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Host: Today: a mortgage credit-scoring change that deserves a closer look before your next loan file, Columbus bus changes that could alter tomorrow's commute, and an AI implementation test that starts with customer results. First, the investigation following a deadly cargo-plane crash in Miami.

Host: Good morning. This is your Morning Brief for Monday, September 7th, 2026, Labor Day, updated Monday afternoon.

Host: The FAA confirms that 21 Air Flight 7598, a Boeing 767 cargo aircraft arriving from San Juan, overran a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday. AP reports at least five people died. Federal investigators are examining the landing, and the National Transportation Safety Board sent a team to Miami.

Co-host: There's already video circulating. Can that tell us why the aircraft failed to stop, or are we getting ahead of the investigation?

Host: It cannot establish a cause by itself. AP reports investigators will examine touchdown location, speed, braking, weather, and aircraft condition. Those are questions, not findings. The next useful development is an official account of the evidence, rather than a confident diagnosis from a short clip.

Co-host: For anyone traveling through Miami, check the airline's current flight status before leaving. AP reported runway closures and disruption Monday. A scheduled departure on an old itinerary doesn't establish that the flight is operating normally now.

Host: Another holiday travel issue is on the California coast. AP reports that Hurricane Marie generated dangerous surf and rip currents even while remaining offshore. On Sunday, Long Beach advised people to avoid swimming at its beaches and bays for at least three days because rainfall could carry contaminated runoff into the water.

Co-host: So calmer-looking water doesn't settle the question. Check both the local beach advisory and lifeguard guidance. The storm's distance offshore isn't a reliable guide to whether a particular beach is safe.

Host: Overseas, Germany's political test changed with Sunday's election in Saxony-Anhalt. AP reports that the far-right Alternative for Germany won 39 seats in an 83-seat state parliament, leaving it three short of a majority. Winning the most seats has not yet given it a government.

Co-host: What matters next is who supplies those missing votes. Does another party cooperate, abstain, or lose members to defections? That distinction tells us more than treating the election result as a completed transfer of power.

Host: Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Monday he would continue his economic reform program. Other major parties have generally refused cooperation with the AFD. The next story is whether that refusal holds during government formation. A state election creates pressure on Berlin, but it does not itself replace the federal government.

Host: Back in Columbus, a practical change begins today. COTA's September service changes split Line 1 into Kenny and Livingston services. Kenny extends to Ohio State Outpatient Care Dublin. Livingston connects downtown with the Reynoldsburg Park and Ride. Both lines have 15-minute service, with the outer Kenny extension operating every 30 minutes.

Co-host: If I used Line 1 to ride through downtown before, should I assume I can still stay on the same bus?

Host: No