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country receive a quadruple organ transplant. And you might be coughing today. If you got breathing problems, you're going to be noticing that smoke out there. 6 o'clock in the morning, it's Thursday, 16th of July. But where's coming from? Cleveland's morning news with Wills and Snyder. This is Bill Wills. Good morning. Carmen Amelow with those stories coming up. Mike Snyder's alongside with your sports. Guardian start to... The post, and really not second half, I guess, technically. The Marnet against Pittsburgh. And finally, Pat Bueller, a match for the World Cup championship Sunday, too. All right. Yeah, finally. All right, let's do it. Alongside with that coming up, your drive-in this morning first, WTAM traffic. Here he's Pat Bolling. Thank you, Bill. From the Elk inl Traffic Center, if your child suffered a serious birth injury, call 1-800-Eau, Ohio. Some hazy skies this morning. Be careful. Getting into downtown right now, things are light and moving pretty well. Coming up 71, 77, and the Jennings North. all connecting with 90. Okay, there was an accident in the Akron area on 77 South just past Maslin Road that has cleared up. Next traffic update in 9 minutes at 610. Pat Butler, W-T-A-M traffic on 1,100 a.m. and 106.9 FM. Smoke-filled skies here in Northeast Ohio today with that poor air quality. Can't roll out a stray thunderstorm this morning. Otherwise, we'll have partly cloudy skies, not quite as hot temperatures today in the mid-80s. Cleveland 3 News meteorologist Matt Wins. I'm seeing it on radar right now as far as any stray thunderstorms to develop 74 Lorraine, 76, it's a severe weather station. Cleveland's morning news with Wills and Stineer. This is Bill Wills. Mike Snyder alongside. I do notice the... whatever's in the air. Yeah. You can see even looking at the street lights and it. It's there. We're all waiting for the smoke to drift from the mansion down near Akron. You know, so what the decision be made? The decision? Yeah, the decision. Decision? Yeah, the decision. The decision three. The LeBron watch goes on. We'll give you the latest that we're hearing. Guardians begin to gather again for the resumption of the season and play is underway. And round one of the open. We'll check out the leaderboard coming up in sports. Bloomberg money update for you in about seven markets. a little bit higher yesterday. We'll talk about the cost of everything to. Jim Jordan Goodman, the money answers will join me. President Trump is going to speak tonight, but evidently not about that. He's going to go back to 2020 and talk about the election then. Another story we're following for you this morning. All right, let's bring in Carmen Angelo with this haze in smoke in the air. It is a story, right? Yes, it is. It's top in this newscast, and it's those pesky Canadian wildfires bill that are sending the smoke south right here into Ohio and other parts of the country prompted Ohio EPA to issue an air quality advisory today. Ohio EPA Pollution Control Director Bob Hoden Bozzi.

He says, the smoke from the fires in the southern part of Canada and hot temperatures locally, they're going to make it difficult for some folks to breathe. They're outside, and they feel it's getting a little difficult to breathe. They should come inside, particularly in the hot weather, come inside into the air conditioning with some cleaner air. Hello, Mosy says. We have not experienced problems like this due to fires from the north since 2023. Members of Cleveland City Council last night voting to place a moratorium on data centers in the city. Council voting 14-1 to slam the brakes on data centers until the city figures out the best way to deal with them. Council also voted to extend the flock camera contract for another six months. Proponents of those devices say they help Cleveland police and criminal investigations, but some opponents of the license plate reading cameras believe they could ultimately be used for something other than their original purpose. The construction along I-90 from Rocky River and the city of Cleveland is going to be around for a couple more years, but there have already been 48 traffic crashes on the construction zone between Wager Road in Rocky River to West 44th Street in Cleveland on the interstate. Oh, that's Brent Kovac says the little margin for air that's present now when you're behind the wheel on that stretch of highway. Driving in work zones has less margin for mistakes. The two largest contributing circumstances for work zone crashes are following too close and in a problem. proper lane changes. Kovac, searching everybody to pay attention while driving in that construction area, as there are no shoulders on either side of the highway. He also urges motorists to drive the posted speed limit. U.S. Central Command announcing it's launched another round of strikes on Iran, marking the fifth consecutive day the U.S. has done so. This comes after many months of talks of not coming up with a peace deal between the two nations on Joe Rogan's podcast. Vice President JD Vance said that most Americans are making positive remarks on how the Trump administration is handling the war. Americans do not, they're not game for long term. You know, open-ended regime-change wars in the Middle East. They're okay with us using the military to accomplish discrete objectives. They're not okay with open-ended obligations. The vice president also explained that he isn't worried about the Iranian attacks because their nuclear program is still destroyed and that the U.S. has enough oil and gas out of the Strait of Hormuz to prevent a worldwide energy crisis. Meantime President Trump set to face the nation in a primetime speech tonight. President Trump said this week his remarks will center on election integrity as well as other matters. Following a January election office raid in Georgia and months before the midterm elections, President Trump said what he'll say is important. It doesn't get bigger because without free and fair elections, you don't have a country. We'll be discussing other things too, but it's going to be a very big announcement. The president held back on specifics of the announcement he referred to. The Save America Act that calls for proof of citizenship and photo ID to vote has been a priority of the president's second term. Grinnell Scott, Fox News. Life-threatening, flash flooding, pounding parts of the Lone Star State, Texas Governor Greg Abbott declaring a state of emergency across 59 counties. We are dealing with and responding to a flood that is likely going to break records in Texas history.

