WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.120 --> 00:00:02.640 Calorie free and good for the brain. I'm not sure 2 00:00:02.640 --> 00:00:06.879 if I've ever heard anybody say that me, Nick coffee 3 00:00:06.919 --> 00:00:08.640 is good for the brain, but I'll take it. Thank 4 00:00:08.679 --> 00:00:10.800 you John Shannon, and thank you Kentucky Anda for joining 5 00:00:10.880 --> 00:00:13.359 us this morning as we get the six am hours started. 6 00:00:13.359 --> 00:00:15.519 It is Kentucky and it's Morning News with Nick Coffee 7 00:00:15.519 --> 00:00:21.039 on News Radio eight forty whas. So, the tragic situation 8 00:00:21.239 --> 00:00:24.399 in Texas has been a big talking point, not only 9 00:00:24.519 --> 00:00:27.079 here throughout the week, but across the country, and we 10 00:00:27.160 --> 00:00:29.519 here at iHeart are letting folks know what they can 11 00:00:29.559 --> 00:00:32.039 do if they want to help out when it comes 12 00:00:32.079 --> 00:00:33.799 to those that are in need, and there are certainly 13 00:00:33.799 --> 00:00:36.240 a lot of people in need. Just the devastating floods, 14 00:00:36.439 --> 00:00:39.479 it's impacted countless people. I mean, there are families that 15 00:00:39.520 --> 00:00:43.799 have lost loved ones, lost their homes, communities really changed forever. 16 00:00:44.000 --> 00:00:46.719 So the need is urgent and the Community Foundation of 17 00:00:46.840 --> 00:00:50.479 Texas Hill Country they've launched the Kerr County Flood Really 18 00:00:50.560 --> 00:00:53.679 Fun to support response, relief and long term recovery efforts, 19 00:00:53.679 --> 00:00:57.399 and all donations we'll go directly to the trusted local 20 00:00:57.479 --> 00:01:01.159 organizations to provide food, shelter, health care, and hope that 21 00:01:01.280 --> 00:01:04.480 is all certainly needed. So join us today and donate 22 00:01:04.519 --> 00:01:07.040 to the Kirk County Flood Realief Fund at Community Foundation 23 00:01:07.159 --> 00:01:11.760 dot net again Community Foundation dot net. So there's no 24 00:01:11.840 --> 00:01:14.560 words that can make anybody feel any better about this 25 00:01:14.640 --> 00:01:19.000 situation all the way around, but there's certainly a heightened awareness, 26 00:01:19.000 --> 00:01:22.640 I would say to just being sensitive to what's going on. 27 00:01:23.480 --> 00:01:30.239 And I'll tell you what the response from Greg Abbott, 28 00:01:30.439 --> 00:01:34.480 I'm not being sarcastic when I say this. When I 29 00:01:34.519 --> 00:01:37.319 first saw the video, I was of the belief that, well, 30 00:01:37.359 --> 00:01:40.560 AI is even more powerful than I realized, because I 31 00:01:40.599 --> 00:01:42.439 totally would have believed that was real. But there's no 32 00:01:42.519 --> 00:01:45.280 way the governor of Texas really said that, did he? 33 00:01:46.040 --> 00:01:48.680 And sure enough he did. And I'll let you guys 34 00:01:48.680 --> 00:01:51.920 hear it for yourself. Maybe I'm being dramatic, maybe I'm overreacting, 35 00:01:52.519 --> 00:01:59.879 but I mean I comparing a tragic situation where children did, 36 00:02:00.400 --> 00:02:04.159 many people dead, many people still unaccounted for, comparing it 37 00:02:04.200 --> 00:02:08.479 to football. Talk about tone, def talk about lack of awareness, 38 00:02:08.759 --> 00:02:12.599 and it still doesn't seem real. And I did a 39 00:02:12.599 --> 00:02:14.280 lot of look and just to make sure I wasn't 40 00:02:14.280 --> 00:02:18.800 getting God, because this is almost unbelievable, at least from 41 00:02:18.840 --> 00:02:19.520 my perspective. 42 00:02:20.599 --> 00:02:23.680 Second party question needs to be addressed. You ask, and 43 00:02:23.680 --> 00:02:27.639 I'm going to use your words, who's to blame? Know this? 44 00:02:28.800 --> 00:02:33.039 That's the word choice of losers. Let me explain one 45 00:02:33.039 --> 00:02:37.879 thing about Texas, and that is Texas. Every score inch 46 00:02:37.919 --> 00:02:44.479 of our state cares about football. You could be in Hunt, Texas, Huntsville, Texas, Houston, Texas, 47 00:02:44.680 --> 00:02:48.759 any size community that care about football. High school, Friday 48 00:02:48.840 --> 00:02:53.400 night lights, college football are pro and know this. Every 49 00:02:53.400 --> 00:02:57.520 football team makes mistakes. The losing teams are the ones 50 00:02:57.520 --> 00:03:01.000 that try to point out who's to blame. The championship 51 00:03:01.039 --> 00:03:03.800 teams other ones to say, don't worry about it, man, 52 00:03:03.800 --> 00:03:06.360 we got this. We're gonna make sure that we go 53 00:03:06.439 --> 00:03:09.039 score again, then we're gonna win this game. The way 54 00:03:09.120 --> 00:03:13.400 winners talk is not to put fingers. They talk about solutions. 