Wills & Snyder Thursday, 05/07/26

Last night after losing a couple in a row. That's good news. The cabs move on to game two with Detroit and this cruise ship virus. This story just keeps growing and growing. It seems like we've been down this path before. Details coming up. It is Thursday, May the 7th, just after 6 o'clock. Let's get your traffic and weather together. Here's Pat Butler. Thanks, Keith. From the Elk and Elk Traffic Center for an injury lawyer dedicated to every client every day, call 1-800, Ohio. Things are moving okay so far this morning. Nice and light on your highway drive heading towards downtown. 71, 77, the Jennings North, all clear. There was some overnight work in Macedonia blocking the Route 8 South ramp from 271. Right now, they still have the right lane blocked on Route 8 South after 271, but it is open. Next traffic update in 10 minutes at 610. Pat Butler, WTIM traffic on 11. 700 a.m. and 106.9 FM. A mix of sunshine and some pop-up clouds today. We'll have a few showers that developed this afternoon into the evening. Temperatures still on the cool side in the mid-50s. Cool side, yes. Remember a few days ago when it was 66 degrees at this time. 46 is where we're at right now at News Radio WT AM 1100. In for Mike Snyder this morning is Greg Brenda on sports and game two tonight. Yeah, but first I can't believe Pat Butler is working today. Because I hear he laid $1,000 last night on the prediction market that Brenda and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would be in for Wills and Snyder and netted him $4 million. Listen, nobody. How did he... I mean, he doesn't need the money. Nobody put that down on the prediction market. Nobody. Yes, right. There is game two tonight. We'll try to even that series at one. Guardian snapped that three-game losing street and load management for Derby winner Golden Tempo. Yeah, that's disappointing to hear. We'll get into all that coming up in sports. Let's move over to the newsroom now. Carmen Angelo with the latest headlines, Carmen? And good morning to you, Keith. President Trump now striking an optimistic tone when it comes to talks with Iran to end the ongoing conflict. More now from Fox News Radio's Ashley Webster. It feels like we... been down this road before, maybe more than once. But President Trump seems to believe that Iran can be taken to the negotiating table and a deal can be done. They want to make a deal. We've had very good talks over the last 24 hours. Earlier in the day, the president sounded a whole lot more pessimistic, saying that if an agreement doesn't come soon, the U.S. will resume bombing. But the focus now is on a one-page memorandum that would formally end the conflict. and provide a framework for further discussions. Secretary of State Marco Rubio just Tuesday told reporters that the American military campaign against Iran had concluded and that the U.S. had achieved its objectives. 140 passengers remain on board a Dutch cruise ship on its wind of the Canary Islands after three passengers died in an apparent Hanna virus outbreak. Eight others have been sickened on the vessel. Medical teams evacuated three people from the ship in the Cape Verde Islands and were now told no remaining passengers have any symptoms.

News medical contributor, Dr. John Brownstein, says this strain of the virus has shown some limited human-to-human transmission. It doesn't spread easily, and it requires close, prolonged contact. So household members, cabin mates, caregivers. And so the bottom line is a rare virus, rare transmission, but potentially severe disease, which is why health authorities are very concerned right now. The World Health Organization says it believes a Dutch couple brought Hanna virus with them when they boarded the ship in Argentina. They died, so did another passenger, and five other people are sick, including the ship's doctor. A federal judge ordered, rather, the purported suicide note left behind by late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein released. More now on that story from our Jim Roop. The handwritten one-page note reads, Time to Say Goodbye. It was found by Epstein's cellmate after Epstein's 2000. 2019 suicide. It's a handwritten one-page note that also says, they investigated me for a month, found nothing. It goes on to say, what you want me to do, burst out crying, and no fun, not worth it. Epstein's death was ruled a suicide by hanging by the New York Medical Examiner's office. I'm Jim Rup. A former professional baseball player who's also a greater Cleveland high school coach now charged with raping a 12-year-old girl. Stephen Smatana is accused of sexually assaulting that 12-year-old in Parma Heights. Police there say Smatana communicated with the victim by text message. Met her many times at a church, then drove her to the park where the sexual acts are alleged to have occurred. Smatana was arrested at his home of Geaga County. Smetana played minor league baseball and once was head baseball coach at Berkshire High School. I'm Tom Moore. Cleveland Brown's owner Dee Haslam announcing that back in 2021, she was diagnosed with cancer called chronic lymphocytic leukemia or CLL, which is the most common form of leukemia in adults. There's no cure right now in hopes of finding that cure. Dee and Jimmy Haslam have made a $12.5 million investment in the University Hospital Sideman Cancer Center and the Oxford Harrington Rare Disease Center. What I love about the Harrington Discovery Institute and the Oxford Harrington Center is that they focus on orphan diseases and diseases that don't have a cure and they spread it around to scientists all over the world. And it just, you're going to get high impact. While there's no cure for CLL, new therapies have transformed the disease into a manageable chronic condition. CL is the same form of leukemia at the late Jim Donovan battled for over a quarter century. Ted Turner, the founder of CNN and the 24-hour cable news cycle, has passed away at the age of 87. In the world of sports and entertainment, Turner once owned CNN.

This is the Bloomberg Money Minute. The flat housing market is weighing on Zillow. The online real estate marketplace gave a financial forecast that missed Wall Street expectations. Zillow says the 2026 housing market is off to a slower start than folks anticipated, and they're not planning for it to get any better this year. Mortgage rates have climbed from a recent low at the end of February, which could weigh on home buying activity in the coming months. Checking on your money, stocks are building on yesterday's solid day of gains. Traders are waiting for updates on a potential... U.S. Iran peace deal that could reopen oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz. SMP futures are up nine points. Dow futures gaining 35. An Anthropic is trying to make its clawed chatbot more appealing to everyday folks. The company's original focus was to build artificial intelligence software geared toward businesses. But Anthropic has tasked employees in the past year with improving how its chatbot handles personal questions on health, travel, and recipes. Courtney Donahoe, Bloomberg Radio.

6.10 on W.T.A.m. 1100. Cleveland's morning news with Wills and Snyder. Good morning. I'm Keith Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in for Bill Wills. Coming up, we're going to talk with aviation expert Jay Ratloff about another possible airline merger. This just after Spirit Airlines shut down on Saturday, right? That's coming up at about 620. First year traffic and weather together. Here's Pat Butler. Thank you, Keith. From the Elkenalk Traffic Center for an injury lawyer dedicated to every client every day. Call 1-800 Elk, Ohio. Good highway drive right now. Getting into downtown, 71, 77, the Jennings North all light and on time heading up to I-90. There was some overnight work coming out of Macedonia on the 271 South ramp to Route 8th South that has wrapped up. Everything's open and moving okay at this point. This report is brought to you by Lowe's. Let your yard show out with new deals from Lowe's. Grab select 1.5 gallon annuals hanging baskets, two for just $15, plus Miracle Grow 0.75 cubic feet garden soil. Five bags for $10. Valid 5-7 through 513. Selection varies by location, excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Next traffic in 9 minutes at 620. Pat Butler, W-T-A.M. Traffic on 1,100 a.m. and 106.9 FM. Now here's your three news, meteorologist Matt Wins. Good Thursday morning to you, Keith. We've got another day of some sunshine and clouds mixed. We'll also have some pop-up showers this afternoon and evening. Temperatures today, still cool in the mid-50s. All right now at news radio, W-T-A-M-Eleven hundred. Well, they're having some fun today. The Guardians and Royals play today at two. Let's get ready for baseball. And the Cavs and Pistons play game two tonight at seven. Donovan time. Hear them both. On W.T.A.M. 1,100. Home of the Guardians and Cavaliers. Your one stop for advertising? Call 844-844-I-heart. Hi, this Bill Wills. Have you been doing some furniture shopping and just really got frustrated? You felt pressure at that store. Everything looked like it was on sale. But now, hold on. That plugs. One tap can get you in the conversation. You guys, are you serious? Enter to win something amazing. That thousand bucks. Or just a request. But it let it. Try it now. Just open the free I Heart Radio app. Need a new roof? Beat the spring rush. Make Ken's Park Hill roofing and exteriors your first call and lock in your price today. Family. Radio W-T-A-M-1100. We're going to have a busy day here in sports, which can mean only one thing, Greg Brenda. The Bloom Daddy Show will be approximately 15 minutes long in between both games coming up tonight. That's a win. He gets the easiest work schedule ever. Guards got a win last night, which is nice to hear. Yeah, they finally got one. Chase. Stalot, Joey Cantillo, and a bucket win for the Guardians. Here's the set. Here's the one-two pitch. Check swing. Did he go? And Cleveland challenges the call. The game could end on a challenge. The video board says, ball game. Strike three calls. Hedges right, Muscoe wrong, and the Guardians have beaten the Royals 3-1. I think that's Tom Hamilton's first call of the game on a challenge. All right. At end of the game, 3-1, the final, Cantillo, four relievers combined on a four-hitter to snap the Guardian's three-game skid. Joey Cantillo went five, allowing a run-three hits. Cade Smith notched his ninth save. Manager Stephen Vogt says Cantillo was terrific.

I thought Joe was outstanding. When he did get into a little bit of trouble, he was able to wiggle his way out. I thought he made pitches all night. I thought he was attacking the strike zone. I thought he did an excellent, excellent job today. Chase the Lotto went two for four with a pair of RBI's. He's got a 10-game hitting streak and been on base 14 strike games. Cleveland atop the American League Central at 19 and 19. He finished the series in Kansas City this afternoon at 210 as Slade Sikoni opposes Seth Lugo. The Guardians will be back home tomorrow night to take on the Minnesota Twins. Cavaliers will try to even the series at one tonight in Detroit. Detroit is a 3.5. favorite. Cavs need to win on the road, and they have to match the physicality that the Pistons showed on Tuesday night, which J.B. Bickerstaff says was the key. We know this is going to be a long, tough series for us, but we got to know and believe in our system and who we are, that we can sustain it and continue that physicality. And tonight I thought we did a great job keeping them all at the free-to-line while being physical, too. The calves really need to meet J.B. Bickerstaff. Last night, the Philadelphia 76ers without Joel M. Bede, again, held their own. But in the end, the Knicks prevailed 108-102 as Jalen Brunson led the way with 26. New York now leads that series two games to nothing. And if Joel M.B. does not play, it is lights out for Philadelphia. Out west San Antonio, even its series with Minnesota at one apiece. with a 133-95 thrashing. You can turn out the lights in the gym here tonight. Spurs are headed home with the W. 133-95 the final. It is the third largest playoff win in Spurs' franchise history. And tonight, their 410th playoff game. 410 playoff games. Think about that. Victor Wimbayana, 19 points, 15 boys for the Spurs to lead the way in that win for San Antonio. And finally, Kentucky Derby winner Golden Temp will not run in next week's Preakness. Instead, we'll get ready for the Belmont in a month, so there will be no triple crown. I didn't think... The way that horse ran, coming from behind, shorter track, probably was going to skip it. Now all the big race junkies are disappointed that there won't be a triple crown. I know scooter is, but I think he certainly has a great chance of winning the Belmont, and that will be something. All right, in for Mike Snyder. On the home of the Guardians and Cavs, Greg Brenda, W-T-A-M-Sport. Hey, it's Scooter Reese. This May, Cleveland takes its place in U.S. Navy history. The commissioning of the USS Cleveland marks the moment this warship officially enters active service, and it's happening right here in Cleveland. For the first time in 250 years, a Navy warship will be commissioned in the state of Ohio.

An unprecedented milestone for our city, our state, and our nation. Don't miss this historic ceremony. Arrival day, Saturday, May 9th. Community Day, Sunday, May 10th. Ship touring days, Sunday, May 10th through Wednesday, May 13th. And commissioning day, Saturday, May 16th at 10 a.m. Get event details now at events. usscleveland.org. That's usscleveland.org. It's history made in Cleveland, the commissioning of the USS Cleveland. if you want unlimited talk text and data on a crazy fast network big wireless will sell it to you right now for as little as seventy dollars a month or you can buy it from pure talk for half of that i'm talking about unlimited talk text and unlimited data for just thirty four ninety nine a month stop paying the big guys twice what you need to dial pound two fifty say my name that's pound two five oh micro to switch to pure talk where the savings are truly Unlimited. 6.20 at WTAM 1100. Let's check it with Pat Butler. See how the early drive-in is going, Pat. Hey, thanks, Keith. From the Elk and Elk Traffic Center for an injury lawyer dedicated to every client every day, call 1-800 Elk, Ohio. It's a good highway drive this morning. Roads are in nice shape, nice and drive for you. Coming up 71 North, it'll take 20 minutes from 82 in Strongsville up to the Metro Health Curve. The inbound East Shoreway looks good. That's 15 minutes between the Euclid Spur and Dead Man's Curve without any issues. This report is brought to you by Summit Racing Equipment. Summit Racing has the parts, tools, and accessories to keep your ride summer road trip ready. You'll find everything for pre-trip maintenance and essentials like emergency roadside kits. Shop SummitRacing.com and enroll in the rewards program to get more power in every purchase. Next traffic update in 9 minutes at 6.30. Pat Butler, W.T.A.m. Traffic on 1,100 a.m. and 106.9 FM. All right, let's see if the rain's going to stick around. Here's three news meteorologist Matt Wins. Well, happy Thursday, Keith. More rain in the forecast today, but not too big of a deal. We'll see some pop-up showers this afternoon and evening after a nice dry start. Clouds will mix with sunshine, tempest today in the mid-50s. All right now, news radio WT-A.m. 1100, and boy, let's cue up the conspiracy theories. An alleged suicide note released yesterday by a New York judge from Jeffrey Epstein. What do we know about this, Carmen? Well, we know that towards the end, and apparently before he took his... own life. He, in one of his quotes, said it simply was not fun. President Trump striking an optimistic tone with talks to end the war with Iran and three men have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a bribery scheme in East Cleveland.

Cleveland's morning news. This is W.T.A.m. 1100. Keith Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and for Bill Wills talking to our aviation expert Jay Ratliff here this morning. And Jay, apparently there's some talk after just Spirit Airlines shut down a few days ago that American Airlines might merge with United. What's going on there? Well, this is a story that's kind of been out there for a while with regards to Scott Kirby, who's the president of United. A couple of weeks ago came out and just kind of... casually mentioned, you know, a United American merger, that might be something to look at. And, of course, then everything went crazy with people speculating, wait a minute, we couldn't have that. Too big a players to come together. But the problem was it was American a little bit later that came out and said, officially, no, we're not interested. There's no discussions. Trying to basically put it to bed. Well, now the American Airlines pilots are saying, you know, a merger might not be a bad idea here. So it's one of the reasons that it's not yet a... dead issue because people are still talking about it. And one of the things that we're seeing is an increased amount of pressure internally with American Airlines. They're not making anywhere near the money Delta and United is making right now. So a lot of the shareholders and even employees are saying, look, United is a company that's made a billion dollars in a quarter. They know what they're doing. It would be great to be a part of that organization. So now we're seeing the employees. I think if the Stockholders and employees started pushing in that direction. Who knows where the lead? I don't think this is a story that's over by a long shot. Interesting to see how quickly the airline industry is changing. And again, Spirit just shut down a couple of days ago. And now JetBlue says, hey, we're going to take advantage of that. We want to rescue those folks who had canceled flights with low rates. You know, it's one thing to say that, and airlines do it. And most of the time, the fares are like not that low. I mean, they might be lower than the full coach fare, but they're still incredibly expensive. But you've got JetBlue coming out with $90 fares, in essence, and a lot of the markets where Airlines were Spirit Airline passengers were stranded. So, keep what you've got, if you can prove you were on a Spirit Airlines flight, show them the itinerary. They'll give you one of these $90-some dollar rescue fares to get you back to where, back home at a very, very low rate. So hats off to JetBlue for doing that. Now, I will say, and I, you know, hate to throw water on this, but May is one of the slowest travel months of the year. So if there's a month that airlines can get away with this. It's now, but certainly I'm really liking what JetBlue is doing and certainly trying to come to the aid of all those stranded passengers across the country. And maybe a little bit of smoke and mirrors, but hey, savings is savings, right? We'll take advantage of it. Look, you've got a family of six trying to get them home after paying, you know, 80 bucks or 60 bucks on Spirit to get to your destination. Yeah, you need all the help you can get coming back. Some people just rented a vehicle to get back because it was far too expensive to fly.