A primary focus right now, and throughout the remainder of this torrential rain, is saving lives. The National Guard and other state resources were activated ahead of the storms. Dozens of water rescues have been carried out in Hardhead, Evalde County alone. A man accused of stabbing a mall employee in Utah allegedly told investigators he targeted the victim because he's Muslim. Police say 48-year-old Peter Larson stabbed the employee several times Tuesday at a kiosk inside the Valley Fair Mall in West Valley City before being tackled by bystanders. Investigators say Larson told officers he wanted to kill Muslims and is now charged with attempted murder. A patient from Iowa has become the first in the country to receive a quadruple organ transplant, including retransplanted lungs. Northwestern medicine says 36-year-old Elizabeth Worley received two donor lungs, a liver, and a kidney. The transplants are related to complications from cystic fibrosis and chronic rejection of a previous lung transplant. Northwestern says redo lung transplants are one of the most complex procedures in all of medicine. For the latest headlines at the top and... bottom of the hour. So to pre-set on the free I-Hart Radio app to WTAM 1100. I'm Carmen Angelo. Cleveland's Morning News with Wills and Snyder is on your smart speaker. That's all the morning news, traffic, weather, and sports. Just tell it to play WTAM-Ele 100 on IRTRA Radio. Cleveland's News Talking Sports from the Claven Ford Lincoln Studios. Cleveland Every contractor has that moment when a project hangs on one part, one fitting, one vowel. Holiday concerts with the Cleveland Orchestra and Chorus. December 11th through the 23rd at Severance Music Center. Tickets at Cleveland Orchestra.com. What's up fam, it's sports journalist Ari Chambers. Hey, what's up y'all? It's your girl, Sam J. And we're the host. Gina Savetti with a headline first on homeownership, Gene. More homeowners are falling into foreclosure this year compared with 2025. The real estate analytics firm Adam says foreclosure filings overall jumped 21% in the first six months of this year compared to the same period a year ago. Cleveland ranked among metro areas with the worst foreclosure rates at one in every 303 housing units. and Ohio ranked in the top 10 among states. Uber has agreed to buy Delivery Hero in a deal that values the German food delivery company at almost $15 billion. With the deal, Uber says it will get most of Delivery Hero's global business made up of 50 markets. Rivals like DoorDash are making similar moves. Traders continue to keep an eye on the Middle East. The U.S. struck Iran for a fifth straight day and hit a sanctioned oil tanker near the country's main export terminal. Stocks rose yesterday across the border. board after a better than expected producer price report. Get the latest business news from Bloomberg at 08 and 38 throughout the morning. I'm Gina Servetti on WTAM 1100. Filling up this morning, 379, price to beat at the pump and a little haze in the air because we're dealing with some smoke out of Canada yet again. We dealt with this last summer, I remember real, Pat, for a long period of time. I walked out the front door this morning. I could smell it too. You could tell it, yeah, you know something's going on. 610 the time. W.T.m. Traffic here's Pat. Thank you, Bill. From the Elkenau Traffic Center.

your child suffered a serious birth injury call 1-800 elk ohio be careful driving through the hazy skies this morning things are very light getting into downtown looking good on 71 and 77 north all the way up to i 90 there is an accident reported on the turnpike westbound just west of 71 and also an accident just south of lodai reported on 71 south south of route 83 this report is brought to you by blindster dot com Hi, I'm Kyle at Blinster.com. Tired of overpriced blinds? Blinster makes custom blinds simple and affordable. You measure at home, install yourself, and say big. No retail store markups, just custom blinds, guaranteed to fit. Blindster.com. Next traffic in nine minutes is 620. Pat Butler, W-T-A-M. Traffic on 1,100 a.m. and 106.9. Whatever you're doing outside today, be aware of that smoke. Air quality index advisories around northeast Ohio. W.T.m. T.m. T. Time forecast brought you by the Grand Resort in Warren. And taking us through our day today. Here's Cleveland 3 News meteorologist Matt Wince. Good Thursday morning to you, Bill. Lots of smoke around northeast Ohio today. Very, very, very poor air quality. off of the wildfires burning just north of Lake Superior. Temperatures today will be a little bit cooler. Temperatures will be in the mid-80s this afternoon with partly cloudy skies. Tempts this morning. Right now, I've got 74 in Brunswick and 79. It's your severe weather station. News Radio WT.A.m. 1100. No decision from LeBron yet. Mike Snyder with the latest on the speculation in sports coming up. First, we're talking Rocky. Scooter East producer extraordinaire alongside. They dropped the trailer, huh? Yeah, I Play Rocky is coming out November the 13th of this year. One week before Rocky came out in 1976. Rocky's going on its 50th anniversary. And here is the trailer of I Play Rocky. Name. I'm Mike. Amy Acton's what I live and breathe for. And they gotta have faith to myself. You need to show everyone who you are. I like this girl, Sylvester. Sylvester? That's right, he's real name. It's got a nice ring to it, Sylvester. It's like Peter Parker.

