1 00:00:04,160 --> 00:00:09,639 Speaker 1: It's that time, time, time, time, luck and load. 2 00:00:11,480 --> 00:00:15,600 Speaker 2: So Michael varieshow is on the air that. 3 00:00:15,720 --> 00:00:20,360 Speaker 3: A fake Russia investigation that interfered, That was a terrible thing, 4 00:00:20,440 --> 00:00:23,480 Speaker 3: that was actually a treasonous thing to do. Those people 5 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:26,239 Speaker 3: should have been arrested. They made it up. They made 6 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:29,560 Speaker 3: up a problem with Russia that didn't exist. Now they've 7 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:31,520 Speaker 3: all admitted it didn't exist. It was just on to 8 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:32,360 Speaker 3: the next one. 9 00:00:33,159 --> 00:00:36,360 Speaker 4: There should be no fuzz on this whatsoever. The Russians 10 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:40,879 Speaker 4: interfered in our election during the twenty sixteen cycle. They 11 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:43,800 Speaker 4: did it with purpose, they did it with sophistication, they 12 00:00:43,800 --> 00:00:48,599 Speaker 4: did it with overwhelming technical efforts, and it was an 13 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:51,320 Speaker 4: active measures campaign driven from the top of that government. 14 00:00:51,360 --> 00:00:52,479 Speaker 2: There is no fuzz on that. 15 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:56,680 Speaker 4: It is a high confidence judgment of the entire intelligence community, 16 00:00:57,160 --> 00:01:00,720 Speaker 4: and the members of this committee have seen intelligence. 17 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 2: It's not a close call. That happened. 18 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:05,800 Speaker 4: That's about as unfake as you can possibly get and 19 00:01:05,959 --> 00:01:08,720 Speaker 4: is very very serious. Which is why it's so refreshing 20 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:11,240 Speaker 4: to see a bypartisan focus on that, because this is 21 00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:12,839 Speaker 4: about America, not about any. 22 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:14,160 Speaker 2: Picture of parties. 23 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:25,280 Speaker 5: I'll be honest with you. When you're talking about cybersecurity, 24 00:01:25,520 --> 00:01:28,119 Speaker 5: a lot of it is classified, and we're not going 25 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:31,920 Speaker 5: to provide it because the way we catch folks is 26 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:36,399 Speaker 5: by knowing certain things about them that they may not 27 00:01:36,480 --> 00:01:38,760 Speaker 5: want us to know. And if we're going to monitor 28 00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:41,520 Speaker 5: this stuff effectively going forward, we don't want them to 29 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:44,000 Speaker 5: know that we know. This is one of those situations 30 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:49,440 Speaker 5: where unless the American people genuinely think that the professionals 31 00:01:49,560 --> 00:01:56,120 Speaker 5: in the CIA, the FBI, our entire intelligence infrastructure, many 32 00:01:56,200 --> 00:02:00,320 Speaker 5: of whom, by the way, served in previous administrations and 33 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:09,520 Speaker 5: who are Republicans, are less trustworthy than the Russians, then 34 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:15,880 Speaker 5: people should pay attention to what our intelligence agency sells. 35 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:25,720 Speaker 6: So the effect of what President Obama and his senior 36 00:02:25,800 --> 00:02:29,880 Speaker 6: national security team did was subvert the will of the 37 00:02:29,919 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 6: American people, undermining our democratic republic. Creating this piece of 38 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:40,680 Speaker 6: manufactured intelligence that claims that Russia had helped Donald Trump 39 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:43,720 Speaker 6: get elected contradicted every other assessment that had been made 40 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:46,320 Speaker 6: previously in the months leading up to the election that 41 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:49,520 Speaker 6: said exactly the opposite, that Russia neither had neither the 42 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:53,000 Speaker 6: intent nor the capability to try to quote unquote hack 43 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:55,080 Speaker 6: the United States election. 44 00:02:54,800 --> 00:03:08,919 Speaker 7: For the presidency of the United States. In the. 45 00:03:05,880 --> 00:03:14,399 Speaker 1: YEP today is the first day of the special legislative session. Remember, 46 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:17,400 Speaker 1: our state legislature meets for one hundred and fifty days 47 00:03:17,560 --> 00:03:21,080 Speaker 1: every two years. It's called a biennial. It's in the 48 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:26,640 Speaker 1: odd numbered year after the even number year election. So 49 00:03:27,400 --> 00:03:32,200 Speaker 1: you're elected in November, and then the new legislative session. 50 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:36,440 Speaker 1: The new legislature takes office in January two months later, 51 00:03:37,120 --> 00:03:39,360 Speaker 1: and then you have your first session, which is one 52 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:41,240 Speaker 1: hundred and fifty days, and then a year and a 53 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 1: half later you're up for re election in the general election. 54 00:03:44,920 --> 00:03:47,920 Speaker 1: Of course, a year after that, which is its coming spring, 55 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:53,760 Speaker 1: you'll have your party primaries. However, at the end of 56 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:57,560 Speaker 1: the one hundred and fifty days, if the governor chooses 57 00:03:57,640 --> 00:04:03,520 Speaker 1: to call a special session and bring them back to convene, 58 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:09,200 Speaker 1: he may do so per special session for a limit 59 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 1: of thirty days for a specific item or items that 60 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:19,320 Speaker 1: he puts on the agenda. On the agenda is congressional redistricting. 