WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.200 --> 00:00:03.359 The search continues in Texas as they're still trying to 2 00:00:03.680 --> 00:00:08.240 find those unaccounted for due to the flood in Kerr County, Texas. 3 00:00:08.240 --> 00:00:11.000 Just a tragic situation all the way around. And obviously 4 00:00:11.119 --> 00:00:13.039 there is still good in the world and there are 5 00:00:13.039 --> 00:00:16.280 people that want to help out, especially those that are 6 00:00:16.280 --> 00:00:18.839 in real need. And when you consider how many have 7 00:00:18.839 --> 00:00:22.199 been impacted by this, We've got families that have lost 8 00:00:22.239 --> 00:00:26.039 loved ones, people have lost their homes, communities damaged and 9 00:00:26.120 --> 00:00:29.600 probably changed forever. I mean again, there's still children missing 10 00:00:29.640 --> 00:00:31.839 as we speak. So just a tragic situation all the 11 00:00:31.839 --> 00:00:34.280 way around, and they need help. And the Community Foundation 12 00:00:34.359 --> 00:00:37.039 of Texas Hill Country has launched the Kerr County Flood 13 00:00:37.039 --> 00:00:40.280 Really Fund to support response, relief and long term recovery. 14 00:00:40.719 --> 00:00:42.920 And again that's needed in a big way. So all 15 00:00:42.920 --> 00:00:46.600 donations will go directly to the trusted local organizations to 16 00:00:46.640 --> 00:00:50.200 provide food, shelter, health care and hope. And we here 17 00:00:50.240 --> 00:00:53.000 at iHeart are letting you know where you can where 18 00:00:53.039 --> 00:00:55.240 you can go in order to help those out. So 19 00:00:55.479 --> 00:00:57.799 you can join us today and donate to the Kerr 20 00:00:57.799 --> 00:01:00.799 County Flood Really Fund at Community Foundation dot com net Again, 21 00:01:00.960 --> 00:01:04.680 Community Foundation dot net all right, So coming up here 22 00:01:04.760 --> 00:01:08.159 at seven fifteen, we're gonna be joined by Stephen Portnoy 23 00:01:08.359 --> 00:01:11.200 and we'll get the latest on Biden's doctor pleating the 24 00:01:11.200 --> 00:01:14.719 fifth and deciding not to talk and not answer questions 25 00:01:14.719 --> 00:01:19.079 when it comes to the health status of Biden. And 26 00:01:20.159 --> 00:01:22.239 I mean this this really Again we'll get into it 27 00:01:22.359 --> 00:01:25.879 coming up here in just a few minutes, but I 28 00:01:25.920 --> 00:01:28.959 mean this is towing the line of you know, is 29 00:01:29.239 --> 00:01:33.680 it's are you doing it because of secrecy? Are you 30 00:01:33.799 --> 00:01:37.159 just protecting your you know, your patient? I mean, I'm 31 00:01:37.200 --> 00:01:39.200 sure many have strong opinions on that. But again, we'll 32 00:01:39.200 --> 00:01:41.000 get the latest on that with Stephen portno We're coming 33 00:01:41.079 --> 00:01:42.879 up here at seven fifteen. A couple of things you 34 00:01:42.920 --> 00:01:45.560 heard there and John Shannon's latest newscast. One is the 35 00:01:45.920 --> 00:01:49.840 vandalism that took place. I guess it was probably on 36 00:01:50.760 --> 00:01:54.519 Tuesday night, I believe. But the Dirt Bowl, which of course, 37 00:01:54.599 --> 00:01:57.239 is an event that takes place every year here in Louisville. 38 00:01:57.280 --> 00:02:00.760 And if you're a basketball fan, if you're if hoops 39 00:02:01.079 --> 00:02:03.280 is a part of your life here in Louisville, I'm 40 00:02:03.319 --> 00:02:04.879 sure you know well aware what the Dirt Bowl is. 41 00:02:04.920 --> 00:02:06.840 And it's going to go on despite this vandalism that 42 00:02:06.840 --> 00:02:10.800 took place. But at Shawnee Park, they just recently painted 43 00:02:10.800 --> 00:02:14.840 the court looked awesome, and somebody decided to show up 44 00:02:15.000 --> 00:02:19.719 in a stolen vehicle and do donuts and damage the 45 00:02:19.879 --> 00:02:23.039 newly resurfaced blue and yellow court. That took place at 46 00:02:23.039 --> 00:02:27.879 six thirty am yesterday morning, So it was early early yesterday, 47 00:02:28.479 --> 00:02:32.280 and I mean just just doing it. I mean again, 48 00:02:32.520 --> 00:02:34.159 where we start, right, First of all, you're in a 49 00:02:34.199 --> 00:02:38.039 stolen vehicle, But what would you like, what do you 50 00:02:38.080 --> 00:02:40.599 get out of that? Again, if you're going to be 51 00:02:40.800 --> 00:02:42.439 somebody that's in a stole if you're going to be 52 00:02:42.520 --> 00:02:44.120 somebody that lives a lifestyle to where you end up 53 00:02:44.120 --> 00:02:46.439 in a stolen vehicle and you want to go do burnouts, 54 00:02:47.319 --> 00:02:49.879 that alone is an issue, But like, go do it elsewhere. 