WEBVTT 1 00:00:03.680 --> 00:00:05.040 Thank you very much, John Shannon. 2 00:00:05.360 --> 00:00:07.360 It is Kentucky and his Morning News with Coffee and 3 00:00:07.360 --> 00:00:10.640 Company here on News Radio eight forty whas Nick Coffee. 4 00:00:10.679 --> 00:00:15.519 That's me Scott Fitzhered alongside today and we've been busy 5 00:00:15.640 --> 00:00:16.160 this morning. 6 00:00:16.239 --> 00:00:17.760 If you are just now joining us, thank you. If 7 00:00:17.800 --> 00:00:21.199 you've been with us, appreciate you. Today will be a. 8 00:00:21.160 --> 00:00:25.160 Big day here locally as we'll find out what sentence 9 00:00:25.440 --> 00:00:28.519 Brent Brett Hankerson is going to get. Obviously, last week 10 00:00:28.519 --> 00:00:31.039 it was big news that the DOJ only recommended a 11 00:00:31.079 --> 00:00:35.799 one day sentence for the former LMPD officer. And obviously 12 00:00:36.000 --> 00:00:40.719 the final decision lies with the federal judge, who can 13 00:00:40.840 --> 00:00:45.799 either follow the DOJ's recommendation, reduce or increase the sentence 14 00:00:46.000 --> 00:00:49.240 within the federal sentencing guidelines based off the charges, or 15 00:00:49.280 --> 00:00:52.079 disregard the recommendation entirely. And it really just comes down 16 00:00:52.119 --> 00:00:56.880 to what this judge wants to do. And when it 17 00:00:56.920 --> 00:01:02.240 comes to the attorney Brian Butler here, former federal prosecutor, quote, 18 00:01:02.240 --> 00:01:03.960 this is the first time an officer has been charged 19 00:01:04.040 --> 00:01:07.959 under these circumstances. The DOJ's recommendation is based on president 20 00:01:07.959 --> 00:01:11.040 and unique factors. This is certainly a unique situation and 21 00:01:11.439 --> 00:01:13.760 we'll find out later today. I believe one thirty is 22 00:01:13.760 --> 00:01:15.799 when that is set to get started. So we'll keep 23 00:01:15.840 --> 00:01:17.560 you updated as best we can here at news Radio 24 00:01:17.560 --> 00:01:20.560 eight forty whas. Also, we have now hit the six 25 00:01:20.599 --> 00:01:23.879 month mark for President Trump and his second stint as 26 00:01:23.879 --> 00:01:25.560 the president of the United States, and I feel like 27 00:01:25.760 --> 00:01:29.799 right now when it comes to and it'd be hard 28 00:01:29.799 --> 00:01:31.560 to do this, but if you were to try to 29 00:01:31.640 --> 00:01:33.359 check the pulse, check the temperature, if you will, of 30 00:01:33.799 --> 00:01:36.519 America and sort of what they're talking about when it 31 00:01:36.519 --> 00:01:39.159 comes to Trump now. And I don't mean the approval 32 00:01:39.200 --> 00:01:42.159 of Trump or whatnot. Certainly that's a different conversation, but 33 00:01:42.560 --> 00:01:45.760 there's a lot. I mean, you've got the Epstein situation 34 00:01:46.519 --> 00:01:49.519 and that that's not going anywhere now. I also don't 35 00:01:49.519 --> 00:01:54.040 get any indication that what people are wanting, and I 36 00:01:54.079 --> 00:01:57.480 guess also expecting, And what I mean by expecting is 37 00:01:58.200 --> 00:01:59.599 I think there are people in their mind that have 38 00:01:59.680 --> 00:02:02.280 it that people have in their mind made up what 39 00:02:03.680 --> 00:02:06.760 is being held back, right like involvement from key figures, 40 00:02:06.959 --> 00:02:09.680 probably from both political sides, you know, just to cover 41 00:02:09.800 --> 00:02:12.439 up for people that have so much power. So again 42 00:02:12.520 --> 00:02:14.280 I don't know if if we're ever going to get 43 00:02:14.280 --> 00:02:17.520 anything that gives you that satisfaction, meaning where they hand 44 00:02:17.560 --> 00:02:22.240 something over and all that's included. And I also think 45 00:02:22.280 --> 00:02:25.759 that every step of the way, even before we found 46 00:02:25.800 --> 00:02:29.240 out that the DJ just decided, yeah, nothing to see here, 47 00:02:29.240 --> 00:02:31.199 there's no files, it's all nothing. 48 00:02:31.280 --> 00:02:31.479 Yeah. 49 00:02:31.599 --> 00:02:34.719 Just now we've got Trump saying that it's conspiracy and 50 00:02:34.840 --> 00:02:36.120 it was created by. 51 00:02:36.840 --> 00:02:40.680 Biden and Obama. 