1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,440 Speaker 1: The show is on Fred's Biggest Stories of the Day. 2 00:00:03,920 --> 00:00:05,880 Speaker 1: Just like that. Guys, I'm sorry to disappoint you, but 3 00:00:05,960 --> 00:00:09,280 Speaker 1: the Olympics are over. It's done. Yeah. No, I know 4 00:00:09,320 --> 00:00:12,200 Speaker 1: you wanted them to go another two weeks, yes, but 5 00:00:12,240 --> 00:00:15,360 Speaker 1: they're not going to. The Olympics have ended and Team 6 00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:19,000 Speaker 1: USA won the gold medal in both men's and women's 7 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:23,439 Speaker 1: hockey in the same year men. The men haven't won 8 00:00:24,040 --> 00:00:27,720 Speaker 1: in forty six years since the famous nineteen eighty Miracle 9 00:00:27,800 --> 00:00:31,000 Speaker 1: on ice, but the twenty twenty six Winter Olympics they 10 00:00:31,040 --> 00:00:33,400 Speaker 1: did come to an end on Sunday with a grand 11 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:35,880 Speaker 1: closing ceremony in Verona, Italy. At the end of the show, 12 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:38,360 Speaker 1: the Batona was passed to France, which will host the 13 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:41,960 Speaker 1: next Winter Games in twenty thirty. This year, in Norway, 14 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:44,920 Speaker 1: the most decorated country in Winter Olympics history, once again 15 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:47,960 Speaker 1: led the medal count with forty one overall, including eighteen gold, 16 00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:53,760 Speaker 1: and finishing in second. The US thirty three medals, and 17 00:00:53,840 --> 00:00:57,520 Speaker 1: twelve of them were gold. Now I have some bad news. 18 00:00:57,560 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 1: Millions along the East Coast are set to get hit 19 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:03,400 Speaker 1: by a massive blizzard that could drop as much as 20 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:06,120 Speaker 1: twenty four inches of snow on the northeast. New York 21 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:08,520 Speaker 1: City's expected to be hit with up to twenty inches 22 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:11,240 Speaker 1: of snow, heavy winds up to sixty miles an hour. 23 00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:15,600 Speaker 1: They've declared a state of emergency for various parts of 24 00:01:15,640 --> 00:01:17,680 Speaker 1: New York. Thousands of flights in and out of New 25 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:21,480 Speaker 1: York the Metro area were canceled by yesterday afternoon. The 26 00:01:21,520 --> 00:01:25,160 Speaker 1: Long Island Railroad will shut down and the Metro North 27 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:28,320 Speaker 1: will run on a holiday schedule today, with weekend schedules 28 00:01:28,319 --> 00:01:32,880 Speaker 1: in place on branch lines and thousands already without power, 29 00:01:32,920 --> 00:01:35,800 Speaker 1: I guess throughout that part of the country. So if 30 00:01:35,800 --> 00:01:38,160 Speaker 1: you're listening to USA on the East Coast and today, 31 00:01:38,240 --> 00:01:41,720 Speaker 1: well sorry, twenty four inches. What can I say? Also, 32 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:45,959 Speaker 1: the Department of Homeland Security of Switcher RUS lately with 33 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:49,600 Speaker 1: the Department of Homeland Security level SWITCH and RUSE yesterday 34 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:54,200 Speaker 1: we were suspending TSA, pre check and global entry because 35 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 1: of the partial government shutdown. The move caused immediate confusion 36 00:01:57,640 --> 00:02:01,360 Speaker 1: and backlash because it came as this major northeaster was 37 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:03,880 Speaker 1: bearing down on the Northeast, forcing airlines to cancel all 38 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:07,440 Speaker 1: these flights. Well, they changed their mind hours after the announcement. 39 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:10,240 Speaker 1: They're saying that pre check will remain open for now 40 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:14,240 Speaker 1: global entry, though the customs program for frequent international travelers 41 00:02:14,600 --> 00:02:17,000 Speaker 1: is still paused, so I would still be in line 42 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:20,000 Speaker 1: with you at the airport trying to come back from Canada. Kiki. 43 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:21,880 Speaker 2: You know, my heart smiled a little bit when I 44 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:22,639 Speaker 2: heard this story. 45 00:02:22,639 --> 00:02:23,720 Speaker 1: Go get you some global enter. 