The Update with Brandon Julien

Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?

We've done a lot of episodes throughout our many years of #TheUpdate, but some of them are my personal favorites. Every month, we're going to go into The Update vault and play one episode from my personal list of favorite episodes. I hope you enjoy them as much as i did hosting it.

Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?

Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?

You're not supposed to play with your food — but these stuffed toys have changed that. Jellycats — plush toys shaped like fruits, vegetables, waffles, cakes and other objects and animals — have soared to popularity among Gen Z, who are forking over hundreds of dollars for the adorable stuffed dolls.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Wednesday, new court documents offer a rare, behind-the-scenes look at how federal prosecutors built and then tried to salvage their criminal case against Mayor Adams in the face of unprecedented pressure from President Trump's Justice Department.President Trump's transportation chief put Gov. Hochul on notice for asking for more federal money to prop up the chronically cash-strapped MTA – as concerns over subway safety soar.And in Washington, President Trump downplayed the texting of sensitive plans for a military strike against Yemen's Houthis this month to a group chat that included a journalist, saying it was “the only glitch in two months” of his administration as Democratic lawmakers heaped criticism on the administration for handling highly sensitive information carelessly.

Mexican airline Aeromexico had the world's best record for on-time arrivals in 2024, according to an annual ranking that was released.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Tuesday, a livery cab driver and father of five is lucky to be alive after a gun-wielding passenger opened fire – grazing his face – in a terrifying stick-up in Brooklyn Monday, cops and sources say.Another Columbia University student said Monday that the Trump administration has targeted her for deportation over her pro-Palestinian views, accusing immigration officials in a lawsuit of employing the same tactics used on Mahmoud Khalil and other college activists.And 23andMe has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and its co-founder and CEO has resigned as the struggling genetic testing company continues its push to cut costs.

If grocery shopping is an area of stress for you, you might want to go the Euro route. The European shopping method has been making waves on TikTok and is pretty much the opposite of how Americans shop.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Monday, an Orthodox Jewish passenger says a United Airlines pilot forcibly removed him from an airplane bathroom while he was experiencing constipation, exposing his genitalia to other flyers during a flight from Tulum, Mexico, to Houston.In Queens, Forest Hills Stadium was told there would be no music this summer as negotiations with neighbors fed up with concert noise hit a brick wall.And out in the American West, a 20-year-old man and three teens have been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with Friday night's shooting at a park in Las Cruces, New Mexico, that left three people dead and 15 others hurt, authorities said Sunday.

NYC hotel rooms won't be quite so small anymore. As of Jan. 1, Albany has banned single-use plastic bottles for soaps, shampoos and other toiletry products that are under 12 ounces — in an attempt to decrease plastic waste.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Friday, New York state's top court put an end to New York City's effort to empower noncitizens to vote in municipal elections.The Trump administration has pushed back a Friday deadline for New York to end its new $9 congestion toll on most drivers entering Manhattan.And the Maryland Transportation Authority failed to complete a recommended vulnerability assessment that would have shown the Francis Scott Key Bridge was at significant risk of collapse from a ship strike long before its demise last year, according to federal investigators.

Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?

Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?

Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?

Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?

Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?

Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?

Travelers are going to have to plan ahead in 2025 as national parks across the country are now requiring reservations. Timed visits are being implemented more as popular destinations are experiencing overcrowding amid “selfie-tourism.”In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Wednesday, a lawsuit against New York alleging sexual abuse decades ago was tossed out by the state's top court because it lacked specific information, drawing criticism from advocates concerned about setting unrealistically high standards for survivors to recall traumatic events.Get on board with subway safety or hop off the gravy train. President Trump's transportation chief demanded the MTA fork over data on plants to tackle subway crime and safety — or else risk losing federal funding, a letter obtained shows.And stuck in space no more, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned to Earth, hitching a different ride home to close out a saga that began with a bungled test flight more than nine months ago.

They're meant to cleanse hands and face, but first-class slobs are using them to scrub their foul and funky places. In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Tuesday, St. Patrick's Day, the annual celebration of all things Irish, was marked by parades throughout the United States yesterday, from a procession through Manhattan to a rolling spectacle through Savannah's historic streets.An 18-year-old student was stabbed in the back near his Manhattan high school during dismissal, police and sources say.And in Washington, a federal judge questioned whether the Trump administration ignored his orders to turn around planes carrying deportees to El Salvador, a possible violation of the decision he'd issued minutes before.

