1 00:00:01,120 --> 00:00:04,640 Speaker 1: Morning Run with Amy and TJ and iHeartRadio podcast. 2 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:09,680 Speaker 2: A passenger jet has crashed in DC and all aboard 3 00:00:09,760 --> 00:00:13,320 Speaker 2: are feared dead. Hello to you all. This is your 4 00:00:13,400 --> 00:00:16,079 Speaker 2: Morning Run for Thursday, January thirtieth. I'm TJ. 5 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:19,720 Speaker 1: Holmes and I'm Amy Roeboch. It is a breaking news morning. 6 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:21,639 Speaker 1: We're going to get to some other news about the 7 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:26,960 Speaker 1: RFKA junior confirmation hearings, former Senator Menendez's prison sentence, the 8 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:30,280 Speaker 1: reversal of the federal spending freeze, and more. But of 9 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:34,120 Speaker 1: course we have to begin with the overnight tragedy in DC. 10 00:00:34,440 --> 00:00:38,680 Speaker 2: Yes, an American Airlines passenger jet collided with an Army 11 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:42,920 Speaker 2: helicopter late last night. Both aircraft plummeted it into the 12 00:00:42,920 --> 00:00:43,680 Speaker 2: Potomac River. 13 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:47,120 Speaker 1: A large search and rescue operation has been going on 14 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:49,959 Speaker 1: throughout the night and continues into the morning. So far, 15 00:00:50,520 --> 00:00:54,080 Speaker 1: fatalities have been confirmed. No survivors have been found. 16 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:57,680 Speaker 2: There were sixty passengers and four crew on board the 17 00:00:57,720 --> 00:01:01,600 Speaker 2: commercial jetliner, which was American Airline's flight five three four 18 00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:05,120 Speaker 2: to two from Wichita, Kansas to Reagan National There were 19 00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:07,840 Speaker 2: three soldiers on board the black Hawk helicopter, which was 20 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:08,800 Speaker 2: on a training mission. 21 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:10,119 Speaker 3: Here's what we know so far. 22 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:13,000 Speaker 1: The plane was on approach to Reagan National around nine 23 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:16,559 Speaker 1: pm last night, after making the just under three hour 24 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:20,200 Speaker 1: journey from Wichita. It only had an altitude of four 25 00:01:20,280 --> 00:01:22,960 Speaker 1: hundred feet and a speed of one hundred forty miles 26 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:24,959 Speaker 1: per hour as it lined up with the runway, but 27 00:01:25,080 --> 00:01:28,440 Speaker 1: then tracking data shows a rapid loss of speed and 28 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:31,399 Speaker 1: altitude around eight forty seven pm. 29 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:35,200 Speaker 2: There are videos around that airport, and yes, the cameras 30 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:38,360 Speaker 2: were able to pick up the moment of impact and 31 00:01:38,400 --> 00:01:41,680 Speaker 2: you can see the dark night sky, but a fireball 32 00:01:41,800 --> 00:01:45,039 Speaker 2: lights up that sky and then that fire drops into 33 00:01:45,080 --> 00:01:47,560 Speaker 2: the river. Hundreds are involved now in the search and 34 00:01:47,640 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 2: rescue effort, which is made more difficult by the cold 35 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:53,720 Speaker 2: and even icy conditions there in DC and in the river. 36 00:01:53,920 --> 00:01:56,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, the water temperature was near freezing and in just 37 00:01:56,920 --> 00:01:59,320 Speaker 1: a matter of minutes exposure can cause the body to 38 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 1: go into shock and a person can lose consciousness within 39 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:06,640 Speaker 1: fifteen minutes. Rescue crews were working in those conditions in 40 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:08,519 Speaker 1: the dark, in the overnight hours. 41 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:11,679 Speaker 2: So of course the under the investigation is already underway, 42 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:14,880 Speaker 2: and a point of focus will be air traffic control. 43 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 2: In recorded audio between the control tower and the Black 44 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:21,560 Speaker 2: Hall helicopter. You can hear the air traffic controller ask 45 00:02:21,720 --> 00:02:25,480 Speaker 2: the pilot if they can see the American Airline's flight 46 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 2: and then ask them to quote pass behind it. 47 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:32,360 Speaker 1: The helicopter pilot responded that they have the plane in sight, 48 00:02:32,880 --> 00:02:36,600 Speaker 1: but then just thirteen seconds later the crash happened. We're 49 00:02:36,639 --> 00:02:38,600 Speaker 1: going to get the first real look at the crash 50 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:40,400 Speaker 1: site when the sun comes up this morning. But the 51 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:44,400 Speaker 1: plane reportedly broke into pieces and the helicopter is bobbing 52 00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:45,960 Speaker 1: upside down in the water. 