Morning Run: Russia/Ukraine Peace Deal, NJ Helicopter Collision, Mexican Train Derailment, Target Practice Killing, and Congrats Karoline Leavitt

Robach and Holmes cover the latest news headlines and entertainment updates and give perspective on current events in their daily “Morning Run.”

He Got a New Gun for Christmas; His Neighbor Was Dead by Xmas Afternoon

An Oklahoma man has been charged with first degree manslaughter after he shot and killed his neighbor while firing his new gun on Christmas Day.   Police say a single bullet traveled half a mile, killing an elderly woman on her porch, with a baby in her arms.  

Look In The Mirror, Repeat This One Word, And Your Health Will Improve

Scientists around the world have been studying the effects of laughter for decades, but some new research shows BELLY laughing  several times a week has major medicinal benefits.  Researches have found even  if you’re not in the laughing mood, forced laughter has the same effect.  So much so, laugh…

A Letter. A Lawsuit. And Legislation. It's a DJT Christmas at the Kennedy Center!

The Trump-appointed board of the Kennedy Center has sent a scathing letter with notice of a forthcoming million dollar lawsuit to the lead jazz musician who canceled a decades long Christmas Eve concert in protest of the decision to put President Trump’s name on the building.  Meantime, a member of…

Golden Bachelor's Cindy Cullers Tips For Finding A Man in 2026

She might not have found a love connection with Mel Owens on The Golden Bachelor, but runner-up Cindy Cullers found out what she wants in a partner!   Cindy is telling Jana Kramer about the unique thing she’s done in her home to manifest that the right man comes into her life next.   Email us a…

Tyler Perry Gets $77M Sexual Assault Lawsuit Under the Tree

Tyler Perry is facing a second sexual assault lawsuit from another aspiring actor, this time for $77 million dollars, and it was filed on Christmas Day.  Perry’s lawyer has come out swinging, saying this is just another “money grab” that will fail, pointing out the very same lawyer who filed the ea…

Is This Racist?: T. J. Mistaken for Obama

There's a scientific reason you might be wired to think, "they all look alike to me."  That concept was at the heart of a bizarre, extended interaction Amy and T. J. had with a woman who approached them at the airport yesterday.  The stranger claimed she and her husband thought T. J. was former Pre…

MUST WATCH Movies: Our Favorite Flicks Of 2025

If you want some phenomenal movie recommendations that don't look like anyone else's list, or if you want to go deeper than the top grossing movies of 2025, look no further than this episode! Amy and T.J. discuss their favorite movies of the year, including the one they took the family to on Christ…

Got A Gift You Hated? Listen to Our Expert On What To Do First. 

Our favorite gift expert is back, Dr. Julian Givi, an associate professor who studies gift giving for a living. Dr. GIvi has answers to all of your gift returning dilemmas.  Is it ok to return everything you don’t like? Do you need to tell the giver that you’re returning the item? And, is it ever O…

Morning Run:  Powerball Town Revealed, Trump’s Xmas Tweet-A-Thon, Deadly CA Rain, US Airstrikes, and Kennedy Center Honors Ratings.