55 00:03:14.479 --> 00:03:17.439 Second party question needs to be addressed. So you ask, 56 00:03:17.560 --> 00:03:18.560 I'm gonna use your words. 57 00:03:18.840 --> 00:03:21.919 That was that? Was it replaying? So but I mean, 58 00:03:23.120 --> 00:03:25.719 I'm speechless as far as like that's the thing that 59 00:03:25.759 --> 00:03:28.759 comes to mind as if there's a comparison between football 60 00:03:29.360 --> 00:03:32.319 and I mean, this is like the ultimate thing that 61 00:03:32.400 --> 00:03:37.120 you like. Football doesn't come to mind for anybody. I mean, 62 00:03:37.120 --> 00:03:39.120 I'm not gonna put I am I gonna was gonna say, 63 00:03:39.159 --> 00:03:40.840 John'm putting you. I'm not gonna put you on the spot. 64 00:03:40.960 --> 00:03:43.280 While putting you on the spot. If I told you 65 00:03:43.319 --> 00:03:45.199 that was fake, would you believe Like, would you believe me? 66 00:03:45.520 --> 00:03:48.479 Because it just because you wouldn't expect somebody would kind 67 00:03:48.520 --> 00:03:51.080 of analogy. And I know they loved football in Texas, Like, 68 00:03:51.159 --> 00:03:51.719 come on. 69 00:03:51.680 --> 00:03:53.960 I would think the quote was fake if I just 70 00:03:54.039 --> 00:03:56.759 saw the quote. But listening to him talking to me, 71 00:03:56.840 --> 00:03:59.560 that definitely it didn't sound like an AI voice recording 72 00:03:59.639 --> 00:04:02.960 or anything like that. And I just hate when politicians, 73 00:04:03.000 --> 00:04:05.039 I don't care what side of the aisle they're on, 74 00:04:05.240 --> 00:04:07.840 whenever they try to get cute see and say stuff 75 00:04:07.840 --> 00:04:11.360 like that. It's very it's cringe worthy, it's uncalled for. 76 00:04:11.639 --> 00:04:12.520 It's uncomfortable. 77 00:04:12.680 --> 00:04:14.039 H Yeah, very uncomfortable. 78 00:04:14.120 --> 00:04:15.599 Let me give you an example. And I know this 79 00:04:15.680 --> 00:04:17.519 is going to sound like I'm going overboard here as 80 00:04:17.600 --> 00:04:19.759 just traumatizing the whole thing, But I'm just trying to 81 00:04:19.800 --> 00:04:22.079 give you an example of I'm just giving you perspective 82 00:04:22.079 --> 00:04:23.680 for mind. As far as what came to mind from 83 00:04:23.720 --> 00:04:26.839 me when I heard that and then realized it was real. 84 00:04:27.600 --> 00:04:31.319 If someone called into a talk show that I was hosting, 85 00:04:31.879 --> 00:04:33.879 let's say this was a caller driven type of show, 86 00:04:34.920 --> 00:04:38.800 and they started to go down the path of comparing 87 00:04:39.120 --> 00:04:43.720 that tragic situation in Texas to something in sports, and 88 00:04:43.800 --> 00:04:46.560 even if I felt like they were coming from a 89 00:04:46.600 --> 00:04:51.680 good place, I would just think I would probably run 90 00:04:51.720 --> 00:04:53.399 the call or not in a you know, it depends 91 00:04:53.399 --> 00:04:54.959 on really I guess what they said, but I mean 92 00:04:55.040 --> 00:04:57.959 I would probably cut them off because I would just 93 00:04:58.040 --> 00:04:59.519 I would try to. I would feel like I needed 94 00:04:59.519 --> 00:05:01.279 to get in the wor of it getting to the 95 00:05:01.279 --> 00:05:04.759 point where people realize how ridiculous it is to make 96 00:05:04.800 --> 00:05:09.959 the comparison here and the analogy to football and saying 97 00:05:09.959 --> 00:05:12.360 that if there is anybody questioning if there's someone to 98 00:05:12.360 --> 00:05:14.319 blame or what could have been done, that they're losers. 