CONNECT PREP OnAir & Social Media ready features, kickers and interviews. THURSDAY, October 29th, 2020 LIFESTYLE AND OFFBEAT New App Lets You Rent A Bodyguard AUDIO: Doron Kempel (Inside Edition) SOCIAL MEDIA: Photo LENGTH: 00:00:04 LEAD: There is a new app that lets you hire your own personal bodyguard. It’s for people scared of post-election violence, and just 2020 turmoil in general. It costs $30 for 30 minutes. It’s basically Uber for bodyguards. That’s where we’re at nowadays, folks. Bond CEO, Doron Kempel, says many of the app’s bodyguards are former secret service agents, cops, ex-military or other security professionals. OUTCUE: ordering dinner online. Cowboys Go Viral In ‘Dreams’ Video AUDIO: Fleetwood Mac singing “Dreams” SOCIAL MEDIA: Video LENGTH: 00:00:38 LEAD: Some hip-thrusting cowboys are making the internet swoon. The guys behind the page ‘The Inspired Unemployed’ are going viral for their latest video set to the tune of Fleetwood Mac’s ever popular “Dreams.” This one has nothing to do with skateboards though. Instead, it’s cowboys dancing in sync, then acting out a Wild West standoff. The Aussies captioned it, “The only body part that don’t lie.” More than 100-thousand people have watched it. OUTCUE: (music fades) California Firefighters Take Time To Save Small Owl AUDIO: Video Nats SOCIAL MEDIA: Photo LENGTH: 00:00:06 LEAD: Firefighters in Southern California rescued a barn owl from a huge wildfire south of Los Angeles. A crew with the Orange County Fire Authority saved the little guy from the Silverado Fire. A video tweeted out from the agency shows firefighters wrapping the owl in a jacket on the ground. It then sits with its eyes closed in the lap of a firefighter during a radio call for help. OUTCUE: some help buddy Super Gory Halloween Decorations Prompt Calls To Police AUDIO: Steven Novak SOCIAL MEDIA: Photo LENGTH: 00:00:19 LEAD: An artist in Dallas has a complete bloodbath in front of his house. His Halloween decorations include several dead bodies with gigantic pools of blood filling up his entire front walkway. Some neighbors weren't fans and called police. But given it's all fake, homeowner Steven Novak said he decided to have some fun with police when they arrived. He says next year his decorations might be even crazier. OUTCUE: gonna be nuts Flying Car Gets Road Legal Status In Europe AUDIO: Robert Dingemanse SOCIAL MEDIA: Photo LENGTH: 00:00:19 LEAD: Turns out we're way closer to flying cars being a reality than we could have imagined. There's been tons of prototypes over the years. Getting the cars approved for the road seemed like a pipe dream. But one Dutch company did it. The company "PAL-V" has a vehicle that can both drive and fly and it has the go ahead for European roads. The car maker's CEO says it wasn't easy making a vehicle that sticks to all air *and* ground regulations. The nifty machine will sell for about 400,000 euro (around $470,000) and start shipping in 2022. OUTCUE: 5,000 requirements Another Hurricane Slams The Gulf Coast AUDIO: New Orleans Resident SOCIAL MEDIA: Photo LENGTH: 00:00:07 LEAD: It seems the weather Gods have a bone to pick with the gulf coast. Yet another hurricane made landfall in Louisiana yesterday. This time it's Hurricane Zeta. We ran out of names from the English alphabet. Now we're in the middle of the Greek one. It made landfall as a Cat 2, and the worry is wind more so than rain. One New Orleans resident says he's sick of all the storms. The area has now seen two tropical storms, and three hurricanes this season. OUTCUE: buying everything Paintball Prank Almost Turns Deadly AUDIO: Sergeant Cisco Rodriguez SOCIAL MEDIA: Photo LENGTH: 00:00:09 LEAD: A couple of kids playing around with paintball guns almost made a costly mistake. Some yo- yo's were driving around Michigan City, Indianapolis firing paintballs at people and businesses. But one guy who was shot at thought he was being fired at by a real gun. The dude had an actual gun on him and shot back. Fortunately nobody was hurt. But a police spokesperson says it could have been a deadly prank. OUTCUE: until afterwards CORONAVIRUS LIFE Tupperware Is Back In Vogue Thanks To COVID AUDIO: Tupperware Party Clip SOCIAL MEDIA: Video LENGTH: 00:00:08 LEAD: And you thought Tupperware was in the rearview? Think again! Although Tupperware parties are a thing of the past, social distancing is helping boost sales during the pandemic. With many people ordering out, Tupperare is THE solution for leftovers, some 50 years after what seemed to be its glory days. Profits quadrupled in the most recent quarter