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"For schools as they put together that Nearly $2 trillion covert relief package. They also okay to $15 minimum wage hike. There may not be in the Senate version. America's listening to Fox News, Kay LBJ News Time 702 Good morning on Mark Caesar. This update is brought to you by green night dot com. Austin Voters will get to decide whether to bring back the ban on camping in public spaces will be known as Proposition B on the main belt, specifically asked if it should be a defense to sit liar sleep outdoors in around downtown, the U. T campus or spots not designated by the Parks and RECs department. And while many support the move, others like resident Cynthia Vasquez, don't my evolution as an Austinite homegrown east siders of Gone from a homeowner to a renter. To now wonder Bhaskar says she's fully backing housing solutions and believes re criminalization. It's far from an answer. John Colleen is radio K. L B. J Motors will also decide whether to make a major change in Austin City government. It's called a strong mayor form of government. Anna Gonzalez with the Workers Defense Project says that would ruin the district. Representation we have now ability to succeed is in part because Our life with council members and not one individual who could be to a proposal that we know could be beneficial. Williamson County is not letting up the pressure on Austin over its purchase of another hotel for the homeless. The county has voted this week to hire attorneys that will explore all legal avenues. It has infighting. Austin's purchase of the Candlewood Suites Hotel. County Judge Bill Give l talked to gave you says the city force. The issue to the county has a duty to push back. Listen, we just accounts, but he's all the resources. We have all of the way to legislation and if necessary to the governor's office in the Attorney General's Office of Texas, And today at noon, County commissioners nd along will be joined at a press conference by Austin Council member Mackenzie Kelly and State Senator Charles Shorten her to talk about this issue. Patrick Osborne, NewsRadio Kale. BJ People are confused about needing a second dose of the vaccine, and Travis County Commissioner Brigid Shea says Austin Public.
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"Good morning on Patrick Osborne Topping Austin's News House. Democrats build their case today against former President Trump in his second impeachment trial. Lawmakers here aren't just prosecutors and jurors. Most were witnesses to a deadly riot. If they Capital on January 6th mistrial is personal. Indeed for every senator, lead impeachment manager, Maryland Democrat Jamie Raskin mixed personal stories with legal theory and setting up why former President Trump should face a Senate trial. Step. Trump's attorney Bruce Castor, says his unconstitutional for a private citizen he was removed by the voters. House managers begin two days of presentations this afternoon after a 56 44 vote in the Senate, affirming the trialist constitutional on Capitol Hill. Jared Halpern Fox News Joe Biden heads to the Pentagon today for the first time since taking office that has first secretary Jen Psaki says the president will talk about the significance of the first black Defense Secretary Lloyd, US. In the visit has special resonance coming during black history month over 40% of active duty forces are men and women of color, and you will hear President Biden pay special tribute to the rich history of black service members. President Biden inherited a full plate of defense issues, including the Afghanistan conflict Intentions over Iran's nuclear ambitions at the White House, Rachel Sutherland Boxing. Larger numbers of illegal immigrant families have been crossing the border in the first weeks of Joe Biden's term warning signs are emerging of the border crisis that marked former President Trump's term. Hundreds of newly released immigrants are getting dropped off with nonprofit groups and there are growing accounts of prolonged detention in short term facilities. Measures to control the virus have sharply cut space and holding facilities that got overwhelmed during a surge of arrivals and 2018 and 19. To deal with the new influx. The Border Patrol on Tuesday reopened a large tent facility in South Texas for Children and families. Meanwhile, long term facilities for kids who cross alone are 80% full. I'm Julie Walker here in Austin, the City Council is settled on ballot language for the Save Austin Now citywide camping ban petition. The ballot item, which is proposition be specifically asked if it should be a crime to aggressively panhandle or sit sleeper lying around downtown to the U. T campus. Activist like jazz, more very much against this camping band is not change anything. It reinstates the status quo. Every reinforces the status quo, and we're better than that proposition will be on the maid ballot now. Similarly, Williams and County has voted this week to hire attorneys that will explore legal avenues. It hasn't fighting Austin's purchased the Candlewood Suites Hotel for homeless housing or The purchase of any future property for the same reason, County Judge build a rail tells gave you the city force this issue, so the county has a duty to push back. Listen, Counselor use all the resources. We have all of the way to legislation and, if necessary to the governor's office in the Attorney general's Office of text, and today at noon, County commissioners NT along will be joined at a press conference by Austin Council member Mackenzie Kelly and State Senator Charles Shorter to discuss this issue. Austin and Travis County of officially moved down in the cove in risk chart to stage form said he says that is it. That means a slight easing of restrictions for most people of average health. Stage four allows for social gatherings of 10 people are less also recommends businesses and restaurants voluntarily operated at a capacity of no more than 50%. Boston Public health is vowing to better communicate and stay in contact with people regarding their second dose of the cove it vaccine. Travis County Commissioner Brigid Shea says she feels complaints every day from people who are very confused about winning how they're supposed to get. One can't Travis County and Austin Send.