99 00:05:14.959 --> 00:05:17.800 And in Texas, you know, we all love football, and 100 00:05:18.199 --> 00:05:21.000 that's a loser mentality. Like I would have felt like 101 00:05:21.040 --> 00:05:23.120 it was my duty to keep it from getting there, 102 00:05:23.199 --> 00:05:27.160 and yet the governor of the state he took it 103 00:05:27.199 --> 00:05:29.439 there himself. It's just again, I know I'm sounding like 104 00:05:29.439 --> 00:05:32.439 I'm over the top. I just I don't know how 105 00:05:32.480 --> 00:05:34.240 that because you had to know you're going to be 106 00:05:34.240 --> 00:05:36.639 asked about that. I mean, you really can't expect any 107 00:05:36.720 --> 00:05:41.120 question to be a surprise whenever this kind of thing happens, 108 00:05:41.120 --> 00:05:44.879 and you are the leader of that state. So I mean, 109 00:05:44.920 --> 00:05:49.279 it's not criminal, it's just really stupid and just I 110 00:05:49.360 --> 00:05:53.360 mean when I think of Greg Abbott, which I probably 111 00:05:53.360 --> 00:05:55.519 won't think about him often, I'm gonna think about that 112 00:05:55.680 --> 00:05:59.079 because I really thought that that was I mean, it's 113 00:05:59.120 --> 00:06:01.839 just stupid more than any to go there. And look, 114 00:06:02.399 --> 00:06:06.639 the easy answer was right there. As far as who's 115 00:06:06.680 --> 00:06:09.199 to blame, it's to you know, say that you know 116 00:06:09.560 --> 00:06:13.240 it's it's a tragic situation. We're not finger pointing. We're 117 00:06:13.399 --> 00:06:17.079 we're focused on, you know, rebuilding the community and mentioned 118 00:06:17.240 --> 00:06:19.240 that you still want to find those that are unaccounted for, 119 00:06:19.319 --> 00:06:22.439 and just I mean you could easily within three seconds 120 00:06:23.279 --> 00:06:25.680 make it clear nobody's blaming anybody. We're just trying to 121 00:06:25.720 --> 00:06:28.040 do our best to handle the situation and be there, 122 00:06:28.279 --> 00:06:30.000 be there for those in need. I mean, look, if 123 00:06:30.040 --> 00:06:31.759 you need a PR person, I think I just applied 124 00:06:31.800 --> 00:06:36.000 for the job. That was kind of a very jumbled 125 00:06:36.040 --> 00:06:37.959 up way to put it together. But like where he went, 126 00:06:39.240 --> 00:06:41.600 there had to be warning signs in his brain that 127 00:06:41.600 --> 00:06:43.360 should have told him not to go there, but he couldn't. 128 00:06:43.360 --> 00:06:45.800 He couldn't avoid. All right, we've got an update on 129 00:06:45.839 --> 00:06:47.879 traffick and weather coming your way. Bobby Ellis will tell 130 00:06:47.959 --> 00:06:49.800 us the latest when it comes to the roadways out 131 00:06:49.800 --> 00:06:51.800 here in Kentucky, and then we'll get Matt Melosovich to 132 00:06:51.800 --> 00:06:53.240 tell us what we're looking at when it comes to 133 00:06:53.279 --> 00:06:55.199 the forecast today right here on News Radio eight forty. 134 00:06:55.240 --> 00:06:59.920 Whas it kind of feels gross saying the cell of 135 00:07:00.160 --> 00:07:04.000 ration continues, given the fact that the celebration is due 136 00:07:04.000 --> 00:07:07.959 to justice finally being served ten years after a tragic situation, 137 00:07:08.079 --> 00:07:12.000 but I think that's what it is. Bartstown is celebrating 138 00:07:12.040 --> 00:07:15.079 the fact that Brooks how was found guilty of murder 139 00:07:15.120 --> 00:07:17.759 earlier this week along with one of his accomplices. And 140 00:07:18.360 --> 00:07:22.199 it doesn't seem like it's over. And I don't know 141 00:07:22.240 --> 00:07:25.800 what the next step is. Nobody really does. But when 142 00:07:25.839 --> 00:07:29.199 you consider what was said by those that were involved 143 00:07:29.600 --> 00:07:33.199 in some form or fashion as far as justice for 144 00:07:33.480 --> 00:07:38.279 Crystal Rogers family, maybe I'm looking a little too deep 145 00:07:38.319 --> 00:07:41.279 into it. Maybe it's wishful thinking on my end, because yes, 146 00:07:41.319 --> 00:07:44.439 you'd want anybody that had any role in this or 147 00:07:44.920 --> 00:07:47.360 maybe the role in her father's murder to be held accountable. 