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Some sunshine, then the cloud cover winds out pretty well for a lot of the rest of the day. Temperatures today will reach to near 40 for a high, and by the end of the day, and especially to the south of Rochester, the chances there for a couple rain showers to build in. Going into tonight, mainly cloudy skies. Any rain showers are mainly going to be during the evening. Overnight, a lot of that just moves out. And we could see a little bit of fog set up overnight, lows in the lower 30s. And for tomorrow, starting off with some clouds, then more sunshine, returns as we head through the day, a milder day with highs in the upper 40s tomorrow. From the 13 Wham, Weather Authority, I'm meteorologist Marty Snyder, on Rochester's News Weather and Traffic Station. News Radio, WAM 1180. Downtown, sunny skies, 21 degrees, also 21 right now in Cluxon. It's 802 on Rochester's source for breaking news, weather and traffic. News Radio Wham 1180. The Pentagon now confirms that six U.S. service members have been killed since the start of Operation Epic Fury in Iran. Rory O'Neill has more. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said Monday the conflict will not be endless. President Trump said the U.S. Israeli strikes on Iran are projected to last four to five weeks. As the conflict continues, Iran's retaliatory strikes are threatening to engulf the entire region in chaos. Meanwhile, the Lebanese-based terror group Hezbollah has now entered the fight, opening up a new front as Israel carries out strikes against both Iran and Beirut. I'm Rory O'Neill. Close to home, the case against the repeat domestic violence suspect of the heart of a controversy involving a city court judge now onto that judge's hands. 40-year-old Oritsab and Benny Nanna has been indicted on several felony counts by a Monroe County grand jury. He allegedly fought with officers during a domestic violence arrest on trial last week just after Judge Van White had released him without bail in another case. The release sparked criticism from Rochester police officials as well as County Executive Anna Bello. Nana will now remain on an ankle monitor, at least until his arraignment. A separate misdemeanor case will remain before Judge White. Neighbors around a rental home in Charlotte, where two teens were shot over the weekend, say chaos at that home is nothing new. It happened around midnight, Saturday on Lake Avenue near the Lake Ontario State Parkway. A 16-year-old boy remains in critical condition. A 17-year-old girl expected to recover. Neighborhood Association president and former city council member, Jose Pio, tells 13 Wham, the police have been at that home many times. property that's been called 911 many times because of different parties, lots of people at this place, police show up and say they can't do anything about it until someone gets shot, until 16, 17 year olds get shot.

Rochester's law department is now following up with the owners. A Rochester ran sentence to 13 years in federal prison for distributing the fentanyl that led to a deadly overdose. Federal prosecutors say 35-year-old Herschel Dawson was convicted after investigators tied him to a fatal overdose at a Gordon Street home back in April of 2022. An undercover by later confirmed Dawson had been dealing drugs for years. He was sentenced Monday in federal court. Dave Debo News Radio Wham 1180. The number of breast... cancer cases worldwide could surge to over 3.5 million by 2050. That's according to a decades-long analysis of breast cancer trends across more than 200 countries and territories that was published this week in the Journal of the Lancelot Oncology. What it found was that high-income countries were able to reduce cases by 30% from 1990 to 2023 because of access to preventative care. Low-income countries saw cases double during that same time period. News Radio Wamp, 115. Thanks for listening to the morning news. And now here he is Bob Lunsberry on News Radio WAM 1180. Thanks, I appreciate that. Good morning, Rochester. Hope you are doing just fine. Here's the deal. All this brouhaha of late about the proposal supposed by the Customs and Border Patrol people to open a small detention facility at the federal building in downtown Rochester. Last night, you had any number of aged out hippies standing there on State Street with their signs waiting for the TV cameras at 6 o'clock. Here's the story on that. This has been a proposal which has been around for some five years. And here's the deal. Did you know that there currently is an Immigrations and Border Patrol detention facility in Rochester? More correctly, just over the line in Arandiquate. And there has been forever. There has been a detention facility, I think, since 2001, I had a certain address in Arundiquite. I'm not going to give out the address. No need to attract flies. But for 25 years, this facility in Arundiquite has functioned. And as Border Patrol agents and others have needed to temporarily detain folks on immigration matters, that facility has been used. The deal is, though, that that facility in Arandiquite is a least space. So, you know, and I have looked up. the owner of that property. And I've also checked the political contribution records of the owner of that property. Nothing untoward or out of line. This is just a business owner who owns an office property. And the federal government has been a tenant in that property for, again, 25 years.