52 00:02:40.759 --> 00:02:43.360 I mean, that's that's that's so every step along the way, 53 00:02:43.400 --> 00:02:47.960 those that do have some real issues believing what they're 54 00:02:48.000 --> 00:02:50.599 telling us as far as what happened, and they want transparency. 55 00:02:50.800 --> 00:02:52.919 I think you've been given a lot of fuel to 56 00:02:53.039 --> 00:02:56.719 continue said conspiracy just by something not adding up here. 57 00:02:57.319 --> 00:02:59.919 So that's continue to be a big talking point. But 58 00:03:00.000 --> 00:03:02.479 there are some other things going on that maybe maybe 59 00:03:02.520 --> 00:03:04.400 there's some intent here from Trump as far as just 60 00:03:04.479 --> 00:03:06.560 giving you a distraction. So there's not as many people 61 00:03:06.599 --> 00:03:08.759 talking about the Epstein files. I mean, he did say 62 00:03:08.800 --> 00:03:12.400 last week anybody anybody who's a Republican that is still 63 00:03:12.400 --> 00:03:15.240 talking about it, and once more, I mean didn't say 64 00:03:15.240 --> 00:03:18.479 they're stupid or something along the lines. I mean kind 65 00:03:18.520 --> 00:03:22.319 of sounds fake, right, No, wait, he'd say that, but 66 00:03:21.719 --> 00:03:24.240 the guy does kind of you know, he's just very 67 00:03:24.280 --> 00:03:26.120 different than others that have been in office, and that 68 00:03:26.159 --> 00:03:27.599 really doesn't have anything to do with anything to do 69 00:03:27.639 --> 00:03:28.560 with these job performance. 70 00:03:28.560 --> 00:03:30.759 It's just it's a different approach. He's a different kind 71 00:03:30.759 --> 00:03:31.039 of guy. 72 00:03:31.280 --> 00:03:33.840 So it's always funny when politicians try to do this 73 00:03:33.879 --> 00:03:35.840 and you try to change the narrative and you try 74 00:03:35.840 --> 00:03:38.719 to control it. But you know, the American public isn't stupid. 75 00:03:38.840 --> 00:03:40.680 I mean, They're going to come back to what matters 76 00:03:40.719 --> 00:03:43.800 the most. And it's almost like if that's their intention, 77 00:03:43.919 --> 00:03:45.479 if that's what they're doing, is trying to get you 78 00:03:45.479 --> 00:03:48.280 to look over here at the shiny object, the American. 79 00:03:48.000 --> 00:03:49.960 Public is still going to come back to this, yep. 80 00:03:50.039 --> 00:03:54.439 And the Coca Cola thing as far as potentially changing 81 00:03:54.479 --> 00:03:56.400 how they make the product, I mean that, and the 82 00:03:56.560 --> 00:03:58.759 Coca Cola responding, Yeah, we don't have any plans to 83 00:03:58.800 --> 00:04:00.879 do that. We don't really, you know, they essentially said 84 00:04:00.879 --> 00:04:02.240 we were a little know what hell he's talking about. 85 00:04:03.439 --> 00:04:10.400 So maybe maybe now his attempt to distract anybody from 86 00:04:10.400 --> 00:04:14.120 the Epstein situation is to to tell that the Washington 87 00:04:14.199 --> 00:04:16.439 commanders they got to go back to being the Redskins 88 00:04:16.720 --> 00:04:18.720 and the Cleveland Indians need to go back to the 89 00:04:18.720 --> 00:04:21.759 Indians and not be the Guardians, because that that's that's 90 00:04:21.920 --> 00:04:24.519 that's real news. That's that's absolutely what's going on. So 91 00:04:24.560 --> 00:04:27.319 he says he may block Washington's new NFL stadium deal 92 00:04:27.360 --> 00:04:30.560 if the team doesn't return to its old name, the Redskins, 93 00:04:30.800 --> 00:04:33.480 And he did say he wants Cleveland to switch back 94 00:04:33.480 --> 00:04:36.720 to the Indians, claiming there's a strong public demand for that. 95 00:04:36.759 --> 00:04:39.519 Both teams say they have no intention of reverting to 96 00:04:39.560 --> 00:04:44.360 their former names. And uh, I mean when I hear 97 00:04:44.399 --> 00:04:46.480 that he could block the stadium deal, I mean that's 98 00:04:46.480 --> 00:04:47.480 something you don't take lightly. 99 00:04:47.519 --> 00:04:49.279 And let's be honest, he would do it. 100 00:04:49.800 --> 00:04:52.120 He would, He absolutely would do or at least try. 101 00:04:52.319 --> 00:04:54.480 And I and I think too, there's a combination of things. 