WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.080 --> 00:00:03.000 Happy hump Day, Kentucky, and I welcome in. It is 2 00:00:03.120 --> 00:00:06.200 Kentucky and it's morning news on news Radio eight forty 3 00:00:06.320 --> 00:00:10.279 w h aes Nick Coffee with you, and let's get 4 00:00:10.279 --> 00:00:12.480 a roll call here. Scott Fitzgerald, he's here. I'm looking 5 00:00:12.560 --> 00:00:15.160 right out. Good morning, and we've got the one and 6 00:00:15.199 --> 00:00:19.239 only mister John Alden sesday. It's hump day, man, Come on, 7 00:00:20.000 --> 00:00:24.519 its hump day? Is is it mid It's the midpoint 8 00:00:24.559 --> 00:00:27.239 of the week. So after we roll through today, which 9 00:00:27.280 --> 00:00:30.519 will take you up until nine o'clock, we will then 10 00:00:30.600 --> 00:00:32.439 be in the backstretch of the week, which is good. 11 00:00:32.439 --> 00:00:34.840 Everybody's working for the weekend and it'll be here before 12 00:00:35.000 --> 00:00:38.280 before long. We've also got John Shannon alongside. He's getting 13 00:00:38.280 --> 00:00:41.359 his first newscast prepped and ready, and the full crew 14 00:00:41.439 --> 00:00:43.520 is mentioned is here and you can take us with 15 00:00:43.560 --> 00:00:45.960 you wherever you go. Listen live on the iHeartRadio app. 16 00:00:45.960 --> 00:00:49.119 Also listen live at whas dot com. A lot to 17 00:00:49.159 --> 00:00:51.600 get into today, I guess it is worth mentioning something 18 00:00:51.640 --> 00:00:55.320 that was a very dominant talking point throughout yesterday morning, 19 00:00:56.159 --> 00:01:01.920 the Israel Israel Iran situation. The ceasefire has taken full 20 00:01:01.920 --> 00:01:04.840 effect after Israel finally confirms agreement. What a morning it 21 00:01:04.920 --> 00:01:08.959 was yesterday is throughout there were many updates and then 22 00:01:09.519 --> 00:01:11.040 right as soon as we were wrapping the show up, 23 00:01:11.079 --> 00:01:13.000 I guess more so towards the end of the show, 24 00:01:13.200 --> 00:01:17.319 the final hour, the president of boarding a helicopter and 25 00:01:17.640 --> 00:01:20.840 really had some colorful language. 26 00:01:20.400 --> 00:01:22.920 As they say, and you know, I get it. 27 00:01:22.920 --> 00:01:25.560 He was frustrated that despite both coming to an agreement 28 00:01:25.599 --> 00:01:28.159 to cease fire, it didn't actually, you know, it took 29 00:01:28.439 --> 00:01:31.079 a little while longer. But to his point, those two 30 00:01:31.079 --> 00:01:34.079 have been at odds for so long and there's such 31 00:01:34.120 --> 00:01:36.560 a mess that in what he said was, you know, 32 00:01:36.599 --> 00:01:38.840 they don't know, they don't know what the f they're doing. 33 00:01:39.040 --> 00:01:41.439 That is exactly what he said. And here's what it 34 00:01:41.480 --> 00:01:41.920 sounded like. 35 00:01:42.000 --> 00:01:45.599 We basically have two countries that have been fighting so 36 00:01:45.760 --> 00:01:49.439 long and so hard that they don't know what they're doing. 37 00:01:49.799 --> 00:01:52.239 And I think that is why it took a little 38 00:01:52.359 --> 00:01:55.319 while longer for it to actually take full effect despite 39 00:01:55.319 --> 00:01:57.719 initially coming to an agreement. So again, we'll get the 40 00:01:57.760 --> 00:01:59.560 latest on that with Roory Oeil coming your way around 41 00:01:59.560 --> 00:02:01.959 five forty five. But fellas we are now sitting here 42 00:02:02.000 --> 00:02:05.680 on June twenty fifth, we have the Fourth of July 43 00:02:06.000 --> 00:02:09.159 coming up in a little bit over a week, and 44 00:02:09.879 --> 00:02:12.520 I'm sure my neighborhood is not the only one that 45 00:02:12.639 --> 00:02:14.960 has had some fireworks already get started. 46 00:02:15.000 --> 00:02:15.560 Am I am? I? 47 00:02:15.680 --> 00:02:15.800 Am? 48 00:02:15.879 --> 00:02:16.240 I wrong? 