Five years ago, the federal government, looking around trying to find ways to be a little more intelligent with the use of your tax dollars, it began to say, well, hold it. We have not many miles distant in downtown this very large federal building. And there is space in that federal building, which is currently unused. So five years ago, the approval process began. Can we move? And the approval was given. Now, is there a renewed effort to do this now per chance? Why? To do some evil thing to immigrants? No. Absolutely nothing changes in terms of the function of immigration enforcement in Rochester. The difference is that instead of your tax dollars going every year to pay for that lease in Arandiquite, and I hope that the owner of the property very quickly, if there is a move, finds another tenant. You know, I hope I don't want that person to be damaged, but neither do I want federal tax dollars to be spent unnecessarily. There used to be a post office at the federal building. I haven't been in there in some several years. I believe that the post office is now gone and you have empty space in that building. The proposal is to stop paying the rent in Arandiquite and to come down into space that the federal government already owns and be able to have this facility at no expense to the taxpayer. Will you have to renovate and fix up? Sure, right? But the annual fee to the property owner will be gotten rid of. And, you know, I, I, money matters. And we had that whole Doge thing a year ago. We have this massive deficit. We have a federal government that needs to live within its means. And this simple proposal, nothing has changed. There's new, people with immigration matters are being detained in Arandiquite on an almost daily basis. Nothing will change except they will come about a mile and a half, maybe two miles south. And the federal taxpayer will save some several tens of thousands of dollars a year. And how Joe Morelli and the aged out hippies with their signs last night think that is a bad thing I simply don't get. It's time for trafficking weather on the tens on news radio, Wham 1180.

From a Clark Peshkin traffic center, protect what you have. A will is not enough. Visit Clark Peshkin.com. Sign up now for a free estate planning workshop on March 18th. 390 south at Lyle Greg Abbott's an accident. 590 south slowing down into 490. Over on Mount Reed Boulevard at Stone Road in Greece, a collision. Over on Lake Greg Abbott, Burley Road, it's a crash being cleared. I'm Debbie Duhame, News Radio. Wham 1180. This report is sponsored by Staples. Well, the clouds are going to come in a little bit thicker, I think, and then this afternoon, about three-ish or so, there's a pretty good chance of a little bit of rain. The temperature today rising towards 40 degrees, it is, just a second, I'm checking here, it's 28 degrees at 812, and you're listening to News Radio Wham 1180. And not to belabor this detention center, but there are benefits which come from it. The fact is that you have people who are held temporarily in these detention places. They do need to meet with lawyers. They do need to hopefully have the opportunity to meet or be in contact with family. And the simple fact is that from a public transportation standpoint and from a where are the doctor's offices, I'm sorry, where are the lawyer's offices standpoint, downtown in the federal building is a better location. Now, here's the thing. The federal building is right next to this big giant hotel. I don't know what they call it anymore. It has changed names. In that hotel, you will recall that when we were busing illegal aliens around, when they were dumping illegal aliens upstate New York, that's where they got dumped around here. And so that portion of downtown Rochester, typically empty because like nobody works downtown. But that portion of downtown Rochester over the last couple three years has had, has been home to folks who were, you know, new to the country, shall we politely say. And there was no harm, no foul. Everything worked out great. And, you know, the notion that in the building next door, there now will occasionally be folks who are being held by immigration shouldn't bother anybody. Here's one thing that does bother me. Remember it was today, is today, Tuesday? A week ago tonight, we watched the State of the Union address. You had that one scowling sour puss of a Democrat congresswoman had that pin on her shirt there, said F word ice. I would just like to say this. that the men and women who serve this country

