The Mark Arum Show 08-14-26 HR 3

No, I'll run this town to be near you. 1105 on an extremely busy newsday Friday. Welcome back, friends, Mark Airman crew with you till noon. Looking live at the federal courthouse in New York City at any moment now. Luigi Mangione could plead guilty in that federal case. The Thompson family, the family of the slain CEO of healthcare in court. We'll see what they have to say. Any reaction again, not a done deal yet, but when that news breaks, we will let you know about it. We're monitoring the conditions of the sailors on the U.S. U.S. Abraham Lincoln. And we're, of course, updating our top local stories. Before we get to our flock camera coverage, Debra, we have a pair of tickets to give away to see Blackberry Smoke at the Tabernacle. Yeah, Blackberry Smoke at the Tabernacle on November 27th. All right. Since poor Justin's doing double duty, we'll make it simple for you, Justin. Fifth caller. Caller number five to 404-872-0-750. Fifth caller to 404-872050 wins a pair of tickets to see Blackberry Smoke at the Tabernacle, courtesy of the Mark Aram Show in 95-5. WSBR. All right, continue our team coverage of the flock camera controversies joining us from the Atlanta Journal of Constitution. Our good buddy Shadi Abu Saeed, Shadi, going to try this joke one more time. What the flock is Atlanta Police Department doing about flock cameras right now? Hey, Mike. Oh, I got to laugh. Thank you. Thank you, Shottie. I appreciate it. All seriousness aside, obviously, big local story. And in your reporting, we've heard from the Atlanta Police Department kind of getting out in front of all these flock camera controversies. Yeah, this has been going on for months, but the department announced this week that it's conducting an internal audit. And I was chatting with some local sources, a few attorneys and some crime experts. And, you know, Atlanta police, it's the biggest police department in the state. So some of these folks are pretty eager to see what this audit shows. And I think that in North Georgia, Metro Atlanta, we have so many local jurisdictions that use the flock cameras because... The flock safety's corporate headquarters are in Midtown, Atlanta. Yeah, they're based here. And, you know, if you ask law enforcement, they'll say this technology has been a game changer just in terms of, you know, helping them solve crimes, track down suspects, that sort of thing. If they help them close cases a lot quicker. So all these controversies, allegedly law enforcement officials using what is really a groundbreaking piece of technology to fight crime, right, to trace suspects or find missing children. I mean, there's a number of great benefits. But all of these allegations of abuse by law enforcement officials and officers saying, I want to track where my ex-girlfriend is going. Why is she going to the Chili's on Delk Road?

Is it all come down to just responsibility of the users of these cameras? Yeah, George is one of, you know, a handful of states with laws actually on the books, you know, saying you can't just look up this information for non-law enforcement purposes. But we're seeing a staggering number of police officers getting fired, arrested, suspended in recent months. You know, we're seeing it in Cherokee, DeKad, Henry, Fayette County, even down in Macon and Savannah. And some of these are veteran officers who've been on the force for years and years, and they're getting, they're getting arrested. So what, what's the plan moving forward for APD? They're going to look, take a deep dive into, you know, who's accessing this, maybe, you know, who's misusing it and, you know, come up with a plan to make changes accordingly, is what they're saying. Is there a possibility that there'll be limited access? Like, I don't know who has access to the flock camera data at this point. It could be every single police officer on the force. Is there a possibility that they limit who can actually access the software and the cameras? That's one of the recommendations some, you know, some privacy experts have made is, you know, limiting who has access to this. Talking to the union president, she said that, you know, currently every officer on APD has access to it. And that's, you know, if something happens, they can, you know, jump on quickly and, you know, find a car. But reeling that in, you know, could be a possibility. All right. And any predictions moving forward if, if, or any reaction from the actual company that produces the flock cameras? Yeah, we actually heard there's some sweeping changes they've announced. I mean, we're getting, you know, it's growing pushback across the country. You know, they're making headlines in just about every state. And CEO Garrett Langley put out a video yesterday. You know, they're announcing, you know, they're shortening the default time for its data retention from 30 days to 7. They're also, they have a new audit assistance program that flags, you know, suspicious use. That's going to be mandatory going forward, he said. All right. I mean, huge, huge local story. Shadi Abu Saeed from the Atlanta Journal of Constitution. Shadi, appreciate your time. Have a great weekend, my friend. Thanks for having you. There you go. Do you have an opinion on these, Deborah, on the fly? I mean, I am in a different headspace now because I keep watching these British crime dramas. Yes, I watch the same shows you do. And I'm like, they need that. They need the flock camera because they got to trail the... So as somebody who likes to go walking really, really early or late, you know, it's nice that there's cameras kind of everywhere. I'm not up to anything nefarious, you know. I'm just out there maybe walking a dog or something. So it's nice that there is a lot of security in places. I don't like that people can just kind of tap into it and maybe find, follow your car and see where you live and like being traced that way. It's a little uncomfortable. Is it too much to assume? Obviously it is because we've seen all of these stories. Just to assume that. People that have access to the cameras and law enforcement are going to use it responsibly. Is that too much to ask? Do you have to put more safeguards on it? You know, like we only have limited things that we can do on our work laptops, right? Otherwise, I have to go ask engineering or you have to get someone else to log in to do something. Good point. Is there another layer that they can have? Like, why are you accessing this flat camera at this certain time? Or is that make...

