1 00:00:01,120 --> 00:00:05,960 Speaker 1: Morning Run with Amy and TJ and iHeartRadio Podcast. Good 2 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:11,280 Speaker 1: morning everyone, Welcome to Morning Run. It is Thursday, March nineteenth, 3 00:00:11,800 --> 00:00:15,400 Speaker 1: aka a national holiday for a lot of you out there. 4 00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:16,840 Speaker 1: I'm Amy Robot and I'm TJ. 5 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:19,239 Speaker 2: Holmes. Yes, march Man is getting underway today. There will 6 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:22,000 Speaker 2: be sixteen games today, sixteen games tomorrow. A lot of people. 7 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:23,880 Speaker 2: I'm not going to be very productive at work today, 8 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:30,280 Speaker 2: It's understood, and that is okay. Productivity at work. People 9 00:00:30,360 --> 00:00:33,240 Speaker 2: are working at airports, but not as many. Yes, march 10 00:00:33,240 --> 00:00:34,879 Speaker 2: Man is going to be a big whoop to do, 11 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:36,519 Speaker 2: but a big whoop to do every single day. And 12 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:39,000 Speaker 2: we're starting with this and talking about this and begging 13 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:41,400 Speaker 2: and pleading with you all. Please pay these TSA workers, 14 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:44,239 Speaker 2: please please do. And it's not just a matter of 15 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:47,040 Speaker 2: the public. We should not have people who are working 16 00:00:47,080 --> 00:00:51,040 Speaker 2: to protect this country from a possible terror attack or 17 00:00:51,159 --> 00:00:53,840 Speaker 2: attacking the skies in our airlines robes. They should not 18 00:00:53,960 --> 00:00:57,360 Speaker 2: be in line at fucking food banks. They should not 19 00:00:57,480 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 2: be in line and people making donations to try to 20 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:02,440 Speaker 2: feed the people that we say are the most important 21 00:01:02,680 --> 00:01:05,039 Speaker 2: and one of the first lines of defense in this 22 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:08,720 Speaker 2: war on terror and literal war with iron rod. This 23 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:10,959 Speaker 2: is so unfair to see a food bank line for 24 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:11,839 Speaker 2: tsa work. 25 00:01:11,800 --> 00:01:14,840 Speaker 1: That is horrific, and to think about them now having 26 00:01:14,880 --> 00:01:19,400 Speaker 1: to take on other jobs. DoorDash drivers, uber drivers anything 27 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:22,600 Speaker 1: to pay the bills. While yes, we are at war, 28 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:26,720 Speaker 1: the timing would never be good for this to happen, 29 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:29,959 Speaker 1: but certainly given where we are in the world, this 30 00:01:30,160 --> 00:01:34,080 Speaker 1: is just horrific. And yeah, there are typically six security 31 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:36,280 Speaker 1: checkpoints at the Philly airport. This is just to give 32 00:01:36,280 --> 00:01:39,399 Speaker 1: you some perspective. Three of them were closed yesterday. 33 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:42,760 Speaker 2: Okay, fine, that's an inconvenience for travelers, and travelers are 34 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:46,319 Speaker 2: getting pissed. You all as pissed as you are. All 35 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:49,320 Speaker 2: of those people you're looking at and your frustration at 36 00:01:49,320 --> 00:01:52,160 Speaker 2: the airport have not gotten to check it over a month. 37 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:56,280 Speaker 2: These are not people who are making six figure salaries 38 00:01:56,320 --> 00:01:59,640 Speaker 2: who got you know, plenty of rainy day funds. These 39 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 2: are folks who own average and making forty fifty sixty 40 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:05,600 Speaker 2: thousand dollars the most basic. This has got to stop. 41 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:08,080 Speaker 2: This is awful. The food banking thing got me ropes. 42 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:11,840 Speaker 2: These folks that important we created them to keep from 43 00:02:12,120 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 2: so they can find a shoe bomba This is why 44 00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:18,400 Speaker 2: we created this whole force. Because they're so important and 45 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:22,880 Speaker 2: they're lining up, we have to make donations to feed them. 46 00:02:23,240 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 2: Stop it's increasing. 47 00:02:24,919 --> 00:02:26,960 Speaker 1: It's hard to imagine and think about it. Look for 48 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:28,839 Speaker 1: the folks who do have to call out sack, who 49 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:31,640 Speaker 1: do have to go find other work. Imagine the folks 50 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:35,680 Speaker 1: who were left behind with these hours long lines and yeah, 51 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:40,119 Speaker 1: angry passengers, what they're having to deal with and then 52 00:02:40,280 --> 00:02:43,000 Speaker 1: not come home with a paycheck. It's unthinkable. 