In the uniform of the Border Patrol, the men and women who serve this country as officers of immigration and customs enforcement, the men and women who serve this country in our immigration enforcement efforts are all noble servants of this land, as much defenders, if you think about it, of American freedom and independence as those who wear our uniform to police the streets or to fight our overseas wars. we are a nation of laws laws passed by the representatives of the people the laws are the wishes of the people and that's the theory of a republic and those officers who enforce the laws are doing the wishes and will of the people you are the people we are the people these are our laws And whether we 100% agree with them or not, our elected representatives made them, and we all are equal partners in them. And those who support and enforce the law are not enemies. They're not to be mocked. They're not to be derided. They're not to be run down by a backbench congressman like Joe Morelli. It is an embarrassment. when you have out in front of that federal building a hundred or so people looks like they brought in the entire bright and democratic committee that so many people were there but when you have a hundred or so people in front of the federal building who are cursing federal law enforcement officers. This is exactly analogous to what maybe some of these same folks did a generation ago, as Vietnam veterans returning from that war passing through the airport at San Francisco were spat upon by Democrats of an earlier day. That's exactly what's going on here. These ICE people are doing their duty. They are enforcing the law of the United States. They are serving our flag. And they are being cursed and derided by an entire political party and by the majority of the political operatives, if you will, in Monroe County. And I think that that is disgraceful. I think that is. Anyway, I'll shut my mouth. It's going to be a great day, no doubt about that. You're listening to News Radio Wham 1180. 2025. Far greater. Today. Make a deal with President Trump. We have to make a deal. Let's see what happens. Otherwise, it's going to be very traumatic. Keep your finger on the button. What comes next? Use radio. Wham, 1180. This is Jim Salmon with some great advice. Do not wait until spring to... A pretty good chance of afternoon rain, meaning some more clouds will come in. Temperature will top out, maybe right around 40 degrees. Forgive me, I...

Our temperature thing doesn't work, and I never forget. Remember to look it up and blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. It's 23 degrees at 822, and you're listening to News Radio, Wham 1180. I have watched the network news. I have listened to reports. I have read stuff. And I have concluded, after looking at the coverage on this war, that I must live on a different planet, that I may not be the same species as the reporters and the politicians who are covering and commenting on this war. Because here's my attitude. Any day that ends in why is a good day to attack Iran. I simply cannot look at this as anything other than the United States of America at long last fighting back in a near 50-year war that the Islamic Republic has waged upon the United States of America, its service members, and its people. Terrorism, and I hate to go out on a limb here, terrorism is a bad thing. And Iran is the mother of terrorism. It has impoverished and enslaved its people in order to fund surrogate terrorist armies, which have killed innocent people, which have attacked tourists and diplomats around the world, and which have put a particular target on the men and women who serve the United States in uniform and the men and women who are the wonderful citizenry of the United States of America. How fighting against them, how taking down that monster is a bad thing, I just don't begin to understand. And I honestly believe that in politicians like the Joe Morales of the world, the folks on the network news, that there is such a pathological antipathy or hatred towards Donald Trump that they can't look at anything involving this country in any way other than how can I crap on Trump. I would just urge you to think back of what you've seen over the last 36 hours, the coverage of this, and try to find anything that has not been, to some degree or another, a criticism of the actions of the United States. Is there not a half a moment to look at the extraordinary achievements of our military in regard to this matter and express appreciation? What must it be like to come back from a combat sortie on an aircraft carrier or one of these big Air Force flights across the ocean? What must it be like to come back from a combat sortie? and flip on the network news and have what you're doing be described as unconstitutional and illegal.

