1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:02,719 Speaker 1: From the mighty nine ninety broadcast center. 2 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:10,480 Speaker 2: You are waking up in Starns Country with Todd Starns 3 00:00:10,520 --> 00:00:14,680 Speaker 2: breaking news now on the mighty nine ninety AM KWHIM. 4 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:18,200 Speaker 1: Good Morning, mid South. 5 00:00:18,239 --> 00:00:20,880 Speaker 3: This is Luke symbol filling in for Todd Starns this 6 00:00:21,040 --> 00:00:26,640 Speaker 3: morning on Starns Country. Motorists stranded overnight in North Mississippi. 7 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:32,400 Speaker 3: DeSoto County, Marshall County, Panola Counties all affected the interstates 8 00:00:32,479 --> 00:00:36,239 Speaker 3: in North Mississippi. You are being asked not to travel 9 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:41,760 Speaker 3: on Interstate fifty five twenty two, two sixty nine. 10 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:42,160 Speaker 1: Again. 11 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:47,640 Speaker 3: Motorists stranded overnight in North Mississippi. Part of the KWHIM 12 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:52,760 Speaker 3: listening audience in North Mississippi. If you live in Shelby County, 13 00:00:53,720 --> 00:00:58,560 Speaker 3: Hernando Olive Branch, de Soto County, Marshall County, do not 14 00:00:58,760 --> 00:01:03,520 Speaker 3: travel on I fifty twenty two, two sixty nine. Extreme 15 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:08,920 Speaker 3: icy conditions. Semi trucks stranded overnight, stalled on the road, 16 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:13,319 Speaker 3: motorists again trapped in their cars overnight for hours in 17 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:19,120 Speaker 3: North Mississippi. Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves tweeted this out at 18 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:23,280 Speaker 3: about midnight or one am this morning. He said, I 19 00:01:23,319 --> 00:01:26,440 Speaker 3: just got off a coordinating call with law enforcement, Mississippi 20 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:30,319 Speaker 3: Department of Transportation, and National Guard leadership assets have been 21 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:34,119 Speaker 3: swarmed from drones to first responders to wreckers in order 22 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:37,399 Speaker 3: to clear the stalled vehicles in North Mississippi on I 23 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:41,199 Speaker 3: fifty five and assists those stranded on the road. Again, 24 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:46,440 Speaker 3: that is Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves coordinating with the National 25 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:50,160 Speaker 3: Guard to remove cars off of Interstates fifty five, twenty two, 26 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 3: two sixty nine, Highway seventy eight into Soto County and 27 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:59,200 Speaker 3: Marshall County. If you are on these roads, we want 28 00:01:59,240 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 3: to hear from you. 29 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:02,800 Speaker 1: So what are you seeing? What are you hearing? 30 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:07,320 Speaker 3: Are you stranded on the highway on the interstate in 31 00:02:07,400 --> 00:02:10,040 Speaker 3: North Mississippi, Please give us a call. That is nine 32 00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:13,800 Speaker 3: oh one two six zero five nine two six. Again, 33 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:17,560 Speaker 3: that's nine oh one two six zero five nine two six. 34 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:22,800 Speaker 3: A KWAM listener writing in westbound I twenty two Highway 35 00:02:22,880 --> 00:02:25,520 Speaker 3: seventy eight from two sixty nine is still shut down, 36 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:29,240 Speaker 3: blocked by stuck semi trucks. That was sent in about 37 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:30,480 Speaker 3: fifteen minutes ago. 38 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:31,320 Speaker 1: Uh. 39 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:40,440 Speaker 3: This listener's recommending avoid these highways completely in North Mississippi. Folks, 40 00:02:40,520 --> 00:02:44,000 Speaker 3: it is dangerous out there. What is happening is uh 41 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:47,880 Speaker 3: during the day, some of that ice cap is melting 42 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:53,000 Speaker 3: on the highways and then it is refreezing overnight, causing 43 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:57,720 Speaker 3: extremely dangerous conditions and four wheel drive does not work 44 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:03,959 Speaker 3: on icy roads. Again, the Governor of Mississippi, Mississippi Department 45 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:07,799 Speaker 3: of Transportation asking you to please not use Interstates fifty five, 46 00:03:07,880 --> 00:03:12,160 Speaker 3: twenty two, two sixty nine, and Highway seventy eight. Valerie 47 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 3: Calhoun from Fox thirteen Memphis just reported this about thirty 48 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:19,639 Speaker 3: minutes ago. There is an interstate emergency, she says on 49 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:22,399 Speaker 3: her social media I twenty two and I fifty five 50 00:03:22,400 --> 00:03:25,880 Speaker 3: are shut down in North Mississippi. I twenty two between 51 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:29,720 Speaker 3: Baptist De Soto exit and Marshall County, Mississippi's closed. Truckers 52 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:32,919 Speaker 3: and drivers have been stuck for hours. I fifty five 53 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:37,320 Speaker 3: south of Hernando is closed again. This is Valerie Calhoun 54 00:03:37,440 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 3: reporting from Fox thirteen Memphis. She continues, there have been 55 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:44,280 Speaker 3: rex and backed up traffic on both Please stay off 56 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:48,640 Speaker 3: the road so emergency vehicles can get there to clear Again. Folks, 57 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:52,960 Speaker 3: if you typically in your commute, whether you live in 58 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:57,840 Speaker 3: the Memphis area, North Mississippi, do not use those interstates. 59 00:03:57,880 --> 00:04:00,240 Speaker 3: If you have to travel on the roads this morning, 60 00:04:00,320 --> 00:04:03,920 Speaker 3: avoid the interstates and De Soto and Marshall Counties. 61 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:04,920 Speaker 1: We need to. 62 00:04:04,960 --> 00:04:10,600 Speaker 3: Allow emergency personnel to get to these stalled vehicles and 63 00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:15,680 Speaker 3: semi trucks. We need them to be removed. And again, 64 00:04:16,279 --> 00:04:21,920 Speaker 3: the road conditions cannot improve. They cannot get snowplows, they 65 00:04:21,960 --> 00:04:26,799 Speaker 3: cannot get the salt trucks out on the highways because 66 00:04:27,080 --> 00:04:31,960 Speaker 3: those interstates are blocked. So please stay off of those routes. 67 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:35,880 Speaker 3: I recommend if you need to travel in North Mississippi 68 00:04:35,880 --> 00:04:40,479 Speaker 3: this morning, use mt traffic dot com again, that is 69 00:04:40,640 --> 00:04:45,239 Speaker 3: MDOT traffic dot com for the Mississippi Department of Transportation website. 