This is America in the Morning from Westwood One. Good morning, I'm John Trout. It's Wednesday, May 6th, 2026. Here's what's coming up on America in the Morning. President Trump's revenge efforts against Republican state senators who voted against his plans to redistrict Indiana largely succeeded. I'm John Stolnes in Washington. Project Freedom is underway, according to the Secretary of State, or it's not, according to the President. I'm Richard Johnson. A deadly shooting at a Koreatown shopping center in Texas. There are two confirmed deceased individuals. I'm Clayton Neville. Senate Republicans are pushing a billion dollars in White House security upgrades for President Trump's ballroom project. Sagar Magani, Washington. On Wall Street, the markets opened this morning with the S&P 500 index and the NASDAQ at new record highs. I'm Jessica Edinger. A large study on the effectiveness of school cell phone bans has found mixed results. I'm Lisa Dwyer. All ahead on America in the Morning. In Indiana and Ohio, voters go to the polls for statewide primary elections. In the Hoosier state, a number of GOP state senators who defied President Trump's call to redistrict congressional maps in Republicans' favor were ousted after calls by the president. John Stolnes has more. The president got his revenge. With six of the seven Republican state Senate primary races called only one of the six, Senator Greg Good managed to hold on to his seat. Five others lost to candidates backed by Trump, who urged Indiana voters not to reelect those senators who voted against redistricting last year. One race was separated by only a handful of votes and was too close to call. Spencer Deary was one of the Republicans Trump targeted. Well, I mean, the truth is, I know that Trump doesn't really have any idea who I am or any idea who my opponent is. This is all just designed to try to show that Washington, D.C. can control Indiana. And that's really what this race has been about. Theory speaking to CNN. Had those Republicans agreed to go along with the redistricting vote last year, it likely would have allowed the state to pick up at least two congressional seats. Tens of millions of dollars from outside the state by Trump backed entities urged citizens to rebuke the senators who defied the president. Meanwhile, in Ohio, former Trump spokesman Vivek Ramaswamy easily won the Republican nomination for governor. And now in a position to call myself the Republican nominee for governor in the very state where I was born and raised. That is the American dream that makes American exceptionalism possible. He'll go up against Democrat Amy Acton, a physician. I believe it is time for a change and Ohioans everywhere are moving in a movement and we are going to create our future together. I need you to help me spread this word. And a familiar face won his primary to return to the Senate. Sherrod Brown secured the Democratic nomination to win his old seat back. So Ohio is fighting back. People are showing up. They're insisting on change. They're demanding a senator who will work for Ohio, not for the utility companies. And in Michigan, Democrats held on to the state Senate after a special election saw Democrat Chedric Green easily defeat Republican Jason Tunney. I'm John Stolmes. From President Trump to the Secretary of State, Secretary of War, Secretary of the Treasury, and social media posts, the Trump administration laid out their positions Tuesday regarding the war with Iran and U.S. attentions in the Strait of Hormuz. Correspondent Rich Johnson reports this as the president announced overnight he was pausing Project Freedom. It was a coordinated message from the administration Tuesday, starting with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon. As a direct gift from the United States to the world, we have established a powerful red, white and blue dome over the street. And continuing with Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the White House. Epic Fury is a president notified Congress. We're done with that stage of it. Okay, we're now on to this Project of Freedom. Project Freedom is the massive move to escort cargo ships and tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, countering the blockade by Iran. Hegseth even pointed to an early victory. Six ships tried to run the blockade out of Iranian ports as Project Freedom commenced, and they were all turned around. But then the administration turned around, or rather President Trump did with a Tuesday night social media post. He wrote that Project Freedom is on hold for a short period of time, as he put it, because U.S. and Iranian negotiators have made, quote, great progress toward a complete and final agreement. He also said that Pakistan, which has acted as an intermediary between Washington and Tehran, asked for the pause. Earlier Tuesday, the president hinted at progress. They play games, but let me just tell you, they want to make a deal. Which, he added, has not been easy, given what he says are Iran's very different