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<v Speaker 1>All right, let's get the eight am hour started.

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<v Speaker 2>Here.

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<v Speaker 1>It is Kentucky and it's Morning News with Coffee and

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<v Speaker 1>Company on News Radio eight forty whas as you heard

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<v Speaker 1>there in the News Update with John Shannon, we now

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<v Speaker 1>know the identity of the of the suspect that took

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<v Speaker 1>two lives yesterday at a church while service was going on.

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<v Speaker 1>But that wasn't where it started. He initially was pulled

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<v Speaker 1>over by law enforcement at about eleven thirty and then

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<v Speaker 1>open fire on that officer, injuring the officer. Then he

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<v Speaker 1>carjacked someone and then made his way to a church.

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<v Speaker 1>So we now know who that person is and the

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<v Speaker 1>identity is. I mean, I don't know how important it

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<v Speaker 1>is to certain I mean it's clearly a piece of news.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not acting like nobody should care. But another reminder

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<v Speaker 1>just how much we politicize everything, because there are so

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<v Speaker 1>many that are just wired to let to just want

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<v Speaker 1>to know. Okay, Can I blame this on the Democrats?

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<v Speaker 1>Can I blame this on the Republicans for this happening?

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<v Speaker 1>And it's not everyone that acts that way. And to

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<v Speaker 1>remind myself more often that the loud, the extremists, they

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<v Speaker 1>don't represent the majority. But then again, you hear from

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<v Speaker 1>them a lot because I know people who I don't

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<v Speaker 1>necessarily agree with at all politically, but I'm friends with them,

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<v Speaker 1>and I don't look at them as bad people, and

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<v Speaker 1>whenever something awful happens, I don't think, well, can I

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<v Speaker 1>blame this on their political side, like that's just I

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<v Speaker 1>still think that's very unusual. But maybe I'm the one

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<v Speaker 1>that's wrong. But again, just a tragic situation, a national

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<v Speaker 1>story that of course is right here in our home state,

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<v Speaker 1>and just a tragic situation all the way around. Also

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<v Speaker 1>a scare yesterday at the fairgrounds, as there was a

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<v Speaker 1>thread of an active aggressor at both Kentucky Kingdom and

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<v Speaker 1>also at the Run for the Roses basketball tournament, where

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<v Speaker 1>forty thousand people were on hand, as it's the biggest

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<v Speaker 1>girls basketball tournament in the world, brings a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>people here to Louisville, and of course gives a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of dollars to our businesses, and I would hope that

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<v Speaker 1>what took place yesterday doesn't change anything for that event

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<v Speaker 1>moving forward. I don't anticipate that it will, and I

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<v Speaker 1>don't see why it would, but certainly it's just a

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<v Speaker 1>bummer knowing that it could have been a weekend where

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<v Speaker 1>the energy and by the way, the weekend was great

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<v Speaker 1>as far as just the energy, you could tell there's

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of people in town. It just felt like

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<v Speaker 1>we had some big events going on, not only with

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<v Speaker 1>the the ISCO Championship at the Hrsborne Country Club as mentioned,

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<v Speaker 1>you have this golf, this basketball tournament that's been going

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<v Speaker 1>on for many years and seems to get bigger every year,

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<v Speaker 1>some soccer action. So it felt like a big weekend

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<v Speaker 1>with some good energy to where you just feel as if,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, Louisville was kind of the place to be

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<v Speaker 1>for a lot of folks. And I would hate if

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<v Speaker 1>you were experiencing Louisville for the first time and you

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<v Speaker 1>liked it and then you were there yesterday when there

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<v Speaker 1>was chaos, because there's probably people who assumed that there was.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I don't know how again, I'm if you

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<v Speaker 1>put yourself in the shoes of somebody there, I can't

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<v Speaker 1>imagine anybody would take that lightly as if that it

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't real. I mean, I don't know. I mean, if

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<v Speaker 1>you are someone that reacted as if, yeah, it's probably

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<v Speaker 1>just a a false alarm. I don't need to. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't need to take cover. But I'll just let you

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<v Speaker 1>know what am I gonna do. I'm just gonna let

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<v Speaker 1>this thing play out. I mean, you would have been right,

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<v Speaker 1>but you also were probably somebody that doesn't pay attention

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<v Speaker 1>to see how often these kind of things do happen. Unfortunately.