49 00:02:16.680 --> 00:02:19.560 Last Sunday, my wife goes, seriously, are we there? And 50 00:02:19.560 --> 00:02:21.240 now my daughter's home because there are AC's out. So 51 00:02:21.319 --> 00:02:24.000 she brought the puppy over and he's okay with fireworks, 52 00:02:24.000 --> 00:02:25.800 but they aggravate him. He can growls a little bit 53 00:02:25.800 --> 00:02:26.400 when he hears him. 54 00:02:26.439 --> 00:02:27.400 Yeah, they're just not used to it. 55 00:02:27.520 --> 00:02:30.319 Yeah, last night, ten o'clock, boom boom, boom, boom boom. 56 00:02:30.319 --> 00:02:32.759 What about you, John, we had some go off in 57 00:02:32.800 --> 00:02:35.759 our neighborhood and it was it coincided with when the 58 00:02:35.879 --> 00:02:38.159 US did their strikes on Iran. I don't know if 59 00:02:38.199 --> 00:02:39.800 that was Sunday or what day that was. 60 00:02:40.120 --> 00:02:40.680 I could have been. 61 00:02:40.840 --> 00:02:42.919 Yeah, I think I think that's why we were here 62 00:02:42.960 --> 00:02:44.080 in some early fireworks. 63 00:02:44.080 --> 00:02:46.479 Maybe that was an incentive to get him out a 64 00:02:46.479 --> 00:02:49.360 little earlier. And look, it's not it's not new that 65 00:02:49.479 --> 00:02:53.120 that people will buy fireworks before Fourth of July a 66 00:02:53.120 --> 00:02:56.479 couple weeks, maybe even longer, and then they'll realize they 67 00:02:56.520 --> 00:02:59.120 didn't get them all out of their system during the 68 00:02:59.159 --> 00:03:02.400 fourth of July fiftivities to then you get to mid July, 69 00:03:02.680 --> 00:03:06.639 sometimes even late July, and it's not uncommon, whereas if 70 00:03:06.680 --> 00:03:09.360 we're in October November, you may hear it and think, oh, 71 00:03:09.400 --> 00:03:12.599 my goodness, is their gunshots in the neighborhood, but you 72 00:03:12.680 --> 00:03:15.439 still just just and you might briefly think that post 73 00:03:15.560 --> 00:03:18.280 July fourth, but then you realize, oh, it's probably people 74 00:03:18.319 --> 00:03:19.759 that didn't get it out of their system. 75 00:03:20.159 --> 00:03:21.000 And I don't know. 76 00:03:21.000 --> 00:03:23.680 If there's a way, because I've given my thoughts on 77 00:03:23.759 --> 00:03:27.280 fireworks pre fourth of July, after fourth of July, and 78 00:03:27.319 --> 00:03:29.159 I don't know if it's possible for me to do 79 00:03:29.199 --> 00:03:30.479 that without sounding like a Karen. 80 00:03:30.960 --> 00:03:33.639 No, No, I don't think you're selling a Karen. 81 00:03:33.639 --> 00:03:35.479 I think what you do is you resonate with a 82 00:03:35.520 --> 00:03:38.439 lot of folks and who don't like my wife and I. 83 00:03:38.520 --> 00:03:40.520 We're not fans of them, but we don't openly speak 84 00:03:40.560 --> 00:03:42.560 about it. We're not posting on social media about it. 85 00:03:42.599 --> 00:03:44.039 And I think a lot of people feel the way 86 00:03:44.080 --> 00:03:46.400 you do, probably more than that are lighting off the 87 00:03:46.439 --> 00:03:46.919 fire well. 88 00:03:46.960 --> 00:03:49.639 I think it's really just I guess society we are 89 00:03:49.680 --> 00:03:52.199 so completely one side or the other and what I 90 00:03:52.240 --> 00:03:54.800 try to this is just really how I'm wired, and 91 00:03:54.840 --> 00:03:56.800 I don't say it to Bragg. I'm sure some people 92 00:03:56.840 --> 00:04:00.000 think it's a weakness of mine, but both things can 93 00:04:00.159 --> 00:04:02.759 be true. I don't necessarily think that at all times 94 00:04:02.800 --> 00:04:04.560 we have to just Okay, it's got to be this 95 00:04:04.680 --> 00:04:07.960 extreme or that extreme. But I don't like fireworks. But 96 00:04:08.000 --> 00:04:11.039 that's just a personal preference, meaning they don't really bother me. 97 00:04:11.319 --> 00:04:12.199 I just I don't. 98 00:04:12.280 --> 00:04:15.000 I've never really understood the intrigued, but I'm sure there's 99 00:04:15.000 --> 00:04:17.199 things I'm intrigued by that I'm interested in that others 100 00:04:17.439 --> 00:04:21.439 wouldn't understand. So, you know, do your thing. But I 101 00:04:21.480 --> 00:04:24.439 think because those who really get into it and are 102 00:04:24.480 --> 00:04:27.319 worried and they're on high alert of the neighborhood karens 103 00:04:27.319 --> 00:04:29.839 that want to shut them down if you have, if 104 00:04:29.839 --> 00:04:34.279 