WEBVTT 00:00:15.560 --> 00:00:31.750 Oh! Oh, good morning. It is a Monday, August 00:00:31.750 --> 00:00:34.929 the 17th, 2026, and we are off and rolling at 00:00:34.929 --> 00:00:39.170 2029 in the morning. Tink, hello. How was your 00:00:39.170 --> 00:00:41.710 weekend? Mine was busy and fraught with adventure. 00:00:45.670 --> 00:00:48.450 Thursday was my birthday. I am now the big 4 00:00:48.450 --> 00:00:50.710 -3, and it ain't just Tom Petty's number, okay? 00:00:50.750 --> 00:00:54.210 I'm not Tom Petty, Sarah Beth Terry Richard Petty. 00:00:55.409 --> 00:01:03.479 Tell you, it's Monday. Wrong petty. Morning from 00:01:03.479 --> 00:01:06.400 northern Minnesota. Hello, Missy and Neil. I 00:01:06.400 --> 00:01:07.700 don't know which one's talking to me, Missy or 00:01:07.700 --> 00:01:12.939 Neil. It might be Missy and Neil. Hello, Tina. 00:01:14.439 --> 00:01:20.599 Hello, Virgil. What's up? So, we're off and running 00:01:20.599 --> 00:01:22.640 this morning. I got up what I thought was really 00:01:22.640 --> 00:01:23.939 early in the morning, but it turns out it was 00:01:23.939 --> 00:01:25.400 about quarter after six. I was like, I've got 00:01:25.400 --> 00:01:28.989 time for me to get up anyway. So I got up, put 00:01:28.989 --> 00:01:32.170 on a house coat, and come and let the chickens 00:01:32.170 --> 00:01:37.469 out. Little baby turkey has gone to be with the 00:01:37.469 --> 00:01:39.450 Lord, and so has one of the little itty -bitty 00:01:39.450 --> 00:01:42.709 tiny babies. With all this rain coming in, and 00:01:42.709 --> 00:01:46.030 we have a creek behind our house, it's drove 00:01:46.030 --> 00:01:48.629 some of the varmints up into the coop. So it's 00:01:48.629 --> 00:01:50.209 okay. I can't cry about it. It's circle of life. 00:01:52.170 --> 00:01:54.849 In case you haven't watched the news this morning 00:01:54.849 --> 00:01:57.150 and you're dying to know what's going on, here. 00:01:57.849 --> 00:02:02.450 Is source check headlines rounded up for you 00:02:02.450 --> 00:02:03.810 for today so that you would know what's going 00:02:03.810 --> 00:02:09.930 on? Oh, Lord, give me the strength. It's a long 00:02:09.930 --> 00:02:12.889 list. It's already Monday, and the dumb is already 00:02:12.889 --> 00:02:16.990 thick. Around the world, President Trump ordered 00:02:16.990 --> 00:02:18.909 the Pentagon to scale back joint U .S.-South 00:02:18.909 --> 00:02:21.909 Korea military exercises, saying that the drills 00:02:21.909 --> 00:02:23.990 are expensive and undermine potential diplomacy 00:02:23.990 --> 00:02:27.780 with North Korea. Like, yeah. South Korea hopes 00:02:27.780 --> 00:02:29.740 a decision could reopen talks with Pyongyang. 00:02:31.340 --> 00:02:32.580 Didn't even know he was trying to get a hold 00:02:32.580 --> 00:02:34.460 of him, but apparently this will open up the 00:02:34.460 --> 00:02:36.979 doors to the communication with Pyongyang if 00:02:36.979 --> 00:02:40.180 we just ease it. Just letting you know. The 60 00:02:40.180 --> 00:02:42.259 -day deadline for a U .S.-Iran peace agreement 00:02:42.259 --> 00:02:44.340 has expired without a final deal, leaving the 00:02:44.340 --> 00:02:47.620 Strait of Hormuz, Iran's nuclear program, and 00:02:47.620 --> 00:02:50.539 regional security unresolved. Why does Iran have 00:02:50.539 --> 00:02:52.680 a nuclear program? I thought that's all we was 00:02:52.680 --> 00:02:54.680 over there to begin with. Whatever, it's fine. 00:02:57.349 --> 00:02:59.409 Russia's attacks on Ukrainian ports and infrastructure 00:02:59.409 --> 00:03:01.349 continue to threaten the Ukraine's grain exports, 00:03:01.729 --> 00:03:03.310 you know, the bread bowl of the world, while 00:03:03.310 --> 00:03:05.189 President Zelensky is again requesting additional 00:03:05.189 --> 00:03:07.330 American Patriot air defense systems. Well, after 00:03:07.330 --> 00:03:09.689 you've been using drones to just kill random 00:03:09.689 --> 00:03:11.469 people, Zelensky, I think we need to stop sending 00:03:11.469 --> 00:03:15.830 you so much money. Anyway, that's what I think. 00:03:17.629 --> 00:03:21.580 Burgos, Bulgaria. has been selected to host the 00:03:21.580 --> 00:03:24.319 2027 Eurovision Song Contest after Bulgaria earned 00:03:24.319 --> 00:03:26.740 its first victory in 2026. So congratulations. 00:03:28.340 --> 00:03:30.800 In U .S. politics, Trump's decision to reduce 00:03:30.800 --> 00:03:33.259 the Korean military exercises is receiving major 00:03:33.259 --> 00:03:35.180 criticism from lawmakers who warned that it could 00:03:35.180 --> 00:03:37.099 weaken military readiness and strain the U .S.-South 00:03:37.099 --> 00:03:39.719 Korea alliance. Probably. But there's probably 00:03:39.719 --> 00:03:41.319 a better way. There's more than one way to scan 00:03:41.319 --> 00:03:47.900 a cat. Just saying. Republican Senator Bill Cassidy 00:03:47.900 --> 00:03:49.699 publicly rejected Trump's recent claims about 00:03:49.699 --> 00:03:51.800 the combined MMR vaccine, calling the president's 00:03:51.800 --> 00:03:53.860 rhetoric dangerous and medically unfounded. Well, 00:03:54.000 --> 00:03:56.180 if we know anything about medically unfounded, 00:03:56.319 --> 00:04:01.219 just look to Fauci. This is also the same dude 00:04:01.219 --> 00:04:03.080 in the 80s who told you that you could catch 00:04:03.080 --> 00:04:05.159 AIDS by touching somebody. So, you know, the 00:04:05.159 --> 00:04:07.659 fact that we took his advice on the biggest pandemic 00:04:07.659 --> 00:04:09.560 in history and now y 'all are coming down hard 00:04:09.560 --> 00:04:11.919 on RFK Jr. and Trump for trying to get everybody 00:04:11.919 --> 00:04:15.659 healthy again. It's whatever. You made your bed. 00:04:15.819 --> 00:04:17.899 All right. The Senate convenes today for a pro 00:04:17.899 --> 00:04:19.879 forma session with no committee hearings scheduled. 