MD Governor Larry Hogan, John Fund, KT McFarland, Rick Tyler and guest host Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer joined WMAL on Wednesday morning!

Mornings on the Mall

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Hosts: Brian Wilson and Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer

Executive Producer: Heather Hunter

5am – A/B/C GOP Candidates Call On Trump To Fire Campaign Manager.

5am – D         Q & A with TONY SHAFFER

5am – E         Highlights of the GOP Town HAll

6am – A/B/C ‘Three-second rule’ is a myth, says new research. Many of us are familiar with the “ten-second rule” (also known as the five or three-second rule) – accidentally dropping food on the floor, quickly swiping it up and deeming it still safe to eat. But new research has revealed that this practice isn’t as hygienic as we’d like to believe. Researchers suggest that up to a third of us risk our health by eating dirty food as bacteria sticks to food almost instantaneously, meaning many of us could be ingesting household bugs such as E. coli and Salmonella. The research, from cleaning technology firm Kärcher, found that 37 per cent of us would eat food that had been dropped on the kitchen floor, while 38 per cent said they would eat food off their living room floor. The research also found that 49 per cent of us only use a broom to clean and 43 per cent rely solely on an air freshener, though neither method is effective at killing bacteria. A further 59 per cent said they wait till they see visible signs of dirt before they clean, while 27 per cent admitted to waiting for a bad smell before they decide to take action.

6am – D         INTERVIEW — RICK TYLER – MSNBC Contributor and former Ted Cruz campaign spokesman – discussed the controversy over the Trump’s campaign manager and a reporter.

6am – E         Apple wants the FBI to reveal how it hacked the San Bernardino killer’s iPhone. Apple Inc. refused to give the FBI software the agency desperately wanted. Now Apple is the one that needs the FBI’s assistance. The FBI announced Monday that it managed to unlock an iPhone 5c belonging to one of the San Bernardino shooters without the help of Apple. And the agency has shown no interest in telling Apple how it skirted the phone’s security features, leaving the tech giant guessing about a vulnerability that could compromise millions of devices. Now that the FBI has dropped its case against Apple, there’s a new ethical dilemma: Should tech companies be made aware of flaws in their products, or should law enforcement be able to deploy those bugs as crime-fighting tools? It’s unclear whether the FBI’s hacking technique will work on other versions of the iPhone, though a law enforcement official who spoke on the condition of anonymity said its applications were limited.

7am – A         INTERVIEW – John Fund is national-affairs columnist for National Review – discussed the GOP town hall, the Trump manager controversy and previewed the Wisconsin primary.

• Why Cruz Is Poised to Stop Trump in Wisconsin (By John Fund/National Review) – Wisconsin has outsized importance now as the only Republican presidential primary until New York’s on April 19. If Donald Trump wins, he will be in a good position to win the GOP nomination on the first ballot. If he loses in Wisconsin on April 5, his momentum will take a real hit.

7am – B         Pregnant Bachelorette star and HGTV host Jillian Harris defends her coffee habit. Former “Bachelorette” and current host of HGTV’s “Love It or List It, Too” Jillian Harris received backlash when she posted a controversial picture of her holding a cup of coffee in an Instagram post and later when she posted another picture featuring coffee as well.  The comments cautioned her on the consumption of caffeine while pregnant.  She responded to the controversy by saying, “I’m like, well, first of all, it could be decaf. Second of all, I stopped drinking alcohol, I stopped partying, I don’t do Botox anymore … I’m going to drink my damn coffee!”

7am – C         William Shatner is being sued for $170 million by a man claiming to be his son:  A 59-year-old radio DJ who claims William Shatner is his biological father is suing the Star Trek star for $170 million, according to a lawsuit filed in Florida.

In court documents published by Page Six, Peter Sloan claims his biological mother, Canadian actress Kathy McNeil, had a short affair with Shatner while they were working together in Toronto. The late actress gave Sloan up for adoption five days after his birth. Shatner has denied he is Sloan’s father, according to court documents. According to the lawsuit, Sloan met Shatner in 1984 on the Burbank, California set of T.J. Hooker, and Sloan claims the actor admitted to being his father and invited him to return to the set the next week.

7am – D         INTERVIEW – KT MCFARLAND – FOX NEWS NATIONAL SECURITY ANALYST – discussed the GOP town hall and the rise of terrorism abroad.

