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Mornings on the Mall

Monday, October 16, 2017

Hosts: Mary Walter and Vince Coglianese

Executive Producer: Heather Hunter

5am – A/B/C   Woody Allen hopes that the allegations against Harvey Weinstein don’t “lead to a witch hunt atmosphere.”

5am – D           Email Management:  Study: The average worker’s inbox contains 199 unread emails. Emails fly into your inbox at all hours of the day and night, making the elusive “inbox zero” feel even more out of reach. Just how bad is it? A new report by cloud-based Enterprise Work Management provider Workfront found that US employees average 199 unread or unopened emails taking up space in their inboxes at any given time. Sixty percent of respondents were on board with the idea that “the time I have to spend dealing with email is time I could be more productive.”

5am – E         LYNCH NEWS:

• FBI reveals existence of documents related to Lynch-Clinton tarmac meeting after they tried to hide them. The FBI has “uncovered” documents related to the June 2016 Arizona tarmac meeting between then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch and former President Bill Clinton, despite previously claiming documents about the rendezvous didn’t exist. The FBI has found 30 pages of documents related to the June 2016 airport tarmac meeting between Bill Clinton and then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch, even after the bureau claimed to not have any records related to the matter.

• Loretta Lynch to meet with Hill Russia investigators this week, sources say.  (CNN)Loretta Lynch, former President Barack Obama’s attorney general who has long been a target of Republicans, is scheduled to meet with Capitol Hill investigators this week as part of the Russia inquiries, according to sources briefed on the matter.

6am – A/B/C BANNON’S WAR WITH THE GOP: At Values Voter Summit, Bannon declares ‘war’ on GOP establishment. Washington (CNN) Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon implored conservative activists at a Washington gathering Saturday morning to continue fighting the GOP establishment, attacking a number of Republican members of Congress by name, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Bannon told attendees at the Values Voter Summit, an annual social conservative conference, to keep up the fight against the “imperial” political class. “It’s not my war, this is our war and y’all didn’t start it, the establishment started it,” Bannon said. He also said, “Right now, it’s a season of war against a GOP establishment.”

6am – D         Clinton: We elected someone who committed sexual assault to be president. (Fox News) — Hillary Clinton calls Trump ‘sexual assaulter’ in BBC interview. Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton discussed the culture of sexual assault following a myriad of new sexual harassment and assault allegations against Hollywood film producer and longtime Democratic donor Harvey Weinstein. In an interview with the U.K.’s Channel 4 News on Saturday, Clinton said: “Look, we just elected someone who admitted sexual assault to the presidency. So there’s a lot of other issues that are swirling around these kinds of behaviors that need to be addressed,” Clinton said when asked if she had heard rumors of Weinstein’s behavior before the bombshell reports. “I think it’s important that we stay focused, and shine a bright spotlight, and try to get people to understand how damaging this is,” she continued.

6am – E         Vintage ‘donut salad’ recipe has Twitter very confused. (Fox News) — Political scientist Paul Fairie took to Twitter to share an old recipe he discovered, and it has left many confused. The post – which Fairie captioned “if this can be a salad, you can be anything” – is a picture of a recipe for “Prune and Cream Cheese Donut Salad,” and it has left a lot of Twitter users scratching their heads about what a “donut salad” is and if adding lettuce automatically transforms something into a salad. The minimalist ingredients list includes 1/4 pound of cream cheese, four prunes, four doughnuts and four lettuce leaves. Unsurprisingly, the recipe serves four. With the four ingredients, the extremely easy recipe calls for – you guessed it – four simple steps. The maker is expected to “quarter donut” and then “spread cut ends with cream cheese” and reassemble the doughnut. From there, place the doughnut on the lettuce leaves and place a cream cheese-stuffed prune beside the doughnut. Twitter users have been quick to point out that the appetizer is a far cry from the healthy food people expect from a salad. Others have shared their own “salad” recipes on the social media site.

6am – F         ALEXANDRIA CONSIDERING BOOTING GREAT WAVES WATER PARK:Alexandria’s City Council is considering whether to pull the plug on one of the region’s most popular water parks, which draws more than 100,000 customers every summer. A citizen advisory group says the city, which faces a tight budget, looming capital costs and growing demands for athletic fields and facilities, could generate revenue and serve its own residents better by replacing Great Waves Waterpark with a year-round indoor or outdoor recreational facility. The proposal, and a related discussion about whether Alexandria should remain a member of the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority, could cause a fissure in the nearly 60-year-old regional alliance, concerning leaders of other jurisdictions that are members. “This is a little troubling because this partnership has existed for decades and it’s been good for everyone,” said Penny Gross (D), a Fairfax County supervisor whose district adjoins Alexandria. “When a jurisdiction starts talking about pulling out, it really damages the fabric of the community. Nova Parks is really a benefit to everybody.” Jay Fisette (D), chairman of the Arlington County Board, said the parks authority “adds value to every member. Any potential change is of interest to us.”

