From New York, the greatest city in the world, and where winter doesn't really exist, it's The Update with Brandon Julien! After a long hiatus, The Update podcast is back! On the radio side of things, today was the premiere of our third season and our 17th different introduction of The Update. This is going to be our best season yet, or we'll change the intro again darn it. And as we get into today's top stories, the show must go on.
Some stories talked about on today's show were:
1. New York leaders are seeking to calm jittery nerves after the city recorded its first confirmed case of the new coronavirus. They said that the disease is dangerous but a manageable threat. The state is increasing its testing capacity and telling people to expect the smell of bleach from cleaning in public areas, including subways.
2. A prosecutor says an ex-convict charged with sex trafficking after posing as a father figure to college women was in bed with a victim when he was arrested. A prosecutor revealed the detail of Lawrence Ray's arrest as she argued that bail be denied in Manhattan federal court. It was.
3. Millions of voters from Maine to California are headed to the polls on Super Tuesday, a day that's rich with delegates in the battle for the Democratic presidential nomination. The race is shaping up as a contest between two starkly different visions for the party's future and a November rematch with President Donald Trump: former Vice President Joe Biden vs. Vermont senator Bernie Sanders.