words in private and public. What I don't like about Iran is they'll talk to me with such great respect, and then they'll go on television and say, we did not speak to the president. And while the U.S. and Iran are not trading fire, Iran is still making life hard for others in the Middle East. The United Arab Emirates says that Iran sent missiles and drones its way, sparking a fire at one oil facility. And President Trump said this could all be resolved with a simple act by Iran. They should wave the white flag. the white flag of surrender. I'm Richard Johnson. The top stories of the day are sponsored by Sleep Number. It's the Everything on Sale Memorial Day event from Sleep Number. Every bed and base is on sale for personalized comfort night after night. Only at a Sleep Number store or sleepnumber.com. Could a billion dollars in taxpayer money go to fund the White House Ballroom Project? That story when America in the morning continues after these messages. It comes with its pressures, but we're just really excited just as the people are. The U.S. Soccer Podcast, presented by Henco. Follow and listen on your favorite platform. We're back on America in the Morning. It's May 6th, and some areas of the country are expecting snow. Here's AkiWeather.com meteorologist LaTroy Thornton. A rather impressive spring snowstorm continues into today along the western edge of an expansive cold front, and counting back from the start of the storm in many places on Tuesday, the area just west of I-25 from north of Colorado Springs into far southern Wyoming may end up with storm total snowfall of at least six inches, and in some cases well over a foot of snow. At least an inch of snow should be in store for all of Colorado except the western, southeastern, far northeastern, and south-central parts as Wyoming digs out and dries out. Farther to the south and east from that snow event, the risk for severe thunderstorms take center stage as the cold front plows into a warm and very moist air mass over the southern states, setting up the potential for potent thunderstorms today and into tonight from eastern Texas, especially north of Houston through the I-30 corridor into Arkansas and generally south of I-40 into eastern Tennessee, as well as northwestern South Carolina and Georgia, far western Florida and as far south as around I-10 through Louisiana. Any of these storms may be capable of producing strong winds, hail, and tornadoes, and with all the moisture available for storms to work with, the rain may be enough for both drought relief for some and flash flooding. To the north and east of those storms, there can be thunder within steadier rain into much of Kentucky, West Virginia, and western Maryland, with showers near the coast from the mid-Atlantic towards southern Maine, rain from Maine through upstate New York and south and west along much of the Ohio River. It's looking like a nice day along the west coast with plenty of sunshine in store, but some high clouds do spill into the Pacific Northwest throughout the day. In McAllen, Texas, today looks hot and humid with some sun and a high of 98, near the daily record of 100. For San Francisco, clouds break for some sunshine instead, the high 63. That's the nation's weather. I'm AccuWeather.com meteorologist LaTroy Thornton. Follow us wherever you get your podcasts. Search America in the morning in your favorite listening app. There's an investigation underway after a meeting between two people resulted in a deadly shooting in a Dallas suburb. Correspondent Clayton Neville reports from Texas. Police in Carrollton, a suburb just north of Dallas, say the shooting happened in the Koreatown area of the city. Five people were shot. There are two confirmed deceased individuals and three in stable condition. Carrollton Police Chief Roberto Arredondo says the gunman was arrested at a grocery store about four miles from where the shooting happened. The suspect was identified as Song Han Ho, Asian male, 69. And officers have successfully taken him into custody after a short foot chase at the secondary location The chief says there no ongoing threat to the community in Carrollton Victims were meeting with the suspect for a business purpose This is not a random act of gunfire. Residents called the neighborhood a safe, close-knit community. In Dallas, I'm Clayton Neville. In the Senate, a GOP-backed bill would fund $1 billion in security upgrades for President Trump's White House ballroom project. Washington correspondent Sagar Magani reports that questions are being raised as to how that money will be spent on top of the ballroom costs. Senate Republicans are pushing a billion dollars in White House security upgrades for President Trump's ballroom project. We're building a ballroom for 150 years. They've wanted a great ballroom, even a ballroom, not a great one. Just give me a room because this is a very small room, can hold very small numbers of people. and they've wanted a great ballroom and we're building, we're going to build the greatest