70 00:04:45,279 --> 00:04:48,039 Speaker 3: There are cameras there, a lot of cameras. I was 71 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:50,960 Speaker 3: surprised I'd not been on that website before when I 72 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:53,400 Speaker 3: was preparing for the show. There are a lot of 73 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:56,840 Speaker 3: traffic cameras that you can look at to see what 74 00:04:56,920 --> 00:05:01,920 Speaker 3: the road conditions are like. Again, motoris stranded in North Mississippi. 75 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:07,600 Speaker 3: Within and this is the KWHAM listening audience again. Holly Springs, Hernando, 76 00:05:08,040 --> 00:05:13,920 Speaker 3: Olive Branch, Lewisbourg, Marshall and DeSoto Counties stranded again. We 77 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:16,240 Speaker 3: want to hear from you. Are you out on the 78 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:19,760 Speaker 3: roads this morning, What are you seeing? What are the 79 00:05:19,800 --> 00:05:23,520 Speaker 3: conditions like? That is nine oh one two six zero 80 00:05:24,320 --> 00:05:29,960 Speaker 3: five nine two six. I'm receiving another message from a 81 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:34,280 Speaker 3: KWHAM listener. I live in Olive branch Our. Interstate system 82 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:37,880 Speaker 3: has not been touched or treated for this storm. Two 83 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:41,000 Speaker 3: sixty nine twenty two. Those are Interstates two sixty nine 84 00:05:41,080 --> 00:05:43,920 Speaker 3: twenty two. It's been backed up since yesterday at about 85 00:05:43,960 --> 00:05:48,479 Speaker 3: five pm. This is a nightmare scenario, folks, to be 86 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:53,839 Speaker 3: trapped in your car overnight on the interstate in freezing temperatures. 87 00:05:54,520 --> 00:05:56,279 Speaker 3: Do you have enough gas to make it through? That 88 00:05:56,400 --> 00:06:04,000 Speaker 3: is a scary, scary situation. Again, this is in North Mississippi. 89 00:06:04,320 --> 00:06:07,520 Speaker 3: We recommend you avoid Interstates fifty five twenty two, two 90 00:06:07,560 --> 00:06:12,520 Speaker 3: sixty nine in Highway seventy eight UH two forty in Memphis. 91 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:15,799 Speaker 3: The loop is looking okay. There are a couple lanes 92 00:06:15,920 --> 00:06:19,880 Speaker 3: each way that have been cleared and are dry well done. 93 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:24,239 Speaker 3: Tea Dot the Governor of Tennessee, also authorizing tea DOT 94 00:06:24,320 --> 00:06:28,400 Speaker 3: to help clear not only state routes, which is within 95 00:06:28,440 --> 00:06:32,640 Speaker 3: their purview, but also non state routes. So emergency personnel 96 00:06:33,080 --> 00:06:35,600 Speaker 3: linement if needed, and especially in the middle part of 97 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:42,160 Speaker 3: the state, can begin making repairs, can begin clearing the roads. 98 00:06:43,640 --> 00:06:45,960 Speaker 3: We have a lot of upset people in North Mississippi, 99 00:06:46,279 --> 00:06:49,560 Speaker 3: a lot of folks asking questions. You know, yes, this 100 00:06:49,640 --> 00:06:52,320 Speaker 3: is a once in a decade, once in a couple 101 00:06:52,400 --> 00:06:58,600 Speaker 3: decades storm, unique conditions with very hard packed snow turning 102 00:06:58,640 --> 00:07:03,480 Speaker 3: to ice the roads again, unique conditions. But did the 103 00:07:03,640 --> 00:07:08,480 Speaker 3: stay adequately prepare? We have a lot of folks posting 104 00:07:08,520 --> 00:07:10,600 Speaker 3: on social media, and again we want to hear from you. 105 00:07:10,720 --> 00:07:13,000 Speaker 3: Nine oh one two six zero five nine two six, 106 00:07:13,080 --> 00:07:18,560 Speaker 3: But several folks posting on social media. Let's go ahead, Helen, 107 00:07:18,680 --> 00:07:22,480 Speaker 3: Let's play SOT number eight. 108 00:07:23,560 --> 00:07:29,440 Speaker 4: This is on I'm fifty five in Mississippi. 109 00:07:30,240 --> 00:07:33,320 Speaker 1: I just wanted I just want to say to. 110 00:07:33,680 --> 00:07:41,640 Speaker 4: Mississippi Dot, you guys are terrible, absolutely terrible. You guys 111 00:07:41,640 --> 00:07:46,480 Speaker 4: had enough preparation time to get cruise from other places. 112 00:07:48,240 --> 00:07:51,400 Speaker 1: Well what have you to get these roads right? 113 00:07:52,520 --> 00:07:55,640 Speaker 4: Not only have I not seen a single plow out here, 114 00:07:57,080 --> 00:08:01,040 Speaker 4: It is not treated. Nobody's out here throwing this. This 115 00:08:01,080 --> 00:08:03,880 Speaker 4: is all ice. This is on a major interstate. Not 116 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:09,920 Speaker 4: a single plane plow. What a piece of shop? 117 00:08:11,160 --> 00:08:13,880 Speaker 1: What a piece of Okay. 118 00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:18,880 Speaker 4: All other states have plows out. This is the only 119 00:08:18,960 --> 00:08:22,800 Speaker 4: state that I haven't seen a plow on social media. 120 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:24,760 Speaker 1: I haven't seen a plow on the road. 121 00:08:25,080 --> 00:08:27,640 Speaker 4: I haven't seen any salt trucks out. I ain't seen 122 00:08:27,640 --> 00:08:30,680 Speaker 4: that damn thing from the state of Mississippi. 123 00:08:31,600 --> 00:08:33,680 Speaker 1: To help with travel on their roads. 124 00:08:34,360 --> 00:08:37,080 Speaker 4: You should be ashamed of yourself, Mississippi. You should be 125 00:08:37,120 --> 00:08:39,559 Speaker 4: ashamed of your damn selves. 126 00:08:40,720 --> 00:08:45,760 Speaker 3: That is a gentleman on social media driving on I 127 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:49,760 Speaker 3: fifty five, reporting conditions and he had posted a video. 128 00:08:49,840 --> 00:08:54,120 Speaker 3: The video shows that the roads the highways are nearly impassable, 129 00:08:54,160 --> 00:08:56,560 Speaker 3: and we know that they're impassable because of the large 130 00:08:56,640 --> 00:09:00,280 Speaker 3: number of people trapped overnight in their cars for hours 131 00:09:00,360 --> 00:09:04,439 Speaker 3: on the interstates. Reminder, folks, if you are in Tennessee. 132 00:09:05,160 --> 00:09:07,719 Speaker 3: If you are in Tennessee and you need assistance on 133 00:09:07,760 --> 00:09:11,719 Speaker 3: the highway, you can dial Star eight four seven from 134 00:09:11,800 --> 00:09:15,679 Speaker 3: your cell phones. You will be connected to Tennessee Highway Patrol. 135 00:09:16,240 --> 00:09:20,160 Speaker 3: We know here in Shelby County we have additional Tennessee 136 00:09:20,240 --> 00:09:22,800 Speaker 3: Highway patrol on the roads because of the Memphis Safe 137 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:27,040 Speaker 3: Task Force. They can help connect you to emergency personnel 138 00:09:27,240 --> 00:09:30,200 Speaker 3: if you need assistance on the highway. A lot of 139 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:32,920 Speaker 3: that snow that was melting, that ice that was melting 140 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:36,920 Speaker 3: yesterday refroze overnight when the temperatures drop, So please be 141 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:44,440 Speaker 3: careful driving, particularly if you are in North Mississippi. The 142 00:09:45,559 --> 00:09:49,240 Speaker 3: m DOT issued in the Emergency Travel Only. That's the 143 00:09:49,280 --> 00:09:53,920 Speaker 3: Mississippi Department of Transportation is advising emergency travel only in 144 00:09:54,080 --> 00:09:56,040 Speaker 3: SOT number nine. 145 00:09:56,640 --> 00:10:00,280 Speaker 5: M NOT Executive Director Brad Whyer him DOT Cruise done 146 00:10:00,320 --> 00:10:02,920 Speaker 5: a great