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Boston Police respond to a triple shooting in Mattapan, hateful graffiti found in a Danvers school and Acting Mayor Kim Janey prepares her farewell address. Five minutes of news that will keep you in "The Loop."
Today on Boston Public Radio: EJ Dionne weighs in on what the infrastructure bill, the Virginia mayoral race and the status of voting rights and the filibuster all mean for Democrats in 2022. Dionne is a columnist for The Washington Post and a senior fellow at The Brookings Institution. His latest book is "Code Red: How Progressives And Moderates Can Unite To Save Our Country." Then, we ask listeners about whether they have hope in the U.S. political system, or if the country is doomed to political silos. Acting Mayor Kim Janey reflects on her time as the first woman and first person of color to lead the city, how she brought her lived experiences to the job and what's next for her after mayor-elect Michelle Wu takes office. Janey is acting mayor of Boston. Michael Curry discusses the state of the pandemic, including the availability of COVID-19 treatment pills, and a push from legislators to save local hospitals. Curry is the president and CEO of the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers and a member of Gov. Charlie Baker's COVID Vaccine Advisory Group. He's also a member of the National NAACP Board of Directors and chair of the board's advocacy and policy committee. Revs. Irene Monroe and Emmett G. Price III argue that medical professionals need to go into churches to promote the COVID-19 vaccine, and talk about the role of white women in elections. Monroe is a syndicated religion columnist, the Boston voice for Detour's African American Heritage Trail and co-host of the All Rev'd Up podcast. Price is the founding pastor of Community of Love Christian Fellowship in Allston, the Inaugural Dean of Africana Studies at Berklee College of Music and co-host of the All Rev'd Up podcast. Ali Noorani talks about cycles of anger towards immigrants, why it is so hard to unite the country around immigration issues and how to ease the Green Card backlog. Noorani is the president and chief executive officer of the National Immigration Forum. His forthcoming book is “Crossing Borders: The Reconciliation of a Nation of Immigrants.” We end the show by asking listeners if their opinions towards marijuana have changed after five years of legalization.
Today on Boston Public Radio: Chuck Todd begins the show by unpacking Tuesday's election, including what Glenn Youngkin's win for Virginia mayor means for Democrats and the role of education as a dividing issue. Todd is the moderator of “Meet the Press,” host of “Meet the Press Daily” on MSNBC and the political director for NBC News. Then, we ask listeners about their reactions to the election, including Youngkin's win and Boston Mayor-elect Michelle Wu's win. Andrea Cabral talks about why only one Black juror was chosen in the trial of Gregory McMichael, Travis McMichael and William Bryan, who shot Ahmaud Arbery in February 2020. Cabral is the former Suffolk County sheriff and the former Massachusetts secretary of public safety. She is currently the CEO of the cannabis company Ascend. Paul Reville weighs in on why he maintains hope following Tuesday's election, and his thoughts on Wu's education plan. Reville is the former Massachusetts secretary of education and a professor at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education, where he also heads the Education Redesign Lab. His latest book, co-authored with Lynne Sacks, is “Collaborative Action for Equity and Opportunity: A Practical Guide for School and Community Leaders.” Tori Bedford discusses her recent reporting on Mass. and Cass following Acting Mayor Kim Janey's executive order, including the state of arrests, tent clearings, and proceedings at a makeshift courthouse in the Suffolk County House of Correction. Bedford covers Boston's neighborhoods, including Dorchester, Roxbury and Mattapan for GBH. Jon Gruber draws parallels between the government in the hit Korean show “Squid Game” and the United States, including who viewers and voters find culpable for poverty and why rich countries fail to care for their poor. Gruber teaches economics at MIT. He was instrumental in creating both the Massachusetts health-care reform and the Affordable Care Act, and his latest book is “Jump-Starting America: How Breakthrough Science Can Revive Economic Growth And The American Dream.” We end the show by asking listeners whether they would eat insects, which was proposed as a solution to the environmental effect of farming at the U.N. Climate Summit in Glasgow.
Big developments in the case of a Billerica teen missing since 1982. Boston Mayor-elect Michelle Wu meets with Acting Mayor Kim Janey. A generation divide could be growing between younger workers. 5 minutes of news that will keep you in The Loop.
