It's Friday June 16th 2023. This brand new day starts now.

Let's do it. What's up friends? This is first thing with Kevin Manoe. Appreciate you being here.

A few celebrity birthdays today before we get to all the headlines. John Choe is 51.

Golf for Phil. Michelson is 53 and Laurie Metcalf is 68 today. Happy birthday. John Phil and Laurie.

Also on this date, 45 years ago today in 1978, Greece opened in theaters. John Travolta and Olivia Newton John.

Sandy. Olivia Newton John was 29 playing high school students in that movie. John Travolta had five o'clock shadow in high school. Happy anniversary, Greece.

All right, let's go. I say it all the time, but there really is a lot to get through today.

We always start with the top story and today that's a look at the weather here in the US.

It's been a rough week for parts of the country. Alabama, Georgia and Florida have all been nailed.

Texas has been hit hard by tornadoes at least three people lost their lives.

Many more have been injured. The footage is sad. It really has homes destroyed fires burning.

I saw five inch hail balls and Mrs. Sippie, more than 20 million Americans have found themselves in a severe weather zone this week.

It's a part of the more than 100,000 people were without power yesterday.

And those southern states will unfortunately be on high alert again all weekend. Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas could all have a very wet windy weekend.

Some southern states will also deal with a dangerous heat wave this weekend. It's going to be rough hoping for the best these summer storms.

They say if everybody.

All right, OK, on the sports now, round two of the US Open gets underway this morning.

History was made out there yesterday. No man has ever shot a 62 in US Open history and in a round.

And yesterday two guys did it. Ricky Fowler and Zander Shoffley.

They both finished the day eight under. That's crazy. Impressive. Again, it continues today.

Another story in the Gulf world getting a lot of attention right now. The Justice Department just confirmed that they're investigating the PGA tours recent deal with the Saudi funded live golf.

That was a little scandalous to begin with and the government has some questions. They want to see if the merger violates antitrust laws.

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