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Mornings on the Mall

Monday, November 7, 2016

Hosts: Brian Wilson and Larry O’Connor

Executive Producer: Heather Hunter

5am – A/B/C Have You Early Voted? Do You Wait Til Election Day?

5am – D         FBI Director Comey says agency stands by decision to not pursue case against Clinton. FBI Director James Comey told lawmakers on Sunday that after reviewing additional evidence, the agency has not changed its conclusion that there is not a case to bring against Hillary Clinton for how she handled classified materials through her private email server. “Since my letter, the FBI investigative team has been working around the clock to process and review a large volume of emails from a device obtained in connection with an unrelated criminal investigation,” Comey said in the letter. “During that process we reviewed all of the communications that were to or from Hillary Clinton while she was Secretary of State. Based on our review, we have not changed our conclusions that we expressed in July with respect to Secretary Clinton. I am very grateful to the professionals at the FBI for doing an extraordinary amount of high-quality work in a short period of time.” Comey delivered a bombshell announcement 11 days before the election when he told lawmakers that the FBI was reviewing more messages in its investigation into Clinton – a move Clinton had called “deeply troubling.”

5am – E         Clinton directed her maid to print out classified materials. (NY Post) — As secretary of state, Hillary Clinton routinely asked her maid to print out sensitive government e-mails and documents — including ones containing classified information — from her house in Washington, DC, e-mails and FBI memos show. But the housekeeper lacked the security clearance to handle such material. In fact, Marina Santos was called on so frequently to receive e-mails that she may hold the secrets to E-mailgate — if only the FBI and Congress would subpoena her and the equipment she used. Clinton entrusted far more than the care of her DC residence, known as Whitehaven, to Santos. She expected the Filipino immigrant to handle state secrets, further opening the Democratic presidential nominee to criticism that she played fast and loose with national security. Clinton would first receive highly sensitive e-mails from top aides at the State Department and then request that they, in turn, forward the messages and any attached documents to Santos to print out for her at the home.

6am – A/B/C Gingrich: ‘We are in for a long, difficult couple of years’ (Politico) — Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Sunday that “we are in for a long, difficult couple of years” in Washington after this divisive election — no matter who wins the White House. There will be “endless” investigations into Hillary Clinton if she is elected, Gingrich told NBC’s Chuck Todd on “Meet the Press,” while he suggested a Donald Trump presidency would face fierce partisan opposition. “I think, tragically, we have drifted into an environment where if Hillary is elected, the criminal investigations will be endless, and if Trump is elected, it will just be like Madison, Wisconsin, with Scott Walker,” said Gingrich, a Republican and one of Trump’s more prominent supporters. “The opposition of the government employee unions will be so hostile and so direct and so immediate, there will be a continuing fight over who controls the country.” “I think that we are in for a long, difficult couple of years, maybe a decade or more, because the gap between those of us who are deeply offended by the dishonesty and the corruption and the total lack of honesty in the Clinton team,” concluded Gingrich, who as speaker of the House in the 1990s pushed to impeach President Bill Clinton. Gingrich also offered mixed praise of Trump in his interview with Todd on Sunday.

6am – D         WikiLeaks News:

• From WikiLeaks… John Harwood To Podesta: What Should I Ask Jeb? WikiLeaks: John Harwood Asked Podesta What He Should Ask Jeb During Interview. John Harwood, a journalist for CNBC and The New York Times, asked Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta what he should ask then-Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush in an interview, according to a new email released by WikiLeaks on Sunday. The email from September 21, 2015 had the subject line, “what should I ask Jeb…” In the body of the email, Harwood wrote,  “…in Speakeasy interview tomorrow?”
• Clinton Foundation Head Accused Chelsea Of Using Funds For Wedding, Campaigning, And Avoiding Taxes. (Daily Caller) — Doug Band, the former top aid to Bill Clinton who helped found the Clinton Global Initiative, accused Chelsea Clinton of illegal activities by using foundation money to pay for her wedding and getting paid to campaign, all while avoiding paying taxes. New emails released by Wikileaks show Band, still irate, replied with his own allegations of Chelsea Clinton’s corruption. “I learned from the best,” Band wrote. “The investigation into her getting paid for campaigning, using foundation resources for her wedding and life for a decade, taxes on money from her parents….”
• New Email Implies Top Clinton Aide Suggested Hillary Use Private Server, Didn’t Want Her To Run. In an email exchange released Sunday by WikiLeaks, Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman John Podesta implied her lawyer and long-time friend Cheryl Mills came up with the idea of Clinton using a private email server while secretary of state. When campaign advisor Neera Tanden asked, “Do we actually know who told Hillary she could use a private email? And has that person been drawn and quartered?” Podesta responded, “Don’t you think Cheryl?” “At least we now know why Cheryl didn’t want her to run,” Podesta responded.
• Jennifer Palmieri ‏@jmpalmieri: Friends, please remember that if you see a whopper of a Wikileaks in next two days – it’s probably a fake. 5:59 AM – 6 Nov 2016

6am – E         Dear beer vendors: D.C. is not part of Maryland, and our licenses are valid ID. (Washington Post) – As if having no voice in Congress and getting hassled by airport security agents isn’t bad enough, add getting drunk at football games in New Jersey to the rights denied D.C. residents. D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) is urging NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to ensure beer vendors accept D.C. driver’s licenses after at least two District residents were hassled when trying to buy drinks at Metlife Stadium.

