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Savings compared to renewal price void in Florida. Hi, it's Michael. Your morning show airs live 5 to 8 a.m. Central, 6 to 9 Eastern and great cities like Memphis, Tennessee, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Sacramento, California. We'd love to be a part of your morning routine. But we're happier here now. Enjoy the podcast. Starting your morning off, right? A new way of talk. A new way of understanding. Because... We're in this together. This is your morning show with Michael Del Grono. Good morning. Seven minutes after the hour on this Monday, October the 27th year of our Lord 2025 on the air, streaming live on your IHeart Radio app. This is your morning show. I'm Michael Del Grono. Adam Thompson in L.A. keeping an eye on the sounds and the talkbacks. Red keeping an eye on the content. These are your top stories waking up. The U.S. envoy says trade talks when China are getting closer to an agreement. Framework is set. And according to Scott Bessent, even a TikTok deal may be signed when the president gets... to his meeting with she. Airports around the country continue to experience delays as the federal government shutdown continues. And the World Series moves to Los Angeles, tied at one game apiece. The Dodgers have three in a row at Dodgers Stadium. They could close it out at home. Game three is tonight on Fox. And yes, late October, a hurricane. Melissa, she formed quickly. She's a cat five. And the question is, is Jamaica in the crosshairs or is there a turn being made to our Your Morning Show national correspondent and hurricane expert, I might add. Rory O'Neill, this is late in the season, isn't it? It's odd to get a storm this powerful this late in the season. You know, the annual Atlantic hurricane season runs through the end of November. So we're still in it. The peak comes in September, but yeah, this is odd to see a storm this powerful. But the real issue with Melissa is the fact that it's going so slowly. Only about three miles per hour. That means it's going to dump huge amounts of rain on Jamaica, maybe 15 to 30 inches by some estimates. And then this thing is going to be hitting eastern Cuba, and that's a concern for the U.S. because of our naval base there at Guantanamo Bay. So that's something else to follow. But Melissa is not going to be making any direct landfall on the U.S. mainland. What's the trajectory after Cuba? More easterly, right? It then heads toward the Bahamas and then out toward the open Atlantic. So it is going to be moving, I think, technically west right now at three miles per hour. Then it's going to make a turn to the north and east. So it's out over the Atlantic. So normally we don't have very powerful hurricanes this late in the season because the waters are starting to cool down, right?

Yeah, that's it, but not in this part of the world, right? Right off the coast of Jamaica, the ocean temperatures and the upper 80s still, certainly that's the fuel storm like this will need to expand quickly. Hopefully the eastern mountains of Cuba will do something to maybe tear this storm apart a little bit, but by then it might be too late. Again, when you have hurricane force winds extending outward from the center by 30 miles. That's the radius. So 60 miles is your... Just went out of my head with the deep. But anyway, this could put some parts of Jamaica in these hurricane forest conditions for about 20 hours. So that could be the real killer. Remember, it's the water that tends to kill people, not the wind. Yeah. And, Roy, we've been keeping an eye on the government shutdown. There's been a lot of conversation. Well, what if it just stays close through the end of the year? I mean, if it were solved now, you're facing another government shutdown. in three weeks. Usually what ends these is disruption of air travel. I don't have to tell you, Halloween is this weekend, and then after Halloween comes Thanksgiving and Christmas, that's a lot of travel. So we're seeing our first signs. LAX had to halt flights due to air traffic controller shortages. This is usually the pressure that finally gets the government to reopen. Is that where we're headed? I think, well, and let's see what happens with this food stamp program. That's running out November 1st as well to see if they can do something in order to continue SNAP benefits. And look, some legal questions about some of the maneuvers that have gotten soldiers paid and things like that and that kind of presidential authority or the president is using that authority, whether he has it or not. And what that means for the future role of Congress in these kinds of discussions. Yeah, we've been kind of following, you know, who's getting blamed for this. The president's approval rating is steady, so he's not the one getting the blame. It's been ticking towards, and some polls have Democrats being blamed more than Republicans. I think only Quinnipiac has Republicans slightly, although that gap is closing, being blamed more than Democrats. But the heat was snapped, the heat with air traffic controllers. The one to cave might be the Democrats. We'll see how this plays out this week. Great reporting. We're able to talk again soon. All right. Early voting. How early is too early? I mean, how much time do you legitimately need to vote early? Is it a month? I mean, why do we need a month of early voting? Is it two weeks? Is it less? Most voters have taken advantage of early voting. I don't know that I ever have, but I'm kind of... For me, election day is a big deal. I love to vote on election day. I don't think I've ever early voted. I don't think I've ever absentee voted. But most voters do take advantage of early voting in person. But they believe it should be limited to two weeks or less before election day. The latest Rasmussen report shows 52% of likely U.S. voters have voted early in person before, while 45% say that they haven't. So...