53 00:02:46,240 --> 00:02:49,560 Speaker 2: Reagan National did close soon after the crash and will 54 00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:53,000 Speaker 2: remain closed until at least eleven o'clock this morning. President 55 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:56,120 Speaker 2: Trump has been brief the White House says he is 56 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:58,919 Speaker 2: monitoring the situation. He did put out a statement saying 57 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:03,360 Speaker 2: God bless their souls. This was immediately after the crash, 58 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:05,840 Speaker 2: and then he followed up later with a message on 59 00:03:06,040 --> 00:03:09,400 Speaker 2: truth social offering his assessment of what happened. 60 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:10,280 Speaker 3: Here's what he said. 61 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 1: The airplane was on a perfect and routine line of 62 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:16,679 Speaker 1: approach to the airport. The helicopter was going straight at 63 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 1: the airplane for an extended period of time. It is 64 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 1: a clear night. The lights on the plane were blazing. 65 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:26,480 Speaker 1: Why didn't the helicopter go up or down or turn? 66 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:29,600 Speaker 1: Why didn't the control tower tell the helicopter what to 67 00:03:29,639 --> 00:03:32,239 Speaker 1: do instead of asking if they saw the plane. This 68 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 1: is a bad situation that looks like it should have 69 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:36,000 Speaker 1: been prevented. 70 00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:36,920 Speaker 3: Not good. 71 00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:39,240 Speaker 2: Oh I apologize there for jumping in, but of course 72 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:42,040 Speaker 2: there were people at the airport waiting for loved ones, 73 00:03:42,240 --> 00:03:44,840 Speaker 2: as you can imagine, to arrive. And we have learned 74 00:03:44,880 --> 00:03:47,880 Speaker 2: about some of the people who were on board that flight, 75 00:03:48,120 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 2: and we're learning it from US Figure Skating. That organization 76 00:03:51,480 --> 00:03:55,040 Speaker 2: has confirmed that several members of the skating community were 77 00:03:55,120 --> 00:03:59,080 Speaker 2: on that flight, saying these athletes, coaches and family members 78 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:03,720 Speaker 2: were returning home from the national development camp in conjunction 79 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:07,080 Speaker 2: with the US Figure Skating Championship in Wichita, Kansas. 80 00:04:07,360 --> 00:04:10,880 Speaker 1: And Russian State TV is also reporting that two Russian 81 00:04:11,120 --> 00:04:15,720 Speaker 1: World Champion figure skaters were also aboard that flight. The 82 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:18,400 Speaker 1: rescue effort is expected to go on for days, according 83 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:21,400 Speaker 1: to the fire chief. A prayer vigil is planned in 84 00:04:21,440 --> 00:04:25,159 Speaker 1: Wichita today. But this is just one of those stories 85 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:27,760 Speaker 1: that you wake up to and you just feel a 86 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:31,640 Speaker 1: pit in your stomach. It is heartbreaking. It is not 87 00:04:31,839 --> 00:04:34,720 Speaker 1: something we've seen in this country for quite some time. 88 00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:36,960 Speaker 2: It's been a while since two thousand and nine. That 89 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:40,000 Speaker 2: was the last major crash deadly crash in the US. 90 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:43,039 Speaker 2: That one was in Buffalo, New York. Forty nine people 91 00:04:43,040 --> 00:04:45,800 Speaker 2: on board that plane died. There was another incident in 92 00:04:45,839 --> 00:04:49,840 Speaker 2: San Francisco with a plane that overran the runway. Three 93 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:51,800 Speaker 2: people on board died, but that was already after they 94 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:54,279 Speaker 2: were on the ground. So yes, it's been sixteen years 95 00:04:54,279 --> 00:04:56,760 Speaker 2: since the last