The Vince Coglianese Show

INTERVIEW - CAL THOMAS - Syndicated columnist – analyzed the missile strikes by Iran and the rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran.

Trump to make statement Wednesday after Iran retaliates with missile attack in Iraq targeting US, coalition forces. President Trump says he will make a statement Wednesday after Iran fired as many as 15 ballistic missiles into Iraq, targeting U.S. military and coalition forces in a major retaliation by the rogue regime after the U.S. airstrike that killed Iranian Quds Force Gen. Qassem Soleimani last week.

Mornings on the Mall

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Hosts: Vince Coglianese and Mary Walter

Executive Producer: Heather Hunter

Cal Thomas, Virginia House Republican Leader Todd Gilbert, KT McFarland, Maryland House Minority Leader Leader Nic Kipke, Michael Anton and Virginia State Senator Dave Marsden joined WMAL on Wednesday!

 

5am – A/B/CIRAN NEWS:

Iranian forces launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles against two military bases in Iraq, the Pentagon said Tuesday evening, marking the most significant Iranian attack in the growing conflict with the United States. The al-Asad air base in western Iraq, which houses some American troops, was hit by at least six missiles , according to a U.S. defense official familiar with the situation. In a tweet late Tuesday, President Trump proclaimed “All is well!” and vowed to address the nation on the situation Wednesday morning. The strike comes as U.S. officials have defended Trump’s decision to kill Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani, the commander of Iran’s elite Quds Force, in an airstrike in Baghdad last week. Iranian leaders stepped up calls Tuesday for revenge against the United States as Iranian authorities prepared to bury Soleimani in his hometown of Kerman, a southeastern city. Early on Tuesday, authorities were forced to suspend the burial proceedings after a stampede killed dozens of mourners.

President Trump met with his national security team, including Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Mark Esper after Iran’s Revolutionary Guard fired than a dozen ballistic missiles on two U.S. facilities in Iraq. One issue being looked into is whether the launch came from Iranian officials or from proxy groups who have worked with the Iranian government. Hours earlier, President Trump warned Iran of consequences for a retaliation.

The full Senate will receive a closed door briefing on the U.S. strike that killed Iranian military leader Qassen Soleimani from member of the Trump administration on Wednesday. Also expected to be discussed is the Tuesday night Iranian attack on two U.S. bases in Iraq.

ON HANNITY LAST NIGHT: Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., detailed a conversation he had with President Trump in response to Tuesday's missile attack by Iran, which targeted U.S. military and coalition forces in Iraq.

"Let me say tonight if you are watching television in Iran," Graham said on "Hannity." "I just got off the phone with the president. Your fate is in your own hands in terms of the regime's economic viability."

ON HANNITY: Sen.Ted Cruz: Iran missiles fired at Iraqi airbases were 'in a very real sense' paid for by billions that Obama sent Tehran

 

5am – D         TRUMP, AUSTRALIAN PM MORRISON Swap Love As Fires Burn... TRUMP: We love Australia!

24 Australians arrested for deliberately setting fires this season. The country has been ravaged by wildfires this summer. (ABC News) -  Two dozen Australians in the state of New South Wales have been arrested since early November for intentionally setting fires as record-large blazes continue to burn across the country. There have been 24 people charged with deliberately setting fires among 183 facing legal action in the state, according to the New South Wales Police Force. In addition to those facing the most serious charges of starting fires intentionally, authorities said another 53 people are facing legal action for not complying with the state's fire ban and 47 people have faced legal action for discarding a lit cigarette or match on land. Starting a bushfire intentionally and being reckless in causing its spread can result in up to 21 years in prison, authorities said. Legal actions can range "from cautions through to criminal charges," according to NSW police.

 

5am – E         Justice Department reverses itself on Michael Flynn, asking for up to six months in prison. (Washington Examiner) - The Justice Department asked a federal judge to sentence Michael Flynn to up to six months in prison on Tuesday in a reversal of its previous request that the former national security adviser get no time.  The DOJ said Flynn no longer deserved any credit for providing substantial assistance in its investigations or for accepting responsibility for his false statements to the FBI about discussions he had with Russia’s ambassador and his work for Turkey. “The defendant monetized his power and influence over our government, and lied to mask it,” the DOJ said. “When the FBI and DOJ needed information that only the defendant could provide, because of that power and influence, he denied them that information. And so an official tasked with protecting our national security, instead compromised it.” The U.S. attorney’s office for D.C. said the “complete record” showed actions by Flynn which “negate the benefits of much of the defendant’s earlier cooperation,” pointing specifically to Flynn’s “affirmative efforts to undermine the prosecution” of his former business partner, Bijan Rafiekian, under the Foreign Agent Registration Act for lucrative work done for the government of Turkey.  Prosecutors also said Flynn’s behavior since his sentencing hearing in 2018, which was delayed until later this month, led prosecutors to believe “through representations by the defendant’s counsel, that the defendant has retreated from his acceptance of responsibility in this case regarding his lies to the FBI.” Prosecutors pressed the judge to ask Flynn “whether he maintains those apparent statements of innocence or whether he disavows them and fully accepts responsibility for his criminal conduct.” Flynn pleaded guilty in 2017 for lying to investigators about his conversations with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak regarding U.S. sanctions and a U.N. Security Council vote. Former FBI Director James Comey admitted he took advantage of the chaos in the early days of the Trump administration when he sent special agent Peter Strzok and another FBI agent to talk to Flynn.

 

6am – A/B/C Iran launches 15 ballistic missiles into Iraq targeting US, coalition forces, officials say. Iran fired as many as 15 ballistic missiles into Iraq, targeting U.S. military and coalition forces early Wednesday, officials said, in a major retaliation by the rogue regime after the U.S. airstrike that killed Iranian Quds Force Gen. Qassem Soleimani last week. Ten missiles hit Al-Assad Air Base, one missile hit a military base in Erbil and four missiles failed to hit their targets, according to a U.S. military spokesman for Central Command, responsible for American forces in the Middle East. The attacks unfolded in two waves, each about an hour apart.   Initial assessments showed "no U.S. casualties," a U.S. military official in Baghdad told Fox News. President Trump tweeted a response late Tuesday evening: “All is well! Missiles launched from Iran at two military bases located in Iraq. Assessment of casualties & damages taking place now. So far, so good! We have the most powerful and well equipped military anywhere in the world, by far! I will be making a statement tomorrow morning.”

6am – D         INTERVIEW - CAL THOMAS - Syndicated columnist – analyzed the missile strikes by Iran and the rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran.

Trump to make statement Wednesday after Iran retaliates with missile attack in Iraq targeting US, coalition forces. President Trump says he will make a statement Wednesday after Iran fired as many as 15 ballistic missiles into Iraq, targeting U.S. military and coalition forces in a major retaliation by the rogue regime after the U.S. airstrike that killed Iranian Quds Force Gen. Qassem Soleimani last week.

6am – E         VIRGINIA GOVERNOR RALPH NORTHAM: we have no intention of calling out the National Guard; we’re not going to cut off people’s electricity; we’re not going to go door-to-door and confiscate individuals’ weapons.”

Yesterday, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, along with House and Senate leaders, announced joint legislative priorities for the upcoming General Assembly session: ratifying the ERA, expanding affordable housing, passing non-discrimination laws, raising the minimum wage, making voting easier (including making Election Day a state holiday), reforming the criminal justice system, raising the felony larceny threshold, passing “commonsense gun safety measures” (e.g., universal background checks, one-handgun-a-month, a “red-flag” law), etc.

 

6am – F         Judge rules Hunter Biden is dad of child fathered with ex-stripper. (PageSix) - Hunter Biden will be officially recorded as the father on the birth certificate of the 17-month-old he sired with an ex-stripper, the judge in his child-support case ruled on Tuesday. Judge Holly Meyer officially deemed Biden, 49, “the biological and legal father,” of Lunden Alexis Roberts’ baby, who was born in August 2018. “The Arkansas Department of Health shall issue a new or substituted birth certificate listing Lunden Alexis Roberts as the mother and Robert Hunter Biden as the father,” Meyer wrote in her order, filed in Independence County Circuit Court. DNA test results had showed “with near scientific certainty” that Biden fathered the kid, Meyer noted. The son of former Vice President Joe Biden initially denied paternity in the case until a DNA test proved he was the baby’s dad, according to court papers.

 

7am – A         INTERVIEW - TODD GILBERT - Virginia House Republican Leader - previewed what to expect with the new session of the Virginia General Assembly starting Wednesday.

Va. General Assembly to begin session under Democratic control for first time in 25 years.

Big changes ahead as Virginia General Assembly session starts. On Wednesday in Richmond, a landmark General Assembly session gavels in that could reshape Virginia, given the first complete Democratic control of the state’s government in decades. Gov. Ralph Northam, House Speaker-designee Eileen Filler-Corn, and incoming Senate Majority Leader Dick Saslaw said Tuesday that priorities will include: anti-discrimination measures; the Equal Rights Amendment; gun laws; abortion rights; affordable housing; a minimum-wage increase; easing voting restrictions; criminal justice reforms; environmental protections; and education funding and access.

 

7am – B/C     INTERVIEW -  KT MCFARLAND - Former Deputy National Security Adviser for President Trump and author of upcoming book "Revolution: Trump, Washington and “We the People” (Hardcover – February 25, 2020) – analyzed the missile attack and rising tensions between U.S.-Iran.

Trump to make statement Wednesday after Iran retaliates with missile attack in Iraq targeting US, coalition forces. President Trump says he will make a statement Wednesday after Iran fired as many as 15 ballistic missiles into Iraq, targeting U.S. military and coalition forces in a major retaliation by the rogue regime after the U.S. airstrike that killed Iranian Quds Force Gen. Qassem Soleimani last week. Ten missiles hit Al-Assad Air Base, one missile hit a military base in Erbil and four missiles failed to hit their targets, according to a U.S. military spokesman for Central Command, responsible for American forces in the Middle East. The attacks unfolded in two waves early Wednesday, each about an hour apart, officials said. Initial assessments showed "no U.S. casualties," a U.S. military official in Baghdad told Fox News.

 

7am – D         INTERVIEW - Maryland House Minority Leader Leader NIC KIPKE - previewed what’s on the agenda for the new legislative session in Annapolis.