Are you delusional? You don't got the looks to be a movie star. Not to mention, you talk like you got rocks in your mouth. Yeah, I know I don't look like Einstein, but I got a brain. The only way ever me get to show people is me not to write a script for myself. Yeah, so do that. Write a script. Give yourself the best part. There's something big here. You wrote this in three and a half days. This is freaking good. Touch someone like Chuck Bronson or we could do Eastwood. Guys, I play Rocky. I have no idea what that means. Hey. This movie is about having a belief in yourself. It's about going the distance. I put my heart and soul on the page. I thought you said you could box. I lied. Let go of the head. I'm an actor, damn it. You always lie. Yeah.

Wow. The actor Ippolito. He looks like him. And he sounds like him. So the movies about Stallone. Making Rocky. And what he went through to make Rocky. Yes. That's fascinating. It is. I think the trailer's incredible. And this dude's got him. I mean, right on. Oh, I mean. Intuity. Matt, Matt Dillon plays. He plays his father. Yeah. And David James plays Carl Weathers. Carl Weathers. Wow. All right, so it comes out in November, right? It comes out the one week, November 13th, one week before Rocky's 50th anniversary, because Rocky came out November 21st, 1976. And I wonder if they're going to mention... in this I play Rocky if he does it because Mike knows a little bit. It's because when Ali fought Wepner, Sylvester Stallone was in the Richfield Coliseum. He watched the fight and that's kind of how we got this. Well, yeah, that's what, yeah, supposedly that's exactly. Maybe they'll be seen to the old Richfield Coliseum in the movie. Yeah. Yeah. Mike Snyder's a walk on. Yeah. And there was a guy. He was like a beer distributorship. That's what he had. I mean, it was kind of like that story. That was the storyline really. He was just a guy, you know. You know, when you took a punch, yeah. I wish I would have gone there. I remember when that was happening at the Colise. I play Rocky. Wilson Center, Facebook face. Check out the trailer. It's pretty impressive. It's impressive so far, yes. All right. Thank you, thanks much. You're welcome. Coming up on your way to Cleveland Hopkins in about 5. A.V. Schnecksberg and Jay Randlep. A couple stories about flying, including United has found yet another way to charge us more for coach seats. Although I don't think... Jay's that upset about this? He'll explain on the way on News Radio WTAM 1100. All right. Sports check, Mike Snyder. There's a lot going on and a lot not going on. Yeah, yeah. Right. Well put. Well put. That's, you know, it's like every day we see it's like we've been doing the same thing. And I just think that, you know, we do have there. There's like a LeBron fatigue right now. But we await. There's no decision has come from LeBron James. And believe me, he is going to dictate how this is. And there's been a lot of people speculating this, that, and the other. But the reason we look at maybe today or tomorrow, he does have several scheduled appearances in New York, one's a podcast, and he's got his HBO show. I think he's doing something on CNBC. So possibly today or tomorrow. Warriors coach Steve Kerr, perhaps using some humor here. He was in his car and a stop spotted by fans yesterday.

And we need to get LeBron, man. No, we need LeBron. No, we got him. Okay, that's good. Put that on Twitter. Oh, we got it. Okay, I got you. All right, Steve Kerr, put that on Twitter. Well, it's out there, Steve. I mean, it just shows you kind of what Bill just said. This is where we are. Steve Kerr randomly talking to some fans, hey, yeah, we got them. So that's kind of where we are with all of that. And the same teams, it hasn't been interesting, though. I think that not one of the teams that we've heard mentioned, not one has really indicated we're not getting him. That's kind of interesting the way this has gone out. Meanwhile, the Cavs Summer League team did play yesterday and beat New Orleans 8. 92 to 77. A former St. V. and Ohio State star Malachi Branham led them in scoring with 23 points. Second round pick, Malik Thomas, who's been lighting up the Summer League. He was held out yesterday. The All-Star break is winding down for Major League Baseball. Now, Guardian's players will begin returning to Cleveland today, those that went elsewhere, and that's most of the team. The season will resume tomorrow night when the Pirates come to town for a weekend series. Guardians' heads. some momentum going into the break. Hopefully that returns on Friday. Will that carry over for Stephen Cuombo? He was trending in the right direction before the break. Can Kyle Manzardo pick it up? And hopefully Jose and On Hill will be back as early as this weekend. We'll know more tomorrow regarding their status when the guardians get ready to take on the pirates. You know what? Brown's rookies report to training camp one week from today. Veterans will follow the following week. And last night's SB Awards of note. Miles Garrett was named Best NFL Player, also Best Record Performance for a Sack Record. Golf, the final major of the year, is underway at Royal Burkdale in England, and right now there's a five-way tie for the lead at 3-under in the very early going of this. Scotty Sheffler is at 2-under through two holes. Looks like the course is playing easy, at least in the early going. A lot of players under par after their first couple of holes. Rory is yet to tee it up today. And the World Cup is down now. to the final two. In the semifinal, indeed it is. Argentina to do it again.