148 00:07:47.759 --> 00:07:52.199 But right after the jury handed in their verdict, and 149 00:07:52.519 --> 00:07:54.879 you know a lot of folks, you know, they're covering 150 00:07:54.920 --> 00:07:57.879 the trial in Bowling Green, you had lead Detective John 151 00:07:57.920 --> 00:08:01.120 Snow who did talk to the me. We shared that 152 00:08:01.160 --> 00:08:02.680 sound with you yesterday. I'm sure you heard it many 153 00:08:02.720 --> 00:08:05.959 times throughout the day here at news radio eight forty WHS. 154 00:08:06.399 --> 00:08:08.040 But the quote was we got a little more to go, 155 00:08:08.079 --> 00:08:12.879 and then when asked to explain, he simply stated, you'll see. 156 00:08:12.959 --> 00:08:16.079 And then also Nelson, the Nelson County Sheriff, I mean 157 00:08:16.120 --> 00:08:19.920 he called the verdict quote just the beginning end quote 158 00:08:19.920 --> 00:08:23.439 and hinted at a quote domino effect. I kind of 159 00:08:23.439 --> 00:08:27.120 feel like you don't say those things unless you know 160 00:08:27.759 --> 00:08:32.679 that action is about to be taken. And others, probably 161 00:08:32.840 --> 00:08:36.320 Nick Halc, maybe his mother Rosemary, are the next to 162 00:08:37.639 --> 00:08:40.440 be on trial and potentially spend a lot of time 163 00:08:40.440 --> 00:08:43.919 in prison, maybe the rest of their lives. And clearly 164 00:08:43.960 --> 00:08:46.600 that's what people are rooting for, because you want everybody 165 00:08:46.639 --> 00:08:50.600 to be held accountable. So the one person that is 166 00:08:50.679 --> 00:08:54.919 yet to be charged in anything is Nick Halck, and 167 00:08:55.440 --> 00:08:57.279 I just think he's got if you're him, and I 168 00:08:57.320 --> 00:08:59.360 don't be hard to try to put yourself in his shoes, 169 00:08:59.360 --> 00:09:01.559 and I wouldn't really ask you to, but he has 170 00:09:01.600 --> 00:09:04.200 to have I mean, for years now, he's probably had 171 00:09:04.200 --> 00:09:07.399 fear that this would play out and they'd all get caught. 172 00:09:07.440 --> 00:09:10.279 And technically he's a free man right now. But if 173 00:09:10.320 --> 00:09:12.519 there's a knock on the door or maybe a phone 174 00:09:12.559 --> 00:09:14.600 call to his attorney, because he probably already has one 175 00:09:14.919 --> 00:09:19.080 as far as just letting them know charges formal charges 176 00:09:19.120 --> 00:09:21.440 are coming, that kind of thing, I mean, he can't 177 00:09:21.440 --> 00:09:23.600 be surprised. He probably already has a plan in place, 178 00:09:23.799 --> 00:09:27.639 unless the root of really just I mean, you're a 179 00:09:27.639 --> 00:09:29.919 heinous person to be involved in any former fashion and 180 00:09:30.000 --> 00:09:34.600 murdering somebody, right, But I mean, I think arrogance was 181 00:09:34.639 --> 00:09:36.559 clearly on display to think that they would be able 182 00:09:36.639 --> 00:09:39.759 to do this and get away with it, and some 183 00:09:39.799 --> 00:09:42.639 of them, I guess, as of right now have but 184 00:09:43.320 --> 00:09:47.200 the cases here involving Tommy Ballard, the father of Crystal Rogers, 185 00:09:47.240 --> 00:09:50.279 and of course police officer Jason Ellis who was ambushed 186 00:09:50.559 --> 00:09:53.120 and murdered back in twenty thirteen, they are making it 187 00:09:53.159 --> 00:09:57.080 clear that these cases are not officially linked, but they 188 00:09:57.120 --> 00:10:00.639 have noted that there are a lot of similarities in shock. 189 00:10:00.720 --> 00:10:02.879 Wouldn't shock me at all if we end up seeing 190 00:10:03.320 --> 00:10:06.360 more charges coming for not only people involved in the 191 00:10:06.399 --> 00:10:09.360 Crystal Rogers situation, but also her father, Tommy Balad, and 192 00:10:09.399 --> 00:10:13.480 maybe even back to that murder twelve years ago of 193 00:10:13.480 --> 00:10:17.840 Officer Ellis. So certainly a good week in Barchtown, as 194 00:10:17.840 --> 00:10:20.720 many are just happy that justice has served, at least 195 00:10:20.759 --> 00:10:24.480 in some former fashion and obviously some step, I would say, 196 00:10:24.480 --> 00:10:27.840 in the closure process for Krystal Rodgers family. All right, 197 00:10:27.879 --> 00:10:30.399 We've got an update on traffic from Bobby Ella's coming up. Also, 198 00:10:30.399 --> 00:10:32.399 we'll get the latest the latest look at the forecast 199 00:10:32.399 --> 00:10:34.480 from at Melosovich, and then Scott Fitzgerald's got an update 200 00:10:34.480 --> 00:10:36.159 on sports all that's coming your way right here right 201 00:10:36.200 --> 00:10:40.559 now on News Radio eight forty whas. Thank