And, but again, yeah, people went on vacation and it was a one-way trip. Now they're scrambling trying to get home. Well, you gave a good tip to us earlier in the week. My wife and I sat down, booked a couple of flights for the summer because we saw those discounted fares. And we saved some money, so I appreciate that. Aviation expert, Jay Ratliff, joined us this morning. Thank you. Have a great day. Absolutely. And listen, if you're flying out of Hopkins this morning, things are looking pretty good right now. We've got some rain in the South Atlanta and Charlotte with minor delays, nothing major to worry about. And in Boston, some storms too, but they should move. the next hour or so 625 at news radio w t a m 1100 hey it's mark nolan for ohio state waterproofing 800 800 9818 that's News Radio WTAM 1100. It's Keith Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in for Bill Wills this morning. Coming up at about 650 this morning, if you've ever said to yourself, man, I would love a toothless cat. Good news. Fake Nessovich will be here with our pet of the week from the APL. That's going to be at about 650 this morning. Meanwhile, our friend from the Navy, our proud veteran here, Scott Scooter Reese, producer extraordinaire, as Bill likes to call you. Former Navy man, thank you for your service. You're going to be part of this USS Cleveland Legacy Foundation event. This sounds pretty cool on the North Coast starting this Saturday, the USS Cleveland coming to town. Yes, and it will be here on Saturday, and sunrise 10 a.m., sunrise 11 a.m., the color guard will welcome the USS Cleveland, and you can see a lot of difference. areas. You've got Lakewood Park, Brad Streets Landing, Huntington Reservation, Edgewater Park, and the USS Cleveland arise at the Port of Cleveland at 11 a.m. And Keith, there's a lot of things all next week. You got Community Day on Sunday. Which I think is great, by the way, if you're like, what are we doing for Mother's Day? Right. Like, if you've got a proud mother of somebody in the Navy, take him to go check out the ship. Yes. And this is a great opportunity because now you don't have to go down to Norfolk, Virginia or anywhere else. You got yourself a great United States ship coming right here. in downtown Cleveland, the USS Cleveland. I'll be out there on Saturday, Keith. So you're going to be part of the commissioning here. They're not going to let you break the bottle over the bow of the... No, actually, that is on... Saturday the 16th, which I'll be there too. Now, I would love to take that champagne and hit it and go. I want to see that happen, just to see, because have you ever seen the video where somebody does that? Yes. Judge Schmels. Okay, there's that. Yes. Hey, Smales, my dinghy's bigger than your whole boat, right? Well, I think this is a very, very cool thing. It's awesome. A week-long number of events there at the North Coast Harbor, and again, Scooter's going to be down there on Saturday. You can look for him. He'll be taking pictures. walking around going, where do I hit this bottle of champagne? I'm even going to try to get in my old Cracker Jack uniform and my Navy Blues. You still have them? I have them. When was the last time you put them on? About 20 years ago. Really? Yeah. I think I could still get them. So it'll be great. I would love to see you in those, to be honest with you. So check it out. Information, by the way, at USS Cleveland.org.

Home of the Cavaliers and Guardians. This is the big one. News Radio WTAM 1100. Well, we got a busy day in sports around here. The Guardians are playing this afternoon. Cavs in game two with Detroit tonight and a whole lot of headlines to get to next. First, let's get your traffic and weather together. Here's Pat Butler with the latest, Pat. Thank you, Keith. From the Elk and Elk Traffic Center for an injury lawyer dedicated to every client every day, call 1-800 Elk, Ohio. Things are getting a little busy in the construction zone on 77 North. after East 30th, making your way into downtown. 71, and the Jenny's North look good, and it's still pretty light on 90 East and West on the Interbell Bridge. Next traffic in nine minutes at 640. Pat Butler, W-T-A-M traffic on 1,100 a.m. and 106.9 FM. A mix of sunshine and some pop-up clouds today. We'll have a few showers that developed this afternoon into the evening. Temperatures still on the cool side in the mid-50s. And this report is brought to you by Gorgac Home Services, Heating, Cooling, Plumbing, and Electrical. You're not just a homeowner, you're also an air conditioner owner that sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Instead, you need cooling built and tested to keep going. Luckily, American Standard Heating and Air conditioning is built to a higher standard. Visit gorgiac.com. forward slash comfort for your estimate today. By the way, that's G-O-R-G-A-N-C. So you can get that on your web browser. All right. Let's get over to the newsroom right now. Carmen Angelo has the latest, Carmen. And good morning to you, Keith. A federal judge in New York Wednesday unsealing, a purported suicide note left behind by Jeffrey Epstein. More now from ABC's Peter Haralumbus. The note purportedly written by Jeffrey Epstein before his first attempt to kill himself said, quote, it is a treat to be able to choose. choose once time to say goodbye, according to court records released Wednesday. The cryptic one-page handwritten note offered few new details about Epstein's purported motivations, and there's no confirmation that Epstein himself authored it. His former cellmate, convicted quadruple murderer, claimed he found the note tucked in a book in the days after Epstein's first suicide attempt in July 2019. Peter Harralambus. ABC News. President Trump says progress could be underway to end the Iran war in his latest comments following reports of a deal on the table. The president told reporters Wednesday that there have been very good talks in the past day or so, although he was questioned about the so-called progress during a White House briefing with this reporter. You're facing an opponent right now in Iran that has refused to submit. You seem optimistic now that you may be closer to a deal. What's different about this moment now than in other moments where a deal has... seemed close. Well, why do you say they refused to submit? You don't know that. You don't know what's going on. We were firing on U.S. ships a few days ago. Yeah, a few days ago, it's a long time ago. In the world of war, a few days ago, no, they want to make a deal badly. Iran's foreign ministry spokesman confirming his government was reviewing the U.S. plan. They continued uptick in gas prices nationally, straining people's wallets with the summer driving season right around the corner. According to AAA, the price of a gallon of regular gas in the U.S. climbed 31 cents the past week, spiking to an average of 454 a gallon yesterday, up 52% since the war in Iran began. Gas buddy petroleum analyst Patrick DeHan says more increases could make people cancel their summer plan.

That prices continue to rise and the straight remains closed that I would start to believe that it will impact more American summer travel plans, especially at the national average reaches a new all-time record, which is just 60 cents a gallon away from... Not surprisingly, Shell is reporting stronger than expected first quarter profits, driven in part by the surge in oil prices. The company posting earnings of just over 6.9... billion, topping analyst forecasts of about $6.1 billion. Secretary of State Marco Rubio meeting with Pope Leo at the Vatican today. Discussions are expected to include efforts to route humanitarian aid to Cuba through the Catholic Church. The meeting comes after earlier encounters between the two and follows recent political tensions after President Trump criticized Pope Leo over comments related to the war in Iran. More details are emerging after the recent arrest of a menor high school student, 18-year-old Bradley Bischoff, taken into custody last Thursday in school on a charge of pandering obscenity involving a minor or impaired person. Investigators say Bischoff sent an image on Snapchat of a real and identified child in a full state of nudity, Bischoff's free on bond. Michael Jackson shatters his best streaming week total after his biopic was recently released. More now from Fox News Radio's Michelle Polino. The late Michael Jackson has set his best streaming week ever following the release of the biopic Michael in theaters. The King of Pop's solo catalog registered a collective 137.5 million official on-demand streams for the week of April 24th through the 30th, according to Luminate. That's up 146% and more than doubling his previous career. High. Before that, his solo catalog had just set a new personal benchmark the week prior at 55.9 million streams. And prior to that, Jackson, who died in 2009, recorded... at a high of $53.7 million for the week of October 25th through the 31st, 2019 spurred by the now annual Halloween resurgence for thriller. Michelle Polino, Fox News. For the latest deadlines at the top and bottom of the hour set a preset on the free I-Heart Radio app to the W-T-A-M-1100. I'm Carmen Angelo. When you check in for the news at the top of the hour, gas prices, stock market volatility, financial stress. The good news is you can cash out. Money with $1,000. Hey, it's Scooter Reese. This May, Cleveland takes its place in U.S. Navy history. The commissioning of the USS Cleveland marks the moment this warship officially enters active service, and it's happening right here in Cleveland. For the first time in 250 years, a Navy warship will be commissioned in the state of Ohio. An unprecedented milestone for our city, our state, and our nation. Don't miss this historic ceremony. Arrival Day, Saturday, May 9th. Community Day, Sunday, May 10th.

Ship touring days Sunday May 10th through Wednesday, May 13th, and commissioning day Saturday, May 16th at 10 a.m. Get event details now at events.us.s.comveland.org. That's usscleveland.org. It's history made in Cleveland, the commissioning of the USS Cleveland. News you can use on your money with the latest this morning from Bloomberg. And this update is brought to you by Union Home Mortgage. This is a Bloomberg Money Minute. Big day yesterday for tech. Shares of advanced micro devices rallied more than 18% in trading to finish the day at a record high. The artificial intelligence chipmaker boosted its financial outlook on a flood of data center spending. Though Invidia remains the dominant provider of AI processors, data center customers are increasingly looking to alternatives, which has helped AMD. Well, AMD gave a big lift to the markets yesterday. Traders have also been optimistic that a rest solution to the Middle East conflict is in sight. The S&P 500 rose 1.5%. This morning, the stock rally fizzling out. S&P and Dow futures are little changed. And Sony Music is said to be finalizing a deal to acquire a music catalog from Blackstone that includes the works of Justin Bieber and Neil Young. If it goes through, it would be one of the largest deals of its kind in the music industry. Sources say the catalog of more than 45,000 songs could go for as much as $4 billion. underneath on Hope Bloomberg Radio.

640 now at WTAM 1100 on this Thursday morning. Let's get your traffic in weather together. Here's Pat Butler. Thanks, Keith. From the Elkenau Traffic Center for an injury lawyer dedicated to every client every day, call 1-800-E-800-E-Holk, Ohio. Getting a little busy downtown on 77-North at East 30th, once you get into that construction before the Interbelt. A little heavy on 490, eastbound at East 55th as you head towards the Opportunity Corridor. And if you're on 480, Easter West, it's still about a 20-minute ride between 71 and 271. without any problems. This report is brought to you by Progressive Insurance. Progressive Insurance makes bundling easy and affordable. Get a multi-policy discount by combining your motorcycle, RV, boat, ATV, and more. All your protection in one place. Bundle and save at Progressive.com or call 1,800,000, or call 1,800,000, or if it's eventually going to feel like spring again. 3 News Meteorologist Matt Wins. Good morning, Keith. Lots of sunshine in the forecast today. It'll mix with some cloud cover. We'll see some pop-up showers this afternoon and evening. Temperatures today still well below average in the mid-50s for highs. 46 is where we're at now at News Radio W-T-A-M-E-Eleven. Hey, it's Blumdadi here for Window Nation. May's weather pretty nice, but those hot summer days will be here soon. Don't wait until the heat hits to try and void high-energy bills. Upgrade your homes, wins your first call, and lock in your price today. Family-owned, trusted for three generations. Ken's Park Hill Roofing, the family you can trust. 6.43 W.T.A.m. 1100, and boy movies have power because Michael Jackson is back on the charts. Let's get the latest this morning from ABC. We come to this place. Instead of paying hundreds of dollars for a lousy seat at your favorite artist's concert, how'd you like to pay 65 bucks to watch them perform live on the big screen at your local movie theater? The AMC theater chain is rolling out that model in June, starting with concerts from B.B. Rexa, Paris Hilton, Kim Petrus, and Marin Morris. Visit Arena One Live.com for all the details. Mr. Potter. Season one hasn't even finished filming yet, but HBO has already renewed its new Harry Potter series for a set. in season. Season one called Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, is set to premiere this Christmas. Thanks to the Michael Jackson biopic Michael, the late King of Pop's music, has moon walked back onto the Billboard charts. His album thriller is now number seven on the album chart, while his classic Billy Jean is back in the top 40 on the Hot 100. And Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzman is 80 years old today. Chuck Siebertson, ABC News. All right, 64 now in Cleveland's morning news, WTAM 1100. We're going to spend time with Fait Nezovich coming up in just a few minutes. We're going to try to find a home for a cute little kitty this morning. But first, let's check sports here. Greg Brenda is in for Mike Snyder. And boy, it's going to be a busy day for us today. A busy, busy day. Busy day. And hopefully a winning day for both teams because we need it. Yeah, exactly. First off, Joey Cantillo. Four relievers help the Guardian snap a three-game losing skid as the Guardians beat the Royals last night, three to one.

Kansas City. Contillo 5 innings allowing a run on three hits. Festa, Zabrowski, Gattison, Kate Smith finished up with Smith getting his nine save of the year. The offense, well, how about another dose of Chase the Lauder? Here comes the 2-0 to De Lauder with the infield in, and he smacks it through the left side of base it. Hedges scores, racing around third. Halpin, he scores with a headfirst slide. And just like that, the Guardians take a two-to-one lead on the two-run single from De Lauder. The latter batting average above 300, 10-game hitting streak. David Fry produced the other run, and how about Austin Hedges, who was one for three with a walk and a stolen base. Now batting 3-11. Let me repeat that. Now batting 3-11. And you know, manager Stephenville likes that guy behind the plate. I mean, he's pretty good back there. He knows the zone. He had an unbelievable night. Challenge-wise, at the plate, behind the plate. Just on the base paths, it was a great night for edgy. He just continues to play really well. And with Bone Nailers batting average sinking to the ocean floor, you just might see a little more of Austin Hedges this afternoon at 210. Right here on the big one, Slade Sikoni will oppose Seth Lugo. Cleveland will be back home tomorrow night to take on the Minnesota Twins. Cavaliers will try to even their series with the pistons at one apiece tonight in the Motor City. Need a lot better effort from their core players tonight as Detroit is a three and a half point favorite. Meanwhile, Kenny A says his team needs this to win. I'm sorry, that's Kenny G, not Kenny A. But maybe, maybe we need Kenny G tonight on the bench instead. Games. Game is at 7 o'clock right here on News Radio WTAM 1100. I kind of like Kenny G. Last night in the NBA, this happened. At the foul line, now he retreats to mid-court and the Sixers will not foul. The Knicks took Philly's strongest punch here in game two, but Jalen Brunson, one of the best clutch players in NBA history. He had more in the tank down the stretch. And with a 108-102 victory, the Knicks have taken game two and a two-oh lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Brunson had 26 in the game. Joel M.B. did not play because of nagging injuries. Meanwhile, San Antonio, even its series with Minnesota with a 133.95 bashing as Victor Wambiana led the way with 19 points and 15 rebounds. And the NCAA today could make it official that the NCAA tournaments for both men and women starting next year going to 70. Six teams, that's right. I mean, why just to throw them all in there? Like all 300 teams in there and start the tournament that way. I think our program director told me we were having a format change with the Kenny G in there in sports. I made a note, yeah, let's see, Tuesday the wheels fell off of the show at about 712. Today we're early, so apologies, Mr. Will. That's all right. In from Mike Steiler, Alahoma, the Guardians and Cavs, Greg Brenda, W-T-A-M-Sported. This is Bill Wills. Do you have an idea for a... 6.50 here at W.T. AM 1100. A busy morning coming up. We're going to talk to Faith Nezovich here in just a few minutes about our furry friend of the week from the APL. We've got Rory O'Neill coming up at about $7.20. And we're going to be talking about money in a different way. Our thoughts about money later in life have started to change. And before we get to Pat Butler, we need to give you the number that you need to remember for coming up a little bit later on this morning to win some Cleveland Guardians tickets. The filling guys forgot again. But if it makes you feel better, Greg, Brenda. Mike Snyder and I both forgot again the other day, too. So here's the number you need to know for 845 this morning. Oh, there you go. 308. All right. 3038. All right. Remember that number at 845 this morning. You can win tickets to the May 12th Guardians game over at Progressive Field. All right. Sorry to make you wait, Pat Butler. What's going on with traffic? That's okay. That's okay. From the Elk and Elk Traffic Center for an injury lawyer dedicated to every client every day, call 1-800-800-O-Haw. Things are getting a little bit busier on your highway drive right now, seeing some heavy traffic in the construction zone on 90 East and between Warren and West 1-17th. 77 north slows down from East 30th up to East. 9th Street with construction, and 490 East is pretty solid from 77 over to the Opportunity Corridor. This report is brought to you by Capital One. Capital One is a founding partner of Iheart Women's Sports Network. Earn unlimited double miles on every purchase with the Capital One Venture X business card. Big purchasing power means you can spend more and earn more. The Capital One Venturex business card. What's in your wallet? Terms applies. See Capital1.com for details. Next traffic update in nine minutes at 7 a.m. Pat Butler, WT.m. Traffic on 1100 a.m. and 106.9 FM. All right, let's get your Thursday forecast now. Here's three news meteorologist Matt Wins. Hi there, Keith. Pop-up showers in the forecast this afternoon and evening. Outside of that, lots of sunshine mixed with some clouds, temperatures in the mid-50s. We get up near 60 degrees for a high tomorrow. 46 downtown right now at W.T.A.m. 1100, and Carmen Angelo is in the newsroom. Carmen last night, my phone started going off with all these alerts, all the different news organizations, letting me know that there was a suicide.

