(Monday) Morning Run: Murder in NYC Central Park, Body Found in Subway, Gruesome GA Discovery, Historic TN Execution, Swift Passes Beyonce, 7-Year-Old Movie Wins Box Office, & MORE!

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Speaker 1: Morning Run with Amy and TJ.

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Speaker 2: An iHeartRadio podcast. Hey there, everybody, and welcome to Morning Run. It's Monday, September 28th. I'm Amy Robach.

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Speaker 1: And I'm TJ Holmes, and this is going to be a fun week.

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Speaker 3: It's going to be a fun week for our Morning Runs, everybody, because we're going to be recording these a little earlier than we used to, at least where we are.

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Speaker 1: You always get on to me, Robes.

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Speaker 3: We're folks, full disclosure, we always record from the road. Sometimes on vacations, we always still record, but Robes likes when we go towards Europe.

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Speaker 2: Yes, because then we can sleep in because it feels like we're normal people eventually or finally. But when we go the other way, we have to get up at God awful hours. And here we are doing that thing.

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Speaker 3: So, yes, we usually record these at 525. We have a schedule, East Coast time. We are two hours behind East Coast time now. So for the week, it's going to be 325.

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Speaker 1: Where we are as we record these. So good morning.

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Speaker 4: You won't be seeing us partying at the nightclubs.

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Speaker 1: No, but you know, this is how I live. I love it.

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Speaker 3: I got no problem with this. But good morning to you all. I just want to let you know that that's what the week is going to be. But we are here for your morning run. Going to be making a bunch of stops this morning. We'll stop down in Our old stomping ground in Smyrna, Georgia. We'll also make a stop by the New York City subway and New York Central Park. Also in Jackson, Mississippi, the Atlanta Zoo. And we'll make a stop at the box office. But Robes, we got out of there.

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Speaker 1: We did.

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Speaker 3: Out of New York just in time as this Nor'easter was actually hitting. And it looks like finally it might be done.

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Speaker 1: Yes.

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Speaker 2: Just at least easing up after this rare September Nor'easter caused fits over the weekend. Low-lying areas of New York and New Jersey. got pummeled with high winds and flooding. Some folks were kayaking down their streets in Long Island and New Jersey.

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Speaker 4: All sorts of crazy images.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, you got to do what you got to do, folks.

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Speaker 3: Because, yes, some got four inches of rain over the past several days. There is at least one death that is attributed to this storm. A New York City Housing Authority worker died when a tree came down on Saturday. But, yes, I think roads had started to. At least the forecast said Sunday, late Sunday, it started easing up. But it's still going to cause some problems for.

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Speaker 1: A few days.

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Speaker 2: All right, next up on the run, a third person has been arrested in the death of a black woman found hanging in a tree in Mississippi. 42-year-old Eric Clark is charged with murder for the death of 29-year-old Tasia Fortune.

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Speaker 3: That mother of four, you'll remember, was found hanging from a tree behind an abandoned building in early August. Police say they believe she was killed somewhere else and that the scene was then staged. We got this from new testimony we heard at the end of last week. Also, 51-year-old Jarquez Ratliff and 25-year-old Ernest Lloyd Jr.

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Speaker 1: Have also been arrested in her death robes.

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Speaker 3: The only motive right now they're pointing to is a possible drug debt led to all this. The latest suspect been arrested. He's going to be in court today. And then the preliminary hearing for previous suspect is going to continue tomorrow. So there'll be a lot of action and we might get more info on this case this week.

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Speaker 2: Yes, certainly people want to connect the dots among those three men and Tasia Fortune, so we'll stay on top of that. But in the meantime, next up on the run, another really disturbing story. Police in Smyrna, Georgia, have charged an 18-year-old with murder after making a gruesome discovery.

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Speaker 4: Kingston Lamar....

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Speaker 2: Sorry, Kingston Lamar Bradley is facing one count of malice murder after police say he was spotted by neighbors carrying a container.

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Speaker 4: through his apartment complex.

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Speaker 3: So police say when he realized someone was watching what he was doing, dropped the container, ran into the apartment. Now, later, when neighbors looked into that container, they discovered it had body parts in it. Police were then called back, and they went to the trunk of his car, and I think, Robes, they said the first indication was a bag was tied so tightly that you could tell it was the outline of Of a body part.

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Speaker 1: Correct.

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Speaker 3: So this is how it starts, this investigation. The victim has been identified as 26-year-old Shantaria Mosley. She had been reported missing by her family. No motive yet on this one, Robes, but a lot to figure out here. The dad has actually put out a statement talking about mental illness. So put out a statement trying to knock down some rumors having to do with the dad's possible involvement.

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Speaker 1: We will have a lot more, right? We're doing this one today.

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Speaker 2: Yes. Yes, we'll have a lot more on an episode after morning run on this murder, so be on the lookout for that. But in the meantime, next up on the run, a 36-year-old man is under arrest after police say he murdered a 63-year-old woman in Central Park.

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Speaker 4: On Sunday, Jonathan Robles.

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Speaker 2: Is facing murder charges and criminal possession of a weapon after police found the woman inside a gazebo near the Central Park boathouse.