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"Austin's camping band will go up for a vote and May Boston City Council approved just how it'll be worded on the ballot, but not before residents and activists on both sides of the issue. You gave counsel their thoughts their country and world come to UT. This diverse group of students deserves better than being confronted and threatened by aggressive people. Right now I support strategies to permanently house people. Criminal and civil punishment serves no constructive purpose. The bad language specifically asked if it should be an offensive to sit liar. Sleep outdoors it around downtown, the U. T campus or Spots not designated by parks and rec. John Cooley News radio K O. B. J has promised Williams and County leaders were laying the ground work this week for a lawsuit against Austin over its purchase last week of the Candlewood Suites Hotel for Homeless Housing County is officially hiring attorneys to consider all legal options. And Judge Bilge Ravel tells gave you Austin's gone too far. Talk to us about what you're doing instead of dictating to us are mandating the US Are trying to intimidate us to do what you want. I'll call on the attorney general or the governor if necessary, and today at noon, a press conference will be held by Commissioner Cynthia Long Austin Council member Mackenzie Kelly and State Senator Charles Shorter to discuss this issue. Voters will also decide in May on whether or not to shift Austin to a strong mayor system of governing, where the mayor has veto power over the council and the power that the city manager currently holds. Proposal does have a lot of critics. Mandy Gonzalez with workers defense projects as it would ruin district representation. Ability to succeed is in part because power life with council members and not one individual Could be to a proposal that we know could be beneficial. The council could override a mayoral Vito with a super majority vote. Supporters believe this change would create more equity all across all parts of the city. Austin Firefighters Association will have a ballot item This made the association president Bob Nick says Proposition a as it will be seen on Election Day. We let voters decide if the association and city will be allowed to use binding arbitration in contract negotiations. If we reach an impasse or reach a disagreement or stalemate, there's really no way to solve it. And so management just goes to impasse, and firefighters don't get a pay raise and kind of Trying to leverage us into actions that we would normally take for us or the citizens, Nick says. If approved, the arbitration would streamline negotiations if and when there is an impasse on a Corona virus now or after stalling for a day, Travis County's hospitalization to fallen once again this morning there 424 people hospitalized, and that's a decrease of 22. For the first time in months. The number of active cases is now under 4000. Austin. Public else's 3846 cases are active. Out of 72,625 confirmed with 68,084 recoveries. There's still a lot of confusion in central taxes among people needing a second dose of vaccine, Travis County Commissioner Brigid Shea says Austin Public out has to get better about communication. Frankly, it's embarrassing to me that awesome Travis County, which is supposed to be this innovative, technically savvy city Can't.
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"Radio K O B, J A. M. Austin 5 90 A, M and K 259 A. J. Austen 99.7 F town. They want the president out now, not next week. I'm Dave Anthony Fox News House Democrats ready to move forward today? This is scary, right? This goes because this is more than about impeaching the president of states. This is about canceling the president and canceling all the people you guys disagree with hours after Republican Congressman Jim Jordan spoke, YouTube suspended the president's account for a week. Adding to Twitter and Facebook bands. He calls impeachment a hoax again and is causing tremendous anger and division and pain far greater than most people will ever understand Boxes. Rachel Sutherland has more live Dave President Trump's second impeachment in the House Suspected be fast and furious with the final vote plan. Later today, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the president needs to be removed immediately. President's actions demonstrate his absolute inability discharge the most basic and fundamental powers and duties of his office. At least five GOP members, including the third ranking Republican Liz Cheney, expected to approve a single article. Incitement of Insurrection. The impeachment vote coming one week after the Capitol riot, the left five people dead. Dave Rachel, acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen says the wrongdoers will be held responsible, Rosen says. Since the attack, more than 70 individuals have been criminally charged. We've opened more than 170 investigations, more security outside the capital now and metal detectors inside in front of the entrances to the House chamber. Around one o'clock this morning in Indiana, a murderer who had no last words was executed. Lisa Montgomery's The verse Woman put the death in a federal prison since 1953. The Supreme Court shot down her mental health appeal, The lawyer said. The government stopped at nothing in its zeal to kill this damaged and delusional woman. Montgomery was convicted of killing a pregnant woman in Missouri. Been cutting her baby from the woman claiming it was their own. It's Fox is chill. NATO America's listening