you if you express any anything in regards to them 105 00:04:34.319 --> 00:04:36.439 lighting them off late at night, them lighting them off 106 00:04:36.439 --> 00:04:38.279 when it's nowhere near fourth of July, even if you 107 00:04:38.319 --> 00:04:41.759 went about it as as polite as possible, I just 108 00:04:41.800 --> 00:04:44.040 think there's there's some that just assume you're trying to 109 00:04:44.040 --> 00:04:46.839 be a fun sucker. And sometimes that is the case 110 00:04:46.839 --> 00:04:49.839 with people I'm sure, but like for me, my daughter, 111 00:04:50.279 --> 00:04:54.079 she she has autism and sensory is a big thing 112 00:04:54.199 --> 00:04:56.759 to where you know, she she can wear her her 113 00:04:56.920 --> 00:04:59.519 her headphones and it and it certainly helps. And look, 114 00:04:59.519 --> 00:05:01.680 there's some kid it's that that's actually stimulating in a 115 00:05:01.680 --> 00:05:04.360 good way. But not everybody's the same. And that's why 116 00:05:04.519 --> 00:05:06.920 to me it becomes more of like, all right, well 117 00:05:07.040 --> 00:05:08.920 you know, and it's just it's it's human nature. 118 00:05:09.120 --> 00:05:10.920 If you see your kids a little scared. 119 00:05:10.639 --> 00:05:13.360 And uncomfortable, you just want to take action, not to 120 00:05:13.439 --> 00:05:15.439 go like, you know, put somebody in their place, but 121 00:05:15.560 --> 00:05:18.319 just make a comment to somebody. But I also try 122 00:05:18.360 --> 00:05:21.000 to balance that with I also don't think that people 123 00:05:21.120 --> 00:05:23.079 consider that. And I get it, like if they're not 124 00:05:23.120 --> 00:05:24.759 at fault, but if you mentioned to somebody, I don't 125 00:05:24.759 --> 00:05:26.160 want to make them feel like, oh my goodness, I'm 126 00:05:26.160 --> 00:05:30.360 making this family's child upset. And then also dogs, I mean, 127 00:05:30.360 --> 00:05:33.279 it could be a really could it could It could torture. 128 00:05:32.920 --> 00:05:36.439 A dog absolutely in what you were mentioned there, fireworks 129 00:05:36.439 --> 00:05:38.120 remind me of kind of like when I leave the 130 00:05:38.120 --> 00:05:40.600 ballpark and I decided not to buy that ten dollars 131 00:05:40.600 --> 00:05:43.720 beer three times over, fireworks every time I get them 132 00:05:43.920 --> 00:05:46.279 because my son likes them. I light them off and go, 133 00:05:46.480 --> 00:05:47.759 that's money I could have had back. 134 00:05:47.879 --> 00:05:51.000 Oh man, it's over. You said it best. I look, 135 00:05:51.040 --> 00:05:51.360 I'm sure. 136 00:05:51.399 --> 00:05:51.680 I wait. 137 00:05:52.279 --> 00:05:54.759 I'm glad you made the comparison there about the beers, 138 00:05:54.839 --> 00:05:56.600 because you're right, yeah, you could have saved that money 139 00:05:56.600 --> 00:05:59.439 and just yeah, you know, had you know, save some money, 140 00:05:59.439 --> 00:06:02.160 had a beer for much less, you know. 141 00:06:02.240 --> 00:06:04.759 But no, I'm with you. So, hey, everybody be prepared 142 00:06:04.800 --> 00:06:05.839 for fireworks to start. 143 00:06:05.920 --> 00:06:08.639 And also just be mindful, you know, because just if 144 00:06:08.639 --> 00:06:10.720 someone mentions it that maybe if you could be a 145 00:06:10.759 --> 00:06:14.519 little courteous, they're not necessarily always just looking. 146 00:06:14.279 --> 00:06:15.360 To be the neighborhood Karen. 147 00:06:15.519 --> 00:06:17.879 It's just that they may have a situation that they 148 00:06:17.920 --> 00:06:20.759 just want you to be aware of. So anyhow, we're 149 00:06:20.800 --> 00:06:23.000 getting closer, fellas. All right, let's get an update on 150 00:06:23.079 --> 00:06:25.519 traffic and weather. We got a lot to get to. Well, 151 00:06:25.560 --> 00:06:27.439 let's have some fun on a hump day. It's Kentucky 152 00:06:27.480 --> 00:06:30.279 and this morning news on news Radio eight forty whas 153 00:06:32.360 --> 00:06:36.639 as the ceasefire has finally taken full effect between Israel 154 00:06:37.160 --> 00:06:41.639 and Iran, we have an update on the number of 155 00:06:42.600 --> 00:06:47.519 