Oct. 26, 2026
(MONDAY) "Morning Run": Trump Praises Nicki's A--, 11 Shot At Homecoming, Meghan's Dad Under Investigation, Florida Adds Another Execution. US Marine Charged in Japan, Longest Trump Post EVER, Clayface v Elizabeth Holmes & MORE!
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00:00:10
Speaker 1: Hey there, everybody, and welcome to Morning Run. It is Monday, October 26th. I'm Amy Robach.
00:00:17
Speaker 2: And I'm TJ Holmes, and we might have a new White House press secretary. Barbie is what she goes by. Rob, they're talking about Nicki Minaj being the new press secretary.
00:00:27
Speaker 1: That just, like, can't be possible.
00:00:29
Speaker 2: It's just for fun, right? This is just a fun thing they're talking about, right?
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Speaker 1: It would have to be, but it would be, I'd watch every single press briefing from start to finish.
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Speaker 2: She was with the president traveling. Yes, the White House officially, on the official White House ex-account, is talking about this. Yes, they might just be joking, but Robes, why is Nicki Minaj, and in particular, her backside... Oh, my goodness. Is the topic of conversation. Is this okay? Is this ever okay? The President of the United States got up and said, that is a big, beautiful ass, and said, stand up. Show it to everybody. He said this to Nicki Minaj, folks. I'm not kidding.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, it's jaw-dropping, and in my opinion, no, it is not okay. You are objectifying a woman, telling her to stand up.
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Speaker 2: But she objectifies herself. You want to make that argument at all? She made a career off that butt.
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Speaker 1: That's fine. That's what you get to do. You can do that to yourself. But a man, and certainly the President of the United States, I don't think that's appropriate, but that's my personal opinion.
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Speaker 2: You know what I thought? I wonder how Melania felt about that. I do wonder how she felt about that. That's a human moment she might have had.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, I would agree. I didn't even think about that. But yes, you make a good point.
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Speaker 2: Yes, folks, we'll get into a whole bunch. Yes, Nicki Minaj's backside was a topic of conversation this weekend because the president made it one. At rallies he did this weekend. She was with him. We'll explain about that. But, yes, we'll be making stops in Michigan, which is where the president was, talking about her butt. We'll also make a stop in Mississippi, Florida. Well, actually, a couple of stops in Florida today. We'll also make a stop in New York, the Philippines. We'll make a long stop on Truth Social today. And we'll also swing by the box office. But, Rose, yes, let's start in Michigan. We had two presidents up there in Michigan this weekend, important states.
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Speaker 1: That's right, President Trump and former President Barack Obama were both in the same neck of the woods this weekend. Both of them held rallies in Michigan for the closely watched, tight, and contentious Senate race between Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul Al-Sayed. I'm sure you've heard a lot of those two names.
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Speaker 2: Or as the president calls him, Muhammad. Calls him by his middle name, yes. Well, yes, President Trump, President Obama delivered their messages to friendly audiences in support of their preferred candidates. But both presidents' robes had social media abuzz because of particular comments they made. We talked about the Nicki Minaj backside. We'll tell you exactly what he said. But Cheesecake Factory was the other thing that people were buzzing about. Okay, stay with us on all this. First, Robes, let's start with the president and Nicki Minaj.
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Speaker 1: Yes, President Trump was joined by rapper Nicki Minaj at his Michigan rally. And after she introduced him, the president said this, and this is verbatim. We are quoting the president here. By the way, I looked at one hell of a beautiful ass before that Nicki Minaj. That's hard to miss. Stand up. That's hard to miss. Okay, I'm going to get back to my story. I hope Nicki wasn't insulted. She's been with us for a long time.
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Speaker 2: Okay, people laughed. I mean, should we laugh that off? Ah, you're just making a little funny comment. Oh, her butt's always talked about and she's... Right? Okay.
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Speaker 1: Ah, no.
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Speaker 2: Then, okay, that was one thing. Then we noticed over the weekend that Cheesecake Factory was a top trending topic. I'll be honest, Robes, I thought, are they going under? Are they bankrupt? Didn't make sense, but you click on it and it takes you to videos of President Obama. You're figuring out what the hell is going on. Turns out, yes, President Obama made this hilarious reference to the restaurant chain as he was criticizing Trump, saying, quote, I don't know if you've noticed, but he seems very focused on home renovations. He should be on HGTV. The guy is building a ballroom that's bigger than the White House. He's paved the Rose Garden. He put a helicopter pad on the South Lawn and there's Gold everywhere. What's up with the gold? Everything.
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Speaker 1: Gold.
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Speaker 2: More gold. He's got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened a cheesecake factory. I don't know what comedian gave him that line. But that's funny. I don't mind that so much.
