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"Crowds gathered along the Simon Bolivar international bridge and began to sing Columbus national anthem, this president Gustavo Petro shook hands with Venezuelan officials. The government of both countries have often blamed each other for smuggling and crime along their 1300 mile long border. And that's led to several closures. But relations between Colombian Venezuela have improved since Petro a leftist was elected this year. Many along the border are hopeful that trade will generate more jobs. And perhaps convince more people to stay in Venezuela instead of migrating to other countries. For NPR news and Manuel Rueda in cucuta, Colombia. The Dow lost more than 1% yesterday to officially enter a bear market. The Dow has fallen more than 20% since January. I'm Dave Mattingly NPR news in Washington. On WNYC in New York at 5 33, good Tuesday morning I'm Michael hill, clouds out there, 62 right now. Today, turning mostly sunny in a high of 74. Checking out your community at this morning, the roadways look good. Delays this morning, though, on the southbound two train and alternate side parking once again suspended for the holiday, but do pay the parking meters. At least 23 people were shot in New York City over the weekend, WNYC's Gwen Hogan has more. The shootings took place Friday through Sunday, four people were killed in the gunfire two in The Bronx and two in Brooklyn. The NYPD says no one has been arrested in connection with any of the homicides. The Weeknd's tally comes as gun violence in New York City is on the decline. A recent analysis from public advocate jimani Williams found neighborhoods with the highest rates of gun violence also had higher levels of unemployment and unaffordable housing. 62 with some clouds out there right now mostly sunny and 74 for a high today and then tomorrow mostly sunny and 70 and
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"Freedoms to secure your rights to be normal in Washington. Gilbert continually praised former president Trump and even got a call from him, which he played over speaker phone for the crowd. From Pierre news, in Grand Junction Colorado. World financial markets, Asian markets, lower by the close, the Nike, the main market in Japan down nearly 1%, the hang sang in Hong Kong down 1.8%. You're listening to NPR news. On member station double the NYC at 6 O four, good morning, 67 and here comes the sun now. Today, sunny and warmer up to 84. We have delays this morning on the E G R and number four in 5 trains in the city. Kathy hochul was won the democratic nomination for New York governor setting her on an expected path to win the governor's office in November, hope will be back primary challenges Tuesday from New York City's elected public advocate, jimani Williams, and congressman Tom swazi, moderate from Long Island, Democrats have more than twice as many registered voters as Republicans in the state and are expected to keep the governor's mansion in the fall. Long Island congressman Lee zell and his won the Republican Party's nomination for New York governor. He defeated primary challenges last night for former Westchester county executive rob estorino, businessman Harry Wilson and Andrew Giuliani, the son of the former mayor, taking his stage to declare victory last night, zeldin shifted his message directly at incumbent governor Kathy hochul and the crowd went wild. Are we ready to fire Kathy hochul? Zelda will try to in November to become the first elected Republican governor in New York since George pataki was reelected in 20 in 2002, that's 20 years ago, the staunch ally of former president Trump was among the Republicans in Congress who voted against certifying the 2020 election results. New York City swimming pools opened to the public yesterday, but unannounced closures and long waits dampened the occasion for some, the city is struggling to hire enough lifeguards to staff its poles and beaches, bushwick residents of Anthony heves arrived at her neighborhood pool yesterday morning, only to find it locked. She and her 6 year old son eventually went to the mccarren park pool in Williamsburg, but a lack of available lifeguards there meant the city had to slash capacity at the poll by 70%, forcing the U.S. to wait online for hours. We
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"Track to be approved. Voters in the district of columbia have voted in favor of decriminalizing the use of so-called magic mushrooms and other psychedelic substances. We'll have more on the elections. After headlines with john nichols president biden and other world leaders have departed glasgow and the un climate summit is day three. Usher send closed door. Negotiations on how to combat the climate catastrophe on tuesday ninety countries agreed to slash methane emissions by thirty percent by twenty thirty. This is president by announcing the us commitments were proposing to rules one through our environmental protection agency. This going to reduce methane losses from new and existing oil and gas pipelines and one through the department of transportation to reduce wasteful and potentially dangerous leaks from natural gas pipelines. Climate activists slammed biden for making climate pledges while his administration continues to advance plans to sell oil and gas leases on us public lines. Meanwhile indigenous leaders questioned commitments from over one hundred countries to end deforestation by twenty thirty. This is toma tara. Pong who leads. The union of indigenous women of the brazilian amazon knows no. Was i dot ca public. We don't have yet a public policy towards the indigenous peoples in brazil. That make sure it happens for real. And they will only for certain stop deforestation. If there's the demarcation of our indigenous lands man without demarcation there's no way to stop deforestation in other news from cop twenty six the us. The european union and other wealthy nations have announced a new deal to provide eight and a half billion dollars to south africa to help at decommission. Its coal plants and invest in renewable energy south africa's one of the largest coal producers in the world. We'll go to glasgow for the latest from the climate summit later in the broadcast and speak with. Kumi naidoo who is from south africa. The centers for disease control back the pfizer cove nineteen vaccine for children age. Five to eleven opening up the to dose shot to an additional twenty. Eight million kids will receive one third of the dosage of people twelve and older. The ethiopian government has declared a six month nationwide state of emergency as it says. It's preparing to defend the capital at asaba from to grind rebel forces that threaten the city would be overrun within quote months. If not weeks. The state of emergency allows the government to impose curfews and roadblocks and for the ethiopian military to take over certain areas of the country. The government's also called on citizens to take up arms against rebel fighters. This comes as the un has condemn human rights atrocities and covered by a joint investigation into the war in the tigray region. The un said all parties involved in the conflict including forces from eric trae have committed violations of international human rights. Some of which could amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity this includes sex judicial killings torture sexual and gender based violence. The un also accused ethiopia's government of attempting to limit the investigation in occupied east jerusalem. Four families from the shake charan neighborhood officially rejected deal from the israeli supreme court. That would delay their addiction but force them to cede ownership of their houses and pay rent to israeli settlers who claim the homes as there's this activists and affected shakes. Your resident occurred reject because we believe in our costs and our right to our home and country. Despite that we are not getting any guarantees to support our steadfastness as palestinians in the occupied jerusalem from any side organization following the rejection of the deal. The israeli supreme court could order. The families evicted within weeks. And may the plant expulsions helped spark the latest war in gaza galvanized international support for palestinians facing dispossession from settlers groups and the state of israel facebook announced. It's shutting down. Its facial recognition system deleting face scan templates of over a billion people by december. Facebook will not however get rid of the algorithm which powered the facial recognition technology called deep. Face it also did not rule out using such technology in the future. The move comes amidst mounting scandals for facebook which recently changed its corporate name to meta the aclu. Welcome