53 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, they have their limits. Also, I should mention adding 54 00:02:46,320 --> 00:02:48,760 Speaker 2: to look any day, if everything was working fully and 55 00:02:48,800 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 2: fully staffed, you don't want to hear anything about a 56 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:53,919 Speaker 2: ground stop in an airport based on a power outage. 57 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:56,639 Speaker 2: Just happened at Denver. Bro that's a bad day if 58 00:02:56,680 --> 00:02:59,799 Speaker 2: with full staffing. So you consider what's happening at the 59 00:02:59,840 --> 00:03:02,880 Speaker 2: air and then this happened at Denver, you can imagine 60 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:05,320 Speaker 2: how awful that was. But we're seeing the national raid. 61 00:03:05,320 --> 00:03:07,400 Speaker 2: They say it's ten percent robes, the call out rate. 62 00:03:07,840 --> 00:03:10,799 Speaker 2: It's normally what was it to think normally, But you 63 00:03:10,919 --> 00:03:13,800 Speaker 2: got airports that are up parts of forty plus percent 64 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:17,960 Speaker 2: up the TSA staff calling out and we are not 65 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:20,080 Speaker 2: mad at them for it we have. Please don't be 66 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:23,160 Speaker 2: mad at the TSA agent. They're trying to find other 67 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:27,760 Speaker 2: work to feed family. So we just want to start 68 00:03:27,760 --> 00:03:29,079 Speaker 2: with that. And we you know, we're going to beat 69 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:31,160 Speaker 2: that drum every day until this is over. But this 70 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:35,840 Speaker 2: is absolutely absurd. On this was It's Thursday, Thursday morning run. 71 00:03:35,880 --> 00:03:38,320 Speaker 2: We're gonna be making stops along the way today in 72 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 2: Barcelona on Capitol Hill. Certainly Iran making a stop in 73 00:03:42,480 --> 00:03:45,040 Speaker 2: Orlando today, and we have to make a stop at 74 00:03:45,040 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 2: the Federal Reserve. But yes, let's start with what we're seeing. 75 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:51,960 Speaker 2: This continued war in Iran robes. What are the days? 76 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:53,880 Speaker 2: I haven't keep keeping up, you know, people like to 77 00:03:53,960 --> 00:03:56,040 Speaker 2: keep count what day of the war. This isn't I 78 00:03:56,040 --> 00:03:56,800 Speaker 2: don't have the accuracy. 79 00:03:56,840 --> 00:03:59,360 Speaker 1: I believe it's day nineteen. We just heard from Pete's Hegsath, 80 00:03:59,400 --> 00:04:02,000 Speaker 1: who is actually as we're recording this, giving an update 81 00:04:02,040 --> 00:04:03,840 Speaker 1: on the war with Iran. But here's what we know. 82 00:04:04,480 --> 00:04:07,840 Speaker 1: The latest significant strikes launched in the war have been 83 00:04:07,880 --> 00:04:11,400 Speaker 1: focused on energy sites. Iran has kept up its attacks 84 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:15,200 Speaker 1: on some of its neighbors, in particular Saudi Arabia and Cutter, 85 00:04:15,240 --> 00:04:19,279 Speaker 1: where national natural gas refineries were hit by Iran. 86 00:04:19,440 --> 00:04:21,719 Speaker 2: Now, Iran is making the claim that they did this 87 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:26,080 Speaker 2: in retaliation for their own energy infrastructure being attacked. President 88 00:04:26,080 --> 00:04:28,279 Speaker 2: Trump has now weighed in on this. He's threatened to 89 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:32,280 Speaker 2: blow up a key gas refinery in Iran if they 90 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:34,080 Speaker 2: continue attacking their neighbors. 91 00:04:34,200 --> 00:04:39,240 Speaker 1: And speaking of natural gas refineries and resources and energy, yeah, 92 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:42,760 Speaker 1: let's talk gas prices. They are now at three dollars 93 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:45,560 Speaker 1: in eighty eight cents, that is the national average. Prices 94 00:04:45,600 --> 00:04:48,240 Speaker 1: were around or just under three dollars when the war 95 00:04:48,279 --> 00:04:50,279 Speaker 1: with Iran started. So they are going up and it 96 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:52,240 Speaker 1: looks like they're continuing in that direction. 97 00:04:52,440 --> 00:04:54,920 Speaker 2: Yes, so it's causing a TSA agent even more to 98 00:04:54,960 --> 00:04:56,560 Speaker 2: put gas in the car to get to a job 99 00:04:56,600 --> 00:04:59,280 Speaker 2: that you're not getting paid for. Continuing on our run 100 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:02,680 Speaker 2: here now left interest rates unchanged yesterday, but the FED 101 00:05:02,720 --> 00:05:06,320 Speaker 2: chair express concerns about the impact the Iran war could 102 00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:08,040 Speaker 2: have on the world economy. 