00:04:21.379 --> 00:04:23.160 More of the same. Republicans are emphasizing 00:04:23.160 --> 00:04:25.100 falling national crime rates as they search for 00:04:25.100 --> 00:04:27.339 a strong midterm election message amid concerns 00:04:27.339 --> 00:04:31.420 over inflation in the economy. Crimes down, prices 00:04:31.420 --> 00:04:37.120 are up. Seems like that would not be the case. 00:04:38.220 --> 00:04:39.800 Seems like with prices going up, crime would 00:04:39.800 --> 00:04:41.920 be up. But none of us have robbed a grocery store 00:04:41.920 --> 00:04:46.019 yet. So, you know. The BBC is asking a U .S. 00:04:46.019 --> 00:04:47.699 court for help obtaining testimony from members 00:04:47.699 --> 00:04:49.680 of Trump's family as it responds to a $10 billion 00:04:49.680 --> 00:04:53.079 defamation lawsuit. Well, maybe check your facts 00:04:53.079 --> 00:04:54.779 and have some integrity in your reporting rather 00:04:54.779 --> 00:04:57.399 than just spouting off at the hip. Then you wouldn't 00:04:57.399 --> 00:05:03.060 be sued for libel all the time. Just saying. 00:05:03.709 --> 00:05:05.870 Like, does no one practice MLA format? Does no 00:05:05.870 --> 00:05:07.790 one check the book anymore? Does no one cite 00:05:07.790 --> 00:05:09.490 their sources? Because I couldn't graduate college 00:05:09.490 --> 00:05:11.610 without at least a 15 -page bibliography of everything 00:05:11.610 --> 00:05:13.490 that I touched, including the Dewey Decimal System 00:05:13.490 --> 00:05:14.870 and that big -ass library over at the University 00:05:14.870 --> 00:05:17.550 of Kentucky that I had to get a card for. You 00:05:17.550 --> 00:05:19.290 tell me that you can't take 10 minutes just to 00:05:19.290 --> 00:05:20.470 double -check and make sure you got that name 00:05:20.470 --> 00:05:28.730 right? Just saying. Across the USA this morning, 00:05:28.850 --> 00:05:30.589 Lake Powell has reportedly fallen to a record 00:05:30.589 --> 00:05:33.600 low water level. Renewing concern over water 00:05:33.600 --> 00:05:35.120 supplies throughout the drought -stricken southwest. 00:05:35.519 --> 00:05:39.459 So, that's concerning. A major federal trial 00:05:39.459 --> 00:05:41.160 concerning Instagram's alleged harm to young 00:05:41.160 --> 00:05:43.259 users is scheduled to begin on Tuesday. Four 00:05:43.259 --> 00:05:46.699 states are seeking $1 .4 trillion from META. 00:05:47.620 --> 00:05:49.500 How about quit giving your kids a cell phone 00:05:49.500 --> 00:05:51.860 that has a bunch of scum and filth on it? How 00:05:51.860 --> 00:05:53.600 about raise your kids? How about give them a 00:05:53.600 --> 00:05:56.399 book instead of an iPad? How about you take an 00:05:56.399 --> 00:06:00.269 active involvement in your child's rearing? so 00:06:00.269 --> 00:06:01.870 that YouTube doesn't have to do it for you. That's 00:06:01.870 --> 00:06:03.970 all I'm saying. We didn't have this problem in 00:06:03.970 --> 00:06:05.870 my generation because if you wanted to log on 00:06:05.870 --> 00:06:08.730 to do Microsoft Paint or AIM or Hot or Not or 00:06:08.730 --> 00:06:11.310 MySpace, you were limited to 30 minutes on the 00:06:11.310 --> 00:06:15.110 screen in the family computer room. We had a 00:06:15.110 --> 00:06:17.110 whole room in the 90s in our homes dedicated 00:06:17.110 --> 00:06:22.110 to a computer. You couldn't use it if Mom was 00:06:22.110 --> 00:06:23.990 off the phone with Aunt Beth because you had 00:06:23.990 --> 00:06:26.930 to use the same phone line. None of us are acting 00:06:26.930 --> 00:06:29.279 crazy. This is as crazy as we get on the internet. 00:06:30.319 --> 00:06:31.680 Bitching about all the other stuff on the internet. 00:06:32.899 --> 00:06:36.740 Hi, Mittens. Good morning. Time for a little 00:06:36.740 --> 00:06:42.139 cat break. Say hi, Mittens. Say hi. Say hi with 00:06:42.139 --> 00:06:49.339 your five thumbs. He hates being on TV. Did you 00:06:49.339 --> 00:06:51.120 catch a mouse because your belly is super full? 00:06:52.860 --> 00:06:56.629 Hello, Bahia, Mississippi. All right. A suspect 00:06:56.629 --> 00:06:58.829 accused of killing five people in northern Michigan 00:06:58.829 --> 00:07:00.689 was found dead following a manhunt, according 00:07:00.689 --> 00:07:08.269 to Michigan State Police. I hear a baby chirping 00:07:08.269 --> 00:07:12.069 in the coop. In Appalachian, West Virginia news, 00:07:12.170 --> 00:07:13.810 flood warnings remain active in parts of West 00:07:13.810 --> 00:07:15.470 Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio after relentless 00:07:15.470 --> 00:07:17.529 storms have hit communities including Cabin Creek 00:07:17.529 --> 00:07:20.329 and Boomer, West Virginia. Governor Patrick Morrissey 00:07:20.329 --> 00:07:21.949 has extended West Virginia's state of emergency 00:07:21.949 --> 00:07:25.399 for 12 counties. damaged by severe storms that 00:07:25.399 --> 00:07:28.079 began on July 21st. So for like a month now, 00:07:28.160 --> 00:07:29.759 we've been bombarded with some bad rain. And 00:07:29.759 --> 00:07:31.240 a lot of people say, well, y 'all are up in the 00:07:31.240 --> 00:07:33.699 mountains. Yeah, we're also in the hollers. There's 00:07:33.699 --> 00:07:35.779 not a lot of place for that rain to go. So it 00:07:35.779 --> 00:07:39.199 just, you know, shit rolls downhill. So just 00:07:39.199 --> 00:07:43.399 saying. West Virginia, speaking of, is facing 00:07:43.399 --> 00:07:45.420 a shortage of practicing attorneys as the demand 00:07:45.420 --> 00:07:47.819 rises. The state's number of active lawyers has 00:07:47.819 --> 00:07:50.279 reportedly fallen nearly 10 % since 2014, and 00:07:50.279 --> 00:07:52.220 I can tell you why. Because everybody who's sitting 00:07:52.220 --> 00:07:53.800 on the bench as a judge has been there since 00:07:53.800 --> 00:07:57.540 we were taking a draft for NOM. 90 % of the cases 00:07:57.540 --> 00:07:59.300 that you have in your courtrooms these days is 00:07:59.300 --> 00:08:00.879 for someone having marijuana or something that 00:08:00.879 --> 00:08:02.160 they can grow out of the backyard and you're 00:08:02.160 --> 00:08:04.360 not paying attention to actual traffickers and 00:08:04.360 --> 00:08:08.220 pedophiles and criminals. You're just the rest 00:08:08.220 --> 00:08:09.639 of us that are minding our own business on the 00:08:09.639 --> 00:08:11.000 porch. You think we're trying to dodge the draft, 00:08:11.100 --> 00:08:13.079 so you make it really hard for us to live a daily 00:08:13.079 --> 00:08:15.040 life. That's why people don't want to practice 00:08:15.040 --> 00:08:17.019 law in West Virginia. That's