{"id":17020,"date":"2020-09-03T09:35:09","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T13:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/?p=17020"},"modified":"2020-09-03T05:21:17","modified_gmt":"2020-09-03T09:21:17","slug":"on-todays-show-453","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/blogs\/mornings\/2020\/09\/on-todays-show-453\/","title":{"rendered":"On Today&#8217;s Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u27a2 <strong>DWAYNE JOHNSON\u00a0<\/strong>just revealed that he, his wife, and their two daughters . . . who are 4 and 2 . . . have been sick with the virus.\u00a0 His wife apparently had it pretty bad, but the whole family is, quote, &#8220;on the other end of it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He called it &#8220;one of the most challenging and difficult things&#8221; his family has ever gone through, and it&#8217;s, quote, &#8220;much different than overcoming nasty injuries, or being evicted, or even being broke, which I have been more than a few times.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u27a2A guy in Lincoln, Nebraska\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/brobible.com\/culture\/article\/lincoln-nebraska-city-council-boneless-chicken-wings-speech\/\"><strong>got<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0up in front of the city council and gave an impassioned speech on why the city should ban the term &#8220;boneless wings&#8221; at its restaurants.\u00a0 (The whole thing was kind of a joke.\u00a0 It turned out he was a board member&#8217;s son.)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u27a2 There\u2019s a new trend on TikTok in which one pets their cat with a wet toothbrush. People claim cats love the sensation as it reminds them of getting groomed by their mother\u2019s tongue, and that it instantly makes the animals feel soothed and relaxed. Searching for \u201ccat toothbrush\u201d brings up lots of the videos, most of which seem to show cats looking very happy and relaxed while being groomed with a wet toothbrush. No word from any experts on if this is why a cat might like being brushed with a toothbrush, or not.<\/p>\n<p>\u27a2 There&#8217;s a TikTok\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@lizjsm_\/video\/6866167338295627013\"><strong>video<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0of a girl in her room practicing a song when her mom&#8217;s leg pops through the ceiling.\u00a0 The clip got a lot of hits so the girl posted another\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@lizjsm_\/video\/6867261142998191365\"><strong>video<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0explaining that her mom tripped and fell in the attic, and she&#8217;s okay.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u27a2 Netflix has given a formal series green light to \u201cDad Stop Embarrassing Me\u201d, a father-daughter comedy starring and executive produced by Oscar winner Jamie Foxx. The series is inspired by Foxx\u2019s relationship with his daughter. This marks his return to multi-camera comedy. Following his breakout turn on Fox\u2019s \u201cIn Living Color\u201d, his family sitcom \u201cThe Jamie Foxx Show\u201d ran for five seasons.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>TODAY IS\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cSkyscraper Day\u201d, a day to appreciate and admire the world\u2019s tallest buildings. By definition, a skyscraper is any structure that clearly stands out above its surrounding environment. A loose agreement in North America &amp; Europe puts the lower limit of a skyscraper at 150 meters (500 ft). A skyscraper taller than 300 meters (984 ft) is referred to as \u2018supertall\u2019.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>WORLD\u2019S TALLEST BUILDINGS:<br \/>\n3. Abraj Al-Bait Clock Tower (Mecca, Saudi Arabia) \u2026 601 m (1,971 ft)<br \/>\n2. Shanghai Tower (Shanghai, China) \u2026 632 m (2,073 ft)<br \/>\n1. Burj Dubai (Dubai UAE) \u2026 828 m (2,717 ft)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1970 [50] The \u2018largest hailstone\u2019 lands in Kansas \u2026 17.5 inches in circumference, weighing 1.67 pounds and estimated by scientists to have struck the ground at 105 mph.<\/p>\n<p><strong>_____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1996\u00a0 Tim McGraw was at #1 on the Country singles chart with &#8220;She Never Lets It Go to Her Heart.&#8221; The fourth single from McGraw&#8217;s\u00a0All I Want\u00a0album<\/p>\n<p><strong>_____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Want to Live Longer? Scientists Found You Just Have to Be Generous<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve got the key here to a long, healthy, happy life.\u00a0 And all you&#8217;ve got to do is . . . checking my notes . . . oh, give away three-quarters of your money.\u00a0 No problem there.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Researchers at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands found a direct connection between the amount of money people give away and how long they live.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>They found France and Japan have the longest life expectancy . . . and the highest number of average personal money transfers.\u00a0 People in those countries share an average of almost 70% of their lifetime income.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And they have mortality rates that are much lower than China or Turkey . . . where people share 44% to 48% of their lifetime income.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and you don&#8217;t HAVE to give your money to strangers or to charity for this . . . helping out your kids or other family members counts.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So why is sharing your money linked to living longer?\u00a0 Quote, &#8220;Sharing generosity may reflect the strength of social connectedness, which itself benefits human health and wellbeing and indirectly raises survival.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In other words:\u00a0 By being generous, it gives you stronger social connections, and those make you healthier and happier, so you live longer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>FOUR RANDOM FACTS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The word &#8220;helicopter&#8221; is made up of two words . . . but not &#8220;heli&#8221; and &#8220;copter.