102 00:04:54.519 --> 00:04:56.759 It's it's also it's what you're talking about that is 103 00:04:56.839 --> 00:04:59.480 distracting and showing folks to the shiny object over here. 104 00:04:59.480 --> 00:05:00.879 And I'm sure there's there's a certain set of his 105 00:05:00.920 --> 00:05:04.160 base too that is saying maybe some are high priced 106 00:05:04.240 --> 00:05:06.399 donors that are saying, hey, we need to get this done. 107 00:05:06.480 --> 00:05:08.560 You need to help us out with this, and let's 108 00:05:08.560 --> 00:05:12.720 make this happen. So it's hard to say. Sometimes you know, 109 00:05:12.920 --> 00:05:15.879 they did a lady who lived in the higher er 110 00:05:15.959 --> 00:05:17.879 or she worked in the higher echelons of the Department 111 00:05:17.879 --> 00:05:20.560 of Defense when I lived in Virginia. And there is 112 00:05:20.600 --> 00:05:22.800 a lot of political wrangling that goes on, a lot 113 00:05:22.839 --> 00:05:26.600 of handshaking, as it does anywhere, and there's a lot 114 00:05:26.639 --> 00:05:28.480 of favors that people have to do for other people. 115 00:05:28.519 --> 00:05:31.079 You help me, I'll help you, YadA YadA yah. Maybe 116 00:05:31.079 --> 00:05:32.480 there's a degree of some of that going on. But 117 00:05:32.480 --> 00:05:35.560 to your point, I don't think the Guardians and Commanders 118 00:05:35.600 --> 00:05:37.199 are going to go back to their original name. 119 00:05:37.240 --> 00:05:39.759 Well, it would just be so hard to because that 120 00:05:39.839 --> 00:05:43.040 was a big task. As far as just rebranding professional 121 00:05:43.040 --> 00:05:45.279 sports teams that have been around a long time, Both 122 00:05:45.279 --> 00:05:48.399 of those franchises are historically known, meaning they just they 123 00:05:48.399 --> 00:05:50.560 have a lot of history. Obviously, you know, they've not 124 00:05:50.560 --> 00:05:52.199 always been great. So when I say history, I don't 125 00:05:52.240 --> 00:05:54.120 mean they just went all the time, But I mean 126 00:05:54.160 --> 00:05:57.600 those are two big brands within the MLB and the NFL, 127 00:05:58.160 --> 00:06:00.920 and reverting back would you be a lot of work. 128 00:06:01.079 --> 00:06:03.759 And it just it to me, And again that's that's 129 00:06:03.759 --> 00:06:06.839 what neither team was asking President Trump to do. This 130 00:06:06.920 --> 00:06:09.439 they're they're content, and they're now bothered by this because 131 00:06:09.439 --> 00:06:11.000 they don't want to have to go through it again. 132 00:06:11.600 --> 00:06:14.279 And you know, just like what's the timing here, Like 133 00:06:14.279 --> 00:06:16.639 why bring this up now? And again, I don't, you know, 134 00:06:16.800 --> 00:06:18.360 there's no way to know this for certain. And I'm 135 00:06:18.360 --> 00:06:20.000 not I'm not even saying that I believe it, but 136 00:06:20.040 --> 00:06:22.160 I can see why some would say, well, hey, maybe 137 00:06:22.160 --> 00:06:23.759 this is just to try to distract us from the 138 00:06:23.759 --> 00:06:29.079 Epstein situation, because neither franchise wanted this right now, and 139 00:06:29.120 --> 00:06:31.600 they're probably thinking, oh, he's given us a headache here 140 00:06:31.600 --> 00:06:32.279 that we don't want. 141 00:06:32.560 --> 00:06:34.959 Yeah, yeah, And and people are always going to go 142 00:06:35.000 --> 00:06:36.920 back to the Epstein thing, and oh yes. As we 143 00:06:37.040 --> 00:06:40.720 mentioned in this program before, the cover up is sometimes 144 00:06:40.800 --> 00:06:42.720 worse than the crime. Not so much in this case, 145 00:06:42.759 --> 00:06:45.040 because the Epstein case was just a heinous crime beyond 146 00:06:45.079 --> 00:06:48.120 all relief. But anytime you try to cover this up, 147 00:06:48.360 --> 00:06:50.240 it's just better to confront it all, deal with it, 148 00:06:50.399 --> 00:06:52.519 pil the band aid back, and let's go with it. Instead, 149 00:06:52.639 --> 00:06:54.680 it sounds like we're trying, to your point, to distract 150 00:06:54.680 --> 