note from Jeffrey Epstein released yesterday. Yes, a suicide note released purportedly from Jeffrey Epstein. No confirmation that indeed he penned that suicide letter, but the conspiracy theorists are about, and we shall see if indeed it's the real deal. President Trump, Keith, he's confident. A deal to end the war with Iran will be struck soon, and police in Oklahoma cuff a suspect in a deadly mass shooting Sunday night at a popular late front campsite. All right, those are in more stories coming up for you. 7 o'clock here this morning on WT.A.N. 1100. Faith Nezovich is with us right now. To talk about a cute animal that is up for adoption, you can see on the Wills and Snyder Facebook page this morning from the APL. And Faith, now I'm a dog guy, admittedly, but there are folks who love cats, but there are people that maybe have an issue with the cat, the claws, I understand, right? The teeth. Well, this is a perfect solution for you because we have a toothless cat. Yes, and he's a very low-key guy. So I think if you have a problem with those two things, Dusty-Doo, and I'm just going to call him Dusty because I don't need the do part, but he is a perfect choice. If you go to, like you said, Wilson-Snyder.com or the Wilson-Snyder Facebook page, you will see some video that I took of him and some photos. He's about 10, so he's a senior guy. just really wants to hang out and he's very, very friendly. So if you are one of those people that think that cats are not friendly, maybe they're too aloof, he is absolutely not that. He wants all of the snuggling and head scratches and all of that. And don't worry about the teeth thing. You'll see in the video, he handles treats, he handles his dry food, no problem. I think we don't give animals enough credit sometimes with things like that, but he has no problem eating. One thing about Dusty-Doo is that he is FIV positive, and we see this in strays a lot. He was a stray before he came to the APL. And this is an immune system thing, so he's very healthy now, and all we need to do is keep him with good food and regular vet visits, and he's going to live a normal and very happy life. And the good news on Dusty-Doo is if you are interested in him, him and select other cats who have been at the APL for a long time. And unfortunately, there are a handful of them. Their adoption fees have been paid for. So Dusty Mike DeWine is free if you are interested in him. And that special is going to run through the end of the month at the APL. And Faith, that's something that I think is important for us to mention too. Oftentimes when you go to the shelter, those older animals are there for a long period of time. But those really are some of the best pets. And they are. You know, with a senior, you know what you're going to get. There's no surprises. This goes for dogs, too. The training is usually taken care of. And it is kitten season now. So it's these older animals, kind of their stays get extended once the kittens start rolling in. So meet DustyDoo, Wilson Center, Facebook page, and WillsonSenter.com. Faith, we appreciate all you do for the animals. She takes a time not only to go down there, take all the pictures and put these profiles together, but she's always doing great work with the APL. And appreciate all you do. And let's find Dusty Mike DeWine. I'll say do. It's fine. Let's see if we can't find Dusty Doe, a home. Get over to the Wills and Snyder's Facebook page. As always, Faith, thank you for what you do for the animals. Thanks, Keith. Thank you. 6.55 now at Cleveland's morning news. W. T.A.m. 1100.

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the heart of downtown. W.T.A.M. 1,100, Cleveland, N.I. Heart Radio station. Guaranteed human. It is 7 o'clock in the morning on Thursday, May 7th, and we're celebrating a Guardian's win yesterday and looking forward to a daytime game today here on WTAM. Plus, Cavs Game 2 coming up tonight. First, let's get your traffic and weathered together. Here's Pat Butler. Thanks, Keith. From the Elk and Elk Traffic Center for an injury lawyer dedicated to every client every day, call 1-800, Elk, Ohio. Not too bad on the Interbelt downtown right now, just a little busy on 77 North after East 30th with roadwork, a little heavy on 490 East at East 55th as you head towards the Opportunity Corridor, and there is an accident reported on 71 South just past Snow Road. Next traffic update in 10 minutes at 710. Pat Butler, WTAM traffic on 1,100 a.m and 106.9 FM. A mix of sunshine and some pop-up clouds today. We'll have a few showers that developed this afternoon into the evening. Temperatures still on the cool side in the mid-50s. Cool this morning, 46 now at WT.A.m. 1100 coming up in sports. Greg Brenda, we've got a night. We've got a win tonight in Detroit. Yeah, great pitching and just a... A little bit of hitting helped the Guardian snap a three-game skid. We'll see what happens in game two tonight in Detroit with the Cavaliers and the NCAA basketball tournaments are headed to 76 or 176 or 276. All that and more coming up. Just more pressure on my bracket, I think, to be honest with you. More time to fill that out. Let's go over to the newsroom right now. Carmen Angelo's got all of our headlines this morning, Carmen. And good morning to you, Keith. President Trump's striking and optimistic tone over ending the Iran war. In his latest comments following reports of a deal on the table, the president told reporters Wednesday that there have been very good discussions the past day or so. They want to make a deal badly. And we'll see if we get there. If we get there, they can't have nuclear weapons. You know, it's very simple. Iran's foreign ministry spokesman confirming his government was indeed reviewing the U.S. plan, a reported one-page memorandum of understanding that sets a framework to end the war and start negotiations on Iran's nuclear program. The news sent stock surging and the price of oil plunging, but it didn't halt the rise of gas in the United States, which jumped to 453 a gallon yesterday. A follow-up to a story we brought you early Monday right here on Wills and Snyder, as an arrest has now been made in connection with a deadly mass shooting. shooting at a campground in Edmund, Oklahoma, late Sunday night. Edmund Police Chief J.D. Younger says 18-year-old Jalen Davis was arrested yesterday and is now facing first-degree murder. This incident began with a disturbance between two females attending the gathering that escalated into an altercation between rival gang members, also attending the gathering. 23 people had some sort of gunshot-related wounds in that shooting. 18-year-old Aviana Smith-Gray died from a gunshot wound to the head last night. The only fatality, police indicate at least one more arrest is possible soon. Police and have been saying the shooting happened during an unsanctioned party at Arcadia Lake.

A Kentucky teenager pleading guilty but mentally ill after prosecutors say he recorded himself brutally killing his own grandmother inside her home last year. 19-year-old Wyatt Testerman entered the plea in Kenton County court in connection with the October 24 death of his 74-year-old grandmother, Sherry Oliver. Prosecutors say Testerman set up a phone to record the attack before beating and stomping Oliver repeatedly. She later died from blunt force trauma. In court, Testerman admitted to struggling with heavy LSD use. and said he attacked his grandmother without reason his attorney says the defense had considered an insanity plea but a mental health expert later diagnosed him with antisocial personality disorder Prosecutors are now seeking a life sentence. Ted Lindner, Fox News. FBI director Kash Patel criticizing the Arizona sheriff in charge of the Nancy Guthrie investigation. Kash Patel telling Fox's Sean Hannity that the Bureau offered help immediately but was excluded from things for four days. It's a state and local law enforcement matter. What we the FBI do is say, hey, we're here to help. What do you need? What can we do? And for four days, we were kept out of the investigation. Kash Patel also went after Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos for insisting on sending DNA evidence to a lab in Florida instead of letting the FBI fly the DNA to its lab in Quantico. Nanos rejected Kash Patel's criticism, saying an FBI task force member was notified that Knight Guthrie disappeared and worked. alongside deputies. A police officer in Lorraine, who died in the line of duty, continues to be remembered. Officer Philip Wagner was fatally shot and two other officers were left wounded in an ambush attack in July of last year. Ceremonies were held yesterday with the unveiling of Wagner's name newly added to the Lorraine County Law Enforcement Memorial. A longtime treatment center, which catered to younger folks dealing with substance abuse issues, is swinging its doors closed for good. New Directions is set to close their pepper pike doors due to rapid changes in funding and requirements. Nonprofit Crossroads Health telling WEWS that the difficult but necessary decision was made to conclude their adolescent resident substance use programs by June 30th. Some of the 28 members of staff will stay with Crossroads Health's nonprofit team. There's also confidence that a similar program will quickly take its place. I'm Lee Mauin. Cleveland Brown's owner Dee Haslam has announced that she has been battling cancer for the past... five years. It's called chronic lymphocytic leukemia. It's the most common form of leukemia in adults. She and husband Jimmy Haslam have made a significant investment in finding a cure for that disease. $10 million for the Oxford Harrington Rare Disease Center and $2.5 million to University Hospital's Seidman Cancer Center. With CLL and knowing what Harrington was doing, it was just a perfect fit for our family to invest in UH. While there is no cure for CLL, new therapy.

have transformed that disease into a manageable chronic condition. CLL is the same form of leukemia that the late Jim Donovan battled for over 25 years. Billionaire entrepreneur and media titan Ted Turner has passed away. A news release from Turner Enterprises said the founder of CNN and TBS passed away yesterday at the age of 87. In his personal life, Turner had five children and at one point was married to actress Jane Bondup. He also gave $1 billion to create the United Nations Foundation. For the latest headlines at the top and bottom of the hours set a preset on the free I-Heart 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 W.T.A.M. 1100 on IRT.R. Radio. Cleveland's News, talking sports. From the Claven Ford Lincoln Studios. Hi, it's Bill Wells. Let the fun of Cinco de Mayo sink in. With the help of discount drug, Mark, truly your one-stop.

And this update is brought to you by the Jay Clayton Auto Stores. This is the Bloomberg Money Minute. The CEO of GameStop says his eBay account was suspended following a publicity stunt in which he listed a number of personal items to fund his bid for the online marketplace. Ryan Cohen has been peppered with lots of questions about how we will pay for the deal. Earlier this week, Cohen announced his bid, but keep in mind eBay is four times the size of GameStop. Checking on the market, stocks are holding on after the S&P 500 hit another record high. Stocks have shaken off their war-driven losses as traders... hope for a resolution to the Middle East conflict. Futures are essentially flat this morning. An NVIDIA has struck a $500 million deal with fiber optic cable maker Corning. It's part of a broader partnership between the two companies aimed at expanding AI infrastructure. Invidia has struck billions of dollars worth of deals across the AI ecosystem in an effort to fuel growth across the industry. The partnership is expected to create more than 3,000 new jobs. Courtney Donahoe, Bloomberg Radio. 710 now at WT AM 1100. Let's see how your drive-in is going on this Thursday morning. Traffic and weather together. We start with Pat Butler. Thank you, Keith, from the Elk and Elk Traffic Center for an injury lawyer dedicated to every client every day, call 1,800, Elk, Ohio. Getting into downtown, on the inner belt, things are moving okay on the bridge. It's heavy on 77 north after east, after east, off and on roadwork. From the west side, heavy with roadwork off and on 90 east in between Detroit and Westwind 17th. There's an accident on 71 south, just south of Snow Road, and there's a broken down vehicle 480 west on the Valleyview Bridge that has the left lane blocked. This report is brought to you by steadfast plumbing and heating. You're not just a homeowner. You're also an air conditioner that only works sometimes owner. Instead, you need cooling built and tested to keep going. Luckily, there's American standard heating and air conditioning built to a higher standard. Visit steadfast homeservice.com for your estimate today. Next traffic update in 10 minutes at 7.20, Pat Butler, W-T-A-M. Traffic on 1,100 AM and 106.9F. Now with your forecast, here's Matt Wins from 3 News. Good Thursday morning to you, Keith. We've got another day of some sunshine and clouds mixed. We'll also have some pop-up showers this afternoon and evening. Temperatures today still cool in the mid-50s. Cool is the right word. It's 46 downtown at News Radio WTAM, 1100. Well, they're having some fun today. The Guardians and Royals play today at two. Let's get ready for baseball. And the Cavs and Pistons play game two tonight at seven. It's Donovan time. Hear them both. On WTAM, 1100. Home of the Guardians and Cavaliers. Greatair.com. Lots of places can expose you to identity theft, but that's why LifeLock monitors hundreds of millions of data points a second for threats to your identity, which is way more than anyone can do on their own.

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When you look at what he's done over the last, how many years, he has carried this offense almost single-handedly by himself, and maybe just needs a little help and a little break. We'll see. All right, game four of the finale, 210 this afternoon, right here on the big one, Slade Sikoni against Seth Lugo. Cavaliers need a win in Detroit tonight as they meet the Pistons at seven, game two of that series, right here again. On the big one, Pistons, a three and a half point favorite Cavaliers have to cut. down on turnovers and Donovan Mitchell, Evan Movley, James Hardin, Jared Allen have to really show up or it's going to be another long night. Look, Kate Cunningham didn't have his best night on Tuesday and the Pistons still won that game. Last night in the NBA, Jalen Brunson threw in 26 New York bested Philly 108 102. There were 25 lead changes in the game. Juell M.B. did not play out with hip ankle injuries and general. I have General Sorinus this morning. By the way, New York leads the series two games to nothing. Meantime, Victor Wambayana and the Spurs annihilated the Timberwolves. 133 to 95. Wambiana put in 19, grab 15 rebound. Spurs outscored the wolves 74 to 50 in the second half. That series now tied at two. Meanwhile, Jimmy Haslam is speaking out. No, not on the Browns, but on his other team. You know that other team in the NBA, the Milwaukee Bucks, and the future of Giannis. I just think before the draft is a natural time, right? Because you're going to, you know, if Yonis does play somewhere else, then we ought to get a lot of assets. And that's John's job to do it. If he's here, then you build the team differently. So, and it's, I think that's all's necessary. I just want to stress, though, that our relationship with him, despite what is reported by certain ESPN writers, is very positive. Is this a decision that keeps you up at night? It's a big one. It's a big one. And you've got to get it right. And John knows it. And Wes knows it. And we didn't hold back with Taylor. We just said, listen, he may or may not be with us. So don't come because of that, because you want to be straight up to people. It just sounds him, it just sounds weird him speaking on the bucks. And does anything on the Browns keep him up at night? Well, look at it this way. The bucks weren't in the playoffs either, fired their coach, and they're a mess. We've seen that before. All right, no golden tempo in the prigness horse being held out until presumably the Belmont in a month. So golden tempo will have still a vacation in, I think, in the Bahamas. Yeah, horse deserves it. It's a great Kentucky trip. Maybe one of the best stories in sports we have seen in a very long time. It was absolutely incredible. All right. In for the incredible Mike Snyder. On the Home of the Guardians and Cavaliers, Greg Brenda, WTAM Sports. Hey.