why people don't 00:08:17.019 --> 00:08:18.480 want to move here and represent the community 00:08:18.480 --> 00:08:23.720 because it's bullshit. I saw this morning that 00:08:23.720 --> 00:08:25.639 a friend of mine who has now moved to Texas, 00:08:25.680 --> 00:08:28.279 she's lived in Hurricane 29 years ago. She said, 00:08:28.339 --> 00:08:30.220 what happened to this town? And I said, the same 00:08:30.220 --> 00:08:32.279 mayor's been in position for 22 years and all 00:08:32.279 --> 00:08:33.720 the money's going in his pocket instead of on 00:08:33.720 --> 00:08:36.000 the road. That's why you spend more on tires 00:08:36.000 --> 00:08:41.580 and axles than you do on your education. If you 00:08:41.580 --> 00:08:43.600 want to be a lawyer, you have to believe in what 00:08:43.600 --> 00:08:44.820 you're fighting for. If you don't believe in 00:08:44.820 --> 00:08:46.080 what you're fighting for, it's real hard to fight. 00:08:49.679 --> 00:08:52.549 Just saying. We got a lot of fish to fry here 00:08:52.549 --> 00:08:54.129 in West Virginia, starting with the good old 00:08:54.129 --> 00:08:55.929 boys corrupt political system. The fact that 00:08:55.929 --> 00:08:57.610 Patrick Morrissey has spent two billion dollars 00:08:57.610 --> 00:08:59.850 on a or two million dollars on a Ferris wheel. 00:09:00.009 --> 00:09:03.509 You know, just somebody needs to take hold that 00:09:03.509 --> 00:09:05.789 checkbook and have a sit down and come to Jesus. 00:09:06.210 --> 00:09:08.970 Might need to be me. I don't know. State officials 00:09:08.970 --> 00:09:10.769 continue investigating after West Virginia school 00:09:10.769 --> 00:09:12.750 clothing allowance program faces concerns about 00:09:12.750 --> 00:09:16.610 cash withdrawals. Approximately 52 ,000 applications 00:09:16.610 --> 00:09:21.139 are still being processed. An urgent search remains 00:09:21.139 --> 00:09:23.340 in effect for two children reportedly abducted 00:09:23.340 --> 00:09:27.620 in Greenbrier County over the weekend. And recent 00:09:27.620 --> 00:09:29.679 Appalachian features are highlighting the region's 00:09:29.679 --> 00:09:31.759 rural photographers, mine wars history, community 00:09:31.759 --> 00:09:33.779 resilience, and emerging investment in science 00:09:33.779 --> 00:09:36.039 and technology. It's according to 100 Days in 00:09:36.039 --> 00:09:39.720 Appalachian. This is day 304. So, in the daily 00:09:39.720 --> 00:09:46.279 304, sorry. So, that's what we're looking towards. 00:09:47.759 --> 00:09:49.840 Be excited about the good stuff. Try to fix the 00:09:49.840 --> 00:09:52.600 bad stuff. Same old, same old. That storm cloud 00:09:52.600 --> 00:09:55.559 is dark. We're going to have rain all day today. 00:09:56.259 --> 00:09:58.460 In country music, Colt Ford suffered a broken 00:09:58.460 --> 00:10:00.200 shoulder when his tour bus crashed while traveling 00:10:00.200 --> 00:10:04.059 in a concert in Germany. He and members of his 00:10:04.059 --> 00:10:05.700 crew were rescued through the front windshield, 00:10:05.940 --> 00:10:09.460 the damaged windshield. So thankful that he's 00:10:09.460 --> 00:10:12.779 alive and praying for his speedy recovery. Craig 00:10:12.779 --> 00:10:14.399 Morgan and Chris Cagle performed tonight at the 00:10:14.399 --> 00:10:17.179 Midland County Fair in Michigan. Organizers are 00:10:17.179 --> 00:10:18.860 warning fans to purchase tickets only through 00:10:18.860 --> 00:10:21.759 official sources because of the rampant scams 00:10:21.759 --> 00:10:24.100 that are out and about. So, make sure you know. 00:10:25.279 --> 00:10:27.259 Maren Morris marked the 10th anniversary of her 00:10:27.259 --> 00:10:29.539 breakthrough album, Hero, with an emotional anniversary 00:10:29.539 --> 00:10:31.460 performance at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium, 00:10:31.460 --> 00:10:34.639 according to People Magazine. Randy Travis recently 00:10:34.639 --> 00:10:37.179 released I Don't Care, a previously unheard song 00:10:37.179 --> 00:10:39.240 that he co -wrote. Pretty exciting about that. 00:10:40.519 --> 00:10:42.700 If you would like a little trivia to palette 00:10:42.700 --> 00:10:45.159 the news a little easier, on this day in history, 00:10:45.279 --> 00:10:47.580 in 1807, Robert Fulton's steamboat began its 00:10:47.580 --> 00:10:52.259 maiden voyage up the Hudson River. In 1959, Miles 00:10:52.259 --> 00:10:54.259 Davis released the landmark jazz album, Kinda 00:10:54.259 --> 00:10:55.940 Blue, which is one of my favorites to this day, 00:10:55.980 --> 00:10:59.299 and I keep it on constant repeat. In 1969, Category 00:10:59.299 --> 00:11:01.919 5 Hurricane Camille struck. Hurricane. See, I 00:11:01.919 --> 00:11:03.519 live in Hurricane, and that screws me up. Hurricane 00:11:03.519 --> 00:11:05.980 Camille struck the Gulf Coast, becoming one of 00:11:05.980 --> 00:11:07.759 the most powerful hurricanes to ever hit the 00:11:07.759 --> 00:11:11.169 United States. That was back in 1969. In 1970, 00:11:11.389 --> 00:11:13.669 the Soviet Union launched Venera 7, which later 00:11:13.669 --> 00:11:15.309 became the first spacecraft to transmit data 00:11:15.309 --> 00:11:17.190 successfully from the surface of another planet. 00:11:17.649 --> 00:11:21.809 That's exciting. On this date in 1998, President 00:11:21.809 --> 00:11:23.190 Bill Clinton admitted that he had an improper 00:11:23.190 --> 00:11:27.629 relationship with Monica Lewinsky. That depends 00:11:27.629 --> 00:11:33.909 on what your definition of is is. Born today, 00:11:34.169 --> 00:11:37.659 actor Robert De Niro. was born August the 17th 00:11:37.659 --> 00:11:42.360 of 1943, turning 83 today. Actor Sean Penn turns 00:11:42.360 --> 00:11:48.039 66, and actor Austin Butler turns 35. Frontiersman 00:11:48.039 --> 00:11:51.399 and politician Davy Crockett was born on this 00:11:51.399 --> 00:11:59.019 day in 1786. Davy, Davy Crockett, king of the 00:11:59.019 --> 00:12:02.559 wild frontier, born today. Happy birthday, Dave. 00:12:04.500 --> 00:12:07.019 Indonesia celebrates its Independence Day today, 00:12:07.120 --> 00:12:09.539 marking its 1945 proclamation of independence. 