55 00:02:50.159 --> 00:02:53.280 Go do it somewhere that's vacant. Go do it where 56 00:02:53.280 --> 00:02:55.719 it wouldn't even be noticed if you did it, because 57 00:02:56.319 --> 00:03:00.120 there's just nothing there. This is a community event. It 58 00:03:00.120 --> 00:03:01.919 means a lot to a lot of people in that community, 59 00:03:02.439 --> 00:03:07.520 and they just painted it to make it look phenomenal 60 00:03:07.680 --> 00:03:09.560 for this big event that that so many people in 61 00:03:09.599 --> 00:03:13.560 the community take pride in. So again, surveillance video showed 62 00:03:14.159 --> 00:03:16.960 the stolen black Challenge or doing those doughnuts, and it 63 00:03:17.080 --> 00:03:20.879 left a lot of damage on not only just the 64 00:03:21.520 --> 00:03:24.280 the the look, but I mean we're talking about the 65 00:03:24.360 --> 00:03:28.120 rubberized surface that is now damaged. I mean, if you 66 00:03:28.400 --> 00:03:30.319 have been an outdoor basketball courts, I mean some of 67 00:03:30.319 --> 00:03:32.400 them are still just old school concrete and some are not. 68 00:03:32.520 --> 00:03:35.840 This is a rubberized surface that is not your typical, 69 00:03:35.960 --> 00:03:39.319 you know, outdoor basketball court. So this is beyond simply 70 00:03:39.400 --> 00:03:41.360 just cleaning it up. There are repairs that need to 71 00:03:41.360 --> 00:03:43.879 be done that are going to cost I think over 72 00:03:43.919 --> 00:03:47.000 twenty thousand dollars is the latest as far as what 73 00:03:47.000 --> 00:03:48.800 they believe it's going to cost to get this fixed. 74 00:03:49.439 --> 00:03:55.280 So just a shame. And I mean we could, we would, 75 00:03:55.280 --> 00:03:57.039 we would start something that we'd never be able to 76 00:03:57.159 --> 00:04:01.400 end if we just questioned why people commits less crimes 77 00:04:01.439 --> 00:04:05.000 and just do stupid things like this. But I mean, 78 00:04:06.879 --> 00:04:08.960 what do you get out of that? And again, you 79 00:04:08.960 --> 00:04:11.759 could ask that same question about many stupid things that 80 00:04:11.759 --> 00:04:15.639 people do, but just senseless. So good to know that 81 00:04:15.639 --> 00:04:18.319 they're still going to have the event and they're partnering 82 00:04:18.360 --> 00:04:20.639 with the Louis of Sports Commission for family Day on 83 00:04:20.680 --> 00:04:22.560 Saturday morning starting at nine am if you want to 84 00:04:22.560 --> 00:04:26.000 get out there to to Shawnee Park. Also. We'll get 85 00:04:26.000 --> 00:04:27.199 to this a little bit later on. I don't have 86 00:04:27.240 --> 00:04:29.839 anything big to share, but I found myself on Saturday 87 00:04:29.879 --> 00:04:32.879 evening out. My wife surprised me with the night out 88 00:04:32.920 --> 00:04:35.519 for my birthday, and after we did a little river 89 00:04:35.600 --> 00:04:38.560 cruise on the Bell of Louisville, we ended up trying 90 00:04:38.560 --> 00:04:40.519 to make our way to meet some friends in Nulu 91 00:04:40.639 --> 00:04:43.480 and I was able to see the very much visible 92 00:04:43.519 --> 00:04:46.879 presence that LMPD has in that area, and they're doing 93 00:04:46.920 --> 00:04:48.680 their job. They're doing what they're supposed to do. I'm 94 00:04:48.720 --> 00:04:51.560 happy they were there, but I'll just tell you firsthand, 95 00:04:51.800 --> 00:04:56.319 it's a very uninviting area at that time, given their presence, 96 00:04:56.959 --> 00:04:59.759 and it I couldn't we couldn't find a place to 97 00:04:59.800 --> 00:05:01.639 part because they were at the time we were getting there. 98 00:05:01.680 --> 00:05:04.199 I think trying to make sure people you know, I mean, 99 00:05:04.240 --> 00:05:07.480 it was again, it's understandable. I'm not blaming anybody if anything. 