61 00:04:20,279 --> 00:04:23,720 Speaker 1: President Trump has made very clear he would like five 62 00:04:23,800 --> 00:04:25,560 Speaker 1: more congressional seats out of Texas. 63 00:04:26,839 --> 00:04:29,040 Speaker 2: Does he expect to get five more congressional seats out 64 00:04:29,080 --> 00:04:30,000 Speaker 2: of Texas? I don't think so. 65 00:04:30,520 --> 00:04:33,000 Speaker 1: You could do it, but he knows he won't be 66 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:35,480 Speaker 1: able to get that, but by asking for five, he 67 00:04:35,600 --> 00:04:42,560 Speaker 1: might get three. Abbot is not a guy. The Democrats 68 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:43,560 Speaker 1: are going to kick and squeal. 69 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:44,720 Speaker 2: We know that. 70 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:51,000 Speaker 1: What's going to happen is the Houston Chronicle, Dallas Morning News, 71 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:57,040 Speaker 1: Austin American Statesman, Texas Tribune. They're going to criticize Abbot. 72 00:04:58,160 --> 00:05:03,359 Speaker 1: Abbot's a bad gap, Abbot's a puppet of Trump. Abbot 73 00:05:03,400 --> 00:05:07,800 Speaker 1: is overly conservative. Abbot And here's the one we'll get him. 74 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:16,360 Speaker 1: Abbot is disenfranchising voters. Abbot cannot stand that sort of thing. 75 00:05:18,080 --> 00:05:22,520 Speaker 1: He might burst into tears in public, He might internally combust, 76 00:05:24,080 --> 00:05:29,920 Speaker 1: He will wilt, he always does if he is accused 77 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:30,520 Speaker 1: of being mean. 78 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:32,839 Speaker 2: He's done. 79 00:05:33,360 --> 00:05:43,360 Speaker 1: Abbot has so desperately tried to be the kind, gentle, 80 00:05:43,800 --> 00:05:50,760 Speaker 1: sweet Republican. Abbot's one of these Republicans who calling him 81 00:05:50,800 --> 00:05:52,760 Speaker 1: a racist always works. 82 00:05:54,240 --> 00:05:55,440 Speaker 2: Because he's so scared. 83 00:05:55,640 --> 00:05:59,360 Speaker 1: He so desperately wants you to know that some of 84 00:05:59,400 --> 00:06:03,720 Speaker 1: his best friends are black in Hispanic and he would never, ever, ever, 85 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:07,560 Speaker 1: ever ever want to be one of those things. But 86 00:06:07,720 --> 00:06:10,120 Speaker 1: we begin the process and he has put it on 87 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:16,480 Speaker 1: the agenda. So Democrats today have come out swinging. No surprise, 88 00:06:17,880 --> 00:06:21,440 Speaker 1: they are being coordinated nationally. The sorrows folks are very 89 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:26,320 Speaker 1: good at moments like this. They shine, They're very very 90 00:06:26,360 --> 00:06:31,040 Speaker 1: good at what they do. This is not Texas State 91 00:06:31,080 --> 00:06:36,520 Speaker 1: rep Democrats coordinating this pushback. Rest assured. This is all 92 00:06:36,560 --> 00:06:39,599 Speaker 1: coming out of DC, New York, in LA. This is 93 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:42,560 Speaker 1: the best minds. They have the best minds money can buy. 94 00:06:42,920 --> 00:06:44,840 Speaker 1: And believe it or not, yeah, they're very good at this. 95 00:06:45,960 --> 00:06:49,240 Speaker 1: They're not appealing to you. So if you say, well, 96 00:06:49,240 --> 00:06:51,640 Speaker 1: it ain't working, they're not very good, You're right. 97 00:06:51,880 --> 00:06:54,240 Speaker 2: They're not very good. Not for you. 98 00:06:55,960 --> 00:07:02,839 Speaker 1: They're appealing to people who feel left out, offering from dysphoria, confused, 99 00:07:03,839 --> 00:07:08,560 Speaker 1: living a life of the consequences of bad decisions of 100 00:07:08,600 --> 00:07:12,360 Speaker 1: themselves and people around them. People who are naturally prone 101 00:07:12,400 --> 00:07:16,040 Speaker 1: to make excuses for themselves, people are not particularly hard working, 102 00:07:17,360 --> 00:07:23,200 Speaker 1: people who make bad life choices, people who have criminal records, 103 00:07:23,880 --> 00:07:27,440 Speaker 1: people who don't seem to ever get ahead. But the 104 00:07:27,480 --> 00:07:31,520 Speaker 1: one person they don't blames themselves. Those sorts of people 105 00:07:31,600 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 1: are their coalition. So the placard on the podium this 106 00:07:37,880 --> 00:07:41,240 Speaker 1: morning at the Democrat press conference, because they're going to 107 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:47,160 Speaker 1: fight against congressional redistricting. The placard says fight the Trump takeover, 108 00:07:48,440 --> 00:07:53,160 Speaker 1: and Trump is xed out in red to the side 109 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:55,920 Speaker 1: of that an outline of. 110 00:07:55,720 --> 00:07:56,840 Speaker 2: The state of Texas. 111 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:03,440 Speaker 1: So what their research shows there are no accidents in 112 00:08:03,480 --> 00:08:08,240 Speaker 1: these things. What their research shows is that they're going 113 00:08:08,280 --> 00:08:11,920 Speaker 1: to rally the media, and it's not democratics the media 114 00:08:12,200 --> 00:08:15,320 Speaker 1: that this is Trump. We got to rally against Trump. 115 00:08:15,440 --> 00:08:17,840 Speaker 1: That's what this is going to be. That's they've just 116 00:08:17,880 --> 00:08:18,800 Speaker 1: played their hand. 117 00:08:18,680 --> 00:08:22,280 Speaker 5: Famous or as I call it, the Michael Barry Shows. 118 00:08:24,400 --> 00:08:26,239 Speaker 2: And I don't see a river. 119 00:08:28,520 --> 00:08:30,320 Speaker 7: Team out on. 120 00:08:32,520 --> 00:08:37,040 Speaker 1: The THC regulation that Dan Patrick has staked everything on 121 00:08:38,080 --> 00:08:40,840 Speaker 1: in the state legislature, which by the way, is going 122 00:08:40,920 --> 00:08:42,119 Speaker 1: to cost us selections. 123 00:08:43,360 --> 00:08:45,520 Speaker 2: There are a number of Republicans who won't vote Republican 124 00:08:45,559 --> 00:08:47,520 Speaker 2: again because of this. It didn't need to be done. 125 00:08:48,679 --> 00:08:52,920 Speaker 1: He created a crisis issue, a wedge issue that will 126 00:08:53,120 --> 00:08:55,040 Speaker 1: only hurt Republicans. 