‘Dramatic new ballgame’: New political era dawns in Annapolis. (Washington Post) -- As Maryland’s lawmakers return to Annapolis on Wednesday for their annual 90-day legislative session, they will greet new presiding officers for the first time in 17 years.  Like their predecessors, the new leaders are Democrats. But they bring a different tone, the prospect for more liberal-leaning policies and an undercurrent of uncertainty. For the first time in the four centuries the General Assembly has convened, a black lawmaker will gavel in a legislative session. House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones (D-Baltimore County) replaces Michael E. Busch, known as “Coach,” who died unexpectedly on the final day of the 2019 session and was Maryland’s longest-serving speaker. And for the first time in a generation, the Maryland Senate will be led by someone other than Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. (D-Calvert), who is ailing from cancer and will hand over the gavel Wednesday and become a rank-and-file member of the chamber. Debate will center on how quickly to implement the reforms and — especially — how to pay for them. Both presiding officers have pledged not to raise income, property or sales tax rates this session to cover the costs, and floated the idea of taxing Internet commerce to help generate some of the roughly $325 million needed for the first phase of the plan. Lawmakers will also consider asking voters to legalize sports betting to help pay for the proposals, and they’ll debate whether to restrict sports betting to the state’s existing casinos. Jones said she is compiling a list of underused business tax credits she can eliminate as well.  The Republican caucus, which is outnumbered by a veto-proof Democratic majority in both chambers, intends to harness all its influence to beat back any type of tax hike, which House Minority Leader Nicholaus R. Kipke (R-Anne Arundel) called “a non-starter.” Hogan has launched a public campaign against the boosted education spending, calling it tantamount to a $6,000 tax increase on Maryland families, and vowing to oppose any tax increases. He’s proposed his own reforms, emphasizing community control of failing schools and modeled after a program in Massachusetts. At the news conference, the governor said lawmakers should focus on holding local school systems, violent criminals and even themselves more accountable. He noted the recent indictments and resignations of two longtime lawmakers, following several other indictments in the past few years. Hogan proposed tougher ethics laws, increasing penalties for bribery to up to $100,000 and codifying into statute that convicted elected officials would lose their pensions.

 

7am – E         CNN settles lawsuit with Nick Sandmann. COVINGTON, Ky. (FOX19) - CNN agreed Tuesday to settle a lawsuit with Covington Catholic student Nick Sandmann. The amount of the settlement was not made public during a hearing at the federal courthouse in Covington, Kentucky. Sandmann’s lawsuit sought $800 million from CNN, the Washington Post and NBC Universal. Trial dates are still not set for Sandmann’s lawsuit against NBC Universal and the Washington Post. The Washington Post suit sought $250 million. A federal judge let a portion of the suit go forward after The Post filed a motion to dismiss it. Sandmann’s attorney, Lin Wood, said, “This case will be tried not one minute earlier or later than when it is ready.” The lawsuits were filed following an incident in Jan. 2019 in Washington, D.C. involving Covington Catholic High School students. Videos of that incident garnered national attention. The initial video showed the self-identified Sandmann, now a senior at CovCath, and Nathan Phillips, an indigenous man who was participating in the Indigenous Peoples March. Sandmann and his classmates were in D.C. for the March For Life. Wood said the damages were sought due to “emotional distress Nicholas and his family suffered." He also said the family had to move from their home temporarily and that Nicholas was not permitted to attend school directly after the trip to Washington.

 

8am – A         Trump to make statement Wednesday after Iran retaliates with missile attack in Iraq targeting US, coalition forces. (Fox News) - President Trump says he will make a statement Wednesday after Iran fired as many as 15 ballistic missiles into Iraq, targeting U.S. military and coalition forces in a major retaliation by the rogue regime after the U.S. airstrike that killed Iranian Quds Force Gen. Qassem Soleimani last week. Ten missiles hit Al-Assad Air Base, one missile hit a military base in Erbil and four missiles failed to hit their targets, according to a U.S. military spokesman for Central Command, responsible for American forces in the Middle East. The attacks unfolded in two waves early Wednesday, each about an hour apart, officials said. Initial assessments showed "no U.S. casualties," a U.S. military official in Baghdad told Fox News. Trump tweeted a response late Tuesday evening: “All is well! Missiles launched from Iran at two military bases located in Iraq. Assessment of casualties & damages taking place now. So far, so good! We have the most powerful and well equipped military anywhere in the world, by far! I will be making a statement tomorrow morning.”

 

8am – B/C      INTERVIEW - MICHAEL ANTON - Lecturer in Politics and Research Fellow at Hillsdale College’s Kirby Center in Washington, D.C. And former National Security Official in the Trump Administration. – analyzed the missile strikes and rising tensions between U.S.-Iran.

 

8am – D         INTERVIEW - SENATOR DAVE MARSDEN - Virginia State Senator, 37th District – joined WMAL’s morning show to respond to listeners disturbed by the hot mic comments about gun owner activists. He currently represents the 37th district in the Senate of Virginia, which is a portion of Fairfax County, since 2010.

VIRGINIA DEMOCRATS Caught On Hot Mic At Last Week's Public Hearing In Fairfax Count: “They are like little kids. As long as we don’t reply we’ll get through this.”

The video shows Eileen Robin Filler-Corn Speaker-designate of the Virginia House of Delegates and Virginia State Senator Dave Marsden talking about "gun nuts" acting "like kids" during a hearing in Fairfax on Saturday.

Rough Transcript: “Are you going to stick around for the ten o'clock gun nuts? THESE PEOPLE ARE CRAZY. Yeah just like little kids. DO YOU THINK THEY WILL STAY CALM? Yeah, as long as we don't respond to them. YEAH. We will get through this.”

 

 

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INTERVIEW - DAN BONGINO - author of new book “Exonerated: The Failed Takedown of President Donald Trump by the Swamp”, publisher of the Bongino Report and host of The Dan Bongino Show podcast 

His thoughts on how the Democrats are reacting to Trump taking out Soleimani,

His thoughts on how Democrats are handling impeachment and

Also his thoughts on the $80million bounty on President Trump and how Secret Service handles bounties. Comedian George Lopez comes under fire for his 'joke' about killing Donald Trump for half of the $80million bounty that Iran placed on the president's head. George Lopez doubled down Sunday on the bounty Iran has put on President Trump — for half. The comedian replied to another Instagram user’s post Sunday that Iran had offered $80 million to any person who assassinated Mr. Trump’s “during the televised funeral of General #QasemSoleimani after he was assassinated last week.”

