Inside Edition for Monday, August 11, 2025

On his first official trip since returning to the White House, President Trump, along with First Lady Melania, headed to hurricane ravaged North Carolina and to Los Angeles to see the devastation of the wildfires first hand. The Trumps dressed appropriately for disaster zones, the president wore special boots while Melania wore a green parka jacket. And here's something else the president saw today - encampments in North Carolina filled with Americans now living in RVs and tents after losing their homes last September when Hurricane Helene struck. With record freezing temperatures hitting the state, they say they are freezing and need help. They also say they feel abandoned. Plus, for the people of Southern California, rain is finally expected in the forecast for the weekend. However, while Mother Nature will help extinguish the flames, there's now a new worry - landslides. Jim Moret has our report. And across the country, the once in a lifetime winter storm hitting the South East has brought snow to Atlanta. However, when one 10-year-old boy went sledding disaster struck. He's one of many not used to snow and the dangers that can happen, and his sled ended up flying off an embankment.  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

25 Jan 22min

The historic deep freeze along the Gulf Coast is causing total chaos out on the roads. A big problem is drivers not being used to snow and black ice. On one stretch of highway, troopers responded to more than 100 accidents. And all the collisions have also led to massive traffic jams with some stuck in their cars for 15 hours. And from ice to fire, as two new blazes break out in Los Angeles where high winds and low humidity are making things extra challenging today for firefighters. And it's been a debate, should the Oscars, scheduled for March 2nd be canceled? After a six-day delay, this morning the nominees were announced with the head of the Academy saying the show must go forward. Plus, President Trump has named a new director of the U.S. Secret Service and he may look familiar. He put himself in the line of fire the day of the assassination attempt, and the president says he trusts him because of his fearless courage.  And imagine looking at your doorbell camera and seeing a guy wearing a scary devil mask and it’s not even close to Halloween! That's what happened to a mom in Texas...as Les Trent reports, she and her neighbors are freaked out.  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

24 Jan 20min

President Trump is demanding an apology from the bishop who counseled him to "have mercy" on migrants and other groups targeted by the new administration. At 1:00AM the president took to social media and in a lengthy post he called the bishop's comments nasty and inappropriate. Now, the bishop is taking to the airwaves with her response. And it's an inauguration ball tradition: members of the military cutting in to dance with the president and vice president and their spouses. But how do they decide who gets the honor? Ann Mercogliano spoke exclusively with the sergeant who was chosen to dance with the first lady. Plus, polar vortex, Siberian express, whatever you want to call it - it's cold pretty much everywhere. In Florida and the Gulf Coast, here's a word you don’t get to use very much: snow! And at a time when weather is the lead story, scores of TV meteorologists are out of a job. One hundred of them who work for the same station group were all fired yesterday to be replaced by forecasters from the weather channel. They didn’t get much notice and their sadness about the move was on full display.  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 Jan 22min

The second presidency of Donald Trump ended its first night in a wave of glamour. The president and first lady attended three inaugural balls and there was this charming moment when members of the military cut in to dance with them. And, candidate Trump promised immediate change if elected - and today he made good on that with more than 1,000 Biden era appointees being shown the door. Plus, in his first hours as president, Trump also made good on his pledge to release those convicted of crimes connected with the January 6th Capitol riot. Outside the Washington jail where many are being held, it was a celebratory scene. And, with the cold wave that's gripping so much of the country, there are plenty of warnings about avoiding frostbite by covering exposed skin outside. There's also a risk for exposed skin indoors. As more and more people turn to space heaters to keep warm, doctors are seeing more and more of what's called "toasted skin."  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 Jan 22min

Donald Trump was sworn in as our 47th president, pledging to put America first every day he is in office. For the first time in four decades, the inauguration was indoors. President Trump says he made the call because of the frigid temperatures, and while it may have been much smaller in scale, the majesty of the Capitol Rotunda made up for it. And due to the freezing weather the president and first lady will attend an indoor rally instead of the traditional parade, and tonight they will dance at a number of inaugural balls. It all started off with the big “make America great again” victory rally featuring the president-elect and the Village People whose song, "YMCA" has been Trump's theme song on the campaign trail. Plus, President Trump promised a host of actions immediately after taking office - on immigration, closing the border with Mexico, and renaming the body of water to the west of Florida. Trump wants to call it “The Gulf of America.” And at least 15,000 structures have been destroyed in the LA fires, and today we're learning among the buildings that went up in flames are some banks where Jim Moret reports it seems the safe deposit boxes aren't always so safe. 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 Jan 22min

American tourists vacationing in the Caribbean looked up and saw something incredible - colorful streams of fire flying through the sky. Some even wondered if it was an alien invasion. Turns out it was debris from Elon Musk's failed Space X launch falling to Earth. And, when you think of inauguration day you think of a new president being sworn in in front of a massive crowd sprawled across the national lawn, but this year is going to look a lot different. With predictions it will be the coldest inauguration in 40 years, the ceremony is moving indoors. Plus, CNN’s Jim Acosta, who has been a vocal critic of President-elect Trump, is being moved from reporting the news early in the day to the graveyard shift and as Les Trent reports, some are asking if it has something to do with this microphone tug of war during the last Trump administration? And with multimillion dollar homes in Malibu turned to ashes, some are thankful their homes are still standing. But when they return, with all the soot and toxic fumes in the air, is it safe? 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

18 Jan 21min

Wendy Williams is on a media blitz. The former TV personality, who was declared permanently disabled by her court appointed guardian, wants the world to know she feels like she's in prison. She's currently in a New York City facility where she says she's not free to come and go or receive telephone calls. And there's been anger during the LA fires at State Farm Insurance after it was revealed that last year, they had dropped policies for a large number of California property owners. Now comes this - State Farm just canceled their planned Super Bowl commercial - a follow up to last year's ad featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito that was voted most popular. Plus, watch out Elon Musk - Jeff Bezos just launched his first successful rocket! But Musk, who owns competitor Space X, is actually sending congratulations. All this comes as President Biden appears to take a swipe at Musk and Bezos in his farewell speech to America. And you know how a lot of the stuff you need at the store is locked up? Well, maybe they will soon be freed. It's not exactly a shock, but we now know it has cost businesses a ton of money.  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 Jan 19min

A Los Angeles homeowner has spray painted a sign with a loud and clear message: Looters will be shot. With the LAPD announcing they've made 40 arrests during the fires for burglary and other crimes, citizens are taking action themselves - confronting anyone they don't recognize in their neighborhoods in case they are even thinking of looting the burnt-out properties. And in the middle of the devastating fires, some people are actually starting new blazes, diverting the already over extended firefighters. California has been dealing with an arson crime wave with 150 arrests made last year alone. Plus, it's called the Trump shuffle - the dance moves President-elect Trump has been doing on the campaign trail to The Village People classic ‘YMCA.’ Now the group is confirming they will actually perform the song at a ball during next week's inauguration - just one of the surprises in store.  And a flight attendant was having fun taking a selfie video twerking on a plane in her uniform, but when she posted it, her bosses apparently weren't impressed and she says she was fired. 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 Jan 21min