103 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:11,440 Speaker 1: Now, the Fed cut interest rates on three separate occasions 104 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:16,960 Speaker 1: last year. But here's the deal, the honest and scary 105 00:05:16,960 --> 00:05:19,240 Speaker 1: assessment coming from the Fed. The thing I really want 106 00:05:19,279 --> 00:05:23,320 Speaker 1: to emphasize is nobody knows how the war will ultimately 107 00:05:23,320 --> 00:05:26,160 Speaker 1: impact the economy. That is what we're hearing in uncertainty, 108 00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:28,880 Speaker 1: as we've talked about, is never ever a good thing 109 00:05:29,640 --> 00:05:32,560 Speaker 1: for the stock market. They don't like it. 110 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:34,960 Speaker 2: You know what I appreciate his honesty with that one 111 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:37,280 Speaker 2: scared the hell out of me. Is he knows everything 112 00:05:37,320 --> 00:05:40,000 Speaker 2: about the economy, and this dude said, don't know what's 113 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:41,760 Speaker 2: going to happen. Continue on the run here now. US 114 00:05:41,800 --> 00:05:46,480 Speaker 2: officials considered relocating Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary 115 00:05:46,480 --> 00:05:51,800 Speaker 2: of Defense Pete Heseth after unidentified drones were detected flying 116 00:05:51,839 --> 00:05:54,039 Speaker 2: above the army base where they live. 117 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:57,320 Speaker 1: The Washington Post is reporting the military does not know 118 00:05:57,360 --> 00:05:59,680 Speaker 1: where those drones came from. The base. We're talking about 119 00:05:59,720 --> 00:06:02,719 Speaker 1: folk Fort McNair in DC. It serves as residents for 120 00:06:02,800 --> 00:06:05,919 Speaker 1: both of those secretaries, and according to the Post, Rubio 121 00:06:05,960 --> 00:06:11,000 Speaker 1: and Hexseth have yet to be relocated. Despite this disturbing news. 122 00:06:10,920 --> 00:06:13,760 Speaker 2: Debate, there are leaders fair games. Since we are taking 123 00:06:13,760 --> 00:06:17,520 Speaker 2: out everybody who's in a position of power in Iran, 124 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:19,320 Speaker 2: it seems right now want to turn into another air 125 00:06:19,320 --> 00:06:19,760 Speaker 2: Force base. 126 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:19,920 Speaker 1: Now. 127 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:23,640 Speaker 2: McDill in Tampa on lockdown Wednesday for a bit with 128 00:06:23,720 --> 00:06:26,440 Speaker 2: a shelter in place order after a threat was received 129 00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:29,240 Speaker 2: that just days after a suspicious package was found to 130 00:06:29,279 --> 00:06:29,760 Speaker 2: the base this. 131 00:06:29,720 --> 00:06:32,720 Speaker 1: Week, and apparently this wasn't just any suspicious package. The 132 00:06:32,760 --> 00:06:38,120 Speaker 1: FBI is now saying they believe that package contained an 133 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:42,440 Speaker 1: improvised explosive device, or saying a possible improvised explosive device. 134 00:06:42,480 --> 00:06:45,479 Speaker 1: We don't know if it would have gone off or not, 135 00:06:45,600 --> 00:06:48,040 Speaker 1: but the agency didn't want to go into any more details, 136 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:50,480 Speaker 1: saying it was still an active investigation. 137 00:06:50,720 --> 00:06:54,760 Speaker 2: And McDill Air Force Base home to the US Central Command, Yes, Sentcom, 138 00:06:54,839 --> 00:06:57,599 Speaker 2: you hear so much about. They are the hub of 139 00:06:57,680 --> 00:06:59,919 Speaker 2: so much kind of gone activity and right now operate 140 00:07:00,320 --> 00:07:03,240 Speaker 2: Epic Fury is being run out of there. Continuing on 141 00:07:03,279 --> 00:07:07,080 Speaker 2: this run notable moment from yesterday's must see intelligence hearing 142 00:07:07,120 --> 00:07:08,040 Speaker 2: on Capitol Hill. 143 00:07:08,200 --> 00:07:10,720 Speaker 1: Yes, the hearing was for the country's top intelligence officials 144 00:07:10,720 --> 00:07:14,360 Speaker 1: to give an update to Congress on global threats. As 145 00:07:14,360 --> 00:07:17,440 Speaker 1: you might imagine, a lot of that focus was on Iran. 146 00:07:17,760 --> 00:07:21,760 Speaker 1: The Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, refused to say 147 00:07:21,840 --> 00:07:25,520 Speaker 1: whether the intelligent community determined Iran was in fact an 148 00:07:25,760 --> 00:07:29,000 Speaker 1: imminent threat like the President has been saying for weeks now. 149 00:07:29,040 --> 00:07:32,520 Speaker 2: So Gabbard and her prepared remarks said that last year's 150 00:07:32,640 --> 00:07:38,320 Speaker 2: US led attack obliterated Iran's nuclear program. She testified the 151 00:07:38,480 --> 00:07:42,840 Speaker 2: US obliterated their program. So some Democrats followed up by 152 00:07:42,840 --> 00:07:47,320 Speaker 2: asking a natural and pretty simple question. If it was obliterated, 153 00:07:47,560 --> 00:07:50,720 Speaker 2: then how is it possible that the intelligence community concluded 154 00:07:50,760 --> 00:07:54,280 Speaker 2: that Iran has already become such an imminent threat so 155 00:07:54,520 --> 00:07:58,160 Speaker 2: quickly that we had to attack. That is a natural question. 