job and pre treating and keeping open our 147 00:10:03,040 --> 00:10:07,080 Speaker 5: state's highways bridges. However, we're still experiencing that stream eyes 148 00:10:07,120 --> 00:10:11,120 Speaker 5: and on significant forces of our transportation system. At this time. 149 00:10:11,480 --> 00:10:14,439 Speaker 5: We're advising everyone to please stay home and stay off 150 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:17,480 Speaker 5: of the highways and bridges. Stay home, stay safe. 151 00:10:18,720 --> 00:10:23,120 Speaker 3: Another KWAM listener writing in this morning in North Mississippi, 152 00:10:23,200 --> 00:10:27,439 Speaker 3: Olive Branch area, he is saying Pleasant Hill is nice 153 00:10:27,600 --> 00:10:30,960 Speaker 3: and clear. However, stay away from Interstates two, sixty nine, 154 00:10:31,040 --> 00:10:37,080 Speaker 3: fifty five or seventy eight. REX everywhere people stranded. Again, 155 00:10:37,720 --> 00:10:42,280 Speaker 3: this KWAM listener saying REX everywhere people stranded. We know 156 00:10:42,720 --> 00:10:45,800 Speaker 3: that that is true if you have to travel this 157 00:10:45,960 --> 00:10:50,280 Speaker 3: morning in North Mississippi. Again, that website to view traffic 158 00:10:50,320 --> 00:10:53,680 Speaker 3: cameras is m dot traffic dot com. That is the 159 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:57,400 Speaker 3: Mississippi Department of Transportation website. It is m dot traffic 160 00:10:57,920 --> 00:11:01,120 Speaker 3: dot com. Folks, This is Luke Symbol filling in for 161 00:11:01,200 --> 00:11:04,079 Speaker 3: Todd Starns this morning on Starns Country. We will continue 162 00:11:04,120 --> 00:11:07,160 Speaker 3: to bring you the breaking news of the motorists that 163 00:11:07,200 --> 00:11:11,600 Speaker 3: were stranded overnight on the interstates in North Mississippi. Really 164 00:11:11,600 --> 00:11:14,520 Speaker 3: a nightmare scenario. We are going to cut to break 165 00:11:14,640 --> 00:11:16,439 Speaker 3: so that you can get a traffic update and a 166 00:11:16,480 --> 00:11:20,120 Speaker 3: weather update, and we will continue discussing this throughout the 167 00:11:20,160 --> 00:11:26,840 Speaker 3: show this morning. 168 00:11:27,200 --> 00:11:28,880 Speaker 1: Good morning, mid South. 169 00:11:30,640 --> 00:11:33,360 Speaker 3: Luke Symbol here in the principal to you to Memphis 170 00:11:33,400 --> 00:11:37,199 Speaker 3: Studio filling in for Todd Starns on Starns Country. Breaking 171 00:11:37,240 --> 00:11:41,839 Speaker 3: news this morning out of North Mississippi, making national headlines, 172 00:11:41,960 --> 00:11:48,120 Speaker 3: National news this morning. Terrible road conditions, motorists stranded overnight 173 00:11:48,200 --> 00:11:53,439 Speaker 3: for hours, Semi trucks blocking the roadways on highways and 174 00:11:53,520 --> 00:11:57,280 Speaker 3: Interstates fifty five, twenty two, two sixty eight, Highway seventy eight. 175 00:11:57,360 --> 00:12:00,280 Speaker 3: Those are the areas that the Mississippi Department of Transperation, 176 00:12:00,760 --> 00:12:04,640 Speaker 3: Governor Tate reeves they were asking you to please avoid 177 00:12:05,320 --> 00:12:09,440 Speaker 3: those areas in North Mississippi during your morning commute. Last night, 178 00:12:09,559 --> 00:12:14,000 Speaker 3: Todd on his NEWSMAC show interviewed Scott Simmons from the 179 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:18,040 Speaker 3: Mississippi Emergency Management Agency with some important updates. 180 00:12:18,080 --> 00:12:20,080 Speaker 1: Let's go ahead and listen to that interview. 181 00:12:20,280 --> 00:12:23,560 Speaker 6: Well, joining us now, Scott Simmons, the director of External 182 00:12:23,559 --> 00:12:28,880 Speaker 6: Affairs for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Scott, just how 183 00:12:29,040 --> 00:12:31,280 Speaker 6: bad is it there in the Magnolia State. 184 00:12:31,760 --> 00:12:33,960 Speaker 2: Well, we've made some progress, Todd, but we still have 185 00:12:33,960 --> 00:12:36,040 Speaker 2: a long way to go. This is not going to 186 00:12:36,080 --> 00:12:37,439 Speaker 2: be a couple of day recovery. It's going to be 187 00:12:37,480 --> 00:12:39,800 Speaker 2: several weeks. But we've made a lot of progress. And 188 00:12:39,840 --> 00:12:42,880 Speaker 2: the break we've gotten finally is we'll start seeing some 189 00:12:42,880 --> 00:12:46,640 Speaker 2: temperatures above freezing. We saw sunshine today which helps loosen 190 00:12:46,720 --> 00:12:48,600 Speaker 2: up some of the eyes on the roads and not 191 00:12:48,840 --> 00:12:52,319 Speaker 2: here doing a big job in getting the thoroughfare traveling 192 00:12:52,600 --> 00:12:55,800 Speaker 2: north cleared at least up till past Grenada up debates full. 193 00:12:56,400 --> 00:13:00,240 Speaker 2: The challenge still remains those secondary roadways getting access to 194 00:13:00,240 --> 00:13:03,719 Speaker 2: those line areas that need to be repaired. Even as 195 00:13:03,720 --> 00:13:06,800 Speaker 2: they cut pine trees and move or removed to breathe. 196 00:13:06,800 --> 00:13:08,920 Speaker 2: The problem is stacking that up on the side of 197 00:13:08,960 --> 00:13:11,760 Speaker 2: the road. Well, then that blocks access for linemen like 198 00:13:11,760 --> 00:13:15,720 Speaker 2: those images you have there. But we're making progress each day, 199 00:13:15,760 --> 00:13:19,080 Speaker 2: each hour with more supplies coming in from female. As 200 00:13:19,080 --> 00:13:24,280 Speaker 2: we speak, we've got sixty generators in transit. More heading 201 00:13:24,320 --> 00:13:27,480 Speaker 2: out to our launch space from Mcamp McCain, which is 202 00:13:27,480 --> 00:13:30,600 Speaker 2: outside of Grenada, Mississippi. That's kind of a staging area 203 00:13:30,679 --> 00:13:32,679 Speaker 2: that's set up where you can move supplies and goods 204 00:13:32,840 --> 00:13:33,920 Speaker 2: to those frozen areas. 205 00:13:34,720 --> 00:13:36,800 Speaker 6: I'm curious about Oxford. We've been hearing a lot of 206 00:13:36,840 --> 00:13:40,079 Speaker 6: reports about significant damage there. I think the mayor described 207 00:13:40,080 --> 00:13:43,520 Speaker 6: it as catastrophic. Also the University of Mississippi, can you 208 00:13:43,559 --> 00:13:46,080 Speaker 6: give us an update on what they're dealing. 209 00:13:45,800 --> 00:13:48,520 Speaker 2: With, Well, they are dealing with the same that tipa 210 00:13:48,600 --> 00:13:51,960 Speaker 2: county nearby is dealing with. That area got hit so 211 00:13:52,160 --> 00:13:54,959 Speaker 2: very hard with freezing rain. We're not talking about fluffy snow, 212 00:13:55,400 --> 00:13:58,000 Speaker 2: but sheets of ice as you can tell there, and 213 00:13:58,040 --> 00:14:00,199 Speaker 2: that has shut down everything. It's brought down trees, he's 214 00:14:00,200 --> 00:14:03,040 Speaker 2: on top of power lines. It's shut down transit and 215 00:14:03,080 --> 00:14:08,200 Speaker 2: access and taking out power. The TVA power transmission line 216 00:14:08,520 --> 00:14:13,000 Speaker 2: was damaged. That fed those other outlet suppliers down the chains. 217 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:15,560 Speaker 2: We like to say, as of this afternoon, we're told 218 00:14:15,800 --> 00:14:18,480 Speaker 2: that that power transmission line has been repaired. It is 219 00:14:18,600 --> 00:14:21,320 Speaker 2: up and running completely. But you remember you have those 220 00:14:21,400 --> 00:14:25,240 Speaker 2: rule outlet authority electric authorities that are still trying to 221 00:14:25,280 --> 00:14:28,400 Speaker 2: get their lines and their feeder lines repaired. And that's 222 00:14:28,400 --> 00:14:31,560 Speaker 2: the process, the herculean challenge, if you will, over the 223 00:14:31,600 --> 00:14:32,920 Speaker 2: next couple of days. 224 00:14:32,920 --> 00:14:35,800 Speaker 6: What is it that you guys need that you are 225 00:14:35,840 --> 00:14:38,000 Speaker 6: not getting right now from the federal government. 