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Biden Praises Healthcare Workers Who Were Threatened After Tennessee School Board Meeting
"Meanwhile, the president is standing with healthcare workers who were threatened for doing their jobs. The president praised healthcare workers as heroes. In response to recent incident in which medical professionals were threatened by anti mask protesters in Tennessee. He also weighed in on school districts. Violating governors mandates and issuing those mask mandates themselves. No, There are a lot of people out there trying to turn a public safety measure that his Children wearing masks in school so they can be safe and political dispute and that this isn't about politics. About keeping our Children safe. I saw a video and reports from the Tennessee Protesters threatening doctors and nurses or before school board making the case that to keep kids safe. There should be mandatory masks and as they walked out, these doctors are threatened. The nurses are threatened. Health care workers are heroes ever the heroes when there was no vaccine. Many gave their lives trying to save others and their heroes again with the vaccine. Doing their best to care for the people refusing to get vaccinated. Unvaccinated folks are being hospitalized and dying. As a result of not being vaccinated to the mayor's school superintendents, educators, local leaders were standing up to the governor's politicizing mass protection for our kids. Thank you. Thank you as well. Thank God that we have heroes like you. And I stand with you all in America should as well heated arguments spilled into the parking lot Tuesday night after the school board in Williamson County approved a temporary requirement for masks, but a group who opposed them gathered outside heckling masked people. As they left the meeting one man yelling at a driver of vehicle We know who you are. You can leave freely, but we will find
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"Storm and Governor Greg Abbott this week has signed into law two bills, he says He'll do just that. The Let's let your past Comprehensive reforms to fix all of the flaws that led to the powerful Senate bill. Two shrinks the size of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas board and lets lawmakers appoint members instead of market zone Committee making those elections and Senate Bill three requires electric producers to weatherize their facilities and plans that fail inspections could face fines of $1 million every day. Central Texas lawmakers are giving their take on the recent legislative sessions in areas state representative Donna Howard says there were many failures this go around but is pleased with the state's work with education funding. We had put significantly more dollars into education last session and despite the fact that we had some challenges with our budget, we were able to maintain that funding and I think that was probably the highlight of the session. Howard another area state lawmakers say they're big disappointment stems from their colleagues focusing on Issues. John Cooley News Radio K LBJ Round Rock Police have identified the man who was killed in an officer involved. Shooting on Monday is Antonio Diaz police. He had no permanent residents and was staying at various hotels around the area. The has died after allegedly pulling a gun in the lobby of the home two suites on Lewis Hannah and waving it around threatening guess, prompting police to ultimately shoot him. It's the first officer involved shooting in Round rock since 2018. Austin is still without a permanent replacement for former police chief Brian Manley. Assistant city manager Ray Ariano says he expects that search will wind down in the next four months or so. It will be four months to get the chief's position, at least identify who that individual might be. Monday was the final day for candidates to apply for the position. Ariana says the city has received at least three dozen applications. Joseph Giacalone is the current interim chief, but it's not clear if he's among the applicants for the permanent role. The push to stop Austin from buying the Candlewood Suites Hotel in Williamson County is really ran back up this week. The purchase is back on the council agenda for tomorrow. County Judge Bill Gravel has lost his patience with the city over this and has directed county legal staff to take action add to the courts agenda for next Tuesday to discuss, consider and take legal action against the city of Boston in relation to their continued desire. To press forward for homeless hotel in Williamson County Group called Stop Candlewood, which is comprised of citizens and business owners will rally today at City Hall, demanding that the City Council reconsider this. For years, The Austin City Council has discussed an expansion of the convention center and tomorrow the council could get the ball rolling a bit faster on that two items on the agenda tomorrow relate to this one would allow the city to hire a general contractor for demolition and reconstruction. The other would let the city logic competition among architectural firms for design concepts. Round rock could one day soon become home to another major tech company. Las Vegas based companies switch is looking at building a 1.7 million square foot Data center next to Dell's global headquarters switch. Chief information officer Mrs Young Girls cake, saying they bought 37 acres of land from Dell. We have a very long standing strong partnership with Dell. We're working on several projects together, one of them being the fourth Cloud Development still needs zoning approval from the city. A number of high tech jobs in the Austin area continues to grow. The Austin Chamber of Commerce has more than 8300. Employers in the area are in the high techs, the high tech sector. The chamber also says overall tech jobs now comprise more than 17% of all jobs in the area compared to about 9% nationally. And the Georgetown City Council is looking at term limits. Last month, the council discussed giving voters the final say on this matter, and the council's voiced more support for that this week. The recommendation from City staff is that the mayor and city councillors serve 33 year terms in total. And right now, enrolling would where? At 77 degrees under cloudy skies. I'm Patrick Osborne. You can connect with us and news radio. Cable BJ dot com. Hey, this is don, and you're listening to the best of Don and don.
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"Williamson County has gotten the all clear from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for a lawsuit over Austin's purchase of the Candlewood Suites Hotel for homeless Housing. Attorney General spokesman Aaron Reach, says Austin has gotten away with subversive dealings too long if they're going to do business like that. There's a right way to do it, and Ken Paxton is going to ensure that they do. Paxton tells county attorney de Hobbs. He is within his right to sue to stop Austin from using land zoned for non residential developments. Austin leaders say the property is within the city limits so discussion with the county was not required. Texas is going to pick up two more seats in Congress after the new 2020 census numbers are released. Michael Lee of the Brennan Center for Justice says Texas has added nearly four million people in 10 years. Texas is definitely been by far the fastest growing stage in recent decades since 1970 escape 13 seats, the equivalent of adding the state of Georgia detectives population since 19 seventies, the Texas population is now just over 29 million. The Texas House since the homeless related bill back to committee or Texas State representative Giovanni Caprica Leoni says Austen's given the rest of the state, the best example of how not to handle homelessness, letting them camp under highways is not the answer. The mayor of Boston has even admitted to that HB 1925 would ban public camping statewide, and if approved, it would immediately require people to vacate campsites. That's proven to be a big issue for critics like San Antonio State. Rep. Barbara Griffin Hawkins, How can one immediately move if they don't even know where to go? One of several challenges made this week, which is why the bill is now back in committee. Patrick Osborne NewsRadio Caleb EJ, The Centers for Disease Control is expected to change its recommendations today on wearing masks outside do vaccinated people need to wear masks outdoors. President Biden is expected to update the CDs. He's guidance on that in remarks this afternoon. One of his top advisers, Dr Anthony Fauci, has hinted that the update could also include new guidance for those who are unvaccinated. The CDC says more than 231 million doses of the covert 19 vaccine have been administered in the U. S. And almost 29% of Americans are fully vaccinated against the virus. Tanya J. Powers, Fox News here It's now reportedly urging their Children to climb the wall of the U. S border Children dropping across those border walls. Now, this report from the website Border report says that parents are waiting to south.
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Nashville floods leave 4 dead, 130 rescued
"In Nashville has claimed at least four lives. Torrential rainfall, overwhelming drainage systems. Mayor John Cooper of Nashville this afternoon said it may have stopped raining, but the floods are far from over The Cumberland River. Is it 38.75 ft. And is expected to reach flood stage, which is 40. FT. ABC s Alex Cora. Daddy is in Tennessee with a family that had to be rescued by first responders in rubber rafts when their home was surrounded by the flood. We're out here where they rescued five adults, three Children and a couple of dogs. Everyone has cleared the scene where the last out here, the homeowner says they don't know how long it'll be before they're able to be back. But at this point, this seems to be a good ending, thanks to the actions of first responders out here in Williamson County, Georgia.
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"A wrencher. To now. Wonder Oscar said. She's fully banking housing solutions and believes re criminalization. It's far from an answer. John Colleen is radio K L B. J. The rift over how to deal with the homeless is getting wider when it comes to Austin and Williamson County after the county's request for the city to postpone that multimillion dollar purchase of the Candlewood Suites last week was ignored by counsel. County commissioners this week of hired attorneys to explore their legal options. County Judge Bilge Ravel tells gave you he'll call for legislation and even assistant from the governor and attorney general 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. State Senator Charles Shorter has vowed to craft legislation already. He will tour the hotel today, which will be followed by a noon press conference. After God's borne news, radio K O B. J Motors in May will also decide whether to make a major change in the form of Austin City government. The question is, should the mayor become a strong mayor and run the city on a day to day basis? Anna Gonzales is definitely not ability to succeed is intact because power life with council members and not one individual Could be to a proposal that we know could be beneficial. The new apartment complex is planned for the site of the Frisco Restaurant on Burnet Road. The long time Austin restaurant closed in 2018 documents show developers now planning a 300 unit complex, complete with a parking garage. 804 a K O. B. J Where's Austen's? On time traffic with Melinda Brands 35 South bound their round rock dealing with slow traffic conditions in between 14 31 and make Neil We have salute traffic on 35 North bound a protein slaughter to Stassi, Old torque to Cesar Chavez and on 1 83, a south bound it told 45. We're getting reports of a collision on 23 South bound. We're seeing a slowdown approaching McNeil to just pass the ball. Signal's not working properly. 22 22 Adam May Cecil, You'll need to treat that as an always stop your next report today. 15 I'm Melinda Brilliant with Austin's on time traffic today cloudy skies and a shower the high Today 55 from the Weather Center. I'm Steve Williams 42 degrees Get Austin News on Demanded news. Radio. K l b.
