‘Families Belong Together’ Rallies, How Tariffs May Affect Austin Home Prices, and UT Polls | July 2, 2018

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Hour one of the Todd and Don Show:  

• Thieves drained the bank account of 112 year old Richard Overton, the oldest living U.S. veteran, to purchase bonds

• Seattle is the first city in the U.S. to ban plastic straws and utensils

• President Trump says his choice for Supreme Court to replace Anthony Kennedy will be announced next week


Hour two of the Todd and Don Show:

• HIGHLIGHT: UT Professor Daron Shaw calls in to discuss recent polls conducted by UT and the Texas Tribune in regarding immigration, marijuana legalization, schools and gun control

• TECH NEWS:

-Dell Technologies Inc. has made a deal to buy the tracking stock of its majority-owned VMware unit in hopes of becoming a publicly traded company again

-Elon Musk says his company made good on a promise by after hitting a target to build 5,000 Model 3 electric cars in a week

-New technology on the internet lets anyone make videos of real people appearing to say things they’ve never said


Hour three of the Todd and Don Show:

• VIRAL VIDEO: The campaign video for combat veteran and Democrat MJ Hegar, who is running for a Congressional seat in Texas, says she’s opened doors for many people and is ready to go up against Representative John Carter

• Austin area custom home builder Luke Mezger says the US tariffs on lumber will affect home prices

• LeBron James agrees to four-year, $153.3 million deal with Lakers


Hour four of the Todd and Don Show:

• Hundreds of marches, protests and rallies took place across the country over the weekend for “Families Belong Together” where crowds called for the immediate reunification of migrant families and an end to family detentions and separations

• A man was arrested Saturday morning after being accused of letting his dog loose to attack another man in downtown Austin

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