{"id":2926,"date":"2018-12-13T09:28:03","date_gmt":"2018-12-13T14:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/?p=2926"},"modified":"2019-02-11T10:35:31","modified_gmt":"2019-02-11T15:35:31","slug":"on-todays-show-62","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/blogs\/mornings\/2018\/12\/on-todays-show-62\/","title":{"rendered":"On Today&#8217;s Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Nova Scotia woman who called 911 Sunday evening to report her SUV\u00a0stolen from a parking lot not only got her vehicle back, it was returned with a full tank of gas.<\/p>\n<p>Police say parked her vehicle beside an identical one and when she came back out it was gone.<\/p>\n<p>It turns out the driver of the other SUV had gotten in and managed to drive away. He even filled it up with gas before realizing his mistake. The &#8220;stolen&#8221; SUV\u00a0was returned to the woman, who reimbursed the man for filling her tank.<\/p>\n<p>Police don&#8217;t believe either vehicle was left running in the parking lot.\u00a0Some push-button start vehicles can be started without the keyless fob actually in the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p><strong>______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A nine-year-old girl in Simcoe, Ontario, called 911 on Saturday . . . because she was furious that her parents had told her to CLEAN HER ROOM.<\/p>\n<p>The cops went to the house to clear things up . . . and they say it&#8217;s a good reminder to talk to your kids about the right and wrong reasons to use 911.\u00a0 There&#8217;s no word on whether the girl actually wound up cleaning her room.<\/p>\n<p><strong>______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>ENTERTAINMENT<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Steve Carell\u00a0<\/strong>had a brush with death recently when a fan accidentally hit him on his bike with her car. The 56-year-old made the revelation on\u00a0<em>The Ellen DeGeneres Show<\/em>:\u00a0<strong><em>\u201cI was riding, pretty fast road.\u00a0I made a turn, and I didn\u2019t see the car behind me, and they hit me from behind. So I went up over the handlebars.\u201d<\/em><\/strong> He was shocked after getting hit, and so was the fan. \u201cThe woman who was driving the car jumped out,\u201d Carell said. \u201cShe was distraught obviously, and I went over to her, and my bike was sort of stuck under the front of her car, and she\u2019s saying, \u2018Oh my god! Oh my god! Oh my god! It\u2019s Steve Carell!\u2019\u201d He joked<strong><em>:\u201cShe was so excited that she hit me. It was really kind of a fun experience, a fun fan encounter.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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>\u201cGeminid Meteor Shower\u201d, this annual event peaks tonight and into tomorrow morning.\u00a0 As Earth crosses the debris field of asteroid 3200 Phaethon, we will enjoy a predicted rate of 120 meteors seen per hour.\u00a0Some consider this the best meteor shower of the year.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIce Cream Day\u201d, it\u2019s so good that there are multiple holidays dedicated to it. Most of them take place during the summer, but one is in December! A few fun facts \u2026<br \/>\n\u2013 Perhaps surprisingly, the most popular flavor is vanilla, snagging about 26% of total sales. Chocolate comes in a distant 2nd, with about 13% of the market.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u2013 The largest ice cream sundae in history was made by Palm Dairies in Edmonton AB on July 24, 1988. It weighed in at over 24 tons.<\/p>\n<p><strong>_____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>DECEMBER 13<sup>TH<\/sup>, <\/strong>\u00a0<strong>2006\u00a0 <\/strong>Keith Urban\u00a0earned gold and platinum hardware with his album<\/p>\n<p>Love, Pain &amp; The Whole Crazy Thing<\/p>\n<p><strong>_____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>One-Third of People Get Burned Out on the Holidays Before Christmas<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>HOLIDAY BURNOUT is a very real thing.\u00a0 According to a new survey, more than one out of three people say they usually get burned out on the holidays at some point BEFORE Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Shopping, 65%.<\/li>\n<li>Crowds, 63%.<\/li>\n<li>Long lines, 58%.<\/li>\n<li>Buying presents, 51%.<\/li>\n<li>Cooking, 48%.<\/li>\n<li>Figuring out what to buy for people, 46%.<\/li>\n<li>Constantly hearing holiday music, 45%.<\/li>\n<li>The pressure of making Christmas special, 44%.<\/li>\n<li>Nonstop holiday commercials on TV, 36%.