00:06:56.199 everybody from what's going on over here. 151 00:06:56.319 --> 00:06:59.240 Lastly, I do think that there are people that are 152 00:06:59.240 --> 00:07:02.319 going to keep this as a topic, and they're you know, 153 00:07:02.319 --> 00:07:04.439 there are people that won't leave this alone regardless of 154 00:07:04.480 --> 00:07:06.600 what plays out. But I think those that are kind 155 00:07:06.600 --> 00:07:09.000 of not really that invested in it, but have now 156 00:07:09.040 --> 00:07:11.639 become interested because it just seems as if there's clearly 157 00:07:11.639 --> 00:07:14.399 something being left out that that's where you run an 158 00:07:14.399 --> 00:07:16.319 issue here, right, Like I think the best case, I mean, 159 00:07:16.360 --> 00:07:18.199 the more they the more they do try to counter, 160 00:07:18.399 --> 00:07:20.680 the more it seems like, Okay, they're clearly leaving something 161 00:07:20.680 --> 00:07:21.000 out here. 162 00:07:21.000 --> 00:07:22.079 And I have no clue what it is. 163 00:07:22.279 --> 00:07:24.720 I wouldn't even be I wouldn't care enough to even speculate, 164 00:07:24.759 --> 00:07:26.680 but just something. Something's not adding up, that's for sure. 165 00:07:26.959 --> 00:07:29.319 All Right, let's get to a quick check of traffic 166 00:07:29.360 --> 00:07:32.480 with Bobby Ellis. We'll get the latest forecast from Susanne 167 00:07:32.480 --> 00:07:36.759 Horrigan and uh we'll tell you about a recent study 168 00:07:36.800 --> 00:07:39.360 slash survey that have a hard time believing. But maybe 169 00:07:39.399 --> 00:07:41.560 I'm maybe I'm in the dark here, And that's that's 170 00:07:42.199 --> 00:07:46.000 Americans using time that your employer. 171 00:07:45.600 --> 00:07:46.680 Gives you to take off. 172 00:07:46.959 --> 00:07:48.279 We'll talk about that and more right here on News 173 00:07:48.319 --> 00:07:54.319 Radio Way forty WHS. It is Kentucky Ana's Morning News 174 00:07:54.360 --> 00:07:57.519 with Coffee and Company. You're a news radioaight, forty whas 175 00:07:57.560 --> 00:07:58.120 and it coffee. 176 00:07:58.120 --> 00:07:59.560 That's me. Scott fitzgered alongside. 177 00:07:59.560 --> 00:08:01.839 Well. Have another update on sports with Scott coming up 178 00:08:01.839 --> 00:08:04.079 at seven twenty five, and then John Shannon with another 179 00:08:04.120 --> 00:08:06.959 news update at seven point thirty. John Alden, he's a 180 00:08:06.959 --> 00:08:09.439 part of the team too, but he is enjoying some 181 00:08:09.439 --> 00:08:12.560 some vacation time, a little staycation for John and his 182 00:08:12.680 --> 00:08:16.720 lovely family. And apparently he is doing something that some 183 00:08:16.879 --> 00:08:20.839 Americans don't do, which is using their PTO. I mean, 184 00:08:20.839 --> 00:08:25.600 who wouldn't use their PTO? Yeah, I mean I can't. 185 00:08:25.439 --> 00:08:27.959 Imagine I'll use it. Give it to me, I'll use it. 186 00:08:28.120 --> 00:08:30.519 So there's a new survey from Live Career that says 187 00:08:30.560 --> 00:08:33.320 only forty eight percent of US workers use all their 188 00:08:33.360 --> 00:08:36.879 paid time off and thirty three percent feel pressure from 189 00:08:36.919 --> 00:08:39.799 their employer not to use all their PTO, and nine 190 00:08:39.840 --> 00:08:44.279 percent say their employer actively discourages it, which I mean 191 00:08:44.639 --> 00:08:47.559 they can discourage it all they want. You have, I mean, 192 00:08:47.600 --> 00:08:49.679 if you have the time, now, I can understand a 193 00:08:49.720 --> 00:08:51.879 situation to where like you've got a boss that's maybe 194 00:08:53.240 --> 00:08:56.600 trying to like guilt you into not going in using 195 00:08:56.639 --> 00:08:59.440 the fact, like, let's be real, in America, I don't 196 00:08:59.440 --> 00:09:01.559 know where if it's like this in other country. I've 197 00:09:01.559 --> 00:09:05.399 worked in a variety of different industries. Nothing that I 198 00:09:05.399 --> 00:09:07.600 would say. I had a long career and prior to this, 199 00:09:08.320 --> 00:09:10.799 prior to being able to make radio my full time 200 00:09:11.519 --> 00:09:14.279 