156 00:07:58,200 --> 00:07:59,880 Speaker 2: The President has been out there saying that, yes, they 157 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:04,640 Speaker 2: an imminent nuclear threat. Even she was asked directly, did 158 00:08:04,800 --> 00:08:08,560 Speaker 2: you all in the intelligence community report to the president 159 00:08:08,640 --> 00:08:12,920 Speaker 2: that there was an imminent threat from Iran? Robes her 160 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:17,480 Speaker 2: answer and give Georgia Senator Ossof credit for this. He 161 00:08:17,880 --> 00:08:22,440 Speaker 2: wouldn't let her go on this. I was stunned by 162 00:08:22,520 --> 00:08:23,840 Speaker 2: her answers to him. 163 00:08:24,080 --> 00:08:28,400 Speaker 1: Yes. And this is a cabinet official who six years 164 00:08:28,400 --> 00:08:32,960 Speaker 1: ago had shirt saying no war in Iran. So there's 165 00:08:32,960 --> 00:08:35,120 Speaker 1: a lot of questions as to how she personally feels 166 00:08:35,240 --> 00:08:39,400 Speaker 1: and where she is in terms of her transparency. 167 00:08:39,640 --> 00:08:42,920 Speaker 2: She's the head of the intelligence who's saying it's not 168 00:08:43,080 --> 00:08:47,360 Speaker 2: my responsibility to assess tell the president whether it's an 169 00:08:47,400 --> 00:08:52,199 Speaker 2: imminent threat. She actually said that under oath, in which 170 00:08:52,400 --> 00:08:56,479 Speaker 2: point OSSOF called her on it. Of course that's her responsibility, 171 00:08:56,480 --> 00:09:01,840 Speaker 2: but she said, ultimately the president does sides if it 172 00:09:01,920 --> 00:09:04,960 Speaker 2: is an imminent threat, and not her. It was bizarre. 173 00:09:05,040 --> 00:09:07,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's weird to act as if an intelligence official 174 00:09:07,760 --> 00:09:10,360 Speaker 1: isn't in charge of assessing a situation and then giving 175 00:09:10,400 --> 00:09:13,000 Speaker 1: that information for the president. Yeah, that was tough, all right. 176 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:14,839 Speaker 1: Next up on the run, the counter terrorism guy who 177 00:09:14,920 --> 00:09:18,360 Speaker 1: very publicly resigned from his position in the Trump administration 178 00:09:18,480 --> 00:09:21,960 Speaker 1: in protest of the war with Iran is now reportedly 179 00:09:22,040 --> 00:09:24,800 Speaker 1: being investigated for media leaks. 180 00:09:24,880 --> 00:09:26,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, Joe Kent is the name. He wrote that pretty 181 00:09:26,640 --> 00:09:29,360 Speaker 2: damning letter saying that Iran was no imminent threat to 182 00:09:29,400 --> 00:09:32,000 Speaker 2: the US and that he couldn't in good conscience continue 183 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:34,840 Speaker 2: to serve the administration. Now, of course the White House 184 00:09:34,880 --> 00:09:37,000 Speaker 2: and the President as well, they immediately went after him 185 00:09:37,080 --> 00:09:40,440 Speaker 2: and started to discredit him and said they're glad he's gone. 186 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:42,160 Speaker 2: But there's more to the story. 187 00:09:42,080 --> 00:09:45,040 Speaker 1: Yes, because now multiple media outlets we're talking CBS, New 188 00:09:45,160 --> 00:09:48,560 Speaker 1: York Times, etc. Are all ciding sources that say the 189 00:09:48,679 --> 00:09:53,840 Speaker 1: FBI has now opened an investigation into Joe Kent for 190 00:09:54,080 --> 00:09:58,600 Speaker 1: possible intelligence leaks. We see where this one is going. 191 00:09:58,640 --> 00:10:00,880 Speaker 1: We will follow up on that one, but next up 192 00:10:00,880 --> 00:10:03,040 Speaker 1: on the Run. Democrats walked out of a closed door 193 00:10:03,040 --> 00:10:06,000 Speaker 1: meeting with Attorney General Pam Bondi yesterday. 194 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:08,319 Speaker 2: It was supposed to be a briefing on the Epstein files. 195 00:10:08,400 --> 00:10:11,520 Speaker 2: Bod Democrats didn't stick around after they say she refused 196 00:10:11,520 --> 00:10:15,920 Speaker 2: to commit to honoring the committee's subpoena of her, which 197 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:19,040 Speaker 2: calls for her to give sworn testimony next month. 198 00:10:19,160 --> 00:10:22,800 Speaker 1: Republicans are accusing the Democrats of staging this whole thing 199 00:10:22,880 --> 00:10:26,440 Speaker 1: and grand standing. Bondi has in response to the subpoena 200 00:10:26,520 --> 00:10:31,280 Speaker 1: said quote she is committed to following the law vague. 201 00:10:31,440 --> 00:10:32,880 Speaker 2: Next up on the Run here more for our work 202 00:10:32,960 --> 00:10:35,360 Speaker 2: on Capitol Hill yesterday, as President Trump's pick to replace 203 00:10:35,440 --> 00:10:38,760 Speaker 2: Christy Nolan as Homeland Security Secretary faced senators during his 204 00:10:38,880 --> 00:10:39,640 Speaker 2: confirmation here. 205 00:10:39,760 --> 00:10:43,959 Speaker 1: Yes, Oklahoma Republican Senator Mark Wayne Mullen most notably clashed 206 00:10:43,960 --> 00:10:47,199 Speaker 1: with fellow Republican and Chair of the Committee Rand Paul, 207 00:10:47,640 --> 00:10:50,880 Speaker 1: and this got personal. Paul used his opening statement to 208 00:10:50,920 --> 00:10:53,360 Speaker 1: call Mullin out for referring to him as a freaking 209 00:10:53,440 --> 00:10:56,800 Speaker 1: snake and saying he completely understands why a neighbor assaulted 210 00:10:56,840 --> 00:10:58,160 Speaker 1: Paul several years ago. 211 00:10:58,080 --> 00:11:02,280 Speaker 2: Paul said Mullin has anger issues. Well, there was what 212 00:11:02,400 --> 00:11:05,160 Speaker 2: there was a confirmation hearing, yes, you have anger issues. 