&#8221; It comes from &#8220;helico,&#8221; which means spiral . . . and &#8220;pter,&#8221; which is a suffix that means &#8220;has wings.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>\u00a0Flights today take longer than they used to . . . like, a flight from New York to Houston is almost four hours now, when it was two-and-a-half hours in 1973.\u00a0 And part of the reason is because airlines now fly SLOWER to save on fuel costs.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>The first Olympics that were televised were the 1936 ones in Nazi Germany.\u00a0 They were broadcast to 25 special viewing rooms in Germany.\u00a0 The first ones that were televised worldwide were the Olympics in Tokyo in 1964.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><em><strong>&#8220;Scarface&#8221;<\/strong><\/em>was a remake of a movie from 1932 that was produced by\u00a0<strong>Howard Hughes<\/strong>, about the rise of a gangster in Chicago modeled after\u00a0<strong>Al Capone<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>_____________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>GOOD NEWS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A nun in Chicago\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/lifestyle\/chicago-nun-run-marathon-treadmill-fundraiser\"><strong>raised<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0over $100,000 for her church&#8217;s food bank by running a full marathon on a treadmill.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Her name is Sister Stephanie Baliga, and she ran Division 1 track in college.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>She finished in 3 hours and 33 minutes, and it might be a treadmill world record for women.\u00a0 A few other nuns were there with her.\u00a0 And former Olympic runner Deena<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kastor\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZxxmoPfzTx0\"><strong>offered<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0commentary on Zoom, along with the owner of a running shoe store called Fleet Feet.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At the end, they tried to set the scene by describing what Stephanie would have been seeing if she was running the actual Chicago Marathon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>BIRTHDAYS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[55] Charlie Sheen, actor<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[34] Shaun White, snowboarder\/skateboarder (3 Olympic golds, 13 X-Games gold medals)<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>DOG\u2019S ILL-ADVISED CHEWING PROVES PRICEY <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Usually a dog chewing stuff is more annoying than anything else, but this is one pricey chew session.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It seems a curious pooch got a hold of a fiber optic cable that ran between county buildings in Mississippi, and chewed it to pieces.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The issue is the cable costs thousands of dollars. The cable connected a courthouse and nearby Justice Court building in Amite County, and was mostly elevated but dipped to the ground by the front door of the Justice Court building.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The sheriff thinks he knows which dog did it, but lacks evidence to hold up his charge.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s a big deal, as if there were enough proof, the county could seek damages against the troublemaker, which amounts to more than $7,000 out of the dog owner\u2019s pocket.<\/p>\n<p><strong>____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>53% of People Have Used Their Extra Time Indoors on Home Improvement Projects<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to a new survey, 53% of people say they&#8217;ve used their extra time indoors in the past six months to do more home improvement projects.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And the average person says they&#8217;ve finished or they plan on finishing four projects around the house by the end of the year.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Spending all this time at home has also made us appreciate where we live even more.\u00a0 Seven out of 10 people say they, quote, &#8220;love and value&#8221; their home now more than they did before the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 3<sup>RD<\/sup> \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>DWAYNE JOHNSON\u00a0<\/strong>just revealed that he, his wife, and their two daughters . . . who are 4 and 2 . . . have been sick with the virus.\u00a0 His wife apparently had it pretty bad, but the whole family is, quote, &#8220;on the other end of it.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>He called it &#8220;one of the most challenging and difficult things&#8221; his family has ever gone through, and it&#8217;s, quote, &#8220;much different than overcoming nasty injuries, or being evicted, or even being broke, which I have been more than a few times.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>Hall of Fame pitcher\u00a0<strong>Tom Seaver<\/strong>, who led the 1969 &#8220;Miracle Mets&#8221; to a World Series championship, died Monday (August 31st) from complications of Lewy body dementia and Covid 19, the Hall announced last night (September 2nd). He was 75. Among Seaver&#8217;s achievements, he was a three-time National League Cy Young Award winner, the 1967 NL Rookie of the Year, and a five-time 20-game winner. Seaver was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1992<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>NHL PLAYOFFS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Colorado Avalanche 4, Dallas Stars 1 &#8212; Series tied at 3-3<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>NBA PLAYOFFS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>First Round:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Houston Rockets 104, Oklahoma City Thunder 102 &#8212;\u00a0<em>Houston wins series 4 games to 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Conference Semifinals:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Miami Heat 116, Milwaukee Bucks 114 &#8212; Miami leads series 2 game to 0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>Almost 200 people who\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/09\/01\/hundreds-of-passengers-in-isolation-after-16-test-positive-for-covid-19\/\"><strong>were<\/strong><\/a>on a flight from Greece to Wales have to self-isolate for two weeks after 16 passengers tested positive for COVID-19.