career and whatnot, It's been about ten years or so 201 00:09:14.320 --> 00:09:15.720 since I've been in that spot, and I worked in 202 00:09:15.759 --> 00:09:17.840 the software industry prior to that. But I feel like 203 00:09:17.879 --> 00:09:20.159 every industry I've been in, I've seen at least a 204 00:09:20.159 --> 00:09:22.960 little evidence that some that do in fact work hard 205 00:09:23.000 --> 00:09:25.600 and are really good and reliable employees, they get taken 206 00:09:25.639 --> 00:09:29.799 advantage of, and you go, you've beend over backwards. You 207 00:09:29.840 --> 00:09:31.879 do a little more than maybe you're supposed to. I 208 00:09:31.919 --> 00:09:34.240 do think it is most of the time appreciated, but 209 00:09:34.320 --> 00:09:36.799 it then becomes the expectation and you're held to a 210 00:09:36.799 --> 00:09:41.000 different standard to where if you're discouraging somebody from so again, 211 00:09:41.080 --> 00:09:43.840 I guess the ultimate takeaway here is that thirty three 212 00:09:43.879 --> 00:09:45.720 say that they feel pressure from their employer not to 213 00:09:45.799 --> 00:09:47.720 use it, as if you'll be letting the team down 214 00:09:47.879 --> 00:09:49.840 if you take time off, and then others just say 215 00:09:49.840 --> 00:09:52.960 their employer I guess is actively discouraging it. But either way, 216 00:09:53.080 --> 00:09:56.559 I mean, take your time off, absolutely, dude. There's nothing 217 00:09:56.600 --> 00:09:58.399 more important than that. And that's where I'll say I 218 00:09:58.399 --> 00:10:00.120 will give the benefit. 219 00:09:59.759 --> 00:10:01.799 Of the out here. They are very big on Even 220 00:10:01.840 --> 00:10:03.919 the boss says hey, look, I got to take this time. 221 00:10:04.080 --> 00:10:05.480 He says, go just do it. 222 00:10:05.519 --> 00:10:07.879 And even my other gig I work at, they're very 223 00:10:07.919 --> 00:10:10.840 accommodating when it says, hey, listen, you got to take 224 00:10:10.879 --> 00:10:13.440 care of stuff. You know, we're all I mean, for 225 00:10:13.519 --> 00:10:16.159 lack of better words, we're all replaceable. Yes, you know, 226 00:10:16.240 --> 00:10:17.879 so you've got to put your boundaries up and take 227 00:10:17.879 --> 00:10:18.600 care of yourself. 228 00:10:18.960 --> 00:10:20.480 I mean, I'll tell you what. When it comes to 229 00:10:22.200 --> 00:10:24.039 just keeping like, I think there's a lot of things 230 00:10:24.039 --> 00:10:26.240 that employers could maybe do better at when it comes 231 00:10:26.240 --> 00:10:30.639 to just being better employers. However, as you mentioned, I 232 00:10:30.679 --> 00:10:32.799 think we all know that we're all replaceable to an extent. 233 00:10:32.879 --> 00:10:34.720 But if you I mean, I think the bare minimum 234 00:10:34.759 --> 00:10:37.000 as far as keeping your culture in a good spot 235 00:10:37.000 --> 00:10:39.799 to where people aren't going to look to leave is 236 00:10:39.840 --> 00:10:42.039 to let them use the time off that they were 237 00:10:42.080 --> 00:10:42.480 told they. 238 00:10:42.399 --> 00:10:43.679 Would get what you hired them. 239 00:10:43.799 --> 00:10:45.879 Yep, yep, I've worked, I've worked in jobs there's no 240 00:10:45.919 --> 00:10:47.960 worse feeling when you have a set time when you're 241 00:10:47.960 --> 00:10:51.919 supposed to leave, and many times the employer. 242 00:10:51.519 --> 00:10:52.960 Would say, no, I need to stay and do this, 243 00:10:53.000 --> 00:10:54.840 I need just stay in. Sorry, can't do it. Yeah, 244 00:10:54.840 --> 00:10:56.360 it's a morale killer. R no doubt. 245 00:10:56.440 --> 00:11:01.440 And look, fifty nine percent of employees experience anxiety overtaking PTO, 246 00:11:01.480 --> 00:11:03.200 which is a wild thing to think about because quite 247 00:11:03.240 --> 00:11:06.039 literally PTO is to get away from the anxiety and 248 00:11:06.080 --> 00:11:09.399 take a break and mentally recharge. And just the thought 249 00:11:09.399 --> 00:11:11.080 of doing something that you need to do, that you're 250 00:11:11.200 --> 00:11:14.559 entitled to do, that's adding stress and anxiety. I mean, 251 00:11:14.600 --> 00:11:16.399 I'd say that's a red flag about. 