major one like this that we have seen. 96 00:04:56,800 --> 00:04:59,839 Speaker 2: That these are always just shocking when they do have 97 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:02,320 Speaker 2: and when you talk about mechanical issues, that's one thing 98 00:05:02,400 --> 00:05:05,680 Speaker 2: under the investigation, but so far, all indications there was 99 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:09,200 Speaker 2: some kind of breakdown with air traffic control. That's a 100 00:05:09,320 --> 00:05:11,400 Speaker 2: very busy airspace, but they do this every day. 101 00:05:11,760 --> 00:05:14,280 Speaker 1: Look, this just should not happen anyone who lives in DC. 102 00:05:15,160 --> 00:05:17,279 Speaker 1: I lived there for several years. You know, this is 103 00:05:17,279 --> 00:05:22,040 Speaker 1: an incredibly busy part of the country, especially with all 104 00:05:22,080 --> 00:05:25,080 Speaker 1: of the no fly zones that are there in that area, 105 00:05:25,520 --> 00:05:27,880 Speaker 1: and so there is a limited amount of space. So 106 00:05:27,960 --> 00:05:32,200 Speaker 1: air traffic control becomes even hypersensitive when it comes to 107 00:05:32,279 --> 00:05:34,880 Speaker 1: try and managing all of these different aircraft. So It 108 00:05:34,960 --> 00:05:40,640 Speaker 1: really is puzzling to even imagine how this could have happened. 109 00:05:40,920 --> 00:05:44,920 Speaker 2: The helicopter was from Fort Belvoir in Virginia, which literally 110 00:05:44,960 --> 00:05:49,320 Speaker 2: sits on the bank of the Potomac River. Their aircraft 111 00:05:49,360 --> 00:05:52,800 Speaker 2: are always in the air there. Helicopter's military aircraft DCA. 112 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:55,599 Speaker 2: You will be hearing a lot about this moving forward. 113 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:58,000 Speaker 2: But Reagan National there have been complaints, there have been 114 00:05:58,040 --> 00:06:01,560 Speaker 2: criticism and there people have been yelling for years that 115 00:06:01,640 --> 00:06:05,760 Speaker 2: it is too crowded at this airport. It is bursting 116 00:06:05,800 --> 00:06:09,560 Speaker 2: at the seams. It is only the twenty fourth busiest 117 00:06:09,600 --> 00:06:12,640 Speaker 2: airport in the country, but it has the number one 118 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:15,440 Speaker 2: busiest runway in the country. 119 00:06:15,520 --> 00:06:18,680 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's a small airport. It is a very small airport. 120 00:06:18,720 --> 00:06:21,240 Speaker 1: I used to always love flying in and out of 121 00:06:21,320 --> 00:06:23,719 Speaker 1: that airport because a it's so close to everything you 122 00:06:23,760 --> 00:06:26,640 Speaker 1: need to be at in DC or in Alexandria, Virginia 123 00:06:26,880 --> 00:06:32,320 Speaker 1: where it's situated in Arlington there. But it is so small. 124 00:06:32,400 --> 00:06:34,520 Speaker 1: It's smaller than you could even imagine. And so yes, 125 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:36,360 Speaker 1: it's busy when you look at the size of it 126 00:06:36,400 --> 00:06:40,840 Speaker 1: and how many airplanes it takes in and you take 127 00:06:40,880 --> 00:06:42,640 Speaker 1: off from there, and yet you have such a few 128 00:06:42,640 --> 00:06:43,400 Speaker 1: amount of runways. 129 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:45,400 Speaker 2: So the graphic that you all are going to see 130 00:06:46,200 --> 00:06:50,080 Speaker 2: later on or through the day shows the airplane lining 131 00:06:50,200 --> 00:06:54,040 Speaker 2: up perfectly in line with the runway to make its landing, 132 00:06:54,120 --> 00:06:57,200 Speaker 2: and for some reason you see the black Hawk helicopter 133 00:06:57,320 --> 00:07:01,600 Speaker 2: its path goes right in the way of where the 134 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:04,279 Speaker 2: airplane was trying to go. They have been talking for 135 00:07:04,360 --> 00:07:07,640 Speaker 2: years about the shortage of air traffic controllers. That problem 136 00:07:07,720 --> 00:07:10,640 Speaker 2: was exacerbated by COVID nineteen lost a lot of air 137 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:13,880 Speaker 2: traffic controllers. Then they have been trying to hire more, 138 00:07:13,880 --> 00:07:15,800 Speaker 2: but they say it's going to take five plus years 139 00:07:15,800 --> 00:07:18,640 Speaker 2: to even get back to those levels, So that will 140 00:07:18,680 --> 00:07:20,520 Speaker 2: be a big part of this discussion as well. But 141 00:07:20,600 --> 00:07:23,120 Speaker 2: this is one mechanical is one thing. Things go wrong 142 00:07:23,280 --> 00:07:26,640 Speaker 2: a bird flying, Yes, when it's human error, and I 143 00:07:26,680 --> 00:07:30,760 Speaker 2: know sometimes it's just it happens. It has to happen sometime, 144 00:07:30,880 --> 00:07:34,600 Speaker 2: but this is one that you look and you go, wow, why, 145 00:07:34,840 --> 00:07:39,080 Speaker 2: how how did this happen? So it's this will go on. 146 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:42,560 Speaker 2: There will be another briefing this morning we're expecting out 147 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:44,720 Speaker 2: of DC and get more information. But this is just 148 00:07:44,760 --> 00:07:46,240 Speaker 2: a very difficult one overnight. 