too many steps for an officer to do their job. See, I know you've broken a number of hearts along your journey, Deborah. Or the opposite. And I can imagine you at one point dated a police officer and they're pining over Deborah Green. Sure. They're like, oh, she just won a Gracie, unbelievable. She's, she's, I miss her so much. Let me just, let me just follow her. Let me put her license plate in the flock and go, oh, she's at the gym. Oh, she's at. That's why I leave my car here on the weekends. Can't get into the security Bill Gates. No, I understand the civil liberties aspect of it. I do. But again, I'm in a weird headspace now where I'm like, they need the cameras to get the possible terrorists. They solve it all so quickly on those shows, though. It is so, I mean, I just can't. Like, I'm thinking there's a criminal listening to this show. That was big into crime in the 70s and 80s. And they're retired now. Yeah, they're retired. They did enough crime. And talking to their grandkids going, oh, man, in my day, get away with anything. Get away with anything. There were no cameras. We just swapped out license plates. Well, I think that it's not working, obviously, but I think that should be such a deterrent. Like, you can't get away with anything right now. I just assume I'm always being filmed. Unless I'm in my own personal space. And you guys have cameras in your home too. I don't have cameras in the house anymore. But I just assume I'm always on camera somewhere. Just kids, if you're listening, don't go. Well, they're the ones filming. Don't, yeah, but don't go into a life of crime. You're going to get caught. In the mid-70s, there's a chance you were going to get, a good chance you were going to get away with it. Although you find all these stories now, it's like, we solved a crime from 50 years ago with this new DNA technology. So you're going to get caught in 50 years. Yeah, I don't know how I feel. I mean, I want law enforcement to have as many tools as they can that don't violate our rights because I want to catch the bad guys. And again, You know, what is it when the kid goes missing and our phone buzzes? What's that called? Amber Alerts. Yeah. Like when a kid gets missing and you'll get the vehicle description, like Green Pontiac. Oh, yeah. And you start looking for them even though, yeah. Like the flock cameras can be so beneficial on that. You know, like here's the tag number. Oh, they're getting off 400 in Alpharet. And we've done some stories where they were able to use flock cameras to catch criminals pretty quickly after. Remember that tire theft? Remember the guy. They were caught on flock cameras. I told my that story. We were passing by a Mavis tire. I'm like, yeah, I know you can't listen to show because you're at work. But you see that Mavis tire? And I told this story. And I'm like, at most, they stole 780 tires in a month and two days. If you're going to steal tires, two a week, max. That's still a lot. I would notice two a week missing. Well, 784 a month is way too much. Dumb criminal. Dumb criminal. I do want to update this. We haven't talked about this, Justin, in just a minute. President Trump has filed his...