casualties here Israel reported four deaths from the Iranian missile attacks, 156 00:06:47.560 --> 00:06:52.040 and Iran reported nine from the Israeli strikes, so a 157 00:06:52.160 --> 00:06:56.000 total there of thirteen lives loss due to this, which 158 00:06:56.680 --> 00:06:58.879 is you know, any life lost is an awful thing, 159 00:06:58.920 --> 00:07:02.439 of course, but I wonder how many that follow this, 160 00:07:03.839 --> 00:07:07.800 maybe not at all, or maybe very loosely casually, if 161 00:07:07.800 --> 00:07:10.040 you will. And I don't say that to past judgment, 162 00:07:10.079 --> 00:07:13.639 because I understand I'm sure there's many that realize this 163 00:07:13.680 --> 00:07:16.199 is an important thing and it's a big deal, and 164 00:07:16.240 --> 00:07:19.439 maybe they want to somewhat be up to date on 165 00:07:19.480 --> 00:07:21.879 what's going on. Maybe they sort of just kind of 166 00:07:21.920 --> 00:07:24.079 live in their world. And again, don't mean that as 167 00:07:24.079 --> 00:07:27.759 a criticism. It's just they don't feel as if there's 168 00:07:27.759 --> 00:07:29.720 anything in their life on a day to day basis 169 00:07:29.720 --> 00:07:31.720 that they could do currently that's going to impact any 170 00:07:31.759 --> 00:07:34.240 of it, so they just try to live and enjoy life. 171 00:07:34.720 --> 00:07:37.040 I think that's a pretty I think it makes sense, 172 00:07:37.120 --> 00:07:39.079 if I'm being honest with you. But I wouldn't be 173 00:07:39.079 --> 00:07:41.680 shocked if there's some that just assume, because of the 174 00:07:41.800 --> 00:07:44.759 nature of what's been going on, that it would be 175 00:07:44.800 --> 00:07:46.720 a lot more than that. Let me ask you, John, 176 00:07:46.720 --> 00:07:48.680 And I'm not putting you on the spot. If I 177 00:07:48.680 --> 00:07:51.600 had you guess, would you have been in the ballpark 178 00:07:51.639 --> 00:07:55.879 of knowing there were thirteen casualties between the two sides. 179 00:07:55.920 --> 00:07:57.800 And I say that willing to admit to you, I 180 00:07:57.800 --> 00:07:59.079 would have just guessed a lot more. 181 00:07:59.279 --> 00:08:01.519 Yeah, I think with you when you saw or heard 182 00:08:01.560 --> 00:08:04.480 about how many missiles were fired at each country, I 183 00:08:04.519 --> 00:08:06.759 think you would have assumed more. Families we've been involved 184 00:08:06.800 --> 00:08:07.000 with them. 185 00:08:07.120 --> 00:08:10.120 When I think of a missile being fired and landing anywhere, 186 00:08:10.319 --> 00:08:12.680 I mean again, I don't know if there's an average. Again, 187 00:08:12.759 --> 00:08:15.120 there's a lot of different scenarios in which way it 188 00:08:15.160 --> 00:08:18.680 could go. But I I'll admit the ignorance of just 189 00:08:18.720 --> 00:08:20.920 not knowing, and I would have just assumed a lot more. 190 00:08:21.000 --> 00:08:23.279 So I don't know if that's information people care about, 191 00:08:23.319 --> 00:08:25.040 but just thought it was worth sharing. Is again, the 192 00:08:25.240 --> 00:08:28.240 ceasefire is now in full effect. 193 00:08:28.399 --> 00:08:29.040 I was real close. 194 00:08:29.079 --> 00:08:31.879 I got close to cease far. The bullet County came 195 00:08:31.920 --> 00:08:33.559 out before five twenty almost. 196 00:08:33.320 --> 00:08:36.600 Which sees far sease far far in a hole. 197 00:08:36.879 --> 00:08:39.200 Any anyways, real quick an update on one of the 198 00:08:39.240 --> 00:08:43.200 stories we discussed yesterday. The JCPS board did approve the 199 00:08:43.279 --> 00:08:46.879 young property donation, which again they didn't have to do that. 200 00:08:47.360 --> 00:08:47.519 Now. 201 00:08:47.519 --> 00:08:50.039 I don't know if you guys are into conspiracies like 202 00:08:50.159 --> 00:08:52.399 Tony Venetti is, but you know, he mentioned at the 203 00:08:52.480 --> 00:08:55.000 end of yesterday's show and he joined us that you know, 204 00:08:55.039 --> 00:08:57.320 he thinks this may be a smoke screen that if 205 00:08:57.360 --> 00:08:59.240 in fact, you know that this gift is from the 206 00:08:59.279 --> 00:09:01.360 young