and contrary to the best interest of the United States. What must it be like to, say, be in the United States Navy and have had these six sailors lose their lives in that attack upon the operations center in Kuwait? What must it be like to be a shipmate of those proud Americans and have them sort of ignored and this entire thing condemned? What must it be like to fight a war that the press and the politicians of your country are doing everything they can to defame? After Vietnam, we said never again would we treat our warriors that way? And yet here we are, one more war, and the same institutions of power. The Democratic Party and the American press are treating our warriors in exactly the same way. And personally, I can't be anything but pissed off at that. We've got news next with the great Joe Lasky. He's the voice of the Finger Lakes. And this is News Radio Wham 1180. It's America. There's the cover-up of the Epstein files. And a world. Iran spread to Europe. Like you've never heard before. These people are crazy. I'm telling you. News Radio, Wham 1180. A B-Y-R-N-A, that's Burnin. I give you the spelling because the website of that product, Burnett.com, is a pretty useful place to learn more and order the product. What is the product? Well, it could be the difference between life and death if somebody ever attacks you or your family. It's a self-defense device. They call it a launcher. It uses high-pressured air off a CO2 cartridge to fire a hard plastic pellet at someone who's threatening you, your spouse, your children. Right? Coming through your window in the dark of the night, trying to steal your car as you stop at a red light. The burn a device does not require a permit. It is legal in every state. And here's a deal. If in your youth you ran in trouble with the law and you've since changed yourself around, you can own one of these even if you have a criminal record. And because you've got a right to defend yourself whoever you are. And you can't let the laws of this state or insanity get in your way. The burner device is legal. The burner device is effective. When it comes time for you to defend yourself and your family, this is a tool you can use. Learn more. Order yours at burna.com. Noise is everywhere. Signals are. Good morning, good morning. You heard that there is potentially a lawsuit being brought against Kodak out of that terrible attack. Was it New Year's Eve? A couple years back, whatever. There was a guy out of Syracuse, and I don't remember what the concert was, but at the Kodak Center, they had some nice concert for people. And as it was letting out, a man who had loaded his car up. with gasoline, it cans of it all over, and set himself, I believe, on fire purposely or accidentally. His goal was to drive that gasoline-laid in automobile from the street up across the sidewalk through the glass walls and into the crowded lobby there at the Kodak Center. It was a chilling plot, which...

I believe God in His grace, for whatever reason, kept from coming to fruition. You may well recall, that as the man, again, ignited his automobile and then sped towards the lobby, if you will, another automobile, two young people leaving the concert made a turn and inadvertently pulled directly into his path, which averted the direction of his car. sadly losing the lives of those two wonderful young people. And it prevented the incendiary, this rolling bomb, from moving in and crashing into this crowd of people, detonating all the gasoline, and possibly, without exaggeration, possibly taking the lives of two or three hundred people. It was a horrifying possibility. And the lawsuit now is against Kodak saying it didn't have enough security. I'd like to comment on that just a moment right now, though it's time for trafficking weather on the tens on News Radio Wham 1180.

From the Clark Peshkin Traffic Center, protect what you have. A wheel is not enough. Visit Clark Peshkin.com. Sign up now for a free estate planning workshop on March 18th. Culver Road at Woodman Park. It's an accident. 390 south at Lyleva, collision slowing down at 490. Take your ride to Mount Reed Boulevard at Stone Road. It's a crash still being clear. Lake Greg Abbott, Burley Road, a collision still being worked on. I'm Debbie Duhame, News Radio. Wham, 1180. News Radio Wham 1180 Weather, brought you by William Matar. Hurt in a car, call William Matar. There's a pretty good chance this afternoon, two or three or so, for rain to fall. That means we'll have increased clouds in all likelihood. The temperature will probably top out. just about or a little below 40 degrees. It is 25 degrees, 27 degrees, rather, at 841. And you're listening to News Radio, Wham 1180. The lawsuit, first of all... I don't have the names of these young people. I should have looked them up. But if you remember when this took place, these two young people, friends, both of them really seemingly wonderful people, joyful people who took, who wore smiles most of the time and got happiness out of life in a way that some of us sadly never do. And they had been there to enjoy music. And as they left, their lives were snuffed out. But I felt then and feel now that they ought to be, I don't know, celebrated as heroes because the lives that they gave saved the lives potentially of hundreds of others. If I understand the lawsuit correctly, the argument is that Eastman Kodak had insufficient security at that event. I don't think that's accurate if by security you mean people. However, if by security you mean physical obstacles to an attack like this, I agree completely. And you and I spoke about this at length at the time. I posted photographs. It was really almost incomprehensible. We have, for the last 25 plus years in America, had bollards or obstacles. We have at large areas of public congregation, I mean, where a lot of people get together, you can, if you pay a little bit attention, see clearly that we are aware of the possibility of vehicular assault. Somebody could drive a car up here. It could have a bomb. It could just run people over. We don't want anybody penetrating this space with their vehicle. And so...

