WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.440 --> 00:00:02.240 Good morning, Kentucky, Ana. Welcome man. 2 00:00:02.279 --> 00:00:05.960 It is Kentucky Anda's Morning News with coffee and company 3 00:00:05.960 --> 00:00:08.800 here on news radio eight forty w h as. 4 00:00:09.679 --> 00:00:11.080 We've got a full crew in house today. 5 00:00:11.080 --> 00:00:14.400 Obviously, Scott Fitzgerald, he's alongside, as he just saw. 6 00:00:14.240 --> 00:00:17.960 The the newscasts was funny. I didn't see that. Get 7 00:00:17.960 --> 00:00:19.719 this sense that's your first time seeing that? 8 00:00:19.920 --> 00:00:22.359 Yeah, yeah, well yeah, I ended up. I was pretty 9 00:00:22.440 --> 00:00:24.079 much out of touch. Last I was telling you off 10 00:00:24.079 --> 00:00:25.480 the ear, I was out of touch. So I'm catching 11 00:00:25.559 --> 00:00:27.960 up this morning. I had not seen the person jumping 12 00:00:28.000 --> 00:00:29.160 up and down on the water truck. 13 00:00:29.320 --> 00:00:31.000 I swear. As soon as we get we get the 14 00:00:31.000 --> 00:00:31.679 party started. 15 00:00:31.719 --> 00:00:35.119 Here. We've got the woky newscast on on our television 16 00:00:35.119 --> 00:00:38.320 here of course, our partners. And as soon as Scott 17 00:00:38.320 --> 00:00:40.719 looks behind him, there is the woman who was later 18 00:00:40.840 --> 00:00:44.880 arrested for jumping in front of the Louisville Water Company trucks. 19 00:00:45.359 --> 00:00:48.320 As that person's just trying to do their jobs. So anyhow, 20 00:00:48.320 --> 00:00:50.560 we'll certainly talk about that today and that'll be a 21 00:00:50.560 --> 00:00:51.600 big talking point obviously. 22 00:00:51.679 --> 00:00:53.399 But again, a full crew. Scott Fitzgerald's here. 23 00:00:53.520 --> 00:00:56.399 We also have John Shannon, he'll be along with the 24 00:00:56.439 --> 00:00:59.000 news coming up about five thirty and mister radio Rick 25 00:00:59.079 --> 00:01:01.799 Ryder in the saddled today. Rick, let me ask you 26 00:01:01.840 --> 00:01:03.399 a question, and I don't want to aid you, but 27 00:01:03.439 --> 00:01:05.040 you've been doing this a long time, my friend. That's 28 00:01:05.040 --> 00:01:07.959 why I call you mister radio Rick, because you're a 29 00:01:08.000 --> 00:01:11.879 pioneer in the industry. What year did you first work 30 00:01:12.040 --> 00:01:16.760 in the business of radio? Nineteen seventy many years ago, 31 00:01:17.840 --> 00:01:19.920 and that's why again, you're a legend. So we're happy 32 00:01:19.959 --> 00:01:22.159 to have you alongside today. And now we're gonna have 33 00:01:22.159 --> 00:01:24.599 some fun. Obviously, as you could expect, we've got a 34 00:01:24.640 --> 00:01:26.920 story here that will I don't want to say dominate 35 00:01:27.359 --> 00:01:29.200 the show because we're gonna mix it up and have 36 00:01:29.239 --> 00:01:33.719 some fun. But this is now the second time in 37 00:01:33.760 --> 00:01:37.359 the last roughly ten days or so that when you 38 00:01:37.480 --> 00:01:41.920 check national headlines before starting a news talk show, you 39 00:01:41.959 --> 00:01:44.719 see a headline nationally that of course is of local 40 00:01:44.760 --> 00:01:47.159 interest in that is, of course, what happened yesterday with 41 00:01:47.400 --> 00:01:51.439 Brent Hankinson getting sentenced, which I got the Scott You 42 00:01:51.480 --> 00:01:53.239 and I were chatting about this right before we started 43 00:01:53.239 --> 00:01:57.719 the show. It did feel regardless of what folks wanted 44 00:01:57.719 --> 00:02:01.840 to see happen, meaning a really really harsh sentence, or 45 00:02:01.879 --> 00:02:05.920 maybe they felt as if no sentence was deserved. I 46 00:02:05.920 --> 00:02:08.000 didn't think anybody truly knew what to expect. 47 00:02:08.199 --> 00:02:10.039 No, they didn't, And I thought it was a little odd. 48 00:02:10.039 --> 00:02:11.400 The one day recommendation. 