149 00:07:46,360 --> 00:07:51,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, every tragedy obviously is heartbreaking and devastating, but when 150 00:07:51,480 --> 00:07:55,120 Speaker 1: it's one that could easily have been prevented, it just 151 00:07:55,240 --> 00:08:02,080 Speaker 1: compounds that feeling of just tragedy because it didn't have 152 00:08:02,160 --> 00:08:02,600 Speaker 1: to happen. 153 00:08:02,720 --> 00:08:03,920 Speaker 2: You know, I want to mention this and I want 154 00:08:03,960 --> 00:08:05,600 Speaker 2: to show it to you, but it gives everybody's been 155 00:08:05,640 --> 00:08:07,520 Speaker 2: through that before. You've either been on the plane or 156 00:08:07,560 --> 00:08:09,360 Speaker 2: you've been the one at the airport waiting on somebody 157 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:11,920 Speaker 2: to arrive. And with the advent of Wi Fi on 158 00:08:11,960 --> 00:08:14,360 Speaker 2: the plane, what is one of the last things you know, 159 00:08:14,440 --> 00:08:16,360 Speaker 2: you have to send that last message on a plane 160 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:18,960 Speaker 2: to your loved one before you lose Wi Fi. Right, 161 00:08:19,280 --> 00:08:21,480 Speaker 2: And there's a guy that seeing in has been focusing 162 00:08:21,480 --> 00:08:24,240 Speaker 2: on this morning. He is showing the text message from 163 00:08:24,320 --> 00:08:27,960 Speaker 2: his wife twenty minutes before landing, saying we're on our approach, 164 00:08:28,320 --> 00:08:31,840 Speaker 2: gonna land, be on the ground in twenty minutes, he 165 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:35,439 Speaker 2: replies to her, and that message doesn't go through. He 166 00:08:35,520 --> 00:08:38,360 Speaker 2: never gets another message through to her after that. I 167 00:08:38,400 --> 00:08:41,240 Speaker 2: saw that this morn. Now, just that's just that's what 168 00:08:41,320 --> 00:08:44,200 Speaker 2: everybody's going through. You know what that's like, waiting on 169 00:08:44,240 --> 00:08:46,439 Speaker 2: somebody to come it doesn't arrive. 170 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:49,360 Speaker 1: Chills from head to toe because you know, I think 171 00:08:49,800 --> 00:08:52,920 Speaker 1: because we haven't had a massive tragedy like this in 172 00:08:53,320 --> 00:08:57,400 Speaker 1: recent memory. I haven't felt that sense of fear or 173 00:08:57,880 --> 00:09:00,640 Speaker 1: dread when I walk onto a plane. But that's all 174 00:09:00,679 --> 00:09:03,160 Speaker 1: going to probably be back and stay with us now 175 00:09:03,200 --> 00:09:06,000 Speaker 1: to realize, you know, every time we get into a car, 176 00:09:06,040 --> 00:09:07,800 Speaker 1: every time we get on a plane, you know, you 177 00:09:08,600 --> 00:09:12,640 Speaker 1: don't know. And this is just such a sad story 178 00:09:12,679 --> 00:09:15,760 Speaker 1: that hopefully some major changes can take place because of it. 179 00:09:15,800 --> 00:09:18,320 Speaker 2: The investigation is underway as well, has been with the 180 00:09:18,360 --> 00:09:21,360 Speaker 2: FAA near missus. They have launched an investigation. We have 181 00:09:21,400 --> 00:09:26,000 Speaker 2: seen more and more near misses airplanes at airports in 182 00:09:26,120 --> 00:09:31,200 Speaker 2: recent years. What is going on? And it sucks that 183 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:34,920 Speaker 2: it might take a tragedy and deaths before somebody finally 184 00:09:34,960 --> 00:09:37,280 Speaker 2: listens and makes a change. But it's just it's a 185 00:09:37,280 --> 00:09:39,200 Speaker 2: tough one this morning to wake up too, folks. But 186 00:09:39,960 --> 00:09:42,160 Speaker 2: other news out there to tell you about, and a 187 00:09:42,240 --> 00:09:44,840 Speaker 2: lot of news was out of DC yesterday. It seemed like, 188 00:09:45,200 --> 00:09:47,840 Speaker 2: well ever since Trump got back in the office, there's 189 00:09:47,840 --> 00:09:49,480 Speaker 2: been all kinds of news out of DC. But the 190 00:09:49,520 --> 00:09:54,560 Speaker 2: confirmation hearings do continue, and the grilling did commence yesterday 191 00:09:54,640 --> 00:09:59,000 Speaker 2: of our FK junior and it was intense, no surprise there, 192 00:09:59,040 --> 00:10:02,880 Speaker 2: but this went on three hours. Republicans and Democrats through 193 00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:06,280 Speaker 2: questions Adam on the Senate Finance Committee. 194 00:10:05,840 --> 00:10:08,080 Speaker 1: And those questions are going to continue today in front 195 00:10:08,080 --> 00:10:11,320 Speaker 1: of the Senate Committee on Health as Kennedy seeks confirmation 196 00:10:11,400 --> 00:10:14,120 Speaker 1: to become the next Secretary of Health and Human Services. 197 00:10:14,600 --> 00:10:17,400 Speaker 1: Yesterday's hearing is the one that counts, though. The Finance 198 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:19,680 Speaker 1: Committee is the panel that will vote on whether to 199 00:10:19,679 --> 00:10:22,800 Speaker 1: send his nomination to the Senate floor for a full vote. 200 00:10:22,960 --> 00:10:25,080 Speaker 2: And at this point looks like Kennedy may have won 201 00:10:25,160 --> 00:10:28,280 Speaker 2: over most Republicans, but he needs them all if he 202 00:10:28,320 --> 00:10:31,680 Speaker 2: doesn't have any appoint from Democrats. At this point, seems 203 00:10:31,679 --> 00:10:33,600 Speaker 2: like he's not going to get that. There is one 204 00:10:33,640 --> 00:10:37,400 Speaker 2: potential Republican holdout, Republican Senator Bill Cassidy from Louisiana, who 205 00:10:37,480 --> 00:10:39,920 Speaker 2: is a physician and also on the Health Committee. 