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All right, 720 net WTAM 1100. Let's get your traffic in weather together. Here's Pat Butler. Thank you, Keith. From the Elkenalk Traffic Center for an injury lawyer dedicated to every client every day. Call 1-800 Elk, Ohio. There is an accident being cleared up on 71 South just past Snow Road in Brook Park that is off to the right. There's a disabled vehicle, 480 westbound on the Valley View Bridge. That's heavy approaching. Coming up from Summit County, Route 8 north at 271 North is slowing down. Roadwork on the west side jams up 90 eastbound from Clegg over to West 1 17th. And roadwork heading into downtown 77 north after east 30th is slow up to east 9th and the Interbelt. This report is brought to you by Mattress Firm. Ready to upgrade to the perfect sleep setup? Let mattress firm's sleep experts guide you to the perfect bed at the Memorial Day sale. Top brands. Ideal comfort. Score unbeatable deals on both. Mattress firm. They make sleep easy. Next traffic update in nine minutes is 7.30. Pat Butler, W-T-A-M traffic on 1,100 AM and 106.9 FM. All right, thanks, Pat. Let's get your three news forecast. Here's Matt Wins. Well, happy Thursday, Keith. More rain in the forecast today, but not too big of a deal. We'll see some pop-up showers this afternoon and evening after a nice dry start. Clouds will mix with sunshine, temps today in the mid-50s. 47 now at W.T. AM 1100, Carmen Angelo is in the newsroom. And Carmen, this is really kind of hard to keep track of. This week we've heard that everything in Iran is going to be wrapping up, and then there was a pause and maybe not a pause. And now we're trying to end everything. Where are we this morning officially? Well, Uncle Sam and Iran, Keith, could. be close to ceiling what they're calling a memorandum to end the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. That memorandum, I guess, stretches for about 30 days, so we shall see, again, mixed signals. Jeffrey Epstein's purported suicide note is believed to have read, quote, time to say goodbye. And Keith, Cleveland Heights native, Travis Kelsey, says he's very anxious and that he cannot wait to marry Taylor Swift.

It's Cleveland's morning news, WTAM 1100, Keith Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and for Bill Wills this morning talking to Iheart Radio's Rory O'Neill, host of the weekend dive coming up Saturday morning at 6 o'clock here on WTAM. Rory, there's some, I guess, good news about our seniors this morning. They are starting to maybe enjoy retirement a little bit more and be a little less concerned about money. Yeah, it's interesting. This survey from Gallup found that most Americans who are retired, more than four in five, say they have enough money to live pretty comfortably. But for those of us still in the daily grind, less than half. 45% think that we'll be in that same financial situation. Now, keep in mind, this Gallup survey did talk to people who are already retired, meaning they looked at the numbers and felt pretty good that they could drop out of the workforce. But the survey also found there's a keen interest in working part-time even after 65. Yeah, I feel like if I were to retire, I'd be bored. So I would need something to do. So I think a part-time job. But also, as a younger generation, I mean, I'm working three jobs at the exact same time right now while we're doing this show. So I'm one of those that are worried about money. Well, look, nearly three and five of the currently employed Americans, 58. percent said they plan to keep on working at least part time when they reach retirement age. So is that because they have to? Because they want to. They asked that question. 36 percent. More than a third said it's because they'll want to work. Again, what are you going to do all day? And 21 percent said they're probably going to have to work even in retirement in order to make ends meet. Yeah, listen, pinnacle tournaments are not going to be for me, so I'm going to keep working as long as I can. And trying to do it healthy, too. And there's some warnings out this morning about who you can trust for medical advice. You've got to be aware now there are fake AI doctors giving advice out online. Oh, it's getting awful. The celebrity doctors like Sanjay Gupta from CNN, they've got fake versions of him peddling some. Alzheimer's snake oil stuff. That's not real. And then you can look at the chat bot. They're currently Pennsylvania's medical board addressing a form of AI impersonation. You know, if you're chatting online with maybe you're insurer, maybe you think you're talking to a doctor, but it might just be a computer instead. And we've seen where you can't really trust AI in that area. And then finally, Also, AI medical information in the courtroom. Imagine deep fakes being used as an MRI or an x-ray to show that you were injured in an accident. Now that fake image is being used to swindled insurance companies and employers. Oh, wow. Never even thought about that. There's a lot of people, I'm sure, who are going to be trying that in the next year or two. So, all right, good stuff to look out for. Rory hosts the weekend dive. It's must-to listening every weekend here to get you caught up on everything Saturday mornings at 6. the time. Hey, thanks, Keith.

This wasn't how Patrick pictured himself in retirement. Instead of playing golf every... Triple A says the national average now at 455 a gallon in Ohio, 478. It's actually a little bit more in Cuyahoga County, 485. I live in Akron. I filled up this morning. It was 480 something. I know that. It was crazy, right? So let's give you $1,000 to try to help with that when you check in and check out every hour starting at 9 here this morning on WTAM. Right after the news at the top of the hour, we'll give you... chance to win a thousand dollars to help fill up your tank and listen with mother's day coming up this weekend that'd be great right get money to fill up the tank take mom on a nice little drive somewhere thousand dollars every hour nine to five weekdays and it is so easy to win when you listen to the top of the hour news here on w t a m eleven hundred Before we get over to the newsroom, too, a big day in sports here on WTAM. We've got the Guardians and Kansas City. It's an afternoon game coming up this afternoon, so you'll hear that. A lot of us can't watch the games when it works, so we'll have first pitch for you just after 2 o'clock. And then tonight, Cavs, game two, with the Detroit Pistons. So busy day of sports all day long. We'll start with countdown to baseball. Greg Brenda is going to have Guardians game day for you at about 1 o'clock here on WTAM, 1100. busy day for Cleveland sports and hopefully those calves pull off a win coming up tonight in game two so stay right here sports all day long on WTAM 1100

Cavaliers and Guardians. This is the big one. News Radio, W.T.A.m. 1100. All right, 7.30 in the morning, as we mentioned, a big day in sports, but a big day with headlines, too. We'll get to all of them with Carmen Angelo coming up in just a few minutes. First, let's find out how your drive into work is going this morning. Here's Pat Butler. Thank you, Keith. From the Elkenau Traffic Center for an injury lawyer dedicated to every client every day, call 1-800-Elk, Ohio. The accident on 71 south after Snow Road and Brook Park is clear. 71 north at 480 West is slowing down a bit with roadwork on that ramp. Roadwork slows down 90 east from Columbia over to West 1 17th. 77 north jams up in between East 30th and the Interbelt, also getting heavy on 71 north around the Metro Health Curve. And there's still a disabled vehicle being cleared on 480 westbound on the Valleyview Bridge in the left lane. Next traffic update in 10 minutes at 740. Pat Butler, WT.m. traffic on 1,100 a.m. and 106.9 FM. A mix of sunshine and some pop-up clouds today. We'll have a few showers that developed this afternoon into the evening. Temperatures still on the cool side in the mid-50s. And this report is brought you by J.D. Indoor Comfort. You're not just a homeowner. You're also an air conditioner that only works sometimes owner. Instead, you need cooling built and tested to keep going. Luckily, there's American Standard Heating and Air Conditioning built to a higher standard. Visit jD. Indoor Comfort.com for your estimate today. And it's 47 now at W.T.A.m. 1100. Lots going on in the news this morning. Carmen Angelo's got to get us all fully up to date. Carmen? And good morning to you, Keith. Despite ongoing concerns about gas and oil supply levels, President. Trump says he is not imposing a deadline to end the war in Iran, despite the fact both sides are close to sealing a memorandum aimed at ending the conflict. More now from ABC's Sophie Flay. They want to make a deal. We've had very good talks. President Trump reporting progress in negotiations with Iran. Sources say the administration has sent Iran a one-page memo of understanding, laying the groundwork for 30 days of talks on issues like the future of Iran's nuclear program. The proposal calls for Iran to lift restrictions on ships in the strait of Hormuz. In return, the U.S. would ease its blockade of Iran's ports. The Trump administration, specifically Secretary of State Marco Rubio, has a private audience today with Pope Leo at the Vatican. Fox News Radio is Jonathan Savage with that story. Marco Rubio's meeting with Pope Leo the 14th is being seen as a chance to smooth things over after harsh words from President Trump. The president's accused Chicago-born Leo of being soft on crime and on Iran's nuclear ambitions. But the Secretary of State denies that's the main purpose of the visit, speaking here Tuesday. No, look, there's a lot. to talk about with the Vatican. I'll give you one example. The Pope just returned from a trip to Africa, where the church is growing very vibrantly. And we have shared concerns about religious freedom. Marco Rubio also says Cuba's future is on the agenda. He'll meet too with Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni. Jonathan Savage, Fox News.

The purported suicide note left behind by late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein said, time to say goodbye. The note that Epstein cellmate said he found in his Manhattan jail after his 2019 suicide was ordered to be released by a federal judge in New York City last night. It's a handwritten one-page note that also says, they investigated me for months, found nothing. It goes on to say, what you want me to do? Burst out crying and no fun, not worth it. Meantime, new testimony offered behind closed doors Wednesday regarding Epstein. On Capitol Hill yesterday, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick testified before a House committee about his ties to Epstein. Why did you keep in contact with Jepstein after he pleaded guilty? During closed door testimony, Howard Lutnick acknowledged interacting with Epstein three times, including a 2012 visit with his family to Epstein's island, years after Epstein pleaded guilty to sex crimes. Democrats claimed Howard Lutnick dodged their questions and demanded he resign. ABC's Andrea Fuji reporting. Hanna virus is a deadly disease linked to rat droppings and now an eighth case has been linked to a cruise ship. The World Health Organization says it believes a Dutch couple brought Hanna virus with them when they boarded the M.V. Hondias in Argentina. They died, so did another passenger and five other people are sick, including the ship's doctor. ABC medical contributor, Dr. John Brownstein, says passengers will be evaluated when they arrive in the Canary Islands. The tricky thing here is that the... incubation period can be very long, one to eight weeks, according to the literature on Huntervirus. So monitoring can't just end after a few days. A Maldi City police chase overnight ends in a crash in the city of Cleveland. Police in Warrensville Heights engaged a white SUV when the pursuit began just after midnight. Warrensville Heights cops chased the vehicle in Cleveland where it crashed on Broadway near Miles Park. No word what led up to the pursuit and no word of any injuries or arrests. We're learning more about a minor high school student who was recently arrested. 18-year-old Bradley Bischoff was taken into custody last Thursday while in school on a charge of pandering obscenity involving a minor or impaired person. Police say Bischoff sent an image on Snapchat of a real and identified child in a full state of nudity. Bishoff is free on bond. Cleveland Heights native Travis Kelsey is sharing his excitement about his upcoming wedding to Taylor Swift, calling the big day something he can't wait for during this week's episode of his brother and his podcast, New Heights, the Kansas City Chiefs Tideham, briefly discussed the wedding while speaking with golfer Rory McElroy, who compared the experience to hosting the Masters champion dinner and feeling of bringing loved ones together in one place. Kelsey agreed, saying he's looking forward to the moment. For the latest time, at the top and bottom of the hour. Set a preset on the free I-Heart Radio app to WTAM 1100.

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The reason why we're going to be in the 50s, 50s is kind of that in between where it's like if you want to be warm winter jacket, but if, you know, you're okay, you'll be in the spring coat. But yeah, the big thing, Keith, that we were watching was for this rain this weekend. I was looking at a big blob of rain with a low pressure moving through on Mother's Day. That's changed with this morning's model runs. And now looks like Saturday we get early rain and then late rain with a really dry day throughout the day. And then that rain that moves in Saturday night and Sunday should be about it with just some scattered showers for me. mother's day. So we're looking much drier for mom. I think that's the important thing. And today the rain's going to disappear after a while. Yeah, finally, yeah. Let's hope it does. You know, forecasts today, though, we're starting nice. So we got sunshine and clouds. We'll pop a few showers this afternoon. We'll do the same thing tomorrow. Sun and clouds with some pop-up showers. Temperatures, still cool, though, Keith. We're in the 50s today. We'll make it into the 60s tomorrow. So I just, you know, I missed early April in mid-April when we had 70s and 80s. It just seems like such a long time ago. We felt that. Yeah, we felt like, boy, we've really arrived. And then all of a sudden, boy, it just comes back and smack down. I'm a boat. owner and I'm waiting to get out there. So that's why I keep waiting for another 65, 70 degree day, because with the wind, like this, no, no thank you. Now, as we look ahead towards Mother's Day, what is the Wins family doing for Mom? Are you guys making macaroni necklaces? What are we doing here for Mom on Sunday? Yeah, well, we've got some crafts made. So I've got, and I don't think she's listening. She's getting the kids of school, so we're fine. So I'm going to do a biscuit bar breakfast for her. So we got biscuits with pimento and all this stuff. And the kids are doing this jar where they're going to write little hearts, paper hearts, and put what they love about her on them. I'm a little worried about what they come up with, but I guess that doesn't matter. That's what they tell me. Wow. Listen, not only do you get my admiration for being a great weather forecaster and meteorologist, but you're an excellent father and a husband. You just set a standard that none of us will ever live up to. I just want to let you know. Listen, when you have five kids, you got to do something. You have to do something, especially for all my wife does. I mean it, she does so much around the house. I said to my wife yesterday, did you make a reservation yet? And so you're putting hearts in jars. Matt Wins, always appreciate the time. Thank you. All right, good luck, Dean. 743 at WTAM, 1,100. You know what, Mays weather? It's pretty nice, but those hot summer days will be here soon. So you can expect high utility bills from your AC running constantly. What I'm trying to tell you is don't wait until the heat hits to try and avoid the extra energy costs. Window nations, buy four windows, get four free. Get four free. So take advantage of it. I mean, you can replace all the windows in your home and get half of them free. You could get zero down payment and no payments or interest. for two years. Window Nation also measures three times to ensure your windows fit perfectly and keep your home comfortable year round. That's the kind of effort they put into everything they do. And with installation crew leaders averaging over a decade of experience,

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Dr. Stav said was the key. We know this is going to be a long, tough series for us, but we got to know and believe in our system and who we are, that we can sustain it and continue that physicality. And tonight I thought we did a great job keeping them all at the free to align while being physical too. Last night, Sixers without Joel Embed held their own, but in the end, Nix prevailed 108, 102. Jalen Brunson led the way with 26. Nix lead that series, two games to nothing. Out West San Antonio, even did series with Minnesota at one apiece with a 133.95 thrashing. You can turn out the lights in the gym here tonight. Spurs are headed home with the W. 133.95 the final. It is the third largest playoff win in Spurs franchise history. And tonight, their 410th playoff game. Victor Wambayana, 19 points, 15 rebounds for the spurs leading the way. Finally, Kentucky Derby winner, Golden Temp, will not run in the Preakness next weekend and we'll get ready for the Belmont in a month so there will be no triple crowd. In for Mike Snyder. On the home of the Guardians and Cavs, Greg Brenda, W-T-A-M-Sports. 750 at WTAM 1100. We're going to be joined by Fox News Radio's Tanya J. Powers coming up in just a few minutes. Today is the National Day of Prayer. We'll talk about what that means in 2026. Coming up, first traffic and weather together. And sometimes a prayer is what you need to get to work, Pat Butler. Yes, yes. A few people probably praying right now from the Elkenau Traffic Center for an injury lawyer dedicated to every client every day called 1-800 Elk, Ohio. There are accidents that you probably weren't expecting. On the west side, there's a crash by the airport. 480 eastbound after Clegg Road. That's backed up before Great Northern now in North Olmsted. There's also an accident on 71 North just passed Bagley in the left lane. That backs up at the turnpike. Roadwork really jamming things up on the west side this morning on 90 east from Columbia over to West Boulevard. The Jennings North is heavy at Harvard-Denison. 77 north is slow at 490. The broken down vehicle 480 west on the Valleyview bridge is gone, but 480 east is pretty slow across the bridge. This report brought to you by Progressive Insurance. Progressive insurance makes bundling easy and affordable. Get a multi-policy discount by combining your motorcycle, RV, boat, ATV, and more. All your protection in one place. Bundle and save at Progressive.com or call 1-800 Progressive. Next traffic in nine minutes at 8 a.m. Pat Butler, W-T-A.m. Traffic on 1,100 a.m. and 106.9 FM. All right, 751. Here's your forecast from three news meteorologist Matt Wins. Hi there, Keith. Pop-up showers in the forecast this afternoon and evening. Outside of that, lots of sunshine mixed with some clouds, temperatures in the mid-50s. We get up near 60 degrees for a high tomorrow.