100 00:05:07.519 --> 00:05:10.000 It's just what that area has turned into where people 101 00:05:10.040 --> 00:05:12.079 just show up knowing that the police are going to 102 00:05:12.120 --> 00:05:13.639 be there, and I guess they just I don't know 103 00:05:14.120 --> 00:05:15.879 another thing I can't quite relate to. I can't quite 104 00:05:15.959 --> 00:05:18.399 understand as far as why you know you're going to 105 00:05:18.439 --> 00:05:20.160 continue to show up there hoping that you'll be able 106 00:05:20.160 --> 00:05:23.319 to get away with a street takeover when quite literally 107 00:05:24.120 --> 00:05:25.680 they're there because they're not going to let you do it. 108 00:05:25.680 --> 00:05:28.600 It's like a game or something. Anyway, Stephen Portannoy joins us. 109 00:05:28.600 --> 00:05:30.319 On the other side, we'll get an update on traffick 110 00:05:30.319 --> 00:05:32.120 and weather. First right here on news radio eight forty 111 00:05:32.240 --> 00:05:37.079 whas seven fifteen Here a Kentuckyanah's morning news on news 112 00:05:37.199 --> 00:05:40.240 Radio eight forty whas Nick Coffee with you, and we 113 00:05:40.279 --> 00:05:43.800 are now joined by Stephen Portnoy of ABC News. And 114 00:05:44.040 --> 00:05:46.680 yesterday we found out that the doctor, former White House 115 00:05:46.720 --> 00:05:51.040 doctor that was in place during President Biden's era, has 116 00:05:51.079 --> 00:05:54.000 decided to plead the fifth was this was this the 117 00:05:54.040 --> 00:05:58.639 expectations as this conversation, this, this whole situation was unfolding. 118 00:05:59.079 --> 00:06:02.120 Well, look, I wasn't completely surprised. We've seen it before. 119 00:06:02.199 --> 00:06:05.360 You know, Witnesses who are recalcitrant have a couple of options. 120 00:06:05.959 --> 00:06:09.399 Witnesses who for whatever reason don't want to provide testimony, 121 00:06:09.839 --> 00:06:14.759 they can not show up and risk contempt proceedings. We've 122 00:06:14.759 --> 00:06:20.000 seen that contempt prosecutions too, or they can present themselves 123 00:06:20.560 --> 00:06:26.000 and cite their constitutional right to avoid self incrimination. Now 124 00:06:26.639 --> 00:06:29.600 that is something that you know, people hear and their 125 00:06:29.639 --> 00:06:32.439 eyebrows raise. Or whether that does that mean that someone 126 00:06:32.439 --> 00:06:36.079 who's committed a crime, well, not necessarily. People plead the 127 00:06:36.120 --> 00:06:39.680 Fifth all the time. It happens from time to time. 128 00:06:40.000 --> 00:06:43.439 Plenty of examples. And so doctor O'Connor really started two 129 00:06:43.480 --> 00:06:46.639 bases for refusing to answer questions. There was the Fifth Amendment, 130 00:06:46.639 --> 00:06:48.480 the right of self incrimination, but of course there's also 131 00:06:48.959 --> 00:06:53.199 doctor patient confidentiality, and doctor O'Connor cited both of those 132 00:06:53.279 --> 00:06:55.519 reasons for refusing to answer the questions that were posed 133 00:06:55.560 --> 00:06:59.920 to him yesterday. James Comer, the Kentucky Republican congressman, says 134 00:07:00.079 --> 00:07:02.560 that what he's done here is only adding fuel to 135 00:07:02.600 --> 00:07:05.879 the fire that there was a cover up inside the 136 00:07:05.920 --> 00:07:10.240 White House with respect to Joe Biden's health and mental competency. 137 00:07:11.120 --> 00:07:13.279 Comber read out a couple of the questions that were 138 00:07:13.319 --> 00:07:17.480 posed to the doctor, namely, were you ever told to 139 00:07:17.560 --> 00:07:20.800 lie about the President's health? And rather than answer that 140 00:07:20.879 --> 00:07:24.720 question or any other, the doctor simply said that he 141 00:07:24.720 --> 00:07:28.040 would cite the doctor patient confidentiality and his rights under 142 00:07:28.040 --> 00:07:31.319 the Fifth Amendment to not answer questions. Something really remarkable 143 00:07:31.360 --> 00:07:34.680 happened last night, and that is the House Oversight Committee, 144 00:07:34.680 --> 00:07:39.959 which Chairman Comber oversees, released the video of the deposition. 