Hello. Hello. Welcome to Morning on Merritt street on this Wednesday. This pink Wednesday. It is Wednesday.

So wear pink and so does our crew, by the way. Yes, we've got a lot of pink in the studio. It's so good. Pink hats, pink beads, rabbit ears. We've got a pink birthday girl, pink birthday.

We got a lot of pink going on. So we'll show you some of that coming up. I'm done with you. Always. See you.

We are really excited about our show today. Being that it's Wednesday, it kind of just takes you an extra pep in your step. But we're going to talk about several things that are affecting perhaps you and your family. We're going to dive into one particular topic, some fallout. Yes, this is a big story and talk about fallout in a community.

We're talking this morning after the NTSB revealed the cause of the East Palestine Ohio train derailment. You'll recall that 16 months later, residents there are still suffering from the toxic chemicals released. And let me tell you, they are fired up about being lied to by government officials. A resident from East Palestine is going to join us live from there this morning to discuss these disturbing discoveries. I mean, you take a look at that video, none of us can forget those horrific images and the lack of response initially on the ground there.

So we're now diving into some of these hearings. Who's going to be held accountable? These families. Look at that, that thick toxic plume of smoke, plume of smoke that affected so many people, the health, just the quality of life in that entire area. So this is a big topic, everyone talking about this.

We're going to go deeper on this this morning, like Dominique said. Plus a lot of people and families dealing with diabetes, specifically type one diabetes. Well, there is a new clinical trial that could provide a lot of hope. It's showing potential for administering insulin for patients with type one diabetes. If you use insulin already, you know, that's expensive.

In some cases, it's very hard to get. But this insulin is life saving. You have to have it. So this trial could now lead to the next best option. We're going to show you what the trial is all about and some new treatments that could be on the horizon.

So there's a lot of hope in this story, not just availability, but also fascinating is the delivery and the efficacy of it. Really, really intrigued by this story. And of course, with the heat effects us all. Hey, we need some swimwear on hand so we can be hot, too. Our lifestyle correspondent Hattie Djamal here to unveil the latest swimsuit trends for women over 50.

And we're gonna help styling, styling suits in studio today. We're gonna help you cool down and do it in style poolside. But before we lounge, we are gonna get to the top. Stories of the day, a lot developing, as we said, overnight and into this morning. Here's our news correspondent Joe Gobb wearing pink.

Yes, always on Wednesdays. Yeah. Good morning, fans. Good morning to you as well. We start this pulse off on this Wednesday in New York.

The only way this country rises is if we all rise, all of us together. A call for unity by that man right there, George Latimer of the winner of last night's historic democratic congressional primary in New York. His win oust House squad member Jamal Bowman. That guy right there, notorious for activating a fire alarm on Capitol Hill last year, trying to stall a vote to avert a government shutdown. With an estimated $25 million spent combined, it was the most expensive US House primary in history, most of that money backing Latimer.

The primary came down to opposing views over the Israel Gaza war. Bowman, a staunch critic of Israel, Latimer, a defender. Views on the war in Gaza were such an important issue, former New York governor Andrew Cuomo even weighed in, posting his support for Latimer on x, adding, quote, the message is clear, anti semitism in any and all forms will not be tolerated in New York. And you can't call yourself a progressive without making progress in, quote, former President Donald Trump will have a chance to speak a little more freely at the debate this Thursday. The judge overseeing his so called hush money trial, Judge Juan Mershon, lifting part of that gag order he had previously placed on Trump, allowing him to talk about the witnesses and the jurors involved in the case, including Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels.

However, Trump still cannot use the jurors names. The order still bars Trump from discussing any prosecutor, court staff, or their family members. And the latest update for social media company Snapchat, prioritizing safety for teens. The update featuring pop up warnings for messages from strangers or accounts that have been blocked by other users. The warnings will also flag accounts that aren't located in the user's surrounding areas.

It's all part of an initiative to crack down on the sexual and financial exploitation of teens that sometimes occurs on the messaging app. And I say, as a parent, more power to them. Exactly. Yes. Hopefully other apps will follow suit.

Yeah. And hopefully it'll have an impact. It will. Thank you very much. Thank you.

Okay. 16 months later, people living in East Palestine, Ohio, are still fuming as we learn critical information about a train derailment leading to the release of toxic chemicals into the atmosphere and then prompting more than 2000 evacuations. Yeah, these images you're looking at are hard to forget. This toxic smoke, it actually traveled for miles, even throughout parts of Canada. The NTSB held its final meeting yesterday to discuss how an overheated wheel bearing caused the derailment.

