Jacksonville's Morning News Interviews

Lots of good stuff going on around the 904 this weekend. There's curling at the Igloo! There's a Puppy Bowl at Kanine Social! The Symphony presents Brass, Organ, and Percussion, and across the hall you can enjoy John Mellencamp performing live. There's Icemen hockey, Fort Mose Blues & Jazz in St. Auggie, the RV Show .. and for those so inclined, I hear there's a football game on Fox 30, Check out all the details in the Spotlight story on WOKV.com!

Today, Southwest Airlines’ top executive is in the hot seat on Capitol Hill after the company experienced an operational meltdown last December. As you may remember, this incident stranded millions of people right before and during the Christmas holiday. Lawmakers will also hear from leaders who represent Southwest pilots and the rights of airline passengers. We break down what we can expect today and the broader recommendations that could impact how you travel.

Ryan looks at the potential legislative fallouts from the State of the Union address, as President Biden reminded Congress of their bipartisan successes. Legislative agendas resume today.

WOKV political analyst Rick Mullaney, from the JU Public Policy Institute, joins JMN to review last night's SOTU address and Republican response, where President Biden's push to "finish the job" sounds like a campaign setup for re-election while Gov. Sanders tried to illustrate the generational gap between Biden, 82, and Sanders, 40, and the implied perceptions of where their (and their respective peers') interests lie.

Mark Kaye joins JMN to recap and respond to the State of the Union. Tune in for more as Mark breaks down the SOTU and Republican Response in detail today on the Mark Kaye Show, noon to 3pm!

President Biden is urging Congress to work together on the nation's most difficult issues. That was one of the major themes from his State of the Union address last night. During his speech, the President touted some of his legislative wins like the Bipartisan Infrastructure law and the PACT Act to help veterans. For this priorities this year, he called on Congress to tackle police reform, gun violence and taxes on billionaires. We breakdown the major highlights and what major issues Congress will have to tackle together soon.

Ryan looks at probable "success points" that Biden is likely to raise in his SOTU address, of which many were the result of bipartisan cooperation. After years of party line dissent, will Democrat and Republican reps mutually applaud these successes?

Kirstin looks at probable topics for tonight's SOTU address GOP response.

Brian joins JMN to preview the State of the Union address and the GOP response tonight. What topic(s) must the President raise? What can we expect from GOP respondent Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders? Hear Brian's early thoughts now, and get more from 9a-noon!

Johnathan joins Rich to discuss the suspected Chinese Spy Balloon and what information may have been gathered as well as the earthquake that happened in Turkey