Rep. Hakeem Jeffries; Nursing Homes Still in Crisis; Time Capsule: Ways of Life; Astronauts Live from the ISS
The Brian Lehrer Show | Dec 22, 2020
Coming up on today's show:
- U.S. Representative Hakeem Jeffries (D, NY-8) talks about the coronavirus relief bill agreed upon in Congress and other national politics.
- Richard Mollot, executive director of the Long Term Care Community Coalition, talks about the roll-out of vaccinations to nursing homes, as well as the statistics showing that residents continue to be at great risk of contracting and dying from COVID-19, despite heightened precautions.
- Listeners call in and talk about the ways of life that they lost in 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic hit the New York area in March.
- Victor Glover, astronaut currently serving his first mission in space on the ISS, and Shannon Walker, returning astronaut, talk about the ISS mission, current research, and the future of humanity in space (LIVE from the International Space Station!).
Transcripts are posted to the individual segment pages as soon as they are available.
