Monday Morning Politics; State Sen. Myrie on BOE & Gun Violence; Vaccine Status Updates; Summer Culture Calendar

President Joe Biden salutes as he steps off Air Force One, Friday, July 9, 2021, at Delaware Air National Guard Base in New Castle, Del. Biden is spending the weekend at his home in Delaware.

Coming up on today's show: 

  • Jonathan Lemire, White House reporter for the Associated Press and political analyst for MSNBC/NBC News, discusses the latest national political developments.
  • New York State Senator Zellnor Myrie (D-20th, Central Brooklyn), elections committee chair, talks about election reform and combating gun violence, including the law he proposed that was just signed by Gov. Cuomo.
  • Mitra Kalita, co-founder of URL Media and CEO and publisher of Epicenter-NYC, and Harlem Gunness, the director of public health at St. John's University, talk about the latest news and statistics of New York City's vaccination rates.
  • Jennifer Vanasco, WNYC news and culture editor, rounds up some of the great outdoor cultural offerings in the area this summer.

Transcripts are posted to the individual segment pages as soon as they are available.