ballroom anywhere in the world. There'll be nothing like it. The money was added to a bill that would fund immigration enforcement agencies and used by the Secret Service for ballroom security features. The president has long pushed the ballroom's need and Republicans are amplifying that after a man was charged with trying to assassinate him during a dinner at a Washington Hotel. It is insane to do this again. South Carolina's Lindsey Graham says the president needs a secure event space, not a hotel. But it's unclear just how the billion dollars would be spent, and the money far exceeds the proposed $400 million cost to actually build the ballroom. Sagar Magani, Washington. The dwindling jet fuel supply forces the cancellation of thousands of flights. when America in the Morning returns after these messages. This is America in the Morning. The good times continue on Wall Street. With Wednesday Business, here's CNBC's Jessica Ettinger. Wall Street opens this morning with the S&P 500 index and the NASDAQ. at new record highs on strong corporate earnings reports and a surge in chip stocks. The U.S. is at war. Oil prices are high. Chip stocks have been soaring. And the B word is now being thrown around Wall Street. Some kind of early bubble-ish readings are starting to show up. Renaissance Macro says the semis as a group have now gone up by more than 100 percent over two years from a 10-year high. That's their strict definition of getting into the bubble zone. Of course, we were way above that in 2000. But, you know, don't lose sight of it, I guess, is the lesson. CNBC's Mike Santoli. U.S. crude oil was holding above $100 a barrel as the national average for a gallon of gas ticked closer to $4.50. The national average here for gasoline is approaching $4.50 a gallon. You know, as oil prices tick higher, $5, $10 higher, that's going to be reflected through into incremental increases at the pump. That's Kepler's Matt Smith on CNBC. The 16 U.S. states already have gas at an average of $4.50 per gallon, according to AAA. Smith adds that the jet fuel supply issue. Now that's a problem. It is a series of dominoes that are falling here. And so jet is the first one to go. Just in the last couple of weeks, we've seen 12,000 flights being canceled. That's 2 million seats. So you're not getting jet fuel out of the Middle East because they are the large exporters of the stuff. Spirit Airlines, meantime, filed a $217 million wind-down budget to dismantle the company, taken down as the U.S. war with Iran doubled jet fuel prices. Spirit, which was already operating in bankruptcy, became the biggest U.S. airline collapse in a generation. More newly built homes sold in both February and March after a dismal January. It turns out the builders were lowering some of their prices. Median price of a newly built home sold in March, $387,400. That is down 6.2% year over year. So builders obviously pulling down prices a bit to try and ease that affordability for homeowners. Because in March, when people were out shopping for these homes, that's when the war hit and mortgage rates shot up. CNBC's Diana Olick. Ferrari had a good quarter ahead of The debut of its first electric vehicle, the Luce EV, premieres in three weeks at a base price of about $650,000. Coinbase cutting 14% of its staff, saying market volatility and AI productivity are changing how the company can operate. Yum! Brands KFC trying to lure in Americans on a budget with new $10 chicken bucket deals Monday through Friday. On today's watch list, we get earnings from Disney plus Uber and Marriott. Dirty sodas hit McDonald's today. Soda mixed with either cream, flavored syrup, or citrus fruit juice. Thank you. CNBC's Jessica Ettinger. Football is for girls. That story, when America in the Morning continues after these messages. A number of states enact cell phone bans in schools, but questions are being raised as to how effective the rules can be. Lisa Dwyer reports so far reviews are mixed. A large study on the effectiveness of school cell phone bans has found mixed results. Teachers report fewer distractions when students lock phones away, but there's little evidence of improved academic achievement or behavior. The study, published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, compiled data from about 4,600 schools. The data shows that phone usage drops significantly with bands, but discipline issues initially rise before improving. Academic gains have been minimal. Researchers emphasize patience and persistence in managing digital devices in schools. I'm Lisa Dwyer. There's been more opportunities over the years for girls' athletics in high schools and in New Jersey, a state where two professional football teams play flag football as the latest sanctioned sport for girls. Correspondent Gethin Kuhlbaugh reports. The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association has voted to sanction girls' flag football as a varsity sport, beginning with the 2026-27 school year. The vote comes after a two-year pilot program