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Speaker 1: Yes, Saddam Hussein opened a cheesecake factory.
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Speaker 2: Yeah, that was pretty specific. And that sounded like a line that a comedian wrote. He was having a blast up there delivering that. He looks as happy and healthy and enjoying himself. He was feeling himself up there on stage.
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Speaker 1: Oh, my goodness. Well, next up on the run, President Trump last night posted what is widely believed to be the longest Truth Social post he's ever posted. We're talking 1,322 words. And what was so important that he dedicated so much time, so much energy, and that many words to? Bill Maher?
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Speaker 2: Yeah, comedian Bill Maher with the show on HBO. The president goes on and on and on about how much he dislikes Bill Maher. Did you take the time to read the whole thing?
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Speaker 1: I have not.
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Speaker 2: You saw the whole thing, though.
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Speaker 1: Yes, but I'm going to.
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Speaker 2: Okay, but the post starts with this line, literally, quote, Let's talk about this complete and total loser, Bill Maher. Just out of nowhere. Hey, you know what? Let's talk about this. What? It is a long post. He goes on to claim Maher is not a smart person, has terrible ratings. He mentioned Maher was nervous, insecure, and needed a drink the first time they met. Went as far as saying he showed up drunk to the White House. Trump throws in a reference to the success of The Apprentice. He mentions that he's the most popular person in the history of the Republican Party. Even more popular than Ronald Reagan. He goes on and on and on, Robes. That is not normal. It's rambling. It's rattling. He should be busy. It's bizarre he took the time for this.
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Speaker 1: It's like, I don't know, it's like he takes to social media... To disparage people. It's like he's a teenage girl or something. I don't understand how he's using that.
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Speaker 2: He sees something, he gets upset, he has grievances, and he wants to immediately respond. I don't know what his deal is with Bill Maher, but the Bill Maher deserved that long of a post. He is living rent-free in that dude's head right now.
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Speaker 1: Wow. Wow, wow, wow. All right, we'll have more on that later on the feed, so please, please subscribe. Stay tuned for that. But in the meantime, next up on the run, 11 people were shot near a football stadium on homecoming weekend at a Florida university. And police say the shooter or shooters are still on the loose. This all happened on Saturday. At Florida A & M University in Tallahassee, police say gunfire erupted following a fight that broke out in a crowded area not far from where the homecoming football game had just taken place. And as of this recording, five of the shooting victims have been discharged from the hospital. But just imagine, 11 people shot.
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Speaker 2: That's a lot of folks. There's just such a big crowd out there. People just start firing indiscriminately in these crowds. They say several minors were hit in this melee. Continuing on the run here now, let's head down to Mississippi, where the officer who shot and killed one-year-old Cohen Wiley has resigned from the department. The Senatobia mayor confirmed that the officer submitted his resignation on October 21st and wrote that was just. days after the attorney general announced that the shooting was justified.
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Speaker 1: The incident happened, as you may remember, back in June when police were responding to a shoplifting call at a Walmart in Senatobia, Mississippi. An officer opened fire on the vehicle he said was fleeing, and that's when his bullet hit one-year-old Cohen Wiley, the boy's mother and her friend. That friend was critically injured, by the way, in the vehicle at the time when Wiley was shot and killed. The body cam video has just been released, not by police, correct, but by some rogue site that got their hands on it. And it does show the vehicle very much seemingly hurriedly trying to escape as five officers have their weapons drawn.
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Speaker 2: And you do. You see two people running out of that store, running from something.
00:08:27
Speaker 1: Yes.
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Speaker 2: But yeah, that's just an awful situation in Mississippi. Continuing now to another situation, an awful one in Japan, where a U.S. service member stationed there has officially been indicted. for the murder of a local resident. 20-year-old Devin Ballard Robes is now facing charges of robbery and murder.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, this is an awful description here. Authorities say Ballard strangled a 39-year-old woman at a hotel on October 3rd before then leaving the hotel with her bag. Ballard is a Marine stationed at the Futenma Air Base in Okinawa. The crime has prompted protests from citizens. As you might imagine, the Japanese government also has launched a formal protest with the United States, but this is just an awful, awful situation.
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Speaker 2: Yeah, we're guests in another country. That's how they're viewing it. Again, innocent until proven otherwise. Continuing on the run here now, back here in New York, the Archdiocese has agreed to pay nearly $ 800 million to settle abuse claims. This settlement covers lawsuits and claims brought by about 1,300 people who said they were sexually abused by clergy members. This is the second largest sexual abuse settlement ever in the U.S. The other, 2024, $ 880 million. The Archdiocese here, Robes, I didn't realize it was made up of so many schools, made up of hundreds of churches, covers several boroughs as well. Robes, this is unsettling.