Acting Mayor Kim Janey was the first woman and person of color to ever hold the office. She met with Michelle Wu, the first woman and person of color to ever be elected to the office. WBZ's Karyn Regal reports:
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Plus, an update on the effort to vaccinate raccoons in Cape Cod against rabies.
On today's Boston Public Radio, we bring listeners a day full of mayoral coverage: Adam Reilly kicks off election day by weighing in on why voter turnout tends to be low and which candidates he thinks has an advantage. He also talks about how sometimes having too many good candidates can depress voter turnout. Reilly is co-host of GBH's Politics podcast, “The Scrum.” Then, we hear from all the major candidates in the mayoral primary. Boston City Councilor Annissa Essaibi George discusses her years as an educator and small business owner as qualifications for the city's top job. City Councilor Essaibi George is running for mayor of Boston. Boston City Councilor Andrea Campbell highlights her focus on affordable housing, public school policies and the opioid crisis as key parts of her background in running for mayor. Campbell is a Boston City Council member representing District 4, including parts of Dorchester, Mattapan, Jamaica Plain and Roslindale. She is running for mayor of Boston. Boston City Councilor Michelle Wu points to her stake in the city, with her children in public schools and mother receiving mental health care, as well as her years of experience in City Hall, as her strengths as potential mayor. Wu is a Boston City Councilor At-Large running for mayor of Boston. John Barros talks about his passion for environmental justice and neighborhood improvement work in Boston as reasons why voters should elect him. Barros most recently served as Boston's chief of economic development in the Walsh administration, and is running for mayor of Boston. Acting Mayor Kim Janey emphasizes her experience growing up in Boston, her non-profit work with children and families and service as acting mayor as qualifications for the job. Janey is the Acting Mayor of Boston, and is running for mayor of Boston. Throughout the show, we also take listener calls about who they're voting for and why. John King ends the show by putting the Boston mayoral race in a national context. He talks about voter turnout patterns across the country, California's recall election of Governor Gavin Newsom and worries about Republican claims of rigged elections following the 2020 presidential election. King is CNN's Chief National Correspondent and anchor of "Inside Politics,” which airs weekdays and Sunday mornings at 8 a.m.
The move comes just days after the Supreme Court overturned a ban on eviction moratoriums nationwide. WBZ's James Rojas explains
We continue our series of conversations with the major candidates running to be Boston's next mayor. Today, we hear from Acting Mayor Kim Janey.
In Boston, the race for City Councilors-At-Large is heating up as we inch closer to the September 14th preliminary election. Two of the candidates for Councilors-At-Large, Alex Gray and Said Abdikarim, join Dan separately to discuss their unique perspectives on the city's pressing issues. Some topics include the indoor mask mandate that Acting Mayor Kim Janey announced today and Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker's state employee vaccination mandate, labeled the strictest in the country.
Governor Baker says prepare now for Tropical Storm Henri. The Pentagon says evacuation flights out of Afghanistan are increasing. Acting Mayor Kim Janey announces a new indoor mask mandate in Boston. Five minutes of news that will keep you in The Loop.
Today on Boston Public Radio: Gov. Charlie Baker discusses Massachusetts' COVID-19 vaccination and hospitalization rates, and defends his decision to not mandate masks in schools statewide. He also talks about the Biden administration's statement on booster shots, claiming that he was given no guidance on formulating a booster shot plan. Then, we open the phone lines, talking with listeners about mask mandates in schools. Juliette Kayyem shares her thoughts on the U.S. response to the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, and whether airlines should require passengers to be vaccinated before traveling. Kayyem is an analyst for CNN, former assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security and faculty chair of the homeland security program at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. Acting Mayor Kim Janey discusses current vaccination rates in Boston, and the investigation into former Boston Police officer Patrick Rose over claims of child sexual abuse. She also highlights her plans for the return of an addiction treatment facility to Long Island. Art Caplan weighs in on the CDC's recommendation that schools enact mask mandates, and upcoming COVID-19 booster shots. He also talks about Texas Gov. Greg Abbott testing positive for COVID-19. Caplan is director of the Division of Medical Ethics at the New York University School of Medicine. Sy Montgomery talks about the deaths of Tatoosh, the New England Aquarium's giant Pacific octopus, and Barry the Owl, a barred owl in Central Park. She also shares stories of seagull attacks. Montgomery is a journalist, naturalist and a BPR contributor. Her latest book is "The Hummingbirds' Gift: Wonder, Beauty, and Renewal on Wings." We end the show by asking listeners about their experiences with seagull thievery and attacks.
