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<v Speaker 1>Happy Friday, everybody. We made it to the end of

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<v Speaker 1>the week. It is Kentucky and this morning News Coffee

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<v Speaker 1>and Company with your hero News Radio eight forty whas

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<v Speaker 1>Nick Coffee. That's me the company man John all On

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<v Speaker 1>alongside today. And when it comes to the explosion yesterday

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<v Speaker 1>in Jeffersonville, there's still a lot that we don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>In fact, I don't think we really know much of

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<v Speaker 1>anything as far as the actual cause of that, and

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<v Speaker 1>typically that's going to take some time. I mean, I

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<v Speaker 1>could be wrong, but I would expect that even if

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<v Speaker 1>there is maybe something seemingly obvious, maybe very obvious, there's

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<v Speaker 1>still a process. I would imagine that you don't come

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<v Speaker 1>out and give any kind of an official statement or

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<v Speaker 1>release as far as what you know caused it with

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<v Speaker 1>less than a twenty four hour and within less than

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<v Speaker 1>twenty four hours, so there certainly will be there'll certainly

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<v Speaker 1>be some investigation going I mean, there is, there's an

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<v Speaker 1>investigation going on right now. However, to know that there

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<v Speaker 1>was a house that exploded in twenty nineteen that actually

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<v Speaker 1>back up to the house that exploded on Wednesday evening,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, it's just going to be hard for a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of people to assume that this is some type

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<v Speaker 1>of coincidence because it was a gas leak that caused

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<v Speaker 1>the explosion in twenty nineteen. It ended up killing a

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<v Speaker 1>man by the name of Billy Phillips. His wife was injured. Also,

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<v Speaker 1>a neighbor was injured in that situation. So Centerpoint Energy

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<v Speaker 1>says no gas leaks have been found on their system,

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<v Speaker 1>but they're still doing some surveys and looking into it

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<v Speaker 1>as you could expect. But gas service in the meantime

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<v Speaker 1>in that area has been shut off as a precaution,

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<v Speaker 1>which makes total sense. And I mean if you live

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<v Speaker 1>in that area and this has now happened twice, I

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<v Speaker 1>mean I'd be scared to death. I mean, I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know how you wouldn't be. So. Jeffersonville Police they did

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<v Speaker 1>say that initial findings showed no evidence of malicious intent,

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<v Speaker 1>but investigators they're urging the public not to speculate on

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<v Speaker 1>the cause, warning that rumors could be could be harmful

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<v Speaker 1>and even slanderous, as as they say here in their release.

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<v Speaker 1>So I mean people are going to speculate, and I

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<v Speaker 1>think honestly, when you encourage somebody not to speculate, it

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<v Speaker 1>might it might interest them in doing exactly that speculating,

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<v Speaker 1>because I don't think it's unusual to speculate about anything.

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<v Speaker 1>I think speculation is a normal thing in a.

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<v Speaker 2>Lot of ways.

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<v Speaker 1>But it also, you know, don't jump to conclusions that

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<v Speaker 1>this was caused by a gas leak, just like you know,

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<v Speaker 1>just like the one that happened in twenty nineteen that

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<v Speaker 1>took somebody's life. I mean, it's not even I don't

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<v Speaker 1>even think it's speculation. It's just I think a safe

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<v Speaker 1>assumption in the eyes of most that's that's what caused it.

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<v Speaker 1>But again there's no there's no real proof just yet,

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<v Speaker 1>but I will certainly be following to see what the

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<v Speaker 1>outcome is here, because look, there's no there's nothing that's

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<v Speaker 1>going to change what happened. And five people, thankfully or not,

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<v Speaker 1>are not in life threatening situations. They've not these injuries

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<v Speaker 1>are believed to be things they're going to recover from,

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<v Speaker 1>but still just an awful and scary situation. And figuring

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<v Speaker 1>out what in fact caused it, although I think a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of us probably have a safe guess as to

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<v Speaker 1>what it is, we will find out at some point.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, So you've got an update coming your way

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<v Speaker 1>here in just a moment of traffic and weather. But

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<v Speaker 1>what I'd like to do for you is sort of

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<v Speaker 1>set the table for the rest of the way. A

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<v Speaker 1>couple of stories regarding LMPD officers that I want to

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<v Speaker 1>get to. One of them is now a former officer,

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<v Speaker 1>but two different stories. One of a former officer who

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<v Speaker 1>is who has been he's been accused of violating policy

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<v Speaker 1>in twenty thirteen by the Inspector General. And of course

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<v Speaker 1>this is an officer who also resigned recently because of violating.