Supreme Court appeal in the ballroom case. Last week, an appeals court panel blocked non-security-related construction saying Congress need to authorize it first. ABC News correspondent Stephen Portnoy has the latest. In asking the Supreme Court for an immediate stay, allowing construction to continue, the administration says the ballroom is vitally required to ensure a secure gathering space for the president and senior officials. The petition points to what it calls a growing number of recent assassination attempts targeting the president, including what it calls the threat of a missile attack against Air Force One on July 8th, which we now know led to the use of a catering truck to sneak Trump off the plane in Turkey. Those sources say U.S. intelligence officials deemed that threat to not be credible. Stephen Portnoy, ABC News, Washington. So obviously that has been a huge pet project of the president is that White House ballroom and... The underground bunker, which I do believe is legitimate there. One more pet project was the Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Center. The Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Center has decided to put President Trump's back name on the Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Center. Remember, a judge ruled they had to take down the lettering that said the Donald J. Trump and John F. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.. center. And then the judge said, you got to take him down. So they took it down and they put the big tarp up. So now the board of the Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Center has voted to kind of get around the judge's ruling. Instead of saying the Donald J. Trump and R.F. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Center, it's going to say, they wanted to say the John F. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Center fully restored and brought back to life by President Donald J. Trump. Now, I don't know if that's going to. what the judge is going to react to that. But for whatever reason, like President Trump wants his name on that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Center, which... I get you want your, like when Urban Wings named a type of wing after me, that's the proudest I've ever been. I get wanting your name on things. I get it, but he's also building other things. Can he just be like, look, this is my monument. You know, like you don't put the John Adams Washington Monument. You know, let them have their own. It's not like his name isn't on buildings already. Yeah, well, that's true. It's not like there was a Tom Glavin wing. And Urban Wings is like, we're going to. do away with the Tom Glavin wing and give it to Mark. No, it was a new wing. Bourbon Braves and hot lemon pepper combo, the Mark Aram Wing, available only at Urban Wings. I get it. But the judge is like, dude, no, stop. And then to go around and that's just clunky too at the end. Yeah, no one's going to call it that. Restored. It's like when we have the bends here, we don't call it the Mercedes-Benz Atlanta Arena, right? We just call it the Benz. Restored by Mark Aram. The Arthur M. Blank Hospital. within a downment from Ken Charles. Like, it's clunky. It's clunky. Excuse us. We're not Mexicans. We're from out of town. We were wondering if you could tell us where the best hotel in town is. There's no hotel in this town. We don't have no beer. Just tequila. It's like beer. It's like beer. That's a cut from three amigos. Steve Martin turns 81. Everyone references Steve Amigo. Steve Amigo.

Steve Martin from like the jerk. But to me, like the three amigos is one of his best movies of all time. Roxanne was great. Parenthood, the dad. Father of the bride. We've interviewed. Yeah. Father of bride has a great one. He's been a guest on the show a bunch of times. Love Steve Martin. He turns 81 years old today. I'm sorry. I need, can you play some sort of music, Justin? There you go. I just, I feel like. You get thrown off when you're not in your groove. Yeah. It's like you don't know what time it is and what's happening. I need the music to bring me back into the show. All right. I feel much better. Thank you. 1124 on the Mark Aaron show. It's shocking to me that I have not yet been diagnosed with gout. We know our good friend Shelley Winter had it a couple of years back. Gout is back and it's surging in young men, Deborah. I guess I'm out of that age bracket now. Okay. Well, we know someone with gout in the building. Yeah, well, Shelly. Yeah, Shelly's talked about it several times. But it seems like more and more young people are being afflicted with gout. And it's maybe just because they're paying attention more. Gout's usually dependent on the diet you eat. Oh, it's a diet, yeah. It's the rich man's disease. It's been called the rich man's disease or the King's disease in the past because those are the only people that could afford to eat very, very decadent and heavy delicious foods. Yeah, rich foods. But now it just seems like people maybe aren't paying attention to their diet so much. So if you're younger. and you're getting gout. It's not a rich man's disease, but they're saying also that it's very painful. There's a one athlete. Oh, Shelly hated it. One athlete said that he would rather go through, like, constructive knee surgery or having a torn ACL than have gout again. And gout really just only affects, like, your feet and joints. When it says younger men, though, is there an age bracket where they're getting gout before they? It seems like now that you'll see it in people in their late 20s, whereas before it, maybe just people weren't paying attention, but more it would be usually in their 50s for the first. time you'd hear somebody that says it's it's remarkable with my poor diet that I have not yet. Knock on wood. I want to dodge gout. I want to dodge the shingles. I want to dodge a number of things. Pretty much anything. Yeah. I want to say disease-free. Yeah, just. I haven't had COVID. Everyone else has been knocked down. You never got it once? I'm so lucky. Even in Longoria gave it to us. I've never tested positive for COVID. I want to keep it that way. So, so healthy. All right, so young kids, watch your diet. You could get gout like our buddy Shelley. Shelly beat it, though. He's a fighter. He walks so much better now. He's a gout champion. Four minutes away from news weather and traffic. Let me get some more music, Justin. There we go. I'm all out of sorts without music. I don't know. Is that HD, ADHD, ADD? OCD. OCD. That's what I have.