the move calling it a good start adding quote now. It's time for enforceable rules that prohibit companies from scanning our faces without our consent looking at you congress. Aclu said democrats said they reached a deal to help rein in prescription drug costs. Part of the build back better act. The provisions would allow the government to negotiate. Prices for medicare prescriptions for the first time but drug companies would have patent exclusivity for nine to twelve years before the government could begin those negotiations. The legislation would also ban pharmaceutical companies from raising prices quicker than inflation and cap out of pocket expenses for seniors on medicare at two thousand dollars per year. The senate majority leader chuck schumer announcing the deal. Tuesday prescription drug pricing has consistently been a top issue for americans year after year including the vast majority of both democrats and republicans. Who want to see a change because they simply cannot afford their medications in a long fought victory for lgbtq plus rights. Same sex partners will have access to survivors benefits if their partners die before they were able to legally marry or they did not meet a threshold being married at least nine months on monday. The justice department and the social security administration dropped to trump administration challenges to lawsuits that granted. Same sex couples in both those categories the right to social security survivors benefits. A council lambda legal which brought the lawsuit celebrated the news saying quote. No one should continue to pay the price for past discrimination and over ten thousand john. Deere workers will remain on strike after a majority last night voted to reject the latest contract proposal negotiated by their union. Workers are fighting for better wages and pension plans. They've been on strike for nearly a month. And those are some of the headlines. This is democracy now democracy now dot org the warrant piece report mainly goodman and new york joined by democracy now coho swung than solids in new brunswick jersey high on miami and welcome. Tolliver listens views across the country and around the world. Well in a blow to democrats republicans have won. The governor's race in virginia with the wealthy private equity executive glenn. Young can defeating former governor. Terry mcauliffe can campaigned in part by vowing to support so-called parent's rights which has become a catch all phrase to describe right wing opposition to vaccine mask mandates trans rights for students and the teaching of critical race theory. Young can spoken victory party in chantilly virginia. My fellow virginians. This is our moment. It's our moment for parents or grandparents aunts uncles for neighbors to change the future of virginia's children's lives to change their virginia journey. It's our time to turn that vision into a reality. Meanwhile in new jersey. The governor's race is too close to call as republican jack. Ciccarelli has a slight lead over incumbent. Democrat philip murphy. To talk about the governor's races we're joined by john nichols he's the nation's national fares correspondent author of a number of books including the fight for the soul of the democratic party. So let's start in. Virginia john talk about the significance of the republican victory for governor about young kids campaign. And then we'll move to new jersey where it's clearly too close to call. The main democratic strongholds have not been counted yet. That's precisely right. Amy and thanks for having me. Let's start in virginia. And i think that that the first thing to point out is of course. This is an off year election in which there's clearly an overlay from what's going on in washington and virginia. Northern virginia particular is suburban washington. So there's a lot of consciousness about where the by administration is app and things of that nature once we put that in its place then. I think it's important to understand what happened in virginia and that is that virginia democrats chose to nominate. What they thought was a very safe candidate. Terry mccullough the former governor. He beat a number of other candidates in the democratic primary with loest of democratic leadership. Saying well this is the easiest way to retain the governorship. But mccall ran What can best be. Understood is an unfocused. Bumbling campaign in many in many instances on the other hand republicans nominated a candidate who was untested Glenn yongin but who was very sophisticated very disciplined in his approach and what he did was at once embraced donald trump's constituency. I mean actually clearly except trump's support and clearly communicate that that he was on board with a lot of where trump was at but at the same time in his overall messaging Seek to identify himself with just enough distance that he could appeal to folks who don't necessarily like donald trump now. It's notable in the exit polls. He got almost one in five of his votes from people who said they don't approve of trump so he was getting people who had undoubtedly voted for joe biden in two thousand twenty to come over. How did he do that. Did it with a combination of sort of soft messaging about his actually berry right wing proposals and very right wing stance on the issues and a dog whistling use of the issue critical race theory that the republicans have developed and this is obviously an effort to suggest that parents should be far more control curriculums in schools and frankly That they should be able to dictate a curriculum. That doesn't acknowledge much of the history of the united states. At least soft-pedals it and y'all can do that. Very sophisticated ways. There is simply no question that what he did in virginia will become a template or republicans in other states. But there's also one council while there's a lot of focus on critical race theory and how. It was played in virginia in school board races around the country. One in my own state of wisconsin where school boards were threatened with recall a on critical race issues on all this. In many cases the school board members one there one fights they weren't recall and one of the reasons for that is that in for instance that wisconsin case they directly confront the issue. They they said look this is. This is a republican. Political strategy is a an attempt to dog whistle into exploit in virginia. I think the message from the democrats on that was quite muddled. In many cases they did try to confront in some ways. But i don't think that they they did very well ended the day if i had to divide up with the impacts were unprepared. I would say that the quality the character of the young campaign did benefit but also the biggest influence there in my opinion is the fact that the democrats in washington have seen extremely chaotic even dysfunctional in recent months. And the truth is they control the white house and the congress. And you can't fail to deliver on your promises and then expect to win elections and that's a big message for democrats but john. I wanted to ask you putting. Virginia in context the with new jersey as well. Because i think it's likely that Phil murphy is going to win the new jersey race even though he's slightly behind right now. Only because as amy mentioned a lot of the democratic strongholds including camden which is had the lowest returns so far are likely to push him over nonetheless. He was expected to win by much more than if he does become victor so it does seem to me that at least in these races where you essentially had corporate democrats in both phil murphy. And terry mccall at running that the ability their ability to make the race against trump rather than for themselves like suffered greatly. And i'm wondering your sense of a given the fact that the right wing populism of trump is still a searching and a lot of parts of the country what this what this means for on four elections next year. I think it means a lot. And i think your analysis is very strong my centers. That murphy will win in new jersey. And i think it's important to to note. That murphy ran a much more focused campaign. I'm frankly more progressive campaign on message and frankly on some of his record. Then you had from caller ultimately. I think murphy's probably gonna win by a reasonably comfortable margin. Not a big big landside or anything like that but reasonably comfortable when all votes are counted. But still it's much closer than it should be by by any reasonable measure. And then i'd also throw in pennsylvania supreme court race a statewide race in a battleground state. Where the republican appears to prevail. And so what you see from a number of states where got statewide races where they really are tests of kind of where people are going to vote and you