49 00:02:11.479 --> 00:02:13.919 It was kind of like reminded me when USFL was 50 00:02:13.919 --> 00:02:16.879 awarded one dollar when they were going out, So I 51 00:02:16.960 --> 00:02:18.800 was like, where did that come from? And that's why 52 00:02:18.800 --> 00:02:20.199 I was asking you getting caught up? 53 00:02:20.240 --> 00:02:20.439 Now? 54 00:02:20.759 --> 00:02:24.400 Thirty three months was the sentence for Brent Hankinson. And 55 00:02:24.639 --> 00:02:27.120 it's gonna be very interesting listening to the public reaction 56 00:02:27.400 --> 00:02:30.960 to this and what people think wasn't enough. I'm sure 57 00:02:31.000 --> 00:02:32.800 there are some folks that think it wasn't enough, some 58 00:02:32.840 --> 00:02:36.120 folks that think now it was too much, But I like, 59 00:02:36.280 --> 00:02:38.120 I appreciate your take you had on this, and I 60 00:02:38.159 --> 00:02:39.719 think you're one hundred percent on point here. 61 00:02:40.840 --> 00:02:43.039 I think, yeah, I mean, when it comes to just 62 00:02:43.960 --> 00:02:47.120 what Brent hank take take away, And again, this is 63 00:02:47.120 --> 00:02:48.719 really hard for people to do, and I'm gonna try 64 00:02:48.759 --> 00:02:52.280 my best to lay it out and hopefully you guys 65 00:02:52.319 --> 00:02:54.199 will hear me out. But if you just take away 66 00:02:54.479 --> 00:02:56.080 and I don't mean to act like it doesn't matter, 67 00:02:56.360 --> 00:03:00.199 but when it comes to just the overall sentencing, if 68 00:03:00.240 --> 00:03:03.639 you can remove any and again when it comes to 69 00:03:03.680 --> 00:03:06.360 a judge, I do think they factor in sort of 70 00:03:06.360 --> 00:03:09.800 what is the crime, what exactly is he being charged with. 71 00:03:10.280 --> 00:03:12.560 So if you just look at what he did that night, 72 00:03:13.240 --> 00:03:16.159 I mean, he was shoddy police work that clearly put 73 00:03:16.199 --> 00:03:18.000 a lot of people's lives in danger, that had nothing 74 00:03:18.000 --> 00:03:19.639 to do with what was going on and what the 75 00:03:19.680 --> 00:03:23.520 purpose was when they were there to bring, you know, 76 00:03:24.080 --> 00:03:26.599 clearly try to serve a warrant that obviously wasn't on 77 00:03:26.639 --> 00:03:28.759 the up and ups. So I want to lay that 78 00:03:28.800 --> 00:03:31.240 out throughout the morning here. And it's not to try 79 00:03:31.240 --> 00:03:33.919 to convince anybody that they should change their thoughts if 80 00:03:33.919 --> 00:03:36.520 their thoughts aren't aligned with mine. But I do think 81 00:03:36.879 --> 00:03:39.479 when it comes to just the expectation that there would 82 00:03:39.479 --> 00:03:41.319 be no sent it just didn't. 83 00:03:41.080 --> 00:03:42.719 Seem realistic that there'd be nothing. 84 00:03:43.159 --> 00:03:45.680 But the DJ clearly, I guess they feel as if, hey, 85 00:03:45.719 --> 00:03:48.039 he was he's a cop, and he was doing what 86 00:03:48.120 --> 00:03:49.800 cops do, and yeah, he might have made a mistake 87 00:03:49.840 --> 00:03:52.080 and some things happened, but I guess they felt as 88 00:03:52.080 --> 00:03:53.759 if maybe he'd already I don't know what they thought, 89 00:03:53.800 --> 00:03:56.360 but clearly they didn't think that he was deserving of 90 00:03:56.400 --> 00:03:59.840 any any further punishment as far as incarceration, but it 91 00:03:59.919 --> 00:04:02.719 was quite clear that the judge felt felt much different, 92 00:04:02.800 --> 00:04:05.919 and that is why you saw the three years thirty 93 00:04:05.919 --> 00:04:09.719 three months in prison with three years supervis release. So again, 94 00:04:09.800 --> 00:04:11.560 that of course will be a big talking point today 95 00:04:11.560 --> 00:04:14.000 and if you have, if you have thoughts on it, 96 00:04:14.120 --> 00:04:16.360 you're welcome to share it. We have the talkback feature 97 00:04:16.360 --> 00:04:18.600 that's on the Aheart radio app, and I was accused 98 00:04:18.680 --> 00:04:22.759 last week of if you're gonna mention the talkback feature, 99 00:04:22.920 --> 00:04:25.120 you should listen to it. In fact, we had people 100 00:04:25.480 --> 00:04:27.959 using the talkback feature to say that, and I will 101 00:04:27.959 --> 00:04:30.240 tell you that you were right. Sometimes I forget about it. 102 00:04:30.279 --> 00:04:32.360 Yesterday was one of those days because we had some 103 00:04:32.399 --> 00:04:34.759 