Charlie Spiering, Larry Michael, Thomas Dupree and Brian Lafemina joined WMAL on Friday!

Mornings on the Mall

Friday, September 21, 2018

Hosts: Mary Walter and Vince Coglianese

Executive Producer: Heather Hunter

 

5am – A/B/C LATEST KAVANAUGH NEWS:

• KAVANAUGH ACCUSER  // Ford lawyers say she is open to testifying, but not Monday
• Ford open to testifying against Kavanaugh, but with conditions and not Monday 
• Dianne Feinstein Claims Media ‘Outed’ Brett_Kavanaugh’s Accuser
• Gillibrand: Kavanaugh Not Calling for FBI Investigation of Assault Charge Is Not Reaction of ‘Innocent Person’
• KAVANAUGH WILL TESTIFY MONDAY: Kavanaugh: I will attend Monday hearing ‘so that I can clear my name.’ The Supreme Court nominee’s letter affirming his decision to appear at Monday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing came hours after an attorney for his accuser said her attendance that day was “not possible.”
• KAVANAUGH’S WIFE GETTING THREATS: Brett Kavanaugh, wife and Christine Blasey Ford all receiving death threats: GRAPHIC LANGUAGE

5am – D         Google workers reportedly tweaked algorithm for stories about immigration debate. Google employees wanted to push users to pro-immigration groups in the days after the Trump administration launched its travel ban last year, according to a report posted Thursday night. In a series of emails cited by The Wall Street Journal, Google workers in early 2017 sought to “leverage” their massive worldwide power and fight what they saw as “islamophobic, algorithmically biased results from search terms ‘Islam’, ‘Muslim’, ‘Iran’, etc.” and “prejudiced, algorithmically biased search results from search terms ‘Mexico’, ‘Hispanic’, ‘Latino.’ ” Some in the chain of emails occasionally cautioned against getting involved in a divisive political fight, the newspaper reported. The company said none of the algorithm-tweaking suggestions proposed in the emails were ever implemented. “These emails were just a brainstorm of ideas, none of which were ever implemented,” a Google spokeswoman said in a statement. “Google has never manipulated its search results or modified any of its products to promote a particular political ideology—not in the current campaign season, not during the 2016 election, and not in the aftermath of President Trump’s executive order on immigration. Our processes and policies would not have allowed for any manipulation of search results to promote political ideologies.”

5am – E         4 dead, including suspect, after Maryland warehouse shooting. ABERDEEN, Md. –  Workers say they endured horrifying moments of wild gunfire and terror as a woman working a temporary job at a drugstore warehouse in Maryland fired on colleagues with a handgun, killing three people before fatally shooting herself. The shooting, which authorities said was touched off when the worker got into an argument Thursday morning, sent survivors screaming and running in all directions from the Rite Aid distribution center in northeastern Maryland. Others nearby helped the wounded and one person tied blood-soaked jeans around an injured man’s leg trying to staunch the bleeding.

6am – A/B/C Costco Is Pushing The Seasons.

6am – D/E/F  More News on Kavanaugh

7am – A         INTERVIEW — CHARLIE SPIERING – White House Correspondent for Breitbart News @charliespiering — recapped the Trump rally in Vegas and discuss latest on Kavanaugh’s confirmation.

7am – B/C     SHOOTINGS IN MD:

•  Prince George’s officers shot while serving warrant at wrong house. (WBAL TV) — DISTRICT HEIGHTS, Md. — Two Prince George’s County police officers were shot Wednesday night while trying to serve a warrant at the wrong house, officials said. Prince George’s County Police Chief Hank Stawinski said a man was protecting his daughter from what he thought was a home invasion when he shot two police officers who mistakenly entered his apartment on Lorring Drive in District Heights. A confidential informant told police a drug dealer lived at the location, but the resident was actually a father who didn’t know officers were trying to get in his home, Stawinski said Thursday afternoon. “A law-abiding, hard-working citizen and his daughter were home at the point where we began to execute that search warrant,” Stawinski said. “Our officers had worked to corroborate the information from that confidential informant; however, we did not draw the right conclusion.” The tactical team had knocked on the door in question and then opened it after no response, at which time, a man inside the apartment fired a shotgun, hitting two   officers, police said. One of the officers was hit in the hand, and the other in the shoulder, police said. An officer fired back, but did not hit anyone, police said. The resident surrendered to police after the shooting, officials said. Stawinski said the resident would face no charges.
• MD RITE AID SHOOTING UPDATE: A woman killed three people and wounded three others before fatally shooting herself at a Rite Aid distribution center Thursday in Harford County, Maryland. Snochia Moseley, 26, from Baltimore County, was was a disgruntled employee, and confirmed to be the shooter. No identification has been released on the victims at this time. Moseley’s friend Troi Coley told the Baltimore Sun that Mosely was transgender and had talked about receiving hormone therapy. Coley added that Moseley “wasn’t a monster, wasn’t an angry person. I just believe this was emotional distress. If she did this, it was her last straw.” The woman died at a nearby hospital after shooting herself in the head, he said. Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center received four patients with “priority one gunshot wounds,” said spokeswoman Kristin Mears. Ray Fang, the hospital’s trauma medical director, said two of the victims were stable and doing well, while two remain seriously injured.