7am – E         AUDIO: GOP Town Hall Highlights: Candidates Refuse To Support the Nominee.

8am – A         INTERVIEW – MARYLAND GOVERNOR LARRY HOGAN – discussed the Maryland budget, 2016 news and more.

8am – B         Entertainment News:

• Halle Berry Joins Twitter and Instagram With a Topless Photo. Halle Berry is only now joining social media, but she seems to already know what the people want. The 49-year-old actress created accounts on both Twitter and Instagram on Tuesday and her first post was a topless photo from behind. “Hi everyone…” Halle captioned the picture. On Instagram, the Oscar winner shared more about what made her decide to sign up, saying she wanted to share the world “through images that reflect my emotions and perceptions.” “I am in awe of photography and its ability to capture and reflect this extraordinary world that we live in. I’m excited to share with you my love of nature, the arts, fashion and much more in the hopes that the images will inspire, promote conversation and bring you joy,” she added.
• What? Adele says she grew a beard while she was pregnant and named it Larry: What the fuzz?! While on stage at a Saturday, March 26, concert in Glasgow, Scotland, Adele confessed that she’s, well, just like us. “When I got pregnant I had so much testosterone in me that I grew a beard,” the “Hello” songstress, 27, said.  And although Angelo, her son with Simon Konecki, turned 3 years old last October, she’s held on to it for quite some time. “I only cropped it last night. It’s actually true. I’m not telling a joke,” the Grammy Award–winner continued. “I actually have a beard, but I’m proud of it. I call it Larry.”
• Berliners love David Hasselhoff so much, they bulit a whole museum just for him. Stop Everything, There’s a Secret David Hasselhoff Museum in Berlin. At one time the most-watched man on television the world over, thanks to his roles in Baywatch and Knight Rider, David Hasselhoff is something of a cultural icon.  And nowhere is he adored more than in Germany, where he’s even—inexplicably—something of a pop star. Curator Ally Chaplin, the hostel’s bartender, began creating the museum—which is really more of a kitsch-filled hallway—as a humorous shrine to Hasselhoff eight years ago. In 2014, amid renovations, the full-fledged museum was born. The museum is divided into various exhibitions, if you can call them that, including spaces dedicated to Hasselhoff’s most noted roles as Baywatch’s Mitch Buchannon and Michael Knight in Knight Rider.

8am – C         Hillary News:

• Judge slams State Dept. for ‘bad faith’ in Clinton case. A federal judge on Tuesday slammed the State Department for “bad faith” and “constantly shifting admissions” in turning over files related to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server. “Where there is evidence of government wrongdoing and bad faith, as here, limited discovery is appropriate,” U.S. District Court Judge Royce Lamberth wrote as part of a ruling that a watchdog group could proceed with discovery related to Clinton’s server. A federal judge on Tuesday slammed the State Department for “bad faith” and “constantly shifting admissions” in turning over files related to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server.

• Hillary Laughs About Bill’s Infidelity. On Tuesday, Geneva Ridgefield, mother of Sandra Bland, discussed how people she meets complain that Hillary Clinton has lied. Ridgefield defended Clinton, and later joked about Bill Clinton, “If I was to be held accountable for everything my man did, whoa! We’d have a problem!” Clinton burst out laughing.
• Sanders leads Clinton in Wisconsin ahead of must-win primary. Bernie Sanders has opened up a 4-point lead over Democratic presidential rival Hillary Clinton among voters in Wisconsin, according to a Marquette Law School poll released Wednesday afternoon. When asked to pick between Sanders, Clinton and someone else, 49.2 percent of likely Democratic primary voters opted for the Vermont senator, while 44.9 chose the former secretary of State. None of the participants named a third candidate, but 5.5 percent said they have yet to make up their mind. In the February version of the same poll, Sanders led Clinton 44 percent to 43 percent.

8am – D/E     Trump Says Security, Education, And Health Care Are The Top Three Functions Of US Gov. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says that the top three functions of the United States government are security, health care, and education. During CNN’s Republican town hall event in Wisconsin on Tuesday moderated by Anderson Cooper, Trump was asked, “In your opinion, what are the top three functions of the United States government?” Trump responded, “Well, the greatest function of all by far is security for our nation. I would also say health care, I would also said education. I mean there are many, many things, but I would say the top three are security, security, security. We have to have security for our country so we can continue to exist as a country.”