issues to start the show yesterday, and had I check 104 00:04:34.800 --> 00:04:37.040 the talkback feature, I would have noticed that all of 105 00:04:37.040 --> 00:04:39.319 you were letting us know we had some audio issues 106 00:04:39.319 --> 00:04:43.720 that we were unaware of. So we'll let you guys 107 00:04:44.079 --> 00:04:47.199 contribute to the show. And again, now, if you're I 108 00:04:47.279 --> 00:04:49.639 probably probably should say this. I was gonna not, but 109 00:04:49.720 --> 00:04:52.199 I mean, you have thirty seconds with the talkback feature 110 00:04:52.240 --> 00:04:54.279 to share really, whatever it is you want, but just 111 00:04:54.319 --> 00:04:56.680 do keep in mind there are certain things that I mean, 112 00:04:56.720 --> 00:04:59.240 I have to censor you, not because of your beliefs, 113 00:04:59.240 --> 00:05:02.560 but because this is radio, right, This is when I 114 00:05:02.680 --> 00:05:05.480 censor you. It's not because I'm trying to be you know, 115 00:05:05.600 --> 00:05:08.079 two PC or whatnot, but quite literally, there are things 116 00:05:08.120 --> 00:05:09.720 you can and cannot say on the radio. 117 00:05:09.839 --> 00:05:10.839 So just keep that in mind. 118 00:05:11.120 --> 00:05:14.759 Yeah, it's a great feature to your point, but yeah, 119 00:05:14.959 --> 00:05:15.839 you do listen to it. 120 00:05:15.920 --> 00:05:16.079 Nick. 121 00:05:16.160 --> 00:05:18.600 I can tell folks that you do listen. Nick takes 122 00:05:18.600 --> 00:05:21.920 in everything you have to say, but not everybody can 123 00:05:21.959 --> 00:05:24.480 be heard because of some of the things that are said. 124 00:05:24.560 --> 00:05:26.680 You see, kind of puts the hammer down on us 125 00:05:26.720 --> 00:05:28.800 if we allow those things to go on over the air. 126 00:05:28.839 --> 00:05:30.680 But yeah, use that feature and use it. And I 127 00:05:30.720 --> 00:05:32.480 wanted to tell folks use it for sports as well, 128 00:05:32.519 --> 00:05:35.279 to sure take you on on sports. Please do, because 129 00:05:35.279 --> 00:05:36.399 that's what we're all feedback. 130 00:05:36.439 --> 00:05:38.920 Yeah right, we're loaded here on a Tuesday again. We'll 131 00:05:38.920 --> 00:05:41.040 get you what you've come to expect here on News 132 00:05:41.160 --> 00:05:44.480 Radio eight forty whas a check of the traffic out 133 00:05:44.480 --> 00:05:47.639 there on the roadways, an updated forecast coming your way, 134 00:05:47.639 --> 00:05:49.399 and of course Scott will be back with sports at 135 00:05:49.399 --> 00:05:51.839 about fifteen minutes and John Shannon with the news. So 136 00:05:51.879 --> 00:05:54.000 again we're loaded here on a Tuesday, and hope you 137 00:05:54.000 --> 00:05:55.680 stick with us. Right here, it's Kentucky and this morning 138 00:05:55.720 --> 00:05:57.800 News with Coffee and Company right here on news Radio 139 00:05:57.839 --> 00:06:01.319 eight forty whas. All right, let's get a look at 140 00:06:01.360 --> 00:06:05.319 the forecast from Matt Melosovich of WLKY. Gonna be partly 141 00:06:05.319 --> 00:06:09.480 cloudy and less humid today. High's near ninety tonight bear 142 00:06:09.560 --> 00:06:13.040 Sky's Lowe's in the lower seventies and currently at five twelve, 143 00:06:13.040 --> 00:06:14.839 it is seventy forty degrees here at news Radio eight 144 00:06:14.920 --> 00:06:18.800 forty whas five point sixteen Here Kentucky, Ana's Morning News 145 00:06:18.800 --> 00:06:21.680 News Radio eight forty whas. It is Coffee and Company, 146 00:06:21.720 --> 00:06:24.079 Nick Coffee, that is me And certainly a big day 147 00:06:24.079 --> 00:06:29.079 here in Louisville yesterday as Brett Hankinson was set to 148 00:06:29.160 --> 00:06:32.680 be sentenced, and that that is exactly what happened, But 149 00:06:32.879 --> 00:06:37.360 before the final decision from the judge was handed down, 150 00:06:37.959 --> 00:06:41.639 a hectic, hectic scene in downtown Louisville as four people 151 00:06:42.160 --> 00:06:45.439 ended up ended up being arrested. And I guess that's 152 00:06:45.439 --> 00:06:49.000 not really a surprise considering what the Breonna Taylor situation 153 00:06:49.199 --> 00:06:54.439 has has resulted in just with just tension here in Louisville. 