00:12:10.000 --> 00:12:13.860 Happy Independence Day to Indonesia. Today is 00:12:13.860 --> 00:12:16.299 also National Nonprofit Day, National Thrift 00:12:16.299 --> 00:12:18.279 Shop Day, which I'm super excited about, Black 00:12:18.279 --> 00:12:20.899 Cat Appreciation Day, and National Vanilla Custard 00:12:20.899 --> 00:12:24.940 Day. If you're celebrating any of those, today 00:12:24.940 --> 00:12:29.600 is those days. In pop culture news today, actress 00:12:29.600 --> 00:12:31.919 and singer Hayden Panettiere. Has died at the 00:12:31.919 --> 00:12:33.759 age of 36. We don't have any facts right now. 00:12:34.320 --> 00:12:36.600 Heroes and Country star Juliette Barnes on Nashville, 00:12:36.799 --> 00:12:38.879 which is one of my favorite roles. She's also 00:12:38.879 --> 00:12:40.639 remembered for her appearance in Remember the 00:12:40.639 --> 00:12:42.340 Titans, which is how we discovered her to begin 00:12:42.340 --> 00:12:43.820 with. I love her so much. She was in General 00:12:43.820 --> 00:12:47.720 Hospital when she was a kid. No, God not. Sorry, 00:12:47.740 --> 00:12:50.340 I had to think. She was found unresponsive Sunday 00:12:50.340 --> 00:12:51.980 in Greenville, South Carolina, and is pronounced 00:12:51.980 --> 00:12:54.220 dead despite medical assistance. Her cause of 00:12:54.220 --> 00:12:56.340 death has not been released, and police say the 00:12:56.340 --> 00:12:58.220 preliminary investigation found no signs of foul 00:12:58.220 --> 00:13:00.279 play or suspicious circumstances, but the case 00:13:00.279 --> 00:13:01.799 remains under investigation because of her young 00:13:01.799 --> 00:13:04.840 age. She is survived by her daughter, Kaya, and 00:13:04.840 --> 00:13:11.480 her parents. Bless her heart. Spider -Man Brand 00:13:11.480 --> 00:13:13.139 New Day remains number one at the North American 00:13:13.139 --> 00:13:15.960 box office for a third weekend in a row. The 00:13:15.960 --> 00:13:18.259 film has now surpassed $2 billion worldwide, 00:13:18.519 --> 00:13:20.460 becoming only the eighth movie to reach that 00:13:20.460 --> 00:13:24.500 milestone in history. Christopher Nolan's The 00:13:24.500 --> 00:13:26.460 Odyssey remains in second place and has exceeded 00:13:26.460 --> 00:13:31.759 $1 .2 billion worldwide. We're excited. Anne 00:13:31.759 --> 00:13:34.419 Hathaway, Dwayne Johnson and Disney CEO Bob Iger 00:13:34.419 --> 00:13:36.980 was among figures honored at the 2026 Disney 00:13:36.980 --> 00:13:39.580 Legends Ceremony. Anne Hathaway gave a beautiful 00:13:39.580 --> 00:13:41.100 speech, and they gave a beautiful tribute to 00:13:41.100 --> 00:13:42.600 her, and she looked absolutely darling in her 00:13:42.600 --> 00:13:44.659 blue maternity gown. She is the cutest thing 00:13:44.659 --> 00:13:45.620 that ever was, I don't know what anybody says. 00:13:46.000 --> 00:13:47.960 In Lexington, Kentucky, there was a shooting 00:13:47.960 --> 00:13:49.480 over the weekend, a mass shooting during the 00:13:49.480 --> 00:13:51.539 East End Day celebration at Charles Young Park 00:13:51.539 --> 00:13:54.179 in Lexington, has killed 16 -year -old Dazon 00:13:54.179 --> 00:13:57.179 Robertson and wounded four other people. The 00:13:57.179 --> 00:13:59.139 injured victims included a 4 -year -old, a 14 00:13:59.139 --> 00:14:02.139 -year -old, and two adults ages 39 and 41. Their 00:14:02.139 --> 00:14:04.679 injuries were reported later as non -life -threatening. 00:14:05.039 --> 00:14:07.559 Lexington police arrested 18 -year -old Jimetrius 00:14:07.559 --> 00:14:09.379 M. Griffin in connection with the shooting. He 00:14:09.379 --> 00:14:11.220 faces charges of murder, two counts of first 00:14:11.220 --> 00:14:12.980 -degree assault, and two counts of second -degree 00:14:12.980 --> 00:14:14.639 assault with tampering with physical evidence. 00:14:15.659 --> 00:14:18.620 The shooting did end Lexington's reported 192 00:14:18.620 --> 00:14:21.019 -day stretch without a homicide. Counseling and 00:14:21.019 --> 00:14:22.419 community support sessions are being provided 00:14:22.419 --> 00:14:24.200 for students, families, and witnesses of the 00:14:24.200 --> 00:14:26.240 event. That's according to WKYT this morning. 00:14:26.440 --> 00:14:28.399 I want to say a big shout -out to our buddy Victor 00:14:28.399 --> 00:14:31.330 Puente over there. Good to see you. Farm report 00:14:31.330 --> 00:14:33.009 today, if you're keeping up and you're trying 00:14:33.009 --> 00:14:34.950 to watch crops, the USDA reduced its projected 00:14:34.950 --> 00:14:38.190 national corn yield to 180 .7 bushels per acre, 00:14:38.330 --> 00:14:42.110 down from July's estimate of 183. However, expanded 00:14:42.110 --> 00:14:44.009 harvested acreage could still produce approximately 00:14:44.009 --> 00:14:46.889 16 billion bushels, the country's second largest 00:14:46.889 --> 00:14:50.639 corn crop on record. Soybean production forecast 00:14:50.639 --> 00:14:53.940 increased to approximately 4 .52 billion bushels, 00:14:54.000 --> 00:14:56.480 although estimated yields slipped slightly to 00:14:56.480 --> 00:14:59.320 52 bushels per acre, so that's all right. The 00:14:59.320 --> 00:15:01.440 wheat crop is projected at approximately 1 .53 00:15:01.440 --> 00:15:03.340 billion bushels, potentially the smallest American 00:15:03.340 --> 00:15:06.840 wheat harvest since 1970. Grain futures rose 00:15:06.840 --> 00:15:08.580 following the revised forecast, and in the latest 00:15:08.580 --> 00:15:11.360 available crop condition figures, 61 % of American 00:15:11.360 --> 00:15:13.659 corn and 62 % of soybeans were rated good to 00:15:13.659 --> 00:15:16.440 excellent. Both crops were running behind their 00:15:16.440 --> 00:15:20.340 condition levels from the past year. In West 00:15:20.340 --> 00:15:22.519 Virginia, the West Virginia pasture and hay conditions 00:15:22.519 --> 00:15:24.299 have improved with recent rainfall, but early 00:15:24.299 --> 00:15:27.940 dry weather reduced forage reserves in some areas. 00:15:28.419 --> 00:15:30.059 Farmers are being encouraged to calculate their 00:15:30.059 --> 00:15:32.360 winter hay and feed supplies early as we're expecting 00:15:32.360 --> 00:15:35.059 a really rough winter. Heavy rain and flash flooding 00:15:35.059 --> 00:15:36.740 across parts of West Virginia, Kentucky, and 00:15:36.740 --> 00:15:39.019 southern Ohio could damage hay already cut, create 00:15:39.019 --> 00:15:40.620 muddy livestock conditions, and increase the 00:15:40.620 --> 00:15:42.679 risk for runoff, erosion, and hoof problems. 