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

• Hillary Clinton: We elected someone who committed sexual assault to be president
• Dr. Sebastian Gorka teased last night news about Hillary coming soon
• FBI reveals existence of documents related to Lynch-Clinton tarmac meeting after they tried to hide them. The FBI has “uncovered” documents related to the June 2016 Arizona tarmac meeting between then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch and former President Bill Clinton, despite previously claiming documents about the rendezvous didn’t exist. The FBI has found 30 pages of documents related to the June 2016 airport tarmac meeting between Bill Clinton and then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch, even after the bureau claimed to not have any records related to the matter.
• Loretta Lynch to meet with Hill Russia investigators this week, sources say.  (CNN)Loretta Lynch, former President Barack Obama’s attorney general who has long been a target of Republicans, is scheduled to meet with Capitol Hill investigators this week as part of the Russia inquiries, according to sources briefed on the matter. Lynch is expected to voluntarily meet next week with both the House and Senate intelligence committees and could also meet with the Senate judiciary committee, sources said. Lynch is the latest Obama official who will be questioned by Congress as multiple committees try to assess how Russia meddled in the election, whether there was any collusion with the Trump campaign and whether the Obama administration did enough to thwart the Russian efforts.
• FEDS ARGUE FOR DENYING FOIA REQUEST FOR COMEY’S NOTES: Government lawyers want a federal judge to block the release of memos written by former FBI Director James Comey about his conversations with President Trump, claiming that disclosing the documents would be “detrimental” to an investigation into Russian interference in the presidential campaign as well as an ongoing obstruction of justice probe.

7am – D         INTERVIEW – NEWT GINGRICH – former Speaker of the House and author of new book “VENGEANCE”

• Discussed his new book
• BANNON’S WAR WITH THE GOP: At Values Voter Summit, Bannon declares ‘war’ on GOP establishment. Washington (CNN) Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon implored conservative activists at a Washington gathering Saturday morning to continue fighting the GOP establishment, attacking a number of Republican members of Congress by name, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Bannon told attendees at the Values Voter Summit, an annual social conservative conference, to keep up the fight against the “imperial” political class. “It’s not my war, this is our war and y’all didn’t start it, the establishment started it,” Bannon said. He also said, “Right now, it’s a season of war against a GOP establishment.”
• SENATE / TAX REFORM: President Trump and Senator Rand Paul talk tax reform, health care. STERLING, Va. (CNN) — Kentucky Senator Rand Paul sported his WKU hat this Homecoming Weekend, as he played a round of golf with President Trump in Virginia on Sunday. 

7am – E         INTERVIEW – TREVOR MATICH – WMAL’s Redskins analyst – recap the game

• The Redskins eked out a 26-24 win over the still-winless San Francisco 45ers at FedEx Field — this, after blowing a 17-nothing lead. Next Monday night the ‘Skins take on the Eagles in Philadelphia.

8am – A         INTERVIEW – JONATHAN SCHANZER – Middle East analyst, scholar in Middle Eastern studies, and vice president of research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies — discuss Trump’s speech on the Iran deal

• Trump Sets Conditions For US To Stay In Iran Nuclear Deal, Tossing Issue To Congress
• Haley: Trump move on Iran sends ‘perfect message’ to North Korea
• McMaster: Allies back Trump on Iran nuke deal, Tehran not ‘trustworthy’

8am – B         Al Michaels apologizes for comparing Giants to Harvey Weinstein. NBC’s NFL announcer Al Michaels on Sunday compared the New York Giants’ injury-prone season to Hollywood executive Harvey Weinstein’s sexual harassment and rape allegations, prompting a social media backlash and forcing him to apologize later. “I mean, let’s face it. The Giants are coming off a worse week than Harvey Weinstein and they’re up 14 points,” the veteran broadcaster said, prompting laughter from fellow commentator Cris Collinsworth. “Only my L.A. guy comes up with that one,” said Collinsworth, to which Michaels responded: “All you have to do is read the papers — any paper.” Michaels made the comments during the third quarter of a game between Giants and Broncos on Sunday.