154 00:06:54.839 --> 00:06:58.399 But there were four people, including Breonna Taylor's aunt, Bionca Austin, 155 00:06:58.959 --> 00:07:03.120 who were arrested. The charges from the four different individuals. 156 00:07:03.680 --> 00:07:08.240 Austin was charged with disorderly conduct and obstructing a highway, 157 00:07:08.680 --> 00:07:11.040 and then there were a few others arrested for this 158 00:07:11.120 --> 00:07:15.079 other disorderly contact, highway obstruction, harassment and theft by and 159 00:07:15.120 --> 00:07:20.000 lawful taking. So the visual of the individual jumping on 160 00:07:20.160 --> 00:07:23.519 the Louisville water truck that was that was something. I mean, 161 00:07:23.519 --> 00:07:25.439 that's the kind of clip that certainly will get your attention, 162 00:07:25.560 --> 00:07:29.519 and it's gone viral everywhere, and that's just what you 163 00:07:29.639 --> 00:07:31.879 probably should expect when it comes to those kind of things. 164 00:07:31.920 --> 00:07:36.480 But I will say the Louisville Water Company employee and 165 00:07:37.240 --> 00:07:39.959 you can really find what's the that's the I was 166 00:07:39.959 --> 00:07:41.560 gonna say the beauty of the Internet. I'm not sure 167 00:07:41.560 --> 00:07:44.600 if it's beauty. I think it's maybe a problem with 168 00:07:44.680 --> 00:07:46.920 society to an extent. But you can find anything you 169 00:07:46.959 --> 00:07:49.000 want on the Internet, meaning you can if you want 170 00:07:49.040 --> 00:07:50.879 to believe something, you will be able to find something 171 00:07:50.920 --> 00:07:54.240 to help you support yourself believing what you want to believe. 172 00:07:54.759 --> 00:07:57.720 So I'm sure you can find folks that are very 173 00:07:57.839 --> 00:08:01.319 upset with the decision for both reasons. Maybe some people 174 00:08:01.319 --> 00:08:04.839 think Hankerson shouldn't have any prison time, Maybe some people 175 00:08:04.839 --> 00:08:07.000 think that he should be, you know, in jail for life. 176 00:08:07.759 --> 00:08:10.759 So again you'll you'll find a very mixed bag of 177 00:08:11.279 --> 00:08:14.000 what people think. But I will say there were only 178 00:08:14.079 --> 00:08:17.000 a few that I saw reacting to the video of 179 00:08:17.040 --> 00:08:20.439 the person jumping on the Louisville Water Company truck that 180 00:08:20.519 --> 00:08:25.720 thought the Louisville Water Company employee was at fault. And 181 00:08:25.759 --> 00:08:28.720 you know, if you play in this, if you mean, look, 182 00:08:28.879 --> 00:08:30.959 I don't want to cross the line here, but I'm 183 00:08:30.959 --> 00:08:33.360 not really sure what doing that was was set to 184 00:08:33.399 --> 00:08:34.600 accomplish yesterday. 185 00:08:34.639 --> 00:08:36.159 But that's just me. 186 00:08:37.039 --> 00:08:40.200 However, most folks I saw reacting to it were thinking, like, 187 00:08:42.399 --> 00:08:44.240 not run the person over. I mean, some people certainly 188 00:08:44.279 --> 00:08:47.399 did say that, But the one person I saw that 189 00:08:47.559 --> 00:08:50.120 was acting as if, you know, maybe this Louisville Water 190 00:08:50.120 --> 00:08:52.200 Company employee should be the one going to jail, because 191 00:08:52.200 --> 00:08:54.240 here they are just doing their jobs, driving on a street, 192 00:08:54.240 --> 00:08:55.960 which they're supposed to be able to do, and there's 193 00:08:55.960 --> 00:08:58.799 somebody in their way that then jumps on their vehicle, 194 00:08:59.240 --> 00:09:01.679 and I didn't have any expectation as far as any 195 00:09:01.720 --> 00:09:05.840 response from the Louisville Water Company. However, there was a 196 00:09:06.799 --> 00:09:09.480 there was a statement that was released saying that they 197 00:09:09.519 --> 00:09:11.840 confirmed their employee was caught in the protest but was 198 00:09:11.879 --> 00:09:14.039 safely able to exit the area. Which look, think about 199 00:09:14.039 --> 00:09:16.840 yourself in that situation in a vehicle. I mean, you 200 00:09:16.879 --> 00:09:18.720 could be wanting to get the hell out of there 201 00:09:18.759 --> 00:09:21.000 for a lot of reasons, understandably so, but one may 202 00:09:21.039 --> 00:09:23.480 be because you feel like you're in a dangerous situation. 