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This is an iHeart podcast, Guaranteed Human. Good morning. Welcome to American Sunrise EARLY edition. I am Brian Glenn. Thanks for being with us this morning. Let's get right to the stories making news today. Coming up on America's Sunrise EARLY Edition. Breaking overnight, a possible turning point in the war with Iran. President Trump telling Republicans the conflict could impress pretty quickly. The war now entering week two and the president claiming major progress. What it means for the war and what comes next. That's straight ahead. And a busy day on Capitol Hill. Lawmakers set to receive a closed door briefing on Operation Epic Fury, plus hearings on sanctuary cities, election integrity, plus a live briefing from the Pentagon. That's coming up in the 8am hour. A full agenda in Washington with rad reporters live on the scene. We'll break it down. The key developments coming up. And then, airport chaos across America, TSA lines stretching for hours as Homeland Security funding fight lease, thousands of officers working without pay. The travel disruption spreading coast to coast just as spring break gets underway. More on that coming up as AMERICAN Sunrise EARLY EDITION starts right now. Welcome to American Sunrise EARLY edition, the show where faith, freedom and the values that built this nation take center stage. You people and others like you built this country join us as we break down the stories that matter. F A F O.
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If you don't know now, you know.
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American Sunrise EARLY EDITION on Real America's Voice starts now.
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Good morning on this beautiful Tuesday. Glad you're with us. You can start your day right now. Take a look at the bottom of your screen. There is a QR code that is your ticket to join the Weather Nation family. You can scan it, get connected and be even better. Get your hometown forecast could be next. So head over to Real America's voice chats on Getter Rumble and YouTube and during the 9:00am hour of America's sunrise, if you're selected, we'll deliver your hometown forecast live. So jump in, be a part of the fun and join us and the Weather Nation family. So now joining us now for today's forecast is Tracy Anthony from Weather Nation. Good morning. On this Tuesday, there's a lot of activity as we've been talking about as in the month of March, a lot of warm air, a lot of thunderstorms. Yep.
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You know, we have got lots of severe weather to talk about. You know, strong winds, hail, tornadoes. But speaking of winds, I want to start off with this video. Brian, look at this. This is an eagle in Big Bear, California over the weekend trying to hang on to those eggs in that nest. We with winds up to 60 miles per hour. Just kind of incredible. I can only imagine what that eagle is going through.
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That's amazing. Yeah.
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Now we are going to have more strong winds across the country and mainly across the Central plains to the Great Lakes. So this is where we'll have that dangerous severe storm potential throughout the second half of the day. The Cascades, they are getting a push of moisture, but blizzard like conditions will be expected into the day today. Visibilities under about a quarter of a mile for over three hours on end. So still some winter weather especially across the northern half of the country. But the severe weather outlook is going to be today. The Great Lakes down through Texas and then it's slowly just going to shift east with that system into the day on Wednesday. So what this system is going to be doing, it's going to be running into some very warm, humid air and that's going to help spark the strong to severe thunderstorms. So look at these daytime highs. Even New York City, 71 degrees today. Wichita, 84. Houston, you're going to be at 83. So we are feeling the heat and humidity continuing to build across the Southeast. That's Gulf air that's going to continue to lift north. That's also going to fuel the thunderstorm activity through today and tomorrow. So we're talking record potential. Over 130 cities could have record high temperatures the next two days, mainly out east. But look at that, all the way from Maine down to South Florida, we could be breaking those heat records. So we're talking temperatures 30 degrees above average. Boston, a forecast high of 73. Your typical average is 44. Now this heat isn't going to last too long because hey, it's March. So we're on that roller coaster. We're going to plummet in Boston down to 51 degrees by about Wednesday and then we're going to fluctuate a little bit more. But we won't be as far off from seasonable.
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So get out there and enjoy the sunshine here through the day. Today with the heat, especially across areas of the Northeast having it be so abnormal, things like ice jams and snow melt happening very rapidly could cause some localized flooding even if those areas don't have rain. So, Brian, that's kind of the one big thing that might catch people off guard. And I know we were talking a little earlier about mud season. You said in the Northeast, that's what they call it.