206 00:10:39,960 --> 00:10:42,760 Speaker 1: Senator Cassidy said he wanted to withhold his judgment on 207 00:10:43,040 --> 00:10:46,640 Speaker 1: RFK Junior until after today's hearing, where he is yes 208 00:10:46,760 --> 00:10:50,000 Speaker 1: also a member. On Wednesday, RFK Junior took questions ranging 209 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:53,040 Speaker 1: from Medicaid and Medicare, where he showed his lack of 210 00:10:53,080 --> 00:10:57,080 Speaker 1: knowledge about the programs, to his changing stances on vaccines 211 00:10:57,200 --> 00:11:01,360 Speaker 1: and abortion, to even a measles out break in Samoa. 212 00:11:01,160 --> 00:11:03,400 Speaker 2: And he answered those questions. Of course, he has that 213 00:11:03,480 --> 00:11:06,800 Speaker 2: distinctive raspy voice. He has this neurological condition that causes 214 00:11:06,880 --> 00:11:10,319 Speaker 2: muscles in his voice box to spasm. His opening statement 215 00:11:10,600 --> 00:11:14,400 Speaker 2: he anticipating the vaccine questions that were coming. He tried 216 00:11:14,440 --> 00:11:17,079 Speaker 2: to set the tone by saying, news reports have claimed 217 00:11:17,080 --> 00:11:20,640 Speaker 2: that I am anti vaccine or anti industry. I am neither. 218 00:11:20,880 --> 00:11:24,480 Speaker 2: I am pro safety. They didn't seem to buy that right. 219 00:11:24,520 --> 00:11:24,920 Speaker 3: They didn't. 220 00:11:24,960 --> 00:11:29,120 Speaker 1: And even as he was saying it, a protester interrupted him, shouting, 221 00:11:29,200 --> 00:11:30,440 Speaker 1: accusing him of lying. 222 00:11:31,160 --> 00:11:33,640 Speaker 3: But I would say. One of the more memorable exchanges 223 00:11:33,679 --> 00:11:34,160 Speaker 3: came from. 224 00:11:34,040 --> 00:11:38,600 Speaker 1: Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, who bluntly told Kennedy this, frankly, 225 00:11:38,920 --> 00:11:39,960 Speaker 1: you frighten people. 226 00:11:40,840 --> 00:11:44,120 Speaker 2: And then there was another one from Bernie Sanders. I 227 00:11:44,120 --> 00:11:46,080 Speaker 2: don't even know how this happened. I wanted to yell 228 00:11:46,080 --> 00:11:47,600 Speaker 2: into the next room, hey baby, you got to come 229 00:11:47,640 --> 00:11:53,440 Speaker 2: see this. But this was Bernie Sanders confronted Kennedy with Onesies, Yes, baby, 230 00:11:53,840 --> 00:11:58,160 Speaker 2: Onesies company, Kennedy found it and whose board he resigned 231 00:11:58,200 --> 00:12:02,600 Speaker 2: from last month telling onesies on its website. What's the 232 00:12:02,600 --> 00:12:04,720 Speaker 2: big deal about the onesies? Why is it coming up 233 00:12:04,720 --> 00:12:08,600 Speaker 2: in the confirmation hearing? Because onesies say on them no VAXX, 234 00:12:09,120 --> 00:12:12,920 Speaker 2: no problem. Another one says unvaxed, unafraid. 235 00:12:13,480 --> 00:12:13,720 Speaker 3: Yeah. 236 00:12:13,720 --> 00:12:17,200 Speaker 1: So Sanders asked if Kennedy supported those onesies, and he 237 00:12:17,320 --> 00:12:21,600 Speaker 1: answered saying he supported vaccines. So if Kennedy makes it 238 00:12:21,640 --> 00:12:24,640 Speaker 1: through committee vote, he still cannot lose more than three 239 00:12:24,720 --> 00:12:27,880 Speaker 1: Republican votes to be officially confirmed. And again that's assuming 240 00:12:27,880 --> 00:12:31,320 Speaker 1: all Democrats vote against him. One of the Democrats they 241 00:12:31,360 --> 00:12:34,720 Speaker 1: thought who might vote for him was Bernie Sanders. But 242 00:12:34,840 --> 00:12:37,800 Speaker 1: given what we saw yesterday, seems like maybe that's not 243 00:12:38,240 --> 00:12:38,960 Speaker 1: going to be the case. 244 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:42,280 Speaker 2: Well, we get to watch all over again today and 245 00:12:42,400 --> 00:12:45,360 Speaker 2: today on this Thursday run. Stay with us, we will continue, 246 00:12:45,480 --> 00:12:47,880 Speaker 2: and just a moment when we come back, President Trump, 247 00:12:47,880 --> 00:12:50,520 Speaker 2: in the middle of making news, makes some other big 248 00:12:50,559 --> 00:12:54,240 Speaker 2: news and a former US senator has been sentenced to 249 00:12:54,440 --> 00:13:06,400 Speaker 2: eleven years in prison. We continue now on this Thursday 250 00:13:06,520 --> 00:13:09,320 Speaker 2: Morning Run, and next up, President Trump was at the 251 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:12,840 Speaker 2: signing ceremony for the Lakelin Riley Act. That act requires 252 00:13:12,920 --> 00:13:16,360 Speaker 2: the tension of undocumented migrants charged with certain crimes, but 253 00:13:16,400 --> 00:13:18,840 Speaker 2: While he was in the middle of that signing ceremony, 254 00:13:18,880 --> 00:13:22,080 Speaker 2: he dropped another bombshell. He announced that he will be 255 00:13:22,160 --> 00:13:25,880 Speaker 2: signing an executive order to prepare a facility to house 256 00:13:26,000 --> 00:13:29,040 Speaker 2: thirty thousand migrants at Guantanamo Bay. 257 00:13:29,480 --> 00:13:32,719 Speaker 1: Trump said this, most people don't even know about it. 258 00:13:32,720 --> 00:13:35,640 Speaker 1: We have thirty thousand beds in Guantanamo to detain the 259 00:13:35,679 --> 00:13:39,760 Speaker 1: worst criminal illegal aliens threatening the American people. Some of 260 00:13:39,760 --> 00:13:42,400 Speaker 1: them are so bad we don't even trust the countries 261 00:13:42,440 --> 00:13:44,800 Speaker 1: to hold them because we don't want them coming back. 262 00:13:44,920 --> 00:13:47,200 Speaker 2: Now. The President didn't go into any more detail about 263 00:13:47,200 --> 00:13:50,320 Speaker 2: this new executive action. Not clear how soon this plan 264 00:13:50,400 --> 00:13:53,400 Speaker 2: could be put into place. Guantanamo Bay, of course well 265 00:13:53,440 --> 00:13:56,840 Speaker 2: known and infamous attention center the US uses to hold 266 00:13:56,920 --> 00:14:01,720 Speaker 2: terrorism suspects. There is though a separate migrant processing center 267 00:14:01,840 --> 00:14:03,040 Speaker 2: there as well, but. 268 00:14:03,040 --> 00:14:05,719 Speaker 1: Much work will have to be done, experts say on 269 00:14:05,800 --> 00:14:09,600 Speaker 1: this facility to be able to actually house said thirty 270 00:14:09,679 --> 00:14:12,000 Speaker 1: thousand migrants. So we will see where that funding and 271 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:14,679 Speaker 1: what that timeline will be in the coming days. 272 00:14:14,720 --> 00:14:15,680 Speaker 3: Perhaps next up. 273 00:14:15,559 --> 00:14:17,240 Speaker 1: On the run, we're going to head to New York, 274 00:14:17,240 --> 00:14:20,680 Speaker 1: where a judge sentenced seventy one year old former New 275 00:14:20,760 --> 00:14:24,560 Speaker 1: Jersey Senator Bob Menendez to eleven years in prison. 276 00:14:25,480 --> 00:14:30,720 Speaker 2: I mean, what a fall. This was an incredibly powerful center. 277 00:14:30,880 --> 00:14:32,680 Speaker 2: He was a senator, he was the head of the 278 00:14:32,760 --> 00:14:37,040 Speaker 2: Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Now he emotionally asked the judge 279 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:41,240 Speaker 2: for a leniency, saying, your honor, you have before you 280 00:14:41,400 --> 00:14:45,800 Speaker 2: a chastened man. The judge responded with, somewhere along the way, 281 00:14:45,840 --> 00:14:50,160 Speaker 2: you became, I'm sorry to say, a corrupt politician. Wow. 282 00:14:50,320 --> 00:14:54,640 Speaker 1: Menendez was convicted of sixteen felonies for taking hundreds of 283 00:14:54,680 --> 00:14:57,840 Speaker 1: thousands of dollars in bribes in exchange for protecting an 284 00:14:57,920 --> 00:15:02,120 Speaker 1: enriching businessman and foreign govern Evidence that the former senator's 285 00:15:02,160 --> 00:15:05,320 Speaker 1: trial showed he did favors for Egypt and Katar and 286 00:15:05,440 --> 00:15:08,360 Speaker 1: accepted gold bars. Remember that it was such a big story. 287 00:15:08,360 --> 00:15:11,000 Speaker 1: They found gold bars all throughout his house. They found 288 00:15:11,040 --> 00:15:14,520 Speaker 1: cash stuffed in his suit pockets, hundreds of thousands of 289 00:15:14,600 --> 00:15:17,960 Speaker 1: dollars of that a Mercedes Benz convertible, and even some 290 00:15:18,320 --> 00:15:21,280 Speaker 1: check payouts to a sham consulting firm he set up 291 00:15:21,320 --> 00:15:22,880 Speaker 1: to take in all of this money. 292 00:15:22,960 --> 00:15:26,120 Speaker 2: Now, the prosecutors were actually going for fifteen years in prison, 293 00:15:26,160 --> 00:15:28,600 Speaker 2: pointing out this was the first time in US history 294 00:15:28,600 --> 00:15:31,280 Speaker 2: that a sitting US lawmaker had been found guilty for 295 00:15:31,600 --> 00:15:35,480 Speaker 2: serving as an illegal foreign agent. The judge said Menendez 296 00:15:35,560 --> 00:15:38,120 Speaker 2: does not have to report to prison until June sixth, 297 00:15:38,160 --> 00:15:41,320 Speaker 2: so he can be available when his wife, Nadine goes 298 00:15:41,360 --> 00:15:45,520 Speaker 2: on trial on similar corruption and bribery charges. That trial 299 00:15:45,560 --> 00:15:46,960 Speaker 2: is expected to start in March. 300 00:15:47,040 --> 00:15:50,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, both of his children were in court watching this 301 00:15:50,280 --> 00:15:52,440 Speaker 1: all happen with their mother, who is about to be 302 00:15:52,640 --> 00:15:54,160 Speaker 1: in the same boat. 303 00:15:54,280 --> 00:15:56,400 Speaker 3: So it was quite a scene, all right. 304 00:15:56,400 --> 00:15:59,600 Speaker 1: Next up on our run, remember President Trump's proposed federal 305 00:15:59,640 --> 00:16:04,760 Speaker 1: spending Yeah, never mind the White House reverse corus rescinded 306 00:16:04,800 --> 00:16:08,360 Speaker 1: the spending freeze yesterday, just one day after putting it 307 00:16:08,400 --> 00:16:09,119 Speaker 1: in place. 308 00:16:09,120 --> 00:16:12,000 Speaker 2: Because when they did put that thing in place, chaos, confusion, 309 00:16:12,040 --> 00:16:15,920 Speaker 2: and lawsuits strained across the country. All those groups across 310 00:16:15,920 --> 00:16:19,680 Speaker 2: the country that depend on trillions, We're talking trillions in 311 00:16:19,760 --> 00:16:23,400 Speaker 2: federal funding were scrambling for information to find out if 312 00:16:23,440 --> 00:16:24,920 Speaker 2: they were having their funds cut. 313 00:16:25,040 --> 00:16:27,440 Speaker 3: Right, So lawsuits challenging that spending freeze. 