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"The Austin City Council is set to reintroduce partial public camping bands today. Michelle Steve what the Texas Public Policy Foundation says the so called hell resolution of the homeless and campaign assistance Link is actually pretty good first step and then we need to start to enforce it and That's going to take a lot of different people helping the homeless understand what the new rules are and where they can be and where they can't be. That's where Steve is critical of the city because officials have already said the camping bands will not be enforced through policing or with fives. And because of that, ultimately, Steve Steve believes the hell resolution will not work. The petition submitted by local nonprofit save Austin now to get the camping ban. Recent. It has been certified by the city of Austin. 20,000 signatures are needed to get The issue on the ballot this May and city clerk's unit, Goodall says 26,103 signatures have been validated on the eve of Austin's vote to purchase the Candlewood Suites Hotel for homeless housing, which will happen today, Residents and business owners have rallied together again to call in the city to postpone similar to what Williamson County commissioners have expressed this week. Protesters say the city snuck this in quickly without transparency. Bianca Rodriguez talked to CBS Austin. That's fun, something that's in the non residential area that's actually going to provide mental health, the rehabilitation services for these individuals, almost 2500 people have signed an online petition in opposition. But despite the push back, the plan does appear to have plenty of support on the city Council diets. Georgetown State Senator Charles Shorter is waiting into this debate over the Candlewood Suites hotel. He talked to Fox seven. He to, he says the Austin City Council is not addressing homelessness properly and should not be shipping its problems. Upto Williamson County I'm gonna get.
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"So coming up tomorrow, the city of Boston is expected to vote on the purchase of a hotel in what I am, saying County to house the homeless and Williamson County Commissioners Court is now asking the City Council To delay that vote for 180 days after never being notified about this purchase on that will impact their county directly. The city of Boston kind of kept it on the on the low down and never said a word. Judge Bill Gravel of Williamson County says, Let me remind you we have not been officially notified by the city of Boston is Williamson County judge him deeply disappointed that somebody did not communicate with this court prior to the decision that they've made I'll be honest with you. I think I think his words every kind of weak I kind of I kind of would appreciate if you got a little more, you know, Agitated by its right. Oh, yeah, about to put other about to put a homeless shelter in your county. Now he has everybody every every right to be absolutely irate, Outraged. You know, he could be losing his his mind right now and be justified. Well, thank God for trial. What do you see in County Commissioner Valerie Cov who tipped off Williamson County commissioners on this and yes, So they're calling for a delay 180 days, and it doesn't look like the City Council's gonna pay any attention to it whatsoever. The Pecan Park neighborhood is now taking it upon themselves to stop the Austin City Council for voting on this side of tomorrow, and Scott Carson. He's a pecan park resident, he says. Friday night. We started a petition. We have 1 1500 names, which should tell you that, you know there's a lot of people concerned about this. In the immediate area. Business owners nearby to the candle board seats, the sweets. They voice their concerns about it as well. Okay, but let's let's just be real here. The reality of the situation Yes, the homeless or human beings, and we need to be compassionate. I got that. Let me be real about this. Let's just the cold, hard facts here. I sat yesterday at the intersection here. North Band Service Road, a 35 at run bird. They're doing construction there, so I had to sit there longer. There's a homeless camp right there right there. I mean, they were. They were 15 ft. Away from a I sat there and watched Todd I saw stuff going on there. I saw people arguing. I saw people pushing each other. I saw some some other stuff going on. That looked very, very questionable. It was not how the average human being interacts with other average human beings. By any stretch of the imagination way. Know what condition? These people are our living in? No. I'm not talking about the condition. I'm talking about how they act, how they interact with other people. They cannot be in that. That that that that hotel because it's too close to businesses and to close toe residential areas. It's not safe. It is what it is. Yes, they're human beings. Yes, we want him house, but they can't be that close to regular society. It is what it is pretty interesting. You know, they promised that the neighborhood will be safe around the Candlewood suites. But they can't even put lights up on the U. T drag. No So their words kind of fall flat. Kathy Tetovo represents District nine. I don't think I've ever heard her say a word about lights on the U. T drag that this city of Boston proper for these students live mostly young people had another sexual assault this week, and I had a syriza of them. In the in the U T drag area. It's just so frustrating that they promised to keep the neighborhood safe around the Candlewood Suites in northwest Austin. When the canary in the coal mine they can't even change light bulbs to light the area up well, and in the mobile lights you're talking about which work on Ah, generator. Maybe that's not whether maybe that's why they're not doing it because they make noise. Oi! Get out, which is the worst problem. People dying, I guess. Listen in business news, a Texas husband and wife, they fell victims to one of those executive orders from you. Abide. And Christine and David Dickerson there from Frank's in Texas. They both lost their jobs at the Keystone XL pipeline would bite and signed that executive order to stop the work. The husband and wife they were on Fox last night. I feel pretty good trade by I mean, we quit counted on this 10 minutes for the last eight months. Like I said, we've been off that long. We knew we were gonna have a job to go to or we thought we were going to have a job to get it, too. Aside with depleted our savings pretty much and We're just looking for the next step, man. Well, and I don't know the answers they declined to have. They're not gonna come and save us from all saying we're saving mean industry. We're saving the environment and taking care of that, But everybody needs to realize. It's a good thought, but it's not a well thought out plan. They haven't I haven't got it perfect enough. We're still dependent on fossil fuel. We're gonna use this crude all no matter what, where they're gonna buy it still coming in here from Canada. It's gonna be shipped by rail while these people are protests in the pipelines. Just try and drive and probably think the same town there in or live in this ship in the old South right now, that's exactly and patting each other on the back for it. But they're not doing anything but making the world a little less safe..
