It's a New Day with Rip Daniels

The family of Randall Adjessom, a 16 year-old Alabama boy shot and killed by Mobile PD officers during a no knock raid, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the police officers involved and the city of Mobile, alleging the teenager was “killed in cold blood.”

Exclusive interview with Sgt. 1st Class (Ret.) Cass Woods, the daughter of one of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, Pvt. Leona Abram of Columbus, MS, discussing her mother's service and the subsequent 3 generations that continued to served in the armed forces and the US House Committee on Ethics releases its report on former Congressman Matt Gaetz, finding the former Trump AG pick had...

Congress works to avert a Government Shutdown after failing to pass a bi-partisan backed bill and another supported by Donald John which would've obliterated the debt ceiling and charges are dropped against an ex-Joliet, Illinois police sergeant turned whistleblower on the day trial was set to start.

Reactions after House Republicans pulled a stopgap funding bill that, if passed and signed into law, would avoid a government shutdown set to begin on Dec. 21. following Elon Musk's declaration on X “This bill should not pass.”

Exclusive interview with Gulfport City Councilman R. Lee Flowers discussing Flowers the implied resignation of fellow councilman Myles Sharp after Flowers wanted the council to hold a hearing to determine whether Sharp had vacated his office and should be replaced following the revelation of a homestead exemption Sharp applied for outside of his represented ward.

A 15 year-old takes her own life after committing a school shooting in Madison, Wisconsin that leaves a student and a teacher dead and six others injured and Allexis Farrell, the woman who was arrested in Canton, Ohio after the mutilation of a cat who was mischaracterized as a Haitian migrant, is sentenced by a Stark County judge. 

The defense for Luigi Mangione is mounting as his defense fund quicky raises over $50k before being shut down by GoFundMe and his mother reported Luigi missing the month prior to his alleged deadly attack on United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. 

Three employees of a Maryland Cracker Barrel are fired after alleged discrimination against special needs students after refusing to seat them while on a field trip and reviewing current Black American male statistics.  

A child predator, caught with the assistance of the Predator Poachers, is sentenced in Gulfport, MS after his lawyer denounced "vigilante justice" and the FBI warns US citizens about a possible vulnerability in the SMS texting system being exploited by foreign actors. 

Daniel Penny found not guilty in the NY subway killing of Jordan Neely, new details emerge after the capture of Luigi Mangione, the man charged with the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, and remembering the poetry great Nikki Giovanni. 

Updates in the murder of the United Healthcare CEO, reactions after a civil law suit is brought against Jay Z (and Diddy) alleging they raped a then 13 year-old in 2000, and Syria's president Bashar al-Assad fleeing to Russia after opposition forces converged on Damascus.

Memphis' mayor refused to sign a police reform agreement with the Department of Justice following the Tyre Nichols report, which says Memphis police use excessive force and discriminate against Black people.

United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson's killer remained at large after NYPD released surveillance pictures featuring his face are circulated across media as speculation over the motives mount after the words “deny,” “defend” and “depose” are found etched on the shell casings.

Reactions to Houston Texans player Azeez Al-Shaair suspended for 3 games for a hit on Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence.

Reactions to President Joe Biden's pardon of his son, Hunter Biden, South Korea's President declaring martial law following protests, and an exclusive interview with jazz artist C. Richaude Dorsey following his entrance into a competition to win a chance to perform at the Aloha Jazz Festival in Honolulu, Hawaii at Waikiki Beach in August of 2025. 

Reactions after Australia passes landmark ban on social media for children under the age of 16 and an update on the trial of Andrew Lester, the 86 year-old man who shot a Black teenager through his front door, leaving the teen with a traumatic brain injury.

Exclusive interview with counselor Ashley Whitfield, LPC, on warning signs and symptoms for youth suicides and weighing in on a North Carolina girl's attempted suicide following bullying at her Greenville County middle school. 

Reactions to Texas' board of education approving Bible curriculum options in public schools, a 7 year-old found hanging in a Maryland school bathroom, and the concepts of giving and gratitude in the age of social media. 

McComb Police Chief, Juan Cloy, was placed on administrative leave pending an investigation following an officer-involved shooting that left one person dead. 16-year-old Jamorian Seiber, allegedly presented a weapon to officers. McComb Mayor Quordiniah Lockley says Chief Cloy was one of the officers who fired shots at the teenager.

Las Vegas police officer kills homeowner, Brandon Durham, after Durham calls 911 for the second time in as two days to report a home invasion by a former partner and a newly-released police report details the 2017 sexual assault allegation against Pete Hegseth, nominee for Secretary of Defense.

Exclusive interviews with Mrs.  Eula Crowell, Coastwide Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee chair, and Committee member Vincent Creel, discussing the decision by the Biloxi City Council, following a resolution by Ward 2 Councilman Felix Gines, to divert $10,000 in funding historically earmarked by the city for the MLK committee's events.

Reactions after Rep. Nancy Mace admits her bill that would ban transgender women from using female bathrooms at the U.S. Capitol is a direct response to the election of Sarah McBride, the first openly transgender person elected to the US Congress.

Black men in Ohio respond with a counter protest after a Neo-Nazi march and Donald John's cabinet picks draw scrutiny following Pete Hegseth's attorney confirmed a payment to an alleged sexual assault victim and Matt Gaetz's conduct is highlighted as his resignation from Congress ends an ethics committee review following allegations of sex trafficking and a sexual relationship with a minor.

Forecasts of cronyism in the President-Elect's Cabinet are fulfilled with the appointments of television host Pete Hegseth, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Matt Gaetz and predictions for Mike Tyson's return to ring for his fight with Jake Paul.

Reviewing the campaign promises made in speeches by the President-Elect and further discussion on shifts in maturity benchmarks and statistics related to young Black males in America.