226 00:14:38,440 --> 00:14:41,240 Speaker 2: I wouldn't say we're not getting the wish list has 227 00:14:41,280 --> 00:14:45,200 Speaker 2: been answered. When the President Governor Tate Reeves signed off 228 00:14:45,200 --> 00:14:50,720 Speaker 2: on that Emergency Measures declaration, the goods started flowing. Rob Ash, 229 00:14:50,840 --> 00:14:54,960 Speaker 2: the Region for Administrator from FEMA, is here now in 230 00:14:55,000 --> 00:14:56,920 Speaker 2: the building. He's been here for a couple of days, 231 00:14:57,360 --> 00:15:00,400 Speaker 2: and the briefings, he simply asked, what do you need? 232 00:15:00,760 --> 00:15:03,080 Speaker 2: The FEMA people here here on the ground, some fifty 233 00:15:03,400 --> 00:15:07,880 Speaker 2: personnel in state more expected. The simple ask is for us, 234 00:15:07,960 --> 00:15:10,120 Speaker 2: what do you need? That's what we're trying to do. 235 00:15:10,400 --> 00:15:12,720 Speaker 2: We're still doing assessments in those areas that we can't 236 00:15:12,760 --> 00:15:16,560 Speaker 2: get to. We're opening warming centers, more of them each day, 237 00:15:17,160 --> 00:15:20,080 Speaker 2: getting more people into those areas, and getting those generators 238 00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:22,880 Speaker 2: connected with the help of teams from the Army Corps 239 00:15:22,920 --> 00:15:25,760 Speaker 2: engineers to make sure that a long term care facility, 240 00:15:26,040 --> 00:15:28,400 Speaker 2: our nursing home or a school that's set up for 241 00:15:28,440 --> 00:15:32,600 Speaker 2: a warming station, that generators set up correctly. Some of 242 00:15:32,600 --> 00:15:36,520 Speaker 2: these nursing homes unfortunately had generators, but they failed. 243 00:15:38,000 --> 00:15:41,240 Speaker 3: That is an interview that Todd did yesterday with Scott 244 00:15:41,280 --> 00:15:46,040 Speaker 3: Simmons from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency on Newsmax. Again, folks, 245 00:15:46,040 --> 00:15:49,600 Speaker 3: this is really a dangerous situation in the mid South 246 00:15:49,640 --> 00:15:52,560 Speaker 3: and North Mississippi. These are our friends and neighbors who 247 00:15:52,680 --> 00:15:56,520 Speaker 3: are stranded right now on the highways Interstates fifty five, 248 00:15:56,600 --> 00:15:59,560 Speaker 3: twenty two, two sixty nine, and Highway seventy eight into 249 00:15:59,600 --> 00:16:03,360 Speaker 3: Soto in Marshall Counties. Fox Weather reporting that this is 250 00:16:03,400 --> 00:16:09,239 Speaker 3: a dangerous situation continuing in northern Mississippi as freezing temperatures 251 00:16:09,440 --> 00:16:12,840 Speaker 3: iced over major interstates. Governor Tate Reeves again, this is 252 00:16:12,880 --> 00:16:15,960 Speaker 3: fox Weather, they're reporting. Governor Tate Reeves said late Tuesday 253 00:16:16,000 --> 00:16:19,560 Speaker 3: that first responders, including the National Guard, our rescuing drivers 254 00:16:19,880 --> 00:16:25,840 Speaker 3: stranded behind in rex Folks trapped overnight on the interstates 255 00:16:25,840 --> 00:16:31,080 Speaker 3: and freezing temperatures, and the situation in Oxford is particularly dire. 256 00:16:31,960 --> 00:16:35,360 Speaker 3: Jaden Peppenheim is a professional storm tracker. He interviewed a 257 00:16:35,360 --> 00:16:38,120 Speaker 3: woman in Oxford yesterday that's sought ten. 258 00:16:39,080 --> 00:16:43,280 Speaker 7: Barbara Hoggart. I live in Woodland Hills in Oxford, Mississippi. 259 00:16:43,880 --> 00:16:46,520 Speaker 7: We've lived here for thirty five years. We have a 260 00:16:46,680 --> 00:16:50,000 Speaker 7: tree through our roof at our house and through the 261 00:16:50,040 --> 00:16:54,400 Speaker 7: bricks of the garage, and a broken window and a 262 00:16:54,440 --> 00:16:57,320 Speaker 7: lot of other damage with trees across our driveway. We 263 00:16:57,360 --> 00:17:00,480 Speaker 7: can't get our car out of the garage. We can't 264 00:17:00,480 --> 00:17:02,800 Speaker 7: put the garage door up because we have no power. 265 00:17:02,920 --> 00:17:05,840 Speaker 7: So the ninety four ice storm was bad, and there 266 00:17:05,880 --> 00:17:10,040 Speaker 7: were people in our area that were without power for 267 00:17:10,560 --> 00:17:14,600 Speaker 7: anywhere from two to three months. But that was thirty 268 00:17:14,800 --> 00:17:18,000 Speaker 7: two years ago, and the trees have grown for thirty 269 00:17:18,040 --> 00:17:22,600 Speaker 7: two years, they've gotten much taller, and so we had 270 00:17:22,960 --> 00:17:26,399 Speaker 7: way more damage this year. Our neighborhood has power lines 271 00:17:26,440 --> 00:17:29,240 Speaker 7: down all over the place. We have power lines in 272 00:17:29,280 --> 00:17:32,600 Speaker 7: this neighborhood down all over the place. So I think 273 00:17:32,800 --> 00:17:35,800 Speaker 7: the ninety four ice storm was child's play is compared 274 00:17:35,840 --> 00:17:36,680 Speaker 7: to this one. 275 00:17:36,760 --> 00:17:39,600 Speaker 1: This one is much much worse. Wow. 276 00:17:39,680 --> 00:17:43,240 Speaker 3: That is a resident in the Oxford, Mississippi stating that 277 00:17:43,359 --> 00:17:47,560 Speaker 3: this storm is worse than the famous ice storm of 278 00:17:47,960 --> 00:17:52,280 Speaker 3: ninety four, actually the year that I was born, nineteen 279 00:17:52,520 --> 00:17:56,920 Speaker 3: ninety four, that ice storm that crippled much of the 280 00:17:57,040 --> 00:18:00,000 Speaker 3: United States. It has talked about often here right here. 281 00:18:00,119 --> 00:18:03,439 Speaker 3: Folks bring it up often when discussing bad storms in 282 00:18:03,440 --> 00:18:07,040 Speaker 3: the mid South of that Oxford residence, stating that she 283 00:18:07,119 --> 00:18:09,600 Speaker 3: has lived in that house since ninety four and that 284 00:18:09,720 --> 00:18:14,080 Speaker 3: this storm is worse. And the video that that storm 285 00:18:14,119 --> 00:18:18,880 Speaker 3: tracker took of that lady in Oxford, UH is devastating. 286 00:18:18,920 --> 00:18:22,080 Speaker 3: A tree came through their house, a large tree. No 287 00:18:22,240 --> 00:18:26,600 Speaker 3: power in Oxford. Really terrible situation. And Ole miss the 288 00:18:26,680 --> 00:18:31,200 Speaker 3: University of Mississippi classes have been canceled through Sunday and 289 00:18:31,240 --> 00:18:34,760 Speaker 3: several are expecting that that may even continue with more 290 00:18:34,880 --> 00:18:41,560 Speaker 3: cold temperatures coming this weekend. What are you hearing? KWHAM listeners? 291 00:18:41,640 --> 00:18:46,120 Speaker 3: Are you stuck on the interstate into Soto or Marshall Counties? 292 00:18:46,240 --> 00:18:50,359 Speaker 3: Nine oh one two six zero five nine two six again, 293 00:18:50,400 --> 00:18:53,560 Speaker 3: that's nine oh one two six zero five nine two 294 00:18:53,680 --> 00:18:58,760 Speaker 3: six A Channel three WRG News Channel three reporting that 295 00:18:58,840 --> 00:19:00,800 Speaker 3: there is a truck that has spun out at I 296 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:04,240 Speaker 3: forty and Highway sixty four again that's at I forty 297 00:19:04,240 --> 00:19:07,320 Speaker 3: and Highway sixty four and I forty looks clear, but 298 00:19:07,400 --> 00:19:10,800 Speaker 3: the problem is black ice has formed overnight. So Tennessee 299 00:19:10,880 --> 00:19:15,520 Speaker 3: is advising that you Tennessee officials. Department of Transportation advising 300 00:19:15,560 --> 00:19:20,199 Speaker 3: emergency travel only, folks, emergency travel only this morning. We 301 00:19:20,280 --> 00:19:23,040 Speaker 3: will continue to bring you updates. Let's go to a 302 00:19:23,119 --> 00:19:40,440 Speaker 3: news and traffic update now. Hey, good morning, mid South. 303 00:19:41,080 --> 00:19:44,520 Speaker 3: Luke symbol here filling in for Todd Starns on Starns Country. 304 00:19:44,560 --> 00:19:47,399 Speaker 3: I'm here in the Principal toyot To Memphis studio. It 305 00:19:47,520 --> 00:19:50,520 Speaker 3: is cold outside, but it is warm in the studio, 306 00:19:50,600 --> 00:19:53,240 Speaker 3: and I am very happy to be spending my morning 307 00:19:53,600 --> 00:19:56,280 Speaker 3: with you all. Thank you for tuning in. Our very 308 00:19:56,320 --> 00:20:00,320 Speaker 3: own Senator Brent Taylor making news over the weekend for 309 00:20:00,440 --> 00:20:04,920 Speaker 3: a bill that he is sponsoring alongside Representative Johnny Garrett. 