46 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:26,120 Speaker 2: Let's travel right now, Go get you some global edu. 47 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:32,320 Speaker 1: Yeah. No, anyway, So at first we were all very upset, 48 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:34,520 Speaker 1: and now we're not upset anymore because they are going 49 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:36,640 Speaker 1: to leave it open for now. But I don't know 50 00:02:36,680 --> 00:02:40,079 Speaker 1: why we're not working this stuff out internally and then 51 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:42,120 Speaker 1: announcing it now it started to sound like they're run 52 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:44,760 Speaker 1: by the Fred Show, see where we just work it 53 00:02:44,800 --> 00:02:47,359 Speaker 1: out in real time on the air in front of everybody. 54 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:48,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's giving that. 55 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:50,200 Speaker 1: I mean maybe we should be the president then, or 56 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:52,840 Speaker 1: we should run the Homeland Security or something like that. 57 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:53,800 Speaker 1: We could do that. 58 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:54,440 Speaker 2: I'm down for it. 59 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:56,040 Speaker 1: We could do that, because it's like, all right, wait, 60 00:02:56,240 --> 00:02:57,680 Speaker 1: you know what was a couple of weeks ago. No 61 00:02:57,680 --> 00:03:01,799 Speaker 1: one's going to old pass over two weeks You definitely are, 62 00:03:01,919 --> 00:03:03,600 Speaker 1: It's fine, don't worry about it. 63 00:03:03,240 --> 00:03:05,360 Speaker 2: It makes them look like they really know they've got 64 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:05,919 Speaker 2: to handle on this. 65 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 1: And then yesterday, no more pre check for any of you. 66 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:11,799 Speaker 1: Just kidding, we're gonna do PreCheck. We were just playing 67 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:14,400 Speaker 1: with you, wanted to see what you would do, and 68 00:03:14,480 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 1: you weren't happy, were you? 69 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:18,120 Speaker 2: Right? No? Right? 70 00:03:18,520 --> 00:03:21,280 Speaker 1: Also, if you're going to Mexico, A certain parts of 71 00:03:21,280 --> 00:03:23,880 Speaker 1: Mexico are pretty dangerous right now. US officials are warning 72 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:27,360 Speaker 1: Americans in several popular parts of Mexico to shelter in 73 00:03:27,400 --> 00:03:31,400 Speaker 1: place after a major cartel crackdown triggered violence. The alert 74 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:35,160 Speaker 1: was issued for areas including Jalisco, home to tourist hotspots 75 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:39,280 Speaker 1: like Portavarta and at Guadalajara. The warning came after Mexican 76 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:43,920 Speaker 1: forces killed a powerful leader of the Jalisco New Generation cartel. 77 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 1: The operations spark retaliation, including burning vehicles, roadblocks, and widespread unrest. 78 00:03:50,040 --> 00:03:54,400 Speaker 1: Authorities told US citizens to state indoors, avoid law enforcement 79 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:58,040 Speaker 1: areas and crowds, and limit movement until conditions improved. Local 80 00:03:58,040 --> 00:04:02,640 Speaker 1: officials in Jalisco activated a code red, canceled major events, 81 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:07,160 Speaker 1: and suspended in person school classes as a precaution. Moving 82 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:12,320 Speaker 1: on to things that are stupid. People are buying iPods again. 83 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 1: I'm not sure if it's stupid. 84 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:14,080 Speaker 2: I love that. 85 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:16,920 Speaker 1: No, that's not stupid, but it's stupid. It's stupider than 86 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:20,280 Speaker 1: you know, serious news. Yeah, I like this news. Moving 87 00:04:20,320 --> 00:04:25,839 Speaker 1: on from TSA and snowfalling everywhere in cartels, or moving 88 00:04:25,839 --> 00:04:29,159 Speaker 1: on to things that are honestly perhaps more important. The 89 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:32,200 Speaker 1: iPod is cool again, and I'm being facetious. Don't text me. 90 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:35,000 Speaker 1: Not because it's better tech, but because gen Z wants 91 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 1: to break from the NonStop noise of smartphones. So Apple 92 00:04:38,560 --> 00:04:41,520 Speaker 1: just continued the iPod. In twenty twenty two, Searches and 93 00:04:41,640 --> 00:04:44,400 Speaker 1: resale purchases of models like the iPod Classic and Nano 94 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:47,080 Speaker 1: have surged. Younger users say that they're drawn to the 95 00:04:47,080 --> 00:04:50,880 Speaker 1: device's simplicity in a world overloaded with apps, alerts, and 96 00:04:50,960 --> 00:04:55,239 Speaker 1: endless scrolling. For many, the appeal is mental. The iPod 97 00:04:55,279 --> 00:04:58,640 Speaker 1: does only one thing, and that's play music, with no notifications, ads, 98 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:01,800 Speaker 1: or social media distract Some users said that the focus 99 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:06,279 Speaker 1: listening experience makes their brains feel brand new again. Experts 100 00:05:06,279 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 1: say that the trend fits a broader gen Z movement 101 00:05:09,200 --> 00:05:15,200 Speaker 1: toward friction maxing, where people intentionally choose slower, single purpose 102 00:05:15,279 --> 00:05:18,120 Speaker 1: tech and offline hobbies to fight digital burnout. Students are 103 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:21,560 Speaker 1: even using old iPods to get around school phone bands. 