The Morningline

Lynchburg Chief of Police, Ken Edwards, joins Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about his history with the Lynchburg Police Department, what his favorite assignment has been, crisis negotiations, the new police headquarters, what his goals for the department are, and more.

Michael and Cheynne from Joe Beans Express Espresso join Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about their popular drinks during snowy weather, new items coming in February, a deal for Valentine's Day, and more.

Lynchburg Republican Delegate, Wendell Walker, joins Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about a judge in Tazewell striking down a ruling on redistricting, what happens to the money set aside for redistricting, when the maps are supposed to come out, is this fight going to go to the Supreme Court, is this hanging over the General Assembly, and more.

Chris Compton from Seven Slot Jeepers of Central Virginia joins Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about how the group helps the community during bad weather, why jeeps, their upcoming Polar Bear Poker Run event, and more.

Mike Mayo joins Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about movies featuring this year's nominees for Best Actor including "Jay Kelly", "The Secret Agent", and "Train Dreams".

Lynchburg Interim Fire Chief, Jonathan Wright, joins Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about how the EOC operated during the weekend winter storm, addressing social media posts about no one working at the EOC, how many people were in the EOC throughout the storm, what it's like to fight a fire in this weather, and more.

Liberty University Professor of Government, Aaron Van Allen, joins Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about whether or not the shooting in Minneapolis will cause a government shutdown, Mike Johnson struggling with Republicans, midterm elections, Bill Cassidy in trouble, and more.

Assistant Director of Lynchburg Public Works, Clay Simmons, joins Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about the conditions of roads in Lynchburg following the weekend winter storm, how difficult it was to plow streets over the weekend, how they're treating the roads, working with contractors to clear residential streets, and more.

Len Stevens from VDOT joins Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about the condition of the roads this morning, encouraging people to stay off of the roads, secondary roads still being a challenge, and more.

Len Stevens from VDOT joins Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about the current status of the roads and how much progress should be expected today, when should they be able to get to secondary roads, and more.

Izzy Post from Appalachian Power joins Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about the power outages from the weekend's winter storm, what should Lynchburg expect over the day, when they'll send out crews, and more.

Brian Kilmeade joins Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about the ICE shooting in Minneapolis over the weekend, why Minneapolis is different with ICE from the rest of the country, and more.

Tommy Vaughan from Central Technology Solutions joins Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about the Under Armour data breach, what his weekend as a volunteer firefighter will look like, and more.

Clay Simmons, the Assistant Director of Lynchburg Public Works, joins Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about how the city is preparing for for the winter storm this weekend, when do crews start plowing, how will cars being parked on the street effect them, names of the plows, and more.

Len Stevens from VDOT joins Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about the winter storm this weekend, encouraging people to stay off of the road, are crews pretreating roads, when people could see plows, and more.

Becky Tweedy from Meals on Wheels joins Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about how they have been preparing for this weekend's winter storm, giving double meals to all recipients, how many people they serve on a daily basis, and more.

Bedford County Public Information Officer, Shelley Basinger, joins Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about how the county's preparing for the winter storm this weekend, the do's and don'ts for winter storms, warming shelters, and more.

WFXR Chief Meteorologist, Patrick McKee, joins Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about the latest forecast on the winter storm this weekend, why we saw all of the shifts throughout the week, when the storm should move in and out of the area, low temperatures in next week's forecast, and more.

Brian Reusser the Emergency Management Coordinator for the Lynchburg Fire Department joins Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about how the city's preparing for the weekend winter weather, accepting donations across the city, encouraging people to limit travel, and more.

Izzy Post from Appalachian Power joins Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about how they are preparing for this weekend's winter storm, what people should do if they lose power, will they send crews out in the middle of the storm, and more.

Rhonda Holt, The Loan Maven, joins Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about lowering interest rates, why it's better to buy a home now than continue to rent, the Rate Ladder Program, Veteran's Programs, and more.

State Senator Mark Peake joins Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about the beginning of the General Assembly Session, raising income tax rates, will Virginia continue to be a right to work state, what's going to happen to marijuana, minimum wage and paid family leave increases, and more.

Eric Guthier from the Transportation Security Administration joins Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about the new ConfirmID Program, acceptable forms of ID, and more.

WFXR Chief Meteorologist, Patrick McKee, joins Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about the latest forecast of the winter weather in the area this weekend, when the storm should leave the area, why there could be a change from snow to sleet and freezing rain, and more.

Liberty University Professor and Expert on the Middle East, Scott Strobel, joins Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about his background, the situation going on currently in Iran, the protesting going on and how many people have died, and more.