you very much, 202 00:10:40.679 --> 00:10:45.559 John Shannon. I'm looking here at WKY their morning news 203 00:10:45.559 --> 00:10:48.279 in front of me, and they're showing just the atmosphere 204 00:10:48.279 --> 00:10:52.039 from yesterday out at the ISCO Championship, which is getting 205 00:10:52.080 --> 00:10:56.240 started in mere minutes. And not only is it exciting 206 00:10:56.320 --> 00:10:58.120 to have a PGA event here in Louisville, but man, 207 00:10:58.159 --> 00:11:00.120 there's so much local flavor when it comes to to 208 00:11:00.879 --> 00:11:02.879 just guys that are from here or guys that played 209 00:11:02.960 --> 00:11:05.679 college in the state somewhere U of l UK even 210 00:11:05.679 --> 00:11:09.120 morehead State. So good vibes for sure. And we've got 211 00:11:09.120 --> 00:11:11.759 good vibes at least I think we do. If we 212 00:11:11.759 --> 00:11:13.120 could do a vibe check, I would say that the 213 00:11:13.200 --> 00:11:15.600 vibes are strong here. On a Thursday morning, it is 214 00:11:15.639 --> 00:11:17.440 Kentucky at his morning news news ready to wait forty 215 00:11:17.519 --> 00:11:21.279 whas Nick Coffee. That's me, John Alden is alongside and 216 00:11:21.639 --> 00:11:23.440 two of our big cities, in fact, the two biggest 217 00:11:23.440 --> 00:11:25.279 cities here in the state of Kentucky. John have made 218 00:11:25.320 --> 00:11:28.600 a list that you don't want to make. I don't know, really, Yeah, 219 00:11:28.679 --> 00:11:31.639 Louisville and Lexington have both been listed in the top 220 00:11:31.679 --> 00:11:36.759 twenty when it comes to the most boring cities in 221 00:11:36.799 --> 00:11:41.639 America Most boring Cities, the most boring cities in the US. 222 00:11:41.960 --> 00:11:45.960 Two of the twenty are right here in Kentucky. Louisville 223 00:11:46.000 --> 00:11:49.360 is listed as the twelfth most boring city, whereas Lexington 224 00:11:49.440 --> 00:11:53.200 is right behind them at number thirteen. And I think, 225 00:11:53.559 --> 00:11:57.039 and just I guess to give you what led to 226 00:11:57.080 --> 00:12:03.120 these rankings. It's a study by Finance and the Let's 227 00:12:03.120 --> 00:12:06.000 see here. The study was conducted by evaluating more than 228 00:12:06.039 --> 00:12:10.919 a dozen data points relating to excitement, culture, and popular 229 00:12:11.000 --> 00:12:13.759 activities in seventy five of the biggest cities in America 230 00:12:13.840 --> 00:12:16.720 to found the most and least boring cities in the country. Again, 231 00:12:16.759 --> 00:12:18.919 this is according to Finance Buzz. But one thing I 232 00:12:18.960 --> 00:12:22.840 think of is what you consider boring may excite me. 233 00:12:22.960 --> 00:12:26.120 It may it may arouse me because some people, like 234 00:12:26.159 --> 00:12:28.120 you know, I just think there's no way to really 235 00:12:28.159 --> 00:12:30.960 there's no perfect science to determine what is the boring 236 00:12:31.120 --> 00:12:34.720 city in America. But I will defend I don't think 237 00:12:34.759 --> 00:12:35.240 we're boring. 238 00:12:35.360 --> 00:12:37.799 I mean, who else is I know you said, Lexington's 239 00:12:37.879 --> 00:12:40.600 right next to Louisville. Who else is in same ballpark? 240 00:12:40.840 --> 00:12:46.320 So right in our tier. So let's just go eleven 241 00:12:46.399 --> 00:12:50.120 through fifteen. Eleven is Albuquerque, New Mexico. Again, Louisville is twelve, 242 00:12:50.159 --> 00:12:54.399 Lexington's thirteen, Colorado Springs is fourteen, and Tulsa, Oklahoma's fifteen. 243 00:12:54.879 --> 00:12:58.240 So of the cities here are that are featured, I've 244 00:12:58.240 --> 00:13:01.799 not been to a lot of them, but I've been 245 00:13:01.799 --> 00:13:04.240 to the one that has been listed as the most 246 00:13:04.399 --> 00:13:07.759 boring city, and I mean I could find things to 247 00:13:07.759 --> 00:13:09.720 do to work. When I think boring, I think of 248 00:13:09.799 --> 00:13:12.440 middle of nowhere, like there's nothing to do, and I 249 00:13:12.679 --> 00:13:17.519 don't know, I mean, I'm not the easiest to entertain 250 00:13:18.159 --> 00:13:19.919 and I don't really know. That's probably not the right 251 00:13:19.960 --> 00:13:22.279 way to describe it. But you know, there's certain things 252 