[♪♪] >> DOING GROUNDBREAKINGS ON MAJOR PROJECTS LIKE THIS DON'T HAPPEN VERY OFTEN.

>> Christie: MILITARY FAMILIES ARE GETTING A BIG NEW SPACE FOR CHILDCARE HERE IN KENTUCKY.

>> THE HUMAN BRAIN IS ONLY WIRED AND MEANT TO WITNESS AND SURVIVE ONE TO THREE TRAUMATIC EVENTS.

FIRST-RESPONDERS CAN SEE DOUBLE OR TRIPLE THAT IN A SHIFT.

>> Christie: A NEW PROGRAM IN GEORGETOWN IS PROVIDING MUCH-NEEDED MENTAL HEALTHCARE TO OUR FIRST-RESPONDERS.

>> WELL, OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TRY TO ERASE A LOT OF OUR HISTORY.

TODAY IN KENTUCKY WE'RE CELEBRATING IT.

>> Christie: AND TWO STATUES HONOR TWO KEY KENTUCKY FIGURES FROM ARE THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD.

>> PRODUCTION OF "KENTUCKY EDITION" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY THE KET MILLENNIUM FUND.

[♪♪] >> Christie: GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO "KENTUCKY EDITION" FOR FRIDAY JUNE 20TH THE OFFICIAL START OF SUMMER I'M COUNTRIES YIS IN OUR LOUISVILLE STUDIO FILLING IN FOR RENEE SHAW THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

MILITARY FAMILIES AT FORT KNOX ARE GETTING A NEW CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER.

IT BEGAN WITH A CONVERSATION BACK IN 2016 AND SINCE THEN, AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WAS DEMOLISHED TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE NEW CONSTRUCTION.

WE GO TO LAURA ROGERS AT FOR FOT KNOX FOR THE GROUNDBREAKING.

>> IT WAS BUILT IN THE NOON 1980s AND OFFICIALS ARE EXCITED TO HAVE I ANEW FACILITY TO OFFER MILITARY FAMILIES IT WILL SERVE 300 CHILDREN FROM BIRTH THROUGH SIX YEARS OLD.

AND ASIDE FROM EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARN TO GO WILL OFFER INDOOR RECREATION.

>> IT'S ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL FOR THE COMMUNITY.

OUR CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER PROVIDES SERVICES TO ALLOW OUR SOLDIERS ON THE INSTALLATION TO DO THEIR JOB FOR THE ARMY BY PROVIDING THAT WORLD CLASS CHILDCARE.

SO BEING ABLE TO BRING THIS NEW FACILITY IT'S GOING TO BE MODERN, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OPEN PLAY SPACES, WE WILL HAVE A GIANT ACTIVITY ROOM HAD THAT WILL ALLOW ACTIVITY IN THE SUNSHINE AND WHEN THE WEATHER IS NOT GREAT WE WILL PROVIDE INSTRUCTION.

THIS $33 MILLION INVESTMENT IS HUGE TO OUR INSTALLATION.

>> IT'S THE FOUNDATION.

IT IS THE FOUNDATION OF OUR SOCIETY.

THAT FOUNDATION BUILDS AND BUILDS CHARACTER IN OUR CHILDREN FOR SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL LIFE SKILLS AND EQUIP THEM TO BE PREPARED FOR GRADE SCHOOL.

>> TODAY IS A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE FOR OUR ARMY FAMILIES.

THIS C.D.C.

IS NOT JUST A BUILDING AS AN INVESTMENT IN THE FUTURE A FOUNDATION UPON COUNTLESS LEADERS WILL DEGREE AND THRIVE.

OUR FAMILIES SHOW THEIR DEDICATION TO OUR NATION AND THE CHILDREN DESERVE THE VERY BEST.

>> OUR NATION RELIES ON YOU AND THIS INSTALLATION AND SENATOR McCONNELL IS PROUD TO CHAMPION FORT KNOX IN WASHINGTON D.C. >> SENATOR MITCH McCONNELL HELPED SECURE $30 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO THE NEW C.D.C.

HE WAS SCHEDULED TO SPEAK TODAY AT THE GROUND BREAK BUT HIS OFFICE WAS DELAYED.

AND IT WAS SCHEDULED TO BE A 2027 PROJECT BUT THE TIMELINE MOVED UP A COUPLE OF YEARS.

FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION" I'M LAURA ROGERS.

>> Christie: THANK YOU, LAURA.

THE NEW CENTER IS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPETE IN ABOUT THREE YEARS.

>>> A NEW INDUSTRY IS STAKING OUT LAND AND ENERGY IN KENTUCKY.

THAT INDUSTRY... DATA CENTERS.

WE ARE TALKING BUILDINGS WITH BIG COMPUTERS THAT RUN A LOT OF OUR TECH.

KENTUCKY'S ENERGY PROVIDERS WANT TO MEET THAT NEW DEMAND.

>> WE RECOGNIZE SOME OF THESE PROJECTS WILL NOT MAKE IT TO THE FINISH LINE.

BUT WE HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THAT OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM AND CONTACT WITH THE DEVELOPERS WE DO THINK UNDER 2,000 MEGAWATTS WILL MAKE IT TO THE FINISH LINE AND THAT IS WHAT WE ARE PREPARING TO SERVE.

>> IS THE SUPPLY GOING TO BE ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THAT?

IF NOT HOW DO WE COMPENSATE OR WHAT IS IT THAT WE DO?

>> THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION AND WE WILL ONLY CONNECT LOAD THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO ADD SUPPLY FOR.

WHEN THAT LOAD IS CONNECTED.

THE FACT IS, DATA CENTERS CAN BE BUILT AND GO COMMERCIAL IN A MUCH SHORTER TIME PERIOD THAN WEIGH CAN ADD GENERATION.

WE RECOGNIZE THAT.

AND WE WILL THROTTLE THAT ACCORDINGLY SO WE REMAIN IN SYNC WITH THE AVAILABLE GENERATING SUPPLY.

>> Christie: COMMUNITIES AND CITY OFFICIALS DO HAVE A SAY IN WHAT GETS BUILT AND WHERE.

OLDHAM COUNTY RESIDENTS SUCCESSFULLY PROTESTED AGAINST A DATA CENTER IN THEIR COMMUNITY, THOUGH THE COMPANY IS EYEING OTHER SITES IN THE COUNTY.

WHILE DATA CENTERS BRING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPONENTS SAY THEY DON'T ADD THAT MANY JOBS FOR THE AMOUNT OF POTENTIAL AIR AND NOISE POLLUTION THEY EMIT.

>>> A RETIRED KENTUCKY SUPREME COURT JUSTICE WAS HONORED TODAY.

THE STATE NOW HAS A PORTRAIT OF FORMER JUSTICE LISA HUGHES WHO SERVED 15 YEARS ON THE STATE'S HIGHEST COURT.

>> THE DAYS ARE LONG WHEN YOU SERVE ON THE SUPREME COURT.

IT'S HARD WORK.

IT IS A TRUE CHALLENGE.

IT'S REWARDING, BUT IT'S HARD.

AND THOSE DAYS ARE LONG DAYS.

BUT WHEN YOU LOOK BACK THE YEARS ARE SO SHORT THEY JUST FLEW BY.

>> Christie: GOVERNOR ERNIE FLETCHER APPOINTED HUGHES TO THE COURT IN 2007.

SHE RETIRED IN 2023.

SHE WAS A JUDGE FOR JEFFERSON CIRCUIT COURT AND THE STATE COURT OF APPEALS.

SHE GREW UP IN PRINCETON, KENTUCKY.

THIS WAS THE LAST CHANCE FOR PEOPLE TO GATHER IN THE COURTROOM.

ALL COURT BUSINESS IS MOVING OUT OF THE CAPITOL AS THE BUILDING UNDERGOES LONG-TERM RENOVATIONS.

>>> WELL, DOES KENTUCKY HAVE TOO MANY COUNTIES?

A FORMER STATE LAWMAKER SAYS YES.

ADAM KOENIG JUST WROTE AN PIB PIECE FOR THE LEXINGTON HERALD-LEADER HE SERVED AS.

AND ARGUES THAT KENTUCKY SHOULDN'T HAVE 120 COUNTIES HE SAYS EVERY COUNTY HAS ITS OWN GOVERNMENT.

HE ALSO SAYS ROAD FUNDING IS DIVIDED EVENLY AMONG THE COUNTIES.

SO A SMALL COUNTY GETS AS MUCH AS A BIG COUNTY.