INTERVIEW – WMAL Listener LINDSEY LEE – discussed his recent exchange with Virginia State Senator Dave Marsden and he says he was surprised what he heard from the senator.

VIRGINIA DEMOCRATS Caught On Hot Mic At Last Week’s Public Hearing In Fairfax Count: “They are like little kids. As long as we don’t reply we’ll get through this.”

The video shows Eileen Robin Filler-Corn Speaker-designate of the Virginia House of Delegates and Virginia State Senator Dave Marsden talking about “gun nuts” acting “like kids” during a hearing in Fairfax on Saturday.

Rough Transcript: “Are you going to stick around for the ten o’clock gun nuts? THESE PEOPLE ARE CRAZY. Yeah just like little kids. DO YOU THINK THEY WILL STAY CALM? Yeah, as long as we don’t respond to them. YEAH. We will get through this.”

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_FznXmpReM&feature=youtu.be

g “like kids” during a hearing in Fairfax on Saturday.

Rough Transcript: “Are you going to stick around for the ten o’clock gun nuts? THESE PEOPLE ARE CRAZY. Yeah just like little kids. DO YOU THINK THEY WILL STAY CALM? Yeah, as long as we don’t respond to them. YEAH. We will get through this.”

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_FznXmpReM&feature=youtu.be

EMAIL FROM LISTENER WHO CONTACTED DAVE MARSDEN ABOUT THIS VIDEO:

On Mon, Jan 6, 2020 at 8:45 AM Lindsey Lee wrote: I am writing to express my outrage at being called a "gun nut" and a "child" during a public Budget legislation meeting in Northern Virginia.  First, like most gun owners I have owned guns since I was old enough to hunt as a child in Pennsylvania and have enjoyed hunting ever since.  Also, your comment about being a "nut" is misplaced because 99.9 percent of gunowners are responsible citizens that only want to live their lives without interference or harassment from the Government.  Your ill advised gun legislative package is ill advised and will do absolutely NOTHING to solve the problem of illegal gun violence.  Instead of focusing on gun legislation whose intent is on eventual gun confiscation please support Mental Health legislation which will deal with the actual social problem that causes gun violence.  Thank you. Lindsey Lee

On Monday, January 6, 2020, 05:11:14 PM EST, Dave Marsden wrote: Lindsey, The behavior of VCDL members was childish and boorish at the forum. I appeared at a youth forum in December to answer youth questions. About 80 VCDL members showed up. In the next week I received dozens of texts and voice messages that were threatening violence or were just vulgar and obscene. That is a shame because the folks who stayed after were appreciative. In retrospect I should have made my comments publicly but too many of your members and other 2a supporters appear to have mental health issues.  Hope you disagree with this conduct. I am very concerned. I always give out my cell number. I did that night. I do not hide from voters. Call me. Let's talk.  Best Regards, Dave Marsden

From: Lindsey Lee / To: Dave Marsden / Sent: Monday, January 6, 2020, 07:56:02 PM EST / Subject: Re: Gun Legislation / Senator Marsden, To be quite frank, your response to me regarding my objections to being characterized as "childish" and a "gun nut" is quite disturbing.  For a State Senator to say that his constituents have "mental health issues" based upon nothing more than a heated and emotional debate regarding a subject that is extremely important to them is a horrible and demeaning thing to say.  It also exhibits your disdain for people that disagree with you and considers their Second Amendment Rights an extremely important Constitutional Right.  I really see no reason for a further discussion because we have no areas of agreement in this area.  Sincerely, Lindsey Lee

INTERVIEW - SUSAN FERRECHIO - chief congressional correspondent for the Washington Examiner – discussed Congress returning to escalating tensions on impeachment and Iran.

McConnell mum on GOP ploy to dismiss delayed impeachment articles

Impeachment stalemate over witnesses: McConnell accuses Democrats of ’treating impeachment like a political toy’

Schiff demands open hearings on Soleimani strike

Democrats demand Trump declassify threats that justified killing Soleimani

Democrats poised for House vote blocking US military action against Iran

WAR POWERS VOTE: Fox is told Rules Cmte may prep War Powers Resolution Tuesday evening in preparation for potential floor vote Wednesday

INTERVIEW - CAITLYNN PEETZ - Reporter for Bethesda Magazine’s Bethesda Beat

CAITLYNN PEETZ - Residents appeal MCPS boundary changes, challenge legality of diversity focus. (Bethesda Magazine) - A group of Montgomery County residents is turning to the state Board of Education to overturn the county school board’s decision to redistrict students in Clarksburg and Germantown. In November, the school board voted 7-1 to reassign approximately 2,000 students in the Clarksburg, Seneca Valley and Northwest high school clusters to ease severe crowding at Clarksburg and Northwest. Rebecca Smondrowski was the only board member who voted against the plan. Seneca Valley is being rebuilt and will make the school the largest in the state at 440,000 square feet. The school will have capacity for 2,581 students, according to MCPS. Community members’ appeal, filed Dec. 26, alleges the school board “illegally reassigned school boundaries, resulting in unlawful and arbitrary redistricting … denying those students equitable access to the educational rigor, resources and supports designed to maximize their academic success.” They ask the state board to overturn the boundary changes. The appeal also challenges the school district’s policy that dictates how boundary changes are made. The policy outlines four factors the board is supposed to consider during boundary studies — student demographics, geography, school enrollment and stability of school assignments over time. The policy was updated in 2018, adding language that says the school board “should especially strive” to create a diverse student body at each school. Appellants allege the policy is illegal because it was not released for public comment after the phrasing elevating the importance of student body diversity was added.

