The Megyn Kelly Show - Minnesota Senate Race Surprise, Russell Brand Trial Begins, Roller Coaster Death： AM Update 10⧸14

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00:00:30.000 Good morning, everyone. I'm Megan Kelly. It's Wednesday, October 14th, 2026, and this is your

00:00:38.460 AM update. Pretty good poll that we picked up just recently. See that last line, independence?

00:00:43.900 What is going on in Minnesota? An overlooked Senate race in Minnesota showing a surprisingly

00:00:49.520 close contest as new polling reveals an interesting divide among independent voters. 1.00

00:00:55.100 I was a drug addict, a sex addict, and an imbecile, but what I never was, was a rapist. 0.99

00:01:01.380 Opening statements set to begin today in the rape and sexual assault trial of Russell Brand. 0.99

00:01:06.900 Greta Thunberg finding herself a new, new cause to champion as the former climate and

00:01:11.960 Gaza activist joins student protests in France.

00:01:16.220 Authorities identifying the man killed in a horrifying rollercoaster accident at Six Flags

00:01:21.280 in Georgia as investigators work to determine what caused the deadly fall.

00:01:26.440 All that and more coming up in just a moment on your AM update.

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00:02:30.580 One U.S. Senate race receiving relatively little national attention despite the polling showing

00:02:36.100 a surprisingly close contest. It's the Minnesota matchup between Democrat Lieutenant Governor

00:02:41.740 Peggy Flanagan and Republican former sports broadcaster Michelle Tafoya. The Real Clear

00:02:48.440 polling average showing Flanagan leading to FOIA by just over two points, 45.3 to 43.1 percent,

00:02:56.240 in a state that has not elected a Republican to the U.S. Senate since 2002. A new Minnesota Star

00:03:03.620 Tribune and KARE 11 poll finding Democrat Flanagan leading Republican to FOIA by four points,

00:03:10.820 although the more revealing numbers may be what's happening among independents.

00:03:15.020 Fox News anchor Bill Hemmer, my old pal, breaking down the latest survey.

00:03:45.020 8.5 percent, Star Tribune, pretty good poll that we picked up just recently.

00:03:49.280 See that last line, independents?

00:03:51.040 What is going on in Minnesota?

00:03:52.880 You got 32 at Flanagan, 38 at Tafoya, 29 percent, a clear almost one-third of the voters in

00:03:59.700 Minnesota are still undecided as they say they are independents looking at this race

00:04:05.180 three weeks from today.

00:04:06.740 So a lot of things could change.

00:04:08.220 The Senate contest proving considerably closer than Minnesota's race for governor with the

00:04:12.880 same Star Tribune and CARE 11 poll, finding Democrat Senator Amy Klobuchar leading Republican

00:04:19.160 Lisa Dameth by nine points, 50 to 41 percent. The Cook Political report continuing to rate the

00:04:26.580 open U.S. Senate seat as likely Democrat and prediction market Kalshi gives Flanagan an 86

00:04:32.560 percent chance of victory, compared to just 14 percent for Tafoya. That's still more than double

00:04:38.620 from early August when Tafoya had just a 6% chance. Give our sponsor Kalshi a try by using

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00:04:50.820 they trade $25. According to Minnesota Public Radio, outside political groups spent more than

00:04:57.100 $20 million during the candidates' primary contests, much of it on the Democrat side.

00:05:03.220 That spending dropping dramatically since the August primaries to approximately $2 million,

00:05:08.620 as of last Friday, including 1.3 million supporting Flanagan through billboard advertisements.

00:05:15.080 Senate Majority Leader John Thune traveling to Minnesota earlier this month to campaign

00:05:19.680 alongside Tafoya, although national Republicans have yet to commit significant financial resources

00:05:25.220 to the race, according to the Minnesota Star Tribune. The candidate's making competing

00:05:30.260 arguments to voters as Minnesota continues dealing with the fallout from its massive

00:05:34.420 welfare fraud scandal, Tafoya making the scandal a central focus of her campaign,

00:05:40.060 accusing Flanagan of failing to prevent the theft of taxpayer dollars during her tenure 0.99

