Rep. Steve King, Fairfax County School Board Member Elizabeth Schultz, AB Stoddard and Fox’s Kevin Corke joined WMAL on Friday!

Mornings on the Mall

Friday, July 28, 2017

Hosts: Mary Walter and Vince Coglianese

5am – A/B/C Scaramucci unleashes profanity-filled rant against fellow Trump aides Priebus, Bannon. Anthony Scaramucci, the new White House communications director, unleashed a profanity-filled tirade against White House chief of staff Reince Priebus and chief strategist Steve Bannon in an interview with the New Yorker that was published late Thursday afternoon.  Scaramucci called New Yorker reporter Ryan Lizza, pressing him to reveal his source for a tweet that President Donald Trump was having dinner with Scaramucci and others. Scaramucci insisted Priebus leaked the story and vowed to fire everyone. “I’ll get to the person who leaked that to you,” Scaramucci told The New Yorker reporter.  “Reince Priebus — if you want to leak something — he’ll be asked to resign very shortly.” Scaramucci told the magazine that, unlike other Trump administration officials, he has no interest in media attention. He described Bannon’s desire for media attention using sexually explicit terms. “I’m not Steve Bannon, I’m not trying to suck my own c—,” Scaramucci said, according to the New Yorker. “I’m not trying to build my own brand off the f—— strength of the president. I’m here to serve the country.”

5am – D         Fairfax County school board votes to change name of J.E.B. Stuart High School. (Fox 5 DC) — FALLS CHURCH, Va. – The Fairfax County school board has voted in favor of changing the name of a Falls Church school named for a Confederate general. The decision was made after several hours of public comment and deliberation at a school board meeting held Thursday night. The renaming process of J.E.B. Stuart High School will start in the fall and the official change would happen before the start of the 2019 school year. Stuart was a Confederate States Army general who was killed in battle during the American Civil War. School board members heard testimony from the public on both sides of this debate during the meeting. Afterwards, the school board voted on a motion to delay the vote on the name change, but it failed in a vote of 6 to 5. After more discussion, the school board finally put the decision on renaming the high school for a final vote. Before the meeting started, some students and others in the community who are connected to the high school passionately expressed their views with shirts and signage displaying “Keep JEB” and “Change The Name.” Supporters for keeping the name said it could cost over $1 million to make the change. “In the spirit of compromise and in recognition of the need to minimize costs as well as the desire for continuity by alumni — staff request that the Stuart community consider “Stuart High School” as the new name,” says a statement released by the board. Stuart High, as it’s more commonly known, opened in 1959 and the school board chose the name in 1958, when Virginia was embroiled in what became known as Massive Resistance to federal desegregation efforts.

5am – E         INTERVIEW – RAY STAGICH – meteorologist, Weather Channel

• We’re going to be under a FLASH FLOOD WATCH starting at 2 this afternoon .. until tomorrow afternoon .. as the Washington area is expected to get several inches of rain.  Forecasters are calling it a rare “winter-like” storm that could feature heavy showers and storms .. some of which could be severe.  The heaviest of the rain is expected overnight tonight, into tomorrow morning.
• Flooding rain threat across the DC area Friday into Saturday. WASHINGTON (ABC7) — Friday into Saturday will feature the threat for heavy rainfall across the DC area. While the exact placement of the heaviest rain is still in question, the potential for 2-3 inches of rain with locally higher amounts up to five inches may be possible. Going into this afternoon: We don’t like to get ahead of ourselves too much since that’s how some weather events are overlooked. We start with added heat and humidity Thursday with highs in the mid to upper 80s and dew points back around 70 degrees. A few storms may fire after 5 p.m. and continue through 10 p.m. as a boundary moves into the region. A few may be on the stronger side so be sure to have your StormWatch7 App handy later Thursday.

6am – A         OBAMACARE: ObamaCare ‘skinny repeal’ amendment fails in Senate, as 3 Republicans vote no. Senate Republicans failed to pass Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s proposed “skinny repeal” amendment in a vote Friday morning, signaling what could be the end to any hopes of repealing and replacing ObamaCare. As the clock neared 2 a.m. ET, the amendment proposal failed, 51-49, with Republican Sens. John McCain of Arizona, Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska joining Democrats in voting no. “It is time to move on,” McConnell said after the vote.

TRUMP RESPONSE: Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump: 3 Republicans and 48 Democrats let the American people down. As I said from the beginning, let ObamaCare implode, then deal. Watch!  2:25 AM – Jul 28, 2017

6am – B         Jeff Sessions says Trump’s humiliation is ‘kind of hurtful,’ but still believes recusing himself was ‘right decision’ (NY Daily News) — Jeff Sessions is sticking around — even though he has hurt feelings. The browbeaten U.S. Attorney General said Thursday he’ll stay on the job for as long as President Trump will have him — even though he found his boss’ week-long humiliation of him “kind of hurtful.” Sessions told The Associated Press during his trip to El Salvador that he’s not going anywhere, although he understands that he serves “at the pleasure of the President” and could be replaced at any time. But in a Fox News interview Thursday night, he admitted to a bit of pain from Trump’s vicious campaign against him.  “It’s kind of hurtful but the President of the United States is a strong leader,” Sessions said.

