American Sunrise - September 9th, 2025

Summary

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Podcast Summary: American Sunrise - September 9th, 2025

Podcast: Real America’s Voice
Episode: American Sunrise – September 9th, 2025
Host(s): Dr. Gina, David Brody, Terrence Bates
Key Guests: Congressman Mark Alford (MO), John Solomon (Just the News), Gol Kalev (Jerusalem Post), Dr. Peter McCullough (The Wellness Company), Adam Weiss (Media Exposed), John Yep (Catholics for Catholics), Jake Novak (Jake's Take Substack)
Air Date: September 9, 2025

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Overview

The September 9th episode of American Sunrise delivers a mix of political analysis, breaking news, faith, and cultural commentary, all interpreted through the Real America’s Voice lens emphasizing American values and freedom. Major topics included the Trump administration's expanded immigration crackdown (“Operation Midway Blitz”), the Supreme Court’s controversial immigration ruling, bipartisan efforts to curb congressional insider trading, the evolving war in Israel/Gaza and the potential ceasefire, faith and political leadership, high-profile media shake-ups, and health and financial news for American families.

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1. Immigration Crackdown: Operation Midway Blitz

[02:35 - 07:44, 53:29 - 55:20, 59:57 - 62:26, 90:19 - 105:43]

• Operation Midway Blitz: Trump administration, through DHS and ICE, launches an aggressive crackdown on illegal immigrants in Chicago, focusing especially on criminal offenders.
  • Terrence Bates: “It’s basically the Trump immigration crackdown in that city…talk about the potential of the National Guard being called in…” (02:36)
• Political Reactions:
  • David Brody: Criticizes Democrats for opposing the operation.
    • “Democrats are basically saying, how dare you arrest that guy? They are saying, stop arresting rapists and convicted sex offenders and drug dealers…that is the tenable position of Democrats today.” (03:19)
  • Dr. Gina: Notes misinformation and fear among immigrant communities fueled by liberal media, particularly in places like California.
    • “They honestly believe Trump’s whole agenda is going into people’s homes and taking migrants who’ve lived here for 30 years...” (03:59)
• Congressman Mark Alford (MO) Interview:
  • Supports strong immigration enforcement, organized repatriation, and links these to Trump’s electoral mandate.
    • “There’s nothing inhumane about that…time for them to go home.” (07:44)
• Tom Homan (BORDER czar) live remarks [90:19–105:43]:
  • Stresses prioritization of criminal and national security threats, denying random sweeps.
    • “We’re not out sweeping neighborhoods, we’re not out looking for non-criminals. Now if we run into a non-criminal during these operations, they’re absolutely going to be taken in custody…But they cheated the system.” (92:58)
  • Blasts political opponents of ICE and accuses media of spreading anti-ICE false narratives.
    • “Shame on Governor Healy and Mayor Wu. They should be calling the White House, thanking President Trump, thanking ICE for making their communities safer…” (94:03)
  • Quotes data suggesting most arrested are “criminal public safety threats.” (105:43)
• Constitutionality of Sanctuary Cities [53:29]:
  • David Brody: Asserts sanctuary cities violate the Constitution by refusing federal immigration enforcement help.

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2. Supreme Court Immigration Ruling

[15:22, 55:20, 101:00]

• The Court reinstated ICE’s power to detain individuals based on race, ethnicity, or language.
  • Terrence Bates: Celebrates as a “massive victory” for the Trump administration (15:22), while relaying Justice Sotomayor’s forceful dissent:
    • “All Latinos, US Citizens or not, who work low wage jobs are fair game to be seized at any time…” (15:22, 55:20)
  • Policy facing ongoing lawsuits from civil rights groups.

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3. Israel & Gaza: Ceasefire and International Dynamics

[22:03 - 29:10, 82:49]

• Trump’s Ceasefire Plan: Israel accepts; Hamas remains silent.
  • Gol Kalev (Jerusalem Post): Backs Trump’s strong stance, underscores the challenge Israel faces in winning the war under international scrutiny.
    • “Every bullet we fire, we have European countries and the ICC and the UN trying to indict us for war crimes.” (24:02)
    • Details complexities: Gaza as a “demolition site,” focus on protecting civilians, difficulty of modern urban warfare (26:29–27:39).
  • Ongoing Hostage Crisis: 20 hostages believed alive, with “the Trump plan” aiming for their return (25:52).
• Iran Nuclear Threat: Doubt cast on Iranian integrity in any future deal.
  • “The idea that we have in previous administration of ‘we’ll take your word for it’...we don’t take people’s words obviously, but this, the deal is only if it can be enforced.” (28:48)
• Breaking News [82:49]: Israel strikes Hamas leadership in Qatar’s Doha, highlighting Middle East volatility.

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4. Congressional Reforms & Government Accountability

[62:26 - 64:20]

• Insider Trading Ban: Bipartisan support for banning congressional stock trading grows, with Speaker Mike Johnson, AOC, Scott Perry, and Trump all expressing support.
  • John Solomon:
    • “This ought to be called the Nancy Pelosi Act…You see regularly, Republicans and Democrats not complying, not disclosing stock transactions under the law.” (62:55)
• Government Spending Critique: Hunter Biden’s extensive taxpayer-funded Secret Service protection is detailed amid a context of Secret Service understaffing, prompting calls for better allocation of resources (64:20–67:24).

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5. Faith, Rights, and Political Identity

[09:05 - 12:37, 83:31-90:08, 46:01 - 49:31]

• Trump and Congressman Alford: Emphasize America’s founding on faith and a renewed “reliance on God” as a healing force for the nation.
  • Notable quote: “Our country seems to get weaker when faith gets weaker, when faith gets stronger…good things happen for our country.” — Donald Trump (09:05)
  • Alford distinguishes between “Make America Great Again” and “Make Americans Great Again,” linking hope, patriotism, and youth activism to national revival (09:56).
• Moment of Faith: Canonization of millennial saints Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati—role models for youth—celebrated as evidence of contemporary holiness (46:01–49:31).
• Founding Principles Debate:
  • Sen. Tim Kaine: Suggests rights come from government, not God; rebuked by Sen. Ted Cruz and President Trump.
    • “That radical and dangerous notion…is literally the founding principle upon which the United States of America was created.” — Ted Cruz (84:36)
    • “He should be ashamed of himself for his remarks.” — Donald Trump (84:53)
  • Steve Gruber: Calls for constitutional literacy and vigilance in the face of growing governmental overreach and judicial activism.

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6. Health & Science: Running Risks and Vaccine Debate

[29:44 - 38:03]

• Marathon Running Study: New research suggests long-distance running might increase the risk of colon cancer and orthopedic issues.
  • Dr. Gina: “15% of [marathon runners sampled] had advanced precancerous growths and 41% had at least one adenoma.” (29:44)
• COVID-19 Vaccine Debate: Dr. Peter McCullough calls for full transparency, references Senate and House hearings, and reiterates support for autonomy in vaccine decisions.
  • Discusses protocols for “long COVID” and vaccine spike protein detox; recommends testing and Wellness Company products (36:38).

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7. Media & Culture: Howard Stern, CBS, and the Right's Culture War

[40:14 - 44:35]

• Howard Stern: Criticized for “abandoning” his conservative audience; Adam Weiss frames Stern’s declining relevance as a warning for media disconnect from grassroots America.
  • “He abandoned his audience…and his numbers cratered along with that.” — Adam Weiss (41:00)
• Bari Weiss to CBS?: Possible shake-up at CBS with Bari Weiss’s Free Press reported as a $200M acquisition target; conservatives praise, liberals decry as a “culture war nightmare.”

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8. Financial Segment & Economy

[71:42 - 78:28]

• Fed Drama: Lisa Cook’s contested firing could make the next Fed meeting unusually dramatic.
  • “Will Lisa Cook try to sit in the meeting? Will she try to get inside the door?...This is the excitement they’ve had at a Fed meeting ever since they switched from decaf.” — Jake Novak (72:11)
• Interest Rates: Fed expected to cut rates; mortgage rates drop.
• Guns & Ammo Tax Holiday in Florida: No state sales tax for the rest of the year.
• Stock Market: In “bad news is good news” mode, showing resilience as job market cools.

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9. Criminal Justice & Major Trials

[68:50]

• Trump Assassination Attempt Trial: Ryan Raup, accused of a 2024 attempt on Trump’s life, represents himself in a chaotic Florida trial marked by anti-Trump rants.

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10. Memorable Quotes & Moments

• David Brody on Democrat stance on immigration:
  “Democrats are basically saying, how dare you arrest that guy?...That is the tenable position of Democrats today.” (03:19)
• Dr. Gina on media misinformation in California:
  “They honestly believe, perfectly functioning adults…believe that Trump’s whole agenda is going into people’s homes and taking migrants who’ve lived here for 30 years.” (03:59)
• Tom Homan, ICE, on priorities:
  “We’re not out sweeping neighborhoods...but they cheated the system. What they should do is...leave, because that will leave them an opportunity to come back under a legal program.” (92:58)
• Sen. Ted Cruz on American rights:
  “That radical and dangerous notion, in his words, is literally the founding principle upon which the United States of America was created.” (84:36)
• John Solomon on insider trading:
  “This ought to be called the Nancy Pelosi Act...” (62:55)
• Adam Weiss on Howard Stern:
  “He abandoned his audience…and his numbers cratered along with that.” (41:00)

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11. Timestamps for Key Segments

• Introduction & Show Preview: 00:36 – 01:25
• Operation Midway Blitz / Immigration: 02:35 – 07:44, 53:29 – 55:20, 59:57 – 62:26, 90:19 – 105:43
• Faith & Patriotism Segment: 09:05 – 12:37
• Supreme Court Immigration Ruling: 15:22, 55:20, 101:00
• Israel/Gaza Ceasefire & Analysis: 22:03 – 29:10, 82:49
• Insider Stock Trading Ban: 62:26 – 64:20
• Secret Service & Hunter Biden: 64:20 – 67:24
• Health Segment (Marathon Risks, Vaccines): 29:44 – 38:03
• Howard Stern & Media Shake-Ups: 40:14 – 44:35
• Moment of Faith (Saints Canonized): 46:01 – 49:31
• Sen. Tim Kaine/Founding Rights Debate: 83:31 – 90:08
• Fed/Financial Segment: 71:42 – 78:28
• Criminal Justice (Trump Trial): 68:50

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12. Tone & Style

The show maintains a punchy, conversational, sometimes sardonic tone, consistently aligning with conservative talking points and messaging against “mainstream narratives.” The hosts emphasize humor, faith, and resilience, aiming to inform without “ruining your day.”

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Summary Takeaway

This episode showcases Real America’s Voice’s signature blend of hard-right political commentary, in-depth discussions on immigration, faith, U.S.–Israel relations, and cultural trends. With contributions from both regular hosts and expert guests, listeners are treated to both headline updates and wide-ranging analysis, always through a lens that foregrounds American sovereignty, law and order, and traditional values.

Transcript

[Dr. Gina]

This is an iHeart podcast. You want smart political talk without the meltdowns, we got you. I'm Carol Markowitz. And I'm Mary Kathryn Hamm. We've been around the block in media and we're doing things differently. Normally is about real conversations, thoughtful, try to be funny, grounded, and no panic. We'll keep you informed and entertained without ruining your day. Join us every Tuesday and Thursday Normally on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[David Brody]

Ahead on American Sunrise. Immigration crackdown. The Department of Homeland Security announcing a massive illegal immigration operation in Chicago called Midway Blitz. Get ready, liberals. Will the National Guard also be sent to the Windy City as well? We have the latest. Plus, shut down politics. Congressional leaders from both parties reportedly coming together on efforts to avoid a government shutdown. Yeah, we'll see about that. What proposals are on the table? We'll take a look. And ceasefire possibilities. Israel says it's ready to accept President Trump's ceasefire deal. But what about Hamas? Those stories and more as American Sunrise starts on a Tuesday right now. Good morning, America.

[Dr. Gina]

Welcome to American Sunrise. Whether it's culture, we have breaking news to share with you.

[Terrence Bates]

Politics.

[David Brody]

President Trump is joining us live now from Florida.