The safety board admits the controlled burn of those toxic chemicals was not necessary, and that's a critical point. The head of the NTSB called out how company Norfolk Southern handled this investigation, and many residents want the railroad to be held. We are now joined by one of the residents who is still seeking answers and was at that hearing yesterday, Jamie Wallace. Jamie, so good to have you on. Morning on Merritt street, and we can understand your frustration this morning.

Yeah, good morning. Good morning. Thank you for having us. I appreciate the awareness. Absolutely.

First of all, Jamie, the NTSB finally admitted that the controlled burn of toxic chemicals and the explosions were wrong. That negligence diagnosed residents with the presence of vinyl clothing, fluoride in their blood and their respiratory issues. What was your reaction when you heard that? I'll be honest with you, I already knew that. We've been investigating us ourselves.

We've been screaming this from the top of our lungs for 17 months now. We still have sick children, we still have kids with nosebleeds, kids that are starting to have seizures, adults, too. But I think a lot of us would sacrifice ourselves if they would just help our kids. You know, a lot of us watching this play out, when it happens, our hearts went out to you then. Our hearts continue to go out to your community, you and your family, your children.

The NTSB says that it will release its final report in the next few months. Do you still feel like you're being lied to and that your community has been pushed aside and forgotten? I know that was prevalent in the beginning, but do you still feel that way? 1000%? Most of America kind of forgot about us after the big boom.

The things that we've gone through in the past year and a half are unimaginable. Cannot believe that we're in the United States of America. And they refuse to test our indoor air. They refuse to test residential soil. Attorneys are now trying to shove a lawsuit down our throat that would give 70,000 per household.

So my household has four people. That'd be $17,000 a piece. Oh, but wait, I would get zero because I was relocated from my home for almost a year. They are deducting that from the 70,000 attorneys are getting 180 million off the top. Like it's just one department after another in the federal government.

You know, it's just one person after another. But I will give props to Jennifer homendy. NTSB has been the only honest, transparent agency that we have dealt with. Interesting. So it sounds, Jamie, like everything is bogged down with red tape at this point.

You know, a report that was commissioned by the EPA did reveal that your home was contaminated by the harmful chemicals. You just alluded to the fact that you are not living there. Where are you right now, and are you and your family suffering from those toxins? I mean, you talked about nosebleeds. You talked about respiratory issues.

Is that something you personally are experiencing right now? Well, it was actually the railroads toxicologist that told us our home was contaminated. I still have respiratory issues, but I go into town a lot because I have 47 immediate family members that live there. My 18 year old niece just spent five days in the hospital. She started having unexplained seizures.

My mom is very sick. Her fatigue, she gets gastrointestinal problems. I have another niece whose head is covered with an unexplained rash. My brother has nodules on his lungs. We're seeing a lot of people getting nodules on their lungs, having issues with their liver.

We're starting to see an uptick in strokes. So in the EPA, standing there telling us everything's safe, there's no research on multiple chemical exposure. All the reportable levels are done on a single chemical basis. So when did they start listening to us? When do they start looking at the two year olds that are covered in rashes?

When do they start looking at the animals that have tumors on them and realize, this is not psychosomatic? We need help. They just found four more pockets of vinyl fluoride recently. Didn't even tell us. And this is what we're still dealing with 17 months later.

Well, it is clear that the health implications are far reaching, and there is so much suffering that's still happening. And, you know, we remember when this happened. There was silence from administrations that you were looking for answers from. And after facing some major criticism from both sides of the aisle, President Biden did tour the toxic train derailment site. That was a year after it happened, in your opinion.

Still, was that too little, too late for your community? I know the community was very, very angry when the Biden administration did finally show up. You know, when he came in, he didn't really meet with residents and, you know, to wait that long when his very own son died of multiple chemical exposure. You know, the same doctor that found the link between our veterans illnesses and the multiple chemical burn pits they were exposed to is now in here studying us. You know, so you would think when he knows that not only our children's faith, our own fate may be the same as his son, you know, he needs to step up.

We need, at the very least, we deserve to have medical care. You know, if I die in five years and my daughter has cancer in ten, I should be able to know that she can pay for her own medical treatment. What they're doing to us, it's like we're not even human beings and nobody cares. Well, Jamie, I just wanted to let you know that there are people across this nation that are hearing your story. They're hearing it right now, this morning.