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<v Speaker 2>A protective order.

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<v Speaker 1>And then there's another story about an officer who won't

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<v Speaker 1>be charged for an accident that took place while on

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<v Speaker 1>duty that unfortunately casts somebody their life, so we'll.

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<v Speaker 2>Get into that.

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<v Speaker 1>Also, YouTube youtwoe, of course a very popular platform, and

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<v Speaker 1>they are now going to utilize AI to help try

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<v Speaker 1>to determine your age. And when it comes to age,

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<v Speaker 1>of it in order to I guess be able to

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<v Speaker 1>watch certain things, which to me that just sounds like

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<v Speaker 1>a pain in the ass, to be honest with you,

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<v Speaker 1>a hassle. But also I can see why that may

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<v Speaker 1>be needed, because I mean, YouTube's got a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>content on there, and clearly it's not anything graphic to

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<v Speaker 1>the extent of you know, like pornography or anything like that.

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<v Speaker 1>But I mean I say this here and there, and

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<v Speaker 1>it's just because I'd never really thought about it until

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<v Speaker 2>But when you just give them the.

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<v Speaker 1>Tablet and they end up on YouTube, you know, they

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<v Speaker 1>could stumble upon anything and just be exposed to something

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<v Speaker 1>that you know could could could be bad for them

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<v Speaker 1>in the long run. And that just didn't exist whenever,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean us finding something to watch as far as

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<v Speaker 1>content that we weren't supposed to, you know, that was

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<v Speaker 1>like standing up past. I mean, I remember, this is

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<v Speaker 1>embarrassing to say, but it's just the truth. I remember

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<v Speaker 1>E the Entertainment Channel, and like I remember watching it

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<v Speaker 1>because like it was entertaining, but like also I knew

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<v Speaker 1>I wasn't supposed to be watching that at my age,

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<v Speaker 1>and I would always be worried, like is my mom

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<v Speaker 1>going to come in here and see that I'm watching

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<v Speaker 1>this and tell me.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, what are you doing?

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<v Speaker 1>So you know now with the Internet, with the digital

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<v Speaker 1>world and tablet's devices, all that stuff. Phones even I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>they could accidentally stumble upon something that you would not

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<v Speaker 1>want them to see.

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<v Speaker 2>So I get it.

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<v Speaker 1>But it also I think would be a real issue

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<v Speaker 1>as far as just the overall interaction and engagement that

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<v Speaker 1>YouTube the platform gets, because certain people will realize I

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<v Speaker 1>can get what I need elsewhere other than just YouTube,

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<v Speaker 1>So I'm gonna go there. So anyways, we'll talk about

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<v Speaker 1>that in a lot more. Don't forget Mayor Greenberg going

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<v Speaker 1>to join us at eight o'clock this morning, so stick

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<v Speaker 1>around for that and stick around for us. We're with

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<v Speaker 1>you for the next roughly three hours here on news

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<v Speaker 1>here on a Friday morning at is Kentucky in this

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<v Speaker 1>morning news on news Radio forty whas Coffee and Company

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<v Speaker 1>Nick Coffee. That's me the company man John on alongside.

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<v Speaker 2>Today.

