America In The Morning

Today on America in the Morning   Gaetz Under Fire Despite a bipartisan push from the Senate to see what’s in it, a GOP-led House committee said they will not release a report into allegations against former Congressman and now Attorney General-designate Matt Gaetz, who is working to shore up GOP support on Capitol Hill. Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports.    Laken Riley Killer Sentenced A judge has found an illegal immigrant guilty of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley, handing down a maximum sentence after hearing victim impact statements, including from Riley’s mother who called her a “child of God.” Pamela Furr reports.   No Parole For Susan Smith Thirty years after drowning her two sons, Susan Smith faced a South Carolina parole board for the first time, and was told she will remain behind bars. Correspondent Mike Hempen reports.    Judge Says No To Ten Commandments Law The fate of a law in Louisiana surrounding the 10 Commandments is unclear following a Federal court ruling. Correspondent Clayton Neville reports.   Michigan Condo Explosion Some people outside of Detroit are lucky to be alive after an explosion and fire rocked a condominium building. Correspondent Haya Panjwani reports.    Threat Against Stock Exchange Stopped A nine month FBI investigation has led to the arrest of a Florida man who was allegedly planning an attack on the New York Stock Exchange. Correspondent Ben Thomas reports.     Trump Adds To His Cabinet President-Elect Donald Trump continues to build his cabinet with untraditional picks, as speculation over potential trouble during the confirmation process continues in Washington. Correspondent Clayton Neville reports.      US Vetoes UN Gaza Vote A lone veto vote from the United States stopped a United Nations resolution to implement an immediate Gaza war cease-fire. As Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports, missing from the UN plan was any mention of the more than 100 hostages held by Hamas terrorists, or any language to release them.    Latest In Ukraine The U.S. Embassy in Ukraine's capital was closed, amid fears of a Russia air attack. As correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports, this comes as the United States not only agreed to supply Kyiv with anti-personnel mines for the battlefield, but also more ammunition aid.    Kohberger Facing Death Penalty An Idaho judge has ruled that Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students in 2022, can face the death penalty. Kohberger's defense team had sought to remove the death penalty as a possible punishment should he be convicted.    New Problems For Rudy Giuliani There’s new trouble for Rudy Giuliani. Sue Aller reports that the two former Georgia election workers who won a massive defamation judgement against Donald Trump’s former attorney are claiming the false accusations are continuing.    Bomb Cyclone Hits Pacific Northwest There are power outages from Central California through Greater Seattle, with roads under flood waters and some covered in snow. Correspondent Haya Panjwani reports on the 'bomb cyclone' in the Pacific Northwest.     Tech News T-Mobile has had a rough go with cyber breaches in the past, but now it looks like their I-T department may have thwarted an attack in progress.  Here’s Chuck Palm with today's tech report.    Finally   It’s been a free-for-all between the hosts of ABC’s The View, all over Donald Trump and his cabinet choices. Kevin Carr reports.   It’s called conceptual art and this particular piece consists of a simple banana, duct-taped to a wall. The winning bid – maybe enough to buy a banana farm – a whopping $6 point 2 million dollars.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices