Morning Run: Growing TSA Lines, Student Found Dead, Iran War Escalating, Trump Pearl Harbor Joke, Bachelorette CYA, BTS Is Back and March Madness Underway

As of this recording on Saturday morning, Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson has security line wait times over 2 hours.   After 5 failed votes to fund the Department of Homeland Security and TSA, we’ve been warned that this week’s delays and chaos will be “child’s play” compared to next week.  We have some pro tips on getting through the airport as quickly and as painlessly as possible, based on decades of flying.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

18 years after the kidnapping, rape and murder of a young mother, 54-year-old Michael King died by lethal injection this week. The brutal murder of 21-year-old Denise Amber Lee led to nationwide 9-1-1 reform, as she begged for her life for 6 minutes to dispatchers who somehow never got help to her in time, despite 3 other 9-1-1 calls. The execution chamber was packed with Denise’s family, who had a lot to say after listening to King’s final words, and watching him take his final breaths. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

31-year-old Alexia Moore is behind bars charged with felony murder, after going to the hospital in pain, admitting to staff she took online abortion pills to end her pregnancy. Georgia law bans most abortions after 6 weeks, but police say Moore was between 22 and 24 weeks pregnant when she took the pills that are only meant to be taken to terminate pregnancies of 10 weeks or less. The details of this case are tough to hear, but Moore wound up giving birth to the baby girl in the hospital, who died an hour later. Now the DA must decide whether to prosecute Moore, which would make this the first time a woman would face murder charges for an abortion in the state of Georgia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robach and Holmes cover the latest news headlines and entertainment updates and give perspective on current events in their daily “Morning Run.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Statements are flying and fingers are pointing everywhere in the fallout of the cancellation of Season 22 of “The Bachelorette.”  NBC is reporting on an alleged zoom call earlier this month where a Disney executive said he didn’t want to know too much about Taylor Frankie Paul’s behavior.  Also Paul’s ex has released multiple statements refuting Paul’s new accusation that she has been suffering in silence from his mental and physical abuse.  Dakota Mortensen categorically denied her claims and filed a restraining order against Paul on Thursday.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

95-year-old Dolores Huerta waited 60 years to finally tell her story of sexual abuse by once beloved labor rights leader Cesar Chavez. Huerta co-founded the United Farm Workers Association with Chavez back in the 1960s. Even though Chavez died more than 3 decades ago, we’re only now hearing from dozens of women after a New York Times investigation detailed decades of abuse from women who say they were as young as 12 when Chavez began to sexually abuse them. Hear how the Chavez family is reacting, how the Labor union he founded is responding and why streets, buildings and celebrations may all change because of this investigation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Bachelorette DRAMA continues, and Jana and Jennifer are reacting to the HORRIFIC video that was leaked today.   Plus, Whoopi Goldberg is spilling about her sex life, and we discuss the latest kind of divorce…”Alpine Divorce”    Trigger Warning: This episode discusses domestic violence. Proceed with caution.    Email us at: [email protected] or call us at 844-4-I Do Pod (844-443-6763)Follow I Do, Part 2 on Instagram and TikTokSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Word came down that Disney  was cancelling the highly hyped and anticipated new season of the Bachelorette just as we were recording the fallout from newly leaked video of Taylor Frankie Paul attacking her ex.  The disturbing video is from the 2023 domestic violence incident between Paul and Dakota Mortenson, where Paul pleaded guilty to aggravated assault.   Once you hear the audio of her then 5 year old daughter crying in pain when she’s hit with a metal barstool thrown by Paul, it is clear Disney had no choice but to cancel the entire season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s the happiest week in sports, for college basketball lovers. It’s the loneliest week for the people dating/married to those rabid fans. Whether you fall in either category or are somewhere in between, Amy and T.J. have some fun anticipating what will happen over the next couple of days and weeks.  Some things are true every year: there is always someone to root for, something to cheer about and some controversy to discuss. Buckle up everybody and get ready for some madness!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robach and Holmes cover the latest news headlines and entertainment updates and give perspective on current events in their daily “Morning Run.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.