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All right, let's turn our attention to our top story right now. A potential turning point in the war With Iran, President Trump telling Congress, congressional leaders the conflict could end, quote, pretty quickly, calling the operation a short term excursion. Listen, in recent years, the regime and its terror proxies have launched attacks on hundreds of commercial vessels. We're putting an end to all of this threat once and for all. And the result will be lower oil prices, oil and gas prices for American families. We've done that. We've done it. We've brought it very low. This was just an excursion into something that had to be done. We're getting very close to finishing that, too. In the meantime, during this brief disruption, the United States is offering political risk insurance to any tankers operating in the Gulf. So we're putting up risk insurance will perhaps go alongside of them for protection. We don't think it'll be necessary. If it is and if they do anything, the price will be incalculable. In recent years, the regime and Don Brown, national security expert, former Pentagon JAG officer and U.S. navy veteran. Don, you just heard the President. Does it sound like President Trump is looking for an off ramp here or is this building something towards something else?
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Well, the remarkable mission that the US Military has carried out so far, Brian, is leading to an off ramp whenever the President wants to take it. The issue is how far does he want to devastate this tyrannical regime? You know, I saw overnight that the oil futures had dropped from 125 a barrel down to about 85 a barrel. Americans are concerned about spiking oil prices, which I've always believed are going to be temporary. But the Strait of Hormuz is the key here. That strait really is only 21 miles across from the northern tip of Oman to the southern shore of Iran. And Iran had its naval base at Bandar Abbas, although now there's not much of a navy left. The shipping lane is only two miles across. And so that the fact that we've had to have oil tankers turn off their transponders to cut through that strait where about 20% of the world's petroleum passes. That's the key. So the President was talking about there in that clip, maybe using US Navy frigates or destroyers to accompany some of those oil tankers going through there. Once that situation is stabilized, things are going to get normal back at home. But the President really can take an off ramp whenever he wants. We're going to have to see what this new supreme leader brings to bear. The, the son of, of Ali Khamenei, who was just killed. We don't want to see any more radical attacks on oil tankers. And once that comes to an end, I think we're getting close to stabilizing things. I certainly hope so. Brian.
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Yeah, some of the reports, Don, that I saw this morning indicated that the major force from our US Military might have we might have seen it as the mission is almost accomplished, of wiping out their strategic military at every level. Their navy resides in the bottom of the ocean. And of course, that would require us kind of backing off a little bit and letting the Israeli forces kind of take his, take it from here, which I think mission accomplished as far as the US Is concerned.
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Well, it's looking that way. Of course. Britain finally capitulated. I can't believe a starmer and is allowing RAF Fairford to to house US B1 bombers and B52s that are on the way. So it isn't like we are withdrawing. But at the same time, it's important to understand that while the the main portion of Iran's military has certainly been decimated, their navy is at the bottom of the ocean. Air Force can't get off the ground. They can do a lot of nuisance things. Like they could potentially try to mine those straits. They can do things that are like cheap to try to disrupt shipping. And so you have to kind of keep an eye on that. It looks like most of their drones have been taken out. The drones can be a nuisance. They attacked one tanker last week going through the straits with a drone. And so it's the small things you have to kind of like worry about taking out that can disrupt a major commercial route there for that shipping. But in terms of a major military threat, it appears that that's just about over. They can't really get any missiles off. The missile strikes have diminished, unfortunately. We've lost seven Americans. But fortunately they're not able to deliver the same type of lethality they were a month ago. So we're going to have to monitor the situation. But I think the off ramp is closer than it was certainly last week. Brian.
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I agree. All right, Don, thank you so much for joining us this morning on America Sunrise. We appreciate it.
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My pleasure, as always. Thank you.