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<v Speaker 1>We've got the full team here. So we now know

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<v Speaker 1>that an an LMPD officer is not going to be

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<v Speaker 1>facing criminal charges and a fatal crash that took place

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<v Speaker 1>this was earlier this year, and again criminal charges are

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<v Speaker 1>not going to be filed despite dash cam evidence that

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<v Speaker 1>shows this officer was speeding and did not have her

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<v Speaker 1>lights on or sirens activated. And the officer is Alissa Bagel,

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<v Speaker 1>I believe that's how you say her name. But a

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<v Speaker 1>grand jury declined to indict this officer on second degree

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<v Speaker 1>manslaughter charges, issuing a no true bill, meaning they found

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<v Speaker 1>So this crash was again fatal, and it took place

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<v Speaker 1>at the beginning of April April second. It was at

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<v Speaker 1>Fern Valley and Jeanine Drive, and she was responding to

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<v Speaker 1>assist EMS, but was driving without the emergency or emergency

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<v Speaker 1>lights or sirens on and reportedly was weaving through traffic

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<v Speaker 1>at a high speed, which again she was in pursuit

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<v Speaker 1>to help EMS, and she again just did not have

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<v Speaker 2>So just imagine.

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<v Speaker 1>An officer, and we've all seen it, where an officer

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<v Speaker 1>speed and everybody's getting out of the way. Well one

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<v Speaker 1>of those, in fact, the biggest indicator for you to

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<v Speaker 1>know to get out of the way are those two things,

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<v Speaker 1>the sirens and the lights, and when they're not activated,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, visually, yeah, you can see that's a

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<v Speaker 1>cop You would be you'd be less surprised to see

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<v Speaker 1>a cop car driving like that than any other car.

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<v Speaker 1>But then you'd also have a level of surprise. Why

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<v Speaker 1>don't they have their lights on? Why don't they have

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<v Speaker 1>the sirens on? And look, sometimes that can just be

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<v Speaker 1>a mistake. Humans make mistakes. It's unfortunate this mistake costs

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<v Speaker 1>somebody of their life because sixty one year old Charles

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<v Speaker 1>brisco would I guess he was turning onto Fern Valley

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<v Speaker 1>when his vehicle was struck by the officer's cruiser and

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<v Speaker 1>he died on the scene. This officer's been on an administrative

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<v Speaker 1>leave while LMPD continues their own internal investigation. And uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, just an awful situation all the way around.

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<v Speaker 1>And in a statement, LMP did acknowledge that the officer

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<v Speaker 1>was speeding and did not you know, they confirmed what

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<v Speaker 1>what was what was alleged, which is that there were

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<v Speaker 1>no active emergency you know, lights and sirens and whatnot.

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<v Speaker 1>And uh again they cited that the ongoing nature of

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<v Speaker 1>that investigation, uh as the reason why they have with

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<v Speaker 1>with with they've were they're still withholding more as far

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<v Speaker 1>as just I guess comments maybe there's you know, clearly

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<v Speaker 1>they're doing their investigation on there, and as far as

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<v Speaker 1>why those things were not were not turned on, but

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I think that is truly a understandable situation.

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<v Speaker 1>It's it's tragic that an officer made a mistake while

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<v Speaker 1>on the job that that mistake ended up costing somebody

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<v Speaker 1>their life. But clearly knowing, I think the intent was

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<v Speaker 1>to get somewhere, to try to try to help somebody,

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<v Speaker 1>because that's what they do, that's what they sign up for.

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<v Speaker 1>This isn't this is a law enforcement officer, So just

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<v Speaker 1>to you know, tragic situation all the way around, and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I feel for everybody involved here, not only

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<v Speaker 1>obviously the family of Charles Brisco, but this officer. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>this is I mean, clearly just doing your job. And again,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe we'll find out why the lights weren't on and

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<v Speaker 1>the sirens weren't activated, but it's likely just a mistake.

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<v Speaker 1>And look, people make mistakes that end up involving criminal

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<v Speaker 1>charges that cost them their lives. However, this is somebody

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<v Speaker 1>that is out here risking their life. So it's a

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<v Speaker 1>it's a tough situation all the way around. All right,

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<v Speaker 1>we've got another traffic update coming your way. Bobby Ellis

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<v Speaker 1>Nick Coffee. Thank you very much, John Shannon, We've got

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<v Speaker 1>John Allen alongside, and Scott Fitzgerald just exited studio. Is

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<v Speaker 1>because it's very early in the morning and we are

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<v Speaker 1>like if we were in I think it's WGN. They

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know if I would be able to do

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<v Speaker 1>not even people trying to distract me, but it would

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<v Speaker 1>I'm happy to have the window, but also probably a

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<v Speaker 1>good thing that there's not any distractions here for me.

