Entire Program - April 09, 2009

Reporter Eric Eagan reports on the top news of the day. (1) The Housing Slump finally hits New York City (2) The EPA proposes to put the Gowanus Canal on its Superfund list (3) A 20 foot whale was spotted near the Verrazano Bridge (4) The New York Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit to make police activity on the transit system more transparent.

On Wednesday, Somali pirates boarded a 17,000-ton U.S. cargo vessel. Later, they fled the ship, but took its captain hostage. Adi Narayan reports on recent developments.

Host Mathew Katz speaks with Omar Jamal, a Somali-American who has been negotiating with Somali pirates.

The Vatican is appealing to restoration experts worldwide to volunteer their skills after earthquakes devastated priceless works in a medieval Italian town this week. Jaime Jordan reports.

Many Irish are finding themselves in limbo: both Ireland and America are in an economic free fall with little job opportunities in each.  Luis Andres Henao reports. 

Reporter Kathleen Brooks braved an ocean of feathers and money men to bring an army of cushion-wielding combatants to life on International Pillow Fight Day.

Yesterday, the leading Cuban-American organization in the United States, the Cuban American National Foundation, announced a change in its Cuba-US policy. Host Laura Nahmias spoke with Camila Gallardo, the Director of Government Relations for the CANF, to discuss the shift.

On Wednesday, Luis Posada Carriles, a Cuban exile living in Florida, was accused of lying about his involvement with bombings on tourist sites in Cuba. A U.S. solider and C.I.A. operative, Posada is now facing a federal indictment. James Walsh reports.

Commentator Eric Eagan discusses how the more fashion changes, the more he stays the same.

With car companies reeling during this economic downturn, Brad Davis reports on the New York International Auto Show, which opens this weekend in New York City.

Reporter Chana Dorrough brings us the day's news. (1) Another update on the Somali pirate story (2) The President offers some good news on the housing crisis (3) A military jury acquitted a Marine on charges of murdering an unarmed Iraqi detainee (4) Tiger Wood's quest for another green jacket starts today as the Master's gets underway (5) Wells Fargo announced it expects record first quarter earnings.

New York City officials are trying to figure out why New Yorkers are being exposed to more secondhand smoke, even though they're smoking less.  Dan O'Donnell reports.

The drama of charter school lotteries and the emotion of city school politics was on full display today. Maura Walz reports.

Reporter Eleanor Boudreau takes us inside the trying lives of New York City's Emergency Medical Services personnel: a small but dedicated force taxed by exposure to trauma, little pay and even more emergency response calls.

This week, Vermont became one of four states to legalize same-sex marriage when the legislature overrode a Governor's veto of the legislation. Dan O'Donnell reports.

After the Vermont State legislature finalized a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage, host Laura Nahmias spoke with Beth Robinson, the chair of the Vermont Freedom to Marry Task Force, about the scene.

Commentator Chana Dorrough talks about her childhood growing up in a strict, evangelical community and her adulthood spent questioning it.