Well have the latesttate as wee countdown to inauguration day. Amazon echo in the middle oe a Murder Investigation. Tiga why the new technology could beb key to cracking that case. Were desperate for anythingy you can tell us. Can te us. Later saying goodbye too Princess Leia tributes pouringtn in for the late Carrie Fisher fe from stars and fans proof thatrf the force will always be withh her. Good day at 9a starts now. Nice touch. There are few pieces of music when you hear it its justs j instant what it is. T whatis. Iconic. Thats absolutely one ofutel them. Umhmm. It unfortunately comes with heff row hearts today. Ow thanks for joining us for goodoi day. Ni 9 00 oclock on this wednesday w morning december 28th immber 2i Steve Chenevey alongside erin,r, maureen, wisdom. W holly is off this morning. Morng all right. This morning galaxy far far away and movie fans worldwideorldwi mourning the death of actress at Carrie Fisher. Carr well have more on her life andd legacy including the
Hillary clinton. Nton and prepare yourself that unbearable heat weve beeneve telling you about, it is here. Upper 90s, possibly even triple digits coming your way. W good morning to you. D thank you for joining us. S. Im holly morris. Mor and im maureen umeh. Today is friday or we like too say friyay. Riya mike thomas talking about our triple digit heat and erint erin como standing by with yourit traffic update isnt at thet ah top of the hour the moment hasas come republican president ial p candidate ton trump too donald o the stage to accept his nomination for the gop president ial bid. Trump addressed the crowd thd of thousands at the event withth a lengthy speech laying out his plans to make america ameria great again. What he plans to do to noto only win the election but to close the border. De we cannot afford to be so politically correct anymore. Rre. So, if you want corporate spin, the carefullyarl crafted lies and the media, med the democrats are holding their Convention Next w
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