252 00:11:16.159 --> 00:11:18.679 Where you work. Absolutely, But obviously in. 253 00:11:18.559 --> 00:11:20.480 This economy, who wants to just go start over and 254 00:11:20.519 --> 00:11:23.559 get a new job. So that's where we are. All right, 255 00:11:23.639 --> 00:11:25.759 let's get to another our data of Travagan weather right 256 00:11:25.799 --> 00:11:27.559 here on news radio eight forty WHS. 257 00:11:28.440 --> 00:11:29.879 Thank you very much, John Shannon. 258 00:11:30.320 --> 00:11:33.399 That is Consecutive's morning news Coffee and company here on 259 00:11:33.440 --> 00:11:37.039 news radio eight forty WHAS. So I was not able 260 00:11:37.039 --> 00:11:39.960 to make it to last night's TVT event and it 261 00:11:40.000 --> 00:11:43.360 was one of those moments where really had to consider 262 00:11:43.919 --> 00:11:46.519 what made the most sense to do as far as 263 00:11:46.559 --> 00:11:51.759 being responsible and knowing that I need to really maintain 264 00:11:52.080 --> 00:11:55.240 good balance here with my schedule. So that was the 265 00:11:55.279 --> 00:11:57.279 first opportunity where I could have gone to a game 266 00:11:57.320 --> 00:11:59.919 that I really wanted to go to, but knowing that 267 00:12:00.039 --> 00:12:01.919 I have a three am alarm clock now kept me 268 00:12:02.000 --> 00:12:04.159 from attending. I mean it's not the only factor, but 269 00:12:04.519 --> 00:12:06.399 I'm kind of glad. I also wasn't there because they 270 00:12:06.960 --> 00:12:08.879 It was not a great night for the Villa as 271 00:12:08.960 --> 00:12:12.320 their their TBT experience comes to an end this year, 272 00:12:12.480 --> 00:12:15.080 third year they've been in the event, and I really 273 00:12:15.159 --> 00:12:18.919 can't tell you how much I think Louisville, along with 274 00:12:19.000 --> 00:12:24.039 Lexington and maybe even Bloomington, we're the perfect cities for 275 00:12:24.120 --> 00:12:29.960 this kind of event because we will appreciate watching former players, 276 00:12:30.000 --> 00:12:33.519 probably more than anybody, just because we all know what 277 00:12:33.519 --> 00:12:35.399 these programs are around here. I mean, they are our 278 00:12:35.480 --> 00:12:38.200 pro teams, right. I mean, this rivalry is intense, especially 279 00:12:38.240 --> 00:12:40.600 in louisvill There's so many on both sides. But for 280 00:12:40.639 --> 00:12:43.120 the Louisville side of it, I mean to see Freedom 281 00:12:43.159 --> 00:12:44.759 Hall with thousands of people there. I'm not sure what 282 00:12:44.799 --> 00:12:47.159 the announced attendance was, but I was there Saturday when 283 00:12:47.200 --> 00:12:49.399 it was the good experience because they were able to 284 00:12:49.840 --> 00:12:51.159 get a big win and you had a bunch of 285 00:12:51.240 --> 00:12:55.399 former Cardinals having a factor in said win. And it 286 00:12:55.960 --> 00:13:01.879 gives you scenarios that you simply could have never igined possible, 287 00:13:01.919 --> 00:13:05.960 because what scenario, what would have led you to be 288 00:13:06.000 --> 00:13:08.000 in a position for these kind of things to play out? 289 00:13:08.039 --> 00:13:12.679 And it's this kind of an event you've got Coach 290 00:13:12.759 --> 00:13:15.600 Louke Cancock. I mean, that's one component. That's just what well, 291 00:13:15.600 --> 00:13:21.080 Coach Luke Cancock was leading this team the vill and 292 00:13:21.159 --> 00:13:23.120 while we're sitting there and there's a big lead in 293 00:13:23.159 --> 00:13:24.519 the second half and it looks as if it's going 294 00:13:24.600 --> 00:13:26.639 to be a blowout. Peyton Siva, who chose to play 295 00:13:26.639 --> 00:13:29.200 in the event but really told them, hey, I'll go 296 00:13:29.240 --> 00:13:31.159 if you guys need me, but you don't have to 297 00:13:31.159 --> 00:13:32.519 play me. Well he didn't get I don't think he 298 00:13:32.519 --> 00:13:34.759 played a second in the entire two games. But the 299 00:13:34.840 --> 00:13:37.360 fans are giving coach Louke Cancock a hard time because 300 00:13:37.360 --> 00:13:39.679 he won't put Peyton Seeva in a game. All while 301 00:13:40.279 --> 00:13:43.639 Russ Smith's hitting threes, Montrez Harrel's duncan on people. And 302 00:13:43.679 --> 00:13:45.799 then you go to the bench you've got Earl Clark 303 00:13:45.960 --> 00:13:49.159 and Quince Sleaznski, two people, what a random duo, right, 304 00:13:49.200 --> 00:13:52.039 guys who played here and had much different experiences, played 305 00:13:52.080 --> 00:13:54.799 in different eras. But they're having a chat on the bench. 