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<v Speaker 1>I wish we could go back to it being super

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<v Speaker 1>shocking and super you know, just rare, but it's not

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<v Speaker 1>when you have people who I mean again, when you

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<v Speaker 1>look at what took place in Lexington. I mean, heck,

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<v Speaker 1>I had even thought of this. I wouldn't be shocked.

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<v Speaker 1>If there's people that were at this event at the

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<v Speaker 1>fairground yesterday that maybe haven't been keeping up with what

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<v Speaker 1>went on in Lexington other than just the headlines, and

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<v Speaker 1>maybe they're thinking that somehow that's connected. I mean, you

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<v Speaker 1>never know, but yeah, just a scary situation all the

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<v Speaker 1>way around. So they are going to resume that tournament today,

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<v Speaker 1>which I'm very happy that they're doing that, But there

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<v Speaker 1>are some teams that have decided to just go ahead

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<v Speaker 1>and and and call it and not participate moving forward,

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<v Speaker 1>and some coaches that were there recruiting at the college

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<v Speaker 1>level at least one of them went on social media

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<v Speaker 1>to say that they they're they're happy that everything is okay,

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<v Speaker 1>but they're gonna they refuse to normalize the experience. I

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<v Speaker 1>think that's one coach I saw that put that out there,

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<v Speaker 1>and I understand what he means by that. So again, good,

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<v Speaker 1>it's good that nothing nothing happened, nobody was hurt, but

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<v Speaker 1>one just an unfortunate situation all the way around. And

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think maybe I'm wrong here, I don't think

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<v Speaker 1>people realize when you go through that experience, Yes, you're

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<v Speaker 1>fine and at the end of the day, nothing like

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<v Speaker 1>your kids are safe, nobody was harmed, but that kind

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<v Speaker 1>of a scare in that situation can leave such a

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<v Speaker 1>such a I mean, it's trauma, quite literally, because it's

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<v Speaker 1>just a level of fear and helplessness that I hope

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<v Speaker 1>people never experience. But whenever you you know, you hear

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<v Speaker 1>of a gunshot going off when you're somewhere, or you

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<v Speaker 1>there's a report of something like that happening, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I don't think anybody knows how they'll react

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<v Speaker 1>until they're in that situation, and certainly not everyone reacts

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<v Speaker 1>the same to every situation. But I can tell you

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<v Speaker 1>I was. I was near where somebody got two people

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<v Speaker 1>years ago, And I mean, it's just something I don't

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<v Speaker 1>think you can, you know, and I hope you never

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<v Speaker 1>have to experience it. But for me, you know, it's trauma.

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<v Speaker 1>And obviously you also try to balance the the other side,

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<v Speaker 1>which is, wow, how lucky am I because nothing happened

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<v Speaker 1>to me. I'm safe, my kids are safe, my family's safe,

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<v Speaker 1>and two people lost their lives and oh that's tragic,

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<v Speaker 1>but man, I'm so lucky, Thank you so much God,

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<v Speaker 1>and then like that. But that's not normal. That's not

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<v Speaker 1>a normal experience for a lot of people when it

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<v Speaker 1>comes to experiencing something like that. So yesterday, again no

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<v Speaker 1>guns found, no legitimate shots were fired, and it sounds

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<v Speaker 1>like there wasn't even an active aggressor. It was just

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<v Speaker 1>a false alarm. But having that moment of not knowing,

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<v Speaker 1>and especially if your kid's out there playing and everybody's

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<v Speaker 1>running every which way, nobody knows where everybody is, that's

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<v Speaker 1>a scary experience. They can have a traumatic impact on you.