127 00:08:56,400 --> 00:08:58,200 Speaker 2: It's just really, really stupid. 128 00:08:59,160 --> 00:09:02,240 Speaker 1: But this is what happens when you let the I'm 129 00:09:02,280 --> 00:09:05,520 Speaker 1: going to be charitable and assume this is the people 130 00:09:05,520 --> 00:09:09,160 Speaker 1: around Dan Patrick and not him, When the people around 131 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:11,160 Speaker 1: you who don't have to get elected but do get 132 00:09:11,160 --> 00:09:14,720 Speaker 1: paid by people to put this issue on the I've 133 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:16,720 Speaker 1: come to learn it's not the liquor industry that put 134 00:09:16,720 --> 00:09:22,880 Speaker 1: this up. It's the medical marijuana industry. Because if you're 135 00:09:23,160 --> 00:09:28,440 Speaker 1: effectively buying your marijuana over the counter, and they've got 136 00:09:28,440 --> 00:09:30,320 Speaker 1: a license so that you should have to pay them 137 00:09:30,400 --> 00:09:34,640 Speaker 1: multiples of that and they will distribute, then it's hurting 138 00:09:34,679 --> 00:09:35,320 Speaker 1: their business. 139 00:09:35,880 --> 00:09:36,120 Speaker 2: Right. 140 00:09:36,880 --> 00:09:39,240 Speaker 1: When drugs go from being prescriptioned to over the counter, 141 00:09:41,200 --> 00:09:45,839 Speaker 1: the people who made their money prescribing the drug lose 142 00:09:45,880 --> 00:09:47,280 Speaker 1: the ability to prescribe the drug. 143 00:09:47,360 --> 00:09:48,959 Speaker 2: They don't get to be the gatekeeper anymore. 144 00:09:49,640 --> 00:09:52,880 Speaker 1: And this is why as part of Dan Patrick's plan, 145 00:09:54,040 --> 00:09:59,080 Speaker 1: they would expand the compassionate use program. So, you see, 146 00:09:59,120 --> 00:10:02,600 Speaker 1: marijuana will kill you. It'll blind you, it'll stunt your growth, 147 00:10:02,760 --> 00:10:05,040 Speaker 1: it'll cause you to starve, it'll make you into a devil. 148 00:10:05,040 --> 00:10:09,120 Speaker 1: We've all seen refer madness. It'll kill everybody all the time, 149 00:10:10,760 --> 00:10:13,280 Speaker 1: except if you do it over here under this group 150 00:10:13,280 --> 00:10:15,679 Speaker 1: that's spending money with the politicians to make it so 151 00:10:15,800 --> 00:10:17,000 Speaker 1: that they'll. 152 00:10:16,679 --> 00:10:17,319 Speaker 2: Give it to you. 153 00:10:17,880 --> 00:10:19,400 Speaker 1: I thought it was so bad, I thought it was 154 00:10:19,400 --> 00:10:24,960 Speaker 1: so dangerous. So that's who's actually paying for this. It's 155 00:10:24,960 --> 00:10:27,440 Speaker 1: the medical marijuana industry. They don't like you being able 156 00:10:27,440 --> 00:10:29,880 Speaker 1: to get it on your own. And this has long 157 00:10:29,920 --> 00:10:32,080 Speaker 1: been the case. You know, when drugs are. 158 00:10:32,000 --> 00:10:34,440 Speaker 2: Made OTC and in the past you had to go 159 00:10:34,440 --> 00:10:38,440 Speaker 2: to the doctor. People don't go crazy. 160 00:10:39,160 --> 00:10:41,040 Speaker 1: Sure, there are a few people who will take the 161 00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:43,320 Speaker 1: elements out of suit of fed and make very dangerous drugs. 162 00:10:43,559 --> 00:10:45,760 Speaker 2: Yep. There are also people who'll drive one hundred and 163 00:10:45,760 --> 00:10:48,640 Speaker 2: fifty miles an hour in the middle of busy traffic. 164 00:10:49,320 --> 00:10:50,719 Speaker 2: There are also people who'll take the. 165 00:10:50,640 --> 00:10:52,880 Speaker 1: Same alcohol you and I drink and have twenty five 166 00:10:52,880 --> 00:10:55,120 Speaker 1: of them get it behind the wheel. They are also 167 00:10:55,400 --> 00:10:58,400 Speaker 1: here's one for you, people that'll take the gun that 168 00:10:58,480 --> 00:11:01,320 Speaker 1: you use for self defense and go and cause harm 169 00:11:01,360 --> 00:11:01,880 Speaker 1: to the others. 170 00:11:02,440 --> 00:11:04,880 Speaker 2: But what if I were to say, well, some people. 171 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:07,240 Speaker 1: Are going to take that thing and abuse it to 172 00:11:07,280 --> 00:11:10,680 Speaker 1: cause harm, maybe we should put more gun regulations, you'd say, 173 00:11:10,679 --> 00:11:13,480 Speaker 1: you're an idiot, and that's what you should do. Here 174 00:11:14,120 --> 00:11:19,880 Speaker 1: a Houston, CBD shop owner supports regulation over an outright ban. 175 00:11:20,200 --> 00:11:21,880 Speaker 2: Story from KPRC TV. 176 00:11:22,880 --> 00:11:25,000 Speaker 8: A DAC band is one of the top items on 177 00:11:25,040 --> 00:11:27,640 Speaker 8: the agenda for the special session. Before heading to our 178 00:11:27,679 --> 00:11:29,840 Speaker 8: breaking news at the top of the show, KPRC two's 179 00:11:29,880 --> 00:11:32,600 Speaker 8: Jawon Jung stopped by a THC store in the Heights. 180 00:11:32,920 --> 00:11:34,800 Speaker 8: She spoke to the owner about why is keeping a 181 00:11:34,800 --> 00:11:36,679 Speaker 8: close eye on the developments in Austin. 182 00:11:38,360 --> 00:11:41,199 Speaker 9: We're here at CBD American Shaman in the Heights. This 183 00:11:41,240 --> 00:11:44,240 Speaker 9: is a boutique style CBD's store with a range of 184 00:11:44,240 --> 00:11:48,880 Speaker 9: different products ranging from dog treats to drinks, even topical cream. Now, 185 00:11:48,920 --> 00:11:51,000 Speaker 9: the owner tells me he would before some of the 186 00:11:51,080 --> 00:11:55,360 Speaker 9: regulations that will be discussing the special session, including age regulation. 187 00:11:55,600 --> 00:11:58,800 Speaker 9: What did you think when this was going through the legislative. 188 00:11:58,280 --> 00:12:00,000 Speaker 7: Session, Oh, we were scared. We were nervous. 189 00:12:00,200 --> 00:12:02,960 Speaker 9: I spoke with Danny Cassidy about Senate Bill three, a 190 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:05,920 Speaker 9: bill recently vetoed by Governor Greg Abbott that would have 191 00:12:05,960 --> 00:12:09,480 Speaker 9: banned the sale of THHC products in Texas. Danny is 192 00:12:09,480 --> 00:12:12,200 Speaker 9: the owner of CBD American Shaman in the Heights. He 193 00:12:12,280 --> 00:12:14,360 Speaker 9: tells me this business is how he makes a living. 194 00:12:14,520 --> 00:12:16,760 Speaker 7: We've been open for you know, almost six years now. 195 00:12:16,920 --> 00:12:19,200 Speaker 9: Senate Bill three passed the Texas House and Senate this 196 00:12:19,320 --> 00:12:23,040 Speaker 9: legislative session, despite opposition from veterans who used the product 197 00:12:23,080 --> 00:12:25,400 Speaker 9: for PTSD and small business owners. 