[Terrence Bates]

We've got you covered.

[David Brody]

This is what it looks like to be a patriot.

[Terrence Bates]

We have to protect the American family.

[Dr. Gina]

The American dream is still alive.

[David Brody]

I'm David Brody.

[Terrence Bates]

I'm terrence.

[Dr. Gina]

And I'm Dr. Gina. Good morning, everybody. I'm Dr. G. We are live with you from the Palm Beaches. Want to bring in David Brody. He's in Washington, D.C. and Terrence Bates in our Denver newsroom. Good morning, gentlemen. It's a sunny day in the Palm beaches. It is 76 degrees here. We don't get this kind of beautiful weather very often. So we're very excited about this.

[David Brody]

Wonderful.

[Tom Homan]

Good for you.

[Dr. Gina]

I can tell y' all are just.

[Terrence Bates]

David's like, good for you.

[David Brody]

Well, good for you.

[Dr. Gina]

A little bit of fall happening here in Palm Beach. It's very nice. Tea.

[Terrence Bates]

Well, congratulations that you guys are getting some of the seasons. It's not just hot, hot. We don't get seasons that you're getting. A little bit of the fall season here.

[David Brody]

Yeah.

[Dr. Gina]

Not really.

[Terrence Bates]

We can place it there. Yeah, I know it, right? Hey, guys, look. There's some interesting happenings in my hometown of Chicago. Operation Midway Blitz, as it's being called, is underway. It's basically the Trump immigration crackdown in that city. In fact, we've got some video of some of the arrests that have been Obviously, there's talk about the potential of the National Guard being called in, but President Trump confirming that Governor J.B. pritzker at this point hasn't asked for help. So that would be the start. But here's some of the video of some of the arrests being made amid these crackdowns. And, David, this really is kind of the next step, if you will, in the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration, particularly in Chicago.

[David Brody]

And let's call this for what it is. Democrats are basically saying, how dare you arrest that guy? I mean, that's basically what they're saying. They are saying, stop arresting rapists and convicted sex offenders and drug dealers and all of these nefarious people. How dare you come into our city and make it safer. Think about it. I mean, that is the tenable position of Democrats today, Gina. And that's why this type of stuff is going to be ultimately successful. Even though we hear a lot of noise from the legacy media about this, the truth of the matter is Trump is tracking with the majority of the American people on this.

[Dr. Gina]

Yeah, well, and then, you know, I just got back from the state of California, where I want to say they honestly think, they honestly believe, perfectly functioning adults. Right. Believe that Trump's whole agenda is going into people's homes and taking migrants who've lived here for 30 years. Or if you're a first generation immigrant, not illegal immigrant, or second generation immigrant, you might be next on the list. They really believe this, you guys. They don't watch any independent news. The things that they understand are so convoluted and backward. And this isn't everyone. There are great patriots in the, in the southern part of California, especially Central Valley, amazing patriots. That's obviously who we hung with part of the time. But we did go to the coast, and when we got to the coast, I'm telling you, it's like clockwork. And I know you guys hear this. David, you hear it in D.C. people honestly believing this rhetoric about it being the arrest of, you know, immigrants who've been here forever. They're, they're intentionally confusing the story so that people are all afraid in these areas. And it is really, it's absurd.

[David Brody]

Yeah, I know we got to get to our guests, but you asked me that, Gina, and you're absolutely right. As a matter of fact, literally an example from just within the last 48 hours, we had a call from someone who's DACA. Okay. That we know well. And she, and she was like, well, wait a minute, what's going on? They're coming after me. I understand. They're coming after my family. They're coming out. No, you know, settle down every. Now, having said that, don't be hanging around a convicted rapist or a drug dealer because you might get swept up. Now, that, that, that is a potential possibility if you don't have your papers, so to speak. But no, they're not coming for those type of folks, even though they, the liberal media would like to say that that is who they're going for. Now, if they're swept up in the raid, that's a separate matter. But that's not who they're intentionally going for.

[Dr. Gina]

Not at all. And in fact, immigrants will be safer than they've ever been in this country because it's their communities that have been ravaged by illegal immigration. Today's Bible. First we got to get to it, guys. It goes like this. It's from Psalm 25, verses 4 and 5. Show me your ways, O Lord. Teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation. On you I wait all the day. Waiting is always the hardest part, guys, isn't it? Department of Homeland Security announced it's launched a new immigration crackdown. As we were just discussing this in Chicago, t's old stomping ground, the department says it is being called Operation Midway Blitz, as he said, and added, this ICE operation will target the criminal illegal aliens who flocked to Chicago and Illinois because they knew Governor Pritzker and his sanctuary policies were would protect them and allow them to roam free on American streets. President Trump and Secretary Noem stand with the victims of illegal alien crime. That would be namely, namely legal immigrants, by the way, while Governor Pritzker stands with criminal illegal aliens. For more, let's bring in Missouri Congressman Mark Alford. Congressman, you're from the great state of Missouri. No bias on my part whatsoever, thinking Missouri is about the coolest place ever. We get all four seasons there, by the way.

[David Brody]

Thank you.

[Dr. Gina]

And Congressman, in a place like Missouri, you really don't have to worry about this. But if you do travel to any of these sanctuary states, as I said, I just got back from, excuse me, California. And you go to New York, you go to Chicago, you see the places where they've sought sanctuary. And it is a dreadful comparison to places like Missouri that have cracked down on the crime of illegal immigration.

[David Brody]

Well, thank God we have a governor and had our past governor Mike Parsons. Now we have Mike Kehoe that are very tough on crime. Mike Kehoe won basically one of his Planks in his platform was to crack down on crime. I think arresting, detaining criminal illegal aliens is the right thing to do. That's what 77 million Americans voted for Donald J. Trump for is to round up the illegal aliens who Joe Biden recklessly let into our great nation, to rip apart the fabric of our nation and send them back home. There's nothing inhumane about that. They should not have been let into our country to begin with. And it's time for them to go home. Our Homeland Security Department has been trying to work with them on a voluntary basis to voluntarily self deport and repatriate themselves and then they would have a shot at coming back. But some are insistent on not doing that. They want to cheat the system, they want to cheat others by cutting in line to get here in the first place. It's time to go home. President Trump is welcome. Is a welcome sight to make sure that that happens.

[Terrence Bates]

Congressman, good to see you. Terrence here, I want to play this sound bite for you. It's basically President Trump saying the country is stronger when our faith is strong.

[David Brody]

America was founded on faith, as we know, and I've been saying it for a long time, and when faith gets weaker, our country seems to get weaker when faith gets stronger. As it is right now, we're having a very good period of time. After some rough years, good things happen for our country. It's amazing the way it seems to work that way.

[Terrence Bates]

And under the Trump administration, we're defending.

[David Brody]

Our rights and restoring our identity as a nation under God. We are one nation under God and we always will.

[Terrence Bates]

While a return to faith seems to me to be just part of the equation, what other elements do you see necessary in order to return us to the standard that we once held for our country?

[David Brody]

Well, it's not just faith. I think it's a return to God. God Almighty. We should not be afraid to say that name. I'm Ronald Reagan, some 40 years ago said words to this effect. It's time to reassert our trust in God. It's time to realize that we need him more than he needs us. It's time to turn to God for the healing of America. This nation needs healing. We have a lot of wounds from this past administration that President Trump is taking bold action to try to heal those wounds. It's going to take some tough action, but it's also going to take, I think, a faith, a return to God, realizing that we would not be here without the providence and protection of God Almighty. That is one of the reasons our Founding Fathers established this great country is a reliance on God. You see it in the Declaration of Independence that we are endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among those are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It's an honor to be in America, and we should never forget where those rights come from. Yeah. And, Congressman, I want to give you an opportunity to talk about this because you've had conversations with Trump about make America great again, and you talk about how it's not so much. I mean, it is about make America great again, but it's also make Americans great again. It's something that you and I just spoke about yesterday or exchanged information about yesterday. Talk about that. I think that was extremely important to understand. Yeah. Several times I've spoken with President Trump about this, and when he was running for office, when I visited him at Mar A Lago, I told him, I want to help you make America great again, but I also want to help you make Americans great again. I think one of the things we're missing right now is hope, hope for tomorrow. Not the kind of bogus hope and change that President Obama tried to promulgate here in America, but real hope in who we are as a nation under God. And I think it's important that we return patriotism to America. I love what Pete Hegseth is doing, our secretary of War, who is really re instilling the fighter ethos, the warrior ethos to our defense. More people are signing up now. We have new companies coming into Fort Leonard Wood of trainees there at the army base. It's encouraging to see a return. And young people, young people getting involved on the college level. They're like on fire for America. And it's time we recapture that. All of us recapture that patriotism and love for our great nation.

[Dr. Gina]

Fort Leonard, when my dad was stationed there. Congressman, yeah. Thank you so much for being with us and for all of your great leadership and representing us so well from the Midwest. Thank you.

[David Brody]

My pleasure.

[Terrence Bates]

Thank you.

[Dr. Gina]

All right, coming up, we're going to check out the hottest headlines from the RAV newsroom with you know who, T. Bates. Also later, the head of the UN Nuclear watchdog says there is hope for Iran's nuclear inspection talk coming soon. Maybe trusted, though, I don't know. We're going to assess that in American Sunrise, too. With us. Hey there. I'm Mary Kathryn Ham. And I'm Carol Markowitz. We've been in political media for a long time, long enough to know that it's gotten Well, a little insane. That's why we started Normalely a podcast for people who are over the hysteria and just want clarity. We talk about the issues that actually matter to the country without panic, without yelling and with a healthy dose of humor. We don't take ourselves too seriously, but we do take the truth seriously. So if you're into common sense, sanity and some occasional sass, you're our kind of people. Catch new episodes of Normally every Tuesday and Thursday on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen.

[David Brody]

This news break is brought to you by amac, association of Mature American Citizens. That's a Nashville, Tennessee nice shot, but I'll be honest with you. Where is the video of Gina doing karaoke in Nashville? That's the video that, let's be honest, America wants to see this morning. Our audience wants to see. Welcome back everybody to American Sunrise on a Tuesday. I'm David Brody, by the way. Join us in the chat on YouTube. All you have to do, just go to YouTube and put in American Sunrise, put in Real American's voice. You'll see us, we're there live. And of course on getter and rumble, etc. Pluto TV, Samsung TV. We're everywhere. We're everywhere. Sorry, liberals. All right, coming up, Israel has agreed to a ceasefire with Hamas. Oh, but here's the problem. We're not hearing anything from Hamas at this point. Details in a moment. First though, T. Bates standing by with the latest headlines from the Real America's Voice newsroom sponsored by amac. The association of Mature American Citizens is the conservative voice for Americans 50 and older. AMAC is fighting for the values that you hold dear. Join today. Together we can right the course of America.

[Terrence Bates]

A 23 year old Ukrainian refugee escapes war in her home country only to be murdered in cold blood on a light rail train right here in the United States. The attack was caught on camera and while we are not going to show you the worst of it, some of what you're about to hear and see may be disturbing. So we just want to warn you, you're looking at 30 for the 34 year old man who's accused of killing Iriana, he's the guy right there in the red. Investigators say he sat behind her on the train and then cut her throat with a pocket knife despite having no interaction with her. You see it starting to happen here.

[David Brody]

I just give my love and hope to the family of the young woman who was stabbed this morning or last night in Charlotte by a madman. A lunatic just got up and started it's right on the tape. Not, not really watchable because it's so horrible. But just viciously stabbed.

[Tom Homan]

She's just sitting there.

[David Brody]

So they're evil people.

[Tom Homan]

We have to be able to handle that. If we don't handle that, we don't have a country.