7am – D         INTERVIEW — LARRY MICHAEL – Voice of The Redskins — preview this weekend’s game

• Sun. 9/23 @ 1 pm — Green Bay Packers @ Washington Redskins
• Green Bay Packers vs. Washington Redskins: One of the most intriguing NFC matchups of Week 3 will take place in Washington on Sunday when the Redskins (1-1) host the Green Bay Packers (1-0-1) as small home underdogs at sportsbooks. The Packers are coming off a 29-29 tie with the Minnesota Vikings last week with quarterback Aaron Rodgers suiting up and playing the entire game despite a sprained knee. Meanwhile, the Redskins fell 21-9 at home to the Indianapolis Colts following a 24-6 rout of the Arizona Cardinals on the road in Week 1. The Redskins will try to avoid losing two games in a row at home after that disappointing performance versus the Colts that saw quarterback Alex Smith do just about everything but lead them on a touchdown drive. Smith’s numbers were comparable to those of Rodgers in defeat, as he completed 33-of-46 passes for 292 yards with no interceptions.

 7am – E         MICHELLE OBAMA’S LUNCH GURU WAS A FRAUD?

• Prominent Cornell food researcher resigns after university investigation finds academic misconduct.
• Nutrition Studies That Backed Obama-Era School Lunch Programs Get Retracted. NEW YORK (AP) — A prominent Cornell University food researcher resigned after an investigation found he committed academic misconduct, including misreporting data, the school announced Thursday. Brian Wansink has been removed from all teaching and research positions and will retire at the end of the school year next June, Cornell said in a statement. Wansink had previously helped update the U.S. dietary guidelines and is known for his research on consumer behavior, which has been widely cited including in articles by The Associated Press. Cornell says Wansink’s academic misconduct also included “problematic statistical techniques, failure to properly document and preserve research results, and inappropriate authorship.” Thursday’s announcement comes a day after six more of Wansink’s papers were retracted. The most recent retractions included a 2005 paper that said people eat more when served in large bowls and a 2013 article that said grocery shoppers buy food with more calories when they’re hungry.

8am – A/B/C INTERVIEW – THOMAS DUPREE – Former Dep Asst Attorney General – in studio — discuss the latest on the Kavanaugh confirmation

8am – D         INTERVIEW — BRIAN LAFEMINA — Chief Operating Officer for The Redskins — discuss upgrades to the fan stadium experience at games.

 8am – E         MUELLER NEWS:

• Michael Cohen spoke to Mueller team for hours; asked about Russia, possible collusion, pardon: Sources
• LANNY DAVIS: Good for @michaelcohen212 in providing critical information to the #muellerinvestigation without a cooperation agreement. No one should question his honesty, veracity or loyalty to his #family and #country over @potus @realdonaldtrump
• DOWNER SPEAKS ABOUT MTG W/PAPADOPOLOUS: Former Australian diplomat Alexander Downer claims there was “nothing nefarious” in the meeting he had with former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos that sparked the FBI’s investigation into possible Russian collusion. Downer downplayed the May 2016 meeting as “banal,” in an interview with BBC Radio on Wednesday, while refusing to address Papadopoulos’ recent allegations that Downer was sent to spy on him.
• NELLIE REFUSES TO TESTIFY: “The Committee continues to seek the testimony of Nellie Ohr and Jim Baker and will compel their testimony if necessary,” an aide to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte told TheDCNF. Ohr was slated to appear before the committees to discuss her work for Fusion GPS. Ohr, an expert on Russian affairs, worked for Fusion GPS from December 2015 until just after the election.