HE SAYS THE STATE SHOULD STREAMLINE THE PROCESS MAKING IT EASIER FOR COUNTIES TO MERGE IF THEY WANT TO.

>>> LOUISVILLE WILL HOST ANOTHER MAJOR GOLF TOURNAMENT NEXT MONTH.

THE CHAMPIONSHIP IS MOVING FROM NICHOLASVILLE TO HURSTBOURNE COUNTRY CLUB IN LOUISVILLE.

THE PGA TOUR TOUR.

BEGINS JULY 10TH AND KELSEY STARKS SAT DOWN WITH THE C.E.O.

AND LOUISVILLE'S MAYOR TO TALK ABOUT THE BIG BUSINESS OF GOLF IN LOUISVILLE IN THIS WEEK'S BUSINESS BEAT.

[♪♪] >> GOLF IS BECOMING BIG BUSINESS IN LOUISVILLE.

THANK YOU ALL BOTH FOR BEING HERE.

WE APPRECIATE IT.

AND MAYOR GREENBERG I WANT TO START WOULD YOU THIS IS A SECOND YEAR THAT LOUISVILLE HOSTED A LARGE SCALE GOLF TOURNAMENT AND, OF COURSE, THE PGA CHAMPIONSHIP AT VALHALLA AND NOW THE ISCO CHAMPIONSHIP WHICH WILL BE AN ANNUAL EVENT.

WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF SOMETHING LIKE THIS FOR THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE?

>> IT'S HUGE FOR LOUISVILLE.

WE'VE GOT GREAT PRACTICE EVERY YEAR HOSTING THE WORLD FOR THE KENTUCKY DERBY.

HOSTING BIG SPORTING EVENTS TO LOUISVILLE IS IN OUR DNA AND WE LOVE TO DO IT.

IT IS A POSITIVE IMPACT IN OUR COMMUNITY REAR ROUND -- YEAR-ROUND, IT CREATES JOBS, RESTAURANTS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES AND GIVES OUR CITY A UNIQUE IDENTITY.

THE WORLD KNOWS US FOR WORLD CLASS HORSERACING AND WORLD CLASS GOLF AS WELL.

WE HAD THE RYDER CUP AND THE PGA CHAMPIONSHIP AND NOW THE ANNUAL ISCO AND GOLF FANS FROM LOUISVILLE AND THE REGION CAN ENJOY WORLD CLASS GOLF HERE IN LOUISVILLE EVERY YEAR.

AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT.

>> AND YOU ARE EXCITED, JIMMY IS THE CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O.

OF ISCO INDUSTRIES.

AND THIS, OF COURSE, YOU GOT THE NAMING RIGHTS TO THIS TOURNAMENT WHICH WAS THE BASH SOL TOURNAMENT AND IT WAS HELD IN NICHOLASVILLE AND WHY WAS IT SO IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO BRING THIS TO LOUISVILLE?

>> WE WANTED TO KEEP IT IN KENTUCKY.

IT'S BEEN THERE AND IS A NEW EVENT, KIND OF BRANDING IT AS THE ISCO CHAMPIONSHIP.

GOLF IS IN OUR RATS AS A COMPANY AND A GOLF IRRIGATION COMPANY AND HAVE GROWN FOR A PIPING COMPANY FOR DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS AND MARKETS.

GOLF IS IMPORTANT TO US.

BUT I KNOW HOW MUCH THIS COMMUNITY LOVES PROFESSIONAL GOLF BEING INVOLVED IN THE PGA CHAMPIONSHIP LAST YEAR, IT WAS VERY PRIDEFUL MOMENT FOR MYSELF TO SEE THE COMMUNITY COME OUT AND SUPPORT IT IN RECORD FASHION.

A LOT OF COMMUNITIES HAVE HAD PGA CHAMPIONSHIPS AND WE BROKE RECORDS WITH THE SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY.

WE NEED TO CONTINUE THAT AND BRING PROFESSIONAL GOLF BACK ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.

>> A LOT OF PEOPLE MAY NOT REALIZE BUT YOU WERE ONE OF FOUR PARTNERS WHO PURCHASED VALHALLA AND A CHAIRPERSON OF THE 2024PGA CHAMPIONSHIP HOW HAS THIS TOURNAMENT IT'S DIFFERENT FROM THE PGA CHAMPIONSHIP?

>> THE PGA CHAMPIONSHIP IS MAJOR.