47 is where we're at now at Cleveland's News Radio, W-T-A-M-E-Eleven hundred. Tanya Powers joins us from Fox News Radio right now. Today is a national day of prayer. It's something that actually started back in the 1950s with Reverend Billy Graham. And Tony, the country really was in a different spot with religion back then. Churches, you know, filled every Sunday. Now it's even tough to get people to even show up on Christmas and Easter. So I imagine that this day has changed quite a bit over the decades. The 75th observance of this, as you mentioned, it did get started back in 1952. That was, for those who remember the Billy Graham Crusades, this was during one of those in Washington, D.C., where he stood on the steps of the Capitol, and he called for a National Day of Prayer. That was in February of that year. By mid-April, a congressional joint resolution of Congress had passed, and... President Truman signed it. That is what established the National Day of Prayer. It didn't take very long at all after the Reverend Billy Graham called for it. In 1988, that is when it was decided by, you know, the powers would be and whatnot and signed by President Reagan, that it would always fall on the first Thursday of May, which is why it is being held today. And there are observances of this across the country. Matter of fact, if you look on the National Day of Prayer's website, there is a map and a listing there of all of the gatherings that have been submitted and that they have today. They are all across the country. You can find one in your community by going to the National Day of Prayer. National Day of Prayer.org, I believe, is the website. And if you can't make it to one locally, there's also a virtual one this evening. They're doing a 90-minute virtual prayer gathering at 8 o'clock Eastern this evening. It is going to feature several people. One of those presentations is going to be from Will Graham, the grandson of... Reverend Billy Graham. You know, it's interesting. The Reverend Graham, his father, was held in such high esteem for decades, and he was really the face of religion in this country. We don't really have a figurehead like him these days, do we? I mean, he was obviously extremely influential. I mean, he advised presidents for decades, not to mention other, you know, like world leaders and, you know, heads of state and things like that. I mean, he was, he was always very well known for, you know, for his evangelism and advice and counsel. And I don't know if there's – I mean, the only person that I can think of that, you know, has anywhere near that kind of uniting ability these days is the Pope. You know, that's – these are two obviously very different.

entities, but as far as religion goes, that's the one that comes to mind, honestly. Yeah, and the timing, I guess, works out today with Marco Rubio Media with the Bolt today as well. I know that's not happening on U.S. soil, and again, as you mentioned, it is slightly different, but still it is happening today. So do we see any sort of pushback on things like this? Because, you know, like I mentioned, the country is in a different spot and religion is held in a different light than it used to be. And there's that separation. of church and state or what is supposed to be separation of church and state? Are there groups that speak up and say the government shouldn't be involved in something like this? I'm sure there are people who are, you know, evangelical or religious or, you know, whatever faith affiliation they have who probably believe that there should be more of a separation of church and state. You know, meanwhile, there's probably also a lot of folks who say, you know, that, you know, that we need more church in government. So, yeah, it could go, it could kind of go either way. All right, Tanya Powers. I appreciate the time here this morning talking about the National Day of Prayer. As always, good stuff. Thank you. Appreciate the time. Thank you. 7.56 here at W.T.A.M. 1100. It is extremely necessary that you spend time every day in prayer. Now, God does answer prayer. I had a man some time ago come to me, and he said I received Christ two weeks ago. And I've already had 33 answers to prayer. He kept the count of them. Ten minutes. 15 minutes in the morning. We'll make all the difference in the world during the day if you spend it in prayer. Your human experience is personal. These events. In my world right now. Sharing the world's experiences. In Iran. The blockade gas prices keeps us connected. Historic day for Northeast Ohio. Check in office. It's happening all over the push. With W.T.A.m. 1100 guaranteed human. Proroofing Services.com. Hello, Haven. Haven, decapitated doll. Just like the body, it gets stronger with practice. Mental health fitness by the Child Mind Institute provides kids and families with five essential skills to help face life's challenges at any age. Understanding feelings, relaxation skills, understanding thoughts, managing big emotions, and practicing mindfulness. Developed by experts and grounded in research, these skills help build confidence and resilience. Whether your child is struggling or thriving, these are the skills you can practice daily. Visit childmind.org to learn more. Hi, it's Bill Wills. It's time. It's finally time at your house to deal with those old drafty windows. And now is the time to do it before we have that extreme heat of summer. And you're paying for air conditioning that's just going out that old drafty window like that air did all winter that you were paying for. It's time to replace that window. It's time to get universal windows direct windows. Beautiful quality windows with super spacer technology. And right now you buy two windows and you get...

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its objectives. 140 passengers remain on board a Dutch cruise ship on its way to the Canary Islands after three passengers died in the apparent Hanna virus outbreak. Eight others have been sickened on board the vessel. Medical teams evacuated three people from the ship and the Cape Verde Islands and we were told no remaining passengers have any symptoms. ABC News medical contributor Dr. John Brownstein says this strain of the virus has shown some limited human to human transmission. It doesn't spread easily and it requires close prolonged contact. So household members, cabin mates, caregivers. And so the bottom line is a rare virus, rare transmission, but potentially severe disease, which is why health authorities are very concerned right now. The World Health Organization says it believes a Dutch couple brought Hannah virus with them when they boarded the M.V. Hondias in Argentina. They died. So did another passenger, and five other people are sick, including... the ship's doctor. A federal judge ordering the purported suicide note left behind by late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein released. The handwritten one page note reads, Time to Say Goodbye. It was found by Epstein's cellmate after Epstein's 2019 suicide. It's a handwritten one page note that also says, they investigated me for a month, found nothing. It goes on to say, what you want me to do, burst out crying, and no fun, not worth it. Epstein's death was ruled a suicide by hanging by the New York Medical Examiner's office. I'm Jim Rup. A former professional baseball player who is also a greater Cleveland high school coach is now charged with raping a 12-year-old girl. Stephen Smetana is accused of sexually assaulting that 12-year-old in Parma Heights. Police there say Smetana communicated with the victim by text message. Met her many times at a church, then drove her to the park where the sexual acts are alleged to have occurred. Smatana was arrested at his home of Geoga County. Smatana played minor league baseball and once was head baseball coach at Berkshire High School. I'm Tom Moore. Cleveland Brown's owner Dee Haslam announcing that back in 2021, she was diagnosed with cancer called chronic lymphocytic leukemia or CLL. It's the most common form of leukemia in adults. There is no cure at this time in hopes of finding a cure, Dee and Jimmy Haslam have made a $12.5 million investment in the University Hospital Seidman Cancer Center and the Oxford Harrington Rare Disease Center. What I love about the Harrington Discovery Institute and the Oxford Harrington Center. Center is that they focus on orphan diseases and diseases that don't have a cure and they spread it around to scientists all over the world and it just, you're going to get high impact. While there is no cure for CLL, new therapies have transformed the disease into a manageable chronic condition. CLL is the same form of leukemia that the late Jim Donovan battled for a quarter century. Ted Turner, the founder of CNN and the 24-hour cable news cycle, has passed away at the age of 87. In the world of sports and entertainment, Turner once owned CNN, TBS, the Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Hawks, and pro wrestling company, WCW. He also gave $1 billion to create the United Nations Foundation. He dealt with health issues in recent years, including a progressive brain disorder and pneumonia.

President Trump praised Turner in a truth social post, calling him one of the greats of all time and a friend who was there whenever he needed him. I'm Mark Mayfield. Americans expected to spend a record 38 billion bucks this Mother's Day. The National Retail Federation says that's $284 a person, and it'll beat the previous record set in 2023. Mother's Day spending tends to weather times of economic uncertainty, that according to the report, because people want to make sure Mom knows that she's appreciated. For the latest headlines at the top and bottom of the hour, so to preset on the free IHeart Radio app to WTAM 1100. I'm Carmen Angelo. Why not use your smart speaker for Cleveland's News Talk and Sports? Why not? Just say play WTAM 1100 on IHart Radio. Cleveland's News Talkin Sports from the Claven Ford Lincoln Studios.

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Hi there, Keith. Pop-up showers in the forecast this afternoon and evening. Outside of that, lots of sunshine mixed with some clouds, temperatures in the mid-50s. We get up near 60 degrees for a high tomorrow. Not too bad right now. We've got a little bit of sunshine downtown. It's beautiful. It's only 49 degrees, but the sun is coming out, which makes it feel a little bit warmer here at News Radio W-T-A-M-1100. Well, they're having some fun today. The Guardians and Royals play today at two. Let's get ready for baseball. And the Cavs and Pistons play game two tonight at seven. It's Donovan time. Hear them both. On W.T.A.m. 1100. Home of the Guardians and Cavaliers. Your one stop for advertising? Call 844-844. I heart. At some point, you stopped calling at pain, and you just said, yeah, that's pretty much how I'm doing anymore when it comes to... Hi, I'm A.J. Petiti. Spring is in full bloom at Petiti Garden Centers, and we have amazing offers to get your garden started. Like our famous Bogo hanging baskets sale, shop annual hanging baskets right now at Buy One Get One Free, and Take Advantage, and take advantage of $3 for $15 on Angelo's Farm Market, veggies and herbs. Plus, our 50% off sale continues on lilac shrubs, azaleas, knockout roses, and Arborvite favorites like Green Giant and Emerald Green. Petities, 10 stores locally grown and family owned. For more information about contests and rules on this station, go to WTAM. com and click on contests. All right, 814 now, WTAF 1100. Cleveland's morning news. It's Keith Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in for Bill Wills this morning. It's like the, I would say the B team, but I actually feel like I'm more the C and the D team. No offense to you. But Mike Snyder is off today and Greg Brenda's filling in today. So it's like we got replacements all over the place. I'm the gamma delta team. I was trying to remember the name and somebody on the text line, let us know. I felt like Don Stroke the other day is what I said. Wow, he was like the fourth string quarterback. Correct. I am the fourth string quarterback, so I'm okay with it. Listen, we have a... He was behind Mike Pagel. Okay, now on the fifth string quarterback. No, no, no. So it was Kosar, Gary Danielson, Mike Pagel, and then they picked Don Strach off a golf course. to quarterback because they had lost their three quarterbacks. Well, it was also like the strike, I believe, wasn't it? No, no, no. This was 88 during the – everybody was hurt. Hey, this is why you're called the professor, and I'm not. He's in with sports here this morning. Busy day for us, too. We got a double-header, baseball and basketball, and an important game two for the cabs tonight. That's right. First off, Guardians, Joey Cantillo, four relievers, helped the Guardian snap a three-game losing skid. Guardians beat the Royals last night. Three to one in KC. Cantillo, five innings, allowing a – Three hits, just one run, Festa, Zabrowski, Gattison, Cade Smith. Sounds like a great musical group. Finished up with Smith getting its ninth save of the year. The offense? Well, how about another dose of Chase the Lauder? Here comes the 2-0 to De Lauder with the infield in, and he smacks it through the left side of base it. Hedges scores, racing around third. Halpin, he scores with a headfirst slide. And just like that, the Guardians take a two-to-one lead on the two-run single from De Lauder.

Ten game hitting streak for Chase the Lauder. David Fry produced the other run. And how about Austin Hedges, who was one for three with a walk, a stolen base, and he's batting 311. Don't say it that loud. And you know, manager, Stevenville, likes that guy behind the plate. I mean, he's pretty good back there. He knows the zone. He had an unbelievable night. Challenge-wise, at the plate, behind the plate, just on the base paths. It was a great night for Hedgy. He just continues to play very well. With bone nailers batting average sinking to the ocean floor, you just might see a little more of hedges. This afternoon at 210 right here on the big one, Slate. Cicone will oppose Seth Lugo. Cleveland will be back tomorrow night at home to take on the Minnesota Twins. Cavaliers will try to even their series with the Pistons at one tonight in the Motor City. Need a better effort from their core players tonight as Detroit is a three and a half point favorite. Meanwhile, Kenny A says his team needs this. to win. Oh, I'm sorry. This is Kenny G. Not Kenny A. Maybe the Cavs need Kenny G. Tonight on the bench. I don't know. Game will be at 7 o'clock tonight right here on the big one. Last night in the NBA, this happened. At the foul line, now he retreats to midcourt and the Sixers will not foul. The Knicks took Philly's strongest punch here in game two, but Jalen Brunson, one of the best clutch players in NBA history. He had more in the tank down the stretch. And with a 108-102 victory, the Knicks have taken game two and a two-oh lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Jalen Brunson at 26 in the game, Joel Ambide did not play because of a myriad of injuries. Meanwhile, San Antonio out west avenged its series with Minnesota. Winning 133 to 95 as Victor Wambayana led the way with 19 points and 15 rebounds. Big, big, big night for Victor Wambiana. Finally, Kentucky Derby winner Golden Temp will not be running into Prickness. Instead, we'll be getting ready for the Belmont. And later on today, the NCAA may make it official that the NCAA basketball tournaments for both men and women will increase to 76. teams why not 176 all right in for mike snider on the home of the guardians and calves gregg brenda w t a m sports it's bill wills i like 820 w t a m 1100 let's get your traffic and weather together here's pat butler Thanks, Keith. From the Elk and Elk Traffic Center for an injury lawyer dedicated to every client every day, call 1-800, Ohio. On the west side, there's a tie-up with an accident on 480 East in between Clegg and the airport. The right two lanes are blocked. That's stop and go all the way back at Stearns coming over from North Olmstead. 90 East is slow with roadwork on the west side from Clegg over to Westwind 17th. 77 north jams up at 490 heading into downtown because of construction. 490 east is heavy in between 90 and broadway.