203 00:09:23.559 --> 00:09:24.759 You don't know, I mean, you don't know what these 204 00:09:24.759 --> 00:09:29.519 people are gonna do. So anyhow, tensions very very high 205 00:09:30.039 --> 00:09:33.159 before the sentencing came down, and in the end the 206 00:09:33.240 --> 00:09:36.080 sentence was thirty three months in federal prison with three 207 00:09:36.159 --> 00:09:39.440 years supervisor release and a one hundred dollars fine. So 208 00:09:39.759 --> 00:09:41.240 not going to be able to work in law enforcement 209 00:09:41.279 --> 00:09:43.639 ever again or own a gun, and he's going to 210 00:09:43.720 --> 00:09:47.600 voluntarily voluntarily surrender at a later date as he's not 211 00:09:47.720 --> 00:09:51.399 considered a flight flight risk. However, the DJ recommended just 212 00:09:51.440 --> 00:09:53.679 one day in prison, which that led to some real 213 00:09:54.720 --> 00:09:57.840 sharp criticism from Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings, who called it 214 00:09:57.919 --> 00:10:01.720 troubling and a failure to assign accountability. She also denied 215 00:10:01.759 --> 00:10:04.399 the motion that was put in place yesterday for a 216 00:10:04.399 --> 00:10:08.279 new trial for Hankerson, as she called the defense disjointed 217 00:10:08.799 --> 00:10:10.720 based off of I guess just scrambling there at the 218 00:10:10.799 --> 00:10:12.720 last minute. But in the end, that was the sentence 219 00:10:13.159 --> 00:10:17.039 and thirty three months in federal prison. I could be wrong. 220 00:10:17.279 --> 00:10:20.039 Maybe some people predicted this exactly the way it played out, 221 00:10:20.039 --> 00:10:23.600 but I felt as if, regardless of what you wanted 222 00:10:24.080 --> 00:10:26.559 or what you may be hoped for, I don't think 223 00:10:26.559 --> 00:10:28.120 many had a real feel for what was going to 224 00:10:28.159 --> 00:10:31.240 play out. And in the end, thirty three months in 225 00:10:31.279 --> 00:10:34.360 federal prison for Brett Hankerson. All right, we've got another 226 00:10:34.440 --> 00:10:36.919 check of traffic and whether Bobby Ellis will get us 227 00:10:37.399 --> 00:10:39.240 caught up on how the roadways are looking this morning. 228 00:10:39.240 --> 00:10:42.279 We'll get another check of Matt Melissovitch's forecast, and of 229 00:10:42.320 --> 00:10:44.200 course we've got our first sports update coming up here 230 00:10:44.240 --> 00:10:46.279 with Scott, so stick around. It is Kentucky in its 231 00:10:46.320 --> 00:10:49.159 morning News with Coffee and Company, Nick Coffee, that's me, 232 00:10:49.399 --> 00:10:55.039 and this is News Radio eight forty whas. Thank you 233 00:10:55.120 --> 00:10:57.480 very much, John Shannon. It is five thirty five here 234 00:10:57.519 --> 00:11:01.639 Kentucky in it's morning news on News Radio Whas Coffee 235 00:11:01.679 --> 00:11:03.799 and Company. I'm Nick Coffee and we've got the full 236 00:11:03.840 --> 00:11:05.679 crew in house today. You just heard John Shannon with 237 00:11:05.720 --> 00:11:09.200 a phenomenal newscast. Well done, sir. Also Scott Fitzgerald, he'll 238 00:11:09.240 --> 00:11:11.039 be back with sports coming up in about twenty minutes. 239 00:11:11.080 --> 00:11:14.240 And mister Radio Rick Ryder alongside today filling in for 240 00:11:14.639 --> 00:11:18.159 John Alden, who is who's out on vacation enjoying his 241 00:11:18.320 --> 00:11:20.799 well deserved time off. But Rick, I didn't want to 242 00:11:20.840 --> 00:11:22.600 make you sound like an old man today. But there's 243 00:11:22.600 --> 00:11:24.799 a reason why I ask you when you got started 244 00:11:25.240 --> 00:11:28.000 in the radio business. I wanted to go back in 245 00:11:28.039 --> 00:11:30.440 time a little bit with you, Rick, to when that 246 00:11:30.720 --> 00:11:34.240 was that you you got your first your first start, 247 00:11:34.279 --> 00:11:36.320 you were cutting your teeth, as they say in the business. 