WWL First News with Tommy Tucker

* Why do Republicans and Democrats keep voting for candidates with scandals? It’s all about how much they dislike they other party. We’ll break it down * How difficult is it to forecast a tornado? What goes into issuing a warning and getting that information out there? We’ll talk with WWL Louisiana meteorologist Payton Malone about that and about if there’s evidence Tornado Alley is shifting east.

* Julia Letlow has been considered the frontrunner in the Republican Senate primary, but could a low turnout election shake things up? * Did you have a summer job when you were in high school? Today’s teens are having a hard time finding ones this year. We’ll break it down

How difficult is it to forecast a tornado? What goes into issuing a warning and getting that information out there? We’ll talk with WWL Louisiana meteorologist Payton Malone about that and about if there’s evidence Tornado Alley is shifting east.

The federal government recently ordered a private company to suspend access to one of its AI models over national security concerns? What? We’ll go over what happened and what kind of regulation for AI exists with Andrew Schwarz, Professor of IT in the E. J. Ourso College of Business at LSU.

Did you have a summer job when you were in high school? Today’s teens are having a hard time finding ones this year. We’ll break it down with Sam DeMase, career expert for ZipRecruiter

Fewer than half of Americans say they can afford healthcare. Could you afford getting hit with a big medical bill? Why are costs so high? Zack Cooper, Associate Professor of Public Health and of Economics at Yale University and Director of the Health Care Affordability Lab at Yale, joins us.

As the rhetoric keeps changing about what we were trying to do in Iran and whether it succeeded, some are at their breaking point, including farmers. WWL's Newell Normand asks why a clear truth seems to be such a challenge. We also dive into the truth about frozen yogurt and whether it's actually healthier than ice cream.

* What the Voice of the Saints saw during OTAs and minicamp * The NBA draft starts Tuesday night, and the Pelicans don’t currently have a first round pick. Could that change? What about all the Trey Murphy trade talk? * We saw 11 tornadoes around our area because of Arthur

* A court ruling has temporarily blocked Gov. Landry’s plan to cut the MFP to fund teacher pay. What will state lawmakers do ahead of the Tuesday afternoon deadline to vote on that plan? We’ll talk to Senate President Cameron Henry. * The Shrine on Airline has been getting some major renovations. We get the latest on that, if a new sports franchise could be coming, and how development around Jefferson Parish

* Louisiana teachers want their pay to be protected…but they don’t support Governor Landry’s plan to cut the MFP to fund it. * Could a scandal involving a federal prosecutor impact the LaToya Cantrell case? We’ll break down what’s going on and what might happen with Loyola law professor Dane Ciolino

Amazon Prime Day starts today, and it kicks off a whole week of sales from a number of sites. So what are the best deals? How do you spot what’s real savings and what’s not? Russell Holly, Director of Shopping Content for CNET, joins us.

A suspected drunk driver crashed at the Causeway toll plaza. We get an update on what happened with Carlton Dufrechou, general manager of the Causeway.