From New York, the greatest city in the world, it's The Update with Brandon Julien! We're back for another stop at the East River Promonade.
Some stories talked about on today's show were:
1. Bernie Sanders, who saw his once strong lead in the Democratic primary evaporate as the party’s establishment lined swiftly up behind rival Joe Biden, has ended his presidential bid. His announcement leaves former Vice President Joe Biden as the presumptive Democratic nominee to challenge President Donald Trump in November.
2. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says the city’s death toll from the coronavirus has been disproportionately high in black and Hispanic communities. He said that preliminary data indicates that black people account for 28% of the city’s COVID-19 death toll though they are just 22% of the city’s population. He says Hispanic people are 34% of the city’s virus death toll and 29% of its population.
3. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman has raised the possibility of not being able to complete the regular season. During an interview on NBCSN, he stressed that all options remain on the table. Bettman said the league is hoping to have a clearer picture of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic in the next few weeks, and that “nothing has been ruled in and nothing ruled out.”
