COVID-19 News Update; City Council Proposal for Small Classes; Live Coverage of AG's Announcement on Cuomo Investigation

The Brian Lehrer Show | Aug 3, 2021

On today's show:

  • WNYC's health and science editor Nsikan Akpan breaks down the science behind breakthrough infections, local pols' decisions not to mandate indoor masking and more COVID news.
  • NYC Council Member Mark Treyger (47th, Bensonhurst, Coney Island, Gravesend, and Sea Gate) talks about the City Council bill he's co-sponsoring with the support of the teachers' union to limit class sizes by increasing the amount of space per child in the classroom as a public health measure.
  • LIVE COVERAGE:  New York Attorney General Letitia James announces that her office's investigation found Gov. Andrew Cuomo violated laws against sexual harrassment.  WNYC's senior political correspondent Brigid Bergin offers analysis, plus listeners react.

 

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