know kind of where the pattern is in each case. The republicans prevailed. I think that again. There's two things in play here number one. What you point out. The democratic party continues especially did this in virginia. They continue to reject candidates of the future And these are women. People caller Progressives in favor of candidates of the past candidates who often are have held office before holding office and are very predictable and at at this moment at this bowl tall moment. That doesn't work very well. Secondly however you do have this national. Overly and. I think it's a big deal. The democrats have since mid-summer sent a signal of. Yeah we've got lots of big plans. We've got lots of big goals. We control the presidency. We control the house and the senate but we're not delivering. We can't get it together. We can't even get our own our own people together and it's very easy to blame joe manchin and to blame kerr cinema and they deserve a lot of blame on this. But they're also has to be a recognition that the biden administration democratic leaders in congress did not follow the advice of senator bernie singers the senate of budget committee chair and of congressional progressive caucus chair millage john-paul who said look you need to go out and sell this program. You need to talk about it in big bold ways across the country so people really know everything that's in this bill back better agenda and they know what's at stake. They didn't do that. They relied on. Kind of insider predictable. back door behind the scenes negotiations and and it didn't work. President biden flew off to europe with a framework that joe mansion didn't support and so at the end of the day. Democrats are in a situation where they promised a lot that they have not delivered and you cannot fail to deliver and expect to win elections. We're gonna turn to some of the mayor or races Several closely watched ones in buffalo mayor. Byron brown has claimed victory in as write in campaign against india walton. Who shocked brown in june by winning the democratic primary. She was attempting to become the first socialist to lead a big city in decades here in new york city and i want to also way and unnecessary. Rick adams easily won the mayoral race becoming just the second african american to head. The nation's largest city in minneapolis Mayor jacob fry is the in the lead after the first round of the cities ranked choice vote and in boston. Michelle woo has made history by becoming the first woman. The first person to color elected as mayor. She spoke tuesday night. We are ready to become a boston for everyone ready to boston. That doesn't push people out but welcomes all who call sitting home. We're ready to be a boston. Where all can afford to stay. In to thrive and yes. Boston is ready to become a green new deal. City green new deal city says the new mayor elect of boston. Michelle woo protege of massachusetts senator elizabeth. Warren john nichols the mayoral races around the country. Though i'm glad you focused on michelle woo there. I think her victory is an incredibly instructive and it hasn't been covered enough. A by much of the national media show who ran as a progressive. She started early to build a grassroots. Multiracial multiethnic coalition. She focused on big issues with big messages and she won big. She did very well in the primary and general election prevailed. I think there's a lot of lessons there as regards our politics because remember. Boston is not a city that that has had a lot of diversity in its mayors tended to be irish retaliation of you know from irish italian background of for generations and also. It's a city where he's pretty talk very competitive politics. And so there. You see a elizabeth warren progressive prevail talking about the green new deal talking about economic and social racial justice talking about affordable housing. So it's doable. And i think that's an important message in the mail races in general Democrats prevail but you saw very different types of democrats prevailed very different messages some like new very progressive. Some like eric adams in new york who have been very critical at least of of democratic socialists. And then up in buffalo. You have this situation where. It's really a notable situation buffalo where india while won her primary barron square. She built a grassroots campaign. Not a lot of money but she had a lot of message. she's very very engaged with housing issues. A lot of issues that are vital the buffalo she got the nomination and then two things happened number one. The leadership of the state democratic party in new york including the chair of the state democratic committee governor hogan and others failed to endorse her. They failed to come in and give her strong backing. Secondly a lot of very very wealthy and powerful interests in buffalo and outside of buffalo cord. Money into byron brown's campaign here is more than one point. Five million we don't know what the final total will be. Flooded the tv Airwaves with ads. That you know obviously very spurt of him but also a lot of messaging. That was very negative about india walton. And and you really your situation here where the somebody won the democratic nomination but didn't get the level of support from the democratic party that that might have allowed her to prevail. Why i wanted ask you before we move on about eric adams covered for years police. Captain brooklyn borough president State legislator and now he has become the second african american Who will become mayor of new york Talked about being learning disabled wept when he went to the polls yesterday Holding his mother's picture who just died was beaten by police and arrested as a young person took on the new york. Police department the significance of his win though against the de-fund movement. I think as i said before. I've known eric adams since he was just a police sergeant. More than thirty years ago. I worked with him closely over the years as a reporter and i think that the his victory and i'd like to also talk to john nichols in terms of what's happened within the awards in minneapolis. What happened with the minneapolis. Police as well seems to indicate that a lot of african american and dottino voters are not as a in sync with the The the progressive left on issues of police reform. And i think that the because the african american and latino about is such a big portion of the democratic party. I think folks are going to have to come to some realization of what is possible within a capital system and within a situation where a corporate democrats also wielded enormous influence and finances in terms of elections. And i'm wondering. John whether it you see that with the exception of michelle rule out of the results of this time around we're not only a rebuke of the the more corporate democrats but also To some degree review of the more leftwing proposals of Progressives as well are you saw direct test of minneapolis where a proposal to really change the the policing structure that city from a more traditional one with frankly a four points by very right wing union to a public safety model and that lost. It didn't lose by a massive landslide. I did lose and so at the end of the day. I think that there is evidence that there's resistance here. But i would emphasize i think this is important to recognize that if you look at it all of these races you see an acknowledgement of the need to change policing. It is a debate about how to do so and about message that. But i would be careful about saying that. That there's a full on rejection of some of the the left's messages about the need for change in leasing. I think there is still a constituency for that and a base for that it just. I do think that there's going to be some wrestling with it and democrats. Frankly are going to have to figure out how to talk about the need to change policing away that can build out confidence and build out constituencies. I will note. Also it's just important to know in new york city. Well eric adams won big and for variety of reasons that jimani williams and brad lander both berry berry progressive candidates won the other two citywide races by equally large margins. And so i think that that we can take. We take many signals from this election. And i do think we should pay attention. Not just to the top level winds but some of those winds down ballot as well. We want to thank you for being with us. John nichols nations. National affairs correspondent author of a number of books including the fight for the soul of the democratic party. Next up we go to glasgow to the un summit to look at the fight against big coal from south africa. Puerto rico with kumi naidoo and ruth santiago and leading filipino. Youth climate activists mitzi ten..