Argentina 2, England won. The Lino-Messian company had to rally to get the win. They now will meet Spain Sunday for the Cup. Home of the Guardians and the Cavs. Mike's later, W-T-A-M-Sports. And the home for World Cup 2026 in Cleveland. Sports Radio 99.1, coverage presented by Brewdog Cleveland and the championship of the matchup on Sunday, Spain and Argentina, you'll be able to hear there. Saving your money for retirement. You want to make sure it's secure and safe? You want to talk to Dave Mortosh, Ed Mortage Financial. This bill wills. You want it to continue to grow, though? You want to talk to Dave Mortosh and Mortage Financial? Because with retirement years, happiness and retirement equals income. Income and retirement equals happiness and peace. Dave can show you how to protect your retirement savings where you still enjoy the gains in the stock market. Markets up, you're sharing the gains. Markets down, don't worry. You're protected. Like yesterday, everything was in the green. Now, if today things go down, don't worry. What you gained yesterday, you're going to keep. Dave, can show you how. 877 gains for you. 877, the word gains, the number four, the letter, you or mortashfinancial.com. It's time to work on your personal pension plan. And return rates, look. If you're looking at CDs, setting money aside that way, 4% a year might be safe, but only 4%. Dave can show you an annuity with a 16% bonus on the first day. Take you four years to make that up with the, going on the CD round. Dave Mortosh, proud supporter, too, of the Travis Mills Foundation, helping to recalibrate injured veterans. Find out more at mortashfinancial.com. Make an appointment. Complementary consultation to talk about you. and your personal pension plan. 877 gains for you. 877, the word gains. The number four of the letter. You are online at mortagefinancial. All right, time check 620. WTAM. Traffic, your drive with Pat Butler. Thank you, Bill. From the Elk Traffic Center, if your child suffered a serious birth injury, call 1-800-E-Hulk, Ohio. Be careful dealing with hazy skies this morning. Things are still pretty light on your highway drive, looking good downtown on the inner belt. There was an accident on the turnpike westbound after 71. Looks like that is out of the way. And there's also a crash reported on 71 South, just south of Lodi after Route 83. Be careful in that spot. This report is brought to you by blindster.com. Hi, I'm Kyle at blindster.com. Tired of overpriced blinds? Blindster makes custom blinds simple and affordable. You measure at home, install yourself, and say big. No retail store markups, just custom blinds guaranteed to fit. Blindster.com. Next traffic in nine minutes at 6.30. Pat Butler, WTAMT traffic on 1,100 a.m. and 106.9. Hayes smoke in the air. Wildfire smoke present today. Sun clouds mixed mid-80s, according to Cleveland 3 News meteorologist Matt Wins. Smoky conditions overnight, low 60s. And then for Friday, smoke again with a pop-up storm possible. pushing 90 for tomorrow. It's one of those days. You got any breathing problems at all. Be careful.

Being outdoors 74 this morning, Solon, 76, at your severe weather station news radio, WTAM, 1100. Before we talk a little flying, talk about 630 news, trending stories with Carmen Angelo this morning. What's going on in 90 Rocky River here? Well, I'll tell you, there's been a lot of crashes that have taken place, Bill, on a stretch of 90 from Wager Road in River in the Cleveland, specifically near West 44th Street, thanks to ongoing construction. The air is thick and dense and the Ohio EPA issuing. air quality advisory thanks to the Canadian wildfires. And President Trump will face the nation tonight in primetime talking about election integrity. Blind stories the morning. Bring in aviation expert Jay Ratliff on a couple things. Plus, we'll check your day in the air. Morning, Jay. Good morning. I had to laugh. He sent me, Jay always sends me a list of things that they're making news and trending on. United has found yet another way to charge us more just to sit in coach. You know, I think they've got an R&D department at airlines. They sit in a room. You know, nobody bothers them, and they try to say, what more things can we do to actually squeeze money out of these people? And United's found one, and it's, again, I'm not totally opposed here. If you would like to have the middle seat next to you open. Okay, okay. Plus a little bit of leg room. Okay. You can buy. You can buy that premium seat. Now, they're only going to use it on certain aircraft, certain distances, certain rows, but it's going to give you the option of paying a little bit more so that you can have a little bit more room to work. And it's going to be really, really popular for a lot of the business people that are flying because they don't have to fly first class, save them some money. Plus, a lot of those flights are going to run empty anyways. So the airlines are saying if you want to buy a seat at 125, 150%, whatever it is, and, you know, not anybody sitting between you, there's places in Europe, you can buy the whole row if you want to on specific flights, and that will you're guaranteed to have plenty of workspace. Nobody around you will bugging you. Hopefully the seat in front of you then recline down on you. But, yeah, it's the same sort of thing that they like to do with regards to finding ways to... Give us as many options as we would like, and I appreciate that. And, yeah, this is yet another one. I get this one. This makes some sense. As long as I get two cans of pop when they come through. Well, you've got three seats. You've got three of them, right? They give me three bags of them chips, too. The ones I can't stand, the little hidden fees. Like, you know, it's summertime vacation. You go to some resort and you go to checkout. There's like a resort fee or convenience fees and all these little things that pop up. Well, you know, the people there love the tourists, they hate the tourists. Yeah. Because of traffic and then all the other stuff that goes on. It's a big part of the tourism, and yeah, they better treat us nice. All right. Another one here, airline ran out of chicken. I'm presuming everybody was okay with that? You know, other than one person who apparently likes to sue people. So he has taken the United to court saying that, you know, I was unable to get my chicken, and he sued it. And he lives in California. This guy has brought like, I don't know, 20 or 30.

