HOUR 1

• FOX News' Trey Yingst on the latest from Israel as fighting continues and at least 400 U.S. citizens are stranded in Gaza. / (FOX News) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB8EBImLH24
• The Hamas tunnels: a wildcard in the Gaza fighting / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/11/02/1210087629/the-hamas-tunnels-a-wildcard-in-the-gaza-fighting
• The Texas Rangers won their first World Series title in franchise history, defeating the Diamondbacks in five games. / (ESPN) https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/38797834/rangers-take-d-backs-franchise-1st-world-series-title\
• Legendary basketball coach Bobby Knight passes at 83 / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/11/01/1184960767/bobby-knight-indiana-basketball-coach-hoosiers-dies
• Jay Bilas remembers Hall of Fame coach Bob Knight / (ESPN) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTWHPPLa3Cw
• Gov. DeSantis then Haley in the latest poll in Iowa; Trump losing ground but still leading. / (MSNBC) https://grabien.com/file/getmedia?id=2157497&key=66957feb0faa3a7e079b0b9d082928b5&userid=18055
• Latest polling for GOP candidates in Iowa / (538) https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-primary-r/2024/iowa/
• Orsted, the world’s largest offshore wind farm developer, announced this week that it’s pulling the plug on two big projects in New Jersey—which will leave the Biden administration’s clean energy ambitions wheezing. / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2023/11/02/offshore-wind-is-straight-up-not-having-a-good-time?
• The nation's first big offshore wind turbine farm is coming / (NOVA) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CieH-gNFfSI

HOUR 2

• Tom & Tom talk about winter coming and traffic issues
• A series of events spread across town this week for Anchorage Housing Action Week is engaging community members and stakeholders and involving them in developing solutions to the city’s housing crisis. / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/11/02/anchorage-assembly-stakeholders-explore-solutions-housing-crisis/
• Mayor Dave Bronson with an Anchorage update 
• Dalton in Mat-Su on businesses and housing/rentals 
• Texas Rep. Roger Williams argues on 'FOX & Friends First' that the U.S. needs to send aid to Israel 'immediately' and explains his proposed legislation on border security and terrorism prevention. (FOX News) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RMKx8XhNbU

HOUR 1

• Tom & Tom talk about Halloween last night and kid traffic and candy 
• "Former Israeli ambassador Mark Regev joined 'FOX & Friends to discuss the latest on the Israel-Hamas war as Israeli forces push deeper into Gaza." / (FOX News) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCdl5_RxZrY
• A 'Mornings with Maria' panel reacts to FBI Director Christopher Wray being pressed by lawmakers on homeland security and warns of a terror threat on U.S. soil. / (FOX News)
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• "The number of homeschooled children during the last academic year was 51% higher than in 2017–2018 in states with available info, according to government data crunched by the Washington Post. / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2023/10/31/homeschooling-is-booming?
• Dalton in Mat-Su praises home-schooling 
• At the same time, public school enrollment dropped by 4%. Donald Trump’s children Donald Jr., Eric, and Ivanka are expected to testify under oath in the former president's civil fraud trial. NBC’s Laura Jarrett reports for TODAY. (NBC News) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLa5GKeMq8Q

HOUR 2

• Bill Gamble, Mat-Su Borough Assembly candidate for District 5,  joins Tom to discuss his candidacy / https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/11/01/spenard-residents-voice-concerns-about-fence-along-minnesota-drive/
• "An Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities project meant to improve pedestrian safety now has concerned some members of the Spenard Community Council." / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/11/01/spenard-residents-voice-concerns-about-fence-along-minnesota-drive/
• "The city on Tuesday opened its 150-bed emergency winter homeless shelter in Midtown and proceeded with its plans to clear three homeless camps, beginning with two in Northeast Anchorage." / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2023/10/31/anchorage-tears-down-homeless-camps-as-150-bed-winter-shelter-opens/
• Tom & Tom discuss non-profit and faith-based services for needy residents 