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"Crime up that something has to be done. I think part of the reason why the jail population and on rikers island increased about forty percent between last summer when we were at all time lows of about thirty eight hundred people to about six thousand people just a month ago is because of this fear mongering and inaccurate rhetoric around bail reform criminal justice reform vis-a-vis crime rates there. We are not at all time highs in terms of crime and public safety threats in new york city or new york state. Actually we are on par with twenty teens historic lows in terms of crime rates but it is true and i think we need to talk about and acknowledge that murders were up and shootings a gun. Crimes related to murders two. Were up In twenty twenty and twenty twenty one as compared to twenty nineteen all time lows. They're still far below what it was like in your city in the ninety s. And i'm sure coca can can recount what it was like in the nineties or even the to the early two thousands so we are still at very low crime rates across crime categories. But it's true that in the last few years gun. Crimes and murders have gone up compared to twenty one thousand nine hundred twenty eighteen which were very very low and so we need to address those again this is about solutions and what we know is throwing people in jail is not a long term solution to gun crime and murders in fact we need to be taking our investments. Some of the two and a half billion dollars we spend on the department of correction on on jailing people on rikers island. We need to take a big chunk of that money to invest in evidence based solutions to public safety issues that means credible messengers and violence interrupters and the kinds of in the community programming where we've seen Eighty six percent drops in a gun crimes and homicides in places like richmond california. We've seen it here. In new york city in crown heights where after credible messengers violence interrupters went into the community that they had lower rates in that community of gun crimes and shootings specifically and shooting related homicides as compared to the nypd precinct adjacent to them. We do have are. We just have thirty seconds. But i wanted to go back to jimani williams. The new york city public advocate. You formed an exploratory commission. An exploratory committee to run for governor. What would you do differently to the conversation going on. We have to have once acknowledged spikes in crime. But we also need leaders who're gonna guide new yorkers through the facts of what's happening and not feed into the fearmongering that was done thirty years ago at one. The cracker damage happened and didn't actually solve the problem and people apologized thirty years later when we look at where we were at two thousand eighteen and twenty nineteen. The same people said we needed to lock up more black and brown people even at as at historic lows. I want to go back to twenty ten and twenty eleven when we toll folks which is the number where now that we had better way of dealing with this violence and from two thousand ten twenty seven to two thousand eighteen. We will fought all the way to becoming the safest city we had ever been an safest in the nation. We have but. I wanna thank you so much for being with us and this conversation will continue germany williams new york city public advocate. Considering a run for the new york governorship. I wanna thank goodness. Isa aboard was formerly jailed at rikers and bedford. Hills and jillian harris calvin director of the greater justice new york program at the institute of justice as we move now to our final segment. This is democracy now we end today. Show looking at the ongoing protests. That's taking place in new jersey. The people's organisation for progress or pop is leading sixty seven mile march to the capital. Trenton to demand the new jersey legislature. Pass legislation to hold police accountable. The march began a week ago. In montclair wraps up saturday and trenton joining us now from the side of the road is larry ham chair of the people's organisation for progress his joining us on the road. He heads to princeton for today's leg of the protest march. Can you talk about your demands. Larry morning amen. Thank you for having me on. Yes this is. The long march for justice. The march to trenton for police accountability for social justice and economic progress. We're marching to draw attention to the issue of police brutality and we want the state legislature to pass bill a forty six fifty six. Which is the police review boards with subpoena power bill. We want that. Bill passed because that will enable municipalities to have police review boards with subpoena power. Which the f. o. p. and the police organizations have been fighting because they don't want civilian oversight. We're marching for an end to voter suppression. We support the john. Lewis voting rights act. But we also want same day registration here new jersey. We're marching for reparations for african-americans for the enslavement of our ancestors. We're calling on the legislature to pass bill a seven eleven which would establish reparations commission similar to. Hr forty the national reparations bill in congress which we also support and we're marching for economic progress. We feel that seven dollars and twenty five cents. Federal minimum wage is a slave wage. And we want an immediate doubling of the federal minimum wage to fifteen dollars an hour and we. We also want free college for young people and the abolition of student debt. Those are some of our demands. What is the response of the governor of the legislature. Well it's it's not been a great response off from the legislature because the police review boards. Bill which is at the top of our list has wound. Its way through. The legislative process was released from committee. The only thing remaining is the speaker of the assembly to posted for vote and the president of the senate to post the senate version as twenty nine sixty three four vote. They have refused to do so for months after they posted for voted then has to be signed by the governor. Now this is interesting because it came up as an issue in the gubernatorial debate that was held just a couple of days ago and the the governor's response was not the strongest that we anticipated. And so this is why we're marching with marching to draw attention to the issue and the put the pressure on the state leadership to pass this bill because police brutality is a real serious problem here in the state of new jersey the role of street protests larry. You ran against cory booker for senator in new jersey Yet.