lawsuits against airlines. They never go anywhere because they're so ridiculous, and this is the latest. And I guess this week, a judge in California, of all places, came down on him for all of these, you know, frivolous little lawsuits over the dumbest of things. But, yeah, you have some people out there that fly that apparently, you know, all they like to do is complain. And airlines are very good these days. You know, if we make you that unhappy. We'll just have to part ways and no longer accept you as a customer. And they will do that in a heartbeat. And if you've got frequent flyer accounts, a lot of times they'll just void him out. He's a serial sewer. Then he's always upset about something. That's a good phrase. All right, Jay Ratliff on the Flying Stories. More on him and day trading program. He ever thought about that? Check out classes and more. Just go to jayratliff.com. All right, thanks. Have a good day. You too. Screen looks pretty good. Next couple hours out of Cleveland Hopkins, weather map okay around the country, except still getting a lot of rain through Central Texas. And TSA is under 15. Should be able to get through the security out there. Take us with you, too, on the IHAR radio, wherever you're heading to. It's 626. On this day, two day. Day in. Every single day. Day. By the day out. When it comes to Iran, check in. We can play games, but I'm not sure I want to make a deal. Let's just finish the job. To find out, it's just going to keep on happening. On W-T-A-M. 1100. Your one stop for advertising? Call 844-844 iHeart. When power goes out and cell networks fail, AM radio can be a lifeline with local news, weather, and emergency information. But time is running out. AM Radio is the big one. News Radio, W-T-A-M-1100. Drive 90 every day through Rocky River, I don't have to tell you. I mean, they're squeezing us through there. Been a dozen of crashes. Dozens of crashes. 6.30 the time, Cleveland's morning news with Wilson. This is Bill Wills. Carmen Angelo on that and the air quality index today with a smoke. A couple of the stories we got coming up for you on... On WTAM 1100. Traffic first, Pat, you've been talking a lot about this 90th round, too. Yeah, yesterday was a crash there. It's a squeeze through there. Yeah, the lanes are all over the place, and it's tight, and yeah. From the Elk and Elk Traffic Center, if your child suffered a serious birth injury, call 1-800 Elk, Ohio. Right now, things are moving okay on the west side, very light. Downtown, we're seeing some building volume, though, on 90 East and between East 9th and Carnegie on the inner belt. Both 71 and 77 north are still moving okay, heading into the city. And there is an accident reported just south of Lodi on 71 southbound after Route 83. Next traffic update in 9 minutes at 640. Pat Butler, WTAM traffic on 1,100 a.m. and 106.9 a FM. Smoke-filled skies here in northeast Ohio today with that poor air quality. Can't roll out a stray thunderstorm this morning. Otherwise, we'll have partly cloudy skies, not quite as hot. Temperatures today in the mid-80s. That's Cleveland 3 News Meteoraldus. Matt Wentz. Temps this morning right now. I've got 74 in Medina, 76, at your severe weather station from the Universal Windows Direct Weather Center. Hi, I'm Kyle at blindster.com.

Tired of overpriced blinds? Blinster makes custom blinds simple and affordable. You measure at home, install yourself. Mark, it's a little bit higher yesterday. See what's going on here early this morning. Mike Snyder's sports for you at 645. Still waiting on LeBron's decision. Guardians Pirates start the series tomorrow night at Progressive Field and Argentina, Spain. Sunday play for the World Cup. Mike's got more sports coming up. Let's get to the news. Start with that problem on 90 and they're counting the crashes, Carmen Angela. Indeed, they are. And there was just one yesterday. Motorists spilled. dealing with that ongoing construction along 90 from Rocky River into Cleveland, and there have been 48 smash-ups on that stretch since that construction effort began. ODOTS Brent Kovac says there's not much room to maneuver, and he adds folks need to pay very close attention while behind the wheel. Speed limits are lowered, lane widths are narrower, and shoulders have been removed. These changes require your full attention. And Kovac says that construction is going to last another two years. In air quality advisory is posted throughout the state of Ohio due to the smoke from wildfires in southern California, southern Canada, which are being swept our way and to other parts of the U.S. Bob Hoden-Bosey with the Ohio EPA says those who are sensitive to hazy conditions, they tell them stay indoors, if it all possible. We are projecting levels that are on U.S. EPA. scale that would be considered unhealthy. And that would mean for the sensitive groups, certainly avoid long and intense outdoor activities. Hoden Bozzi says this is the first time we've had this problem since 2023, which is the last time we had a lot of Canadian wildfire smoke drifting into Ohio along with high temperatures. Meanwhile, ABC's Lionel Moist reports the numbers of wildfires burning north of us is now north of 180. Water bombers and helicopters now deploying to fight more than 180 wildfires in Canada. Smoke from the fires turning the sky orange from Toronto to Niagara Falls all the way east to Boston, where the sky looked apocalyptic. Breathing's a little bit more strained than normal. I felt a little bit in my lungs like a little burn. Cleveland City Council voting to extend the contract with a company that supplies the city with flock cameras. Those cameras have come under scrutiny by some who say they may be used outside of the guidelines of their original purpose. Advocates of the cameras say they provide valuable information to Cleveland Police in various investigations. Brook Park City Council signing off on a new public authority to own and manage the Brown Stadium complex under construction currently. That move clears the way for developer tax breaks and could allow the Brown Ownership Group to receive $600 million in state funding. The authority will have nine members, including four appointed by the developer. The Brown's plan to open the stadium in 2029.

