2-16-26 Afternoon Rush - Update On Guthrie Case & Olympic Quad God Speaks & MTG Reveals New Epstein Texts
The Rush Hour With Dave Neal
Dave Neal
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🗓️ 16 February 2026
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Rush Hour – Afternoon Update
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Big developments this afternoon:
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Savannah Guthrie's mother kidnapping case — investigators are zeroing in on new evidence that could help pinpoint her location. DNA analysis and activity near the scene may bring answers soon.
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New Epstein file fallout — Marjorie Taylor Greene releases documents she claims show Steve Bannon maneuvering behind the scenes amid Trump turmoil. Political shockwaves continue.
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Olympics drama continues — major medal moments, controversy, and standout performances as the Games heat up.
Fast, focused, and unfiltered — this is your afternoon Rush Hour.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the rush hour, your daily dose of pop culture for your rush hour ride. |
| 0:07.0 | Buckle up and enjoy the drive with your host, stand-up comedian Dave Neal. |
| 0:13.0 | Good afternoon, everybody, on this Monday, February 16th, 2026. |
| 0:18.0 | I got all of your news for your rush hour ride home. Or maybe you're not working. Maybe you're |
| 0:22.1 | taking a holiday. Happy President's Day, I guess. Although, is it? I don't know. I'll share some |
| 0:27.1 | wild stories with you guys today. All the things that are happening in pop culture across the |
| 0:31.4 | country and the globe. We have Olympics updates, but first, TMZ just shared a video regarding |
| 0:36.5 | Savannah Guthrie's mother. |
| 0:38.1 | They received a new note from the alleged ransom dudes that kidnapped Savannah's mother. |
| 0:43.7 | I'm going to share what they had to say. |
| 0:45.4 | A lot of questions about why TMZ hasn't just paid the ransom. |
| 0:48.2 | And then after that, we'll cover the Olympics cheating scandal. |
| 0:51.8 | We'll also cover new text messages exposed by Marjor Taylor Green, |
| 0:56.4 | showing how Epstein, I should say, yes, Epstein and Steve Bannon were colluding to try to get |
| 1:02.2 | the 25th Amendment on Trump in his first term. Oh, A2 Bruto. So all these stories and more, |
| 1:08.3 | we have a lot to get into. It starts right now on the rush. |
| 1:12.7 | Let's dive right into it. |
| 1:14.2 | Here's Harvey Levin. |
| 1:24.4 | I don't understand why they're at the center of this scandal other than it appears to be that the ransom note for the kidnappers originally were sent to TMZ, maybe to their tip line. So they're operating kind of like a middleman. |
| 1:27.1 | It's been over two weeks |
| 1:28.2 | since Savannah Guthrie's 80-plus-year-old mother |
| 1:30.7 | who's without her heart medication |
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