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"Unlimited 1.5% Cash back. What's in your wallet? Terms? Applying capital One bank U S. A. N A 06 And this news is brought to you. By Estes Audiology Topping Austin's News. The Williamson County Commissioners Court has officially called on the city of Boston to postpone purchasing the Candlewood Suites on Picon Park Boulevard. For 180 days and meet with them to discuss it. County Judge build. Ravel says he, like many others, was taken very much by surprise at the location As county judge. I was not made aware of this until this past Friday. One of our good commissioners who communicated with me. And until I saw the newscast Sunday night, I had not even been aware of where the location was. Other county officials say they want to know what Austin is planning and say the city has not been transparent about what about its intentions. Lot of Austin residents on the Williamson County side are still lining up against the purchase of the Candlewood Suites. The city is set to buy and turn it into a homeless shelter resident Philip Gehring tells the Williamson County commissioners court. He lives next door and his family has already had interactions with the homeless. My daughter who's six years old has been accosted at both P Terry's and both My Children have been my eight year old in my six year old Yielded asked for things basically just kind of pushed away from the parks that they've grown up with ABS. There is full score of Daycares and a dozen public schools within just five miles of the pro Goes site. John Cooley News radio K L. B. J. A Virtual Town hall discussion is planned for 6 30 this evening on tomorrow's expected purchase of the Candle with Sweets Council member Mackenzie Kelly will host it along with members of the Austin Police Department, the real estate department and various homeless service providers. Always not favor of the $9.5 million purchase. But most of the rest of the council is this week. The Austin Council will also vote on creating a new forensics lab that separate from the Austin Police Department Council member Alison Alter says discussions have been really began in 2016 What a PDS Dnepr backlog kick Massive levels predated any action that we took in August in terms of a desire of the council, and we have lots of material that support the direction that will be taking on Thursday. Arrive in state labs have been doing the work for the city in recent years, according to the Agenda. Almost $12 million that the council reallocate it from the Austin Police Department last year will be put toward the new lab, along with nearly 90 full time positions. Homelessness remains on Governor Greg Abbott's radar. If he tells cave you, there are no easy solutions as part of a statewide camping ban he's considering, he says, the homeless wouldn't just be thrown back into the shadows. We want to help put them on a pathway to a better life, whether it be Helping them get off of an addiction. They may have up in them get a home or a living space that that's what they need is. The plan would also include job training and access to food and or health care. But, he says, what cities like Austin have done have only made things worse, which is why he believes that statewide ban is necessary. West campus safety remains a concern for people in that area as another assault this week is being investigated by police. Emily Crone with the student group Horns for safety. Tell CBS Austin living their campus Now it's just not that we're not worth the risk of it Times. I have felt very uncomfortable walking home like definitely think that lighting needs to be improved Two years ago, the city said 228 new lights were needed in West campus costing as much as $2.3 million. The city's plan has been to install the lights over a five year five year span. But at this point, Austin Energy says it's still working to contract with an engineer on the coronavirus. Now we're there have been some very clear drops and Travis County's metrics this week intensive care bed capacity has grown in the past day is the number of people in the ICU is falling 147 total hospitalizations now at 504, it's highly likely will fall into the 400 by tomorrow. They're almost 60 Fewer active cases today and that number stands at 5144 Austin Public Health still focused on vaccinating people Age 65 older, but certain people with underlying health conditions are also now qualified. Austin Public Health Director Stephanie Hayden says about 189,000 people meet the criteria, but only 12,000 doses have been arriving each week. We're gonna be Probably 16 weeks out from now, before we're able to provide vaccines, and that's if we just kind of stay in this 12,000 vaccines a week City and Travis County are working on a new call center to help People register and they're more than 50 available hospital beds and Williamson County. Then the word just a day ago is overall hospital capacity. There is climb to 21%. I see you. Bed capacity has grown and now 14% since March, Williamson County is flag 32,565 cases Right now, 1636 or active and 30,600 are recoveries. 45 degrees right now. In Georgetown on Patrick Osborne. Get Austin News on demand and news. Radio. K l b j dot com. Hey, this is don, and you're listening to the best of town and don Right now, now we're gonna be live at 5 30 so you don't go anywhere and we'll be on all the way till 10. Thanks for tuning in you are listening to the best of Tide and don on NewsRadio K O B. J. The city of Boston Office of Police Oversight is recommending changes to how and when the police department uses force. It's part of a larger rewrite of the Department policy ordered by the City Council last year, following protests sparked by the deaths of George Floyd in Minnesota and Mike Ramos here in Austin, a Caixa and reports in this latest report they released by the Opio just last week, so just changes in eight use of force areas that line up with campaign 08 can't wait Recommendations. Eight can't wait Advocates for more restrictive use of force policies. For example, the Opio is recommending a PD revised its part. Lucy's related to shooting into a moving vehicle. Now in both cases, Mike Ramos and more recently Alex Gonzalez, the AP the officer that shot at the moving vehicle with criminal suspects inside in the Gonzalez case, a woman believed to be his girlfriend was shots. Neither officer who fired their weapons in these incidents have been charged. Yeah, The Travis County District attorney is taking the mic Rae most case to the grand jury next month. Yeah, he has gotten some indictments against a couple of police officers already this year in those cases vary from this one. But according to this report, from the Opio, shooting at a moving vehicle is difficult and can lead to an innocents or uninvolved Third party being harmed. In addition, when shooting at a vehicle results in the driver being wounded or killed, the threat presented by the vehicle is not necessarily eliminated. That vehicle is still moving. Yeah, the report says. A PD doesn't.
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"That. I'm not. I don't want to knock him because again, I think I think, Todd. I think he's been an excellent governor. I really do. And if he runs again, I will vote for him again. I really will. What if there's a better republished Dan Crenshaw once it runs, and then we'll have another another sexual You think of it. A Greg Abbott is Defeat a bill by a rock. Yes, he absolutely is, But I think on his own, he's been. He's been a really, really good governor. But I've also thought that he would be an excellent president, and some should be taken seriously as a presidential candidate. That is until last night. Until I show him at the podium. You just didn't see the gravy toss and a commanding presence. I think he was uncomfortable just being there by himself versus Front of an audience. I thinking too much about have done better. Maybe he's thinking too much about how to deliver a message, THX since he's trying to tap into that great Perry, that Texans think he overthought it. He overthought it last night, and I was like, Come on, break out of that break out of that any okay? I got you. I got it Did at the end there. Scott is on the tide of Don show this morning. Hey, Scott. God, they all doing that. All right. What's going on? Quick question since, uh should we at the state continue building the wall or that kind of done. It's not really our responsibility, is it? I mean, that's shouldn't be our It's a federal responsibility. But I hear what you say. Could we? I think we could, couldn't we You want to know what we know? It's not gonna be federal. No, I'm not gonna continue assault one on its way as a state. Good boat and continued building. Yeah, I don't know. Yeah, it sounds like you want to Scott. Yeah. I mean, wait till it worked. I'm down here and burn it. We had We lost 200 employees building thing. Yeah, on a lot of those guys were good, good friends of mine. That's just that's just one more reason. I would love it. The water continue. I got what you say. Let me let me a little bit more about that front. You're the first person I've actually heard even throw that out there. 51283605 90 toll free 8775905525 Today. Williamson County commissioners what time they get together right about now? Actually, they will be presenting an idea to delay the purchase of that second hotel in District six in Austin. You know this homeless hotel the mayor wants, and Greg Cason wants eyes in District six, Northwest Austin, the Candlewood Suites. It's in the city of Boston proper, but it's also in what do you Said County and Williamson County was never included in the discussions on this. It snuck up on what I am saying County. Yeah, which is unthinkable to me that our City Council wouldn't wouldn't consider that they know they've been considering this for about a year and a half. That's right. That's right behind closed doors. They either chose to ignore it, or they really didn't know the actual situation there. And if they didn't know the actual situation, that's that's kind of That's really unfortunate. Well that zone into the way it's unfortunate Williamson County commissioners today may vote to delay the purchase of that hotel 180 days, and it's just a request. I don't think they can actually stop them unless they follow lawsuit. If you think about it, the city of Boston is taking that off the tax rolls for Williamson County as well. Well, um I again? I hear by hotel and I just go dead inside because I don't know what that means. I don't know what what? What The result of that is going to be We don't have any. They provided. No examples of that. I should not. Should not have to go try to find those myself. They should come to us and say Here's what we did. Here's what we accomplished and here's how we did it, and here's what we're doing going forward, and this is how we will reach the goal goal for it's just we buy. We bought hotels, and they expect all of us ago. Thank God God, I think there is a nor there's an element out there that they think now that we bought a hotel. All of the people they get sent to that hotel are gonna be on the path to success and independence in a job and you know, buying a car and buying a home And that's just not the case. No. And these these to change these people situation. First of all it has they gotta want to change inside unless there so mentally ill that they think their situation right now is perfect. Uh, it's long term man. It's not just a week or two and a hotel and they'll get some therapy here in there and maybe a handful of pills to I don't know and expect things to change its along to this. It's got to be a long term thing. Listen, the Biden administration wants a $1.9 trillion stimulus package. The Republicans are proposing a 6 $618 billion package, and, uh And we'll update you on all of that. 