00:15:42.940 --> 00:15:45.320 So try to keep your coop and your barnyard dry 00:15:45.320 --> 00:15:47.879 if you can. West Virginia officials report low 00:15:47.879 --> 00:15:49.659 -level agricultural sampling findings associated 00:15:49.659 --> 00:15:52.259 with the Parkersburg fire cleanup. The state 00:15:52.259 --> 00:15:54.340 is also participating in an oral rabies vaccination 00:15:54.340 --> 00:15:56.580 effort targeting wildlife, while Kanawha County 00:15:56.580 --> 00:15:58.840 continues monitoring a spotted lanternfly detection. 00:15:59.240 --> 00:16:01.539 So, a lot going on in nature. Just keep your 00:16:01.539 --> 00:16:05.220 head on a swivel. The USDA's newest weekly crop 00:16:05.220 --> 00:16:06.980 progress report is scheduled for release today 00:16:06.980 --> 00:16:09.360 at 4 p .m. Eastern time, so national crop condition 00:16:09.360 --> 00:16:11.200 numbers may be updated later this afternoon. 00:16:11.340 --> 00:16:12.519 If that's what you're keeping up with, then just 00:16:12.519 --> 00:16:15.220 keep your eye to the weather. Twenty feel -good 00:16:15.220 --> 00:16:16.840 and human interest headlines to make you feel 00:16:16.840 --> 00:16:18.279 good for today, because I always like to start 00:16:18.279 --> 00:16:21.519 to end with something that feels good. In Colorado, 00:16:21.940 --> 00:16:25.379 Colorado firefighters rescued seven puppies and 00:16:25.379 --> 00:16:27.879 a pet rat from a Pueblo house fire, administering 00:16:27.879 --> 00:16:30.259 oxygen and CPR before transferring the animals 00:16:30.259 --> 00:16:37.820 to a humane society. That's exciting. Ten adoptable 00:16:37.820 --> 00:16:39.960 Texas dogs enjoyed a Rangers baseball game this 00:16:39.960 --> 00:16:41.539 weekend, complete with snacks and professional 00:16:41.539 --> 00:16:43.379 portraits to help them find permanent homes. 00:16:44.399 --> 00:16:48.000 I guess every dog has its day. Three puppies 00:16:48.000 --> 00:16:49.960 rescued during an animal neglect investigation 00:16:49.960 --> 00:16:51.919 were adopted by the very police officers who 00:16:51.919 --> 00:16:53.840 saved them. That's in People Magazine this week. 00:16:58.659 --> 00:17:00.980 A dog discovered inside a garbage truck found 00:17:00.980 --> 00:17:04.140 a permanent home with the truck's driver. That's 00:17:04.140 --> 00:17:06.180 pretty exciting to think about. There's good 00:17:06.180 --> 00:17:12.819 news sometimes. A New Mexico zoo's Simon Gibbon 00:17:12.819 --> 00:17:15.299 named Eve. Gently cared for a baby robin that 00:17:15.299 --> 00:17:17.220 fell into her habitat. The unharmed bird was 00:17:17.220 --> 00:17:19.640 eventually reunited with its mother. I love that. 00:17:20.740 --> 00:17:22.819 Fifteen rescued lions and tigers are headed from 00:17:22.819 --> 00:17:25.039 a closed Argentine zoo to a Colorado sanctuary 00:17:25.039 --> 00:17:28.059 offering natural enclosures and modern veterinary 00:17:28.059 --> 00:17:30.880 care. So that's really exciting. There's going 00:17:30.880 --> 00:17:33.039 to be lions and tigers in Colorado. Can you stand 00:17:33.039 --> 00:17:38.579 it? And bears, oh my. Millions of viewers are 00:17:38.579 --> 00:17:40.880 finding Joy in Alaska's viral bear cam. If you're 00:17:40.880 --> 00:17:42.740 not watching this yet, watching Katmai National 00:17:42.740 --> 00:17:44.720 Park's brown bears catch salmon and prepare for 00:17:44.720 --> 00:17:47.579 hibernation, one bear named Otis reportedly ate 00:17:47.579 --> 00:17:51.500 42 fish in a single sitting the other day. This 00:17:51.500 --> 00:17:52.460 is what people are watching on the internet. 00:17:52.900 --> 00:17:54.740 Two strangers who met at a New York commuter 00:17:54.740 --> 00:17:56.420 train became such good friends that they traveled 00:17:56.420 --> 00:17:58.279 to a tropical island together. Isn't that great 00:17:58.279 --> 00:17:59.599 when you make friends with people sitting next 00:17:59.599 --> 00:18:01.559 to you? The porch is big, friends. Just reach 00:18:01.559 --> 00:18:06.299 out and say hi. Corn sweat is a thing. Not when 00:18:06.299 --> 00:18:08.180 you eat too much corn, but the corn will sweat. 00:18:08.240 --> 00:18:11.880 I'm telling you, there's a whole thing. A couple 00:18:11.880 --> 00:18:13.859 who married in 1946 celebrated an extraordinary 00:18:13.859 --> 00:18:16.519 80th wedding anniversary, according to ABC this 00:18:16.519 --> 00:18:19.420 morning. That's pretty awesome. A father ran 00:18:19.420 --> 00:18:21.460 a mile in four minutes and 17 seconds while pushing 00:18:21.460 --> 00:18:26.819 his baby in a stroller. Wow. Pretty exciting. 00:18:27.000 --> 00:18:29.000 A heroic teenage lifeguard received a special 00:18:29.000 --> 00:18:31.000 welcome after the cast of Baywatch after performing 00:18:31.000 --> 00:18:33.640 a real -life rescue. That's pretty neat. The 00:18:33.640 --> 00:18:35.359 Carolina Panthers helped make a young fan's NFL 00:18:35.359 --> 00:18:37.759 dream come true this weekend, and a Houston man's 00:18:37.759 --> 00:18:39.420 personal effort to pick up litter inspired neighbors 00:18:39.420 --> 00:18:43.579 to join him in a large community cleanup. Speaking 00:18:43.579 --> 00:18:45.400 of cleaning up, volunteers in Michigan combined 00:18:45.400 --> 00:18:49.980 at the Muskegon River Camp, and they had a big 00:18:49.980 --> 00:18:51.519 free community festival this weekend featuring 00:18:51.519 --> 00:18:53.220 food, crafts, games, and environmental exhibits 00:18:53.220 --> 00:18:54.819 while they cleaned stuff up. That was according 00:18:54.819 --> 00:19:00.279 to the Big Rapids News this morning. In the Washington 00:19:00.279 --> 00:19:02.380 Post, after a chef's bakery stand was stolen 00:19:02.380 --> 00:19:05.019 from her yard, two strangers spent 12 hours building 00:19:05.019 --> 00:19:06.839 her a replacement, showing that there's still 00:19:06.839 --> 00:19:10.279 good people in the world. A Minnesota community 00:19:10.279 --> 00:19:12.700 now boasts the world's tallest nutcracker, because 00:19:12.700 --> 00:19:14.420 apparently a regular -sized nutcracker wasn't 00:19:14.420 --> 00:19:16.299 enough, but it is the biggest one in the world, 00:19:16.339 --> 00:19:17.619 and if you want to go and see it, it's in Minnesota. 