Wednesday, June 12, 2013


10:20 p.m. Rachel Lighty, BGE spokesperson

Preparing for severe storms in the Washington area


9:20 p.m. Le-Ha Anderson, Dominion Power

How Dominion Power will respond to potential power outages from the storm


9:20 p.m. Le-Ha Anderson, Dominion Power

How Dominion Power will respond to potential power outages from the storm


8:20 p.m. Gregg Stebben, WTOP Tech Guy

Lack of privacy online shouldn’t be a surprise


7:20 p.m. Myra Oppel, Pepco spokeswoman

Pepco watching the Midwest to gauge what to expect


6:20 p.m. Reid Epstein, White House Reporter for POLITICO

The latest on the NSA surveillance program leaks


4:10 p.m. Major Garrett, Chief White House Correspondent

Congress will dig deeper about surveillance and contractors


3:50 p.m. – The state of our trees before a big storm

Steve Counts, Assistant Fire Chief for operations at Virginia Department of Forestry


3:10 p.m. – Previewing the US Open

Christine Brennan, sports columnist for USA Today and consultant for ABC News


2:20 p.m. – Ed McDonough, Maryland Emergency Management Agency

Time to prepare for big weather


12:50 p.m. – Dave Ross, commentator

Can the NSA find Molly’s killer?


12:30 p.m. – Dr. Ken Pryor, research meteorologist, NOAA

Likelihood for another derecho event is significant


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11:30 a.m. – Dr. Russell Schneider, director National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center

The threat of wide-spread damaging winds is very real


10:50 a.m. – J. Peter Kissinger, president & CEO, AAA foundation for Traffic Safety

Hands-free texting still distracting for drivers


9:20 a.m. – Andy Feffer, chief operating officer, Washington Nationals

The latest developments around Nats Park


Despite knowing the potential risks, 60 percent of pedestrians admit they walk while texting, emailing, talking on the phone or listening to music, a new Liberty Mutual Insurance survey finds.

How prevalent is distracted walking?

WTOP’s Kristi King reports.


Surprising findings about using your smartphone in bed

WTOP’s Veronica Robinson reports.

Related Link: Prevention: What you know about falling asleep is wrong


8:20 a.m. – Chris Strong, meteolorogist at National Weather Service

Average lead time for big storms is only a few hours.


7:50 a.m. – Greg Miller, national security correspondent, Washington Post

IT workers have full access to sensitive national security information; massive damage assessment underway after Edward Snowden’s release of info.


7:20 a.m. – Scott Shane, reporter, New York Times

How straight-forward have NSA officials been about information-gathering?


6:50 a.m. – Nancy Cordes, CBS News congressional correspondent

Members of Congress open to discuss balance between national security and personal privacy


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