This is significant for many reasons. One, and I don't know that it's true anymore. It was definitely true in 2020, where the Democrats were better at getting voters to the polls to early vote and to absentee vote. And the Republicans would just complain about it because the Republicans primary are an election day crowd. Well, what did that translate to? Every election the Republicans were coming from behind on election day. And then in 2024, remember, what was the president's slogan, too big to rig or whatever the slogan was? But basically what they were selling was, get out, vote early. Make sure you absentee vote and get out on election day. So the Republicans for the first time addressed early voting. But primarily, historically, the Democrats have a huge advantage with early voting. Therefore, The longer early voting is open, the better for them. Any early voting is better for them. And that's why these numbers kind of fall under partisan matrix lines. So 52% have early voted. 45% haven't. I would think that would, I don't know if that would surprise you. I guess that would be a great talkback. If you're listening on the iHeart app, you'll see a microphone, you hit it. You don't have to wait on hold anymore. You got 30 seconds to make a comment or ask a question. The question would be the same one Rasmussen asked. How long should early voting be? One week, two weeks, tops, right? And are you surprised that 45% say they've never used early voting? I've never used early voting. Criticism of early voting was highlighted recently in the off-year election in Virginia, which allowed voting for 45 days. That's an election cycle for crying. 45 days. Of course, I joke. Look. We haven't even, we haven't even gotten to the holidays before the midterm elections. And Kamala Harris is talking about running in 2028. But 45 days for a. Off year election, 31% of likely voters believed early voting should begin a week or less before an election. Another 31% favored one to two weeks. So that's 31 and 31 is 62% with a reasonable two weeks or less. Just 20% think there needs to be three weeks or more for early voting. Among those who have previously participated in early voting, 65% believe it should be limited to two weeks or less. 56% of Democrats, 53% of Republicans, 45% of non-affiliated of either party have voted early or in person. So a slight edge for the Democrats. 37% of Republicans, 27% of Democrats and 29% of unaffiliated voters believe early voting period should be one week or less. So somewhere around one week, two weeks tops is the number for early voting. Beyond that, Well, kind of like gerrymandering is to redistricting, early voting could be to try to sway elections. Michael, were you surprised that only 14% said same-day voting? Well, I think we're past that. You know, I often, I've said it this way. If you wanted to put.

Our country on an autopilot. The first thing you'd be recognizing is, and we have to deal with it, the two-party stranglehold. It was never meant to be our founding fathers suggested against it. It creates distraction and divide. That's my problem with the two-party. Stranglehold. I like to say no party. Not one, not two, no party. Certainly not a third. Then you have a one party media, a biased media in the back pocket of one of the party. So the two-party stranglehold creates the distraction and the divide. The one party creates the confusion and the mistrust media. And that equals people focused on the presidency too much and they should be focused on Congress. But once you get beyond that, you could put this whole thing on autopilot with a zero base to prioritize balance budget. No continuing resolutions and one budget for the two-year term of the legislature. That would solve a lot, including today's crisis. Then a flat or fair tax system. Everyone has skin in the game. Then term limits for those serving. That would bust the career politician problem, the aging. politician problem as well as the special interest groups. And then I have fourth on my list, only paper in-person election day voting. It would solve a lot of problems. Now, whether you go on to returning the Senate to the states, where the states appoint a senator to protect the state's rights, not a club of 100 that really are trying to run the country. And then you got to do something about the debt, which is you either got to pay it down or divide it up and give it to all the taxpaying families to pay down over a lifetime. They'd never make that mistake again. But the first four to maybe even, yeah, just the first four would put this on autopilot. All the nonsense we deal with daily. But yeah, that's how far we are from that. Only 14% want same-day boating. I think the percentage would probably be about the same for a fair or flat tax. And I don't know what the percentage would be for a zero base prioritized budget or term limits. Probably a little higher, but not much. But yeah, that's surprisingly low. And again, if early voting is to take some of the congestion away from voting on election day, I think a week is plenty. For me, I think two weeks, tops. But I think we can all agree for an off-year election, 45 days in Virginia. That's ridiculous. There's something up beyond voting convenience. This is your morning show with Michael Del Chono. If you're just waking up, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Says TikTok deal is set to be finalized when the president and Xi Jinping get together later this week.