310 00:20:05,960 --> 00:20:09,280 Speaker 3: That quote from Senator Taylor ensures only natural born US 311 00:20:09,320 --> 00:20:13,560 Speaker 3: citizens without dual citizenship can be nominated for federal office 312 00:20:13,600 --> 00:20:17,240 Speaker 3: by a political party in Tennessee, with Representative Garrett following 313 00:20:17,320 --> 00:20:20,520 Speaker 3: up and saying, elon Omar came here to rob this 314 00:20:20,640 --> 00:20:25,040 Speaker 3: country and created an environment that's ruining Minnesota with this legislation. 315 00:20:25,200 --> 00:20:30,000 Speaker 3: We will never have a fraud first America. Last member 316 00:20:30,040 --> 00:20:35,000 Speaker 3: of Congress representing Tennessee strong language. There a firm stance 317 00:20:35,040 --> 00:20:38,800 Speaker 3: from Representative Johnny Garrett, and I am pleased to announce 318 00:20:38,920 --> 00:20:42,320 Speaker 3: we have him joining the show this morning. Good morning, Representative, 319 00:20:43,280 --> 00:20:44,000 Speaker 3: Good morning, Luke. 320 00:20:44,040 --> 00:20:44,679 Speaker 8: How are you today? 321 00:20:45,080 --> 00:20:48,560 Speaker 3: I am okay, Thank you for joining us this morning. 322 00:20:48,600 --> 00:20:51,159 Speaker 3: I know much of Tennessee has really been crippled with 323 00:20:51,200 --> 00:20:54,240 Speaker 3: this weather. Is it affecting the area that you represent? 324 00:20:55,480 --> 00:20:55,680 Speaker 7: Oh? 325 00:20:55,760 --> 00:20:58,800 Speaker 8: Yes, I mean we have still dealing with power out 326 00:20:58,840 --> 00:21:01,879 Speaker 8: of his Hopefully roads are getting clear. Some of the 327 00:21:01,920 --> 00:21:04,159 Speaker 8: back roads are pretty bad shape. There's still a lot 328 00:21:04,200 --> 00:21:06,480 Speaker 8: of ice, and a lot of these ice melting on 329 00:21:06,520 --> 00:21:10,360 Speaker 8: the trees are causing further problems. So I've still encourage folks, 330 00:21:10,680 --> 00:21:12,840 Speaker 8: at least the listening audience that there is a Nashville 331 00:21:12,920 --> 00:21:14,200 Speaker 8: to being careful. I don't know if you've got it 332 00:21:14,200 --> 00:21:15,879 Speaker 8: as bad as we did in the Memphis area, but 333 00:21:15,920 --> 00:21:18,240 Speaker 8: we are still dealing with the actrespects of all this 334 00:21:18,359 --> 00:21:18,920 Speaker 8: ide for sure. 335 00:21:19,359 --> 00:21:21,159 Speaker 3: Well, I'll tell you we do have a lot of 336 00:21:21,160 --> 00:21:25,720 Speaker 3: folks listening on our KWHAM app and Facebook and Twitter 337 00:21:26,000 --> 00:21:28,920 Speaker 3: live streams out of Middle Tennessee. It's really amazing when 338 00:21:28,920 --> 00:21:31,200 Speaker 3: I hear when I get comments or messages from folks 339 00:21:31,200 --> 00:21:34,440 Speaker 3: across the state that are tuning in to the mighty 340 00:21:34,520 --> 00:21:38,480 Speaker 3: nine to ninety kwham right here in Memphis, Tennessee. But Representative, 341 00:21:39,560 --> 00:21:43,720 Speaker 3: this bill that you're carrying is really taking a firm 342 00:21:43,800 --> 00:21:50,200 Speaker 3: stance on protecting our protecting those that we're sending to Congress, 343 00:21:50,280 --> 00:21:53,720 Speaker 3: or protecting Tennesseeans rather from foreign influence. Can you tell 344 00:21:53,800 --> 00:21:55,480 Speaker 3: us a little bit about this bill and what your 345 00:21:55,520 --> 00:21:57,280 Speaker 3: goal is and what you're trying to achieve. 346 00:21:58,560 --> 00:22:03,040 Speaker 8: Absolutely. I mean, look, Senator Taylor has done a phenomenal 347 00:22:03,119 --> 00:22:06,240 Speaker 8: job in Memphis with make Nephus matter, with making Enphi's safer, 348 00:22:06,320 --> 00:22:09,320 Speaker 8: with a task force that's gone on there. There's been, 349 00:22:09,920 --> 00:22:12,440 Speaker 8: in my view, no one that's been the front of 350 00:22:12,600 --> 00:22:15,600 Speaker 8: making Memphis a great place to be and safer families 351 00:22:15,640 --> 00:22:18,520 Speaker 8: to go than Senator Brent Taylor. He's done a great job, 352 00:22:18,600 --> 00:22:22,920 Speaker 8: and part of that is the cooperation that the city 353 00:22:23,040 --> 00:22:26,160 Speaker 8: the county has had with our federal partners with law 354 00:22:26,240 --> 00:22:30,720 Speaker 8: enforcement on making sure we've rid that city of the criminal, 355 00:22:30,800 --> 00:22:33,760 Speaker 8: illegal aliens, of the worst of the worst, right to 356 00:22:33,800 --> 00:22:36,160 Speaker 8: get them out of the city. To make it safer again. Here, 357 00:22:36,840 --> 00:22:39,960 Speaker 8: you know, in Minneapolis, you have a conress woman that's 358 00:22:40,040 --> 00:22:45,240 Speaker 8: encouraging this, that wants to take taxpayers dealers, that wants 359 00:22:45,640 --> 00:22:49,960 Speaker 8: illegal immigrants to thrive in that state. And it became 360 00:22:50,200 --> 00:22:52,680 Speaker 8: worrisome for me because that's the last thing that I 361 00:22:52,800 --> 00:22:58,359 Speaker 8: want Tennessee in Nashville and Memphis to become Minneapolis. We 362 00:22:58,720 --> 00:23:01,360 Speaker 8: don't need a mayor we have in Minneapolis. We don't 363 00:23:01,400 --> 00:23:04,520 Speaker 8: need a governor like we have in Governor Lass that's 364 00:23:04,640 --> 00:23:07,920 Speaker 8: stoking the police. I mean, for years, the Democratic Party 365 00:23:08,200 --> 00:23:10,840 Speaker 8: wanted to defund the police, wanted to make the police 366 00:23:11,000 --> 00:23:14,920 Speaker 8: the very folks that are there to protect us, make 367 00:23:15,119 --> 00:23:19,040 Speaker 8: them the enemy. And that's exactly what they've done in Minneapolis, 368 00:23:19,440 --> 00:23:23,120 Speaker 8: making our federal folks, that's all they're doing is enforcing 369 00:23:23,160 --> 00:23:25,520 Speaker 8: the law up there. And here you have a congresswoman, 370 00:23:25,720 --> 00:23:28,480 Speaker 8: one of the elected highest elected officials in that state 371 00:23:28,640 --> 00:23:31,360 Speaker 8: that's encouraging this, in stoking this, and they've been doing 372 00:23:31,400 --> 00:23:34,640 Speaker 8: that for the past decade to our police and law enforcement. 373 00:23:34,680 --> 00:23:38,520 Speaker 8: And it's got to stop. And so you know, I'm 374 00:23:38,800 --> 00:23:40,800 Speaker 8: currently in the state House working as part as I 375 00:23:40,880 --> 00:23:45,439 Speaker 8: possibly can for Tennesseeans. I'm running for Congress to support 376 00:23:45,480 --> 00:23:46,920 Speaker 8: President Trump's agenda. 377 00:23:46,960 --> 00:23:47,359 Speaker 7: And this is. 378 00:23:47,480 --> 00:23:50,760 Speaker 8: Exactly what I'm going to do if indeed we get 379 00:23:50,800 --> 00:23:54,919 Speaker 8: the Congresses to make sure that we protect and the sins, 380 00:23:54,920 --> 00:23:58,080 Speaker 8: that we make sure we support President Trump's agenda to 381 00:23:58,160 --> 00:24:00,879 Speaker 8: make this state as safe as possible, and no Omar 382 00:24:01,359 --> 00:24:03,720 Speaker 8: in Tennessee. That's what this bill is going to do. 383 00:24:04,200 --> 00:24:05,760 Speaker 8: So that's what I'm doing right here in the state 384 00:24:05,800 --> 00:24:07,680 Speaker 8: House to make sure we take what we take here, 385 00:24:08,200 --> 00:24:09,120 Speaker 8: we take it to Congress. 