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<v Speaker 1>But the reason I mentioned Scott is because we were

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<v Speaker 1>schools and whatnot, and he'd mentioned yesterday that, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>he was never able to accomplish it because he was

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<v Speaker 1>in fact, i'd forgotten completely Scott Fitzgerald lost one hundred pounds.

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<v Speaker 1>And I used to see Scott pretty regularly, I mean

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<v Speaker 1>every day really, whenever I was doing Mornings on set

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<v Speaker 1>ninety and he was he was still here in the

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<v Speaker 1>Mornings with with Tony Cruz. But at that time, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>but I didn't see him a whole lot. And then

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<v Speaker 1>and uh, it just it led me to now that

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<v Speaker 1>I see him every day. I see this man who looks,

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<v Speaker 1>one hundred pounds. And then I mean, and it's insane

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<v Speaker 1>in a really, really good way, I guess it's the

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<v Speaker 1>same for you, John, Like did you? Because I feel

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<v Speaker 1>like anybody who if you if you saw somebody consistently

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<v Speaker 1>every day for many, many, many years and over time

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<v Speaker 2>It was crazy. I never knew Scott before that makes

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<v Speaker 2>seen pounds, so it'd be weird to see what he

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<v Speaker 1>Then, I tell you what that reminds me of just

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<v Speaker 1>what the COVID era, if you will, the pandemic that

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<v Speaker 2>COVID, pre and post COVID. Yeah, like pre.

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<v Speaker 1>COVID, like twenty nineteen, twenty eighteen. I now think, yes,

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<v Speaker 1>a few years back. No, it was seven eight years back,

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<v Speaker 1>depending upon how long we're going. And I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>if I can just chalk that up as COVID made

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<v Speaker 1>time kind of stand still and really just throw us

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<v Speaker 1>off as far as just everything. It was something that

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<v Speaker 1>admit it, some of what was done was ridiculous.

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<v Speaker 1>So I don't know, it makes total sense that you

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<v Speaker 1>would have never worked with Scott because I mean, you

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<v Speaker 2>Until twenty twenty one. Yeah, yeah, so.

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<v Speaker 1>Anyhow, Yeah, I just I don't give him props enough

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<v Speaker 1>for that, because you know, that's a big accomplishment and

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<v Speaker 1>it speaks to just an ability to to dedicate yourself

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<v Speaker 1>to something and stick with it. Because most people who

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<v Speaker 1>who in fact lose a lot of weight, eventually they'll

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<v Speaker 1>they'll ease up and put some weight back on, or

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<v Speaker 1>maybe they'll put all of it back on. Because it's

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm not, I'm no expert by any means. I've

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<v Speaker 1>I've made some some some jumps and some uh some

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<v Speaker 1>improvement here and there, and then I put weight back on.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I'm not, I'm not obese by any means.

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's if you're gonna try to really stick with it.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a lifestyle change. It's not a fad diet. It's

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<v Speaker 1>not it's not you know, I'll just I'll just do that,

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<v Speaker 1>make this minor change and everything will be better. No,

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<v Speaker 1>you have to make a lifestyle change. And he was

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<v Speaker 1>able to do that, and he's been able to stick

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<v Speaker 1>because losing one hundred pounds and doing it just by

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<v Speaker 1>being self disciplined and holding yourself accountable, it's pretty bad ass,

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<v Speaker 1>to be honest with you. So congratulations to Scott.

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<v Speaker 2>Again.

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<v Speaker 1>He hasn't lost any weight recently, but I totally forgot

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<v Speaker 1>that this guy used to be one hundred pounds heavier,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know now he's not so good for him

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<v Speaker 1>now it makes me want to be more self disciplined

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<v Speaker 1>and watch what I eat.

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<v Speaker 2>So thank you, Scott.

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<v Speaker 1>All Right, we've got a quick time out coming your way,

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<v Speaker 1>but you'll get caught up on how the roadways are

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<v Speaker 1>looking this morning. Bobby Ellis will get us updated on that.

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<v Speaker 1>We've got weather coming your way with Matt Melosovich, and

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<v Speaker 1>we've got a warning which I'm glad I saw this

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<v Speaker 1>to go to Florida for vacation. But the TSA has

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<v Speaker 1>at airports. We'll talk about that next. Right here on

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<v Speaker 1>there's Radio Way forty whas. TSA has issued cybersecurity warnings

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<v Speaker 1>for those traveling this summer. And this is one of

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<v Speaker 1>those things that I would have never really even thought about,

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<v Speaker 1>but totally makes sense. And it's consecutive's morning news here

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<v Speaker 1>on news Radio Ate forty whas Nick Coffee with you.

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<v Speaker 1>And this issue is about public Wi Fi public USB

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<v Speaker 1>charging stations, So there are a few different risks here.

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<v Speaker 1>One is juice jacking. They are warning travelers not to

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<v Speaker 1>plug phones directly into public USB ports at airports, hotels,

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<v Speaker 1>end up with your device getting some malicious I guess

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<v Speaker 1>malicious malware if that's the thing. I don't think I

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<v Speaker 1>made that word up, But anyways, they could put something

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<v Speaker 1>on those on your devices that could secretly access and

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<v Speaker 1>steal your data and information. So they did say that

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<v Speaker 1>these are rare, but they do recommend you bring your

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<v Speaker 1>those public ports. I guess there's been I mean, gosh,

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<v Speaker 1>just the thought of how they could, you know, meeting

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<v Speaker 1>the hackers, the scammers, how they could do this. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>there could be like a criminal underworld of people traveling

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<v Speaker 1>to airports and plugging something into those devices and little

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<v Speaker 1>do we know what they're plugging in is making that

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<v Speaker 1>an infectious port. So yeah, instead of using and by

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<v Speaker 1>the way, they don't give you any juice anyway, Like

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<v Speaker 1>I better off, just like you, if you're using your

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<v Speaker 1>at an airport, I feel like your battery is still

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<v Speaker 1>gonna drain. I guess it's better than you know, using

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<v Speaker 1>so irritated when I have my phone plugged into something

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<v Speaker 1>and it's so clearly not much of a much of

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<v Speaker 1>a charge. I mean, like if you plug your if

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<v Speaker 1>it can sit there and be I've had this happen.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's say my phone's on like thirty percent. I got

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<v Speaker 1>six seven hours later, it's gone from like twenty five

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<v Speaker 1>to thirty percent to sixty percent. Like it just doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>do much of anything. So always plug it into the wall.

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<v Speaker 1>They won't tell you that, but that's where you're actually

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<v Speaker 1>going to get some real, real juice. But anyways, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you can buy a charging brick at the airport through

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<v Speaker 1>there for like what fifty bucks. I'm exaggerating, but anything

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<v Speaker 1>at an airport is just robbery. Also, they say do

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<v Speaker 1>not use free airport Wi Fi, especially if you're shopping

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<v Speaker 1>online or entertaining any kind of sensitive info, which often

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<v Speaker 1>and even their airline ticket on their on their phone.

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<v Speaker 1>So high risk locations are airports, hotels, rideshare hubs, cafes,

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<v Speaker 1>and when it comes to the United States, LA, New

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<v Speaker 2>Real regret after the fact.

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<v Speaker 1>Also, that's one of those things where I bet if

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<v Speaker 1>people when people get their information compromised and it ends

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<v Speaker 1>up in identity theft and all that. Would you even

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<v Speaker 1>be able to trace it to it happening here? You

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<v Speaker 1>never know, but this is what I wouldn't have expected.

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<v Speaker 1>But it makes total sense, so be advised. All right,

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<v Speaker 1>but first let's get to an update on the roadways.

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<v Speaker 1>Bobby Ellis will getus caught up on how traffic's looking

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<v Speaker 1>this morning, and Matt Melosavitch will tell us what we're

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<v Speaker 1>in for as far as the Friday forecast

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<v Speaker 2>Right here on News Radio eight forty whas