00:05:45.460 as lieutenant governor under Democrat Governor Tim Walz. Flanagan, meantime, arguing that

00:05:51.360 health care costs and affordability are more pressing concerns for Minnesota voters while 0.97

00:05:57.120 making her opposition to President Trump a central part of her campaign. Flanagan's 0.87

00:06:02.380 focus on the president comes as the latest Star Tribune poll finds just 38 percent of Minnesota

00:06:08.220 voters approve of his job performance, compared to 58 percent who disapprove. Tafoya seeking to

00:06:15.380 appeal to voters outside the Republican base, like in this ad. A senator should work for Minnesota,

00:06:22.820 not party bosses, lobbyists, or even the president. I'm a pro-choice Republican. I'm not afraid to

00:06:28.900 stand up to my party. When Trump is right, I'll work with him. When he's wrong, I'll stand up

00:06:34.660 for Minnesota. Earlier this week, President Trump publicly throwing his support behind Tafoya

00:06:40.020 during a campaign rally in Youngstown, Ohio. Just look at what's happening in the once great state

00:06:46.700 of Minnesota. What a mess they have done. Somalia and members of the Somalian community have looted

00:06:54.460 tens of billions of dollars from Minnesota welfare programs. They drive up taxes. They drive 1.00

00:07:00.320 up health care costs, insurance costs, child care costs, and they cheat on everything. It's a

00:07:05.940 disaster. And we're not going to stand for it. We're not going to stand. That's right. You have

00:07:11.560 to vote for Michelle Tafoya, who's a very respected person. Tafoya, however, offering a rather

00:07:19.380 tepid response yesterday when asked about the president's endorsement during a news conference.

00:07:24.460 Michelle, can you just tell us how you're feeling about getting President Trump's endorsement,

00:07:29.040 or at least in saying that people should vote for you?

00:07:32.420 I heard about that.

00:07:34.200 Look, this campaign is about bringing all Minnesotans together,

00:07:37.560 whether they voted for President Trump or whether they voted for Kamala Harris,

00:07:40.820 or whether they didn't vote at all.

00:07:42.960 I want all Minnesotans to come together.

00:07:46.200 We have a great community behind us in our corner that includes farmers, law enforcement, businesses.

00:07:52.040 So the ultimate endorsement will come for me on November 3rd from the state of Minnesota.

00:07:57.820 Was the endorsement a surprise to you?

00:08:01.200 Most of the things that the president says are a surprise to somebody.

00:08:04.900 Tafoya and Flanagan now preparing for their only scheduled debate, set for Friday,

00:08:10.120 hosted by Minnesota Public Radio, less than three weeks before Election Day.

00:08:16.160 Opening statements set to begin today in the rape and sexual assault trial of British comedian

00:08:21.300 and actor Russell Brand, who is facing seven criminal charges involving six different women.

00:08:27.760 The 51-year-old, first appearing at Suffolk Crown Court in London Monday, returning yesterday as a

00:08:34.280 jury of eight men and four women, was sworn in to hear the case. Prosecutors expected to begin

00:08:40.200 laying out their case today, detailing allegations of sexual misconduct spanning a decade between

00:08:46.420 1999 and 2009. The AP reporting prosecutors accuse Brand of raping a woman inside a hotel room during

00:08:54.460 a British Labour Party conference and sexually assaulting a TV employee inside a bathroom.

00:09:01.080 A third allegation involves a woman who worked at a radio station who claims Brand forcibly kissed

00:09:06.460 and groped her. The identities of all six women protected under British law, Brand pleading not

00:09:12.640 guilty to all seven charges and repeatedly denying ever engaging in non-consensual sexual

00:09:18.260 activity. Brand denying the allegations on The Megyn Kelly Show in April. What fame gave me and

00:09:25.420 what addiction fueled was opportunity for endless consent, which led me to be a hedonist and a fool 0.99

00:09:33.080 and an exploiter of women. And that is wrong. And that is something that needs to be redeemed 0.99

00:09:39.880 and addressed and atoned for. What I'm obviously not only querying, but violently or aggressively

00:09:47.860 or assertively opposing is the idea that this is a judicial criminal matter where consent was

00:09:54.280 overridden. The trial beginning more than three years after allegations against Brand first

00:09:59.800 emerged in a joint investigation by Britain's Sunday Times, The Times and Channel 4. The reports

00:10:07.280 prompting a police investigation eventually leading to criminal charges Brand is now contesting.

