{"id":4265,"date":"2019-02-19T09:35:24","date_gmt":"2019-02-19T14:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/?p=4265"},"modified":"2019-02-19T10:14:27","modified_gmt":"2019-02-19T15:14:27","slug":"on-todays-show-104","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/blogs\/mornings\/2019\/02\/on-todays-show-104\/","title":{"rendered":"On Today&#8217;s Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall\u00a0for Eat Smart brand Sweet Kale Vegetable Salad Bag Kits in the 340-gram packages.<\/p>\n<p>The agency says the products may be unsafe due to possible Listeria contamination.<\/p>\n<p>Products with a best before date of Feb. 16 2019 may contain the harmful bacteria.<\/p>\n<p>Consumers who bought the salad bag kits are advised to throw them out or return them to the store where they were purchased.<\/p>\n<p><strong>______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A 27-year-old guy posing as a cop tried\u00a0to pull someone over in Florida on Wednesday . . . but it happened to be the Miami-Dade County Commissioner, who used to be a cop.\u00a0 He realized something was up, and flagged down a real cop, who pulled the guy over.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s the Commissioner talking about how it went down.<\/p>\n<p><strong>______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>ENTERTAINMENT<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>NEW:\u00a0\u00a0<em><strong>&#8220;Alita: Battle Angel&#8221;<\/strong><\/em>, $27.8 million. \u00a0Up to $36.5 million since opening on Thursday.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><em><strong>&#8220;The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part&#8221;<\/strong><\/em>, $21.2 million.\u00a0 Up to $62.7 million in its 2nd week.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>NEW:\u00a0\u00a0<em><strong>&#8220;Isn&#8217;t It Romantic&#8221;<\/strong><\/em>, $14.2 million.\u00a0 Up to $20.5 million since opening on Wednesday.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ray Romano was on Jimmy Kimmel last week, and talked about how he asks his kids weird hypothetical questions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cA Star Is Born\u201d (R-Rated, Drama): \u00a0A musician helps a young singer find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper, Sam Elliott)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cGreen Book\u201d (PG-13, Drama): \u00a0A working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver of an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South. (Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cInstant Family (PG-13, Comedy): \u00a0When a couple decide to start a family, they stumble into the world of foster care adoption. They hope to take in one small child but when they meet three siblings, including a rebellious 15-year-old girl, they find themselves speeding from zero to three kids overnight. (Mark Wahlberg, Rose Byrne)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>___________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>TODAY IS\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2008 [11] Toshiba announces the demise of its HD DVD video format, ending the format war between it and Sony\u2019s Blu-Ray Disc to become the next big thing in home video<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1985 [34] \u201cCherry Coke\u201d is 1st sold bottled (after being available for decades at soda fountains and restaurants)<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/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>George Strait<\/strong>\u00a0played to 125,000 people at two shows at the Houston Astrodome in 1996, breaking his own previous attendance records and setting the all-time Astrodome attendance record.<\/p>\n<p><strong>_____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>A Guy Pretended to Get Stood Up on Valentine&#8217;s Day <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a 27-year-old guy named Stephen Bonser in the D.C. area, and he came up with a convoluted scheme to get a free meal on Valentine&#8217;s Day.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He went to an Outback Steakhouse on Valentine&#8217;s Day and PRETENDED he got stood up . . . to see if someone would buy him dinner.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He dressed up, ordered a glass of wine for his &#8220;date,&#8221; and then sat there for HOURS looking sad.\u00a0 And he live tweeted the whole thing, of course.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Well . . . it WORKED.\u00a0 A couple at the bar bought him his dinner including a steak, a side of mac and cheese, and some drinks.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Stephen felt guilty enough about the scam that he wound up giving his waiter a $20 tip and making a $50 donation to the ACLU, I guess to balance out his karma.