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"We weren't in New York or Virginia that day, even if we were on the other side of the world. It felt somehow deeply personal. And I think it still does. President Biden will mark the 20th anniversary of 9 11. On Saturday. He and the first lady are expected to travel to New York City, Shanksville, Pennsylvania and the Pentagon. You're listening to NPR news in Washington. And it's w N Y. C in New York. There's more response to the recent deaths at Rikers Island. Public Advocate Jimani Williams and Department of Corrections Commissioner Vincent Schiraldi are calling for more staff to be hired at the jail, Williams says Because of the shortage, people currently inside weren't receiving a satisfactory standard of living. There was a lot of agreement on the problems of that people who are housed. They weren't getting the minimum standards. A big part of that was because they just simply was not enough staff. Williams and sure, older also continuing to call him the courts to expedite cases for those in jail and awaiting trial. Major food delivery apps are suing New York City for its law that places a limit on fees they can charge restaurants. It was initially put in place during the pandemic to protect businesses devastated by the forced closure of their dining rooms. Door Dash, Grubhub and Uber eats filed a lawsuit against the city, saying the restrictions were continued. Even as vaccinations allow for more indoor dining. They call the cap on fees, government overreach and claim it's costing their businesses millions of dollars. City officials who support the law say it puts more revenue back into restaurants. For the first time. This year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade will feature a balloon of a Star Wars character. And, of course, it's of the Mandalorian grow Gew, who is probably better known as baby Yoda. This will be the 95th Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade. Your forecast now a terrific stretch of sunny, dry weather the next few days all the way until Tuesday, at least sunny and 77 today Sunny and 72. Now this is W N. Y. C in New York..
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"Good morning new york. This is the cat's table. John katzman matiz here sunday morning. Well we have a new governor. A new governor in the state of new york and with this is one of our previous governors. We have governor paterson Good morning governor. How are you. I'm good john and locked on in. Albany give us an update on the transition. How it's going What you see happening ads. You remember there was a con. Edison transformer that broke down on the new york city. Subways last weekend and it caused long and unnecessary delays. Well the new governor. Kathy ho came down to new york city herself to talk about this problem. And how to address it and Thinking now about perhaps reformulating her appointees to the mets transit is already the and yeah. Well once you got back to albany. It was time to turn around again because the storm hurricane ida The end of that storm hit the new jersey and new york and connecticut areas over tuesday wednesday and it was considerable damage in westchester and Particularly in In queens and some of the areas where there was excessive flooding in fact the two people lost their lives in queens and she was right. Here right on the spot talking about relief and assistance Then she goes back to me but you take the whole legislature with him in an extraordinary what they call a special session. Because president vines housing relief effort was struck down by the supreme court so the states have to do with themselves. New york was actually the third state to come back and they will be needed Obviously rent relief and also some Minor relief for Some of the business owners landlords themselves to try to get through this period Where the Kobe has risen. Morgan has a while so she had a very busy week. Now the interesting thing about bringing the legislature back to do this is that the progressive members of the legislature. Couldn't wait to get there. Because obviously they are helping people who aren't going to have to pay their rent right now now down the road that's going to be a real problem You just can't keep doing that ad infinitum but it's a early strike for governor hull to have a rapprochement with the progressive party. The democratic party not necessarily expected to support her. But this is what. I was talking to you about last week. This is the time of her to score points and none of a perspective opponents. Really do anything about it. In fact one of them jimani williams who is the public advocate of the city of new york complimented her quite strongly. So do you not only had a an effective working but she had a good political week as well. Well governor. meaning you have discussed it to fact as I understand there are people still suffering because they lost their jobs because of covert etc..