306 00:13:54.840 --> 00:13:57.120 And then you can't see this as much on television, 307 00:13:57.120 --> 00:14:00.440 but if you're there the behind the goal that is 308 00:14:00.480 --> 00:14:02.679 closest to the Louisville bench, they've got I guess like 309 00:14:02.720 --> 00:14:06.120 the hospital the hospitality area uh VIP, I. 310 00:14:06.080 --> 00:14:06.960 Guess you could call it. 311 00:14:08.000 --> 00:14:11.840 That has a bunch of former players, Darryl Griffith sitting courtside. 312 00:14:12.120 --> 00:14:14.080 I mean, it's just like it's like a reunion. 313 00:14:14.200 --> 00:14:18.320 It's like a get together for Louisville basketball players of 314 00:14:18.440 --> 00:14:22.799 all eras. And again we would appreciate that and and 315 00:14:23.279 --> 00:14:26.919 probably consume it more than anybody. And I think you'll 316 00:14:26.919 --> 00:14:28.480 see that. I don't know what the numbers are gonna 317 00:14:28.519 --> 00:14:30.399 end up being as far as attendants, and obviously Louisville 318 00:14:30.440 --> 00:14:32.759 they're out now, so the attendance moving forward as far 319 00:14:32.799 --> 00:14:36.000 as a Freedom Hall, I mean, I mean, by the way, 320 00:14:36.039 --> 00:14:37.679 actually I'm not even sure if does it work out 321 00:14:37.679 --> 00:14:41.159 that way? So now with Louisville out, doesn't that mean 322 00:14:41.200 --> 00:14:43.519 that that Lexington would then be the host. 323 00:14:43.679 --> 00:14:45.720 I was going to ask that question. Yeah, I wasn't sure, 324 00:14:45.720 --> 00:14:47.360 and I was trying to do some investigating in that. 325 00:14:47.519 --> 00:14:50.039 Let me ask you this along those lines what you're saying, Nick, 326 00:14:50.559 --> 00:14:53.240 and that is, let's let's say down the road, this 327 00:14:53.279 --> 00:14:56.279 thing's still rolling on Chuckie Hepburn comes back. 328 00:14:56.759 --> 00:14:59.360 Does he have the same appeal that sort of this group, 329 00:14:59.559 --> 00:14:59.879 does he? 330 00:15:00.080 --> 00:15:03.519 Oh? Yeah, I think because well, Chucky was special. 331 00:15:03.720 --> 00:15:05.080 Yeah, that's why I asked. 332 00:15:06.080 --> 00:15:09.080 I think that's a great question because of this Chucky 333 00:15:09.720 --> 00:15:13.080 was so special in a one year scenario that yes, 334 00:15:13.279 --> 00:15:16.480 but there's other guys who also I think we would say, yeah, 335 00:15:16.480 --> 00:15:18.399 they were great. Glad we had him on the team, 336 00:15:18.720 --> 00:15:20.320 but they were only here a year. Chucky was just 337 00:15:20.320 --> 00:15:22.960 so good in such an important year. And I think 338 00:15:23.360 --> 00:15:25.000 this is what I hope and I'm glad you brought 339 00:15:25.000 --> 00:15:27.919 this up, Scott, because things are just gonna be different 340 00:15:28.120 --> 00:15:31.159 when it comes to just the continuity of your basketball roster. 341 00:15:31.320 --> 00:15:34.000 Moving forward to where these guys we watched play at 342 00:15:34.039 --> 00:15:35.960 Freedom Hall that were part of some great teams. Some 343 00:15:36.080 --> 00:15:38.440 won a national championship, others made deep runs to the 344 00:15:38.440 --> 00:15:42.120 tournament of the Final four. The likelihood of that playing 345 00:15:42.120 --> 00:15:44.279 out the way it did as far as maintaining your roster, 346 00:15:44.639 --> 00:15:46.440 it's just impossible to think that would have happened if 347 00:15:46.840 --> 00:15:48.519 you were in that situation now, just because of the 348 00:15:48.559 --> 00:15:52.039 portal and and il and all that. So I'm hopeful 349 00:15:52.080 --> 00:15:55.120 that moving forward, everybody's remembered the way