and several years of support from the NFL's New York Jets, New York Giants, and Philadelphia Eagles. New Jersey becomes the 18th state to sanction girls' flag football as a varsity sport. NFL flag football says roughly 69,000 girls competed in high school girls flag football during the 2024-25 school year, up from 15,000 just three years earlier. I'm Gethan Kuhlbaugh. America in the Morning for Wednesday, May 6th, 2026 is produced by Jeff McKay. I'm John Trout. This is Westwood One. This is America in the Morning from Westwood One. Coming up this half hour. A longtime public school fixture is back. Sagar Magani, Washington. A jury hands down the punishment in a death sentence case in Texas. I'm Clayton Neville. The Justice Department is seeking the names of every person who worked in the 2020 election in Georgia's Fulton County. I'm Julie Walker. Kentucky law makes spying on you through your TV illegal. I'm the new old tech guy, Chuck Palm. The Met Gala has shown a spotlight on the good, the bad and the ugly. I'm Kevin Carr. Winners and losers of the Ohio and Indiana primary. The latest on the situation in the Strait of Hormuz and the Trump administration sues the New York Times. Back after these messages. America in the morning continues. It's a huge swath of potential severe weather today. Here's AccuWeather.com meteorologist LaTroy Thornton. After only sparse coverage of severe thunderstorms during the day on Tuesday, the threat for particularly dangerous storms ramps up a bit over the next couple of days, but especially today as a broad cold front spans from New England into the Four Corners region. While not all of that large area is in line for severe weather today, or even thunder for that matter, the ingredients will be in place for powerful thunderstorms over parts of the south into tonight, with an area from north of I-10 and east of I-35 in Texas, eastward into the Florida Panhandle, and northward into western North Carolina, southern eastern Tennessee, and southern Arkansas as well, at risk for storms with hail, damaging winds of at least 55 to 65 mph, and some tornadoes. This expansive front will drive much of the precipitation expected in the nation today, and following it northeastward from that severe threat in the south Much of the Ohio Valley region is in for a chance of rain today perhaps with some embedded rumbles of thunder Although the rain should end early in the day from southeastern Ohio into western New York the thunderous extend into mainly interior portions of the mid-Atlantic, including the nation's capital, with some steady rain for much of northern New England and more intermittent showers from southern New England through Delaware. The western end of the cold front curves northward into Colorado, where AccuWeather winter weather experts say that a spring snowstorm may cause dangerous travel, power outages, and even some tree damage today as accumulating snow continues. This storm blasted parts of Wyoming with inches of snow yesterday before driving enough cold air into northeastern Colorado for rain to change to snow in places like Denver. And through today, at least three to six inches of snow can be expected there, with up to a foot south and west of Denver as higher amounts of 12 to 18 inches stretch toward the Wyoming border, and rain instead spills into Nebraska. I'm AccuWeather.com meteorologist LaTroy Thornton. Follow us wherever you get your podcasts. Search America in the morning in your favorite listening app. Voters in Indiana and Ohio went to the polls for statewide primary elections. Although his name was not on the ballot, President Trump was a big winner as five incumbent state senators in Indiana lost their elections, all to candidates backed by President Trump after they defied the president's call to redistrict the state prior to the 2026 midterm election. In Ohio, a familiar name will be running for his former seat in the United States Senate, and a Trump ally will be on the GOP line for governor. John Stolmes has a recap. The president got his revenge. With six of the seven Republican state Senate primary races called only one of the six, Senator Greg Good managed to hold on to his seat. Five others lost to candidates backed by Trump, who urged Indiana voters not to re-elect those senators who voted against redistricting last year. Spencer Deary was one of the Republicans Trump targeted. This is all just designed to try to show that Washington, D.C. can control Indiana. Deary speaking to CNN. Had those Republicans agreed to go along with the redistricting vote last year, it likely would have allowed the state to pick up at least two congressional seats. Meanwhile, in Ohio, former Trump spokesman Vivek Ramaswamy easily won the Republican nomination for governor. That is the American dream that makes American exceptionalism possible. And a familiar face won his primary to return to the Senate. Sherrod Brown secured the Democratic nomination to win his old seat back. People are showing up. They're insisting on change. And in Michigan, Democrats held on to the state Senate after a special election. I'm John Stolnes. While the U.S.