00:10:12.960 On Monday, Judge Joel Benathan warning prospective jurors to disregard previous media coverage of the

00:10:19.260 allegations and to base their eventual verdict solely on evidence presented during the trial.

00:10:24.660 The judge also instructing the jury against conducting its own research or discussing the

00:10:29.500 case outside the courtroom. Cameras are not permitted inside the courtroom. Brand initially

00:10:35.280 rising to fame as a comedian and TV personality in Britain before becoming a familiar face in

00:10:41.020 Hollywood through films including Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Get Him to the Greek. He was

00:10:46.900 married to pop star Katy Perry from 2010 through 2012. In recent years, Brand stepping away from

00:10:53.360 traditional entertainment, building a substantial independent online following, producing content

00:10:59.040 focused on politics, personal wellness, spirituality, and faith. Brand publicly

00:11:04.780 converting to Christianity in 2024, speaking extensively about his religious beliefs

00:11:10.240 and personal transformation. The trial expected to last six to ten weeks.

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00:13:02.800 Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg finding herself a new cause to champion,

00:13:08.240 joining French high school students protesting the country's education system,

00:13:12.220 even as the weeks-long demonstrations appear to be losing steam.

00:13:16.780 Thunberg showing up Tuesday outside a high school in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis,

00:13:21.980 where students have been demonstrating over teacher shortages,

00:13:25.980 overcrowded classrooms, and deteriorating school buildings.

00:13:29.720 The 23-year-old rising to international fame as a teenage climate activist,

00:13:34.620 before expanding her activism to the Palestinian cause, 0.97

00:13:38.060 now apparently adding French education reform to her growing list of grievances.

00:13:43.800 Thunberg speaking to the Associated Press about why she is standing in solidarity with the French students.

00:13:50.040 I came here to be here and support the students who are protesting to protect their basic rights.

00:13:57.360 And the whole world is watching with awe for these students who are fighting back,

00:14:04.200 reclaiming their future that has been taken away from them.

00:14:07.060 I mean this generation is one that has been growing up with a sense of hopelessness for the future

00:14:12.960 where we can see our future and our rights taken from us in front of our very eyes

00:14:17.340 and like what do they expect?

00:14:19.640 Of course people are going to find back.

00:14:21.360 They don't need me at all.

00:14:23.080 But I do believe that we all have a duty to stand up

00:14:26.900 and stand in solidarity with these struggles wherever they're happening.

00:14:30.680 I am an extremely privileged person.

00:14:32.600 I am a white person from Sweden.

00:14:34.040 I am very much part of this very destructive system that systematically benefits people like me.

00:14:40.720 And if I choose to stay silent, knowing that, I choose the side of the oppressor.

00:14:46.620 Thunberg's appearance coming as the nationwide protest movement enters its fourth week,

00:14:51.860 although the latest numbers suggest enthusiasm may be fading.

00:14:55.880 According to Reuters, roughly 161,000 demonstrators taking to the streets Tuesday

00:15:01.620 compared to 266,000 last week. The number of schools forced to close also falling dramatically,

00:15:09.300 from approximately 800 last Tuesday to just 214 this week. While some protesters have remained

00:15:16.300 peaceful, others have vandalized property, set fires, and hurled objects at police.

00:15:22.220 President Emmanuel Macron's government maintaining it is working to address

00:15:25.860 students' concerns, although France's strained finances are limiting how much additional money

00:15:31.220 officials can commit to public education. The protests unfolding six months before France's

00:15:37.340 presidential election, where the unrest is exposing sharp political divisions. Far-left

00:15:42.980 presidential candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon criticizing the police response, while right-wing

00:15:48.540 national rally leader and presidential candidate Marie Le Pen condemning violence and vandalism

00:15:54.500 by protesters. The election is set for April of next year as France prepares to choose a successor

00:16:00.680 to outgoing President Emmanuel Macron.