6am – C         GQ reporter Irina Aleksander asked the Trump Hotel bartender about the rumor that Trump eats a steak well done with ketchup. Bartender calls it “A MYTH.”

• Inside Trump International Hotel, the Mecca of Trump-ism. (GQ  /By Irina Aleksander) — The first people I met were Marlene and Martin, who were sharing a steak at the bar. Marlene, a style blogger, was as friendly as a flight attendant, with long blonde hair and silver hoop earrings. Martin, who wore one of those perplexing Bluetooth neck headsets, owns a courier service in town that has advertised itself with the slogan “Make Your Company Great Again!” They ordered their steak medium-well, but the bartender suggested medium.  “But Donald likes his well-done,” said Martin. “With ketchup.” “That’s a myth,” said the bartender. He knew what he was talking about because the president had been in the previous weekend.

6am – D         Hillary Clinton’s tell-all book on the election will be called, ‘What Happened.’ Hillary Clinton announced Thursday her forthcoming book about the 2016 presidential election will be titled “What Happened.” Publisher Simon & Schuster will release Clinton’s book Sept. 12.  The company released a preview of the introduction in which Clinton states she is ready to talk about an election year that was “marked by rage, sexism, exhilarating highs and infuriating lows, stranger-than-fiction twists, Russian interference, and an opponent who broke all the rules.” “In the past, for reasons I try to explain, I’ve often felt I had to be careful in public, like I was up on a wire without a net. Now I’m letting my guard down,” Clinton writes.

6am – E         Coke Zero Is Being Killed Off and Replaced With a New Recipe. (TIME) – Coca-Cola is dropping Coke Zero and adding a different diet option. The soda company announced Wednesday that it will start selling Coca-Cola Zero Sugar in August. The new drink option will feature an updated look and a new taste. “We’ve made the great taste of Coke Zero even better by optimizing the unique blend of flavors that gave Coke Zero its real Coca-Cola taste. Coca-Cola Zero Sugar is our best-tasting zero-sugar Coca-Cola yet, and it will be available across America in August,” Coca-Cola said in a release. Coca-Cola added that the Zero Sugar drink has sold well in over 30 countries around the world already. Before the new drink’s launch, Coca-Cola will hold an “experimental sampling tour” where people throughout the country can try Coca-Cola Zero Sugar.

6am – F         REDSKINS TRAINING CAMP BEGINS:

• LARRY O’CONNOR is broadcasting live today from the Redskins training camp in Richmond from 3-6pm on WMAL.
• REDSKINS GAMES WILL BE ON WMAL this season!
• Fans arrive early for Washington Redskins training camp in Richmond. RICHMOND, Va. — The Washington Redskins opened training camp Thursday morning in Richmond. It is the fifth year the football team will train at the Bon Secours Washington Redskins Training Center on Leigh Street in Richmond. While the gates were scheduled to open at 9:30 a.m., Washington Redskins fans arrived early — some before 5 a.m. — to ensure they were among the first to enter training camp this year. The team will hold 23 open practice sessions between July 27 and August 13. Fan Appreciation Day is scheduled for Saturday, August 5.

7am – A/B     Fairfax County school board votes to change name of J.E.B. Stuart High School. (Fox 5 DC) — FALLS CHURCH, Va. – The Fairfax County school board has voted in favor of changing the name of a Falls Church school named for a Confederate general. The decision was made after several hours of public comment and deliberation at a school board meeting held Thursday night. The renaming process of J.E.B. Stuart High School will start in the fall and the official change would happen before the start of the 2019 school year. Stuart was a Confederate States Army general who was killed in battle during the American Civil War. School board members heard testimony from the public on both sides of this debate during the meeting. Afterwards, the school board voted on a motion to delay the vote on the name change, but it failed in a vote of 6 to 5. After more discussion, the school board finally put the decision on renaming the high school for a final vote. Before the meeting started, some students and others in the community who are connected to the high school passionately expressed their views with shirts and signage displaying “Keep JEB” and “Change The Name.” Supporters for keeping the name said it could cost over $1 million to make the change. “In the spirit of compromise and in recognition of the need to minimize costs as well as the desire for continuity by alumni — staff request that the Stuart community consider “Stuart High School” as the new name,” says a statement released by the board.

7am – C         INTERVIEW – RAY STAGICH – meteorologist, Weather Channel

• We’re going to be under a FLASH FLOOD WATCH starting at 2 this afternoon .. until tomorrow afternoon .. as the Washington area is expected to get several inches of rain.  Forecasters are calling it a rare “winter-like” storm that could feature heavy showers and storms .. some of which could be severe.  The heaviest of the rain is expected overnight tonight, into tomorrow morning.