314 00:16:27,200 --> 00:16:29,560 Speaker 1: Soon followed, and then just minutes before the freeze was 315 00:16:29,600 --> 00:16:32,880 Speaker 1: supposed to go into place on Tuesday, a judge blocked it. 316 00:16:32,960 --> 00:16:36,400 Speaker 1: So then yesterday the White House just decided to waive 317 00:16:36,960 --> 00:16:39,480 Speaker 1: a very rare white flag on this. 318 00:16:39,440 --> 00:16:42,760 Speaker 2: One, but still wasn't such a white flag because they 319 00:16:42,840 --> 00:16:45,480 Speaker 2: still think they came out on top by making their point, 320 00:16:45,560 --> 00:16:48,320 Speaker 2: which is that we do need to get federal spending 321 00:16:48,400 --> 00:16:52,200 Speaker 2: under control and all federal spending now needs to reflect 322 00:16:52,360 --> 00:16:55,680 Speaker 2: the President's agenda. So we'll continue now on this morning 323 00:16:55,760 --> 00:16:57,800 Speaker 2: run with the Federal Reserve. They pumped the brakes on 324 00:16:57,920 --> 00:17:00,520 Speaker 2: interest rate cuts and decided to keep in interest rates 325 00:17:00,560 --> 00:17:02,840 Speaker 2: where they are after being on a bit of an 326 00:17:02,840 --> 00:17:04,760 Speaker 2: interest rate cutting campaign, and the. 327 00:17:04,760 --> 00:17:07,280 Speaker 1: Fed gave no indication that it plans to lower rates 328 00:17:07,320 --> 00:17:10,720 Speaker 1: again anytime soon. The markets reacted. They were down yesterday, 329 00:17:10,760 --> 00:17:14,239 Speaker 1: but not by a huge amount. This is exactly what 330 00:17:14,280 --> 00:17:18,440 Speaker 1: financial experts were anticipating. Fed officials certainly signaled in December 331 00:17:18,560 --> 00:17:23,240 Speaker 1: that interest rate cuts would be slowing. Inflation has eased 332 00:17:23,280 --> 00:17:26,080 Speaker 1: since the pandemic, but the Fed did acknowledge it remains 333 00:17:26,240 --> 00:17:27,160 Speaker 1: somewhat elevated. 334 00:17:27,440 --> 00:17:29,879 Speaker 2: The Fair chairman said they would be carefully monitoring the 335 00:17:29,920 --> 00:17:34,440 Speaker 2: Trump administration's new policies on tariffs and immigration. Said he's 336 00:17:34,440 --> 00:17:36,840 Speaker 2: had no contact with the President since Trump said last 337 00:17:36,840 --> 00:17:40,399 Speaker 2: week he would demand that interest rates drop immediately the 338 00:17:40,480 --> 00:17:43,200 Speaker 2: chairman Total reporters. I'm not going to have any response 339 00:17:43,280 --> 00:17:46,080 Speaker 2: or comment whatsoever on what the President said. It's not 340 00:17:46,240 --> 00:17:47,640 Speaker 2: appropriate for me to do. 341 00:17:47,920 --> 00:17:50,000 Speaker 3: So wow, an adult acting like an adult. 342 00:17:50,160 --> 00:17:53,359 Speaker 2: That was a very wow. Everybody should cut and paste 343 00:17:53,520 --> 00:17:54,119 Speaker 2: that answer. 344 00:17:54,640 --> 00:17:57,880 Speaker 1: So simple, so easy, and so correct. All right, Next 345 00:17:57,960 --> 00:18:01,320 Speaker 1: up on our run, check out this list of performers 346 00:18:01,400 --> 00:18:06,280 Speaker 1: just announced for the Sunday's Grammys. Stevie Wonder, John Legend, 347 00:18:06,560 --> 00:18:11,760 Speaker 1: Cheryl Crowe, Herbie Hancock, Janelle Money, Lany Wilson, Cynthia Orrivo, 348 00:18:12,160 --> 00:18:14,240 Speaker 1: Brad Paisley, just to name a few. 349 00:18:14,400 --> 00:18:16,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's not even all of them. But the show 350 00:18:16,320 --> 00:18:20,480 Speaker 2: is expected to feature several special and even emotional performances, 351 00:18:20,560 --> 00:18:23,359 Speaker 2: including a tribute to Quincy Jones and a tribute to 352 00:18:23,400 --> 00:18:26,520 Speaker 2: the city of Los Angeles. The Recording Academy has said 353 00:18:26,520 --> 00:18:28,840 Speaker 2: the show will take on a new sense of purpose 354 00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:32,400 Speaker 2: this year, raising money for the wildfire relief efforts as 355 00:18:32,400 --> 00:18:34,119 Speaker 2: well as honoring the first responders. 356 00:18:34,160 --> 00:18:36,840 Speaker 1: And that new list of performers what I just listed 357 00:18:36,960 --> 00:18:40,200 Speaker 1: is in addition to the previously announced list, which included 358 00:18:40,240 --> 00:18:45,280 Speaker 1: Billie Eilish, Benson Boone, Teddy Swims, Shakira Chappelle, Ron and 359 00:18:45,680 --> 00:18:48,960 Speaker 1: many many more. The sixty seventh Grammys Awards take place 360 00:18:49,000 --> 00:18:52,680 Speaker 1: Sunday at eight pm Eastern. Maybe this is something we 361 00:18:52,800 --> 00:18:55,399 Speaker 1: all need to watch and see and celebrate, just given 362 00:18:55,720 --> 00:18:57,080 Speaker 1: all of the news as of late. 363 00:18:57,280 --> 00:18:59,600 Speaker 2: You know you say that, Yes I agree with what 364 00:18:59,600 --> 00:19:03,359 Speaker 2: you're saying, and yes I got sports and sometimes music, 365 00:19:03,520 --> 00:19:06,880 Speaker 2: music is healing can help. But even the celebratory night 366 00:19:07,000 --> 00:19:09,960 Speaker 2: is taking on more of a muted tone. And it should, 367 00:19:10,320 --> 00:19:13,840 Speaker 2: I absolutely should. But they're the ones that decided