to more than 34 million dollars after posting negative sales growth in 5 of the last 6 years. The first ever Tupperware Party was held in 1948. OUTCUE: of fine taste POLITICS Krispy Kreme Will Hand Out Free Doughnuts On Election Day AUDIO: Krispy Kreme Commercial SOCIAL MEDIA: Photo LENGTH: 00:00:16 LEAD: Election Day just got sweeter. Krispy Kreme says it'll be handing out free doughnuts next Tuesday. And they'll also be handing out the iconic I Voted stickers. There is no proof you have to show that you actually DID vote - they're just taking your word for it. The company also handed out its Original Glazed doughnuts to high school and college grads earlier this year, whose ceremonies were canceled due to the pandemic. OUTCUE: topped the way you like it MOVIES AND TV Borat Fans Raise $90k For Babysitter Jeanise Jones AUDIO: 'Borat Subsequent Moviefilm' Clip SOCIAL MEDIA: Video LENGTH: 00:00:11 LEAD: Borat fans are ‘very nice!’ They’ve donated more than 90 grand to babysitter Jeanise Jones. She was the sweet lady in the new Sacha Baron Cohen mockumentary who helped Borat’s daughter not become a child bride. Jeanise has fallen on hard times thanks to COVID. So her church set up a GoFundMe page. Fans were quick to help. The 62-year-old told The Post that she was tricked into thinking the film was a documentary about grooming gangs. After seeing the trailer for ‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” she felt, quote “kind of betrayed by it.” OUTCUE: nice meeting you Khloe Kardashian Had COVID This Past Spring AUDIO: Khloe Kardashian SOCIAL MEDIA: Video LENGTH: 00:00:13 LEAD: Time to change that C in COVID to a K. Turns out Khloe Kardashian had the virus this past spring. The 36-year-old revealed the news via a sneak peek clip for ‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians.’ She says that the symptoms were unlike anything she's ever experienced. She had severe headaches, a cough that burned her chest, chills, heat flashes and vomiting. She seems to have fully recovered. Over the weekend she attended her sister Kim’s 40th birthday party on a private island. OUTCUE: a couple days. TV Preview AUDIO: 'Superstore' TV Preview LENGTH: 00:00:07 LEAD: Tonight at 8pm ET on ABC, it's 'Celebrity Family Feud.' At 8pm ET on NBC, the season premiere of 'Superstore.' At 8pm ET on FOX, it's Thursday Night Football between the Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers. At 9pm ET, a special on CBS. 'Every Vote Counts: A Celebration Of Democracy.' Celebrities come together to celebrate democracy with musical performances. At 9pm ET on ABC, 'Press Your Luck.' At 10pm ET on ABC, catch, 'Match Game.' OUTCUE: (music fades) MUSIC Bob Dylan Wrote ‘Lay Lady Lay’ For Barbra Streisand AUDIO: Bob Dylan sinning "Lay Lady Lay" SOCIAL MEDIA: Video LENGTH: 00:00:40 LEAD: Bob Dylan wrote “Lay Lady Lay” for Barbra Streisand. The singer revealed the fun fact in a long-lost interview from 1971. He told blues musician Tony Glover he intended it to be sung by Streisand. The transcript of the Q-and-A, which features Dylan’s handwritten annotations, is going up for auction. Glover died last year, and some of his stuff is going up for sale. You can place a bid for the transcript starting November 12th. OUTCUE: (music fades) Tech Allows Band Members In Different Areas To Play On Same Stage AUDIO: Dan Olsen SOCIAL MEDIA: Video LENGTH: 00:00:17 LEAD: Thanks to the pandemic, we now have holograms of musicians who are still alive. A company called Musion 3D has created technology that can allow musicians who might be in different places, to play on the same stage. It's so realistic, you'd think the band members are actually on stage in front of you. Dan Olsen recently used the tech and said he had band members in two locations, but it looked like they were all in one. The futuristic setup also allows concerts to be performed in multiple venues at the same time. OUTCUE: very interesting SPORTS MLB To Investigate Justin Turner For Postgame Celebration AUDIO: Rob Manfred SOCIAL MEDIA: Photo LENGTH: 00:00:20 LEAD: ***MUST CREDIT FOX*** Because it's 2020, it's no surprise that the Dodgers World Series celebration was overshadowed by COVID-19. We found out after Tuesday night's game that Justin Turner was removed from the game due to a positive test. But after the game, he was on the field celebrating with teammates. MLB says he refused to comply with orders to remain isolated. Now the league says they're launching a full investigation. During FOX's postgame show Tuesday, Commissioner Rob Manfred addressed Turner's positive test.