8am – C         VA GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION:

• Pence backs Virginia GOP gubernatorial candidate Gillespie. (Fox News) – With less than a month to go before Virginians elect their next governor, the two major-party nominees brought in some big-name campaigning help Saturday. Republican Ed Gillespie was joined by Vice President Mike Pence at a rally in Abingdon, in the rural southwestern corner of the state. Democrat Ralph Northam brought in former Vice President Joe Biden for an event in Reston, an upscale community just outside Washington’s Capital Beltway. Pence minced no words in drawing a clear distinction between Gillespie and Northam. “Like Donald Trump, Ed Gillespie will put the safety and prosperity of the American people first,” Pence told a crowd of about 400 people, Politico reported. “Ralph Northam,” the vice president noted, “cast the tiebreaking vote against a bill in the state Senate against a bill to crack down on sanctuary cities.” The event was held in Washington County, an area that gave President Donald Trump 75 percent of its votes in November, the Washington Post reported. Earlier in the day, Trump tweeted support for Gillespie, a former chairman of the Republican National Committee. “The Democrats in the Southwest part of Virginia have been abandoned by their Party. Republican Ed Gillespie will never let you down!” the president wrote. In Reston, Biden backed Northam – Virginia’s lieutenant governor — before an audience of about 100 people. The roundtable-style event was not open to the public, the Washington Post reported. “The thing that I admire about Ralph — you can feel it, you can taste it — is the authenticity,” Biden said, according to the Post.
• Virginia Voter Registration Deadline is October 16, 2017. There are only a few hours left, for Virginians who have not yet registered to vote in next month’s election. The deadline to register is midnight tonight.    Mailed applications must be postmarked by Monday. In-person applications must be submitted by 5 p.m., and online applications must be in before midnight. Any Virginian can check or update their registration information or register for the first time online .  Registered voters can also preview their ballot or request an absentee ballot through the website. The election is Nov. 7. Voters will be choosing the next governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general. All 100 seats in the House of Delegates are also up for election. Democrats have a longshot chance at taking back control of the chamber from Republicans.

8am – D         ENTERTAINMENT NEWS:

• OWNERS OF BREAKING BAD HOME HAVE TO DEAL W/PIZZA ON THE ROOF: (Breitbart) — The owners of the NM house featured in the television show Breaking Bad installed a fence to keep fans from throwing pizza on their roof. The Albuquerque homeowners installed the fence after people reportedly pelted their home’s roof with pizza, reenacting a scene in the popular AMC series when drug lord Walter White threw a pizza on top of the garage: The homeowners claim that visitors have not only thrown pies on their roof, but also attempted to steal rocks from their property as souvenirs. Joanne Quintana, the homeowner’s daughter, said that so many tourists have frequented her house that she has lost count. “They feel the need to tell us to close our garage, get out of the picture, you know — tell us what to do on our own property,” Quintana told KOB4.
• GEORGE LOPEZ GETS BOOED OFF THE STAGE BECAUSE OF TRUMP JOKES: Comic George Lopez was booed off stage at a gala for juvenile diabetes in Denver last week, over an anti-Donald Trump routine that fell flat with the crowd.   When the audience includes wealthy Trump supporters and you’ve been TOLD to go light on the Trump jokes, it might be a good idea to follow that advice.
• HOLLYWOOD IS BOYCOTTING MEGYN KELLY: A number of publicists who spoke to Variety expressed discomfort with the idea of booking their clients in the third hour of “Today,” which has now been retitled “Megyn Kelly Today.” These publicists, however, said they are still eager to take their talent to other blocs of the morning show. “I’m not booking anyone on her show,” says a high-powered publicist, with a roster of big names, who asked for anonymity due to her overall relationship with “Today.” “I literally haven’t pitched anyone even from right out the gate. The buzz that is out there is so bad.”

8am – E         SENATE / TAX REFORM:

• WMAL’s morning show will be broadcasting from the White House tomorrow.
• President Trump and Senator Rand Paul talk tax reform, health care. STERLING, Va. (CNN) — Kentucky Senator Rand Paul sported his WKU hat this Homecoming Weekend, as he played a round of golf with President Trump in Virginia on Sunday.
• Lindsey Graham‏: If We Do Not Cut Taxes and Repeal Obamacare ‘We Are Dead’ Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Sen. Lindsey Graham‏ (R-SC) said if Republican legislators did not follow through with their promises they “are dead.” When asked if Congress was going to pass tax reform Graham‏ said, “‏If we don’t we are dead.”
• Rand Paul: Congress needs to be ‘the boldest we can’ with tax reform to compete with other countries. Sen. Rand Paul called on Congress Sunday to be bold when it comes to drafting and passing comprehensive tax reform. “I really think that we’ve gotta do the most we can and the boldest we can because we need to compete with all these other countries,” Paul said to reporters after golfing with President Trump. “Everybody’s lowering their corporate tax … We really, you know, need to do it. And I think [Trump] wants it to be as big and bold as possible.” Paul said it was feasible to lower the U.S. corporate tax rate of 35 percent to 20 percent, as laid out by the GOP’s reform plan, because it had worked in other jurisdictions.