Our hearts go out to you. People do care. And we will continue to pray for you, your family, and your entire community. Thank you so much for sharing with us this morning. Jamie Wallace, my goodness.

Coming up, we do have some good news for 40 million Americans.

What do you know about what happened here? 500 terrorists shooting people, murdering people. What actually took the truth? Children's lives. Smoke.

So they died from smoke inhalation? Yeah. She said, let them come inside and shoot me. I don't want to be burned alive or suffocated to hear my child saying, let them shoot me. It was insane.

I hope we can wake up the world to this horrible hate, which is why I'm here. That's tonight on Doctor Phil Primetime.

This Thursday, you do not want to miss a 90 minutes Doctor Phil primetime special where doctor Phil sits down one on one with third party presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Junior. This is an interview you will not want to miss. They talk about his policy views, his controversies, and why he says his campaign has a real shot right now. Let's take a look at part of that interview.

Doctor Phil joins us on the other side. I have the highest favorability rating of any of them people that they've polled. So given a choice, people would rather vote for me, and they would rather vote for a candidate that inspires them and that gives them hope for our country and for their future, for rebuilding the middle class, for ending this debt crisis, etcetera, and winding down the wars. But many of them say they're going to vote for President Biden because otherwise Trump will get elected. So it's out of fear.

And the same is true to some extent. President Trump people say, we got to keep Biden from getting reelected. They're relying on fear to get the other one elected. And the division, and that amplifies that division because they can't solve that division. That is really critical that we need to solve right now, because they feed on it and they profit from it and they rely on it.

They rely on you hating the other guy. I just say, let's talk about the issues that we all agree on, because that's how to make America better. If I can get people to vote out of hope, then I'll win the election. If they continue to vote out of fear between now and November, then I'm going to lose. RFK junior has the highest favorability rate.

Why do you believe that is? Well, he says that, but the polls confirm what he's saying. His likability is really quite high. I mean, he's a Kennedy. Sure.

Okay. And that goes a long way to people giving him the benefit of the doubt going in, because that's a very popular family in american history. Right? There have been five people in the Kennedy family that have run for president. Two have been assassinated, but yet they're denying him social Secret Service protection at this point.

He points out 33 other times they've given secret Service protection early, including President Obama, because there was indications that there could be a danger. Well, two of his family members running were assassinated. It's a pretty good indication that precedent is there. But they won't give it to him now, 120 days out, they have to give it. But right now, he says he's spending a million dollars a month to protect himself as a presidential candidate.

And of course, they swarmed the building here when we saw them. They were here. Yeah, when he came in, as they should. Of course. We welcome that.

But he says that he doesn't have all the baggage that the current candidates have. And so he has a favorability over the other two. But what kind of president is he going to be? I'm telling you that people don't know what he stands for. They don't know what he's going to push agenda wise.

And he's critical of both sides. He really takes both of them on for printing money. I asked him, what's up with this printing this money? He said, well, Trump's the worst of all. He's printed $8 trillion.

Just printed it out. I said, well, okay, but how about Biden? He said, well, he's printed 6.3 so far. He will surpass Trump by the end of his presidency in terms of printing money. He's honest about these things.

He's talking about corporate overtaking agencies and controlling them. He's talking about the medical and pharmaceuticals overtaking the regulators. He's talking about the fact that the cartel is running the border. We're not controlling our border. The cartel is controlling our border.

I've been there. He's right. I know he is speaking truth. And sometimes people find that threatening. He speaks a lot of truth.

And I think people are maybe afraid of the truth that he's speaking. The doctor Phil Primetime one on one with Robert F. Kennedy junior airs tomorrow night at 736 30 Central. The news on Merritt street will air a 30 Minutes show right before that. And we should say that Doctor Phil is promising that this conversation is going to make big headlines.

You do not want to miss it. Followed by the live debate. We'll follow that conversation right here on Merritt street. Nine eight central. Also this morning, insulin users in the United States are paying seven to ten times more for medicine they need to live.

How they are now coming together to fight for change on Capitol Hill. And a little later, all eyes on the Supreme Court. Today we are expecting several major decisions, and one could have big implications for the upcoming election. We're gonna look at the opinions expected and why they're so important for all of us. A preview just ahead in the pulse.

