You probably have heard/seen the news by now - earlier this week, a devastating earthquake hit Haiti and caused massive amounts of destruction.  

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 This morning we had an opportunity to talk to Todd Milby (one of the pastors at Summit Church ) who is currently in Haiti along with the medical mission team that is there helping with Mission of Hope: Haiti.  Below is the entire interview from this morning 

Download WAY Early Show-1 21 10 Update on Haiti 

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Today, Jeff shared the story of when his daughter Kate was born.  He claims that when his wife Larisa was in labor, she went completely crazy.

Download WAY Early Show-1 20 10 Larisa Shows Her 'Evil' Side 

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So Jeff isn't sure what to think about the hypnobirthing and waterbirthing that Steve and his wife Kim are planning on doing for their baby which is due to be born soon.  Steve thinks it's wonderful, but Jeff - well, you know how he is...

Download WAY Early Show-1 20 10 Hypnobirths and Waterbirths 

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Right now, several medical professionals from Southwest Florida are in Haiti helping with the relief effort, working with an organization called Mission of Hope: Haiti.  NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams featured them in their "Making a Difference" segment last night.  Here is the video in case you missed it:

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So Jeff has a new pet peeve - people who won't answer his calls but will only respond to his texts.

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Steve and his wife Kim are due with their second child very soon - and are planning on delivering at Baby Love Birth Center in Cape Coral. Jeff isn't so sure that Birth Centers are the way to go, despite Steve's assurances.

Download WAY Early Show-1 19 10 The Birth Center Debate 

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 Last week, we shared with you a need for doctors, RNs, etc who could go to Haiti and provide medical help during their great time of need.  The first team is now in Haiti and we talked with Todd Milby (one of the pastors at Summit Church who is on the ground with them) today about the situation in Haiti and what they are doing there.

Download WAY Early Show-1 18 10 Report from Haiti with Todd Milby

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 This morning we were talking a little about the late night shake up and about Conan's statement about his opinion of the whole thing.  Here's his statement:

People of Earth:

In the last few days, I’ve been getting a lot of sympathy calls, and I want to start by making it clear that no one should waste a second feeling sorry for me. For 17 years, I’ve been getting paid to do what I love most and, in a world with real problems, I’ve been absurdly lucky. That said, I’ve been suddenly put in a very public predicament and my bosses are demanding an immediate decision.

Six years ago, I signed a contract with NBC to take over The Tonight Show in June of 2009. Like a lot of us, I grew up watching Johnny Carson every night and the chance to one day sit in that chair has meant everything to me. I worked long and hard to get that opportunity, passed up far more lucrative offers, and since 2004 I have spent literally hundreds of hours thinking of ways to extend the franchise long into the future. It was my mistaken belief that, like my predecessor, I would have the benefit of some time and, just as important, some degree of ratings support from the prime-time schedule. Building a lasting audience at 11:30 is impossible without both.

But sadly, we were never given that chance. After only seven months, with my Tonight Show in its infancy, NBC has decided to react to their terrible difficulties in prime-time by making a change in their long-established late night schedule.

Last Thursday, NBC executives told me they intended to move the Tonight Show to 12:05 to accommodate the Jay Leno Show at 11:35. For 60 years the Tonight Show has aired immediately following the late local news. I sincerely believe that delaying the Tonight Show into the next day to accommodate another comedy program will seriously damage what I consider to be the greatest franchise in the history of broadcasting. The Tonight Show at 12:05 simply isn’t the Tonight Show. Also, if I accept this move I will be knocking the Late Night show, which I inherited from David Letterman and passed on to Jimmy Fallon, out of its long-held time slot. That would hurt the other NBC franchise that I love, and it would be unfair to Jimmy.

So it has come to this: I cannot express in words how much I enjoy hosting this program and what an enormous personal disappointment it is for me to consider losing it. My staff and I have worked unbelievably hard and we are very proud of our contribution to the legacy of The Tonight Show. But I cannot participate in what I honestly believe is its destruction. Some people will make the argument that with DVRs and the Internet a time slot doesn’t matter. But with the Tonight Show, I believe nothing could matter more.

There has been speculation about my going to another network but, to set the record straight, I currently have no other offer and honestly have no idea what happens next. My hope is that NBC and I can resolve this quickly so that my staff, crew, and I can do a show we can be proud of, for a company that values our work.

Have a great day and, for the record, I am truly sorry about my hair; it’s always been that way.

Yours,

Conan


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