Wbal News Now With Bryan Nehman

Congressman John Sarbanes joined Bryan Nehman this morning to talk Government shutdown and the wall.

My interview this morning with Ellen Byron, who wrote the Wall Street Journal piece "What’s the Rush? The Power of a Slow Morning" about people that are waking up early to meditate, read, exercise or do nothing at all. Do you do this? Do you think you should start doing this?

The problem at the southern border has been a problem for years. Perhaps it because there are more opportunities to thrive in America.

Mayor Catherine Pugh announced New Orleans police Superintendent Michael Harrison as her new pick for to become Baltimore police commissioner. Here is my instant reaction of the pic and what makes this pick different than Fort Worth, Texas, Police Chief Joel Fitzgerald who withdrew his name for consideration for Baltimore police commissioner Monday.

2019 is going to be an ugly year in politics and there is no getting around it. Here is why.

Maryland Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen joined us to talk about the partial government shutdown, which entered its 13th day on Thursday.

This morning I spoke with Senator Ben Cardin as the Senate prepared to vote Wednesday to avert a federal shutdown and keep the government funded into February.

It's the debate that all of Baltimore will have this Ravens season - who should start for the Baltimore Ravens - rookie Lamar Jackson or the veteran Joe Flacco? This morning, through the course of multiple sportscasts, Paul Mittermeier and I got in to a pretty heated back and fourth on the subject.

There was much talk over the weekend and the Sunday shows regarding the prospect of impeachment or the real possibility of prison time for President Donald Trump if it’s proved that he directed illegal hush-money payments to women. We spent time on Monday getting legal perspectives on what could happen. Hear my interviews with attorney Mark Zaid and attorney Joe diGenova.

Speaking today with Major Garrett, CBS News White House Correspondent, about the life and legacy of President George H.W. Bush.

The new 5 star rating system for Maryland schools is now live. This morning, Cheryl Bost, Maryland State Education Association President and Elementary School teacher from Baltimore County, discussed the new state school report card & 5 star grading system.

Yelp for Maryland schools? That is what I am calling it. Starting on Tuesday, you will be able to see how Maryland schools rank on a basis of 5 stars. Today, I spoke with Dr. Karen Salmon, State Superintendent of Schools, discusses about the new rating system which will highlight student performance in over 1,400 schools.

Medical marijuana sales in Maryland are surpassing all forecast and may top $100 million in the first of year. I talked to Prof. Shad Ewart of Anne Arundel Community College, Chair of the Business Management Dept about these projections.

From the show today, we spoke with Former Governor Robert Ehrlich about a prison reform bill that is expected to pass. We also spent some time talking about the recent election results in Maryland and very briefly about his role studying the culture of the Maryland football program.

In Sunday's game against the Cincinnati Bengals, the Baltimore Ravens gave fans a whole new view of the team as rookie quarterback Lamar Jackson filled in for Joe Flacco and got the win. What does this mean for the future of the Ravens? We talk to ESPN's Jamison Hensley and ask him his thoughts.

It is being reported that Amazon will split its second headquarters between Long Island City in New York and Crystal City in northern Virginia, according to a person familiar with the plans. I say there has never been a more tone deaf, ho-hum, "really?", yawn, decision made - especially when you account for all the actions made by cities to attempt to court Amazon to come to their city.

This morning we talked to Joe diGenova, a former U.S. attorney and an informal adviser to President Donald Trump, about the firing of Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

This morning we took a long look at the 2018 election results in Maryland. Sure, Larry Hogan won decisively in the Governor race, but the rest of the results from last night do not look good for Republicans in Maryland.

This morning, we had U.S. Attorney Robert Hur in studio who provided us with an update on the case of the killing of 3-year-old McKenzie Elliott. Hur also gave us a little insight in some of the gang activitiy in Baltimore calling gangs the "primary driver of violence in Baltimore City."

Much of our show this morning centered around the latest news from the University of Maryland and the resignation of James Brady, the chair of the University System of Maryland's Board of Regents. Many people have speculated that the recent issues of the Maryland Football program being labeled by some as a "toxic culture" and the issues that have come from it started because of the school's move to the Big 10 conference. Here is what I think