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Thank you. All right, we've got more American Sunrise EARLY Edition coming up after this. Welcome back. American Sunrise EARLY edition. There's a live look there at the Pentagon. As a reminder, we'll have a live press conference at 8am Eastern and with just Secretary of War Pete Hegseth will have full coverage on that. We're glad you're with us this morning. Let's check in on Wall street as we head towards the opening bell. Markets rebounding to start the week. The Dow up 239points, closing at 47, 7 40. That's after being down sharply about 900 points earlier. Now the NASDAQ is leading the gains up 308 points to 22, 695. Meanwhile in the energy markets, oil the big news spiking overnight topping $119 a barrel before reversing sharply. Brent finishing just under $99. And that's comments from President Trump cooling the surge a little bit on that. Now all eyes are on Wall street ahead of the opening bell. We'll keep you updated on that. Okay. Airport security delays growing nationwide. Check this out. Hours long TSA lines at major airports is the reason staffing shortages amid the Homeland security shutdown. Over 50,000 TSA workers and thousands of air traffic controllers working without pay. The result? Well, long lines, missed flights, travel chaos for millions right after right as spring break kicks off. Joining us now is government fraud expert Marlee Hornick. She's CEO of Real America Vote. Marley, these lines are insane. I know you probably saw them on social media 3, 4, 5, 6 hours long, particularly in the Houston one of the I think hobby on that airport got hit hard. What's your take on all of this and do you see this getting worse as we head into spring break in the summertime or are we going to get this settled?
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Brian, first off, this is really a nightmare for the socialists. Anyone who thinks that socialism is a solution should watch this carefully. When government provides services and then there are arguments inside of government, citizens lose services and you know, this is horrible what people are having to go through now. But it's not, not just an inconvenience. I think it's really important to remember why the federal government operates the airports in the first place. And that is because this is a protection on your property rights. It's not just your liberty rights, it's not just your desire to visit grandma. But a lot of business meetings here are being significantly delayed, which is a huge hamper on our economy. And you were just showing those numbers. I mean if Americans want to be able to exercise our property rights and travel interstate and intrastate to effectuate business deals and keep making America great and keep building the economy, keep building businesses, how are we supposed to accomplish that when we have four and five hour delays at airports? Never mind just the inconvenience. As you were saying to spring breakers coming up. What are they going to be doing? Are they going to be able to get to their destination? Are they going to be able to get home? You know, meanwhile, 90% of DHS is working without pay right now, which is an outrageous circumstance.
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Well, you know, a lot of. And back in the fall, 11,000 TSA workers went without pay and a lot of them quit. So now they've had to retrain a new batch. And it comes to a point where if people are leaving or living paycheck to paycheck and now they miss paychecks, that's some bad news on that. Let's talk real quick. We've got about 30 seconds. Let's talk about these judicial warrants that we were talking about offline. Give us a little update on that.
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Well, the issue relates to the airport system because this is what Chuck Schumer is holding the American people hostage over, saying what we want to fund DHS is we want to fix the system. We want judicial warrants for every illegal alien detainee. What he's trying to do is change the law through basically the court of public opinion to sway people's emotions, to convince them that an administrative warrant, which has been the Standard since the 1800s for removal of an illegal alien is no longer sufficient. So he's trying to change the law himself, just by himself, just by making this announcement, as if the people who don't understand these circumstances are just going to agree with him that it's not nice to rely on administrative warrants, which has been the basis of our, our process for over 100 years. So it's very, very deceptive.
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It is. And for someone who's taking a flight as soon as this show is over to Kentucky to meet up with President Trump on the ground there. I'm hoping that I don't have to stand in a 5 to 6 hour TSA pre check line. Marlee, thank you so much for your analysts this morning. We appreciate it.
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Thanks, Brian. I recommend getting there early, though, just on the safe side.
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Yeah. Oh, I will. Oh, well, thank you. All right. If a major disruption happened and you couldn't get to the store, how long do you think it will last? What's in your house right now? And if there's anything less than a month, you need to check out our friends over at Patriot Supply. Now, they're America's number one preparedness company with over 3 million satisfied customers. And right now, when you go to preparewithrav.com, their best selling four week emergency food supply comes with an additional week of food free. This is the best long term storable food that you can find. You're getting at least 2,000 calories a day. Real meals prepared with real ingredients, no artificial flavors or colors. And shelf life is measured in decades.
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Stick around.