145 00:07:40.680 --> 00:07:44.839 That rarely happens, but it did last night because Republicans 146 00:07:44.879 --> 00:07:48.519 wanted you to see doctor O'Connor refusing to answer those 147 00:07:48.600 --> 00:07:51.079 questions and even basic questions. This is sort of how 148 00:07:51.120 --> 00:07:54.040 it goes. They ask you if you understand the rules 149 00:07:54.040 --> 00:07:57.720 of the deposition, and the doctor pleted the fifth when 150 00:07:57.759 --> 00:08:00.480 asked if he did, because the way this works is 151 00:08:00.519 --> 00:08:02.399 you can't even answer the most basic question is the 152 00:08:02.399 --> 00:08:06.319 sky blue, because once you answer that question, you're essentially 153 00:08:06.399 --> 00:08:08.199 waiving your rights into the Fifth Amendment. So you have 154 00:08:08.240 --> 00:08:10.319 to stick to the script. And his lawyer was right 155 00:08:10.360 --> 00:08:13.800 by his side, pointing him to the prepared remarks that 156 00:08:13.839 --> 00:08:16.879 he was supposed to read that he would decline to answer, 157 00:08:17.240 --> 00:08:18.920 citing his rights under the Constitution. 158 00:08:19.439 --> 00:08:21.639 Well, this is certainly giving fuel to those that have 159 00:08:21.680 --> 00:08:24.839 had a lot of speculation about Biden's health while in office. 160 00:08:25.560 --> 00:08:29.079 And I mean if in fact the questions would have 161 00:08:29.079 --> 00:08:32.120 been answered, and they would have been legitimate answers that 162 00:08:32.360 --> 00:08:34.519 would maybe put people at ease that his health wasn't 163 00:08:34.559 --> 00:08:36.000 as big of an issue as a lot of people think. 164 00:08:36.039 --> 00:08:37.600 You would, you would assume they would just come out 165 00:08:37.600 --> 00:08:39.320 and say it, But as you mentioned, there's clearly some 166 00:08:39.360 --> 00:08:41.480 ways to get around answering these questions. Do we know 167 00:08:41.919 --> 00:08:45.679 if there's others involved during his his stint in office 168 00:08:45.679 --> 00:08:48.679 that could be questioned about sort of his health during 169 00:08:48.840 --> 00:08:51.080 during during his time as president, Well. 170 00:08:50.879 --> 00:08:53.600 That's the expectation, and i'll tell you, doctor O'Connor's appearance 171 00:08:53.679 --> 00:08:58.519 yesterday seems to set a standard for what the committee 172 00:08:58.519 --> 00:09:01.639 would expect. You know, the other senior aids to Joe 173 00:09:01.679 --> 00:09:04.360 Biden who may not be known to the public, but 174 00:09:04.399 --> 00:09:07.840 were certainly known to those of us who covered the 175 00:09:07.840 --> 00:09:11.519 Biden White House and who you know, we're very close 176 00:09:11.600 --> 00:09:15.879 to Joe Biden's senior personal aids who have been asked 177 00:09:15.879 --> 00:09:18.639 to appear, and you know, if they all plead the 178 00:09:18.679 --> 00:09:21.200 fifth well that'll be part of the story. It won't 179 00:09:21.200 --> 00:09:26.039 necessarily advance the committee's investigation. But it's also worth pointing 180 00:09:26.080 --> 00:09:29.919 out the Justice Department has been asked by the President 181 00:09:30.159 --> 00:09:34.080 to open a criminal investigation, a real probe into the 182 00:09:34.159 --> 00:09:38.600 use of the auto pen and whether Joe Biden did 183 00:09:38.600 --> 00:09:41.960 not direct the signing of certain documents that were signed 184 00:09:41.960 --> 00:09:45.919 in his name. And so the investigation is going to 185 00:09:45.919 --> 00:09:48.559 proceed now on two tracks. But it really gives another 186 00:09:48.600 --> 00:09:51.600 reason to decline to answer questions under oath before Congress 187 00:09:51.840 --> 00:09:54.720 because any answer could be used in the criminal investigation. 188 00:09:54.759 --> 00:09:57.519 And it's an easy way to say, oh, I can't 189 00:09:57.559 --> 00:09:59.960 answer the question here because well, there is a pending 190 00:10:00.039 --> 00:10:02.919 criminal matter and anything I say here might incriminate me 191 00:10:03.000 --> 00:10:05.440 even if I didn't commit a crime. That's what you 192 00:10:05.480 --> 00:10:08.440 could argue. And that's what his lawyer certainly did yesterday 193 00:10:08.639 --> 00:10:09.440 in the deposition. 