248 00:11:36.360 --> 00:11:37.879 Do you want to know what the most popular car 249 00:11:38.000 --> 00:11:41.879 was in the fall of nineteen seventy Take a guess 250 00:11:44.000 --> 00:11:48.200 close Chevy Chevelle. And then I'm not familiar with this, 251 00:11:48.279 --> 00:11:49.679 but the Ford to Reno. Do you know what the 252 00:11:49.759 --> 00:11:54.360 Ford Torino is? What about the biggest movie you can? 253 00:11:54.399 --> 00:11:59.000 You take a guess. We're going back many years airport. 254 00:12:00.559 --> 00:12:06.039 Do you remember that one? Oh a date or two? Huh? 255 00:12:06.399 --> 00:12:10.559 Look at you? How about that? 256 00:12:10.960 --> 00:12:13.720 So you clearly have some good memories from that era 257 00:12:14.440 --> 00:12:17.720 in nineteen seventy. And then, of course the biggest band 258 00:12:17.840 --> 00:12:21.120 was the Beatles, right, I mean they had just broke up, 259 00:12:21.159 --> 00:12:21.879 it says here is. 260 00:12:21.799 --> 00:12:22.919 That true around that time? 261 00:12:25.600 --> 00:12:25.879 Yep? 262 00:12:26.000 --> 00:12:26.679 You are you have. 263 00:12:26.799 --> 00:12:30.039 I mean, I'm reading this from research. You remember it 264 00:12:30.080 --> 00:12:31.840 like it was yesterday, because you're right, they broke up 265 00:12:31.840 --> 00:12:35.000 in April of nineteen seventy. But the solo projects started 266 00:12:35.000 --> 00:12:38.120 heating up after that. So we'll continue to look back 267 00:12:38.879 --> 00:12:40.759 at that time just because I think it's fun. It's 268 00:12:40.759 --> 00:12:43.559 fun to do that. And again, I'm a nerd for 269 00:12:44.360 --> 00:12:48.320 radio before I was ever able to not only experience 270 00:12:48.360 --> 00:12:51.320 it as somebody who has an opportunity on air, but 271 00:12:51.519 --> 00:12:55.120 like before I existed, and Rick can go back in time, 272 00:12:55.159 --> 00:12:57.879 and I do that with Terry Miners and all the 273 00:12:57.919 --> 00:13:01.879 other veterans in the industry. So I'm a nerd for it. 274 00:13:01.919 --> 00:13:04.960 In fact, I was told hopefully he can if he's listening. 275 00:13:05.080 --> 00:13:08.559 This may be the reminder, but my boss, Gus Allen, 276 00:13:08.639 --> 00:13:12.679 he told me he has some older shows of this. 277 00:13:12.799 --> 00:13:15.279 It was Kentucky and his Morning News when Wayne Perky 278 00:13:15.440 --> 00:13:18.000 was hosting I think twenty five thirty years ago. He 279 00:13:18.080 --> 00:13:20.840 has a couple of different shows that took place at 280 00:13:20.840 --> 00:13:22.840 that time, and I would love to go back and 281 00:13:22.919 --> 00:13:25.519 listen to that. Just it's almost like a time machine, right, 282 00:13:26.279 --> 00:13:29.120 good stuff. So anyhow, again, the big news today, as 283 00:13:29.120 --> 00:13:32.919 you could expect, is the sentencing for Brett Hankinson and 284 00:13:33.919 --> 00:13:36.320 it's the second time here. And somebody actually had asked 285 00:13:36.320 --> 00:13:39.639 me what story I was referencing, but I mentioned to 286 00:13:39.639 --> 00:13:41.879 start the show today that this is the second time 287 00:13:41.879 --> 00:13:45.360 that when you check the national headlines before you start 288 00:13:45.360 --> 00:13:47.360 a news talk show, you see a national headline that 289 00:13:47.519 --> 00:13:50.159 is of local interest here. And of course the Brett 290 00:13:50.159 --> 00:13:52.480 Hagison situation is the one today, but the previous one 291 00:13:52.519 --> 00:13:55.080 was the shooting that took place in Lexington where of 292 00:13:55.120 --> 00:13:59.720 course the officer was shot at and then the suspect 293 00:13:59.759 --> 00:14:02.159 then carjacked somebody and then drove to that church and 294 00:14:02.159 --> 00:14:06.080 obviously killed two people. So again, awful stories, but certainly 295 00:14:06.320 --> 00:14:10.000 news that is needed to be discussed. And again, if 296 00:14:10.039 --> 00:14:11.519 you are I don't. I feel like it's one of 297 00:14:11.519 --> 00:14:13.559 those things where you'd have to be living under a 298 00:14:13.679 --> 00:14:17.840 rock to not know what the actual sentence was at 299 00:14:17.840 --> 00:14:21.159 this point for Brett Hankinson, but he was the DJ 300 00:14:21.360 --> 00:14:25.559 recommended just one day, which was almost hilarious to think about. 