386 00:24:09,520 --> 00:24:13,680 Speaker 3: Well, Representative, thank you for taking a firm stance on 387 00:24:13,800 --> 00:24:17,840 Speaker 3: this and also for not only talking to talk, but 388 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:22,240 Speaker 3: walking the walk and running for Congress yourself in District six, 389 00:24:22,600 --> 00:24:26,000 Speaker 3: Tennessee's District six over there in Middle Tennessee. You know 390 00:24:26,080 --> 00:24:30,840 Speaker 3: a lot of Republicans have come around to the idea, Okay, 391 00:24:30,920 --> 00:24:34,600 Speaker 3: we want no illegal immigration, right all illegal immigrants. They 392 00:24:34,680 --> 00:24:36,879 Speaker 3: need to come in legally, we need to remove them 393 00:24:36,880 --> 00:24:39,760 Speaker 3: from the country. They need to follow our laws to 394 00:24:39,880 --> 00:24:41,680 Speaker 3: do this the fair way. We have a lot of 395 00:24:41,720 --> 00:24:47,159 Speaker 3: people working to become citizens. But something that more Republicans 396 00:24:47,160 --> 00:24:51,720 Speaker 3: are talking about is the effects that legal immigration has 397 00:24:52,200 --> 00:24:56,159 Speaker 3: on our communities and on our politics. And when you 398 00:24:56,400 --> 00:25:00,200 Speaker 3: have Elon Omar, who was born in another country, who 399 00:25:00,400 --> 00:25:05,760 Speaker 3: holds rallies in a foreign language and then denigrates our 400 00:25:05,880 --> 00:25:11,080 Speaker 3: federal laws. And honestly, her language is so inflammatory, I 401 00:25:11,280 --> 00:25:15,240 Speaker 3: believe it is inciting a lot of these riots that 402 00:25:15,359 --> 00:25:19,000 Speaker 3: we're seeing in Minnesota. In Minneapolis, so we have literally 403 00:25:19,240 --> 00:25:22,960 Speaker 3: a foreigner, somebody who was born in another country, who 404 00:25:23,320 --> 00:25:27,440 Speaker 3: there are some credible allegations, has even broke immigration laws. 405 00:25:27,480 --> 00:25:30,840 Speaker 3: There are allegations she married her brother. I know the 406 00:25:30,880 --> 00:25:34,760 Speaker 3: FEDS are looking into that to commit immigration fraud for 407 00:25:34,880 --> 00:25:40,119 Speaker 3: her brother. So credible allegations. So she's a foreigner holding 408 00:25:40,240 --> 00:25:45,200 Speaker 3: rallies in a foreign language and speaking out against federal law. 409 00:25:45,600 --> 00:25:49,240 Speaker 3: And I think that this bill that you are introducing 410 00:25:49,320 --> 00:25:53,760 Speaker 3: with Senator Taylor is addressing exactly that problem. Why would 411 00:25:53,760 --> 00:25:59,359 Speaker 3: we have foreigners, why would we have foreigners representing Americans 412 00:25:59,640 --> 00:26:02,200 Speaker 3: in anger? Is just it seems very out of whack. 413 00:26:02,280 --> 00:26:02,840 Speaker 1: But what say you? 414 00:26:04,400 --> 00:26:07,399 Speaker 8: Well, I say, and I agree goalheartedly because Omar is 415 00:26:07,440 --> 00:26:12,920 Speaker 8: America last, right, Trump and Tennesseeans are America first or 416 00:26:13,000 --> 00:26:15,720 Speaker 8: Tennessee first. I mean, look at the fraud, the abuseful 417 00:26:15,760 --> 00:26:19,520 Speaker 8: waste that's happened in that state. We can't let Nashville, 418 00:26:19,560 --> 00:26:23,320 Speaker 8: we can't let methhis turn into what Minneapolis has turned into. 419 00:26:23,440 --> 00:26:25,920 Speaker 8: I mean, you know, six eight months ago, the mayor 420 00:26:25,960 --> 00:26:31,840 Speaker 8: of Nashville was so adamant about doaxing, identifying ICE agents, 421 00:26:32,680 --> 00:26:36,760 Speaker 8: and basically working against what our federal law enforcements are 422 00:26:36,800 --> 00:26:38,800 Speaker 8: trying to do to clean up our streets with criminal, 423 00:26:38,840 --> 00:26:42,040 Speaker 8: illegal alience of the worst of the worst. And so 424 00:26:42,160 --> 00:26:47,159 Speaker 8: we cannot have that type of uncooperation with trying to 425 00:26:47,400 --> 00:26:50,320 Speaker 8: make sure people are safe in their communities. And we 426 00:26:50,440 --> 00:26:54,119 Speaker 8: have this example right here in one of the highest 427 00:26:54,160 --> 00:26:57,639 Speaker 8: offices in the land in Minneapolis. And our goal, along 428 00:26:57,800 --> 00:27:01,000 Speaker 8: I believe with Senator Taylor, is to make sure that 429 00:27:01,119 --> 00:27:04,720 Speaker 8: Tennessee does not turn into of Minnesota, that Nashville or 430 00:27:04,800 --> 00:27:08,480 Speaker 8: Memphis does not turn into Minneapolis. This Garrett Omar bill 431 00:27:08,800 --> 00:27:12,080 Speaker 8: is going to take care of that particular circumstance to 432 00:27:12,240 --> 00:27:17,480 Speaker 8: protect Tennesseeans. And that's that's why that's why I'm running. 433 00:27:17,920 --> 00:27:20,440 Speaker 8: That's why I'm doing what I'm doing to make sure 434 00:27:20,520 --> 00:27:23,159 Speaker 8: what I've learned as a state representative that I can 435 00:27:23,240 --> 00:27:25,840 Speaker 8: take it to Congress and support President Trump and make 436 00:27:26,000 --> 00:27:30,120 Speaker 8: sure that he can govern the way that he's been governing, 437 00:27:30,359 --> 00:27:32,640 Speaker 8: the way that he's been communicating the way that he's 438 00:27:32,680 --> 00:27:35,920 Speaker 8: been cooperating. And look, look, I go back to looking 439 00:27:35,960 --> 00:27:38,120 Speaker 8: at Memphis and how well, look what he's done in DC. 440 00:27:38,680 --> 00:27:41,560 Speaker 8: Look what he's done in places that are one ruled 441 00:27:41,600 --> 00:27:44,320 Speaker 8: by the Democratic Party for the most part, they don't 442 00:27:44,320 --> 00:27:47,000 Speaker 8: want to cooperate all of law enforcement. Look what happens. 443 00:27:47,359 --> 00:27:49,920 Speaker 8: I mean now they've actually you know, that's my understanding. 444 00:27:49,960 --> 00:27:52,920 Speaker 8: President Trump and Governor Walts have talked. They should have 445 00:27:52,960 --> 00:27:55,280 Speaker 8: talked two or three months ago. This should have happened 446 00:27:55,440 --> 00:27:58,720 Speaker 8: long ago before the rhetoric got ended by the other side. 447 00:27:59,160 --> 00:28:02,360 Speaker 8: And they try to find a boogy man right by 448 00:28:02,480 --> 00:28:07,080 Speaker 8: the ICE agents trying to enforce the law, and they're 449 00:28:07,200 --> 00:28:10,520 Speaker 8: distracting from the real problem. That's what President Trump's not 450 00:28:10,600 --> 00:28:12,359 Speaker 8: going to step dome to. He is going to make 451 00:28:12,400 --> 00:28:15,159 Speaker 8: sure he protects Americans, is going to make sure that 452 00:28:15,280 --> 00:28:17,840 Speaker 8: America is first. And that's exactly what I'm doing here 453 00:28:17,920 --> 00:28:22,680 Speaker 8: for Tennesseeans, because Tennesseeans wants Tennessee money to go to 454 00:28:22,760 --> 00:28:27,680 Speaker 8: Tennesseeans and not to some fraud based group like the 455 00:28:27,760 --> 00:28:32,760 Speaker 8: Somolians in Minneapolis. We cannot have that happen here. Senator Fender, 456 00:28:32,800 --> 00:28:35,800 Speaker 8: and I believe that I think the General Assembly believes that, 457 00:28:36,000 --> 00:28:38,680 Speaker 8: and that's part of what I believe this bill is 458 00:28:38,760 --> 00:28:41,480 Speaker 8: going to take care of. And that's again one of 459 00:28:41,560 --> 00:28:44,880 Speaker 8: the reasons why I'm going to be the strongest candidate 460 00:28:44,920 --> 00:28:48,000 Speaker 8: in the sixth congressional race because I'm doing this now. 461 00:28:48,560 --> 00:28:50,240 Speaker 8: I've been doing it in the state House for the 462 00:28:50,320 --> 00:28:52,840 Speaker 8: past seven years that I've been a state representative, and 463 00:28:52,880 --> 00:28:55,840 Speaker 8: I'm looking forward to take that same drive, that same 464 00:28:55,920 --> 00:28:57,920 Speaker 8: commitment and bring a little Tennessee to DC. 465 00:28:59,040 --> 00:29:02,760 Speaker 3: So, Flks, we are talking with Representative Garrett He is 466 00:29:02,840 --> 00:29:05,960 Speaker 3: a Tennessee House member also running for Congress and Middle 467 00:29:06,040 --> 00:29:10,640 Speaker 3: Tennessee in the sixth Congressional district. You tweeted yesterday, we 468 00:29:10,760 --> 00:29:14,600 Speaker 3: will never have a fraud first America last member of 469 00:29:14,720 --> 00:29:17,280 Speaker 3: Congress representing Tennessee, and I think that this bill we're 470 00:29:17,320 --> 00:29:21,120 Speaker 3: talking about will help preclude that from happening. 471 00:29:21,840 --> 00:29:22,440 Speaker 1: Before we go. 472 00:29:22,920 --> 00:29:27,959 Speaker 3: Representative you're talking about you want to be an America 473 00:29:28,240 --> 00:29:31,520 Speaker 3: first Member of Congress rather than an America last Member 474 00:29:31,560 --> 00:29:32,480 Speaker 3: of Congress. 