00:13:22.279 --> 00:13:24.080 that a lot of people would enjoy doing that would 253 00:13:24.120 --> 00:13:25.600 be considered oh yeah, I want to do that. 254 00:13:25.600 --> 00:13:29.480 That's fun. Social events that I would I would probably 255 00:13:29.519 --> 00:13:31.639 not want to I'm just you know, big crowds, that 256 00:13:31.720 --> 00:13:35.200 kind of stuff. I enjoy my downtime being exactly that 257 00:13:35.320 --> 00:13:37.559 to where I'm kind of like, not that I just 258 00:13:37.559 --> 00:13:39.519 want to sit around all day and be lazy, but 259 00:13:39.639 --> 00:13:41.799 to me, it's not really having a plan and just 260 00:13:41.879 --> 00:13:43.360 kind of being able to do whatever. That's what I 261 00:13:43.399 --> 00:13:45.200 really enjoy. But a lot of people would think that's 262 00:13:45.200 --> 00:13:47.759 boring because sometimes you know, hey, there's not anything on 263 00:13:47.799 --> 00:13:49.600 the schedule, but I've got a lot of opportunity to 264 00:13:49.639 --> 00:13:51.559 go do whatever I want and then the day ends 265 00:13:51.639 --> 00:13:53.919 up being where I didn't do anything, And sometimes that's 266 00:13:53.960 --> 00:13:56.480 okay for me. But Jacksonville, Florida is the most boring 267 00:13:56.519 --> 00:13:59.799 city and although again I don't can I can find 268 00:13:59.799 --> 00:14:02.000 things to do there, but I will say I've been 269 00:14:02.039 --> 00:14:04.600 being in Jacksonville probably five six times in my life. 270 00:14:05.480 --> 00:14:08.080 It did feel at least a little bit. Put it 271 00:14:08.120 --> 00:14:09.639 this way, there was a lot of potential there, but 272 00:14:09.679 --> 00:14:11.799 there really wasn't any big attraction, Like I don't know 273 00:14:11.840 --> 00:14:16.159 what I would claim Jacksonville has that would be like 274 00:14:16.200 --> 00:14:18.360 their calling card or what would be, But again that's 275 00:14:18.399 --> 00:14:21.639 probably me not paying enough attention to know what it is. Yeah, which, 276 00:14:21.679 --> 00:14:24.159 by the way, they had outside of the Packers are 277 00:14:24.159 --> 00:14:27.360 an exception because the Packers are I mean, it's it's 278 00:14:27.440 --> 00:14:31.679 just there's no comparison. They're a tiny, tiny city basically 279 00:14:31.679 --> 00:14:35.000 there's stadiums in a neighborhood. But the Packers themselves are 280 00:14:35.000 --> 00:14:37.679 one of the biggest brands in all of sports, so 281 00:14:37.679 --> 00:14:40.399 again they're the exception. But Jacksonville, Florida having an NFL 282 00:14:40.399 --> 00:14:43.360 team is the most random thing in all professional sports. However, 283 00:14:44.240 --> 00:14:46.159 a lot of people probably don't realize Jacksonville is a 284 00:14:46.240 --> 00:14:50.159 humongous city as far as population, but it's probably not 285 00:14:50.279 --> 00:14:52.440 something people realize because you just never think of it, 286 00:14:52.440 --> 00:14:54.759 because it's why would it come to mind for you. Right, 287 00:14:54.799 --> 00:14:56.720 And again, even if you're not an NFL fan, when 288 00:14:56.720 --> 00:14:58.600 you think Jacksonville, if you don't live in Florida or 289 00:14:58.639 --> 00:15:03.039 Georgia that area, you probably think of the Jaguars. So again, 290 00:15:03.200 --> 00:15:06.360 I will defend both cities. I mean, even Lexington. I 291 00:15:06.399 --> 00:15:11.080 don't know what I would claim Lexington has that's better 292 00:15:11.159 --> 00:15:13.039 than what we have in Louisville. As far as things 293 00:15:13.039 --> 00:15:15.440 to do that could keep it from being bored. Yeah, 294 00:15:15.960 --> 00:15:17.799 you know, and as a Louisville and you know this 295 00:15:17.799 --> 00:15:19.919 about me, John, as a Louisville fan. There's a lot 296 00:15:19.919 --> 00:15:22.559 of people who grew up here that kind of see Louisville. 297 00:15:23.519 --> 00:15:25.799 You know. They don't really claim Kentucky, but they're very 298 00:15:25.799 --> 00:15:27.759 proud to be from Louisville because obviously the culture here 299 00:15:27.799 --> 00:15:30.559 is a lot different in Louisville than most places. However, 300 00:15:31.440 --> 00:15:33.919 I'm somebody that is I'm born and raised in Louisville. 