HOUR 1

• Happy Halloween! Tom & Tom talk about Halloween costumes, treats, and their childhood trick-or-treat adventures
• LIVE feed / Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are testifying before the Senate Appropriations Committee / (CBS) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_Eo4KLt8Ik
• Piers Morgan interview Vivek Ramaswamy / (PMU) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-i2mJM4xm8  (9:50 to 14:02) 
• "In the US, McDonald’s has been gaining market share among middle- and high-income customers who are cutting their spending by trading fancy meals for fast food.  / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2023/10/31/mcdonald-s-is-lovin-the-economy-s-difficult-times?
• "The State of Alaska announced on Monday it filed a lawsuit to confirm the public right-of-way to Campbell Lake in Anchorage" / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/10/31/state-lawsuit-aims-declare-campbell-lake-public-lake/

HOUR 2

• Foreign Affairs expert Jonathan Greenberg on Israel v. Hamas
• Halloween Stats / https://capitaloneshopping.com/research/halloween-sales-spending-statistics/
• Bill from Chugiak  highlighting the Chugiak Senior Center Halloween event 
• Halloween Hallow at Raven Hall in Palmer / https://www.specialsanta.net/halloween-hollow.html
• Tom & Tom talk more about Halloween

HOUR 1

• Tom and Tom talk NFL games results 
• "As the investigation unfolds into how “Friends” star Matthew Perry died so unexpectedly, celebrities including Gwyneth Paltrow, Selma Blair, and Hank Azaria are grieving the loss of the beloved actor who was found dead at his Los Angeles home on Saturday." / (NBC News) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgWwglvgEX8
•  "General Motors and the United Automobile Workers union reached a tentative agreement on a new labor contract on Monday" /(NYT)  https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/30/business/economy/gm-uaw-contract-deal.html?
• ZAKA commander Yossi Landau describes how Hamas tortured Israeli women and children on 'America Reports.' / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/world/at-army-base-israel-identifies-its-dead-went-house-to-house-burning-family-after-family
• Israel ramps up ground operations / (ABC News) https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/News/video/israel-expands-ground-operation-gaza-104471886
• President Biden on Monday will take sweeping executive action to try to establish oversight of the rapidly evolving artificial intelligence sector, setting new standards for safety tests for AI products – as well as a system for federal "pressure tests" of major systems. / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/10/30/1209343819/ai-biden-oversight-executive-order
• "Former Vice President Mike Pence suspended his 2024 presidential bid at the annual Republican Jewish Coalition convention in Las Vegas." / (NBC News) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrA9acvG6ck
  
  

HOUR 2

• Tom interviews Mat-Su Assembly candidate Dmitri Fonov /  https://fonovforassembly.com/ (two segments) 
• Sean Hannity interviews the new Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-campaign-ignores-presidents-past-comments-attacks-speaker-johnson-views-same-sex-relations?
• "As one of the city’s driest-ever runs of October weather comes to a close, which saw temperatures regularly hover around freezing, some Anchorage residents are ready to explore the recently frozen water bodies." / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/10/30/anchorage-officials-advise-against-outdoor-ice-adventures-this-early/
• Gary from midtown Anchorage discusses thin ice and the grave dangers 

HOUR 1

• "A multistate manhunt is underway for an Army reservist suspected of being the gunman behind the massacre in a Maine community that left 18 people dead. NBC News' Antonia Hylton reports from Lewiston, Maine." / (MSNBC) https://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/manhunt-for-maine-shooting-suspect-enters-second-day-196522053748
• Overall, Amazon reported Q3 revenue of $143.1 billion, up 13%, and net income up more than threefold to $9.88 billion (94 cents per share)." / (Variety) Overall, Amazon reported Q3 revenue of $143.1 billion, up 13%, and net income up more than threefold to $9.88 billion (94 cents per share). 
• The top National Security Council spokesman talks about the strikes in eastern Syria against facilities believed to be associated with Iranian-backed militant groups. / (ABC News) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azIJ-w94IPA
• "Roughly 900 US troops have been deployed or are deploying to the Middle East amid heightened tensions in the region after a series of attacks on coalition bases that resulted in minor injuries for almost two dozen troops." / (CNN) https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/26/politics/us-troops-deploying-middle-east/index.html
• Gov DeSantis on assault weapons ban and U.S. strikes Syria / (FOX News) https://grabien.com/file/getmedia?id=2149423&key=66acd831d838cedb8740f80a7b27d4d3&userid=18055
• "Last week, the Pentagon declassified several videos and photos of what U.S. officials called “coercive and risky” behavior by Chinese pilots in the last year-and-a-half." / (ABC News) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbzcVn-qH3E
• "Over two dozen people are dead after a Category 5 hurricane slammed into the popular Mexican tourist destination Acapulco, which is home to nearly a million people. Telemundo’s Julio Vaqueiro has more details on the impact of the storm." / (NBC News) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybXxKzV6C_s
• "R​esidents in Acapulco and areas surrounding the resort city in Mexico wandered streets covered in mud and strewn in debris Thursday, many of them in search of aid and basic necessities." / (Weather Channel) https://weather.com/news/news/2023-10-26-hurricane-otis-tropical-cyclone-acapulco-mexico-updates

