Caroline Glick, Kathy Szeliga, Donna St. George, Tucker Carlson and Jake Tapper joined WMAL on Thursday!

Mornings on the Mall

Thursday, June 9, 2016

Hosts: Brian Wilson and Larry O’Connor

Executive Producer: Heather Hunter

5am – A         INTERVIEW — CAROLINE GLICK – Senior Contributing Editor, The Jerusalem Post,  author of The Israeli Solution and Director of the Israeli Security program at the Freedonm Center in Los Angles

• 4 killed in Tel Aviv terror attack; 2 arrested at ‘soft target’
• Israel suspends Palestinian permits. (BBC) – Israel says it has suspended entry permits for 83,000 Palestinians after gunmen killed four people in an attack at an open-air complex in Tel Aviv. Two Palestinians from the occupied West Bank opened fire on shoppers and diners at the Sarona precinct, officials said. Police said the attackers were cousins from Yatta, a Palestinian village near Hebron. Both are in custody. Islamist group Hamas praised what it called an “heroic attack” but did not say it was behind it.

5am – B         Clinton News:

• Clinton: ‘Maybe’ US ready for all-woman ticket. Hillary Clinton says the country might be ready for a White House ticket with two women. “I think at some point. Maybe this time, maybe in the future,” Clinton told ABC News in an interview taped moments before her victory speech at Brooklyn on Tuesday night and aired Wednesday morning. “But we’re going to be looking for the most qualified person to become president should something happen to me, if I’m fortunate enough to be the president,” she added, according to a transcript. Clinton, who on Tuesday night claimed the title of presumptive Democratic nominee, was asked about a Democratic senator’s recent comments on the idea of Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) as Clinton’s running mate. “Is the country ready for two women? I don’t know,” Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) said during a radio interview over the weekend. Tester, the head of the Senate Democrats’ campaign arm, later walked back his comments.

• Elizabeth Warren to endorse Hillary Clinton, source says. Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren is expected to endorse presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton next week, a source told Fox News Wednesday. The endorsement from the senator could come as early as Monday, according to the Democratic source. The move represents a shift for Warren, who up until now has not backed either Clinton or Bernie Sanders. The fiery critic of Wall Street and popular figure among progressive Democrats is often mentioned as being on the short list for Vice President.
• White House: Obama won’t endorse Clinton until after Thursday meeting with Sanders. WASHINGTON, June 8 (UPI) — President Barack Obama won’t formally endorse Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton to succeed him in the Oval Office until after he meets with Bernie Sanders on Thursday, the White House said. Sources said earlier this week that Obama was eager to begin stumping for Clinton on the campaign trail, but Wednesday White House spokesman Josh Earnest said the president’s support won’t be made official until he can sit down with the former secretary of state’s only remaining rival for the nomination.
• AP Report: Clinton Private Emails ‘Could Have Compromised CIA Names.’ Hillary-Clinton-Biopic-RodhamThe Associated Press consulted security experts and reported Wednesday that there is a possibility that Hillary Clinton‘s use of a private email server could have compromised the names of CIA personnel. The issue begins ironically with the State Department’s release of Clinton’s emails at her request. Not every email can be released to the public unredacted, and the law requires that the State Department clearly indicate why redactions are made 47 of the emails released so far were redacted with the notation “B3 CIA PERS/ORG,” indicating that the email referred to CIA information or personnel. The problem is that any foreign government or entity that might have seen Clinton’s emails before they were redacted now know exactly which names belong to CIA personnel.

5am – C         Bristol Palin marries Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer. Bristol Palin is officially married! The 25-year-old daughter of former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin married her on-again, off-again beau, Dakota Meyer, ET exclusively confirmed on Wednesday. “Life is full of ups and downs but in the end, you’ll end up where you’re supposed to be,” Palin and Meyer told ET. “We are so happy to share with loved ones the wonderful news that we got married!” “Hard work and God’s grace are the foundation of our new life together, and with the love and support of our family we know we can get through anything,” they added. The newlyweds, who are currently on their honeymoon, also gave ET a close-up look at their rings — Meyer’s jewelry is all black, while Palin’s features stunning diamonds.

5am – D         Highlights of Bret Baier’s Interview with Secretary Clinton

5am – E         Feds spend nearly $20,000 to settle every refugee. (Washington Examiner/Paul Bedard) – Federal taxpayers are on the hook for nearly $20,000 just to settle each refugee and asylum seeker, who are then immediately eligible for cash welfare, food stamps, housing and medical aid, according to a new report on the “refugee industry.” The report provided federal budget figures showing that the government spends $19,884 on each refugee the U.S. takes in. And that number is set to jump if President Obama gets his way and brings in an additional 10,000 Syrian refugees in this year. The report from the Negative Population Growth Inc. said that the U.S. is currently accepting about 95,000 refugees and asylees. That is in addition to the over 500,000 legal and illegal immigrants coming to the U.S. It focused on the industry created to accept the $1.8 billion in federal support to help refugees settle and sign up for further cash awards from Uncle Sam. The refugee agencies get a small portion, or about $1,875 per refugee they help. The rest goes to the United Nations, which helps to determine eligible refugees, and state agencies.

