Amanda Winch. She is so smart I could barely
pronounce her role.
Speaker 1 (14:44):
We were actually here yes on spring break watching the launch.
It was so fun to watch all the elements of
them going up, but also again just the folks watching
the launch.
Speaker 2 (14:54):
It was a spectacle to be seen.
Speaker 3 (14:55):
And there were tears.
Speaker 4 (14:56):
Look, this is what we explained yesterday with Strahan, but
when you see your loved one and to see those
folks on the ground looking up at the people they
love going to space, we saw some tears and it's
just nobody was smiling.
Speaker 1 (15:07):
To me, No, they were holding their breath, right, Oprah
was You could tell she covered her eyes at one
point she had a hard time watching Gail that. Gail
said she was afraid of going into space, and proved
it when we saw her walking into the capsule. Because
a lot of folks have mentioned they ring a bell
before they go in. She had the most genuine look
(15:29):
of fear on her face as she walked in. When
she got down back to Earth, she knelt on the
ground and said, I would just like to have a
moment with the ground.
Speaker 4 (15:38):
Katie Fairy we knew this was coming, didn't know what
song it was going to be, but she promised she
would sing in space, and she did sing What a
wonderful wild good choice.
Speaker 3 (15:46):
Yep.
Speaker 4 (15:46):
She said she couldn't recommend this experience more telling reporters
it is the highest high and it is surrender.
Speaker 3 (15:53):
To the unknown.
Speaker 2 (15:54):
Wow.
Speaker 1 (15:54):
The video of the women this is also you want
to look something else up today. The video of the
women during their few moments of weightlessness is totally worth watching.
We noticed, of course, when the women came in they
looked like they were like on a movie that they
had hair and makeup and lots of hair and lots
of curls and flowing locks. Well, when they got weightless,
the hair is so funny, it like fills up the capsule.
(16:18):
The smiles on their faces are priceless. It's a very
joyful video to watch.
Speaker 3 (16:23):
We started a lot of audio. They were just screamed.
They sound like kids in there. Ah, it was it
was cool to it was fun. It was nervous.
Speaker 4 (16:31):
I didn't expect to be that nervous h who on
board No Gail, non Gail for a while, but I
don't have friends.
Speaker 3 (16:37):
On that capsule. We were nervous as hell watching this.
Speaker 1 (16:40):
Yes, because so many people were watching, so many people
were excited. It was very celebratory, so you were just
hoping for the best, and luckily it all turned out
that way and it was historic. Well, it was the
first time an all female crew made it to space
since nineteen sixty three.
Speaker 2 (16:53):
That is a big deal. Want to go now, don't
know if I'm there yet. I'll go with you, but
still I might need a few more years.
Speaker 4 (17:00):
I want to be the guy on the ground looking
up at his love point right on the final leg
of this morning's run. Last week, she won a national championship.
Last night, she was the number one pick in the
w NBA Draft. Yes, Yukon Superstar Page Becker's Buckets, as
she's called. She went first overall to the Dallas Wings,
and last night's draft that was held in.
Speaker 1 (17:20):
New York, no drama here. Everybody knew she was gonna
go number one. Even I knew that, but that's only
because of you. But anyway, she is now the sixth
Yukon player to be taken number one in the WNBA draft,
Sue Bird.
Speaker 3 (17:33):
Obviously, in Breonna Stewart.
Speaker 4 (17:34):
So those are even if you're not a big basketball
watcher or a big college basketball or women's college basketball watcher.
Those are I mean, those are Hall of Fame players,
and she has now followed in the long line of
those folks and Dallas. She gets there and is gonna
help them out immediately because they were nine and thirty
one last year and missed the playoffs, so they were
very excited about having her. Always talked about it happened
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last year with Kaitlin Clark. When you hear these superstars
who are bringing so many eyes to the game, people
are surprised to hear how much they're making in their
WNBA salary.