194 00:10:09.879 --> 00:10:12.159 Steven, thank you so much for your time, appreciate it. 195 00:10:12.320 --> 00:10:15.159 Enjoyed the rest of your day, my friend. Again, that's 196 00:10:15.159 --> 00:10:19.679 Stephen Portinoy ABC News. Yes, there's many that have speculated 197 00:10:19.679 --> 00:10:22.639 for a while that the former president may not have been, 198 00:10:23.840 --> 00:10:26.720 you know, in good health and in position to be, 199 00:10:26.879 --> 00:10:30.080 you know, the leader of the United States. I think 200 00:10:30.120 --> 00:10:33.440 there was some evidence that was presented to a lot 201 00:10:33.440 --> 00:10:35.440 of I mean to everybody right in front of our face. 202 00:10:35.759 --> 00:10:37.480 I always try to remind myself, well, that doesn't that 203 00:10:37.519 --> 00:10:41.840 doesn't really prove anything. But I mean, let's just be real. 204 00:10:42.080 --> 00:10:45.840 The doctor citing both you know, the patient patient, you know, 205 00:10:46.000 --> 00:10:50.000 doctor protection and obviously pleading the fifth All that does 206 00:10:50.039 --> 00:10:53.600 is make it seem more suspicious that he was you know, 207 00:10:53.639 --> 00:10:57.320 people knew he wasn't. He wasn't, he wasn't up for 208 00:10:57.399 --> 00:10:59.360 the job. And for lack of a better way of 209 00:10:59.360 --> 00:11:01.639 putting it, all right, let's get an update on trafficking weather. 210 00:11:02.080 --> 00:11:04.639 We'll get an update to see how rush hour traffic's 211 00:11:04.639 --> 00:11:07.039 going from Bobby Ellis Man Melosa Bitch will give us 212 00:11:07.080 --> 00:11:08.480 the latest on the forecast. And then we've got another 213 00:11:08.480 --> 00:11:10.399 sports update coming your way right here, right now on 214 00:11:10.440 --> 00:11:15.200 News Radio eight forty whas. Thank you very much, John Shannon, 215 00:11:15.440 --> 00:11:18.039 it is seven thirty five here Kentuckyana. It's Morning News. 216 00:11:18.080 --> 00:11:21.159 Good morning Kentuckyana, Nick coffee, wait with you, John, all 217 00:11:21.200 --> 00:11:26.519 on the alongside. And the fire Festival, if you know, 218 00:11:26.639 --> 00:11:28.879 you know, But for those who are unfamiliar with what 219 00:11:28.879 --> 00:11:32.279 the fire Festival is or was, or I guess was 220 00:11:32.320 --> 00:11:35.159 supposed to be, it's probably the best way to describe it. 221 00:11:35.159 --> 00:11:37.480 It was a and I only know of it because 222 00:11:37.480 --> 00:11:39.519 of the documentaries that were made about it. I think 223 00:11:39.559 --> 00:11:42.919 Netflix and Hulu did one and I couldn't. I mean, 224 00:11:43.159 --> 00:11:45.399 it was just it was fascinating to say, to say 225 00:11:45.440 --> 00:11:48.320 the least. However, for those who are unaware of what 226 00:11:48.360 --> 00:11:50.840 it is and what it was, there was a scammer, 227 00:11:51.000 --> 00:11:53.879 that's what he was. His name was Billy McFarlane, who 228 00:11:54.360 --> 00:11:57.200 put together a festival that was supposed to take place 229 00:11:57.879 --> 00:12:01.440 on a Bahama. Yeah, it' supposed to be in the Bahamas. 230 00:12:01.480 --> 00:12:04.600 It's on some I mean, this thing was billed as 231 00:12:04.679 --> 00:12:07.440 this once in a lifetime, never been done before type 232 00:12:07.480 --> 00:12:10.240 of festival that turned into really just a complete catastrophe, 233 00:12:10.759 --> 00:12:12.480 and he ended up being sentenced to six years in 234 00:12:12.519 --> 00:12:15.600 prison in order to pay twenty six million dollars in 235 00:12:15.679 --> 00:12:18.480 restitution because again he just he took a lot. He 236 00:12:19.120 --> 00:12:22.320 marketed it as this place that everybody, you know, the 237 00:12:22.360 --> 00:12:25.159 younger generation just had to be at, and it was 238 00:12:25.240 --> 00:12:27.879 I mean it was real, meaning you know, they did 239 00:12:27.879 --> 00:12:30.000 have an island, but like they it was. It was 240 00:12:30.080 --> 00:12:33.759 just a complete, complete catastrophe. That's the best way to 241 00:12:33.799 --> 00:12:37.159 describe it. So he ended up going to prison, has 242 00:12:37.200 --> 00:12:41.279 since been released and now he has put up for 243 00:12:41.360 --> 00:12:47.320 sale the I guess the the rights to it. So yeah, 244 00:12:47.360 --> 00:12:49.240 what he's trying to do here is cash in on 245 00:12:49.759 --> 00:12:54.919 the brand that is fire Festival Fyri. So this left 246 00:12:54.960 --> 00:12:58.559 thousands of people stranded in fema tints and no food. 247 00:12:59.120 --> 00:13:01.679 And of the reaction here is because he's put it 248 00:13:01.759 --> 00:13:04.600 up for auction on eBay, people can bid to own 249 00:13:04.600 --> 00:13:08.679 the rights to own the brand that is fire Festival. 