just so that if and when they do in 207 00:09:01.399 --> 00:09:04.840 fact move all of their employees that are still headquartered 208 00:09:04.840 --> 00:09:07.440 here in Louisville elsewhere, that there won't be as much 209 00:09:07.480 --> 00:09:10.120 pushback and there won't be as much criticism because some 210 00:09:10.159 --> 00:09:13.320 people may sit back and say, oh, well, at least 211 00:09:13.360 --> 00:09:18.279 they gave JCPS that building that, as Marty Polio estimated, 212 00:09:18.440 --> 00:09:22.320 could be roughly a forty million dollar gift, so it 213 00:09:22.320 --> 00:09:24.159 makes total sense for them to accept it. Obviously, there's 214 00:09:24.159 --> 00:09:26.440 some innovations that need to go into it, but I mean, 215 00:09:26.600 --> 00:09:28.159 I would imagine that's something that. 216 00:09:28.200 --> 00:09:31.120 They're very appreciative of. All Right, we got sports. 217 00:09:30.799 --> 00:09:32.600 Coming your way here in about five minutes, and I'm 218 00:09:32.639 --> 00:09:35.320 sure Scott's going to mention a variety of things throughout 219 00:09:35.360 --> 00:09:37.360 the morning here. But we got the NBA Draft coming 220 00:09:37.440 --> 00:09:40.440 up tomorrow, which I don't remember the draft happening this 221 00:09:41.120 --> 00:09:43.799 quickly after the NBA Finals. Maybe it's because we don't 222 00:09:43.799 --> 00:09:46.799 often get seven game series when it comes to the finals. 223 00:09:47.240 --> 00:09:50.080 But I've got some finals facts and stats that I 224 00:09:50.080 --> 00:09:52.000 think are interesting that I certainly want to share with you. 225 00:09:52.720 --> 00:09:56.320 And also, at some point I'm going to share thoughts 226 00:09:56.320 --> 00:10:00.120 on something that is inevitable but I'm against it, and 227 00:10:00.120 --> 00:10:03.039 that's expanding the NCAA tournament. It sounds like that's likely 228 00:10:03.080 --> 00:10:05.840 going to happen, but I wouldn't be shocked. I'm going 229 00:10:05.919 --> 00:10:08.720 to take a guess here. That's Scott Fitzgerald. For those 230 00:10:08.720 --> 00:10:11.080 who know he's a baseball guy. He may lead with 231 00:10:11.200 --> 00:10:13.960 Chase Burns last night and the debut he had with 232 00:10:14.039 --> 00:10:16.399 the Reds, the only picture in the last fifty years 233 00:10:16.440 --> 00:10:18.799 to strike out the first five batters he faced in 234 00:10:18.879 --> 00:10:21.519 a major league debut. That's a hell of a start. 235 00:10:22.320 --> 00:10:24.120 So again, sports is coming up next, but first let's 236 00:10:24.120 --> 00:10:26.840 get an update on traffic and weather on News Radio 237 00:10:26.879 --> 00:10:31.600 eight forty whas. That's right, John Shannon, fresh out of 238 00:10:31.600 --> 00:10:34.279 the oven, it's hot, ready to get it started. Here 239 00:10:34.279 --> 00:10:36.440 on a Wednesday, it is Kentucky and it's morning News 240 00:10:36.440 --> 00:10:39.399 with Nick Coffee here on News Radio eight forty whas 241 00:10:40.759 --> 00:10:42.720 I had perfect time in this morning when I made 242 00:10:42.759 --> 00:10:45.320 my morning stop in at Thornton's, which you should stop 243 00:10:45.320 --> 00:10:46.759 in at Thornton's too to start your day. 244 00:10:46.799 --> 00:10:48.840 No better way to do it than at Thornton's. End. 245 00:10:49.080 --> 00:10:51.799 Again, you save money at the pump. You can not 246 00:10:51.840 --> 00:10:55.120 only save money every single time you fill up or 247 00:10:55.159 --> 00:10:57.200 get gas. Maybe you're just getting gas and you're not 248 00:10:57.240 --> 00:10:59.720 filling up because the budget's tight. But if the budget 249 00:10:59.759 --> 00:11:01.519 is tip, Thornton's is where you need to be because again, 250 00:11:01.559 --> 00:11:04.440 regardless of when or how much you need, you're gonna 251 00:11:04.440 --> 00:11:06.120 save money. And then you can also save up to 252 00:11:06.120 --> 00:11:09.519 twenty five cents per gallon once per week. So shut 253 00:11:09.519 --> 00:11:11.759 out Thornton's. But what I was getting at is I 254 00:11:11.799 --> 00:11:15.759 happened to walk in make my way to the drink, 255 00:11:16.559 --> 00:11:18.679 you know, the wall of all the different drink options 256 00:11:18.679 --> 00:11:21.159 they have, and it was right as soon as they 257 00:11:21.159 --> 00:11:25.320 were putting a humongous tray of all the donuts just 258 00:11:25.399 --> 00:11:28.799 completely fresh. I mean, think about all the colorful donuts 259 00:11:28.799 --> 00:11:29.240 they have there. 