198 00:12:25,400 --> 00:12:27,720 Speaker 7: So who would have to close because there's no you know, 199 00:12:27,760 --> 00:12:29,880 Speaker 7: we can't sell anything. All of our products would be illegal. 200 00:12:30,040 --> 00:12:32,240 Speaker 9: How did you feel when the governor vetoed. 201 00:12:31,880 --> 00:12:33,320 Speaker 7: The bill UHS relief? 202 00:12:33,360 --> 00:12:36,600 Speaker 2: Texas mull strongly regulate him and do so immediately. 203 00:12:36,800 --> 00:12:38,760 Speaker 7: The best way to protect the adults of the children is. 204 00:12:38,679 --> 00:12:39,280 Speaker 2: To ban the product. 205 00:12:39,320 --> 00:12:42,400 Speaker 9: Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick had been vocal about his support 206 00:12:42,440 --> 00:12:44,959 Speaker 9: for Senate Bill three, saying there is not enough law 207 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:48,120 Speaker 9: enforcement to regulate the more than eight thousand THHC stores 208 00:12:48,160 --> 00:12:51,200 Speaker 9: in Texas. He also cited concerns that the products would 209 00:12:51,240 --> 00:12:52,319 Speaker 9: get in the hands of children. 210 00:12:52,440 --> 00:12:54,199 Speaker 7: Keep it away from them, Keep it away from them. 211 00:12:54,200 --> 00:12:57,160 Speaker 7: With THHC you know twenty one and up you know 212 00:12:57,280 --> 00:12:58,720 Speaker 7: ID you know, force it. 213 00:12:58,840 --> 00:13:02,680 Speaker 9: These types of regulations like age restrictions, labeling and location 214 00:13:02,840 --> 00:13:07,160 Speaker 9: restrictions is what Governor Abbott is calling for. Regulations, Danny 215 00:13:07,200 --> 00:13:09,800 Speaker 9: tells me as a business owner, he supports and he 216 00:13:09,880 --> 00:13:12,400 Speaker 9: hopes more people know about some of the benefits these 217 00:13:12,400 --> 00:13:12,920 Speaker 9: products have. 218 00:13:13,160 --> 00:13:16,400 Speaker 7: Some use it for stressed anxiety, pain, sleep aid inflammation. 219 00:13:16,480 --> 00:13:18,600 Speaker 7: Most people that come to us, it's like their last resort. 220 00:13:18,640 --> 00:13:21,120 Speaker 7: They're like, oh, you know, it's what do you have? 221 00:13:21,160 --> 00:13:23,319 Speaker 7: I'm hurting or I need some sleep, and if it works, 222 00:13:23,320 --> 00:13:25,040 Speaker 7: they get, you know what they're looking for out of it. 223 00:13:25,120 --> 00:13:27,800 Speaker 9: In the heights j One John k PRC two News. 224 00:13:29,920 --> 00:13:32,280 Speaker 2: You know, I. 225 00:13:34,920 --> 00:13:37,839 Speaker 1: When I was growing up, I remember going to the 226 00:13:37,880 --> 00:13:42,559 Speaker 1: hospital if a relative had had a surgery or an injury, 227 00:13:44,360 --> 00:13:46,640 Speaker 1: and I can remember moaning. You walk down the hall 228 00:13:46,720 --> 00:13:50,760 Speaker 1: people with moaning from pain and somewhere I don't know 229 00:13:50,800 --> 00:13:53,800 Speaker 1: when it happened, because it was in my transition from a. 230 00:13:53,760 --> 00:13:54,760 Speaker 2: Boy to a man. 231 00:13:56,400 --> 00:14:00,800 Speaker 1: And at some point the zeit guests changed and people 232 00:14:01,960 --> 00:14:04,120 Speaker 1: the medical community understood. 233 00:14:04,200 --> 00:14:06,800 Speaker 2: Hey, we need to manage pain. 234 00:14:08,400 --> 00:14:10,640 Speaker 1: Pain in and of itself is stressed to the body 235 00:14:10,720 --> 00:14:15,000 Speaker 1: and it can cause more damage. Let's find a way 236 00:14:15,760 --> 00:14:20,840 Speaker 1: to reasonably manage pain. And all of a sudden, if 237 00:14:20,840 --> 00:14:22,440 Speaker 1: you were a patient you noticed it at the hospital, 238 00:14:22,520 --> 00:14:25,360 Speaker 1: Let's say, hey, they started the coding system. What's your 239 00:14:25,440 --> 00:14:26,680 Speaker 1: number on the coding system? 240 00:14:27,160 --> 00:14:28,280 Speaker 2: Are you to for you tonight? 241 00:14:28,320 --> 00:14:31,800 Speaker 1: If you managing your pain became part of treating your condition. 242 00:14:33,760 --> 00:14:39,920 Speaker 1: And if you've never known anybody who THHC helped, I'm 243 00:14:39,920 --> 00:14:41,760 Speaker 1: going to tell you you do know somebody you don't 244 00:14:41,760 --> 00:14:45,000 Speaker 1: know it. A lot of our veterans need this, A 245 00:14:45,120 --> 00:14:48,240 Speaker 1: lot of them need this. I didn't get to this 246 00:14:48,320 --> 00:14:50,320 Speaker 1: on Friday, but I don't want this week to go 247 00:14:50,360 --> 00:14:54,520 Speaker 1: by without reading this. David Masby sends me today's champion 248 00:14:55,000 --> 00:14:58,320 Speaker 1: of who helps our Camp Hope veterans day to day 249 00:14:58,960 --> 00:15:02,720 Speaker 1: and on Friday us big things today to Mattress mac 250 00:15:03,400 --> 00:15:06,000 Speaker 1: amidst his efforts to support those affected by the floods 251 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:07,880 Speaker 1: in Central Taxes and as we told you, he sent 252 00:15:08,400 --> 00:15:12,320 Speaker 1: truckloads of supplies to Curveville. May still be sent them, 253 00:15:13,080 --> 00:15:14,680 Speaker 1: he said. If he asked me if we needed any 254 00:15:14,720 --> 00:15:17,080 Speaker 1: recliners and we said we could use up to eleven, 255 00:15:17,080 --> 00:15:20,840 Speaker 1: we didn't expect him to send them. He sent eleven recliners. 256 00:15:20,840 --> 00:15:23,560 Speaker 1: Michael had to ad met they were over four thousand each. 257 00:15:23,640 --> 00:15:26,800 Speaker 1: Didn't charge us a penny. Our veterans know they are 258 00:15:26,880 --> 00:15:29,280 Speaker 1: loved by Mattress Mac. So if you're looking to buy furniture, 259 00:15:29,320 --> 00:15:34,240 Speaker 1: buy it from him and thank him because that's awesome. 260 00:15:37,400 --> 00:15:41,560 Speaker 1: Ramon with these second most played Gloria Gainers song, Well done. 261 00:15:42,520 --> 00:15:45,200 Speaker 1: You're trying to insinuate your back into your way back 262 00:15:45,240 --> 00:15:46,120 Speaker 1: into my good graces. 263 00:15:46,160 --> 00:15:46,600 Speaker 2: I like that. 264 00:15:48,800 --> 00:15:52,680 Speaker 1: Moms telling me a story this morning about they were 265 00:15:52,720 --> 00:15:58,760 Speaker 1: having a family meal, and his oldest son is July Augustus. 