In the second hour of the morning show, Larry O'Connor and Julie Gunlock discussed the FBI handling of the hostage situation at a synagogue in Texas, Austria's compulsory vaccination law, DC's street graffiti, Bloomberg Opinion journalist comparing the cost of babies vs pets, DC's homicide rates and IWF profile on our executive producer Heather Hunter.

LINKS:

VIDEO: ON SUNDAY: Biden's FBI: The Islamist terrorist, who held Jews hostage at a Texas synagogue, on Sabbath, was “singularly focused on one issue” that was not “specifically related to the Jewish community.  https://twitter.com/benshapiro/status/1482761676323758088

Not a lone wolf terrorist: https://twitter.com/HotlineJosh/status/1482866322144993289

Man holding people in Colleyville, Texas, synagogue dead; hostages released safely https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/swat-team-involved-incident-synagogue-colleyville-texas-rcna12376

Austria tweaks plans over being first in EU to make vaccines mandatory https://www.euronews.com/2022/01/16/austrian-government-presents-mandatory-vaccination-law-coming-in-next-month

DC art graffiti about COVID: https://twitter.com/LeighWolf/status/1482408194957889537/photo/2

BLOOMBERG OPINION: LARA WILLIAMS: The Pope Wants Me to Have a Baby in This Economy? No, Thanks. https://twitter.com/amber_athey/status/1482810110082793476

Pope Scolds Couples Who Choose Pets Over Kids https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/06/world/europe/pope-pets-kids.html

DC homicide clearance reaches lowest level after rates drop from 50 to 42 percent for 2021 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10408181/DC-homicide-clearance-reaches-lowest-level-rates-drop-50-42-percent-2021.html

- IWF profile on WMAL executive producer Heather Hunter: https://twitter.com/IWF/status/1482737658048753665

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In the third hour of the morning show, Larry O'Connor and Julie Gunlock talked to legal analyst Joe diGenova about the FBI's handling of the Texas hostage situation, the upcoming Senate fight over the filibuster and Virginia school districts fighting Governor Youngkin's executive orders.  They also talked to VDOT's Ellen Kamilakas about the snowy road conditions in Virginia and Montgomery County mom Dr. Jennifer Reesman about the county pushing to make schools hybrid.  

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In the fourth hour of the morning show, Larry O'Connor and Julie Gunlock spoke to Loudoun dad Brandon Michon about importance of Virginia Governor Youngkin's inaguration to local parents and they talked to Dr. Alveda King about her uncle's legacy getting policized on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr day. Julie also shared how she's dealing with crazy quarantine policies regarding her son's school.

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Dr. Alveda King, a niece of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., pastoral associate of Priests for Life and chairman of the Center for the American Dream with the America First Policy Institute, joined WMAL's "O'Connor and Company" radio program on Monday to reflect on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and discuss the family's push for no celebration until lawmakers pass voting rights legislation.

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Loudoun dad Brandon Michon, famous for his viral passionate plea "figure it out" at a school board meeting, joined WMAL's "O'Connor and Company" on Monday morning to reflect Virginia Governor Youngkin’s inauguration this weekend and what this means to the parent movement of Northern Virginia. 

TWEET: https://twitter.com/LarryOConnor/status/1482473218162274309

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Dr. Jennifer Reesman, a psychologist and parent in Montgomery County, joined WMAL's "O'Connor and Company" radio program on Monday to discuss how Montgomery County Executive Elrich is suggesting the school system needs to "take a pause" on full in-person instruction and calling for a "hybrid" approach.

LINK: Health officials recommend more virtual options as MCPS struggles; Elrich suggests ‘pause’ https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/schools/health-officials-recommend-more-virtual-options-as-mcps-struggles-elrich-suggests-pause/

TWEET: https://twitter.com/jenreesman/status/1482059618515931145

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Joe diGenova, legal analyst and former U.S. Attorney to the District of Columbia, joined WMAL's "O'Connor and Company" radio program on Monday to analyze the FBI handling of a hostage situation at a Texas synagogue, Senate Democrats pushing for voting rights showdown on Tuesday, and Virginia Governor Youngkin's Day 1 executive orders.

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In the first hour of the morning show, Larry O'Connor and Patrice Onwuka discussed Biden's bad day, Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby getting indicted and talked to ABC7's Eileen Whelan about the snow coming to the DC area.

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In the second hour of the morning show, Larry O'Connor and Patrice Onwuka discussed VP Kamala Harris bombing in a TV interview, the RNC bailing on the debate commission,the push for masks for everyone and the latest Jeffrey Epstein news. 

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Bret Baier, anchor of Fox News Channel's Special Report, joined WMAL's "O'Connor and Company" radio program about the political news of the day including President Biden's bad week.

https://twitter.com/BretBaier

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