With only eight days until Christmas, the Need-to-Know Morning Show dives into a high-stakes news cycle featuring foiled terror plots, shifting labor markets, and the future of American policy. Alex Taylor and Kevin Flynn break down the FBI's disruption of a New Year’s Eve bombing plot in Los Angeles and what the "Great Reset" of 2026 means for the American worker.
Plus, we look at the cutting edge of North Dakota agriculture, provide a critical winter weather warning for the Red River Valley, and discuss the tragic intersection of addiction and violence in Hollywood.
Episode Highlights
[00:06:11] The LA Bombing Plot Former DOJ prosecutor Jim Trustee and Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill O’Salley detail the FBI's infiltration of the "Turtle Island Liberation Front" and the "Order of the Black Lotus," groups allegedly plotting to bomb logistics warehouses and target ICE agents on New Year's Eve.
[00:13:28] The Labor Market Disconnect Caroline Leavitt and Brian Cronk analyze a four-year high in unemployment at 4.6%. They discuss the "COVID hangover" of labor hoarding and the disconnect between employers who can't find workers and workers who can't find "experienced" wages.
[00:21:17] Innovation in the Field Ag Director Bridget Riedel traces the history of International Harvester’s Edward A. Johnston and looks at the modern "swarm approach" to farming using multiple small autonomous tractors instead of one large machine.
[00:22:12] The 2026 "Great Reset" Money talk with Brian Cronk on why the current market correction is "healthy" and how the Trump administration is eyeing a total reset of government and labor values heading into the midterm cycle.
[00:25:51] A Flash-Freeze Warning Chief Meteorologist Dean Wysocki issues a "hard pass" on travel for Thursday morning, predicting a rain-to-snow transition that will create black ice followed by 50 mph wind gusts and near-blizzard conditions.
[00:28:21] Tragedy in Brentwood A look into the double murder charges against Nick Reiner, son of director Rob Reiner, sparking a conversation with medical experts on drug-induced psychosis and the "vicious cycle" of high-end rehab stints.