WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.120 --> 00:00:02.319 All right, let's get this hump day started. Shall we 2 00:00:02.319 --> 00:00:04.879 welcome in? It is Kentucky and it's morning news here 3 00:00:04.919 --> 00:00:08.599 on news Radio eight forty whas Nick Coffee with you. 4 00:00:09.320 --> 00:00:12.279 I'm present. Let's get a roll called Scott Fitzgerald. He's here. 5 00:00:13.439 --> 00:00:15.880 I can prove that he's here. His microphone is now 6 00:00:15.880 --> 00:00:18.199 on and he's here. He's in front of me. Also 7 00:00:18.320 --> 00:00:20.640 John Alden with me, but just through a computer screen. 8 00:00:21.199 --> 00:00:23.399 He's just down the hall. And John Shannon's here as well. 9 00:00:23.440 --> 00:00:25.480 So we've got the full crew and a lot to 10 00:00:25.480 --> 00:00:28.800 get into today. Obviously, the jury did not take long. 11 00:00:29.239 --> 00:00:31.559 In fact, what was it ten minutes for them to 12 00:00:31.920 --> 00:00:35.479 determine what they think the sentencing should be for Brooks 13 00:00:35.479 --> 00:00:38.719 Houck and Joseph Lawson and the Crystal Rogers case. But 14 00:00:38.799 --> 00:00:42.240 really just four hours essentially for them to deliberate, and 15 00:00:42.960 --> 00:00:45.039 not as surprise in the grand scheme of things. But 16 00:00:45.759 --> 00:00:48.200 I did worry a little bit as we saw this 17 00:00:48.280 --> 00:00:50.920 trial play out that they didn't have a whole lot 18 00:00:50.960 --> 00:00:53.920 of physical In fact, they had no physical proof. But 19 00:00:54.000 --> 00:00:56.960 certainly I know I'm not alone in you know, the 20 00:00:57.000 --> 00:00:59.920 court of public opinion thinking that these two were held 21 00:01:00.119 --> 00:01:02.439 responsible for what in fact they did, so certainly a 22 00:01:02.479 --> 00:01:04.079 lot to get into when it comes to that today, 23 00:01:04.480 --> 00:01:07.680 and also I don't want to. I feel like it'll 24 00:01:07.680 --> 00:01:10.000 be an endless conversation if we get into the whole 25 00:01:10.040 --> 00:01:13.680 Epstein thing, because it's certainly news, but I feel like 26 00:01:14.200 --> 00:01:16.200 trying to talk through it and figure out, like what's 27 00:01:16.239 --> 00:01:19.120 really going on that's not I don't think that's possible. 28 00:01:19.280 --> 00:01:22.319 I mean, we'll probably never really know the truth, but 29 00:01:22.560 --> 00:01:25.400 it is big news. And now we have President Trump 30 00:01:25.400 --> 00:01:29.680 defending the controversial decision to just say, yeah, nothing to 31 00:01:29.719 --> 00:01:33.840 see here, nothing actually happened, despite people in federal prison. 32 00:01:34.120 --> 00:01:37.719 One person was in federal prison killed themselves allegedly because 33 00:01:37.760 --> 00:01:41.719 of a sex trafficking ring that included thousands of victims 34 00:01:42.000 --> 00:01:44.359 and maybe thousands of people that were in on it, 35 00:01:44.879 --> 00:01:48.040 meaning take advantage of those victims. But now it's just nothing, 36 00:01:48.120 --> 00:01:50.920 which is wild. But anyways, a loaded show today. But 37 00:01:51.040 --> 00:01:54.400 yesterday we started the show mentioning me coming off of 38 00:01:54.400 --> 00:01:57.000 my thirty seventh birthday and thirty seven. So far it 39 00:01:57.040 --> 00:01:59.920 feels just like thirty six, which is a good things. 40 00:02:00.400 --> 00:02:03.239 I'm not aging. I haven't hit a wall at thirty seven. 41 00:02:03.319 --> 00:02:04.799 But I went back and looked and this is the 42 00:02:04.840 --> 00:02:07.239 power of chat GPT fellows. I went back and looked 43 00:02:07.280 --> 00:02:10.280 at some things on the day we were all born, 44 00:02:10.840 --> 00:02:14.280 and I had no clue of any notable things about 45 00:02:14.360 --> 00:02:17.000 my birthday as far as just you know, not only 46 00:02:17.759 --> 00:02:21.879 what happened I mean in previous years on that date, 47 00:02:22.240 --> 00:02:24.319 but just that date specifically. And there's really not a 48 00:02:24.360 --> 00:02:26.520 whole lot going on there. But I've got some information 49 00:02:26.520 --> 00:02:29.599 about yours' birthday. All right, I'm gonna start with you, Scotty. 50 00:02:30.039 --> 00:02:33.240 Your birthday, correct me if I'm wrong, it is. It's 51 00:02:33.319 --> 00:02:35.960 July thirtieth, right, that's right, all right, So July thirtieth, 52 00:02:36.000 --> 00:02:40.280 nineteen sixty nine. What if I told you that at 53 00:02:40.319 --> 00:02:43.840 that time on that exact date, Well, actually, no, this 54 00:02:43.879 --> 00:02:47.439 is a different year. But did you know that recently 55 00:02:47.840 --> 00:02:50.520 after you were born, I'm sure recently, right before you 56 00:02:50.560 --> 00:02:51.879 were born, we landed on the Moon. 57 00:02:52.000 --> 00:02:55.000 Yes, I did. Yeah, it was always a topic of conversation. 58 00:02:55.039 --> 00:02:57.360 You remember being a big deal as an infant, right, yeah. 59 00:02:57.280 --> 00:03:00.719 Right, yeah, I remember all I remember clearly, which is weird, 60 00:03:00.759 --> 00:03:02.639 because I mean I developed a keen. 61 00:03:02.960 --> 00:03:05.360 Fascination with the space programs that grew up. It was 62 00:03:05.360 --> 00:03:06.439 a big part of my childhood. 63 00:03:06.439 --> 00:03:08.240 I'm sure it was a big deal right when you 64 00:03:08.240 --> 00:03:10.960 were forming memories right in a white age, I. 65 00:03:10.879 --> 00:03:12.919 Wanted to be an astronaut, astronaut or a spy. 66 00:03:13.240 --> 00:03:16.159 Do you know a celebrity that you share the exact 67 00:03:16.199 --> 00:03:16.919 same birthday with? 68 00:03:17.039 --> 00:03:18.879 I want to see. I think it's Arnold Schwarzenegger. 69 00:03:19.280 --> 00:03:23.319 He's not listed here, but that doesn't mean it's not legit. 70 00:03:23.840 --> 00:03:28.080 Vivica A Fox, the actress. Oh okay, you if you 71 00:03:28.080 --> 00:03:29.960 don't know who it is off the top of your head, 72 00:03:29.960 --> 00:03:32.120 if you saw a picture, you would recognize there. She's 73 00:03:32.159 --> 00:03:33.639 been been in a lot of stuff. 74 00:03:33.759 --> 00:03:34.560 Take a look at her. 75 00:03:34.599 --> 00:03:36.120 So again, this is one of those random things that 76 00:03:36.199 --> 00:03:38.280 chet GBT can just help you out with. What John, So, 77 00:03:38.400 --> 00:03:41.680 your birthday July thirtieth? Do you know the number one 78 00:03:41.759 --> 00:03:43.759 song in America when you were born? This gonna make 79 00:03:43.800 --> 00:03:45.639 people feel old. If it made me feel old, it's 80 00:03:45.639 --> 00:03:47.039 gonna make you all feel old. 81 00:03:47.879 --> 00:03:49.280 Mean Scott, right, you said my name? 82 00:03:49.360 --> 00:03:50.080 Oh yeah, John? 83 00:03:50.159 --> 00:03:50.319 Yeah? 84 00:03:50.639 --> 00:03:50.919 John? 85 00:03:51.439 --> 00:03:52.800 Okay, you said July thirty. 86 00:03:53.599 --> 00:03:56.960 Yes, Saugust twenty four, Okay, we're all summer birthdays. 87 00:03:57.240 --> 00:03:59.400 I think the number one song it was by Notorious 88 00:03:59.439 --> 00:04:00.719 Big was a non. 89 00:04:00.840 --> 00:04:04.719 You're in the You're actually it was a tribute, so yes, 90 00:04:04.759 --> 00:04:07.759 you're kind of right. It was actually by puff Daddy 91 00:04:07.840 --> 00:04:10.159 That's what he went by at the time in Faith Evans, 92 00:04:10.159 --> 00:04:11.960 and it was I'll be missing you. Okay, so you 93 00:04:12.000 --> 00:04:18.240 were Yeah, it was the number one song on Time Work. Yeah, exactly. Yeah. 94 00:04:18.639 --> 00:04:21.439 The way in which we talk about Puff Daddy slash 95 00:04:21.480 --> 00:04:24.680 Ditty now much different currently than it was than it 96 00:04:24.720 --> 00:04:27.480 was back then. Also, when you were born, a big 97 00:04:27.560 --> 00:04:32.000 tech story. DBD players were just entering the US market, 98 00:04:32.240 --> 00:04:35.839 meeting rip to the VHS. That's when the VHS started 99 00:04:35.920 --> 00:04:40.680 dying off. And then also Microsoft was pushing Windows ninety eight, 100 00:04:41.639 --> 00:04:46.680 which was the successor to Windows ninety five. And a 101 00:04:46.720 --> 00:04:50.160 famous birthday John for you that you share that is 102 00:04:50.199 --> 00:04:52.000 not the same exact day. This guy's older than you, 103 00:04:52.000 --> 00:04:53.240 but Dave Chappelle. 