213 00:11:05,240 --> 00:11:09,800 Speaker 2: And he said also that Mullan applauds violence and question 214 00:11:09,880 --> 00:11:12,040 Speaker 2: his ability to lead an agency that has struggled to 215 00:11:12,080 --> 00:11:16,559 Speaker 2: accept limits proper use of to proper use of force. 216 00:11:17,400 --> 00:11:19,800 Speaker 2: He is not going to get Paul's quote, No question 217 00:11:19,840 --> 00:11:22,720 Speaker 2: about that. As well. He did do something I thought 218 00:11:22,840 --> 00:11:25,480 Speaker 2: Rhobes that Christina On wouldn't do, which was walk back 219 00:11:25,520 --> 00:11:28,880 Speaker 2: some of his early comments about Alex Pretty in Minneapolis. 220 00:11:29,000 --> 00:11:31,880 Speaker 1: Yes, he said initially that he called Alex Pretty had 221 00:11:31,920 --> 00:11:35,840 Speaker 1: deranged individual and it was nice to hear finally someone 222 00:11:35,920 --> 00:11:39,440 Speaker 1: say under oath, he said this, those words probably should 223 00:11:39,440 --> 00:11:42,680 Speaker 1: have been retracted. I shouldn't have said that. I was 224 00:11:42,760 --> 00:11:48,400 Speaker 1: responding immediately without the facts. That's my fault. That won't happen. 225 00:11:48,400 --> 00:11:52,080 Speaker 1: As secretary, he stopped short of apologizing to the Pretty family, 226 00:11:52,080 --> 00:11:54,160 Speaker 1: but he said once the investigation comes through and if 227 00:11:54,200 --> 00:11:56,600 Speaker 1: it's proven all that he would be open to it. 228 00:11:57,040 --> 00:11:59,800 Speaker 2: You know, I'm remembering a quote that said, sometimes the 229 00:12:01,160 --> 00:12:05,160 Speaker 2: most powerful, hurtful, impactful words are the ones that aren't said. 230 00:12:05,600 --> 00:12:08,559 Speaker 2: I don't know why DC officials. Why it's such a 231 00:12:08,600 --> 00:12:11,400 Speaker 2: weakness to say I made a mistake and I apologize 232 00:12:11,400 --> 00:12:13,880 Speaker 2: to you for it. To see him, we were giving 233 00:12:13,960 --> 00:12:17,760 Speaker 2: him credit like wow, okay, but he's still refused, refused. 234 00:12:17,800 --> 00:12:19,480 Speaker 2: I don't know why that is seen as such a 235 00:12:19,480 --> 00:12:21,160 Speaker 2: weakness to say I apologize. 236 00:12:21,240 --> 00:12:24,120 Speaker 1: I don't know, because he yeah, he took responsibility, said 237 00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:26,319 Speaker 1: that's my fault too, fat. I shouldn't have said that, 238 00:12:26,360 --> 00:12:28,679 Speaker 1: but he wouldn't say I'm sorry anyway. There are fifty 239 00:12:28,679 --> 00:12:32,200 Speaker 1: three Republicans in the Senate subtract ran Paul from that. 240 00:12:32,640 --> 00:12:34,520 Speaker 1: He only needs fifty of them to be confirmed, and 241 00:12:34,520 --> 00:12:35,640 Speaker 1: most people think that will happen. 242 00:12:35,640 --> 00:12:37,040 Speaker 2: Well, I can tell you on the run here now. 243 00:12:37,080 --> 00:12:40,640 Speaker 2: He is one of the most celebrated and iconic labor 244 00:12:40,760 --> 00:12:44,520 Speaker 2: leaders in this country's history. But now plans are being 245 00:12:44,559 --> 00:12:48,720 Speaker 2: made to remove, says Oar Shavez, his name from streets 246 00:12:48,760 --> 00:12:52,080 Speaker 2: and buildings that honor him after accusations that he abused 247 00:12:52,080 --> 00:12:55,400 Speaker 2: and even groomed young girls and women during his time 248 00:12:55,440 --> 00:12:56,800 Speaker 2: as a prominent labor leader. 249 00:12:56,960 --> 00:13:00,880 Speaker 1: These stories are chilling to the bone. The accusations were 250 00:13:00,920 --> 00:13:04,079 Speaker 1: revealed in a major New York Times investigation. It also 251 00:13:04,120 --> 00:13:07,640 Speaker 1: included an accusation from Dolores Huerta, who co founded the 252 00:13:07,720 --> 00:13:11,720 Speaker 1: United farm Workers Union alongside Chavez. She says she was 253 00:13:11,800 --> 00:13:16,360 Speaker 1: raped by Chavez multiple times, bore children by Chavez, who 254 00:13:16,360 --> 00:13:19,880 Speaker 1: she's just recently revealed that information to. He died in 255 00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:20,800 Speaker 1: nineteen ninety three. 256 00:13:20,920 --> 00:13:24,520 Speaker 2: Yes, several local and state officials are now scrambling to scrap, 257 00:13:24,760 --> 00:13:28,760 Speaker 2: saysar Chavez's name from damn there everything, and his name 258 00:13:28,880 --> 00:13:33,439 Speaker 2: is everywhere. There are even Saysar Chavez days in some places, 259 00:13:33,440 --> 00:13:36,040 Speaker 2: including in the state of California. They're going to try 260 00:13:36,080 --> 00:13:39,760 Speaker 2: to immediately change countless street names, building names in his honor. 261 00:13:39,960 --> 00:13:42,680 Speaker 2: Of the Chavez family did respond, did put out a statement, 262 00:13:42,720 --> 00:13:47,760 Speaker 2: and quite frankly, they seem to quite acknowledge and not 263 00:13:47,840 --> 00:13:51,040 Speaker 2: try to fight, if you will, for his labor legacy, 264 00:13:51,040 --> 00:13:54,400 Speaker 2: but instead said these people deserve to be heard and 265 00:13:54,440 --> 00:13:57,360 Speaker 2: complimented them for their bravery and coming forward. 266 00:13:57,600 --> 00:14:00,600 Speaker 1: It is a shocking story that I'm sure will still 267 00:14:00,640 --> 00:14:03,480 Speaker 1: have much more to come out of it, as women 268 00:14:03,520 --> 00:14:05,800 Speaker 1: are now still coming forward, all right. Next up on 269 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:10,320 Speaker 1: the run, Pulse nightclub in Orlando was torn down yesterday. 