250 00:13:08.679 --> 00:13:13.240 We're talking trademarks, domains, social media, marketing assets, even the 251 00:13:13.320 --> 00:13:16.399 email list of all those sucker fans who paid a 252 00:13:16.399 --> 00:13:20.639 ton of money only to get scammed. So he tried 253 00:13:20.639 --> 00:13:21.759 to revive it. By the way, I don't know if 254 00:13:21.799 --> 00:13:23.679 you guys saw that, but this year there was supposed 255 00:13:23.720 --> 00:13:27.120 to be a fire festival in Mexico and tickets ranged 256 00:13:27.159 --> 00:13:30.840 from fourteen hundred dollars to hundreds of thousands of dollars, 257 00:13:30.879 --> 00:13:33.919 and authorities in two different cities claimed they had no 258 00:13:33.960 --> 00:13:36.080 idea that the event was happening, and it was clearly 259 00:13:36.120 --> 00:13:38.919 not real and it never happened. But now he's selling 260 00:13:39.120 --> 00:13:43.039 on eBay the rights to just the brand. And it 261 00:13:43.159 --> 00:13:45.759 started at one cent, is what he put it up as, 262 00:13:45.799 --> 00:13:48.679 and then you know he's accepting, he's accepting bids, and 263 00:13:49.000 --> 00:13:51.080 a lot of people are thinking, like who, there'd be 264 00:13:51.120 --> 00:13:53.879 no value who would want that that was that was 265 00:13:53.919 --> 00:13:59.639 that'll go down as the ultimate ultimate mess. And it's 266 00:13:59.639 --> 00:14:02.159 also I think a sign that maybe he's hard up 267 00:14:02.279 --> 00:14:06.480 for money because he's trying to sell off something that 268 00:14:06.639 --> 00:14:08.799 probably in the eyes of most people isn't worth much 269 00:14:08.799 --> 00:14:11.120 of anything. But hey, he's that hard up for money. Well, 270 00:14:11.440 --> 00:14:15.879 right now there's over one hundred bids and multiple of 271 00:14:15.919 --> 00:14:19.480 these multiple bids are over two hundred thousand dollars. And 272 00:14:20.200 --> 00:14:23.320 I mean, here's how he's listing it. He's calling it 273 00:14:23.360 --> 00:14:28.399 a global attention engine, and it's a toxic brand. Of course, 274 00:14:28.720 --> 00:14:31.080 some might even question if it's real, because who would 275 00:14:31.080 --> 00:14:33.159 think you would get any value on buying the brand 276 00:14:33.200 --> 00:14:37.159 of something that the brand itself is a joke. But 277 00:14:37.240 --> 00:14:39.919 I actually think of this in a totally different way, 278 00:14:40.519 --> 00:14:44.039 Like I think that if you, I mean, you got 279 00:14:44.039 --> 00:14:45.759 to keep in mind right here when it comes to 280 00:14:45.879 --> 00:14:47.519 just the amount of like people who know what the 281 00:14:47.559 --> 00:14:50.360 Fire Festival is, I mean, I think it's more valuable 282 00:14:50.360 --> 00:14:52.519 than people realize, because yes, it was a failure, and 283 00:14:52.559 --> 00:14:54.759 anybody who thinks of it and knows what it is, 284 00:14:55.120 --> 00:14:57.759 they know it for exactly what it is. But if 285 00:14:57.799 --> 00:15:01.320 somebody had good resources and this wasn't that, you know, 286 00:15:01.320 --> 00:15:03.960 two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, let's say, wasn't a 287 00:15:04.039 --> 00:15:06.320 crazy amount of money for them as far as an investment, 288 00:15:06.879 --> 00:15:10.120 they could take full advantage of being able to get 289 00:15:10.200 --> 00:15:13.679 everyone's attention. As far as being the guy that is 290 00:15:13.720 --> 00:15:16.919 trying to actually take what Billy McFarland did and not 291 00:15:16.960 --> 00:15:19.720 only make it a real thing where it actually happens, 292 00:15:19.799 --> 00:15:23.519 but also make it awesome. The bars set low and 293 00:15:23.799 --> 00:15:26.240 you will be able to get something. As far as 294 00:15:26.240 --> 00:15:30.240 the investment. You're going to be buying it and you 295 00:15:30.320 --> 00:15:33.759 already are walking into something despite the reputation being terrible. 