104 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:25,160 Speaker 1: Streaming still dominates, but the nostalgia wave shows many young 105 00:05:25,200 --> 00:05:27,720 Speaker 1: people are craving simpler tech that helps them disconnect. I 106 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:29,560 Speaker 1: take my BlackBerry back in two seconds. 107 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:32,120 Speaker 2: Well, yeah, I would get one. I never had one. 108 00:05:32,279 --> 00:05:35,280 Speaker 2: I missed that boat, but on I kind of want 109 00:05:35,560 --> 00:05:36,680 Speaker 2: the sidekick. That's the one. 110 00:05:36,720 --> 00:05:37,039 Speaker 1: I want. 111 00:05:37,120 --> 00:05:38,600 Speaker 2: That one's cool one. 112 00:05:38,640 --> 00:05:41,000 Speaker 1: It was kind of this kind of whack. It's kind 113 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:41,599 Speaker 1: of what I. 114 00:05:41,480 --> 00:05:44,000 Speaker 2: Love the sidekick. You felt so cool, sliding it up 115 00:05:44,040 --> 00:05:46,599 Speaker 2: like you meant business. But I couldn't slam the phone 116 00:05:46,600 --> 00:05:49,679 Speaker 2: shot and I missed that razor. Yeah, the razor phone 117 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:50,120 Speaker 2: was the time. 118 00:05:50,400 --> 00:05:52,400 Speaker 1: The only part about the BlackBerry that was annoying was 119 00:05:52,400 --> 00:05:55,840 Speaker 1: that was that like little slotty thing. It was like 120 00:05:55,839 --> 00:05:58,520 Speaker 1: a little whole street that came in. It came in 121 00:05:58,520 --> 00:06:00,599 Speaker 1: on a case of like attached and you'd put it 122 00:06:00,640 --> 00:06:02,640 Speaker 1: inside your pocket, but like you wouldn't put on your 123 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:05,240 Speaker 1: belt unless you were like a you know, grandpa or something. 124 00:06:05,440 --> 00:06:07,640 Speaker 1: But that was kind of annoying. But other than that, 125 00:06:07,680 --> 00:06:08,440 Speaker 1: I'd take it back. 126 00:06:08,839 --> 00:06:12,560 Speaker 2: I thought the Blackberries were so serious, like you really 127 00:06:12,600 --> 00:06:16,480 Speaker 2: meant oh, yeah, you're an adult. I was in. Yeah, 128 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:19,960 Speaker 2: like I didn't read that. Yeah, no, no, I liked it. 129 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:21,560 Speaker 1: Well, it was good. Yeah, I don't know if you 130 00:06:21,560 --> 00:06:23,680 Speaker 1: could even still get him anymore. And we told you 131 00:06:23,760 --> 00:06:25,360 Speaker 1: last week about a two year old dog that was 132 00:06:25,400 --> 00:06:28,599 Speaker 1: abandoned by his owner at Harry Reid Airport in Las Vegas, 133 00:06:29,120 --> 00:06:32,800 Speaker 1: and he has been adopted by the family of Las 134 00:06:32,880 --> 00:06:36,240 Speaker 1: Vegas Metro Police officer Skeeter Black, one of the officers 135 00:06:36,240 --> 00:06:39,160 Speaker 1: involved in his rescue. So his former owner tied her 136 00:06:39,200 --> 00:06:42,520 Speaker 1: dog to a metal baggage sizer and then left to 137 00:06:42,560 --> 00:06:46,080 Speaker 1: board a plane after she didn't produce the proper paperwork 138 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:48,599 Speaker 1: to register the animal as a service dog for the flight. 139 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:51,120 Speaker 1: According to police, she was booked on charges of animal 140 00:06:51,160 --> 00:06:55,160 Speaker 1: abandonment as she should have been resisting arrest and providing 141 00:06:55,160 --> 00:06:58,280 Speaker 1: a false statement or obstructing a police officer. But that's 142 00:06:58,279 --> 00:07:01,640 Speaker 1: okay because we give dogs away to better people. If 143 00:07:01,640 --> 00:07:04,719 Speaker 1: you're gonna be like that, I cannot even imagine just 144 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:06,880 Speaker 1: tying my dog up, being like, I don't know, And 145 00:07:06,880 --> 00:07:08,840 Speaker 1: I believe last week in the story that we told you, 146 00:07:09,040 --> 00:07:10,960 Speaker 1: it was like, well, the dog will find its way 147 00:07:11,040 --> 00:07:13,320 Speaker 1: back to me. How's it going to do that? You're 148 00:07:13,360 --> 00:07:15,960 Speaker 1: in wherever you are anyway. So they gave it to 149 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:18,440 Speaker 1: another person who's gonna be a much better owner, and 150 00:07:18,480 --> 00:07:21,880 Speaker 1: I like it. It's National Tutsi roll Day, National tile Day, 151 00:07:22,040 --> 00:07:25,800 Speaker 1: National Dog Biscuit Day, Yeah, and National Banana bread Day.