we're 368 00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:15,720 Speaker 2: gonna go ahead with our show. I think some of 369 00:19:15,760 --> 00:19:18,040 Speaker 2: the pre Grammy stuff has changed and some parties have 370 00:19:18,119 --> 00:19:21,280 Speaker 2: been canceled, but other award shows move things around and 371 00:19:21,320 --> 00:19:23,240 Speaker 2: shifted this and that, and they stuck to their date 372 00:19:23,240 --> 00:19:25,040 Speaker 2: and they're gonna honor La with it. 373 00:19:25,080 --> 00:19:28,120 Speaker 3: So I love that. I think it's the right move. 374 00:19:28,240 --> 00:19:31,600 Speaker 1: And music, I mean, how much does music help all 375 00:19:31,680 --> 00:19:34,600 Speaker 1: of us through so many different parts of our lives, 376 00:19:34,600 --> 00:19:38,800 Speaker 1: from celebrating to to commiserating to just feeling unified. 377 00:19:38,880 --> 00:19:42,120 Speaker 3: Music is healing music. I think it's a smart move. 378 00:19:42,600 --> 00:19:46,520 Speaker 2: Every emotion, everything we go through. You have a music playlist, 379 00:19:46,600 --> 00:19:47,119 Speaker 2: Oh yeah. 380 00:19:47,240 --> 00:19:49,520 Speaker 3: I have a sad playlist. I have a happy playlist. 381 00:19:49,560 --> 00:19:51,760 Speaker 3: I have an inspirational I have an angry playlist. You 382 00:19:51,760 --> 00:19:52,639 Speaker 3: know all of the above. 383 00:19:52,960 --> 00:19:55,000 Speaker 2: I keep an uplifting one because I do do I 384 00:19:55,040 --> 00:19:58,919 Speaker 2: find myself I usually need that the most. All Right, folks, 385 00:19:58,960 --> 00:20:02,760 Speaker 2: on this this Thursday, Yes, on this Thursday. As you 386 00:20:02,800 --> 00:20:04,760 Speaker 2: go about your day, here's something we'd like for you 387 00:20:04,800 --> 00:20:07,000 Speaker 2: to consider. It is our quote of the day. 388 00:20:07,200 --> 00:20:09,600 Speaker 1: If you spend your whole life waiting for the storm, 389 00:20:09,920 --> 00:20:12,000 Speaker 1: you'll never enjoy the sunshine. 390 00:20:12,040 --> 00:20:13,879 Speaker 2: Don't be that person. I hate when I catch you 391 00:20:14,080 --> 00:20:16,000 Speaker 2: things are well and I'm waiting for something to go wrong. 392 00:20:16,080 --> 00:20:19,240 Speaker 1: Yep, it's like it's too good to be true or wait, 393 00:20:19,480 --> 00:20:23,000 Speaker 1: so you forget to actually enjoy things when they're happening 394 00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:25,760 Speaker 1: because you're so concerned that they're going to end, or 395 00:20:25,760 --> 00:20:28,640 Speaker 1: something's coming, or something's on the horizon. It's another way 396 00:20:28,680 --> 00:20:30,560 Speaker 1: to say, live in the moment, enjoy the moment. And 397 00:20:30,600 --> 00:20:34,000 Speaker 1: I think you know, when you hear about these mass 398 00:20:34,040 --> 00:20:37,879 Speaker 1: tragedies and when they happen, it's gutting, but it's also 399 00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:40,600 Speaker 1: just a reminder to live to live. 400 00:20:41,160 --> 00:20:44,439 Speaker 2: Folks. Keep those folks in LA certainly in your thoughts today. 401 00:20:44,520 --> 00:20:48,679 Speaker 2: Keep those folks in DC, those families in your thoughts today. 402 00:20:48,720 --> 00:20:51,560 Speaker 2: Again you have members of the military. Entire military is 403 00:20:51,600 --> 00:20:54,960 Speaker 2: going to be mourning today the loss of soldiers. You 404 00:20:55,040 --> 00:20:57,200 Speaker 2: got sixty four people on board the other one. Those 405 00:20:57,240 --> 00:21:00,280 Speaker 2: are all families, those are friends. Talk about the US 406 00:21:00,320 --> 00:21:04,000 Speaker 2: skating community, figure skating community. It's just so many people 407 00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:06,600 Speaker 2: are impacted today, and we're all impacted because we will 408 00:21:06,640 --> 00:21:09,840 Speaker 2: be on a plane soon or you know somebody that's 409 00:21:09,880 --> 00:21:12,119 Speaker 2: going to be on a plane soon, or even today today. 410 00:21:12,280 --> 00:21:13,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, right, So it's just. 411 00:21:13,480 --> 00:21:15,399 Speaker 2: One of those things to keep in mind. Please, folks, 412 00:21:15,400 --> 00:21:19,520 Speaker 2: be kind to somebody, stop and smell some roses and 413 00:21:20,040 --> 00:21:24,600 Speaker 2: enjoy life. And today tomorrow is not guaranteed. So with that, folks, 414 00:21:24,760 --> 00:21:26,280 Speaker 2: the quote of the day, if you spend your whole 415 00:21:26,320 --> 00:21:29,800 Speaker 2: life waiting for the storm, you'll never enjoy the sunshine. 416 00:21:29,880 --> 00:21:32,480 Speaker 2: And we want to remind you all that the morning 417 00:21:32,560 --> 00:21:36,359 Speaker 2: run is now guaranteed to be ready and waiting for 418 00:21:36,400 --> 00:21:39,399 Speaker 2: you by six thirty Eastern time every single day, So 419 00:21:39,440 --> 00:21:42,680 Speaker 2: no matter what time you start your routine or your commute, 420 00:21:42,960 --> 00:21:44,840 Speaker 2: hopefully this will help you through e morning. 421 00:21:45,240 --> 00:21:47,080 Speaker 3: Thank you so much for running with us everyone. 422 00:21:47,119 --> 00:21:49,480 Speaker 2: I'm Ae Robots and I'm TJ. Holmes. Folks will see 423 00:21:49,480 --> 00:21:50,160 Speaker 2: you on the run tomorrow.