00:09:56
Speaker 1: Yes, I believe the Catholic Church is the largest landowner building owner in all of New York City, so that would make sense. They do cover a lot of territory. And that is a significant settlement. Well, next up on the run, the Philippine Interior Minister is speaking out about the investigation into Meghan Markle's estranged father, Thomas Markle Sr. John Vikramula said investigators found, and I'm quoting him here, a trove of child pornography materials as well as a laptop. And he adds, right now, all signs point to a possible sex offender of the grossest kind. We want to be sure before we release the findings, the forensics data will be complete in a week. And we also heard the FBI is monitoring the situation, have offered support to the Filipino investigators, and say they also are seeing if any crimes have been committed here in the United States.
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Speaker 2: Right now, this is all, there's no allegation of anything in the U.S., is that fair? Correct, correct. Okay, so Thomas Markle Sr., he's denied the allegations. We found out about all this because of Meghan Markle's half-brother, Thomas Markle Jr., who had been living with his dad, Thomas Markle Sr., in the Philippines. Megan addressed the news on Friday. London's Metropolitan Police confirmed her account, acknowledging they showed her a letter with multiple claims against her father back then. In 2019, she had gotten the date, I guess, mixed up.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, they said it was just probably a couple months. It was actually funny. The London police went over. It seemed like beyond even what they needed to say. Like, it's totally understandable that she got the date wrong. But I think they confirmed it was January of 2019. So they said... She was just off by a couple of months, so not a big deal. But Megan reportedly sent her father a letter last year while he was in the hospital. We'll have a lot more on this developing story. A lot of information came out over the weekend later in the feed.
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Speaker 2: This is going to be, this is starting to build into, this could be an enormous story. This could be I mean, years?
00:12:01
Speaker 1: Yes.
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Speaker 2: Decades? I mean, how long has it been?
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Speaker 1: I know. We've seen the pictures of Filipino detectives taking out huge boxes.
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Speaker 2: Yeah. When you think boxes, storage boxes, you have something in your mind. These boxes, you need at least two people to carry.
00:12:16
Speaker 1: Yes.
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Speaker 2: They look like the stuff that Wayfair shows up in when you have to put together some chairs or something.
00:12:21
Speaker 1: Like some outdoor furniture.
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Speaker 2: Big boxes of stuff. Yes. Sorry, Wayfair. I didn't mean to throw you.
00:12:26
Speaker 1: I know.
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Speaker 2: Nothing. It just reminded me of that size of box.
00:12:29
Speaker 1: All right, next up on the run, Florida is set to surpass its record number of executions from last year. You may remember the state carried out 19 executions in 2025. That is the most of any state, and it was the most Florida had ever executed in one year.
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Speaker 2: Yeah, so the state has executed 18 inmates so far this year and had only one remaining on the schedule for November 5th, which would have tied last year's record, putting them at 19. But now Governor Ron DeSantis has just signed another death warrant, For 70-year-old Thomas Mitchell Overton, a convicted double murderer in robes, 30 days, right, they say? He signed this thing, and it is on the books now, Robes.
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Speaker 1: Wow. All right. Yes, if things go as scheduled, Overton will become the 20th person executed in Florida this year, which would surpass last year's record. So we know November 5th, there is actually a triple execution scheduled in three different states. So in Indiana, Alabama, and Florida. And then the following week, November 12th, we have two executions in Texas and Oklahoma. And then the following week, November 19th, we have two executions in Texas and Florida.
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Speaker 2: And please know, he still has time to sign more death warrants if he wants before this year is out. We'll stay with us on this Monday Morning Run. When we come back, a shocking death. A guy who voiced some of the most beloved characters in cartoon history has died at the age of 46. We'll explain. Also... this weekend at the box office. Robes and I went and saw the movie that was number one at the box office this weekend, but everybody's talking about the movie that was number two.
00:14:23
Speaker 1: Welcome back, everyone, to your Monday morning run. And next up on the run, the man behind the voice of iconic Looney Tunes characters like Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck has passed away at the age of 46. Eric Bauza died suddenly at his home on Sunday and so young.
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Speaker 2: 46 years old, baby. And this guy, you don't know, you don't get it, but he's been the guy who's been the voice for the past 10, 15 years. He's the modern voice, they say, of These characters, he's considered a modern master of voice acting. Emmy Award winner, served as the voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, but Robes. also voiced Elmer Fudd, Tweety, Foghorn Leghorn, Porky Pig. The list goes on and on and on.
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Speaker 1: Those are all tough, iconic voices that you would know. So the fact that he's been able to emulate them the way he has, because yes, I wouldn't have known that a new person was voicing them. They all sound exactly as they did when we were kids.
