
May 22, 2025
Season 3 Episode 256 | 27m 1sVideo has Closed Captions
Kentucky's Congressmen react to the House passing President Trump's tax and budget plan.
Reaction to the House passing Trump's tax and budget plan, Gov. Beshear gives an update on the storm cleanup, family members of a tornado survivor talk about his long road to recovery, a Kentucky mother discusses a new state law intended to protect road crews as millions of people prepare to hit the road for the Memorial Day weekend.
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May 22, 2025
Season 3 Episode 256 | 27m 1sVideo has Closed Captions
Reaction to the House passing Trump's tax and budget plan, Gov. Beshear gives an update on the storm cleanup, family members of a tornado survivor talk about his long road to recovery, a Kentucky mother discusses a new state law intended to protect road crews as millions of people prepare to hit the road for the Memorial Day weekend.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship[♪♪] >> THE BILL IS BIG, BUT IS IT BEAUTIFUL?
REACTIONS AHEAD AS THE U.S. HOUSE PASSES PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S TAX AND BUDGET BILL BY ONE VOTE.
>> HE'S SO FULL OF LIFE.
HE IS GRATEFUL TO BE ALIVE.
>> Renee: A LAUREL COUNTY TORNADO SURVIVOR'S FAMILY TELLS HIS STORY.
>> YOU SHOULD NOT GO TO WORK AND BE KILLED.
THAT'S JUST SO UNFAIR.
>> Renee: HOW A DEVASTATING LOSS BUT A MAGOFFIN COUNTY MOTHER ON THE PATH TO IMPROVING SAFETY FOR ROAD CONSTRUCTION WORKERS.
>> EVEN IF IT'S SPINACH AT 8:30 IN THE MORNING IT IS STILL AN EXCITING FOR LOTS OF OUR KIDS.
>> Renee: AND STUDENTS AREN'T JUST LEARN BEING HEALTHY FOOD THEY ARE GROWING IT.
>> PRESENTEDDION OF "KENTUCKY EDITION" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY THE KET MILLENNIUM FUND.
[♪♪] >> Renee: GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO "KENTUCKY EDITION" ON THIS THURSDAY MAY 22 END INTEREST'S RENEE SHAW.
GOOD TO BE BACK WITH YOU AND THANK YOU FOR SPENDING SOME OF YOUR THURSDAY NIGHT WITH US.
OVERNIGHT, THE U.S. HOUSE PASSED PRESIDENT DOBB DON'T TAX AND BUDGET PLAN BY THE NARROWEST POSSIBLE MARGIN.
IT WAS 215-214.
CRITICS OF THE BILL SAY IT WILL MEAN CUTS TO HEALTHCARE TO BENEFIT THE WEALTHY.
BACKERS SAY THE MIDDLE CLASS WILL BENEFIT.
THER IS CONGRESSMAN ANDY BARR A REPUBLICAN FROM KENTUCKY'S SIXTH DISTRICT.
>> REPUBLICANS HELD TOGETHER AND THEREFORED THIS VICTORY FOR PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND THIS WOULD NOT HAVE -- MAKE NO MISTAKE, THIS WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT THE LEADERSHIP OF PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WHO CAME TO THE CAPITOL AND RALLIED THE TROOPS AND TOLD US HOW IMPORTANT THIS WAS AND 77 MILLION AMERICANS VOTED FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP AND WE DELIVERED FOR HIM.
MY MESSAGE TO SENATORS RIGHT NOW IS VOTE WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP AND DELIVER THIS TAX RELIEF AND THIS BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
>> Renee: CONGRESSMAN TOM MASS MASSIE WAS ONE OF TWO REPUBLICANS TO VOTE AGAINST THE BILL.
HE SAYS THE SPENDING CUTS DON'T GO FAR ENOUGH.
CONGRESSMAN MORGAN MCGARVEY A DEMOCRAT FROM THE THIRD DISTRICT SAYS THEY GO TOO FAR.
>> 13.7 MILLION AMERICANS WILL LOSE THEIR HEALTHCARE.
WE'RE GOING TO GUT THE AMERICA'S PREMIER ANTI-HUNGER PROGRAM.
IT'S GOING TO ADD TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO THE NATION'S DEBT.
THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE SAYS IT.
MY COLLEAGUES THEY ALL SAY THIS IS GOING TO ADD TO THE DEBT AND TO THE DEFICIT OF THIS COUNTRY.
AND FOR WHAT?
SO DONALD TRUMP'S SMALL CIRCLE OF BILLIONAIRE DONORS GET A TAX BREAK?