7am – A         INTERVIEW – JOE DIGENOVA – legal analyst and former U.S. Attorney to the District of Columbia

• FBI Director Comey says agency stands by decision to not pursue case against Clinton
• Scooter Libby Can Practice Law Again, DC Court Says

7am – B         Hillary Campaigning With Celebrities. Trump Hitting Final States.

• Star power for Hillary Clinton in final stretch: J Lo, Jay Z, Beyonce, Katy Perry, LeBron James, James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi
• Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi and POTUS join HillaryClinton and family for rally in Philadelphia Monday. Right up to its final hours, the Clinton campaign trail continues to be a star-studded affair: Jon Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen are now set to perform during Hillary Clinton’s final rally in Philadelphia on Monday, Nov. 7, the night before Election Day.  According to Clinton’s campaign website, the musicians will perform at Independence Hall, where Clinton will gather with Bill and Chelsea Clinton, as well as President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. Together they will “urge Pennsylvanians to make history on Tuesday by electing her president so she can continue pushing for the American ideals of progress, inclusion, equality, and strength that our founders enshrined in our Constitution there in 1787.”
• Jay Z Delivers Uncensored Concert For Hillary, Complete With N-Words and F-Bombs. In an effort to turn out millenial and black voters in Ohio ahead of Election Day, Jay Z and Beyonce performed at a concert in Cleveland last night on behalf of Hillary Clinton. While Donald Trump took a shot at Clinton for having to rely on the two superstars to fill up an arena, he also went after Jay Z for the profanity in his songs. (Of course, Trump came under fire last month for the “grab ’em by the pussy” Access Hollywood remarks.) And, indeed, at last night’s performance, Jay Z did go uncensored while delivering his songs. One of the songs he performed was 1999’s single ‘Jigga My N*gga,’ which includes the following lyrics.
• Donald Trump’s five-state blitz ends in Leesburg – three hours late. Donald Trump capped a five-state campaign blitz early Monday morning in Leesburg, where he took the stage at 12:22 a.m. – nearly three hours past the rally’s scheduled 9:30 p.m. start.  “This is a marathon today,” Trump said at the Loudoun Fairgrounds. “We’re not playing games.” Referring to the final stop in Loudoun, as the calendar turned to election eve, Trump said: “We’ll call this the midnight special speech.”

7am – C         Demonstrators Vandalize FBI Building, Trump Hotel in DC: Police. (NBC Washington) — A neon green “X” covered the FBI emblem, and the word “corrupt” and images of masks were spray-painted on sidewalks and a column at the FBI building. At the hotel, someone spray-painted the steps and the message, “We Suck,” near the entrance. The front doors of the hotel also have scratch marks, according to the police. A Metropolitan Police Department cruiser was also damaged by demonstrators, police said. Eric Roberts, 27, of Florida, was arrested and charged with defacing government property and resisting arrest. Police said they confiscated several cans of spray paint and stencils from Roberts.

Trump Hotel, FBI Headquarters Vandalized By Anti-Capitalist Protesters. Two protesters vandalized the Trump International Hotel and FBI Headquarters during an anti-capitalist march through Washington, D.C., Saturday. Officers with the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) arrested three individuals in connection to the Million Mask March demonstration, when protesters wore anonymous-style Guy Fawkes masks. Two men were found vandalizing Trump International Hotel, the FBI Headquarters and an MPD police cruiser. A third individual put the White House on a brief lockdown after walking up to the building with a gun and a Guy Fawkes mask, reports WTOP.

7am – D         INTERVIEW — D.C. MAYOR MURIEL BOWSER – discussed the historic nature of the upcoming election and the D.C vote on statehood referendum.

7am – E         Fall Back: Daylight Saving Time Ends Sunday. Time change may lead to ‘winter blues’  WASHINGTON — The time change may make you more prone to get SAD — seasonal affective disorder. Experts said that’s because when we move to standard time, people tend to lose an hour of afternoon light and come home in the dark. The change in schedule can throw off the body’s internal clock, or circadian rhythm, Dr. Samuel Friedlander, assistant clinical professor of Sleep Medicine and Allergy Immunology at UH Cleveland Medical Center, said. “It is great to have the extra hour of sleep, but a few days later that can lead to worse sleep,” Friedlander told ABC News. “It can lead to insomnia or sleepiness.” As a result of disturbed sleep, Friedlander said the body is put under stress. Sleep is an important part of health. “It affects nearly every system in the body, so that’s how it can lead to problems in the body,” Friedlander said.