[Terrence Bates]

Police in Charlotte, North Carolina, where it happened, confirmed the suspect has a decades long criminal history, including a five year prison stint for robbery with the dangerous weapon. By the way, his mother claims that she tried to have him committed due to his increasingly violent behavior this year and his schizophrenia diagnosis. The man was arrested at the scene and is charged with first degree murder. The Trump administration celebrating a bit of a win this morning before the Supreme Court after the justices ruled that immigration officials can continue to detain people based on their race, ethnicity or language. Monday's ruling puts on hold a Los Angeles district court judge's ruling which temporarily stopped the practice of detaining people without, quote, reasonable suspicion about their legal immigration status. Following the ruling, the Department of Justice promised to quickly resume roving patrols in Southern California. US Attorney General Pam Bondi calls the SCOTUS opinion, quote, a massive victory, saying that ICE officials can now carry out patrols without what she calls judicial micromanagement. In her dissent, liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor writes, the administration, quote, has all but declared that all Latinos, US Citizens or not, who work low wage jobs are fair game to be seized at any time, taken away from work and held until they provide proof of their legal status to the agents satisfaction. The federal roving patrol immigration policy is also facing lawsuits from various civil rights groups this morning. And finally, Howard Stern back on the radio after trolling his listeners into thinking that he'd left his long running show. The 71 year old shock jock has been teasing some sort of big reveal for weeks amid speculation that his show was being canceled. While Stern returned to the air this morning with, or actually yesterday morning, excuse me, following a summer break. His current contract with Sirius xm, by the way, set to expire at the end of this year. But there's no word if the two sides have reached a contract. That's a quick check of your headlines. Now let's get a quick check of your national forecast with Weather Nation meteorologist Tracey Anthony. Tracy, good morning.

[Dr. Gina]

Thanks, Terrence. Good morning. One of the big stories today is Tropical Storm Kiko. Now at one point, this was a major hurricane that is starting to weaken rapidly as it pushes north of the Hawaiian Islands. So as of this morning, it is now a tropical storm. And the threats to the Hawaiian Islands continues to diminish. So we will still have some large waves and some tall swells and some very dangerous rip currents. We'll also have a few passing rain showers. And Honolulu even had a record rain yesterday picking up about a half inch. But we are really not expecting too many major concerns as this storm continues to push farther and farther out of the area. Now back across the lower 48, we are expecting a few systems to impact the Northern Rockies and the Great Lakes. But notice Florida. This is where we're bracing for significant rainfall. I'm talking 3 to 5 inches over the next couple of days. And they've already had it today socked to them with rain over the last week. So more moisture. This is actually a good thing, though, for their drought conditions here across Florida. But those chilly temperatures also in place across the east coast feeling a little more like October. Back to you, Terrence.

[Terrence Bates]

Thanks so much, Tracey. Up next, Israel says it has accepted the cease fire deal proposed by President Trump. Now all eyes are on Hamas's next move. We'll have the details ahead. First, though, a quick check of this day in history. It was on this date in 1998 that Special Prosecutor Ken Starr sent Congress the report on his investigation into the actions of President Clinton in the Whitewater affair and Clinton's improper sexual relationship with intern Monica Lewinsky. The report cited 11 possible grounds for impeachment in various categories, from abuse of power to perjury. Clinton and his law license were suspended for five years and he was impeached but was not removed from office.

[Dr. Gina]

Hey there. I'm Mary Kathryn Ham. And I'm Carol Markowitz. We've been in political media for a long time. Long enough to know that it's gotten, well, a little insane. That's why we started Normalely a podcast for people who are over the hysteria and just want clarity. We talk about the issues that actually matter to the country without panic, without yelling, and with a healthy dose of humor. We don't take ourselves too seriously, but we do take the truth seriously. So if you're into common sense, sanity and some occasional sass, you're our kind of people. Catch new episodes of normally every Tuesday and Thursday on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.

[David Brody]

Port Jefferson, New York, out there on Long Island. Okay. Was it named after Thomas Jefferson? Inquiring minds want to know. Welcome back, everybody, to American Sunrise. Israel saying yes this morning to President Trump's ceasefire plan. The deal calls for Hamas to release all of the hostages and lay down their arms. Now Trump is calling on Hamas to accept the deal or they will face consequences. By the way, Trump calls it his last warning to Hamas. Let's bring in Gol Kalev, writer with the Jerusalem Post, chairman of the Judaism 3.0 think tank, an all around great guy and the author, by the way, of the Assault on Judaism, the Existential Threat Coming from the West. Gal, great to have you today. So what do you think? I mean, how is this potential ceasefire? We keep calling it potential ceasefire. Here we go again. I wonder how it's landing inside Israel and how seriously is President Trump's warning? I mean, he's saying this is the last warning. It'd be interesting to see what happens next year. Gol, good morning.

[Gol Kalev]

Good morning. Absolutely. It's taken very seriously. I mean, we're hoping that we take President Trump seriously, obviously, and we're hoping that Hamas will take President Trump's warnings seriously. But if not, we're ready to go in and end the war by defeating Hamas. We are very relieved, obviously, to have President Trump at the helm, who is very clear in his message to Israel. We want you to win the war, to decimate Hamas, to bring back the hostages. And he's behind us on this.

[David Brody]

Can I just do a quick follow up? You say go in and win the war and defeat Hamas. We've heard that obviously from Israel for the last. Now it's been two years or so. So therefore, what does that mean? How does that look? I mean, as Nikki Haley, I hate to quote Nikki Haley, but there's been others to say, finish the job. Finish the job. What does that look like exactly? Golf.

[Gol Kalev]

Well, it's not that easy for us to finish a job. This is a very long war, the longest we ever fought for two years. But we're not fighting it in regular ways. We have every bullet we fire. We have European countries and the ICC and the UN trying to indict us for war crimes. We've changed. In the United States, the Department of Defense, the Department of War. The purpose of war is to win. President Trump allows us to win, but his predecessor didn't so much, you know, if we were winning too fast or fighting too strong, he would sanction some of our military units. And we're seeing this with Europeans now. We're seeing this with this whole starvation campaign, this modern day blood libels that Israel is committing a genocide. A blood libel that's giving backwind by Prime Minister Starmer of the UK and Macron of France, who are not standing up to that, but participating in giving it credibility by Saying we should put pressure on Israel so we don't fight. I wish we could fight in the same way that we have always that other armies fight. But we are fighting where everybody is. You know, as we said all along, there's the physical attack on us from Iran and its proxies, including Hamas, and there's the ideological assault on the Jewish state that's coming from Europe and its proxies. And those two are uncoordinated by the fear of each other. And we're fighting in very difficult conditions. We have hostages, we have civilians. You know, Hamas is trying to have their civilians killed.

[David Brody]

Basically.

[Gol Kalev]

They've booby trapped their buildings. They've converted the high rise building into command posts. They have explosive tunnels underneath it. And so it's a very difficult arena to fight in, but we're moving forward. And what's left is basically Gaza City, and that is the next frontier.

[David Brody]

Yeah, great points.

[Dr. Gina]

Yeah. A couple things. How many hostages are still there? Because you don't hear that these days. How many hostages are still in captivity?

[Gol Kalev]

Well, there's 20 hostages who are still alive. You know, President Trump made some remarks that some of them may not be. We're, as, you know, want to get both the live hostages and the seized hostages and bring them home.

[Dr. Gina]

Yeah, absolutely. And then the second part of my question, we had Dinesh d' Souza on about his new film just yesterday, and one of the things he said really struck me. He said in today's, in this present war, you're having to fight in ways you've never had to fight before. You're having to use the tactics of your very enemies in this war. Talk about that.

[Gol Kalev]

Yeah, and it's an interesting point. I mean, it's a very. Usually when you have a war, you have one side and protecting its citizens, fighting the other side who's protecting their citizens. This is a little bit the opposite because again, we're asking Gazan civilians to go out of harm ways at least within Gaza, and then eventually, as the Trump plan suggests, to give them the option to leave Gaza because there's no way for them to stay in Gaza. I mean, I hope people understand that, that Gaza is a demolition side. Hamas is basically fighting against its civilians. It's basically the buildings of all riddled with explosives. So, you know, the Gazan Civilians really have two choices, either to stay for 20 years in tents by the sea, which is what the Europeans want them to stay as, sort of like the suffering remnant to remind everybody how horrible the Jews and the Jewish state is. President Trump has a better plan for the Gazans to bring them out. But we are fighting a war like was never fought before. Sadly, we're revolutionizing the concept of warfare by us being the ones who need to protect our enemies, civilians. And that comes at a very heavy cost, including to our soldiers.

[Terrence Bates]

Gal. Obviously there's the threat from Hamas, Iran also posing an existential threat to Israel, specifically with its nuclear program. There are nuclear talks allegedly underway, but the United nations nuclear watchdog says that there's actually some movement happening, but also warning that there's just not a whole lot more time left. Iran has even been blocking full inspections since those strikes that destroyed the nuclear plants there. Do you see a deal being close or is Iran simply hedging?

[Gol Kalev]

Well, we'll find out soon. But the conventional wisdom, most experts think that there's going to be another round sooner or later. Hamas have not given up their nuclear aspirations. They're not giving up the ballistic missiles program. Former Israeli minister, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant says that this is basically coming another round. And if Iran enters a deal, then great. And if not, then both US and President Trump I'm sure is prepared to deal with it in another way.

[Terrence Bates]

Even if Iran does enter a deal, though, do you trust Iran to stand by that deal and to actually be true to the deal?

[Gol Kalev]

Of course not. I mean the idea that we have in previous administration of we'll take your word for it, you know, we'll give you weapons, you know, whether it's Hamas, the Palestinian Authority or Iran, we, it's not, we don't take people's words obviously, but this, the deal is only if it can be enforced. But we're also prepared to the situation where there's not a deal.

[David Brody]

Yeah. Gol Khaled, great to have you. Great to have you with us.

[Terrence Bates]

Thank you. My pleasure.

[Gol Kalev]

Thank you.

[David Brody]

Love the truth coming forward. Thank you. Coming up, we have all been told running is a good way to exercise. I would have no idea about that. But could long distance running potentially hurt our health? Some shocking new details next on American Sunrise. Though. This person is running in slow motion there. That guy's going faster. Back in a moment. Now she's slow.

[Dr. Gina]

Hey there. I'm Mary Kathryn Hamm. And I'm Carol Markowitz. We've been in political media for a long time. Long enough to know that it's gotten, well, a little insane. That's why we started normalely a podcast for people who are over the hysteria and just want clarity. We talk about the issues that actually matter to the country without panic, without yelling and with a healthy dose of humor. We don't take ourselves too seriously, but we do take the truth seriously. So if you're into common sense, sanity and some occasional sass, you're our kind of people. Catch new episodes of Normally every Tuesday and Thursday on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen. Look at that. Kansas City, Missouri. Trip. Trip. A lot of rain in the fall, that's for sure. Welcome back to Americans sunrise. I'm Dr. Gina. Thank you for joining us. It is time now for today's health news, sponsored by the Wellness Company. And under the microscope today, some risks of marathon running. Okay, our Rav Chat gen moderator is going to get so mad at me for this. I'm going to put a disclaimer at the front of this. But here's the data. I just want to give you the truth. The data, the research an early study showing that long distance running has been tied to higher risk of colon cancer. Researchers took a look at 100 people between the ages of 35 and 50 years old who had never had a colonoscopy and completed at least five marathons or two ultramarathons. The results showed that 15% of them had advanced precancerous growths and 41% reportedly had at least one adenoma. This is disturbing. You know, also disturbing on this is, you know, the fact that my friends who are runners have knee replacements, hip replacements, and I'm always surprised by it. I'm always surprised. And I do love to run, by the way, but I don't do a lot of it because of the research that keeps coming out on it, at least not in that intensive running. New administration. Washington, D.C. brought a lot of positive changes when it comes to fixing our broken health care system. The reality though, there's only so much government can do and that if we really want to make America healthy again, it starts at home with each and every one of us. And that's where the Wellness Company comes in. You see and hear from their doctors all the time on this network. You're about to again. And you know that their products are the gold standard for keeping yourself and your family safe and healthy. The Wellness Company gives you the opportunity to be sure you're prepared for whatever comes your way with a series of prescription medical kits. These kits contain an assortment of life saving medications and guidebooks that will assess assist you in the proper use of the medicines in the kits. Additionally, the Wellness Company offers a variety of products from parasite cleanses to methylene blue to weight loss and so much more. These can help you live a healthy and longer and more satisfying life. Make America healthy again. Starts at home. Do your part. Protect the health of yourself and your family. Go to TWC Health RAV today. Give it in order. That's TWC Health RAV. Use the promo code RAV. That'll save you 10%. All right. For more on the health of America, I want to bring in chief scientific officer over at The Wellness Company, Dr. Peter McCollough. Dr. Mercola, welcome back to the show.

[David Brody]

Thank you.

[Dr. Gina]

All right, want to get to this. Last week was a busy week when it comes to the future of our health care. First, President Trump released a statement on Truth Social that called for releasing all of the data regarding the safety and efficacy of of the COVID 19 vaccines. This possible first step toward removing these vaccines from the market, or at least testing them, as Secretary Kennedy has repeatedly called for, because it's never been done, which is hard to believe, Dr. McCullough, but your thoughts on this?

[David Brody]

Yeah, I think Trump should not look to the drug companies for data. He should be debriefed by Senator Ron Johnson, who's held a series of hearings. There's one today in Washington, another one on vaccines and chronic disease, as well as Marjorie Taylor Greene on the House side. She's also held hearings on safety issues with the COVID 19 vaccine. So we should follow the standard House and Senate processes, debrief with President Trump so we can fully understand what's going on with these vaccines. And the drug companies should fully disclose their safety dossiers. And we're talking Pfizer, Moderna, Janssen and novavax. You know, Pfizer was in Moderna, had to be forced under a court order. They tried to delay the release of their documents for 55 years. That should tell you something.

[Dr. Gina]

Yeah, yeah. And then there's the remarkable Truth Social post that President Trump put up yesterday discussing the poison thimerosal that's in so many things. My husband had actually put together a commission on that in Missouri going back and paid dearly when the AMA came after both of us and our family just for his commission. There were fireworks also on the Hill last week, though, as HHS Secretary Bobby Kennedy came before the Senate Finance Committee to defund his tenure at hhs. Repeated criticism from Democrats seemed to be that by not recommending a vaccine, RFK is somehow banning a vaccine. You know, that's not the case, but that is certainly the explanation of those on the Hill who oppose him. There's so much money Though behind getting Bobby Kennedy gone because he is so effective. And this money has not only gone to Democrats, it's gone to Republicans. This is not a partisan issue, is it?

[David Brody]

No, it's not. The senators were unhinged. The vaccine promoting senators. Remember, vaccines are about $100 billion industry, huge lobby influence in Washington. Kennedy is not proposing taking away anyone's vaccine. So vaccines are fully available to people. And remember, the recommendations are exactly that, just recommendations. Florida Surgeon General Joe Ladapo is simply saying to remove all school, university and employment mandates. You know, 88 countries, according to Dr. Drew at the Wellness Company, 88 countries have no mandates for vaccines whatsoever. They're just like any other medical intervention.

[Dr. Gina]

Yeah, well, and it should be that way. And the advertising needs to be confronted as well because the advertising does a lot of swaying and we're one of the only countries in the entire world that allows that malarkey. But anyway, for individuals who are worried doctor about the long term effect of the COVID vaccine, particularly the impact of spike proteins in the body. I have some wonderful products from the Wellness company sitting right here in front of me. I take one every day when I get here to the show because it sits right in front of me and I'm like, well that must be be for me the ultimate spike detox. What else do we need from the Wellness company?

[David Brody]

Wellness Company has a long Covid bundle for people suffering from long Covid or the vaccine. So includes the ultimate spike detox. The dose, by the way, two capsules and then mind lift for brain fog, elevated energy for post exertional malaise and heart support for those because the heart is so commonly impacted by the COVID 19 vaccine. So you can manage this yourself. I recommend people get a blood test to see where they are with the spike protein. Get the antibody test of the spike protein. You go to LabCorp, go to labs on demand, click Infectious diseases and then Covid antibody test. The test costs $69. Order it yourself, go to LabCorp and get it. If you're less than 1,000 on this test, you're free and clear over 5,000. We really start to worry about spike in the bloodstream and I start to see myocarditis, blood clots at 10,000, 15,000 and above.

[Dr. Gina]

Dr. McCullough, I'm hoping that you will. I know you post a lot of clips from this show. I'm hoping you will post that particular part because there were a lot of steps there and I want to follow them and I want to go there and get that also. I want to say that a lot of the products that you recommend are usable for other conditions as well, like the mind fog. You can use for just even if you don't have a spike protein issue. The great products at the Wellness Company. We're so thankful. We're thankful you have them. We, we're thankful we can talk about them. Finally, Dr. Peter Mercola from the Wellness Company, thanks for being here.

[David Brody]

Thank you.

[Dr. Gina]

Coming up, Howard Stern pulled a fast one on his audience and said he was done with Sirius xm. What could the fallout be? We'll take a look. And before we go to break, a quick programming note from rav. Be sure to tune in to our special on the 24th anniversary of the September 11th terror attacks at Thursday, 3pm Eastern. Here's a little preview of that September.

[David Brody]

11Th, 2001, a day that changed America forever. Nearly a quarter century later, the memories remain vivid and the loss still felt deeply real. America's Voice presents a powerful special 9, 11, 24 years later, America still mourns. Join David Zier, host of Breaking Point, from two exclusive conversations, first with Richard Rotans, who led New York's emergency response during those dark hours, and then a candid interview with former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, reflecting on leadership, courage, and the enduring impact of that tragic day. Two voices, one nation still healing and a reminder we must Never forget. Don't miss 9, 11, 24 years later, America still mourns. Only on real America's Voice.

[Dr. Gina]

Hey there. I'm Mary Kathryn Hamm. And I'm Carol Markowitz. We've been in political media for a long time, long enough to know that it's gotten, well, a little insane. That's why we started normally a podcast for people who are over the hysteria and just want clarity. We talk about the issues that actually matter to the country without panic, without yelling, and with a healthy dose of humor. We don't take ourselves too seriously, but we do take the truth seriously. So if you're into common sense, sanity, and some occasional sass, you're our kind of people. Catch new episodes of normally every Tuesday and Thursday on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you list.

[Emily Finn]

Welcome back to American Sunrise. It is time to stay awake, not woke. And today, a media icon pulls a fast one on his audience. Howard Stern returned to the mic this week, but only after pretending to leave his show, fueling rumors that he was out at Sirius XM while he's back. For now, Stern's contract does expire in 2025, and no new deal has been confirmed. This comes amid shrinking subscriber numbers and mounting competition from free streaming platforms. Is this the final act for the so called king of all media? Let's ask the expert Adam Weiss, the host of Media Exposed for us here on Rav. Adam, thank you so much for joining us here on American Sunrise. I mean, you gotta be in a pretty desperate spot to fake your own death, if you will, like Howard Stern. What is your reaction to all of this?

[David Brody]

My reaction is it's gonna. This segment can go on for a whole class on how Howard Stern was once pretty much in the camp of, let's say, the MAGA audience, the conservative audience. The truck driver used to listen to him, the police officer, the blue collar worker, kind of what became the Trump voter later on. He, he abandoned them in 2016 because he wanted to be like, I believe, because he wanted to be liked by Hollywood, by the inner sanctum of the left, by the major mainstream media. He disavand. He abandoned his audience and his, his numbers cratered along with that. Streaming platforms came along. Someone can go in their living room, the kitchen, pop up a YouTube, be interesting, make great content, and beat Howard Stern's numbers easily. And the company's paying him 500 million over, I think over, you know, maybe 10 years or might have been less and those. And they can't afford that anymore, especially when he's abandoned his audience and his numbers aren't good anymore just to be liked by the inside beltway people.

[Emily Finn]

And it's so, like I said, desperate because, you know, Howard Stern, he's been essentially canceled by the mainstream, especially by younger people. I mean, so many of his shocking moments on his show from back in the day have been resurfacing. And like you said, that trust in the audience has been completely lost. I mean, it's just shock value at this point. Is there anything that he can do to get the trust of his audience back? Or is it just too far gone at this point? Are they moving on to bigger and better outlets to get their, their media consumption?

[David Brody]

It's hard to come back and say, yes, Donald, come back, come to my show. Since 2016, he's gone against Trump. He's called Trump Vote. I really don't like all of Trump voters, you know, so he van. And it wasn't like Trump. Trump would go on a show all the time and they'd have great conversation. And why was Howard so successful? He was the most politically incorrect radio host across America. Funny in the morning, I used to have a, I used to when I was really young. I drive senior citizen, the largest town in state, New York State. I drive him to a free was a free service, back and forth to the grocery store, back and forth to the doctors. And I'd have Howard Stern in the morning. Nobody ever complained.

[Dr. Gina]

Funny.

[David Brody]

And that was who I'd listened to. And then I'd listen to Rush. But you know, once he abandoned all that, I don't know if he'd ever get back the audience.

[Emily Finn]

You know, it's certainly a changing landscape and I want to get your reaction to this too, Adam. Barry Weiss could be headed to cbs. The left is absolutely losing it. Reports say Paramount CEO David Ellison is is on the verge of buying her outlet, it's called the Free Press in a deal worth up to $200 million. And the plan is hand her a top role at CBS News. Liberal commentators are calling it a culture war nightmare, but conservatives are calling it a long overdue shakeup in corporate media. Do you think CBS is ready for a truth teller or is this the establishment blocking her path?

[David Brody]

Maybe the one time Paramount David Ellison, who's the son of the legendary Larry Ellison, who seems to be more Republican. Larry. But the son, David is a Democrat, gave 1 million, $1 million to Joe Biden's campaign. So maybe he's looking at economics, maybe he's looking at country at all and saying, you know what, we can't go in this route. We've edited too many. We've lost lawsuits, we're losing our audience, the morning shows cratering. We have to do something different here. We have to win back trust of the American people. And that 200 million is a staggering number for somebody who just started basically a substack page and has subscribers. I don't know if that's true, but that's some staggering numbers for Bari Weiss. And good luck. If she can get that kind of.

[Emily Finn]

Numbers, who knows, CBS may be looking at Howard Stern. It sounds like they have a common mission to try to rebuild trust. Adam Weiss, thank you so much for joining us this morning. Always a great time talking with you. All right now, coming up, two young saints, one unmistakable. The message holiness isn't old fashioned. It's happening right now. We'll be right back with more on American Sunrise.

[Dr. Gina]

Hey there. I'm Mary Kathryn Ham. And I'm Carol Markowitz. We've been in political media for a long time, long enough to know that it's gotten, well, a little insane. That's why we started normally a podcast for people who are over the hysteria and just want clarity. We talk about the issues that actually matter to the country without panic, without yelling, and with a healthy dose of humor. We don't take ourselves too seriously, but we do take the truth seriously. So if you're into common sense, sanity, and some occasional sass, you're our kind of people. Catch new episodes of normally every Tuesday and Thursday on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen.

[David Brody]

God bless the usa. In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth.

[Emily Finn]

All right, welcome back to American Sunrise. It is time now for our moment of faith, brought to us by Lee Greenwood and the God Bless the USA Bible in focus today, two new saints for a new generation. This weekend, Pope Leo XIV declared Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati saints in a historic ceremony at St. Peter's Square. Acutis, the first ever millennial saint, used his tech skills to catalog eucharistic miracles online.

[Dr. Gina]

Wow.

[Emily Finn]

He loved video games, the Simpsons, and giving to the poor. Now for Saadi, he was born to privilege in 1901, gave his life to serving the needy, literally giving people the clothes off of his back. Both of the men died young, but left spiritual legacies that inspire young people around the world. This is the Catholic Church call to the next generation. Holiness isn't just for the past. It's happening right now. Let's welcome to American Sunrise the president for Catholics. For Catholics. John. Yep. John, always love having you on the show. What a cool moment, especially for young people in the Catholic Church, to see these two canonized as saints.

[David Brody]

Can you imagine being the mother of Blessed Carlo Acutis? I mean, their 15 year old boy died of cancer and whatever. Fifteen years later, the, the Catholic Church is standing there saying, hey, your son is now in heaven. He's led such an exemplary life. I mean, that's ultimately the goal of every single parent is to bring their kids to heaven. And we saw that blatantly on Sunday. It was, it was really a great thing to see. And that's like millions, I would say almost 600, 000 people were there in the square to witness a celebration.