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Chances are you or someone you know is living with type one diabetes causes high blood glucose levels and it requires life saving insulin. The needles can be painful. The insulin can be expensive. But new this morning, there could now be encouraging news. Very encouraging.

In fact, insulin inhalers can be just as effective as injections or pumps. That is according to new research from a randomized controlled trial called inhale three. The trial actually looked at the use of inhaled insulin, similar to an asthma inhaler in adults with type one diabetes. What is the typical method of using an injector? The adults using the inhaled insulin experience significant improvements in levels compared to those using injections or pumps.

And for almost 39 million people in the United States right now, insulin users, they need multiple injections or some need automated delivery systems. And that comes at a cost. Insulin is right now seven to ten times more expensive in the United States compared with other countries around the world. Correspondent renee rails shows us how patients are now taking the fight for affordable insulin all the way to Capitol Hill. Choosing between your life saving insulin and groceries or rent?

Yes, this is happening in 2024. In 1923, the patent for insulin was sold for $1 because they said it belonged to the world. And now people are paying up to $1,000 per month for their life saving insulin. We have made progress on insulin affordability. We've seen the government come in and cap prices in Medicare, but the price is still high.

And if you're in one of these, what we call donut holes or underinsured or don't have insurance, you can still be paying full price, and that's unacceptable. I've been invited to Washington, DC, by breakthrough T 1D, formerly known as JDRF, to join them in their fight for affordable insulin and their special diabetes program. Breakthrough T 1D advocates are on Capitol Hill this week, and we really have this incredible group of champions for our mission, talking to their members of Congress, highlighting the need for affordable insulin and making sure we have the right policies in place that allow them to get into the hands of our loved ones as fast as possible. So for people with type one diabetes, like myself and Caroline here, this is my insulin pump. We also wear continuous glucose monitors.

We're actually insulin dependent, which means we will die without insulin. Our pancreas doesn't make enough insulin anymore. It's too expensive. Americans pay more than ten x of what most similar countries around the world are paying. So we have to do better.

We have to get it all the way back. So everybody with type one diabetes has access to affordable insulin. Over two days, more than 150 type one diabetes advocates had 500 congressional meetings to advocate to lower insulin cost. Until that happens, millions will continue struggling to afford this essential diabetes treatment. In Washington, DC, I'm Renee rails, and you can count on Morning on Merritt street.

We will stay on top of the story and we'll keep you updated as it progresses. And once again, that was correspondent Renee rails reporting. Interesting, interesting study. Okay, so if you're older, you may be adding an aspirin to take with your morning vitamins, but a new study encourages you to check with your doctor for updated guidance. That's coming up next in the pulse plus, or you'd make a flash and cool off in the hot summer heat.

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Welcome back to Morning on Merritt street this Wednesday. Always glad that you're joining us. You know, we've accidentally started this crazy tradition and we love it. It's catchy. Cause Wednesday, as you know, we wear pink and so does everybody else.

And so does everyone else. So we wanna show you what it looks like in our studio right now because our entire crew is revving the pink present morning. We are popping the pink. And we do hope that you at home will grab some pink out of your closet today. When people ask you, why are you wearing pink on Wednesday?

You can tell them, well, it's because of the morning on Merritt street family. We all wear in it on Wednesday. We're in it to win it anyway. It's so sweet and it's wonderful. And we have such great camaraderie here on the show.

And so that's what all of this represents, is. And if you'd like to, like, show us a picture of you in your pink today. Tag us. Send it to us on social media. Yeah.

Our Merritt street media account, our Instagram page. You can dm us and we'll be on the lookout for it. And we can show you in your pink as well. That's right. I'll send you guys a picture.

Yeah. Show you that I'm wearing. So we have at least one photo, is what you're saying. It's the manliest of colors, truly. That's what I tell all my friends when they ask me, well, real men do wear pink.

Real men wear pink. They do. They do. Absolutely. Real men.

Not aliens. No. Yeah, real humans. Yes. Hey, good morning, ladies.

Good morning to you as well. Let's kick off this pulse for your Wednesday. The trial now underway in Russia for american reporter Evan Gurskovich. It's behind closed doors, though. No family, no friends, no embassy staff allowed in.