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"The governor has clashed with his party. Mates on a number of fronts. There is a more progressive kadre particularly in the senate that argued against governor. Cuomo's deal to build a second headquarters for amazon in queens. That course would have taken more than a billion dollars of state. Subsidies there have also been conflicts about rent regulations and tax policy earlier. This year governor cuomo agreed with legislative proposals to increase income and business taxes by four billion dollars so thanks. We're all necessarily in a great place before. This allegations of sexual harassment came forward and before questions about how the state handled nursing homes during the pandemic. But certainly the support that was present for the governor. Among legislators has all but evaporated in just the last thirty six hours. What does this mean. More broadly for the democratic party. I mean how significant is it for a democratic president to call on a top democratic governor to resign. It's a significant statement and it's further significant because president biden and andrew. Cuomo have a long close relationship. When joe biden was thinking about running for president in two thousand sixteen andrew cuomo encouraged the idea. He specifically appeared with joe biden during that time period and when governor cuomo was facing a democratic primary in two thousand eighteen he had joe biden. Come to give a big speech before the party. Convention in support of the governor's reelection did. There's the ongoing tension both in new york end in the national democratic party between progressives who tend to be and sort of long term party faithful who tend to be more. Moderate governor cuomo was certainly in the latter camp. President biden comes from that camp as well but he has worked relatively adeptly to be a bridge between the next generation between members like congresswoman alexandria cossio cortes and corey bush as well as the traditional mainstream so called democratic party base. In this case if governor cuomo is removed from office in part due to the growing power and the growing calls within the new group of ascendant democrats more to the political left. I think it will send a message. About what the democratic party is what it's face. Looks like and be very clear statement that someone who has been substantially accused of sexual harassment as governor. Cuomo hive is not acceptable to democrats as a face of their party. Let's talk about new york attorney. General letitia james. Some have mentioned her own ambitions in perhaps seeking the new york governorship someday and also in establishing the ag's office in new york which is also investigating former president donald trump. What does this investigation. And the results mean for her. That's the million dollar question here. In new york in political circles people have been wondering for months whether or not to s- james will declare a bid for governor She is thought by democratic operatives. Who i talked to as somebody who could clear the field of what will be a very interesting democratic primary especially if governor cuomo is not on the ticket in twenty twenty two but the attorney general has not outwardly. Said she's interested in running for governor. She declined to rule out a bid. When i asked her about it in june in a press conference in albany but she has not made any indications of support. Of course all of that can change very very quickly as they said. We've seen allies of the governor both elected officials but also labor unions who have been key stalwart supporters to clearing just in the last twenty four hours that they are no longer with him that would create a big opening for someone like tips james or perhaps new york city public advocate jimani williams or somebody else to gather support for a bid for the democratic nomination next year wall street journal reporter. Jimmy kind jimmy. Thank you so much for your time today. Thanks for having me. It's a pleasure and finally big beverage. Companies are trying to figure out what quenches your thirst and so drink makers are ditching. Their well known but less profitable brands for new lineups. This week pepsico said it would sell tropicana and its other juice brands to a private equity firm. That follows moves from back in february when nestle agreed to sell its water. Brands like poland. Spring and last year coca cola discontinued. Its first diet. Soda tab along with zico. Coconut water and odd walla fruit juices and smoothies our.
Max & Murphy on Politics
"jimani williams" Discussed on Max & Murphy on Politics
"Take hello and welcome to max politics. This is ben match from gotham because that thanks so much for tuning in for this episode in just a minute. You'll hear my conversation with emma whitford or reporter from law three sixty who has been closely following the developments around. New york's eviction moratorium and the state's emergency rental assistance program. That has had some real hiccups. After being launched in june. Some changes have recently been announced after pressure was put on the cuomo administration to streamline the process improve the process and get some of the more than two billion dollars out the door two renters and landlords to make them whole from the federal aid. They came through to help. People who lost income lost work due to the pandemic. If you've missed any of our recent episodes on max politics we've had some great conversations recently with murad allowed of new york immigration coalition with queensboro president donovan richards with public advocate jimani williams with leaders of the twenty one in twenty one movement that has been part of the success story of leading towards what looks like it will be a majority of women in the city council when the next city council is seated next year and many other great guests in episodes to you could find max politics wherever you get your podcast and of course at the gotham gazette website and there has been a lot happening lately around new york. State's emergency rental assistance program. A lot of changes a bit of drama the looming eviction moratorium ending at the end of august. A lot going on with that many many new york city households at risk of eviction and a whole bunch of state money that has yet to go out the door to its intended purposes so very happy to welcome to max politics. 'em whitford who is a reporter for law three sixty covering real estate among other things. Emma thanks for joining me. Thanks so much for having me ben. So before we get into the changes in the of drama of the last few days here around this This emergency rental assistance program that the state is running take us back to the creation is program Its origins and sort of. What's the big context here share thing. So we're in the middle of a midsummer keep land. But i'm going to bring us back to april and budget season which i know is a gotham gazette favorite but long story short as a result of the pandemic there has been a lot of concern about hundreds of thousands of renters across the country being out of work struggling to cover the rent. So we've had a few big stimulus. Packages passed the federal level. And the ones that are most relevant to this program. are actually former president. Trump's last federal stimulus package which passed in december. And then biden's i such package that has in march and those allocated billions of dollars nationally. The ad is intended to help cover rent arrears accrued during the pandemic on new york state. Because we have a lot of renter households. We got one of the largest allocations of federal money to distribute coming to about two point four billion dollars but i think as with a lot of pandemic related assistance programs. It's very multi step so here we have this two point..
WNYC 93.9 FM
"jimani williams" Discussed on WNYC 93.9 FM