they should be. 350 00:15:55.159 --> 00:15:56.919 But it's just gonna be different. You're not gonna have 351 00:15:56.960 --> 00:15:59.759 guys that play four years. It's gonna be a rare 352 00:15:59.799 --> 00:16:02.960 thing to see guys play for four years. So I 353 00:16:03.000 --> 00:16:04.919 think this group this is just wishful thinking on my 354 00:16:05.039 --> 00:16:07.159 end because a lot of these guys that were only 355 00:16:07.200 --> 00:16:09.159 here one year in Pat Kelsey's first year, it was 356 00:16:09.200 --> 00:16:11.679 such a memorable year as far as the program coming 357 00:16:11.720 --> 00:16:14.279 back to life that even though they were only here 358 00:16:14.320 --> 00:16:16.799 a year, they're gonna be more memorable, maybe than some 359 00:16:16.840 --> 00:16:18.960 other guys that just played played for a year, but 360 00:16:19.039 --> 00:16:21.519 not because of just performance, but because of like that 361 00:16:21.600 --> 00:16:23.240 was gonna That's gonna be a very memorable season for 362 00:16:23.320 --> 00:16:25.519 Lowell fans because we were dead for few for a 363 00:16:25.519 --> 00:16:28.080 few years and then sure enough Pat Kelsey brought them 364 00:16:28.080 --> 00:16:30.240 back to life and it was a very successful season 365 00:16:30.279 --> 00:16:31.120 all things considered. 366 00:16:31.159 --> 00:16:32.679 So we'll see. 367 00:16:32.720 --> 00:16:34.480 But yeah, I mean just and by the way, also 368 00:16:34.600 --> 00:16:36.600 lucky that that you got guys like Javon Hadley and 369 00:16:36.679 --> 00:16:39.320 Case and prior who'd been able to take advantage of 370 00:16:39.320 --> 00:16:42.279 of of a of a stipulation with the n C 371 00:16:42.360 --> 00:16:44.440 douablea to where they could get an extraye of eligibility. 372 00:16:44.519 --> 00:16:45.200 So you know. 373 00:16:45.320 --> 00:16:49.000 But but Chucky Terrence Edwards, Rain Smith, those are guys 374 00:16:49.000 --> 00:16:51.320 that were only here for a year. But uh, I mean, 375 00:16:51.360 --> 00:16:53.519 I maybe I'm wrong here, but I think they'll be 376 00:16:53.559 --> 00:16:56.480 remembered for a lot of things, including the fact that 377 00:16:56.519 --> 00:16:58.320 they were the first guys to kind of set the 378 00:16:58.360 --> 00:17:00.799 tone and help get this thing out of the out 379 00:17:00.799 --> 00:17:01.679 of the out of. 380 00:17:01.600 --> 00:17:03.360 The grave eventually. 381 00:17:04.160 --> 00:17:08.119 So La at Knight and Sideline Cancer they now play 382 00:17:08.200 --> 00:17:10.640 at nine o'clock at Freedom Hall, which, man, there will 383 00:17:10.680 --> 00:17:12.960 not be many fans there at nine o'clock at Freedom 384 00:17:12.960 --> 00:17:16.759 All on Wednesday, and then of course from there it'll 385 00:17:16.759 --> 00:17:20.000 be it'll be the winner of lat Familia in Eveland Drive. 386 00:17:20.079 --> 00:17:20.279 Yep. 387 00:17:20.359 --> 00:17:23.559 All right, let's get an updated look at the weather 388 00:17:23.960 --> 00:17:26.000 with Susan Oregon. Also we'll take a look at how 389 00:17:26.000 --> 00:17:28.960 the roadways are with Bobby Ellis right here on Radway. 390 00:17:28.680 --> 00:17:32.720 Forty seamstros there's not mention. 391 00:17:34.200 --> 00:17:38.559 ICE director Todd Lyons spoke on Face the Nation yesterday 392 00:17:39.160 --> 00:17:41.599 and made it quite clear that there's still a big 393 00:17:41.640 --> 00:17:45.279 emphasis and getting illegal immigrants out of the country, regardless 394 00:17:45.359 --> 00:17:49.359 of their of their situation, no no exceptions. Essentially, they're 395 00:17:49.359 --> 00:17:52.160 going to rest anybody that they find be here illegally, 396 00:17:52.799 --> 00:17:56.400 and sweeps have been expanded across multiple states now. And 397 00:17:56.960 --> 00:17:59.559 one thing that that I think is just another one 398 00:17:59.559 --> 00:18:02.799 of the many indicators that they are this is a real, 399 00:18:03.000 --> 00:18:07.319 real emphasis from from President Trump is they're now going 400 00:18:07.359 --> 00:18:10.359 to try to hold employers accountable, So employers who are 401 00:18:10.440 --> 00:18:13.839