List of meetings: https://twitter.com/mymcmedia/status/1214154681603239936

https://twitter.com/CaitlynnPeetz14/status/1213977608007884805

INTERVIEW - Jeanine Lawson - Supervisor, Brentsville District on the Prince William Board of County Supervisors -- previewed the important Second Amendment meeting for the Prince William Board of Supervisors on Tuesday.

A new board of supervisors in Prince William County means a new take on proposed gun reforms.

From: "Lawson, Jeanine M." / Sent: Sun, Jan 5, 2020 at 1:50 PM // Subject: Important 2A Jan 7 news: Citizens Time to speak ONLY at 2 pm. // Friends: Important:  The ONLY opportunity for citizens to address Chairwoman Wheeler's Second Amendment resolution will be at the AFTERNOON session Citizen's Time on Tuesday, January 7 at 2 pm .  The vote will also be in the afternoon session.   The previous information that citizens would be able to address the Board in the evening is incorrect.  The evening meeting is for closed session matters.   I am encouraging citizens to please consider attending in person at 2 pm to speak your thoughts and concerns about this proposal.  I have attached the resolution. You can contact all the Supervisors and the Chairwoman via email as well:  [email protected] / Tuesday, January 7 at 2 pm -- 1 County Complex Ct. Prince William County Link to agenda: https://eservice.pwcgov.org/documents/bocs/agendas/currentagenda.pdf / Regards, Jeanine Lawson Supervisor, Brentsville District, Prince William Board of County Supervisors

Mornings on the Mall

Tuesday, January 7, 2020

Hosts: Vince Coglianese and Mary Walter

Executive Producer: Heather Hunter

Washington Examiner's Susan Ferrechio, Dan Bongino, Prince William Board of County Supervisor Jeanine Lawson, Bethesda Beat's Caitlynn Peetz and WMAL listener Lindsey Lee joined WMAL on Tuesday!

 

5am – A/B/CDIY-Deficiency: 2 In 5 Adults Can’t Fix A Single Household Problem Without Google. (StudyFinds) - IRVINE, Calif. — The internet is supposed to make our lives easier, and it’s hard to argue that it hasn’t. However, a new survey of 1,000 American adults suggests that all of that convenience may be robbing an entire generation of basic home maintenance skills. In all, about two in five (38%) respondents said they are helpless and unable to fix any common household problems (patching up a drywall, fixing a running toilet) without the help of the internet. The survey, commissioned by BigRentz, paints a pretty grim picture when it comes to home care self-sufficiency. Apparently, if the Wi-Fi happens to falter, many adults won’t be able to get anything done for themselves. Respondents were asked about their ability to fix a variety of different house problems without turning to Google for help, and while close to half (43%) said they know how to unclog a drain, only 25% know how to install a drywall anchor. Another 39% said they can stop a running toilet all by themselves, and 38% can find a stud. Additionally, 31% know how to patch a hole in a drywall, and 29% said they can replace a washer on a leaky faucet. Age is also a factor; 85% of survey participants over the age of 65 said they can accomplish at least one of the aforementioned tasks without the internet. Also, male respondents generally reported being more confident regarding home repair tasks than female participants.

 

5am – D/E     BOLTON’S TESTIMONY: Former White House national security adviser John Bolton says he is "prepared to testify" if he is subpoenaed by the Senate in its impeachment trial of President Trump. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has publicly expressed resistance to calling new witnesses. Democrats want testimony from Bolton and others who didn't appear before the House in its impeachment inquiry.

 

6am – A         HOT MIC MOMENT AT FAIRFAX MEETING AND WMAL LISTENER’S EMAIL:

VIRGINIA DEMOCRATS Caught On Hot Mic At Last Week’s Public Hearing In Fairfax Count: “They are like little kids. As long as we don’t reply we’ll get through this.”

The video shows Eileen Robin Filler-Corn Speaker-designate of the Virginia House of Delegates and Virginia State Senator Dave Marsden talking about “gun nuts” acting “like kids” during a hearing in Fairfax on Saturday.

Rough Transcript: “Are you going to stick around for the ten o’clock gun nuts? THESE PEOPLE ARE CRAZY. Yeah just like little kids. DO YOU THINK THEY WILL STAY CALM? Yeah, as long as we don’t respond to them. YEAH. We will get through this.”

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_FznXmpReM&feature=youtu.be

EMAIL FROM LISTENER WHO CONTACTED DAVE MARSDEN ABOUT THIS VIDEO:

On Mon, Jan 6, 2020 at 8:45 AM Lindsey Lee wrote: I am writing to express my outrage at being called a "gun nut" and a "child" during a public Budget legislation meeting in Northern Virginia.  First, like most gun owners I have owned guns since I was old enough to hunt as a child in Pennsylvania and have enjoyed hunting ever since.  Also, your comment about being a "nut" is misplaced because 99.9 percent of gunowners are responsible citizens that only want to live their lives without interference or harassment from the Government.  Your ill advised gun legislative package is ill advised and will do absolutely NOTHING to solve the problem of illegal gun violence.  Instead of focusing on gun legislation whose intent is on eventual gun confiscation please support Mental Health legislation which will deal with the actual social problem that causes gun violence.  Thank you. Lindsey Lee

On Monday, January 6, 2020, 05:11:14 PM EST, Dave Marsden wrote: Lindsey, The behavior of VCDL members was childish and boorish at the forum. I appeared at a youth forum in December to answer youth questions. About 80 VCDL members showed up. In the next week I received dozens of texts and voice messages that were threatening violence or were just vulgar and obscene. That is a shame because the folks who stayed after were appreciative. In retrospect I should have made my comments publicly but too many of your members and other 2a supporters appear to have mental health issues.  Hope you disagree with this conduct. I am very concerned. I always give out my cell number. I did that night. I do not hide from voters. Call me. Let's talk.  Best Regards, Dave Marsden

