And away we go, episode one thousand one hundred six of the Al-Galdi podcast. It is Friday, July 4th, 2025. It is Independence Day.

It is the birthday of this country, the United States of America. This is the day that commemorates

the ratification of the Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress on July 4th, 1776, establishing the United States of America, which now is 249 years old.

The USA now entering its age 249 season. And yes, there is an installment of this podcast for this 4th of July. We hope you have a great July 4th weekend. Hello and welcome to this Friday installment of the Al-Galdi podcast. 11 days from July 4th is July 15th. That is the deadline by which the commanders and Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser, want the D.C. Council to vote on the

deal for a commander stadium on the RFK Stadium site. But there seems to be an increasing likelihood

that the council will not be voting on the deal by July 15th. Next segment, a deep dive on what the

heck is happening, as we'll speak with Eric Flack,

chief investigative reporter for WUSA 9. Eric has been tremendous in covering the Commander Stadium saga over the last few years, and he has some great intel for us, including

why August should be viewed as the new deadline, as opposed to July 15th, how angry

commander's ownership, the Josh Harris Group is about

what's going on. Whether the stadium being open for the 2030 season, as is the goal is in jeopardy,

the shall we say fuzzy math, that's a big part of the D.C. Council's concern with the stadium deal.

The possibility of wait for it, President Donald Trump getting involved

in this situation. All of that and more. Eric Flack, next segment with high-level insight on

the Commander Stadium deal as it relates to the D.C. Council. Also on the show, Altaught

Nationals. They beat the American League leading Detroit Tigers 117 at

National's Park on Thursday evening to win the series two games to one as James Wood had an all-time

Thursday. Wood on Instagram on Thursday afternoon announced that he will be participating in the

2025 T-Mobile Home Run Derby, which is happening at Truist Park in Georgia on Monday night, July 14th.

And Wood in this win over the Tigers on Thursday evening as the Nats starting left fielder and number two batter went five for five.

Yes, five for five with a solo homer and RBI single and three other singles.

Quite the day for James Wood and the Nats,

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