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Speaker 2: This is tough. He has movie credits to his name. He's prolific. And his acting, the compliments and the things that are coming in about him, people are saying just how much he was dedicated to this particular art. Oh, this is stunning. 46 years old, but the medical examiner says he died of hypertensive cardiovascular disease. Right? Isn't that a matter of managing blood pressure or hypertension?
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Speaker 1: Yeah, hypertension.
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Speaker 2: Yes.
00:15:49
Speaker 1: Oh.
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Speaker 2: Yeah, 46 years old.
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Speaker 1: My goodness, and it doesn't sound like there's anyone to fill those shoes.
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Speaker 2: Rogues, I mean, I guess you always, in something like that, they have to have an understudy or somebody to step in, but man, what a loss.
00:16:02
Speaker 1: Aw.
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Speaker 2: What a loss.
00:16:03
Speaker 1: All right, then, for the final leg of our Monday morning run, the number one movie at the box office this weekend wasn't exactly the biggest winner of the weekend. Once again, the three-hour Elizabeth Holmes documentary, You Can See Everything, outperformed expectations, and this is really incredible. We've seen this happen a couple times this year, but it's so rare. The film pulled in more money in its second weekend than it did in its first.
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Speaker 2: And you know what that is? They made a brilliant marketing move by putting it on so few screens in its first weekend. It was only about 165 screens. It went up to 2,500 something this weekend. So A lot more people were available to see it, and it makes sense that it would make more money. So it was brilliant, Robes, the way they went about it. Obsession didn't do that. They launched on a bunch of screens, and people started talking, and then more money started coming in, more money. It's a little different, but still, this worked. It made $ 19. 5 million this weekend, $ 15. 6 the previous weekend, so it is well on its way, and it's the one everybody is still buzzing about. you and I will shout from the mountaintop this movie we saw this weekend that we didn't expect. We weren't itching to go see. We saw the reviews. We got to go check this out.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, the reviews convinced us to go see Clayface. And that did end up number one. It's based on the DC Comics character. And look, this is the reason why I would never have gone to see because I'm just not a DC Comics kind of gal. That's just not anything that makes me want to go see a movie. But we saw a trailer for it, and I thought, hmm, this actually looks really good. And then when the reviews came in, and they were stellar, we definitely decided to go see it, and we're so happy we did. It was wonderful.
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Speaker 2: Give them credit. They pulled off, this is an origin story of a character that people aren't that familiar with. You need no background in DC Comics or a single character to go sit in there and watch this movie and like it.
00:18:06
Speaker 1: Yes, it's fun, it's thrilling, it's... Gross at times. It's gross at times. Oh my gosh, there is a scene that I covered my eyes and did not watch for like a solid three minutes.
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Speaker 2: You actually did.
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Speaker 1: I could hear it, didn't want to.
00:18:20
Speaker 2: That was a tough scene. Oh my goodness. That was a tough scene.
00:18:21
Speaker 1: There are a couple tough scenes.
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Speaker 2: You want to review this one today?
00:18:25
Speaker 1: Yes.
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Speaker 2: You want to do this one today?
00:18:26
Speaker 1: Yes. This was a fun one. Look for it on our feed. We're going to go over why we loved this movie and why we think everyone should go see it. And yes, I don't even think you need to be a horror fan or, like we said, a comic book fan. Neither one matters.
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Speaker 2: There's love. There's emotion. There's pain. There's a human story in this of redemption, of revenge, of anger, of oh my God. Goodness, they pulled off a great movie. Robes only cost them about $ 40, $ 45 million to make this thing. Wow.
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Speaker 1: And we left the theater asking each other what we thought the ending was because, yes, it's that good. It's thought-provoking.
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Speaker 2: All right.
00:19:04
Speaker 1: And on this Monday, we will leave you with our quote of the day. Trust that little voice in your head that says, wouldn't it be great if, and then do it.
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Speaker 2: Okay. Okay. I'm going to go with that today.
00:19:20
Speaker 1: We do that sometimes.
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Speaker 2: We do?
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Speaker 1: I think sometimes we'll talk about, wouldn't it be great if we went here or we did this? And you'll get in the right mood. You'll say, book it.
00:19:27
Speaker 2: Okay, that's true.
00:19:28
Speaker 1: So sometimes, and you just kind of have to act on it. In fact, I believe that happened yesterday.
00:19:33
Speaker 2: Oh, my God. Did you book that? Yes.
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Speaker 1: Did you really? You came to bed and you said, did you actually book that? And I said, yes, I did. You know what I said to you? Anyone who books plane tickets knows. I was like, you've got 24 hours to cancel them without any um issues so i said hey look i actually set an alarm okay for 24 hours so i can get out of it yep five minutes before and i knew that way if you changed your mind we could undo.
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Speaker 2: It about about being in paradise yes is what i'm supposed.