<\/li>\n<li>Wrapping presents, 34%.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><strong>______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>TODAY\u2019S GOOD NEWS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A 20-year-old guy named Hunter Shamatt flew to Las Vegas for a wedding this month and left his wallet on the plane.\u00a0 It had his license, debit card, $60 cash, and a signed paycheck in it.\u00a0 And he assumed it was all gone.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But then a few days later, his wallet was delivered to his house by FedEx, along with a note from the guy who found it.\u00a0 And everything was still in there . . . plus an EXTRA $40 in cash.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The note said the guy found the wallet on the plane, wedged in a seat.\u00a0 And he rounded the cash up to $100, just so Hunter could, quote, &#8220;celebrate getting [his] wallet back.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The letter was signed with the initials &#8220;TB.&#8221;\u00a0 And somehow, Hunter was able to track the guy down online and thank him.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>His name is Todd Brown.\u00a0 He told Yahoo News that he almost gave the wallet to a flight attendant, but wanted to make sure Hunter got it back.\u00a0 So he mailed it himself.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He said it, quote, &#8220;always feels good to do the right thing.&#8221;\u00a0 And he hopes it reminds people that &#8220;it&#8217;s really not that hard to be a good person.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>BIRTHDAYS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[93] Dick Van Dyke, actor (\u201cThe Dick Van Dyke Show\u201d 1961-1966; \/movie actor \u201cMary Poppins\u201d, \u201cChitty Chitty Bang Bang\u201d) COMING UP\u2026\u201dMary Poppins Returns\u201d 2018<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[89] Christopher Plummer, Toronto, ON, TV, stage and movie actor (\u201cThe Sound of Music\u201d), oldest actor to win an Oscar (\u201cBeginners\u201d).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[61] Steve Buscemi, actor<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[51] Jamie Foxx, actor<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[29] Taylor Swift, singer<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Vitaminwater Will Give Someone $100,000 to Give Up Their Phone for All of 2019<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Vitaminwater just announced a new contest where they&#8217;ll pay someone $100,000 . . . if they give up their phone for ALL of 2019.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If they pick you, you&#8217;ll have to go 365 straight days without using your smart phone, iPad, or anyone else&#8217;s smart phone or iPad.\u00a0 And you have to take a LIE DETECTOR at the end to prove you stuck to the rules.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you did, you get $100,000.\u00a0 If you only made it six months, you get $10,000.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But they don&#8217;t want you to be totally screwed in case of emergencies, so they&#8217;ll be giving you a, quote, &#8220;1996-era cellular telephone&#8221; that you can use for calls.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you want to enter the\u00a0contest, you need to post on Twitter or Instagram and say how you&#8217;d use your year if you didn&#8217;t have your smart phone, and use the hashtags #NoPhoneForAYear and #Contest.\u00a0 Entries are due by January 8th.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>QUESTION\u2026. <\/strong>Could you give up your \u201csmart phone\u201d for a year?<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>______________________________________________________________________________<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>RANDOM REPORT <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2713 More boys than girls are born during the day; more girls are born at night.<\/p>\n<p>\u2713 An elephant\u2019s tooth can weigh as much as 12 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>\u2713 Pain travels through the body at 350 feet per second.<\/p>\n<p>\u2713 The energy of a discharge of an electric eel could start 50 cars.