HOUR 1
- Ramaswamy's plane has "an unexpected cabin depressurization issue," / (NBC News) https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meetthepressblog/vivek-ramaswamy-misses-third-event-less-month-due-private-plane-issues-rcna98664?
- Vice President Kamala Harris answered a question about President Biden's age in an AP interview from Jakarta / (AP) https://www.foxnews.com/politics/harris-says-she-ready-step-role-president-biden-unwell-may-have-take-over
- Vitiuk, the head of the cyber department at Ukraine's top counterintelligence agency overviews his strategies / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/09/06/1196975759/ukraine-cyber-war-russia-sbu-illia-vitiuk
- Enrique Tarrio, the former national chairman of the Proud Boys, has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/09/05/1197202616/enrique-tarrio-proud-boys-jan-6-sentence?
- Rick Whitbeck from Power the Future / https://powerthefuture.com/
HOUR 2
- Labor unions in Alaska are calling on the Federal Trade Commission to block a $25 billion merger that would combine Fred Meyer and Carrs Safeway grocery stores into one corporate behemoth. / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/business-economy/2023/09/05/alaska-unions-urge-biden-administration-to-block-albertsons-kroger-merger/
- Mark from East Anchorage (who works at Walmart) discusses the effects of a Carrs and Fred Meyer merger
- "The homeless camp at Third Avenue and Ingra Street, which residents have dubbed “Tent City,” has seen an increased population and crime rate — making it more difficult to provide help to people living there." / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/09/05/tent-city-homeless-camp-near-downtown-anchorage-sees-high-crime-rate-violence/"
- The Anchorage Assembly is authorizing the use of more than $200,000 to address the crime and public health issues associated with large homeless camps throughout Anchorage" / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/09/06/anchorage-assembly-approves-funding-address-crime-public-health-concerns-large-homeless-camps/
- The impeachment trial of suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton kicked off Tuesday at the state Capitol (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/09/05/1197811021/paxton-impeachment-trial-texas-attorney-general-ag-conspiracy-bribery
- Dalton from Mat-Su thinks the TX impeachment is just the start
- Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson with a homeless policy update