But the media was briefly let into the courtroom beforehand to see the accused kept behind glass. The 32 year old has been detained since March of last year when he was arrested in Moscow and charged with spying. He is the first journalist arrested on such charges since the cold War. His employer, the Wall Street Journal, denies the accusations, along with the us government, a live look right now at the Supreme Court in Washington, DC. As we expect, major rulings today, tomorrow, and Friday.

It is the first time in at least a decade that justices will have three opinion days in a row with some could have major consequences in the presidential election. Let's run those down right now. Among those major decisions right there on your screen, whether a former president should be immune to criminal liability for official acts while in office. This is a case involving former President Donald Trump. Also, whether alleged January 6 attackers can face felony obstruction charges.

A case out of Iowa asked if a federal mandate for emergency care can override that state's abortion ban, should homeless encampments be banned for those without permanent residency? And do state laws that limit how social media companies regulate content violate the First Amendment? It is packed today for those Supreme Court justices. Of course, we'll be keeping an eye out for any decisions of these and more as the high court closes out its session. Remember that aspirin a day trend that started a few years ago?

The guidance recommended seniors take a low dose of aspirin daily to reduce the risk of blood clots. But experts now warn that could also cause excessive, excessive bleeding. New research published in the annals of internal Medicine finds nearly 30% of adults 60 or older are still following that daily regimen, about 5% of them without medical advice. The study suggests seniors talk to their doctor to make sure it is right for them. Nearly 18.5 million seniors are doing this on a daily basis.

A lot. So important to talk to your doctor, talk to your doctor, do a zoom, whatever you have to. And do your own research, too. Exactly. You know, do your own research.

That's, it's a little warning for those who take that. Yes. Thank you. Pulse. Thank you very much.

All right. So coming up next, it's getting hot in here. Here. And we're not talking about Nellie. Oh, no.

We've got a look at the top swimsuit trends for women over 50. When we come back every day. We want to make sure that your morning starts out right. I get to the studio around four and 05:00 a.m. and of course, I will be meeting with our coordinating producer.

And we go over the top stories that impact our viewers. What are they? And it is a big news day. You know, we have the war in Israel still going on, whistleblowers talking about Boeing, safety concerns, the Trump trial. This is a huge story because it impacts everyone.

This is what we do to get you set for the pulse every morning on Morning on Merritt street. These are the stories that are going to impact you and your family.

Welcome back to Morning on, Merritt. Okay, are you ready to hit the beach with confidence this summer? Yes. That would be a big yes. It would be a big yeah, but an emphatic yes.

We're getting some insider tips on swimsuit styles for women over 50, so let's have some fun. Our lifestyle correspondent, Hattie d'Jamal is here to show us this season's hottest trends. Hey, Hattie. Hey. Dominique Fanchin.

Summer is more than just record temps this season, right? It's been super hot, but it's all about style. And joining us to show us some of the hottest swimsuit trends for women over 50 is fashion expert and south lake town square spokesperson Shannon Hughes. Thank you so much for joining us today, Shannon. Thank you.

Thank you for having me. I'm excited to show some wonderful suits and to make women feel confident in the swimsuits. Absolutely. Now, I know we were just talking a little bit before about swimsuit shopping and how to shop confidently. Can you tell us what is the most important thing we should keep in mind when shopping for swimsuits?

When you are shopping for a swimsuit, you need to know your body type. Yeah. You need to know if you're pear shaped, if you're curvy, if you are more boxy, because this silhouette of your swimsuit, that's going to matter. Okay. So you need to know that, because when you have that, you're gonna feel confident.

Yeah. And who wants to be out there not feeling good in a swimsuit that has minimal fabric. Right. So you need to feel confident. Okay.

So shopping for our body type is very important. And you have a few looks that we're gonna take a look at today, right? I do. All right. So what are we looking at today?

So today we have some beautiful suits. Like this one. This one has the ruching. Okay. So if you are a lady that maybe wants to conceal some of her stomach, the swimsuits with the ruching is going to be that problem solver.

So that one's fabulous. We have different types of necklines, like this asymmetrical one. That one's going to draw the eye up and elongate your torso. This one even has some fun. Little sexy little cutouts.

Yeah. But it's modest for our ladies over 50. Okay. And you brought some models? I did.

So we're going to take a look. We're having our own little fashion show here at the Marist street studio. And on the catwalk. On the catwalk. How cool is that?

So what are we gonna. What are we seeing first? So first, this is on Carrie. So this is from Johnny Wuz. And I love the style of this swimsuit top.

