Amazon Deal 2.0?; National Politics Roundup; Bernie Campaigns in Brooklyn; MTA Check-In; 10 Minute Explainer: CBD
The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 1, 2019
Coming up on today's show:
- Listeners weigh in on the news that Governor Cuomo is working to try to revive the deal to bring Amazon to New York.
- After a dramatic week in Washington, Annie Karni, White House correspondent for The New York Times, breaks down how the White House is responding to Michael Cohen's devastating testimony before Congress, and other major stories coming out of the nation's capital.
- Bernie Sanders, United States Senator from Vermont and presidential candidate for 2020, reacts to the Michael Cohen testimony and talks about why he thinks he's the right choice for Democrats in 2020 -- and plugs his kickoff campaign event, happening Saturday at Brooklyn College.
- Stephen Nessen, WNYC transportation reporter, talks about all the transportation-related news of the week, including the upcoming MTA fare hikes, congestion pricing and the latest plans surrounding the L train partial closure.
- For this membership drive, we will end each show with a ten minute explainer on a different topic each day. Up next, Roni Caryn Rabin, a health writer for The New York Times, breaks down just exactly what CBD is, and why it's so popular right now.
