6:00 AM: Herman Cain officially stopped his campaign for the Republican Party in the presidential race. LSU and Alabama will play in this year’s national championship January 9th in New Orleans. Oklahoma State beat Oklahoma 44-10 and ten people were injured when the fans rushed the field at the end of the game. Tiger Woods won the Chevron World Challenge over the weekend by one shot. Breaking Dawn was #1 at the box office for the 3rd week in a row. The Zilker holiday tree was lit last night.
6:13 AM: Fact or bull fact. The first text message ever sent said “Merry Christmas”, and it was sent in 1992. Santa Claus was first depicted as a smoker in “The Night Before Christmas”. One of the 3 miracles performed by Saint Nicholas was to bring back 3 murdered boys to life. The first Saint Nicholas was 63 when he died. Rudolph was created 117 years after the other reindeer. Christmas was illegal in Massachusetts for 22 years, banned by the puritans.
6:30 AM: 4 things you need to know with Sara. This weekend they confirmed that Madonna will be the halftime performer at the super bowl this year. The average age of the halftime performer since Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction is 54. Madonna is 53. Jerry Sandusky did an interview with the New York Times, and they asked him about his odd response to Bob Kostas’ question about if he is attracted to boys. He said “I am attracted to young boys and girls”. The most expensive car wreck in history happened in Japan when 8 Ferraris, 3 Mercedes, 1 Lamborghini Diablo, and a Toyota Prius got into a collision. Donald Trump is going to moderate a Republican Presidential Debate.
6:45 AM: What’s on your mind? Cassiday went to the mall yesterday for the first time this holiday season, and realized what a downer it is to be there during December. She is so glad she doesn’t work there anymore, and feels sorry for anyone who does. Sara is so excited to be Mother Ginger this Saturday night at Ballet Austin’s production of The Nutcracker. JB had a realization last night that he hasn’t done any reading in 3-4 months, and 3-4 months ago is when he got a Kindle. He misses having the real book right there in his hands, and thinks the Kindle isn’t for him. Alex is mad about UT and the Cowboys. He said the longhorns playing in the holiday bowl is a bummer, and says there is nothing sexy about it. Sandy said Christmas “threw up on his house” this weekend, and his one job is to put up the giant inflatable Santa and Snowman.
7:00 AM: Coast to coast news in 60 seconds.
7:09 AM: The fruitcake song.
7:20 AM: 2 minute topic. There is a “Netflix for toys” called
www.toygaroo.com, where parents will be able to rent toys. For $24.99 a month, you get 4 new toys every other month. $52.99 gets you 8 new toys a month. You get new toys when you send back the old toys.
7:30 AM: 4 things you need to know with Sara. There was a 25,000 square foot home that caught fire this weekend. This weekend they confirmed that Madonna will be the halftime performer at the super bowl this year. The average age of the halftime performer since Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction is 54. Madonna is 53. The median household income in America is $50,000. Cain officially stopped his campaign for the Republican Party in the presidential race. LSU and Alabama will play in this year’s national championship January 9th in New Orleans. Oklahoma State beat Oklahoma 44-10 and ten people were injured when the fans rushed the field at the end of the game. The Queen of England is taking a pay cut. She will be making 48 million dollars a year when she was previously making 125 million dollars a year.
7:56 AM: 2 minute topic. There is a new ATM company that will offer transactions without a fee, but you have to watch a 30 second commercial before you use it. Would you choose this over a traditional ATM?
8:02 AM: Coast to coast news in 60 seconds.
8:10 AM: Headlines that don’t make the “4 things”. Jones soda has announced their new holiday flavors, and they include; candy cane, pear tree, sugarplum, and gingerbread. A 28 year old Newark police officer was off duty, but wearing his uniform when he approached a driver and told him to get out of his ford truck and sober up. The man had been drinking, and the cop told him to walk home but leave his keys in the tailpipe and pick the truck up the next day. The cop stole the truck, drove it to his estranged wife’s home, and used it to ram her Hyundai.
8:30 AM: 4 things you need to know with Sara. Giulana Ransic will have a double mastectomy.Donald Trump credits himself for Lady Gaga’s career in his recent book. We will see a big change in the U.S. Postal Service soon, and next day mail will become a thing of the past.
8:43 AM: We check in with Rusty, who is looking for work. We talked to him last week, and he turned down the jobs we offered to him. Today we have an offer from Linda in Hyde Park. She needs Rusty to wrap her gifts. She will pay him $150 to wrap all her gifts and says it will only take 2 hours. He turned it down because he promised himself he’d finished reading The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo this week. Mary wrote in, and she and her husband need help with their plumbing company.
9:00 AM: Coast to coast news in 60 seconds.
9:15 AM: 2 minute topic. There is a “Netflix for toys” called
www.toygaroo.com, where parents will be able to rent toys. For $24.99 a month, you get 4 new toys every other month. $52.99 gets you 8 new toys a month. You get new toys when you send back the old toys.
9:30 AM: 4 things you need to know with Sara. Teen sexting was studied, and it turns out 2.5% of kids from 10-17 years old are sexting. This weekend they confirmed that Madonna will be the halftime performer at the super bowl this year. The average age of the halftime performer since Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction is 54. Madonna is 53. The most expensive car wreck in history happened in Japan when 8 Ferraris, 3 Mercedes, 1 Lamborghini Diablo, and a Toyota Prius got into a collision.
9:45 AM: Tomorrow at 7 am we will have a power hour benefitting Bikes for Kids, sponsored by Neuro Drink. We are behind on our financial goals for Bike for Kids right now, so if you haven’t donated yet, we REALLY need your help.