104 00:04:53.199 --> 00:04:54.199 Okay, I'll take that. 105 00:04:54.399 --> 00:04:57.240 You know, I'm also the exact same age and have 106 00:04:57.319 --> 00:04:59.800 the same birthday as the current White House Press Secretary. 107 00:04:59.800 --> 00:05:00.600 And that's kind of weird. 108 00:05:00.639 --> 00:05:01.319 That is random. 109 00:05:01.800 --> 00:05:04.480 But what about you knew what happened on your birth. 110 00:05:04.560 --> 00:05:08.519 So on my birthday that there was I mean, I'm 111 00:05:08.759 --> 00:05:10.680 let's see, these are things obviously that I don't remember. 112 00:05:10.759 --> 00:05:13.160 By the way, the number one song was the Flame 113 00:05:13.199 --> 00:05:14.879 by Cheap Trick. Do you know that one? Scott That's 114 00:05:14.920 --> 00:05:16.399 more your wheelhouse? 115 00:05:16.519 --> 00:05:17.519 Okay? Yeah? 116 00:05:17.560 --> 00:05:20.399 And then also the biggest movie in the box office. 117 00:05:20.439 --> 00:05:22.839 It was dominating the box office. It says, here coming 118 00:05:22.879 --> 00:05:26.120 to America, no kidding. Yeah, I remember that movie as 119 00:05:26.160 --> 00:05:29.120 a young kid, one of the first movies that I 120 00:05:29.160 --> 00:05:32.079 remember watching. And of course this was when it was 121 00:05:32.439 --> 00:05:34.759 out in VHS. You could rent it. It wasn't like 122 00:05:34.800 --> 00:05:37.240 it was brand new, but I remember that having a 123 00:05:37.279 --> 00:05:38.959 lot of buzz when I was a kid, and of 124 00:05:38.959 --> 00:05:43.959 course it's it's a classic. And also on my birthday, 125 00:05:43.199 --> 00:05:47.120 the day I was born. There was drama at the 126 00:05:47.160 --> 00:05:51.680 Democratic convention in nineteen eighty eight. Says nineteen eighty presidential 127 00:05:51.680 --> 00:05:54.839 election approach to Tension was heating up around Michael Dukakis, 128 00:05:55.040 --> 00:05:56.959 the Democratic nominee who would go on to lose to 129 00:05:57.000 --> 00:05:59.279 George H. W. Bush in November. I don't know what 130 00:05:59.279 --> 00:06:00.920 the drama was, but it says there was drama. 131 00:06:00.959 --> 00:06:02.279 Well, go back, you know what you ought to do 132 00:06:02.319 --> 00:06:03.839 at one time. These are really cool to do, and 133 00:06:03.879 --> 00:06:05.560 I'm glad you did that. Go back and look too 134 00:06:05.560 --> 00:06:07.480 and see what the cost of living was on certain things. 135 00:06:07.560 --> 00:06:11.399 Oh man, let's make that a theme today, right, going 136 00:06:11.439 --> 00:06:12.160 back in time? 137 00:06:12.399 --> 00:06:16.000 Hey, dam on not going Yeah, it's nostalgia back time. 138 00:06:16.040 --> 00:06:16.959 It's actually. 139 00:06:18.360 --> 00:06:21.399 Certain things we didn't experience because we were alive. But 140 00:06:21.439 --> 00:06:22.399 you know, we were babies. 141 00:06:22.600 --> 00:06:23.000 I told you. 142 00:06:23.040 --> 00:06:24.399 When the day goes a little strong and I want 143 00:06:24.399 --> 00:06:26.279 to take a break, I'll get on YouTube and look 144 00:06:26.360 --> 00:06:28.360 up some old believe it or not TV commercials. 145 00:06:28.399 --> 00:06:29.279 Just go back in time, right. 146 00:06:29.279 --> 00:06:31.360 I spent all my life flipping through them. Now I 147 00:06:31.439 --> 00:06:32.000 go back and watch. 148 00:06:32.040 --> 00:06:35.600 Nostalgia is a powerful drug, good stuff, fellas. All right, 149 00:06:35.639 --> 00:06:37.720 let's get an update on traffic and weather. We'll hear 150 00:06:37.759 --> 00:06:40.040 from Matt Melosovich and see what the forecast is today, 151 00:06:40.319 --> 00:06:43.199 and also we'll get an update on traffic. Right here, 152 00:06:43.240 --> 00:06:48.160 it's the news radio forty whas it is five seventeen 153 00:06:48.199 --> 00:06:50.680 here at Kentuckyana's Morning News with Nick Coffee on News 154 00:06:50.759 --> 00:06:54.360 Radio eight forty w h as mister John all on 155 00:06:54.399 --> 00:06:57.600 alongside today this morning, I should say, because it's early, 156 00:06:57.639 --> 00:07:00.680 