"Moyes has been assassinated in his home by a group of Attackers. Eric Adams declares victory in the New York City primary race and two very rich people are paying lots of money to send themselves to space. We'll talk to one of them. It's Wednesday, July 7th. The ticker tape parade kicks off at 11, and the news is next. Live from NPR News. I'm Janine Herbst. Haiti's president, Juvenal Moyes has been assassinated. In a statement in French, the country's acting prime minister, Claude Joseph says a group attacked the private residence of the president and killed him. The Attackers haven't been identified. The first lady was wounded in the attack. Federal health authorities say the highly contagious Delta variant is now the dominant coronavirus train in the US NPR's Rob Stein has more, the CDC says the delta variant has now taken over in the United States, According to the new estimate, the Delta strain is causing more than half of all new infections. It's even more common than that in some parts of the country. Delta is causing more than 80% of infections in some Midwestern states like Missouri, Kansas in Iowa. The new estimate comes as health officials in Israel are raising questions about how well the vaccines protect against the delta variant. Rob Stein. NPR NEWS The search for victims of the condo collapse and Surfside, Florida, which has been going on for two weeks continues. 36 people are confirmed dead. NPR's Greg Allen reports. A federal investigation into the collapse is underway. What came from NIST, the National Institute of Standards and Technology of Federal Agency is tagging evidence that's being gathered at the site. They've used computer based imaging to create a three d model of the pile of rubble and of the remaining building before was demolished. Miami Dade Police director Freddy Ramirez says his detectives on site are treating it like a crime scene. NPR's Greg Allen. Some lawsuits have already been filed in a local grand jury will likely take up the matter. Miami Dade is convening an expert panel to look into what went wrong and how to prevent it in future. Funerals were held yesterday. Meanwhile, in Florida, New York City for people who died in the collapse. President Biden meets with members of his administration today to discuss the latest ransomware attack that crippled hundreds of businesses and more than a dozen countries. NPR's Windsor Johnston reports, intelligence agencies are still assessing the fallout from the breach that was carried out by a group of Russian hackers. The Biden administration says the RANSOMWARE attack that targeted international software provider Cassia shows the need for companies and government agencies to step up their cyber security. Press secretary Jen Psaki says the White House also continues to stand by its policy on ransom payments. We do not advise we advise against in fact companies paying ransom where given it Incentivizes bad actors to repeat this behavior. A Russian linked criminal group is demanding a ransom payment of $70 million to unlock the data. Biden administration is expected to meet with Russian officials next week to discuss cybersecurity moving forward Windsor Johnston. NPR NEWS Washington World financial markets. Asian markets were lower by the close the Nikkei and Japan down nearly 1%. You're listening to NPR news. Mm. This is morning edition on W. N. Y. C in New York. It's 704 Good morning. I'm Carrie Nolan. Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams has secured the Democratic nomination for New York City mayor in the first citywide ranked choice election. W. N Y sees Gwyn Hogan has more New tallies from the city's board of Elections released Tuesday night showed Adams maintained a lead of several 1000 votes more than his rival, Katherine Garcia, the city's former sanitation commissioner. On primary night. Two weeks ago, Adams was ahead, but the city's board of elections had waited to rank voters 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th choices and to count absentee ballots. Adams ran a campaign focused on tamping down on gun violence and advocating for blue collar workers. He's expected to easily win the general election in the fall, setting him on track to be New York City's second black mayor. Garcia's campaign declined to comment while they consult with their lawyers. Many other races. Besides the New York City mayoral primary were also decided. Last night. Council member Brad Lander maintained his lead over Speaker Corey Johnson in the race for city Comptroller and public advocate Jimani Williams held onto his seat. Racist for borough president. The winners appear to be Vanessa Gibson in the Bronx, Mark Levin in Manhattan, Donovan Richards in Queens, Antonio Reynoso in Brooklyn and Mark Murphy on Staten Island. New York City's newly expanded summer school kicked off yesterday. The free program is a mix of academic support and activities designed to help kids get ready to return to school in the fall. Parent, Jenelle Pilgrim dropped off her elementary school age son at PS six in Brooklyn. I think it's a great idea for him because you know.
WNYC 93.9 FM
"jimani williams" Discussed on WNYC 93.9 FM
"NPR NEWS Washington You're listening to NPR knees. This is W. N. Y. C in New York. I'm David. First New York attorney general test. James is suing the city of New York and the Police department and calling for a court to monitor how the NYPD handles protests going forward. James says Police Commissioner Dermot Shea had many opportunities to reform how his department handled civil unrest, but instead double down on aggressive tactics that violate the constitution. It did not train. It did not supervise. It did not stop found more than 155 incidents of excessive and unreasonable force against demonstrators since last summer. She says. Without court intervention, the department quote is likely to continue harming New York residents. Neither the and wiped nor the mayor's office has yet responded to our request for comment. City public advocate Jimani Williams is calling on Mayor de Blasio and Governor Cuomo to unify the chaotic computer system that has made it challenging for people to sign up to get vaccinated. Williams says that since the state dramatically expanded the number of people eligible ship for shots earlier this week there have been widespread reports of system crashes. We have to make sure that people who need it the most Getting it and not missing out because they can't Patrick Technology test of being put forth on every level of government. City and state leaders acknowledge the problem and say they are.
WNYC 93.9 FM
"jimani williams" Discussed on WNYC 93.9 FM
"Coning 10 House Republicans book their party and voted yesterday to impeach President Trump on the charge of inciting an insurrection. One explains his vote. This is one of those Moments where the politics of the moment is completely overshadowed by the gravity of history that's gonna look down on. I'm David. First it's morning edition from NPR and W N. Y. C. We'll talk with central New Jersey Democrat Tom Malinowski about his vote to impeach again. Black officers around the country. You're speaking out about the riot at the U. S Capitol last week, and Thrasher the magazine for Skateboarders by skateboarders turns 40. We can fit 40 candles on a skateboard shaped cake, right? It's Thursday, January 14th. The news is next. Lie from NPR news on Corvo Coleman. Now that the House of Representatives has impeached President Trump the article of impeachment is waiting to be transmitted to the Senate. NPR's Windsor Johnston reports. The case is not expected to be tried in that chamber until after President elect Joe Biden is sworn into office. 10. Republicans voted with House Democrats to charge President Trump with incitement of an insurrection for his role in last week's violent attack on the Capitol building. Congressman Adam Kinzinger, who was one of them tells NPR that there's a significant chance that the Senate will vote to convict the president in the Senate. I think after the insurrection, only six or seven senators voted to object. The election is still at 130 in Congress. Politics infect the house a lot more said. You know, I think there's going to be people regretting their no vote. As more information comes out. The next step in the process is transmitting The article of impeachment to the Senate, then preparation for a trial. Winter Johnston. NPR NEWS Washington House Democrats are instituting new security measures and fines relating to the use of masks and metal detectors following last week's attack on the U. S. Capitol. NPR's Susan Davis has more. At least three Democrats have tested positive for Corona virus and sheltering in place last week during the attack with Republicans who refused to wear masks. Democrats are instituting a new find system for lawmakers who refused to wear masks on the House floor, $500 for the first defense and $2500 for the second. Democrats have also put up metal detectors outside the House chamber. Several Republicans objected and refused to use them. Speaker Nancy Pelosi then announced the House will vote on a new role that would find lawmakers who refused to comply $5000 for the first defense and $10,000 for the second and he finds will be docked from a lawmaker's paycheck. Susan Davis NPR NEWS Washington President elect Joe Biden will speak tonight about his economic rescue legislative package. He says his proposal would pay for covert 19 vaccinations and provide immediate and direct relief to working families and communities in the pandemic. Biden says the reason coronavirus relief package passed by Congress is just a down payment and that he intends to pursue further relief measures after he is sworn into office. A team of World Health Organization scientists has arrived in the Chinese city of Wuhan. They're currently in quarantine, NPR's Emily Fang reports They'll spend about two weeks in Wuhan investigating the origins of the Corona virus. 