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SoCal classroom illness, Titans apology, midterm news

The New York Post reports parents want answers from the school about a classroom illness; meanwhile, the Titans CEO has apologized after an 0-5 start.

On air: Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger on Weekend Edition
Published 3:08 PM ET, Saturday, October 17, 2026

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Watch it as it aired: Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger on this story, from Weekend Edition at 3:08 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are New York Post's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance

First reported by New York Post: “Mystery sickness with frightening symptoms plagues SoCal classroom as parents demand answers: ‘Keeping us in the dark’”, with reporting from Fox News.
Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 3:08 PM ET on Weekend Edition, by Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger.
Topics: Titans, SoCal, Minnesota, Texas.
BBN covered this story before: Cyclists film Norte Fire racing toward them in Orange County (October 17).

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What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA classroom in Southern California is dealing with a mystery illness this afternoon, with symptoms the New York Post calls frightening, and parents say the school is keeping them in the dark.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorParents just want answers, and that is a community showing up for its kids, which I find really beautiful.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThey want answers because they don't have any. That is the whole story.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSay what you want, the man said sorry out loud. In the midterms, Fox says Texas and Minnesota candidates are driving the latest news.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorEveryone will be apologizing to someone by November. Brock, a forecast, please, with details.

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