{"id":19322,"date":"2020-12-18T09:35:17","date_gmt":"2020-12-18T14:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/?p=19322"},"modified":"2020-12-18T05:16:05","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T10:16:05","slug":"on-todays-show-516","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/blogs\/mornings\/2020\/12\/on-todays-show-516\/","title":{"rendered":"On Today’s Show"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u27a2 YouTube and other Google services suffered an outage Monday morning around the world.\u00a0 This outage affected all of the things Google runs, including Gmail and Google Docs, and anyone that uses Google devices in their homes. That includes Joe Brown, who tweeted \u201cI\u2019m sitting here in the dark in my toddler\u2019s room because the light is controlled by @Google Home. Rethinking\u2026 a lot right now.\u201d <\/em><\/strong>The Google issues affected not only light controls for some, but also heat control, and many people\u2019s alarms never went off. The tweet seemed to remind many of how much they rely on cloud technology for basic things in their everyday lives as well as their safety.<\/p>\n

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\u27a2 This year, for the first time since The Middle Ages, Saturn and Jupiter will align to make a \u201cChristmas star\u201d. The two planets align in the sky every 20 years or so, but it\u2019s been nearly 800 years since they\u2019ve been close enough together from Earth\u2019s vantage point to create the double planet \u201cstar\u201d known as the \u201cChristmas star\u201d or \u201cStar of Bethlehem.\u201d This will appear as a bright point of light that stands out starkly in the night sky. The timing of the \u201cChristmas star\u201d being visible just before Christmas will likely prompt comparisons to the nativity story in the Gospel of Matthew in which the three wise men followed a bright star, leading them to baby Jesus. Peak alignment will occur on December 21, coinciding with the winter solstice.<\/p>\n

\u27a2 The new TikTok\u00a0challenge<\/a>\u00a0is talking about the craziest way you found out someone was cheating on you.\u00a0 Some woman is going viral after she told the story of how her boyfriend’s Starbucks cup tipped her off.\u00a0 (His ex-girlfriend’s name was written on it.)<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u27a2 Five people reportedly walked off the set of\u00a0“Mission: Impossible 7”\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>after\u00a0TOM CRUISE\u00a0<\/strong>ripped into crew members AGAIN about COVID-19 protocols.<\/p>\n

A source says, quote, “The first outburst was big but things haven’t calmed since. \u00a0Tension has been building for months and this was the final straw . . . But Tom just can’t take any more after all the lengths they have gone to just to keep filming at all.<\/p>\n

Cruise has gone to extraordinary measures to make the set safe. As a producer of the seventh installment, he has helped set up a cruise ship allowing staff to isolate.<\/p>\n

“He’s upset others aren’t taking it as seriously as him. \u00a0In the end, he’s the one who carries the can.” (Tom is reportedly\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>shutting down<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0the set early for the holidays.)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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\u27a2 Peter Billingsley got sick during the making of “A Christmas Story”, because a prop master gave him real chewing tobacco instead of a fake substitute.\u00a0 He was only 12 at the time.\u00a0 They replaced it with smooshed raisins.<\/p>\n

(He\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>talked<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0about it on the podcast “That Scene with Dan Patrick”.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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TODAY IS\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n