Speaker 1 (18:06):
Yeah, how is that possible? Her salary is seventy eight
eight and thirty one dollars.
Speaker 4 (18:12):
That is about the average salary for a teacher in Alaska.
Now people think, how is that possible? It's just the
finances of the league. The money isn't there yet. The
eyeballs are coming, Yes, they're getting a new television contract. Yes,
they're going to renegotiate their collective bargaining agreement, yes, and
get more revenue share. But for right now, this is
a very young league that loses money for the most
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part every single year.
Speaker 3 (18:35):
People don't.
Speaker 4 (18:36):
Everybody's excited to watch the game, but this is it
hasn't been necessarily independently financially that stable well.
Speaker 1 (18:43):
With with stars like Page and you know, Caitlin, hopefully
that day is coming soon. Well, we would like you
to consider this as you head out on your day today.
It is our quote of the day. I always love
something that gives me promise of something new, So this
is from Buddha. Every morning we are born again. What
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we do today is what matters most. I love that
idea of just every day is a new page in
your book. You can start from whatever you were dealing with.
You can just begin again.
Speaker 4 (19:17):
I like that because yesterday was terrible. I really need
to it was. It was only like eighty four. I
needed it to be. I'm kidding, I'm totally kidding. But yes, folks,
I want you to take that with you today. It
is our quote of the day. Take this with you
and consider this. Every morning we are born again. What
we do today is what matters most. So we always
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always appreciate you running with us. We will continue to
run with you on this spring break week. The work
will not stop, but yes, and we promise we'll put
up a picture of our of our new podcast studio.
I don't know if you could hear in the background
ropes didn't hear it yesterday, but we're closer to the
water today, so maybe you folks you could hear some
ways crashing.
Speaker 1 (20:00):
Yeah, we moved a little closer to the shore just
to see if we could give you a little slice
of heaven as you were listening to the morning headlines.
Speaker 2 (20:08):
So thank you for running with us.
Speaker 3 (20:09):
Everyone on made me robot Holk. We'll see you tomorrow.
Morning Run with Amy and TJ and iHeartRadio Podcast. Good
morning everyone, It's Tuesday, April fifteenth. Welcome to Morning Run
guaranteed at six thirty am Eastern Time, Monday through Friday.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
I'm Amy Roboch.
Speaker 3 (00:15):
Now I'm TJ. Holmes.
Speaker 4 (00:17):
It is, as you know, Tax Day, a day we
dreaded so much we actually left the country as we
told you. Yes, we're continuing our spring break, but the
work does not stop, so we are here. We will
post a picture later of our podcast suite.
Speaker 2 (00:34):
Yeah it's our mobile office.
Speaker 4 (00:36):
Yes it's a hut of some kind, but we'll show
that to you later. But yes, we will continue the
work as we're on spring break, like a lot of
you all are, but always good to have you. But yes,
Tax Day, some people are getting refunds, some have to
pay either way.
Speaker 3 (00:48):
We'd all just like to get this day over with.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
Ain't that the truth?
Speaker 4 (00:51):
All right?
Speaker 1 (00:52):
Yes, but some people are getting a much needed extension
today and they don't even have to ask or file
for it.
Speaker 3 (00:59):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (00:59):
Also coming up on this morning's Morning, Ron Harvard decides
it would rather go without billions of dollars than acquiesce
to Trump's list of demands.
Speaker 1 (01:08):
Also on this morning's run, an employee fired for cooperating
with the FAA in that deadly helicopter crash on the Hudson,
Plus Florida becomes the first state in the nation to
officially get on board with the Gulf of America.
Speaker 4 (01:21):
Plus Southern California's Morning Jolt, Katie Perry's Space Song, and
from NCAA champion to number one draft pick all no
week's work for Yukon's page.
Speaker 3 (01:32):
Beckers. We'll get into that.
Speaker 1 (01:33):
All right, But we begin our run this morning with
the date. It is April fifteenth, and we all know
what that means. It is a day none of us
can escape. It's tax day. Taxes are due today for
most of us. We'll explain that shortly.
