The closing portion shifts back toward Philadelphia-area news and the start of Dawn’s Big Three. We revisit the nor’easter and coastal flooding, then Dawn turns to arrests involving wanted suspects and the Justice Department’s new $25 million ANGEL grant program for local law enforcement. The discussion includes victims’ families, repeat offenders, immigration enforcement and Steve Federico’s public advocacy after the killing of his daughter Logan.
Dawn’s Big Three continues with testimony from families affected by violent crime and a discussion about legal immigration, illegal immigration, public safety and citizenship information in crime reporting. Dawn argues that the citizenship status of an accused person should be easier for reporters and the public to determine when authorities release basic identifying information. The crew also keeps interrupting one another over the correct pronunciation of Motel 6 spokesman Tom Bodett’s name.
The next Big Three story centers on Philadelphia teacher Hannah Gann, who admits that she falsely claimed Palestinian, Tunisian and Black heritage despite being a white Jewish woman. We react to her apology, compare the episode with Rachel Dolezal and debate guilt based on race or ancestry. The discussion then shifts to Courtney Stodden’s PETA demonstration outside Petco, where Stodden appears body-painted as an injured parakeet while calling on the chain to end live bird sales.
We finish Dawn’s Big Three on a far lighter clip from a San Francisco Giants game, where announcers watch a mother carrying a baby while transporting a mountain of ballpark food to her smiling husband. The crew has plenty to say about the dad eating while Mom does the hauling. We also get the final Farash Fight Club vote, more Tom Bodett pronunciation warfare and a final round of Friday laughs before the editorial portion of the show wraps.