00:16:06.580 Authorities in Georgia identifying the man killed in a shocking accident after being thrown from a

00:16:12.800 roller coaster at Six Flags over Georgia as investigators worked to determine what caused

00:16:18.400 the incident that also left four other people injured. According to the Cobb County Police

00:16:24.340 Department, the victim identified yesterday as 42-year-old Hassan Jihad Ibn Kareem of Atlanta,

00:16:31.700 who died Monday afternoon while riding the Goliath roller coaster. Kareem working as an

00:16:37.340 information technology manager at Wesley International Academy, a public charter

00:16:42.160 school in Atlanta, where he had previously taught technology. WSB-TV speaking to a family friend

00:16:49.100 who described Kareem as a fighter, revealing he had survived cancer and a serious battle with

00:16:55.180 COVID, in addition to a car fire involving his daughter just weeks before his death.

00:17:00.800 The tragedy unfolding shortly before 4 o'clock Monday afternoon, when witnesses say Kareem was

00:17:06.300 suddenly ejected from his seat on Goliath, a roller coaster that climbs 200 feet and reaches

00:17:12.500 speeds of approximately 70 miles an hour. Police confirming Kareem's body struck

00:17:18.600 other passengers before falling beneath the attraction, where responding officers found

00:17:23.920 him unconscious and not breathing. Witnesses describing a horrifying scene on Monday to

00:17:29.960 Atlanta's Eleven Alive. He didn't fall directly onto us. He fell onto a girl two rows in front

00:17:36.600 of us. He fell and hit the car three different times. They got it right where the pictures for

00:17:43.280 the Goliath is took in. He was in our pictures. We got down the ramp. You could see him above us.

00:17:49.900 We were on, we were on the bottom screaming. So then you could see him above us flying off

00:17:55.560 the car in the picture. He looked, oh God. He smashed down. His son was sitting right beside

00:18:02.380 him. His wife and daughter were not on the ride. They were at the bottom and had no idea. His son

00:18:09.240 washed it all. He's in our Goliath pictures, the pictures that they take that you can keep.

00:18:14.940 He is in our pictures, out of the cart and everything. His blood splattered over everybody

00:18:21.480 and his body fell behind one of the haunted attractions. WSB-TV reporting four other people

00:18:28.500 were injured and transported to the hospital, although authorities have not yet released

00:18:32.960 details about their conditions. The incident forcing emergency crews to evacuate passengers

00:18:38.520 from another Goliath train, which had stopped partway up the roller coaster's initial climb.

00:18:44.440 Investigators still working to determine exactly how Kareem was thrown from the ride,

00:18:48.800 as the Cobb County Police Department's Major Crimes Unit continues interviewing witnesses

00:18:53.380 and park employees. Georgia's Office of the Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire

00:18:59.320 also launching a separate investigation, examining the circumstances of the accident

00:19:04.260 and whether applicable safety procedures were followed. Six Flags temporarily shutting down

00:19:10.060 nine other roller coasters at six amusement parks across the U.S. and Canada, describing the

00:19:15.840 closures as a precaution while the investigation continues. The affected attractions include rides

00:19:21.860 at Six Flags Magic Mountain in California, Great Adventure in New Jersey, and Great America in

00:19:27.920 Illinois, along with parks in Ohio, North Carolina, and Canada. The company not providing a timeline

00:19:33.940 for when the rides might reopen while expressing condolences to Kareem's family and pledging its

00:19:39.740 cooperation with investigators. The deadly accident coming amid other questions about

00:19:44.680 safety at Six Flags attractions. Just last month, Six Flags Magic Mountain in California

00:19:50.420 announcing the retirement of its X2 roller coaster following a series of lawsuits alleging riders

00:19:56.800 suffered severe brain injuries. The park previously settling a wrongful death lawsuit

00:20:02.360 involving a 22-year-old man who died after riding X2 in 2022,

00:20:08.120 although Six Flags denied in court filings that the coaster caused his fatal injuries.

00:20:14.740 And that'll do it for your AM Update. I'm Megan Kelly. Join me back here for the MK Show,

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Minnesota Senate Race Surprise, Russell Brand Trial Begins, Roller Coaster Death： AM Update 10⧸14

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