Acting Mayor Kim Janey announces a vaccine mandate for City of Boston employees, Police say they've made an arrest in connection with last night's shooting in the Back Bay, a new E-sports little league. 5 minutes of news that will keep you in "The Loop."
Boston Acting Mayor Kim Janey has announced a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all city employees.
Today on Boston Public Radio: We begin the show by asking listeners if they've been experiencing mass malfunction in their daily lives. Trenni Kusnierek recaps the Tokyo Olympics, weighing in on the financial toll countries take to host the Olympics, and American long distance runner Molly Seidel's bronze win. Kusnierek is a reporter and anchor for NBC Sports Boston, and a weekly Boston Public Radio contributor. Boston City Councilor Annissa Essaibi George shares her thoughts on Acting Mayor Kim Janey's handling of the investigation into former Boston Police officer Patrick Rose, and whether Boston should mandate proof of vaccination for indoor dining and gyms. She also addresses concerns over her husband's housing development business. City Councilor Essaibi George is running for mayor of Boston. Jim Aloisi and Stacy Thompson talk about the return to pre-pandemic levels of traffic, and highlight various ways that the MBTA Commuter Rail could alleviate congestion. They also discuss the impact climate change has on public transit. Aloisi is the former Massachusetts transportation secretary, a member of the Transit Matters board, and contributor to Commonwealth Magazine. Thompson is executive director of Livable Streets. Dan Reed explains how seven men in Miami were indicted in an alleged Al Qaeda plot in the wake of 9/11, despite no connections to the terrorist group. Reed is the director of the new FRONTLINE documentary, “In the Shadow of 9/11.” John King updates us on the latest political headlines, from New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's resignation to the Senate's passage of the infrastructure bill. King is CNN's Chief National Correspondent and anchor of "Inside Politics,” which airs weekdays and Sunday mornings at 8 a.m. We wrap up the show by talking with listeners about their coffee intake over the course of the pandemic.
Coronavirus tests are once again ramping up in the state, Acting Mayor Kim Janey walks back controversial comments and the Stones warm up in Foxboro. 5 minutes of news that will keep you in "The Loop."
Today on Boston Public Radio: Art Caplan weighs in on New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio mandating proof of vaccination for people going to restaurants and gyms, and Acting Mayor Kim Janey's comparison of vaccination passports to birtherism. Caplan is director of the Division of Medical Ethics at the New York University School of Medicine. Next, we ask listeners whether they think mayors and town managers across Massachusetts should require proof of vaccination in order for people to go to restaurants and gyms. Juliette Kayyem discuss the fourth police officer to have died by suicide after responding to the Jan. 6 Capitol attacks, and New York Attorney General Letitia James' investigation into claims of sexual harassment against Gov. Andrew Cuomo. She also calls for more serious repercussions for people who choose to be unvaccinated. Kayyem is an analyst for CNN, former assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security and faculty chair of the homeland security program at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. Ming Tsai shares how he created MingsBings, his plant-based iteration of the popular Chinese street food bing. Tsai is the Emmy award-winning host and executive producer of the cooking show, “Simply Ming,” which you can catch Saturday afternoons at 2 p.m. on GBH2. Jonathan Gruber explains why economists are increasingly looking at digital addiction, and talks about methods to digitally detox. Gruber is the Ford Professor of Economics at MIT. He was instrumental in creating both the Massachusetts health-care reform and the Affordable Care Act, and his latest book is "Jump-Starting America: How Breakthrough Science Can Revive Economic Growth And The American Dream." Lyndia Downie talks about President Joe Biden's extension of the eviction moratorium, and vaccination rates among the homeless community. Lyndia Downie is president and executive director of the Pine Street Inn. We end the show by talking with listeners about their pandemic purchasing habits.
