Friday Morning Politics; The Vote on Build Back Better; The Supreme Court on Gun Laws; #AskTheMayor; Pre-Tourism Calls

The Brian Lehrer Show | Nov 5, 2021

Coming up on today's show:

  • Jamelle Bouie, New York Times opinion columnist and CBS News analyst, reflects on this week in politics.
  • Elana Schor, Politico Congress editor, joins to break down the latest developments as Congress prepares to vote on the Build Back Better plan.
  • Adam Winkler, UCLA professor of law and author of We the Corporations and Gunfight: The Battle Over the Right to Bear Arms in America talks about The Supreme Court potentially overturning New York's restrictive carry permit laws for guns in oral arguments this week.
  • New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC.
  • Listeners shout out the places to go before tourists return to NYC on Monday as the U.S. reopens to international travelers. 

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

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