[Emily Finn]

I just think it's the coolest thing. And you know, a lot of the work that he was doing on earth was through video games of all things. I mean, it just really ties everything together for young people that the work that you can do to spread the word and really live Jesus teachings can be through everything that you do from even down to the video games. Was that message really echoed a lot during the Pope's announcement?

[David Brody]

It Absolutely was. And almost one person that kind of gets a little bit less limelight was. Was Pierre Giorgio Frasadi. And I think he applies very much particular to young men today. I mean, he was a very much a political activist, we would call him today. You know, he was a staunch opponent of the anti or the fascism that was on the rise post World War I. But he found a way to bring his faith into the political public life. You know, obviously we lead a group, Catholics or Catholic, that does just that. And I think it's an example for Christian men and women out there today in America today, is to get involved. Flynn says all the time. General Flynn, local action equals national impact. We gotta be doing that. And for Saudi did just that. And he made it to heaven.

[Emily Finn]

You know what, John? Catholics for Catholics is doing just that as well here in America. I understand you guys had a really big day yesterday. You're partnering with President Trump. And at yesterday's event at the Museum of the Bible, you joined the White House Prayer Campaign for America. I know you were there at the event in Washington. So tell us more about this and this initiative.

[David Brody]

Everyone should take a few minutes and watch some clips today or yesterday of Trump's visits the Museum of the Bible, where he had the hearing of religious liberty. And he announced, most importantly at the end, a special campaign of prayer between now and the 250th anniversary of the founding of the country. Huge moments. Yes. You mentioned Catholics for Catholics is an official partner of the White House in this prayer endeavor. We got to be doing more of that. The President of the United States is conscious of that. And if he can be conscious of that with as many things he has on his mind, then we also have to make prayer a priority in our day.

[Emily Finn]

And John, you know, I think it's always important to remember that through prayer, thankfulness is always something that gratitude is something that we need to remember to pray for as well. But what is it that you think that America collectively needs to pray for for the future of our country right now? What do we need to remember when we're sitting in silence and talking to God? Obviously, thank you so much for all of our abundant blessings. But what is the next step in that prayer.

[David Brody]

If. If you don't fight for, you're going to lose it. And I think that's the. The call to this specific generation because we've been. We've had. We're put up to the test right now. We have serious threats. Exterior, of course, in the United States, but also inside our own country people think exactly the opposite of what we do. And we have Senator Tim Kaine who just said the other day Trump referenced that, that rights come not from God, but from man, which is an absurdity. So these kind of people are inside our walls, so to speak. We need to be pushing back with our own narrative that this country is from God and we must return it to God.

[Emily Finn]

John Yeb, thank you so much for joining American Sunrise and best of luck with all of your endeavors with that partnership with the White House. Thanks for joining the show. All right, we'll be back with the second hour of American Sunrise in just two minutes. Make sure you're sticking.

[Dr. Gina]

Hey there. I'm Mary Kathryn Ham. And I'm Carol Markowitz. We've been in political media for a long time, long enough to know that it's gotten, well, a little insane. That's why we started normally a podcast for people who are over the hysteria and just want clarity. We talk about the issues that actually matter to the country without panic, without yelling, and with a healthy dose of humor. We don't take ourselves too seriously, but we do take the truth seriously. So if you're into common sense, sanity, and some occasional sass, you're our kind of people. Catch new episodes of normally every Tuesday and Thursday on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen.

[David Brody]

Coming up on the second hour of American Sunrise, the Trump administration launch Operation Midway Blitz, a sweeping ice crackdown aimed at illegal immigrants in Chicago, blaming sanctuary policies for politically motivated crime. Local leaders from Governor Pritzker to liberal faith communities pledge resistance. Details on the way this morning. Also, jury selection kicks off in Florida for the man accused of trying to assassinate President Trump while he gulp. And he's insisting on representing himself. We're going to bring you the strange, bizarre motions already emerging in court as this unprecedented trial unfolds. And also the chipocalypse now fall out. Democrats go ballistic after President Trump post a meme saying, I love the smell of deportations in the morning. Transformation, a popular movie quote into a threat. We're going to show you why leaders like Senator Tammy Duckworth and Governor Pritzker say it's a dangerous slide into authoritarian rhetoric that Americans can't ignore. Yada, yada, yada. Those stories and so much more ahead as the second hour of American Sunrise starts right now. Good morning America.

[Dr. Gina]

Welcome to American Sunrise. Whether it's culture, we have breaking news to share with you.

[Terrence Bates]

Politics.

[David Brody]

President Trump is joining us live now from Florida.

[Terrence Bates]

We've got you covered.

[David Brody]

This is what it looks like to.

[Terrence Bates]

Be a patriot, we have to protect the American family.

[Dr. Gina]

The American dream is still alive.

[David Brody]

I'm David Brody.

[Terrence Bates]

I'm terrence.

[Dr. Gina]

And I'm Dr. Gina.

[David Brody]

Welcome back, everybody, to the second hour of American Sunrise. I'm David Brody coming to you from D.C. let's bring in Dr. G in West Palm beach and T. Bates in Denver, Colorado, in our Denver newsroom. Good morning to both of you. Hey, so here's the thing on this midway blitz. Can I just say that how about we talk about the fact that sanctuary cities are actually unconstitutional? In other words, the federal government is trying to do their job. It is in the Constitution that we, that, that, that the federal government is required to enforce immigration law in our country. GINA and this idea that sanctuary cities can just go about and say, no, we're not going to want any help from the federal government, that's literally unconstitutional, right?

[Dr. Gina]

It's, it's amazing to me that the feigned deafness, if you will, on the part of Democrats, essentially because this has become such a partisan issue. Not all issues are partisan, but this has become so partisan. This is the illegal immigration and the crime that is inherent has become the main issue of the Democrat Party. Like they are fighting for this criminal activity, always negating, always acting like they don't understand the fact that the original crime of illegal immigration in and of itself is a problem. They always want to say, well, we shouldn't deport them because, you know, if they haven't committed any major crime, yes, we should. Because what about the people waiting in line? What about the people who did it legally? They always want to forget that. I know people who've been here 20, 30 years and have been trying to get their family members here for that long. And instead, our entire system is completely dilapidated with all of the illegal activities and that the Democrats continue to condone and that continue to increase our crime.

[Terrence Bates]

TERRENCE absolutely. David and Dr. Gina, the Trump administration actually celebrating a bit of a win this morning before the U.S. supreme Court after the justices ruled that immigration officials can continue to detain people based on their race, ethnicity or language. Monday's ruling puts on hold a Los Angeles District Court judges ruling which temporarily stopped the practice of detaining people without, quote, reasonable suspicion about their legal immigration status. Or following the ruling, the Department of Justice promised to quickly resume roving patrols in Southern California. US Attorney General Pam Bondi calling the SCOTUS opinion, quote, a massive victory, saying that ICE officials can now carry out patrols without what she calls judicial micromanagement in her dissent, liberal justice to Sonia Sotomayor writing the administration, quote, has all but declared that all Latinos, US Citizens or not, who work low wage jobs are fair game to be seized at any time, taken away from work and held until they provide proof of their legal status to agent satisfaction. The federal roving patrol immigration policy is also facing lawsuits from various civil rights groups. This morning, President Trump continues to stand up for religious liberty during a meeting with members of the White House Religious Liberty Commission at the Museum of the Bible. Earlier yesterday, the commander in chief delivering remarks saying that we all have to bring back religion in America. He also announced having donated his family Bible to the museum to be put on display. But arguably the most important message that he passed was setting the stage to support students practicing their faith at school.

[David Brody]

In many schools today, students are instead indoctrinated with anti religious propaganda and some are even punished for their religious beliefs and very, very strongly punished. It's ridiculous. I'm pleased to announce this morning that the Department of Education will soon issue new guidance protecting the right to prayer in our public schools. And it's total protection.

[Terrence Bates]

The president also taking the opportunity on Monday to send prayers and condolences to the family of murdered Ukrainian refugee Ariana Zarutska. Her stabbing was caught on camera. And while we're not going to show you the worst of it, some of what you're about to hear and see may be disturbing. Just want to warn you, Investigators say the 23 year old's accused killer sat right behind her on a train in Charlotte, North Carolina and cut her throat with a pocket knife despite having no interaction with her. That's the guy in the red shirt you see there. Police confirmed the 34 year old suspect has a decades long criminal history, including a five year prison stint for robbery with a dangerous weapon. His mother claims that she tried to have him committed due to his increasingly violent behavior earlier this year and his schizophrenia diagnosis. The man was arrested at the scene and is now charged with first degree murder. That's a quick check of your headlines. Now let's get a quick check of your nationwide forecast from meteorologist Tracy Anthony.

[Dr. Gina]

Thanks, Terrence. Good morning. One of the big stories today is Tropical Storm Kiko. Now at one point this was a major hurricane that is starting to weaken rapidly as it pushes north of the home Hawaiian Islands. So as of this morning, it is now a tropical storm and the threats to the Hawaiian Islands continues to diminish. So we will still have some large waves and some tall swells and some very dangerous rip currents. We'll also have a few passing rain showers. And Honolulu even had a record rain yesterday, picking up about a half inch. But we are really not expecting expecting too many major concerns as this storm continues to push farther and farther out of the area. Now back across the lower 48, we are expecting a few systems to impact the Northern Rockies and the Great Lakes. But notice Florida. This is where we're bracing for significant rainfall. I'm talking 3 to 5 inches over the next couple of days. And they've already had it sucked to them with rain over the last week. So more moisture. This is actually a good thing, though, for their drought conditions here across Florida. But those chilly temperatures also in place across the east coast, feeling a little more like October. Back to you, Terrence.

[Terrence Bates]

Thank you so much, Tracy. Appreciate that reporting. Now let's get you over to David Brody. David, good morning.

[David Brody]

Good morning, Team Bates. All right. It's time now to turn our attention to today's top story. Of course, that is, as we all know, the Trump administration rolling out Operation Midway Blitz. It's a massive federal crackdown targeting illegal immigrants in Chicago, by the way. Illegal immigrants, not immigrants like the media likes to say. They leave out the word illegal. Governor JB Pritzker and local leaders are furious because I guess they're invoking safety anyhow, calling the move politically motivated and dangerous. But the White House insists this operation is about restoring law and order and protecting American communities. So joining us with insight in the latest developments and details is John Solomon, course of of course, John, the editor in chief of Just the News, host of Just the News here on rav. John, we we should point out this Midway Blitz is being done in honor of Katie Abraham, who, of course, died back in January in the Chicago area after an illegal immigrant allegedly slammed into her car while he was drunk. Your your thoughts about this latest ICE operation going down in Chicago? How do you think it's all going to play out? So good morning.

[John Solomon]

Good morning. It's going to play out just fine. Americans are behind what President Trump is doing. It's you look at the polling. A majority of Americans support it. They believe that this country was allowed to get out of control. And they understand that when you do enforcement actions like this, you're not targeting a specific ethnicity like Justice Sotomayor falsely claimed yesterday. She played the race card or the ethnicity card yesterday by saying this is only about Hispanics. But remember, they just raided a Hyundai plant and rounded up a whole bunch of South Koreans. It isn't about ethnicity. It's not about a Race card. It's about removing people from this country who came in illegally. And many times, not all of them, but many times those people commit other crimes while they're here. They drive drunk and they kill someone, like that poor woman in Illinois. They stab someone, they rape someone, like Lake and Riley. And so Americans feel like this effort is to end avoidable crimes. And I think the president has the moral wins behind his back. He's got the political wins behind his back. And the Sotomayors and the mayors of these blue cities, they are on the losing side of an issue. And if they keep drilling down on this, they'll probably see the results of that outcome in the 2026 election. This is going to be one of the defining issues in the 2026 election. And right now, President Trump has all of the benefits on his side of the equation.

[Dr. Gina]

John, Republican or Democrat, at least, some members of Congress are teaming up to stop congressional insider trading. The Restore Trust of Congress act would ban lawmakers and their families from owning individual stocks. Real divestment, real penalties. But AOC and Scott Perry are backing it. Speaker Mike Johnson says he's in. Could this be the biggest ethics reform in years? And could something like this really restore trust?

