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Yeah, let's talk a little bit about this bomb cyclone that is hitting
wind gusts as well.
Over 40 million people now under blizzard warnings in the northeast.
Snowpiling up, as you mentioned, to over two feet with a foot reported in at least five different states, the biggest snowstorm in years for New York City and Philadelphia.
Some of that heavy snow started pushing deeper into New England earlier this morning.
There's treacherous conditions which have paused public transit.
It's forced travel bans and prop to warnings to stay off roads.
More than
10,000 flights have already been canceled as of today.
Now there is a state of emergency in New York City which is actually pretty rare.
A citywide travel band is in effect until noon today and the city canceled school today.
It's first proper snow day since 2019.
which is insane, right?
So you know that they don't have to do this very often.
So obviously keeping an eye on what's happening on the East Coast, you can imagine that with those type of flight delays, if you are traveling anywhere, you might want to check your own travel plans just because of what that, if Loguardia and JFK are down, that pretty much means that travel across the country could have some issues today.
there and between those airports they account for about 87% of all the cancellations so it is going to affect everything and even if you don't you're like well I'm just flying from Milwaukee to Kansas City that shouldn't be no it's probably there's a good chance your plane was probably supposed
they win
go to the grocery store
or and you can't see around and people are whipping around it like they're on some alpine loose track tying back into the Olympics So it's yeah, I want to see some of those but man will be we'll keep an eye on that but it is thankfully and we're getting a lot of
Up in the UP they're getting a lot of snow too up on the northern northern
They are there's there's several inches falling in that vicinity as well Nothing like what they're gonna see on the east coast But all part of that system as it trails across the the upper part of the country down from Canada So obviously they're on the tail end of it compared to what the north the northeast is getting in some other big news that's happening Across I would say I'm not across the United States, but affecting you
US tourists, especially.
This broke yesterday afternoon.
Mexico's most wanted cartel boss was actually killed in a Mexican military operation.
The US provided intelligence report for that operation according to the White House.
Now, this killing has sparked some widespread unrest throughout much of Mexico.
Suspected gang members torched buses and businesses.
They clashed with security forces.
More than 250 blockades were reported
reported across 20 Mexican states, according to Mexican security cabinets.
Most of those roadblocks as of this morning have been cleared.
Now the U.S.
State Department urged American nationals in parts of Mexico to seek shelter and remain in residences or hotels.
Other tourists just there for, you know, their midwinter vacation have been stranded after several U.S.
carriers have suspended flights to Puerto Vallarta.
So obviously something that we're keeping an eye on as well.
Mexico's president, Sheinbaum, actually spoke this morning at a daily press conference with the unrest happening throughout her country.
Well, and this was the Helisco New Generation Cartel, the most powerful, and it was El Mencho, not to be confused with the...
with El Chapo, some sort of nickname.
And yeah, it's the footage coming out of Mexico with not only the cars and buses being burned to create roadblocks, but burnings of retail establishments and all different kinds of things.
It's tough.
I can't imagine.
There's always coverage of when there's a big storm of tourists being stranded there.
That would be scary enough.
But this kind of thing,
is even scarier because the cartels will do whatever they want.
And there have been stories in the past about cartels going into resorts and causing all kinds of havoc and killing people.
They don't take kindly to this, and they're definitely not going to take kindly now that the news is out that the U.S.
helped with the intelligence to get this done.
So another place to keep it, because we don't have enough problems right here.
Now we've got problems.
We've got to keep an eye on Iran and Mexico
And Shinebaum, in her comments this morning, within just the last couple of minutes as we've been talking, some of those comments of bed-made public, it was her first press conference.
and she said quote today there is already more calm and there is government there are armed forces there is a security cabinet and there is a lot of coordination she went on in that speech this morning to reassure citizens that peace security and normalcy are being maintained throughout the country of Mexico
So really?
Well, the photos don't really indicate that, but I guess she's she'd know more than I would at this stage of the game.
You know, by help... And listen, I think it's right that we would... If we have intelligence that would help Mexico get rid of this cartel boss, we should share it.
But then we can't use that, or we shouldn't be able to use that as an excuse to say, well, look, they can't control their own country.
Maybe we go in.
I don't think that's the way to go.
It's not the way to go, but I think at the same time if you are Claudia Scheinbaum, you are choosing your words carefully, especially with this administration and the threats that they've made against your government and the people in the past.
I don't think you take any of this lightly.
I think you try to assure that there is a calmness.
I mean, I'm watching TV right now seeing things in flames.
I'm not sure that my take of
of what's happening is the same take that the government of Mexico is giving me right now.
Once
That doesn't seem safe to me, but I'm going to assume that words like most of our, you know, allies, I'll put that in air quotes with this particular administration, have to choose carefully as to how they show situations to being handled in their respective countries, because, well, why not?