296 00:15:35.000 --> 00:15:36.720 You're going to get attention that you could start a 297 00:15:36.720 --> 00:15:38.639 new music festival out of nowhere with a lot of 298 00:15:38.639 --> 00:15:41.080 resources and money and still not be able to get 299 00:15:41.120 --> 00:15:44.480 people's attention like you will when you just mentioned fire festival, 300 00:15:44.679 --> 00:15:46.919 and there'll be interest and intrigue from those that want 301 00:15:46.960 --> 00:15:49.639 to see can this guy, who guy or girl whoever 302 00:15:49.639 --> 00:15:52.600 it is that tries to take the idea and actually 303 00:15:52.600 --> 00:15:56.159 make it real and not a sham. I just think 304 00:15:56.480 --> 00:15:58.480 this is not a crazy thing to invest in. If 305 00:15:58.480 --> 00:16:02.200 you're somebody that's the potential here and you have you know, 306 00:16:02.240 --> 00:16:04.519 clearly some money to risk. I mean, am I crazy? 307 00:16:04.600 --> 00:16:04.799 John? 308 00:16:04.840 --> 00:16:07.559 Again, I've said this before, Nick. Danny Wimmer, who does 309 00:16:07.720 --> 00:16:09.799 Louder than Life in Bourbon and Beyond, as well as 310 00:16:09.840 --> 00:16:12.840 like five or six other festivals across the United States. 311 00:16:13.279 --> 00:16:16.159 He is somebody who has the resources that you're talking about. 312 00:16:16.159 --> 00:16:18.120 And if I don't think he would be interested in this, 313 00:16:18.159 --> 00:16:20.919 I don't know him personally, but if he was, I 314 00:16:20.919 --> 00:16:23.120 think he could absolutely turn this into something that's pretty cool. 315 00:16:23.120 --> 00:16:24.879 I don't know where he would put it at, but 316 00:16:24.960 --> 00:16:26.639 if there's anybody who knows how to put on a 317 00:16:26.639 --> 00:16:28.080 good festival, we know it's Danny Wimmer. 318 00:16:28.159 --> 00:16:31.799 And look, there are the music festivals across the country, 319 00:16:31.799 --> 00:16:33.840 and certainly I think we are becoming a city that 320 00:16:33.879 --> 00:16:36.519 when people think of Louisville, if they know music festivals, 321 00:16:36.559 --> 00:16:38.279 we're a good place to be. We've got a lot 322 00:16:38.320 --> 00:16:40.720 of great ones that bring in people from across the world. 323 00:16:41.200 --> 00:16:43.799 But it's competitive now, right And if you buy one 324 00:16:43.840 --> 00:16:46.480 that people already know of, even if it is because 325 00:16:46.519 --> 00:16:48.960 it was a failure and it was a Netflix documentary, 326 00:16:49.840 --> 00:16:51.960 there's value there in just knowing that you already have 327 00:16:52.000 --> 00:16:54.399 their attention. You're going to stand out and also you 328 00:16:54.440 --> 00:16:56.759 get a chance to get the interest of people who 329 00:16:56.879 --> 00:16:58.759 just want to see is this guy going to be 330 00:16:58.759 --> 00:17:02.360 able to actually turn this into reality? And I would 331 00:17:02.440 --> 00:17:04.960 not be shocked if this ends up selling and somebody 332 00:17:05.000 --> 00:17:08.240 tries to just take advantage, because again the risk reward again, 333 00:17:08.279 --> 00:17:10.359 if you're swimming in those waters. As far as investments, 334 00:17:10.359 --> 00:17:13.759 I think it's worth it. I wouldn't go, but I'm 335 00:17:13.799 --> 00:17:16.599 sure many people would. All right, let's get an update 336 00:17:16.640 --> 00:17:19.359 on traffick and weather with Bobby Ellis on traffic, and 337 00:17:19.359 --> 00:17:20.920 of course Matt Melosvitch will give us the latest on 338 00:17:20.920 --> 00:17:23.559 the forecast, and then we've got a lot more to come, 339 00:17:23.640 --> 00:17:25.920 so stick around right here our News Radio eight forty whas. 340 00:17:27.519 --> 00:17:30.119 Good morning, Kentucky, Anda, welcome in if you are just 341 00:17:30.119 --> 00:17:32.160 now joining us, If you have been with us, well 342 00:17:32.160 --> 00:17:33.880 thanks for hanging out. It is Kentucky and his morning 343 00:17:33.880 --> 00:17:36.640 news here on news Radio eight forty whas. Nick Coffee. 