The Pour Over Today - Ship Hits Brooklyn Bridge, New Orleans Jail Break, Midwest Weather, & More | 05.19.2025

Starting point is 00:00:00 Hey, this is George filling in for Joe and Zan, who will be back with you Wednesday. Today, we're talking about a Mexican naval ship colliding with the Brooklyn Bridge, inmates escaping a New Orleans jail, deadly weather systems in the Midwest, and other top news for Monday, May 19th. Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ with the poor over today. Here's the quote of the day, "'Does not the gratitude of the dog put to shame any man who is ungrateful to his benefactors?'

Starting point is 00:00:30 St. Basil." Let's get started with some espresso shots. Two crew members were killed and 22 others were injured when a ship crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday. The Cuatemoc, a Mexican Navy tall ship, think traditional ship with sails, was touring New York City's East River with 277 people aboard when the ship veered off course and into the bridge, snapping its three masts and leaving some crew members dangling from safety harnesses. There were no injuries on the bridge, which was temporarily shut down.

Starting point is 00:01:05 The Cuatemoc had been docked in the Big Apple for tour since Tuesday. Mexican President Claudia Scheinbaum said, Our solidarity and support go out to the victims' families. Preliminary reports indicate that the ship lost power, causing it to drift into the bridge when it was supposed to head to sea. The outage's cause is under investigation. Here's a verse to consider in the face of unexpected tragedy. On Christ the solid rock I stand, all other ground is sinking sand. Edward Moat, 1863. 7 inmates remain on the lam after breaking out of a New Orleans jail.

Starting point is 00:01:55 Around 1 a.m. Friday, 10 inmates, including some accused murderers, escaped the jail by pulling a defective cell door off its tracks and ripping a toilet and sink out of the wall. The hole opened into a loading dock where they scaled a fence and ran across I-10 into a neighborhood. The escape wasn't discovered until 8.30am during a routine headcount. Authorities suspect they had inside help. Someone was watching surveillance cameras during the escape but did not alert deputies, and the chief of corrections suggested the escapees had some type of tool. Three jail employees have been placed on unpaid leave. Police have notified victims of the inmates' alleged crimes and relocated one family thought to be in danger while the manhunts continue.

Starting point is 00:02:40 Here's a verse to consider when you're considering taking matters into your own hands. A person's heart plants his way, but the Lord determines his steps. Proverbs 16, 9. The Midwest had a weekend of wicked weather. At least 27 people were killed, including 18 in southern Kentucky and 5 in St. Louis, and nearly half a million were left without power after a series of destructive weather systems swept from the Great Lakes to the D.C. metro area. Nine people were killed in a mass casualty event when a tornado spun through Laurel County, Kentucky, leveling houses and uprooting trees.

Starting point is 00:03:27 Governor Andy Beshear said the state's death toll is likely to rise as search and recovery efforts continue. Meanwhile, a dust storm blew through the Windy City on Friday, Chicago's first since the 1934 Dust Bowl. The storm was caused by high winds picking up loose soil from surrounding Illinois farmlands. No significant damage or injuries were reported. Massive weather events and natural disasters remind us that all of the world is not as it should be. But Christians can look forward to an eternity where there's redemption not just for people

Starting point is 00:04:05 but for creation itself. Romans 8, 20 and 21 says, For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in the hope that the creation itself will also be set free from the bondage to decay into the glorious freedom of God's children. Serious study comes to life with the Student Life Application Study Bible in the accurate and understandable New Living Translation. Skip the clunky English and Savored God story in a way that rolls off the tongue with the NLT's accurate and understandable translation.

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Starting point is 00:05:28 to his bones according to a statement from his personal office. Biden, 82, was diagnosed on Friday after seeing a doctor last week for urinary symptoms. The cancer appears to be hormone sensitive, meaning it can likely be managed. He and his family are reviewing treatment options. Former FBI Director James Comey took a trip to the Secret Services Office. He was voluntarily interviewed by President Trump's security after posting a since-deleted photo of seashells spelling 8647, a message interpreted as an incitement of violence, 86 is slang for kill, against the 47th president. Kami maintains he didn't know the numbers' meaning, but assumed they were a political

Starting point is 00:06:14 message. Save less money, live better. Walmart announced its raising prices, saying its small margins cannot absorb the increased cost of tariffs. Tariffs are currently 10% on most imports and 30% on imports from China. President Trump told Walmart to eat the tariffs instead of raising prices, noting Walmart made billions in profit last year, exceeding expectations. A bomb exploded outside a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California on Saturday, killing one person and injuring four others.

Starting point is 00:06:53 The FBI is investigating the incident as an act of terrorism and has identified the suspect, believed to be the person who died, as a 25-year-old male with nihilistic ideations. The clinic sustained significant damage but said its lab including all eggs and embryos remain fully secure and undamaged. Russia and Ukraine have agreed to keep talking. Delegations from the two warring countries briefly sat down in Turkey on Friday. Their first direct peace talks in three years, agreeing to swap 1,000 prisoners of war each and resume talks once each side has pitched its ceasefire proposals.

Starting point is 00:07:32 President Trump plans to speak with the country's presidents today about stopping the bloodbath. And that's all we have for today. Thanks so much for listening. If you're listening on the Apple Podcast app, give us a five-star rating and drop a review. If you're listening on Spotify, give us a follow and hit the notification bell to never miss a new episode. We're grateful for your support

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The Pour Over Today - Ship Hits Brooklyn Bridge, New Orleans Jail Break, Midwest Weather, & More | 05.19.2025

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