Iran has launched new attacks on American military bases as the U.S. continues strikes of its own for now the fifth straight day. More now from Fox News Radio's Jonathan Savage. Iranian authorities claim to have struck U.S.-linked targets across the region in Jim Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain. The United States military has itself completed another six-hour wave of strikes. Explosions were heard across Iran and air defenses were triggered in the capital Tehran. Separately, the U.S. fired on and disabled. an unladen oil tanker, which we're told was attempting to sail towards a blockaded Iranian port. Iran is warning it's prepared to spread the conflict. The country's joint military command has threatened to destroy all the infrastructure in the region. Jonathan Savage, Fox News. President Trump set to meet with New South Carolina Republican Senator Darlene Graham today at the White House. Graham was appointed to take over the seat of her late brother, Senator Lindsey Graham, who died unexpectedly last weekend. Tonight at 9 o'clock Eastern, the president will deliver an address to the nation about election integrity. Meantime, President Trump's picked to oversee the Justice Department grilled on Capitol Hill yesterday. Senator John Cornyn in Texas pressed Todd Blanche on whether he will go after the makers of a commonly used abortion petition. which is being sent through the mail to women in states where the procedures limited. An amendment to a state department funding bill introduced by... This ought to be a pretty easy call because women are hurt as a result of side effects. Todd Blanche called Trump, the most pro-life president in history, saying that federal health leaders are taking a hard look at the bills, but he did not go into litigation strategy. For the latest tub lines at the top and bottom of the hour set a preset on the free I-Heart Radio app to WTAM 1100. I'm Carmen Angelo. When you check in for the news at the top of the hour. Gas prices back on the rise. This is not good news, but what is good news? You can cash out. That is good news. With $1,000. Winning, winning, winning again. Up to nine chances every weekend on WTAM 1100. Sponsored by Slicker Trucking. If you are looking for a company that puts people first, Slicker Trucking, at Top FedEx Grand Contractor, is hiring experienced non-CDL drivers for full-time permanent positions. At Slickr Trucking, they care about the people behind the wheel. Visit Slickrucking. drunken.net slash i want that texting enrolls you in a recurring automated marketing text messages consent are required to purchase message and data rates may apply the team's looking house being built open in 2027 gorgeous pools i tell you what something for everyone excitement on the course and luxury beyond the greens don't miss a great opportunity to join now medina country club find out more at medina cc dot com call kirby the general manager 330 725 6621 shout out to the members they've got they remember guest cranking up today. Medina Country Club. Find out more at Medinacc.com. News you can use on your money with the latest this morning from Bloomberg. And this Bloomberg Money Day brought to you by, I'm at Dina Country Club. This is Bloomberg Money Minute. Hyundai is moving to acquire tech investment firm's soft banks' remaining stake in Boston Dynamics, securing full ownership of the robotics pioneer. By taking control of Boston Dynamics, the carmaker will combine the robotics company's AI expertise with its own manufacturing know-how to speed up the development of next-generation robots. Hyundai plans to deploy humanoid robots at its auto plant in Georgia starting in 2028.

Turning to the market, S&P futures are looking at losses today on escalating tensions in the Middle East. Traders are concerned that energy prices and inflation will stay high as a conflict continues to rage. And a growing number of corporate leaders buckling under the stress of the artificial intelligence age are looking for a chief of staff. The role is part confidant, part concierge, and part coniglieri. Postings for the job more than doubled last year, according to Ravellio Labs, with salaries reaching 400. hundred thousand dollars. Courtney Donahope, Bloomberg Radio. Filling up this morning, 379. Priced to beat at the pump. Nothing yet from LeBron. Mike Snyder's sports point about five. That's what you need, Pat. The cheapest staff. $400,000 a year just to kind of help you with your day. Perfect. Figure out your taco order and all that stuff on Tuesday. Oh, that'd be a great help. Traffic update this morning. W.T.A.M.'s Pat Butler. Thank you, Bill. From the Elk and Elk Traffic Center. If your child suffered a serious birth injury, call 1-800 Elk, Ohio. Some hazy skies this morning. Be careful. Right now. not too bad of a highway drive. It's a little busy downtown, though. 90 East is heavy on the Interbelt from Ontario up to Carnegie. Both 71 and 77 north. They're still moving okay. And the Jennings heading northbound or southbound. That's under five minutes between 480 and 490. There was an accident on 71 south after Route 83 just south of Lodi. That is clear. This report is brought to you by blindster.com. Hi, I'm Kyle at blindster.com. Tired of overpriced blinds? Blindster makes custom blinds simple and affordable. You measure at home, install yourself, and save big. No retail store markups, just custom blinds guaranteed to fit. Blindster.com. Next traffic in eight minutes at 6.50. Pat Butler, W.T.A.m. traffic on 1100 a.m. and 1.007.9. It's festival time around here. A lot happening this weekend, including today, starting the St. Paul Greek Orthodox Church Grecian Festival. It takes place there in North Roachan. Always fun. Lots of great food, dancing. They crank out today are all the good stuff. Weather, Cleveland 3 News forecast. Meteorologist Matt Wins for all of it today. It's a smoky day. Good Thursday morning to you, Bill. Lots of smoke around northeast Ohio today. Very, very poor air quality off of the wildfires burning just north of Lake Superior. Temperatures today will be a little bit cooler. Temperatures will be in the mid-80s this afternoon with partly cloudy skies. I got 74 right now, Strongsville, and 76 at your severe weather station. Mike Snyder, Sports on the way. This is Bill Wills. A kitchen remodel on your mind? Let's get to Northeast Factory Direct. Bring in the measurements. Sit down with one of their design people. It's a free service, and let's get that kitchen project started. Beautiful solid wood construction, soft closed drawers, the full extension glides on the cabinets. Alex buys them in volume and he buys what you want. That's how I can save you so much money, plus countertops and flooring. Again, when you go into Northeast Factory Direct, get those kitchen cabinets. Mention I sent you in. You're going to save an extra. $500 on the project. Yeah, say $500 on kitchen cabinets. Mention wills at Northeast Factory Dore. Say hello, Haven.

