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00:05Trustpj.com. People on both sides of the issue packed the gold room last night at the Allegheny County Courthouse
00:11for a public hearing on a proposed 18-week paid parental leave law. Among those opposed...
00:16I work for a non-profit. We do a lot of, you know, things with hospital, daycare.
00:20I mean, this would be incredibly burdensome.
00:24If this does pass, I think preemptive layoffs could occur.
00:28Businesses will relocate to other counties. Staffing will be cut.
00:33And speaking in favor of it...
00:34No parent should have to choose between caring for their newborn and keeping a roof over their head.
00:39The public comment period runs until the 16th.
00:42After the hearing, Public Health Director Dr. Yulia Vaughn issued a statement saying,
00:46at its core, this conversation is about creating conditions that allow children, parents and communities to thrive.
00:52Two men who were injured when the shots were fired at President Trump's Butler 2024 campaign rally
00:57are now suing the U.S. government over what they call egregious failures by the Secret Service and Department of
01:02Homeland Security.
01:03James Copenhaver and David Dutch have filed lawsuits saying the injuries they sustained
01:07were the direct result of negligence on the part of the Secret Service.
01:10David Dutch was shot in the stomach.
01:12I definitely want accountability.
01:15I mean, if you're going to do a job, do it the way it's supposed to be done.
01:21He spoke to KDKA-TV.
01:23Drivers on the Pennsylvania Turnpike can expect big changes ahead as the Turnpike moves closer to eliminating traditional tollbooths.
01:31Across the state, NewsRadio KDKA's Tamira Rush in the newsroom with details.
01:34David, the Pennsylvania Turnpike is continuing its move away from the traditional tollbooths
01:39with the expansion of open road tolling, says Turnpike spokesperson Marissa Urbanik.
01:44Open road tolling launches system-wide on the PA Turnpike system in 2027.
01:49We're officially have ORT live east of Redding and along the Northeast Extension now, and that went live in 2025.
01:57But ORT really adds that flexibility for our interchanges.
02:00She says the change is expected to improve traffic flow, reduce congestion, and enhance safety
02:05by eliminating the need for drivers to slow down or stop.
02:09Construction is expected to reach the Pittsburgh region this summer.
02:12In the newsroom, Tamira Rush, NewsRadio KDKA.
02:15The Berg Proud Challenge, a movement during the month of June encouraging Pittsburghers to rally together
02:19in support of neighbors facing hunger across southwestern Pennsylvania, just received some very big news.
02:25Brian Goulish is vice president of marketing and communications for the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank.
02:29We're grateful to receive a phone call from Mark Cuban and the Mark Cuban Foundation,
02:33and they heard about the work that we were doing with the Berg Proud Challenge,
02:36and obviously Mark being from Pittsburgh, never forgetting his roots,
02:40made a $100,000 donation to the Berg Proud Challenge.
02:43So that's absolutely tremendous.
02:45And he tells the Big K Morning Show that thanks to the Richard King Mellon Foundation's dollar-for-dollar match,
02:50the gift will generate a total impact of $200,000 for local families facing hunger.
02:54The hashtag Berg Proud Challenge runs through the month of June.
02:57And individuals and teams can learn more about it and the 30-mile incentive by visiting
03:01pittsburghfoodbank.org slash bergproud.
03:05A whole new world, a new fantastic world.
03:12Grammy-winning singer Peebo Bryson died on June 2nd after suffering a stroke.
03:16According to his family, he was 75.
03:18He and Regina Bell topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 1993 with A Whole New World from Disney's Aladdin,
03:24becoming the first song from a Disney film ever to hit number one.
03:27It also won Bryson and Bell a Grammy.
03:34KDK Sports sitting second in the NL Central.
03:37The Red Hot Pirates are hunting for another road win in Houston tonight.
03:40Keep an eye out on O'Neal Cruz, who's already launched 14 homers this year.
03:44The Red Hot Pirates are hunting for another road win in Houston.
03:44The Red Hot Pirates are hunting for another road win in Houston.
03:44The Red Hot Pirates are hunting for another road win in Houston.
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