HOUR 2

• Todd Smoldon from Gov Dunleavy's Mat-Su office
• Adam Holz from Plugged In reviewing "After Death", "Five Nights at Freddy's", "The Killer" (Netflix) / https://www.pluggedin.com/
• U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan overviews his recent trip to the Middle East (last two segments) 

HOUR 1

• "At least 18 people were killed in shootings in Lewiston, Maine, Wednesday night, police said." / (CBS News) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pu3nf-iXNmY
• "The police in southern Maine were hunting Thursday for a gunman suspected of killing at least 18 people at a crowded bowling alley in Lewiston and at a bar a few miles away. " / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/10/25/us/lewiston-maine-shooting?
• "Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., addresses Congress after winning the House speaker bid." / (FOX News) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ-WqI0OyRk
• "The United Auto Workers union said it reached a tentative labor contract with Ford that, if ratified, would mark the biggest gains for unionized auto workers in decades." / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2023/10/25/ford-and-the-uaw-reach-tentative-labor-contract?
• "CNN's Jim Sciutto breaks down a new video released by the Israel Defense Forces allegedly showing a sea interception against Hamas." / (CNN) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPKox2abTik
• "President Joe Biden on Wednesday spoke out against retaliatory attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel." /(AP) https://apnews.com/article/biden-west-bank-settlers-israel-hamas-war-0a2f38878720c962a20d9286315cde94?
• Fake news regarding Israel and Hamas and vetting out disinformation / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/10/26/1208179128/is-it-true-or-not-israeli-group-fakereporter-fact-checks-while-seeking-shelter

HOUR 2

• "The need for more public restrooms across Anchorage is something that has been touted for years by local businesses, tourists, and residents, according to the Assembly." / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/10/26/anchorage-residents-react-assemblys-public-bathroom-proposal/
• Mike Robbins, Executive Director of AEDC, discusses his attendance at the Arctic Mayor's Forum / https://arcticmayors.com/
• "Members of a teachers union this week issued a vote of “no confidence” in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District’s school board and superintendent." / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/mat-su/2023/10/25/mat-su-school-staff-issue-no-confidence-vote-to-leadership-ahead-of-planned-student-walkout/
• "Alaska’s pharmacist shortage has meant reduced hours and long waits for prescriptions." / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2023/10/25/alaskas-pharmacist-shortage-has-meant-reduced-hours-and-long-waits-for-prescriptions-due-to-staffing-issues/