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All right. Welcome back. Live look at their nation's capital there. I am Brian Glenn. Welcome back to American sunrise. I'm glad you're with us. We've got a packed agenda in Washington, multiple hearings from the Senate to the House. Joining us now is Neil McCabe, our national political reporter for Real America's Voice. Neil, there's a lot going on in the Hill, a lot in Congress, a lot in the Senate. What are you watching this morning, Neil? Yeah. Well, at 9:30, the Senate Armed Services Committee is holding a closed briefing on Epic Fury. That's going to be interesting because of the president seeming to look for an off ramp in an interview with CBS News and also at yesterday's press conference. And also Senator Mark Wayne Mullen is a member of Senate Armed Services Committee and of course, he's been nominated to take over to the Department of Homeland Security. John thune has a 2:30 press conference or his regular weekly gaggle at the Ohio clock just off the Senate floor. He was called out yesterday by the president about the Save America Act. So we'll see how he responds. Also, I guess we have to also mention the Texas Senate primary with Ken Paxton and, and John Cornyn. Thune very much wants Cornyn to stay in the Senate, Brian. Yeah, absolutely. I think with the Save America act as president, Trump kind of rephrased that yesterday during his speech with those congressional members that it was a no brainer in some of the items, those five items he has in there. What is the reluctance of the Senate passing that? It seems like it's such an overwhelming supportive piece of legislation. The Congress had no problem with it. Now it goes to Senate. I think sometimes you have to look at the party structure differently in America. There's one party that wants Washington to be in control and Washington be in charge. And then there's another party that looks out for the rest of the country and those people are both Democrats and Republicans. A label is only useful if that label can predict future behavior. Calling someone a Republican or Republican saying, hey, I'm a Republican, that doesn't predict his future behavior. But if you say, hey, this guy's for Washington or against Washington, that absolutely predicts future behavior. And, and th is one of the leaders of the pro Washington faction. They do not want clean elections, bottom line. That's a great point. That is a great point. It seems like now there's so many Republicans that are absolutely for the establishment and things like that. We'll keep an eye that. No, McCabe, you're there in Washington. We appreciate it. We'll check in with you later. Thank you. All right. Today's interview is a must see for anyone who feels like their skin complexion is worse for where after summer. As you probably know, too much fun in the sun can take toll on your skin, leading to photo damage and hyperpigmentation and premature aging even with proper sunscreen use. Fortunately, today's specialist guest can help you rejuvenate your complexion and reclaim a gorgeous glow. Her name is Dr. Kathy Sarvis. Dr. Sarvis is a nationally recognized wellness strategist, an educator with over three decades of experience empowering women to elevate their health confidence and performance through science backed results driven strategies. Dr. Sarvas, welcome to the show this morning.
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Good morning, ma'.
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Good morning. Thanks for having me. I'm thrilled to be here.
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So, Dr. Sarvis, what do you have to share with us today?
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So, one of my favorite skincare finds recently is an amazing company called Purance. They're an organic skincare brand who's been turning heads in Elle and LA Weekly. To date, they've helped over 60,000 women fall in love with their skin complexion. Again, Purance delivers clean, organic skincare without harsh preservatives, which I totally love.
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You know, that's fantastic. Now I know a lot of women aren't a fan of synthetic chemicals or harsh preservatives in their skincare. I don't like it as well and for good reason. So gentle organic skin care sounds like a breath of fresh air. What else can you tell us about their products?
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Well, one of my favorites is their Cellular Restore serum. It features a gentle alternative to retinol called Bakuchiol. In a small focus group, 92.9% of women saw fewer wrinkles after just three weeks of applying Cellular Restore serum. So you're getting similar benefits as retinol, but without the redness or irritation. Then there's Cellular Hydration Serum which contains Tremella mushroom. Tremella hydrates the deepest layers of skin better than hyaluronic acid. So it is a fantastic moisturizer. They also have Lift and Glow Organic eye cream. If you want to lighten the appearance of dark under eye circles and restore a radiant complexion, you will love Lift and Glow. Finally they have Even Glow Serum. Even Glow features Kakadu Plum which delivers a hundred times more concentrated vitamin C than oranges. Even Glow works wonders for reducing dark spot appearance.
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Well, I'll say as a 56 year old man, this sounds like I need to try some of their products for sure. Now I understand that that they have a very special offer for our viewers today. Let's go over that.
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Wonderful.
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Well, fantastic. Dr. Jarvis Sarvis Rather, thank you so much for joining us today. I appreciate you coming on.
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Thank you very much.
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CPAC USA 2026 only unreal America's voice Presented by Birch Gold Group and Patriot Mobile. Welcome to American Sunrise early edition. The show where faith, freedom and the values that built this nation take center stage. All right. Welcome back. AMERICAN sunrise, EARLY edition. I am Brian Glenn. Thank you so much for joining us on this very busy morning. Let's head over to the Denver newsroom for the latest headlines with Terrence Banks. Terrence, good morning.
