Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.), ranking member of the House Intel. Committee, reacts to the Biden administration’s handling of the recent string of high-altitude objects found over the U.S. and Canada in an exclusive interview. Gov. Phil Murphy (D-N.J.) and Gov. Spencer Cox (R-Utah) discuss the ongoing culture wars in an exclusive joint interview. Mark Pomerantz, fmr. special assistant District Attorney, discusses his new book about ongoing investigations into fmr. President Trump.
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Unlike radio, which usually does not have a “breaking news” theme, most broadcast networks have an internal alert system to notify all their affiliates of an incoming breaking news event. The network will then start a reverse countdown to let the affiliates know that the coverage is about to begin. The station will then begin to roll its opening graphic and announce the cut-in, if possible.
