Topics and Guests for Monday, Sept. 15

Veteran newscaster John Gibson gets to the core of the most salient issues facing America today as host of FNC's hard-hitting primetime show The Big Story with John Gibson, airing Monday through Friday at 5 p.m. ET, with expert legal analysis from Judge Andrew Napolitano and in-depth field reports from correspondent Heather Nauert.

Monday, Sept. 15:

A federal appeals court in California blocked the state's gubernatorial recall election scheduled for Oct. 7
• Judge Andrew Napolitano, FNC senior judicial analyst

Today's radar maps can pinpoint the location and direction of dangerous storms, but weather technology had a long way to go in 1938, when a category 3 hurricane snuck up on New England and killed 700 people
• Rita Scotti, author of Sudden Sea: The Great Hurricane of 1938

Six out of 10 Americans oppose the president's $87 billion request for Iraq and Afghanistan
• Sen. Jim Bunning, R-Ky.

When there's news of a hurricane heading your way, most sane people run in the opposite direction. Not so when you're a hurricane hunter
• Capt. Chad Gibson of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron

The Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez wedding has reportedly been postponed. Why do we care about this at all?
• Bonnie Fuller, editorial director of Star magazine

Democrats’ strategy in the 2004 presidential election
• Terry McAuliffe, DNC chairman

The Big Story’s "candidate of the day" in the California recall election
• Jack Grisham, independent candidate for governor

Be sure to tune into The Big Story with John Gibson ... weekdays at 5 p.m. ET.

Topics and guests subject to change.