If your New Year's resolution was to travel more, don't just double-check your passport expiration. Your ID may be rendered useless when flying due to new travel restrictions that will be enacted in 2025.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Monday, St. Patrick's Day, the annual celebration of all things Irish, is being marked in cities across the country with boisterous parades and celebrations.According to a new poll, nearly 90% of New York City voters support expanding involuntary commitment and care of mentally ill residents roaming the streets or the subway.And a dynamic storm that prompted foreboding predictions of dangerous weekend weather spawned tornadoes, dust storms and wildfires that killed at least 39 people and destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses.

Good looks run in their blood. A youth chaser has revealed that she will be receiving a blood transfusion from her son to stave off aging.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Friday, demonstrators from a Jewish group filled the lobby of Trump Tower to denounce the immigration arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist who helped lead protests against Israel at Columbia University.Some of the anti-Israel protesters who besieged a Columbia University academic building last spring have been tossed or suspended — while some who have since graduated lost their diplomas temporarily, officials say.And in Washington, President Trump is set to visit the Justice Department to rally support for his administration's tough-on-crime agenda, an appearance expected to double as a victory lap after he emerged legally and politically unscathed from two federal prosecutions that were dismissed after his election win last fall.

Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?

Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?

A man puts his success down to astrology and manifesting — which he says has won him everything from his soulmate and dream job…to the best parking spaces.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Thursday, a Long Island baby tested positive for measles as health officials issued an ominous warning that at least 12 more people may have been exposed to the virus.The decomposed bodies of a 6-year-old boy and his mother were found on a bed inside a Brooklyn apartment, according to cops and law enforcement sources.And Mahmoud Khalil will remain detained in Louisiana until at least next week following an initial court hearing in New York over the Trump administration's plans to deport the Columbia University graduate student for his role in campus protests against Israel.

Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?

Some folks may be green with envy. Coca-Cola has brought back the Lime Coke flavor, which hasn't been on store shelves for 18 years.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Wednesday, the judge weighing the Justice Department's request to dismiss corruption charges against Mayor Adams has canceled a hearing scheduled for Friday, indicating a ruling could be imminent.A school bus carrying 31 people overturned on the Garden State Parkway in New Jersey, sending more than a dozen people to hospitals, officials said.And in Washington, the Education Department plans to lay off more than 1,300 of its employees as part of an effort to halve the organization's staff -- a prelude to President Trump's plan to dismantle the agency.

It's no secret that Aussie slang is a mystery to anyone outside of the country — and even to many who live there. But, one American TikTok creator has kickstarted a debate around one particular slang term, and revealed that maybe we're not even sure what we're talking about.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Tuesday, President Trump warned that the arrest and possible deportation of a Palestinian activist who helped lead protests at Columbia University will be the first “of many to come” as his administration cracks down on campus demonstrations against Israel and the war in Gaza.The couple suspected of leaving a 3-year-old boy to die at a Brooklyn hospital were still nowhere to be found, as sources revealed the boy was the subject of a custody battle when he was about a year old. And on Wall Street, The U.S. stock market's sell-off cut deeper as they questioned how much pain President Trump will let the economy endure through tariffs and other policies in order to get what he wants.

Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?

Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?

Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of Year 5 of The Update. When we first started this then-show at WKRB in 2017, the first year had a lot of things going on. Donald Trump's first year in office, mass shootings worldwide, and the Great American Solar Eclipse to name just a few. In Year 5, it was more of the same. There was the Russian war in Ukraine, more mass shootings in America, and the overturning of Roe V. Wade to name just a few that we'll mention. But also, after more than two years out on the road, we made our way to a new studio at UD Team in the summer of 2022. Oh, and one last thing- be on the lookout for some WKRB highlights as we looked back on five years of memories.

“I do's” sold separately? Customarily, newlyweds are often gifted monogrammed “his” and “hers” hand towels in celebration of their holy matrimony. But luxe linens are apparently the last thing on one uncompromising couple's list, as the fussy fiancées are giving themselves separate “his” and “hers” wedding ceremonies.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Monday, firefighters in New York knocked down a dwindling brush fire in a wooded stretch of Long Island as officials warned that high wind gusts could leave the region vulnerable to additional blazes.In New Jersey, the father of murdered Newark police detective Joseph Azcona called the violent death of his hero son “a pain that is indescribable” as he was nearly too choked up for words.And in Pennsylvania, a single-engine airplane carrying five people crashed and burst into flames in the parking lot of a retirement community near a small airport in the suburbs, and everyone on board survived, officials and witnesses said.

