'BradCast' 9/8/2022 ('Save America'? Working on It; RIP Queen Elizabeth II)
On today's 'BradCast':\xa0 Britain's longest reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, has died at age 96 after a 70-year reign. Record heat continues to broil California. New poll finds a large majority of Americans regard Trump's MAGA movement as a threat to the nation's democratic foundations, but few Republicans agree. Former Trump aide and convicted federal criminal Steve Bannon was indicted in New York on state charges of money laundering, conspiracy and fraud for allegedly defrauding donors and siphoning funds from the 'We Build the Wall' organization. The federal grand jury investigating the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the US Capitol has reportedly widened its probe to include Trump's scammy Save America PAC over misuse of funds, and has subpoenaed his personal aide, who worked at both the White House and Mar-a-Lago. CNN reports on GOP leaders in Wayne County, MI (Detroit) getting caught on tape teaching MAGA pollworkers how to break election rules on behalf of Republicans. Michigan's Supreme Court ruled that a statewide initiative for a state Constitutional amendment to protect abortion rights has successfully qualified for the November 2022 ballot, ending an attempt by Republicans to block it. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'