266 00:15:58,800 --> 00:16:03,960 Speaker 1: His youngest son is Olimer Oliver McCrae and loansome Dove fans. 267 00:16:04,160 --> 00:16:08,080 Speaker 2: We'll get those references. But Oliver or Olie as they 268 00:16:08,080 --> 00:16:08,600 Speaker 2: call him. 269 00:16:08,800 --> 00:16:14,080 Speaker 1: Ramone's wife Amy was saying something to the effect of. 270 00:16:14,840 --> 00:16:16,320 Speaker 2: But Ollie, why would you do that? 271 00:16:17,440 --> 00:16:22,600 Speaker 1: And he said, Mama, we listen, but we don't judge, 272 00:16:23,440 --> 00:16:25,760 Speaker 1: and I just fell out laughing. I had to tell 273 00:16:25,800 --> 00:16:27,240 Speaker 1: my this was thirty minutes before we went on the 274 00:16:27,280 --> 00:16:29,920 Speaker 1: other morning. I had to call my wife in to 275 00:16:30,360 --> 00:16:33,000 Speaker 1: tell her, You've got to listen to this story. You've 276 00:16:33,040 --> 00:16:35,640 Speaker 1: got to listen because there were so many times our 277 00:16:35,720 --> 00:16:39,480 Speaker 1: kids would come home. Because kids don't always you have 278 00:16:39,560 --> 00:16:44,520 Speaker 1: to tell them listen, listen to your teachers, be respectful 279 00:16:44,520 --> 00:16:48,320 Speaker 1: in class, do what you're supposed to do. Don't pull 280 00:16:48,400 --> 00:16:52,200 Speaker 1: Susie's pigtails, you know, don't do this, don't smack talk, 281 00:16:52,280 --> 00:16:56,600 Speaker 1: don't but your parents come first. What you learn at 282 00:16:56,640 --> 00:17:00,000 Speaker 1: school is never more important than what your parents learned. 283 00:17:01,080 --> 00:17:05,040 Speaker 1: But in Oli's world, he's having to learn that the 284 00:17:05,119 --> 00:17:09,680 Speaker 1: teacher's rules do not super do not supersede mom and 285 00:17:09,760 --> 00:17:13,720 Speaker 1: dad's rules. So when the teacher says to the class, 286 00:17:14,320 --> 00:17:20,560 Speaker 1: we listen, we don't judge, Mom gets to judge because 287 00:17:20,600 --> 00:17:24,480 Speaker 1: she's mom. And I just imagine I missed those days 288 00:17:24,480 --> 00:17:27,200 Speaker 1: when our kids were at the age where they would 289 00:17:27,200 --> 00:17:31,480 Speaker 1: so sincerely say something like, Ollie, why would you do that? 290 00:17:31,920 --> 00:17:32,280 Speaker 2: Mama. 291 00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:39,439 Speaker 1: We listen, but we don't judge. Robert writes Marcus Latrell 292 00:17:39,560 --> 00:17:43,760 Speaker 1: is dead on. My wife's cadaver team was there in Kerrville. 293 00:17:44,040 --> 00:17:46,200 Speaker 1: She had a broken ankle. She couldn't make the trip. 294 00:17:46,280 --> 00:17:49,200 Speaker 1: She was very upset. Channel two gave them a good 295 00:17:49,240 --> 00:17:51,720 Speaker 1: review a couple of days ago. Their team captain is 296 00:17:51,720 --> 00:17:55,560 Speaker 1: seventy four years old, going strong all day. We certified 297 00:17:55,560 --> 00:17:57,680 Speaker 1: cadaver dogs at our lake house in Conrad a couple 298 00:17:57,720 --> 00:17:58,359 Speaker 1: of years ago. 299 00:17:58,800 --> 00:18:00,280 Speaker 2: It's unbelievable what they can do. 300 00:18:00,400 --> 00:18:03,199 Speaker 1: Michael the inspector would put a human hand in a 301 00:18:03,200 --> 00:18:06,000 Speaker 1: little basket and had to be in a minimum of 302 00:18:06,040 --> 00:18:07,840 Speaker 1: ten foot of water in a three hundred by three 303 00:18:07,880 --> 00:18:11,080 Speaker 1: hundred grid. My wife's dog found the spot in less 304 00:18:11,080 --> 00:18:13,920 Speaker 1: than five minutes. All the dogs found it in ten 305 00:18:13,960 --> 00:18:18,320 Speaker 1: foot of water to pass and be certified. The biggest 306 00:18:18,320 --> 00:18:20,399 Speaker 1: dog show in Texas was this weekend, and she couldn't 307 00:18:20,400 --> 00:18:22,680 Speaker 1: show her dog, or her friend showed him. He won 308 00:18:22,760 --> 00:18:26,840 Speaker 1: first in all classes different breed. He's a Collie. Her 309 00:18:26,880 --> 00:18:31,600 Speaker 1: cadaver dogs are Border Collies and a Belgian malanwom. 310 00:18:32,200 --> 00:18:33,680 Speaker 2: They never get tired. 311 00:18:35,000 --> 00:18:37,960 Speaker 1: It's amazing what a blessing those dogs are in a 312 00:18:38,000 --> 00:18:43,119 Speaker 1: situation like this. How many practical applications those dogs have. 313 00:18:44,560 --> 00:18:48,159 Speaker 1: Richard writes, your discussion with Marcus the trail triggered some 314 00:18:48,200 --> 00:18:51,640 Speaker 1: memories for me about how interrelated many Kerr County residents are. 315 00:18:51,920 --> 00:18:53,879 Speaker 2: Being a small, tight community. 316 00:18:54,600 --> 00:18:56,880 Speaker 1: My dad retired there in sixty five from the Air 317 00:18:56,920 --> 00:18:59,639 Speaker 1: Force to manage the Kerrville Airport. I worked for the 318 00:18:59,640 --> 00:19:02,160 Speaker 1: mayor's family at Herring Printing for ten years and picked 319 00:19:02,200 --> 00:19:04,520 Speaker 1: him up after elementary school and took him to the 320 00:19:04,520 --> 00:19:07,520 Speaker 1: shop for years. I then worked for thirty eight years 321 00:19:07,560 --> 00:19:10,720 Speaker 1: at Peterson Hospital as their chief information officer, where the 322 00:19:10,800 --> 00:19:14,320 Speaker 1: daughter in law of Dick east Dick Eastland the head 323 00:19:14,359 --> 00:19:17,639 Speaker 1: of Camp Mystic who perished trying to save the girls, 324 00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:19,879 Speaker 1: where the daughter in law of Dick Eastland is the 325 00:19:19,920 --> 00:19:23,359 Speaker 1: president of the board. During that time I wrote the 326 00:19:23,400 --> 00:19:28,520 Speaker 1: camper databases for Camp Mystic, Camp Waldemar, Camp Stuart, and 327 00:19:28,720 --> 00:19:30,720 Speaker 1: Heart of the Hills Camp that may be Baltimore. 328 00:19:30,760 --> 00:19:32,880 Speaker 2: I don't know how they say the w so I. 329 00:19:32,840 --> 00:19:34,720 Speaker 1: Worked for months hand in hand with the owners of 330 00:19:34,760 --> 00:19:39,439 Speaker 1: those camps, the Eastlands, the Elmores, the Ragsdales, Stuart and 331 00:19:39,480 --> 00:19:44,200 Speaker 1: his wife Jane Ragsdale, who perished in the flood, first class, 332 00:19:44,440 --> 00:19:47,320 Speaker 1: every one of them. We live in Comfort now and 333 00:19:47,359 --> 00:19:52,199 Speaker 1: provide our airbnb free to volunteers. Currently we're providing a 334 00:19:52,200 --> 00:19:54,920 Speaker 1: place for a Special Forces diver working with some Navy 335 00:19:54,960 --> 00:19:58,919 Speaker 1: seals and recovery efforts. This community is tight and everyone 336 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:05,280 Speaker 1: feels the pain of the disaster, so we have some friends. 337 00:20:06,840 --> 00:20:11,040 Speaker 1: My kids didn't go to camp. We always Every family 338 00:20:11,040 --> 00:20:12,399 Speaker 1: has a different approach. I'll just tell you what our 339 00:20:12,400 --> 00:20:14,520 Speaker 1: approach is. When i tell you our approach, some people 340 00:20:14,520 --> 00:20:16,400 Speaker 1: think I'm saying our approach is different or it's better. 