HOUR 1

• Republicans chose Rep. Mike Johnson as their latest nominee for House speaker late Tuesday, hours after an earlier pick, Rep. Tom Emmer, abruptly withdrew in the face of opposition from Donald Trump and hardline GOP lawmakers. (AP) https://apnews.com/article/house-speaker-republicans-emmer-mccarthy-c7ddb6abf4c7322f9fc44fdaa07791fc?
• "Big tech companies are continuing a turnaround from last year, as Alphabet, Microsoft and Snap kicked off earnings season with strong sales results for the quarter ended in September." / (CNN) https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/24/tech/microsoft-google-snap-tech-earnings/index.html?
• "Colorado and California led a joint lawsuit filed by 33 states in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, saying Meta — which owns Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger — violated consumer protection laws by unfairly ensnaring children and deceiving users about the safety of its platforms." / (NYT)  https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/24/technology/states-lawsuit-children-instagram-facebook.html
• Benjamin Netanyahu's senior advisor Mark Regev discusses Israel's plan to defeat Hamas in Gaza. / (Piers Morgan - Twitter) https://x.com/PiersUncensored/status/1716900744534565065?s=20
• Mark Regev, senior adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaks with CNN's Kaitlan Collins about the Israeli government's decision not to allow the delivery of fuel into Gaza. / (CNN) https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2023/10/24/mark-regev-israel-gaza-fuel-collins-vpx.cnn
• CNN's Abby Phillip speaks with former Republican congressman Adam Kinzinger about the House GOP's fourth speaker nominee, Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) / (CNN) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPCaENMOi2A
• "Just weeks after the Sphere opened to a roaring Vegas success, the company behind the $2.3 billion immersive entertainment venue will debut in a different way tonight in Madison Square Garden." / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2023/10/25/the-sphere-is-now-the-knicks-jersey-sponsor?
• Immigrant issues are occurring across the nation - not just in large cities / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/10/25/1207238620/immigration-border-north-dakota-jobs-migrants

HOUR 2

• On Sept. 1, the State of Alaska cleared a major backlog of applications and recertifications that affected 14,000 Alaskans waiting for their food stamps, or SNAP benefits.  / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/10/24/facing-new-backlog-state-working-get-thousands-alaskans-food-benefits/
• "An off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot who tried to shut off the engines during a flight on Sunday told investigators that he had been sleepless and dehydrated since he consumed psychedelic mushrooms about 48 hours before boarding and that he had been depressed for a long time, state and federal court documents said." / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/24/us/alaska-airlines-off-duty-pilot-arraignment.html
• "The implementation of body-worn cameras and the creation of a network of public restrooms throughout Anchorage are just a few of the things the Anchorage Assembly debated Tuesday night." / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/10/25/anchorage-assembly-prepared-discuss-public-restrooms-body-worn-cameras-meeting/
• Ancho

HOUR 1

• Halloween is one week away
• "In a surprise walkout yesterday, the UAW directed 6,800 workers at Stellantis’s largest Ram 1500 assembly plant to join the picket line." / (MB)  https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2023/10/24/the-auto-strike-hits-stellantis-in-its-moneymaker?
•  "Chevron said on Monday it agreed to buy Hess for $53 billion in stock, the second proposed mega-merger among the biggest U.S. oil players after Exxon Mobil bid $60 billion for Pioneer Natural Resources  earlier this month." / (MSNBC) https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/23/chevron-to-buy-hess-corp-for-53-billion-in-all-stock-deal.html?
• "An off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot has been charged with over 80 counts of attempted murder after he allegedly tried to shut off a plane's engines mid-flight Sunday, causing the flight to divert to Portland, Oregon." / (NBC News) https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-charged-attempted-murder-trying-shut-alaska-airlines-engines-fligh-rcna121681?
• Hamas releases more hostages  and an elderly victim discusses the tunnel system / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/video/6339766855112
• Protests in the West Bank / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/10/20/1207543936/israel-palestine-hamas-west-bank
• Trump says don't worry about voting / (MSNBC) https://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/trump-tells-supporters-don-t-worry-about-voting-during-campaign-stop-196272197677
• Super Fog in Louisiana cause 150 pile up and seven dead / (Today) https://www.today.com/video/-super-fog-in-louisiana-causes-chain-reaction-crash-killing-7-196275269622
• Bill in Chugiak on division designations in high school sports

HOUR 2

• Tom S. adds to the school classification dialogue tossing in the relegation option.
• "Seven GOP candidates remain in the speaker race Tuesday morning as Rep. Gary Palmer of Alabama drops from the race. NBC News' Ali Vitali reports." / (MSNBC) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8qRn9E0h7Y
• "The Anchorage School District is putting a focus on attendance" / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/10/24/anchorage-school-district-focuses-shoring-up-attendance/
• Tom & Tom talk high school memorabilia and how long do you save it...
• State Representative Kevin McCabe with an update on his efforts on Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission and discusses the Horizon Air jump seat pilot trying to turn off the engine en route to San Francisco 