THIS WILL BE A LOT MORE YOU HAVE A LOT MORE ACCESSIBILITY TO SEE THE PLAYERS UP CLOSE AND SEE GREAT GOLF.

>> SPEAKING OF THE PLAYERS, YOU ALL HAVE ALREADY HAD QUITE A FEW SIGN ON FOR THIS THE 2013PGA CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER, JASON DUFNER AND JB HOLMES WHO WERE OTHERS?

>> WE HAVE MATTIE SMITH A YOUNG PROFESSIONAL AND WENT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE AND ALMOST WON ON TOUR.

JOEL DAMON PEOPLE KNOW HIM FROM THE NETFLIX EPISODE.

HARRY HIGGS ON HUR.

WE WILL HAVE LOCAL YOUNG PLAYERS TRYING TO MAKE IT.

STEVEN STALLINGS A KENTUCKY GRADUATE AND BRENDON DOYLE WHO GREW UP AT LONG RUN GOLF COURSE.

HIS GRANDFATHER'S DEMOING THERE AND WE ARE EXCITED FOR HIM AS WELL.

>> A LOT GOING ON.

AND MAYOR, YOU'VE SAID THIS IS A PRIORITY OF YOUR ADMINISTRATION TO BRING BIG SPORTING EVENTS.

WHAT -- HOW DOES LOUISVILLE COMPARE TO SOME OF THE OTHER CITIES OF ITS SIZE OR LARGER SMALLER THAT ARE ALSO COMPETING FOR EVENTS LIKE THIS?

AND WHAT IS LOUISVILLE STILL NEED TO DO IN ORDER TO GET MORE OF THESE TYPES OF EVENTS?

>> WELL, OF COURSE, KELSEY WE ARE THE BEST CITY HOSTING THESE EVENTS WE KNOW IT AND SEE IT EVERY YEAR.

EVERYONE WHO LEAVES HAVING VISITED FOR THE DERBY SAYS THAT IS THE BEST WEEKEND OF MY LIFETIME.

AND THAT WHAT WE WANT FOR A GOLF EVENT OR ANY OTHER EVENT.

WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO BUILD ON THAT.

IT'S LIKE ANNUAL EVENTS ARE BECOMING THE NORM WITH BOURBON AND BEYOND.

AND HOSTING LARGE FESTIVALS ARE SIMILAR TO HOSTING WORLD CLASS SPORTING EVENTS LIKE THE ISCO CHAMPIONSHIP.

JIMMY AND I ARE WORKING CLOSELY AND THRILLED WE ARE BRINGING IN 2028, THE WOMEN'S VERSION OF THE RYDER CUP THE PREMIER EVENT IT WILL BE PLAYED HERE IN LOUISVILLE.

AND LOOKING TO DO THIS IN OTHER SPORTS.

WHAT WE NEED EVEN MORE ROAD -- LIKE VALHALLA IS AS GOOD OF A GOLF COURSE IT CAN BE.

WE NEED GREAT VENUES FOR SPORTS AS WELL.

WE ARE WORKING ON POSSIBLY BRINGING A WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL PROFESSIONAL TEAM TO LOUISVILLE.

A NEW LEAGUE THAT JUST STARTED IT WOULD BE A GREAT CITY FOR AT THAT TIME.

AND LOOKING AT OTHER SPORTS AS WELL.

WE HAVE THE HOTELS AND THE RESTAURANTS AND HOSPITALITY WE NEED A COUPLE MORE VENUES FOR THE OTHER SPORTS OUT THERE AS WELCH.

>> I IMAGINE IT IS A SNOWBALL EFFECT THE MORE YOU HOST THE MORE WILL COME?

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

WE HAVE OTHER SPORTS WE HAVE WORLD CLASS CYCLING EVENTS HERE.

WE DID HOST THE FIRST-EVER PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE NEW LOVE LEAGUE WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL AS DIFFERENT SPORTS EVENTS WORD GETS OUT QUICKLY AND PEOPLE WANT TO BE IN LOUISVILLE.

WE HAVE A LOT OF INTEREST IN THE CITY.

I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE FUTURE TO BUILD UPON THE CHAMPIONSHIP HERE IN JULY.

>> AND ONE THING YOU SAID THIS IS ABOUT MORE THAN GOLF.

THERE IS A CHARITY ASPECT AND LOCAL IMPACTS TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT.

