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See terms at sportsbook.fandal.com. Gambling problem, call 1-800-522-4700. As part of the Pittsburgh speaker series, we welcome Liz Cheney to Heinz Hall Wednesday night. And I know there's a lot of interest in your appearance. Liz, welcome to the world's first commercial radio station, KDKA here in Pittsburgh. Well, thank you so much for having me. And I'm very much looking forward to being with you in person this week. And the history of KDKA is we actually broadcast the first election returns in 1920, which you can imagine was revolutionary. So that's really amazing. It actually is. So here we are now just three weeks away from our next big presidential election. A lot of people are interested in what you have to say. There's pros and cons, but as a Republican who supports, in this case, the opponent of Donald Trump, for many, that was a surprise when you made that choice. Yeah, I, you know, have been obviously very troubled by what Donald Trump did, certainly in the aftermath of the last election. And then on January 6, then in this cycle, as we look at the choice that people have to make, you know, in my view, the threat that he poses, given his willingness to ignore the rulings of the court and to try to overturn the last election and seize power illegally is just a, it's a threat we haven't faced before in this country. And it's one that I think requires people to come together really across party lines to reject that. And, and so there's no place that that's going to be more important, obviously, than, than there in Pennsylvania. Ultimately, I really spent a lot of time traveling the country over the last several years and, and I have a lot of confidence and faith in knowing the voters and in the extent to which the vast majority of voters understand that we're just a good nation and a great nation and want to do the right thing and make sure that we, we put our, you know, love of the country and our duty of the Constitution. I had a partisanship. Well, this definitely put you at odds with the Republican Party so much so you lost your last election. And I think there are a lot of people, obviously, that appreciate you standing up for what you believe in in the face of that. And then on the other hand, you certainly hear it every day from those who still support Donald Trump. And I would imagine that post election, regardless of the outcome, this has put you in a precarious situation. But I give you credit for standing by your truth. Well, I think, you know, the reason that, that the founders made sure that every, every elected official would take an oath to the Constitution was because they knew, you know, they called it factionalism in a way. It's part of the ship that we experienced today, but they understood there had to be something that that bound us together that was above factionalism and something that could unify us beyond that. And when you look at things like what we're seeing today in terms of Donald Trump's willingness to lie to people about hurricane relief, I hear that those lies and it's the same level of cruelty that we saw when he refused to tell the mob to leave the Capitol on January 6. And we need our leaders, especially our presidents, to be people who have not conduct themselves in good faith and who will revere the Constitution. And so for me, they're just as it's not been been a difficult choice, because the importance of making sure that our leaders are people who will adhere to their own. It matters so much. And, and look, I think we have to, we have to have two strong political parties in this country. We really, we really do need to be able to debate substantively about the issues that matter. But, but we can't do that if one of our parties and it's a party that been a member of and have really loved my whole life, but that the party has today really lost its way. So I, I want us to get to a place where we can be focused on our disagreements on issues once again and move beyond the threat that we're facing right now to the, to the constitutional structure. We're with Liz Cheney on News Radio KDKA curious your famous father. Obviously everybody knows him as the former vice president and just curious how many conversations you've had with him about this particular subject. More than I can count. I would say we talk about it nearly every day. And, you know, I'll never forget back. It was New Year's Day of 2021. So this is before the attack on the Capitol, but already by that point. There was such concern about Donald Trump's lies that he was spreading about the election, his unwillingness to concede suggestions that people were making that he ought to deploy the military to rerun the election in swing states. There was already so much concern that we were seeing and at lunch on New Year's Day, I remember as I was leaving my parents house. My dad gave me a hug and he said to me, defend the Republic daughter. And that just something I obviously will never forget and that I work to do every single day, but it tells you how grave this threat is, you know, to have somebody who wants to be present and again, who has done what Donald Trump did and who continues every day to talk about things like imprisoning those he disagrees with imprisoning members of the media, a constant attack and an assault, you know, on the Republic. That's a very real thing and somebody that clearly has got to be defeated at the ballot box. And how have you dealt with the criticism from your own party on this issue? You know, I really just think that what we all have to do as citizens of this great country is do what we know is right. And when you're conducting yourself that way, there will always be criticism. And look, I also think it's really important for us to look at the last three and a half, four years now almost and ask