you'll notice if you go to places where people will be going in and out of buildings or stuff like that, that there will be large planters or some kind of barrier or obstacle. that people can walk through fine, but an automobile can't fit through. And, you know, that night at that broad expanse of a glass, I don't know if you'd wall or doorway, there were no such obstacles. And it is clear, at least it's clear to me, that this man from Syracuse, for whatever reason, he decided he wanted to kill a lot of people. He surveilled, became aware of this. obvious and glaring security weakness, and he came to exploit it. But the Lord and those two people he sent kept that from happening. To be honest with you, you and I at the time thought, how could city officials, how could whoever ran that venue not have foreseen that vulnerability and taken some step to prevent it? I would note that since this event, obstacles have been, barriers have been put up. So, you know, I'm not a big expert on lawsuits, and I don't know if I really like lawsuits very much. But what I do know is that two people lost their lives. And I do know that in so doing, they spared the lives possibly of hundreds of other people. And if there were some way by Eastman Kodak or its insurance company or who knows whom, if there could be some way to, I hit the word compensate, because nothing compensates for the loss of your son or your daughter or whatever else like that. But there was a security failing, not of people, but of planning and infrastructure. believed then and believed still that if that front of that building had had barriers, then that guy never would have conceived to attempt his plan against that very vulnerable facility. Take a break back with you a moment. This is News Radio Wham 1180. The state of our union is strong. America's different. These people. And the different are crazy. Can drive you nuts. You're ashamed of yourself. They're crazy. News Radio. Wham 1180. Every year, International Women's Day falls on March 8th. And IHeard Radio is proud to celebrate the women who shape music drive change. News Radio Wham 1180, traffic.

I'm not saying that they, hello, Iranian embassy? Hi, this is Congresswoman. That's not how it would go. But I guarantee you. It would be tweeted, posted, leaked somehow that fast. You know, you know that the Congress could not be trusted with that information. It breaks my heart that that's true among honorable people that should never be the case. In an environment of patriots, that would never, ever be the case. But you know that that Congress is not peopled with honorable folks. And you know that to presume every member of the Congress is a patriot is foolish. And I just want you to think back. about that on your TV screen, right? When they are shouting at the president, Ilhan Omar, right? You don't have to Google very far to find clips of her telling you how much she loves Somalia and how this is all for the Somalis. You got Ilhan Omar and you got, what's your name, Taliban with her big F-Ice button on there. You think about those faces and the hatred in them as they shout at the president. If those two were told the United States is taking military action against the Islamic Republic, do you think they would have kept that secret? Hell no. And do you know what that would have done? That would have jeopardized the lives of American fighting men and women. And so if you're pissed off because Trump didn't tell every member of Congress what was coming, look at those two and look at the dozens and dozens just like them. And you got your answer. Why? It's time for news now with Joe Lasky. He's the voice of the Finger Lakes. And this is News Radio Wham 1180. What has happened? Combat operations in Iran. Help has arrived. The brink of nuclear conflict. This is getting real. Very real. May have casualties. Check in for real time updates. Out in the real world. Use radio. Wham. 1180. Do you have at least one?