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Speaker 1: To trust that little voice in your head that says wouldn't it be great if and then do it you won't regret it i promise all right and with that everyone We always appreciate you running with us. I'm Amy Robach.
00:20:10
Speaker 2: And I'm TJ Holmes. And wouldn't it be great if the midterms were over already?
Speaker 1: Hey there, everybody, and welcome to Morning Run. It is Monday, October 26th. I'm Amy Robach.
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Speaker 2: And I'm TJ Holmes, and we might have a new White House press secretary. Barbie is what she goes by. Rob, they're talking about Nicki Minaj being the new press secretary.
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Speaker 1: That just, like, can't be possible.
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Speaker 2: It's just for fun, right? This is just a fun thing they're talking about, right?
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Speaker 1: It would have to be, but it would be, I'd watch every single press briefing from start to finish.
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Speaker 2: She was with the president traveling. Yes, the White House officially, on the official White House ex-account, is talking about this. Yes, they might just be joking, but Robes, why is Nicki Minaj, and in particular, her backside... Oh, my goodness. Is the topic of conversation. Is this okay? Is this ever okay? The President of the United States got up and said, that is a big, beautiful ass, and said, stand up. Show it to everybody. He said this to Nicki Minaj, folks. I'm not kidding.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, it's jaw-dropping, and in my opinion, no, it is not okay. You are objectifying a woman, telling her to stand up.
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Speaker 2: But she objectifies herself. You want to make that argument at all? She made a career off that butt.
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Speaker 1: That's fine. That's what you get to do. You can do that to yourself. But a man, and certainly the President of the United States, I don't think that's appropriate, but that's my personal opinion.
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Speaker 2: You know what I thought? I wonder how Melania felt about that. I do wonder how she felt about that. That's a human moment she might have had.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, I would agree. I didn't even think about that. But yes, you make a good point.
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Speaker 2: Yes, folks, we'll get into a whole bunch. Yes, Nicki Minaj's backside was a topic of conversation this weekend because the president made it one. At rallies he did this weekend. She was with him. We'll explain about that. But, yes, we'll be making stops in Michigan, which is where the president was, talking about her butt. We'll also make a stop in Mississippi, Florida. Well, actually, a couple of stops in Florida today. We'll also make a stop in New York, the Philippines. We'll make a long stop on Truth Social today. And we'll also swing by the box office. But, Rose, yes, let's start in Michigan. We had two presidents up there in Michigan this weekend, important states.
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Speaker 1: That's right, President Trump and former President Barack Obama were both in the same neck of the woods this weekend. Both of them held rallies in Michigan for the closely watched, tight, and contentious Senate race between Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul Al-Sayed. I'm sure you've heard a lot of those two names.
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Speaker 2: Or as the president calls him, Muhammad. Calls him by his middle name, yes. Well, yes, President Trump, President Obama delivered their messages to friendly audiences in support of their preferred candidates. But both presidents' robes had social media abuzz because of particular comments they made. We talked about the Nicki Minaj backside. We'll tell you exactly what he said. But Cheesecake Factory was the other thing that people were buzzing about. Okay, stay with us on all this. First, Robes, let's start with the president and Nicki Minaj.
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Speaker 1: Yes, President Trump was joined by rapper Nicki Minaj at his Michigan rally. And after she introduced him, the president said this, and this is verbatim. We are quoting the president here. By the way, I looked at one hell of a beautiful ass before that Nicki Minaj. That's hard to miss. Stand up. That's hard to miss. Okay, I'm going to get back to my story. I hope Nicki wasn't insulted. She's been with us for a long time.
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Speaker 2: Okay, people laughed. I mean, should we laugh that off? Ah, you're just making a little funny comment. Oh, her butt's always talked about and she's... Right? Okay.
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Speaker 1: Ah, no.
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Speaker 2: Then, okay, that was one thing. Then we noticed over the weekend that Cheesecake Factory was a top trending topic. I'll be honest, Robes, I thought, are they going under? Are they bankrupt? Didn't make sense, but you click on it and it takes you to videos of President Obama. You're figuring out what the hell is going on. Turns out, yes, President Obama made this hilarious reference to the restaurant chain as he was criticizing Trump, saying, quote, I don't know if you've noticed, but he seems very focused on home renovations. He should be on HGTV. The guy is building a ballroom that's bigger than the White House. He's paved the Rose Garden. He put a helicopter pad on the South Lawn and there's Gold everywhere. What's up with the gold? Everything.
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Speaker 1: Gold.
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Speaker 2: More gold. He's got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened a cheesecake factory. I don't know what comedian gave him that line. But that's funny. I don't mind that so much.
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Speaker 1: Yes, Saddam Hussein opened a cheesecake factory.
