Hour 1 of The Dawn Stensland Show:
- Local News Headlines/News Rundown
- Several Philadelphia-area schools have begun to hold virtual classes in response to sudden COVID-19 outbreaks.
- Singer-song writer Bette Midler issued an apology to West Virginia hours after referring to the state’s citizens as both poor and illiterate in a vitriolic Tweet. Midler’s mean-spirited social media post was in response to West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin’s refusal to vote in favor of Build Back Better.
- New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy held his weekly COVID-19 press conference on Monday. Murphy appeared to be battling a stuffy nose during the presser, though he calmed fears by saying he had recently tested negative for COVID-19.
- Sen. Elizabeth Warren appeared on The Joy Reid Show recently—during her interview, Warren referred to Elon Musk as a “freeloader” and claimed the average American paid more in taxes than he does. Is she right?