ourselves, all of us, you know, what lessons can we take from this? And I think one of those has to be that anybody who's involved in politics has to commit themselves to working to find substantive solutions to recognizing that there are places where we can agree and where we need to do that. And not to just being sort of reflexively partisan. I certainly have been guilty of being reflexively partisan. Many of us involved in politics have. And I think it's important for us to all take a step back from that and to be able to say, look, this great nation is not guaranteed that it will survive, that our republic will survive. We all have to conduct ourselves to make sure that that happens and we can't be bystanders. And we have to take seriously our responsibility to do that. And so I very much focused on that and I'm focused on, you know, on my kids. I have five children and I want to make sure that they grow up and, you know, they can raise their kids in a country where we have the peaceful transfer power and where we have presidents who guarantee that and fulfill their obligation to guarantee that. So that's my focus every day. And there's no place that I enjoy being able to visit more than Pennsylvania, particularly given just the no state in our country that obviously has a greater depth of history and greater contribution to the founding of this nation in Commonwealth, Pennsylvania. So it's always it's always a pleasure to be able to be there and talk about these issues there really. What is what is the birthplace of the republic? We look forward to hearing more here in Pittsburgh Wednesday night at the speaker series at Heinz Hall. Former Congresswoman Liz Cheney appreciate your time this morning and to be continued. Thank you very much. Well, great to be with you. I'll see you on Wednesday. From the PJ Fitzpatrick home improvement traffic center powered by Bowser Genesis and then Roba. Let's check in with Ellen Gamble. All right, thanks Larry Cordell and Cordell traffic cameras looking out live over Route 28 as you're heading southbound. You have an awful lot of company. It slows for you before the Route 8 exit and you are very much in stop and go traffic all the way down past the 40th and 31st Street Bridge intersections as you make your way toward the north shore. Do leave extra time as you travel there Parkway West inbound getting quite heavy for you with slowdowns that greet you at times halfway between Carnegie and the top of Green Tree Hill as you make your way into those Fort Pins. 51 Northbound is heavy between Route 88 and the intersection with Whitehead Street and then again very much approaching Balsman Street where you find the delays as you try to head into the Liberty tunnels there. West Liberty Avenue Route 19 coming out of Dormon and Mount Lebanon is now stacking right around Brookside and the Parkway East inbound is heavy at Wilkinsburg. AAA traffic on the fives from LGKG injury lawyers, LGKG your home team visit LGKG.com. Our next report at 725. I'm Ellen Gamble on 100.1 FM and AM 1020 KDKA. Thanks Alan. We're looking at a high of just around 50 if we're lucky a couple of showers and 42 at the airport now. Show Larry Richard with our anchor man Paul Rasmussen in just a few minutes. We'll catch up with a medical professional brought to you by Independence Health System expert care here and today's subject. Something Paul you and I know I can relate to sleep medicine and pulmonary issues, right? Very important. Yes, so many people have issues with this obstructive sleep apnea that's the most common. I was surprised Larry when I was told to go see a pulmonologist about my sleep study. I didn't realize what the link was. Did you ever do one where you spent like a night and they had you wired up with all the electronics? I was supposed to go in on like the first night just to get the testing done and the second night they would put me on some equipment. But it didn't get that far. I wasn't falling to sleep hardly at all. So they just put the equipment on me on night one and I've been wearing a CPAP ever since. It just works perfectly for me. Yeah, it works for many people and there are always new innovations to a new ways to treat it and ways to help mitigate it somewhat to. We'll talk about that coming up in just a minute. Saw something I thought would be very interesting especially since we're coming off this artificial intelligence gathering yesterday. AI innovations at Bakery Square. And that is and think about how simple this idea is Paul. 911 calls with video. I mean almost everybody's smartphone has that capability. Would it be so much easier for a 911 person to be able to understand what's happening by seeing it? Yes, and that's the story from CBS's Bradley Blackburn. In Delaware County, Pennsylvania, 911 dispatchers have handled emergencies the same. Amazon fall favorites are here to make you say with low prices on home, beauty and fashion brands like Amazon essentials. So hold on to your pumpkin spice whatever and save one fall favorites at Amazon. The sharpest ride spooktacular savings event is happening now with unbeatable seasonal clearance deals. But only through the end of this month whether you're looking for a reliable sedan, family friendly SUV or something sporty. Now is the time to take advantage of these frighteningly good offers. The sharpest rides are the pre-owned auto experts and have thousands of satisfied customers. And they give back for every vehicle purchase, the sharpest rides are going to make a donation to the St. Jude's Children's Hospital. Listen, the sharpest rides has the best deals in town. That's why they scare the competition. Get there today during their hauntingly great deals. Plus, the sharpest rides has spooky surprises for the kiddos. Don't miss out. Hurry up before these deals vanish. Visit the sharpest rides located 2250 