From New York, the greatest city in the world, where the dangers are doubled and the pleasures are few, it's The Update with Brandon Julien! We finally have come up with a name for the stories that didn't make it into the regular show segments. We'll call them our "Honorable Mentions."
Some stories talked about on tonight's show were:
1. A pedestrian bridge stretching across a street on the Florida International University campus in Miami collapsed Thursday afternoon, crushing eight vehicles under massive slabs and killing multiple people, authorities said. '
2. A report by New York's state comptroller says 2017 marked the Long Island Rail Road's worst on-time performance in 18 years with over 9 million riders inconvenienced by delays and cancellations.
3. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has asked state education officials to investigate reports that some New York schools prevented students from taking part in Wednesday's nationwide student walkout to protest gun violence.