way right now. And it looks like there's a broken down vehicle coming up on 77 North before 271 in the Richfield area. This report is brought to you by Capital One. Capital One is a founding partner of IHeart Women's Sports Network. Earn unlimited double miles on every purchase with the Capital One VentureX business card. Big purchasing power means you can spend more and earn more. The Capital One VentureX business card. What's in your wallet? Terms applies. See Capital One.com for details. Next traffic update in nine minutes at 8.30. Pat Butler, WTAM traffic on 1,100 a.m. and 106.9. Now here's your three news forecast from meteorologist Matt Wins. Good Thursday morning to you, Keith. We've got another day of some sunshine and clouds mixed. We'll also have some pop-up showers this afternoon and evening. Temperatures today still cool in the mid-50s. 49. Now at W.T.A.m. 1100. Carmen Angelo is in our newsroom working on the 8.30 report. What's going on, Carmen? Well, good morning to you, Keith. Some breaking news this hour. We have multiple reports this morning that are indicating Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is resigning. later today. It's believed David will be taking a job in the private sector. President Trump strikes an optimistic tone with talks to end the Iran War and a Cleveland woman set to learn her fate today for last summer shooting death of a young mother in the Cleveland Metro Parks. All right, thanks, Carmen. We'll get the latest on that and we'll be following that Attorney General Dave Yo story for you as well. 822, let's talk some Cavs basketball. This update brought to you by Huntington Bank and Lexus of Cleveland. Imagine, if you will, a double-decker swim. at a swanky hotel in downtown Detroit. That is not where we find Tim Alcorn, I imagine, this morning. No? Probably not. No, Tim, that's not Tim's style. But I'm guessing, Tim, though, you are very excited for tonight's game. Game number two, listen, I know the other night wasn't the outcome that we anticipated or we wanted for game number one, but that's why we play seven games. Every game can be a little bit different for our calves. Well, first of all, Keith. Tim Elkhorn and Swanky have never been used in the same sentence before, ever. But yes, it's a seven-game series. And listen, things did not go the way the cabs wanted in game one. But think about the fact that they didn't play well. They turned the ball over 20 times. Jared Allen was basically taken out of the game by the officials with three early foul calls. And yet it was tied with five minutes to go. And the cabs had a chance to win. So they still hung in there. And I think you'll get a much better performance tonight. Tim, here's my issue with the Cavs. We played 82 regular season games. We're now going to playoff game number nine on the year. And literally from the beginning of the season, and you've been there for all of these games, I just can't get a handle on a game-by-game basis. What's going to happen?

that night i just it's it's been it's been one of those years where you know someone will last what do you think's going to happen the night and i go i don't know uh and it just seems like it's still that way right now even in the playoffs Yeah, they have been a riddle. There's no doubt about that, Greg. There's just an enigma to this team that you can't quite put your finger on what they're going to be doing night in and night out. And the performances seem to roller coaster as well. And if you get into a deep run as far as postseason is concerned, you better have consistency of play. And it's something that the cavaliers have been searching for. Yeah, you're correct on that. Tonight, I mean, obviously they all got to play a lot better. You've got to really cut down on the turnovers as we saw, you know, the other night. But in your mind, is there one guy that really has to lead the charge for the calves tonight? Well, I'll go with two. I'll say the backcourt, Hardin and Mitchell. Hardin turned that ball over seven times. He had seven assists, but, you know, they talk about the assist to turnover ratio. Well, seven to seven cancels each other out. So they have to take care of the basketball. And I keep looking for Donovan to have that bust out big playoff game that we've seen from him before. And for some reason, it's eluded him in the first eight games. And as you said, heading into game nine tonight, I think it's on the cavalier back court tonight. They have to take care of the basketball. And they've got a... score of the basketball. Now, you know, Sam Meryl's questionable tonight with the hamstring strain, Tim. I think he's a valuable piece to this team right now. Without him, I think that hurts a little bit, doesn't it? It does. He provides that outside shooting, and he hit some critical outside shots against Toronto in the first round, and he's also a gritty defender. He'll body you up, he'll get physical with you, and when you're going up against this Detroit team, you have to match their physicality. So hopefully Sam will be able to go tonight. All right. Last question, most important one. Little Caesar's fan or not?

Are they a sponsor of your show? Maybe that'll be... No, no. I just want your opinion on Little Caesar's Pizza. Okay, I'll go first. I love it. People look at me like, why do you... I just love Little Caesars. What about you? Well, if you're going into a break that starts with Little Caesar's pizza after this... interview. I love it, too. No, well, listen, they're not necessarily a sponsor, but I will tell you this, Tim Scott Scooter Rees just opened up his app. And I thought I had a lot of McDonald's reward points until I just saw what he's got in his app. The app is perfect because the deals that you could get, you walk right into that little Caesar. $6 for pepperoni hot and ready. Like, you can't go wrong on that. Four and one stick to me a deal. That's what you got to get right now. They do serve it in immediate dining and little teasers arena. So it's a very good pizza. I'll say that. Listen, I'm going to go with you guys. I actually like them. Pizza pizza. Pizza. There you go. Cavs and the Rockets game number two coming up tonight. You'll be able to hear it right here on WTAM-1100 and also 100.7 WMMS. We should mention two. Tickets available for Saturday afternoon's game, which is a 3 o'clock tip off. You can go to calves.com. slash playoffs. Tim Alcorn, thanks for the time this morning. Let's go calves tonight. Let them know. It is 827 now at News Radio, WTAM, 1100.

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Home of the Cavaliers and Guardians. This is the big one. News Radio, WTAM, 1100. All right, we've got Dave baseball coming up today here on WTAM. Guardians this afternoon, then the Cavs in game number two with Detroit coming up tonight. We've also got your headlines with Carmen Angelo in just a moment. This is the 830 update now at WTAM. Let's get your traffic and weather together. Here's Pat Butler. Thank you, Keith, from the Elkenau Traffic Center for an injury lawyer dedicated to every client every day. call 1-800 Elk, Ohio. Looks like the accident on the west side on 480 east before the airport finally cleared up. That's still slow back at Great Northern, but that should be getting better. Roadwork slows down 90 east from Kleg over to West 1-17. The Jennings North is heavy approaching Harvard-Denison. 77 North is slow at 490, making your way towards the inner belt, and the accident in Streetsboro at 303 and diagonal road is clear. Pat Butler, W.T.A.M. traffic on 1,100 a.m. and 106.9. Sign up. Some sunshine and some pop-up clouds today. We'll have a few showers that developed this afternoon into the evening. Temperatures still on the cool side in the mid-50s. We're at 50 downtown right now with some sunshine at News Radio W.T. AM 1100. Over to the newsroom, and Carmen Angelo has the latest. And more on this developing story out of Columbus, Keith. There is expected to be a changing of the guard later today in the Ohio Attorney General's office. A.G. David Yost reportedly resigning his position to take a job in the private sector. what his new endeavor would entail. Yost took over as Ohio Attorney General in 2019 after serving eight years as state auditor. No word who may replace Yost in the AG's office if he indeed resigns his post. A federal judge in New York Wednesday unsealing a purported suicide note left behind by Jeffrey Epstein. The note purportedly written by Jeffrey Epstein before his first attempt to kill himself said, quote, it is a treat to be able to choose once time to say goodbye. According to court records, released Wednesday. The cryptic one-page handwritten note offered few new details about Epstein's purported motivations, and there's no confirmation that Epstein himself authored it. His former cellmate, convicted quadruple murderer, claimed he found the note tucked in a book in the days after Epstein's first suicide attempt in July 2019. Peter Harrow-Lambus, ABC News. President Trump says progress could be underway in ending the war in Iran in his latest comments following reports of a deal on the table. Trump told reporters Wednesday that there have been very good talks in the past day or so, although he was questioned about the so-called progress during a White House briefing with this reporter. You're facing an opponent right now in Iran that has refused to submit. You seem optimistic now as you may be closer to a deal. What's different about this moment now than in other moments where a deal has seemed close? Why do you say they refuse to submit? You don't know that. You don't know what's going on. They were firing on U.S. ships a few days ago. Yeah, a few days ago, it's a long time ago. You know, in the world of war, a few days ago, no, they want to make a deal badly. Iran's foreign ministry spokesman confirming his government was reviewing the U.S. plan.

The continued uptick in gas prices nationally is straining people's wallace with the summer driving season right around the corner. According to AAA, the price of a gallon of regular gas in the U.S. climbed 31 cents over the past week, spiking to an average of 454 a gallon Wednesday, up 52% since the Iran war began. Gas buddy petroleum analyst Patrick DeHan says more increases could make people cancel their summer plans. If prices continue to rise and the straight remains closed, then I would start to believe that it will impact more America. and summer travel plans, especially at the national average reaches a new all-time record, which is just 60 cents a gallon away from. Sentencing is on tap today for Levia Paul. She's the 24-year-old Cleveland woman who shot dead 25-year-old Kiara Jackson last June at Turney Road and Tioga Avenue near the entrance of the Mill Creek Falls area of the Cleveland Metro Parks. Paul pleading guilty last month to involuntary manslaughter and other charges. Jackson died from a single gunshot wound to the head. She left behind two young children. Three men have been sentenced for their roles in an East Cleveland bribery scheme. Michael Smedley, former chief of staff to then East Cleveland Mayor Brandon King, convicted on corruption charges earlier this year, with prosecutors saying he accepted bribes in the form of payments and football tickets in exchange for using his position to help in an effort to cheat investors. Smedley was sentenced yesterday to eight years in prison. Two others convicted were sentenced to 23 and 24 years in prison, respectively. Michael Jackson, shattering his best streaming week total after his biopic was released. More now on that story from Fox News Radio's Michelle Polino. The late Michael Jackson has set his best streaming week ever following the release of the biopic Michael in theaters. The King of Pop's solo catalog registered a collective 137.5 million official on-demand streams for the week of April 24th through the 30th, according to Luminate. That's up 146% and more than doubling his previous career. High. Before that, his solo catalog had just set a new personal benchmark the week prior at 55.9 million streams. And prior to that, Jackson, who died in 2009, recorded... at a high of $53.7 million for the week of October 25th through the 31st, 2019 spurred by the now annual Halloween resurgence for thriller. Michelle Polino, Fox News. For the latest headlines at the top and bottom of the hour, set a preset on the free I-Heart Radio app to W-T-A-M-1100. I'm Carmen Angelo. When you check into the news at the top of the hour, gas prices, stock market volatility, financial stress. The good news is you can cash out. Money. One of the shingles, you're going to have a water problem. That's why I want to recommend Victor's Home Solutions. Had them come out to a free 21-point roof inspection. They've got a crew doing this year round. Yeah. Coming to homes just like yours, getting up on the roof, getting up in the attic, making sure the airflow is proper, making sure the shingles look great, they'll give you a full report. Maybe there's an area of concern. They can do a quick fix, maybe, or, you know, you've been putting it off, and this is the year you finally got to get that new roof. Victor's Home Solutions can offer you a 50-year leak-free guarantee. Great crews, wonderful install, just good people to deal with. So worried about the roof at all?

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Oh, are you there? Solid. Oh, okay. Yeah, we almost kind of lost you there for a second. We're talking with Jim Rosenhaus. Jim, last night's game, Chase De Lauder delivers again, and, you know, I just like watching him play. I mean, there are guys that, you know, do their thing one way or the other. The thing about the Lauder that I just, like, when I sit back and watch, I just like to watch him as a ball player. He's, he's, like, terrific, isn't he? Yeah, and, you know... When you look at how he's standing out among others in the lineup right now, he hits the ball where it's pitched. I mean, the two-run single last night, he just shot it through the left side, opposite field. And he goes that way a lot. It doesn't matter if there's a lefty on the mound. As a left-handed hitter, he's hitting better against lefties by a lot than he is against righties. So, you know, I think because of how he started the year in Seattle with the home runs, You think of him as a power hitter, but he's really, he's a good hitter who has enough power to hit some home runs, if that makes sense. But he makes his contact, and he seems to know when there's a good RBI situation and adjust accordingly. And it's been fun to see he doesn't look like a rookie. Yeah, I just want to go back briefly to the series in Sacramento over the weekend, Jim. Watching it on TV, it just seemed like that is like one of the, and I get it, it's a minor league baseball park, but it just seemed like they were, you had two major league teams playing in an unnatural situation. Did it, I mean, when you're there, is it like the same kind of feeling? You know, I think you hit on it, Greg. It almost, I mean, and you don't want to make light of it, but it almost feels like a spring training game. I mean, you know that they're not playing it like they would in a spring training game, but it has that feel because it's. You know, silly to say, but I just size of the ballpark. There's not there's not the upper deck, which is what you expect in a major league game. So, but it's, hey, it's where they are. It's where they, you know, they had that situation where the ballpark's not ready in Las Vegas and things fell apart in Oakland. So that's where they ended up. And, you know, you feel, you feel badly. I was glad that the guardians called up Bazana on the last homestand because. If you're called up and you make your debut in a AAA ballpark, your major league debut, that would be, I think, different for a lot of guys. So, look, they're getting through it, and the athletics actually have a really good team this year, and they're making the most of a situation, and the folks in Sacramento do a great job of making it as close to Major League as they can.

All right. Jim Rosenhouse from the Cleveland Guardians Radio Network. Guardians game day coming up at 105 today. Guardians warm-up with Rosie at 135, first pitch at 210. That gives you plenty of time to retrieve that brisket taco, just so you know and to make good on this. How about a brisket breakfast burrito? Hey, listen. Oh, now we're talking. No shame in that at all. Thank you, Jim. Appreciate the time here this morning. It's 850 at News Radio WTAM 1100. Now let's check your traffic and weather together. We go over to Pat Butler for the latest this morning, Pat. Hey, thanks, Keith. From the Elk Traffic Center for an injury lawyer dedicated to every client every day called 1-800 Elk, Ohio. Still a little busy getting into downtown. 90 East is heavy between Ontario and Carnegie. 71 north is heavy around the metro health curve. 77 north. is slow at 490 because of roadwork. Construction on the west side still slowing things down on 90 eastbound from Clegg over to West 1 17th. It's a little busy on 480 east in between the airport and 71 from an earlier accident. And there's roadwork slowing down the 71 north ramp to 480 west in that area. This report is brought to you by fast fun and eco-friendly Clean Express Auto Wash. Wash Mart Unlimited starting at just $22 a month at any greater Cleveland Clean Express Auto Wash location. or treat yourself to the very best signature cleanest unlimited wash club membership for just $42. For locations hours or to buy online, visit clean expresswash.com today. Next traffic update in nine minutes at 9 a.m. Pat Butler, W.T.m. traffic on 1,100 a.m. and 106.9. F. Thank you, Pat. Now let's get your three news forecast. Here's Matt Wins. Good Thursday morning to you, Keith. We've got another day of some sunshine and clouds mixed. We'll also have some pop-up showers this afternoon and evening. Temperatures today still cool in the mid-50s. 50 and sunshine downtown right now at News Radio WTAM 1100. And before we get to Carmen with a look at the headlines here coming up at 9, we had a small little issue with our phones when we tried to do the contest a second and go for the Guardians tickets. So I want to make sure that everybody gets a chance to win those. So call number 11-216-578-1100 is the number that's 216. 578, 1100. If you know that number that we announced earlier today, you can win those tickets to the May 12th game with the Angels. All you're going to do is call us right now. Apologies for that, but we didn't grab a winner, so we're going to do it right now. All right, Carmen, we've got some breaking news this morning with an elected official in Ohio. What's going on? Well, and good morning to you, Keith. It appears. It appears Ohio Attorney General David Yost is leaving that post today to enter the private sector. More on that possibility in about eight minutes or so. President Trump says he's compromised. A deal to end the war with Iran will soon be struck. And Brown's owner Dee Haslam admits she's dealt with a form of leukemia, then makes a sizable contribution for research to find a cure. Cleveland's morning news. This is W.T.A.M. 1100. Keith Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and for Bill Wills talking to our aviation expert Jay Ratliff here this morning. And Jay, apparently there's some talk after just Spirit Airlines shut down a few days ago that American Airlines might merge with United. What's going on there? Well, this is a story that's kind of been out there for a while with regards to Scott Kirby, who's the president of United, a couple of weeks ago, came out and just kind of.

casually mentioned, you know, a United American merger, that might be something to look at. And, of course, then everything went crazy with people speculating, wait a minute, we couldn't have that. Two bigger players to come together. But the problem was it was American a little bit later that came out and said, officially, no, we're not interested. There's no discussions. Trying to basically put it to bed. Well, now the American Airlines pilots are saying, you know, a merger might not be a bad idea here. So it's one of the reasons that it's not yet a dead issue because people are still talking about it. And one of the things that we're seeing is an increased amount of pressure internally with American Airlines. They're not making anywhere near the money Delta and United is making right now. So a lot of the shareholders and even employees are saying, look, United is a company that's made a billion dollars in a quarter. They know what they're doing. It would be great to be a part of that organization. So now we're seeing the employees. I think if the stockholders and employees started pushing in that direction, who knows where to lead, I don't think this is a story that's over by a long shot. Interesting to see how quickly the airline industry is changing. And again, Spirit just shut down a couple of days ago. And now JetBlue says, hey, we're going to take advantage of that. We want to rescue those folks who had canceled flights with low rates. You know, it's one thing to say that, and airlines do it. And most of the time, the fairs are like not that low. I mean, they might be lower than the full coach fair, but they're still incredibly expensive. But you've got JetBlue coming out with $90 fares, in essence, and a lot of the markets where Spirit Airline passengers were stranded. So, Keith, what you've got, if you can prove you were on a Spirit Airlines flight, show them the itinerary, they'll give you one of these $90-some rescue fares to get you back to where, back home at a very, very low rate. So hats off to JetBlue for doing that. Now, I will say, and I hate to throw water on this. But May is one of the slowest travel months of the year. So if there's a month that airlines can get away with this, it's now. But certainly I'm really liking what JetBlue is doing and certainly trying to come to the aid of all those stranded passengers across the country. And maybe a little bit of smoke and mirrors, but hey, savings is savings, right? We'll take advantage of it. Look, you've got a family of six trying to get them home after paying, you know, 80 bucks or 60 bucks on Spirit to get to your destination. Yeah, you need all the help you can get coming back. Some people just rented a vehicle to get back because it was far too expensive to fly. And, but again, yeah, people went on vacation and it was a one-way trip. Now they're scrambling trying to get home. Well, you gave a good tip to us earlier in the week. My wife and I sat down, booked a couple of flights for the summer because we saw those discounted fares. And we saved some money, so I appreciate that. Aviation expert, Jay Ratliff, joined us this morning. Thank you. Have a great day. Absolutely. And if you're flying today, just a couple of minor delays right now in Atlanta and Charlotte just because of some rain moving through that area. But the rest of the day looks like smooth sailing 856 now at News Radio WTAA.