6.45, Cleveland's Morning News with Wills and Snyder Sports, and your LeBron update. Here's Mike. Yeah, well, I wish we had more to tell you, but it goes on. We're still waiting on a decision. Now, as the All-Star break winds down, the baseball season resumes tomorrow. Will we know by then where LeBron James is headed? Well, speculation, that is that a decision could be revealed by him, maybe today or tomorrow, and the reason for that, speculation, and everything else has been speculation, but these are facts. He is said. to appear and do a podcast from New York today. He does an HBO show recording tomorrow, and he also has a CNBC appearance schedule today. So there are several opportunities for him on his terms to tell the world where he plans to play in this upcoming season. And again, he may just wait a little longer, as we've all been speculating. The delay in his decision is impacting many things. You know, the NBA can't even really process its full schedule. You're to wait and find out where is he going to be? Because obviously there'll be a lot of marquee games involving him. And even from the Cavs perspective, you know the Cavs are going to sign James Hardin, but that has not happened officially yet and probably won't until a decision is made by LeBron James. So we wait, maybe later today. I don't know what I'll be telling you tomorrow. Maybe the same story because we've been repeating it day after day. Cavs Summer League team did win last night in Vegas beating New Orleans 82 to 77. Malachi Branham. a St. V and Ohio State product. Maliki had 23 points. Second round pick, Malik Thomas, who's been lighting it up. He was held out. That was really a team decision. No injury there. They just decided to hold him out. I think he's shown enough that they're pretty excited about him, by the way he's played already. Guardians players will be returning to Cleveland today as the eve of the resumption of the season tomorrow night when the Pirates will be in town for a weekend series. Now, the trade deadline is less than a month away. I know they... got to be looking for a right-handed bat, but I think it's more likely they just try to beep up their rotation or bullpen and acquire another pitcher. The rotation's been phenomenal, but it wouldn't be bad to have another guy, maybe a veteran around, who could give you some spot starts as we go deeper into the season. And if summer's moving too quickly for you, consider this. Brown's rookies report for training camp one week from today. At last night's SB awards, Miles Garrett received the best NFL player on Also, Miles was seen dapping up with Shador Bernie Sanders. Shador was on hand. And as I talk about Brown's training camp, he is going to be the story of this camp. Shadur Bernie Sanders, how was he going to go about his business? Day by day, practice by practice to prepare for the upcoming season. Golf's final major is underway. The Open Championship at Royal Burkdale in England early going. I told you they were lighting it up. Scotty Schaeffler. Four under through six holes. He has moved to the top. Of course, he is the defending champion in the open. And at the World Cup, what a match yesterday. Messy driving in, messy crossing back.

Argentina, two late goals. That one, and actually extra time? What a pass by Messi. And Martinez heads it in. Argentina wins it. That's why they call it the beautiful game. Argentina and Spain Sunday at 3 for the championship. Home with the Guardians and the Cavs. Mike Snyder, W.T.A.M. Sports. This is Cleveland's morning news with Wills and Snyder. Here's what's coming up today on News Radio WTAM 1100. In about two minutes over the Cleveland APO with Faith Nezovich for a featured furry friend that needs a home. 720. Bejus Shaw, the Greater Cleveland Partnership will join us on a good positive news. Cleveland business, Ohio ranked number one in the country. Journey tickets for you at 745 when they play Rocket Arena in November. Later after nine, in depth on the Amy Mahalovic story. Mr. Marquez, he's a sixth grade math teacher at Bay Village. She took a real interest in this a few years ago. They started to, there was a, um, Memorial service, there was a run. It's really grown over the years. And now there's a GoFundMe to help funds new DNA research on the Mahalovic story. We'll spend some time with him and Amy's father as well. Coming up at 920 this morning on news radio, WTAM 1100. Also, a chance to win some Guardians tickets later at 845 with Mike Snyder's winning number. Bill, at the break, the guardians have 51 wins. So the number today is 51. 51. We'll go with that. All right, WTAM traffic, 650 the time now. Here's Pat Butler. Thank you, Bill. From the Elken Elk Traffic Center, if your child suffered a serious birth injury, call 1-800-O-Holk. Getting busier downtown right now, 90 East is heavy from Ontario, up to Carnegie on the Inner Belt. A little heavy with roadwork on the Jennings South ramp, connecting with 480 East. And coming up from Summit County, it's already heavy on Route 8 north at the 271 north ramp. This report is brought to you by blindster.com. Hi, I'm Kyle at blindster.com. Tired of overpriced blinds? Blinds makes custom blinds simple and affordable. You measure at home, install yourself, and save big. No retail store markups, just custom blinds guaranteed to fit. Blindster.com. Next traffic update in 9 minutes at 7 a.m. Pat Butler, W-T-A-M traffic on 1,100 a.m. and 106.9. And smoke is in the air from those wildfires in Canada. You're going to smell and see that even some with some haze. Cleveland 3 News, meteorologists, Matt Wins, says Sunclubs mix, otherwise mid-80s for the afternoon. 70s around this morning at 74 North Road, and 76 at your severe weather station. News talking sports, news radio, news radio, with us on the I-Hurt Radio app or streaming on your laptop for smart speaker. Thanks for being in there. Carmen Angela working on the 7 o'clock news, you can't ignore this smoke, can you? No, you walk outside, you smell it, you see it, and, you know, that blanket of smoke that's covered in the state of Ohio bill, that's prompted an air quality advisory to be issued by the Ohio EPA. Cleveland City Council approving a six-month extension of the company that supplies the city with flock cameras, and President Trump set for a national address tonight at 9 o'clock to discuss election integrity. Cleveland's morning news with Wilson Steiner, Bill Wills, Mike Snyder alongside Faith Nezovich. So kind each week to go over to Cleveland APL. Mike, she brings us back a story, pictures, video of a featured furry friend. Yeah, I got a kick out of Callie's pose. They're a serious cat, right? Very serious cat. Her little bit of grumpiness caught my eye. Go to WellsonsonSnyder.com or the Wilson Snyder Facebook page. You'll see the photo that we're talking about and some video of Callie. She's a real, very pretty like Tiger Calico.