>> Renee: THE BILL NOW MOVES TO THE U.S. SENATE AND SOME SENATORS HAVE SAID THEY WILL BE MAKING MORE CHANGES.
SENATOR RAND PAUL OF KENTUCKY SAYS HE IS A NO.
HE SAYS IT'S BECAUSE THE BILL WOULD ADD TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO THE NATIONAL DEBT.
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SAYS THE BUDGET BILL IF IT BECOMES LAW WILL HURT KENTUCKIANS.
>> Gov.
Andy Beshear: THE SO-CALLED BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL, IS GOING TO LEAD TO MORE KENTUCKIANS NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE A DOCTOR, NOT HAVING HEALTHCARE COVERAGE, LESS REVENUE TO SUPPORT OUR RURAL HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS.
AND IT'S GOING TO LEAVE MORE OF OUR KIDS AND SENIORS GOING HUNGRY.
IT'S WRONG.
IT'S CRUEL AND IT'S GOING TO PUT ANY OF THE POLICIES THAT THEY ANY OF THE POLICIES THAT THE % WANT TO PASS IS GOING TO BE BOURNE BY THOSE THAT WILL LOSE THEIR HEALTHCARE COVERAGE AND FOOD ASSISTANCE.
>> Renee: GOVERNOR BESHEAR WAS CRITICAL OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S BUDGET PLAN, HE HAD WORDS OF PRAISE ON ANOTHER MATTER.
THE GOVERNOR SAYS FEMA HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL IN DEALING WITH KENTUCKY'S NATURAL DISASTERS THE LAST FEW MONTHS.
>> Gov.
Andy Beshear: I DISAGREE WITH THIS PRESIDENT ON A LOT OF THINGS.
BUT THE FEMA OPERATION ON THE GROUND UNDER HIS ADMINISTRATION, HAS BEEN GOOD.
AND IN FACT IT'S BEEN REALLY GOOD.
SO MY HOPE IS THAT HE WILL SIGN OFF ON THESE APPLICATIONS SO WE CAN MOVE THE SAME PEOPLE WHO HAVE DOPE A GOOD JOB FOR THE NATURAL DISASTERS WHERE THE DEADLINES ARE COMING OVER TO THIS AREA.
BECAUSE WE'VE SEEN THEIR PERFORMANCE AND THEY HAVE HELPED OUR PEOPLE.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE CREDIBILITY IN THE ROLE NO MATTER WHO IS PRESIDENT IF THEY DO SOMETHING THAT HELPS YOUR PEOPLE THEY OUGHT TO GET CREDIT.
IF THEY HARM YOUR PEOPLE YOU STAND UP AND SPEAK OUT ABOUT IT.
>> Renee: BESHEAR SAYS PRESIDENT TRUMP CALLED HIM TO ASK ABOUT THE STORM DAMAGE AND HE IS HOPEFUL THE PRESIDENT WILL APPROVE FOREREQUEST FOR FEDERAL AID FROM THE STATE.
THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS YEAR AT KENTUCKY HAS ASKED THE WHITE HOUSE TO SIGN OFF ON A MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION.
>>> DAVID KRELL IS DESCRIBED BY HIS FAMILY AS A FUN LOVING MAN WITH A SKILL FOR STORYTELLING.
NOW, HIS FAMILY IS SHARING DAVID KRELL'S STORY AFTER THE LAUREL COUNTY NATIVE WAS SEVERELY INJURED DURING THE WEEKEND STORMS AS A TORNADO DESTROYED HIS HOME.
"KENTUCKY EDITION" CAUGHT UP WITH THE STORM SURVIVOR'S NIECE WHO TALKS ABOUT HIS LONG ROAD TO RECOVERY.
>> MY SISTER WAS A COUPLE MILES DOWN THE ROAD.
AND SHE WAS THE FIRST ONE TO BE ABLE TO GET OUT TO CHECK ON HIM.
AND SHE SAID WHEN SHE GOT HERE THAT THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT THERE WAS RUBBLE AND PEOPLE CRYING AND SCREAMING.
SHE SAID THAT THE NEIGHBOR HAD FOUND MY UNCLE ABOUT 80 FOOT AWAY FROM THE TRAILER.
NEXT TO MY GRANDMA'S URN AND IT WAS FULLY INTACT.
IT WAS TERRIFYING THERE IS NO WAY TO DESCRIBE IT.
HE REMEMBERED EVERY DETAIL.
HE SAID HE WAS STANDING RIGHT BY HIS BATHROOM DOOR.