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This guy, him and Marco Rubio's like his American Express. He doesn't leave home without him. These two in foreign countries always come back with a goodie bag, don't they? Well, there are a number of trade deals. The president has already announced first stop on the president's Asia trip has now been complete. That was to Malaysia. The president just within the past few hours arrived in Tokyo, Japan. That's the second stop on his trip. Remember, a trade deal has already been reached with Japan. That was a few months ago. But the president paying a tribute, first of all, to the emperor of Japan, and then the president will have bilateral meetings starting. Well, this evening, their time, you know, but for us tomorrow. And for the president, the final stop on his trip will be later in the week. That will be to South Korea. That's when the president will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping. That will be on Thursday. Why so much speculation? And I think I get it. There's been a huge disproportionate. 90% of new cars bought in Japan or Japanese made. They've only been importing about 17,000 of ours. Meanwhile, I have to tell you the millions that we import. through Nissan, Honda, and others. I think that looks like, in addition to the trade deal they already had with Japan, a little, what we called the New Orleans land yap, a little bonus to come home with her. At least that's the buzz. Have you been hearing that? Well, it's important to keep in mind. You know, I've been to Japan. I've been to South Korea. I've been to many places in Asia. And you're right. The majority of vehicles that are on the road there, you look out on the streets. They are Asian brands, whether they're from South Korea or from Japan. A lot of it has to do with demand. So even if you raise the number of vehicles allowed into a certain country without having a tariff associated with it, it won't necessarily lead to demand for those vehicles. And that, I think, is certainly the case in South Korea. You can spend all day on a street in South Korea and not see one American vehicle. And a lot of that just has to do with the demand, the taste. for those customers that are interested in purchasing vehicles in South Korea. Well, I can say the same thing for here at home, right? The popularity of Nissan, Honda, Subaru, Mitsubishi. That's why 1.37 are coming here because Americans want them. Right. But there could be a huge purchase too. of Ford F-150s, or at least that's what everyone in Detroit is rooting for that might be in the works. All right, well, you see this shaping up kind of like the Saudi cutter trip? a huge success, celebrated more abroad than at home? And, yeah, I mean, look, I think that certain things are celebrated more abroad than home because it just doesn't resonate. That being said, you know, what the president has announced so far with a number of countries, a number of Asian countries, is deals involving Boeing planes. Those are the types of things in which there is enormous demand.

in Asia for. And the president has announced that with Vietnam, with Cambodia, with Malaysia. The president also expects to make a similar type of announcement tomorrow with Japan. So that's something that really does matter a lot in terms of a significant type of item that is very much in demand in Asia and something that certainly benefits the Boeing company as well as the people that work for Boeing in our economy. And that was the centerpiece in Qatar, too, wasn't it? It was. Yeah, it was a very big deal. That's something, you know, the president really tout it. He continues to tout, you know, when he's back at the White House. And I'm sure that's something that the president will seek and has pretty much been ironed out, you know, as it relates to what are the deliverables, you know, coming out of this Asia trip, which is almost one full week in length. I went to an Ohio State Michigan game at Ohio State. That was pretty extraordinary. I used to go weekly to games at LSU. That's where I went to college. I know. You had your first LSU Tiger game with the governor of Louisiana. Explain your experience. Oh, it was great. It was so exciting. My first SEC football game, my first LSU football game was LSU against A&M. A&M destroyed LSU. That's one of the reasons why LSU is now looking for a new football coach. But it was a great weekend, went to a tailgate at the governor's mansion, and he and the first lady of Louisiana, Sharon Landry couldn't have been nicer. And it was a great experience. Really exciting. A hundred thousand plus. in Tiger Stadium. And that is just an experience to behold. I've been to a lot of NFL football games. I don't think anything tops how loud it gets at Tiger Stadium. I always describe it this way. You go to some crazy games and you're like, can you do that? You go to an LSU game and you're constantly going, is that legal? Is that legal? Did you ever get a Boudan ball before it was over? Yeah, I mean, look, I had some incredible food when I was down in Baton Rouge. And, you know, I think that that's one of the great things about this weekend, all the food that I had, not only at those tailgates, but also in the suites. And it was a fun, fun weekend. My wife and I had a great time. I'm glad you got to experience LSU. You can learn more about what's happening in Asia as well as in Washington, D.C. The White House briefing room with John Decker. It'll be up about an hour after our show, 9 Eastern. or right as our show's ending, Nine Eastern, the White House briefing room with John Decker. I encourage everyone to listen to that. And by the way, when you find it on your iHeart app, go ahead and give it a, give it a, what do they call that? A preset, that's it. Give it a preset. That way it's waiting for you every morning. Glad to have you back, John. This is your morning show with Michael Del Chono.