\u00a0 A passenger named Steph Whitfield\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/r6APen-nDzI\"><strong>says<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0people just weren&#8217;t wearing their masks right.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>Comedian Jim Gaffigan has always joked about being lazy.\u00a0 Obviously it begins as soon as his alarm goes off.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>DID YOU KNOW?<\/u><\/strong><u><br \/>\n<\/u>Tim Hortons is consoling Americans who can\u2019t take their scheduled trips to Canada this summer in the tastiest way possible: with free coffee and donuts. Through the end of the month, the Canadian coffee giant is offering a small taste of Canada to U.S. citizens who can\u2019t make the journey north because of the ongoing border closure. The company tweeted the news last week, alongside a picture of a very Canadian postcard (featuring a moose head, among other things) which reads: \u201cDon\u2019t worry, the moose will be there next year.\u201d Americans can make their claim by submitting their trip cancellation story.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>KEITH URBAN GRATEFUL TO HAVE &#8216;WON A NOMINATION&#8217; AT INDUSTRY AWARDS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Keith Urban<\/strong>\u00a0finds himself a multiple nominee at the upcoming\u00a0<em>CMA Awards<\/em>, it was announced yesterday (Tuesday, Sept. 1st). He is up for Male Vocalist, Musical Event, and the night&#8217;s biggest award, Entertainer of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>More than two decades into his career, Keith says that just the nominations alone become more meaningful as the years go by.\u00a0[&#8220;It absolutely gets sweeter as the time goes by, no question, and I really always have grasped the realization that that nomination is the first award cause they only give out a few of them. You&#8217;ve won. You&#8217;ve won a nomination, so it&#8217;s a huge honor. I mean, a lot of people don&#8217;t get that or didn&#8217;t get that. I&#8217;ve leaned more towards deep, deep appreciation for the nomination as well, and then if you get chosen out of all of that it&#8217;s like, you know . . . it&#8217;s like whipped cream on ice cream, really\u00a0(laughs).&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<em>CMA Awards\u00a0<\/em>will take place in Nashville on Nov. 11th and air on ABC.<\/p>\n<p>Keith is also nominated for Male Artist of the Year at this month&#8217;s\u00a0<em>ACM Awards<\/em>, which he will also host for the first time. The show will air live from Nashville on CBS on Wednesday, Sept. 16th at 8 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>_____________________________________________________________________________________<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>TIM McGRAW CHANGES HIS MIND ABOUT POLITICAL CAREER <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tim McGraw<\/strong>\u00a0used to talk openly about his aspirations to have a career in politics once his children were grown. Well, that time has come, but Tim has had a complete change of heart.<\/p>\n<p>(\u201cAbsolutely not.\u00a0 Are you kidding \u2026 I mean look, I have a lot of respect and there are a lot of good people out there who trying to do the right thing and make the world a better place. But do I want to get into that atmosphere. I think it\u2019s a high calling and I don\u2019t know that I could do it in the world today.\u201d]<\/p>\n<p>Tim is keeping plenty busy promoting his new album,\u00a0<em>Here On Earth<\/em>, and his Top 15 hit single, \u201cI Called Mama.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>FAST FACTS<\/p>\n<p>Tim will perform &#8220;I Called Mama&#8221; on the 55th annual\u00a0<em>Academy of Country Music Awards<\/em>\u00a0from Nashville&#8217;s Bluebird Cafe. The\u00a0<em>ACM Awards\u00a0<\/em>will air on CBS on Sept. 16th at 8 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<p><strong>_____________________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>DAN + SHAY, LUKE BRYAN ADDED TO ACM AWARDS PERFORMERS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The lineup of performers at this month&#8217;s\u00a0<em>ACM Awards<\/em>\u00a0continues to grow with the addition of\u00a0<strong>Dan + Shay, Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, Eric Church, Kane Brown, Morgan Wallen<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Mickey Guyton<\/strong>, who will all be taking the stage at Nashville&#8217;s Grand Ole Opry House.<\/p>\n<p>Previously announced performers include\u00a0<strong>Kelsea Ballerini, Gabby Barrett, Maren Morris, Old Dominion<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>Thomas Rhett\u00a0<\/strong>with\u00a0<strong>Jon Pardi\u00a0<\/strong>at the Ryman Auditorium.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jimmie Allen, Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert<\/strong>\u00a0featuring<strong>\u00a0Natalie Hemby<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Luke Dick<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>Tim McGraw<\/strong>\u00a0will perform at the Bluebird Cafe. New Female Artist of the Year\u00a0<strong>Tenille Townes<\/strong>\u00a0and New Male Artist of the Year\u00a0<strong>Riley Green<\/strong>\u00a0will also take the stage.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s 2020\u00a0<em>ACM Awards<\/em>, hosted by\u00a0<strong>Keith Urban<\/strong>, will broadcast live for the first time from Nashville, TN on Wednesday, Sept. 16th at 8 p.m. ET. 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