WWL First News with Tommy Tucker

* 81 years ago, American troops were fighting in the Battle of the Bulge. We talk with Dr. Michael Bell from the National World War II Museum about what happened in the battle and about the show many of us rewatch this time of year: Band of Brothers.

* Tulane scientists developed a new vaccine for a deadly tropical disease that’s recently been found in the Gulf Coast

* As we approach the end of the year, let’s take a look back at how 2025 went for the debt and deficit...and how things are looking for 2026. First we talk with Mike Murphy from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

* Then we talk with Alex Nowrasteh from the Cato Institute about the DOGE cuts and federal spending continuing to grow.

The New Orleans Bowl is this afternoon!

We talk with bowl director Billy Ferrante about the match-up between Southern Miss and Western Kentucky and the impact the bowl game brings to our community every year.

The City Council approved a plan to create a Virtual Power Plant that would help neighborhoods keep the power on during grid disruptions.

We get the details from Nathalie Jordi from Together New Orleans.

We’ll take another look back at the huge Saints win over the Jets with WWL Saints sideline reporter Jeff Nowak.. The Black and Gold are out of playoff contention...but how excited are you about the future?

Tulane scientists have developed a new vaccine for a deadly tropical disease that’s recently been found in the Gulf Coast.

We talk with Lisa Morici, an immunologist and microbiologist who led the research.

We talk with Dr. Michael Bell from the National World War II Museum about what happened in the battle and about the show many of us rewatch this time of year: Band of Brothers.

We talk with Alex Nowrasteh from the Cato Institute about the DOGE cuts early this year....federal spending continuing to grow.

As we approach the end of the year, let’s take a look back at how 2025 went for the debt and deficit...and how things are looking for 2026.

We talk with Mike Murphy from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

2025 was a year of extremes in terms of weather patterns and natural disasters, from deadly floods in Texas, to Canadian wildfire smoke blanketing the Midwest and California's record-setting wildfires. Plus, it marked the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Here's the year in natural disasters.