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So
We'll talk to those guys later on in the hour.
And if flights and air travel were not going to be affected enough.
by the storm today and for the next few days, I would imagine.
TSA is also going to cause a little trouble because, you know, we're still in a partial government shutdown because we could not agree, and by we, I mean our fine illustrious Congress, could not agree on how or if or maybe not to fund DHS.
So...
TSA is affected.
And if you were listening, Jamie, over the weekend, first it was gonna be, oh, everything's closing down.
Priority boarding, or not priority boarding, global entry is
gonna shut
She's got it all buttoned up.
We know exactly what's happening all the time.
So when it comes to the pre-check, yes, if you have the pre-check at TSA, that is still, you can still use your...
clearance that you've already gotten.
You can still get through line quickly.
However, global entry is now officially shut down for the duration of this funding lapse, which means, and don't hold your breath on this because I think they're out the remainder of this week.
Mike Johnson has still not gaveled them back in.
They'll be in Washington tomorrow night for the State of the Union, where the president will take the podium at eight PMR time, but I don't believe any work is happening in Washington this week.
because
TSA pre-check serves more than 20 million members and allows expedited security screening for a fee of roughly $77 to $85 for five years.
Global entry costs about $120 for five years.
It has more than 12 million members and speeds up customs processing altogether, more than 40 million travel.
or choose DHS trusted traveler programs.
And obviously we mentioned the timing because between the bomb cyclone that is closing flights out of LaGuardia, JFK, Boston Logan.
Well, this is just adding to the stress of flying over the next few days.
And I'm fine once I get in an airplane.
It's the whole act of going through line security.
I hate it.
It is not fun.
Enjoy my time.
a
Yeah.
Just just for fun.
But this seems.
The timing also seems odd because remember two weeks ago, which is now more than two weeks when they didn't fund DHS because of ICE, they said this will not impact air travel at all.
Right.
Well, now that nobody has given in on their funding fight, suddenly we're going to impact travelers.
And we're going to impact travelers who travel internationally.
probably a little more money, a little more experience, maybe a few more connections.
And suddenly those people are going to be very, very angry.
And then we can default to our old, it's the Democratic shutdown, and let's blame the Democrats.
And it's just one more thing before the midterms that is... Yeah.
going to be hung on the Democrat snack even though it's not a Democrat issue.
DHS funding is stalled because Congress can't agree, and then Mike Johnson recessed for two weeks, and so no negotiations have been happening.
Right.
I mean, get them back to DC, and if you actually want this to end, and you want life to be easier for travelers, then you would actually be in DC and you would do a damn job.
I mean, that's what it comes down to, right?
Well, it does not for this administration, but it's easier for them to sit at home, go on their cable news, and then point fingers at Democrats.
It's really hard, though, as it turns out, to sit in a room and hammer out a deal.
because that's what you're supposed to do as a leader of the country.
But I get it, those things are hard, so it's easier to, you know, just go blame the Democrats on whatever show will basically put you on on that given Sunday.
There is no responsibility ever taken by this administration.
And it doesn't matter what the issue.
You blame somebody else.
Yeah.
Blame somebody.
It's their fault.
It's their fault.
I inherited horrible this.
I inherited horrible that.
Why should I ever have to be responsible?
I'm not to blame.
Everybody else hurts me.
That was great.
Of course, anytime, anytime.
Seamless.
Seamless,
right.
We've got one guy.
news.
It's free.
Why wouldn't you want it?
Get
and
But the problem now, the thing now is Operation Metro has sparked legal fights.
Good.
Invoking at least six of the first 10 amendments to the Bill of Rights.
Now I'm not a math major, but that would seem to be to be the majority of the amendments in the Bill of Rights.
4,000 arrests in November, that has become really the sticking point.
And the main, or the first one is, let's start at number four.
The Fourth Amendment is the one that seems to be getting the most traction, Jamie.
Yeah, and the Fourth Amendment essentially protects against unreasonable searches and seizures, which is the major focus.
ICE agents have been using administrative warrants issued by the executive branch to enter homes rather than warrants signed by a judge.
So some federal judges have ruled that those
not meet constitutional standards.
And right, I mean, that is the Fourth Amendment.
There
whose
Yes, absolutely.
So the second one that's getting a little attention right now is the Fifth Amendment, which guarantees due process.
This is also an issue.
Judges in Minnesota and even Texas have accused the administration of stretching or ignoring due process protections for immigrants.
Minnesota officials tried to use the 10th Amendment as well, which protects, again, protects states' rights to block parts of this federal crackdown.
A federal judge did reject that particular request.
So, I mean, we're just hitting all of the high notes with the Bill of Rights and all of these over the next...
And this goes back to the fact that Minneapolis hotels canceled room reservations for ICE agents once they figured out why they were there, what their actual duties were, and what they were doing within the city.