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Speaker 2: Yeah, that was pretty specific. And that sounded like a line that a comedian wrote. He was having a blast up there delivering that. He looks as happy and healthy and enjoying himself. He was feeling himself up there on stage.
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Speaker 1: Oh, my goodness. Well, next up on the run, President Trump last night posted what is widely believed to be the longest Truth Social post he's ever posted. We're talking 1,322 words. And what was so important that he dedicated so much time, so much energy, and that many words to? Bill Maher?
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Speaker 2: Yeah, comedian Bill Maher with the show on HBO. The president goes on and on and on about how much he dislikes Bill Maher. Did you take the time to read the whole thing?
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Speaker 1: I have not.
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Speaker 2: You saw the whole thing, though.
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Speaker 1: Yes, but I'm going to.
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Speaker 2: Okay, but the post starts with this line, literally, quote, Let's talk about this complete and total loser, Bill Maher. Just out of nowhere. Hey, you know what? Let's talk about this. What? It is a long post. He goes on to claim Maher is not a smart person, has terrible ratings. He mentioned Maher was nervous, insecure, and needed a drink the first time they met. Went as far as saying he showed up drunk to the White House. Trump throws in a reference to the success of The Apprentice. He mentions that he's the most popular person in the history of the Republican Party. Even more popular than Ronald Reagan. He goes on and on and on, Robes. That is not normal. It's rambling. It's rattling. He should be busy. It's bizarre he took the time for this.
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Speaker 1: It's like, I don't know, it's like he takes to social media... To disparage people. It's like he's a teenage girl or something. I don't understand how he's using that.
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Speaker 2: He sees something, he gets upset, he has grievances, and he wants to immediately respond. I don't know what his deal is with Bill Maher, but the Bill Maher deserved that long of a post. He is living rent-free in that dude's head right now.
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Speaker 1: Wow. Wow, wow, wow. All right, we'll have more on that later on the feed, so please, please subscribe. Stay tuned for that. But in the meantime, next up on the run, 11 people were shot near a football stadium on homecoming weekend at a Florida university. And police say the shooter or shooters are still on the loose. This all happened on Saturday. At Florida A & M University in Tallahassee, police say gunfire erupted following a fight that broke out in a crowded area not far from where the homecoming football game had just taken place. And as of this recording, five of the shooting victims have been discharged from the hospital. But just imagine, 11 people shot.
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Speaker 2: That's a lot of folks. There's just such a big crowd out there. People just start firing indiscriminately in these crowds. They say several minors were hit in this melee. Continuing on the run here now, let's head down to Mississippi, where the officer who shot and killed one-year-old Cohen Wiley has resigned from the department. The Senatobia mayor confirmed that the officer submitted his resignation on October 21st and wrote that was just. days after the attorney general announced that the shooting was justified.
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Speaker 1: The incident happened, as you may remember, back in June when police were responding to a shoplifting call at a Walmart in Senatobia, Mississippi. An officer opened fire on the vehicle he said was fleeing, and that's when his bullet hit one-year-old Cohen Wiley, the boy's mother and her friend. That friend was critically injured, by the way, in the vehicle at the time when Wiley was shot and killed. The body cam video has just been released, not by police, correct, but by some rogue site that got their hands on it. And it does show the vehicle very much seemingly hurriedly trying to escape as five officers have their weapons drawn.
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Speaker 2: And you do. You see two people running out of that store, running from something.
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Speaker 1: Yes.
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Speaker 2: But yeah, that's just an awful situation in Mississippi. Continuing now to another situation, an awful one in Japan, where a U.S. service member stationed there has officially been indicted. for the murder of a local resident. 20-year-old Devin Ballard Robes is now facing charges of robbery and murder.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, this is an awful description here. Authorities say Ballard strangled a 39-year-old woman at a hotel on October 3rd before then leaving the hotel with her bag. Ballard is a Marine stationed at the Futenma Air Base in Okinawa. The crime has prompted protests from citizens. As you might imagine, the Japanese government also has launched a formal protest with the United States, but this is just an awful, awful situation.
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Speaker 2: Yeah, we're guests in another country. That's how they're viewing it. Again, innocent until proven otherwise. Continuing on the run here now, back here in New York, the Archdiocese has agreed to pay nearly $ 800 million to settle abuse claims. This settlement covers lawsuits and claims brought by about 1,300 people who said they were sexually abused by clergy members. This is the second largest sexual abuse settlement ever in the U.S. The other, 2024, $ 880 million. The Archdiocese here, Robes, I didn't realize it was made up of so many schools, made up of hundreds of churches, covers several boroughs as well. Robes, this is unsettling.
