In the 7 AM Hour: Larry O’Connor and Patrice Onwuka discussed:

• WMAL GUEST: 7:05 AM - INTERVIEW - SUPERVISOR PAT HERRITY - represents the Springfield District on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors

• Fairfax Co. supervisor calls for more license plate readers as crime doubles in some areas

• AUDIO: Biden on Milwaukee radio last week: "How many Black communities are in a situation where they come from a circumstance where they're in difficult, where they have difficulty? ... Even those families that are really poor don't have any books in the house."

• Wildfires wreak havoc across Northern Virginia

• WMAL GUEST: 7:35 AM - INTERVIEW - JOHN GONZALEZ - ABC 7 Reporter

• Could working streetlights in the Shaw neighborhood have prevented a mass shooting over the weekend? Anti-crime advocates say dark streets breed criminals.

• St. Patrick's Day mass shooting in NW DC sparks scrutiny of unlit streetlights

• VIDEO: Don Lemon and Kara Swisher discuss if they think Elon Musk felt “uncomfortable” answering questions from “a gay black guy”

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Episode: Thursday, March 20, 2024 / 7 AM Hour 

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