From: Lindsey Lee / To: Dave Marsden / Sent: Monday, January 6, 2020, 07:56:02 PM EST / Subject: Re: Gun Legislation / Senator Marsden, To be quite frank, your response to me regarding my objections to being characterized as "childish" and a "gun nut" is quite disturbing.  For a State Senator to say that his constituents have "mental health issues" based upon nothing more than a heated and emotional debate regarding a subject that is extremely important to them is a horrible and demeaning thing to say.  It also exhibits your disdain for people that disagree with you and considers their Second Amendment Rights an extremely important Constitutional Right.  I really see no reason for a further discussion because we have no areas of agreement in this area.  Sincerely, Lindsey Lee

6am – B/C     Hunter Biden's Arizona 'crack pipe' crisis comes back to haunt him in Arkansas paternity case as he's accused of having a history of using stolen identities. (DailyMail) -- Hunter Biden's 'crack pipe' crisis in Arizona has been dragged into his paternity case, as he's accused of having a history of using stolen identities to conceal his location, according to legal papers obtained by DailyMail.com. Private eye Dominic Casey filed a notice of identity theft on Monday morning, as the Orlando, Florida-based investigator seeks to be made a party in Biden's case with his baby mama Lunden Roberts in Independence County, Arkansas.  Casey rehashed the scandal of Biden, 49, leaving his rental car in Prescott, Arizona in October 2016, and calling Hertz to pick it up. Among the items authorities found in the car were a glass pipe, cocaine residue and his deceased brother Beau Biden's Delaware Attorney General badge. No charges were ever brought against Biden because local prosecutors said there was a lack of evidence that the pipe had been used by him, due to no fingerprints being found.   Casey claims Biden used the fake name of Joseph McGee to call Hertz as well as citing Beau's badge as alleged proof of Biden's 'history' of using fake identities.

6am – D/E     Massive crowds gathered in the streets of Tehran Monday to mourn Gen. Qassem Soleimani.

Soleimani's daughter spoke to the crowd: "the families of the American soldiers … will spend their days waiting for the death of their children." (through translator)

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei shedding tears at Soleimani’s funeral.

MSNBC Anchor Katy Tur Wowed By ‘Stunning’ Crowds In Iran, Where Authorities Reportedly Forced Attendance. MSNBC anchor Katy Tur expressed amazement at the size of funeral crowds Monday for deceased Iranian terrorist Qasem Soleimani. Tur called the funeral turnout “a stunning show of solidarity” and added that it “seems President [Donald] Trump did what the Iranian government has been unable to do: unite the country.”

Iran postpones general’s burial after 35 people were killed in stampede during funeral procession. (Washington Post) - Throngs of mourners crushed through the streets of Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani’s hometown following his coffin when a stampede broke out, killing 35 people, according to state television. Mehdi Sadafi, the head of the funeral committee, told the ISNA news agency that due to the overcrowding the body would have to be buried on another day to be announced.

Pentagon says US military won't leave Iraq, 'draft letter' on troop movements released by 'mistake.' According to reports by Reuters, the United States military wrote a letter to Iraqi officials -- just one day after Iraqi lawmakers approved a resolution calling to expel U.S. troops from the country -- telling them the U.S. would pull troops from the region and work on repositioning forces in the coming weeks. Esper, who said he had not seen the letter but noted that it is unsigned, said the contents are not consistent with current U.S. policy. "There has been no decision to leave Iraq. Period," Esper said.

State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus fact-checked a CNN anchor Monday who argued that the United States has no allies in the ongoing confrontation with Iran. "With all due respect that is just another completely inaccurate observation," Ortagus said after CNN International anchor Becky Anderson said there was no international support for the United States strike that killed Iranian terror leader Qassem Soleimani. "You could look at the E3 statement this morning that was put out by the Germans, the British, and the French."

 

6am – F         Ilhan Omar's ex-husband marries pediatric nurse who worked on congresswoman's campaign just 37 days after their divorce, as they make pilgrimage to Mecca following wedding ceremony in Somalia. Ilhan Omar's ex husband Ahmed Hirsi has married pediatric nurse Ladan Ahmed, who had worked on Omar's election campaign, DailyMail.com has learned. 'She's as Somali as they come,' one leader of the large Somali community in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area said about Hirsi's new wife. Omar filed for divorce from Hirsi and their divorce was granted on November 5. The tumultuous personal life of left-leaning congresswoman Ilhan Omar has taken another turn — her ex-husband remarried just 37 days after she divorced him, DailyMail.com has learned.Ahmed Hirsi, the father of the Minnesota representative's three children, tied the knot with pediatric nurse Ladan Ahmed, who had worked on Omar's election campaign. 'She's as Somali as they come,' one leader of the large Somali community in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area said about Hirsi's new wife. DailyMail.com understands the couple are now on honeymoon in Saudi Arabia and made a pilgrimage to Mecca. Hirsi did not return DailyMail.com's requests for comment.  DailyMail.com also has acquired exclusive video of the ceremony that took place in an apartment in the Somali capital of Mogadishu.

 

 

7am – A         INTERVIEW - Jeanine Lawson - Supervisor, Brentsville District on the Prince William Board of County Supervisors -- previewed the important Second Amendment meeting for the Prince William Board of Supervisors on Tuesday.

A new board of supervisors in Prince William County means a new take on proposed gun reforms.