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Speaker 1: Yes, I believe the Catholic Church is the largest landowner building owner in all of New York City, so that would make sense. They do cover a lot of territory. And that is a significant settlement. Well, next up on the run, the Philippine Interior Minister is speaking out about the investigation into Meghan Markle's estranged father, Thomas Markle Sr. John Vikramula said investigators found, and I'm quoting him here, a trove of child pornography materials as well as a laptop. And he adds, right now, all signs point to a possible sex offender of the grossest kind. We want to be sure before we release the findings, the forensics data will be complete in a week. And we also heard the FBI is monitoring the situation, have offered support to the Filipino investigators, and say they also are seeing if any crimes have been committed here in the United States.
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Speaker 2: Right now, this is all, there's no allegation of anything in the U.S., is that fair? Correct, correct. Okay, so Thomas Markle Sr., he's denied the allegations. We found out about all this because of Meghan Markle's half-brother, Thomas Markle Jr., who had been living with his dad, Thomas Markle Sr., in the Philippines. Megan addressed the news on Friday. London's Metropolitan Police confirmed her account, acknowledging they showed her a letter with multiple claims against her father back then. In 2019, she had gotten the date, I guess, mixed up.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, they said it was just probably a couple months. It was actually funny. The London police went over. It seemed like beyond even what they needed to say. Like, it's totally understandable that she got the date wrong. But I think they confirmed it was January of 2019. So they said... She was just off by a couple of months, so not a big deal. But Megan reportedly sent her father a letter last year while he was in the hospital. We'll have a lot more on this developing story. A lot of information came out over the weekend later in the feed.
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Speaker 2: This is going to be, this is starting to build into, this could be an enormous story. This could be I mean, years?
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Speaker 1: Yes.
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Speaker 2: Decades? I mean, how long has it been?
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Speaker 1: I know. We've seen the pictures of Filipino detectives taking out huge boxes.
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Speaker 2: Yeah. When you think boxes, storage boxes, you have something in your mind. These boxes, you need at least two people to carry.
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Speaker 1: Yes.
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Speaker 2: They look like the stuff that Wayfair shows up in when you have to put together some chairs or something.
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Speaker 1: Like some outdoor furniture.
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Speaker 2: Big boxes of stuff. Yes. Sorry, Wayfair. I didn't mean to throw you.
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Speaker 1: I know.
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Speaker 2: Nothing. It just reminded me of that size of box.
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Speaker 1: All right, next up on the run, Florida is set to surpass its record number of executions from last year. You may remember the state carried out 19 executions in 2025. That is the most of any state, and it was the most Florida had ever executed in one year.
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Speaker 2: Yeah, so the state has executed 18 inmates so far this year and had only one remaining on the schedule for November 5th, which would have tied last year's record, putting them at 19. But now Governor Ron DeSantis has just signed another death warrant, For 70-year-old Thomas Mitchell Overton, a convicted double murderer in robes, 30 days, right, they say? He signed this thing, and it is on the books now, Robes.
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Speaker 1: Wow. All right. Yes, if things go as scheduled, Overton will become the 20th person executed in Florida this year, which would surpass last year's record. So we know November 5th, there is actually a triple execution scheduled in three different states. So in Indiana, Alabama, and Florida. And then the following week, November 12th, we have two executions in Texas and Oklahoma. And then the following week, November 19th, we have two executions in Texas and Florida.
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Speaker 2: And please know, he still has time to sign more death warrants if he wants before this year is out. We'll stay with us on this Monday Morning Run. When we come back, a shocking death. A guy who voiced some of the most beloved characters in cartoon history has died at the age of 46. We'll explain. Also... this weekend at the box office. Robes and I went and saw the movie that was number one at the box office this weekend, but everybody's talking about the movie that was number two.
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Speaker 1: Welcome back, everyone, to your Monday morning run. And next up on the run, the man behind the voice of iconic Looney Tunes characters like Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck has passed away at the age of 46. Eric Bauza died suddenly at his home on Sunday and so young.
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Speaker 2: 46 years old, baby. And this guy, you don't know, you don't get it, but he's been the guy who's been the voice for the past 10, 15 years. He's the modern voice, they say, of These characters, he's considered a modern master of voice acting. Emmy Award winner, served as the voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, but Robes. also voiced Elmer Fudd, Tweety, Foghorn Leghorn, Porky Pig. The list goes on and on and on.
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Speaker 1: Those are all tough, iconic voices that you would know. So the fact that he's been able to emulate them the way he has, because yes, I wouldn't have known that a new person was voicing them. They all sound exactly as they did when we were kids.
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Speaker 2: This is tough. He has movie credits to his name. He's prolific. And his acting, the compliments and the things that are coming in about him, people are saying just how much he was dedicated to this particular art. Oh, this is stunning. 46 years old, but the medical examiner says he died of hypertensive cardiovascular disease. Right? Isn't that a matter of managing blood pressure or hypertension?