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Hey, Brian. Good morning. So much to talk about. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is going to update the ongoing combat operations Iran during a news conference at the top of the hour. We'll, of course, take you there live in order to hear his remarks for yourself. In the meantime, though, amid the fighting in Iran, spiking energy prices, including higher oil and gas prices are front of mind for so many of us here as we try to fill up our tanks. During a news conference following remarks to fellow Republicans at the Doral Resort on Monday, President Trump addressed that issue.
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We're also focused on keeping energy and oil flowing to the world. And I will not allow a terrorist regime to hold the world hostage and attempt to stop the globe's oil supply. And if Iran does anything to do that, they'll get hit at a much, much harder level. I will take out those targets that were easy and that I mentioned just before. We'll take them out so quickly they'll never be able to recover, ever.
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Republican lawmakers in the US House are continuing their three day annual retreat at President Trump's Doral Resort. The group as it is work. The group is working, excuse me, to sharpen the party's messaging leading up to November's midterm elections. 47 is pressing lawmakers to pass the Save America Act. Plus, House Republicans are are looking to find a way forward on issues like the affordability crisis.
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Our message is simple. Democrats created the high prices and our policies are totally ending them. And they've they're ended and we're doing better. We're even bringing them down further. They'll be way down.
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Other issues on the agenda during the legislative retreat include discussions on budget reconciliation as well as as ways to lower health care costs and fund the Department of Homeland Security. Following the latest Democrat induced shutdown, debate over funding for the Department of Homeland Security could ratchet up soon as travelers become increasingly frustrated about out of control TSA wait times. With spring break already underway in some places and coming up in others, shutdown induced staffing problems at the Transportation Safety Administration are already creating massive delays at airports across the country. Look at these lines here, folks. Passengers in Houston have reportedly been dealing with the worst delays as lines consistently have been lasting more than three hours over the past several days. Some TSA Workers are said to be missing work at the airport in order to take on second jobs to make ends meet while their agency is shut down and while they're not getting paid. Democrats are holding funding for the agency hostage over restrictions that they want implemented for ICE agents. All right, let's bring in Brian there. Brian, I know you are flying out later on today. Just put it out there. I put up a prayer for you that you make it out because the issues are pretty tough. And. And it's tough for those TSA agents as well. Many of them are just crawling out of the hole that was dug last year with the major shutdown, and now they're back in a hole. My heart goes out to them.
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Mine as well. You know, they lost over 11,000 TSA agents last time, Terrence. Last fall, they quit. Don't blame them, to be honest with you. They've had to retrain a large group. Now we're facing it again. So, Terrence, a lot of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck, and this right now is just one example how we cannot afford to not fund this agency. Now, I've asked President Trump in the Oval office about privatizing TSA. I know Dr. Gina is a big fan of that as well. That was the case then, obviously, we wouldn't be going through what we have right now. Yeah.
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And I think there may be some TSA agents who would prefer privatization at this point just because they would know that at least they'll be getting a paycheck and won't be having to go to work and not getting paid. Tough situation.
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Brian.
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Hey, really quickly, the two men who are accused of trying to detonate that homemade bomb during an anti Islam Protestant near New York City or near New York Mayor Zoran Mandami's home are facing terrorism charges this morning. The 18 and 19 year olds were in federal court on Monday and were charged with attempting to support the Islamic State along with the use of a weapon of mass destruction and unlawful possession of explosive devices. Among a long list of charges. One of the guys was caught on camera throwing that homemade bomb, which was laced with metal and powerful explosives, at protecting protesters. The good news is the device didn't detonate and no one was hurt. However, police say the attack could have been disastrous. Federal investigators say that both men cited ISIS after the arrest, with one of them even saying that he wanted to cause more damage than the Boston Marathon bombing. All is well. It ends well. Unfortunately, they are now in custody.
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Brian? Yeah, yeah. These people, they. I think what they do is they see all the, the protests around the country. They get inspired, I guess, to take these things to extreme measures. But it's glad that these two individuals are now under the custody of law enforcement. But that is, you know, that's just the day and age that we live in right now, Terence. I mean, it's, it's dangerous. Yeah. Yeah. All right.