-Iran ceasefire is holding, there have been shooting incidents with Iran targeting ships near the Strait of Hormuz and firing on the United Arab Emirates. And the U.S. military responds by taking out Iranian speedboats operating in the area. Correspondent Luke Garrett reports on the latest with Project Freedom. The U.S. military claimed its helicopters had sunk six small boats targeting civilian ships as it moved to reopen the strait. It also claimed two American-flagged merchant ships had successfully transited the strait on Monday through a passage free of Iranian mines, part of an initiative U.S. President Donald Trump had dubbed Project Freedom, framing the effort as humanitarian. The military also claimed Iran launched multiple cruise missiles, drones and small boats at civilian ships under U.S. protection. Is the ceasefire over? No, the ceasefire is not over. Ultimately, this is a separate and distinct project. And we expected there would be some churn at the beginning, which happened. And we said we would defend and defend aggressively, and we absolutely have. Iran knows that. And ultimately, the president's going to make a decision whether anything were to escalate into a violation of a ceasefire. But certainly, we would urge Iran to be prudent in the actions that they take. The claims of efforts to reopen a channel in the strait were welcomed by ship captains, but were also viewed with uncertainty. Iran claimed it had struck a US Navy vessel near the strait. Iranian state media released this footage. Claiming that the Iranian Navy had fired warning shots at US destroyers. The US denied the claims that their vessel had been struck. And the United Arab Emirates said its air defences had engaged 15 missiles and four drones fired by Iran. with authorities claiming one drone sparked a fire at a key oil facility. It's the first time the key U.S. ally has come under fire since the fragile ceasefire took hold in early April. Tehran did not confirm or deny the attack, but Iran's foreign minister said the U.S. and the UAE should be wary of being dragged back into the quagmire. Luke Garrett reporting. President Trump holds a signing ceremony in the Oval Office, announcing the return of an old public school staple. Washington correspondent Sagar Magani reports on the president's Physical Fitness Award. And it is indeed a beautiful day to celebrate America's athletic traditions and champions in physical fitness and all of those things that I work so hard at on a personal basis. I work out so much, like about one minute a day max, if I'm lucky. A longtime public school fixture is back. So today I sign a proclamation recognizing national youth sports and fitness, and I'll also sign the very first copy of the new Revitalized Presidential Fitness Test Award, a certificate in recognition of achievement of the gold standard of physical fitness. It included a mile-long run and sit-ups. The annual presidential fitness test started under Dwight Eisenhower and was phased out under Barack Obama. We're bringing it back. We're bringing it back. My administration's working very hard to defend America's cherished athletic traditions and pass our values of excellence and competitiveness to the next generation. So important. President Trump has revived the Presidential Physical Fitness Award, announcing it in the Oval Office with cabinet members, child athletes and pros like golfer Bryson DeChambeau, who remembers winning the award as a teen and pushed for it to come back. It was quite an honor. So being up here and a part of that is quite instrumental and going to be amazing for our nation's future. Reestablishing the golden standard of the presidential fitness test has been a huge deal for me is that these kids now are going to have a healthy future. The president stressed the importance of both physical and mental fitness while joking about his own workout routine. About one minute a day max, if I'm lucky. Sagar Magani, Washington. The New York Times is making headlines for alleged workplace discrimination. That and more when America in the Morning returns after these messages. The Gray Lady is facing a lawsuit. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed suit in the Southern District of New York, alleging the New York Times passed over a qualified white male employee who had applied to work as the publication's deputy real estate director because he would not help the company meet its goal of boosting the newsroom's ranks of underrepresented groups. The lawsuit does not name the journalist, who was the alleged target of discrimination, but it describes him as someone who had been an editor at the news organization since 2014. The EEOC said that none of the four finalists for the role were white men. In response, the Times released a statement saying it categorically rejects the politically motivated allegations brought by the Trump administration. The former FedEx