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"Show is on here. Join the conversation at 51283605 90. Now you are tired of dying. Welcome back Todd Jeffries. And don Prior. We want to begin with a question and we'll just throw that out there and you could you could call in our text any time at 51283605 90. Name one accomplishment of President Joe Biden so far in his new administration, he's the 46 president. What is he accomplished So far? I'm not seeing anything out there in the twitterverse or anywhere on social media, where progressive lefties are bragging about the accomplishments of their presidents. Really? What has he done so far? Is he Is he done anything? To make you excited. Does he done anything to make you happy? Because the only thing I've seen Rose really, so far that he's eliminated her cut his jobs in the oil and gas industry. And if you're into that, well, then you're a very happy person. So if you'd like to see employed people go away. Yes. So what? You just told the question out there. What accomplishments has he made so far? 1st 10 days or so it is 904. You could jump in at 51283605 90 capacity restrictions loosen for businesses. Following this downward trend and hospitalizations. That's good. That's good, right? That's good news, even even though they still have to socially distance inside these restaurants, which means they had to eliminate tables, so the 75% is not really 75%. That they had pre pandemic for smaller restaurants and businesses. That's not going to meet me just to help a lot now. Also on the table. The Austin City Council considers the purchase of as the local news outlets call it a second hotel, which is not true, because we bought a couple of more early last year. Second one this year. I guess they're at the You know the Candlewood Suites in northwest Austin in District six, and I think it could be delayed tomorrow. Williamson County commissioners have an agenda item where basically they're going to pot. Simply put it on hold calling for a 180 Day delay, if you will, because it is a city of Boston proper, but it's in Williamson County and the city of Boston never reached out to Williamson County on this issue. That's a big deal that zone unthinkable deal actually for them to go into it that sloppily and not realize what Or maybe they did completely realize what they were dealing with. There is far as you know, Look at the map. Look, figure out what the reality is, in the fact that they did not really even go to the residents around. This was just dumped on them. And of course, the residents down business owners as well are standing up and they did over the weekend. Well, what's pretty interesting about this whole deal about buying these two hotels? This has been in the making. We learned from some of these now that some of the documents have been released that it's been the making for about a year and a half, keeping it secret for about a year and a half now. There you go. That's that's on the table. Also getting word that the Leander I s D is experiencing some Internet issues. So it Z. It's affecting virtual classes right now in the league and Uriah stay, okay. I got a wife I issue I guess. I'm panicking parents right now. Well, I mean, yeah. Yeah, e mean, I went, Yeah, that might that slows things down for sure. No problem. Now come back when you get a chance, Go to the tide of Don show Facebook page. We posted the story there earlier this morning. The group's save Austin Now they are on a mission. Say Boston. Now it's a nonpartisan educational nonprofit made up of organizations concerned citizens and a demanding a thorough and independent audit of the city spending on homeless programs, especially housing facilities that they purchased since July. The first of 2019 when the camping ordinance is, you know, took effect. This should include, and you know Information commission related to, uh, property purchases and sales. Yeah, The group say Boston now is calling for a full audit of homeless expenditures now the citywide on it because the voters already said they didn't want that, But But they do want a full audit of how much money we've spent on homeless issues where it's gone. And what are the results of that money? Oh, yeah, absolutely totally 100% justified. I You know how much of this ghost I assume the arches part part of where this money goes, but food tents. What? What? What? What? What am I paying for counseling on rehab? I don't know. I I really want to break down because remember the city told us they were doing all these homeless initiatives and changing the ordinances of buying the shelters because They wanted to prevent people from using up. All of the resource is at a P D fire and a local hospitals. That's that's what they told us right right well and to really see Any true payoff from all of this money Somehow, some way it has to address the root cause of homelessness. That has to be part of this deal, right? Otherwise we're just going to keep spending more and more and more, and we just kind of maintain it, Foster it and ultimately also bring more people here to the city of Boston who are homeless because they hear of all the money that we spend. We keep missing, But it's got to be more than just keeping these folks comfortable. Yes, for sure. No, I get it. I understand that. Yeah, and I know that That throwing money at the root cause of homelessness. Is, you know, we're never going to get rid of drug addiction. We're not. We're going to get rid of of, you know, whatever situation in the household led to this or whatever The cause is divorce. In some cases, losing a job, you know the causes air or are just so many But somehow some way some of this money has to somehow go in that direction. You want to see some progress? That's a legitimate Yeah. Could've, I guess, summed it up with that. What's the return on your investment? One of the results. Are we winning in this war against homeless? Not an unrealistically request. I just, You know, once they do get the hotel's up and running in there full of people that are homeless. Yeah. One of these people going to do day today? That's a very good question. Because you know, idle hands idle time. You know, you get yourself in trouble when you got nothing to do out there. That's right. You know, they got to have.
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"It done there. 26 13 South Amar! Oh, Always good. Tail VJ news time 7 30 Good morning. I'm Mark Caesar. This update is brought to you by Sinus and snoring specialists. In another sign that things were improving. Local businesses are now cleared under Governor Abbotts order to resume operations at 75%. That's because the number of covert hospitalizations has remained under 15% for more than a week, Mayor Steve Adler says. We need to continue the mo mentum kids that are coming back to school and greater numbers. Now we need to be over this Stay in that Even though restaurants can increase capacity, many say they do not have the seating space to expand beyond 50% in Williamson County bars are allowed to open at 50%. An estimated 200 people turned up over the weekend to protest Austin's plan to buy the Candlewood Suites hotel and use it for housing for the homeless. Charles Cross lives nearby, he tells Fox seven. The cost of $9.5 million is too high and the location is all wrong Hotels. All over Austin. That would be perfect in the cost of a fraction of what this one will be on. You could put the homeless there and they're not gonna bother anybody in a nice residential neighborhood within 700 people have signed a petition opposing that purchase. Mayor Steve Adler has indicated the City Council will vote to buy it despite the pushback. Williamson County commissioners may express their opposition to that purchase on the commissioner's court agenda this week is item 44 asking Austin to delay the purchase of the Candlewood Suites on Picon part for 180 days. It's not just that hotel, though, but rather any property under consideration for lease or purchase to house, the homeless and Williamson County. The agenda says the city of Austin has considered this for two years and hasn't provided sufficient information to county commissioners. Our concern is the county has no way of knowing what impact these facilities may have. The city's boat was delayed last week, but the county says a one week delay is just not enough. Patrick Osborne NewsRadio Kale, BJ former president. Trump has a new legal team for his trial in the Senate defense lawyer David Showing is a frequent legal commentator, and Bruce Castor is a former D A in Pennsylvania, who faced criticism for not charging Bill Cosby in a 2004 sexual encounter. Trump, who had a high profile legal team for his first impeachment trial, has struggled to hire and retain lawyers willing to represent him against charges. He incited the deadly ride at the U. S. Capitol, which happened when a mob of loyalists stormed Congress as lawmakers met January 6 to certify Joe Biden's win. I'm Julie Walker. President Biden will meet with Republican senators to talk about their stimulus plan. 10 GOP senator said the president a letter urging him to keep negotiating amid an impasse over his $1.9 trillion plan, which Republicans say is simply too expensive and sends money to those who don't need it. They're pitching spending roughly a third of that about 600 billion His spokeswoman says The president's invited the group to the White House early this week for what she calls off full exchange of views. 7 33 and K. L B J Here's Austin's on time traffic with Isaac Cresta. We're seeing reports of Iraq on I 35 North bound that stabs me lane that's backing up traffic all the way to slaughter Lane and we're still seeing heavy congestion.
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"Six and CBS. Austin was out there with AH large group of people protest in yesterday afternoon protesters speaking out days before Austin City Council will vote on the purchase of Candlewood Suites. Second hotel for the homeless. There are parts of town. They're ideal for this kind of a thing, but this isn't it. Candlewood Suites is located in Northwest Austin next to other businesses, including a restaurant, the owner of Frida Seafood Girl says she'll have to consider relocating her business after 18 years. If this deal goes through a lot of my custom already told me they're not coming because Homeless this'll scare because there have a lot of older here's for me for my restaurant. Candlewood Suites currently shares a parking lot with another hotel. Hampton and Sweets can't even imagine what this will do for their business. If all of our businesses are gonna lose revenue just if it's losing its city, taking responsibility that they will bridge the gap with the loss of revenue residents in a nearby neighborhood. Want to know why Austin City Council chose this hotel. Say housing the homeless in this hotel is unsafe for the community. There are houses all around here, and people love to walk. Their dogs ride bikes with their Children. And they're not going to be able to do that safely. Mackenzie Kelly District six, Austin City Council member admits the city hasn't been transparent about this purchase. This hotel in particular to my knowledge will be used for permanent, supportive housing for individuals experiencing homelessness that are disabled, and in that regard there will be controlled access to the hotel. There will be a front desk operators, security and fencing along the property. Kelly says. There will be a town hall on Wednesday at 6:30 P.m. to discuss the purchase of the Hotel City Council will vote on the purchase of this hotel on Thursday. Reporting live. Lindsay Regas, CBS Austin News, All right, There you go. Thank you. CBS Austin News so that Z latest now I've gotten word that there's an agenda item of the Williamson County Commissioners Court for tomorrow morning that asked for this to be delayed for 180 days. This is in the city of Boston proper. But it's in Williamson County, and apparently the Austin City Council never reached out to Williamson County. So they're they're asking for a 180 day delay, which would push it beyond that may vote to Rio, You know, bring back the homeless ordinance, Wouldn't it be pretty interesting? Yeah. No, I mean, you know, as you know, this mayor is hell bent on getting some more hotels for the homeless that about And I think he wants a dozen of them. And once at least at least 10 1 in each district. Can you imagine there's a lot of planning got planned some activities. You gotta be entertainment. Some menu items things like that, right? In fact, I met there. You know, you gotta have a social director. If you're gonna have These. This many people kind of like Julie on the love boat. Exactly. Ship Director, the entertainment director. You've got to keep people busy. So fine. I found out some of the activities that they're gonna have it. These homeless hotel. Come on. No said, get land active. Gonna be a lot of fun. First of all they're going to have a thing weekly is called DT Night since you're not gonna be able to drink or drug at the hotel's Whoever has the worst withdrawal shakes gets a $25 gift card to Twin Lickers. Hey, we're gonna think Whole story night. I want to speak story night. Whoever going tell their life story without somewhere in the story saying, my old lady or my old man or there just ain't no work out there, brother around the edges. There just ain't work. No work out there, brother. If you do it without saying that you went to extra nights at the hotel as I go from from from party to party, nothing call most creative panhandling, so whoever can write their sign without ending it by saying, God bless gets a box of free sharpies five days of exclusive access to premium panhandling locations across town. That's great. Speed smoking night. Now, what is that speed smoking? First has spoken. Entire pack in 30 minutes, will while they get high praise is what they get No right now. Within homeless tradition, each cigarette needs to be smoked right down to the filter. Sure. Highest number wins to the point where I burned your finger right? Here is one of my favorite urine stream appreciation night. Low life. E don't know what that is. But I went to camp longest urine stream with the highest arc Wednesday years. What are you talking about? Now? The top gun show. Uh, all right, folks, There's more to come by the way. 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"In Congress to call for hearings on the trading at Robin Hood after they prohibited the buying stock from Gamestop. Arkansas. Senator Tom Cotton says Congress has a responsibility to ensure fair trade on Wall Street, he tells Fox is America reports We want to make sure In our stock markets reflect the underlying market realities, and they're away for companies with a good idea to go out and raise money to try to produce that good idea to serve the American people in the marketplace. California Congresswoman Mixing Water says she'll also be holding hearings New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is defending himself against criticism over his handling of the Corona virus pandemic. After a new study shows nursing home deaths in the state were under reported by 50% and Williamson County officials continue to push for more vaccines from the state. There is some speculation that providers will have to continue seeking doses through the state allocation until this fall. Your county jail radar weather watch 66 degrees. Look, 55 Get Austin News on demand it news radio k o b j dot com Traffic time on this Friday evening. Still, some heavy traffic in the downtown area of Austin on I 35 both in the north and south bound lanes. Parts of 1 83 north of Mo. Pack, as you go to Leander area is very slow and go right now. That's in the North Bound lane. South bound lanes of I 35 right at the river rat at the bridge. But Bo pack or heavy both ways. So watch out for that and some heavy traffic in your north bound lane. Just right outside, around rock and near Highway 45. That's traffic for now. I'm crash..