341 00:20:16,440 --> 00:20:18,400 Speaker 2: It's not. I didn't grow up. 342 00:20:18,359 --> 00:20:22,280 Speaker 1: Going to camps, so camps weren't part of the tradition. 343 00:20:22,520 --> 00:20:24,960 Speaker 1: My wife growing up in India, that's not done. So 344 00:20:25,080 --> 00:20:28,880 Speaker 1: we weren't camp people. Most of our friends sent their 345 00:20:28,960 --> 00:20:33,600 Speaker 1: kids to at least one camp per year, or for 346 00:20:34,080 --> 00:20:39,720 Speaker 1: at least two weeks per summer to a child. Every 347 00:20:39,800 --> 00:20:41,959 Speaker 1: kid loved to go. It wasn't like the parents were 348 00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:44,320 Speaker 1: trying to get rid of them. These camps are not cheap. 349 00:20:44,600 --> 00:20:47,960 Speaker 1: If thousands and thousands of dollars. I heard Camp Mystic 350 00:20:48,200 --> 00:20:50,600 Speaker 1: is between four and five thousand dollars, so it's an 351 00:20:50,600 --> 00:20:54,880 Speaker 1: expensive thing. It's not for everybody, but the kids seem 352 00:20:54,960 --> 00:20:58,040 Speaker 1: to love it, and the kids have camp friends. They're 353 00:20:58,040 --> 00:21:00,680 Speaker 1: they're friends that they meet at camp that are from 354 00:21:00,680 --> 00:21:04,119 Speaker 1: all over the country and they only see him at 355 00:21:04,160 --> 00:21:06,480 Speaker 1: camp time, but they look forward to going back. You know, 356 00:21:06,520 --> 00:21:07,960 Speaker 1: it's a year later. I'm going to get to see 357 00:21:07,960 --> 00:21:10,760 Speaker 1: my friend I haven't seen since last year. And they 358 00:21:10,800 --> 00:21:12,920 Speaker 1: make friends for life out of these They make friends 359 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:16,080 Speaker 1: that they go off to U T or A and 360 00:21:16,240 --> 00:21:19,280 Speaker 1: M or TCU or tech or wherever it does they 361 00:21:19,280 --> 00:21:23,439 Speaker 1: go and and sometimes they'll room with the kid they 362 00:21:23,440 --> 00:21:25,000 Speaker 1: went to camp with because they know they like. 363 00:21:25,040 --> 00:21:27,520 Speaker 2: That kid anyway. 364 00:21:27,680 --> 00:21:33,359 Speaker 1: So so camp is is is really an important part 365 00:21:33,760 --> 00:21:36,600 Speaker 1: of life for these these guys. A friend of mine 366 00:21:36,680 --> 00:21:39,359 Speaker 1: named Brian mc macken is very close friends with the 367 00:21:39,400 --> 00:21:42,560 Speaker 1: guy whose family owns Camp Ozark, which is one of 368 00:21:42,600 --> 00:21:46,800 Speaker 1: the big ones, and he is a part of the 369 00:21:46,840 --> 00:21:49,840 Speaker 1: Camp Ozark family. I think there's three family members that 370 00:21:49,920 --> 00:21:52,920 Speaker 1: run that, and then he created his own, which I 371 00:21:52,960 --> 00:21:55,600 Speaker 1: think is called Camp at X. But there's so many 372 00:21:55,640 --> 00:22:00,360 Speaker 1: of these Longhorn, mystic all of them and people are 373 00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:04,600 Speaker 1: you know, they're loyal to their ones. And one night 374 00:22:04,760 --> 00:22:07,880 Speaker 1: I sat with him. I had joined my friend Brian 375 00:22:07,960 --> 00:22:11,240 Speaker 1: mc mckennatt Houston Country Club and Chris whose name I 376 00:22:11,240 --> 00:22:13,119 Speaker 1: can't remember. We coached against each other in Little legu 377 00:22:13,160 --> 00:22:16,240 Speaker 1: real nice guy. I was just talking to him about 378 00:22:16,280 --> 00:22:18,560 Speaker 1: the camping business. What are the challenges that we wouldn't 379 00:22:18,600 --> 00:22:19,080 Speaker 1: know about? 380 00:22:19,240 --> 00:22:21,439 Speaker 2: You know, how do you market? What is this? What 381 00:22:21,560 --> 00:22:24,760 Speaker 2: is this? And it's fascinating everybody's businesses. It's fascinating. 382 00:22:25,680 --> 00:22:29,360 Speaker 1: But I was talking to my wife this weekend because 383 00:22:29,359 --> 00:22:32,679 Speaker 1: some of our friends their kids went to camp after 384 00:22:32,800 --> 00:22:36,600 Speaker 1: this flood occurred, and the camps are not far from there, 385 00:22:37,680 --> 00:22:40,080 Speaker 1: and I said, do you think if we were a 386 00:22:40,080 --> 00:22:42,359 Speaker 1: family that sent our kids to camp, do you think 387 00:22:42,600 --> 00:22:44,760 Speaker 1: we could have sent them to camp? Because I don't 388 00:22:44,760 --> 00:22:49,760 Speaker 1: know that I could have. And she said, yeah, this 389 00:22:49,800 --> 00:22:52,760 Speaker 1: is a learning experience. My wife is the rational one 390 00:22:52,760 --> 00:22:55,520 Speaker 1: in our family. If you think I'm cold and clinical, 391 00:22:55,640 --> 00:22:59,080 Speaker 1: my wife is times ten. She said, no, this is 392 00:23:00,280 --> 00:23:04,480 Speaker 1: this is an opportunity presenting itself. You're learning that life 393 00:23:04,560 --> 00:23:09,840 Speaker 1: is fragile and that you're never fully protected from death. 394 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:11,000 Speaker 2: It could happen at any time. 395 00:23:11,040 --> 00:23:14,359 Speaker 1: It could come for you at any moment, and and 396 00:23:14,680 --> 00:23:19,639 Speaker 1: live every moment with no regrets because you just never know. 397 00:23:19,720 --> 00:23:23,959 Speaker 1: Those floodwaters rose fast, and I mean they rose fast. 398 00:23:25,280 --> 00:23:28,520 Speaker 1: It also tells you that there is no place completely 399 00:23:28,600 --> 00:23:32,240 Speaker 1: free of danger, no matter how hard you try. You 400 00:23:32,240 --> 00:23:34,080 Speaker 1: would have thought that's the safest place in the world, 401 00:23:34,119 --> 00:23:37,679 Speaker 1: you would, right, little girls at camp, and and how 402 00:23:37,760 --> 00:23:38,520 Speaker 1: much safer could it be. 403 00:23:38,520 --> 00:23:42,560 Speaker 2: They're having a blast. Uh, They've put away their phones, 404 00:23:42,600 --> 00:23:43,119 Speaker 2: they've done. 405 00:23:43,000 --> 00:23:46,439 Speaker 1: They're doing everything that you would think would be just perfect. 406 00:23:47,560 --> 00:23:50,080 Speaker 1: She said, But you've got to learn. She lost her 407 00:23:50,080 --> 00:23:52,959 Speaker 1: mom at nine years old, so coping with grief and 408 00:23:53,000 --> 00:23:54,000 Speaker 1: moving on down the road. 409 00:23:54,080 --> 00:23:55,480 Speaker 2: She's better at than I am. 410 00:23:55,960 --> 00:23:58,639 Speaker 1: But it's interesting because we had a long conversation about that, 411 00:23:58,720 --> 00:23:59,440 Speaker 1: and I said, you're right. 