to Fox News Tail BJ News time 702 Good morning. I'm Mark Caesar. The Austin Convention Center is now ready to treat covert 19 patients. AUSTIN Travis County Health Authority, Dr Marcus Scott says patients will need a referral from a doctor. Individuals are stabilizing the hospital. It's clear that they are improving. This is a place where they could be transferred to convalesce. For the last on average seven days so that we could decompress some of the stress on the hospital's the Austin Convention Center can handle 25 patients Right now, The covert positivity rate among students in the Austin area is going up, according to Mayor Steve Adler, he says that's why they're recommending the kids learn at home school 20.2% middle school 27.1%. Elementary school, almost 20% preschool 10%, the mayor says the Austin School District has the most cases among students and teachers among all of the school district's in the Austin Metro. The state Legislature gets to work today on a two year spending plan with a billion dollar hole and state revenue. Thanks to 2020 lawmakers are expected to battle over where to cut the budget. Rice University political scientist Mark Jones just to keep health and human services and keep control of education hole. You're going to need to increase by about four or 5% what they're receiving because of inflation and population growth. Anything less than that is a de facto cut cuts to education would undo some of the advancements made last session they're going to then either have to cut spending on teachers. Limit raises limit pre K Chris Fox News Radio K LBJ Vaccine Rollout is a sore spot for some Travis County leaders among the most vocal critics, his county commissioner Brigid Shea. I don't think the state could have missed This up anymore if they had intentionally tried to, and I cannot fathom why they've scattered the vaccine all over the place. This county's got 12,000 more doses this week, Shea says. That'll be gone in the blink of an eye. We're only going to get 12,000. Well. Our population is what a million three and growing state says it will be revising its distribution protocol, and in the coming weeks, Travis County could start getting 10,000 doses every day. Patrick Osborne. NewsRadio, Caleb EJ 704. Here's Austin's On Time traffic with Melinda Brands. We're seeing some congestion on 35 South Down between 2 90 M Okay and 35 North, bound between a William Cannon and about seven street and then 35 north On approaching Yeager. We have reports of a collision that's got traffic backed up to breaker. Your next reports at 7 15. I'm Melinda Brilliant with Austin's on time traffic today. Plenty of sunshine where the high at 64 from the weather Center I'm Steve Williams. 33 degrees Get Austin News on demand it. NewsRadio kale, BJ com Welcome to.
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"Cleared victory this morning over Republican David Perdue holding a 17,000 vote lead, which may be small enough to lead to a recount. Fox already projected Raphael Warnock, the winner in the other Georgia race, unseating GOP Senator Kelly Leffler. And while his lead is more than 1%, she is not conceding we're going to make, Sir, every vote is counted. Every that's right for do is also not conceited, but also often worn out victories would give Democrats control of the Senate now in three hours. A joint session of Congress will certify President elect Biden's victory. Fox is Rachel Sutherland as more live Dade vice president Mike Pence will reside as electoral college votes are counted in alphabetical order by state objections are expected from a number of Republicans in the House and Senate. GOP Senator Ted Cruz plans to oppose votes from Arizona, telling Fox's Sean Hannity Demand that we form an electoral commission and electoral commission that has the authority to investigate these claims of voter fraud. Once objections are raised to a state, the House and Senate will debate separately for two hours, followed by a simple majority vote. The Democratic led house not expected to throw out any slates of electors. Dave and Rachel President Trump, who want Spence to take action by himself to block Biden. Certification will address what's called a Save America March next hour, we must stop steal thousands of Trump supporters Air in Washington, The National Guard is out, helping backup police in case of clashes with any counter protesters. In the Corona virus surge. Another record number of deaths reported yesterday across the country, almost 3800 and another 131,000 public patients in hospitals an all time high, America's listening to Fox News. Kale, Virginia's time 902. Good morning. I'm Mark Caesar. This update is brought to you by Edelman Financial engines. Austin will have a mobile Ivy infusion center available starting today for covert 19 patients with a doctor. Referral patients can get the I V antibody treatment. Doctors believe the treatment will cut hospital admissions up to 75%. Boston Police have identified the man shot and killed by police early yesterday. It is 27 year old Alexander Gonzalez. The passenger in the car is said to be a girlfriend who was wounded but will survive. Police say the string of events began when an off duty officer says Gonzalez cut him off and pointed a gun at the officer. Travis County commissioners are complaining about the vaccine distribution in Austin. Brigid Shea blames Governor Greg Abbott. She calls the effort chaotic. 