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"That time. Officials say registration will begin at noon on Friday. Hays counties getting 2100 and 50 new doses this week. 604. Now let's get a look at Austin's on time traffic without prior the big issue right now, and it looks like it's starting get a little bit better North and 35 approaching 51st. There's a wreck there, so it is still slow and it looks like things are picking up a little bit, but still very slow approaching 50% on North bound at 35 Dawn prayer with Austin's on time traffic. Today. Mostly sunny, mild and behind and 74 from the weather Center. I'm Steve Williams. This segment brought on 42 degrees. I'm Patrick Osborne. Get Austin News on demand News, Radio K LBJ Deco. Welcome to the live recording of the Todd and Don show podcast Way. Want you to join us Had 51283605 90. Now here are Todd and Dani is 605 untied Jeffries. He's done prior. A rush will slide in in just a few minutes here. He's got the rush update coming up in just a few minutes. We're going to see him. Listen, the Austin City Council appears to be slowly reversing course on its controversial homeless policies. Councilor Alison Alter says the way the city has allowed camping to grow has not benefited anyone. Goal is to get people to housing by where people and how people are camping right now does not seem particularly humane. They start to feel the heat, aren't they? Now she's advocating for temporary housing for the homeless. Who were removed from those campsites. They're deemed to be dangerous. You know near, you know, underneath, you know, robe, bridges and overpasses. Things like that. So you have to ask the question about whether we can get to that other place quick enough, Or if we need to put some temporary steps in place along the way, they are going to find at least four locations to turn to me to determine which you know once they're gonna Shoot people away from an offer him some sort of transitional housing. Or they're going to find some locations where they can camp kind of. Ah, no camping or camping zones very similar to what Portland put in place a few months ago. Also this week, they are us late in two by two additional hotels, the house the homeless, they're going to spend probably up to $20 million to maybe house, you know, a few dozen folks. That's what they do when that when when they start paying attention, the homeless problem. They buy hotels. They don't put anybody in them, but they buy hotels had somehow makes them feel better. Well, there's just not a not a retail therapy or just not enough people that are transitioning into those hotels. That's for sure, that's for sure Show Listen. The idea of having designated campgrounds is an obvious idea. It's what they're going to have to do before they make another move in the you know to transition, actual housing they need Not to, You know, Try Tonto make these folks sound like animals or not, but they do need to essentially corral everyone. So it's a more organized situation so that it's safe. So it's safe rooms, water, health care, mental health care, variety of fascist, all those resource and everything that has to happen. I don't know why that has happened. I don't know what the purpose of hate. Let's ruin our city. I don't know what that was I I don't because that's what they have done. They should Done the decks and designated campground thing to begin with us. Don't be naive. They allowed it to get worse so they could collect a bunch of money and bond packages and things like that, and they're even started use some of the covert money as well that they got from the feds for this. I just haven't wanted to accept that. It's just better. They're hard pill to swallow. There may be more people isolating themselves in these homeless hotels because of covert. Because they are allowing some people to stay in those that can't isolate our quarantine because they live in a multi generational family. There may be more people living this way in the homeless hotels than actually home national homeless. You're absolutely right now. Here's some of the numbers you wanna hear. The numbers are current stats when it comes to this virus, and a number of cases of Copan 19 said to be active in Travis County has steadily been falling over the past four hours of 24 hours. We have 55,401 cases that are active and more than that. Let's see 240 less than a day ago. 157 people are in ICU, and that has followed by 10. Overall 65,507 cases have been reported and 59,475 fully recovered. Okay, getting similar numbers out of what I am saying, Count at least the trajectory. Williamson County has seen a healthy declined an active cases over the past day. The number is down by more than 400 to 1626 available. Hospitals. Bed space climbed up to 19% 29,742 cases in 27,883 of those have fully recovered. S so there you go ahead in the right direction It has been is no doubt about it 609 a time for the Rush update. So get this from the Los Angeles Times. Some kids are thriving, doing better than anybody expected because the schools are closed. That's right. My friends. He's screwed. Children are feeling less stress. They're getting better grades. They're happy. They're productive now that they don't have to go to school. Some of these kids say that they aren't tired anymore. They don't have bouts of hunger during the day. They don't worry about being bullied their well fed their energetic. They're loving life ever since they have been able to attend their classes online, which they don't really do, rather than at their oppressive schools. Not all students feel that way. The kids who live in noisy homes or whose families are suffering hardships or illness because of the virus pandemic. Well, they're not doing so well. But for the kids, the L A Times reported on man, Old man. Life is good. So maybe it's time to re evaluate everything, folks. What are we doing to our Children? Why should Americans precious, fragile, sensitive kids ever be forced to go back to school? It's too stressful. The grades suffer. They're tired. They're hungry. They're bully their miserable They never win. We should close him. That's what we should do. We should close the schools most of many way forever. We should do it. We must do it. In order to save the Children. Think of the billions of taxpayer dollars. Actually, no, they would still charge of the tax revenue. So, but we still should close. The schools makes all the sense in the world. Right Rush at.
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"Okay. LBJ. I'm John Cooley. This news the surface of Central Texas Honda dealers now City Council this week has homelessness on its agenda again as it considers another multi million dollar purchase of a hotel for the homeless. Austin's homeless strategy answered, Diana Gray says there's been a lot of collaboration in search of even Maura of these properties, constantly communicating about what a project might need, how we might explore, making it more feasible or how we might support that work. The property under discussion this week is the Hampton Inn on Picon Park in North Austin, which is city might spend $9.5 million to buy. It was July of last year. Hayes High School Up to Retire It's Generations old rebel mascot in the district today has announced the official name change to the Hazara. Box, the district says Making the complete change to the hearts could cost up to $800,000 and almost 16,500. More banks in doses are being allocated to Travis County this week. Another 8200 doses will go toe. Williamson County Cork, LBJ radar Weather Watch 73 degrees Low. 46 Get Austin News on demand it news radio k l b j dot com I've and local every afternoon to before. This is Marc, Melinda and Ed on news, Radio, K l B J Call or text them and 51283605 90. Thanks for taking my call now. Marc, Melinda and Ed. Thank you for joining us 303. We're live in local 2 to 4 every week day after Rush Limbaugh, 18 year old Jackson Rafic. Of Wiley, Texas, turned his own father into the FBI. He contacted.
