We start with Toys “R” Us opening 120 stores as adult customers drive a large share of toy sales, which sends us straight into 1980s and 1990s nostalgia, old retail chains and jokes about grown adults fighting over collectibles. Dawn’s early news then covers shootings in Philadelphia, a Kensington stabbing and the Delaware case in which police say 74-year-old Walter Moorhead fatally shoots 39-year-old Santos Maria Chilel Soto after mistaking her for a deer.
We move into Pennsylvania’s proposed communicable- and noncommunicable-disease rules, with the public-comment window closing September 21, then revisit the Cheltenham High School football hazing case involving charges against players and former coaches. Sports follows with the Eagles’ 24-20 win in Tennessee, Jalen Hurts’ late drive, injury concerns, the debate over profanity on live broadcasts and Cristopher Sánchez helping the Phillies beat the Mets 7-2.
The Big Take takes over the rest of the hour as we discuss Trump barring CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House grounds. We work through the administration’s position, the outlets’ First Amendment objections, prior credential disputes, Houchins v. KQED and other access cases, plus Dawn’s view of White House hard passes and the timing ahead of a Trump-Xi meeting. We keep the focus on the legal and press-access questions rather than treating either side’s claim as settled.
Sep 21, 2026
