April 18, 2023: Midday News

We have an update to Southwest Airlines delays, there’s a new plan to develop new dorm-style housing for homeless youth in East Harlem, New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams lobbies in Washington D.C. for help with the city’s asylum seeker crisis. And finally, Yesterday congressional lawmakers convened to discuss crime in New York City under the jurisdiction of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. It was a field hearing of the Republican led House Judiciary Committee. But some democrats called it a political stunt meant to intimidate the D.A.’s office, which is also leading the prosecution of former president Donald Trump. WNYC’s Sean Carlson sat with senior politics reporter Brigid Bergin and public safety reporter Samatha Max just a couple hours after the hearing, who were both there.