ISIS-Linked Shooter Attacks ROTC Class, Pentagon Luxury Food “Scandal” Explained: AM Update 3/13

0:00To realize the future America needs, we understand what's needed from us. To face each threat head on. We've earned our place in the fight for our nation's future. We are Marines. We were made for this. Good morning, everyone. I'm Emily Jashinsky, host of After Party and the Megyn Kelly Wrap-Up Show on Sirius XM Channel 111. It's Friday, March 13th, 2026. This is your AM Update. At approximately 10.43 this morning, the police department began receiving calls that there was an active shooter. New details emerging about the suspect in the deadly shooting at Old Dominion University, a former National Guardsman once convicted of providing support to ISIS, Iran threatening to shut down one of the world's most critical oil choke points as attacks on commercial ships mount and oil prices surge.

0:57They spent$15 million on steak in one month? Who are you, Sterling Cooper Draper and Price? Viral outrage over steak and lobster spending at the Pentagon. We'll get you the context critics leave out. A retired Air Force general tied to some of the Pentagon's most classified programs, including on UFOs, now missing for two weeks. All that and more coming up in just a moment on your AM Update.

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2:40At approximately 10.43 this morning, the ODU Police Department, as well as Norfolk Police Department, began receiving calls through the 911 center that there was an active shooter inside of Constant Hall, located in Kauffman Mall area of Old Dominion University. Constance Hall is a classroom academic facility and we received information that there was someone that there were people being shot in one of the classrooms at approximately 1047 the first officers arrived on scene and went to the room and by 1050 it was determined that the subject that was the act of assailant was deceased. The New York Post reporting an ROTC student jumped into action, stabbing Jalow to death after the gunman shot the class instructor.

3:40Two of the injured transported to the hospital where they are in stable condition. A third, unidentified victim, also independently seeking medical treatment and then released. The U.S. Army Cadet Command, confirming two members of the ROTC program, were shot. CBS News reporting Jello walked into a classroom asking if it was an ROTC class, then opening fire after someone confirmed it was. The outlet reporting the class instructor, a retired Army instructor, was fatally shot. Classes canceled yesterday and today. University President Brian Hemphill sending a message to students, quote, Earlier today, Old Dominion University faced a tragedy on our main campus.

4:22I am grateful for the swift response of our police officers and emergency personnel. FBI Director Kash Patel writing yesterday on X, quote, The shooter is now deceased thanks to a group of brave students who stepped in and subdued him, actions that undoubtedly saved lives, along with the quick response of our law enforcement. The FBI is now investigating the shooting as an act of terrorism. Jollot pleading guilty in 2016, meeting with someone he believed was helping coordinate a terror attack in the U.S. and sending$500 to what he thought was an ISIS contact, but was really an undercover FBI agent.

5:01A naturalized U.S. citizen from Sierra Leone, reportedly Jollot deciding not to re-enlist in the Guard after listening to deceased al-Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki. According to the DOJ at the time, Jollot praised the gunman who killed five U.S. service members in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and expressed a desire to carry out an attack similar to the one at Fort Hood, which claimed 13 lives, wounding 32 more. Jollot sentenced to 11 years in prison in 2017, but released in December of 2024 before completing the full term. The reason for his early release is unclear. Also yesterday, an attacker driving a truck carrying explosives into a Michigan synagogue and preschool.

5:46Security for Temple Israel, located in West Bloomfield Township, firing at the suspect as he breached the building, killing him. Investigators later finding the body in the vehicle badly burned. Aerial footage showing a plume of smoke emanating from the roof. One security guard taken to the hospital after being struck by the vehicle reports the Daily Mail. He is expected to recover. The New York Times reporting eight first responders requiring treatment at hospitals for unspecified injuries. Fortunately, no students or staff were injured in the attack. Also in the vehicle, authorities recovering a rifle and a, quote, large amount of explosives.

6:27Fox News reporting the vehicle is registered to a naturalized U.S. citizen from Lebanon living in Dearborn, Michigan, located about 30 miles away. According to DropSite news reporter Ryan Grimm, the suspect identified as Eamon Ghazale. Overnight Wednesday, Ghazale was posting photos of his family members, including two young children who were reportedly killed in an Israeli strike on Lebanon. The incident is under investigation, authorities reportedly probing whether multiple assailants were involved. The new supreme leader of Iran, Mostavah Khomeini, making his first public statement since being selected to succeed his father.