62 degrees. Get Austin News on demand at news radio. K l b j dot com I was tired and don show is on the air. Join the conversation at 51283605 90. Now you are tired of God. Todd Jeffries, don Prior so glad you chose to join us and you could jump in and 512. 83605 nineties. Just me listen to every hour from now on in the show. We're gonna do a test covert test on you just to make sure because you're kind of you're kind of a wild card out there. I mean, I wait and I noticed this yesterday we were at the boat, and when we got to leave, you didn't even put a mask on, you know, on and we walked by some listeners and I reached not shaking your hands and everything, And there you are unprotected. I have to have to got to be honest with you. I was. I felt bad about that. I just got up and and just like a normal human Being walked out the restaurant not wearing a mask. How bizarre How reckless bazaar irresponsible. How busy and I have self centered. I won't apologize to the general public for that. But what's our realized it I did feel like I was like I was having that dream where you show up in high school naked, and that's what it felt like, and I just felt awful felt awful right? Listen. Travis County considers covert vaccine Mega Centers County Judge Andy Brown says if you if we want enough people to get vaccinated thousands of doses it could need to be given out weekly, if not daily, But he says there's a problem with clear. We don't know that that seems right now, but I think we need to plan for when we do so when the supply is ample enough, Brown says, they're where they've been in talks about crafting vaccine mega centers located at strategic spots all around the county, working with The mirror with cheap kid of the Texas Department of Emergency Management, Others the pilot of potential mass vaccine project. Yeah, he says One of the sites appears to be. You know, the Travis County Expo Center. Yeah. So they're Ugo. The goal here is to vax vaccinate. Every human being on the face of the planet. You can't expect this to be done overnight. I have an old phrase I wrote this Rome was not built in a day. I'm gonna write that down, right? Says.
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"6 35 Todd Jeffries and on private Good morning. I know this is important to you. Several celebrities have reacted to the George runoff election results as they rolled in late last night with both Democrats Senate is expected to win according to the Twitter verse. And, of course, musicians from Georgia. They're there in the thick of this fight. CI the rapper, He reminded voters to stay in line to vote as the clock struck seven PM several others doing the same thing you know, getting people trying to get people to vote and you know here. The results so far, hey has been declared Raphael warning has won with 50.6% over Kelly La Flor very close race, she says she's not giving up, though she wants a recount down the other big race at a Georgia John. Oh, Sof. Is leading at this 0.50 point 2% to what David produced 49.8%. They say that race is too close to call, but they'd have a better idea coming up around noon time. Lot of people in the twitterverse or angry because they stopped counting overnight and Chatham County. Not everybody's turned in yet. That's right. So too close to call. Yeah, I understand that that aspect of it there, but it is tied or not. I knew it was gonna be tight. I didn't think it was me this time. Kinder than a tick. Is this certain tick? That's right. And so I would sure one recount Damn. Especially right now, given the Current climate in the current, you know, threat of fraud and all of that. Yeah. Damn right. I would want to dis a recount. What All the focus today is on Congress. His members of Congress meet to count the electoral college votes for the 2020 presidential election. Georgia Republican Congressman Jody Hice is one of more than 100. Republicans will. They will challenge the results when that ballot box and the trust of the security that ballot box is in question. It is in combat. It's the duty of elected officials to stand up in to defend that right And unfortunately we've had many states where that is not taking place in a manner that it should have. And this is kind of the last Place that it comes at least 12 Republican senators. They will objects there been many others who say that they won't vote to overturn the election. And they condemned the effort as well. We'd love to get your thoughts at 512836059. I mean, have you ever ever ever you know I watched the coverage last night. Have you ever seen a Senate run off with this kind of with with this kind of pressure weighing on it? Not another thing. Sounds kind of, you know potential results weighing on this thing. Yeah, it was really, really because at times, I had to remind myself that while I want you to run off Senate runoff in Georgia's not in Texas, not even you know, uh, presidential had the feel of the presidential Election, and it was just one state one race. Chad is in North Austin on the tide of Don show this morning. Hey, Chad! What's up? My friend e thought I just heard on the news. They said that 13% of the vaccine went to the homeless and Austin. That's correct, Correct. Yeah. Yeah. What about the health care workers been vaccinated? Why such a high percent Are they 5% in the hospital? I don't know that. That's a great question. That's that They don't wear masks. You don't They don't do any of that. That is true. You know what's going on in my impression. I don't have numbers. I don't have data. But my impression is that it has not been rampant in the How would you know? Well, I don't know. I was just wait clear about Chad's