• Democratic Strategist Karl Frisch calls in at 9am ET / 6am PT to talk about the GOP’s reaction to Ferguson

• Filmmaker CC Goldwater calls in at 10am ET / 7am PT to talk about the events in Ferguson

• Civil rights attorney Lisa Bloom calls in at 10:30am ET / 7:30am PT to talk about the legal issues going on in Ferguson

• Health care reform expert Jacki Schechner joins us in the Los Angeles Bureau at 11am ET / 8am PT for “Jacki’s Healthcare Corner”

• Missouri State Highway Patrol Capt. Ron Johnson, who has been in charge of security in Ferguson for nearly a week, told reporters early Thursday there were six arrests last night, compared to 47 the previous night, and called it “a very good night.”

• President Barack Obama sent special operations troops to Syria this summer on a secret mission to rescue American hostages, including journalist James Foley, held by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, but they did not find them, the Obama administration said Wednesday.

• The Atlanta hospital where two American aid workers were brought after getting infected with the Ebola virus in Liberia have scheduled a news conference for this morning to discuss the recovery and release of Dr. Kent Brantly.