WWL First News with Tommy Tucker

New reports about the $2 billion in wealth President Donald Trump has amassed while in office raises eyebrows at the same time he launches a new initiative to help tomorrow's kids hit the ground running financially.

Summer brings its own array and health and safety issues, but 2026 is bringing some new ones.

* How grand juries usually work...and what we know about what happened in New Orleans with the Liz Murrill saga * How should you handle it when your kids talk back to you? * $40 for a barrel of oil? What would that mean for the industry in LA? * This rule could harm tons of small business owners. Here's what to know

* What’s the best way to handle when your kid is being sassy or talking back? We’ll spend some time with Dr. Judy Ho, a licensed clinical therapist, about how you should - and shouldn’t - respond. * What's next for Team USA after an embarrassing World Cup loss

* The price of oil has been dropping, and now OPEC is saying they’re going to increase production. What does that mean for the oil and gas industry in Louisiana? * What is the Beneficial Ownership Information rule, and why are small businesses pushing against this federal mandate? We’ll break it down

What’s the best way to handle when your kid is being sassy or talking back? We spend some time with Dr. Judy Ho, a licensed clinical therapist, about how you should - and shouldn’t - respond.

* The Trump administration is rolling back dozens of regulations on gun control? Is it a good or bad thing? * Louisiana is moving forward with a plan to restore the heavily eroded Chandeleur Islands. We’ll talk about the plan and why it’s so important

Team USA lost to Belgium 4-1 in embarrassing fashion. What's next? Stephen Rea, a local writer and author of Finn McCool’s Football Club, joins us.

What is the Beneficial Ownership Information rule, and why are small businesses pushing against this federal mandate? We break it down with Beth Molito, Vice President of the National Federation of Independent Businesses' Small Business Legal Center.

The price of oil has been dropping, and now OPEC is saying they’re going to increase production. What does that mean for the oil and gas industry in Louisiana? We talk with Eric Smith with Tulane’s Institute of Energy.

W talk with William Snowden, Loyola law professor and director of the Juror Project, about the Liz Murrill indictment saga and what could happen next.

* We talk with Loyola law professor William Snowden about the Liz Murrill indictment saga and what could happen next. * Russia and Ukraine have been stepping up their strikes on each other, and President Trump says he thinks we’re “getting close” to an end to the war.

Russia and Ukraine have been stepping up their strikes on each other, and President Trump says he thinks we’re “getting close” to an end to the war. We get the latest from Brian Taylor, Director of the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs at the Maxwell School at Syracuse University and author of “Russian Politics: A Very Short Introduction.”

Louisiana is moving forward with a plan to restore the heavily eroded Chandeleur Islands. We talk about the plan and why it’s so important with Kristi Trail, executive director of the Pontchartrain Conservancy.

The Trump administration is rolling back dozens of regulations on gun control? Is it a good or bad thing? Robert Spitzer - professor emeritus at SUNY Cortland, adjunct faculty member at the College of William & Mary Law School, and author of 6 books on gun policy - joins us.

* How much trouble is Social Security in? How do we fix it? * Shark populations in the Gulf are increasing. Here's what to know * Everybody needs to have at least a basic understanding of how to use AI * Bank On It: Credit vs. debit * Is China the winner from the US/Iran war? * Who has the advantage as the midterms get closer?

How powerful is artificial intelligence right now? What kind of regulations are in place? What do YOU need to know about it and how to use it? We take a deep dive with Andrew Schwarz, Professor of IT in the E. J. Ourso College of Business at LSU.

* Social Security would need huge cuts in just six years if something isn’t done. What would a good fix look like? * We're just a few months out from the midterms. Who's got the advantage?

* Bank On It: Credit or debit? Which is better? Which is safer? * Shark populations are on the rise in the Gulf. What kind of sharks do we see in our waters? Do they pose a threat to swimmers?

* We’ll bring you the latest on what’s going on with the indictment of Attorney General Liz Murrill * Has China benefited from the Iran war and the Strait of Hormuz back-and-forth? We’ll talk with Joshua Eisenman, a China expert at Notre Dame.

We're just a few months out from the midterms. Who's got the advantage? Justin Buchler, Associate Professor of Political Science at Case Western Reserve University, joins us.

Social Security would need huge cuts in just six years if something isn’t done. What would a good fix look like? We talk to Romina Boccia, director of budget and entitlement policy at the Cato Institute.

Bank On It, financial insights you can count on with Jason Shields, the COO of Gulf Coast Bank & Trust

Shark populations are on the rise in the Gulf. What kind of sharks do we see in our waters? Do they pose a threat to swimmers? Sean Powers, Director of the Stokes School of Marine and Environmental Sciences at the University of South Alabama, joins us.

Getting the latest on what’s going on with the indictment of Attorney General Liz Murrill after the Supreme Court issued a stay and recalled the arrest warrant. Doug Sunseri, attorney and host of All Things Legal, joins us.