00:19:18.519 --> 00:19:20.559 Women competitors set three world records during 00:19:20.559 --> 00:19:22.440 Wisconsin's annual Lumberjack World Championships 00:19:22.440 --> 00:19:25.019 over the weekend. Women competitors, I know. 00:19:25.819 --> 00:19:28.670 We know wood. Voting begins today for the 2026 00:19:28.670 --> 00:19:31.069 World's Cutest Rescue Dog Competition, which 00:19:31.069 --> 00:19:32.950 celebrates adoption stories and provides a donation 00:19:32.950 --> 00:19:34.849 to the winning dog's chosen rescue organization. 00:19:35.150 --> 00:19:36.349 So that's pretty neat. Get on there and check 00:19:36.349 --> 00:19:40.869 that out. Here's some little fun facts that you 00:19:40.869 --> 00:19:42.569 can sprinkle into your conversation today and 00:19:42.569 --> 00:19:44.490 maybe learn something along the way. A group 00:19:44.490 --> 00:19:49.230 of flamingos is called a flamboyance. True story. 00:19:51.130 --> 00:19:53.390 Cows have close companions and can become stressed 00:19:53.390 --> 00:19:55.049 and separated from their preferred herd mates. 00:19:55.550 --> 00:19:57.289 Heifers have best friends. Don't split them up. 00:19:57.829 --> 00:20:00.190 Goats have rectangular pupils, giving them an 00:20:00.190 --> 00:20:01.930 unusually broad field of vision. So if you ever 00:20:01.930 --> 00:20:03.569 looked at a goat, realize what they're looking 00:20:03.569 --> 00:20:06.509 at. They're looking at everything. Chickens can 00:20:06.509 --> 00:20:08.849 recognize more than 100 faces, including both 00:20:08.849 --> 00:20:11.069 chickens and humans. So if you ever piss off 00:20:11.069 --> 00:20:14.549 a chicken, they will remember it. Pigs cannot 00:20:14.549 --> 00:20:16.269 look straight up at the sky because of the structure 00:20:16.269 --> 00:20:17.769 of their necks. And that makes me sad, thinking 00:20:17.769 --> 00:20:20.069 that they've never seen a falling star. Never 00:20:20.069 --> 00:20:22.589 looked up and saw a rainbow. Poor little pig. 00:20:25.319 --> 00:20:27.640 A donkey's brake can carry roughly two miles 00:20:27.640 --> 00:20:29.539 under favorable conditions. And I know that's 00:20:29.539 --> 00:20:31.279 true because I've heard one at the holler a couple 00:20:31.279 --> 00:20:32.480 nights in a row here. And I know there ain't 00:20:32.480 --> 00:20:36.539 no donkey within a mile here. A couple of jackasses, 00:20:36.539 --> 00:20:43.200 but not a donkey. Botanically speaking, bananas 00:20:43.200 --> 00:20:46.640 are berries. Just so you know. But strawberries 00:20:46.640 --> 00:20:50.460 are not. Tomatoes are fruit. Things are weird. 00:20:50.759 --> 00:20:55.200 Peanuts aren't nuts. They're legumes. Related 00:20:55.200 --> 00:20:57.720 closely to beans, peas, and lentils, just in 00:20:57.720 --> 00:21:00.559 case you want to know. Apples float because roughly 00:21:00.559 --> 00:21:03.480 one quarter of their volume is air. That's why 00:21:03.480 --> 00:21:04.619 it's easy to bob for them. You don't have to 00:21:04.619 --> 00:21:07.339 go all the way to the bottom. A single teaspoon 00:21:07.339 --> 00:21:10.160 of healthy soil can contain billions of microorganisms. 00:21:10.160 --> 00:21:15.240 Didn't know if you knew this or not. Octopuses, 00:21:15.240 --> 00:21:20.059 or octopi, plural, have three hearts and they 00:21:20.059 --> 00:21:23.579 have blue blood. Something to think about. It's 00:21:23.579 --> 00:21:25.839 kind of cool. A hummingbird is the only bird 00:21:25.839 --> 00:21:28.240 capable of sustained backward flight. It's pretty 00:21:28.240 --> 00:21:32.220 cool to watch. The fingerprints of a koala are 00:21:32.220 --> 00:21:33.980 so similar to human fingerprints that they can 00:21:33.980 --> 00:21:38.519 be difficult to distinguish at a glance. The 00:21:38.519 --> 00:21:40.500 average cumulus clown could weigh more than one 00:21:40.500 --> 00:21:42.759 million pounds, even though it appears to float 00:21:42.759 --> 00:21:44.779 effortlessly like a big cotton ball in the sky. 00:21:44.859 --> 00:21:48.799 That thing is real, real heavy. You have to lift 00:21:48.799 --> 00:21:51.660 with your knees. West Virginia. Speaking of, 00:21:51.759 --> 00:21:53.700 it's the only state formed by separating from 00:21:53.700 --> 00:21:55.420 a Confederate state during the Civil War. It 00:21:55.420 --> 00:22:00.059 entered the Union on June the 20th, 1863. It's 00:22:00.059 --> 00:22:05.660 pretty exciting to know about. So, there's you 00:22:05.660 --> 00:22:07.619 some facts, some headlines, and some weather, 00:22:07.680 --> 00:22:10.380 and some crime reporting. All before 9 a .m. 00:22:10.400 --> 00:22:20.869 You're welcome. Hello, friends. I'm seeing some 00:22:20.869 --> 00:22:25.609 of you join us. Which baby is chirping and why? 00:22:25.730 --> 00:22:27.670 There's nothing to bitch about this morning. 00:22:28.349 --> 00:22:38.109 No, not in the chicken yard. My goal today is 00:22:38.109 --> 00:22:41.250 to go to the tractor supply, get all the stuff 00:22:41.250 --> 00:22:43.430 that I need for drying out my chicken coop and 00:22:43.430 --> 00:22:45.069 feeding them babies for the next couple weeks. 00:22:46.910 --> 00:22:51.650 Today is Monday. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 00:22:51.769 --> 00:22:54.349 Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, 00:22:54.490 --> 00:23:01.849 Thursday. I need five bags of feed. I'll cover 00:23:01.849 --> 00:23:06.930 the next ten days. Hello, Erica Nicole. So, pretty 00:23:06.930 --> 00:23:09.210 exciting. Oh, speaking of Erica Nicole, now she's 00:23:09.210 --> 00:23:14.589 on here, I can brag about her. Next... Something 00:23:14.589 --> 00:23:18.039 fell out of a tree. Next Saturday... at The Fix 00:23:18.039 --> 00:23:20.480 in Sapphire, North Carolina. My friend Erica 00:23:20.480 --> 00:23:22.319 Nicole will be opening up for me at 6 p .m. I 00:23:22.319 --> 00:23:25.039 go on stage at 7, and we're going to have a big 00:23:25.039 --> 00:23:26.640 old concert. So if you've got your tickets yet, 00:23:26.660 --> 00:23:27.960 there's only a couple left, so make sure you 00:23:27.960 --> 00:23:31.640 get on our website and check that out. And if 00:23:31.640 --> 00:23:34.359 there's enough interest in the next couple days, 00:23:34.460 --> 00:23:36.019 we're probably going to do another Feral Christian 00:23:36.019 --> 00:23:38.700 on Sunday morning while we're in North Carolina. 