Ex-Port Authority official claims Christie knew about bridge lane closures

Ex-Port Authority official claims Christie knew about bridge lane closures

David Wildstein, the former director of interstate capital projects for the Port Authority, says "evidence exists" to prove that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie knew about George Washington Bridge lane closures last September. 

Guest: 

Bob Ingle @bobingle99 
Co-author of "Chris Christie: The Inside Story of His Rise to Power" and a syndicated columnist for Gannett.

Learn more about Wildstein's allegations, via The New York Times.

How safe will the Super Bowl be?

Packets of a suspicious white powder were mailed to the office of former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and to at least five hotels near MetLife Stadium, the site of Sunday’s Super Bowl XLVIII.

Guest:

Lou Palumbo
Former Nassau County police detective.

New ethics concerns arise over the U.S. military

The number of U.S. Air Force officers involved in a cheating scandal has now reached 92.

Guest:

Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt (Ret.)
Former deputy assistant secretary of defense for Middle East policy under President George W. Bush.

Read more about the cheating scandal, via The Associated Press. 

Co-author of a new study on gun-related injuries discusses his findings

On average, 20 U.S. kids are hospitalized per day due to gun-related injuries

Guest:

Dr. Robert Sege
Director of the Division of Family and Child Advocacy at Boston Medical Center and a co-author of the study

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Learn more about the study, via USA Today.

Oscar-nominated "Killing the Messenger" doc covers the human cost of news

Guests:

Eric Matthies and Tricia Todd
Co-Directors of "Killing The Messenger" (@ktm_film)       

David Rohde @RohdeD
A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who was held captive by the Taliban for seven months before he escaped.

Learn more about the film, via Al Jazeera America.

How did James Grant fight a shark with a knife and then go to a pub before going to the hospital?

A New Zealand man who survived a shark attack shares his story.

Guest:

James Grant 
Medical Resident, Southland Hospital in Invercargill, New Zealand.

Learn more about Grant's story, via The Daily Mirror. 

What makes a good Super Bowl ad?

Guests:

Peter Shankman @PeterShankman
Principal at Shankman Honig, author, and marketer.     

Sam Thielman @SamThielman 
Staff Writer, Adweek.

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