Speaker 3 (01:47):
All right, So, yes, for most of us.
Speaker 4 (01:49):
So you have the option to delay if you need
more time. Yes, you can file an extension, but the
deadline to file is still today. That extension will buy
you six months, so you'll haven't October fifteenth to file
without penalties. Now that sounds great. All I gotta do
is file an extension. But of course, Robes a lot
of people know there is a catch.
Speaker 1 (02:09):
Here, Yes, there is. While you can still get some
extra time to file. That doesn't mean you get extra
time to pay. So if you owe money, you still
have to write that check today or else face penalties
and interest. And I didn't realize this, but apparently this
is a thing until I was researching tax Day. It's
also a day to get discounts on food.
Speaker 2 (02:29):
Did you know this?
Speaker 4 (02:30):
I didn't know this. When you said food, I was
thinking groceries. But you're talking Chrispy Kreme Donuts, places like that, also,
Olive Garden, Burger King, restaurant chains like that across the
country are giving taxpayers a little bit of a break
and discounts and freebies on food and beverages. Today, Burger
King is actually offering one cent cheeseburgers with any purchase
of a dollar or more. So, yes, you wrote that
(02:52):
seven thousand dollars check to the irs, Come get you
a one cent cheese burger. Should make everything okay?
Speaker 1 (02:57):
Hey, every little bit helpful? Right next step on the run.
As we alluded to earlier, it is not tax day
for everybody. People in nine states are getting an automatic
extension to file their taxes.
Speaker 4 (03:10):
The federal government is granteing extra time for people affected
by natural disasters, mainly Hurricane Helene that was last fall.
Everyone in the states of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina,
and South Carolina. Everybody in those states gets an automatic
extension and will happen till May first to file their taxes.
Speaker 1 (03:29):
Some people in parts of Tennessee and Virginia who were
also dealing with Helene aftermath will also get that extension,
as well as people in Juneo, Alaska, who experienced an
extreme flooding disaster, and then people in parts of New
Mexico which also dealt with severe flooding. Again, this is
an automatic extension, so you don't have to file or
even ask for it, and they determine if.
Speaker 2 (03:49):
You're eligible by your zip code. That's how it works.
Speaker 4 (03:51):
Yeah, and I didn't realize, but this is nice for
folks and not even have to worry about trying to
find a place. Look, those folks need LAWDS knows they
you're trying to find to live, build a house. I
gotta file with taxes. This is a nice thing that
they don't given as to have to ask for. So this
is a good When we continue here on our morning
run with Harvard, Yes, the prestigious university called President Trump's bluff,
(04:14):
but turns out he wasn't bluffing. The Trump administration promptly
announced that it is freezing two point two billion dollars
in funding to Harvard and canceling another sixty million dollars
in federal contracts with the university after it rejected a
list of demands. So.
Speaker 1 (04:30):
Those demands, sent to the university last week listed several
changes the administration wanted, including changes in admission policies, hiring practices,
and it called for an audit of the student body
and faculty for their views on diversity. President Trump claims
he wants to cut down on anti Semitism at the
etelite schools after several were the side of protests about
(04:52):
the Israel Gaza war.
Speaker 4 (04:53):
So in response to the administration's demands, Harvard President Alan
Garber wrote yesterday the university will not surrender its independence
or relinquish its constitutional rights. No government, regardless of which
party is in power, should dictate what private universities can teach,
whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of
study and inquiry they can pursue.
Speaker 1 (05:15):
He also said stripping the funding risks not only the
health and well being of millions of individuals, but also
the economic security and vitality of our nation, in addition
to violating the school's First Amendment rights. Wrong answer, according
to the administration, which announced the funding freeze, that was.
Speaker 2 (05:34):
Really funny, right now? I wrote that, Yes, it was
really good.