Partners who do this should be left in the past. Los Angeles-based psychologist Dr. Ramani Durvasula made a YouTube video with a dire warning about “future-faking,” a common manipulation tactic used by narcissists in romantic relationships.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Friday, New York corrections officials implored striking prison guards to take a last-chance deal to return to work without repercussions, over the objections of their union leaders.Mayor Adams on Monday launched a new joint “community coalition” with the NYPD to battle rampant drug use and vagrancy at troubled Washington Square Park and Greenwich Village.And in Washington, President Trump has said he wants his new education chief, Linda McMahon, to “put herself out of a job” and close the Education Department. Eliminating the department altogether would be a cumbersome task, which likely would require an act of Congress.

Here's a juicy sex tip. Men who regularly drink grape juice could significantly lower their odds of erectile dysfunction — especially older fellas, a new study published in the Aging Male has revealed.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Wednesday, two cases of measles have been confirmed in New York City as of the end of February, according to the New York City Health Department.A prisoner just arrested for gun possession bolted from an Upper Manhattan medical center wearing a hospital gown – the city's second escaped prisoner in as many weeks, cops say. And in Washington, President Trump vowed to keep up his campaign of “swift and unrelenting action” in reorienting the nation's economy, immigration and foreign policy in an unyielding address to Congress and the nation that left Democratic legislators to register their dissent with stone faces, placards calling out “lies,” and one legislator's ejection.

A woman has told how she has natural P-cup breasts which won't stop growing due to a rare condition. Paige Amelia, 29, suffers from gigantomastia – a rare condition which causes rapid breast tissue growth.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Tuesday, a woman who owned a New York City day care center where a toddler died after ingesting fentanyl has been sentenced to 45 years in prison after pleading guilty to federal drug charges.The head of the FBI's New York field office, who was reported to have resisted Justice Department efforts to scrutinize agents who participated in politically sensitive investigations, has told coworkers that he has retired from the bureau after being directed to do so.And in Washington, President Trump will stand before a joint session of Congress tonight to give an accounting of his turbulent first weeks in office as a divided nation struggles to keep pace, with some Americans fearing for the country's future while others are cheering him on.

Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?

We've done a lot of episodes throughout our many years of #TheUpdate, but some of them are my personal favorites. Every month, we're going to go into The Update vault and play one episode from my personal list of favorite episodes. I hope you enjoy them as much as i did hosting it.

Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of Year 5 of The Update. When we first started this then-show at WKRB in 2017, the first year had a lot of things going on. Donald Trump's first year in office, mass shootings worldwide, and the Great American Solar Eclipse to name just a few. In Year 5, it was more of the same. There was the Russian war in Ukraine, more mass shootings in America, and the overturning of Roe V. Wade to name just a few that we'll mention. But also, after more than two years out on the road, we made our way to a new studio at UD Team in the summer of 2022. Oh, and one last thing- be on the lookout for some WKRB highlights as we looked back on five years of memories.

A male stripper has revealed that working in the industry has taught him that women are just as likely to cheat as men. Nath Wyld has witnessed Aussie cheating culture up-close and personal from working numerous bachelorette parties.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Monday, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Saturday that he is running for mayor of New York City, relaunching his political career following a yearslong exile over a barrage of sexual harassment accusations.An LGBTQ group marched for the first time under its own banner at Staten Island's St. Patrick's Day Parade in what organizers called a “huge day for the queer community.”And out in the American west in Los Angeles, “Anora,” a strip club Cinderella story without the fairy tale ending, was crowned best picture at the 97th Academy Awards, handing Sean Baker's gritty, Brooklyn-set screwball farce Hollywood's top prize.

A Pennsylvania-based CEO recreated a scene from “The Wedding Singer” and proposed to his girlfriend on a flight. Sam Riber, 34, and his fiancé, Lissy Alden, 37, were traveling to Mexico on Lissy's birthday when Sam surprised her with a performance that ended with him down on one knee.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Friday, Gene Hackman, the prolific Oscar-winning actor whose studied portraits ranged from reluctant heroes to conniving villains and made him one of the industry's most respected and honored performers, has been found dead along with his wife at their home. He was 95. An off-duty FDNY firefighter apparently blew through a red light and barreled into an unsuspecting motorist in a deadly DWI crash in Queens, according to cops and video of the collision.And a grassroots organization is encouraging U.S. residents not to spend any money as an act of “economic resistance” to protest what the group's founder sees as the malign influence of billionaires, big corporations and both major political parties on the lives of working Americans.

