National Politics; How Are You Preparing for a Winter With COVID?; 30 Issues: The Suburbs; Amy Coney Barrett Hearing Day Three

The Brian Lehrer Show | Oct 13, 2020

Coming up on today's show:

Amanda Becker, Washington correspondent for The 19th, talks about the latest national political news, as Washington's eyes are trained on the Amy Coney Barrett hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
As the weather cools down, socially-distanced outdoor gatherings may start to lose their appeal. Listeners share how they're preparing for the winter with COVID - what they're buying, how they're planning to celebrate the upcoming holidays and more.
President Trump has recently been warning that a Biden presidency would bring crime to the suburbs. WNYC race and immigration reporter Arun Venugopal talks about how suburban segregation has become a 2020 campaign issue.
Kate Shaw, law professor at Cardozo Law School, ABC Supreme Court contributor and cohost of the Strict Scrutiny podcast, recaps day three of the Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court confirmation hearing.

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