AND IT WAS STORMING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WAS A CALM.
AND HE SAID NEXT THING YOU KNOW IT STARTED RAINING AND HE HEARD A FREIGHT TRAIN HE SAID.
NEXT THING HE KNEW HE WAS SLAMMED INTO A WALL AND THEN HE BLACKED OUT FROM HITTING THE DEBRIS.
HE WOKE UP AND WOULDN'T MOVE COULDN'T GET UP.
HE STARTED SCREAMING FOR HELP AND THAT IS WHEN THE NEIGHBOR FOUND HIM.
HE HAS A BROKEN NECK AT 67 HE IS PARALYZED FROM THE WAIST DOWN.
HE CAN USE HIS ARMS A LITTLE BIT HE CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH THEM RIGHT NOW.
WE HAVE A "GOFUNDME" PAGE TO HELP MY MOM AND UNCLE GET A NEW HOME AND TRY TO GET ACCOMMODATIONS FOR WHATEVER HE MAY NEED WHEN HE GETS OUT OF THE HOSPITAL.
IT WILL BE A COUPLE OF MONTHS SO I'M HOPING WE CAN REBUILD SOMETHING FOR HIM TO COME HOME TO.
HE'S JUST THE LIFE OF THE PARTY WHEN HE IS IN THE ROOM.
HE HAS THE COOLEST STORIES TO TELL YOU AND NOW A CRAZY ONE.
HE IS SO FULL OF LIFE.
HE IS GRATEFUL TO BE ALIVE.
DRIVING DOWN THE STREET SEEING WHAT USED TO BE YOU CAN'T RECOGNIZE WHERE MY MOM'S HOUSE IS.
I HAD TO LOOK TO FIND WHERE IT USED TO BE BECAUSE NOTHING LOOKS THE SAME.
THE NEIGHBORS THAT WERE HERE EVERYBODY SURVIVED.
THE GUY IN THE VERY BACK HAD A BABY AND HE CLUTCHED THE BABY WHEN THE TORNADO HIT AND HE HAD A GASH RIGHT HERE ON HIS HEAD BUT THE BABY WAS UNSCATHED.
EVERYBODY ON THIS SIDE WAS HOME THAT GOT HIT.
AND THEY ALL SURVIVED IT.
EVERYONE OF THEM OVER HERE.
THANK GOD.
I COULDN'T IMAGINE WHAT SHE THEE PEOPLE ARE GOING THROUGH WHO LIVED THROUGH A TORNADO HITTING HER HOUSE.
THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE OUT HERE THROWING FOOD AT PEOPLE AND CLOTHING AND WATERS AND THANK GOD FOR THEM.
THERE'S RESOURCES OUT THERE.
JUST ASK FOR HELP.
LET THESE PEOPLE HELP YOU THAT IS WHAT THEY'RE HERE FOR THEY ARE HERE TO HELP YOU THROUGH THIS.
>> Renee: Mr. DAVID KRELL IS STILL RECOVERING IN THE HOSPITAL.
TO OTHER NEWS ROAD CONSTRUCTION SEASON HAS STARTED IN KENTUCKY AND A NEW LAW IS GIVING ROAD WORKERS PROTECTION.
HOUSE BILL 664 ALSO KNOWN AS THE JARED LEE HELTON ACT WAS SPONSORED BY STATE REPRESENTATIVE AND NAMED IN HONOR OF A MAGOFFIN COUNTY MAN WHO WAS KILLED WHILE WORKING IN A HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION ZONE IN TENNESSEE.
AUTOMATED SPEED ENFORCEMENT TECHNOLOGY CAN BE USED IN WORK ZONES A POLICE OFFICER STATIONED CAN ISSUE A TICKET BASED ON IMAGES FROM THE SPEED ENFORCEMENT DEVICE TO A DRIVER GOING 10-MILES-PER-HOUR OVER THE SPEED LIMIT.
DRIVERS EXCEEDING THE SPEED LIMIT WILL BE FINED $500 AND REQUIRED TO ATTEND TRAFFIC SCHOOL.
THE FINE COULD GO UP TO $10,000 IF THEY INJURY OR KILL SOMEONE.
ALL FINES WILL BE USEDDED TO PAY FOR OFFICERS IN HIGHWAY WORK ZONES.
JARED LEE HELTON'S MOTHER SAYS LOSING YOUR LIFE DOING YOUR JOB IS TOO HIGH A PRICE TO PAY AFTER HER SON LOST HIS SHE BEGAN WORKING TO PREVENT MORE WORK ZONE DEATHS.
>> QUIET PERSON BUT A JOKESTER.
HE WAS LIKE THE KIND HEARTEDDEST PERSON YOU COULD BE.
HAD SEVERAL, SEVERAL FRIENDS.
WHEN HE DIED, HE WAS 22 YEARS OLD.
HE PUT LIGHTS DOWN IN THE HIGHWAY.
THOSE REFLECTTERS AND THAT IS WHAT HE DID ROAD CONSTRUCTION.
THEY'D GO MILES AND MILES AND PUT REFLECTORS IN THE HIGHWAY AND HE LOVED THAT JOB BECAUSE HE GOT TO TRAVEL.
HE HAD A COWORKER ON THE TRUCK JUSTIN STAFFORD THEY WERE PUTTING THE REFLECTORS DOWN TOWARDS I40 MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE AND AN 18-WHEELER HAD COME TO THE TOP OF THE HILL WHERE JARED'S BOSS HE TOLD HIM HE NEED TO MOVE OVER WE ARE DOWN TO ONE LANE.
MOVE OVER AND SLOW DOWN.
BUT THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW HE COMPILING THROUGH THAT WORK ZONE.
AT HIGH EXCESSIVE SPEED AND HE CRASHED RIGHT INTO THE CRASH TRUCK AND THEY HIT THE STATE TROOPER AND DEMOLISHED THAT CAR AND THEN HE HIT JUSTIN AND JARED IN THEIR LITTLE TRUCK AND KILLED BOTH OF THEM.
PROBABLY A MONTH AFTER JARED WAS KILLED, THE LORD PUT IT ON MY HEART THAT I WANTED TO MAKE SOMETHING GOOD OUT OF WHAT WAS A TRAGIC SITUATION WILL YOU SHOULD NOT GO TO WORK AND BE KILLED IT IS SO UNFAIR.
I DIDN'T WANT ANYONE TO GET THAT PHONE CALL LIKE WE DID.
AS I'VE ALWAYS SAID IT'S A FAMILY MEMBER IT'S YOUR FAMILY AND THAT SEEMS SO UNFAIR TO ME.
WE WENT DOWN AND MET WITH SENATOR STIVERS AND DISCUSSED THE SITUATION AND WHAT HAPPENED AND I TOLD HIM I WANT TO MAKE A CHANGE MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
BECAUSE I DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS LIKE WE DID.
PROBABLY WITHIN A MONTH, REPRESENTATIVE BLEN TON CALLED ME AND SAID I WANT TO HELP YOU.
I SAID OKAY.
I WAS ELATED.
I SAID YOU CAN BE MY VOICE.
>> MR. SPEAKER, A FEW YEARS AGO, A YOUNG MAN FROM MAGOFFIN COUNTY BY THE NAME OF JARED LEE HELTON GRAU UP WITH MY JUNGER DAUGHTER WAS WORKING IN A WORK ZONE WHEN HE WAS HIT AND KILLED AND LOST HIS LIFE.
AT TOO YOUNG OF AN AGE.
AND SINCE THAT TIME I SET OUT AFTER SPEAKING WITH HIS PARENTS TO FIND A WAY THAT WE CAN IMPROVE THE SAFETY IN OUR WORK ZONES SO THAT ANOTHER FAMILY DOESN'T HAVE TO EXPERIENCE WHAT JARED'S FAMILY WENT THROUGH.
I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR FOUR OR FIVE YEARS.
I THINK, MR. SPEAKER, WE HAVE FINALLY REACHED SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE'S GOING TO LIKE.
THAT PEOPLE'S GOING TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF.
AND THAT WILL PROVIDE SAFETY IN OUR WORK ZONES, BUT WILL ALSO PROVIDE THE PROTECTION THAT PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR.
>> I MYSELF CONSIDER IT A MIRACLE THAT IT HAPPENED WITHIN FIVE YEARS.
AND HE SAID GETTING A LAW IN SOMEBODY'S NAME IN THEIR HONOR, VERY FEW PEOPLE GET THAT.
HE WOULD BE SO HAPPY.
BUT HE WOULD BE LIKE I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU DONE THIS, MOM.
YOU KNOW.
BUT HE WOULD BE PROUD.
BECAUSE WHAT ELSE COULD A MOTHER DO FOR HER CHILD?
YOU KNOW?
IT'S THE LAST POSSIBLE THING I COULD DO FOR HIM.
I HAD SET SEVERAL GOALS, BUT THIS WAS THE LAST ONE AND IT HAPPENED.
AND I AM ELATED I'M SO THANKFUL.
WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT A COUNTRY BOY FROM MAGOFFIN COUNTY CAN MAKE SUCH A GREAT DIFFERENCE?
IT'S SAD HE HAD TO DIE FOR IT, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE TOOK SOMETHING AND MADE GOOD.
SOMETHING UGLY AND TURN TO DO INTO GOOD.
HOPEFULLY THIS WILL MAKE A GREAT IMPACT AND SAVE LIVES.
AND I PRAY IT WILL.
>> Renee: THE LEGACY LIVES ON THROUGH A SCHOLARSHIP THE FAMILY ESTABLISHED IN HIS NAME.
[♪♪] IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA TO CATCH A MEDICAL ISSUE EARLY.
BUT NOT EVERYONE GETS THE SCREENINGS THEY NEED AND NOT EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO THOSE SCREENINGS.
THE LEXINGTON FAYETTE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND THE U.K. CHAMPION HEALTH INITIATIVE ARE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
THEY ARE HOSTING A HEALTH FAIR SATURDAY AND IT'S FREE.
MORE IN TONIGHT'S MEDICAL NEWS.
>> WE LOOKED INTO SO MANY HEALTH FAIRS IN THE PAST.
AND WE HAVE ATTENDED FAIRS IN JESSAMINE COUNTY AND IN WOFFORD COUNTY BUT LEXINGTON NEVER HAD ITS OWN PUBLIC HEALTH FAIR.
IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE PEOPLE GET FREE SCREENINGS.
WE BASICALLY WANT TO MEET THE COMMUNITY WHERE WE CAN.
SO WE FELT LIKE IF SOME PEOPLE THERE IS A STIGMA ABOUT GOING TO THE DOCTOR BUT NOT A STIGMA GOING WHERE YOU HAVE FREE RESOURCES WE WERE MEETING THE PUBLIC WHERE THEY ARE BY TAKING THE HEALTH FAIR AND MAKING IT COMMON WHERE EVERYONE CAN ATTEND YOU DON'T HAVE AN APPOINTMENT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
YOU CAN WALK UP AND BE SCREENED.
WE HAVE A LOT OF VENDORS THAT WILL BE THERE.
WE WILL BE THE LION'S CLUB DOING HEARING TESTING AND VISION AND, SCREENINGS AND THEY WILL BE DOING A1C TESTING WE WILL HAVE BLUEGRASS AND THEY WILL DO BLOOD PRESSURE, DOING VACCINES AND THEN U.K. WILL BE THERE FOR HIV TESTINGS.
BUT IT'S OVER 50 VENDORS AND MORE PEOPLE WILL BE THERE ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, GUN LOCKS, THE FAYETTE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS THE SHERIFF DEPARTMENT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE NATIONAL GUARD AND WE'LL ALSO HAVE THE KENTUCKY MOBILE MARKET IN PARTNERSHIP WITH KROGER.
U.K.
THEY ARE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH US WHICH IS AMYING.
AND THEY WILL BE HOSTING CLASSROOM SESSIONS THEY HAVE CLASSROOM SESSIONS ON MONEY AND HOUSING AND JUST MENTAL HEALTH.
I HOPE PEOPLE SEE THAT THE MESSAGE WAS TO MEET THEM WHERE THEY ARE.
I HOPE PEOPLE SEE THAT WE ARE TRYING WE HEAR THEM, WE KNOW THAT THERE IS A NEED FOR FREE SCREENINGS.
WE KNOW THERE IS A NEED TO BRING EVERYONE TOGETHER.
>> Renee: THE HEALTH FAIR WILL BE FROM 12-3:00 P.M. EASTERN TIME AT THE BCTC NEWTOWN CAMPUS.
FEEDBACK IS ENCOURAGED AS THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT LOOKS AHEAD TO PLAN NEXT YEAR'S FAIR.
[♪♪] THE MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY IS ALMOST HERE.
SOME OF YOU ARE GETTING AN EARLY START.
IF YOU ARE AMONG THE MILLIONS EXPECTED TO TRAVEL FOR THE HOLIDAY, AAA HAS TIPS ON REACHING YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY AND ON TIME.
>> THIS MEMORIAL DAY, HOLIDAY WEEKEND, THE EXTENDED WEEKEND WE EXPECT TO BE VERY BUSY FOR TRAVELERS.
WE'RE THINKING 518,000 KENTUCKIANS ARE LIKELY TO TRAVEL 50 MILES OR MORE FROM HOME.
ABOUT 85% OF THOSE WILL BE GOING BY CAR.
AND THEN JUST OVER 11% WILL BE FLYING.
