This week when Alabama Public Television's Don Dailey shares the political forecast with Troy Public Radio's Carolyn Hutcheson, the spike in Alabama's Coronavirus numbers tops the list.

On this week's Newswrap from In Focus, Alabama Public Television's Don Dailey shares with Troy Public Radio's Carolyn Hutcheson headlines about the filing of a lawsuit by the U.S. Department of Justice over the issue of Alabama's prison violence. And the Wildcard is about some very rich cats!

Celebrated actor Greta Lambert talks with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson about the experience of performing all the roles in the Charles Dickens story, "A Christmas Carol." The Alabama Shakespeare Festival presents this one-person reading in a virtual format through Dec. 27th. Dickens himself did 128 readings to audiences of his famous story between 1849 and 1870.

This week when Alabama Public Television's Don Dailey shares the political forecast with Troy Public Radio's Carolyn Hutcheson, the question about whether Governor Ivey will extend the Mask mandate past the Dec 11 date tops the list. Another top concern is whether schools can continue to operate in person, as the governor prefers, during the pandemic.

On this week's Newswrap from In Focus, Alabama Public Television's Don Dailey shares with Troy Public Radio's Carolyn Hutcheson headlines about the state's surging Coronavirus cases. And the wildcard is about a bird who caught a ride on a Christmas tree.

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Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs David Stilwell talks with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson about the global influence of China and its Chinese Communist Party tactics. Assistant Secretary Stilwell addresses the Alabama World Affairs Council this evening at Troy University's Montgomery Campus.