7am – D         INTERVIEW – REP. STEVE KING (R-IA), member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, Chairman of Subcommittee on the Constitution & Civil Justice and member of the Subcommittee on Immigration & Border Security

• TOPICS: Wider Investigation into Hillary/Obama, Sessions drama and health care vote-a-rama
• King Calls For Wider Investigations of Obama, Clinton, Comey, Soros, Lynch, Abedin, and Weiner Scandals
• Judiciary Committee Republicans want a second special counsel: report (The Hill) – Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee are asking for a second special counsel separate from Robert Mueller to probe aspects of the 2016 election and actions by officials in the Obama administration, including former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and other Republicans on the committee sent a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on Thursday requesting the appointment of a second special counsel. The letter asked that the second special counsel investigates officials including former Attorney General Loretta Lynch and former FBI Director James Comey.
• AG Jeff Sessions to TuckerCarlson on President Trump’s criticism of him: “it’s kind of hurtful”. / Attorney General Jeff Sessions tells AP he will continue to serve as long as President Donald Trump wants him to.
• ObamaCare ‘skinny repeal’ amendment fails in Senate, as 3 Republicans vote no. Senate Republicans failed to pass Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s proposed “skinny repeal” amendment in a vote Friday morning, signaling what could be the end to any hopes of repealing and replacing ObamaCare. As the clock neared 2 a.m. ET, the amendment proposal failed, 51-49, with Republican Sens. John McCain of Arizona, Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska joining Democrats in voting no. “It is time to move on,” McConnell said after the vote.

7am – E         MOOCH AND WHITE HOUSE DRAMA: Scaramucci unleashes profanity-filled rant against fellow Trump aides Priebus, Bannon. Anthony Scaramucci, the new White House communications director, unleashed a profanity-filled tirade against White House chief of staff Reince Priebus and chief strategist Steve Bannon in an interview with the New Yorker that was published late Thursday afternoon.  Scaramucci called New Yorker reporter Ryan Lizza, pressing him to reveal his source for a tweet that President Donald Trump was having dinner with Scaramucci and others. Scaramucci insisted Priebus leaked the story and vowed to fire everyone. “I’ll get to the person who leaked that to you,” Scaramucci told The New Yorker reporter.  “Reince Priebus — if you want to leak something — he’ll be asked to resign very shortly.” Scaramucci told the magazine that, unlike other Trump administration officials, he has no interest in media attention. He described Bannon’s desire for media attention using sexually explicit terms.  “I’m not Steve Bannon, I’m not trying to suck my own c—,” Scaramucci said, according to the New Yorker. “I’m not trying to build my own brand off the f—— strength of the president. I’m here to serve the country.”

8am – A         INTERVIEW – ELIZABETH SCHULTZ – Fairfax County School Board Member

• Fairfax County school board votes to change name of J.E.B. Stuart High School. (Fox 5 DC) — FALLS CHURCH, Va. – The Fairfax County school board has voted in favor of changing the name of a Falls Church school named for a Confederate general. The decision was made after several hours of public comment and deliberation at a school board meeting held Thursday night. The renaming process of J.E.B. Stuart High School will start in the fall and the official change would happen before the start of the 2019 school year.

8am – B/C     INTERVIEW – A.B. STODDARD – associate editor and columnist at RealClearPolitics.

• A.B. Stoddard has covered the U.S. Congress since 1994, for States News Service, The Hill newspaper, and as Senate producer for ABC News. She returned to The Hill in 2006 as commentator and columnist, where her column won first place from the Society of Professional Journalists, Washington chapter.
• ObamaCare ‘skinny repeal’ amendment fails in Senate, as 3 Republicans vote no.

8am – D         INTERVIEW — KEVIN CORKE – White House Correspondent for Fox News Channel

• MOOCH AND WHITE HOUSE DRAMA: Scaramucci unleashes profanity-filled rant against fellow Trump aides Priebus, Bannon. Anthony Scaramucci, the new White House communications director, unleashed a profanity-filled tirade against White House chief of staff Reince Priebus and chief strategist Steve Bannon in an interview with the New Yorker that was published late Thursday afternoon.

8am – E         Vince Coglianese Joins Mornings On The Mall. (WMAL) — Cumulus Media announces that it has named Vince Coglianese as Co-Host of NewsTalk WMAL’s “Mornings On The Mall” morning show, effective immediately. Coglianese joins current Co-Host Mary Walter in leading Washington, DC’s destination morning news, talk, and commentary program, which airs weekdays from 5AM to 9am on 105.9 FM and AM630 WMAL. Coglianese is the former Editor-In-Chief of The Daily Caller, where he currently serves as Editorial Director. He regularly appears on the FOX News Channel, CNN, MSNBC, the FOX Business Network, and CNBC. Prior to joining The Daily Caller, Coglianese served as Web Editor for Carolina Coast OnLine, and hosted a talk show on WTKF/WJNC in Morehead City, NC. Bill Hess, Vice President/NewsTalk, Cumulus Media, and WMAL Program Director, said: “Vince is the perfect WMAL personality – knowledgeable, plugged-in, entertaining, and a strong storyteller.”