270 00:14:10,360 --> 00:14:12,800 Speaker 1: It took more than two hours to demolish it. But 271 00:14:13,360 --> 00:14:16,360 Speaker 1: this has been a long time coming. It's been sitting 272 00:14:16,360 --> 00:14:20,120 Speaker 1: there for ten years, and finally the decision to tear 273 00:14:20,160 --> 00:14:20,520 Speaker 1: it down. 274 00:14:20,560 --> 00:14:23,280 Speaker 2: I don't know why. I don't know. It was kind 275 00:14:23,280 --> 00:14:25,120 Speaker 2: of difficult to watch it being torn down. I don't know, 276 00:14:25,360 --> 00:14:28,400 Speaker 2: as a grave site, almost in a lot of ways 277 00:14:28,880 --> 00:14:30,680 Speaker 2: where so many people were killed. It was forty nine 278 00:14:30,680 --> 00:14:33,400 Speaker 2: that were killed in that shooting. It was was it 279 00:14:33,480 --> 00:14:36,040 Speaker 2: the deadliest at the time. I think something has surpassed it. 280 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:38,200 Speaker 1: Which is so sad to think, but I think it. 281 00:14:38,200 --> 00:14:40,760 Speaker 2: Was at a time. But the city bought it a 282 00:14:40,760 --> 00:14:43,080 Speaker 2: couple of years ago, and the plans to put a memorial, 283 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:45,480 Speaker 2: more permanent thing there. But I don't know. To see 284 00:14:45,520 --> 00:14:48,520 Speaker 2: a big crane and bulldozers and this construction of women 285 00:14:48,520 --> 00:14:50,920 Speaker 2: tearing this thing down, I don't know. It's almost stung. 286 00:14:50,960 --> 00:14:53,000 Speaker 2: But it should probably come down anyway. I don't know 287 00:14:53,080 --> 00:14:53,960 Speaker 2: something about it yesterday. 288 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:56,160 Speaker 1: To have the memorial there will be so impactful. I know. 289 00:14:56,200 --> 00:15:00,480 Speaker 1: There was so much just outrage over the DEI wiping 290 00:15:00,520 --> 00:15:02,880 Speaker 1: away of that. There was a rainbow cross walk right 291 00:15:02,880 --> 00:15:06,400 Speaker 1: in front of the Pulse Nightclub, a storied gay nightclub, 292 00:15:06,480 --> 00:15:08,880 Speaker 1: So just there's been so much back and forth. I 293 00:15:08,880 --> 00:15:10,920 Speaker 1: think this is a way forward for there to be 294 00:15:11,360 --> 00:15:14,320 Speaker 1: a place for people to pay respect and honor the 295 00:15:14,320 --> 00:15:15,120 Speaker 1: folks who died there. 296 00:15:15,160 --> 00:15:16,840 Speaker 2: All right, folks will stay with us here on this 297 00:15:16,960 --> 00:15:19,560 Speaker 2: Thursday Morning run. When we come back, the search is on. 298 00:15:19,800 --> 00:15:24,040 Speaker 2: We have a University of Alabama student who is missing 299 00:15:24,480 --> 00:15:28,040 Speaker 2: in Spain. The latest they're also coming up. This is 300 00:15:28,120 --> 00:15:31,520 Speaker 2: a big day, of course in this country. Every year. 301 00:15:31,560 --> 00:15:34,320 Speaker 2: Productivity is going to go down in offices everywhere because 302 00:15:34,760 --> 00:15:39,480 Speaker 2: the official kickoff to March Madness. Already though some history 303 00:15:39,560 --> 00:15:42,000 Speaker 2: has been made. We'll explain, and we have the official 304 00:15:42,000 --> 00:15:45,320 Speaker 2: list of the happiest countries in the world. The question 305 00:15:45,480 --> 00:15:50,320 Speaker 2: is just how far down the list is the United States. 306 00:15:50,600 --> 00:15:53,160 Speaker 2: We are not in the top ten. In fact, ween 307 00:15:53,280 --> 00:15:54,120 Speaker 2: in the top twenties. 308 00:15:54,160 --> 00:16:06,080 Speaker 1: Theyre continuing our Thursday Morning run. Next up on the run, 309 00:16:06,640 --> 00:16:10,640 Speaker 1: this is an ongoing and developing story. A University of 310 00:16:10,720 --> 00:16:13,920 Speaker 1: Alabama student has gone missing in Barcelonay. 311 00:16:14,120 --> 00:16:17,000 Speaker 2: Family, friends and the university community getting word out and 312 00:16:17,040 --> 00:16:20,880 Speaker 2: pleading for any information about twenty year old James Paul Gracie. 313 00:16:20,960 --> 00:16:23,280 Speaker 2: Last scene on Tuesday. This was in the early morning 314 00:16:23,320 --> 00:16:25,680 Speaker 2: hours on Tuesday. He's in Spain with a group of 315 00:16:25,720 --> 00:16:28,680 Speaker 2: friends visiting other friends who are they're studying abroad. This 316 00:16:28,760 --> 00:16:31,640 Speaker 2: of course is spring break, but robes of development and 317 00:16:31,680 --> 00:16:33,800 Speaker 2: thrilling in the overnight hours, this went from a missing 318 00:16:33,800 --> 00:16:36,080 Speaker 2: person to now they do believe and have a reason 319 00:16:36,080 --> 00:16:38,040 Speaker 2: to believe this might be foul play. 320 00:16:38,560 --> 00:16:41,400 Speaker 1: Yes, so we actually did an entire episode on this 321 00:16:41,600 --> 00:16:44,680 Speaker 1: right before morning Run, so please check that out. We 322 00:16:44,720 --> 00:16:47,720 Speaker 1: have all the latest information on the search to find 323 00:16:48,160 --> 00:16:51,680 Speaker 1: Jimmy Gracie. Next up on the Run, though, Today is 324 00:16:51,720 --> 00:16:57,640 Speaker 1: the day that TJ waits for all year long. March 325 00:16:58,040 --> 00:17:00,000 Speaker 1: Madness begins at noon today. 326 00:17:00,000 --> 00:17:02,720 Speaker 2: At noon goes through midnight. This really is a national holiday. 