San Francisco's Swan Oyster Depot is under fire for referring to a table of Asian customers as "Dim Sum", and Nikki Medoro speaks with callers about if the comment should be considered racist since the restaurant uses the term for non-Asian customers as well.

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The Morning Show with Nikki Medoro gears up for the upcoming Recall election of Governor Gavin Newsom, questioning if both sides are underestimating the other. Will their strategies be effective? Callers share their thoughts.

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ABC Washington Correspondent Ike Ejiochi joins the Morning Show with Nikki Medoro to provide an update on House negotiations over the budget blueprint, including the effort of some moderate Democrats to prioritize a smaller infrastructure package. Also, President Biden being criticized for his mental acuity.

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With Pfizer getting full FDA approval for its Covid vaccine, Nikki Medoro and Bret Burkhart hope more Americans will get vaccinated because the costs to our healthcare system are extraordinary...should the unvaccinated pay more for insurance? Also, cruise industry being tested by an onboard Covid death.

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The Morning Show with Nikki Medoro chats with ABC News Correspondent Jim Ryan about public school administrators across the country reporting a drop in student enrollment, especially among districts that went fully remote during the pandemic.

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With the Taliban calling the August 31 cutoff as a “red line”, ABC’s London-based correspondent Tom Rivers tells Nikki Medoro British forces will leave Afghanistan when the United States does and end their evacuation efforts as well.

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Nikki Medoro says the Cal football field is being sponsored by cryptocurrency exchange FTX, bringing over $17 million to its athletic department over the next ten years. Also, New York gets its first female governor with the official resignation of Andrew Cuomo.

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Listeners weigh in on their frustrations with the restrictions 

Some of our listeners are blaming Newsom for the fires, Covid, the economy and their social life.

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Dr. Thomas Dobbs and other Mississippi state health officials are urging residents not to take ivermectin formulated for livestock as a way to treat or prevent COVID-19.

Mississippi health officials are pleading with residents not to take a medicine meant for cows and horses as an alternative to getting the COVID-19 vaccine.

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Since the Taliban seized the capital Kabul on August 15, the US has been carrying out the evacuation in coordination with the Taliban, who have held off on attacking under a 2020 withdrawal deal with the Trump administration. However, the Pentagon says the US hasn't ruled out keeping its forces in Afghanistan past the current deadline. Britain and France are pressing for an extension to allow more people to be airlifted to safety.

The Taliban have rejected the possibility foreign troops could stay in Afghanistan to continue evacuations past the August 31 deadline.

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