>> LIKE THE MAYOR SAID HE BROUGHT IN AS A GUEST TO HIS THE LPGA EXER TO DERBY AND LANDED THE SOL HYME CUP THE WOMEN'S RYDER CUP AND BROUGHT THE COMMISSIONER OF THE PGA TOUR.

THESE PEOPLE LIKE TO PARTY AND THEY LIKE TO HAVE FUN THIS IS GOING TO HAVE A DERBY THEME BECAUSE HOW PEOPLE LIKE TO COME OUT ON THE SOCIAL SIDE.

THE THING I LOVE ABOUT THE PGA TOUR THERE IS A CHARITY COMPONENT.

THEY LEAVE A FOOTPRINT IN THE CITY.

AND THE WENDY DIABETES INSTITUTE WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE THAT IN OUR TOWN IN THE INVESTMENT THAT THE NOVAK FAMILY HAS MADE IN THAT FACILITY TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS LIVE THEIR BEST LIFE THAT ASTRICT EN WITH THE DISEASE.

AND THE FIRST TEAM OF LOUISVILLE I'M PASSIONATE ON THE BOARD THEY WILL BE A BENEFICIARY AS WELL.

>> THE PGA CHAMPIONSHIP WHEN THEY WERE HERE THEY MADE A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT IN THE FIRST T ORGANIZATION IN FACILITIES AT SENECA GOLF COURSE ONE OF OUR PUBLIC GOLF COURSES AND THAT IS CONTINUING WITH THIS EVENT.

IT'S KEEPING THE CHARTABLE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT JIMMY AND HIS COMPANY AND THESE PGA TOUR EVENTS MAKE LEAVES A LASTING LEGSY SO MORE KIDS CAN GET INVOLVED AND ENJOY THE SPORT.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME IN BEING HERE.

THE ISCO CHAMPIONSHIP BEGINS ON THURSDAY JULY THE 10TH AND TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW.

BACK TO YOU.

[♪♪] >> Christie: THANK YOU.

TWO YEARS AGO, THE GEORGETOWN SCOTT COUNTY EMS TEAM STARTED A CRITICAL INCIDENT TEAM TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES TO ITS PARAMEDICS.

NOW, THE PROGRAM SERVES MULTIPLE AGENCIES WITHIN SCOTT COUNTY INCLUDING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE CORONER'S OFFICE.

FIRST-RESPONDERS SAY THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED A STIGMA AROUND MENTAL HEALTH IN THEIR FIELD.

BUT, THE CRITICAL INCIDENT TEAM IS HELPING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

THAT'S TONIGHT'S MEDICAL NEWS.

>> ON MAY 22, 2023, WE SCOTT COUNTY LOST DEPUTY GAIL COMMONLY IN A VIOLENT LINE OF DUTY DEATH AND THAT KIND OF BROUGHT ATTENTION TO MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL WELL-BEING FOR FIRST-RESPONDERS ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO WORKED THE INCIDENT.

THERE WAS AREALLY A HUGE LIST OF RESOURCES FOR FIRST-RESPONDERS WHEN IT COMES TO MENTAL HEALTH AND DEALING WITH HARD CALLS AND DAY-TO-DAY LIFE.

AND RECENTLY, WE SAW A GREATER NEED FOR ALL THE FIRST-RESPONDERS IN THE COUNTY NOT JUST EMS.

WE ARE MADE OF EMS, POLICE, FIRE, SHERIFF'S OFFICE, CORONER AND LOCAL HOSPITAL.

>> WE WANT TO BE A PART OF IT BECAUSE WE ALL ARE BROTHERS AND SISTERS HERE IN EMERGENCY SERVICES WHETHER YOU'VE DONE THIS FOR FIVE MINUTES OR 15 YEARS, YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED THINGS IN YOUR CAREER THAT ARE TRAUMATIC AND YOU EITHER HOLD ON TO IT ARE OR YOU HAVE TO HAVE A OUT.

AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE A WAY TO DEAL WITH THOSE EMOTIONS.

AND SO, BEING A PART OF THIS TEAM ALLOWS US TO HELP EACH OTHER TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER AND MAKE SURE WE DON'T HAVE BURN-OUT AND REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF BURN-OUT AND MAKE SURE WE'RE ALL PROVIDING THE BEST SERVICE WE CAN.