260 00:11:29.320 --> 00:11:29.559 John. 261 00:11:29.600 --> 00:11:31.559 It was a beautiful, beauty almost it almost took me 262 00:11:31.600 --> 00:11:33.360 to my knees, that's how beautiful. 263 00:11:33.039 --> 00:11:34.759 It was with you. Yeah, it was. 264 00:11:34.919 --> 00:11:37.039 I should have I should have got pictures of it 265 00:11:37.120 --> 00:11:38.240 just to show you because it was. 266 00:11:38.320 --> 00:11:40.759 It was a beautiful, beautiful thing. But so the Crystal 267 00:11:40.840 --> 00:11:41.360 Rogers case. 268 00:11:41.440 --> 00:11:45.600 Yesterday, the jury was selected, and I know I've mentioned 269 00:11:45.600 --> 00:11:47.320 this a few times, why not mention it once more? 270 00:11:47.480 --> 00:11:51.080 This has to be one of the most popular and 271 00:11:51.080 --> 00:11:53.879 I feel weird saying popular because it's a tragic situation 272 00:11:54.000 --> 00:11:56.559 to where the family of Chrystal Rogers still doesn't have 273 00:11:56.600 --> 00:11:59.600 full closure because they've never recovered a body, and certainly 274 00:11:59.600 --> 00:12:03.000 if the if a guilty verdict is what comes out 275 00:12:03.039 --> 00:12:05.759 of this trial, then hopefully there'll be some level of 276 00:12:05.759 --> 00:12:08.879 closure for them. However, the jury was selected. That was 277 00:12:09.120 --> 00:12:13.360 the big update from yesterday. And it's not surprising because 278 00:12:13.360 --> 00:12:16.000 of just how long this story has been out there, 279 00:12:16.480 --> 00:12:19.279 and clearly it's a local interest. This is a story 280 00:12:19.399 --> 00:12:22.600 that people across the world have a level of interest in, 281 00:12:22.639 --> 00:12:25.919 but obviously those in the area, certainly those closer to 282 00:12:25.919 --> 00:12:29.399 the community of Bargetown, I'm sure they've been up to 283 00:12:29.480 --> 00:12:33.240 date on a lot, even if they hadn't watched a 284 00:12:33.279 --> 00:12:40.159 bunch of TV specials documentaries about this particular case. So 285 00:12:40.600 --> 00:12:44.200 when it comes to selecting the jury, process or the 286 00:12:44.200 --> 00:12:47.240 process for the selecting the jury. You're not supposed to 287 00:12:47.720 --> 00:12:51.200 have a lot of knowledge, and of course more than 288 00:12:51.320 --> 00:12:54.519 I think it was one hundred potential jurors had knowledge 289 00:12:54.559 --> 00:12:57.279 of the Crystal Rogers case rather regardless of us through 290 00:12:57.279 --> 00:13:01.399 news coverage, true crime podcasts, documentary, or just hearing every 291 00:13:01.480 --> 00:13:05.200 day people discuss it in conversation. So the effort to 292 00:13:05.240 --> 00:13:08.799 secure a fair and impartial jury, I mean it, it 293 00:13:09.559 --> 00:13:11.360 was different than I think a lot of other cases 294 00:13:11.360 --> 00:13:14.080 out there for again obvious reasons. But the jury did 295 00:13:14.159 --> 00:13:18.559 I'm sorry, the judge and the attorney didn't grill potential jurors, 296 00:13:18.240 --> 00:13:22.000 and prosecutors repeatedly explained to those that this is a 297 00:13:22.039 --> 00:13:25.320 circumstantial evidence case, and of course there is there's there's 298 00:13:25.320 --> 00:13:29.639 no body, so I'm I'm interested to see this thing 299 00:13:29.679 --> 00:13:31.720 how it plays out. But that's one of those one 300 00:13:31.720 --> 00:13:34.720 of those aspects of this process selecting the jury that 301 00:13:34.759 --> 00:13:37.639 I hadn't really considered that. You know, it's it's easy 302 00:13:37.679 --> 00:13:40.279 for folks to know about this story just because it's 303 00:13:40.320 --> 00:13:42.759 it's it's been out there for so long, and again 304 00:13:43.200 --> 00:13:47.360 it's it's without