In the 8 AM Hour: Julie Gunlock and Joe Concha discussed:

• Ho, ho, no: Christmas tree prices still up there

• CNN's Kasie Hunt asks the control room to "drop the banner" so viewers can check out the shirtless body of Luigi Mangione, the suspect accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson

• CNN loses to Food Network as network’s primetime viewership languishes

• WMAL GUEST: 8:35 AM - INTERVIEW - STEPHEN DINAN - national political correspondent for The Washington Times

• New Jersey drones stump FBI; lawmakers furious at federal inaction

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Episode: Wednesday, December 11, 2024 / 7 AM Hour

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