Inside Edition for Wednesday, July 6, 2022

It's the first major snow storm of 2026 and it's causing panic across the country! 200 million Americans are in the path. People are preparing - clearing store shelves, grabbing food and other essentials.  As Steven Fabian reports, meteorologists predict this will be one for the history books. And is this daredevil flirting with disaster? An acclaimed rock climber is about to climb one of the tallest skyscrapers in the world - without any ropes or protective gear. Plus, It's no secret that President Trump dislikes the late night hosts - who often make him the target of their zingers. Well that battle is now taking a new turn. And if you thought Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo were shoo-ins to get Oscar nominations this year - think again! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

23 Tammi 21min

Actress Melissa Gilbert cried happy tears after getting the news her husband was a free man. A judge agreed to release actor Timothy Busfield from jail until he goes on trial to face child abuse allegations, which he denies. Jim Moret was at the courthouse in New Mexico and spoke with the relieved Little House on the Prairie star. Speaking of stars, bagpipes aren't exactly what you think of when you think country music, but that's what Dolly Parton was surprised with on her birthday. And wait till you hear who was behind it. Also today, Elizabeth Smart became a household name here in the US after being kidnapped at knifepoint from her Utah home and held captive by a deranged couple for nine months. But as Ann Mercogliano reports, her story is about to go global. And, when a woman needed a kidney, she found a very unlikely donor.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

22 Tammi 22min

Talk about airing your dirty laundry in public! Brooklyn Beckham... The son of soccer icon, David Beckham and Spice Girl, Victoria Beckham... Posted a six-page scathing letter saying he's had it with his parents. Among his complaints? He says they hijacked his high-profile wedding that was featured on the cover of Vogue.  And it was family night for President Trump as he attended the Indiana-Miami college football national championship game... Watching from a V-I-P box with daughter Ivanka and a number of his grandchildren. While that was all fun and games... As soon as he left Hard Rock Stadium... He took to social media doubling down on his mission to acquire Greenland. Plus, we're learning more about the judge... Who along with his wife... Was shot through the front door of his house. They both survived. A man hunt is underway to find the shooter. Investigators are now looking into why this judge... Who worked on a number of high-profile cases... Was targeted. And there is crying in football! Especially when you're the mother of Heisman winning quarterback... Fernando Mendoza. She was there to see her son lead the Indiana Hoosiers to become national champions. There wasn't a dry eye in the stadium.   To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

21 Tammi 21min

A heartfelt plea from Little House on the Prairie star Melissa Gilbert. her husband, actor Timothy Busfield is being held on sex abuse charges and she's asking the judge to take care of him while he awaits a bail hearing. As Jim Moret reports, she's not the only one sending a letter defending Busfield. Busfield denies the charges. And good Samaritans jump in to help a woman who was trapped inside a sinking SUV.  As luck would have it, one was a Navy rescue swimmer who just happened to be having lunch nearby and knew just what to do. He spoke with Ann Mercogliano.  Plus, it was a big moment when Vanessa Williams sang the national anthem at an NBA game. However, there was a bit of an interruption when a heckler, not happy about President Trump's mission to take over Greenland, yelled out right in the middle of the performance. And it's a real-life Stanger Things. Residents in a Connecticut town say they are being driven crazy by an annoying sound that they hear 24/7 - making it hard to even sleep. Alison Hall traveled to the area to find out what's going on.   To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

20 Tammi 23min

She's the former senator known for her bold fashion choices. Now Kyrsten Sinema is at the center of some pretty salacious headlines. In a lawsuit her bodyguard's ex-wife is accusing Sinema of having an affair with her husband. And the father of a woman claiming she was sexually abused by actor Timothy Busfield when she was just 16 is speaking out to Inside Edition. He says he trusted the actor... Letting his daughter work with him at the children's theater Busfield founded. The father regrets not filing a criminal complaint against Busfield. Busfield attorney says that the father’s allegations about Busfield “were never proved and they are 25 years old.” Plus, commuters not paying their fare is a growing problem across the country...but nowhere is it worse than here in New York. It's estimated almost half of all riders don't pay...resulting in a billion dollars in lost revenue. And we've told you about the Pokémon crime wave thieves stealing the collectible cards that sell for big bucks. Now, the most brazen one yet - bad guys bursting into a store....smashing glass cases and holding guns up to customers heads. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

17 Tammi 22min

Today marks exactly one week since 37-year-old Renee Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent...unrest in Minneapolis growing after another ICE related shooting. Today President Trump is threatening to invoke the centuries old insurrection act to stop the chaos. And for years... Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence never went anywhere without her pet Chihuahua. Now she's getting some heat for rehoming the dog because she says it bit her three-year-old son. Plus, it was a story that shocked the nation. A wife... Shot in the face by her husband's young mistress. The shooter -- dubbed the Long Island Lolita. The victim... Mary Jo Buttafuoco and her husband Joey became household names. Their story now being made into a Lifetime movie produced by Mary Jo herself. After she was left unable to smile because of that gunshot wound... America saw her get her smile back... Right here on Inside Edition. And long before American Idol there was Star Search. The TV talent competition launched the careers of a number of today's biggest stars. Now... Star Search is back... And wanna-be celebrities are lining up in hopes of getting their big break. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

16 Tammi 21min

It's a shocking moment of two toddlers seen dangerously walking on a highway, with their parents nowhere in sight. Turns out they're twin sisters and their parents reportedly hadn't noticed they had wandered out of an unlocked gate at an Airbnb they were staying at. Alison Hall talks to the hero who saved the day. And actor Timothy Busfield spent the night in a New Mexico jail cell after two children accused him of sex abuse. In the search for evidence. Cops just raided the home that Busfield shares with his wife, Little House on the Prairie star Melissa Gilbert. His lawyers say Busfield denies the allegations and maintains they are completely false. Plus, he has no regrets. That's the word from the Ford worker who heckled President Trump as he toured the plant. In the video seen around the country, he yelled an insult at the President that really made him angry. And did a former IRS investigator commit two murders all to cover up an affair with his au pair? Prosecutors say the answer is yes. Ann Mercogliano has more on a murder trial with lots of twists and turns. The defendant denies all the allegations. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

15 Tammi 22min

He turned himself in. Actor Timothy Busfield who starred on two iconic TV shows and is married to Little House on the Prairie star Melissa Gilbert is now facing child sex abuse charges. As Steven Fabian reports, just before surrendering, Busfield taped a video saying he's innocent, and he's going to prove it in court. And more than half of all the malls in America have closed. At this one in California, shoppers have been replaced with vandals who cops say have scrawled graffiti all over the walls. Jim Moret went to the mall to find out what's going on. Plus, She doesn't feel safe. That's what Karen Read is saying in the wake of being found not guilty of fatally running down her Boston cop boyfriend with her SUV. In her first interview since her acquittal, Read says she fears retaliation from those who thinks she got away with murder. And they were pen pals as kids but wait till you hear how their paths crossed as adults. Les Trent has a story that will have you asking, what are the odds? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

14 Tammi 21min