HOUR 1

• Tom S covers Boys Division I (West won) and II (Soldotna won) High School Football championships over the weekend 
• Israel releases videos of Hamas attacks / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/video/6339712069112
• Tom overviews the delay in Israel's ground offensive and why they've held off - specifically because the U.S. and EU asked Israel to consider: (per the NYT) Hostage safety, ongoing defense strategy, and disruption to the aid of food, water and meds now coming into Gaza
• "NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel reports from Kiryat Shmona in northern Israel near the border with Lebanon on the latest in the Israel-Hamas war and the possibility of an Israeli ground invasion of Gaza." / (MSNBC) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mfwZVp2ORs
• Americans overwhelmingly support Israel / (The Hill) https://thehill.com/policy/international/4268117-americans-overwhelmingly-support-israel-in-war-with-hamas-poll/
• Surviving victims show NPR journalists the carnage from the Oct 7th Hamas attack / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/10/20/1207549467/loved-ones-of-hamas-attack-victims-diverge-over-israels-war-on-gaza

HOUR 2

• Nine congressional members offer themselves for Speaker consideration / (NBC) https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/9-candidates-joined-house-speaker-race-jim-jordan-dropped-rcna121607
• Bill Stoltze from Chugiak on Minnesota's Congressman Tom Emmer and how they had some classes together at UAF in the 1980s and he supports Emmer for Speaker 
• "Vic Fischer, a father of Alaska statehood who as a child escaped both Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin, died Sunday evening. He was 99." / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/politics/2023/10/22/vic-fischer-last-surviving-alaska-constitutional-convention-delegate-dies-at-99/
• "The Alaska Federation of Natives annual convention held in Anchorage this week started Saturday morning with review and adoption of several resolutions to address the issues faced by the state’s Native communities." / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/10/21/afn-resolutions-address-needs-alaska-native-communities-statewide/
• Jen from Fairbanks on subsistence and "rural preference"
• "The 2023 federal budget deficit surged by 23% to $1.7 trillion, leaving the US in its deepest yearly fiscal hole outside of the Covid era, according to the Treasury Department, which released the data on Friday." / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2023/10/22/deficit?

HOUR 1

• An American destroyer in the Red Sea intercepted cruise missiles and drones fired toward Israel by Houthi rebels in Yemen, according to Brigadier General Pat Ryder, a Pentagon spokesman. / (Bloomberg) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2F4rAts-bM
• Senator Tim Scott on President Biden's speech yesterday / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/video/6339491063112
• White House asks for almost $106 billion for Ukraine and Israel / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/10/20/1206301577/biden-ukraine-israel-congress-funding-request
• Woodcarver Mike in Mat-Su, former Army Ranger who served in Beirut on Israel and Hamas 
• "The United States was still hammering out details of a deal with Israel and Egypt on Thursday to get aid into the Palestinian Gaza Strip as Egypt sent machinery to repair roads in expectation the Rafah crossing would soon open." / (Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/egypt-repairing-roads-gaza-crossing-ahead-aid-delivery-2023-10-19/?
• Hamas support affecting donations and jobs in and after college / (MSNBC) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umIBnZYg_G4
• (last segment - technical error)

HOUR 2

• IDF spokesperson Lt. Col. (Ret.) Peter Lerner gives a brief explanation of Israel's military efforts /  (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/video/6339520901112
• Bad apple season presses orchards to relocate / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/10/20/1207202139/a-bad-apple-season-has-some-u-s-fruit-growers-planning-for-life-in-a-warmer-worl
• Adam Holz with "Plugged In" reviewing "Back to the Future" "Canterville Ghost" "Killers of the Flower Moon"  / https://www.pluggedin.com/
• Todd Smoldon from Gov Dunleavy's Mat-Su Office with an update 
• "Alaska Air Group’s financial results released Thursday fell short of Wall Street projections for the third quarter largely due to higher fuel prices and lower air travel demand in early fall." / (Seattle Times) https://www.adn.com/business-economy/2023/10/19/alaska-airlines-pulls-back-fleet-growth-plans-as-momentum-slows/