delivery driver who pled guilty to the kidnapping and murder of seven-year-old Athena Strand in Texas faced a judge and learned his fate. Correspondent Clayton Neville reports from Dallas. It took a few hours for a jury in Tarrant County to decide the punishment for Tanner Horner, who pleaded guilty to killing Little Athena Strand in Wise County. The trial was moved from Wise to Tarrant County because of the high-profile nature of the case. Defense attorneys called the former teachers and family members of Horner's, who testified to his turbulent childhood, also his autism diagnosis and his apparent exposure to toxic amounts of lead. The verdict was read aloud in court. If you stand, please, it's the order of the court that you, Tanner Lynn Horner, has been a judge to be guilty of the offensive capital murder as found by the jury. Jury having answered the special issues, making it mandatory that your punishment be death. It is therefore the order of this court that your punishment be death. An execution date not set yet. You will be caused to die in accordance with the rules and regulations established by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice until you, Tanner Horner, are dead. Horner plans to appeal In Dallas I Clayton Neville The U Department of Justice is demanding personal and contact information from the 2020 Fulton County election workers Correspondent Julie Walker reports The Justice Department is seeking the names of every person who worked in the 2020 election in Georgia's Fulton County, a Democratic stronghold. President Trump has long accused of widespread voter fraud he says cost him victory against Joe Biden in the state. This follows the FBI's January seizure of ballots and documents from the county. Lawyers for the county filed a motion Monday to quash a grand jury subpoena requesting the information, arguing the subpoena is meant to target the Republican president's political opponents and is overly broad. Trump still insists the 2020 election was stolen, even though judges and his own attorney general concluded otherwise. I'm Julie Walker. In a California court, the man accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at the San Francisco home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman pled not guilty. Following the case, correspondent Lisa Dwyer. Daniel Moreno-Gama, accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at the San Francisco home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, has pled not guilty to charges of attempted murder, attempted arson, and other charges. Public defender Diamond Ward describes her client as a kind, hardworking young person. However, on the night of the incident, Daniel's actions stemmed from a mental health crisis. Ward accused prosecutors of ignoring evidence. That shows that Daniel didn't have the intent to kill. He didn't have the desire to harm. And in fact, he did not harm anyone. And says. And who have grossly overcharged Daniel. Prosecutors say Moreno Gama hurled a flammable bomb at Altman's home last month. He then showed up at OpenAI's headquarters threatening to burn down the building. I'm Lisa Dwyer. Your smart TV knows what you're watching, but one state wants to rein in that power. The new old tech guy Chuck Palm reports. Your TV knows what you watch, and most of us never noticed. The state of Kentucky did. Last month, Governor Andy Beshear signed House Bill 692, the first state law in the country to classify smart TV viewing as data-sensitive information. As of next July, TV makers and streaming platforms will need your opt-in permission before collecting information on what's on your screen. The technology is called automatic content recognition. ACR captures every frame on your TV display second by second, including everything plugged into the HDMI ports. That includes your Xbox, your Blu-ray player, your security DVR, or any default on in nearly every smart TV sold today. This might sound familiar. In 2017, the FTC caught Vizio doing exactly this on 11 million TVs. That constituted 100 billion data points a day sold to the ad networks. Vizio paid $2.2 million and promised to stop. Everyone else kept right on going. Nine years later, there has been no federal law to fix it, but Kentucky did. Similar laws are being considered for Connecticut, California, and Oregon, and the Federal Secure Act introduced this April. Kentucky may be the first, but it won't stay that way for long. If you've never opened the privacy menu on your smart TV, do it tonight and turn ACR off. Visit TheNewOldTechGuy.com. I'm Chuck Palm. Midweek Sports on America in the Morning with Robert Workman. Veteran NFL receiver Stefan Diggs was found not guilty of assaulting his personal chef in a pay dispute. The verdict, after a two-day trial in Boston, could allow Diggs to return to the gridiron, though he may face discipline from the league. Diggs topped 1,000 receiving yards for the Patriots last year, but was released in March. NBA Conference semifinal openers in the East. The