right. But I was giving my impression. Chance chance chance, right? We don't know who's hospitalized. But have you heard any. Have you heard anybody talk about it being rampant in the homeless community here in Austin? How would you know? How would we know? Quiet and then on another note. I was watching the news this morning. Now we're you know all the counts of who's got covert booze in the hospital. Now they've got count on how many people then vaccinated. I'm like rolling my eyes like man whose numbers of crazy It really is Chad. The vaccine distribution has not been happening nearly at the pace. That the state wanted it, too. It's because we've never done this before, So we have trying to get everybody in line. You know, It's like being at Chuck E. Cheese and the lines. The skee ball machine is long. Everybody wants to play. We don't have that feel well. Travis County is well, here's the story. County Commissioner Brigid Shea is living this morning, saying that she feels there's more chaos now regarding how many vaccines are available and where they are available. And how can the public access is incredibly messed up? I am critical of the governor just flat out. I'm critical of the way he's handled this from the beginning course. Now, here's the politics of all this garbage right. Austin. Public Health is not taking the heat, either. It is also blaming the governor, saying distribution is decided by the state's Austin public health has so far given out fewer than 800 of its 1300 Moderna doses. 13% went to the homeless community. There's well here's Brigid Shea again, and now it seems to me like there's even more chaos in the process of even knowing we're vaccines are available and how many are available and how the public can access them, You know, Listen, you county Commissioner along with Dr Ascots and Mayor Adler, you guys have been the leaders on this vaccination thing. What's the problem? Where, where the shots being delivered by the state to which hospitals here in town, and why are the hospital's not giving him out? What Where? Well, I want to know. First of all, you got to take a step back. What is she mad at? What do you matter? What, when? What were the expectations for for distribution of this things? What? What did they expect? Also given the fact this is a vaccine that was developed in record time record time. Think about how fast this thing was. Show almost to the point where people are probably still trying to catch up. Wow. We've already got a vaccine. Okay, We gotta We really have to go out. Have we do distribute this as fast as possible? I think everybody needs to take a deep breath on this thing. You got 800 of the doses. All right. First responders and nurses where you line up, Get in line. It's gonna happen. We will get it out there..
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"This steam pro testing in Washington. The president will address the rally this morning and in the Corona virus surgeon of the record nearly 3800 deaths reported in the US Yesterday. America's listening to Fox News 602 and good morning to you want Patrick Osborne Topping Austin's news, the Travis County Health Authority, predicting another Covitz surge soon. Health authority Dr Mark S got explains all the prediction show the city and county getting worse. He reminds leaders that local hospital systems expect they can handle 200 ICU covert cases. But anything after that becomes a big problem. Projection right now is that will exceed capacity of that 200 hospital beds by Jane with 15, he believes as the increase in infections start to hit that 200 cap count could be surpassed even sooner. John Cooley NEWS radio K O B. J magazines have not been rolling out smoothly in the Austin area, and Travis County Commissioner Brigid Shea blames most of that on Governor Abbott. And now it seems to me like there's even more chaos in the process of even knowing we're vaccines are available. And how many are available and how the public could access the Boston public health. Also pointing the finger at the staging is not their fault. Vaccines haven't been administered efficiently. 13% of Austin Public Health 1300 Mo Darren A vaccine doses have so far been given out to the homeless. Recommendations are being made for local schools. As many campuses are opening back up this week, Austin Mayor Steve Adler says use of the bus or car pool and should be avoided. School shouldn't let kids congregate in cafeteria, strongly recommending that parents transition their Children their virtual education for at least two weeks as we now get to this higher place of infectivity. The recommendation also includes canceling most, if not all, extracurricular activities, and if that's not possible, significantly modifying those Vents to include things like Proactiv testing in Texas State University has made it a requirement that all students or staff who are returning to campus be tested for coronavirus beforehand. In person. Classes will resume at Texas State University on January. 19th officials say everyone should plan to get tested with within one week prior to the return to campus. And it is now 604. Let's check out Austin's on time traffic with Don Prior big issue out there this morning is not Rex or stalls or anything like that. Really. Fog is what you want to be aware of. If you're about to head out on your morning commute, depending on where you are, I could have some very, very heavy for you Want to take it easy coming in, Maybe give yourself a little bit extra time. Other than that, looking good right now, don Prior.