Mandy Connell

ABOUT FEMA AND NORTH CAROLINA I've said on earlier blogs that I'm holding fire about the federal response because I've lived through hurricanes and the aftermath so I know how hard it is to do help and recovery. That being said, time is ticking and we're seeing stories like this one about private citizens being threatened for HELPING. I've got former FEMA director and current KHOW morning show host Michael Brown on at 2:30 to talk about what the realities of recovery really are in a situation like this.

TINA PETERS FINDS OUT HER FATE TODAY And I'm talking to Jimmy Sengenberger, who made the trip to the courthouse for the sentencing, at 1pm or maybe later to talk about what happens to Tina Peters for her role in breaking multiple laws to "prove" that Trump lost via cheating. She faces up to twenty years in prison.

KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD IS COMING TO THE SPRINGS THIS WEEKEND And he's stopping by the show for a minute today at 12:30. His song Blue on Black is on my Top 10 Songs of All Time List. He's in the Springs Sunday with a list of other musicians as part of the Experience Hendrix Tribute Tour and you can buy tickets to see that show here. His new album is out and it's fantastic and you should buy it here.

WEATHER WEDNESDAY IS TODAY AT 12:30 So get your questions ready for Fox 31's Chief Meteorologist Dave Fraser to answer all of your questions.

ISRAEL ROLLS INTO LEBANON TO TAKE OUT HEZBOLLAH We talked about Israel making a very clear choice to execute their war the way they see fit and today they are moving into Lebanon according to Israel, while Hezbollah is all like Nuh-uh. Israel is warning people in southern Lebanon to head north of the Awali River, which is about 36 miles into Lebanon. This is beyond the Litani River which was the northern border of the area the United Nations was supposed to be monitoring after Israel's 2006 war with Lebanon, which they clearly have not. Israel is being accused of lying about the incursion, as they were accused of lying about going into Gaza to bait Hamas into war (I think October 7th showed they didn't need to be baited into war) so we'll have to wait and see what happens. Israel has already been doing missions into Lebanon with small groups of soldiers to check out the tunnel system and gather intelligence for the incursion. This while Netanyahu is making less than veiled threats against Iranian leadership i

CONGRESS KICKS THE SPENDING CAN DOWN THE ROAD And once again pass a giant Continuing Resolution to keep spending until the end of December. Do you really think they are going to craft and pass 12 spending bills before Christmas? No, they won't. That means either another Continuing Resolution or a giant pork filled Omnibus bill that allows everyone in Congress to hide the pork they are bringing back to their districts so they can keep getting re elected. I've got Former White House OMB Chief Economist, Vance Ginn, Ph.D., today at 2:30. We're talking about how Congress is pretending that there is not a spending crisis. It’s time to address the root issue — overspending. Excessive government spending and deficits lead to inflation, higher prices, and a weaker dollar. When the government runs deficits, the Federal Reserve prints more money by mostly buying Treasury securities to cover the deficit. Find Dr. Ginn's website and sign up for his newsletter here.

WEATHER WEDNESDAY AT 12:30 When Fox 31's Chief Meteorologist joins us to talk all things weather. Get your weather questions ready.