May 18, 2023: Midday News

Sayfullo Saipov, the man who killed eight people while driving a truck onto a Manhattan bike path in 2017 is sentenced to life in prison, New Jersey's Attorney General Matt Platkin is taking a school district to court over a new policy concerning LGBTQ kids and teens. And finally, Daniel Penny, the man charged in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely on a subway, has received over $ 2.5 million of support through his legal defense fund. The 24-year-old Marine veteran was charged with 2nd degree manslaughter by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office. Penny hasn’t entered a plea but conservatives and Christians are coming to his defense. WNYC’s Sean Carlson discusses the case with senior reporter Race & Justice Arun Venugopal.