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Outback found out about what he did the next day, and they LIKED the stunt . . . they even tweeted\u00a0to him that he could bring a REAL date one day and they&#8217;d cover the meal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>TODAY\u2019S GOOD NEWS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A couple locked their keys in their SUV outside a courthouse in New Port Richey, Florida last Thursday, near Tampa.\u00a0 And their one-year-old daughter was inside.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There were a bunch of cops around.\u00a0 And they could have broken a window if they&#8217;d really needed to.\u00a0 So she was never in any real danger.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But apparently none of the cops had a\u00a0slim jim\u00a0to get the doors open.\u00a0 Or they couldn&#8217;t reach the automatic door-lock button with one.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But five prison inmates were on work release nearby, fixing a median in the road.\u00a0 And one of them just happened to have some experience breaking into cars.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Another person in the parking lot had a coat hanger in their car.\u00a0 And the inmate was able to use it to get the doors open while the cops stood there and supervised.\u00a0 So yes, he got permission first.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the end, the little girl was only locked inside for about five minutes.\u00a0 And her mom got the whole thing on video.<\/p>\n<p><strong>______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>BIRTHDAYS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[79] Smokey Robinson, Detroit MI, singer<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[64] Jeff Daniels, actor<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[59] Prince Andrew, Britain\u2019s Duke of York\/#2 son of Queen Elizabeth II\/<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[52] Benicio Del Toro, actor (\u201cGuardians Of the Galaxy\u201d, Oscar-\u201cTraffic\u201d)<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0____________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Five Foods That Can Fight Off a Cold<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ve heard the term &#8220;feed a cold, starve a fever&#8221; before.\u00a0 But the &#8220;starve a fever&#8221; part isn&#8217;t really good advice.\u00a0 Cutting calories when you&#8217;re sick\u00a0MIGHT\u00a0actually make it HARDER for your body to fight off a virus.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;feed a cold&#8221; part is okay though, especially if you eat THIS stuff.\u00a0 Here are five foods that can help with cold and flu symptoms.\u00a0 And they&#8217;re all backed by science . . .<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\u00a0Oysters. \u00a0They have tons of zinc, which is also an active ingredient in a lot of cold medicines, like Zicam.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>\u00a0Garlic. \u00a0No one&#8217;s going to be kissing you anyway, so load up.\u00a0 Garlic blocks enzymes involved in bacterial and viral infections.\u00a0 Plus, it helps your immune cells. \u00a0If you&#8217;re worried about bad breath, pills with garlic extract also work.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>\u00a0Almonds. \u00a0Micronutrients in the outer skin can help you fight off a cold by boosting the sensitivity of your white blood cells.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>\u00a0Kiwi. \u00a0A study a few years ago had one group of people eat kiwi while they were sick, while another group ate bananas.\u00a0 And the kiwi group&#8217;s symptoms went away up to four days faster.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li>Chicken Soup. \u00a0Yes, it really does work.\u00a0 It might be thanks to an immune-boosting compound in chicken called carnosine.\u00a0\u00a0<em><strong>(Pronounced CAR-no-seen.)<\/strong><\/em> Studies have also shown it helps with mucus, and can clear your nose if you&#8217;re stuffed up.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>\u00a0__________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>COFFEE TIME:<\/u><\/strong><u><br \/>\n<\/u>What time of day do you pour your first cup?\u00a0 For most of us, it happens just about as soon as we can arrange it.\u00a0\u00a0 But not so fast.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Science shows that early mornings are not the most effective time for you to enjoy the benefits that a coffee provides.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The optimal time to drink coffee is when your brain can use the caffeine most efficiently.