6am – A/B/C The 9-to-5 day could end for many feds as Metro repairs make flexible schedules the norm. (Washington Post) — The government has grown so concerned that its Washington-area workers can’t get to the office on time during the massive Metro repairs that started this week that it’s now urging federal offices to change their employees’ work schedules. The shift from the rush-hour arrival and departure common for most federal workers to dramatically more flexible schedules could affect thousands of employees who commute to agencies across the region. And it has the potential to shift what we think of as traditional government hours to a more permanent expectation of flexible hours. In a government-wide memo posted on its website Tuesday, the Office of Personnel Management told agencies to get creative, not just by being open-minded in allowing their employees to telework but by allowing them, for example, to work four-day weeks (with four, ten-hour days) or to come in when they want — as long as the work gets done. The goal is to help employees get to their jobs by working around the severe constraints of Metro’s SafeTrack project — still commuting, but going and leaving when they won’t get stuck on a train platform for hours. OPM is urging agencies to consider “compressed” and “flexible” schedules. These are not novel in government, but neither are they in widespread use. The memo provides managers with a list of variables to think about, and offers the possibility that an alternative schedule while the Metro repairs continue through next spring could become permanent.
6am – D         INTERVIEW — KATHY SZELIGA — (SH-LEG-GAH) — the minority whip of the House of Delegates and Republican nominee for U.S. Senate

• GOP Senate candidate criticizes Trump comments about judge. “Mr. Trump’s statement with regard to Judge Curiel is insulting to all Americans,” said Del. Kathy Szeliga, who is running for Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski’s seat. “My own daughter-in-law is of Mexican descent. To say that anyone’s ethnic background should disqualify them from public service of any kind — particularly a judge who has sworn an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States — is, by definition, a racist statement.”
• Szeliga campaign calls Van Hollen ‘hypocritical’ over Trump contributions. Kathy Szeliga, the Republican candidate for U.S Senate, is criticizing her Democratic rival Rep. Chris Van Hollen for accepting contributions from an unusual source: Her party’s presidential nominee. Szeliga says contributions made almost a decade ago by businessman Donald J. Trump to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, then chaired by Van Hollen, show that her opponent is a hypocrite as he condemns Trump’s policies today. In 2007, Trump gave $2,050 to the organization. “This is the problem with career politicians,” Szeliga’s spokeswoman Leslie Shedd said Friday. “Behind closed doors, Congressman Van Hollen has no problems accepting money from Donald Trump. But as soon as the cameras come on, Congressman Van Hollen turns around and attacks him. It’s dishonest and hypocritical — and Maryland voters are too smart to fall for Congressman Van Hollen’s tricks.”

6am – E         President Obama Tells Jimmy Fallon He’s ‘Worried About the Republican Party’ (Variety) — President Obama, appearing on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” says that he is “worried about the Republican Party” with the emergence of Donald Trump as its presumptive nominee. When Fallon asked Obama whether he thought the Republicans were happy with their choice of Trump, Obama replied, “We are.” The audience laughed. “I don’t know how they’re feeling,” he said, according to a transcript released by NBC. “…But the truth is I am actually worried about the Republican Party.” He added that “This country works when you have two parties that are serious and trying to solve problems. And they’ve got philosophical differences and they have fierce debates and they argue and they contest elections. But at the end of the day, what you want is a healthy two party system.” Obama added that “you want the Republican nominee to be somebody who could do the job if they win.”

7am – A         INTERVIEW — DONNA ST. GEORGE – Washington Post education reporter, with an emphasis on Montgomery County schools

• Montgomery County School board to review policies after BCC graduation ban turmoil

7am – B         Democrat 2016 News:

• Harry Reid Wants Elizabeth Warren To Be Vice President. WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) believes Elizabeth Warren should be the running mate of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, according to four Senate sources familiar with Reid’s thinking.
• Clinton: ‘Maybe’ US ready for all-woman ticket.
• Elizabeth Warren to endorse Hillary Clinton, source says.
• White House: Obama won’t endorse Clinton until after Thursday meeting with Sanders.
• AP Report: Clinton Private Emails ‘Could Have Compromised CIA Names.’

