Mega Millions Inflation - an overhaul in the national lottery has raised tickets to $5 each. NBC News National Correspondent Rory O'Neill joins us with the details.

Business owners are still optimistic on the economy as the latest jobs report showed 2 of 3 new jobs added to the economy were in small businesses. Expert on Lending and Credit and Market President with Great Plains Bank Southlake Janice Spooner joins us to discuss how this leads to small business confidence.

Our top trending stories for this Monday April 7, 2025.

Gerald Green, Advisor and Partner at Mattson Financial joins us to discuss the current stock market volatility and what you should be doing right now to stay financially safe.

Fox News Radio's Ryan Schmelz joins us to discuss the latest as the spending bill has passed through the Senate and now faces the House.

Coincidentally we have a lot of stories about birds today and an Australian influencer fired for doing pushups in a plane engine. Those stories and more on today's top 5!

Dr. Jim Applegate joins us to discuss how lowering your cholesterol levels may also lower your risk for dementia.

Rick Vuyst, host of Gardening Simplified joins us with a preview of tomorrow's show!

Employees are using "fake work" software to appear busy - Leadership Expert and Owner/CEO of Destination Workplace Betsy Allen-Manning joins us to discuss how this is bad for employers and employees.

Lois Thomas, Dementia Specialist at the Dementia Institute joins us to discuss two programs that are meant to help those with dementia and their families.

More information can be found here: https://dementia-institute.org/guide/