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In fact, drinking coffee in the early morning undermines its effectiveness, and your body builds up a tolerance more quickly.\u00a0 It has to do with hormones and your circadian rhythm and other things that would be really hard to explain. even if I did understand it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So we\u2019ll have to trust the scientists on this when they say that for most people to get the most out of their daily jolt (or jolts) of caffeine, they should pour it between 10:00am-12noon or 2:00-5:00pm.<\/p>\n<p><b>__________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>RANDOM REPORT<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>When you talk to yourself in your head, your larynx still makes tiny movements.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>A &#8220;lifetime warranty&#8221; doesn&#8217;t mean you have the warranty for YOUR lifetime . . . it refers to how long the company expects the product to last.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>The U.S. Pharmacy Walgreens grew from 20 stores to 400 stores during Prohibition in the 1920s and early &#8217;30s, because they were allowed to sell whiskey for &#8220;medical purposes.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>September, October, November, and December used to be the seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth months of the year . . . which makes sense, since &#8220;sept,&#8221; &#8220;octo,&#8221; &#8220;nov,&#8221; and &#8220;dec&#8221; mean seven, eight, nine, and ten. The Roman calendar eventually added two months before them, so they all got pushed back . . . but kept their names.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>_______________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>MYTHS ABOUT THE COLD:<\/u><\/strong><u><br \/>\n<\/u>\u2717 You Lose Most of Your Heat from Your Head:\u00a0 Where your body loses heat is closely related to surface area, and the head has only about 9 percent of the body\u2019s surface area.\u00a0 But on the other hand, if the rest of you is all covered up and your head isn\u2019t, then you DO lose most of your heat from your head!\u00a0 (I can confirm that you lose most of your HAIR from your head, however\u2026)<\/p>\n<p>\u2717 To Warm Up, Sip Coffee or Brandy:\u00a0 Caffeine and alcohol actually hinder the body\u2019s ability to produce heat. They can also cause your core temperature to drop. Instead, drink warm water, or something with sugar.\u00a0 (Can I have brandy if I put sugar in it?)<\/p>\n<p>\u2717 If You Go Out in the Cold, You\u2019ll Catch a Cold:\u00a0 You catch cold from a virus, not from cold temperatures.\u00a0 (Now stop listening to old wives!)<\/p>\n<p>\u2717 Rub Your Fingers or Toes to Warm Them:\u00a0 Wiggle them instead. If exposed skin (including that of your face and ears) becomes cold, cover it with a warm hand until it feels better. Rubbing can cause tissue damage.<\/p>\n<p>\u2717 Try to Resist Shivering:\u00a0 Shivering means that your body is trying to warm up, and that\u2019s good. In fact, shivering can triple your body\u2019s heat production.<\/p>\n<p>\u2717 If I\u2019m Feeling Cold, You Must Be Feeling It Too:\u00a0 Age, gender, fitness level, acclimatization all determine when you \u201cfeel\u201d cold.\u00a0 And it\u2019s been proven that women generally feel cold before men do, possibly because they have less heat-generating ability.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0____________________________________________________________________________________________<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>TUESDAY FEBRUARY 19<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\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>TODAY\u2019S BIRTHDAYS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[79] Smokey Robinson, Detroit MI, singer<\/p>\n<p>[64] Jeff Daniels, actor<\/p>\n<p>[59] Prince Andrew, Britain\u2019s Duke of York\/#2 son of Queen Elizabeth II\/<\/p>\n<p>[52] Benicio Del Toro, actor (\u201cGuardians Of the Galaxy\u201d, Oscar-\u201cTraffic\u201d)<\/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><strong><u>NHL<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Calgary \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Arizona\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2<\/p>\n<p>Chicago\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ottawa\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7<\/p>\n<p>Toronto plays in St. Louis tonight and you can hear that game on CFCO.