10 person team arrived in Wuhan Thursday morning China time They will do 14 Days Quarantine before setting out to do their investigations around the city and conjunction the Chinese scientists. Some members of the W H O team had already been en route to China last week, but were turned back after not receiving visas on time. China said it was because negotiations over the team's itinerary had not finished NPR's Emily Fang reporting This is NPR. And they says W When my C in New York four minutes after seven o'clock Good morning. I'm David first. Mostly cloudy today with the higher 47 this afternoon. It's 39 degrees now in Central Park. City public advocate Jimani Williams is calling on Mayor de Blasio and Governor Cuomo to unify the chaotic computer system that has made it challenging for people to sign up to get vaccinated. Williams says. Since the state dramatically expanded the number of people eligible for shots earlier this week, there have been widespread reports of system crashes. We have to make sure that people who need it the most are getting it and not missing out because they can't pass the technology test of being put forth on every level of government. Currently, people age 65 older are eligible to be vaccinated, along with several categories of essential workers and people with underlying health conditions. City and state leaders acknowledge the problem and say they're working on it. Another four million New Jerseyans will be eligible to receive the covert vaccine starting today. W N. Y sees Carinae reports Anyone 65 years or older or between the ages of 16 and 64 with medical conditions can now be vaccinated. But the list of what qualifies as a chronic health condition is broad and includes people with cancer, heart disease or diabetes. Also eligible the state's two million smokers. Health Commissioner Judy Person, Kelly says vaccination sites won't be asking for any proof of illness. No documentation. Of the medical condition or your age will be required, particularly says those eligible must make an appointment. She says. People who are pregnant or immuno compromised, consign up but should check with their doctors. Andrew Yang is officially running for mayor of New York. The tech entrepreneur and former presidential candidate officially launched his campaign last night with a video directed by filmmaker Darren Aronofsky, Ape. Video highlights the years Yang spent as a young adult in Morningside Heights, his New York sports fandom and the family that he and his wife are raising in the city. Will reopen intelligently to revive our incredible culture. Maybe we can even save the Knicks..
Max & Murphy on Politics
Democratic Lieutenant Governor Primary Debate
"Neighborhood network in partnership with the league of women voters of New York stain. Got them use that presents race to represent a Emon election initiative. Hello. I'm Ben max executive editor of Gotham gazette. New York voters will head to the polls on Thursday, September thirteenth for party primary elections in many statewide and local races, including certain party nominations largely on the democratic side for governor attorney general and members of both houses of the New York state legislature also on the democratic primary ballot will be the choice for Lieutenant governor. Today. We're pleased to bring you the first televised debate in the race for the democratic nomination for Lieutenant governor between the two candidates running including the incumbent Lieutenant governor is the second highest ranking official in state government with constitutional duties, including to serve as president of the state Senate and to serve as acting governor. When the governor's out of state the Lieutenant governor becomes governor in the event of the governor's death impeachment or resignation. The race to be the democratic nominee for Lieutenant governor has been closely watched contest and contentious as we head toward the September boat. In just a minute, you'll hear from both candidates on a wide range of issues, including they're very different visions for the role of Lieutenant governor. What they see as major issues facing New York and what they plan to do about them if elected. So let's get to the debate. Joining me are the democratic candidates for Lieutenant governor of New York. The challenger New York City councilmember Jimani Williams, and the incumbent Lieutenant governor Kathy Hoke will. So thank you both very much for being here start with you council member Williams, and we're going to alternate who gets to answer the questions. First council member Williams, you're applying for the job of Lieutenant governor. How do you describe that role? I thank you been for being the moderate for this debate thing. And then for opening this space, I have this question. Thank was hopeful for joining us for this discussion. What I suspect is going to happen. The next thirty minutes is a fundamentally different vision and perception of what the Lieutenant governor's office is can and should be for most Lieutenant governors, including the one I'm debating the Lieutenant governor's office has been one that simply does what the governor says to do for lack of. Terminology is the heirs and the voice and the eyes of the governor. I reject that and I believe that tenant governor's office should be the is the voice and the eyes of the people of the state of New York. I, I believe the job is to serve the people of the state of New York and not any governor. Now, Lieutenant governor should work and partner with the governor, whether it's he or hopefully she when the doing the work of the people of the state of New York productively. But when they're not when the governor says, we have universal Excelsior program, but only three percent of students have it on the governor says that we're banning frac gas, but we have a building plans to have frat gas, come into the state. Someone has to step up stand out and have the courage to say the emperor has no clothes, and that we actually lip service is not matched up with actions. You and the ten governor HOGAN. Can you describe the role, ten governor as you see it delighted to again, thank you. Into my challenge money Williams council member. Thank you for being here today. Very simply. The role of tenant governor officially is to be experienced prepared to step in to serve as governor should the need arise. You also preside over the New York state Senate as its president. But four years ago, the people of the state of New York elected me to be a partner with governor Cuomo because basically they want us to get things done and I'm proud of the record of accomplishment, ripe able to champion causes as the only woman in statewide office that are near and dear to my heart, fighting for women's reproductive rights, ensuring that we have workplaces in college campuses where women can be free from sexual assault and harassment increasing the minimum wage because the majority of minimum wage earners are women, many single heads of household also fighting the heroine opioid crisis, where I personally know the pain is someone who lost a nephew just a few years ago. So I have been launched into an opportunity to. In partnership with the governor, but to use my voice and I sure the council member as a strong Amon, I do not do it. Men tell me to do. I am an independent strong woman and always have been