CT Today With Paul Pacelli – Did Hillary Clinton Cross A Line In Hartford?

CT Today With Paul Pacelli – Did Hillary Clinton Cross A Line In Hartford?

Host Paul Pacelli wrapped up another big week on “Connecticut Today” wondering if former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton went too far during a recent event in her criticism of former President Donald Trump (00:38). CBS reporter Aaron Navarro talked about covering Vice-President Kamala Harris’ White House campaign (07:40). We also welcomed Karl Weber, editor…

Melissa in the Morning: Football Head Injuries

Melissa in the Morning: Football Head Injuries

Former NFL quarterback, Brett Favre, made a bombshell announcement this week that he is battling Parkinson’s Disease and it stems back to his career injuries. We asked Glenn Lungarini of the CIAC about protecting young athletes from debilitating head injuries. Image Credit: Reuters

Melissa in the Morning: AI Cancer Detection

Melissa in the Morning: AI Cancer Detection

The Yale Cancer Center was just awarded a grant to utilize artificial intelligence to find older women with low-risk breast cancer who might be candidates for active surveillance rather than immediate treatment. We got a better understanding of the work being done to avoid overtreatment for some cancer patients from Dr. Sanjay Aneja, physician scientist…

Melissa in the Morning: Safe Injection Sites

Melissa in the Morning: Safe Injection Sites

According to state records, the state struggles with more than 1,300 overdose deaths each year. State lawmakers are now looking at a possible solution: safe injection sites for drug users. We talked about the controversial option with the co-chair of the Legislature’s Public Health Committee, Rep. Cristin McCarthy Vahey. Image Credit: Reuters

Melissa in the Morning: Journalist Burnout

Melissa in the Morning: Journalist Burnout

A new Muck Rack survey released this week revealed that more than half of U.S. journalists considered quitting their jobs this year because of exhaustion or burnout. What do the findings mean for the quality of our news coverage and the quality of journalism? We spoke with Ben Bogardus, associate professor and chair of journalism at the…

Melissa in the Morning: Bears in Connecticut

Melissa in the Morning: Bears in Connecticut

Connecticut has seen a record number of entries into homes by bears this year.  State environmental officials say there have been 64 bear home entries so far in 2024.  In addition, there have now been bear sightings in all 169 Connecticut cities and towns. State Senate Minority Leader Steve Harding talked about the possibility of…

CT Today With Paul Pacelli – Kids Are Freaking Out Over The Environment

CT Today With Paul Pacelli – Kids Are Freaking Out Over The Environment

Host Paul Pacelli opened Thursday’s “Connecticut Today” with disturbing numbers from a new poll measuring “climate anxiety” with young Americans (00:32). CBS News reporter Wendy Gillette explained the criminal indictments facing New York City Mayor Eric Adams (05:20), while “Only In Bridgeport” blogger Lennie Grimaldi talked about the area lawyer appointed to be a receiver…

Melissa in the Morning: Covid and Diabetes

Melissa in the Morning: Covid and Diabetes

A newly-published report says there’s a likely link between COVID and diabetes.  It suggests the virus is creating inflammation in the pancreas. Baylor infectious disease expert Dr. Peter Hotez says this study comes as a growing number of parents question the impact of COVID on kids and aren’t getting them vaccinated.  We asked Dr. Browne…