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Speaker 3: Well, any visitor to Central Park, and certainly a New Yorker familiar with Central Park, will hear those and go, what the actual hell?

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Speaker 1: Because you walk through, I mean, the boathouse roads.

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Speaker 4: Right smack dab in the middle.

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Speaker 3: I know people know Tavern on the Green, but the boathouse is like the heartbeat almost in the center of that park. Police have withheld the woman's identity and circumstances surrounding her death until the medical examiner finishes the autopsy. They do believe, I read ropes, they believe she might have been homeless.

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Speaker 1: Yes.

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Speaker 3: Don't know necessarily the ropes. They hear that a body is found in Central Park is a disturbance.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, and the New York Times did an article on it and pointed out just how rare it is. They say there were no murders between January 1 and September 20th. And there were none last year during the same period of time. So this is a rare occurrence, but police are trying to get to the bottom of how these two may have known each other or what the motive may be. Next up on the run, a New York City subway employee found the remains of a man in inside a utility closet over the weekend. The body appears to be of another man in his 20s or 30s and had apparently been there for days, they say, given the state of decomposition.

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Speaker 3: Okay, now I guess New Yorkers and subway riders will recognize exactly what this is and where this is, but the track worker found the body at the 125th Street Station on the 6th line.

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Speaker 1: On Saturday morning.

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Speaker 3: And if you ride the subway in New York, you know exactly where that is and what that is.

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Speaker 4: Yeah, East Harlem.

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Speaker 3: Police say the body showed no overt signs of trauma. They're trying to figure this out. Not sure if a crime was actually committed.

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Speaker 2: Could he be gotten locked in this utility closet and couldn't get out? So, yes, they're waiting for the medical examiner's report to try and figure out cause of death.

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Speaker 4: Next up on the run, the first.

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Speaker 2: Woman in more than 200 years is set to be executed in the state of Tennessee this week.

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Speaker 4: 50-year-old Krista Pike.

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Speaker 2: Was just 18 years old when she tortured and murdered 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer after she believed Slemmer was trying to steal her boyfriend.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, this is 1995.

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Speaker 3: Pike, along with her boyfriend, who was 17 at the time, beat Slemmer, carved a pentagram into her chest, cut her throat, smashed her head with a rock. Now, Pike has a long and documented history of sexual abuse. Goes back to when she was just a toddler, dozens years. of women advocacy groups are calling on the governor for that history to be considered as they ask for the death sentence to be commuted to life. Robes, the execution is set for Wednesday. This will be a big story all week. They will be petitioning and protests all week up until then.

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Speaker 2: And she is out of any sort of appeals process. They've all been exhausted. So it really will be the governor who has never once commuted a death sentence to date. So Governor Lee, all eyes will be on him this week because he will truly.

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Speaker 4: Be her last chance.

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Speaker 2: We're going to have an entire episode dedicated to this later on the feed as well. So please look for that as well. Next up on the run, stunning news from the world of pro wrestling. Longtime star Benjamin Satterley, who went by Pac, died suddenly this weekend at the age of 40.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, Rob, no cause of death. has been announced.

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Speaker 3: Now, we aren't as familiar, but Rob, people know WWE, but this other AEW, it's All Elite Wrestling. You've probably seen some of the ads if you watch any cable television at all, but this was a new league that came up and started competing, and it grew. And he was one of the early ones that they signed, but he is considered a journeyman. It's been around for a long time. Rob, he was apparently a fan favorite. There's been an outpouring of love for this guy, but no idea. He competed on Saturday. and an event outside of Chicago.

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Speaker 4: So they don't know what happened to him.

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Speaker 1: And his death was announced on Sunday.

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Speaker 2: Wow.

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Speaker 3: And from all accounts, Robes, nothing in particular or of note happened necessarily on Saturday in this competition that anybody's pointing to. So I just wanted to pass that along. You'll be seeing more about that. But Benjamin Saturday passed away at the age of 40. Well, stay with us here on this very early morning run. When we come back, MTV, VMAs, guess who stole the show again? Madonna, we'll explain. Also, a couple of very important passengers arrived at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, and they're going to be in Atlanta for 10 years. Thanks, China, we'll explain. And the number one movie at the box office this weekend was also the number one movie at the box office seven years ago.

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Speaker 4: Welcome back, everyone, to your Monday morning run.

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Speaker 2: And next up on the run, Taylor Swift became the most awarded artist in VMA history last night. Swift has now won 32 statues at the Video Music Awards. She had been tied with Beyonce at 30, but yes, now she's got two more.

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Speaker 3: Yes, video of the year last night for Fate of Ophelia, and then she also was given the inaugural Artist Director Honors Award, a new award that recognizes work behind the camera.

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Speaker 1: But I didn't get a.

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Speaker 3: Chance to go watch the full performance, but it was, of course, talked about that Madonna was back at the VMAs for the first time in 23 years. It's her first performance. That's pretty cool. I don't know a lot about the VMAs. Don't watch, didn't keep up. I actually didn't know they still did it, to be honest with you. I think I say that every year that it's time for the VMAs.