[John Solomon]

I think it does. And by the way, President Trump also put his shoulder behind this last night with a couple of statements. Listen, this ought to be called the Nancy Pelosi Act. I did a lot of reporting going all the way back to 2010 and 11, as did Peter Schweitzer, another great journalist, on how Pelosi's husband just remarkably kept getting great IPO offers from credit card companies and other things at the same time, his wife was shepherd legislation. We've seen this time and time again. We've also seen the inability of lawmakers to comply with the stock act, which was the first effort at reform on this, a much more tepid reform. But you see regularly Republicans and Democrats not complying, not disclosing stock transactions under the law. So that law, despite its good intentions, has failed. And I think now what you're seeing is an effort to realize that in order to restore some, some trust to Congress, these lawmakers are either going to have to put their stocks in a blind trust or get out of the business of trading stocks. And I think that the American public is. We got a poll in the field right now. We'll see how this tests, But I suspect it tests very well. They don't want lawmakers trading on insider information, no more than they want stockbrokers doing it. And I think that this law is going to probably get through the Congress with bipartisan support, and it'll be a good reform for the institution. The institution is not very popular with Americans these days, so it might be a good thing to do something that restores some of that trust.

[Terrence Bates]

Well, John, this next story I'm going to bring up probably also not going to be very popular with Americans. There's new FOIA information out that says that taxpayers forked over about $11 million to protect Hunter Biden. We're talking trips to Nantucket holidays, Caribbean trips, luxury hotels. I could go on and on. The point is, all of this was on the American dime. And I think the overarching story here, John, is that the Secret Service claimed that it had staffing and funding shortages during major security failures as a result of all of this or doing all of this. Go ahead, John. I think you kind of. What is. I think you're ready to go on this one, huh?

[David Brody]

Chomping at the bit.

[Terrence Bates]

Chomping at the bit.

[David Brody]

That's the.

[Terrence Bates]

That's the saying I couldn't think of. Thank you. You're chomping at the bit. Thank you, David.

[John Solomon]

Well, I'll bite on that one for sure. All right, so listen, at the end of the day, there is an assessment made by the Secret Service when someone faces a risk or not. They decided that Hunter Biden faced a security risk as the adult son of the president, and they provided some protection. It's not surprising to me. What is surprising is that the Secret Service for most of the last decade has not been properly staffed to handle these things. You know, this is not hard science. You got a family come in. You know, they got four adult children or three adult children. You staff accordingly. But the Secret Service has been profoundly understaffed for more than a decade, and they just keep moving chairs around on a sinking ship. And I think that that's been a problem. We had a story just a few weeks ago, and I just want you to think about how profound this is. This was from the Homeland Security inspector general, the sniper prevention team. So the sniper teams that are out there that ultimately shot the gunman that wounded President Trump, they are 73% unstaffed. And one of the ways the Secret Service dealt with this, rather than go get more marksmen and solve the problem, because Congress is never going to deny the Secret Service money, they started borrowing other marksmen who weren't qualified to be marksmen. So you may have a shooter on a rooftop who's protecting President Trump, who's not a Good shot. Now think how insane that is in a country that wastes a lot of money on things that are frivolous, when in fact, security is something that most Americans believe is a good use of their tax dollars. You know, Hunter Biden has a lot of problems. He walked on the IRS tax problems for a long time. Those are serious issues. I don't think most Americans will be upset that the Secret Service provided some protection to him. I think they'll probably be upset that a lot of that probably involved overtime and paying one and a half or two times what it would have cost to protect them if they had the right staffing at the Secret Service. And I think now under Sean Kern and Donald Trump, there is a true assessment going on for the first time when the Secret Service got called out on this sniper thing for the last decade. Although you don't know what we do, we got this. They don't got it. For the first time, the Secret Service said, you know, you're right. We gotta fix this. And they worked with the inspector general to put some fixes in place. I think there's a new mindset to fix the Secret Service under Donald Trump.

[David Brody]

John Solomon, great to have you with us. And I'm just. Thank you to the control room for not showing the Hunter Biden bathtub shot.

[John Solomon]

Yeah, that's not good for morning breakfast. I'm good.

[David Brody]

No, no, that needs to be like, after hours. Thank you, John. Appreciate you. Good to be with you guys.

[John Solomon]

Thank you.

[David Brody]

We are back in a moment, everybody. Stick with us.

[Dr. Gina]

Hey there. I'm Mary Kathryn Ham. And I'm Carol Markowitz. We've been in political media for a long time. Long enough to know that it's gotten, well, a little insane. That's why we started Normalely a podcast for people who are over the hysteria and just want clarity. We talk about the issues that actually matter to the country without panic, without yelling, and with a healthy dose of humor. We don't take ourselves too seriously, but we do take the truth seriously. So if you're into common sense, sanity, and some occasional sass, you're our kind of people. Catch new episodes of normally every Tuesday and Thursday on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen.

[Emily Finn]

Welcome back to American Sunrise. I'm American Sunrise contributor Emily Finn. It's great to have you with us this morning. Time now to drain the swamp. And this morning, we are flushing out Ryan Raup, one of the men accused of trying to assassinate President Trump. His trial is now underway in Florida. He's a 59 year old with a long history of run ins with the law and is representing himself in court after a judge signed off on his request. Prosecutors say he planned for weeks aiming a rifle at Trump as he played golf in September of 2024 and even tried to obtain anti aircraft weapons to bring down his plane. A Secret Service agent spotted the gun before Trump came into view, foiling the attempt. Routh's filings so far have been laced with rants against Trump, making this trial as chaotic as it is dangerous. Opening statements do begin on September 11th. We want to know what you think. Let us know on Rumble or Getter. Hop on and let your voice be heard. Coming up, we're headed down to Wall street for the opening bell and insight into how to hold on to your hard earned dollars with some common sense. We'll be back with more American Sunrise in just two minutes.

[Tom Homan]

Stickers.

[Dr. Gina]

Hey there. I'm Mary Kathryn Hamm. And I'm Carol Markowitz. We've been in political media for a long time. Long enough to know that it's gotten, well, a little insane. That's why we started Normally a podcast for people who are over the hysteria and just want clarity. We talk about the issues that actually matter to the country without panic, without yelling, and with a healthy dose of humor. We don't take ourselves too seriously, but we do take the truth seriously. So if you're into common sense, sanity, and some occasional sass, you're our kind of people. Catch new episodes of Normally every Tuesday and Thursday on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen.

[Terrence Bates]

Dallas, good morning to you. Great skyline. I didn't realize that Dallas has such a nice skyline.

[David Brody]

I kind of like it.

[Terrence Bates]

It's definitely hot there, though, even now. Anyway, good morning to those of you waking up in Dallas and good morning to the rest of you as well. We appreciate you being here with us for American Sunrise on this Tuesday morning, a look at the early market trading. As you see, can can see everything is in the green there. The dow S&P 500, the NASDAQ all looking up. Only one blemish on our screen at the moment. We're going to take it to New York for the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange here in about six minutes or so. First, though, let's get you over to David. David, good morning.

[David Brody]

Good morning, T. Bates. All right, time now for our daily dose of dollars and common sense. Time for American Sunrise Early Edition host, the guy behind Jake's Take substack. That would be Jake Novak, a recovering New York jets fan. I know, Jake, you're still that 60 yard field goal. I know. We're still thinking about it. Look, I think you're as shocked as I am to ask you this, but is there some actual excitement surrounding the Fed meeting set for next week? You getting excited about the Fed meeting? I mean, is that even possible? Jake, good morning.

[Jake Novak]

I mean, I mean, I can't believe this is a bunch of people in a scheduled meeting years in advance. And it's going to be exciting. It could be exciting, David, believe it or not. Now this is because President Trump, as you know, fired Fed Governor Lisa Cook last month. She's not accepting the firing. She's fighting it. The courts are giving her a little bit of a stay or at least the more time to put together her argument. So meanwhile, there's a Fed meeting coming up in just eight days. The President's nominee to replace her, Michael Scheirer, is could be confirmed in time for that meeting and could end up voting in that meeting. But, but David, will Lisa Cook try to seat in the sit in the meeting? Will she try to get inside the door? Will the Fed let her in? Will they block the other guy? It could be kind of interesting. This is the most excitement they've had at a Fed meeting ever since they switched from decaf. This is going to be a very, very big deal if she does try to assert her what she believes are her rights. I don't think they are. I think the president had the right to fire her. This is going to be interesting. It could be very. And you know that she'll tip off the media if she tries to get in the building and she's blocked. So be ready for some drama at this meeting because we don't usually get that at all.

[David Brody]

This is a soap opera for sure. This is like the, the Fed and the Restless, if you will. That's. They should title that. That's what I've decided. Hey, so, so help me out real quick while we're speaking about the Fed, you talked about mortgage rates last week and give you credit, you said they were going to plummet, go down, and they did. Now 6.29% as an average. What about interest rates? I know we've talked about it before for those that don't watch us every single morning and shame on you if you don't. But just that's all right. I don't want to shame people. Tell us about interest rates mid September. What are you thinking?

[Jake Novak]

Yeah, I mean, the Fed, I think is almost Definitely going to cut rates. The only question is whether they'll cut the. Again, this is the interest rate that banks charge each other. So in other words, that gets passed on to you and me and to businesses as well. The only question is whether they'll cut it by a quarter of 1% or a half a percent. And we'll see what happens in the coming days. I think it's almost 100% and certainly the markets believe that as well. Whether that shows up on our credit card statements or elsewhere, I don't know about that right away. But it will definitely help some medium sized to large businesses borrow more easily.

[David Brody]

All right, so apparently there was this new wave song in the early 80s called big in Japan. I have to listen to it. I don't quite remember. I mean, the 80s were my thing, right? I mean I have my memories, Members only, jacket, whatever. I was also hip and now I have a bad hip, but that's separate. It was a hit, I guess in the dance clubs. I must have danced to it. I don't remember Studio 54. Honestly, my success rate in getting into Studio 54 was like 28. But whatever I did get in, obviously we're both legends in our own way. You are, Mr. Studio 54, if I'm not mistaken. Anyhow, I digress. Is there literally a big in Japan story today involving pickup trucks? I don't know how in the world we got there, but we just got from Studio 54 of pickup trucks. Go for it, Jake.

[Jake Novak]

This is crazy. I mean, American pickups are really too big for Japanese streets, let's just put it that way. Now they do have some rural areas of Japan and farms and stuff where I'm sure they can use pickups. But this is the weirdest thing. The Japanese automakers are trying to make more of their trucks, their pickup trucks, like the Nissan Frontier and the Toyota Tundra here in the United States. Okay, great. They're trying to beat the tariffs, but they want to sell them back in Japan as well. I don't know how they're going to pull this off, but this is their big way to kind of get around the tariffs. I don't know how they're going to market this. I mean, you know, totally Japanese people, hey, do you like sideswiping all your neighbors when you go down the street? Well, buy a Toyota Tundra. I'm not really sure how this is going to work, but hey, more power to them. I'm telling you something. If the marketing geniuses working for the Japanese companies are able to get Japanese people in Japan to buy big pickup trucks like the tundra and the frontier. Then more power to them. Honestly, I got to get them to sell ice to the Eskimos because that. That'd be a heck of a job.

[David Brody]

I used to the escrows. All right, Jake, you have another apparently hot bargain to tell our viewers about. You're not going to sell me a bridge in Brooklyn, are you? What's going on? What do you got?

[Jake Novak]

No, don't say I didn't do anything. For you viewers, Florida, the state of Florida, is having a tax holiday, a sales tax holiday on guns and ammo from now until the end of the year. Actually, it started yesterday. You know how, like New York has the sales tax weekend when you can buy your school supplies for your kids. You know, big deal. Florida is really standing up for your rights. It's a good second amendment state, as we all know, and this is really putting their money where their mouth is. I mean, this is a country not only based on our second amendment rights, but also our right to not be unfairly taxed. And so Florida's packaged it all together into one big thing. And so for the rest of the year, in Florida, you get your guns and ammo, buy it legally, of course, and be a license to do so, but you get it tax free, sales tax free. That is an amazing deal. And amazing, by the way, also voting vote of confidence. I predict that there will not be any more shootings in Florida because of this. People will be responsible. But, hey, you gotta look at that deal. No other state has the guts to do that, not even Texas, that's for sure.