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<v Speaker 1>So again it's good that nothing ended up happening, but

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<v Speaker 1>still just unfortunate all the way around. All right, we'll

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<v Speaker 1>talk about what Andy Bisheer said yesterday, because he did

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<v Speaker 1>an interview with Meet the Press and was asked about

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of things, including a potential run at president.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll get to that in a lot more, but first

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<v Speaker 1>let's get an update on traffic from Bobby Ellis, and

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<v Speaker 1>we'll get you caught up on Matt Melosovich's forecast from WLKY.

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<v Speaker 1>It is Kentucky and it's Morning News with Coffee and

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<v Speaker 1>Company on News Radio eight forty whas Kentucky Governor Andy

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<v Speaker 1>Bisheer appeared on NBC's Meet the Press on Sunday morning,

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<v Speaker 1>and it was probably one of his most I feel

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<v Speaker 1>like direct national interviews where he wasn't I mean, it

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<v Speaker 1>just seemed as if it was a lengthier conversation on

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<v Speaker 1>the national platform than we're used to with Andy Bysheer.

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<v Speaker 1>But as you could expect, he shared his thoughts which

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<v Speaker 1>he's not at all been shy about when it comes

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<v Speaker 1>to the big beautiful Bill, and he's been critical of

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<v Speaker 1>what it's going to do for those here in Kentucky.

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<v Speaker 1>He warned of a fallout at the Toyota plant in Georgetown,

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<v Speaker 1>mentioned that two hundred thousand Kentuckians could lose healthcare, twenty

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<v Speaker 1>thousand healthcare workers could be laid off off, talked about

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<v Speaker 1>the potential chances of closure, hospitals closing. He didn't go

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<v Speaker 1>as far as and I don't know if if Andy

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<v Speaker 1>is one that did it, but it was a little

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<v Speaker 1>insane when the when the Big Beautiful Bill did passed

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<v Speaker 1>to where you just automatically killed off However many people,

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<v Speaker 1>well there goes They're all dead. And it was just

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<v Speaker 1>quite literally the most over exaggerated thing. And even if

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<v Speaker 1>like that does end up happening, you have no way

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<v Speaker 1>of predicting the amount of people who will lose their

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<v Speaker 1>lives really over anything. But it's sensationalizing it and it's

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<v Speaker 1>a great example of the left doing what the right does,

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<v Speaker 1>which the right does a lot with the left does

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<v Speaker 1>and they point fingers and when in the reality is

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<v Speaker 1>they all they do a lot of the same stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>They just do. So his comments on the Big Beautiful

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<v Speaker 1>Bill and what Trump's going to potentially do for the economy,

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<v Speaker 1>good or bad, not at all surprised to hear what

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<v Speaker 1>he had to say, but he did say something that

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<v Speaker 1>I think is is I mean is true, is that

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<v Speaker 1>when it comes to these natural disasters that have and

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<v Speaker 1>like flooding, tornadoes, those kind of things. I mean, these

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<v Speaker 1>should not be politicized. But everything, of course is politicized

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<v Speaker 1>in the current climate, and I don't really see any

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<v Speaker 1>time soon when that changes. But I just I'm glad

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<v Speaker 1>to know that I don't instantly think of, Okay, look

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<v Speaker 1>at this scumbag. Is he is he a lefty? Or

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<v Speaker 1>is he? You know?

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<v Speaker 3>Is he?