7:06Khomeini vowing to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed, saying the move is necessary to, quote, pressure the enemy. Khomeini also warning that all U.S. military bases in the region should be shut down as Iranian forces prepare possible attacks. Those comments coming just a day after a spokesman for the Iranian military threatened to drive oil prices as high as$200 per barrel. President Trump responding on Truth Social, writing, quote, The United States is the largest oil producer in the world by far, so when oil prices go up, we make a lot of money. But a far greater interest and importance to me as president is stopping an evil empire, Iran, from having nuclear weapons and destroying the Middle East.

7:49and indeed, the world. Oil prices closing yesterday just above$100 a barrel, rising 9.2%, the largest one-day jump since 2020, according to the Wall Street Journal. The Strait of Hormuz, the narrow shipping corridor connecting the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, normally carrying roughly one-fifth of the world's oil supply. Traffic now dramatically slowing since the start of Operation Epic Fury. Reuters reporting at least 16 commercial ships have been struck since the conflict began, including two fuel tankers attacked Wednesday by Iranian vessels in Iraqi waters, leaving one crew member dead.

8:28The Iranian Revolutionary Guard repeatedly warning it will target any ships attempting to pass through the strategic choke point. President Trump previously saying U.S. Navy vessels could escort oil tankers through the strait if necessary, though there is no indication those escorts have begun. At a Women's History Month event at the White House yesterday, President Trump briefly mentioning the operation. The situation with Iran is moving along very rapidly. It's doing very well. Our military is unsurpassed. There's never been anything like it. Nobody's ever seen anything like it. And we're doing what has to be done.

9:05Should have been done during a 47-year period. Could have been done by a lot of different people. They chose not to do it. But they really are a nation of terror and hate, and they're paying a big price right now. Coming up, a viral outrage over steak and lobster at the Pentagon. But the full story tells a very different tale. And a retired Air Force general who once worked on some of the Pentagon's most secretive programs now missing for two weeks. The FBI joining the search.

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10:23Find out more at guardyourcard.com and consider telling Congress to guard your card. Secretary of War Pete Hagseth under a wave of criticism tied to what is framed as lavish spending at the Pentagon. A new report from an external government watchdog finds that Pete Hegsus Pentagon was already on a massive spending spree before the war began, dropping $15 million on steak and another$6.9 million on lobster tail. They spent$15 million on steak in one month. Who are you, Sterling Cooper Draper and Price? If you had a damn Costco card, you could have got all that stuff cheaper if you were going to do it.

11:02They're just hearkening back to our founders. As Paul Revere declared on his famous ride, one if by surf, two if by turf. The outrage spreading quickly this week across Twitter, cable news, and late night television. But the problem? A closer look at the reporting shows the story is far less sensational than it first appears. It all began Monday with a post from the government watchdog group Open the Books. The Substack report headlined, quote, Pentagon should focus on defense priorities, not lavish dinners after historic$93.4 billion use-it-or-lose-it September. Open the books, explaining with September marking the end of the federal fiscal year, the Department of War entering what budget analysts call a use-it-or-lose-it spending cycle.

11:49Quote, defense officials typically enter the end of each fiscal year with at least one goal in mind, spend the rest of the military's budget. Otherwise, use-it-or-lose-it funding rules can force the Pentagon to forfeit unused money and potentially see reduced funding the following year. The investigation breaking down spending on food purchases, including$2 million on Alaskan king crab,$15.1 million of ribeye steak, $1 million of salmon,$139 ,224 on donuts, and$124 ,000 on ice cream machines. Stephen L. Miller of Versus Media tracing how a small substack report quickly snowballed into a political scandal.

12:32That little tidbit went viral over with the blue skis and then also on Twitter X and right into mainstream media, largely pushed by the exact same bad disinformation actors that push all of these. The first person that really pushed this was Molly Jongfast. Jameel Hill of The Atlantic. But SNAP recipients are the real problem. Maddie Hassan. Hey, Doge! Pointing down to Molly Jongfast's post. Rick Wilson of The Lincoln Project also ran with this in a repost. Norman Ornstein. It's about the grift. It's always about the grift. Gavin Newsom, press office. Hey, Nick Shirley, any insight here? Newsom's office then put out an AI meme of Hegseth sitting in a recliner surrounded by ribeyes and seafood.

13:20Adam Kinzinger did the same. Mediaite Pete Hegseth's defense department blew $22 million on steak and lobster in a single month, watchdog claims. The chattering class having a field day. Here's an example from CNN political commentator Paul Begala. He has spent$15 million in one month for ribeye steak,$6.9 million for lobster tail, $225 million for furniture. He spent more in the month of September than most countries on earth spend in their defense. Paul, do you believe it? All for himself? Lobster tails? Do you believe? While our troops are eating MREs? No, no, no, no, no, no. Lobster tails?