South T-Home Street in Inglewood or browse their inventory online at the sharpestrides.com. Don't miss your chance to treat yourself to a new ride at a scary good price. The sharpest rides, affordable, sexy, sharp. Hey NFL fans, you can start the season with a big return on Fandal, America's number one sports book. So when you get a hunch in the middle of the game, you can check out the latest stats, view live play-by-play, and so much more on the same page where you place your bets. You'll get started with $200 in bonus bets guaranteed when you place your first $5 bet. That's Fandal.com/sportsfan. Never waste a hunch and make every moment more with Fandal, an official sports book partner of the NFL. Must be 21 plus and present in Colorado. First online real money weights are only $10 first deposit required. Bonus issued is now a throwable bonus bet set expire seven days after receipt. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fandal.com, gambling problem, call 1-800-522-4700. Can wait for decades, listening to the voice on the end of the line. So was he on Springfield or Elm when he was walking? But now callers can also show what they're seeing with their cell phones. I don't see him anymore. Is he no longer in the area? Did he walk away? For emergency dispatcher Raquel Lewandowski, it's game changing. I can see what they're seeing. I'm looking for certain things in the call location, buildings, subjects, descriptions. It's like me watching it. So it's like me reporting it firsthand. Delaware County is one of a thousand call centers across the country using technology from a company called Prepared. In September, Prepared partnered with Apple to include Video 911 in millions of iPhones as part of a software update. This is how it works. When you dial 911, you just press a button to start sharing video. The call takers see the real time feed and for the caller, it's just like a face time. You can see the camera that's facing me, but you can also see if I change it, what I'm seeing. Yes, I can see your view now. I can see everything that you're looking at through that camera. The citizen or the caller has to approve access to any of the information. Michael Chime is Prepared CEO and co-founder. He started the company with two classmates from Yale. They all grew up with smartphones. Despite the fact that 80-90 percent of 911 calls were coming from mobile devices, the systems that take those calls every day still, majorly to this day, are built on the assumption those calls are landlands. Prepared also uses AI to transcribe calls, summarize them, even translate from other languages. One goal is to reduce burnout for dispatchers. It gives me tools. It helps me help the public that I'm serving in a better capacity. It makes me a better call-taker. Technology that helps when everything is on the line with 911. Bradley Blackburn, CBS News, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Boy, it seems to make so much sense, Paul, and the fact that it's happening in Pennsylvania, and Delaware County is over where Philadelphia is, but we have the technology at hand anyway. Right. And why wouldn't you utilize it? I think this will catch on really quickly, especially on top of the fact that Josh Shapiro is trying to help Western Pennsylvania, Southwestern Pennsylvania, in particular, Pittsburgh, to quote him from yesterday's AI gathering here. The future runs through Pittsburgh. I think we kind of like that theory for working here to try to build jobs and become a new tech hub for artificial intelligence. And if it helps save lives with 911, why not? We have a converging technological sector here. We have robotics on the one hand. We have the autonomous vehicle testing on the other hand. Right. All the computing brilliance that both CMU and Pitt, it would seem to me that we could be a leader in that as well. We might as well. I mean, you can see our guests, many of them on the radio through our streaming. You know, when I get into radio, this wasn't even technologically possible. So it's kind of new and kind of exciting. This is the Big Game Morning Show and at 720, little time shift on this Tuesday, we check in with another medical professional brought to you by Independence Health System Expert Care here. And today we welcome Dr. Shree Paul Shree Shrimol, who is the Medical Director of Pulmonary Sleep Medicine for Independent Health System. I hope I got your name right, Doc. You got it right. Thank you so much. You got it. I know also why they call you just Dr. Shree, right? That's right. Yeah. All right. Let's talk about sleep apnea. This condition affects a lot of people. So first, Dr. what is sleep apnea? Well, sleep apnea is a highly undiagnosed condition. It's a serious sleep disorder that causes breathing to stop and stop a short period of time while you sleep. This can happen multiple times, you know, throughout the night, disrupting your quality of sleep and negatively affecting your overall health. And there are different types of sleep apnea. That is right. The most common one is obstructive sleep apnea in which the airway is blocked due to excessive tissue in the throat. Sometimes deviated septum and other abdominal issues. Then there are other kinds like central sleep apnea wherein the brain doesn't send the proper signals to breathe causing the airway to collapse. And then there is a combination of the central and obstructive, which is called the mixed sleep apnea. Well, let's talk about the causes and then the risk factors if you have one of these conditions. Well, absolutely. You know, some of the most common risk factors are obesity. There have been enough studies to show that every 10% increase in BMI. There could be an increase in prevalence of sleep apnea by five to 10 times. Then there is the advancing age. It's more common in adults or age 65. However, women