In the 5 AM Hour: Larry O’Connor and Patrice Onwuka discussed:

• U.S. GDP for 1st quarter of 2024 slowed to only 1.6% growth, almost a point lower than expected and lowest since Q2 of 2022 when it was -0.6%. Price index shot up 3.1%, a tenth higher than expected. Core price index soars to 3.7%, three tenths higher than expected

• GDP 1.6%, Economy slowing

• CNN: The Dream of Fed Rate Cuts Is Slipping Away

• WSJ Ed Board: A GDP Warning as Signs of Stagflation Appear 

• CNN: Fears about stagflation

• Dow closes lower by more than 370 points as inflation, growth worries resurface

• Nearly 40% of Homeowners Couldn’t Afford Their Home If They Were to Buy It Today

• New EPA Emissions Rules Squeeze Coal Plants

• First vessel passes through fourth temporary channel, bypassing Key Bridge collapse site

• City of Baltimore files lawsuit against owner and manager of ship in Key Bridge collapse

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Episode: Friday, April 26, 2024 / 5 AM Hour 

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In the 6 AM Hour: Larry O’Connor and Patrice Onwuka discussed:

• WMAL GUEST: 6:05 AM - INTERVIEW - SEAN KENNEDY - Visiting Fellow at Maryland Public Policy Institute and President of Virginians 4 Safe Communities – discussed this Wild story about an athletic director framing a Maryland principal with AI generated audio 

• Maryland Teacher arrested, accused of using AI to falsely paint boss as racist and antisemitic

• “I guess it’s 'Welcome to San Francisco'." Adam Schiff is ROBBED in San Francisco causing him to show up at a meeting with no suit. The San Francisco Chronicle tried (and failed) to make light of the thievery. "Hello to the city, goodbye to your luggage. 

• Rep. Adam Schiff’s luggage swiped from car in San Francisco, forcing him to attend fancy dinner in casual wear

• Commanders select Heisman Trophy winner Jayden Daniels with 2nd pick of NFL Draft

• WMAL GUEST: 6:35 AM - INTERVIEW - FITZGERALD MOFOR - Montgomery County Board of Education candidate

• SOCIAL MEDIA: https://twitter.com/FitzgeraldMofor

FITZGERALD’S ISSUES:

• Crack down on crime and violence in schools – recently a student was wielding a knife at other students in the hallway https://twitter.com/FitzgeraldMofor/status/1783568117395870107

• Fitzgerald says school resource officers are a deterrence for crime https://twitter.com/FitzgeraldMofor/status/1781392708809965902

• He’s concerned about any possible budget cuts for special needs students, particularly autistic kids - his mother was a special education teacher https://twitter.com/FitzgeraldMofor/status/1783219987852738848 / https://twitter.com/FitzgeraldMofor/status/1783218292829634830

• Fitzgerald says the “no opt out” for parents is unpopular https://twitter.com/FitzgeraldMofor/status/1782177429961801763

• Supreme Court seems poised to allow Trump’s D.C. trial, but not soon

Where to find more about WMAL's morning show: 

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Episode: Friday, April 26, 2024 / 6 AM Hour 

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In the 8AM Hour: Larry O’Connor and Patrice Onwuka discussed:

• USC cancels main graduation ceremony over protests

• Georgetown University and George Washington University students held rallies and protests in solidarity with other college campuses nationwide rallying to support Gaza.

• George Soros is paying student radicals who are fueling nationwide explosion of Israel-hating protests

• Harvard’s anti-Israel tent camp soaked by sprinklers, as heated protests pop up across the country

• WMAL GUEST: 8:15 AM - INTERVIEW - MATT BONESTEEL - Washington Post sports reporter on the NFL draft

• WMAL GUEST: 8:35 AM - INTERVIEW - MATT WHITAKER - Former Acting United States Attorney General, Senior Fellow at American Cornerstone Institute, CPAC Board Member, host of the Liberty & Justice Show, Author of Above the Law - Discuss Trump’s Supreme Court immunity case 

