Topic: Air Quality

NBC 5 reporter Ben Russell provides a recap of public safety instructions following the chemical explosion in West, Texas. Residents north of the West Chemical Plant are advised to stay indoors due to shifting winds carrying potentially toxic smoke and chemicals. While emergency resources are currently sufficient, Mayor Tommy Muska has declined to provide specific casualty numbers until they are verified, instead calling for prayers for the community. The event is described as the most devastating incident in the town's history.

A caller suggests that poor air quality in Texas may be caused by the "cremated remains" of people from conflict zones in Mexico. The hosts argue that the drug war is actually about asset forfeiture and controlling competition for banks and the CIA. They cite a report that the Federal Reserve Bank of San Antonio was caught with $3 billion in drug money, labeling the government's anti-drug stance as pure hypocrisy.