301 00:15:34.279 --> 00:15:37.320 I'm a Louisville Cardinal fan over UK. In fact, that's 302 00:15:37.360 --> 00:15:39.720 a rivalry. So I don't root for UK and anything. 303 00:15:40.039 --> 00:15:41.960 But I also am somebody that has been born and 304 00:15:42.039 --> 00:15:44.320 raised in Louisville that really appreciates this state and being 305 00:15:44.360 --> 00:15:47.960 from it. My father's family's roots are here in Kentucky, 306 00:15:48.200 --> 00:15:51.159 actually outside of Louisville, So Lexington. I mean I could 307 00:15:51.159 --> 00:15:52.960 go to Lexington and have a great time not be bored. 308 00:15:53.120 --> 00:15:56.159 So we're not boring here in Louisville and Lexington. And 309 00:15:56.720 --> 00:15:58.519 I mean you have I mean you could come here 310 00:15:58.559 --> 00:16:01.159 for a week on a vaka, which I'm sure some 311 00:16:01.200 --> 00:16:03.320 people have. It's probably not a big destination spot for 312 00:16:03.360 --> 00:16:05.720 a week long vacation, but you could come to Louisville 313 00:16:05.759 --> 00:16:07.759 for a week and not get bored if you really, 314 00:16:07.919 --> 00:16:11.080 you know, realize what's out there to do. But yeah, 315 00:16:11.159 --> 00:16:14.159 Jacksonville's the most boring. Wichita, Kansas number two, Corpus Christi, 316 00:16:14.200 --> 00:16:17.080 Texas number three, sou Falls, South Dakota number four, Memphis, 317 00:16:17.120 --> 00:16:19.600 Tennessee number five. So it could be worse. We could 318 00:16:19.639 --> 00:16:22.559 be in the top five. But I'm going to make 319 00:16:22.559 --> 00:16:25.039 a note to check these next year because somebody needs 320 00:16:25.039 --> 00:16:27.759 to be educated on the fact that these two cities 321 00:16:27.759 --> 00:16:30.720 in Kentucky are not boring at all. All. Right, let's 322 00:16:30.720 --> 00:16:32.279 get an update on Travick and weather. We'll hear from 323 00:16:32.279 --> 00:16:34.919 Matt Melosovich the latest with the forecast. Bobby Ellis get 324 00:16:35.000 --> 00:16:37.279 us caught up on the traffic as we are entering 325 00:16:37.279 --> 00:16:39.399 the rush hour stages here, so stick with us right 326 00:16:39.399 --> 00:16:43.440 here on news Radio eight forty whas six forty seven 327 00:16:43.480 --> 00:16:45.879 here at Kentucky Anda's Morning News on news Radio eight 328 00:16:46.000 --> 00:16:50.519 forty whas. Coming up at seven point fifteen, we will 329 00:16:50.519 --> 00:16:54.799 be joined by Stephen Portnoy of ABC News to get 330 00:16:54.840 --> 00:16:58.120 his thoughts and the latest on Biden's doctor pleading the 331 00:16:58.159 --> 00:17:00.799 fifth and certainly a lot to get into with that, 332 00:17:00.919 --> 00:17:04.359 and we'll discuss that again seven fifteen. Stephen Porteno of 333 00:17:04.359 --> 00:17:06.359 ABC News is set to join us here on news 334 00:17:06.440 --> 00:17:10.319 Radio eight forty whas. So when Biden about out of 335 00:17:10.359 --> 00:17:13.599 the presidential race, it was Kamala Harris who stepped in. 336 00:17:13.759 --> 00:17:18.160 And I don't know, I could be wrong here, but 337 00:17:18.200 --> 00:17:22.680 I feel like if Donald Trump didn't exist, it wouldn't 338 00:17:22.680 --> 00:17:25.160 have still worked out for Kamala Harris, just because of 339 00:17:25.200 --> 00:17:29.920 a variety of reasons. But the latest on her is 340 00:17:29.960 --> 00:17:34.400 that there is now an interview she did among many 341 00:17:34.440 --> 00:17:37.440 of course, as she's gearing up for the election that 342 00:17:37.759 --> 00:17:41.440 never ended up servicing. So there's a viral TikTok series 343 00:17:41.440 --> 00:17:44.400 that I'm unaware of, although when I read about this yesterday, 344 00:17:44.400 --> 00:17:45.880 I did look into it and it's way more. I mean, 345 00:17:45.920 --> 00:17:46.960 I kind of felt like I was out of the 346 00:17:47.000 --> 00:17:49.599 loop because this is certainly a really popular thing within 347 00:17:49.640 --> 00:17:52.839 the social media world. But there is a show called 348 00:17:52.920 --> 00:17:56.200 Subway Takes. It's a TikTok show hosted by Kareem Rama 349 00:17:56.599 --> 00:18:00.799 where guests share their hottest takes. To give you an example, 350 00:18:01.640 --> 00:18:05.519 the Little nas X he was on at one point 351 00:18:05.559 --> 00:18:08.039 in his hot take that he shared, the strongest opinion 352 00:18:08.160 --> 00:18:11.920 was that couples should sleep in separate rooms, and that, 353 00:18:12.000 --> 00:18:14.440 of course is an unpopular take that gets people thinking. 