344 00:17:36.640 --> 00:17:40.920 That's me John Alden alongside, and this is we'll get 345 00:17:40.920 --> 00:17:42.960 anupdate on sports coming up with Scott in about seven 346 00:17:43.039 --> 00:17:45.480 minutes or so. And this is from the sports world, 347 00:17:45.480 --> 00:17:47.839 but not really a story about what's going on in sports, 348 00:17:47.880 --> 00:17:50.799 but former little of a quarterback Teddy Bridgewater has found 349 00:17:50.880 --> 00:17:53.680 himself in the news and when I saw this initially, 350 00:17:53.720 --> 00:17:56.079 I was worried that the reaction in regards to why 351 00:17:56.079 --> 00:17:58.440 he's in the news would end up being with him 352 00:17:58.480 --> 00:18:00.640 being criticized. And as a he is a big time 353 00:18:00.680 --> 00:18:04.079 Louisville fan, Teddy Bridgewater is just different as far as 354 00:18:04.160 --> 00:18:06.440 just I mean, he's one of the most lovable. Not 355 00:18:06.480 --> 00:18:08.720 only was he a great quarterback, but he's an all 356 00:18:08.799 --> 00:18:11.440 time fan favorite and just a good dude. You can 357 00:18:11.440 --> 00:18:13.839 tell just from not only anybody who's had any experience 358 00:18:13.880 --> 00:18:17.240 with him, but also just the way he's respected in 359 00:18:17.279 --> 00:18:20.240 the NFL a ten plus year career and never heard 360 00:18:20.240 --> 00:18:22.720 anybody say a bad word about him. And since retiring 361 00:18:22.720 --> 00:18:25.680 from the NFL, he then took a job at his 362 00:18:25.680 --> 00:18:28.440 old high school, becoming their head coach Miami Northwestern High School, 363 00:18:28.440 --> 00:18:33.759 and Teddy recently he posted something on social media asking 364 00:18:33.920 --> 00:18:39.279 for donations because he wants to help cover the unconventional 365 00:18:39.319 --> 00:18:44.119 expenses for his program, and among those expenses is seven 366 00:18:44.240 --> 00:18:48.400 hundred dollars per week in uber fair. So Teddy did this, 367 00:18:49.640 --> 00:18:52.839 I hope to one actually gets some help coming his way. 368 00:18:53.359 --> 00:18:56.000 And also I guess maybe just let people know that 369 00:18:56.000 --> 00:18:59.079 there are probably coaches in your community that pay a 370 00:18:59.119 --> 00:19:01.960 lot of things out of pocket just because they care, 371 00:19:02.200 --> 00:19:04.519 and if they don't, nobody else will. And it's things 372 00:19:04.559 --> 00:19:07.440 that programs need. Now, Teddy Bridgewater has made millions of 373 00:19:07.480 --> 00:19:11.599 dollars in the NFL, and certainly he would have the position, 374 00:19:11.920 --> 00:19:13.400 he'd be in the position to be able to afford 375 00:19:13.440 --> 00:19:16.519 to help financially more so than most. But he's also 376 00:19:16.599 --> 00:19:21.039 not responsible for funding what I mean, last year at 377 00:19:21.039 --> 00:19:24.519 training camp for his high school team, fourteen thousand dollars. Now, again, 378 00:19:24.559 --> 00:19:26.559 maybe some of those expenses are things that you don't need, 379 00:19:27.519 --> 00:19:30.119 but I bet this is an eye opener for a 380 00:19:30.119 --> 00:19:33.000 lot of people who look at this and realize, yeah, 381 00:19:33.000 --> 00:19:34.720 there's a lot of things that I know that come 382 00:19:34.799 --> 00:19:37.880 with the high school experience when it comes to sports 383 00:19:37.920 --> 00:19:40.359 for my child. But I don't know who's paying for it. 384 00:19:40.440 --> 00:19:42.720 I'm not now again, there are things parents are paying 385 00:19:42.759 --> 00:19:45.200 for it, clearly because having a kid in sports has 386 00:19:45.240 --> 00:19:47.799 never been more expensive, it seems. But here are some 387 00:19:47.799 --> 00:19:50.599 of the expenses. So Uber rides for players players didn't 388 00:19:50.599 --> 00:19:53.920 have transportation, and that was seven hundred bucks a week, 389 00:19:54.480 --> 00:20:00.319 Athlete recovery truck services, thirteen hundred a week. Weekly field 390 00:20:00.359 --> 00:20:03.440 painting three hundred dollars a week. Feeding the team before 391 00:20:03.519 --> 00:20:07.400 games meals twenty two hundred a week, So again that's 392 00:20:07.440 --> 00:20:08.799 a lot of money. Now, again, I'm sure there are 393 00:20:08.839 --> 00:20:11.960 some things you can do to make it a little 394 00:20:12.000 --> 00:20:14.839 bit more affordable and not quite that expensive. But still, 395 00:20:15.400 --> 00:20:18.400 I from what I gather, this is turned into Teddy 396 00:20:18.599 --> 00:20:20.799 and I feel like maybe I'm biased because of him. 397 00:20:21.160 --> 00:20:23.279 He's the kind of guy that would make people look 398 00:20:23.319 --> 00:20:24.880 at this from a little bit of a different lens 399 00:20:24.920 --> 00:20:27.720 and not be so because again I was fearful that 400 00:20:27.799 --> 00:20:29.440 the reaction would be getting old of this guy. He 401 00:20:29.480 --> 00:20:32.079