Speaker 1 (05:38):
Wrong answer, Yes, okay, so, the administration said, Harvard's statement
today reinforces the troubling entitlement mindset that is endemic in
our nation's most prestigious universities and colleges. That federal investment
does not come with the responsibility to uphold civil rights laws.
Speaker 4 (05:54):
And they did not stop there. They said, the disruption
of learning that has plagued campuses in recent years is unacceptable.
The harassment of Jewish students is intolerable. It is time
for elite universities to take the problem seriously and commit
to meaningful change if they wish to continue receiving taxpayer support.
Speaker 1 (06:11):
In quote woof the White House says, Harvard has failed
in recent years to live up to intellectual and civil
rights conditions that justify federal dollars. Trump has paused funding
at several other schools, in particular Columbia, which had initially
four hundred million dollars in funding polled, but the university
soon bowed to Trump's demands.
Speaker 4 (06:32):
This was and I added this note here because of
course one of the most famous a lot of famous
alum from Harvard, ye is one of the most famous,
obviously may be the most President Obama chimed in on
this on x and said that Harvard has set an
example for other higher ed institutions rejecting an unlawful and
ham handed attempt to stifle academic freedom.
Speaker 3 (06:53):
So he has even chimed in on this.
Speaker 4 (06:54):
A lot of people have been asking these universities to
push back on Trump's demands. And look, when you're talking
about hundreds of millions and billions of dollars in funding,
you kind of you pause.
Speaker 3 (07:04):
And some have caved. Harvard has not. We will see.
Speaker 1 (07:08):
Uh.
Speaker 2 (07:08):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (07:09):
I have to say I had no idea that institutions
like Harvard received as much money as two point two
billion dollars from taxpayers.
Speaker 2 (07:18):
Like that actually blew my mind. That was something that
I learned as this story unfolded.
Speaker 4 (07:23):
You know, I think that's a good point to make.
But a lot of these elite universities are very good
at writing grants. They know how to do it. They
know the system very well. But also they have some
of the smartest people on the planet, certainly in the country,
who are doing research. Yeah, incredible, incredible research. So a
lot of that funding goes there. We will continue here
on this Tuesday.
Speaker 2 (07:41):
Yes, it's Tuesday.
Speaker 4 (07:42):
It's a taxday, of course. Yeah, this Tuesday morning, run
Wall Street a little happy. Yesterday, news from the President
that he was giving a temporary tariff reprieve on electronics
and possible exemptions for his tariff on auto parts.
Speaker 1 (07:54):
Yeah, Trump telling reporters in the Oval Office that US
automakers need time to relocate their production from Canada, Mexico
and other parts of the world here to the United States.
So ustock markets finished up yesterday and futures are up
again as of this morning.
Speaker 4 (08:08):
Yeah, this falls news from the Trump administration that more
than ten ten countries have already called and have come
up with a deal over the higher tariffs imposed by
President Trump. Now, how good are these offers? According to
the White House, According to the president quote, they are
very good.
Speaker 3 (08:27):
Amazing details to come.
Speaker 1 (08:29):
You got to love when you just know that cadence.
Now it's like yep, that reads next up on our run.
Florida is now the first state in the nation to
officially recognize the Gulf of America. Governor Ronda Santis signed
two bills into law that require all state law books
and school textbooks to reflect that change.
Speaker 4 (08:48):
If you do nothing else regarding this story, just go
look up the picture that they took after they signed.
Speaker 2 (08:53):
This building so good.
Speaker 3 (08:54):
It's it's good. Is the way to work?
Speaker 2 (08:56):
Well, it was, it was, it was. It was funny
to me.
Speaker 4 (08:59):
Okay, yes, But a few members of the state's Republican
controlled Senate are there in around Desantas's office during the
signing ceremony, but two of them on the outside, we're
holding these big green highway signs essentially that you always
see it's a Gulf of America on them. So it
was an interesting site. And then Desantas is sitting in
the middle smiling, holding up the bill that he just signed.