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A mix of sunshine and some pop-up clouds today. We'll have a few showers that developed this afternoon into the evening. Temperatures still on the cool side in the mid-50s. 50 downtown right now at News Radio WTAM 1100. Well, here we are game number two with Detroit coming up tonight. Great Brenda. That's right. We'll see if the calves can even the series against the Pistons. The Guardians snap a three-game losing streak and it's load management time for a derby winner, Golden Tempo. All right, let's get over to the newsroom right now. Carmen Angelo has the latest. Good morning, Carmen. And good morning to you as well, Keith. It's apparently the end of an era in the Ohio Attorney General's office. At least that's what multiple reports indicate this hour throughout the Buckeye State. It's believed Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is resigning his position today and accepting a job in the private sector. Unclear what role Yost would assume outside of public office. Yost has been Ohio's AG since 2019. He served as state auditor for eight years. years before that, Governor Mike DeWine would likely appoint someone to assume the AG roll until the end of Yost's term, which expires come January. President Trump's striking an optimistic tone over ending the Iran War. In his latest comments following reports of a deal on the table, Trump told reporters Wednesday that there have been very good talks the past day or so. They want to make a deal badly, and we'll see if we get there. If we get there, they can't have nuclear weapons, you know, it's very simple. Iran's foreign ministry spokesman confirming his government was reviewing the U.S. plan, a reported one-page memorandum of understanding. A follow-up to a story we brought you early Monday on Wills and Snyder as an arrest has now been made in connection with a deadly mass shooting incident at a campground in Edmund O'Claton, Oklahoma on Sunday night. Edmund Police Chief J.D. Younger says 18-year-old Jalen Davis was arrested Wednesday and is now facing first-degree murder. This incident began with a disturbance between two. females attending the gathering that escalated into an altercation between rival gang members also attending the gathering. 23 people had some sort of gunshot related injuries in the shooting. 18-year-old Aviana Smith Gray died from a gunshot wound to her head last night. The only fatality police indicate at least one more arrest is soon possible. A teenager in Kentucky pleading guilty but mentally ill after prosecutors say he recorded himself brutally killing his own grandmother inside her home last year. 19-year-old Wyatt Testerman entered the plea in Kenton County Court in connection with the October 24. death of his 74-year-old grandmother, Sherry Oliver. Prosecutters say Testerman set up a phone to record the attack before beating and stomping Oliver repeatedly. She later died from blunt force trauma. In court, Testerman admitted to struggling with heavy LSD use and said he attacked his grandmother without reason. His attorney says the defense had considered an insanity plea, but a mental health expert later diagnosed him with antisocial personality disorder. Prosecutors are now seeking a life sentence. Ted Lindner, Fox News. FBI boss Kash Patel criticizing the Arizona sheriff in charge of the Nancy Guthrie investigation, Kash Patel telling Sean Hannity that the Bureau offered help immediately but was excluded from things for four days. It's a state and local law enforcement matter. What we the FBI do is say, hey, we're here to help. What do you need? What can we do? And for four days, we were kept out of the investigation.

Kash Patel also went after Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos for insisting on sending DNA evidence to a lab in Florida instead of letting the FBI fly the DNA to their lab in Quantico. Nanos rejected Kash Patel's criticism, saying an FBI task force member was notified the night Guthrie disappeared and worked alongside deputies. A longtime treatment center which catered to younger folks dealing with substance abuse issues is swinging its doors closed and for good. New Directions is set to close their pepper pike doors due to rapid changes in funding and requirements. Nonprofit Crossroads Health telling WEWS that the difficult but necessary decision was made to conclude their adolescent resident substance use programs by June 30th. Some of the 28 members of staff will stay with Crossroads Health's nonprofit. team, there's also confidence that a similar program will quickly take its place. I'm Lee Mauen. Cleveland Brown's owner Dee Haslam announcing that she has been battling cancer for the past five years. It's called chronic lymphocytic leukemia. It's the most common form of leukemia in adults. She and Jimmy Haslam had made a significant investment in finding a cure for that disease, $10 million for the Oxford Harrington Rare Disease Center and $2.5 million to University Hospital's Seidman Cancer Center. With CLLL and knowing what Harrington was doing, it was just a perfect fit. for our family to invest in UH. While there is no cure for CLL, new therapies have transformed that disease into a manageable chronic condition. CLL is the same form of leukemia at the late Jim Donovan battled for over a quarter century. Billionaire entrepreneur and media titan Ted Turner has passed away. A news release from Turner Enterprises says the founder of CNN and TBS passed away yesterday at the age of 87. In his personal life, Turner had five children and was married at one point to Jane Fonda. He also gave $1 billion to create the United Nations Foundation. For the latest headlines at the top and bottom of the hour, set a preset on the free IHeart Radio app to WTAM 1100. I'm Carmen Ann. You checked in. Now cash out. It's your chance to win $1,000. Just enter this nationwide keyword on our website. Coin. That's coin. Enter it now at WTAM.com. Cleveland's News Talking Sports from the Claibin Ford Lincoln Studios.

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Cleveland's morning news at WTAM 1100. Keith Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in for Bill Wills talking a little bit internet security right now with Jen Hanley. She's the head of North American safety at Meta. Perhaps you've heard of that organization, right? Facebook, Instagram and the like. And Jen, this is something that a lot of us have been concerned about if we have young kids, teenagers, and the things they're exposed to on the internet. And new technology now being used to identify underage accounts. Is it working? Hi, Keith, thanks so much for having me. So yes, we're really excited to announce the use of additional technology to help us find and remove accounts that are under the age of 13 from our platform. So in order to use Instagram or Facebook, you need to be 13 and over. And for many years, we've worked to find and remove accounts. But now we're able to really leverage and strengthen our use of AI to help us find those accounts who shouldn't be there. So really looking at visual clues, different information within the accounts to help us identify so that we can deactivate it and remove them. Now, one thing I know as a parent, teenagers can be a little smarter than the rest of us, right? And a lot of times, kids can misrepresent their age online to get into something they're not supposed to. How do you combat that? Yes, so absolutely. have something called teen accounts that's for those who are ages 13 and up and it's really important that we understand age to make sure that teens can go by default into our teen account protections and so we have something that helps us understand if someone you know may be misrepresenting their age they might put a birth date in or something to indicate that they're over the age of 18 but they really belong in the teen accounts and so we have been using signals and technology to help us understand if someone's over or under 18 so that we can, again, put them into those teen account protections that we have. Teen accounts are a great tool to really help, give parents peace of mind, and give teens a more age-appropriate experience with privacy defaults, content defaults, even time limitations. But again, it's really important to understand age to make sure that teens are put into those protections. So is that the difference between, let's say, my account and teen account is really some of those data collection points, right? We're not sharing as much info? data collection points it's really about those defaults those baseline protections that start in the accounts that are really meant for teens so those content limitations things that might be you know okay for someone over the age of 18 but we think are more appropriate for those who are under the age of 18 to have limitations on the type of content they can see the time they're spending, nighttime notifications off, and different things like that. So those are some of the key differences. The teen accounts, we really reimagined Instagram and Facebook a few years ago to put these protections in place for teens. And so we want them in those experiences. And it's also really important for families to talk about, for parents to understand, you know, why having that correct age can really help their teens have the age-appropriate experiences intended for them. Nice to have a little safeguard in place, but also at the end of the day, it's really important for the parents to be involved in and taking a look at what their kids are viewing online and monitoring their usage at the same time, right? We need parents to be parents. Well, exactly. You know, parents play an important role here, too. We all have a role to play when it comes to keeping teens safe online. So with this, with our technology to really help understand age.

What we're actually doing is we're going to be sending notifications to parents, encouraging them to have conversations with their teams, to check to see how old their teams are representing that they are online. We've worked with some wonderful child psychologists and other experts to help kind of have some conversation starters that are there for parents to talk to their teams and to understand what their teens are doing. Good stuff from Meta this morning. Jen Hanley, head of North American Safety at Meta. Appreciate the time this morning letting us know what you're doing to keep our kids safe online. Thank you. Thanks, Keith. All right, 915 now at WTAM. Let's get you up to speed on the drive into work if you're still headed that way. Pat Butler's got traffic. Thank you, Keith. From the Elk and Elk Traffic Center for an injury lawyer dedicated to every client every day, call 1-800-O-Holk. Roadwork still slows down 77 north from 490 up to East 9th Street. 490 East is heavy between 77 and the Opportunity Corridor. Heavy with roadwork on the west side on 90 east in between Detroit and West 1-17. Roadwork slows down the 71 north ramp to 480 west by the airport. In Lorain County, there's heavy traffic with construction on Route 2 eastbound in between 50. and Middle Ridge, and there's also some work underway now in Lake County. The right lane is blocked on 90 West after Route 528. Pat Butler, W-T-A-M traffic on 1,100 a.m. and 106.9 FM. Well, Mike Snyder happens to have the day off here today, and Greg Brenda is filling in on what is possibly one of our busiest day in Cleveland sports for a while. Yeah, we've got a couple of games, Keith. First of all, let's go back to last night. Joey Cantillo, Chase the Lauder, to the rescue last night. Guardian snapped the three-game losing streak. Best of the Royals, three-to-one. Cantillo, five strong innings to pick up his second one of the year. How about Chase De Lauder, banging out a couple of hits. Drove in a pair. De Lauder now has 10-game hitting streak, and his average is now 308. Now the teams still have some offensive issues more than you'd like. Jose Ramirez, for instance, was 0 for two with a couple of walks. His average is 209, but he did steal another base. Now the pitch, runner goes. Pitch is high. Throw down the second is high. Head first slide in Jose Ramirez. The league leader has 14 steals. He's only been caught once. Cleveland with three steals tonight, that's a big one. Because the base head here gives you a huge insurance run. And his manager, Stephen Bowes, no matter what Jose always has an impact on the game. The thing with Jose is even if he's not getting hits, he's getting on base. He takes his walks. And we saw that tonight. You know, get two rallies going. When he's on the base paths, teams are aware, and they have to focus on him a little bit more and maybe take the focus off the batter at the plate. So, Jose impacts the game wherever he is.

Finale of the series 210 this afternoon, Slate Sikoni and Seth Lugo go at it. Cavs. Need a win in Detroit tonight as they meet the Pistons at 7. Game 2 of that series right here on the big one. Pistons a 3.5 point favorite. Cavs have to cut down on turnovers. And Donovan Mitchell, Evan Mobley, James Hardin, you got to show up, or it's going to be another long night. Look for Cade Cunningham. Look, Kate Cunningham. On Tuesday, he didn't have its best game, but the Pistons still won. Last night in the NBA, Jalen Brunson threw in 26. New York bested Philly 108, 102. There were 25 lead changes in the game. Joel M.B. did not play out with hip, ankle injuries, and general sorenness like we all. New York leads that series two games to nothing. Meanwhile, Victor Wambiana and the Spurs annihilated the Timberwolves. 133 to 95. Wambiana put in 19, grab 15. rebounds. Spurs out scored the Wolves 7450 in the second half. That series now tied a two. Meanwhile, Jimmy Haslam. You know him? Speaking out. No, not on the Browns, but on his other team, the Milwaukee Bugs and the future of Giannis. I just think before the draft is a natural time, right? Because you're going to, you know, if Yonis does play somewhere else, then we ought to get a lot of assets, and that's John's job to do it. If he's here, then you build the team differently. So, and it's, I think it's always necessary. I just want to stress, though, that our relationship with him, despite what is reported by certain ESPN writers is very positive. Is this a decision that keeps you up at night? It's a big one. It's a big one. And you've got to get it right, and John knows it, and Wes knows it. And we didn't hold back with Taylor. We just said, listen, he may or may not be with us, so don't come because of that, because you want to be straight up with people. Remember the Bucks that went into playoffs, he fired their coach in RMS. We've seen that before. And remember, long time ago when the Milwaukee Bucks traded a guy by the name of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, how did that work out? All right, in for Mike Tom Steyer, around the home of the Guardians and Cavs. Greg Brinda, W-T-A-M sports. Well, they're having some fun today. The Guardians and Royals play today at two. Let's get ready for baseball. And the Caves and Pistons play game two tonight at seven. It's Donovan time. Hear them both. On W.T.A.m. 1100. Home of the Guardians and Cavaliers. Proroofing Services.com. Woo. May Apple Mike. Honeydood, Tobitle here. And honey, do we have some cherry-picked deals right now at Nissan at North Thompson and I-90 Nissan. 920 now at WTAM 1100. We're going to talk to our friends at Sequoia Financial coming up in just a few minutes. It's that time of year when kids are going. To the mailbox to look for those letters to see which college accepted them, right? And then mom and dad are trying to figure out how they're going to pay for it. We've got some ideas for that. First, let's get a preview of our 930 update with Carmen Angelo, and it looks like Dave Yost might be resigning today. Yeah, all reports out this morning indicate that Ohio Aegee General or Attorney General David Yost expected to resign. Keith, he's expected to accept a job in the private sector. He still has six plus months left in his term. Uncle Sam and Iran could be close.

sealing a memorandum to end the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, and Jeffrey Epstein's purported suicide note is believed to have read, time to say goodbye. Cleveland's morning news at WTAM, E1100, Keith Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and for Bill Wills talking this morning with Ashley Mays over at Sequoia Financial. This is the time of year, actually, when a lot of folks are getting those letters back, letting them know that their kids have been accepted into colleges. And for many of us, we're still trying to figure out how to pay for it. But a 529 plan might make the most sense for most of us, huh? Absolutely. Yeah, the 529 plans are a great tool to save for education. What they are is a tax advantage investment account. So in Ohio, you can deduct up to $4,000 on your Ohio taxes per beneficiary. And so then the money is in the 529 account. It grows tax free. And if you use it for qualified education expenses, then you can pull it out of the 529 account tax free as well. So does this work for everybody or is it really only for certain folks in certain tax brackets? Yeah, no, it does work for everybody. It's a great spot to save for college. But what I would say it works best for is for parents and grandparents who are looking to save for their kids or grandkids college. So if it's a goal to help, you know, we push that child through with, you know, financial help with education. This could be a great tool. So why they're best for parents and grandparents is because they are still in control of the 529 account. So it's never the beneficiaries money. And it's always up to the owner on when they want to distribute the funds in the 529 plan. So if they decide not to use it for that child for any reason, they still have control, full control of those funds. When's the best time to get this started? I mean, are we talking? Right at births, or can we get started even when they're starting to be a freshman in high school? Or is that too late? It's never too late. So definitely earlier, the better. So like any investment, the earlier, the more time that you have for these investments to grow, the better. And then if you think about high school, it's definitely still worth kind of looking into. Even if you, you know, expect to pay for some sort of higher education, it could work for high school or even... college students make that contribution for the year prior. The one thing I would encourage your listeners to think about is what type of investments are you investing in? That's the important part. So think about the time horizon. So this is a pretty common mistake that people, you know, do with 529 plans is They don't think about the time horizon. So there is an end goal in sight. And it's, you know, that fourth year of college or whenever college is over for that student. So the time horizon is much shorter. And therefore, you shouldn't be as aggressive with these 529 plans as the time horizon is coming near. Well, good information for us, especially if we're all starting to think a little bit more this morning about.

