Richmond's Morning News with Rich Herrera

Kim Taylor, the Republican State Delegate from the old 63rd District and now a candidate for the redrawn 82nd, joins John to talk about her campaign and re-election bid.

Very graciously, ABC News Correspondent Jordana Miller returns to the show (in what has basically become her daily segment), to debrief John about the latest updates in Israel.

Jim Bacon, of Bacon's Rebellion and The Jefferson Council, returns for his weekly segment, joining John to lament the state of college campuses in the current day and age.

Local entrepreneur -- and Republican candidate for Mayor of Richmond -- Mike Dickinson joins John to talk about the widespread support for Hamas within the VCU community.

Amid the conflict in the Middle East, philosopher and author Dr. Andrew Bernstein joins John to discuss the moral case for Israel and why She deserves our support.

To learn more about Dr. Bernstein (whose books include The Capitalist Manifesto, Why Johnny Still Can't Read or Write or Understand Math, and The Truth About Climate Change), visit his website: andrewbernstein.net.

Steven Paranto -- Republican candidate for Chesterfield School Board from Matoaca) -- joins John, to talk about the campaign and what's at stake in the election this fall.

ABC News Correspondent Jordana Miller is back on with John this morning, reporting from Jerusalem on the latest updates in Israel.

"Let it go!" Frozen stage actor Jeremy Davis -- "Olaf" himself! -- joins John to talk about the movie-turned-play's run in Richmond, which started this week and will go through October 22.  (For more information, go here.)

Mike Mayo, of Mike-Mayo.com, joins John to talk about a new movie (Fair Play, streaming now on Netflix), and an "oldie but goodie," Ron Howard's sterling, Oscar-nominated Apollo 13 (also streaming, on several services).

It's Week 6 of "Picking & Grinning"!  Former Virginia Governor and U.S. Senator George Allen returns to pick NFL games with John & Gary (and a stealthily lurking Dan the Producer).  On the road in Southwest Virginia, the Governor also takes time to discuss the race for Speaker in the House and the war in Israel.