From: "Lawson, Jeanine M." / Sent: Sun, Jan 5, 2020 at 1:50 PM // Subject: Important 2A Jan 7 news: Citizens Time to speak ONLY at 2 pm. // Friends: Important:  The ONLY opportunity for citizens to address Chairwoman Wheeler's Second Amendment resolution will be at the AFTERNOON session Citizen's Time on Tuesday, January 7 at 2 pm .  The vote will also be in the afternoon session.   The previous information that citizens would be able to address the Board in the evening is incorrect.  The evening meeting is for closed session matters.   I am encouraging citizens to please consider attending in person at 2 pm to speak your thoughts and concerns about this proposal.  I have attached the resolution. You can contact all the Supervisors and the Chairwoman via email as well:  [email protected]

Tuesday, January 7 at 2 pm -- 1 County Complex Ct. Prince William County Link to agenda: https://eservice.pwcgov.org/documents/bocs/agendas/currentagenda.pdf

Regards, Jeanine Lawson Supervisor, Brentsville District, Prince William Board of County Supervisors

 

7am – B/C     IMMIGRATION NEWS:

Nearly 400K Anchor Babies Born in 2019, Exceeding U.S. Births in 48 States. (Breitbart) - Close to 400,000 anchor babies were born in the United States in 2019 as an executive order to end birthright citizenship gets kicked down the road for another year by President Donald Trump’s administration. Analysis conducted by the Center for Immigration Studies revealed in 2018 that about 300,000 U.S.-born children of illegal aliens are born every year. These children, often referred to as “anchor babies,” immediately obtain American citizenship and anchor their illegal or foreign parents in the country. In addition, about 72,000 anchor babies are born to foreign tourists, foreign visa workers, and foreign students every year — all of whom obtain immediate American citizenship simply for being born within the parameters of the country. Altogether, about 372,000 anchor babies are estimated to have been born last year despite a commitment by Trump to sign an executive order ending the nation’s “anchor baby policy” that incentivizes pregnant migrant women to cross the U.S.-Mexico border in the hopes of securing American citizenship for their children. This indicates that there were more anchor babies born in 2019 than births in each of the 50 states except California and Texas. California residents deliver about 455,000 babies a year, while Texans deliver about 379,000 babies a year, just slightly more than the total annual number of anchor babies born. For example, there were more than 34 times as many anchor babies born nationwide than American children born in the state of Delaware and nearly five times as many anchor babies born nationwide than the American children born in Arizona.

Internal Docs Reveal That Trump Admin Will Begin Deporting Mexicans To Guatemala. (Daily Caller) -  The Trump administration is set to begin deporting Mexican asylum seekers to Guatemala, according to internal documents, marking the latest initiative to help manage the immigration crisis at the U.S. southern border. An asylum agreement signed between the Trump administration and the Guatemalan government is expanding to include Mexican nationals, according to internal United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) documents reviewed by Reuters. Agency staffers, according to a recent email directive, have been informed that Mexican citizens will be included in the populations subject to the Guatemalan asylum deal.

TRUMP IS QUIETLY WINNING AT THE BORDER: The 18 migrants were sent back to Mexico thanks to a policy President Donald Trump implemented that goes by the official name of “Migrant Protection Protocols” (MPP), but more colloquially known as “Remain in Mexico.” First adopted a year ago, the administration has been working with Mexico to steadily expand it. The Nogales port of entry south of Tucson, Arizona, where the 18 were sent, is the site seventh to be included.

 

7am – D         INTERVIEW - CAITLYNN PEETZ - Reporter for Bethesda Magazine’s Bethesda Beat

CAITLYNN PEETZ - Residents appeal MCPS boundary changes, challenge legality of diversity focus. (Bethesda Magazine) - A group of Montgomery County residents is turning to the state Board of Education to overturn the county school board’s decision to redistrict students in Clarksburg and Germantown. In November, the school board voted 7-1 to reassign approximately 2,000 students in the Clarksburg, Seneca Valley and Northwest high school clusters to ease severe crowding at Clarksburg and Northwest. Rebecca Smondrowski was the only board member who voted against the plan. Seneca Valley is being rebuilt and will make the school the largest in the state at 440,000 square feet. The school will have capacity for 2,581 students, according to MCPS. Community members’ appeal, filed Dec. 26, alleges the school board “illegally reassigned school boundaries, resulting in unlawful and arbitrary redistricting … denying those students equitable access to the educational rigor, resources and supports designed to maximize their academic success.” They ask the state board to overturn the boundary changes. The appeal also challenges the school district’s policy that dictates how boundary changes are made. The policy outlines four factors the board is supposed to consider during boundary studies — student demographics, geography, school enrollment and stability of school assignments over time. The policy was updated in 2018, adding language that says the school board “should especially strive” to create a diverse student body at each school. Appellants allege the policy is illegal because it was not released for public comment after the phrasing elevating the importance of student body diversity was added.

List of meetings: https://twitter.com/mymcmedia/status/1214154681603239936

https://twitter.com/CaitlynnPeetz14/status/1213977608007884805

 

7am – E         BLOOMBERG’S CAMPAIGN:

Michael Bloomberg declares his love of ribs with picture of brisket. It’s very clearly brisket. The debate between southern and northern barbecue may have just gotten harder, given that we’re now clearly operating under completely different terms. A recent campaign event left presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg with a particularly strange expression on his face in a barbecue restaurant, yearning with what his campaign has dubbed “love” over a plate of what his campaign has dubbed “ribs.” There are two problems here. First, that is brisket, not ribs. Second, if that is what Michael Bloomberg looks like when he’s excited, we’re interested in seeing what he looks like when he’s disgusted. Turns out, we’re not the only ones who noticed something amiss. “Is candidate Bloomberg unaware that brisket is not ribs or does he usually see imaginary ribs?” One user noted. https://twitter.com/Mike2020/status/1213277965888446464

BLOOMBERG GETS JUDGE JUDY'S ENDORSEMENT: Democratic presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg on Monday announced an endorsement from Judge Judy Sheindlin, the well-known TV judge whose show has been on the air for more than two decades. Mr. Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York, will be a “truly great” president, “Judge Judy” says in the 30-second ad that will run across digital channels and in “relevant broadcast programming” across 26 states, according to Mr. Bloomberg’s campaign.