13:56Do you believe the Secretary of Defense is personally eating all the lobster? Well, he can't eat 60... Oh, really? The troops are getting lobster? Frequently in theater. Oh, my God. Troops who are going to work in great meals. You know that. They're getting lobster. You are so full of it. I'm going to get killed over this. You are so full of it. You're going to get killed over this. Commentator Scott Jennings, the other voice in that clip, proving right. Washington Examiner reporter Selena Zito adding some historical context to the debate, writing on X quote, If you've never covered the military, or served, or if you don't have family or friends in the military, this would seem like a shocking story.

14:28But it's not. Not even remotely. It is a common practice for our country to provide these special meals to our servicemen and women, a tradition that has existed for decades. Zito resurfacing a 2009 report from a journalist embedded with U.S. troops in Afghanistan, writing, quote, The lobsters and crab legs are shipped from the United States and driven down on a refrigerated truck from Bagram. The report continuing, quote, On seafood night, the crew serves up 400 of the tasty tails, 130 pounds of Alaskan king crab legs, and 135 pounds each of shrimp and scallops. Zito pointing to a real clear investigations report from September 2024.

15:08under the Biden administration, finding, quote, the military spent$103.7 million on meat, fish, and poultry, including$16.6 million on ribeye steak and 147 orders of lobster tail for$6.1 million. Despite many commentators treating the story as an easy political slam dunk, even some of Hegseth's critics stepping in to correct the narrative. Activist and veteran Charlotte Clymer writing on X, quote, The people angry over the Pentagon buying millions of dollars worth of steak and lobster are worried about the wrong thing. You assume it's for Hegseth and the other officials in the Pentagon. That is incorrect.

15:46Steak and lobster are often served to troops on the eve of a deployment or before a particularly hazardous mission. As for the troops themselves, they appear to be enjoying the tradition just fine, as demonstrated in one of the many TikToks capturing military mess halls. Brother's defect has steak and lobster. How's it steak and lobster? All right. Damn, you're decent. How's it going? I'm ready for war. We're going to war. The FBI assisting in the search for a missing retired Air Force general who once ran a research lab at a military base rumored to hold classified UFO material. Retired Air Force Major General William Neal McCaslin, 68 years old, last seen two weeks ago at his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

16:35According to the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office, McCaslin leaving his house on foot around 11 a.m. on February 27th, and he has not been seen since. The Sheriff's Office telling CNN that McCaslin's cell phone was left behind at the residence. Authorities using a silver alert the following day, noting McCaslin has an unspecified medical condition, increasing urgency in the search. Investigators expanding the search across the neighborhood, reaching out to hundreds of residents, and contacting more than 600 homeowners. Last week, the sheriff's office releasing a statement reading, It is unlike Neil to be out of touch from his family and friends for this length of time.

17:14During his decades in the Air Force, McCaslin holding a series of senior roles. According to his bio, McCasland working on a number of advanced defense and space programs, including leading the space-based laser project, serving as vice commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center, and later directing special programs at the Pentagon. McCasland also serving as commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, a facility that has long-fueled speculation about Roswell-related debris, though the military denies those claims. In retirement, McCasland at one point working as a key advisor to Blink-182 co-founder Tom DeLong on UFO disclosure-related projects, according to Newsweek.

17:59Former Defense Department intelligence officer and UAP investigator Luis Elizondo telling CNN he hopes the case is not one involving a former senior officer being targeted, adding, quote, whether or not his disappearance had anything to do with any legacy involvement he may have had in UAP research, I prefer to allow law enforcement the necessary time to do their work before speculating. McCaslin's wife, Susan McCaslin-Wilkerson, addressing online rumors in a Facebook post, writing that while her husband once had access to classified programs during his Air Force career, he retired nearly 13 years ago, and it's unlikely anyone would target him for outdated secrets.

18:39Investigators say they have not uncovered evidence of foul play so far, but stress that all possible scenarios remain under review. McCasland is described as 5 '11 with white hair and blue eyes, the Sheriff's Department asking anyone with information or surveillance footage from the area to contact investigators through the evidence submission portal at burncosdnm.evidence.com. That'll do it for your AM update. I'm Emily Drashinsky, host of After Party. Catch The Megyn Kelly Show live on SiriusXM's The Megyn Kelly Channel 111 at noon east on youtube.com slash megynkelly and all podcast platforms.

19:25To realize the future America needs, we understand what's needed from us. To face each threat head on. We've earned our place in the fight for our nation's future. We are Marines. We were made for this.