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"Billed as a way to help low and moderate incomes. Austinites see their utility bills discounted is accused of being used by families that live in expensive homes. Consumer advocate Paul Robbins is calling for an audit claiming the utility is wasting money. Austin's are not factor, which determines the average number of people who become infected with open 19 from a single person has taken a dive in the latest U. T model, Mayor Steve Adler says that metric now sits at one Which means transmission isn't falling yet, but it appears to have play Toad. That's the lowest that we've. That's the one number that's the lowest that we've seen in the bottling for for for a while. Despite a request for 30,000 doses of the vaccine this week, Williamson County Judge Bilge Ravel says the state has on Lee allocated 6000 doses. Family hospital system is the only state hub and the county and it's weightless is said to be more than 80,000 people Long Gravel says he has put in a request it 33,000 doses for next week. Your cabbage a radar weather watches 54 degrees high 55 Get Austin News on demand it news radio K l b j com Live and local every afternoon to the four. This is Marc, Melinda and Ed on news. Radio, K l B J Call or text them and 51283605 90. Thanks for taking my call now. Marc, Melinda and Ed Deployments. How you doing? Mr Caesar. How are you? I'm doing just great. I've been watching all the festivities today. And I just remember what a great time you and I had in the year. 2000 with the George.
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"Officials added the proposed new alignments will also help reduce crashes. Getting rid of a left turn at a very busy intersection. Now to get to 45. You have to make a left turn on 13 27 to get over to the You know the Turners Ville area to turn right to go to 45. It's It's rather complicated. But they're hoping to fix things up there. Well, anytime I hear anything to do with improvement or addition regarding asphalt, I'm all for it. I'm in again the sidewalks to great idea. Bicycles, waste of money. Nobody's going to use it. Nobody does, but they're enchanted. With the idea of bicycle lanes, and they're always going forward Gonna be Anel Ament and whatever road project is going to be considered an unfortunately all it really does accomplish is slowing down, slowing down the automobile traffic what it does in and then that's it. That's it, and I won't tell anybody to get off your lie. I know. I know. I'm a broken record when it comes to Michael's. Yeah, I'm a broken record when it comes to it, But I'll keep keep bitching about it is long. Why you're a broken record. Why keep bitching about it? Well, because it's a massive oyster money in a massive waste of rice. Ical lanes. Yeah. Bicycle lanes, massive waste of real estate. All it does is slow traffic down. It creates less room or course to travel, But it's going to be part of every road project and I'm just going to need to learn to live with it. Even though any time I drive past it, Ah, bike Lane. I look over and go well what? Why is it here? In here, Do you? Really? You're having a bad day Die. Occupy your brain with all of that, really? I do. I do. Really, When I see him when I see them. I do. I'm very soon it. You know, I'm just very cynical when it comes to bicycle. I'm a cynical when it comes to waste momentum. Mental, Really? I mean, come on, man. Don't waste your day with that. I'm not gonna waste my day with the time it an occupied. I'm just saying Whenever I see it, I just kind of shake my head and go, Connelly. They're just They're just they, man. I just get off my lawn. I just use this constant just complaining about it. Just please don't know it. Just just call me crazy. I don't like paying for things that nobody uses. So call me crazy, but But as far as the actual Rogan itself, you have no idea what the man DeLorean is about. And you want people to get off your line. I got you. I fully understand where you're coming from. Well, okay. Listen, Austin area teenagers they're being sought for coping. 19 Vaccine trials Benchmark research group is getting set to begin trials on younger people using the Madonna vaccine. Benchmark research has an online portal. More teens can sign up to take part in this kids and teenagers really having been part of a lot of these vaccines and tests, which concerns a lot of folks out there. Let me run through some of the numbers so far. Travis County sees welcome drop in hospital related covert numbers headed into the weekend There were more than 600 people hospitalized, but this morning that number is down to 591. People recovered and they got released from the hospital. We can I see you bad usage has also fallen My 10 since Friday. Now, when 176 As of today, the active number of cases is down to 6279. Since last March, about 60,800 cases have been found and more than 55,000 have fully recovered. Williamson County reporting 638 available hospital badge as of this morning, which means 15% of its bags are still open and available. I see you, bed space is smaller, with only 8% available just under 2000 cases are active this morning out of the 26,265 confirmed and a little more than 24,000 fully recovered in all of Williamson County. Well, the numbers they're heading in the right direction again. That's good. I'm s Oh, I'm assuming. Don't know this, for fact. But But I'm assuming then that so far the extra beds that we've set up in the hospital at the convention center have yet to be utilized. If our numbers were falling doesn't sound like we also saw. We didn't see a bump from the holidays, either. Not yet not from Christmas and New Year's. That's for sure, not yet, so we can demonstrations at the state Capitol resulted no violence, despite many media outlets, claiming the risk was high because they like to scare you on TV. They do, and there was various groups protesting for various reasons. Chris Hunter tells CBS Auster that he came from McLennan County to support Libertarian issues not related to the capital unrest in D. C. I think that if January 6th I hadn't happened, like like it did. Way would see a lot bigger crowd out here Now. There were other protests.
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"Peaceful it Half day getting my people nominated and confirmed in the Senate. The president elect has also said he wants fast legislative action on another round of covert relief of plan He tends to put intends to put forward later this week. Lisa Thanks Jared Biden, speaking to reporters after receiving his second shot of the Fizer vaccine. Efforts to secure the inauguration continue to ramp up as many as 15,000 National Guard troops now authorized. Meantime, the FBI Issuing warnings about possible armed protests being planned in all 50 state capitals as well as the U. S Capitol. There've been protests and clashes at some state capitals already in Washington state. Two arrests reported a short time ago is the state Legislature was preparing to convene earlier in the U. S house, I hereby submit my resignation is searching and arms of the U. S. House of Representatives. It has been an honor to serve as Paul Irving stepped down and acting Sergeant at arms. Timothy Blodget was appointed and have sworn in. The Senate sergeant at Arms and Capitol Police chief also have resigned. America is listening to Pastis is ready. Okay, LBJ on John Cooley this news. The service of nerds in a flag pushes on once again to get Austin's homeless Camping ordinance rolled back, which would eliminate campaigning in most public places, including under bridges and overpasses. Matt Mackowiak is with Save Austin now, which is the nonprofit spearheading the effort. Trying to click 30,000 signed petitions by January, 18th and with nine days left I could tell you listeners were at 20,000 today. Last year, Mackowiak says Almost 25,000 signatures were submitted on an official petition. But the city said many were invalid since Williamson County has taken on a newly elected sheriff. The county's law enforcement apartment has seen just about 20. Deputies resign or be fired by Sheriff Mike Leeson. States of reports two deputies involved in the death of Javier Ambler are among those no longer with the department and what the Texas Legislature is new session beginning tomorrow..
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"He's a He's a pedophile or was a pedophile. You now dead. Yeah. Young lady said that this guy had exposed himself to her masturbated in front of her and then showed her pornographic images several times when she slept over at his house. What Why was she sleeping over at his house? Well, you know people's lives take strange path, You know paths. Sometimes we have no place to sleep. You only confined comfort in a struggling country Musicians home. He's been accused of several similar acts before indicted back in Williamson County, Tennessee, on 2018 on charges he sexually assaulted three Children under the age of 13 from 2014 and 2018 hey, took his own life apparent, self inflicted gunshot wound on Friday as Pasco County deputies were trying to serve him multiple warrants. What if this is, you know, he's probably not famous enough. But what if he's like, you know, tied in with the pizza gate? People? You know this was Hillary that did it. You know, he was a friend Epstein. A bit of a stretch Can I share with you guys? An observation I made last week about you know, we always we always wonder why the women Who are who are relatively attractive in schools go after the underage boys. Like not that we understand it when it's a male teacher, but like It's it seems so much more shocking when it's a female that praise upon the younger, a 16 year old boy or something. I think I figured it out last week. It's because men Once they reach past the age of 40 are so gross. We're like our everything goes to hell with our bodies, right? Like we get hair where There was no hair. We get all fat and disgusting and sweaty. I disagree. I disagree. I mean, I think It's probably terribly sexist, but I think it's a well known fact. I think men in general age mortgage gracefully than women, because there's not as many things that can go wrong. What do you mean? There's not so many things that go wrong. We get hair everywhere, dude, but I'm just saying, like male back talking about grabbed. You're letting your body go. Like you're letting your body go man or woman, right? I'm just saying a man can Maury's Aly kind of conceal anything that may be going wrong with women. I don't know that that's so easy to do. And you know how often do you hear women say Oh, I like you know, like a little salt and pepper you looked, you know, refined. Nobody's saying that about a woman Nobody's ever said Oh, I like a little salt, Pepper and my woman, You know, that's true. Maybe some people do. But I do agree with John to some extent about. You know, guys do age graciously, but not necessarily more graciously than women. Okay? Yes. Maybe they want to step too far. 77 5791 or 25 and 807 7 100 To 51 of my favorite things I saw today was the greatest breakup songs of all time. But I have to say I don't agree with number one and all I have never considered this a break up song. I don't know why, if you mean These are very first time in my life I have ever heard. One of my favorite songs, referred to as a Break up song. Where is it? Aren't all of the cure song Breakup song I was going to say, love song by the care because that is the greatest. It's not. It's not the cure that it do You consider this a break up song lyrically? Yeah, absolutely like at its core. I never meant to cause you to sorrow Yeah, that's like the ultimate breakup song. Really? Why have I never considered this to be a breakup song? I never meant to call you, Father. There's gotta be a better break up song than this, But not.
