EPISODE · Mar 11, 2024 · 26 MIN
Fallout after firefighters jeer NY AG; disturbing discovery at elementary school
from Eyewitness News Extra Time · host WABC-TV
In this edition of Eyewitness News Extra Time, we detail the troubling behavior by some firefighters at a promotional ceremony last week. They booed New York Attorney General Letitia James for suing and fining Donald Trump for hundreds of millions of dollars. Then they chanted "Trump" over and over. The country's biggest fire department likes to call itself "New York's Bravest," but the FDNY commissioner saw nothing brave in what they did, and now she is apologizing. Eyewitness News reporter Sonia Rincón has more. Meanwhile, you may have heard of the movie "Burn After Reading," but a case of "trashed before reading," is being investigated in New York City. Hundreds of new books featuring characters of color and LGBTQ+ themes were thrown out at an elementary school on Staten Island. Some of the books were discovered with post-it notes explaining why they were tossed. The city education department has now launched an investigation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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In this edition of Eyewitness News Extra Time, we detail the troubling behavior by some firefighters at a promotional ceremony last week. They booed New York Attorney General Letitia James for suing and fining Donald Trump for hundreds of millions of dollars. Then they chanted "Trump" over and over. The country's biggest fire department likes to call itself "New York's Bravest," but the FDNY commissioner saw nothing brave in what they did, and now she is apologizing. Eyewitness News reporter Sonia Rincón has more. Meanwhile, you may have heard of the movie "Burn After Reading," but a case of "trashed before reading," is being investigated in New York City. Hundreds of new books featuring characters of color and LGBTQ+ themes were thrown out at an elementary school on Staten Island. Some of the books were discovered with post-it notes explaining why they were tossed. The city education department has now launched an investigation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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