it's five seventeen, I am I'm now fully used to 157 00:07:00.720 --> 00:07:04.439 being up and Adam and I'm I was worried. There 158 00:07:04.439 --> 00:07:07.279 were moments in the last month John where I thought, Okay, 159 00:07:07.680 --> 00:07:09.279 I don't know, am I am I ever gonna get 160 00:07:09.360 --> 00:07:12.160 used to this? And it Today was one of those 161 00:07:12.199 --> 00:07:15.160 days where I didn't enjoy seeing the alarm clock going 162 00:07:15.199 --> 00:07:17.120 off in a being three am. But you know, when 163 00:07:17.120 --> 00:07:19.439 you do it's something you do anything a certain amount 164 00:07:19.439 --> 00:07:21.879 of times, and there's that repetition. It's hard not to 165 00:07:21.879 --> 00:07:22.480 get used to it. 166 00:07:22.519 --> 00:07:23.160 And that's good though. 167 00:07:23.199 --> 00:07:24.759 You get to the middle of the week, most people 168 00:07:24.759 --> 00:07:27.279 are usually feeling that middle of the week fatigue. And 169 00:07:27.319 --> 00:07:29.480 if you're feeling good on a Wednesday, obviously that's a 170 00:07:29.480 --> 00:07:30.279 pretty good sign. 171 00:07:30.319 --> 00:07:32.360 It's a good sign for finishing the week strong, which 172 00:07:32.600 --> 00:07:35.160 I hope to hope to do. All right, So yesterday 173 00:07:36.399 --> 00:07:40.360 we found out the jury in the Crystal Rogers case 174 00:07:40.920 --> 00:07:43.079 did not need a long time to figure out what 175 00:07:43.120 --> 00:07:47.439 they thought meaning the verdict. They found both Brooks Hawk 176 00:07:47.879 --> 00:07:50.480 and Joseph lost and guilty of what they were charged with, 177 00:07:50.839 --> 00:07:52.720 and it didn't take them very long to determine what 178 00:07:52.879 --> 00:07:58.000 sentence they believe was justified for this. And you've got life, 179 00:07:58.040 --> 00:08:00.000 which is the expectation for Brooks Howck, as far as 180 00:08:00.199 --> 00:08:02.839 the recommendation from the jury, and then also Joseph Lawson. 181 00:08:02.839 --> 00:08:05.800 I believe it's twenty five years. So there's a lot 182 00:08:05.839 --> 00:08:07.639 to unpack here, and we'll do it throughout the morning. 183 00:08:08.480 --> 00:08:12.079 But when it comes to the reaction from the City 184 00:08:12.160 --> 00:08:16.399 of Barchetown yesterday, it was it was pretty powerful, and 185 00:08:17.199 --> 00:08:20.120 I guess I hadn't really throughout the the you know, 186 00:08:20.199 --> 00:08:23.360 the last ten years. I mean, there have been moments 187 00:08:23.399 --> 00:08:25.120 where I sit and think, Okay, wow, this is a 188 00:08:25.199 --> 00:08:27.319 national story that's getting a lot of attention, and it's 189 00:08:27.399 --> 00:08:29.839 just I mean, I'm from Bullet County, so Barchtown it's 190 00:08:29.879 --> 00:08:31.680 not that far from where I grew up. In fact, 191 00:08:31.839 --> 00:08:33.919 I used to drive through Barchtown whenever I would go 192 00:08:33.919 --> 00:08:37.480 to Saint Catherine College many many years ago. And I mean, 193 00:08:37.080 --> 00:08:41.120 I'm Barchtown is a big community, a big I don't 194 00:08:41.159 --> 00:08:43.000 know what it is as far as population, but I 195 00:08:43.000 --> 00:08:46.360 mean as far as just areas right outside of Louisville 196 00:08:46.399 --> 00:08:50.080 that that are that are known and pretty popular, Barchtown's 197 00:08:50.080 --> 00:08:52.039 always been one of them. And I'd never really thought 198 00:08:52.039 --> 00:08:54.080 about what it would like to be a Barchtown resident, 199 00:08:54.159 --> 00:08:57.440 not just somebody that is in some way related or 200 00:08:57.639 --> 00:09:01.080 close to Crystal Rogers and her family, but to live 201 00:09:01.159 --> 00:09:03.960 ten years knowing that you know, there's a there's a 202 00:09:04.039 --> 00:09:07.440 murderer walking free. And even if you didn't necessarily believe, 203 00:09:07.559 --> 00:09:12.039 because maybe throughout this entire decade ordeal, there wasn't the 204 00:09:12.279 --> 00:09:14.120 I mean, I think from the from the from the 205 00:09:14.120 --> 00:09:17.039 earliest I can remember brooks House and those around him 206 00:09:17.080 --> 00:09:20.440 looked clearly guilty of being involved in some former fashion. 