327 00:17:02,760 --> 00:17:05,040 Speaker 2: This is really is something I have done. There are 328 00:17:05,080 --> 00:17:07,920 Speaker 2: parts of my parts of my career I have taken 329 00:17:08,000 --> 00:17:11,439 Speaker 2: vacation days to be off on these days. Lately it 330 00:17:11,480 --> 00:17:14,199 Speaker 2: was working morning shows so I didn't have to. But 331 00:17:14,640 --> 00:17:16,879 Speaker 2: this is the day. There will be sixteen games today, 332 00:17:16,960 --> 00:17:20,880 Speaker 2: sixteen games tomorrow. It all gets going. But also other 333 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:23,240 Speaker 2: history already, robes have been made. You were wondering why 334 00:17:23,440 --> 00:17:25,840 Speaker 2: the hell a game was on last night. They do 335 00:17:25,920 --> 00:17:28,320 Speaker 2: this thing with the first four. So there were two 336 00:17:28,320 --> 00:17:31,400 Speaker 2: games on Tuesday, two games last night. But Rose Miami 337 00:17:31,440 --> 00:17:34,320 Speaker 2: of Ohio, that team that was undefeated all year, but 338 00:17:34,359 --> 00:17:36,200 Speaker 2: then lost in their conference tournament. A lot of people 339 00:17:36,240 --> 00:17:38,200 Speaker 2: said they shouldn't have been in the tournament. They won 340 00:17:38,480 --> 00:17:39,080 Speaker 2: their game. 341 00:17:38,960 --> 00:17:40,520 Speaker 1: Last night, all right, so they're back at it. 342 00:17:40,680 --> 00:17:43,080 Speaker 2: They are doing fine. But then Howard and Prairie View 343 00:17:43,119 --> 00:17:45,520 Speaker 2: also won in the first four of those two schools robes. 344 00:17:45,800 --> 00:17:49,320 Speaker 2: First time in their school's history, they won an NCAA 345 00:17:49,359 --> 00:17:52,360 Speaker 2: tournament game. They're not gonna win the national championship, but 346 00:17:52,400 --> 00:17:56,040 Speaker 2: they have a reason to absolutely celebrate right now. So 347 00:17:56,080 --> 00:17:57,679 Speaker 2: that's the cool part of the tournament. It's not just 348 00:17:57,680 --> 00:18:00,400 Speaker 2: Final four. Every single day there's a storyline that you, 349 00:18:01,040 --> 00:18:02,920 Speaker 2: even though you don't watch a tournament, you end up 350 00:18:02,960 --> 00:18:05,679 Speaker 2: getting into in a major way. No matter what it is. 351 00:18:05,680 --> 00:18:08,320 Speaker 2: You're like, Oh the coach's wife, Oh I know her, 352 00:18:08,400 --> 00:18:10,480 Speaker 2: we met at this thing. Oh see that player, Oh 353 00:18:10,520 --> 00:18:14,000 Speaker 2: my goodness, he did what There's always some storyline. This 354 00:18:14,040 --> 00:18:15,360 Speaker 2: is the most beautiful time of the year. 355 00:18:15,720 --> 00:18:18,280 Speaker 1: You always provide them for me, which helps give context 356 00:18:18,280 --> 00:18:20,440 Speaker 1: to what I'm watching. And you know that I always 357 00:18:20,480 --> 00:18:24,000 Speaker 1: love the last two minutes of any basketball game. I 358 00:18:24,119 --> 00:18:27,360 Speaker 1: do like watching basketball, but it's just a lot of games, 359 00:18:27,560 --> 00:18:31,640 Speaker 1: so I'll pop in and out throughout the day does feel. 360 00:18:31,440 --> 00:18:33,680 Speaker 2: Free too or or not too? I'm gonna be fine. You. 361 00:18:34,520 --> 00:18:36,280 Speaker 1: I know you've got this all right. For the final 362 00:18:36,359 --> 00:18:39,280 Speaker 1: leg of our run. The University of Oxford's annual report 363 00:18:39,320 --> 00:18:43,200 Speaker 1: on the World's Happiest Countries is out and turns out 364 00:18:43,280 --> 00:18:46,199 Speaker 1: not much has changed in a year. Finland is the 365 00:18:46,240 --> 00:18:49,199 Speaker 1: happiest land in the world for the ninth year in 366 00:18:49,240 --> 00:18:52,439 Speaker 1: a row, and its Nordic neighbors are right behind him. 367 00:18:52,640 --> 00:18:57,760 Speaker 1: I'm so happy, I think they say they take They 368 00:18:57,840 --> 00:18:59,880 Speaker 1: literally give people a survey and ask them to rate 369 00:19:00,359 --> 00:19:02,359 Speaker 1: how they feel on a scale of one to ten. 370 00:19:02,359 --> 00:19:05,120 Speaker 1: They also take into account healthcare squa. 371 00:19:05,119 --> 00:19:06,919 Speaker 2: Why the Nordic folks got it right? How do they 372 00:19:06,960 --> 00:19:07,359 Speaker 2: get it right? 373 00:19:07,440 --> 00:19:10,399 Speaker 1: We visited Sweden. You got a sense of order and 374 00:19:10,480 --> 00:19:14,360 Speaker 1: contentment and structure. There isn't chaos in these countries. 375 00:19:14,440 --> 00:19:15,800 Speaker 2: There isn't diversity either. 376 00:19:16,240 --> 00:19:18,800 Speaker 1: So you might have a lot less disagreement. That is true, 377 00:19:18,840 --> 00:19:21,640 Speaker 1: though that's a point to make. Costa Rica, though, did 378 00:19:21,840 --> 00:19:24,040 Speaker 1: enter into the top five for the first time, so 379 00:19:24,119 --> 00:19:27,159 Speaker 1: that was interesting. I can understand why Costa Ricans might 380 00:19:27,280 --> 00:19:29,680 Speaker 1: like it, but it's funny because they're the outlier. Here's 381 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:34,159 Speaker 1: the group. Finland number one, Iceland number two, Denmark number three, 382 00:19:34,280 --> 00:19:38,200 Speaker 1: then you got Costa Rica and then go back to Sweden, Norway, 383 00:19:38,400 --> 00:19:43,200 Speaker 1: the Netherlands, Israel, that's an interesting one, Luxembourg and Switzerland, 384 00:19:43,280 --> 00:19:45,120 Speaker 1: just with the war torn they say war torn countries 385 00:19:45,160 --> 00:19:47,920 Speaker 1: obviously tend to be less happy. Interesting that Israel is 386 00:19:47,960 --> 00:19:48,560 Speaker 1: in the top ten. 387 00:19:48,760 --> 00:19:52,760 Speaker 2: Huh. A lot of cold, very white places on this list. 388 00:19:54,000 --> 00:19:55,679 Speaker 1: I don't know. I don't know how to explain it 389 00:19:55,720 --> 00:19:57,879 Speaker 1: other than this is what they report. Feelings. 