[David Brody]

I like how you had your disclaimer voice on there. You know, like you were in your normal octave and you went to like the. And by the way, you know, check where local supplies are. Whatever you did, I don't know. That was very impressive. Impressive. All right, I got like 30 seconds or so to left. I've run out of questions. But I do have, I guess, one last thing to ask you about the stock. Stock market. We're seeing the. It's. It seems to be up again in the futures. Who knows where it's going to go? What, what's your sense? I mean, we've been seeing a pretty good run recently. What's your sense?

[Jake Novak]

Yeah, right now the markets are in a bad news is good news mode. For the. For the most part, they're okay with the job market cooling off, but they just don't want it to go completely negative. They would like to see the job market cooling off. Wall street isn't your friend if you want to get a job a lot of the time. So just remember that. So they're happy to see a little bit of a cooling off. And so because they know that that will bring down interest rates and that will put money in different places in the economy, but they're worried at some level that it could get worse than just cooling off. They're okay with 20, 30, 40, 50,000 jobs, but if it goes negative in the coming months, then you could see a big stock market sell off based on that. But right now, the bad news is good for them. This is not, not as long as it's not terrible news.

[David Brody]

Gotcha. Jake Novak, great to have you. Appreciate it. All right, time for T. Bates. Time for tea. In Denver, the New York Stock Exchange, sponsored by amac, the association of Mature.

[Tom Homan]

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[David Brody]

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[Terrence Bates]

The applause is underway at the New York Stock Exchange, which means we're moments away from the opening bell and the official start to this Tuesday of trading. Train is at the podium right now. And again, the opening bell is going to ring here in short order and then we'll get an idea of how the markets are looking. Right on cue. There you have it, ladies and gentlemen. The markets are now officially open. And just like that, our intention entire board is in the green. The dow, S P 500 and the NASDAQ are all up right now. The other indices as well as precious metals also in the green at the moment. Hopefully it is going to be a profitable, profitable day of trading for you. If you're stressed out about back taxes, maybe you even missed the April deadline or your books are a mess. Well, folks, you don't want to wait. The IRS is cracking down with penalties adding up really fast.

[John Solomon]

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[Terrence Bates]

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[David Brody]

September 11, 2001, a day that changed America forever. Nearly a quarter century later, the memories remain vivid and the loss still felt deeply real. America's Voice presents a powerful special 91124 years later, America still mourns. Join David Zier, host of Breaking Point, for two exclusive conversations. First with Richard Rotans, who led New York's emergency response during those dark hours. And then a candid interview with former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, reflecting on leadership, courage, and the enduring impact of that tragic day. Two voices, one nation still healing, and a reminder we must never forget. Don't miss nine, 1124 years later, America still mourns. Only on real America's voice.

[Dr. Gina]

Hey there. I'm Mary Kathryn Hamm. And I'm Carol Markowitz. We've been in political media for a long time, long enough to know that it's gotten, well, a little insane. That's why we started normalely a podcast for people who are over the hysteria and just want clarity. We talk about the issues that actually matter to the country without panic, without yelling, and with a healthy dose of humor. We don't take ourselves too seriously, but we do take the truth seriously. So if you're into common sense, sanity, and some occasional sass, you're our kind of people. Catch new episodes of normally every Tuesday and Thursday on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen.

[David Brody]

Breaking news from Real America's Voice.

[Terrence Bates]

We are back with breaking news where you're seeing reports that Israel launched a strike against Hamas leadership in Qatar. The IDF says it was targeting senior leadership there for Hamas. We, of course, will have more updates as they come in. This is still a developing story, but again, Israel has struck Qatar, specifically Doha, trying to target Hamas leadership that is there in Qatar. Again, a developing story that will continue to update for you. All right, let's get things over to Dr. G now for our political pulse.

[Dr. Gina]

All right. Welcome back to American sunrise. I'm Dr. G. Thanks for joining us this morning. We invite you to hop in our conversation on YouTube. Getter and Rumble Time now to take the political pulse of America, the beat today. Where do our rights actually come from? Well, Virginia Senator Tim Kaine says they come from government, but Texas Senator Ted Cruz had to educate him on the words of our founding fathers. Take a listen.

[David Brody]

The notion that rights don't come from laws and don't come from the government, but come from the Creator, that's what the Iranian government believes. So the statement that our rights do not come from our laws or our.

[Terrence Bates]

Governments is extremely troubling.

[David Brody]

So Senator Kaine said in this hearing that he found it a radical and dangerous notion that you would say our rights came from God and not from government. I just walked into the hearing as he was saying that and I almost.

[Jake Novak]

Fell out of my chair because that.

[David Brody]

Radical and dangerous notion, in his words, is literally the founding principle upon which.

[Jake Novak]

The United States of America was created.

[Dr. Gina]

President Trump then weighed in and said Cain should be ashamed of himself for his remarks. Take a look.

[David Brody]

The need for this commission has never been more clear than it was last week when the ineffectual senator from Virginia, man named Tim Kaine, stated that the notion our rights come from our Creator is, quote, extremely troubling to him.

[Terrence Bates]

Very troubling.

[David Brody]

Isn't it troubling? Isn't that terrible, though, how he would.

[Tom Homan]

Say something like that?

[David Brody]

And advocated really by totalitarian regime. This is what they say.

[Tom Homan]

But as everyone in this room understands.

[David Brody]

It is tyrants who are denying our rights and the rights that come from God.

[Tom Homan]

And it's this Declaration of Independence that.

[David Brody]

Proclaims we're endowed by our Creator with the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

[Dr. Gina]

For more, let's bring in the host of America's Voice Live, Steve Gruber. Steve, how on earth you tell me this? How on earth is someone elected as many times as Tim Kaine and does not understand the most foundational, foundational concept of our country? Should we have a US Constitutional and foundational test before someone can assume office?

[David Brody]

Yeah, really, you would think, you know, look, how old were you, honestly, when you learned about the Constitution and the pursuit of happiness? And we hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal. They are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, and among these our life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. To secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving Their powers, their just powers from the consent of the governed by their creator. I mean, maybe I should send him this. I keep a copy of the Constitution on my desk every day so I could reach over and say, hey, he said what? Wait a second. It says right here. I think we should share that with my friends in Congress. And you see this all the time.

[Terrence Bates]

You see people.

[David Brody]

Well, the Constitution says this, and I'm thinking, you've never read the Constitution. People spew nonsense claiming it comes from the Constitution when it has no foundation at all. The separation of church and state being one of the biggest things. You know, the free exercise thereof seems to be a clause that they forget about when it comes to freedom of religion in this country. Freedom of speech is being destroyed by our friends all over Europe right now. We need to defend this document more than ever before. This document, this Constitution of these United States must be defended more today than at any point in my life. Yes, the freedom of speech is under attack. Yes, the freedom to keep and bear arms under attack. The freedom of expression is under attack. The freedom of religion is under attack. Every place you look, and it's under attack predominantly by one political party, which becomes more radicalized every single day because they're not even traditional liberals anymore. They're socialists. They're communists, they're anarchists. This document, my friends, needs to be defended every single day. I think Tim Kaine, I should autograph it and mail it to him. Maybe we all should. And say, senator, I'm not sure where you went to fifth grade, but where I went to fifth grade, we already knew all of these things by the time we got there. So it's appalling that he's that uneducated that he would compare the United States of America to some rogue nation. It is apologies the word that comes to mind for me, guys.

[Terrence Bates]

Just appalling, Steve, it is appalling, but are you really surprised? And personally, not to editorialize here, you know, this, to me, isn't just a rejection of the Constitution. It's also a common rejection of God that we've seen pretty consistently within the Democrat Party, it seems to me.

[David Brody]

I agree with you on that 100%. It's also this document rejected by judges across this great country of ours with more regularity than ever before. Yes, they routinely ignore the Constitution. They don't care. They rule against President Trump, for example, on a number of things and other things that should be clear, common sense and are rooted in this Constitution, which I continue to hold up because people need to read it. Everybody needs a copy of this on their desk. Refresh yourself. Maybe there should be a refresher course on the Constitution every five or ten years or so. You know, when you meet people that have come into this country legally, and I meet a lot of them, you know, different places you travel, you meet people who come into this country legally, they know more about the Constitution than does Senator Tim Kaine. They do because they took time to actually read the document. And he's not the only offender. There's other members of Congress that have no idea what's written here. None. And if they do know, sadly, they don't seem to care much about it. Which. Which I don't know which is worse, not knowing or not caring or both are equally destructive. But I go back to the judges that just don't know nothing about it. Go ahead, David. Yeah, no, I think part of a big part of the problem here is that Tim Kaine wears his quote, faith on his sleeve. I mean, that's his calling card. You know, I've covered Tim Kaine for over 20 years, and that's his thing. That's his shtick, right, that he talks about his faith. And the fact that a man like that would muddy the. Forget, muddy the waters, totally distort and. And not even fabricate, but tell untruths like that. That is dangerous for people that aren't paying attention this type of stuff, and they'll start to believe. A quote, man of faith. That is ridiculous what he's doing, by the way. Faith is faith. Let's get. Go ahead.

[Terrence Bates]

I'm sorry, I was just going to say faith is one thing. Relationship is something completely different. And those sorts of statements to me speak to a lack of relationship. Just my thoughts. I'll sit back now. Thank you. Sorry.

[David Brody]

Yeah, for sure. Hey, we're getting ready for Tom Holman. The borders are to potentially approach the mics there at the White House. You know, we monitor things left and right. I monitor my 401k, but I also monitor Tom Holman walking. And there we go. We're looking at this live. Let's see if he comes to the microphone. Oh, he looks like he's coming straight up. Let's listen in, everybody. We've spent the past couple of weeks in and around Washington, D.C. neighborhoods like Mount Pleasant, where we've been talking to the Latino community. And one thing that we've discovered is that there are a lot of very frightened people there. Mums, dads, kids, grandparents who are too frightened to leave their home. A lot of them are illegally here. I want to know from you what your plan is because these are people who have been enabled by America to be here.

[Tom Homan]

What does that mean?

[David Brody]

Well, I'll tell you what it means, sir. It means that they have been that they have health care, they have ID cards that they can drive, they have driving licenses, they have, they pay tax, they have jobs. And so over a period of a long time and their America has kind of welcomed them and enabled them to be because of a change of policy.

[Terrence Bates]

Which we all understand.

[David Brody]

Are you now saying that all of them must leave and that you will round them up and retain what they cheated system?

[Tom Homan]

Right, because there's millions of people standing in line, taking their tests, doing their background investigation, paying their fees to be part of the greatest nation on earth. You're talking about people that cheated the system. No, it's not okay to be in this country illegally. Now let me be clear. Probably President Trump's been clear. We're going to prioritize public safety threats and national security threats and data shows us exactly what we're doing. But if you want me to sit here and bless someone being here illegal, I'm not going to do that because they cheated the system. What they should do is take advantage of the CBP home app and make arrangements, put their affairs together and leave because that will leave them an opportunity to come back under legal program. For instance, if they have a US citizen child, the US Citizen citizen child can petition for them someday if they turn 18, do the right thing and take CBP Home app and do the right thing, come back to this country legally.

[David Brody]

So what would you say to the 30 year old mother that we've spoken to from Mexico, he's here 16 years here illegally but pays her taxes, lives her life here and as I say, has been enabled by America to be here. What would you say to her? She her home for over two weeks now. She can't take her own children to school in the neighborhood because she is so frightened of being rounded up by ICE agents.