412 00:23:59,480 --> 00:24:01,840 Speaker 2: It is a life has to go on. You have 413 00:24:02,040 --> 00:24:05,960 Speaker 2: you honor the dead by living better. And it's just trip. 414 00:24:12,760 --> 00:24:14,760 Speaker 1: All right, callers, hang tight, I will get to you 415 00:24:14,960 --> 00:24:19,679 Speaker 1: in just a moment. I got an email from a 416 00:24:19,680 --> 00:24:23,240 Speaker 1: fellow named Scott, frequent emailer, and he says Channel eleven 417 00:24:23,320 --> 00:24:28,280 Speaker 1: story on the proposed downtown Houston scooter band zar so 418 00:24:28,440 --> 00:24:31,040 Speaker 1: excited to see a story on Channel eleven's ten PM 419 00:24:31,119 --> 00:24:35,080 Speaker 1: newscast Sunday about the proposed ban on scooters in downtown. 420 00:24:36,240 --> 00:24:38,600 Speaker 1: I believe the vote is scheduled for this week. I 421 00:24:38,640 --> 00:24:44,399 Speaker 1: hope it passes, as the writers obey zero traffic laws 422 00:24:44,760 --> 00:24:48,359 Speaker 1: and exhibit no courtesy, darting in and out in and 423 00:24:48,400 --> 00:24:52,480 Speaker 1: around traffic. They are all over the roads and seemingly 424 00:24:52,680 --> 00:24:58,879 Speaker 1: mostly come out at night. Now full disclosure, I'm not 425 00:24:59,040 --> 00:25:02,000 Speaker 1: going to tell you I'm for something because I think 426 00:25:02,040 --> 00:25:04,280 Speaker 1: you're for it, or because you've just told me you are. 427 00:25:05,600 --> 00:25:10,280 Speaker 1: I don't know what the prohibition on scooters looks like yet, 428 00:25:11,480 --> 00:25:15,080 Speaker 1: But when I hear someone say I would like to 429 00:25:15,440 --> 00:25:20,480 Speaker 1: in this case ban scooters because people who ride scooters 430 00:25:20,480 --> 00:25:26,000 Speaker 1: are rude, that is, I can't be for that. I 431 00:25:26,040 --> 00:25:31,240 Speaker 1: don't believe in the use of government regulatory authority or 432 00:25:31,400 --> 00:25:35,440 Speaker 1: prohibition in this case on the basis that I don't 433 00:25:35,680 --> 00:25:39,800 Speaker 1: like the behavior of people who do that. I don't 434 00:25:39,840 --> 00:25:43,600 Speaker 1: think we should allow motorcycles on the highway because a 435 00:25:43,600 --> 00:25:47,359 Speaker 1: lot of those guys have bad bo That's not a 436 00:25:47,440 --> 00:25:52,919 Speaker 1: basis for regulating other people's behavior. But let's listen to 437 00:25:52,960 --> 00:25:55,480 Speaker 1: the story and I'll tell you whether I agree with it. 438 00:25:55,640 --> 00:25:55,879 Speaker 10: Or not. 439 00:25:56,280 --> 00:25:59,400 Speaker 2: I'm assuming y'all know what I'm talking about. I don't 440 00:25:59,440 --> 00:26:00,520 Speaker 2: know what they have in downtown. 441 00:26:00,520 --> 00:26:02,879 Speaker 1: I don't go into downtown Houston anymore other than go 442 00:26:02,920 --> 00:26:05,199 Speaker 1: to the Astros game. And I go around and I 443 00:26:05,280 --> 00:26:11,240 Speaker 1: come down by Joysticks, the video arcade thing, and I 444 00:26:11,320 --> 00:26:13,800 Speaker 1: either park in front of Joysticks. Don't you do that? 445 00:26:13,840 --> 00:26:15,119 Speaker 1: Because they didn't want to be a spot for me? 446 00:26:16,560 --> 00:26:20,080 Speaker 1: That's what That's not what Hooker's caught. What is wrong 447 00:26:20,119 --> 00:26:24,280 Speaker 1: with you? You go to California and you come back broken. 448 00:26:25,000 --> 00:26:29,600 Speaker 1: That's not what Hookers caught. It's video games anyway. So 449 00:26:30,080 --> 00:26:32,720 Speaker 1: I don't know what brand they are. Bird makes one 450 00:26:32,760 --> 00:26:34,879 Speaker 1: of them. I think Lime makes one of them. I 451 00:26:34,960 --> 00:26:40,119 Speaker 1: discovered them in Austin about Michael was twelve and he 452 00:26:40,160 --> 00:26:42,760 Speaker 1: wanted to go to a concert. So me and Chance 453 00:26:42,840 --> 00:26:45,280 Speaker 1: McLean and Michael T and one of his buddies we 454 00:26:45,359 --> 00:26:48,440 Speaker 1: all went to Austin and I pull up and there's 455 00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:50,760 Speaker 1: these They call them scooters. They're like the old razors, 456 00:26:50,800 --> 00:26:53,600 Speaker 1: if you remember. It's just like a little a little 457 00:26:53,640 --> 00:26:56,280 Speaker 1: sliver of a skateboard, half a skateboard with a wheel 458 00:26:56,359 --> 00:26:58,800 Speaker 1: on each end and then a little zoom zoom on 459 00:26:59,160 --> 00:27:01,119 Speaker 1: each side. So it's it's kind of like a little 460 00:27:01,119 --> 00:27:04,280 Speaker 1: stand up thing. And I got to be completely honest. 461 00:27:04,640 --> 00:27:07,040 Speaker 1: So I pull into town and they're thrown everywhere. They're 462 00:27:07,080 --> 00:27:10,040 Speaker 1: all over the sidewalk, and I said, Austin's gone to hell. 463 00:27:10,520 --> 00:27:15,360 Speaker 2: Homeless people and those scooters they look terrible, They're awful. 464 00:27:15,840 --> 00:27:18,240 Speaker 1: They're all over the place all right. So we park 465 00:27:19,080 --> 00:27:22,560 Speaker 1: stayed at the Driscool, which I love to stay at, 466 00:27:23,480 --> 00:27:26,880 Speaker 1: and there's no parking places anywhere that we wanted to go. 467 00:27:27,880 --> 00:27:30,320 Speaker 1: And we're going over to south By Southwest to see 468 00:27:30,320 --> 00:27:34,480 Speaker 1: this particular band. And so Michael t can't drive at 469 00:27:34,520 --> 00:27:36,879 Speaker 1: that point, says, Dad, lets me and you go get 470 00:27:36,920 --> 00:27:39,359 Speaker 1: on a scooter. So I said, well, chance is stupid. 471 00:27:39,400 --> 00:27:40,879 Speaker 1: He'll want to be on a scooter too, and so 472 00:27:40,880 --> 00:27:42,040 Speaker 1: will your buddy because he's twelve. 473 00:27:42,480 --> 00:27:45,239 Speaker 2: So we go scootering all around town and we go 474 00:27:45,280 --> 00:27:45,840 Speaker 2: all the way. 475 00:27:45,680 --> 00:27:47,680 Speaker 1: Over to south By Southwest, which is quite away from 476 00:27:47,680 --> 00:27:49,800 Speaker 1: Sixth Street, which is where we were, and we had 477 00:27:49,800 --> 00:27:55,280 Speaker 1: an absolute blast father Son weekend, just all around downtown. Now, 478 00:27:55,680 --> 00:27:58,560 Speaker 1: yes people fall and get hurt. Yes they're trashy because 479 00:27:58,560 --> 00:27:59,720 Speaker 1: they're left on the sidewalk. 480 00:28:00,200 --> 00:28:01,159 Speaker 2: No that's not me. 481 00:28:01,520 --> 00:28:04,240 Speaker 1: I'm a live in the suburbs. I'm too old to 482 00:28:04,440 --> 00:28:07,320 Speaker 1: want to live where homeless people and scooters are. However, 483 00:28:08,160 --> 00:28:11,600 Speaker 1: here is the story. Because apparently people in Houston aren't digging. 