CT Today With Paul Pacelli – A Second Attempted Assassination?

CT Today With Paul Pacelli – A Second Attempted Assassination?

Monday’s edition of “Connecticut Today” with host Paul Pacelli featured live coverage of a law enforcement news conference regarding another apparent assassination attempt targeting former President Donald Trump. The news conference featured Secret Service Acting Director Ronald L. Rowe, Jr. (00:36). CBS News Tech Contributor Ian Sherr talked about the federal government’s legal attempt at banning the TikTok app on national security grounds (04:19). CTNewsJunkie columnist and Substack blogger Terry Cowgill joined us for his weekly check-in (10:07)

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Melissa in the Morning: Security

Melissa in the Morning: Security

There are more questions than answers following what the FBI is calling a second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. We wanted local insight from a law enforcement perspective to dive into the case. We spoke with Ken Gray, a distinguished lecturer of homeland security and terrorism, and criminal justice at the Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences at University of New Haven.

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Melissa in the Morning: Patient Advocacy

Melissa in the Morning: Patient Advocacy

Yale will pay dozens of patients who sued the school after extremely painful egg retrievals at its fertility clinic. It comes after a nurse secretly swapped their anesthesia with saline. While Yale says it has committed to making changes to the way it handles narcotics, what does this case mean for Connecticut residents and having health advocacy? Attorney Eric Chaffin of Chaffin Luhana, a national law firm with offices in Connecticut talked about patient advocacy and the breakdown happening between doctors and patients.  

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Melissa in the Morning: ‘Shocked’ and ‘Appalled’

Melissa in the Morning: ‘Shocked’ and ‘Appalled’

Senator Richard Blumenthal predicted the American people will be shocked by the information revealed in an interim report on the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump and the security failures from the July incident. We asked Senator Blumenthal what was in that report and got his reaction to the most recent incident over the weekend involving the former president. The FBI says an attempted assassination on Trump happened at a golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida.

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CT Today With Paul Pacelli – Do You Have Any Real Evidence?

CT Today With Paul Pacelli – Do You Have Any Real Evidence?

Host Paul Pacelli started Friday’s “Connecticut Today” looking at the growing conspiracy theories connected to Tuesday’s presidential debate (00:40). GOP State Sen. Rob Sampson dropped by to chat about a recent controversy surrounding “curbside voting” in Bridgeport (07:24). CBS News reporter Chris Fox joined us from Austin, Texas, with details on another report that looks at the 2022 Uvalde mass school shooting (16:43). Finally, former Bridgeport State Rep. Chris Caruso capped-off the week with his regular thoughts on all the Bridgeport buzz (24:27)

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Melissa in the Morning: Ansonia Domestic Violence Homicide

Melissa in the Morning: Ansonia Domestic Violence Homicide

Ansonia police are investigating a murder suicide after a man apparently killed his ex-wife in Ansonia, then turned the gun on himself. We go the latest on the investigation from Ansonia Police Lt. Patrick Lynch.

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Melissa in the Morning: ‘Bored and Loving It’

Melissa in the Morning: ‘Bored and Loving It’

A Sacred Heart University professor and student connected over an unlikely passion: combatting too much cell phone usage. The pair teamed up and created a new children’s book called Bored and Loving It. We spoke to them about the book, why it can make a difference for young children and touched on a pilot program at the college banning cell phones in class.

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Melissa in the Morning: Darien Divide

Melissa in the Morning: Darien Divide

It’s not the Lorax but residents in Darien are speaking for the trees and not all of the comments are about saving them; some are demanding removal! Darien’s First Selectman Jon Zagrodzky explained the divide in town and what happens next.

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Melissa in the Morning: Southern Yellowjackets

Melissa in the Morning: Southern Yellowjackets

There’s a bigger and more aggressive strain of yellowjackets in our state called the Southern Yellowjackets. A yellowjacket expert, Norman Patterson Jr., told us why this new species of yellowjacket is hanging around Connecticut and how to protect yourselves from them.

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