>> THE HUMAN BRAIN IS ONLY WIRED AND MEANT TO WITNESS AND SURVIVE ONE TO THREE TRAUMATIC EVENTS IN THEIR LIFETIME.

AND FIRST-RESPONDERS WE CAN SEE DOUBLE OR TRIPLE THAT IN A SHIFT DEPENDING HOW THE DAY GOES.

AND THERE'S BEEN A SIGMA THAT WE ARE THE TOUGH ONES IF YOU HAD A HARD CALL GET OVER IT AND MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE.

BUT THAT'S LED TO A LOT OF POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, DEPRESSION, ANXIETY AND WE'VE LOST SEVERAL FIRST-RESPONDERS NOT NECESSARILY HERE IN SCOTT COUNTY BUT THE STATE OF KENTUCKY TO DEATH BY SUICIDE.

BECAUSE OF WHAT WE SEE AND NOT BEING ABLE TO DEAL WITH IT.

>> WE CAN PROVIDE INCIDENT DEBRIEF.

LIKE HARD CALLS, FIRES, PEDIATRICS ARE HARD ON FIRST-RESPONDERS.

THERE WAS A TOUGH PEDIATRIC CALL.

WE CAN DO INCIDENT DEBRIEFS AND PROVIDE PEER SUPPORT IF SOMEBODY HEY I'M HAVING A HARD TIME I WANT TO SPEAK ALL OF OUR MEMBERS ARE TRAINED OR GETTING TRAINED IN PEER SUPPORT AS WELL.

>> IT'S BEEN PUSHED TO ME THAT WHEN I WAS VERY YOUNG HEY WE'RE TOUGH, WE'RE STRONG WE CAN DO THIS.

YOU HOLD IT DOWN YOU DON'T DEAL WITH IT OUT IN THE OPEN.

THAT'S JUST NOT TRUE.

>> I THINK PEOPLE ARE STARTING TO REALIZE THAT WE'RE FIRST-RESPONDERS ARE ALSO HUMAN.

AND I THINK FIRST-RESPONDERS ARE STARTING TO REALIZE HEY WE ARE STILL HUMAN AT THE END OF THE DAY.

WE ALSO HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF OURSELVES AND IT'S HARD TO TAKE CARE OF OTHER PEOPLE IF WE'RE NOT TAKING CARE OF OURSELVES.

>> Christie: TRUE.

THE INCIDENT TEAM HAD ITS FIRST MEETING EARLIER THIS MONTH.

>>> ABOUT 1.3 MILLION AMERICAN WOMEN TRANSITION INTO MENOPAUSE EACH YEAR ACCORDING TO THE SOCIETY FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH.

ONCE A TOPIC MORE RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE TO HELP WOMEN NAVIGATE MENOPAUSE.

>> AS WE GET WISER OUR BODY COMPOSITION CHANGES.

WE'RE HEARING A LOT MORE ABOUT MENOPAUSE AT THE MOMENT.

AND WITH MENOPAUSE WHAT WE'RE FINDING IS THAT THE BODY COMPOSITION CHANGES THAT MIGHT MEAN YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE GOES UP, YOUR BLOOD SUGAR STARTS TO LOOK DIFFERENT YOUR CLOSE TROLL MAY LOOK DIFFERENT AND THE JOINTS FEEL DIFFERENT TOO.

MAKING SURE WE'RE TAKING CARE OF OUR PHYSICAL HEALTH WILL BE BETTER FOR YOUR 0 WELL-BEING.

I'M GRATEFUL THAT THE WOMEN'S HEALTH COMMUNITY IS BETTER RECOGNIZING.

IF YOU GO BACK AND TALK TO OUR MOTHERS IN THEIR 60s AND 70s, AND YOU ASK THEM HEY, MOM DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED WHEN YOU WENT THROUGH MENOPAUSE?

THEY ARE GOING TO LOOK AT YOU BLANKLY.

THEY DO NOT REMEMBER MUCH.

THEY MIGHT SAY I THINK I HAD A HOT FLASH.

AND THEN MY PERIODS STOPPED BUT THEY CAN'T GIVE YOU A BETTER IDEA.

AND THERE ARE SO MANY RESOURCES OUT THERE RIGHT NOW AND SOME INFORMATIVE INDIVIDUALS PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT THIS TOPIC.