Speaker 2 (09:20):
It's just like blue sharpie pens. It was great. It's great.
Speaker 1 (09:24):
One state senator put it this way. In Florida, we
will always put America first. Now. This new law follows
Trump's executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to
the Gulf of America, and you might recall, in that
same order, Trump also changed the name of the Alaskan mountain,
Denali back to Mount McKinley.
Speaker 4 (09:42):
We'll continue here now on this morning ron. The next
leg takes us to southern California, where folks there got
tossed around a bit yesterday by a moderate earthquake. The
magnitude five point two quake happened around ten o'clock local
time and was centered just east of San Diego, with
people reported feeling it from parts of Los Angeles all
the way down to Mexico.
Speaker 1 (09:59):
Several after measuring up to four in magnitude were recorded
as well. Thankfully, there were no immediate reports of significant
damage or injuries. But just FYI, this was all part
of the Elson or fault line in southern California that
the USGS says is one of the busiest areas of
seismic activity in this state. So I'm sure a lot
(10:20):
of folks they're feeling a little uneasy right now.
Speaker 3 (10:23):
Yeah, they're expecting.
Speaker 4 (10:24):
I saw some predictions the scientists think like up to
a week from when this hits, you can expect another
one four point zero or stronger. And also to know
there's some app you have some shake alert.
Speaker 2 (10:37):
Really no, I did not know.
Speaker 4 (10:38):
That people got alerts seconds or minute before the earthquake.
It's some kind of way monitors sends you an alert
about the earthquake, and they it actually worked.
Speaker 3 (10:47):
For some people.
Speaker 1 (10:47):
That's incredible. You could get into the bath ub or
wherever it is you're supposed to do in a doorway
and a few seconds can help out.
Speaker 2 (10:52):
Absolutely.
Speaker 4 (10:53):
I appreciate it that we'll stay with us here, folks
on this Tuesday Tax Day spring break run that we're on.
When we come back, we haven't update on that deadly
crash in the Hudson, that helicopter crash. Well, someone who
worked with that helicopter company has now been fired and
the FAA is pissed about it. Also coming up this morning,
Katie Perry gives us a little serenade from space and
(11:16):
she is now the number one pick in the WNBA draft.
So why is Paige Becker is about to make the
same salary as a teacher in Alaska? All right, folks,
we continue on this Tuesday Tax Day spring break run,
(11:37):
and next up on this leg, the company involved in
that deadly helicopter crash on the Hudson last week has
fired its director of operations, but not for being complicit
in the crash, rather for cooperating with the FAA.
Speaker 2 (11:52):
Yeah, this requires an explanation.
Speaker 1 (11:53):
We just told you yesterday that the FAA announced that
the helicopter company called New York Helicopter Tours would cease
all operations immediately while the investigation took place. But the
director of operations for the company, who was working with
the FAA and voluntarily agreed that that company would then
cease operations, was immediately fired after yesterday's announcement.
Speaker 4 (12:14):
Yea, the company CEO told the FAA that the employee
that agreed to stop operations is no longer with the
company and didn't have the authority to make that decision.
So now the FAA has ordered the company to shut
down immediately and has suspended its air carrier certificate, and.
Speaker 1 (12:30):
In a statement they somewhat scolded the company as well,
saying the immediate firing of the director of operations raises
serious safety concerns because it appears the CEO retaliated against
the director of operations for making the safety decision to
cease operations during the investigations.
Speaker 4 (12:46):
And a reminder here a family of five, and the
pilot died when the helicopter went down near the Jersey
side of the Hudson River. The cause of the crash
has yet to be determined. Robes I debated, we've been
doing this story one detail and it's just kind's just sad,
but it's a part of the story, and it's a
part of what happens in New York and a part
of these helicopters. The moms, they were there to celebrate
(13:08):
her fortieth birthday.