 

8am – A         INTERVIEW - SUSAN FERRECHIO - chief congressional correspondent for the Washington Examiner – discussed Congress returning to escalating tensions on impeachment and Iran.

McConnell mum on GOP ploy to dismiss delayed impeachment articles

Impeachment stalemate over witnesses: McConnell accuses Democrats of ’treating impeachment like a political toy’

Schiff demands open hearings on Soleimani strike

Democrats demand Trump declassify threats that justified killing Soleimani

Democrats poised for House vote blocking US military action against Iran

WAR POWERS VOTE: Fox is told Rules Cmte may prep War Powers Resolution Tuesday evening in preparation for potential floor vote Wednesday

 

8am – B/C     INTERVIEW – WMAL Listener LINDSEY LEE – discussed his recent exchange with Virginia State Senator Dave Marsden

VIRGINIA DEMOCRATS Caught On Hot Mic At Last Week’s Public Hearing In Fairfax Count: “They are like little kids. As long as we don’t reply we’ll get through this.”

The video shows Eileen Robin Filler-Corn Speaker-designate of the Virginia House of Delegates and Virginia State Senator Dave Marsden talking about “gun nuts” acting “like kids” during a hearing in Fairfax on Saturday.

Rough Transcript: “Are you going to stick around for the ten o’clock gun nuts? THESE PEOPLE ARE CRAZY. Yeah just like little kids. DO YOU THINK THEY WILL STAY CALM? Yeah, as long as we don’t respond to them. YEAH. We will get through this.”

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_FznXmpReM&feature=youtu.be

g “like kids” during a hearing in Fairfax on Saturday.

Rough Transcript: “Are you going to stick around for the ten o’clock gun nuts? THESE PEOPLE ARE CRAZY. Yeah just like little kids. DO YOU THINK THEY WILL STAY CALM? Yeah, as long as we don’t respond to them. YEAH. We will get through this.”

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_FznXmpReM&feature=youtu.be

EMAIL FROM LISTENER WHO CONTACTED DAVE MARSDEN ABOUT THIS VIDEO:

On Mon, Jan 6, 2020 at 8:45 AM Lindsey Lee wrote: I am writing to express my outrage at being called a "gun nut" and a "child" during a public Budget legislation meeting in Northern Virginia.  First, like most gun owners I have owned guns since I was old enough to hunt as a child in Pennsylvania and have enjoyed hunting ever since.  Also, your comment about being a "nut" is misplaced because 99.9 percent of gunowners are responsible citizens that only want to live their lives without interference or harassment from the Government.  Your ill advised gun legislative package is ill advised and will do absolutely NOTHING to solve the problem of illegal gun violence.  Instead of focusing on gun legislation whose intent is on eventual gun confiscation please support Mental Health legislation which will deal with the actual social problem that causes gun violence.  Thank you. Lindsey Lee

On Monday, January 6, 2020, 05:11:14 PM EST, Dave Marsden wrote: Lindsey, The behavior of VCDL members was childish and boorish at the forum. I appeared at a youth forum in December to answer youth questions. About 80 VCDL members showed up. In the next week I received dozens of texts and voice messages that were threatening violence or were just vulgar and obscene. That is a shame because the folks who stayed after were appreciative. In retrospect I should have made my comments publicly but too many of your members and other 2a supporters appear to have mental health issues.  Hope you disagree with this conduct. I am very concerned. I always give out my cell number. I did that night. I do not hide from voters. Call me. Let's talk.  Best Regards, Dave Marsden

From: Lindsey Lee / To: Dave Marsden / Sent: Monday, January 6, 2020, 07:56:02 PM EST / Subject: Re: Gun Legislation / Senator Marsden, To be quite frank, your response to me regarding my objections to being characterized as "childish" and a "gun nut" is quite disturbing.  For a State Senator to say that his constituents have "mental health issues" based upon nothing more than a heated and emotional debate regarding a subject that is extremely important to them is a horrible and demeaning thing to say.  It also exhibits your disdain for people that disagree with you and considers their Second Amendment Rights an extremely important Constitutional Right.  I really see no reason for a further discussion because we have no areas of agreement in this area.  Sincerely, Lindsey Lee

8am – D         INTERVIEW - DAN BONGINO - author of new book “Exonerated: The Failed Takedown of President Donald Trump by the Swamp”, publisher of the Bongino Report and host of The Dan Bongino Show podcast 

His thoughts on how the Democrats are reacting to Trump taking out Soleimani,

His thoughts on how Democrats are handling impeachment and

Also his thoughts on the $80million bounty on President Trump and how Secret Service handles bounties. Comedian George Lopez comes under fire for his 'joke' about killing Donald Trump for half of the $80million bounty that Iran placed on the president's head. George Lopez doubled down Sunday on the bounty Iran has put on President Trump — for half. The comedian replied to another Instagram user’s post Sunday that Iran had offered $80 million to any person who assassinated Mr. Trump’s “during the televised funeral of General #QasemSoleimani after he was assassinated last week.”

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