are more at risk in post-menopausal periods. There is family history. People who have larger neck circumference, narrowed airway, smoking history, high blood pressure, diabetes, anyone who has even congested from allergies, use of alcohol and sedatives. And then the symptoms. The real obvious one is loud storing. That is right. That is one of the most common one where the bed partner kind of recognizes the fitness snoring. But there's also witnessed apneas. There is people waking up choking, gasping for air. And the other most common is feeling tired during the daytime. Date and tiredness and sleepiness is one of the most common symptoms. Waking up, feeling tired, having under fresh sleep, morning headaches, difficulty focusing and concentrating, increase in irritability, and awakening with dry mouth. These are some of the most common symptoms. And the complications can be very concerning. That is right. So, untreated sleep apnea can cause a variety of complications, can cause high blood pressure, called hypertension, coronary disease, chronic pain. Neurostatic disease, cardiac arrhythmias, congestive heart failure, increase in motor vehicle accidents or crashes, neuropsychiatric manifestations. People have a lot of irritability and change in the mood, depression that could be cognitive impairment, diabetes type 2, fatty liver. I mean, there's a long list of complications. But really important to diagnose this on time. Yeah, speaking of diagnosis, do you still recommend a overnight sleep study? That is the best way. So, the good news is, previously there used to be just the option of going into a sleep lab, which is a different environment. But now, there is an option to do a home sleep study. Of course, it depends on the underlying coma, the conditions where your health care provider may choose which option would be best for you, whether a home sleep study or going into a sleep lab for an own. And the treatment options, the obvious that everybody knows about or has heard about, if they're not utilizing it, is a CPAP. That is right. That is the gold standard, a CPAP or a bypass. However, there are a lot of people who are intolerant to that. The good news is, we do have options if somebody's intolerant to CPAP or bypass. And those are older dental appliances, which are custom made by dental physicians. And there's a newer option called inspired therapy, which is a device which is placed underneath the skin like a pacemaker, which stimulates the hypoglossal nerve causing, preventing the collapse of the tongue into the airway. Then there are other less common options for treatment like surgery, and then of course, lifestyle changes. Yeah, that kind of goes hand-in-hand with prevention, the lifestyle changes. That is right. Yeah, we know maintaining a healthy weight, managing your health conditions like diabetes, hypertension, cholesterol, avoid alcohol and sedatives before bed. You know, developing healthy, sleepy habits, you know, those are the key presentive factors, for sure. And then of course, seeking health providers help, you know, once a year for annual checkup, you know, identifying the risk factors and treat them accordingly. And you can visit independence.health, that's www.independence.health. Find a location near you, brought to you by Independence Health System, expert care here. And we thank Dr. Shree Paul, Shree Shree Mall, who is the medical director of pulmonary and sleep medicine for Independence Health System. Doc, thanks for walking us through this. Thank you so much, y'all. Have a good morning. At 8 o'clock in our next hour, we have a special Ask the Experts Day with MediConnect, so it's a chance for you. They're based right here in Pittsburgh to answer any questions you have about Medicare and your health plans. And we have a number that you can call now, 888-818-METI, that's 888-818-6334. If you have any questions related to choosing those plans, it's enrollment time. And so throughout the day, through the afternoon with Colin Dunlamp, we have the experts from MediConnect and thank them for being here. Paul, I have a lot of questions. Yes, and there are a lot of questions, Larry. Well, in that world, choosing plans at any stage, you know, trying to figure out what's the best value, how do I pay the lowest premium, or is that the way to go, situations you're in? And changes are coming next year. The Inflation Reduction Act is going to change Medicare plan significantly. Oh, yes, well, that let's, you know, 20, we're going to have an expert from MediConnect here. Inductibles will be changing, you know, which, how drugs are covered and which ones, you know, what's the percentage? You know, what's the out-of-pocket going to be? Those are the big questions. And some of these plans that have been free won't be free anymore because of the changes. Yeah, we'll get to it. Actually, when you look at the number, I did this just on a lark one day a couple of years ago. I just entered the penny website to see all the different plans that were available. It was amazing. Hundreds and hundreds of options. Correct. That's why you kind of need someone to walk you through it. I'm not sure you're covered and for the best price. I couldn't agree more, especially if you're going through it for the first time. Absolutely. Which is for me next year. Hey, also coming up at the top of this hour right after Paul, your news, is the president of Point Park University, Chris Purcellus. He's announced a pretty dramatic redevelopment down there where Point State Park has a foothold in the city. Yeah, their footprint is growing in downtown Pittsburgh by leaps and bounds. And they got some plans that we'll share with you. Amazon fall favorites are here to make you say, with low prices on home, beauty, and fashion brands. Like Amazon essentials. 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