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Speaker 1: Yeah, hypertension.
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Speaker 2: Yes.
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Speaker 1: Oh.
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Speaker 2: Yeah, 46 years old.
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Speaker 1: My goodness, and it doesn't sound like there's anyone to fill those shoes.
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Speaker 2: Rogues, I mean, I guess you always, in something like that, they have to have an understudy or somebody to step in, but man, what a loss.
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Speaker 1: Aw.
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Speaker 2: What a loss.
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Speaker 1: All right, then, for the final leg of our Monday morning run, the number one movie at the box office this weekend wasn't exactly the biggest winner of the weekend. Once again, the three-hour Elizabeth Holmes documentary, You Can See Everything, outperformed expectations, and this is really incredible. We've seen this happen a couple times this year, but it's so rare. The film pulled in more money in its second weekend than it did in its first.
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Speaker 2: And you know what that is? They made a brilliant marketing move by putting it on so few screens in its first weekend. It was only about 165 screens. It went up to 2,500 something this weekend. So A lot more people were available to see it, and it makes sense that it would make more money. So it was brilliant, Robes, the way they went about it. Obsession didn't do that. They launched on a bunch of screens, and people started talking, and then more money started coming in, more money. It's a little different, but still, this worked. It made $ 19. 5 million this weekend, $ 15. 6 the previous weekend, so it is well on its way, and it's the one everybody is still buzzing about. you and I will shout from the mountaintop this movie we saw this weekend that we didn't expect. We weren't itching to go see. We saw the reviews. We got to go check this out.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, the reviews convinced us to go see Clayface. And that did end up number one. It's based on the DC Comics character. And look, this is the reason why I would never have gone to see because I'm just not a DC Comics kind of gal. That's just not anything that makes me want to go see a movie. But we saw a trailer for it, and I thought, hmm, this actually looks really good. And then when the reviews came in, and they were stellar, we definitely decided to go see it, and we're so happy we did. It was wonderful.
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Speaker 2: Give them credit. They pulled off, this is an origin story of a character that people aren't that familiar with. You need no background in DC Comics or a single character to go sit in there and watch this movie and like it.
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Speaker 1: Yes, it's fun, it's thrilling, it's... Gross at times. It's gross at times. Oh my gosh, there is a scene that I covered my eyes and did not watch for like a solid three minutes.
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Speaker 2: You actually did.
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Speaker 1: I could hear it, didn't want to.
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Speaker 2: That was a tough scene. Oh my goodness. That was a tough scene.
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Speaker 1: There are a couple tough scenes.
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Speaker 2: You want to review this one today?
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Speaker 1: Yes.
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Speaker 2: You want to do this one today?
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Speaker 1: Yes. This was a fun one. Look for it on our feed. We're going to go over why we loved this movie and why we think everyone should go see it. And yes, I don't even think you need to be a horror fan or, like we said, a comic book fan. Neither one matters.
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Speaker 2: There's love. There's emotion. There's pain. There's a human story in this of redemption, of revenge, of anger, of oh my God. Goodness, they pulled off a great movie. Robes only cost them about $ 40, $ 45 million to make this thing. Wow.
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Speaker 1: And we left the theater asking each other what we thought the ending was because, yes, it's that good. It's thought-provoking.
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Speaker 2: All right.
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Speaker 1: And on this Monday, we will leave you with our quote of the day. Trust that little voice in your head that says, wouldn't it be great if, and then do it.
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Speaker 2: Okay. Okay. I'm going to go with that today.
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Speaker 1: We do that sometimes.
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Speaker 2: We do?
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Speaker 1: I think sometimes we'll talk about, wouldn't it be great if we went here or we did this? And you'll get in the right mood. You'll say, book it.
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Speaker 2: Okay, that's true.
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Speaker 1: So sometimes, and you just kind of have to act on it. In fact, I believe that happened yesterday.
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Speaker 2: Oh, my God. Did you book that? Yes.
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Speaker 1: Did you really? You came to bed and you said, did you actually book that? And I said, yes, I did. You know what I said to you? Anyone who books plane tickets knows. I was like, you've got 24 hours to cancel them without any um issues so i said hey look i actually set an alarm okay for 24 hours so i can get out of it yep five minutes before and i knew that way if you changed your mind we could undo.
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Speaker 2: It about about being in paradise yes is what i'm supposed.
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Speaker 1: To trust that little voice in your head that says wouldn't it be great if and then do it you won't regret it i promise all right and with that everyone We always appreciate you running with us. I'm Amy Robach.
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Speaker 2: And I'm TJ Holmes. And wouldn't it be great if the midterms were over already?