question, one of the biggest true crime 305 00:13:47.480 --> 00:13:51.120 stories from this state that has received attention on a 306 00:13:51.200 --> 00:13:53.559 national level. It's as many of the one hundred and 307 00:13:53.600 --> 00:13:56.600 thirty two potential jurors had heard about the case through 308 00:13:56.639 --> 00:13:59.360 those those through different ways that you can you can 309 00:13:59.720 --> 00:14:02.039 you can hear about it even if you turn on 310 00:14:02.080 --> 00:14:03.919 the TV, you pop up in social media, or if 311 00:14:03.960 --> 00:14:06.559 you're in Barge Town and you stop at the convenience store. 312 00:14:06.600 --> 00:14:09.679 I mean, it's clearly I would imagine has been a 313 00:14:09.679 --> 00:14:12.919 big talking point for quite some time. So again, despite 314 00:14:12.919 --> 00:14:15.399 the media exposure, they did find a fifteen person jury, 315 00:14:15.480 --> 00:14:19.919 eight men, seven women, including three alternative alternatives that was seated. 316 00:14:20.159 --> 00:14:24.120 So we'll see which shakes out from here. But no 317 00:14:24.159 --> 00:14:27.000 doubt there'll be a lot of not just attention for 318 00:14:27.080 --> 00:14:30.639 good reason on this case here locally, but I believe, 319 00:14:30.840 --> 00:14:32.679 I mean, you wouldn't shock me if you'll have maybe 320 00:14:32.759 --> 00:14:34.519 once it gets rolling a little bit, which, by the way, 321 00:14:34.679 --> 00:14:37.879 the case is that the trial is taking place in 322 00:14:37.919 --> 00:14:40.039 Warren County and Bowling Green. But I was gonna say, 323 00:14:40.039 --> 00:14:44.200 you'll have national media presence as far as coverage from 324 00:14:44.399 --> 00:14:47.360 the big outlets right not just here locally but nationally 325 00:14:47.639 --> 00:14:49.919 that are covering this. Maybe not even so much for 326 00:14:50.720 --> 00:14:53.200 live news coverage, but just those that want to take this. 327 00:14:53.639 --> 00:14:57.519 There's going to be television produced, I guess I should 328 00:14:57.519 --> 00:15:00.799 say content produced from this trial all over the place. 329 00:15:01.000 --> 00:15:04.600 And I'm not talking about news. I'm talking about documentaries, podcasts, 330 00:15:04.919 --> 00:15:07.360 those kind of things. So I wouldn't be shocked if 331 00:15:07.399 --> 00:15:11.360 Bowling Greens has more national media presence there as this 332 00:15:11.440 --> 00:15:13.960 trial mote moves on than maybe they've they've ever had 333 00:15:13.960 --> 00:15:15.840 for a trial. That sounds crazy, but I'm telling you 334 00:15:15.919 --> 00:15:18.080 I don't. I think just because it's clearly something we 335 00:15:18.120 --> 00:15:19.759 know about around here, maybe there are people that don't 336 00:15:19.759 --> 00:15:24.000 realize how national this case has been over the last decade. 337 00:15:25.000 --> 00:15:28.759 All Right, we've got your next update of traffic coming 338 00:15:28.840 --> 00:15:31.600 up from Bobby Ellis. We'll get a weather update as 339 00:15:31.639 --> 00:15:34.919 well from WLK wise Susanne Horrigan, and we'll keep it 340 00:15:34.960 --> 00:15:37.200 rolling along here. What I want to get to coming 341 00:15:37.279 --> 00:15:40.720 up in just a moment, there's a new Kentucky law 342 00:15:40.759 --> 00:15:44.879 in place that will impact JCPS teachers. And actually, because 343 00:15:44.919 --> 00:15:47.240 it's a Kentucky law, it's everybody in the state, and 344 00:15:47.360 --> 00:15:50.039 I think it's probably one that many teachers probably don't 345 00:15:50.200 --> 00:15:53.559 don't agree with. Certainly they're going to follow along or 346 00:15:54.320 --> 00:15:58.919 or be held accountable. But I'm curious what our listeners 347 00:15:58.960 --> 00:16:02.000 think about is this Is this the right move to make. 348 00:16:02.360 --> 00:16:04.039 We'll talk about that next right here on News Radio 349 00:16:04.159 --> 00:16:09.200 forty Whas forty six here Kentucky, and it's Morning News 350 00:16:09.240 --> 00:16:12.320 on News Radio eight forty whas. We now bring in 351 00:16:12.399 --> 00:16:15.080 Rory O'Neale of NBC News, who