True Crime Reality

Amy & T.J. are in San Francisco on Radio Row for the Big Game Weekend, and the biggest debate isn’t just on the field. This year’s halftime performer, Bad Bunny, has become the center of a cultural flashpoint, igniting conversations about language, identity, and who gets to be seen as “American” on one of the country’s biggest stages. As excitement builds around the game, Amy & T.J. dig into the backlash, the lineup for the “All-American Halftime Show,” and why music and sports - the very things meant to unite us - now reveal just how divided we still are when it comes to acceptance.

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President Trump has finally removed a jaw-dropping post from his Truth Social account, but only after Trump ally and the only Black Republican Senator, Tim Scott called on him do so. Before Senator Scott’s reaction, Karoline Leavitt doubled down and defended the video that shows Barak and Michelle’s heads on top of apes’ bodies with Trump depicted as the Lion King. 

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Robach and Holmes cover the latest news headlines and entertainment updates and give perspective on current events in their daily “Morning Run.”

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Thursday was a day of developments in the case of Nancy Guthrie, yet police say they still don't have a suspect.  Guthrie's son made another on-camera plea for kidnappers to contact them.  But police haven't' confirmed the credibility of any ransom note. Meanwhile, police arrested a California man, who's accused of trying to take advantage of the Guthrie family. 

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Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of NBC News’ TODAY co-anchor, Savannah Guthrie, is missing. The crime scene is causing many to assume the worst, so Emily and Shane are breaking down all of the information that’s been made public so far.

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Despite the commercial success and glowing audience reviews of “Melania”, nearly every single film critic eviscerated the movie with one bad headline after the next. Amy and T.J. were fascinated by the huge gap in reactions to the documentary, so they just had to go see it for themselves….

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Robach and Holmes cover the latest news headlines and entertainment updates and give perspective on current events in their daily “Morning Run.”

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This isn’t the O.J. story you already know. Keith Zlomsowitch, Nicole Brown Simpson’s former boyfriend, takes us back to the months before the murders when he says stalking, intimidation, and fear were part of his daily life.

Keith talks about dating Nicole, O.J. watching them have sex, the warning signs that went unheeded, and why these moments never made it into The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story. 

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The children of Nancy Guthrie made an emotional, on-camera plea to the person(s) potentially holding their mother hostage.  Savannah Guthrie, flanked by her brother and sister, said they are "ready to talk" but said they first needed to know "without a doubt" that their mother was alive.  Amy and T. J. discuss the significance of the family's move -- which came at the end of the day of twists, turns, accusations, and denials in the case. 

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Amy and T.J. discuss one of the most elaborate and unthinkable murder cases they’ve ever covered with criminal defense attorney extraordinaire Alison Treissl. 40-year-old former IRS agent Brandon Banfield was found guilty this week of killing his wife Christine and a stranger he lured to his home, Joe Ryan. While Amy and T.J. thought the defense raised some reasonable doubt with two experts from the police department, Treissl pointed out all of the problems with Brendan Banfield’s testimony and why she and the jury just didn’t believe him. 

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