[Tom Homan]

Well, bottom line is I just said we're prioritizing public safety threats and national security threats. We're not out sweeping neighborhoods, we're not out looking for non criminals. Now if we run into a non criminal during these operations, they're absolutely going to be taken in custody because we're not going to do it. The last bite of administration did and tell ICE you can't enforce immigration law. Let me explain to you why we have the most secure border in the nation's history. Today it's because of President Trump's executive orders. First of all, it's because the men and women of Border Patrol are finally doing their job. And one of the reasons we have the most secure border in the nation's history, which gives us the highest national security we've ever had, because now we know who's coming and what's coming and so forth. It's because of what ICE is doing. We're sending the message to the whole world there are consequences for violating our laws. You're asking me to tell ICE don't enforce the law. Should DEA enforce her laws? Should FBI enforce her laws? Should ATF enforce her laws? ISIS don't enforce her laws on what President Trump got elected for. And that's what we're doing. Yes, ma'.

[Emily Finn]

Am.

[Dr. Gina]

That ice, ERO doesn't have to fill out worksheets ahead of ops anymore. Can you confirm that? And how does it.

[Tom Homan]

I'm not, I'm not aware of that. I have to run that down. I'm not aware of that.

[David Brody]

Okay.

[Emily Finn]

And can you give an update on Chicago?

[Dr. Gina]

How many arrests were made since I.

[Tom Homan]

Have, I, I haven't looked at the numbers this morning. I went straight to the, the tent here. So I, I look at the numbers every morning. I have not looked at the numbers yet this morning. I looked at them, you know, so I, I don't know. I know that I just read off on a show I just did of four serious, serious people that were arrested in Chicago. Let me tell you what's happened in Boston. Governor Healy got on TV this morning, talked about ICE doing operations at churches, which is a bold faced lie. Four people out of many. We wrestled in Boston last few days. Victor Gomez Perez, a 33 year old criminal alien from Guatemala with charges for aggravated rape, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, indecent assault and battery on a victim 14 years or older, assault and battery on a police officer and a conviction for assault. They arrested Kelly Espinosa Viana, a 34 year old criminal alien from Colombia, with charges of aggravated assault on a pregnant victim. They arrested Joshua Gonzalez Baez, a 23 year old criminal alien on Dominican Republic with pending charges for trafficking heroin, morphine, opium, resisting arrest by an officer, disorderly conduct and drug distribution. They arrested Samuel Barrera, a 20 year old criminal illegal alien from Guatemala with pending charges for assault and battery on a child. This is what ICE is doing across the country. They're targeting the worst of the worst and they make this country safe again. President Trump found the American people. He makes this country safe. Again, every public safety threat, every national security threat ICE has taken on the street makes that community safer. Shame on Governor Healy and Mayor Wu. Shame on both of them. They should be calling the White House, thanking President Trump, thanking ICE for making their communities safer. But instead they get on national TV and lie about ICE and make these accusations. That is big part of the reason why there's a thousand percent increase on assaults and ICE agents. Facts matter. And that's why I stop here every day and talk to you all to get the facts out there. The men and women of ice, I want to. They're mothers and fathers too. They don't hang their heart on a hook and they come to work every day, they put themselves in harm's way to go look for the worst of the worst. And we got hateful Rhettic. Not only coming from a governor, governors and mayors who are pushing a false narrative, but members of Congress who are comparing to terrorists and Nazis. And bottom line is, if ISIS Nazis for enforcing immigration law, what's that make them? They wrote the law. ISIS isn't making us up. They're enforcing laws enacted by Congress that they're funded to do and for. And it's the same thing we've done for decades. I started 1984. The difference is the last four years there was no immigration enforcement. ICE agents were told not to enforce law. Border traits were processing people and releasing them in the country, not securing the border. Now that we're back to doing business, back to securing this nation and making this country safe again, people on the left are going nuts. The data speaks for itself. God bless the men and women of Iceland and Borato. I love each and every one of them because there's separate. How many of you all want to put a gun on your hip and stand on a dirt trail? Three o' clock in the morning when. When a sensor goes off, is it just an illegal alien looking for a better life or is it a heavily armed drug smuggler? They don't know they're going to stand there and take it on. These are brave men and women who love America. And I love each and every one of them. Should, they say should.

[David Brody]

Identify. They do.

[Dr. Gina]

They don't though.

[David Brody]

They do.

[Tom Homan]

The cats go here as a patch out they want. Are they from dea, FBI or ice, HSR or hsi? Ero. They got patches. And if they're in a suit like I am, when they go up and arrest somebody, they have creds in their pocket like I had creds in my pocket. And it'll show the person here's who I am, here's my badge. This is who I am.

[David Brody]

When they're shown not identifying themselves or answering questions about that are those not real?

[Tom Homan]

They will identify themselves in this in a safety secure environment. Now if they're surrounded by a bunch of people who propose them danger safety first. But guarantee when someone's arrested and putting detention they know who arrest them that person's dead. If I himself sorry, I guess I.

[Emily Finn]

Missed on Sunday the raid in Georgia. The administration in clutch with the pandemic right now. Wiscon is the update there.

[David Brody]

And then also, I mean how much.

[Dr. Gina]

Is the administration doing to work in.

[Emily Finn]

South Korea on those permits and for other companies?

[Tom Homan]

I appreciate the question but I'm not in the loop on that case. I can just tell you I'm not in the loop on that one. No, I got, I'm borders are I'm doing a lot. I'm not clear with that case. But I will say this. I said from day one we're going to increase work site enforcement operations. It's a crime to enter this country legally and it's also crime to know any harm an illegal alien. They drive down wages and they put companies that hire US citizens out of business. And I can give you many examples that every day illegal aliens are employed by companies undercut their competition to hire illegal aliens. They drive wages down. No one hires an illegal alien out of goodness of their heart. They hire them because they work them harder, pay them less. Just like the farmers. There's a way a farmer can bring someone on but they got to pay decent wages, got to riot housing. There's a right way and wrong way to do this. And President Trump demanded we do things the right way.

[Dr. Gina]

Can we get some Spanish speaking surrogates to deliver this, this message that you're giving? Because we have media that refuses to give the correct information and they're giving the misinformation causing the fear in the community. Can we get some Spanish surrogates to.

[David Brody]

Go ahead and give them the right.

[Dr. Gina]

Information so they know exactly where would have to go to so that they can go and do things the legal and the right way and the law and orderly way?

[Tom Homan]

I think we do. But I agree with you. We could expand that. So I'll take that for action.

[Dr. Gina]

How does Operation Midway differ from the raids that you've been conducting in and.

[David Brody]

Around Chicago since February?

[Tom Homan]

We got more resources in Chicago again. The President wants to make Chicago safe again. Nothing's changing. We're still prioritizing public Safety throughout the threats and national security threats. It's just we send more resources. Sanctuary cities. President Trump said day one, we're going to prioritize sanctuary cities because that's where the problem is. We know they're releasing public safety threats back in the community every day. We're going to go where the biggest problems are. The biggest problems are sanctuary cities. What kinds of new resources on the ground.

[Dr. Gina]

To community members and leaders who are worried about profiling, what do you fast are due process rights.

[Tom Homan]

Agents aren't racially profiling. The law says you got to establish reasonable suspicion to detain and question somebody. And I think the men and women ICE and Borg Patrol are doing exactly that. I think the Supreme Court disagreed with us. In California case, there's a myriad of factors that take into consideration. They look learned that in the academy, every six months, ICE agents have a refresher training on fourth Amendment that gives them the rules around detention, seizure, arrest, questioning and so forth. They're very well trained. They bring up a group of factors together until they establish reasonable suspicion to make an arrest. Like the big story was the jumping on back of Van Home Depot. How they established reasonable suspicion? Were they there when they did surveillance? Were they there when license plate numbers were copied and taken down and tried to build a case on who's hiring these people and where these people came from? Were they there when they run NCIC and Triple I and intelligence data? Were they there when they screened social media data? The men and women do a good job and they do it professionally. They do it with integrity. So I think the Supreme Court agreed with us yesterday. Things are being done the right way.

[David Brody]

A few days ago, Illinois Governor J.B. pritzker, he said on MSNBC that ICE.

[Tom Homan]

Is planning to, quote, invade Chicago. He later shared resources with illegal aliens to help 10.5 million illegal aliens came to our border, invaded this country and were illegally released into the United States. And defines the federal law. Federal law says you come to our border without proper documentation, you shall be detained. Not think about it not releasing. You know what happened in the four years which no one talks about. Why did it release millions of people into the United States when there are thousands of empty ICE beds? Why do they do that? Because if you're in ICE detention, you get a hearing within 35, 40 days. 90% lose their case. They simply don't qualify for asylum. They get on airplane, they get sent home. That's not what they wanted. Release them to an ngo. The hearings are five, seven, nine years off. If you go through the entire appeal process. What happens then? They're hoping for another democratic leadership that can warrant amnesty. Millions of people, they sold this country out for future political power. President Trump is enforcing the law. That's one thing no one wants to talk about. ISIS isn't making it up. They're enforcing the law. That's what they're doing. Because it hasn't been enforced in four years. And everybody's shocked right now what ISIS is doing. They been doing this since 19. I started in 1984. They've been doing this for decades, but because the last four years, they couldn't enforce law. Now we're back to enforcing law. Everybody's having a fit. They're doing the right thing. They're making this country safe again every day. One more question. I gotta go.

[Dr. Gina]

Have an update on where that stands.

[Tom Homan]

I'm not going to get ahead of the president on that. There's discussions on going. I'll leave it at that. But the president has promised there will be no amnesty.

[Terrence Bates]

Mr. Hoan, are you meeting that goal.

[David Brody]

That the administration has set of reporting out of the country, those individuals in the country illegally of a certain number per day where a certain number of per month are you meeting, administration, set goals, and what is that number that you see, sir?

[Tom Homan]

I don't have a goal.

[David Brody]

You have no demons.

[Tom Homan]

I don't have a goal. I want ICE out there every day with their partners, FBI, DEA and atf, to seek every criminal alien threat, every national security threat. I'll be happy when every illegal alien criminal and every illegal alien terrorist threat is removed from this country. That's when I'll be happy. 3,000 a day. People keep bringing up 3,000 a day. Let me make something clear. You'd have to arrest 7,000 people a day. 7,000 people a day just to remove the people of Joe Biden let in the country. 3000 is not unreasonable. Not unreasonable at all considering what the Biden administration did for four years. Do the math. 7,000 a day for the rest of this administration just to remove the people they let in. Not even talking about the 15 million that are already here. Again, President Trump promised promise American people to make this country safer. I want you guys, if you leave with anything, leave with this. The data proves the majority of people ISO arrested our criminal public safety threats. We're taking them off the street. We're removing this country. So every day this country gets a little bit safer because of President Trump sitting in Oval Office giving ICE and Border Patrol the authority to enforce a law and uphold the oath. They took to defend this nation.

[Terrence Bates]

All right, you're watching Borders. Our Tom Holman walk off after speaking to the press for about 10 minutes or so. He's going to be heading into the White House, presumably meeting with President Trump. David, I think he said the big takeaway here is that the data proves that the majority of people being arrested are criminals and people who are public threats to the United States. And as I listened to him, I seem to kind of get this impression that he's a little frustrated. The questions he continues to get and how the media is covering all of this and portraying the illegal immigration roundups and efforts from the Trump administration.

[David Brody]

No, I picked up on that, too, as well. He's frustrated because they are the same questions. And so maybe instead of Tom Homan, we can just say broken record player, because he just feels like. It's just. He's saying the same thing over and over again. But they just want to go with their narrative, which is, oh, illegal immigrants. Which, of course they call immigrants, the liberals call immigrants, but illegal immigrants who have done nothing wrong are just randomly being picked up at their home. It's just not true. It's just not true. Any. Any illegal immigrants that have not committed crimes, if they're getting picked up or when they're getting picked up, they're getting picked up because they're around that type of activity. Dr. G, we got a lot more to say about it.

[Dr. Gina]

Fun thing. This man is living his dream. He's living his dream. I had an opportunity to just have a super casual couple of lunches with him, just hanging out in Palm Beach. He was telling me all of his dreams and all the things he wanted to do, and he is living his dream. And what an incredible dream it is. The thing that struck me so much was that those 3,000, that number of 3,000 a day, isn't that too many? He's like, no, Biden. Let 7,000 a day in. I just.

[Tom Homan]

Boom.

[Dr. Gina]

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