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Good to see you, Brian.
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Yeah, thanks, Terence. I appreciate it. Now, if you've ever bought a concert ticket, you probably have dealt with Live Nation. The entertainment giant and parent company of Ticketmaster now reaching a major settlement with the Justice Department into a sweeping antitrust case. The deal also forcing changes on how Ticketmaster works with venues after years of complaints about high fees. Joining us now is is RAV's sponsor, Mike Ring, CEO of Old Glory Bank. Mike is also a veteran entertainment attorney who's worked on major venue deals and antitrust cases in the industry. We've been covering this story, by the way. Mike, welcome to the show. We've been covering this story for a long time, even when Kid Rock first made his appearance in the Oval Office talking about, you know, Ticketmasters high gouging on the tickets and what the end user was end up paying. But now we fast forward to now. Give us an update on what just transcribed.
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Yeah. Who would have thought back in 2010 that what could have gone wrong when the Obama DOJ approved the merger between Ticketmaster and Live Nation? So under one company, you had a company that could promote tours, control venues and control tickets. Who would have thought that something could go wrong? And so fans, of course, as you reported, complained about ticket prices and junk fees. The venues complain about getting boxed out of the best tours if they didn't use Ticketmaster. And artists complained that they would not get to the best venues if Live Nation didn't promote the tour. So we had one unifying moment back in 2022, as you recall, when Taylor Swift's Heiress tour, the Ticketmaster computer went down and that was what caused it all. And so 30 states then went to 40 states. The DOJ under Biden got together and started this lawsuit. And it started last week, was actually the trial. And on Thursday, apparently Michael Rapinoe, CEO of Ticketmaster and the acting head of the antitrust division at doj got together and made a deal. And that's what's being reported today.
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Yeah, it really is amazing. When you look at the amount of market share that these companies have, it's almost impossible for the smaller guy or just a new company to come in a venue to be able to make it in this very highly competitive market.
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Yeah, that's what people complain about. And of course, this settlement does not require a breakup of Ticketmaster and Live Nation. And that was always a stretch, I think, for the DOJ for people to think that they would actually achieve that. That is very rarely occurs in antitrust law. And of course, the lawsuit was under section 2 of the Sherman Act. But what we're hearing reported for terms still not public yet, but what we're hearing reported is $280 million payment to the states that were part of the lawsuit. Ticketmaster, this is good for consumers, will cap junk fees at 15%. And also Ticketmaster is going to allow on their primary website now for primary ticket sales competitors like SeatGeek, SeatGeek and StubHub. So I actually think this will be a good settlement, but it's not done yet, Brian. So still the judge has to approve it. And when the judge heard about this, apparently yesterday morning, even though this deal was made Thursday is the first time he heard about it, he was upset he may not approve it. And already like 26 states were saying, we're not joining this settlement. We're going to keep suing Ticketmaster and Live Nation. So this is not done yet.
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Yeah. Mike Ring, thank you so much for joining us this morning with the very latest on this really intriguing subject. Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Welcome back.
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America Sunrise. That's a live look right now awaiting the press conference there at the Pentagon. Now we'll go straight to the Pentagon with real America's voice, David Zier, who's on the ground there. David, good morning. What do you anticipate in today's briefing? David?
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Good morning, Brian. The press briefing is about to start in a couple of minutes, so I'll have to jump off Iran rejecting talks and saying they're going to launch powerful missiles as Trump saying the mission is very near complete as oil prices back down to $86 a barrel. Overnight, US Central Command released a report saying that over 5,000 targets will hit, 50 plus naval vessels have been destroyed and 90% of the ballistic missile program is out of business there. But what level of Iran can they continue to wage war? And what will it look like going forward on the ground? Will there be a leadership void? Will it be the ncri? As Marion Mojave in foreign countries, there's NCRI protests going on. She promises if she comes in as the provisional leader inside Iran, there will be a six month election and she has a 10 point plan similar to a bill of rights. It's probably been relatively quiet for Reza Pahlavi, the son of the Shah. So we'll see where that goes. And we expect to hear from Pete Hegseth and the Joint Chiefs chairman General Dan Kane this morning on an update on the war and as the media has been attacking Pete Hegseth, accusing him of Nazi salute at the Shield of the Americas summit in Doral, Florida. And you know, Brian, I was on the ground in Doral last week for the counter cartel conference. And it was such an incredible moment in history where over half of the 31 countries under the area of responsibility US Southern Command came forward and agreed and asked for the help of the United States to Detroit the cartels. I think that should be the focus of the media, not whether or not he gave a Nazi salute, which is ridiculous, but a lot going on here. We expect their comments in just a few moments and we'll keep you posted with the latest going on here at the Pentagon.