• SOCIAL MEDIA: https://twitter.com/MattWhitaker46

• Supreme Court seems poised to allow Trump’s D.C. trial, but not soon

• Frederick County Awards 33 Non-Profits $1.2-Million In Grants

Where to find more about WMAL's morning show: 

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• How to listen live weekdays from 5 to 9 AM: https://www.wmal.com/listenlive/

Episode: Friday, April 26, 2024 / 8 AM Hour 

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In the 7 AM Hour: Larry O’Connor and Patrice Onwuka discussed:

• 7:05 AM - INTERVIEW - DANIEL TURNER - executive director of Power of the Future – discussed how yesterday, the EPA announced new rules that would force coal-fired power plants to capture emissions or shut down. These new rules “disregard the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision that limited the agency’s ability to regulate carbon pollution under the Clean Air Act.”

• New EPA Emissions Rules Squeeze Coal Plants

• Supreme Court seems poised to allow Trump’s D.C. trial, but not soon

• WMAL GUEST: 7:35 AM - INTERVIEW - BRENDAN CARR - FCC Commissioner - discussed  FCC voted to bring back net neutrality and his thoughts on the TikTok vote in Congress this week 

• SOCIAL MEDIA: https://twitter.com/BrendanCarrFCC

• FCC votes to bring back Obama-era ‘net neutrality’ rules that were repealed under Trump

• Biden signed a bill that could ban TikTok

• Biden campaign plans to keep using TikTok through the election
• DC Mayor Bowser's office posted a video touting how "DC leads the country in office-to-residential conversions."  

Where to find more about WMAL's morning show: 

• Follow the Show Podcasts on Apple podcasts, Audible and Spotify.
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• Show Website: https://www.wmal.com/oconnor-company/
• How to listen live weekdays from 5 to 9 AM: https://www.wmal.com/listenlive/

Episode: Friday, April 26, 2024 / 7 AM Hour 

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• WMAL GUEST: 8:35 AM - INTERVIEW - MATT WHITAKER - Former Acting United States Attorney General, Senior Fellow at American Cornerstone Institute, CPAC Board Member, host of the Liberty & Justice Show, Author of Above the Law - Discuss Trump’s Supreme Court immunity case 

• SOCIAL MEDIA: https://twitter.com/MattWhitaker46

• Supreme Court seems poised to allow Trump’s D.C. trial, but not soon

Where to find more about WMAL's morning show: 

• Follow the Show Podcasts on Apple podcasts, Audible and Spotify.
• Follow WMAL's "O'Connor and Company" on X: @WMALDC, @LarryOConnor,  @Jgunlock,  @patricepinkfile and @heatherhunterdc. 
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• Show Website: https://www.wmal.com/oconnor-company/
• How to listen live weekdays from 5 to 9 AM: https://www.wmal.com/listenlive/

Episode: Friday, April 26, 2024 / 8 AM Hour 

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• WMAL GUEST: 8:15 AM - INTERVIEW - MATT BONESTEEL - Washington Post sports reporter on the NFL draft

Where to find more about WMAL's morning show: 

• Follow the Show Podcasts on Apple podcasts, Audible and Spotify.
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• Show Website: https://www.wmal.com/oconnor-company/
• How to listen live weekdays from 5 to 9 AM: https://www.wmal.com/listenlive/

Episode: Friday, April 26, 2024 / 8 AM Hour 

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• WMAL GUEST: 7:35 AM - INTERVIEW - BRENDAN CARR - FCC Commissioner - discussed  FCC voted to bring back net neutrality and his thoughts on the TikTok vote in Congress this week 

• SOCIAL MEDIA: https://twitter.com/BrendanCarrFCC

• FCC votes to bring back Obama-era ‘net neutrality’ rules that were repealed under Trump

• Biden signed a bill that could ban TikTok

• Biden campaign plans to keep using TikTok through the election

Where to find more about WMAL's morning show: 

• Follow the Show Podcasts on Apple podcasts, Audible and Spotify.
• Follow WMAL's "O'Connor and Company" on X: @WMALDC, @LarryOConnor,  @Jgunlock,  @patricepinkfile and @heatherhunterdc. 
• Facebook: WMALDC and Larry O'Connor
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• Show Website: https://www.wmal.com/oconnor-company/
• How to listen live weekdays from 5 to 9 AM: https://www.wmal.com/listenlive/

Episode: Friday, April 26, 2024 / 7 AM Hour 

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• WMAL GUEST: 7:05 AM - INTERVIEW - DANIEL TURNER - executive director of Power of the Future – discussed how yesterday, the EPA announced new rules that would force coal-fired power plants to capture emissions or shut down. These new rules “disregard the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision that limited the agency’s ability to regulate carbon pollution under the Clean Air Act.”