Pistons topped the Cavaliers 111-101. Coach J.B. Bickerstaff says Detroit's physical play was the key. This is going to be a long, tough series for us, but we got to know and believe in our system and who we are, that we can sustain it and continue that physicality. In the West, the Thunder rolled over the Lakers 108-90, the defending champs undefeated in five postseason games and perfect in five goes against L.A. this year. Stanley Cup playoffs second round, the Avalanche buried the Wild 5-2 for a 2-0 series lead, a goal and two assists for Nathan McKinnon. The Toronto Maple Leafs won the draft lottery, jumping from the fifth best odds to the number one pick. San Jose got a fortunate bounce as well, jumping the Sharks from ninth to second overall. Baseball, the Cubs shaded the Reds 3-2 in 10 innings for their seventh win in a row. Michael Bush tied it with an eighth-inning dinger, then singled in the winner. Yankees over the Rangers 7-4 for their fifth straight and 15th win in 17 games. Rays got two in the eighth to KO the Blue Jays 4-3 for their fifth consecutive dub, and the Royals extended their winning streak to five with a 5-3 win over the Guardians. Orioles snapped a five-game skid with a win over the Marlins. Diamondbacks got seven innings of two-hit ball from Eduardo Rodriguez as they shut out the Pirates. Phillies flatten the A's, eight scoreless from Christopher Sanchez, and two taters from Bryce Harper. That's Wednesday Sports. America's most famous highway reduced to the size of a postage stamp. When America in the Morning returns after these messages. America in the Morning continues. The annual Met Gala turned some heads, which included surprise duets, protests, and some participants who hardly wore anything. Entertainment reporter Kevin Carr has more. It was fashion's biggest night on Monday at the Met Gala. This year's theme was costume art with the dress code of fashion is art. Outfits employed everything from blindfolds to nude fabric and sometimes nothing at all. Vogue editor and Met Gala Queen Bee Anna Wintour explained the event's appeal. Not only is it great for fashion and obviously a very important fundraiser for the Met and for the Costume Institute, it's also incredibly important to the economic health of New York City itself. Notable moments included Beyonce and Jay-Z's daughter Blue Ivy making her Met Gala debut with her mom, Bad Bunny aging himself five decades, and Blake Lively showing up in the wake of lawsuit settlement news. A major highlight was a surprise duet between Sabrina Carpenter and Stevie Nicks singing Fleetwood Mac's Landslide. Some were critical of Jeff Bezos' $10 million sponsorship with himself and wife Lauren named honorary chairs. A protest took place nearby with Abbott Elementary's Lisa Ann Walter as emcee. How did an event that's supposed to celebrate artistry and fabulousness end up revolving around this Temu Lex Luthor? Taraji P. Henson jumped into a discussion of an Instagram video by content creator Meredith Lynch. Cannot wear the ice out pin to the Jeff Bezos-backed Met Gala. Henson, who has attended the gala before, commented, quote, WTF are we doing? I'm Kevin Carr. It's one of America's famous roadways. And now the U.S. Postal Service is unveiling a new stamp to honor Route 66. Correspondent Haya Panjwani reports the idea was born from a photographer's 42 trips on the legendary highway. Get your kicks on Route 66. The U.S. Postal Service is releasing a new series of stamps to honor Route 66 Centennial. The offering includes eight stamps, one for each of the states traversed by the Mother Road. The special collection was created from images captured by photographer David J. Schwartz. I see Route 66 as a living road. It's not a museum piece where it's tucked into glass or got a velvet rope blocking it off. You can step into it, you can experience it, and become part of it. It was alternative rock band Depeche Mode's cover of Route 66 that fueled Schwartz's lifelong journey of discovery along the legendary highway. He's traveled the Chicago to Los Angeles route dozens of times over two decades. It is just truly amazing to me that these stamps are going to get to travel all over the United States and end up in people's mailboxes. And my goal is I hope they really inspire people to get out there and travel the road, support the mom and pop businesses and keep Route 66 alive for another 100 years. I'm half and 20. America in the Morning for Wednesday, May 6th, 2026 is produced by Jeff McKay. I'm John Trout. This is Westwood One. The Hammer Alley Podcast, an 80s flashback mockumentary. Back in the 80s, there were a thousand bands trying to make it in the world of rock, but there was one band that had it all. Hammer Alley. Whatever happened to Hammer Alley? How did they go from top of the rock? I'm looking for a music video. They're a band from 1987. Hammer Alley. Ever heard of them? To rock bottom. Dude, I was born in 1987. I can't believe he's doing this. Hammer Alley. Follow and listen on your favorite platform.
