Monday Morning Politics; Meet NYC's New Transportation Commissioner, Ydanis Rodriguez; Omicron Update; Remembering Bishop Tutu

The Brian Lehrer Show | Dec 27, 2021

Coming up on today's show:

Jonathan Lemire, White House bureau chief at Politico, host of Way Too Early on MSNBC and NBCNews analyst, discusses the latest national political developments, as we hear from callers about holiday travel.
Ydanis Rodriguez, outgoing City Council Member (10th District, Washington Heights, Inwood and Marble Hill), discusses his tenure at City Hall and his appointment to be New York City's next transportation commissioner.
Angela Rasmussen, research scientist at the vaccine and infectious disease organization (VIDO) at the university of Saskatchewan and affiliate at the Georgetown Global Health Science & Security, joins to discuss the latest in COVID-19 news headlines.
Listeners call in to honor a person they lost this year who inspired them, from Desmond Tutu to Joan Didion to a family member or friend.

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

Listeners, the year is wrapping up, which means it's time again for our annual "Best Photo Sitting On Your Phone 2021 Edition." Submit the best photo from your camera roll by January 3rd.

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