NYC Counter-Terrorism; Tech Companies Testify About Russian Meddling; Meet the Candidate: Phil Murphy; a Feminist Festival

The Brian Lehrer Show | Nov 1, 2017

Coming up on today's show:

Ray Kelly, former NYPD commissioner, offers analysis of NYPD counter-terrorism and yesterday's truck attack on the lower west side. Then, Jane Harman, director, president and CEO of Wilson Center, former U.S. Representative for California's 36th congressional district and former House Intelligence Committee member, offers her insight and analysis into the House Intelligence Committee testimonies from Facebook, Twitter and Google.
Phil Murphy, former diplomat and the Democratic candidate for governor, makes his case to New Jersey voters to become the next governor of the state.
Gloria Steinem, feminist icon, co-founder of Ms. Magazine and New York Magazine, and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama in 2013 and Bénédicte de Montlaur, cultural counselor of the French embassy in the United States, talk about this year's Albertine Festival line-up and this moment in feminist history.

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