I have OCD, but not gout. Congrats to Tommy and Noon and won Blackberry Smoke tickets. When we come back, your chance to win tickets to Sugarland. And Debra pulled some audio of a father whose kid is on board the USS Abraham, what he has to say about this situation next on the Mark Aaron show. 1137 ox camel and a kangaroo you're just trying to mess me up now justin It's Friday. It's Donut Friday. I am above. We're all doing double duty here. It's throwing us all off. I'm not going to be able to sleep tonight. I'm like, oh, ox, chemical kangaroo. Anyway, that's the OCD. Before we give away the sugar-in-air tickets, I'm going to give an on-air apology. Case you missed it, go back and listen to the podcast. We had a great segment with Shadi Abou Sai from the Atlanta Journal of Constitution on what Atlanta Police Department is doing about flock cameras. Shottie's been a loyal guest to the show for years, Deborah. Three years at least. Yes. I just found. out his name's not shoddy it's shaddy i wish she would have corrected me i hate to get people's names wrong shaddy i am so sorry i've been calling you shoddy Like Shawty. Maybe he thought you were calling him Shorty. Yeah. And I know you're very hypersensitive to his Deborah. I feel like you can learn someone's name. It's the simplest form of respect you can have for a person. Deborah loves being called Deborah. My name. My actual name. I didn't know when you first joined us. I would call you Deb Green. Which is not my name. Which is not her name. And I actually, I've never, no one mispronounces Mark. Like my last name, people don't know how to pronounce it. You know, a room. I get misspellings all the time for your name. And whatever. It's my last name. It's unusual. I get it. But no one ever mispronounces my first name. But I got a text yesterday for one of the salespeople. And they spelled my name with a C instead of a K. See, that's not your name. I was like, that's how you feel. Because it's not your name. Spelled Mark with a C instead of a K. I lose it. So Shaddy, I almost called them Shoddy. I am so sorry. I'm so sorry, Deborah, you're forever, Deborah. I am forever, Mark with a K. On air apology there. All right, Deborah. Not Deb. If you meet Deborah out, do not call her dead. I don't think you're talking to me because it's not my name. She'll stab somebody. Let's give away some tickets. What do we have right now? Tickets to see Sugar Land at Gas Outer Arena on November 7th. All right. I was going to give it a fifth caller, but Justin's messing with me now. So we're going to do the eighth caller to 404-872-075. Caller number 8 to 404-877. Wins a pair of tickets to see Sugarland, courtesy the Mark Aram Show, 95-WSP. Justin, I am going to play some audio here.

this is audio. I looked up at one of the many TVs here in the USB radio studio. I saw a father of a sailor on the USS Abraham Lincoln being interviewed on CNN. USS Abraham Lincoln, if you haven't been paying attention. The news last couple of days reports that, well, first of all, confirmation that the ship hasn't reached dry land in 200 days, which is a record. One of the sailors interviewed yesterday said they haven't been. off the ship since last December in Guam. They're now in the Middle East. Reports of really, you know, of food shortages and problems with the plumbing, et cetera. So we're going to listen to this together because I just saw, I couldn't hear the audio, but I'd never pull the audio. I just want to know what the father of one of the sailors on board the U.S. Abraham Lincoln has to say about the conditions for their kid. All of us parents miss our children very much, and I know we're all very proud of them. As far as my particular child, I've heard pretty positive feedback about the conditions there, although I noticed the sailor saying the work is repetitive, that is something that we hear a lot. And we understand that they're under a lot of mental stress and have nothing but sympathy and respect for the hardships and the stress that are inherent to the operation. Okay, so that parent has heard of the hardships, but maybe not from their child who is serving on board. More from the dad of a sailor on the USS Abraham Lincoln. Food quality apparently has gone up and down, and I understand that that's to be expected when you're in a combat situation. I think there's a realization of the enormity of the operation they're conducting, and I think that really got driven home when they got deployed. And so as they have time to digest that and go through the day-to-day work, I think it's created some appreciations of the people around them and forming those human connections and also, once again, the enormity of the world around. Okay, tough position. And they didn't give the person's name, right? No, there were no names in the transcript here. They want to protect the name of the kid. Final cut from a parent of the sailor of a sailor on USS Abraham Lincoln. Obviously, I want them to come home and all of us as parents have some questions about the length of time that it's taken and the distribution of military assets. We would love to see a situation where relief can come in a timely fashion and sailors can have. rest and relief and put their feet on the ground and go on land and see a little bit of the world. So that's been concerning, yes. All right. So mine is sure reaction to this. And again, as someone that never served and probably will never serve in the U.S. Armed Forces, I am in no position to offer an opinion about what the sailors are dealing with on the USS Abraham Lincoln. That's not for me to say. I have never been in those shoes. So I can't opine and say,