7am – C         Katie Couric Accused of Deceptive Editing in Second Documentary.‘It was apparent in Fed Up that all interviewees were not treated equally’ (Washington Free Beacon) – Katie Couric’s 2014 documentary Fed Up includes instances of deceptive editing similar to 2016’s Under the Gun, according to several people familiar with the making of the film. Dr. David Allison, an interview subject in the film and the director of the Nutrition Obesity Research Center, says he was a victim of shoddy journalism. “What she did to me is antithetical to not only just human decency and civility but it is antithetical to the spirit of science and democratic dialogue,” he told the Washington Free Beacon. After a brief exchange in the film between Allison and Couric over whether or not sugary beverages contribute more to obesity than other foods, Couric asks Allison about the science behind his objections. Allison then begins to explain before stumbling and asking Couric if he could pause to “get his thoughts together.” Allison said Couric had told him it would be all right to pause and gather his thoughts at any point during the interview if he felt he needed to.

7am – D/E     INTERVIEW — DAVID GROSSO – D.C. Councilmember (At-Large, Independent)

• Is a basic income possible in D.C.? The city is looking into it. (Washington Post) — Tucked into the plan the D.C. Council unanimously approved Tuesday to raise the city’s hourly minimum wage to $15 by 2020 was an amendment to study an even more radical idea: a basic income. Council member David Grosso (I-At-Large) successfully introduced an amendment that calls on the city’s Office of the Chief Financial Officer to study the possibility of providing a basic income in D.C. Universal Basic Income is a policy in which the government gives its residents a certain amount of money to spend as they wish. The amount of money each person and family receives is tied to the cost of living in that jurisdiction. The idea garnered international attention this week after voters in Switzerland overwhelmingly rejected a national proposal for a basic income.  Ontario is rolling out a pilot program soon to test the policy, and countries such as Finland are considering the idea. Economists and columnists in the United States have been debating the idea in prominent forums in recent months.

8am – A         INTERVIEW – TUCKER CARLSON – Editor of The Daily Caller and co-host of Fox & Friends Weekend

8am – B         Entertainment News:

• McGraw, Underwood win big at CMT Awards; Pharrell performs.  Tim McGraw ended Carrie Underwood’s four-year-winning streak for the top prize at the 2016 CMT Music Awards with his music video for “Humble and Kind” — which features footage provided by Oprah Winfrey — while stars from outside the country music world performed onstage, including Pharrell, Cheap Trick and Pitbull. Underwood still walked away as the night’s big winner with two awards: She took home female video of the year and CMT performance of the year. The singer also performed while others brought pop, rock and rap stars to help onstage. Pharrell joined Little Big Town for a fun and funky performance that featured a number of background dancers. The hit-making “Happy” performer produced Little Big Town’s eight-song album, “Wanderlust,” to be released Friday.
• The Who criticise ‘ridiculous’ Quadrophenia sequel. (BBC) — Rock band The Who have attacked plans to make a sequel to Quadrophenia, the cult film based on their rock opera. Set around the clashes between rival gangs in 1960s Brighton, the original starred Sting, Ray Winstone, Phil Daniels and Toyah Wilcox. Reports of a sequel surfaced in The Mirror last month, with Wilcox among those rumoured to reprise their roles. But Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey have denied involvement, calling the project “a blatant attempt to cash in”. In a strongly-worded statement, they said: “For the avoidance of doubt, this project isn’t endorsed by The Who, Who Films, Universal or any of the other rights owners of the original.” Bill Curbishley, the band’s manager who produced the original film, added: “Quadrophenia is a significant and influential film based on The Who’s music, not some Carry On franchise.
• Richard Simmons rep denies fitness guru is transitioning into a woman. (Fox News) – Did Richard Simmons have a sex change? A tabloid report made waves on Wednesday with claims Richard Simmons’ recent self-imposed withdrawal from the public eye is because he has transitioned into a woman, but a rep for the fitness guru told FOX411 the report is bogus. “Not true and a complete fabrication,” Simmons’ publicist said of the claims. The National Enquirer’s cover featured a photo they claimed showed Simmons wearing women’s clothes. The report also claimed he goes by the name Fiona.

8am – C         New elements on the periodic table are named. (CNN) — Nihonium, moscovium, tennessine and oganesson are the newest elements to receive names.     The elements were recognized by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry in December. (CNN) Meet nihonium (Nh), moscovium (Mc), tennessine (Ts) and oganesson (Og), the newest elements on the periodic table to receive names.  But don’t get too attached to the nomenclature for these elements, formerly known by their respective atomic numbers 113, 115, 117 and 118. The names are on a five-month probation before things are made official. The elements were recognized by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, or IUPAC, the U.S.-based world authority on chemistry, on December 30, 2015. Their addition completed the seventh row of the periodic table.

8am – D         INTERVIEW — JAKE TAPPER — Anchor of “The Lead” and “State of the Union” on CNN