The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 1:

3:05pm- F.A.A. Finally Bans Drones from Flying Near Critical Infrastructure in NJ. Tracey Tull of The New York Times reports: “The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a monthlong ban on drone flights over a large swath of New Jersey, the first broad prohibition of its kind since the authorities began investigating a spate of sightings last month that set off fear and speculation. The ban began late on Wednesday and will continue through Jan. 17, according to an F.A.A. alert. The notification cited ‘special security reasons’ for prohibiting flights in airspace near 22 New Jersey communities, including three of the state’s largest cities, Camden, Elizabeth and Jersey City.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/nyregion/faa-bans-drone-flights-new-jersey.html

3:10pm- Rich wonders: why did the F.A.A. decide to ban drones from flying near critical infrastructure all of a sudden? And why didn’t they do this weeks ago when New Jersey residents first started reporting sightings of mysterious drones? Rich suspects the ban will do absolutely nothing to prevent drones from pestering NJ residents.

3:20pm- After pressure from Donald Trump, J.D. Vance, and Elon Musk, the massive 1,547-page stopgap spending bill was pulled from the House floor. With the proposed bipartisan continuing resolution bill seemingly shelved, Congress will need to craft a new piece of legislation in order to avoid a government shutdown at midnight on Friday.

3:40pm- Late night host Jimmy Kimmel proudly declared he has “Trump Derangement Syndrome”—and wonders why more people don’t have “TDS.” No wonder his ratings aren’t impressive. When will Jimmy Failla get his own weekday late night show? Will it be Spring—early Spring? mid-Spring? late-Spring???