207 00:09:20.679 --> 00:09:22.279 But even if you didn't think that, still, I mean, 208 00:09:22.320 --> 00:09:27.480 you had some real awful I mean Bargetown in twenty twelve, 209 00:09:27.519 --> 00:09:29.360 I don't know if people know this or not, it 210 00:09:29.559 --> 00:09:33.720 was named the most beautiful small town in America by 211 00:09:33.799 --> 00:09:36.519 USA today. And I don't need to sell up Bargetown 212 00:09:36.519 --> 00:09:38.799 as far as what makes it awesome is they've got 213 00:09:38.840 --> 00:09:44.240 a very historic, charming, if you will, downtown area certainly 214 00:09:44.360 --> 00:09:47.600 very very vibrant in the Bourbon culture. And you know, 215 00:09:47.639 --> 00:09:50.639 you got my old Kentucky home. It's believed to be 216 00:09:50.679 --> 00:09:53.960 the Bourbon capital of the world. Actually, so again, if 217 00:09:54.000 --> 00:09:56.240 you live there, you know that. And I'm sure a 218 00:09:56.279 --> 00:09:59.840 lot of people still think of the really great qualities 219 00:09:59.840 --> 00:10:02.519 of Barchtown. And in no way am I saying that 220 00:10:02.600 --> 00:10:05.200 what went on here, and of course the other murders 221 00:10:05.200 --> 00:10:09.600 that are still unsolved. Chrystal Rogers's father, Officer Jason Ellis, 222 00:10:09.919 --> 00:10:12.919 those don't represent the residents of the community, So that's 223 00:10:12.960 --> 00:10:15.639 not at all where I'm going. But you also, if 224 00:10:15.679 --> 00:10:18.360 you are prideful about where you come from, and I'm 225 00:10:18.360 --> 00:10:21.840 sure people of Barchtown are a lot of people. When 226 00:10:21.840 --> 00:10:24.679 they think of your town, they think of these things, 227 00:10:25.440 --> 00:10:28.639 and even though that doesn't reflect and represent again the 228 00:10:28.679 --> 00:10:31.840 residents that live there in that community, you don't want 229 00:10:31.879 --> 00:10:35.399 that to be what people think of. And yesterday I 230 00:10:35.440 --> 00:10:38.879 think was a step in the process of I guess 231 00:10:39.320 --> 00:10:41.080 one day that won't be the first thing that comes 232 00:10:41.120 --> 00:10:45.799 to mind for some people. But this ain't over tough 233 00:10:45.840 --> 00:10:48.480 to know exactly what we can expect when it comes 234 00:10:48.519 --> 00:10:51.720 to charges and more trials to follow, But we'll let 235 00:10:51.759 --> 00:10:54.679 you hear coming up a little bit later on from 236 00:10:54.679 --> 00:10:57.720 one of the detectives. In fact, it's John Snow who 237 00:10:57.799 --> 00:11:00.399 was one of the detectives during this entire situation of 238 00:11:00.399 --> 00:11:04.320 the last decade, and he was happy to see justice yesterday, 239 00:11:04.320 --> 00:11:07.919 but also made it pretty clear this sitting over all. Right, 240 00:11:08.000 --> 00:11:10.000 We've got a sports update coming your way, but first 241 00:11:10.080 --> 00:11:12.360 let's get a check on traffic from Bobby Ellis and 242 00:11:12.399 --> 00:11:14.720 we'll get the latest on the forecast with Matt Melosovi. 243 00:11:14.759 --> 00:11:18.039 It's right here on news radio eight forty w hullo wajas. 244 00:11:20.200 --> 00:11:22.679 Thank you very much, mister Shannon. It is Kentucky and 245 00:11:22.720 --> 00:11:25.120 it's morning news here on news radio eight forty whas 246 00:11:25.200 --> 00:11:28.919 Nick coffee with you as we get the hump day started. 247 00:11:29.600 --> 00:11:32.039 I don't know if you are somebody who is if 248 00:11:32.080 --> 00:11:36.159 your daily commute involves being on Seventh Street, but man, 249 00:11:36.200 --> 00:11:40.200 the humongous hole in the ground. It was one of 250 00:11:40.200 --> 00:11:42.440 those pictures John that when I saw it, if you 251 00:11:42.559 --> 00:11:44.960 told me it was not real and created by AI, 252 00:11:45.080 --> 00:11:46.240 I think I would have believed you. 253 00:11:46.679 --> 00:11:50.240 I saw a video of it yesterday and the damage 254 00:11:50.279 --> 00:11:53.120 that it looked like it was causing looked ridiculous. 