00:23:38.759 --> 00:23:40.599 So if you would like to be a part of that, let 00:23:40.599 --> 00:23:42.140 us know, and we may organize that before we get 00:23:42.140 --> 00:23:45.180 there this weekend. Might as well, since we're 00:23:45.180 --> 00:23:47.119 there. I had to go to the post office today. 00:23:47.200 --> 00:23:49.200 That's also on my list, Lisa. Thank you for reminding 00:23:49.200 --> 00:23:51.759 me. Now I'm going to take a bunch of contractor 00:23:51.759 --> 00:23:54.559 bags, and I'm just going to start cleaning house. 00:23:55.480 --> 00:23:58.140 And then I'm going to go rent a trailer and take 00:23:58.140 --> 00:24:05.460 it to the dump and try to get my life organized. 00:24:05.559 --> 00:24:07.759 It's the first week of being 43, and I cannot 00:24:07.759 --> 00:24:13.339 go into it with all this mess. In our neck of 00:24:13.339 --> 00:24:17.420 the woods, it's real clammy. And you can feel 00:24:17.420 --> 00:24:21.519 the air. I have got to paint these nails. Good 00:24:21.519 --> 00:24:25.140 lord. Look how chipped them are. Them's just... 00:24:25.140 --> 00:24:28.160 Look, you can tell I'm playing the guitar. Somebody 00:24:28.160 --> 00:24:29.380 said, how do you play the guitar with nails? 00:24:29.539 --> 00:24:32.099 Because they're short. I just paint them so it 00:24:32.099 --> 00:24:37.220 don't look so rough and tumble on safe. Today 00:24:37.220 --> 00:24:39.039 is National Thrift Shop Day, so I encourage you 00:24:39.039 --> 00:24:40.640 to get out to your favorite junk store, your 00:24:40.640 --> 00:24:42.519 Goodwill, your Restore, whatever you like to 00:24:42.519 --> 00:24:44.319 go and spend your money at. Today is National 00:24:44.319 --> 00:24:45.940 Thrift Shop Day, so they might be doing something 00:24:45.940 --> 00:24:48.019 promotional -wise. They might not even know about 00:24:48.019 --> 00:24:49.039 it. You might need to tell them. I don't know. 00:24:49.740 --> 00:24:53.440 I don't know. I do know that it's Monday. I have 00:24:53.440 --> 00:24:55.259 a co -write in an hour. I got to go to the tanning 00:24:55.259 --> 00:24:57.160 bed. I got to go to the gym. I got to go to the 00:24:57.160 --> 00:24:59.680 Dollar Tree. I got to go to the tractor supply. 00:25:00.259 --> 00:25:02.160 I got to run out to the dump probably tomorrow 00:25:02.160 --> 00:25:04.000 morning, if I'm just being honest. Today, just 00:25:04.000 --> 00:25:05.500 not be able to gather everything up, and then 00:25:05.500 --> 00:25:06.740 tomorrow, we'll take it all out to the dump. 00:25:07.920 --> 00:25:09.480 I just feel like that's what's fixing to happen. 00:25:12.940 --> 00:25:14.819 It's like my mom always said, why do today what 00:25:14.819 --> 00:25:18.839 you can put off till tomorrow? There's that. 00:25:19.940 --> 00:25:23.000 So, I did have an hour long conversation with 00:25:23.000 --> 00:25:24.579 my friend Leah Steele this morning who hosts 00:25:24.579 --> 00:25:26.259 Faith on the Fringe. I was just on her podcast 00:25:26.259 --> 00:25:29.859 a couple weeks ago. I love talking to her. It's 00:25:29.859 --> 00:25:31.400 like having a pen pal across the world and we 00:25:31.400 --> 00:25:33.700 both talk about Bible stuff. Today we got on 00:25:33.700 --> 00:25:35.640 a big talk about Paul. I'm telling you, I love 00:25:35.640 --> 00:25:37.680 when I talk to other people in the faith because 00:25:37.680 --> 00:25:40.039 we're encouraged to ask questions and figure 00:25:40.039 --> 00:25:42.279 out what's going on. Speaking of talking about 00:25:42.279 --> 00:25:45.440 the faith, we are going to be at the Seven Loaves 00:25:45.440 --> 00:25:48.680 Cafe Thursday night, August the 20th for a feral 00:25:48.680 --> 00:25:52.319 Christian Bible study live in person. So if you 00:25:52.319 --> 00:25:53.740 want to be part of that crowd and be part of 00:25:53.740 --> 00:25:55.839 the live taping, we still have some tickets available 00:25:55.839 --> 00:25:58.619 and that's in Greenup County, Kentucky. So let 00:25:58.619 --> 00:26:03.019 us know. Pretty excited about it. Nervous. Because 00:26:03.019 --> 00:26:04.299 normally I'm sitting here in front of a camera 00:26:04.299 --> 00:26:05.619 and there ain't nobody around but the cat. But, 00:26:05.640 --> 00:26:11.359 you know, I guess I'll have to wear pants. Jesus 00:26:11.359 --> 00:26:15.880 didn't wear pants. They could wear some kind 00:26:15.880 --> 00:26:19.359 of tunic. When do I sleep? Not often, Phyllis. 00:26:19.460 --> 00:26:23.400 I kind of go on six -hour shifts. And I know 00:26:23.400 --> 00:26:24.880 that sounds terrible, but I borrowed that from 00:26:24.880 --> 00:26:27.240 my buddy Ed Millett. He lives six -hour days, 00:26:27.339 --> 00:26:30.640 so there's four days a day. So from 6 a .m. to 00:26:30.640 --> 00:26:32.400 noon is when I get all my peddling done, let 00:26:32.400 --> 00:26:34.319 the chickens out, feed the animals, pick up, 00:26:34.319 --> 00:26:36.119 straighten up, put away laundry. Then at noon, 00:26:36.119 --> 00:26:37.640 I start my other day, and that's usually get 00:26:37.640 --> 00:26:39.119 a lot of stuff done on my house, and I work till 00:26:39.119 --> 00:26:41.359 about 6 o 'clock. Then around 6 o 'clock, I start 00:26:41.359 --> 00:26:42.940 working on things and have to do a cigarette 00:26:42.940 --> 00:26:45.460 mom, feral Christian queen, be music shows, touring, 00:26:45.579 --> 00:26:46.880 things like that. And I usually do that until 00:26:46.880 --> 00:26:49.099 about 10, 11 o 'clock at night. Then I go to 00:26:49.099 --> 00:26:50.700 bed, and I sleep until about quarter to 5 in 00:26:50.700 --> 00:26:52.140 the morning. I get up, whether I want to or not, 00:26:52.220 --> 00:26:59.920 because I have to pee. Sarah, send me a message. 