301 00:14:25.600 --> 00:14:27.000 I mean, I don't know if that's because you can't 302 00:14:27.039 --> 00:14:28.279 recommend no punishment. 303 00:14:28.279 --> 00:14:29.200 I don't think that's the case. 304 00:14:29.240 --> 00:14:32.559 But anyhow, the judge did not follow along with what 305 00:14:32.600 --> 00:14:36.360 the recommended sentence was because the judge decided to sentence 306 00:14:36.399 --> 00:14:40.840 him to thirty three months in federal prison. And one 307 00:14:40.879 --> 00:14:43.759 of the things that I have that I've really in 308 00:14:43.799 --> 00:14:46.639 the last as we got closer to this date yesterday 309 00:14:46.639 --> 00:14:49.039 where he was going to be sentenced, really, I guess 310 00:14:49.080 --> 00:14:51.480 since finding out last week that the DJ recommended what 311 00:14:51.519 --> 00:14:54.919 they recommended, it's really hard for people to do. And 312 00:14:54.960 --> 00:14:58.159 I understand why. And in no way am I insinuating 313 00:14:58.639 --> 00:15:03.679 that the context of the overall situation doesn't matter, because 314 00:15:03.720 --> 00:15:07.600 it does. That's why this became the national story that 315 00:15:07.720 --> 00:15:12.120 it is. But if you just look at Hankerson firing 316 00:15:12.240 --> 00:15:17.480 ten rounds blindly through a covered sliding glass door and 317 00:15:18.639 --> 00:15:22.039 a bedroom window from outside of her apartment, I mean, 318 00:15:22.120 --> 00:15:25.840 even even though the first shot did come from Kenneth Walker, 319 00:15:25.879 --> 00:15:29.600 her boyfriend, who claims to be under the impression at 320 00:15:29.600 --> 00:15:30.200 that time that they. 321 00:15:30.080 --> 00:15:30.799 Were being robbed. 322 00:15:30.960 --> 00:15:36.120 Either way, if you just firing ten rounds blindly, you 323 00:15:36.480 --> 00:15:38.600 need to be held accountable for doing that, because yes, 324 00:15:38.720 --> 00:15:40.840 you are in the line of fire and it's a 325 00:15:40.960 --> 00:15:43.960 it's a hectic situation, but it also is reckless. So again, 326 00:15:44.080 --> 00:15:45.480 I don't want to act like the context of the 327 00:15:45.480 --> 00:15:48.639 overall situation doesn't matter. But when you consider, like for 328 00:15:48.639 --> 00:15:50.519 those who think this guy should have been punished at all, 329 00:15:50.919 --> 00:15:54.559 take away the entire you know, just just look at 330 00:15:54.600 --> 00:15:58.960 that specific action, firing ten rounds blindly. It wouldn't be 331 00:15:59.000 --> 00:16:01.519 a shock that a law enforcement officer would be held 332 00:16:01.519 --> 00:16:07.320 accountable with charges and in a sentencing with time in prison, 333 00:16:07.720 --> 00:16:11.440 because you can't do that. I mean, I think if 334 00:16:11.480 --> 00:16:13.480 you look at it that way, you won't be surprised 335 00:16:13.480 --> 00:16:15.240 that he was in fact sentenced. And again some people 336 00:16:15.279 --> 00:16:18.559 think he should be sentenced much more severely than he was. 337 00:16:19.240 --> 00:16:21.440 But if you want to and we'll let we'll play 338 00:16:21.480 --> 00:16:22.919 some of these shortly, I promise you. But if you 339 00:16:22.919 --> 00:16:24.679 want to share your thoughts, you can. We've got the 340 00:16:24.679 --> 00:16:26.840 talkback feature available for you on the out radio app. 341 00:16:26.840 --> 00:16:29.360 Just pop it open, click that microphone button once you're 342 00:16:29.360 --> 00:16:31.480 listening to eight forty whs and you'll be able to 343 00:16:31.480 --> 00:16:32.639 share whatever it is. 344 00:16:32.600 --> 00:16:32.960 That you want. 345 00:16:33.159 --> 00:16:34.759 All right, let's get an update to look at the 346 00:16:34.799 --> 00:16:36.879 traffic out there from Bobby Ellis. We'll get a look 347 00:16:36.879 --> 00:16:39.600 at Matt Melosovitch's forecast. We've got Rory O'Neil coming up 348 00:16:39.639 --> 00:16:41.240 here at five forty five, so stick around right here 349 00:16:41.279 --> 00:16:52.080 on news radio eight forty whs. 350 00:16:52.519 --> 00:16:53.200 All right, it. 351 00:16:53.120 --> 00:16:56.320 Is five forty seven here a Kentucky INA's Morning News 352 00:16:56.320 --> 00:16:57.519 Coffee and Company Nick Coffee. 