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Texas county drops suit against sheriff over filming patrols
"The embattled lame duck sheriff and Williams and County has one less thing to worry about. Now that live PD suit against him has been dropped. Williamson County commissioners had sued Republican Sheriff Robert showed E for making a deal with the producers of the now defunct reality TV series Life PD Without their permission. Yesterday, commissioners voted unanimously to drop the suit on the advice of county attorneys. Because Jodi agreed to abide by cease and desist order. Live PD was canceled two days after the Statesman reported crews were filming tonight. Unarmed black man Harvey, her Ambler was killed by Wilko deputies that footage was destroyed and showed he was indicted for evidence tampering charges he
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Texas sheriff indicted after probe into Black man's death
"A Texas sheriff is facing criminal charges in connection with the death of a black man that ended up being filmed by a police reality TV series Williamson County sheriff Robert Chody was released shortly after posting bond he faces a third degree felony rap as part of the investigation into the death of habia Ambler who died after a traffic stop in Austin Texas that stop was filmed by the reality TV show live PD the sheriff is charged with destroying or concealing video connected to amber's death if convicted he could get up to ten years in prison and he never aired the video because it involved the death and it destroyed the food it just says once an investigation cleared the officers involved however another probe is looking into the use of force than employees death I'm Oscar wells Gabriel
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Texas sheriff charged with evidence tampering in Black man's death
"Charges of evidence tampering for a Texas sheriff in connection with the death of an African American man. Williamson County, Texas, Sheriff Robert showed he has been indicted on charges he destroyed or concealed a video of an investigation into the death of a black man in police custody last year back in June. Prosecutors said they were looking into possible evidence tampering in the incident. 40 year old Javier or Ambler, died in March of 2019. After sheriff's deputies repeatedly you stun guns on him as a yelled he was sick and could not breathe Authorities. They're also looking at possible excessive use of force in his
Jim Bohannon
Texas opens up COVID-19 testing to asymptomatic cases
"News Williamson County officials approve ramping up covert nineteen testing efforts to include patients who don't have any showing symptoms independent businesses in Austin in Texas are growing less and less confident about their operations future since the code crisis began the Texas chapter of the national federation of independent businesses as they are now calling on Congress to allow those businesses to use more paycheck protection program funds for other operating expenses other than just
Rush Limbaugh
Tennessee - Williamson County receiving 500 coronavirus test kits a day for first responders
"Said Williamson county's total cove in nineteen cases could be much higher but a lack of test kits has made it nearly impossible to tell now though Gravelle says five hundred kids every day you're being delivered to the county this first round of test kits that we've just received are being used for first responders those first responders about a quarantine in the event of possible exposure but Gravelle says the new kids have a rapid turnaround time meaning they can get back into the field much
Todd and Don
Austin school district extends campus closures to April 13, could go longer
"J. Austin school district is closed until April thirteenth and A. I. S. D. says parents should be prepared that that might be extended governor Greg Abbott says there's not a lot of difference between his state wide orders and some of these local orders the governor says there's really only one major difference between his executive order addressing the corona virus pandemic in local shelter in place orders like the one Travis and Williamson counties are now under the fairly consistent with my executive order with one exception my executive order allows people together and groups of no more than ten the governor says the bottom line in both orders is for people to stay home and only have a central business is open with the same goal of slowing the spread of the
Phil Valentine
18 confirmed coronavirus cases in Tennessee
"The Tennessee department of health has confirmed nine additional cases of coronavirus across the state bringing the total number of people infected to eighteen six of the cases are in Nashville Davidson county eight of the cases are in Williamson County with Shelby County confirming two cases Knox and Sullivan county both confirming one
Brian Kilmeade
Senator Marsha Blackburn Speaks About The Corona virus And Election Security
"So much what a pivot to to a senator Marsha Blackburn who is joining us and she is a Republican from Tennessee and senator Blackburn thank you so much I know that you have not only been coping with this issue with regards to cook at nineteen but of course in your home state you have got a lot of people that are hurting and regrettably that are that are making funeral preparations at this hour and for that you have our deepest condolences well thank you for that and we appreciate the condolences and prayers and Tennessee is the volunteer state and I will tell you yesterday when I was out and out Wilson county Davidson county Putnam County which has been the hardest hit to see all the volunteers that showed up to help and volunteers in the churches that are coming around these families who are now planning funerals and in the midst of homes being destroyed in businesses being destroyed they are standing with these families and helping them get through a time of just deep deep grief and sorrow as they have lost homes and livelihoods and have lost these precious lives and are experiencing that grief senator Blackburn I was reading about to that there was a young couple the husband wife and a child all three of whom perished invests in that storm system those that tornado outbreak I mean you're talking about a generation of of a of a family that is just been eliminated and and how the how other members of family cope with that to me is just a it's a grief that I pray none of us ever know that **** well you're exactly right and to see these families and in the midst of this grief they're out searching for even a picture something from that family that they can use as they go through the process of remembering and the sadness fear the children that have died in this is the children that are hospitalized right now with injuries and the numbers that are hospitalized and have the injuries and Putnam County with eighteen deaths that are there it's just devastating and you look at this area of Baxter which is right outside of Cookeville Tennessee there in Putnam County is a community of about twelve hundred people and they've got a hundred and twenty five homes and businesses that no longer exist they're gone it is a field of rubble and it is just it is just devastating and there's they were using one building that was standing as kind of their command center there was a another market that was still standing one down the road was totally gone gas pumps market everything gets a sign of it anybody's ever walk to the this scene after a tornado it's it'll take your breath away the damage in Maine yeah I've been in war zones hurricanes tornadoes and I have never seen anything like this and are you satisfied help senator of Blackburn are you satisfied with the federal response thus far I have you been in contact with the trump White House I have been in touch with the president with the White House I was on the ground yesterday with the regional administrator for FEMA a team of which is the Tennessee emergency management association has a website set up it is T. N. dot gov forward slash team at T. E. M. A. I. individuals can go there and get information on how they access help but the governor in Tennessee is doing a good job we'll have the president on the ground tomorrow people are looking forward to having him there so that he can see firsthand so we're talking to sue us senator Marsha Blackburn and senator we saw also that your that the Tennessee governor had held a news conference this morning saying that Tennessee has the first confirmation of cold hit nineteen as well also from middle Tennessee talk about adding insult to injury as you guys are coping with the tornado damage you're also dealing with this covert nineteen outbreak that is correct in the state health department I had the confirmation on this case yesterday it is a forty four year old male he lives in Williamson County which is right outside of Nashville that Sir Brentwood Franklin area I he had attended an international conference which was held in the United States after he returned home he did not feel well so eventually as his system and his symptoms worsened he decided to go to take medical care and that is when he was tested and he is quarantined at home with his family now we we have seen some of the measures in places like China some of the European measures when it comes to this slowing the spread of cove it nineteen and and some other areas are taking pretty significant measures that we have not yet taken here in the United States one of which being the the UK government announcing that they're going to pay for people's sick leave from day one if they self quarantine image can you imagine every single taxpayer being on the hook for everybody's staying home from work in a two week or more self quarantine one one of the things I think said and we're receiving regular updates Dr sale team is doing a tremendous job N. ambassador Burke of leading the effort working with the vice president who is handling this they are very thoughtful they are getting information to us they are transferring information to your state and local health authorities and I certainly believe that the reason you have seen a slower spread here in the U. S. then you have in other countries it is because of the actions the president took immediately on restricting travel from China the restrictions have since placed on Italy and on South Korea analysts say also the actions that are being taken by many companies I know many companies are now placing our travel restrictions on individuals until we know more about the incubation time the covet nineteen and on the the symptoms how long the disease last things of that nature some people are are of the of the mindset senator Blackburn that the corona virus outbreak could have an effect on the the upcoming presidential election of the presidential nominating process though with with Bernie Sanders now out and he was or or at least seemingly mathematically out I don't wanna say these out loud but seemingly mathematically out it will I I would have thought he would have done better on super Tuesday as he is the man who is advocating for universal health care and that would be something that that some supporters of Bernie Sanders think would help when it comes to the outbreak of of the corona virus are are you surprised that or or are you concerned that the corona virus could have an effect on the process of electing our next president I I don't think that it will I think that knowing Tennesseans and I think many Americans are like them and they feel that our country three is when you look at the issues of security whether it is economic security national security border security and access to services like healthcare and making certain that we are addressing issues like the environment with clean air clean water that many of the stepsisters ministration have take has taken our steps in the right direction and they are pleased with that and people are going to go to the polls they are going to vote for Donald Trump it looks like it is said to senator Marsha Blackburn a Republican from Tennessee and I I wanted to kind of learn the last question here Fauria switch topics kind of a hard pivot here one of your colleague senator Marco Rubio left a video message on his Twitter page last night let me just play a portion of this you can see what he's advocating here and I'll get your reaction things