An Aussie private investigator has shared the details of one of her “wildest” cases involving a cheating husband. In a TikTok video, Cass explained, “My client, the wife, wanted to find out how her husband was cheating. We were pretty sure he was up to something.”In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Thursday, Mayor Eric Adams pulled out of a candidates forum that featured many of his opponents in the Democratic primary, saying his lawyer had advised him to stay away from such events until a judge decides whether to dismiss his public corruption case.Michelle Trachtenberg, a former child star who appeared in the 1996 “Harriet the Spy” hit movie and went on to co-star in two buzzy millennial-era TV shows — “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Gossip Girl” — has died. She was 39.And in Texas, a child who wasn't vaccinated died in a measles outbreak in rural West Texas, state officials said, the first U.S. death from the highly contagious — but preventable — respiratory disease since 2015.

A young Aussie is going viral for the age-old question that most women have asked themselves in their working lives: “Is this too short for work?”In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Wednesday, more than a dozen people were hospitalized after smoke filled an Upper Manhattan subway station during the afternoon commute, officials said. A simmering feud between Gov. Kathy Hochul and her handpicked lieutenant governor, Antonio Delgado, has boiled over after months of discord between the two Democrats culminating in what looked like a big breakup.In Washington, more than 20 civil service employees resigned from billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, saying they were refusing to use their technical expertise to “dismantle critical public services.”

They're in the monnaie. Local officials in an “unremarkable” small town in France were shocked to discover that a wealthy Parisian had left them a fortune — completely without warning.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Tuesday, the US Coast Guard was still searching the waters off Breezy Point for the sixth victim of a boating accident that killed three people and put two others in the hospital a day earlier.Congestion pricing tolls reaped nearly $49 million from Manhattan motorists during the controversial program's first month — several millions less than the MTA had projected, transit officials say.And Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer and pianist whose intimate vocal and musical style made her one of the top recordings artists of the 1970s and an influential performer long after, died Monday. She was 88.

Health nuts just wanna have fun — once in awhile. News that an irate client fired her personal trainer after spotting the fitness fanatic eating a McDonald's burger may have those who push good habits for a living looking over their shoulder when indulging. However, according to nutrition experts, there's nothing wrong with enjoying a favorite treat every once in awhile — it's all about moderation.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Monday, Gov. Kathy Hochul says she told President Trump in a private meeting at the White House that congestion pricing tolls in New York City are necessary and working, yet the Democrat predicted the courts will likely decide the matter.At least three people are dead, two are injured and another is missing after a boat capsized in a waterway between Brooklyn and Staten Island. And overseas, Pope Francis remained in critical condition and blood tests showed early kidney failure but he remains alert, responsive and attended Mass, the Vatican said, as the 88-year-old pontiff battles pneumonia and a complex lung infection.

Sometimes, the “value menu” is anything but. Anyone who's walked in hoping for a sub-$10 check knows the drill — half the time, you're walking out having spent nearly $20, if not more. All your fault? Yes and no, according to the combo meal connoisseurs at The Takeout, who say it's something called “charm pricing” that's often to blame.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Friday, Manhattan's top federal prosecutor, Danielle Sassoon, and five high-ranking Justice Department officials resigned after she refused an order to drop corruption charges against Mayor Adams — a stunning escalation in a dayslong standoff over the Trump administration prioritizing political aims over criminal culpability.References to transgender people were removed Thursday from a National Park Service website for the Stonewall National Monument, a park and visitor center in New York that commemorates a 1969 riot that became a pivotal moment for the LGBTQ+ rights movement.And in Washington, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in as President Trump's health secretary after a close Senate vote, putting the prominent vaccine skeptic in control of $1.7 trillion in federal spending, vaccine recommendations and food safety as well as health insurance programs for roughly half the country.

This isn't so sweet. Sorbet sold at chain grocers like Target and Wegmans has been recalled due to an undeclared allergen present in the dessert.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Thursday, she's the Big Apple's youngest straphanger! Good Samaritans helped a 25-year-old expectant mom deliver a baby girl on board a southbound W train in Manhattan, according to officials and social media videos. President Trump's newly installed attorney general, Pam Bondi, went after New York leaders over the state's immigration policies, announcing a lawsuit in the latest effort by the Republican administration to carry out the president's hardline immigration campaign pledges.And in Washington, in the weeks since Donald Trump returned to office, Democrats and legal scholars have warned that he's provoking a constitutional crisis by trying to expand his power and ignore laws that stand in his way. Recently, the White House had a new response to that. It's not the president who is causing the problem, said press secretary Karoline Leavitt, it's the judges who are blocking some of his agenda by saying it's illegal.