AND THE REMAINDER WILL BE TAKING ANOTHER MODE OF TRANSPORTATION WHETHER IT IS A TRAIN OR CRUISE OR BUS.
IT TRACKS CLOSELY WITH WHAT WE'RE EXPECTING TO SEE NATIONWIDE WHERE WE'RE FORECASTING THAT ABOUT 45.1 MILLION WILL TRAVEL 50 MILES OR MORE FROM HOME OVER THE EXTENDED WEEKEND.
NATIONWIDE, WE EXPECT ABOUT 87% TO GO BY CAR.
SLIGHTLY HIGHER PERCENT THAN WHAT WE'RE EXPECTING FOR KENTUCKIANS AND 8% FLYING NATIONWIDE.
AND THE REMAINDER WILL BE TAKING THE OTHER MODES OF TRANSPORTATION.
INTERESTINGLY, USUALLY IT'S THE REVERSE AND WE SEE SLIGHTLY MORE KENTUCKIANS GOING BY CARVER SUSPEND ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
GOOD NEWS AT THE PUMP.
WE DIDN'T GET THAT BIG JUMP THAT WE USUALLY SEE IN THE SPRING.
AS WE GO FROM THOSE WINTER BLEND FUELS OVER TO THE HIGHER COST SUMMER BLENDS.
AND THAT'S PRIMARILY BECAUSE WE SAW SOFTER DEMAND COMING INTO THE SPRING AND MOST IMPORTANTLY THOSE OIL PRICES REALLY STAYED LOWER THAN WHAT WE HAD SEEN LAST YEAR.
WE ARE HOVERING AROUND THAT $60 A BARREL MARK, WHICH IS REALLY PUTTING DOWNWARD PRESSURE ON THE PUMP PRICES.
AND NOW IF YOU ARE TRAVELING BY CAR, I ALWAYS TELL ME EVERY SINGLE TIME WE HAVE ONE OF THESE HOLIDAYS WHERE THERE IS A LOT OF TRAVELERS, ALWAYS PACK YOUR PATIENCE.
WE DON'T WANT YOU TO FEEL FRUSTRATED ON THE ROADWAY BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT MAKING YOUR DESTINATION AT THE TIME YOU WANTED TO.
LEAVE EARLY.
STAY CALM BEHIND THE WHEEL.
AND BE AWARE OF ALL THOSE ADDED DISTRACTIONS THAT YOU USUALLY SEE WHEN YOU ARE TAKING THESE ROAD TRIPS.
IF YOU ARE TRAVELING BY AIR, I RECOMMEND DOWNLOAD THAT AIRLINE APP SO YOU CAN KEEP ON TOP OF WHAT IS GOING ON WITH YOUR FLIGHTS IF THERE ARE DELAYS, CANCELLATIONS, THOSE SORTS OF THINGS.
THAT IS YOUR FIRST LINE OF COMMUNICATION OF KNOWING WHAT IS GOING ON.
WE DID HAVE TO FINALLY REACH THAT DEADLINE FOR REAL ID.
IN THAT CAN CAUSE LONGER LINES.
I HAVE BEEN TELLING ME TO GET A REAL ID FOR QUITE A WHILE.
AS FOLKS ARE COMING ON SUMMER TRAVEL GET THAT REAL ID SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO PUT YOUR TRIP IN JEOPARDY.
YOU CAN GET A PASSPORT THAT WILL WORK AS WELL.
SO IF YOU ALREADY HAVE A PASSPORT, THEN YOU'RE FINE YOU'RE GOOD TO GO THAT IS REAL ID COMPLIANT.
>> Renee: TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE REAL ID INCLUDING HOW AND WHERE TO DEATH IT GO ON-LINE TO DRIVE.KY.GOV/REAL ID.
>> THE FOOD PRINTS CLASS IN FRANKFORT IS A GARDENING AND NUTRITION EXTENSION CLASS THAT INCORPORATES THE SCHOOL FROM FIRST GRADERS TO THE CAFETERIA.
IT TEACHES KIDS HOW TO GROW, COOK AND FIND HEALTHY FOOD.
>> BEING CLOSER TO OUR FOOD IS JUST SOMETHING THAT WE THINK IS VERY IMPORTANT UNDERSTANDING WHERE OUR FOOD COMES FROM AND HOW TO ACCESS FOOD AND HOW TO HAVE HEALTHY FOOD PROVIDED FOR OUR KIDS WE FELT IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT.
JUST BEING IN A CITY HERE, A LOTTED OF OUR KIDS DO NOT GROW UP ON A FARM AND DON'T HAVE GARDENS.