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<v Speaker 1>Is he maga? I mean again not to say that

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<v Speaker 1>that information like is something we shouldn't know about or

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<v Speaker 1>care about, but that being the first thing you want

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<v Speaker 1>to know lets me know that you're a little more

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<v Speaker 1>into that stuff than I am. And look, that's not

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<v Speaker 1>judgment on my end. Maybe you're better off than me.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just being honest with you. But when asked about

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<v Speaker 1>running for president, he didn't give any real He didn't

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<v Speaker 1>give any real direct answer. He didn't rule it out,

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<v Speaker 1>he didn't really answer it, to be honest with here's

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<v Speaker 1>the quote. I will not leave a broken country to

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<v Speaker 1>my kids or to anyone else. If I believe that

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<v Speaker 1>I can heal the country, then I'll take a look

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<v Speaker 1>at it. He emphasized a message of unity read versus

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<v Speaker 1>Blue more about jobs being good for all Americans and

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<v Speaker 1>that I think that does resonate with a lot of people,

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<v Speaker 1>But I don't know. I again, can I tell you

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<v Speaker 1>what I think that means. I don't think it's I

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<v Speaker 1>think it means yes, but not right now. That's what

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<v Speaker 1>I think, meaning like, yes, he's gonna do it, but

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<v Speaker 1>now it's not the time to get there just yet. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>the way I interpret that for some reason, and it's

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<v Speaker 1>just my gut, and my gut's not great. My gut

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<v Speaker 1>just tells me that he will not run. But I'm

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<v Speaker 1>basing that literally off of nothing other than just rapid decision.

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<v Speaker 1>Having to make a guess because if he does end

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<v Speaker 1>up running, I won't say that I'm going to be shocked,

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<v Speaker 1>and I don't you know, I'm not. I could see

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<v Speaker 1>him being you know, he he is somebody that as

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<v Speaker 1>much as you know, this may this may bother some

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<v Speaker 1>people who just are so anti anything Democrat. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>he unless something's changing. It might have changed because of

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<v Speaker 1>his recent comments. I don't know, but you know, he

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<v Speaker 1>for a while has been pretty favorable compared to others

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<v Speaker 1>general opinion. And I know there are people right now

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<v Speaker 1>think what does guy talking about? I hate that guy,

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<v Speaker 1>news as far as what led to the false alarm yesterday.

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<v Speaker 1>So I don't know how people are going to react

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<v Speaker 1>when it comes to the chaotic situation at the Exposition

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<v Speaker 1>all a false alarm and the cause, according to the

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<v Speaker 1>the initial evacuation was sparked by a mechanical issue that

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<v Speaker 1>one pulled the alarm. There was no active threat at

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<v Speaker 1>any time, So I guess that's good news. And for

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<v Speaker 1>those of you that have been asking, hey, what is

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<v Speaker 1>it sounds like they emphasize that is because it doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>don't know how fire alarm led to people assuming well

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<v Speaker 1>I hate that it was kind of all for nothing

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<v Speaker 1>because that's an impactful experience for a lot of people

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<v Speaker 1>look all the way around. But it happened, and I

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<v Speaker 1>And yeah, just an unfortunate event that don't know how

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<v Speaker 1>the bad side as well. Okay, it certainly had an

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<v Speaker 1>impact on a lot of people in a lot of ways.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, uh, Tony, you're with us, Yes, how does

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<v Speaker 1>the fire alarm cause that? You're still give us answers

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<v Speaker 3>It's not the fire alarm.

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<v Speaker 2>There was let me tell you people, there was enough people.

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<v Speaker 2>If something happens where you are, it takes a lot

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, And they had those.

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<v Speaker 1>Phone calls to be a snowball effect.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, but think about what it takes for someone to

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<v Speaker 3>Okay. It takes a lot for that. Here's my opinion.

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<v Speaker 1>It's good point.

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<v Speaker 2>I have no I have no information that says says

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<v Speaker 2>it was. It was not the fire alarm, but there

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<v Speaker 2>was plenty of phone calls that said something else.

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<v Speaker 3>Happened, shots fired, whatever.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, So I think something happened, all right, that's what

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<v Speaker 2>I think obviously.

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<v Speaker 1>So that something could just be someone assuming that in

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<v Speaker 2>No, sure, Yeah, the yell fire in a crowded meater. Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>causes panic, I get it.