It's a tankini. It has the wrap, and it accentuates the smallest part of her torso, the waist. It draws your eye there. It also has the cap sleeves. Yeah.

It's gonna give more coverage. Ladies over 50, we wanna protect our skin, right? We don't want the sunspots, the freckles. And the more coverage is going to do that. Also, that peplum is going to help with that tummy area as well.

If you have a little bit of a muffin top, you know, we don't like that. But sometimes it happens that peplum is going to hide that. The floral print is really going to maybe conceal some areas that you don't want to accentuate. And I think she looks great. This top is so awesome that you could even pair it with some denim shorts after you're at the pool.

And it looks like an outfit. I love it because it is. It's half swimsuit, half outfit. I love the fact that it's got a coverage and it's not your typical one piece. It's not.

It's not your typical tankini. It's not your typical one piece. And I think Carrie looks fabulous. Absolutely. So what else are we gonna see today?

So also today is on Lindsey, our other model. She is wearing this great. It's what we're calling a mom kini. Oh, I like that. That is so stunning.

Mom's ladies over 50, you can still wear a bikini. Yeah. And this, I think, has a nineties throwback. It's got underwire. Okay.

So if you are a little more endowed, then that underwire is going to lift up the chest area and it's going to elongate your torso. Okay. And then also the bottoms, the higher waisted bottom that she has, it brings your eye to that smallest part of your waist. Again, the higher cut at the leg also is going to elongate your leg. Now, if you have a shorter torso, you can even fold down that waistband.

Look at that. Yeah. So depending on your torso height and anything like that, that'll give you the right proportion. So it works for all, all body sights. Now, I see that she's got a nice little cover up and a hat.

Now we're talking about accessorizing. How can we really accessorize for both form and function when it comes to our swimsuits? Yes. Sometimes if you're going from, like, the hotel room or from the car to the pool. You don't want to be just in your swimsuit.

So throw one of these great cover ups on. It's not just t shirts, right? We're not just doing t shirts. Cover ups are part of your fashion statement. Yeah.

And I love that with just an easy, lightweight coverup, going to feel covered, confident out there. And then that hat. That's a great hat from everything but water as well as the rest of her outfit. And it's packable. If you're going on a trip, you can pack it in your suitcase and it's going to be perfect.

Okay. Now, I know something else that's been really popular. Are these rash guards? Yes. Which is not something I would think of, but no, rash guards are in.

Let me tell you. These are in. This is from Johnny was. We want to protect our skin. We don't want the sunspots, the freckles, the melasma.

And this is a perfect, fashionable way to do it. Yeah. I love this. Okay. Isn't that awesome?

So, and this hugs your body. It hugs your body. It's form fitting, but it even has, like, upf in it. Really? Yes.

In the fabric. So it is going to protect your skin. I love these. If I'm out in the sun, like midday, I want to be covered. Absolutely.

Now, I know with the sun, with the Texas sun especially, you want to be covered. Now, ruffles are in. If you guys see this, ruffles are in. And it's just a great trend and it's going to help conceal, accentuate. And I love this one with the thicker straps.

Okay. So it's going to give you a lot more support and not pull at your neck like a halter would. All right. Now, I know I'm dressed in floral. I'm seeing some floral prints here.

Is that what's popular this year? Floral is very popular this year. I love this one from Johnny was as well, with the scoop neckline. This is universally flattering on everybody. Okay.

And then we even have this great one. Now, this is a bandeau neckline. This is from vineyard vines. And if you are more pear shaped, the straight across neckline is going to help balance out. Oh, that's good to know.

The bottom area, if you have a little bit of wider hips, this neckline is where you want to take. That's where you want to go. Okay. Yes. I think we've covered quite a bit here.

Now, I know you've talked about the. Is there anything else that we want to keep in mind when we talk about our one pieces or shopping for our one pieces. One pieces. You know, if you're wanting to hide more, I would definitely go with the print. Okay.

If you want to elongate, like I said, I would go with a great solid color. Okay. This asymmetrical. This one's from everything but water. And, you know, there's so much new technology with swimsuits.

Yeah. And design the fabric. There's like all the slimming fabrics, all that stuff. So look into it and you just have to go into the store and try it on. Right.

We were talking about that. You make sure you go into the store. You want to make sure that you try it on because the last thing you want to do is buy it, have it show up and it be too small or too big. Yeah. Shannon, thank you so much for bringing all of this here.