390 00:19:57,960 --> 00:20:00,520 Speaker 2: It just I agree, But doesn't every year we have 391 00:20:00,640 --> 00:20:03,760 Speaker 2: with Switzerland is somewhere on this list. I think Sweden, Yeah, 392 00:20:03,760 --> 00:20:05,520 Speaker 2: they're always on the list. Shelthcare. 393 00:20:05,680 --> 00:20:07,479 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's a big part of it, like just your 394 00:20:07,520 --> 00:20:11,040 Speaker 1: financial security, your like safety, crime, all of this is 395 00:20:11,040 --> 00:20:13,720 Speaker 1: taken into consideration, and it makes sense. Look, we've been 396 00:20:13,760 --> 00:20:17,080 Speaker 1: to we went to Sweden on the list, right, but 397 00:20:17,200 --> 00:20:21,159 Speaker 1: I we should just start ticking off these countries just happy? Yeah? 398 00:20:21,280 --> 00:20:24,879 Speaker 1: Why not? By the way, no English speaking countries in 399 00:20:24,920 --> 00:20:27,200 Speaker 1: the top ten for the second year in a row. 400 00:20:27,359 --> 00:20:30,760 Speaker 1: How insane is that? Now? The US came in twenty third, damn, 401 00:20:31,040 --> 00:20:33,639 Speaker 1: Canada came in at twenty fifth, and Great Britain came 402 00:20:33,680 --> 00:20:37,960 Speaker 1: in at twenty ninth and Afghanistan ranked as the unhappiest 403 00:20:38,119 --> 00:20:39,440 Speaker 1: country once again this year. 404 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:43,760 Speaker 2: Yes, twenty three, damn twenty we got a lot of 405 00:20:43,800 --> 00:20:47,560 Speaker 2: work to do. Twenty three. Yeah, who is right about? 406 00:20:47,640 --> 00:20:48,800 Speaker 2: Do you have a listen in front the whole thing? 407 00:20:48,840 --> 00:20:50,680 Speaker 2: I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorm sorry, you don't have 408 00:20:50,720 --> 00:20:56,080 Speaker 2: the whole project. I'm so curious. Like we're happier than Canadians. Yep, 409 00:20:56,440 --> 00:20:58,520 Speaker 2: we're happier than the Brits. Okay, that makes sense. 410 00:20:58,760 --> 00:21:01,800 Speaker 1: Fazing to be, you know, dissatisfied a lot. 411 00:21:01,920 --> 00:21:05,440 Speaker 2: They have one note, I love y'all. It's consistent. 412 00:21:06,400 --> 00:21:08,440 Speaker 1: Oh yeah. And then they did say they found so 413 00:21:08,560 --> 00:21:11,240 Speaker 1: this was something interesting that they hadn't seen before. Among 414 00:21:11,280 --> 00:21:15,720 Speaker 1: twenty five year olds in western civilized countries, they say 415 00:21:15,760 --> 00:21:19,560 Speaker 1: that happiness has dropped significantly twenty five. Yes, like they 416 00:21:19,600 --> 00:21:23,240 Speaker 1: said among twenty five year olds specifically in the United States, Canada, Australia, 417 00:21:23,280 --> 00:21:26,600 Speaker 1: and New Zealand. And they say that they asked why 418 00:21:26,760 --> 00:21:31,399 Speaker 1: and the best their best key factor behind the happiness. 419 00:21:32,040 --> 00:21:38,640 Speaker 2: Twenty five year olds Western countries. Let me ask they 420 00:21:38,680 --> 00:21:43,879 Speaker 2: I got three guesses. Does social media, politics and relationship 421 00:21:43,960 --> 00:21:44,679 Speaker 2: have anything to do with it? 422 00:21:44,720 --> 00:21:47,479 Speaker 1: Well? Probably all of the above. Yes, because it is 423 00:21:47,640 --> 00:21:51,800 Speaker 1: long hours scrolling through social media. Gosh, so you're looking 424 00:21:51,840 --> 00:21:52,280 Speaker 1: at all of that. 425 00:21:52,920 --> 00:21:56,640 Speaker 2: Okay, so it is, Oh, it's directly social media related. 426 00:21:56,680 --> 00:21:59,879 Speaker 1: Correct, correct? All right, how about this, let's lighten things up, 427 00:22:00,160 --> 00:22:02,520 Speaker 1: liven things up for the quote of the day on 428 00:22:02,560 --> 00:22:09,080 Speaker 1: this Friday Eve, until death, all defeat is psychological. 429 00:22:10,880 --> 00:22:17,080 Speaker 2: All defeat is psychological. Yeah, but that's a tough one 430 00:22:17,119 --> 00:22:20,040 Speaker 2: to That's a tough one to figure out. It takes. Man, 431 00:22:20,119 --> 00:22:23,520 Speaker 2: I'm in my late forties and I'm still working on that. 432 00:22:23,520 --> 00:22:25,480 Speaker 2: That's a challenge every single day. It's true. 433 00:22:25,600 --> 00:22:28,280 Speaker 1: I think it's a challenge for everyone. But I liked 434 00:22:28,320 --> 00:22:30,760 Speaker 1: the way it's phrased, and a good way to look 435 00:22:30,840 --> 00:22:34,600 Speaker 1: at how we approach life and successes and failures and 436 00:22:34,600 --> 00:22:37,239 Speaker 1: all that. Look, we have so much more power than 437 00:22:37,280 --> 00:22:39,760 Speaker 1: we give ourselves credit for, but we oftentimes focus on 438 00:22:39,800 --> 00:22:43,640 Speaker 1: physical power, but really it's that mental strength of being 439 00:22:43,760 --> 00:22:49,080 Speaker 1: able to stay positive, to stay hopeful, to stay productive, 440 00:22:49,119 --> 00:22:52,240 Speaker 1: to not let yourself get in your own way. We're 441 00:22:52,320 --> 00:22:54,720 Speaker 1: our own worst enemies. We know this. But I just 442 00:22:54,880 --> 00:22:58,280 Speaker 1: like the way this was put. Until death, all defeat 443 00:22:58,800 --> 00:23:02,600 Speaker 1: is psychological. You can find your way to rise up 444 00:23:02,640 --> 00:23:06,200 Speaker 1: again and with that, everyone, we hope you feel empowered. 445 00:23:06,200 --> 00:23:07,159 Speaker 1: Thank you for running with us. 446 00:23:07,240 --> 00:23:09,480 Speaker 2: I'm Made Me Robots and I'm TJ. Holmes. You go 447 00:23:09,560 --> 00:23:12,280 Speaker 2: out there and try to move us up on that 448 00:23:12,440 --> 00:23:15,760 Speaker 2: list of happy countries. Twenty three is just a shame.