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>\u2022 \u201cA Star Is Born\u201d (R-Rated, Drama): \u00a0Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper, Sam Elliott)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cGreen Book\u201d (PG-13, Drama): \u00a0A working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver of an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South. (Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cInstant Family (PG-13, Comedy): \u00a0 (Mark Wahlberg, Rose Byrne)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>No winning ticket was sold for the $16.8 million jackpot in Friday night&#8217;s Lotto Max draw. The jackpot for the next Lotto Max draw this Friday will grow to approximately $25 million.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>No winning ticket was sold for the $5-million jackpot in Saturday night&#8217;s Lotto 649 draw.<\/p>\n<p>However, the guaranteed $1 million prize went to a ticket holder in Ontario.<\/p>\n<p>The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw tomorrow night will be approximately<\/p>\n<p>$7 million.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>Take a quick minute to enjoy some of this weekend&#8217;s best late night jokes.\u00a0 An unknown lottery winner, IKEA forgetting an entire country on their maps, and Big Foot hunting with Jose Canseco . . . seriously.\u00a0 (From Fallon, John Oliver, and Colbert)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>MIRANDA LAMBERT TIES THE KNOT! <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Just days after making national headlines for dumping a salad on a fellow diner at a Nashville area restaurant,\u00a0<strong>Miranda Lambert\u00a0<\/strong>is all the buzz again as she announces her recent surprise wedding to NYPD officer\u00a0<strong>Brendan McLoughlin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Details are still coming out but it turns out they only just\u00a0met\u00a0three months ago, back on November 2nd.<\/p>\n<p>That was the day the\u00a0<strong>PISTOL ANNIES<\/strong>\u00a0were on\u00a0<em><strong>&#8220;Good Morning America&#8221;<\/strong><\/em>. \u00a0That night they did a concert at a place called The Town Hall.\u00a0 Both are in the South Midtown Precinct where Brendan works, and where he often does crowd control.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, the couple tied the knot in late January, but Miranda took the occasion of Valentine&#8217;s Day to share the big news on social media on Saturday (February 16th). She shared a couple of pictures from their wedding writing, \u201cIn honor of Valentine\u2019s Day I wanted to share some news. I met the love of my life. And we got hitched!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Miranda, 35, reportedly met Brendan, 28, late last year. He welcomed a baby in November, the result of a previous relationship.<\/p>\n<p><strong>One MORE bit of Miranda Lambert news .<\/strong> . .\u00a0\u00a0TMZ\u00a0has the 911 audio from last week&#8217;s restaurant incident, and there are some interesting details.\u00a0 Turns out she was more aggressive than we thought.<\/p>\n<p>During the call an employee said, quote,\u201d\u00a0Miranda\u2019s trying to hit people and she&#8217;s flipping plates over on them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And of course, the &#8220;family friend&#8221; mentioned in the audio has to be Brendan.\u00a0 The employee tells the dispatcher that he&#8217;s an out-of-state cop, and she thinks he&#8217;s Miranda&#8217;s boyfriend.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>BRETT YOUNG PERFORMS ON &#8216;THE BACHELOR&#8217; <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Brett Young<\/strong>\u00a0appeared on last night\u2019s episode of ABC&#8217;s\u00a0<em>The Bachelor<\/em>. His performance of his hit single &#8220;Here Tonight&#8221; was recently recorded at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Denver.<\/p>\n<p>Brett is a regular viewer of\u00a0<em>The Bachelor<\/em>\u00a0thanks to his wife, and a fan of this season&#8217;s &#8220;bachelor&#8221;\u00a0<strong>Colton Underwood<\/strong>. [\u201cSo excited to be part of the show, a show that has had that much success for that many years and the ratings that they have.\u00a0 I actually really do like The Bachelor that they have this year.\u00a0 I think I like what he stands for and I like that he seems like a guy\u2019s guy, you know a football player with good morals.\u00a0 And so it\u2019s a cool show to be a part of and we\u2019re excited about it.]<\/p>\n<p>FAST FACTS<\/p>\n<p>Brett co-wrote &#8220;Here Tonight&#8221; with Lady A&#8217;s Charles Kelley,\u00a0Ben Caver, and Justin Ebach for his sophomore album,\u00a0<em>Ticket To L.A.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>LINDSAY ELL DISHES ON WRITING WITH BABYFACE &#8211; (02\/19\/2019)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lindsay Ell\u00a0is working on her next studio album, the followup to her 2017 release,\u00a0<em>The Project<\/em>. 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