I think I'm going to steal this. I think that looks great. Yeah. I'm going to take this. And you're ready for vacation.

I am. Thank you, Shannon Hughes, for sharing these hot trends with us. And we'll be back.

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I'm Dominique Soxa. Thank you for being with us. All right. We are now one day away from the very first presidential debate this year. And just yesterday you may have heard a judge modified the gag order still in place after former President Donald Trump's New York trial.

Now, with those modifications, the former president can talk about witnesses in the trial. That includes his former fixer Michael Cohen and adult film star Stormy Daniels. He is also allowed to talk about jurors as long as his statements do not include any identifying information. Of course, he is not allowed, however, to talk about prosecutors. Now with these rules will remain in effect until his sentencing coming up on July 11.

Appellate lawyer and constitutional law attorney David Cole joining us once again this morning. David, thank you so much for being with us. I want to dive right into this first question. Judge Mershon wrote in his decision that he wanted to keep the jury protected, but legally he says he could not. Some analysts this morning say that gag orders are typically dropped once there is a verdict.

The Trump team is calling this a continued weaponization of the legal system. So how common is it that a gag order remains after a jury renders the verdict? Couple of things there. The label gag order is a little misleading at this point. It's more of a housekeeping order.

He's allowed, as you just said, to criticize the witnesses and to criticize the makeup of the jury. The fact that it was largely democratic in downtown Manhattan. What he's not allowed to do is get personal. In particular, about court staff. You don't often see a post trial order that involves that kind of behavior.

But frankly, you don't often find a litigant that's as media savvy as Mister Trump either. And I can't blame the judge for being concerned about some potential backlash against the members of his staff while they have some work to do. So it's an unusual order in its scope, I give you that. But given the personalities and issues in play here, it doesn't really surprise me to see it in place for this limited period of time until the sentencing. Okay.

So, David, then what are the potential consequences if the former president breaks that new gag order? Sure, the most obvious is he could be held in contempt again, as he was several times during the trial. Now, for Donald Trump, a multi billionaire $1,000 fine isn't the world's biggest deterrent. That may not be a big deal to him. The bigger deterrent, I think, is the sentencing is coming up, and a relevant factor in sentencing is, is the defendant remorseful?

Is the defendant trying to make things right? And if the defendant is not doing that, is, in fact, violating orders, it could result in a change for the worse for the sentencing, perhaps even jail time, as opposed to not jail time in the judge's decision calculus. Very interesting. You know, the Trump team is bringing up the timing of this modification to the so called gag order, as you said, because the first presidential debate, obviously, is tomorrow. Is this a coincidence?

How does this impact the Trump, how he can debate? The Trump team has brought up several concerns. You talked about him not being able to talk about the prosecutorial team. They've talked about the DOJ. One of the members of that prosecuting team is from the DOJ, came down to New York.

They talked about the daughter of the judge bringing in support, supporters, fundraising off the trial. They have made some of those concerns public. So how does this impact, how Trump can actually debate, or does it at all? Well, it's, he's got to choose his words carefully. We've never before had someone going into a presidential debate who's facing a criminal sentencing.

My advice to him, if I was his lawyer, would be, remember, the judge is going to be watching this. And so when you criticize the trial, you should focus on legitimate points for appeal. The jury pool was not a fair pool. Unfair evidence was omitted against me and not get into a lot of gripes about personal matters that really may not affect the outcome of the trial that much. That also, by the way, is good political advice because I think President Trump is at his best when he's articulating a vision for the future and is not at his best when he's kind of reciting lists of old gripes about things.

Ok, so, David, legally, what is going to change after his sentencing? Well, he could find himself in jail as one big change. I think that's unlikely given the nature of the crime and his age and so on and so forth. The question for the debating process is whether there will continue to be some kind of restrictions in place on what he can and cannot publicly criticize. It would surprise me if there was very much left other than personal information about the jurors, because, of course, you have a right to file an appeal in this country, and he's going to take it down the street, the New York appellate division, that court may have some concerns about its staff if he continues to make personal remarks about those people in the media once the appeal is docketed.

That's for another day, though, and ultimately another court to make that decision. All right, well, there's a lot to consider here as people completely prepare across the country to watch the lots of talk on both sides of the aisle. So, David Cole, thank you so much for your insight this morning. And of course, you can tune into the presidential debate. We will be airing it tomorrow.

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