Speaker 1 (13:09):
It is her fortieth birthday, and yeah, the daughter was
turning eight, so there's two weeks. Yeah, there were two
birthdays to celebrate, and just now, it's always going to
be sad in tragic, but yes, when you get those
details and you think about this family, there's a celebratory
picture I have chills right now that they took with
in front of the helicopter, wearing you know, the life
vest and all the safety protocols that you need, smiling
(13:31):
and you could just see the excitement.
Speaker 2 (13:33):
On their faces. They were there to celebrate.
Speaker 3 (13:35):
And this is why I debate it all. I know,
so I thought, you know what, that's just too.
Speaker 4 (13:39):
Sad of a detail. Here we are, we're getting chills
and tears in our eyes about it. But it's just
a part of the story and that's what people do,
and that's what these tours are.
Speaker 1 (13:45):
Ye.
Speaker 4 (13:45):
People come to celebrate and this is a big part
of a New York experience. Got to make it as
safe as possible.
Speaker 2 (13:50):
Yeah, absolutely, Well, next up on the run.
Speaker 1 (13:52):
Thankfully, it was very safe yesterday when we watched something
pretty spectacular Blue Origins, all female crew successfully get it
up to space yesterday and a ten minute and twenty
one second journey. It was a star studded flight that
brought even more star power to West Texas.
Speaker 2 (14:09):
To watch the launch. We were watching the folks watching
the launch.
Speaker 4 (14:12):
Okay, so we're gonna start with the stars on the
ground before the ones that went to space. So yes,
you had, of course to Jeff Bezos, who is the
Blue Origin and Amazon founder. Oprah was there, you know
why she was there. Chris Jenner was there, Chloryka Kardashi
and they were all there to support their pals, Gail King,
Katy Perry, and yes, Lauren Sanchez who is the fiance
of Bezos.
Speaker 3 (14:30):
Now.
Speaker 4 (14:30):
Also on that rocket was NASA rocket scientist Ishabo and
film producer carry Anne Flynn as well as bioastronautics research
scientists Amanda Winch. She is so smart I could barely
pronounce her role.
Speaker 1 (14:44):
We were actually here yes on spring break watching the launch.
It was so fun to watch all the elements of
them going up, but also again just the folks watching
the launch.
Speaker 2 (14:54):
It was a spectacle to be seen.
Speaker 3 (14:55):
And there were tears.
Speaker 4 (14:56):
Look, this is what we explained yesterday with Strahan, but
when you see your loved one and to see those
folks on the ground looking up at the people they
love going to space, we saw some tears and it's
just nobody was smiling.
Speaker 1 (15:07):
To me, No, they were holding their breath, right, Oprah
was You could tell she covered her eyes at one
point she had a hard time watching Gail that. Gail
said she was afraid of going into space, and proved
it when we saw her walking into the capsule. Because
a lot of folks have mentioned they ring a bell
before they go in. She had the most genuine look
(15:29):
of fear on her face as she walked in. When
she got down back to Earth, she knelt on the
ground and said, I would just like to have a
moment with the ground.
Speaker 4 (15:38):
Katie Fairy we knew this was coming, didn't know what
song it was going to be, but she promised she
would sing in space, and she did sing What a
wonderful wild good choice.
Speaker 3 (15:46):
Yep.
Speaker 4 (15:46):
She said she couldn't recommend this experience more telling reporters
it is the highest high and it is surrender.
Speaker 3 (15:53):
To the unknown.
Speaker 2 (15:54):
Wow.
Speaker 1 (15:54):
The video of the women this is also you want
to look something else up today. The video of the
women during their few moments of weightlessness is totally worth watching.
We noticed, of course, when the women came in they
looked like they were like on a movie that they
had hair and makeup and lots of hair and lots
of curls and flowing locks. Well, when they got weightless,
the hair is so funny, it like fills up the capsule.
(16:18):
The smiles on their faces are priceless. It's a very
joyful video to watch.
Speaker 3 (16:23):
We started a lot of audio. They were just screamed.
