Rep. Buck McKeon, Dr. Gridlock, Rod Wheeler, Fox 5's Tucker Barnes, Mark Steyn and Lt. Col. Oliver North joined WMAL on Tuesday morning.
Mornings on the Mall
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Hosts: Brian Wilson and Larry O’Connor
5am – A/B/C Streets of Ferguson smolder after grand jury decides not to indict officer. Ferguson, Missouri (CNN) — This is what Ferguson looked like Tuesday morning. Shattered glass from looted stores covered the asphalt. Shell casings from unknown shooters littered the ground. And more than a dozen buildings, including stores owned by local residents, had been set ablaze. As protesters hurled bottles, batteries and rocks at police, officers in riot gear responded by shooting bean bags and tear gas. "This ain't Iraq. This is the United States," Demetric Whitlock yelled to a line of police officers on South Florissant Road, in front of the Ferguson Police Department. When a grand jury decided Monday not to indict Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson in the August shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown, the news triggered fresh confrontations between protesters and police in the tense Missouri city. While most of the demonstrators peacefully protested on the streets, some smashed the windows of a police cruiser and set another on fire. An entire row of businesses on West Florissant Avenue, a major thoroughfare, was engulfed in flames. There were so many infernos that firefighters couldn't rush to every one. Amid the looting and arson, some protesters demanded the media stop reporting on the events. CNN's Sara Sidner was struck in the head with a rock.
5am – D DRIVE AT FIVE INTERVIEW — REP BUCK MCKEON – chairman of the House Armed Services Committee – discussed Secretary Hagel stepping down.
5am – E Budweiser Gives Clydesdales the Heave-Ho for the Holidays. Budweiser is putting its Clydesdales out to pasture for the holidays. The country's No. 3 beer brand said the horses will not play a role in its traditional advertising for the season, although the company added later Monday that they will be featured in spots promoting responsible drinking. Anheuser-Busch InBev also said the Clydesdales will return to be part of its upcoming Super Bowl ads. "The Clydesdales play a strong role for the brand, representing Budweiser quality and care for more than 80 years. As icons of the brand — and relevant symbols of integrity, perfection and team spirit for all generations — they are important to the brand and our campaigns," Anheuser-Busch said in a statement Monday. The decision not to feature the Clydesdales in holiday ads was first reported by The Wall Street Journal. The change comes as Budweiser's share of the U.S. beer market has declined since hitting its peak in 1988.
6am – A/B/C Streets of Ferguson smolder after grand jury decides not to indict officer.
6am – D INTERVIEW — ROBERT THOMSON aka "DR GRIDLOCK" – The Washington Post
>> Thanksgiving getaway
— How storm potential could affect Thanksgiving getaways
— Study looks at best, worst Thanksgiving getaway times
6am – E ‘Casablanca’ Piano Sells for $3.4 Million at Bonhams. The letters of transit — “signed by General de Gaulle, cannot be rescinded, not even questioned” — were hidden under its unusual hinged lid. It is golden yellow with touches of green and gold, a surprise to people who know it only from its black-and-white adolescence. It has a wad of chewing gum in a place where a wad of chewing gum really should not be. It is the stuff that dreams are made of. It is one of the most famous pianos in the world, the piano Ingrid Bergman was close to when she delivered one of Hollywood’s unforgettable lines: “Play it, Sam. Play ‘As Time Goes By.’ ” It is the short little upright from Rick’s Café Américain in the movie “Casablanca.” And it has become the stuff of very expensive dreams. It was sold at auction on Monday for $3.4 million, gum and all. The price included a 12 percent commission.
7am – A INTERVIEW – ROD WHEELER – Former Washington DC Homicide Detective, Fox News Channel Law Enforcement Expert and owner of Rod Wheeler & Associates – analyzed the Darren Wilson verdict.
7am – B/C/D Taking your calls on the Ferguson verdict.
7am – E INTERVIEW: TUCKER BARNES — Meteorologist and Morning weather anchor at Fox 5 — shared the latest weather news for Thanksgiving travel
8am – A INTERVIEW: MARK STEYN – conservative political commentator and author of new book "The [Un]documented Mark Steyn"
>> Discussed his Defamation hearing in DC today
Steyn will be at the hearing in Washington, D.C. at the D.C. Court of Appeals-Courtroom 1 on November 25 at 9:30 am ET (430 E. St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001).
>> His latest book is entitled "The Undocumented Mark Steyn" and reaction to President Obama's unilateral move on immigration?
>> He also weighed in on the Ferguson verdict?
8am – B/C INTERVIEW — LT. COL. OLIVER NORTH – Founder, Freedom Alliance
>> Hagel Resigns Under Pressure as Global Crises Test Pentagon
>> White House extends U.S. combat role in Afghanistan into 2015
8am – D Streets of Ferguson smolder after grand jury decides not to indict officer.
TOMORROW: Maryland Governor-elect Larry Hogan, Fox’s Janice Dean, KT McFarland and Kevin Jackson