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Hi, I'm Kyle at Blindster. Buying custom blinds shouldn't be complicated or stressful. That's why we make it see. 50 is where we're at right now at News Radio WTAM 1100. Over to the newsroom, and here's Carmen Angelo. And good morning to you, Keith. The state of Ohio may need a new Attorney General soon. Multiple reports this morning indicate A.G. David Yost is resigning his position to take a job in the private sector. Yost was being term limited out with his term set to expire in January. He's been Ohio Attorney General since. 2019. Yost previously served as state auditor and also Delaware County prosecutor before that. Governor Mike DeWine would likely appoint a replacement for Yost if he does resign, as reported. Despite concerns about gas and oil supply levels, President Trump says he's not imposing a deadline to end the war in Iran, despite the fact both sides are close to sealing a memorandum aimed at ending the conflict. They want to make a deal. We've had... Very good talks. President Trump reporting progress in negotiations with Iran. Sources say the administration has sent Iran a one-page memo of understanding, laying the groundwork for 30 days of talks and issues like the future of Iran's nuclear program. The proposal calls for Iran to lift restrictions on ships in the strait of Hermuz. In return, the U.S. would ease its blockade of Iran's ports. ABC's Sophie Flay reporting. The Trump administration, specifically Secretary of State Marco Rubio, has a private audience today with Pope Leo at the Vatican. More now on that story from Fox News Radio's Jonathan Savage. Marco Rubio's meeting with Pope Leo the 14th is being seen as a chance to smooth things over after harsh words from President Trump. The president's accused... Chicago-born Leo of being soft on crime and on Iran's nuclear ambitions. But the Secretary of State denies that's the main purpose of the visit, speaking here Tuesday. No, look, there's a lot to talk about with the Vatican. I'll give you one example. The Pope just returned from a trip to Africa, where the church is growing very vibrantly. And we have shared concerns about religious freedom. Marco Rubio also says Cuba's future is on the agenda. He'll meet too with Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni. Jonathan Savage, Fox News. The purported suicide note left behind by late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein said, time to say goodbye. The note that Epstein cellmate said he found in his Manhattan jail after his 2019 suicide was ordered to be released by a federal judge last night. It's a handwritten one-page note that also says, they investigated me for months, found nothing. It goes on to say, what you want me to do? Burst out crying and no fun, not worth it. Meantime, new testimony was offered behind closed doors Wednesday regarding Epstein. On Capitol Hill yesterday, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick testified before a House committee about his ties to Epstein. Why did you keep in contact with Epstein after he pleaded guilty? During closed door testimony, Howard Lutnick acknowledged interacting with Epstein three times, including a 2012 visit with his family to Epstein's island, years after Epstein pleaded guilty to sex crimes. Democrats claim Howard Lutnick dodged their questions and demanded he resign. ABC's Andrea Fuji reporting. Hanna virus is a deadly disease linked to rat droppings, and now an eighth case has been linked to a cruise ship. The World Health Organization says it believes a Dutch couple brought Hanna virus with them when they boarded the MV Hondias in Argentina. They died, so did another passenger, and five other people are sick, including the ship's doctor. ABC medical contributor, Dr. Jonathan Brownstein, says...

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Cleveland's morning news at WTAM 1100. Keith Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in for Bill Wills this morning. There's been a lot of talk about security in the last couple of weeks, of course, with what happened at the White House correspondence dinner with the president a couple of weeks ago. And big events all over are getting security measures tightened up. Everybody's reviewing those, including the FIFA World Cup, which is coming to the United States and 11 different cities this summer. ABC's Brad Garrett is with us right now. And Brad, this really is a concern for officials. And think about keeps the number of places. I mean, you mentioned 11 cities, but you're then talking about over 100 matches, 16 different venues, which literally every one of those venues would have to be treated for what they believe is a level of security, which is going to be somewhat different from location to location, because depending on who's playing. it may well affect what level of security you have to put in place for those particular matches. And I'm talking about things like even up to the level of the security that you have for the presidential inauguration or the Super Bowl, where, for example, you have three rings of security. You'd go through three security checkpoints before you could ever get into like a Super Bowl stadium, in this case, to get into a match. There'll be all sorts of sophisticated stuff with AI in reference to crowd control that measures the size of a crowd based on the density of their location. So police can actually control how big a crowd might get at a given location. Anti-drone technology is going to be there because... If you think about what goes on every day in Ukraine, Iran, Lebanon, et cetera, just the use of drones to attack is really a primary attack venue every day on those locations. So why wouldn't somebody try it here? So there's a lot of other things, but this is estimated to cost way over a billion dollars. just for the security to pull this off in the U.S. So a lot of these cities, you know, they went out of their way to bid to get these games, and it obviously generates a tremendous amount of revenue for each of these cities and areas that these games are going to be in, but also a tremendous expense. How much of that is actually going to fall on these host cities like Kansas City and Miami and Atlanta? Well, it's unclear. They do get a large chunk of money. It's a combination from DHS, and I think FIFA actually provides some money. But I don't know how that plays into, for example, overtime and things that the city would have to pay for. or somebody would have to pay for to actually physically create the type of security that we're talking about. So my guess is that there's still money coming out of the pockets of the city and the counties where this is going on.

Well, it's going to be interesting to watch. You know, many of us go to sporting events, and we feel pretty safe. We know about the safety measures. You know, we go through the detectors. When we walk through, we see a heavy police presence. But international soccer is a completely different world, as you mentioned, with different beliefs and religious backgrounds for all of these. And the fan base, especially, too. I mean, it is some of the stuff we've seen in other cities. It's going to be really interesting to watch. Brad Garrett from ABC. I appreciate the time this morning. Thank you. You're welcome. Take care, Keith. Listen, just for the record, you're getting my vote for a producer of the year. Just so you know. I mean, I know they say never call out mistakes, but just say I don't want people to think that's me, just so you know. No, it's me because I had to run out of the studio. A little inside baseball here. I had to run outside the studio. I had to grab Greg. He was getting us extra coffee. I got you. Listen, I don't want anybody. I didn't want him to miss the sports. That new guy's not great. He keeps screwing up. No, that's all scooter. Oh, yeah. There is no dead air in my life here. So let's just get that straight. That's my mulligan of the morning there. So there you go. Listen, you do a great job. How you keep the trains running on time, I don't know. So I do appreciate what you do. Thank you, sir. Just for the record, that was his fault. Yes, it was. Pat Butler's got traffic right now. You've worked with him long enough. You know how it is. No, the scooter's great. I have full confidence in him. Look, it's 940. It's time for traffic. From the Elken Health Traffic Center for an injury lawyer dedicated to every client every day. Call 1-800-Ealk, Ohio. Pretty good downtown on the Interbelt at this point. 77 North is still slow approaching East 30th with construction. On the east side, there's some roadwork slowing things down now on 422, westbound in between Harper and 271 coming over from Solon. And there's also some right-lane work going on in Lake County. Expect delays on 90 West after Route 528. Pat Butler, W-T-A-M traffic on 1,100 AM and 106.9 FM.

940 and in for Mike Snyder doing sports here this morning is the professor Greg Brenda. By the way, I can't do it five minutes early. Wait, we are a little bit early, but that's okay. I've been thinking about this. You have known Scooter way longer than I have. Oh, yeah. I've only known for about two long, five, six years. Yeah. I do want to get him a thank you for making the week so smooth. I mean, it would be cliched for me to get him lottery tickets because I know that's what he wants. Right. But if you come up with anything else, I do want to get him a little. something for helping me out here this week and so if you have any thoughts let me know i got it already our a i s ee Okay, so anything but that would be great. Listen, we've got a busy day around here. A lot of... After I finish my paperwork, then you can talk about yours, right? A lot of sports on W-T-A-M. Today, of course, with the Guardians having a day game. Guardians and the Royals at 210 this afternoon, and then we have game two with Detroit and our calves tonight. Does that mean Bloom Daddy's only on for a few minutes? He's got, yeah, a really small shift today. That's where your money's going to come from, Scooter. There you go. What do you think of game two? tonight. What do you think our chances are? Man, I'm trying to be positive. I'm saying, you know what? After what happened the other night, they need to change things around. They can't turn the ball over. The big guy's got to come to play. And, you know, That was a really bad crowd for Detroit the other night. They were just, like, not into the game. Like, how can you not be into a playoff game? Well, that's why I'm excited about Saturday, because once they get back here to Rocket Arena, I mean, you're going to feel that building vibrate on Saturday. Even if we come back 0-and-2 in the series, that place is going to be rocked. If they can keep Isaiah Thomas, Bill Lambere down, we'll be fine. So we'll see what happens tonight. At 7-10, you know, get the... those guys, you know, off their game and we'll be fine. Vinnie Johnson will be fine. All right. Yeah, that's tonight. We'll see what happens. 7-10, you can hear it right here, and they really need to win because you don't want to make this a... Three game win at home, and you have to win on the road. Well, you have to win on the road, but you still need to take one of these early games and get it done. Meanwhile, the Guardians played this afternoon at 210. Last night, they won three to one because Joey Cantilla went five innings, got great help from four relievers. Kate Smith got his ninth save, and Chase the Lauder had a big two-run single. He has a 10-game hitting streak as we speak. Also in the NBA, last night. The Knicks a winner. They're up two games to nothing over the Sixers and San Antonio, even the series with Minnesota. In from Mike Snyder. On the home of the guardians and calves, Greg Brinda, WTAM Sports. Playoff basketball is here and Lexus of Cleveland invites you to make a fast break to Northeast Ohio's luxury volume leader. Our starting lineup has an all-star at every... Watch.

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News Radio WTAM 1100. John Decker, our White House correspondent, is on with us here this morning to talk a little bit about the president's schedule and everything coming up here today. He's got the president of Brazil in today. That ought to be an interesting conversation. Well, it will be. It's always a big issue when the president meets with Brazil, the largest economy in South America. And the president will meet with not only President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. this morning, but we'll also host him for a bilateral lunch that will happen this afternoon. So that's what's happening on the president's schedule today. He's preparing for that visit that will take place next week in China with President Xi Jinping. And, of course, the top issue on the agenda for them when they meet is the war in Iran. Other issues include security as well as trade. That will be a... Two-day visit for the president. He will be on the ground for two days in Beijing next week. I'll be with the president for that trip next week. Yeah, busy a couple of weeks of travel here for sure. So where are we this morning now with the latest on the war in the Middle East? I mean, we've heard different things here for the last couple of days. Where are we this morning? Has it changed from yesterday? Not much. You know, we'll have to wait and see whether there's any progress. You know, Pakistan's the mediator. Pakistan is the... entity talking to both the U.S. side and the Iranian side. They're trying to reach a deal to just have a second round of talks that would happen in Islamabad as early as next week, but nothing is on the schedule just yet. John, if you don't mind, let me ask you about Marco Rubio. He's on the road. He's actually going to be meeting with the Pope today. Do we know what the goal is there, what he's trying to accomplish? Well, the goal is to reset relations between the United States and the Vatican, between the president and Pope Leo. They're not in a good place right now. You know, you know that because the president has leveled as criticism that Pope Leo. And who better than to try to mediate some sort of truth, so to speak, that America's chief diplomat, Marco Rubio, who is also a practicing Catholic. And he'll be... in Rome today for that meeting with Pope Leo. Yeah, it does seem really strange. We have strained relationships with an American-born Pope, but let's hope that they can settle those differences today. John Decker, our IHeart Radio White House correspondent, as always, we appreciate the great job you do. And if I haven't said it yet, safe travels where you're going abroad here in the next week. Oh, thanks a lot. Really appreciate it. Thank you so much. 950 now at WTAM 1100. Carmen's had a busy morning over in the newsroom, and we saw some rumors online earlier today, and it looks like some people are saying, yeah, this is going to happen. Our state attorney general, Dave Yost, got to be stepping down today. Yeah, multiple reports, in fact, Keith. Ohio Attorney General David Yost reportedly ready to ride off into the private sector. It's sentencing day to day for 24-year-old Levea Paul, who shot a woman dead in the Cleveland Metro Parks last summer. And President Trump says, very good talks. with Iran may soon produce a deal to end the war. All right, let's get you caught up on some entertainment news here this morning. ABC's Chuck Silverstein with the latest.

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Still trying to figure out the lyrics to this, right? I'm still trying to figure this out. It's the Cavs Playoff song. News Radio W.T.A.m. 1100. Yep, Cavs Playoff Day to Day. Game number two. All right. So what we've got coming up for you is Glenn Beck is on the way next to 10. We'll have Clay and Buck for a little while this afternoon. Then at one, it's Guardians game day. Greg Brenda will have that for you. That leads into a 210 first pitch with the Guardians and the Royals. And then game two with the Cavs and Detroit coming up tonight just after 7th. 7 o'clock. Tomorrow morning, we'll be back here on a Friday. Get you ready for the weekend. Talk more about the USS. that I put too many S's in there. USS Cleveland, which Scott Scooter Reese has actually got a christen with a bottle of Boone's Farm coming up over the weekend, right? Muscatel. That's right. Listen, have a great day. Mike Snyder will be back tomorrow. You'll hear him on the Cavs Network coming up tonight. Let's go guards. Let's go Cavs. Let's make it a winning day in Cleveland here on news radio. W.T.A.m. 1100. This is a special alert to all Americans who own a vehicle with less than 200,000 miles with an auto warranty about to expire or with no warranty coverage at all. Due to a decline in the economy, CarShield is announcing a low-cost month-to-month vehicle protection plan that is now available to the public to save any driver out-of-pocket expenses on future auto repairs. Call now to find out how you can pay almost nothing for covered auto repairs. Yes, you heard that correctly. Pay almost nothing for covered auto repairs. An open phone line has been established for all drivers to call for a free quick quote. Call 800-869-2045 now. Drivers who are covered will not have to pay for covered repairs again. This protection plan is at an all-time low. Additionally, drivers who activate this vehicle protection today will also receive free roadside assistance, free towing, and car rental options at no additional cost. Call us for your free quick quote today. 800-8692045. That's 800-869-2045. What do you have to lose? Call 800-869-2045. Again, 800-869. 92045