They sound like kids in there. Ah, it was it
was cool to it was fun. It was nervous.
Speaker 4 (16:31):
I didn't expect to be that nervous h who on
board No Gail, non Gail for a while, but I
don't have friends.
Speaker 3 (16:37):
On that capsule. We were nervous as hell watching this.
Speaker 1 (16:40):
Yes, because so many people were watching, so many people
were excited. It was very celebratory, so you were just
hoping for the best, and luckily it all turned out
that way and it was historic. Well, it was the
first time an all female crew made it to space
since nineteen sixty three.
Speaker 2 (16:53):
That is a big deal. Want to go now, don't
know if I'm there yet. I'll go with you, but
still I might need a few more years.
Speaker 4 (17:00):
I want to be the guy on the ground looking
up at his love point right on the final leg
of this morning's run. Last week, she won a national championship.
Last night, she was the number one pick in the
w NBA Draft. Yes, Yukon Superstar Page Becker's Buckets, as
she's called. She went first overall to the Dallas Wings,
and last night's draft that was held in.
Speaker 1 (17:20):
New York, no drama here. Everybody knew she was gonna
go number one. Even I knew that, but that's only
because of you. But anyway, she is now the sixth
Yukon player to be taken number one in the WNBA draft,
Sue Bird.
Speaker 3 (17:33):
Obviously, in Breonna Stewart.
Speaker 4 (17:34):
So those are even if you're not a big basketball
watcher or a big college basketball or women's college basketball watcher.
Those are I mean, those are Hall of Fame players,
and she has now followed in the long line of
those folks and Dallas. She gets there and is gonna
help them out immediately because they were nine and thirty
one last year and missed the playoffs, so they were
very excited about having her. Always talked about it happened
(17:57):
last year with Kaitlin Clark. When you hear these superstars
who are bringing so many eyes to the game, people
are surprised to hear how much they're making in their
WNBA salary.
Speaker 1 (18:06):
Yeah, how is that possible? Her salary is seventy eight
eight and thirty one dollars.
Speaker 4 (18:12):
That is about the average salary for a teacher in Alaska.
Now people think, how is that possible? It's just the
finances of the league. The money isn't there yet. The
eyeballs are coming, Yes, they're getting a new television contract. Yes,
they're going to renegotiate their collective bargaining agreement, yes, and
get more revenue share. But for right now, this is
a very young league that loses money for the most
(18:34):
part every single year.
Speaker 3 (18:35):
People don't.
Speaker 4 (18:36):
Everybody's excited to watch the game, but this is it
hasn't been necessarily independently financially that stable well.
Speaker 1 (18:43):
With with stars like Page and you know, Caitlin, hopefully
that day is coming soon. Well, we would like you
to consider this as you head out on your day today.
It is our quote of the day. I always love
something that gives me promise of something new, So this
is from Buddha. Every morning we are born again. What
(19:05):
we do today is what matters most. I love that
idea of just every day is a new page in
your book. You can start from whatever you were dealing with.
You can just begin again.
Speaker 4 (19:17):
I like that because yesterday was terrible. I really need
to it was. It was only like eighty four. I
needed it to be. I'm kidding, I'm totally kidding. But yes, folks,
I want you to take that with you today. It
is our quote of the day. Take this with you
and consider this. Every morning we are born again. What
we do today is what matters most. So we always
(19:40):
always appreciate you running with us. We will continue to
run with you on this spring break week. The work
will not stop, but yes, and we promise we'll put
up a picture of our of our new podcast studio.
I don't know if you could hear in the background
ropes didn't hear it yesterday, but we're closer to the
water today, so maybe you folks you could hear some
ways crashing.
Speaker 1 (20:00):
Yeah, we moved a little closer to the shore just
to see if we could give you a little slice
of heaven as you were listening to the morning headlines.
Speaker 2 (20:08):
So thank you for running with us.
Speaker 3 (20:09):
Everyone on made me robot Holk. We'll see you tomorrow.
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