Today on Boston Public Radio: Saraya Wintersmith discusses Acting Mayor Kim Janey's report on the investigation into former Boston Police officer Patrick Rose for alleged child sexual abuse. She also talks about the Boston Globe's reporting on Boston City Councilor and mayoral candidate Annissa Essaibi George, and questions over whether she used her City Council position to benefit her husband's housing development business. Wintersmith covers Boston City Hall for GBH. Next, we ask listeners what they thought was the best strategy to get more people vaccinated. Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett discusses the COVID-19 Delta variant and the CDC's updated guidelines on mask mandates, as COVID-19 cases rise. She also answers listeners' questions. Gergen Barnett teaches in the Department of Family Medicine at Boston Medical Center and Boston University Medical School. Callie Crossley shares her thoughts on Costa Rican gymnast Luciana Alvarado's tribute to Black Lives Matter in her Olympics routine, and teenager Kieran Moïse raising $38,000 for kids with cancer by cutting his 19-inch afro. Crossley hosts GBH's Under the Radar and Basic Black. Sue O'Connell highlights LGBTQ+ athletes at the Olympics. She also discusses the criminal charges against former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick for allegedly assaulting a minor. O'Connell is the co-publisher of Bay Windows and the South End News, as well as NECN's political commentator and explainer-in-chief. Kwame Alexander explains his writing process, and shares how to connect children with poetry. Alexander is a poet, educator and award-winning writer. He's collaborating with GBH Kids on a multiplatform project, including an animated television series based on his first children's book: “Acoustic Rooster and his Barnyard Band.” He's an executive producer of the show, along with GBH's Marcy Gunther.
New recommendations for Boston Police in the wake of the Patrick Rose scandal. Acting Mayor Kim Janey urges city workers to get a COVID-19 vaccine. The first VaxMillions winners are revealed. Five minutes of news that will keep you in The Loop.
Today on Boston Public Radio: EJ Dionne talked about the For the People Act, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-CA) rejection of two Republican appointees to a select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capital attacks. He also remembers the life and legacy of civil rights activist Bob Moses. Dionne is a columnist for The Washington Post and a senior fellow at The Brookings Institution. His latest book is "Code Red: How Progressives And Moderates Can Unite To Save Our Country.” Then, we open the phone lines, talking with listeners about rising COVID-19 cases across the nation. Charlie Sennott discusses his experiences in Kabul after the withdrawal of U.S. troops. He also shares his thoughts on Afghanistan's future as the Taliban gains more ground. Sennott is a GBH News analyst and the founder and CEO of The GroundTruth Project. Adam Reilly and Saraya Wintersmith updates us on the latest news from the Boston mayoral race and Massachusetts gubernatorial race, focusing on Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins' nomination for U.S. Attorney of Massachusetts and Acting Mayor Kim Janey's handling of the Patrick Rose case. Reilly is co-host of GBH's Politics podcast, “The Scrum.” Wintersmith covers Boston City Hall for GBH. Revs. Irene Monroe and Emmett G. Price III weigh in on Naomi Osaka lighting the Olympic torch, and Facebook's outreach to faith groups. They also share their memories of the late civil rights activist Bob Moses. Monroe is a syndicated religion columnist, the Boston voice for Detour's African American Heritage Trail, and a visiting researcher in the Religion and Conflict Transformation Program at the Boston University School of Theology. Price is the founding pastor of Community of Love Christian Fellowship in Allston. Together, they host GBH's All Rev'd Up podcast. Sara Hendren explains how public spaces have been redefined during the pandemic, and shares how cities and institutions can design space to be more accessible and cost-effective. Hendren is an artist, a design researcher and a professor at Olin College of Engineering. She's also the author of “What Can a Body Do?: How We Meet the Built World.” We end the show by asking listeners what changes they would like to see in their neighborhood, post-pandemic.
Acting Mayor Kim Janey says Boston students will wear masks this fall. Waltham plans to work on the railroad so train horns don't blare at all hours. State lawmakers take up sports betting. 5 minutes of news that will keep you in The Loop.