353 00:16:57.519 --> 00:16:59.480 That's me. He's Roy O'Neil of NBC News. 354 00:16:59.559 --> 00:16:59.879 Rory. 355 00:17:00.440 --> 00:17:04.079 We've got b prices, they're soaring. Gas prices aren't though. 356 00:17:04.119 --> 00:17:07.640 Gas prices are pretty solid right now. Comparatively speaking, when 357 00:17:07.680 --> 00:17:09.880 it comes to the housing market, nobody wants to sell 358 00:17:09.920 --> 00:17:10.240 a house. 359 00:17:10.279 --> 00:17:12.160 Not many you're buying. What can you tell us about 360 00:17:13.000 --> 00:17:13.960 how this. 361 00:17:13.960 --> 00:17:17.599 Current economic situation is affecting us Americans here? 362 00:17:18.359 --> 00:17:21.000 Yeah, a few different things all happening at the same time. 363 00:17:21.279 --> 00:17:24.039 As you mentioned. For gas prices, yeah, they're not crazy 364 00:17:24.119 --> 00:17:26.839 right now. The national average is about three thirteen. In 365 00:17:26.960 --> 00:17:31.559 Kentucky it's about two eighty nine a gallon on average, 366 00:17:31.720 --> 00:17:34.880 and the prices are pretty much down from where they 367 00:17:34.880 --> 00:17:37.799 were a year ago by about three cents, so pretty flat. 368 00:17:38.119 --> 00:17:41.000 And this according to Gas Buddy, this week is the 369 00:17:41.400 --> 00:17:45.000 peak demand week of the year. Real about nine point 370 00:17:45.079 --> 00:17:49.079 three million barrels of gas consumed each day this week. 371 00:17:49.359 --> 00:17:51.640 So even though this is the week of peak demand, 372 00:17:51.720 --> 00:17:54.599 peak prices tend to happen in the spring at the 373 00:17:54.640 --> 00:17:57.599 time when the refineries have to change over their technology 374 00:17:57.599 --> 00:18:02.359 for the summer fuel formula. So we get peak demand 375 00:18:02.400 --> 00:18:05.400 this week, but peak prices tend to be in the spring. 376 00:18:06.000 --> 00:18:08.640 And when it comes to beef prices, oh boy, beef 377 00:18:08.680 --> 00:18:11.519 is the new egg apparently the way the prices have 378 00:18:11.599 --> 00:18:16.160 been going up, I think up about ten percent since 379 00:18:16.200 --> 00:18:18.400 the beginning of the year, especially when you look at 380 00:18:18.440 --> 00:18:22.279 ground beef and steak prices. But demand remains strong. And 381 00:18:22.319 --> 00:18:24.599 that's one of the side effects of having a pretty 382 00:18:24.599 --> 00:18:28.079 strong economy is that beef prices tend to go up 383 00:18:28.319 --> 00:18:32.000 because there's higher demand for beef when Americans are doing well. 384 00:18:32.359 --> 00:18:36.599 When it comes to the housing market, is can you 385 00:18:36.640 --> 00:18:38.839 give as any sign of light at the end of 386 00:18:38.880 --> 00:18:40.359 the tunnel here? Because I feel like if you're a 387 00:18:40.400 --> 00:18:43.240 young person kind of starting your professional career. Fresh out 388 00:18:43.240 --> 00:18:45.519 of college, you've always felt like, Yeah, I don't want 389 00:18:45.519 --> 00:18:47.640 to rent an apartment. I want to invest. I want 390 00:18:47.640 --> 00:18:50.759 to own my home. It seems to be very, very 391 00:18:51.240 --> 00:18:54.119 difficult and not appealing to do, given the current situation 392 00:18:54.240 --> 00:18:55.519 with the rates and whatnot. 393 00:18:57.359 --> 00:18:59.599 Well, right, that's the American dream, right, owning your own home. 394 00:18:59.640 --> 00:19:02.240 By the way, before we start this, I saw I 395 00:19:02.279 --> 00:19:05.160 got some video feed whatever. It was a news story 396 00:19:05.160 --> 00:19:08.559 from nineteen eighty one when the mortgage rate the mortgage 397 00:19:08.640 --> 00:19:13.319 rate hit twenty percent. Wow, so right now we're all 398 00:19:13.359 --> 00:19:18.519 clamoring about, oh, no, how we're going to Well, we're 399 00:19:18.559 --> 00:19:22.160 actually much more in the average territory. We got spoiled 400 00:19:22.200 --> 00:19:23.680 for more than a decade. 401 00:19:23.599 --> 00:19:25.480