Mitt Romney says he’s going to skip the Republican convention in Cleveland. He joins a list including both President’s Bush, John McCain, Mark Kirk and Bruce Rauner. Congressman Bob Dold from the 10th district joined John to share his thoughts on the Presidential race, and also talked about the work he’s doing to help people deal with crushing student loan debt. (Listen here)
Donald Trump decided to celebrate his first day since all but clinching the GOP nomination by turning over a new leaf from his past of embarrassing social media moments. Just kidding, he Tweeted out a picture showing him eating a taco salad at his desk, adding that he “loves Hispanics.”
A tow truck driver in North Carolina decided to refuse service to a woman because she is a Bernie Sanders supporter. He’s a Donald Trump fan. He said he couldn’t tow her car because she was “obviously a socialist” and advised her to “call the government” for a tow.
Boston-based startup app GetHuman has unveiled a new service that lets you to pay $5 to $25 to hire a “problem solver” who will call a company’s customer service line on your behalf to resolve issues. Prices vary depending on the company, but GetHuman offers to fight for your airline refund, deal with Facebook account issues and other customer service issues. Christian Allen the co-founder and CEO of GetHuman joined John to explain the new app. (Listen here)
Data out Friday from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows employers in the United States added 160,000 jobs last month, the smallest gain since September 2015. The BLS report also shows the unemployment rate steady at 5% for the second month in a row. Economists were anticipating 205,000 jobs would be added in April and for the unemployment rate to decline to 4.9%. Mark Hamrick, the Senior Economic Analyst for BankRate.com joined John with reaction to the numbers. (Listen here)
A New York mom’s plea for a new car after unexpectedly giving birth to her daughter in the backseat of her Honda is going viral. Comedian Beth Newell’s Tweet has resulted in Honda’s Twitter feed being inundated with demands that they provide her with a free car, but so far it’s only resulted in an offer of having her car cleaned and perhaps the seats replaced.
Oscar De La Hoya says that he would not support Donald Trump for President, but it’s not for a reason you might expect. He and several others say Trump cheats when he plays golf.
A leading earthquake scientist says the San Andreas fault is locked, loaded and ready to roll.” Southern California in particular is set for an earthquake about the same scale as the 7.9 that hit in 1857.