475 00:29:32,200 --> 00:29:32,960 Speaker 1: Like elan Omar. 476 00:29:33,400 --> 00:29:37,000 Speaker 3: What does being America first mean to you? 477 00:29:39,520 --> 00:29:41,760 Speaker 8: Well, the first thing that comes to my mind is 478 00:29:42,400 --> 00:29:46,240 Speaker 8: being proud to be an American right and making sure 479 00:29:46,320 --> 00:29:49,720 Speaker 8: that we hold our valueses first, that we want to 480 00:29:49,760 --> 00:29:54,320 Speaker 8: make sure that Americans Tennesseeans can prosper. The more money 481 00:29:54,360 --> 00:29:56,800 Speaker 8: that you have in your pocket, the more money you 482 00:29:56,960 --> 00:30:00,360 Speaker 8: have to do things at own. The less the government's spends, 483 00:30:00,760 --> 00:30:04,400 Speaker 8: the more money that you have at home. And so therefore, 484 00:30:04,760 --> 00:30:06,840 Speaker 8: with those with all the cuts that we've seen, the 485 00:30:06,880 --> 00:30:11,560 Speaker 8: President Trump is unveiled for what we spend again for Somalia, 486 00:30:11,880 --> 00:30:15,640 Speaker 8: that's not even for Americans that has the stole. We 487 00:30:15,800 --> 00:30:19,920 Speaker 8: have to look to ourselves, look to what America stands 488 00:30:19,960 --> 00:30:22,840 Speaker 8: for and make sure we protect Americans and to make 489 00:30:22,920 --> 00:30:27,160 Speaker 8: sure we lift those Americans and Tennesseeans up first. I 490 00:30:27,280 --> 00:30:30,800 Speaker 8: believe that's what the America First agenda, and I believe 491 00:30:30,840 --> 00:30:33,440 Speaker 8: that's what President Trump has been doing even in his 492 00:30:33,560 --> 00:30:37,880 Speaker 8: first term. In this past year that he's been president, 493 00:30:37,960 --> 00:30:42,080 Speaker 8: he's been the most consequential president I believe in generations, 494 00:30:42,200 --> 00:30:44,600 Speaker 8: and I can't wait to help him pass his agenda 495 00:30:44,880 --> 00:30:47,360 Speaker 8: that will ultimately help ten descends in the long run. 496 00:30:47,720 --> 00:30:50,760 Speaker 8: And that's why I'm running for Congress, because that's what 497 00:30:50,840 --> 00:30:52,480 Speaker 8: I've been doing for the past seven years in the 498 00:30:52,520 --> 00:30:52,960 Speaker 8: State House. 499 00:30:53,640 --> 00:30:57,680 Speaker 3: Well, Representative Garrett, we appreciate you spending time with us today. 500 00:30:57,680 --> 00:31:00,320 Speaker 3: If folks want to learn more about you and about 501 00:31:00,360 --> 00:31:02,360 Speaker 3: your congressional race, where can they go? 502 00:31:03,640 --> 00:31:05,960 Speaker 8: They can go to Johnny Geart for Congress dot com, 503 00:31:06,960 --> 00:31:11,440 Speaker 8: Johnny gear for Congress on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. We 504 00:31:11,600 --> 00:31:13,880 Speaker 8: we've got all the socials, but Johnny geartt for Congress 505 00:31:13,920 --> 00:31:16,400 Speaker 8: dot com is my website. I would enjoy then to 506 00:31:16,440 --> 00:31:19,480 Speaker 8: go there, learn about me and support me and secure 507 00:31:19,520 --> 00:31:19,960 Speaker 8: their vote. 508 00:31:20,520 --> 00:31:23,040 Speaker 3: All right, Representative, Well, thank you for spending time with 509 00:31:23,240 --> 00:31:26,320 Speaker 3: us this morning. We hope that you stay warm and 510 00:31:26,400 --> 00:31:29,520 Speaker 3: that those roads clear in Middle Tennessee and power is restored. 511 00:31:30,920 --> 00:31:31,800 Speaker 1: Well, thank you very much. 512 00:31:31,840 --> 00:31:32,920 Speaker 8: Have a great day, you too. 513 00:31:33,240 --> 00:31:35,600 Speaker 1: Taylor, Hello, will do? We'll do? 514 00:31:36,720 --> 00:31:40,720 Speaker 3: Oh, folks, that is Representative Garrett. It is nice to 515 00:31:40,840 --> 00:31:44,840 Speaker 3: hear somebody running for Congress who's America first and can 516 00:31:45,000 --> 00:31:48,680 Speaker 3: articulate it and is introducing a bill with Senator Brent 517 00:31:48,760 --> 00:31:52,960 Speaker 3: Taylor in the Tennessee Legislature to make sure that Americans 518 00:31:53,080 --> 00:31:57,640 Speaker 3: are elected to Congress and not foreign actors. By this bill, 519 00:31:57,960 --> 00:32:04,719 Speaker 3: essentially will will require political parties. So that's democratic Republicans typically, right, 520 00:32:04,760 --> 00:32:09,280 Speaker 3: we're typically a two party, two party country that they 521 00:32:09,320 --> 00:32:14,080 Speaker 3: can only nominate natural born citizens for the role of Congress. 522 00:32:14,560 --> 00:32:16,200 Speaker 3: Do you think that's a good idea? Nine oh one 523 00:32:16,240 --> 00:32:17,960 Speaker 3: two six zero five nine two six. 524 00:32:18,680 --> 00:32:19,560 Speaker 1: We have a caller. 525 00:32:20,400 --> 00:32:23,520 Speaker 3: We have Mike from Memphis calling in about the roads. 526 00:32:23,560 --> 00:32:28,000 Speaker 9: Hey Mike, Hey, greetings. The first and comment on that 527 00:32:28,160 --> 00:32:30,640 Speaker 9: last guy. If I was running for Congress, what I 528 00:32:30,680 --> 00:32:32,840 Speaker 9: would do is make it show that no one who 529 00:32:32,920 --> 00:32:36,480 Speaker 9: receives aid or any kind of funding from a foreign 530 00:32:36,520 --> 00:32:39,720 Speaker 9: country or has dual citizenship could be any member of 531 00:32:39,800 --> 00:32:42,320 Speaker 9: Congress because right now, I problem is that we've got 532 00:32:42,400 --> 00:32:45,280 Speaker 9: so many people that are me deep in lobbyist money 533 00:32:45,320 --> 00:32:48,080 Speaker 9: from Israel. They can't they can't see straight. It's an 534 00:32:48,120 --> 00:32:48,640 Speaker 9: Israel first. 535 00:32:48,840 --> 00:32:52,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, you know, I hear you, And I think 536 00:32:52,240 --> 00:32:54,400 Speaker 3: that what this bill does is basically say, if you're 537 00:32:54,400 --> 00:32:56,600 Speaker 3: a dual citizen, you have to be a natural born 538 00:32:56,640 --> 00:32:58,680 Speaker 3: citizen to be nominated by a party, and if you're 539 00:32:58,680 --> 00:33:01,080 Speaker 3: a dual citizen, you can't, right, And it's true, you know, 540 00:33:01,200 --> 00:33:04,680 Speaker 3: you can't have allegiances no matter what country you have 541 00:33:04,720 --> 00:33:06,840 Speaker 3: a dual citizenship with. That implies that you have a 542 00:33:06,920 --> 00:33:09,640 Speaker 3: certain allegiance to that other country. And we need American 543 00:33:09,760 --> 00:33:13,080 Speaker 3: first folks representing us in Congress. But you have a 544 00:33:13,160 --> 00:33:16,880 Speaker 3: comment now about citizens should be able to clear the roads. 545 00:33:16,960 --> 00:33:18,760 Speaker 3: Tell us about that quickly. We only have a few 546 00:33:18,800 --> 00:33:19,400 Speaker 3: seconds left. 547 00:33:20,360 --> 00:33:23,120 Speaker 9: Okay. We have an adopt a highway, adopt a road 548 00:33:23,560 --> 00:33:27,520 Speaker 9: program throughout many of the country, and right now we 549 00:33:27,920 --> 00:33:31,640 Speaker 9: can't afford. It's not practical to have snowplows in every neighborhood. 