This isn't your typical TikTok haul. As the wildfires in Los Angeles continue to rage, evacuees are taking to social media to share their “evacuation hauls,” showing viewers what they did before leaving their houses.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Wednesday, Mayor Adams declared that he is “no longer facing legal questions” after the Justice Department moved to shield him from the bribery charges that have been hanging over his reelection campaign. But now, with the Democratic primary just four months away, he faces a seemingly impossible political balancing act.The heat's on Hochul. Gov. Kathy Hochul bashed Con Edison's plan to hike gas and electric rates for tapped-out locals — but critics zapped her for offering few solutions to stop bills from skyrocketing. And a snowstorm blew into the mid-Atlantic states, causing dozens of accidents on icy roads, prompting school closures and stoking worries about possible power outages.

Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?

Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we're doing something that's a little bit different. In 2021, I had been the host of the show for four years, and my wife Tommie had been a producer on the show for two of those years. She had to do a podcast with me for some time, so we decided to just grab a microphone one day and start talking about whatever came to mind. Interesting things are bound to happen when you put a Pisces (my wife) and a Capricorn (me) together- and thus Real Talk with T & C was born.

You talking to me? A new study has found New York is the least friendly state in the nation. The World Population Review's Friendliest States of 2024 Study weighed over 2.5 million tourists' personal travel experiences, each state's average tipping rate, and the results of an Instagram poll to rank levels of niceness across the nation. At the same time, The Big Apple was voted the second-best city in the world, according to international consultant group Resonance's guide for the World's Best Cities in 2025.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Tuesday, The Justice Department ordered federal prosecutors to drop corruption charges against Mayor Adams, arguing in a remarkable departure from long-standing norms that the case was interfering with the mayor's ability to aid the president's crackdown on illegal immigration.Angry cabbies are offering a cash reward for info about a “tap and snatch” crew that's ripped off 22 drivers in 22 precincts over the last eight weeks in a crime spree the union spokesman called “unheard of.”And in the American West, one person was killed and others were injured when private jets collided at the Scottsdale Airport in Arizona, authorities said.

Guests snowed in together for five days at Britain's highest pub have swapped phone numbers and vowed to keep in touch. Freddie Swift, 39, was traveling with his partner, boss and friends when he became stuck at the Tan Hill Inn located in North Yorkshire, which is 1,732 ft above sea level. They were part of a group of 23 guests and six staff members who were stuck at the pub for five days. In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Monday, New Yorkers awoke Sunday to up to four inches of snow — with even more fallings in some parts of the tristate area. And even more could be on the way this coming week. It's a fowl business. Animal activists accused several Brooklyn and Queens markets of selling “sickly-looking” live chickens as they scrambled to clear inventory before a state-mandated shutdown due to the bird flu.And in Washington, Presiden Trump said he is serious about wanting Canada to become the 51st state in an interview that aired during the Super Bowl preshow.

Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we're doing something that's a little bit different. In 2021, I had been the host of the show for four years, and my wife Tommie had been a producer on the show for two of those years. She had to do a podcast with me for some time, so we decided to just grab a microphone one day and start talking about whatever came to mind. Interesting things are bound to happen when you put a Pisces (my wife) and a Capricorn (me) together- and thus Real Talk with T & C was born.

Talk about clingy. An Italian model vacationing in the Seychelles found love when he was least expecting it — with an octopus.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Friday, a winter storm moved into New England after delivering a messy combination of heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain in the Midwest and Northeast.More than 100 migrants have been rounded up in the Big Apple in the last week as part of President Trump's ongoing ICE deportation raids.And Democratic attorneys general in several states vowed to file a lawsuit to stop Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency from accessing federal payment systems containing Americans' sensitive personal information.

So much winning. A game designer has revealed his strategy for triumphing over an opponent in a game of rock, paper, scissors. New Yorker Nick Metzler, or @nickmetzler1 on TikTok, recently took to the popular social media site to share a tactic that he said should work nearly half of the time.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Thursday, A winter storm hit the Big Apple, bringing with it inches of snow, ice and bone-chilling temperatures that will intensify in the thick of the morning commute before warming up and switching to rain.The U.S. Military Academy has disbanded a dozen West Point cadet clubs centered on ethnicity, gender, race and sexuality in response to the Trump administration's push to eliminate diversity programs throughout government.And in Washington, a federal judge ordered a second nationwide pause on President Trump's executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship for anyone born in the U.S. to someone in the country illegally, calling citizenship a “most precious right.”

Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?