cat about five years old um she was not being very well cared for came to the apel through human investigations because her owner could not take care of her properly anymore so she has been in one of the cat rooms so we know through that She can get along with other cats. I saw some of the other cats in the cat room go up to her and she was fine with them. So, you know, like we've talked about a lot. We're all getting along. Right. And if you have cats already, you want to add another one, the APL will walk you. through how to do that slow introduction. So that is definitely a possibility. She is shy. She did not come out of her little Heidi hole box. So it's not the most exciting video I've ever taken. But I, you know, I didn't want to bother Kelly too much. But you'll see her take some treats and that kind of thing. But she is a little more of the independent, laid back kind of a cat. But once she gets to know you, she will. warm up to you and be a friendly cat. So again, WilsonSnyder.com, Wilson Snyder Facebook page, and you can meet Callie. She's about five, you said? About five years old, yes. Beautiful cat. Yeah. Tomorrow, a big promotion for Fridays, we hopefully empty out the shelters. It's really nationwide, so the APL's involved in this too, right? This is a nationwide promotion. It's been going on all week, Friday's last day. Empty the shelters. Very simple. $10. for adult dogs and cats for that adoption fee. Wow. Ten bucks. $50 for kittens, and it is kitten season. So I'm sure the kittens that I met will not be there anymore, but tis the season. There are lots of cats in and out there all the time. So again, this is through Friday. $10 adult, cat and dog adoption fees, and $50 for kittens. Excellent. So that is tomorrow, Friday, and our Cleveland AP. Yes, you got it. Okay, excellent. Faith Nesvitz, you can meet Callie at the Wilson Center Facebook page and WilsonCenter.com. By the way, I have been blessed to... be behind this microphone for many years, as you have with your career, too. Yes, I am. I want to congratulate you on, I believe, 25 years. 25 years. Wow. You were just a child when we first hired you. Are you kid? Yeah. But 25 is a good start. Yes. Okay. And 25 in one, well, I guess two buildings, but. Right, that's the same umbrella. Same company and the same job says a lot. That's a statement, Faith. I tried to hire Faith 25 years ago to be my producer, and she wisely turned it down and took the management route. We now work for her, and she makes a lot more money. Oh, gosh, I wish. Any of us when it comes. But, anyway, seriously, I mean, in this day and age, I don't care what business you're in, but especially in broadcasting.

25 years. I can graduate. You get it done there, kid. Thank you. Are we J-Corps when you started? No, it was clear channel. So start as a board up. than when we started our own. I'm still a bored out. When we started our traffic thing, I moved over. Well, congratulations. You are a pro and a joy to work with. I mean, that's sincerely. Faith Nesovich, congratulations, 25 years. Good start. That's terrific. Broadcasting. Get me, Callie, the Willson Center Facebook page and WillsonCenter.com. Think of the animals. Seriously, that you found homes for. You know, I should look back and see how long it's been. Yeah. At least 10, 15? I saved an email from like the first. The first email that we got that said, I heard your segment and I went, I saved that email, so I should go back. Because I know that was right when we started. Seriously, you've saved a lot of animals and got them into homes over the years. And I thank you for the time to do it. Always enjoy talking to you. Faith, thanks much. Thanks. Hit the road with hot summer savings at Summit Toyota of Akron. Shop one of the area's largest selections of new and used Toyota as an exclusive summit savings. Plus our service is sure. W.T.A.M. 1100. Home of the Guardians. Greatair.com. It's summertime, and the heat is on with backyard parties. It came through, though. I bet $10 and got $150 in bonus bets, just for signing up. At least someone scored. Bet 365. Winning is everything. Gambling problem? Call 1-800 My Reset, 21 plus only. Must be physically located in Ohio. T's and C supply, in app only. Between the smoke from Canada and the muggy air, you want to keep those windows closed, right? And hope.