The Vince Coglianese Show

7:05AM - LT. COL. TONY SHAFFER

TOPIC: Exclusive: U.S. troop strength in Afghanistan down to close to 8,600 ahead of schedule

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-afghanistan-taliban-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-ahead-of-schedule-in-cutting-afghanistan-troop-strength-sources-idUSKBN233147

6:35AM - DR. MATTHEW BUNSON - Executive Editor of EWTN News 

TOPIC: Government restrictions being imposed on churches trying to reopen/Howard County withdraws restrictions that would have curtailed Eucharist https://www.archbalt.org/howard-county-withdraws-restrictions-that-would-have-curtailed-eucharist/

Mornings on the Mall Podcast - 2020-5-28

[00:00:00] 4:59 am - Mornings on the Mall

[01:00:16] 5:59 am - Mornings on the Mall

[02:00:27] 6:59 am - Mornings on the Mall

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8:15AM -- INTERVIEW -- CBP DEPUTY COMMISSIONER ROBERT E. PEREZ 

TOPICS: NY’s recent Green Light Laws (see below), in addition to the latest travel restrictions (now including Brazil) and border security:

A recent amendment to New York’s 2020 budget and signed by Gov. Cuomo states that New York law enforcement officers who dare to share an illegal immigrants’ driver information with U.S. Customs and Border Protection and ICE risk facing a Class E felony charge. Not being able to determine the registered owner of a vehicle or even the location of a vehicle’s registration will significantly limit CBP and ICE’s ability to target criminal organizations, human traffickers and drug smugglers, enabling them to evade detection.

INTERVIEW - SENATOR JONI ERNST of Iowa - author of new book "Daughter of the Heartland: My Ode to the Country That Raised Me."

With her national profile on the rise, Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa is coming out with a candid memoir entitled "Daughter of the Heartland: My Ode to the Country That Raised Me."

ABOUT BOOK: Daughter of the Heartland: My Ode to the Country that Raised Me by Sen. Joni Ernst

Combining the by-the-bootstraps work ethic of Nikki Haley’s Can’t Is Not an Option with the military pluck of MJ Heger’s Shoot Like a Girl, Joni Ernst’s candid memoir details the rise of one of the most inspiring and authentic women in the United States Senate.

About the Author: Joni Ernst is a politician and former military officer serving as the senator for Iowa since 2015. After graduating from Iowa State University, Joni joined the United States Army Reserves. In 2003, she served as a company commander in Kuwait and Iraq, leading 150 Iowa Army National Guardsmen during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Joni retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Iowa Army National Guard after twenty-three years of military service. In November 2014, Joni was elected as the first woman to serve in federal elected office from the State of Iowa and also became the first female combat veteran elected to serve in the United States Senate.

INTERVIEW-- STEPHEN GUTOWSKI -- staff writer for the Washington Free Beacon

TOPIC: First-Time Gun Buyers Explain How Coronavirus Changed Their Politics

https://freebeacon.com/coronavirus/first-time-gun-buyers-explain-how-coronavirus-changed-their-politics/

Mornings on the Mall Podcast - 2020-5-27

[00:00:00] 5:00 am - Mornings on the Mall

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INTERVIEW - NASA Deputy Administrator James Morhard

TOPIC: PREVIEW HISTORIC LAUNCH ON MAY 27TH:  

- SpaceX, NASA target May 27 for 1st Crew Dragon test flight with astronauts https://www.space.com/spacex-crew-dragon-nasa-astronauts-demo-2-launch-date.html / https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-invites-public-to-be-its-guests-to-celebrate-historic-launch-america/

- SpaceX Prepares to Make History by Sending Astronauts to ISS 

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — After nearly 10 years since the last launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis, SpaceX Crew Dragon will continue the legacy by sending two U.S. astronauts to the International Space Station on Wednesday.

https://www.mynews13.com/fl/orlando/new-space-race/2020/05/24/spacex-dragon-crew-launch

- SpaceX’s 1st astronaut launch breaking new ground for style

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The first astronauts launched by SpaceX are breaking new ground for style with hip spacesuits, gull-wing Teslas and a sleek rocketship — all of it white with black trim.

The color coordinating is thanks to Elon Musk, the driving force behind both SpaceX and Tesla, and a big fan of flash and science fiction.

https://apnews.com/025ee5177966af18ed0a9898fe3d6e13

- It's official: SpaceX is 'go' to launch NASA astronauts on Crew Dragon spaceship https://www.space.com/spacex-crew-dragon-demo-2-go-for-launch.html

Demo-2 will send NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule, which will launch atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida.

The mission will be the first orbital human spaceflight to depart from American soil since NASA retired its space shuttle fleet in July 2011.

https://www.space.com/spacex-crew-dragon-demo-2-go-for-launch.html

INTERVIEW - Dr Travis Gayles- head of Montgomery County’s health department

TOPIC: Montgomery might lift some restrictions within a week https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/montgomery-officials-say-county-may-reopen-within-a-week/2020/05/20/cf12bf4a-9aa6-11ea-89fd-28fb313d1886_story.html

-Criteria Montgomery County is using to determine how long to stay closed and what factors they are using to determine when is best to open back up.  

- Discuss how they are coordinating with the counties in when they decide it's best to open back up. 

- What areas in Montgomery Co. were hardest hit?  Are those areas lessening in cases and deaths? 

- Are hospitalizations the key factor or are there other factors they are considering? 

- What might be opened up if we do loosen restrictions next week?

INTERVIEW - NEWT GINGRICH – Former Speaker of the House, host of “Newt’s World” podcast and author of book “Trump Vs. China: Facing America’s Greatest Threat”

“Newt’s new book, Trump & the American Future, available for preorder NOW on Amazon, out June 23rd”

TOPIC: Political news of the day / China / (Newt is also a big proponent of space exploration)