Sean Hannity
Wedding guests in Texas rescued from rising floodwater
"In Texas wasn't rain down. They were flooded out from the rapidly rising. San Gabriel river guests had camped out in our visa intense writing waiting for Saturday's wedding ceremony. The father of the group says the water came up so quickly. There was no time to escape were camping out down there too intense, and they had to rescue some people from top of the cars rather cars got Rauch down the river. The Williamson county sheriff's office began receiving calls in the early hours of Saturday. Asking for water rescues some guests had to climb trees to escape water. This
Jeff Ward and Ed Clements
Trump says U.S., EU working towards "zero" tariffs on industrial goods
"Commission come to an agreement entree avoiding a further escalation of, trade tensions the president said the European Union would now by more soybeans liquefied natural gas from the US. And both sides said they would. Work to eliminate tariffs on industrial goods this is, why we agreed today first of all to work together toward zero tariffs zero non-tariff barriers and zero subsidies Or non auto industrial goods in addition existing. Tariff plans will now be put on hold while the steel and, aluminum tariffs that President Trump imposed earlier this year will now be reexamined toxins. John Tucker at the White House, secretary of state Mike Pompeo, facing tough questions from senators this afternoon he was quizzed about the president's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin Trump believes that too great nuclear powers should not have they contentious relationship second meeting between the president and Putin put. Off until next year. A federal judge. Rejecting a, bid by, President Trump to dismiss lawsuits accusing him of accepting gifts from foreign, and state governments through his Washington hotel. FOX's Grenell Scott, has this live Lisa federal judge says Maryland, and the district of Columbia can move forward with a suit alleging that the president used his Trump International. Hotel in DC to take foreign. Payments such a practice without congressional permission would run, afoul of the constitutions emoluments clause Such a suit, could mean the president's financial records including is not before seeing income taxes could. Be subpoenaed a Justice department spokesman, insists the case should be dismissed he says gee DOJ is reviewing the ruling decide next steps which could include seeking reversal before an appeals court Lisa thanks Cornell Wall Street at the close the Dow gained one seventy two Fox News fair and balanced KLBJ news time. Five oh two good afternoon I'm Eric like I'm this news a. Service of Financial Engines Williamson county sheriff's office working at a fevered, pitch to press animal cruelty charges after. Finding fourteen dead dogs, cats and birds at northwest Georgetown property Robert showed he says the home the animals, were founded was in such horrible condition they had to bring. In has man teams to, seize them, altogether officers. Brought in fifty three animals from the property right now those animals. Are in our custody and there's an arrest warrant times fifteen counts. For cruelty. To non lifestyle cruel. Confinement Jodi says the homeowner was in the hospital for a few days before, they were called in but adds that does not explain. Some of the dead animals they found in Williamson county. John cooling, NewsRadio, KLBJ it doesn't appear a legal solution to the issue of migrant families being separated at the. Border, is coming out of. The US Senate anytime soon KLBJ's Chris FOX reports, the US, Senate has reject To partisan. Bills on the matter Texas Senator John Cornyn the majority whip doesn't believe a bipartisan solution is possible he supported a. Republican Bill that would allow families, to be, detained together. While they, work their way through the court system I believe, we need to keep families together also we need to enforce the law in some cases what that means, is we need to detain people in. A safe and secure, place he'd, also called for more immigration judges to speed up. The process the Democrats version honored the Flora's settlement which places. Restrictions on how long children can be detained at the capitol Chris. FOX News Radio KLBJ through the end of twenty twenty one qualified, veterans will be allowed to drive on. Area toll roads free, of charge the program will begin in November but as CTRM as John Langmore says, it will lead to a lot of laws e to a. Lot of laws e to, a lot, of loss. To a lot of lost revenue for the mobility over eight years. That would be fourteen point three million dollars CTRM as hoping to. State legislature. Will step in and. Fund this program but if That doesn't happen the program will be allowed to expire in veterans would then be charged to drive on toll roads once again police say someone found a dead body this. Morning downtown Austin officer destiny Winston said it was in the eight o'clock hour in the seventeen hundred block of east. Fifth street April The scene is being investigated by homicide detectives KLBJ news. Time, five oh. Four take a look at Austin's on time traffic brought to you by Thomas J Henry, injury attorneys in round rock. Hyundai here's Melinda. Brand plenty of congestion out there on all the, freeways and if you're headed south on thirty five right around Runberg, lane actually just passed. It we've got a rack or a stalled vehicle that's taking up the right. Lane so it's causing a slight. Delay we also have a wreck of run three sixty northbound at cedar, street and we're looking at solid delays all the way back past plus call lane and a a collision of riverside drive eastbound at willow creek Dr Melinda Bryant with on time traffic and a. Live look at your KLBJ radar. Weather watch with staff. Meteorologist Bob Larsen is going to be so bad here. Tomorrow the hamming ozone action day That's what happens when you. Have an extended heat wave very. Little flow and, the atmosphere not much wind in the ozone pollutants. Build up and fortunately that's the. Case at this point mostly clear sky tonight low seventy five deals sunshine tomorrow and Friday a. Little bit hazy and very definitely hot item are one hundred two high Friday what a, one for..
Mathew Blades-MYfm
Trump on Democrats calling to abolish ICE: "I love that issue"
"Radio ko bj i'm robert wood topping austin's news president trump sat down with fox's maria barreda romo burn interview that will air on her show sunday morning futures discussing recent call from some democratic politicians to abolish the us immigrations and customs enforcement service you get rid of ice you're gonna have a country that you're going to be afraid to walk out of your house i love that issue if they could actually do that seventy one year old brian motorists was seriously injured after he was struck by a bullet that accidentally discharged from a rifle that a man was cleaning and a nearby home the suspect in the fatal shooting of eighteen year old davin gross has been arrested twentyfouryearold stanley earl pates is in williamson county jail charged with killing earlier this week the klbj radar weather watch midseventies overnight near one hundred tomorrow i'm robert would get news on demand newsradio klbj dot com join what are you get.
Boko Haram returns Nigerian kidnapped schoolgirls
"The yen is at one zero six point two nine and bitcoin is up one and a half percent straight ahead we have the latest world and national news and this is bloomberg thank you karen five thirty three on wall street police were apparently closing in on a bombing suspect in austin overnight bloomberg's michael barr now with breaking news on what happened next greg very much bob now according to unconfirmed local reports the suspect in a string of bombings in texas has capital city killed himself with an explosive device as the thirties closed in on early this morning just north of austin according to local police authorities identified a suspect in the past twenty four hours based largely on information gained after police said the suspect shipped an explosive device from next door in southwest austin that evidence reportedly included security video authorities relied on cell phone technology to trace the suspect to hotel in williamson county again that's all two unconfirmed local reports new york city passed closed public schools as the areas preparing for another major snowstorm the areas under a winter weather warning new york mayor bill de blasio says the storm is expected to intensify throughout the day right now the estimates are as much as twelve to fifteen inches of snow and that could include intense snow during the hours of school there could also be high wind gusts in some areas boko haram militants have free nigerian schoolgirls in the town where they were abducted about a month ago in two thousand fourteen boko haram abducted two hundred seventy six schoolgirls and about one hundred have never returned to their families boko haram also issued an ominous warning to the parents of nigerian schoolgirls don't ever put your daughters in school again the us state department says it's no surprise that russian president vladimir putin was reelected state department spokeswoman heather nauert says some people in russia were paid to turn out to vote she says opposition leaders were intimidated or jailed yesterday president trump called putin to congratulate him global news twenty four hours a day powered by more than twenty seven hundred journalists and analysts in more than one hundred twenty countries i'm michael barr this is bloomberg bob thank you sir that brings us to five thirty five on wall street's now bloomberg nbc sports update brought to you by landroverparamus the land rover owned the adventure sales event right now at landroverparamus four or five south new jersey seventeen landroverparamus dot com.