• New EPA Emissions Rules Squeeze Coal Plants
• WEBSITE: https://powerthefuture.com/

Where to find more about WMAL's morning show: 

• Follow the Show Podcasts on Apple podcasts, Audible and Spotify.
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• Show Website: https://www.wmal.com/oconnor-company/
• How to listen live weekdays from 5 to 9 AM: https://www.wmal.com/listenlive/

Episode: Friday, April 26, 2024 / 7 AM Hour 

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• WMAL GUEST: 6:35 AM - INTERVIEW - FITZGERALD MOFOR - Montgomery County Board of Education candidate

• SOCIAL MEDIA: https://twitter.com/FitzgeraldMofor

FITZGERALD’S ISSUES:

• Crack down on crime and violence in schools – recently a student was wielding a knife at other students in the hallway https://twitter.com/FitzgeraldMofor/status/1783568117395870107

• Fitzgerald says school resource officers are a deterrence for crime https://twitter.com/FitzgeraldMofor/status/1781392708809965902

• He’s concerned about any possible budget cuts for special needs students, particularly autistic kids - his mother was a special education teacher https://twitter.com/FitzgeraldMofor/status/1783219987852738848 / https://twitter.com/FitzgeraldMofor/status/1783218292829634830

• Fitzgerald says the “no opt out” for parents is unpopular https://twitter.com/FitzgeraldMofor/status/1782177429961801763

Where to find more about WMAL's morning show: 

• Follow the Show Podcasts on Apple podcasts, Audible and Spotify.
• Follow WMAL's "O'Connor and Company" on X: @WMALDC, @LarryOConnor,  @Jgunlock,  @patricepinkfile and @heatherhunterdc. 
• Facebook: WMALDC and Larry O'Connor
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• Show Website: https://www.wmal.com/oconnor-company/
• How to listen live weekdays from 5 to 9 AM: https://www.wmal.com/listenlive/

Episode: Friday, April 26, 2024 / 6 AM Hour 

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• WMAL GUEST: 6:05 AM - INTERVIEW - SEAN KENNEDY - Visiting Fellow at Maryland Public Policy Institute and President of Virginians 4 Safe Communities – discussed this Wild story about an athletic director framing a Maryland principal with AI generated audio 

• Maryland Teacher arrested, accused of using AI to falsely paint boss as racist and antisemitic

Where to find more about WMAL's morning show: 

• Follow the Show Podcasts on Apple podcasts, Audible and Spotify.
• Follow WMAL's "O'Connor and Company" on X: @WMALDC, @LarryOConnor,  @Jgunlock,  @patricepinkfile and @heatherhunterdc. 
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• Show Website: https://www.wmal.com/oconnor-company/
• How to listen live weekdays from 5 to 9 AM: https://www.wmal.com/listenlive/

Episode: Friday, April 26, 2024 / 6 AM Hour 

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In the 5 AM Hour: Larry O’Connor and Patrice Onwuka discussed: 

• "The crowd was instructed to "spontaneously" chant "4 more years" and Biden read "pause" out loud from his prompter as he was supposed to pause and let the "spontaneous" chant fill the room. This is all a scripted, avant garde performance piece." 

• Drink Beanless Coffee To Save Our Forests? Not So Fast

Where to find more about WMAL's morning show: 

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• Show Website: https://www.wmal.com/oconnor-company/
• How to listen live weekdays from 5 to 9 AM: https://www.wmal.com/listenlive/

Episode: Thursday, April 25, 2024 / 5 AM Hour 

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