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Speaker 4: You're like, oh, really?

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Speaker 3: Babe, some of the biggest moments in VMA history, I can remember Madonna being there for them.

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Speaker 4: That's so true.

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Speaker 3: She is just known, and she's probably the biggest icon in VMA history. But she was up there last night doing her thing with Sabrina Carpenter.

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Speaker 4: Good for her.

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Speaker 1: Charlie XCX. So, yes, she was back, and she won a couple awards as well. Love that. All right.

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Speaker 2: Next up on the run, Ping Ping and Fu Shuang have arrived. The two giant pandas landed at Hartsfield Jackson in Atlanta yesterday. This is very exciting for all those zoo goers.

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Speaker 1: I never got, I never, I get it. No, I don't get it. People really love the pandas.

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Speaker 4: Pandas, you know what? They look like giant kids tumbling around. They're so cute.

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Speaker 2: Just eating bamboo and doing somersaults and rolling around.

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Speaker 1: People love their pandas. They do. We got Two more. Well, two, I should say. Not two more.

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Speaker 3: We don't just have pandas rolling around in the U.S., but these are on loan from the Chinese government. President Xi made the announcement during his state visit last week. The pandas are going to be in quarantine for a month, and they'll be on display for visitors' robes to visit. But they're staying for 10 years.

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Speaker 4: That's cool.

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Speaker 1: That's a hell of a stay. That's a long, yeah. I wasn't in Atlanta for 10 years, I don't think.

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Speaker 4: Well, Ping Ping and Fu Shuang well.

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Speaker 1: And then they're going to go back home?

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Speaker 2: Yeah.

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Speaker 3: How long do pandas live?

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Speaker 4: I don't know any of those answers.

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Speaker 2: Next up on the run, a movie that was first released seven years ago was the number one movie at the box office this weekend. They re-released Avengers Endgame, and it brought in $ 26 million.

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Speaker 3: That's really impressive. It was released in 2019. We know this because of Spider-Man recently. It's Avatar, Avengers, and then Spider-Man.

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Speaker 4: I believe, yes.

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Speaker 1: The three greatest, biggest box office hits of all time.

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Speaker 4: I've seen none of them.

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Speaker 1: The first Avatar.

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Speaker 4: I guess I saw the first Avatar.

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Speaker 1: We still haven't seen two. They've done three now, haven't they? Yeah, at least. Man, we're seven hours of movie watching behind. Wow.

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Speaker 3: But number two at the box office, Resident Evil. Robes, that is a big weekend. $ 23. 3 million after its initial weekend last week. I'm sure our endorsement really helped it out. Number three, Heart of the Beast.

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Speaker 1: That's the.

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Speaker 3: uh brett pitt new one about the dog oh yes and then prime time was number four big deal robes that it made almost 20 million dollars uh it wasn't on that many screens oh wow this is considered to be doing well we we need to do an episode on it maybe we need to go see the movie chris hansen.

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Speaker 2: Is pissed about this movie i mean back in the day i remember chris hansen and nbc did you work there when he worked there No, I did.

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Speaker 4: So, yes, I would be very, very, very interested in seeing this.

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Speaker 3: I don't really want to see the movie. The controversy has made me want to see, well, why is.

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Speaker 1: He so pissed?

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Speaker 4: He doesn't like how he was depicted.

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Speaker 1: How he's depicted. Yep.

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Speaker 4: All right.

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Speaker 2: And for your quote of the day on this Monday. Just because your feelings are valid doesn't mean your behavior is.

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Speaker 1: Oh, my God.

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Speaker 3: Take that with you. Say it again for the people in the back. Lord have mercy, sweet spirit.

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Speaker 4: I love this one.

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Speaker 1: I say it every day. Do I not? Yep.

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Speaker 2: Just because your feelings are valid doesn't mean your behavior is.

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Speaker 1: I don't know.

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Speaker 3: Will that work with a child? Can you talk a child through that at a certain age maybe? But I do that all the time, especially with Sabine. Baby, it's okay to feel how you want to feel, but it is not okay to act that way based on how you're feeling.

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Speaker 4: We do it all the time.

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Speaker 2: And, no, if these were the words parents used to their children, these are the words we should be saying to ourselves.

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Speaker 4: Yes, you get to be upset and angry, but you don't get.

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Speaker 2: To act the way you're acting. That's a way to parent yourself.

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Speaker 3: But don't we see that justification? I talk about reality TV here, but oftentimes people think that they have valid feelings or because they were legitimately devastated done wrong, then any behavior after this is legit.

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Speaker 2: Yep.

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Speaker 4: And it's just not so.

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Speaker 2: Yes, you can have valid feelings, but you still can control yourself.

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Speaker 1: Hey, good stuff. You got off to a good start with your quote this week. Oh my goodness. I have expectations tomorrow.

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Speaker 4: Okay. I'll keep it coming.

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Speaker 2: All right.

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Speaker 4: And with that, everyone, we always appreciate you running with us. I'm Amy Robach.

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Speaker 1: And I'm TJ Holmes. Always appreciate it. We'll run soon.