Can't have your morning show without your voice. Would never have your morning show without your voice. The talkbacks we go. We start with Bill in Wilmington, Delaware. Good morning, Michael. This is Bill from Wilmington, Delaware. Love listening to your show. But once again today, I've listened to your, what, three times now you've announced football scores and you have dissed the Eagles all three times. They won against the Giants yesterday. Have a great day. Thank you. Oh, I forgot about that. And Scataboo, out for this season. One of my handful of favorite players to watch this year in the NFL. I lost a lot of reason to watch. But yeah, that's a huge win. Big revenge for the Philadelphia Eagles in that matchup with the Giants. Next up is Julian Clarksville, Tennessee. Good morning, Michael. This is Julie from Clarksville. And I think you are absolutely spot on with your four-point suggestions for... making this government run a little bit better. My one thought with the same day voting would be to make it a national holiday. And then if they absolutely have to have to have their early voting, no more than a week. That should be plenty. Just my two cents worth. I agree. All right. And Roger wrote, good morning, Michael. I just celebrated my 23rd wedding anniversary yesterday. As I reflected on this past year, I realized how much personal improvement I've been able to accomplish. I attribute much of this to the positive influence of both you and your morning show. Thank you and have a safe and productive day. Well, you're far too kind. Blake writes, our house growing up was a polling place several times. Voting was one day only, and we survived. Kathy wrote from Ohio, early voting has already started in Ohio. There should be no early voting. Vote on election day. Or if one is sick or out of town, maybe absentee. Well, the research suggested somewhere around one to two weeks, tops is what we should have. Hey, guess what you're just in time for? This is CNN. This is the news. And that's why more people are watching the Cartoon Network. SpongeBob reruns right now. Big good Democrat. This is like a goldstone. We should have a government that just minds its own damn business. I don't know how many of these we can get in. But I think it's, I don't like to play shirts and skins, Republicans versus Democrats. But boy, I don't think I've ever found the Democrats with less of a message and less messengers. And the proof of the sounds of the day. starting with one member of Congress trying to make a typical White House renovation that the taxpayers aren't even paying for. Some kind of an American crisis with Bill Maher. Listen. For the country, as you face this fork in the road, is how, where do you turn? Which way do you want to turn? Because we watch this week. the destruction of a symbol of this government, of our democracy, of our pluralistic society. Is I'm at the White House? The East Wing. Yeah, a lot of... It's a building, Mike. It's a building. It's a building maybe to you, but to a lot of Americans, it's not. And I'm going to tell you as a young kid growing up in D.C., when my daddy took me by that building, it meant something to me. He's not destroying the building. They're doing a renovation.

Did you think they were destroying the building when Obama did it? With taxpayers money? I said, you know, he should have gotten the permits and that's how he does things. I agree. But it's just, it is just a building, first of all. That part of the building wasn't always there. I got it. Presidents do change the buildings. Nixon put in a bowling alley. Obama made the tennis court, a basketball court. I can't get this mad about everything, Mike. You know it's bad when you lose Bill Maher. Hey, never mind facts, right? Here's J.B. Pritzker. On with Brett Bear trying to lie his way out of the murder rate in Chicago. It didn't go well. Why does Chicago have the highest murder rate of all the big cities? Well, we are not in the top 30 in terms of our murder rate. Indeed, our murder rate. We're not in the top 30 in murder rate. To which Brett's got to look down at the notes and correct them. It has been cut in half over the last four years, and every year it's gone down by double digits. And if you look at all of the violent crime over the last four years, they've all gone down. They've all gone down. U.S. cities, 17.47 per 100,000 population. Chicago is number one over Philadelphia, Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Phoenix, Los Angeles, New York, and San Diego. Three times Los Angeles. What I'm explaining to you is when you want to fight crime. Look, you can pull statistics up. These are murders. I'm explaining to you that our murder rate has been cut in half. And very importantly, Brett, you've got to hear this. Very importantly, we've been doing the things that are necessary to bring crime down, right? We've invested in community violence interruption. If we believe your narrative and ignore the factual numbers. Hakeem Jeffries. He didn't have it much easier with CBS this weekend. Recently, you've been using the term rigged elections in reference to the upcoming midterms. Democrats were appalled when President Trump used language like that. How do you justify using that now? He was charged. Undermine faith for voters you need to show up. No, I've been using that term in the context of Donald Trump's unprecedented effort to gerrymander congressional maps in a partisan fashion all across the country in order to rig the midterm elections and deny the ability of the American people to actually decide who should be in the majority as it relates to the House of Representatives. You know, Democrats are also going through gerrymandering. And redistricting. No, no, no. Well, Democrats are going to push back aggressively to make sure that we have fair maps across the country. And that's why in Massachusetts, there's taxation with no representative. I mean, I have never seen the Democrat Party less serious, worse narrative, and worse messengers than right now.

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