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There you go, David, I'll let you hustle back and get back in your seat for that. Of course, you'll have that live coverage when it starts here at the top of the hour. David's here. Thank you so much for reporting from the Pentagon.
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Thanks, Brian.
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Thank you. All right. To bring in the other David we have who's going to anchor that coverage as well. David Brody joining me from Washington, D.C. david, you know, as we go into another day, it seems like President Trump made it very clear that any aggression towards that Schrader moose would be met with such vengeance. Hopefully we don't have to do that. But boy, President Trump not backing down on protecting that straight up Hormuz. No, there's no doubt about that. I mean, on somewhat of a comical note, I like how in his truth social posts he calculates certain things. For example, we're going to do this 20 times worse like, how did he come up with 20, why not 15? I never quite understand that, but that's a separate issue. Look, I think to me what's interesting and what I wanna hear from the Pentagon this morning is that, well, President Trump. And here's the quote. He said we've. Well, here, let me give you the quote. He said yesterday we've already won in many ways. And then he said, but we haven't, quote, won enough. So what does one enough mean exactly? And I think we wanna hear more from Hegseth about that today for sure. Also he says we're very close to being done in Iran. Okay, what does that mean exactly? Like, I'm not really into like the vague, the vague stuff right now. Like can we get a little bit more specific about very soon, very soon, as in a week or two or very soon, in a month or two. What does very soon mean to you exactly? Secretary Hegseth and General Kaine. So there's a lot to unpack for sure this morning. You know, it's interesting when you watch some of these press briefings, some of these questions, they're wanting like very specific future details. And I understand the reluctance of someone to give out that you don't want to give the enemy exactly when we're going to attack or how we're going to attack. So I definitely appreciate what they're doing as far as trying to, you know, put our service men and women at risk. Let's shift our attention real quickly over to Georgia 14th special election today. David Brody. It's got a. That's going to be. It's a heated. We've got like nine candidates, I think, running in that district to take MTG spot. Clayton Clay Fuller is the Trump endorsed candidate there. They got once whoever wins a special election got to go to the general at the end of. Towards the end of the year. Any thoughts on the special election here in Georgia? Well, I mean, you obviously would. Would know that better than me in terms of the. On the ground down there. And I'm curious to kind of get your thoughts about it. You know, to me you would think that obviously President Trump's kind of endorsed candidate better take this or that's gonna be some serious. What's the word? Egg on face, if you will, for the president. But what's your lay of the land down there? It's hard for me to really decipher it at this point. There's so many candidates down there, Brian. Yeah, there is, David. I tell you that the entire world is in Rome. Georgia as far as that goes for early voting, I think the polls started a little bit earlier today. You've got a grassroots cand of Colton Moore, more of the grassroots Georgia Senate and you've got your Clay Fuller, which is more of he was an attorney. He's, he was, he's got some name recognition. It's going to be quite the contest. But also you've got a Democrat. So my prediction is actually, David, that Sean Harris, the Democrat will come out in first place in this, in this election. But then ultimately in the general. I obviously clearly this is a very heavy Republican area. So I don't think Sean Harris or the Democrat wins. But we'll, we'll see. But it's gonna be fun to watch today. David, as always, thank you so much for joining us and we look forward to that Pentagon briefing on the other side of the break. Thanks, Mark. Thank you. And as always, we appreciate you hanging out with us as well. As I said, undergone briefing, David Sears on the ground there. That starts at 8am Eastern time. Later today I'm flying to Kentucky. I'll be on the ground there with President Trump as he is holding an event there in Kentucky at a distribution plan. I'll be there with full day coverage. Matter of fact, we're doing the show tomorrow morning from Kentucky. Should join me as well. You can always hit me up on social media @Brian GlennTV on Twitter X and Instagram. Until next time, goodbye. God bless. We'll see you. This is an I heart podcast.
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