00:27:00.579 --> 00:27:02.140 I'll be glad to help you out. We'll help each 00:27:02.140 --> 00:27:06.039 other out. Why not? The only way we can know 00:27:06.039 --> 00:27:08.039 is to ask questions. And you don't know what 00:27:08.039 --> 00:27:14.299 you don't know until you know it, you know? Melissa 00:27:14.299 --> 00:27:16.740 said it was bad storms in St. Louis last night, 00:27:16.819 --> 00:27:19.720 but the weather is 70 degrees and sunny. Well, 00:27:19.799 --> 00:27:22.380 that's awesome. 75 would be nice. I think it's 00:27:22.380 --> 00:27:24.880 about 82 here and just muggy. But we're supposed 00:27:24.880 --> 00:27:26.579 to have some more rain. I see storm clouds coming 00:27:26.579 --> 00:27:32.160 in from the west. You know how to read the weather. 00:27:34.700 --> 00:27:36.920 I got a baby hawk out flying today on the creek. 00:27:37.039 --> 00:27:38.720 First time I can hear it. I see it every now 00:27:38.720 --> 00:27:47.470 and again. Little baby hawk. I have time for 00:27:47.470 --> 00:27:49.670 one more cigarette. Oh, before I forget, if you 00:27:49.670 --> 00:27:51.509 want to book us for something, we have like, 00:27:51.650 --> 00:27:57.250 let me tell you what dates are left. In case 00:27:57.250 --> 00:28:00.210 you want to book us. I say us because I bring 00:28:00.210 --> 00:28:03.990 Sean and he sets my stage up. I say we're in 00:28:03.990 --> 00:28:07.170 Sapphire, North Carolina this weekend. Believe 00:28:07.170 --> 00:28:08.970 it or not, we haven't got a gig Labor Day weekend 00:28:08.970 --> 00:28:12.130 just yet, so just let us know. But we have, that 00:28:12.130 --> 00:28:14.900 one's gone, that one's gone. I have the weekend 00:28:14.900 --> 00:28:23.740 of September the 26th open and November the 14th 00:28:23.740 --> 00:28:26.400 and the 21st. That's it. That's all we got weekend 00:28:26.400 --> 00:28:30.799 -wise. So, oh, and we have some Christmas parties. 00:28:30.859 --> 00:28:32.299 Like, if you want to do some Christmas parties, 00:28:32.400 --> 00:28:34.240 those are usually, like, not on weekends. They're 00:28:34.240 --> 00:28:35.819 usually on random days, so you holler at me. 00:28:35.880 --> 00:28:38.359 I'll play the piano and wear a formal. I don't 00:28:38.359 --> 00:28:51.269 care. I'm here for it. There's so much to do, 00:28:51.329 --> 00:28:54.730 not enough time or energy to do it. I'll get 00:28:54.730 --> 00:29:01.970 it figured out. I wish y 'all could hear that 00:29:01.970 --> 00:29:07.309 hawk. She's just hollering this morning. This 00:29:07.309 --> 00:29:09.650 is what the morning is usually about to me, is 00:29:09.650 --> 00:29:11.190 just listening to different birds make noises 00:29:11.190 --> 00:29:12.690 and figure it out if they're one of mine or one 00:29:12.690 --> 00:29:17.170 of theirs. I think after 40, you just become 00:29:17.170 --> 00:29:20.240 tuned into birds. You're like... Is that an American 00:29:20.240 --> 00:29:28.180 robin? Is that a red -headed woodpecker? Yes, 00:29:28.200 --> 00:29:34.160 Tammy, it is. Not far tall. Come on down. Show's 00:29:34.160 --> 00:29:38.339 on Saturday night, 36 o 'clock. And they have 00:29:38.339 --> 00:29:41.880 really good food. So, dinner and a show. I know. 00:29:45.700 --> 00:29:48.319 Where am I performing the second half of October? 00:29:48.380 --> 00:29:54.339 I will be in Florida from the 17th to the 26th. 00:29:56.799 --> 00:29:59.819 So if you're going to be near Perry, Florida, 00:29:59.859 --> 00:30:04.420 I'll be down in that area. I know, Dinesha, it's 00:30:04.420 --> 00:30:10.400 crazy, right? I love when Sean goes back and 00:30:10.400 --> 00:30:11.619 clips these because he's like, you just have 00:30:11.619 --> 00:30:13.359 random conversations with comments. I'm like, 00:30:13.400 --> 00:30:14.700 mm -hmm. You got to be careful where you clip 00:30:14.700 --> 00:30:16.980 my stuff because I'm just talking to random people. 00:30:19.299 --> 00:30:21.200 You're not random. I know who you are. You know 00:30:21.200 --> 00:30:23.680 who you are. But out of context, it's like Sarah's 00:30:23.680 --> 00:30:26.640 just talking to people. Hi, Cynthia. Yes, the 00:30:26.640 --> 00:30:34.440 fix is awesome. We're praying for Shirley and 00:30:34.440 --> 00:30:36.200 this friend this morning who had open heart surgery. 00:30:39.160 --> 00:30:43.660 Pray for her speedy recovery. Probably cast. 00:30:43.799 --> 00:30:45.859 Hawks can be your spirit. Just remember not to 00:30:45.859 --> 00:30:48.920 let it become your spirit. Just realize the God 00:30:48.920 --> 00:30:54.400 in everything. Intention is key. All right. Well, 00:30:54.480 --> 00:30:56.380 it is now 10 after 9. If I don't get up and do 00:30:56.380 --> 00:30:57.759 something with my day, then I'm going to regret 00:30:57.759 --> 00:30:59.480 it. So I'm going to go in there and clean the 00:30:59.480 --> 00:31:01.119 kitchen, and I'm going to get some garbage bags. 00:31:01.180 --> 00:31:02.940 I need to get some contractor bags. That's what 00:31:02.940 --> 00:31:04.519 I need to do. I need to get up and go to the 00:31:04.519 --> 00:31:06.119 tractor supply first thing and just get it done. 00:31:09.920 --> 00:31:11.799 Oh, Angela, thanks for the tip. I'll have to 00:31:11.799 --> 00:31:17.950 look at that. So. Well, my darlings, I don't 00:31:17.950 --> 00:31:19.329 know much else from the porch other than the 00:31:19.329 --> 00:31:21.250 stuff that I've already reported. I'll keep you 00:31:21.250 --> 00:31:22.789 updated on if I get anything done on the house 00:31:22.789 --> 00:31:24.170 today or if I just end up sitting around feeling 00:31:24.170 --> 00:31:29.549 sorry for myself. Who knows? Never know. I could 00:31:29.549 --> 00:31:34.630 get a break in the weather. But in the meantime, 00:31:34.789 --> 00:31:36.190 friends, remember to keep your Bibles up and 00:31:36.190 --> 00:31:37.390 your pad or dry on your head on the school because 00:31:37.390 --> 00:31:39.529 people are acting crazy. Be nice to other people, 00:31:39.529 --> 00:31:40.890 animals and children. Try to love your neighbor 00:31:40.890 --> 00:31:42.089 if you can't give to God because he loves you 00:31:42.089 --> 00:31:44.319 and I do too. Until we see each other again right 00:31:44.319 --> 00:31:46.299 here on this porch, remember, I'm Sarah Beth 00:31:46.299 --> 00:31:47.819 Terry, and you're not.