I FOR ONE DOCUMENTARY I'VE BEEN SHARING WITH PATIENTS IS CALLED M, SHEDDING THE SILENCE ON MENOPAUSE WHICH IS FEATURED ON THE PBS WEBSITE.

AND IT ALLOWS FOR FOUR PHYSICIANS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO TALK ABOUT MENOPAUSE ALONG WITH THEIR PATIENTS.

AND TRYING TO TALK ABOUT THOSE WITH YOUR PROVIDER, AND NOT JUST DISMISSING IT AS WELL, I GUESS IT'S SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS AS I GET OLDER.

HAVE THAT CONVERSATION WITH YOUR PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER.

BECAUSE THEY CAN HELP POINT YOU IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

>> Christie: GOOD ADVICE.

MENOPAUSE CAN LAST A AVERAGE OF 4 TO SEVEN YEARS ACCORDING TO THE SOCIETY RESEARCH.

[♪♪] YESTERDAY ON JUNETEENTH, THE LEXINGTON FREEDOM TRAIN COMMITTEE UNVEILED A MONUMENT HONORING LEWIS AND HARRIET HAYDEN ON NORTH LIMESTONE STREET IN LEXINGTON.

DESIGNER AND WORLD RENOWNED SCULPTOR, BASIL WATSON SPOKE AT THE CEREMONY.

>> I WILL KEEP IT SIMPLE.

I AM A MAN MORE OF IMAGES THAN WORDS.

WHAT AN OLD AFRICAN PROVERB STATES IF YOU WANT TO GO FAST GO ALONE.

IF YOU WANT TO GO FAR GO TOGETHER AND THE THEME IS ABOUT THE WORK WITH HARRIET AND LEWIS, MOVING TOGETHER, NOT JUST BY THEMSELVES BUT WITH A COMMUNITY THEY CARRIED WITH THEM AND A COMMUNITY TO WHICH THEY WENT AND A COMMUNITY THAT THEY FOUGHT FOR ALL THEIR LIVES.

AND I HOPE THAT THIS SKULL TOUR WILL MOTIVATE PEOPLE TO RECOGNIZE THAT THEY NEED TO GO TOGETHER.

THEY NEED TO WORK TOGETHER.

STICK TOGETHER.

AND THAT'S THE ONLY WAY WE WILL SUSTAIN AND MAINTAIN AND GO TOWARDS FREEDOM.

>> WHILE OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TRIES TO ERASE A LOT OF OUR HISTORY, TODAY IN KENTUCKY WE'RE CELEBRATING IT.

WE ARE CELEBRATING -- [APPLAUSE] [CHEERING].

>> Gov.

Andy Beshear: WE ARE CELEBRATING IT AND COMMITTING TO PRESERVING IMPORTANT PEOPLE LIKE LEWIS AND HARRIET.

COMMITTED TO CELEBRATING THE LEADERS AND EDUCATING OURSELVES ABOUT THE ASPECTS OF OUR HISTORY THAT HAVE BEEN FOR TOO LONG OVERLOOKED.

>> I WANT TO SAY WITH HISTORY, AS YOU ALL KNOW IT'S I SAY UNDER ASSAULT.

PEOPLE WANT TO COVER UP WHAT HAPPENED.

BUT IT IS PART OF WHO WE ARE, IT'S WHO WE WERE.

AND PART OF WHO WE ARE NOW IS WHO WILL WE BECOME AND HISTORY'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE WE CAME FROM SO WE CAN KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING.

AND THE NAME IS TOWARD FREEDOM.

BECAUSE IT'S NOT A STATIC PHRASE IT SPEAKS OF MOVEMENT OF PROGRESS OF WORK TO BE DONE.

SAYING THAT THEY WILL BE PROUD AND REMIND US THAT THE WORK OF FREEDOM IS NEVER FINISHED.

TOWARD FREEDOM IS NOT JUST THE NAME OF THE STATUE IT IS A DIRECTION A CALLING WHEN FUTURE GENERATIONS STAND HERE AND LOOK UPON THIS STATUE MAY THEY NOT ONLY REMEMBER, BUT BE MOVED TO ACT, TO LEAD TO CARRY US FURTHER TOWARD FREEDOM.

THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] >> IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE HAYDEN'S STORY IT IS VERY PROLIFIC.

AND YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO TELL THAT STORY WITHIN ONE SCULPTOR PIECE -- SKULL TOUR PIECE.