255 00:11:53.240 --> 00:11:55.200 Yeah, And I mean there was already a street that 256 00:11:55.279 --> 00:11:58.279 was flooded, so clearly even if and I'm not sure 257 00:11:58.279 --> 00:12:00.480 what the latest is as far as just the the 258 00:12:00.519 --> 00:12:03.919 water levels in that area, but the ground itself, like 259 00:12:03.960 --> 00:12:06.799 that's not only something that's going to make that. I mean, 260 00:12:06.840 --> 00:12:09.960 if you we're if you are somebody that is every 261 00:12:10.039 --> 00:12:13.480 day on that road, Seventh Street road, that is where 262 00:12:13.519 --> 00:12:16.799 there's now just a humongous hole. It'll it'll clearly impact 263 00:12:16.799 --> 00:12:20.159 your your your travel because that's not something you just go, 264 00:12:20.480 --> 00:12:22.919 you go fix, and you go repair. So uh, stay 265 00:12:23.120 --> 00:12:25.360 stay aware. And I would imagine that there are I 266 00:12:25.360 --> 00:12:27.000 don't you know. This is one of those things where 267 00:12:27.519 --> 00:12:29.720 when I saw this picture yesterday and was reading about it, 268 00:12:30.000 --> 00:12:32.600 I thought to myself, surely the people that are in 269 00:12:32.639 --> 00:12:35.360 that area, they're keeping up with the new I mean 270 00:12:35.440 --> 00:12:39.039 imagine not hearing about it, not knowing anything, and then 271 00:12:39.200 --> 00:12:43.039 just going outside your home in one seeing this massive 272 00:12:43.080 --> 00:12:44.799 hole in the ground. Now, if it was yesterday, you 273 00:12:44.840 --> 00:12:46.080 would have you would have seen a lot of the 274 00:12:46.120 --> 00:12:49.240 presence from first responders and whatnot. But you know, we 275 00:12:49.320 --> 00:12:51.679 didn't get any early rain yesterday. But you just walk 276 00:12:51.720 --> 00:12:54.600 outside and you see, you know, the street that you 277 00:12:54.639 --> 00:12:57.519 live on is flooded. So I don't know, I just 278 00:12:57.600 --> 00:12:59.320 I try to a time has put myself in the 279 00:12:59.360 --> 00:13:01.840 shoes of those being surprised by something like that, And 280 00:13:02.120 --> 00:13:03.720 I mean I would be thinking, what the hell's hell's 281 00:13:03.720 --> 00:13:06.559 going on? What happened? So I don't know what led 282 00:13:06.600 --> 00:13:09.200 to that, but I'm sure it'll be an inconvenience for 283 00:13:09.360 --> 00:13:12.120 a lot of folks, all right, So They're one of 284 00:13:12.120 --> 00:13:14.120 the stories that got us started this week, which of 285 00:13:14.240 --> 00:13:17.120 course another awful one where there was a murder that 286 00:13:17.159 --> 00:13:19.879 took place, in fact, a double shooting in Shavely that 287 00:13:20.559 --> 00:13:24.919 has left two women dead. From early on in this 288 00:13:25.600 --> 00:13:28.519 the those I think it was the Shavely Police department. 289 00:13:28.519 --> 00:13:31.039 I think they knew who they were looking for. And 290 00:13:31.159 --> 00:13:33.120 now we know who the suspect is. It's a thirty 291 00:13:33.120 --> 00:13:35.480 five year old man by the name of le Bradford Ward. 292 00:13:36.080 --> 00:13:40.120 And the story I saw this morning from Woky was 293 00:13:40.600 --> 00:13:44.480 the I think it was the aunt of this this suspect, 294 00:13:44.720 --> 00:13:47.759 who was pleading for him to turn himself in. And 295 00:13:48.000 --> 00:13:50.000 obviously that's probably what I mean, that's that's what this 296 00:13:50.039 --> 00:13:52.360 person should do. Now what ends up happening? Who knows 297 00:13:52.799 --> 00:13:55.080 but this whoever, I don't know where they are, and 298 00:13:55.120 --> 00:13:57.759 clearly law enforcement doesn't either. But this person has at 299 00:13:57.840 --> 00:14:00.639 least been The suspect has been on the run for 300 00:14:01.039 --> 00:14:03.840 I guess over forty eight hours now, and who knows 301 00:14:03.840 --> 00:14:05.960 where he is. Hopefully they can apprehend him soon and 302 00:14:06.000 --> 00:14:08.200 he does, in fact do what his family wants him 303 00:14:08.200 --> 00:14:10.960 to do, which has turned himself in. And look, this 304 00:14:11.000 --> 00:14:12.840 is a tragic situation. All the way around. But it 305 00:14:12.879 --> 00:14:16.960 did remind me of something that probably isn't and for 306 00:14:17.080 --> 00:14:20.159 understandable reason, the first thing people think of in these situations, 307 00:14:20.200 --> 00:14:25.039 and that is the impact on the family of the perpetrator, 308 00:14:25.080 --> 00:14:29.679 the suspect. Clearly, the obvious reaction is the remorse for 309 00:14:30.000 --> 00:14:32.360 the two people who lost their lives and those that 310 00:14:32.360 --> 00:14:34.840 are impacted. But it was just it was a passionate 311 00:14:34.879 --> 00:14:37.720 thing to see both his cousin and his aunt just 312 00:14:38.320 --> 00:14:40.039 wanting him to do the right thing at this point 313 00:14:40.080 --> 00:14:42.360 after committing such a you know, allegedly committing such an 314 00:14:42.399 --> 00:14:46.279 awful act, which is killing two women. But yeah, he's 315 00:14:46.799 --> 00:14:48.799 I mean again, that's all you can do at this 316 00:14:48.840 --> 00:14:50.919 point is to just hope that he does turn himself 317 00:14:50.919 --> 00:14:52.759 in if you are the family, but you don't see 318 00:14:52.799 --> 00:14:56.120 it that often where within a couple of days of 319 00:14:56.240 --> 00:15:00.519 somebody being the top suspect and law enforcement making it 320 00:15:00.519 --> 00:15:04.120 a priority to track this person down, their family wanting 321 00:15:04.159 --> 00:15:06.480 to go public and say, look, not only am I 322 00:15:06.519 --> 00:15:09.799 this person's aunt or cousin, I want them to come 323 00:15:09.799 --> 00:15:11.559 forward and turn themselves in and do the right thing 324 00:15:11.600 --> 00:15:15.080 here and pleading with this person if in fact he 325 00:15:15.159 --> 00:15:17.759 is watching the news, which who knows what he's doing 326 00:15:17.799 --> 00:15:20.720 at this time. But yeah, just a tragic situation all 327 00:15:20.759 --> 00:15:25.720 the way around. But again, if you see le Bradford Ward, 328 00:15:26.759 --> 00:15:29.240 I would encourage you to call law enforcement. Don't approach him, 329 00:15:29.240 --> 00:15:30.679 don't let him know they're looking for him. I'm sure 330 00:15:30.720 --> 00:15:33.919 he's well aware. And now I'm thinking out loud here 331 00:15:33.960 --> 00:15:35.600 where like, I mean, do you think he's did he 332 00:15:35.679 --> 00:15:38.559 did he take off somewhere? Did he you know? Is 333 00:15:38.559 --> 00:15:40.840 he hiding out? I mean, this guy won't be I 334 00:15:40.879 --> 00:15:42.440 don't think he'll be on the run for long, although 335 00:15:42.480 --> 00:15:45.840 I say that knowing that we've got I think one 336 00:15:45.919 --> 00:15:47.759 of the this will be a movie at some point. 337 00:15:47.960 --> 00:15:52.240 Have you seen the New Orleans prison escape against in 338 00:15:52.240 --> 00:15:54.480 New Orleans jail where there was like eight to ten 339 00:15:54.519 --> 00:15:56.879 INMTES that escaped a long time ago. We're talking like 340 00:15:57.480 --> 00:16:00.639 early maybe early June, maybe even BEFO for that, and 341 00:16:00.679 --> 00:16:02.919 there's there's now only one that's still out there on 342 00:16:02.960 --> 00:16:06.200 the run. And anytime, you know, anytime there's there's a 343 00:16:06.240 --> 00:16:08.440 prisoner that's on the run, that becomes a big story 344 00:16:08.440 --> 00:16:10.840 because everybody needs to be mindful of you know, where 345 00:16:10.840 --> 00:16:13.799 this person could be if if you're near the area, 346 00:16:13.879 --> 00:16:16.960 be alert, but also it becomes more of a national 347 00:16:16.960 --> 00:16:19.200 story when people realize, Wow, they still haven't got they 348 00:16:19.200 --> 00:16:22.799 still haven't got this guy. And there's one of the 349 00:16:22.840 --> 00:16:24.799 many that were able to escape from that New Orleans 350 00:16:24.840 --> 00:16:27.600 jail that is still on the run, and I assume 351 00:16:27.639 --> 00:16:29.519 he'll be caught at some point. But I feel like 352 00:16:29.559 --> 00:16:32.120 the longer you have been able, I mean, you can run, 353 00:16:32.120 --> 00:16:33.799 but you can't hide. That's a saying for a reason. 