GIVING THEM THAT ACCESS IS SOMETHING WE FELT WAS IMPORTANT AND IT'S SOMETHING THEY HAVE ENJOYED LEARNING ABOUT.
>> WELL, IT'S EXCITING WHEN YOU GET TO GO TO CLASS AND YOU KNOW THERE'S OFTEN A CHANCE YOU ARE GOING TO GET TO EAT SOMETHING.
THAT MAKES IT EASY TO GET EXCITED ABOUT THINGS.
AND SO EVEN IF IT'S SPINACH AT 8:30 IN THE MORNING IT IS STILL AN EXCITING THING FOR LOTS OF OUR KIDS.
AND WE'RE ABLE TO DO IT IN A SETTING WHERE YOU DON'T EVER HAVE TO TRY ANYTHING.
IT'S ALWAYS A CHOICE.
WE ALL LIKE TO EAT EVERYDAY.
IT'S PRETTY FUNDAMENTAL.
SO FOR OUR KIDS TO KNOW WHERE THEIR FOOD COMES FROM AND HOW TO GROW IT AND THEN HOW TO COOK IT AND HOW TO MAKE NUTRITIOUS HEALTHY CHOICES.
THOSE ARE GOING TO BE THINGS THEY USE EVERYDAY IN THEIR LIFE.
SO TO HAVE THEM LEAVE US KNOWING HOW TO DO THOSE THINGS IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO LIVING A GOOD LIFE.
>> THE FOOD PRINTEDS CLASS REACHES KIDS THAT MAYBE DON'T GRAVITATE TOWARDS MUSIC OR GYM.
IT IS A NOVEL EXTENSION CLASS.
AND I LOVE THAT CERTAIN KIDS THAT MAYBE AREN'T EVERYTHING ELSE THAT IS OFFERED DOESN'T SPARK JOY THEY REALLY GET FOOD PRINTEDS AND THEY LOVE IT.
I LOVE THAT THAT KID HAS THE OPTION.
THE GROUP THAT DOES THE RECIPE CARDS IS GOING TO START OFF WITH ME CUTTING AND ASSEMBLING OUR PIZZA.
>> IT GIVES THE KIDS TIME ESPECIALLY AS AN EXTENSION CLASS TO KIND OF DECOMPRESS A LITTLE.
ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT IT FOR KIDS IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO USE THEIR HANDS.
AT MIDDLE SCHOOL WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO CUT UP SPINACH AND DO PRETTY COOL CUT.
AND IT'S JUST STUFF THEY DON'T DO NORMALLY AND IT GIVES THEM A CHANCE TO CHILL OUT AND CONVERSE AND TALK WITH EACH OTHER.
I OVERHEAR THE MOST INTERESTING CONVERSATIONS WHEN THEY ARE JUST ABLE TO BE WORKING WITH THEIR HANDS AND TALKING TO ONE ANOTHER.
>> FOR OUR KIDS IT'S NOVEL IN A GREAT WAY JUST GIVING THEM TO US IT IS A LIFELONG SKILL THEY WILL HAVE MAYBE THEY WERE NOT TAUGHT AT HOME BUT SOMETHING THEY CAN CONTINUE TO GROW ON.
>> Renee: THE FOOD PRINTS CLASS HAD TO ROLO INDICATE -- RELOCATE AFTER THE FRANKFORT FLOODS.
THE KIDS ARE RESILIENT AND THE CLASS IS STILL GOING STRONG DESPITE THE CHANGE OF SCENERY.
[♪♪] THE LOUISVILLE ORCHESTRA RELEASED ITS PLANS FOR A NEW SEASON THIS FALL AND IT INCLUDES EVERYTHING FROM A FULL BALLET TO MUSIC FROM DOLLY PARTON AND A NIGHT WITH MORGAN FREEMAN.
KELSEY STARKS SAT DOWN WITH DIRECTOR TEDDY ABRAMS TO FIND OUT MORE WHAT TO EXPECT.
>> I'M VERY, VERY EXCITED BECAUSE IT TOUCHES ON ALMOST EVERY TYPE OF MUSIC AND EVERYTHING AN ORCHESTRA CAN DO.
THE CITY HAS NOT SEEN THE 9TH SYMPHONY ONE OF THE GREATEST WORKS EVER CONCEIVED.
WE'RE COLLABORATING WITH THE BALLET, APPALACHIAN SPRING IS ONE OF OUR SIGNATURE PIECE IT IS A FULL BALLET WITH THE ORCHESTRA ON STAGE NOT TO MISS.