Today on Boston Public Radio: We begin the show by opening phone lines, talking with listeners about the Child Tax Credit. Dr. Joseph Cooper explains the history of protest at the Olympics, following the International Olympic Committee urging athletes to remain politically neutral during the Tokyo games. Dr. Cooper is the inaugural J. Keith Motley Endowed Chair for Sport Leadership and Administration at UMass Boston. Juliette Kayyem discusses former President Donald Trump's recent statement on the Jan. 6 Capitol attacks, and the end to recovery efforts at the Champlain South Towers. Kayyem is an analyst for CNN, former assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security and faculty chair of the homeland security program at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. Art Caplan weighs in on the return of mask mandates as COVID-19 cases rise nationwide, and misinformation surrounding vaccines on social media. Caplan is director of the Division of Medical Ethics at the New York University School of Medicine. Brandi Castellano and Emelia Povero talk about the decision to offer employees a “day of kindness” after dealing with hostile customers, and share how their business survived the pandemic. Castellano is the co-owner of the farm-to-table restaurant, Apt Cape Cod. Povero is the front-of-house restaurant manager. Brian McGrory highlights the latest headlines from the Globe, focusing on Jack Thomas' essay on his terminal cancer diagnosis and the status of Acting Mayor Kim Janey's investigation into former Boston Police Union head Patrick Rose. McGrory is the editor-in-chief of the Boston Globe. We wrap up the show by asking listeners what pre-pandemic artifacts they've found upon returning to the office.
Acting Mayor Kim Janey spoke at the vigil for Rabbi Shlomo Noginski who was stabbed in Brighton Thursday. WBZ NewsRadio's James Rojas reports.
Boston city employees are crying unfair labor practices after Acting Mayor Kim Janey “unilaterally” called them all back to work in person. The SEIU 800 local union, who represents a majority of these remote city employees, filed an unfair labor practices claim against the mayor citing lack of childcare provisions among other things. Is the mayor being unfair or is the union being unreasonable?
Another tragic drowning in Massachusetts, Acting Mayor Kim Janey speaks in Roxbury, and America celebrates Dads today.5 minutes of news that will keep you in "The Loop."
Acting Mayor Kim Janey kicks off Boston's first-ever official Juneteenth celebration. WBZ NewsRadio's Karyn Regal reports from the event.
If you're a Scrum listener, you know that Boston has a strong-mayor form of government, with the mayor holding almost all the cards when it comes to actual power and the city council limited structurally in its ability to push back. But now that could be on the verge of changing, thanks to a proposal championed by City Councilor Lydia Edwards that would drastically enhance the council's ability to shape Boston's $3 billion budget. In this episode, Edwards makes the case for the changes she's pitching — which just got the stamp of approval from Acting Mayor Kim Janey — and Peter Kadzis offers some extra thoughts as voters prepare to have their say on the idea this fall.
Acting Mayor Kim Janey fires Boston Police Commissioner Dennis White over decades-old domestic abuse claims, which he denies. The sweltering conditions force a number of districts to end the school day early. 5 minutes of news that will keep you in The Loop.
Plus, WBUR's Deborah Becker brings us the latest from Boston City Hall -- where Acting Mayor Kim Janey officially terminated Police Commissioner Dennis White Monday afternoon.
On Wednesday morning, Acting Mayor Kim Janey held a termination hearing for suspended Boston Police Commissioner Dennis White.WBZ NewsRadio's Karyn Regal reports.
Plus, we get an update on Acting Mayor Kim Janey's decision on the future of police commissioner Dennis White.
Suspended Boston Police Commissioner Dennis White said Thursday in his hearing before a judge that Acting Mayor Kim Janey does not have the right to fire him. WBZ NewsRadio's Karyn Regal reports.
Acting Mayor Kim Janey speaks about the leadership of the Boston Police Department. Former Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia is convicted on most charges by a federal grand jury. The New York Yankees are dealing with a coronavirus outbreak. 5 minutes of news that will keep you in The Loop.