354 00:18:14.640 --> 00:18:17.319 His claim was because you know, no romantic slumber, just 355 00:18:18.559 --> 00:18:21.079 pragmatic space usage. Right, you can still be intimate and 356 00:18:21.119 --> 00:18:23.160 have your own time, but like there's no need to 357 00:18:23.160 --> 00:18:25.200 have to sleep in the same bed, which maybe he's 358 00:18:25.200 --> 00:18:28.000 onto something here. Asia Wilson of the WNBA. She said 359 00:18:28.000 --> 00:18:30.799 that reporters covering sports should have to have an athletic background. 360 00:18:30.839 --> 00:18:32.920 So just to give you some context, is in regards 361 00:18:33.000 --> 00:18:35.720 to the type of opinions that have been shared here, well, 362 00:18:35.920 --> 00:18:40.359 she shared an opinion Kamala Harris did, and the overall 363 00:18:40.799 --> 00:18:44.119 exchange between the two the host Kareem Rama and Kamala 364 00:18:44.160 --> 00:18:49.319 Harris apparently was just so awkward and just bad that 365 00:18:49.319 --> 00:18:53.079 it never aired. So she's been kind of awkward in 366 00:18:53.119 --> 00:18:55.440 many moments, and I think that's that certainly didn't didn't 367 00:18:55.440 --> 00:18:57.559 help her among I mean, I think was one of 368 00:18:57.599 --> 00:19:00.400 the many reasons as to why she was on scsful, 369 00:19:00.680 --> 00:19:06.000 But she delivered an opinion that didn't even make the 370 00:19:06.039 --> 00:19:09.799 series because again, it was just according to the host, 371 00:19:10.119 --> 00:19:12.400 the interview was recorded in the summer of twenty twenty four, 372 00:19:12.440 --> 00:19:16.160 so this was prior to her stepping into Actually, actually 373 00:19:16.240 --> 00:19:19.039 when did that take place, whenever Biden stepped out. I 374 00:19:19.039 --> 00:19:21.680 don't remember when it was. Nonetheless, but the interview took 375 00:19:21.680 --> 00:19:24.440 place last summer, and it was scrapped by mutual agreement. 376 00:19:24.480 --> 00:19:27.440 Both sides agreed, Yeah, we don't want to put this out. 377 00:19:27.480 --> 00:19:29.599 This won't benefit you or me, which I feel like 378 00:19:29.720 --> 00:19:32.519 is kind of a rare thing. And when asked by 379 00:19:32.559 --> 00:19:39.079 the host, when asked why, the host essentially said that 380 00:19:39.200 --> 00:19:42.119 her take and her her I guess her. What she 381 00:19:42.200 --> 00:19:45.319 brought as her hot take essentially was really confusing and 382 00:19:45.359 --> 00:19:47.880 weird and it didn't make any sense at all, and 383 00:19:47.920 --> 00:19:56.880 the take was bacon as a spice, So he looked 384 00:19:57.200 --> 00:20:00.079 very concerned even repeating it meaning whenever he was doing 385 00:20:00.119 --> 00:20:02.039 this story and telling people that his interview with her 386 00:20:02.079 --> 00:20:04.920 was awkward and it never ran, but I would actually 387 00:20:06.160 --> 00:20:08.119 it must be really bad. But I'm curious to hear 388 00:20:08.680 --> 00:20:10.880 why she thinks bacon should be a spice, Like maybe 389 00:20:10.880 --> 00:20:12.880 she just didn't make any sense because bacon is not 390 00:20:12.920 --> 00:20:15.599 a spy. You cant have bacon flavored spice, but bacon 391 00:20:15.680 --> 00:20:19.799 is not a spice. But anyways, there's and in fact, 392 00:20:19.839 --> 00:20:21.200 I went back and looked at some of these and 393 00:20:21.240 --> 00:20:24.599 there are some legitimate hot takes that have been shared 394 00:20:24.599 --> 00:20:28.119 by people that do gets you thinking. But yeah, she was. 395 00:20:28.799 --> 00:20:31.079 She was awkward, which didn't surprise me. But I'm now 396 00:20:31.119 --> 00:20:33.359 anxious just to see how because again, for this guy 397 00:20:33.759 --> 00:20:38.319 to hold off on publishing one of his guests, that 398 00:20:38.480 --> 00:20:41.839 is Kamala Harris, the VP at the time potentially running 399 00:20:41.839 --> 00:20:44.720 for president, it must be really bad to where like 400 00:20:44.759 --> 00:20:46.799 it just would would be a bad look for his show, 401 00:20:46.839 --> 00:20:49.519