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 12<sup>TH<\/sup>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>TODAY\u2019S BIRTHDAYS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[93] Dick Van Dyke, actor<\/p>\n<p>[89] Christopher Plummer, Toronto, ON, TV, stage and movie actor<\/p>\n<p>[61] Steve Buscemi, actor<\/p>\n<p>[51] Jamie Foxx, actor<\/p>\n<p>[29] Taylor Swift, singer<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\u2022 \u201cDisney Prep &amp; Landing\u201d (ABC): A veteran elf (voice of Dave Foley) is passed over for a promotion and instead is paired with an eager rookie. The new partners encounter a violent snowstorm during their Christmas Eve mission, making their job more challenging than they anticipated.<br \/>\n\u2022 \u201cThe Great Holiday Baking Show\u201d (ABC): The bakers make decadent cookies and breads.<br \/>\n\u2022 \u201cThursday Night Football\u201d (FOX): Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>Here&#8217;s the &#8220;formula&#8221; for a perfect Christmas, according to a new survey:\u00a0 Waking up at 7:56 A.M. . . . 10cm of snow . . . seven presents . . . five movies . . . and eating dinner at 2:33 P.M.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>Here&#8217;s a very MODERN CRIME for you.\u00a0 A guy in St. Louis got an Uber on Sunday . . . and his driver pulled a knife to rob him.\u00a0 But they didn&#8217;t speak the same language, so the driver used an app to TRANSLATE his demands.\u00a0 The cops are trying to track down the driver.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>Firefighters had to\u00a0rescue\u00a0a guy near San Francisco yesterday, after he\u00a0tried to break into a restaurant and got trapped in the grease vent for two days.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s the accountant who works next door, who heard the guy moaning and calling for help.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Jaida Dreyer Won USA Network&#8217;s &#8220;Real Country&#8221;<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Singer-songwriter\u00a0<strong>JAIDA DREYER<\/strong>\u00a0was named Season One champ of USA Network&#8217;s\u00a0<em><strong>&#8220;Real Country&#8221;<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0<em><strong>(Pronounced Jay-da.)<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0 She won $100,000, a slot on next year&#8217;s Stagecoach, and will perform at the Grand Ole Opry.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The season started with 21 contestants, and she was one of seven finalists that competed on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It was Jaida&#8217;s performance of her original song\u00a0\u201cJack it to Jesus<em><strong>&#8220;<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0that seemed to seal the deal.\u00a0 The song was inspired by\u00a0<strong>Loretta Lynn<\/strong>\u00a0who always tells her hairstylist,\u00a0QUOTE, &#8220;Jack it to Jesus and spray it to hell.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>She&#8217;s written songs for the show\u00a0<em><strong>&#8220;Nashville&#8221;<\/strong><\/em>, for A&amp;E&#8217;s\u00a0<em><strong>&#8220;The Returned&#8221;<\/strong><\/em>, and Netflix&#8217;s\u00a0<em><strong>&#8220;Longmire&#8221;<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>She also wrote the\u00a0<strong>Luke Bryan<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<strong>Karen Fairchild<\/strong>\u00a0duet\u00a0<em><strong>&#8220;Home Alone Tonight&#8221;<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 Other songs she&#8217;s written have been recorded by\u00a0<strong>Tim McGraw<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Faith Hill<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Sunny Sweeney<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Sara Evans<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Granger Smith<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>Eric Church<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>MITCHELL TENPENNY CELEBRATES ALBUM RELEASE WITH NASHVILLE SHOW &#8211;<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitchell Tenpenny\u00a0<\/strong>celebrated tomorrow&#8217;s (Friday, December 14th) release of his debut album,\u00a0<em>Telling All My Secrets<\/em>, a little early in Nashville on Tuesday (December 11th) night with a live performance at City Winery.<\/p>\n<p>Mitchell co-wrote all the songs on\u00a0<em>Telling All My Secrets<\/em>\u00a0including the title track, which he says was a great choice for the album&#8217;s title because while it seems mysterious, there&#8217;s actually nothing but transparency.<\/p>\n<p><strong>______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>BRETT ELDREDGE<\/strong>\u00a0released the video to his a cappella version of\u00a0THE FIRST NOEL.\u00a0 The visuals are amazing.\u00a0 Quote, &#8220;We 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