you know, suck it up kid or yeah, I agree. I have no level of experience or anything to relate to it. I can't tell you on a personal, like I can just feel the cabin fever, right? They're trained for this. But imagine being stuck on a, a. aircraft carrier for over 200 days just at sea like i i would give i would have such cabin fever i get that and then if there's problems with the food or the plumbing like i feel bad for them again it's not my opinion to say right or wrong but i just putting myself in their shoes the repetitiveness of what they're doing they're they're you know just basically stuck at sea right now so i i feel that But I also know there are probably folks that have served in the military that have seen combat that are saying these kids, these Gen Z soldiers and sailors, you have no idea what it was like to be in the muck in Vietnam or to be in Iraq or Afghanistan, Kuwait. Like you have, I would have given anything to just being stuck in an aircraft carrier for 200 days and, oh, wow, my dinner last night was tuna and noodles. I would imagine that, but again, that is not for me to say. I did not serve. I was not in the muck in Vietnam. I did not storm the beaches at Normandy. I do feel bad. I would, I'd be going nuts. And you know how claustrophobic, I am, Deborah. I'd be going crazy. You know, for those of the families you're missing, your family 200 days, how many things have you missed. But there is another ship that's coming to relieve them. The USS George Washington on its way. So I, listen, mentally, Being stuck on a ship for 200 days has definitely got to be taxing. All right, we have breaking news, Deborah. It is confirmed Luigi Mangione has just pled guilty to federal stalking charges, not murder, federal stalking charges. We talked to Peter Harrow-Lambos, who's in the courtroom right now from ABC. He's been in the court every day for the Mangione hearings. Those federal stalking charges do carry up to life sentences. Mangione apparently in court has said, I shot Mr. Thompson and he died. He concluded, quote, I knew what I was doing was illegal. So that, but this is federal courts. We don't have microphones or cameras. But apparently just moments ago, Luigi Mangione pleading guilty and spoke to the court said, I shot Mr. Thompson and he died. I knew what I was doing was illegal. A lot of questions, as we talked with Peter Harlamboos earlier in the show, these are federal charges. We don't know what kind of the details of this plea agreement. He could still face state charges, although there's a possibility of double jeopardy. But these stalking charges, I would imagine New York State can still charge him with murder. There's no double jeopardy there, right? Stocking, which apparently is a serious crime. Don't stalk. But I can't imagine the New York Southern District maybe would be prosecuting. No, no. It would be New York State, state crime. I don't think they're going to let him off the hook. But that's stunning.

I shot Mr. Thompson and he died. I knew what I was doing was illegal. Breaking news, Mangione pleading guilty to federal stalking charges. We're going to take a quick break. I'm going to find out more information. I'm going to text. Oh, I don't think Peter can take his phone into the, I was going to text Peter Haralambus, but we'll try to get more information. But breaking news here on 955 WSB in the, the. assassination of the health care CEO Mangione just pled guilty to federal stalking charges could face life in prison for that. 1146. Let's check the ride around town. Live with the latest. Here's Alex Williams. Hey, Mark, still watching a few brake lights out of Buckhead toward Midtown on 400 south, leaving Lennox Road, just trying to get on to I-85 South. Over into Cab County, crash just cleared to the right shoulder in the construction zone, 20 westbound at Panola Road. That's why it's a little slower than you would expect out of Stonecrest, but those delays should start to improve. And on I-85 southbound in Gwinnett County in Duluth, I'm seeing some brake lights, highway 316, but improving quickly once you approach Beaver. Ruin Road. Traffic brought you by Reliable heating and air. Reliable heating and air recommends if there's a musty smell from your AC, it could mean moisture buildup. Let Reliable Air check it out at Reliableair.com. From the Loud Security Systems Traffic Center, Triple Team Traffic, 955 WSP. Find out what follows the hot, hot weekend in our exclusive five-day forecast. That's Monday starting at five on Atlanta's morning news. Also breaking stories from overnights and triple team traffic. I'm Chris Chandler. Join us on 955 WSP. Hey, everyone, it's your buddy, Shelley Winter here. Join me this Saturday at noon for the car guys with Kevin Deutsch from Butler Lexus of South Atlanta. Buy or lease, fix our sell, everything you want to know about cars. We will cover Saturday, noon to one, right here on 955 WSP. Monica Pearson for Superior Plumbing. Are you a plumber but looking for a better work-life balance? Superior Plumbing is looking for a few good plumbers to join their team. They offer a stable career with great pay and benefits. More importantly, you can build your career with a trusted company. When it comes to public safety, Georgia has a voice in Washington. Congressman Mike Collins. Susan Collins wrote the Lake and Riley Act, signed into law by President Trump, requiring federal detention of illegal immigrants charged with serious crimes. Susan Collins wrote the Trank Act, signed into law by President Biden, cracking down on fentanylaced tranquilizers. Two laws, two presidents. One priority. Protecting Georgia families. Learn more. Visit Susan Collins.house.gov. Paid for by official funds authorized by the House of Representatives.