So even the Third Amendment, which is usually used during wartime.
That's usually what the 3rd Amendment is reserved for.
You can't just take
First
was arrested while live streaming a protest inside that church.
Now, Lemon says he was exercising freedom of the press.
Prosecutors argue the protest interfered with religious freedom.
I think this is also gonna come down to the argument, is Don Lemon a journalist or is he a private blogger?
Because there are also groups making that, because he doesn't work for an entity now, he's his own
In this day and age, the old paradigm is gone.
A lot of journalists are their own news organization disseminating information.
You can argue the credibility of that.
You can argue if they're true journalists.
Don Lemon comes from a journalism background.
Don Lemon is an independent journalist.
This is one of those issues that you can't judge by old standards.
You have to look at the current climate and the current broadcast model that we have, and you'll make a different thing.
Now let us not forget the always invoked Second Amendment.
That is on the table too, and that is where, if you recall, again, it seems like forever ago, the gun lobbies, the NRA, gun owners,
We're really a little bit upset about how the administration is suddenly after being so pro-second amendment is pulling back once
you know, somebody actually legally carried a firearm and then was murdered by ICE.
Right, because some administration officials are suggesting that gun rights don't apply during confrontations with law enforcement, even though Alex Pretty, at the time he was murdered by the ICE agents on the streets of Minneapolis, just in case you forget because this news cycle is insane, he had a legal conceal and carry.
I mean, he could
legally carry... That was
Yes, that was holstered.
that he never drew.
So there's going to be several arguments in court about this and how this is going to play out.
Now, supporters of the administration say that it is lawfully enforcing immigration policy and that lower courts are just overreaching right now.
Critics argue the crackdown represents a broad test and a possible violation of constitutional protections.
Then you get the legal scholars involved and they say it's highly unusual for one set of government actions to trigger challenges involving so many core
constitutional rights at the same time, then that should tell you that this administration does not care about our constitutional rights and that it is simply optional to them.
They're only interested in talking about when it's convenient for them.
I mean, that's when they're interested.
We've seen how journalists have been treated, not just in Minneapolis, Don Lemon, but in other places too, where press coverage is met with, not with protection, but with pushback.
It raises serious First Amendment concerns.
We talked about Alex Pretti and the Second Amendment.
Here's what I think it's interesting in this argument is we keep hearing that undocumented immigrants don't have rights, Brian, right?
This administration likes to talk about the lack of rights that undocumented immigrants have.
We're going to talk about this because this administration likes to tell us that constitutional protections don't apply to immigrants.
And that's just simply not true.
It's not true.
The Constitution doesn't protect only citizens in many places.
It protects all persons, which means even people without legal status in this country are entitled to due process.
The rights
under
But it writes under the 5th and 14th amendments to a fair hearing rather than summary actions.
Fourth amendment protections against unreasonable searches and seizures.
The right to remain silent.
The right to legal counsel in criminal proceedings.
Protection from discrimination and access to the courts.
I mean, these aren't political talking points.
Those are constitutional laws that we have to protect all persons not
as citizens in this country.
Americans don't, a lot of us don't pay attention to that kind of thing.
We took the Constitution test in seventh grade.
We know basically, okay, we know the second amendment and everybody misquotes the first amendment anyway.
The fifth, we know from courtroom dramas where I don't have to incriminate myself, but there's more to the fifth.
So we don't know.
And
they figure if you bang on something enough, even if it's a lie, and you keep hammering it, hammering it, hammering it, soon it becomes...
the truth and I put that in quotes it becomes the truth that somebody wants you to believe in enough people will not do the research and do not listen to us that they are they are missing out and that's it's not willful ignorance it's just you forget that not everybody carries a copy of the Constitution in their pocket right not everybody is a constitutional scholar but at times like this
when you hear so many different messages coming at you, and one is so diametrically opposed to all the others, when one piece of information is telling you, no, these rights don't apply, but other sources that you used to trust are all saying, yes, these rights do apply to everybody who's on our soil.
It doesn't matter.
It
If constitutional protections can be brushed aside as easily as they have been by this administration for certain groups of people.
History has shown us that it never stops there.
Now the courts are pushing back in some cases, but if the only check on executive power is the judiciary, and even court orders are being slow walked or completely ignored by this administration, then we really have a separation of powers problem.
And if you are an observer of what's happening in this country, you know that that is true.
Congress exists for a reason.
Oversight also exists for a reason and the Constitution is there for a reason.
It shouldn't take some constitutional law scholar in Minneapolis to remind the federal government that
this is the constitutional law of the land.
And it should also not take all of us begging for this, for our Congress to reconvene in Washington D.C.
to do their jobs and hold this particular administration accountable.
We should not have to beg for that to happen.