550 00:33:31,680 --> 00:33:34,040 Speaker 9: So what we need to do is have it so 551 00:33:34,240 --> 00:33:36,800 Speaker 9: that your local gad that's got a tractor and a 552 00:33:36,880 --> 00:33:39,880 Speaker 9: blade can go through his neighborhood clear the road for 553 00:33:39,960 --> 00:33:42,520 Speaker 9: his neighborhoods so everybody can get to work, and he 554 00:33:42,680 --> 00:33:45,160 Speaker 9: pays no taxes for that year. And it happens what 555 00:33:45,440 --> 00:33:48,880 Speaker 9: once every fifteen to twenty years. So it's a win 556 00:33:49,000 --> 00:33:51,200 Speaker 9: win because we have people that are ready to line 557 00:33:51,280 --> 00:33:53,640 Speaker 9: up to clear the roads and take care of their 558 00:33:53,720 --> 00:33:57,240 Speaker 9: own communities. My hap mild driveway is clear because I've 559 00:33:57,280 --> 00:33:58,400 Speaker 9: got the equipment to do it. 560 00:33:58,880 --> 00:34:02,360 Speaker 3: But you know that's a next that's an interesting idea, Mike. 561 00:34:02,960 --> 00:34:07,440 Speaker 3: Mike's proposal is we should allow citizens to use their 562 00:34:07,520 --> 00:34:11,480 Speaker 3: own equipment to help clear the roads in their communities 563 00:34:11,600 --> 00:34:16,320 Speaker 3: in exchange for a reduction in taxes. Interesting idea. You 564 00:34:16,400 --> 00:34:18,920 Speaker 3: know that that's kind of going back to the good 565 00:34:18,960 --> 00:34:22,120 Speaker 3: old country roots. I grew up in a rural area 566 00:34:22,560 --> 00:34:26,280 Speaker 3: in New York and we actually was on a gravel 567 00:34:26,400 --> 00:34:30,120 Speaker 3: road over the summer, and the folks would get out 568 00:34:30,160 --> 00:34:34,719 Speaker 3: with their shovels and smooth out the gravel road, and 569 00:34:35,320 --> 00:34:37,840 Speaker 3: the neighbors were kind of responsible for the road in 570 00:34:37,960 --> 00:34:41,759 Speaker 3: front of their property. And that's kind of an interesting idea, Mike. 571 00:34:41,800 --> 00:34:44,400 Speaker 3: We certainly have an issue now with the roads not 572 00:34:44,560 --> 00:34:48,640 Speaker 3: being clear, particularly in North Mississippi. We started the show 573 00:34:48,719 --> 00:34:52,000 Speaker 3: this morning telling you that Interstate's fifty five, twenty two, 574 00:34:52,080 --> 00:34:55,920 Speaker 3: two sixty nine and Highway seventy eight. Mississippi Department of 575 00:34:55,920 --> 00:34:59,640 Speaker 3: Transportation is asking folks not to use those interstates. Folks 576 00:34:59,680 --> 00:35:04,040 Speaker 3: strand overnight because of the road conditions. The National Guard 577 00:35:04,120 --> 00:35:06,959 Speaker 3: is working on clearing those cars and getting those people 578 00:35:07,080 --> 00:35:10,439 Speaker 3: to safety, but it is not a good situation out there. 579 00:35:10,560 --> 00:35:14,320 Speaker 3: We will continue that story on the other side of 580 00:35:14,400 --> 00:35:16,279 Speaker 3: the break, So stay tuned. We're going to get a 581 00:35:16,400 --> 00:35:19,680 Speaker 3: quick traffic and weather update and we will continue telling 582 00:35:19,760 --> 00:35:22,399 Speaker 3: you about the situation in Mississippi on the other side. 583 00:35:29,040 --> 00:35:34,800 Speaker 3: Well kwam audience, Luke symbol here filling in for Todd Starns. 584 00:35:34,840 --> 00:35:38,080 Speaker 3: I'm in the principal too. At a Memphis studio. You 585 00:35:38,200 --> 00:35:42,080 Speaker 3: are listening to Starns Country. It's been fun getting to 586 00:35:42,120 --> 00:35:44,080 Speaker 3: spend the past couple of mornings with you all. I 587 00:35:44,200 --> 00:35:47,480 Speaker 3: know a lot of folks are at home, they're not traveling, 588 00:35:47,520 --> 00:35:50,440 Speaker 3: maybe working from home, or the kids are off school, 589 00:35:50,600 --> 00:35:53,359 Speaker 3: and so we've spent our mornings together the past couple 590 00:35:53,400 --> 00:35:56,200 Speaker 3: of mornings sipping coffee. I hope you're in your pjs 591 00:35:56,680 --> 00:35:59,920 Speaker 3: if you recall yesterday I had to pick up Helen 592 00:36:00,719 --> 00:36:02,880 Speaker 3: whose car wouldn't start, so you got to see me 593 00:36:03,080 --> 00:36:06,160 Speaker 3: kind of in my pjs and a beanie, which is 594 00:36:06,320 --> 00:36:09,760 Speaker 3: quite rare. I'm back to my normal self this morning. 595 00:36:10,000 --> 00:36:12,600 Speaker 3: I like to at least have a button up on 596 00:36:12,840 --> 00:36:14,880 Speaker 3: or something for you all who are watching on the 597 00:36:14,920 --> 00:36:17,919 Speaker 3: live stream, so I don't look like a complete wreck. 598 00:36:18,040 --> 00:36:21,560 Speaker 3: But it's been fun spending the past couple of mornings 599 00:36:21,640 --> 00:36:25,360 Speaker 3: with you, and this morning have your show with that 600 00:36:25,480 --> 00:36:29,040 Speaker 3: breaking news and out of North Mississippi with motorists stranded 601 00:36:29,080 --> 00:36:32,279 Speaker 3: overnight in De Soto and Marshall counties. Those are our 602 00:36:32,400 --> 00:36:36,719 Speaker 3: friends and neighbors. A lot of folks either travel through 603 00:36:36,880 --> 00:36:39,600 Speaker 3: those counties to get to work in Memphis, or if 604 00:36:39,640 --> 00:36:42,839 Speaker 3: you live in Memphis or Kyierville or Germantown. You work 605 00:36:42,880 --> 00:36:47,719 Speaker 3: in Holly Springs or Hernando, You travel these interstates every 606 00:36:47,760 --> 00:36:51,959 Speaker 3: single day, and they're just impassable right now. Shelby County 607 00:36:52,000 --> 00:36:55,560 Speaker 3: Sheriff's Office just issued an update on roads in Cordova 608 00:36:55,719 --> 00:37:00,520 Speaker 3: in East Shelby County. They the Sheriff's Office saying due 609 00:37:00,520 --> 00:37:03,439 Speaker 3: to overnight low temperatures, black ice has once again formed 610 00:37:03,480 --> 00:37:06,840 Speaker 3: on roadways in many areas. Where some roads have improved, 611 00:37:07,000 --> 00:37:11,680 Speaker 3: others have worsened, especially at intersections. The Shelby County Sheriff's 612 00:37:11,680 --> 00:37:14,160 Speaker 3: Office is urging everyone to stay off the roads unless 613 00:37:14,160 --> 00:37:17,760 Speaker 3: you absolutely have to travel. This is a real mess, folks. 614 00:37:17,840 --> 00:37:19,400 Speaker 3: And I know it's supposed to be a little bit 615 00:37:19,480 --> 00:37:23,719 Speaker 3: warmer tomorrow, maybe temperature is finally getting up to like 616 00:37:23,880 --> 00:37:28,040 Speaker 3: forty degrees, maybe a couple degrees warmer than that. But 617 00:37:28,360 --> 00:37:32,000 Speaker 3: what happens is that ice and snow will start to melt, 618 00:37:32,120 --> 00:37:34,880 Speaker 3: and then it gets frigid cold again overnight and it 619 00:37:35,640 --> 00:37:38,440 Speaker 3: turns into black ice on the roadways. And I'll tell 620 00:37:38,480 --> 00:37:42,560 Speaker 3: you my way into the studio this morning, the roads 621 00:37:42,600 --> 00:37:45,520 Speaker 3: were worse this morning than they were yesterday morning because 622 00:37:45,560 --> 00:37:48,000 Speaker 3: of that ice. They were really, really slick, so please 623 00:37:48,560 --> 00:37:53,280 Speaker 3: be careful. If you have to go out, use extreme caution. 624 00:37:54,040 --> 00:37:56,960 Speaker 3: And again, if you are in North Mississippi, use that 625 00:37:57,239 --> 00:38:00,560 Speaker 3: m dot Traffic dot Com. Lots of cameras available to 626 00:38:00,600 --> 00:38:03,560 Speaker 3: you to check out the road conditions and the interstates. 627 00:38:03,640 --> 00:38:06,720 Speaker 3: Right now, the governor of Mississippi is asking you please 628 00:38:06,760 --> 00:38:13,440 Speaker 3: do not use those North Mississippi highways. You know, we 629 00:38:13,560 --> 00:38:16,240 Speaker 3: didn't get to touch a whole lot on this because 630 00:38:16,600 --> 00:38:19,960 Speaker 3: of the breaking news this morning, but there was there 631 00:38:20,000 --> 00:38:25,000 Speaker 3: were some reports yesterday that Trump was pulling back on 632 00:38:25,400 --> 00:38:28,200 Speaker 3: immigration enforcement in Minnesota. I just don't think that's the case. 633 00:38:28,600 --> 00:38:32,040 Speaker 3: I think Governor Waltz and the mayor have finally come 634 00:38:32,120 --> 00:38:34,319 Speaker 3: to terms that maybe these riots are not a good 635 00:38:34,360 --> 00:38:38,160 Speaker 3: thing for them and their communities, and Donald Trump is 636 00:38:38,280 --> 00:38:40,319 Speaker 3: kind of getting what he's asking for, which is more, 637 00:38:40,800 --> 00:38:43,200 Speaker 3: which is more enforcement out of local officials there. We 638 00:38:43,239 --> 00:38:45,960 Speaker 3: will stay tuned on that. Todd Starnes is back tomorrow 639 00:38:46,040 --> 00:38:49,480 Speaker 3: morning on Starn's Country Again. Thank you for spending the 640 00:38:49,560 --> 00:38:52,040 Speaker 3: past couple of mornings with me. I really enjoyed it. 641 00:38:52,360 --> 00:38:54,319 Speaker 3: I hope you all are staying warm and we will 642 00:38:54,560 --> 00:38:55,440 Speaker 3: see you tomorrow 643 00:39:03,400 --> 00:39:03,799 Speaker 1: Or next