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Mangione entered the plea today at a hastily scheduled hearing in Manhattan federal court, which is still ongoing. This resolves one of two cases against him in connection with Thompson's death. Mangione scheduled to go on trial September 8th on state murder charges with his guilty plea in federal court. His lawyers could seek to have the state case thrown out on double jeopardy grounds. I am not a legal analyst, but I don't see double jeopardy there. Authorities say Mangione Stock Thompson, 50, then shot him outside a New York City hotel December 4th, 2024 as the executive walked to United Healthcare Group's annual investor conference. I did not see this coming. I didn't think he was going to take a plea deal. He did. We'll see what the sentencing is. We'll see what the state charges have to, we'll produce. But breaking news there, as we predicted, we had Peter Harlam, we saw it in the 9 o'clock hour saying that it wasn't a done deal, but now it's officially a done deal. Luigi Mangione has pled guilty in federal court. Veronica Waters, we'll have the very latest coming up on the new news on 955. USB. Now you know, because of the Mark Aram Show. He said it's going to be a quote, one-two punch once rolled out, that we are going to continue to apply economic pressure on Iran and that we are going to continue to enforce the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports. Great stuff from Bloomberg's Tyler Kendall, the headline on Bloomberg today. Scott Bessent saying, hey, we're going to ramp up the economic pressure on Iran. Choosing that instead of military action. Really good stuff from Kendall, Tyler Kendall, live at the North Lawn of the White House. Now you know... We have entered this new phase of intelligence, and some people call it artificial general intelligence, which is when the models can make themselves better. They kind of have a life of their own, and that's the thing that can be understandably a little scary. Great deep dive on artificial intelligence. That was senior AI reporter for Axios Madison Mills joined us live on the pros and cons and the future of artificial intelligence. Now, you know, outcry in some communities that have decided to stop the flock cameras or stop the plate readers from going into place that now flock itself, flock safety. That company has laid out new policies that are intended to prevent this sort of abuse that we've seen in communities. All over the flock story today. That was Jim Ryan from ABC News. Now you know. What's at stake is the Republican control of both the House and the Senate. So I expect him to take a lot of campaign trips between now and November. White House correspondent John Decker, President Trump heading New York to campaign in the governor's race. Now you know because of the Mark Aram show.

Stop the orchestra. Orchestra, calm down. You're still getting paid. I do have to give Star of the show because we had a lot of contenders today for Star of the show, including... Peter Harlan-Lambus, who gave us the preview of the Luigi Mangione court case and the guilty plea that just occurred. Tyler Kendall, the aforementioned reporter from Bloomberg News, White House correspondent, Madison Mills from Axios, political analyst Bill Crane, John Decker, Jim Ryan, great job by Deborah and Justin Ovi. But there's one star of the show today, and it's Shadi Aboussaid, not Shadi. Shadi, I'm so sorry, my friend. I owe you a steak dinner or a lobster dinner, whatever you want. Dinner on me, Shadi Abu Saeed from the Atlanta Journal Constitution. All right, busy weekend, news-wise, traffic-wise, 25 is going to be shut down. Starting tonight at 7 p.m. You can count on the traffic team. It's going to be closed between Cascade and MLK-Jr-Jr-Jr-R-R-R-U-M. So make sure you're listening for traffic updates throughout the weekend. I will be active on social media throughout the weekend. At Mark Aram, M-R-K-A-R-U-M. Stay safe. Have a great Friday, Atlanta. He said he's going back to find. Going back.