From New York, the greatest city in the world, it's The Update with Brandon Julien! Hollywood has lost a number of recent stars such as David Bowie and Joan Rivers. Today, they lost another shining star.
Some stories talked about on tonight's show were:
1. Burt Reynolds, whose credits included acclaimed films such as "Deliverance" and commercial hits like "Smokey and the Bandit," has died. The handsome film and television star died at age 82, according to his agent Todd Eisner.
2. Lawyers for a man charged with killing eight people on a New York City bike path last Halloween say President Trump's tweets should eliminate the death penalty as an option. The lawyers today cited tweets by Trump about the attack and about Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
3. A nephew of former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has been sentenced to six months in prison in a bribery case. Joo Hyun Bahn was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court.