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<v Speaker 1>Or somebody threatened somebody with a gun and they don't

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, yeah, but I don't care.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean if in today's world, look at the response

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<v Speaker 2>from LMPD, it was warranted. They had a hundred police cars,

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<v Speaker 2>fire trucks, ems. They were ready for trouble if trouble

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<v Speaker 2>was coming to them, and they were going to take

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<v Speaker 2>care of the people that were in this. And let's

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<v Speaker 2>talk about how important that basketball tournament is to Louisville.

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<v Speaker 3>Yep.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean that that is one of, if not the

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<v Speaker 2>biggest in the world basketball tournaments for girls, for women,

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<v Speaker 2>because they don't get these opportunities. You know when doing

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<v Speaker 2>college coaches because you see the pictures of Cal sitting

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<v Speaker 2>you see all that. Well, the girls don't have a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of those tournaments, and this is an opportunity. Think

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<v Speaker 2>about the environment of having ninety six basketball courts back

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<v Speaker 2>to back in the south wing and the excitement and

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<v Speaker 2>energy of basketball and having all of the Jeff Walls

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<v Speaker 3>It's exciting.

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<v Speaker 2>It's needed for women's sports, and we cannot do any

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<v Speaker 2>I hope this hasn't damaged that.

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<v Speaker 1>I hope so too, and I would think that if

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<v Speaker 1>in fact, it is just you know, because again, the

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<v Speaker 1>tournament itself, the event, they use their social media platforms too.

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<v Speaker 1>They're the first ones. I mean, that's that's who WKY

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<v Speaker 1>is citing. As far as what caused it, and that

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<v Speaker 1>would be again, it's unfortunate, but maybe it could be

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<v Speaker 1>a look, okay, well, hey, that's unfortunate that it happened.

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<v Speaker 1>But man, the response team was there, they were ready,

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<v Speaker 1>brings in forty five point six million estimated income for

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<v Speaker 1>the event. I didn't realize quite how big it was.

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<v Speaker 1>But when it comes to cities that just really make

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<v Speaker 1>an event their own, it sounds like this in recent

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<v Speaker 1>years has really become something that you know, people when

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<v Speaker 1>with grassroots girls basketball that they think of this event,

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<v Speaker 1>so hopefully it doesn't impact it moving forward.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's one of the events Louisville Sports Commission helped

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<v Speaker 2>get here. And again when that agency was put together,

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<v Speaker 2>we all went, oh, great, it's another idea for policy.

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<v Speaker 3>But they have outperformed what they spend.

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<v Speaker 2>It's actual, it's an actual government initiative that brings in

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<v Speaker 2>way more money then we spend on them. So again,

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<v Speaker 2>Louislle Sports Commission brought that thing years ago, teaming with

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<v Speaker 2>the folks that do that tournament. And think about the

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<v Speaker 2>eighteen hundred teams. I heard it was thirty three thousand teams.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean there were forty thousand people there at the

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<v Speaker 2>Is Yeah, it's insane. People don't understand how cool of

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<v Speaker 2>an event that is. I've had friends that had their

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<v Speaker 2>know the excitement and the feeling you have when you're there.

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<v Speaker 3>It's just so cool.

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<v Speaker 2>For women in basketball, I don't want to narrow it

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<v Speaker 2>down to just women's sports, but it's important to say,

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<v Speaker 2>but for basketball in general, it's huge and when you

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<v Speaker 2>make it to the center court, just like in Wimbledon,

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<v Speaker 3>That are the big games.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a big deal, no doubt about it. And when

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<v Speaker 1>you think of big events that bring tourism dollars here,

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<v Speaker 1>obviously everything that comes with the Derby. You've got Bourbon

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<v Speaker 1>and Beyond, Louder than Life, those music festivals, just different

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't quite realize just how big this tournament is.

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<v Speaker 1>So again, props to whoever has been involved in making

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<v Speaker 1>impact them moving forward. We are out of time here,

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<v Speaker 1>but Tony and Dwight are coming up next as they

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<v Speaker 1>on News Radio eight forty. Whis