Thankfully the Supreme Court and we'll go back to the tariff thing they showed a little glimmer of backbone this weekend by by saying This is not constitutionally allowed.
There are there are processes those processes include Congressional approval So now we just need the Congress to man up Quit quit just man and woman up.
I don't know a better term
politically correct
I know but we have we have
less than running the thing.
And we've got people who are afraid.
They're afraid of a man who doesn't know what he's doing.
Surrounded by a cabinet that for the most part does not know what they're doing.
And we're allowing that man to make unilateral decisions about this country without... We have the system in place.
Use it.
Stop being so afraid.
The Republicans in Congress need to stop being afraid, because someday he will be gone.
Right.
But the government and the country should not be gone.
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about it.
Greg Bach, you heard him as the co-host of Matt and Air on the Air.
Then he's been co-hosting Civic Media mid mornings.
Greg is going to be joining Pete Schwabba on Night Light from 5 to 7 p.m.
Monday through Friday, and Greg joins us now.
Greg, welcome.
Congratulations.
Very exciting.
Tell your co-host he's in deep doo-doo because he was supposed to be here with us too, but we are happy you are here.
How is your schedule going to change now that you get to relax a little more during the day?
Well, I don't have to set an alarm, which is weird
I can just, you know...
sleep in, but
getting up early for so many years now, sleeping in is like 7.15.
So I've been
up for
a few hours.
I'm like, what do I do now?
So it's play with the dog, walk the dog, take care of the dog.
But yeah, it'll be some getting used to for me, but I'm very, very excited to do this.
I love Pete.
I love night light.
I'm really looking forward to...
creating something really fun and exciting for the folks who listen to civic media from five to seven, Monday through Friday.
And what's awesome is, like Brian alluded to, you guys are familiar voices, and I know Night Light has always been a little bit more in the entertainment vein.
You've always done a little bit more politics during the mid-morning.
So how are you guys planning on combining all of that for the listeners from five to seven?
Well, we're gonna take the we're gonna take the points of both shows and really make something special and we're gonna we're gonna talk about the news We'll talk about politics.
We'll talk about things that are going on around the community, Wisconsin
around the country and how it pertains to the listeners here on the network.
But then we're going to have fun too.
And that's something that we always had on matinee
on air
as well as civic media.
Mid mornings, anyone who listened to that show knew that it wasn't two hours of like hard driving politics into the blue denim truth of life.
It was talking about the news.
And then in the second hour, we pull back a little bit, lighten things up, and by the last half hour, we're having fun talking to people about what their favorite desserts are and why carrot cake is a ruse.
But the point is, we're going to have a good time.
cake.
I believe that nobody likes carrot cake.
Everybody likes the frosting.
That's
I like the
So
Well, I think when it comes to things as far as the politics or the news, we're going to be looking at it from a comedian standpoint where we will talk about the stories themselves, but try to find where the humor may be, finding where
the
hypocrisy, whether it's finding stupidity, never deluding the message of what we're talking about, but also providing some humor.
And I think we've seen for many years now how taking a sour pill of politics or news or whatever and wrapping that around funny
can be a really helpful thing, help people get informed, but also have fun.
I mean, there's no reason why you shouldn't have fun while you're learning.
So I think that's something we're definitely going to do.
Well, our wonderful producer, Dom, will be sitting here going, please wrap it up.
Please, please.
Dom.
Not
is as funny as you think it is.
Just please shut up.
We have to go to break.
don't understand you.
They don't
age.
Yeah, exactly.
What is
The one that doesn't know time.
What does it laugh?
I don't know laughing.
I have no concept of this.
So I know that you and Pete have had a couple of these impromptu sessions just getting comfortable with each other.
But tonight is the inaugural night light with Pete Schwabba and Greg Bach.
What can people expect on this first episode when they tune in tonight at five o'clock,
Greg?
Well, we're going to be breaking down the news and presenting something.
We're going to be trying things out, honestly.
It's going to be very, very fun.
And I'm actually trying to.
pull up my little file here really quick.
I'm very, very prepared, as you can see.
You've got a long time before the show.
You've got eight hours.
I'd be like, I have a show today.
We're going to be speaking to Noah Lieberman, who's running for District 14 City Council in Madison in the first hour at 5.30.
And then in the first part of the show, we're going to be introducing ourselves to the new show, talking about the news, and then just kind of...
having some fun.
And in
the second hour, like I said, we'll bring it back in to talk more about entertainment, we'll be talking about, you know, we're going to be sitting down today and deciding the structure of this
first
show, but we have an idea of where we want to go as far as the presentation.
But we're looking forward to having Noah on because we are in an election year, and we need people to be informed on who's running for what, especially in those seats that really affect them.
Well, that's
he's
never
back.
And the air is changing.
Now it's no... Nightlight
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