KLIF News & Information in the Morning

0:23 -- In his return to our KLIFnotes segment, Dave rejoined Amy to talk about Ted Cruz's notable Dallas haircut, his disgust with a San Antonio "hate speech" ordinance, Jimmy Kimmel's failure in understanding politics, and gypsy moths.

9:47 -- Elon Musk is in a war of words with some California government officials, and it could come to Texas' benefit. Our Jim Roope is in California and has the details.

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0:29 -- In 24 hours, Shelley Luther went from jail for contempt in court to being released by the Texas Supreme Court. How did it get to this point? Constitutional law expert David Coale joins Amy & Scott to explain the legal gymnastics it took to get there. (BONUS: A constitutional look at Michael Flynn's case).

6:02 -- Mother's Day is this weekend, but it may be different for a lot of people due to COVID-19. Valerie Sokolosky joined the show with creative ideas on how to celebrate safely. She also gave us some creative gift ideas in a time where it's difficult to shop.

11:35 -- Friday means it's new movie day! Frank Swietek reviews a new Vince Vaughn film, a couple of movies about girls trying to make it in the world (in much different ways...), and a documentary about the moneymakers in America.

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0:29 -- The attorney for Shelley Luther, Warren Norred, joined Amy & Scott to talk about why the salon owner is in jail, how much support she has received from other Texans, and what their plan moving forward is in terms of appealing the judge's decision.

9:49 -- State Representative Matt Shaheen (R-Plano) joins the show to talk about why he stands behind Shelley Luther and strongly disagrees with a judge's decision to put her in jail for 7 days. 

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0:29 -- In today's KLIF notes, Amy and Scott talk about the Governor's plan to reopen salons and other businesses by the end of the week. We also talk about the Dallas salon owner who's now in jail because of defying Dallas County's order to stay closed.

9:15 -- Congresswoman Kay Granger joins the show from Fort Worth to talk about today's Blue Angels flyover, the Governor's reopening Texas plan, the President's handling of COVID-19, and whether or not Congress should get back to work.

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0:28 -- Could colleges be going bankrupt soon because kids are afraid to go back due to COVID-19? David Dillard from KD College Prep joined Amy & Scott to talk about the struggles many are facing, and what kinds of strategies universities are taking to convince kids to enroll.

10:07 -- North Texas Giving Day is usually in the fall, but there's a special giving day on Tuesday to help people during the coronavirus pandemic. Dave Scullin from Communities Foundation of Texas talks about why they're doing it, and how people can help out.

16:13 -- PERSONAL QUESTION ALERT -- have your bowel movements changed during the last month's pandemic? If so...science explains that it's TOTALLY NORMAL! Amy and Scott navigate through another study you didn't know you needed to know...

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0:29 -- Many restaurants opened this weekend as part of Governor Abbott's reopening Texas plan. John Kinch owns Community Grille in Frisco and joined Amy & Scott to talk about how busy it was and the positive energy surrounding the reopening.

9:28 -- Sexologists (yes, that's a real thing) are advising people to do THIS and not THAT when it comes to...well, you know...during the COVID-19 pandemic. You've gotta listen to find out...

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00:24 Dave & Amy Talk to Owner of Salon A La Mode in Dallas.  Shelley Luther  remains open despite a court order to close.  

07:50 Dave & Amy Talk about new movies being released this weekend with Frank Swietek, oneguysopinion.com. 

 

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Dave & Amy look at a major COVID-19 outbreak in a Fort Worth prison, report on Congress' decision to examine where the Economic Stimulus money went, and take a look at their Favorite Story of the Day.  

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Dave and Amy begin by interviewing Washington, DC based Linda Kenyon  about the decision by US House leaders not to go back into session next Monday after all.  Then they talk to KLIF's Clayton Neville about a campaign by flight attendants to have all airline passengers wear masks.

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Governor Greg Abbott begins the gradual re-opening of Texas businesses.  Dave and Amy take a look at the process, and talk to a businessman who is both pleased and worried about it.  

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