8am – A         INTERVIEW — LANNY DAVIS – former special counsel to former President Bill Clinton and columnist for The Hill

• FBI Director Comey says agency stands by decision to not pursue case against Clinton
• LANNY DAVIS: The issue with Comey’s statement is Trump campaign hypocrisy

8am – B         Entertainment News:

• ‘Wonder Woman’ Star Gal Gadot Pregnant With Second Child. Mazel tov, Gal Gadot! The Wonder Woman star took to Instagram on Sunday to announce that she and husband Yaron Versano are expecting their second child. “So excited to share this wonder with you… #mommyforthesecondtime,” the Israeli actress captioned a black-and-white mirror selfie showing Versano cradling Gadot’s barely-there baby bump. Gadot and Versano have been married since 2008 and welcomed a daughter, Alma, in 2011.
• Marvel’s “Doctor Strange” easily dominates at box office with $85 million in North America theaters this weekend. LOS ANGELES (AP) — A strong batch of new films drew audiences to the theaters in large numbers this weekend, including Marvel’s “Doctor Strange,” the animated “Trolls” and Mel Gibson’s WWII drama “Hacksaw Ridge,” effectively waking up the sleepy fall box office. The top three films all garnered largely positive reviews from critics and all recorded A CinemaScores from opening weekend audiences too. As the superhero in the bunch, “Doctor Strange” easily dominated with $85 million in North America theaters according to studio estimates Sunday. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch as the neurosurgeon turned sorcerer, “Doctor Strange” opened internationally last weekend. It’s already grossed $325.4 million globally. It’s the fourteenth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the fourteenth to open at No. 1.
• Netflix claims ‘Breaking Bad’ is a prequel to ‘The Walking Dead’ – Business Insider.  What if The Walking Dead and Breaking Bad took place in the same universe? What if Breaking Bad is actually a prequel to The Walking Dead, and it was Walter White who caused the zombie apocalypse? We know, it’s not a new fan theory. But for the benefit of those who are just hearing about it for the first time, Netflix has had a crack at trying to make you believe it.  The video points to four reasons that support the theory. 1. Merle’s hidden stash of drugs in The Walking Dead episode 2 includes blue-sky meth – seemingly the same type which Walter White was making.
• The Cyborg Superman is coming to Supergirl later this season. For real this time. Cyborg Superman Is Officially Coming to ‘Supergirl.’ The first season of Supergirl cleverly side-stepped the comic alter-ego of David Harewood’s Hank Henshaw to make the identity a cover for Martian Manhunter, but the real Cyborg Superman may arrive in a roundabout way. A new synopsis for “The Darkest Place” reveals the steely Superman’s debut, but who’s behind all the gear? The CW released an official synopsis for its November 21 Supergirl Season 2 outing, in which Kara manages to infiltrate Cadmus to rescue a captive Mon-El.
• Cher Says If Trump Wins “I’m Gonna Have to Leave the Planet.” The singer hosted a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton on Thursday. Cher didn’t hold back her feelings about Donald Trump during a Hillary Clinton fundraiser she hosted on Thursday in New York.  According to Page Six, the singer said that if Donald Trump wins the presidential election, “I’m gonna have to leave the planet.”

8am – C         Janet Reno, First Woman to Serve as U.S. Attorney General, Dies at 78. Janet Reno, who rose from a rustic life on the edge of the Everglades to become attorney general of the United States — the first woman to hold the job — and whose eight years in that office placed her in the middle of some of the most divisive episodes of the Clinton presidency, died on Monday at age 78. She died at her home in Miami-Dade County, Fla., from complications of Parkinson’s disease, according to her sister, Margaret Hurchalla. The disease was diagnosed in November 1995, while she was still in office.

8am – D         INTERVIEW — OKLAHOMA GOVERNOR MARY FALLIN – Trump surrogate

• She’s in Virginia stumping for Trump — she was the late night rally last night in Leesburg and then heading to other parts of Virginia today

8am – E         ‘She has completely lost grip of what it is like to be an average person’: Student who was supposed to speak about uniting voters is rushed off stage by security as he goes off-script to slam Clinton during campaign event. (Daily Mail) — A student protester has been dragged off stage after criticizing Hillary Clinton at a campaign event in Iowa. Kaleb Vanfosson, the president of the Young Democratic Socialists group at Iowa State University, spoke on stage prior to a Bernie Sanders address at the Iowa State Center in Ames on Saturday night. Footage of the incident shows Vanfosson, who was scheduled to talk about how Sanders and Clinton were uniting voters, went off-script and ranted about Hillary’s flaws. ‘There are a lot of important issues being talked about this election cycle, and one of the biggest ones is student debt,’ Vanfosson said. ‘In 2012, 71 percent of college students in America graduated with student loan debt, and the average amount of that debt was $26,000 per student.