It's been a busy — and high-stress — stretch for Boston City Councilor Andrea Campbell. A supporter of Acting Mayor Kim Janey emailed Campbell supporters suggesting that she drop out of the race to clear a path for Janey's election citywide, prompting Campbell, who's been running since September 2020, to retort, “Black women candidates for public office are not interchangeable.” And the Boston Police Patrolmen's Association sparred with Campbell on Twitter, implying without evidence that she'd been complicit in the criminal activity of her brother Alvin — who's accused of raping nine women while impersonating a rideshare driver — and/or of her deceased twin brother Andre, who died while being held by the state in pretrial detention. (The BPPA was irate that Campbell is holding up police grant money in the city council, and that she called out the union's advocacy for accused child rapist and former BPPA head Patrick Rose.) In this episode of the Scrum, Peter Kadzis and Adam Reilly size up Campbell's week from hell with their GBH News colleagues Saraya Wintersmith and Phillip Martin — and conclude that, unpleasant though it may have been for Campbell to weather, it may actually redound to her benefit when all is said and done.
Plus, we take our listeners back in time with a pre-pandemic conversation with comedian, author and actor John Hodgman.
We check in with Acting Mayor Kim Janey to reflect on her first month in office during her very first "Mondays With The Mayor."
This week the Boston City Council passed a bill in a 7-5 vote that would limit the use of tear gas, pepper spray, rubber bullets, flash-bangs, beanbag rounds and other tools that could be used against out of control crowds of people. This bill that is strongly opposed by many police unions was previously vetoed by former Boston Mayor Marty Walsh but is expected to be signed by Acting Mayor Kim Janey. Are you in favor of limiting these police tools?
He hasn't been making headlines over the past few weeks, but Jon Santiago says he's been laying the groundwork to win Boston's 2021 mayoral contest — by landing key endorsements from elected officials, winning the support of unions, and talking with as many voters as possible. Santiago recaps his campaign's progress in a conversation with Saraya Wintersmith and Adam Reilly. He also makes it clear that he has no intention of criticizing former Mayor Marty Walsh's stewardship of the city — and suggests that Acting Mayor Kim Janey's decision to delay Boston's reopening may be a mistake. Plus, Santiago shares some biographical detail that may be unfamiliar even to close observers of Massachusetts politics.
4/14/21-- This week, there is a lot of #bospoli news to discuss, and it begins with the Boston Police Department. Acting Mayor Kim Janey on Tuesday named the executive director of Boston's first Office of Police Accountability and Transparency. This comes as the department is reeling from two major scandals. Jenn and Stephanie discuss where things stand now, and what the future may hold the BPD. Next, Steve Koczela has new data from a poll conducted by The MassINC Polling Group and sponsored by WBUR and The Dorchester Reporter. The poll asked Boston residents who they're voting for in the mayoral election, what issues are most important to them, and what they'd like to be done about the lack of affordable housing in the city. Finally, we are joined by Nicole Calabrese, the leader of a ballot committee urging Wakefield residents to vote "no" on the question of whether to keep Wakefield Public Schools' current logo. The logo, which depicts an Indigenous person, has drawn debate for years. And recently, the rhetoric surrounding it has gotten so vitriolic as to polarize the town. Calabrese explains how things got so bad and what will happen next. Full transcript here: https://www.massincpolling.com/the-topline/episode-177-mayorals-for-spring-groundbreaking
It's our 30th episode! Jessy, Adam, and Logan discuss Acting Mayor Kim Janey's entrance into the Boston Mayoral election and what that means for the race. The Crew dive into Mayor Janey's accomplishments so far, the challenges she faces with the new police union report, and what she expects to do going forward. We also discuss the 2022 governor race. Its the Cod Cabin.
As the marquee speaker at the RNC's donor retreat, former President Donald Trump lashed out at his perceived enemies, including former Vice President Mike Pence and Senator Mitch McConnell. Republicans are following his lead in picking culture war fights over policy as they focus their ire on "woke" corporations. Plus, Michigan leads the nation in new coronavirus cases, and state leaders are begging the Biden administration to send extra vaccine doses. Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist tells us why that's the key to ending the state's Covid crisis. And, acting Boston Mayor Kim Janey talks about how her experience with Boston's busing controversies in the 1970s shaped her as she seeks a full term leading the city. On today's show: Jonathan Martin of the New York Times and Cook Political Report's Amy Walter; Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist (D-Mich.); CNN's Paula Reid; Acting Mayor Kim Janey of Boston.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy