Bird watchers in Central Park checking out peak migration in May 2014.

Week Ahead: December 9, 2019

WNYC News | Dec 9, 2019

In this week's look ahead: WNYC will carry special coverage of Monday's House Judiciary Committee impeachment hearing (watch it live here, and join Brian Lehrer at 8pm Monday night for a recap and call-in special). We'll preview changes to New York's bail reform. Also: new legislation allowing undocumented immigrants who live in New York to apply for a driver's license takes effect this week, and New Jersey will begin debating its own version of a bill. And: this weekend marks the formal kickoff of Audubon's Christmas Bird Count. 

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