joins us here on 352 00:16:15.080 --> 00:16:18.240 a Wednesday. Rory, again, it took a little bit longer 353 00:16:18.240 --> 00:16:20.320 than I think most would have hoped. In fact, I 354 00:16:20.320 --> 00:16:21.639 think most would have hoped that we didn't have any 355 00:16:21.639 --> 00:16:23.399 of the situation play out the way that it did 356 00:16:23.440 --> 00:16:26.279 between Israel and Iran. But it does seem as if 357 00:16:26.320 --> 00:16:28.840 after yesterday things are are calming down. 358 00:16:30.080 --> 00:16:32.960 It does. You know, that ceasefire got off to a 359 00:16:33.000 --> 00:16:36.440 pretty rocky start. But President Trump, we were told, had 360 00:16:36.440 --> 00:16:39.679 that stern phone call with Israeli Prime Minister net and 361 00:16:39.759 --> 00:16:44.200 Yahoo and talked him off of the response after Iran 362 00:16:44.279 --> 00:16:48.320 launched missiles, technically after the seasfire began. So here we 363 00:16:48.360 --> 00:16:51.879 are as we speak, still things are in a good space. 364 00:16:52.159 --> 00:16:55.120 President Trump just spoke a short time ago from the 365 00:16:55.200 --> 00:16:59.200 Hague in the Netherlands, you know, speaking about the ceasefire 366 00:16:59.240 --> 00:17:02.279 and all the other Ish who's surrounding the US strikes 367 00:17:02.320 --> 00:17:06.039 in Iran, and he remains optimistic, saying that these two 368 00:17:06.079 --> 00:17:08.160 sides had to fight it out for a while, but 369 00:17:08.240 --> 00:17:10.359 he's optimistic that they both want to come to the 370 00:17:10.359 --> 00:17:11.319 table and talk peace. 371 00:17:12.359 --> 00:17:14.319 As we've discussed a few times here and there over 372 00:17:14.319 --> 00:17:17.359 the last few weeks, it's tough to know just how 373 00:17:17.440 --> 00:17:20.400 much truth is in some things that you hear from. 374 00:17:20.200 --> 00:17:21.960 Both sides of the political aisles. 375 00:17:22.319 --> 00:17:25.680 When it comes to the the damage that was done 376 00:17:25.680 --> 00:17:29.440 to Iran's nuclear facilities, there's there's those that say that 377 00:17:29.480 --> 00:17:33.279 it's it's completely crushed, it's it's it's rock essentially. I 378 00:17:33.319 --> 00:17:35.119 believe it's what Donald Trump said, And then of course 379 00:17:35.400 --> 00:17:37.559 there's others that claim that maybe the damage was not 380 00:17:37.799 --> 00:17:40.960 as extend as extensive and maybe it only set Iran 381 00:17:41.039 --> 00:17:43.240 back a few months. Do we have any is there 382 00:17:43.279 --> 00:17:44.200 any clarity on that? 383 00:17:45.480 --> 00:17:48.519 I think you can definitively say that the President's team 384 00:17:48.599 --> 00:17:50.839 is quick to the clare victory. Right. 385 00:17:50.880 --> 00:17:53.559 I think you're onto something there, Rory, what's that? I 386 00:17:53.559 --> 00:17:54.640 think you're onto something there. 387 00:17:55.240 --> 00:17:57.319 Yeah, so there. I mean they're quick to say how 388 00:17:57.400 --> 00:18:00.480 this was such a win. But look, at the same time, 389 00:18:00.559 --> 00:18:03.119 you know, it did make Iran come to the table 390 00:18:03.279 --> 00:18:05.839 and say, all right, let's do a ceasefire. So maybe 391 00:18:05.839 --> 00:18:10.599 there is something to this idea that things were obliterated damaged, 392 00:18:10.799 --> 00:18:13.920 you know, let's find our adjective and get our resources 393 00:18:13.960 --> 00:18:16.400 out and try to find the exact word. But I 394 00:18:16.440 --> 00:18:19.640 think it's more accurate to say that the Defense Department 395 00:18:19.720 --> 00:18:23.039 is still working with our international partners, namely Israel, to 396 00:18:23.160 --> 00:18:25.440 get a better idea as to exactly what happened, and 397 00:18:25.519 --> 00:18:29.160 we just don't know that definitively. CBS and CNN and 398 00:18:29.240 --> 00:18:31.240 the New York Times we're all out with that Defense 399 00:18:31.279 --> 00:18:34.160 Department intelligence report saying well, maybe it's set in back 400 00:18:34.160 --> 00:18:36.160 a few months, but if you read the report, it 401 00:18:36.200 --> 00:18:39.119