Shienna Ross a relative of the two children who perished in a Uniontown Fire joined Marty and Wendy to talk about how the family suffered a fire at their home in Uniontown and how they are doing after the loss of two children. Shienna said that the family lost everything in the fire and the mother of those two children is battling Stage 4 cancer so she decided to start the Go Fund Me page. The memorial for the children is set to start at 4PM today.

Tamica Mickel the CEO of Good Will joined Marty and Wendy to talk about the Rise program, which takes individuals ages 17-24 who have a barrier to employment and reside in the city of Pittsburgh or Allegheny County.  She told Marty and Wendy that enrollment is open until January 30th and participants can earn a GED, OSHA certifications and job skill training.  She also says many youth have not finished school and the goal of the program is to provide them an education and skills that can lead to higher level employment opportunities.

Attorney Alan Perer joined Wendy Bell and Marty Griffin to discuss the abuse that went on in the catholic churches in Pittsburgh. He has at least 35 cases involving Pittsburgh Diocese victims. He strongly feels these priests that committed these acts should be in jail.

Councilman Corey O’Connor joined Wendy Bell and Marty Griffin to talk about the possible preventative laws for people trying to purchase semi-automatic weapons. People who are considered an “extreme risk” shouldn’t be allowed to have any guns.

Marty Griffin and Wendy Bell talked with Kevin Joyce, owner of The Carlton in Pittsburgh’s bustling business, hotel and cultural district about Frontier Airlines encouraging their passengers to tip their flight attendants and how it just isn’t the same as having to tip a waiter or waitress at a restaurant.

This week on Kidsburgh, Kristine Sorensen joined Marty Griffin and Wendy Bell live in studio to talk about the Broadway musical Hamilton which is performing 32 shows here in Pittsburgh over the month of January.  Students studying at musical theater at Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School in Beaver County were given the opportunity to attend a master class taught my Tre Frazier, a member of the Hamilton class.  During the class the students learned about the show and the history it tells through song and dance.

Dr. Lisa Pan, with the STAR (Service for Teens at Risk) Center at UPMC joined Marty Griffin and Wendy Bell to talk about teen depression and anxiety.  She described the sort of children/teens she sees and their behavior.  Dr. Pan adds that depression and anxiety are real medical problems that need to be addressed.  She shared ways for parents to talk/confront their children and that if a child comes to you for help, you should act on it as quickly as possible.  No one should ever been ashamed of getting help.

Judge Frank Luccino joined Marty Griffin and Wendy Bell to talk about whether or not felons should have the right to vote.  There are different laws in different states, for instance in PA a felon who has served time and is out of prison can vote and in New Jersey officials are working on a law that would allow felons in prison to vote.  What do you think?

Gary Van Horn joined Wendy and Marty to talk about comedian Kevin Hart’s comments about gay people.  Hart has since apologized and is now aware how it makes people feel and says he won’t be doing jokes like that anymore.

A woman has been in a vegetative state at a nursing facility in Arizona for going on 14 years after a near drowning experience; she gave birth to a baby last weekend and no one knows who did this to her.  The staff at the facility didn’t even know she was pregnant until they heard the woman during labor.  Attorney Rob Pierce tells Marty and Wendy what to do when choosing a nursing or care facility for a family member; he shares what you should be aware of and what you should look for.  He suggests talking to a roommate because someone may see something.