354 00:16:34.879 --> 00:16:38.519 But I've never been on the run from law enforcement. 355 00:16:38.519 --> 00:16:41.039 That may surprise some of you, but I don't have 356 00:16:41.039 --> 00:16:42.799 a lot of confidence that i'd be able to uh 357 00:16:43.519 --> 00:16:45.960 to to you know, stay hidden, because again, they got 358 00:16:45.960 --> 00:16:47.879 a lot of resources to track you down, and that's 359 00:16:47.879 --> 00:16:50.360 why more often than not they do exactly that. All Right, 360 00:16:50.440 --> 00:16:52.279 Rory O'Neil of NBC News going to join us, coming 361 00:16:52.360 --> 00:16:54.840 up here in just a few minutes. We'll also let 362 00:16:54.879 --> 00:16:59.519 you hear from the detective in the Crystal Rogers case 363 00:16:59.799 --> 00:17:02.279 that let it be known that this isn't over and 364 00:17:02.360 --> 00:17:05.160 there could be there could be more trials along the 365 00:17:05.200 --> 00:17:07.759 way when it comes to the Christa Rogers situation, and 366 00:17:07.799 --> 00:17:11.359 of course also Jason Ellis and Tommy Ballard. All Right, 367 00:17:11.359 --> 00:17:13.359 It's Kentucky. It's morning news right here our news radioa 368 00:17:13.400 --> 00:17:18.480 forty whas. Happy hump Day, Kentucky, and Ina, it is Kentucky. 369 00:17:18.519 --> 00:17:21.640 Anda's morning news here on news radio eight forty whas. 370 00:17:21.759 --> 00:17:23.759 Nick Coffee with you, and we've got Rory and Eale 371 00:17:23.759 --> 00:17:28.039 of NBC News joining us. Rory, We've got now over 372 00:17:28.480 --> 00:17:31.079 at least one hundred and ten deaths confirmed in the 373 00:17:31.119 --> 00:17:34.160 flooding that took place in Texas last week on the 374 00:17:34.160 --> 00:17:35.960 fourth of July, and now I think it's over one 375 00:17:36.000 --> 00:17:39.400 hundred and sixty people still missing. Yesterday, Texas Governor Greg 376 00:17:39.440 --> 00:17:41.759 Abbott made it clear that the state was ready for 377 00:17:41.799 --> 00:17:44.680 this emergency prior to the flooding that has claimed now 378 00:17:44.680 --> 00:17:47.119 over one hundred lives. What can you tell us as 379 00:17:47.160 --> 00:17:49.960 far as the reaction from folks that are questioning if, 380 00:17:50.000 --> 00:17:54.160 in fact this might have been less tragic had resources 381 00:17:54.160 --> 00:17:54.839 been a little better. 382 00:17:55.519 --> 00:17:58.559 Well, I think we're in that natural progression that seems 383 00:17:58.559 --> 00:18:01.599 to happen after every disagn Right, there's first the shock, 384 00:18:01.680 --> 00:18:04.599 and now everyone is asking, well, wait, why and could 385 00:18:04.599 --> 00:18:07.400 this have been prevented or could it have been just 386 00:18:07.519 --> 00:18:10.200 not so bad as it was? Because I think we 387 00:18:10.279 --> 00:18:13.839 agreed this thirty foot wall of water that developed with 388 00:18:13.920 --> 00:18:18.920 this flood is something that really no one could respond to. 389 00:18:19.240 --> 00:18:23.039 It just was moving so quickly. But could somehow the preparations, 390 00:18:23.039 --> 00:18:26.079 the alerts, the awareness beforehand, could that have been improved. 391 00:18:26.400 --> 00:18:28.440 Still a bit of a gray area, and you know, 392 00:18:28.640 --> 00:18:32.119 the officials on the ground, including the governor, are saying that, look, 393 00:18:32.200 --> 00:18:34.480 right now, the focus still has to be on finding 394 00:18:34.519 --> 00:18:38.079 the victims, hopefully finding a survivor, although that seems unlikely, 395 00:18:38.160 --> 00:18:41.079 but still that's what they're focused on now and sort 396 00:18:41.119 --> 00:18:43.839 of want to push all the finger pointing down the 397 00:18:43.920 --> 00:18:47.200 road until this search and rescue operation is complete. 398 00:18:47.880 --> 00:18:50.839 So when it comes to the one and ten people, 399 00:18:50.880 --> 00:18:52.839 I'm sorry over one hundred and sixty people that are 400 00:18:52.880 --> 00:18:56.400 still missing doing I mean, obviously the type of flooding 401 00:18:56.440 --> 00:18:59.960