AND THAT IS NOT EASY.

IN THIS PARTICULAR PIECE THERE IS A SALUTE AND THE DIRECTION THEY ARE SALUTING TOWARDS TALKS ABOUT THE CONTINUING STRUGGLE TOWARDS FREEDOM.

AND THAT THEY DID IT TOGETHER.

AND THAT IT IS A UNIFIED STRENGTH.

AND IF YOU LOOK AT THEIR FACES, THEY ARE LOOKING TO THE SKY.

YOU SEE.

SO THEY LET YOU KNOW THERE WAS A LOT OF FAITH THERE, A LOT OF BELIEF IN GOD IN THAT CARRIAGE IN THAT STRUGGLE.

SO WHEN HE CAPTURED THAT I WAS LIKE, THAT'S PRETTY AWESOME.

>> WE CANNOT TURN AWAY FROM EVEN THE MOST PAINFUL MOMENTS AND PRETEND THEY DON'T EXIST.

INSTEAD, WE MUST LEARN FROM THEM AND MAKE PROGRESS FOR THAT BETTER TOMORROW.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT HERE TODAY IN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY.

[APPLAUSE] >> Christie: THE MONUMENT WILL ACT AS THE CENTERPIECE FOR A NEW PARK ON NORTH LIMESTONE STREET IT WILL FEATURE A TIMELINE STARTING WITH THE FOUNDING OF LEXINGTON THROUGH THE HAYDEN'S LIVES AND INTO THE PRESENT DAY.

>>> IT'S THE FIRST WEEKEND OF SUMMER AND WITH PLENTY OF FUN ACTIVITIES ALL OVER KENTUCKY OUR TOBY GIBBS HAS A FEW IDEAS IN THIS LOOK AT WHAT'S UP AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH.

[♪♪] >> IF YOU LIKE TO READ AND CELEBRATE THE SUMMER SOLSTICE HEAD TO THE BOOK AND BOTTLE SHOP.

SPEND SOMETIME WITH THE FAMILY READING BOOKS AND PRACTICING YOUR ART SKILLS ON THE STREETS OF HOPKINSVILLE IN A SIDEWALK CHALK CONTEST.

NATURE TECHNOLOGY COME TOGETHER SATURDAY.

LEARN HOW TO BECOME A COMMUNITY SCIENTIST AND IDENTIFY ORGANISMS ON THE APP AT THIS EVENT THAT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

HAVE A MINIATURE ITEM THAT NEEDS IDENTIFICATION?

TAKE IT TO THE GREAT AMERICAN DOLL MUSEUM THIS SATURDAY.

WHERE YOU CAN GET HELP TO DATE IT AND ADVICE HOW TO TAKE CARE OF IT FOR FREE.

THE MOUNTAIN MARKET IS TAKING PLACE AT BLUE LICKS BATTLEFIELD STATE PARK.

STOCK UP ON CRYSTALS, TEES AND TAKE YOUR PET TO GET A FUN PSYCHIC READING.

FUN TAKES FLIGHT AT THE AVIATION HERITAGE PARK MUSEUM AS IT HOSTS SIMULATOR SATURDAY.

ANYONE AGES SEVEN AND UP CAN GET INTO AA PILOT'S SEAT AND TAKE TO THE SKIES.

WISE BIRD CIDER COMPANY IS CELEBRATING WITH FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENTS STARTING TONIGHT AT 7:00 P.M. WITH CRAFTS AND TATTOOS THERE'S SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE TO ENJOY.

AND THAT'S WHAT IS HAPPENING AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH, I'M TOBY GIBBS.

>> Christie: THANK YOU TOBY GIBBS.

HE IS ALWAYS IN THE KNOW.

BE SURE TO JOIN BILL BRYANT AND A TEAM OF WORKING JOURNALISTS AS THEY DISCUSS THIS WEEK'S NEWS ON "COMMENT ON KENTUCKY".

AMONG THE TOPICS THE U.S. SENATE RACE HERE IN DEMOCRAT, CONCERNS ABOUT LAWMAKER SAFETY AFTER THE SHOOTINGS IN MINNESOTA AND CONGRESSMAN THOMAS MASSIE'S BILL TO KEEP THE U.S. OUT OF THE ISRAEL-IRAN WAR.

THAT IS TONIGHT AT 8 EASTERN 7 CENTRAL HERE ON KET.

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