ONE OF THE ABSOLUTE GREATEST MODERN MASTERPIECES AN ATLAS OF DEEP TIME THE LAST PIECE WE PLAY THROUGHOUT THE SEASON THAT PIECE TAKES YOU ON ALL OF TIME FROM DAY ONE OF THE PLANET TO TODAY.
EACH MINUTE OF MUSIC IS 100 MILLION YEARS OF GEOLOGICAL TIME.
IT'S LIKE WILD IDEAS IN MUSIC AND OUR ORCHESTRA CAN PLAY IT ALL.
BEETHOVEN ONE OF THE SIXTH SYMPHONY THAT IS ON THE SEASON.
THE ONE FROM SHINE, THE PIECE THAT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO PLAY, THAT OPENS THE SEASON.
IT'S ONE HIT AFTER ANOTHER.
MORGAN FREEMAN WILL BE HERE IN PERSON HE IS HOSTING A CONCERT ABOUT THE BLUES.
WE WANT TO BUILD A SEASON PEOPLE FEEL IT IS NOT TO MISS.
OUR SUBSCRIPTIONS PEOPLE ARE MOVING TO THE SUBSCRIPTION WHERE THEY GO TO EVERY CONCERT.
WE WERE LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS AND THE SMALLER ONES WENT DOWN BECAUSE MORE PEOPLE WERE GOING TO THE FULL SUBSCRIPTION THEY WANT TO COME TO EVERYTHING.
THAT IS UNHEARD OF RIGHT NOW.
ORCHESTRAS CALL US UP AND ASK HOW ARE YOUR SUBSCRIPTIONS GOING UP.
WE'VE BEEN DREAMING OF THAT.
IN LOUISVILLE OUR AUDIENCES KNOW EVERY CONCERT IS AN EVENT.
THAT IS OUR RULE NO BORING CONCERTS.
I WANT EVERYONE TO BE SPECIAL.
>> Renee: WITH TEDDY AS THE DIRECTOR IT WILL BE THE TOUR ACROSS KENTUCKY CONTINUES THIS SUMMER WITH STOPS IN GLASGLOW AND ELIZABETHTOWN THIS JULY.
YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THE LOUISVILLE ORCHESTRA ON THE NEXT "INSIDE LOUISVILLE" SUNDAY AT 12:00 NOON 11:00 A.M. CENTRAL HERE ON KET.
NOT TO BE MISSED.
WE SPEND ONE-THIRD OUR WAKING HOURS AT WORK HOW DO YOU GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR CAREER?
>> YOUR AVERAGE CAREER IS 90,000 HOURS AND I'M ON 80,000 AND IT'S BEEN WONDERFUL.
NOT ALL 80,000 WERE GREAT.
I KNOW WHERE THERE WERE PAIN POINTS IN THE WORKFORCE AND IN THE WORK WORLD.
AND I WANTED TO HELP PEOPLE THAT WALK THROUGH THAT PAIN.
>> Renee: IN OUR BUSINESS BEAT SEGMENT TOMORROW A CAREER EXPERT OFFERS TIPS HOW YOU CAN GET FULFILLMENT IN YOUR JOB TOMORROW ON "KENTUCKY EDITION" WHICH, IS 6:30 EASTERN 5:30 CENTRAL.
WE HOPE YOU CONNECT WITH US ALL THE WAYS YOU SEE ON YOUR SCREEN.
FACEBOOK, X AND INSTAGRAM CHECK US OUT ON-LINE AT KET.ORG AND LOOK FOR US ON THE PBS VIDEO APP.
I'M RENEE SHAW THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT AND I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW NIGHT.
Class Teaching Kentucky Kids How to Grow, Cook Healthy Food
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Clip: S3 Ep256 | 3m 22s | The class incorporates students and staff. (3m 22s)
Family Says London Man Paralyzed Following Tornado
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Clip: S3 Ep256 | 3m 8s | The man's family says he has a long road to recovery. (3m 8s)
Gearing Up for Memorial Day Travel
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Clip: S3 Ep256 | 3m 25s | AAA has some tips on how to reach your destination safely and on time. (3m 25s)
House Votes to Pass Trump's Tax, Budget Plan
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Clip: S3 Ep256 | 2m 37s | Not all of Kentucky's congressmen support the bill. (2m 37s)
Woman Working to Prevent Work Zone Deaths on KY Roads
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Clip: S3 Ep256 | 5m 35s | Jared Lee Helton died will working in a construction zone in Tenneessee. (5m 35s)
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