484 00:28:11,359 --> 00:28:15,639 Speaker 10: On it, scooters could soon end up being kicked to 485 00:28:15,680 --> 00:28:19,000 Speaker 10: the curb in parts of Houston. The City Council's Quality 486 00:28:19,000 --> 00:28:22,080 Speaker 10: of Life Committee will soon hear a proposal to ban them. 487 00:28:22,560 --> 00:28:25,680 Speaker 10: Our Oka Romanos spoke with downtown business owners who rely 488 00:28:26,359 --> 00:28:31,560 Speaker 10: on scooter rentals entirely to survive orca. 489 00:28:30,520 --> 00:28:33,760 Speaker 11: Anywhere you go around downtown Houston and you'll see scooters 490 00:28:33,880 --> 00:28:37,320 Speaker 11: like these. While the proposed ban is meant to improve safety, 491 00:28:37,520 --> 00:28:40,800 Speaker 11: scooter rental companies say there has to be a middle ground. 492 00:28:42,560 --> 00:28:47,320 Speaker 11: Scooters have become a staple site and sound, especially on 493 00:28:47,400 --> 00:28:49,320 Speaker 11: weekend nights in downtown Houston. 494 00:28:49,720 --> 00:28:51,680 Speaker 12: It's a perfect location for the business. 495 00:28:51,760 --> 00:28:55,400 Speaker 11: Emilio Montez co owned Swerve Scooters, a rental company just 496 00:28:55,480 --> 00:28:57,400 Speaker 11: down the street from the Toyota Center. 497 00:28:57,320 --> 00:29:01,160 Speaker 12: That it is a good recreational activity for the young 498 00:29:01,200 --> 00:29:02,080 Speaker 12: people of Houston. 499 00:29:02,160 --> 00:29:05,440 Speaker 11: But a proposal to amends city ordinances would create this 500 00:29:05,520 --> 00:29:10,840 Speaker 11: scooter free zone, essentially banning scooters from downtown, Midtown, and Edo. 501 00:29:11,200 --> 00:29:14,680 Speaker 11: The potential changes would make it unlawful for anyone to 502 00:29:14,760 --> 00:29:19,640 Speaker 11: operate a motor assistant scooter on a public roadway, street, alley, sidewalk, 503 00:29:19,720 --> 00:29:21,720 Speaker 11: or city park within that zone. 504 00:29:21,840 --> 00:29:24,000 Speaker 12: It would be worst case scenario for us. 505 00:29:24,000 --> 00:29:27,400 Speaker 11: Montez says his shop would shut down and things. Legitimate 506 00:29:27,440 --> 00:29:29,680 Speaker 11: businesses like his don't deserve that. 507 00:29:30,040 --> 00:29:32,880 Speaker 12: I believe the problem here with the scooters is like 508 00:29:32,960 --> 00:29:36,080 Speaker 12: all the vendors that are doing it, you know, illegally 509 00:29:36,560 --> 00:29:40,560 Speaker 12: and don't educate the customers about the city or. 510 00:29:41,360 --> 00:29:44,040 Speaker 11: The city says. The intention of the proposed amendment says 511 00:29:44,080 --> 00:29:47,680 Speaker 11: to reduce safety hazards. Some residents telling us that's why 512 00:29:47,720 --> 00:29:49,719 Speaker 11: they're on board with banning scooters. 513 00:29:49,800 --> 00:29:51,000 Speaker 7: I think they're very dangerous. 514 00:29:51,040 --> 00:29:54,520 Speaker 10: They're not good for us a city. I mean, you 515 00:29:54,560 --> 00:29:56,160 Speaker 10: see them coming out out of nowhere. 516 00:29:56,200 --> 00:29:59,200 Speaker 8: Sometimes they're dangerous, you know, for the kids really, because 517 00:30:00,200 --> 00:30:02,400 Speaker 8: you know i've and I heard there were occasions almost 518 00:30:02,840 --> 00:30:04,160 Speaker 8: run oal of you. 519 00:30:04,160 --> 00:30:07,200 Speaker 11: You know, we brought those concerns to Star Right Scooter Rentals, 520 00:30:07,240 --> 00:30:09,920 Speaker 11: which just opened a couple months ago. They point to 521 00:30:09,960 --> 00:30:12,920 Speaker 11: safety concerns. What's your response to the city is saying 522 00:30:12,920 --> 00:30:14,080 Speaker 11: that's the reason they want to do. 523 00:30:14,040 --> 00:30:19,040 Speaker 13: This, safety concerns. That's that's I mean, that's a valid concern. 524 00:30:18,840 --> 00:30:22,160 Speaker 11: But they say a compromise can be made with the city. 525 00:30:22,320 --> 00:30:26,400 Speaker 13: And they should work with us as small business owners 526 00:30:27,320 --> 00:30:32,040 Speaker 13: and make it more safe. You know, they can work 527 00:30:32,120 --> 00:30:34,240 Speaker 13: to make it more safe, non Bendus kutters. 528 00:30:34,680 --> 00:30:37,560 Speaker 11: The proposal will be discussed at the City Council's Quality 529 00:30:37,600 --> 00:30:40,880 Speaker 11: of Life Committee meeting this Thursday. The companies we spoke 530 00:30:40,960 --> 00:30:44,000 Speaker 11: with say they'll be in attendance to make their voices heard. 531 00:30:44,360 --> 00:30:47,880 Speaker 11: Reporting from Downtown Houston or Commander KJOU eleven. 532 00:30:47,560 --> 00:30:51,320 Speaker 2: News before the show is over. 533 00:30:54,280 --> 00:30:59,600 Speaker 1: The Cold Place CEO has resigned and now stadiums are 534 00:30:59,600 --> 00:31:03,240 Speaker 1: doing a Coldplay cam instead of a kiss cam, and 535 00:31:03,320 --> 00:31:06,120 Speaker 1: the whole thing is just awful. I don't know if 536 00:31:06,160 --> 00:31:16,800 Speaker 1: you heard the CEO before he resigned called into Delilah. 537 00:31:18,520 --> 00:31:20,520 Speaker 14: What a wonderful night it is. 538 00:31:20,640 --> 00:31:21,800 Speaker 2: The stars are. 539 00:31:21,720 --> 00:31:25,080 Speaker 14: Shining, and we have a man on the phone who 540 00:31:25,120 --> 00:31:27,440 Speaker 14: made a little bit of a mistake last week at 541 00:31:27,440 --> 00:31:33,080 Speaker 14: a Coldplay concert. Hello, CEO, Andy is on the line. 542 00:31:33,600 --> 00:31:36,600 Speaker 14: CEO Andy, tell us what happened last week in that 543 00:31:37,240 --> 00:31:38,440 Speaker 14: Coldplay concert. 544 00:31:38,680 --> 00:31:39,800 Speaker 15: Well, thank you, Delilah. 545 00:31:39,840 --> 00:31:42,680 Speaker 16: You know there I was sitting up in my company 546 00:31:42,760 --> 00:31:46,600 Speaker 16: suite and what happened was my HR director slipped on 547 00:31:47,240 --> 00:31:51,680 Speaker 16: a line that someone here dropped from their janitomic, and 548 00:31:51,960 --> 00:31:55,240 Speaker 16: I grabbed her in my own and rided that very moment, 549 00:31:55,680 --> 00:31:56,720 Speaker 16: righted that very moment. 550 00:31:56,800 --> 00:31:59,760 Speaker 15: The camera looked at me and I had her in 551 00:31:59,800 --> 00:32:03,080 Speaker 15: my arms Grass And what I'm going to tell you 552 00:32:03,440 --> 00:32:07,440 Speaker 15: is it was an unfortunate, wrong place at the wrong time, 553 00:32:08,240 --> 00:32:09,240 Speaker 15: especially for the camera. 554 00:32:15,720 --> 00:32:17,800 Speaker 2: Or it's hang tight. WILL take your call and we'll 555 00:32:17,800 --> 00:32:19,440 Speaker 2: play them tomorrow. I'm not going to miss you. Stay 556 00:32:19,480 --> 00:32:20,000 Speaker 2: right there,