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WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses President Donald Trump's assertion that illeagal immigrants should be sent back without due process or an appearance in front of a judge. Dr. Chartock also shares his thoughts on possible 2020 presidential candidates. 

WAMC's David Guistina speaks with Ken Lovett, Albany Buearu Chief for The New York Daily News, about Tuesday's primaries around New York state.

Here's NewsChannel 13 Meteorologist Paul Caiano's WAMC Regional Forecast:    

Mostly sunny and breezy with lower humidity today. Highs in the mid 70s.

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The Boston Red Sox have regained a virtual piece of first place in the AL East following Chris Sale's brilliant performance in a 5-0 shutout of the Mariners.

Sale struck out 13 while limiting Seattle to four hits and a walk over seven innings. He fanned 10 of the first 16 batters he faced and ended his start by whiffing Mike Zunino on a 100-mph fastball.

Mitch Moreland hit a two-run homer as the Red Sox took the rubber match of the three-game set to catch the Yankees in the division race. Boston has the night off and will take on the Angels Tuesday at 7:10 p.m.

(Airs 6/24 & 6/25) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with Albany Times Union Editor Rex Smith, Cailin Brown, Chair of the Department of Communication at the College of St. Rose, and Judy Patrick, Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association. On this week’s Media Project Cailin, Rex and Judy talk about the New York Times under fire for agreeing to White House terms on a Stephen Miller interview, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette firing an anti-Trump cartoonist, the media surges to the border as family separation crisis grows, and more.

In September, voters in Berkshire County will decide whether they want a longtime member of the District Attorney’s office who took over this winter to remain in the seat. Andrea Harrington, a private practice attorney based in Great Barrington, hopes Democrats will pick her instead. Harrington has won the endorsement of Pittsfield City Councilors John Krol and Helen Moon. Harrington is running as a progressive, saying she hears voters demanding change in the office and arguing that the position allows for greater interpretation of the law. She faces attorney Judith Knight and Berkshire District Attorney Paul Caccaviello. Harrington spoke with WAMC’s Berkshire Bureau Chief Josh Landes about the run-up to the September 4th primary, including the challenges of running against an incumbent.

Earlier this year, the Siena College Research Institute conducted a four-part poll that took a comprehensive look at the scope of the opioid crisis in New York. Today Siena is out with an addendum.

NewsChannel 13 Meteorlogist Paul Caiano delivers the midday weather summary for Sunday June 24, 2o18.

A $1 million earmark in the state budget is helping create a pipeline to bring more doctors to western Massachusetts.

NewsChannel 13 Meteorlogist Paul Caiano delivers the midday weather summary for Saturday June 23, 2018.

The Albany Police Department is investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred late Friday night.

With the first Massachusetts resort casino set to open in Springfield in two months, MGM is holding a final mass hiring event on Sunday.

(Airs 6/22/18 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: State lawmakers end the legislative session with a whimper, our political Observer Alan Chartock shares his thoughts on two political corruption trials underway in Manhattan, and state officials outline ways to increase pedestrian safety across New York.

A Berkshire County organization that offers legal aid to immigrants is in the midst of a fundraising campaign. It comes at a time when immigration is once again the subject of national debate.

Meteorologist Garett Argianas delivers the evening weather forecast for Friday, June 22, 2018.

An iconic summertime destination in Lake George will be not be opening for its 40th season.  Water Slide World, on Route 9 in Lake George, will not open this year after the death of its owner.

An announcement on the park’s voicemail, recorded by Gary’s Koncikowski’s widow, Dawn, shares the news.

The first resort casino in Massachusetts, scheduled to open later this summer in Springfield, will be able to serve alcohol into the wee hours of the morning.

Bruce Weinstein joins Food Friday to discuss his latest book with his co-author Mark Scarbrough, The Kitchen Shortcut Bible. WAMC's Ray Graf hosts.

Our listeners say the most interesting things. Here are this week's highlights from the WAMC Listener Comment Line. 

The Corning Museum of Glass based in Corning, New York is taking its show on the road —  or water.

Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos is the president-elect of the National Association of Secretaries of State.  A key priority he plans to focus on is election security. In March, he testified before the U.S. Select Committee on Intelligence on the topic and this week the Democrat returned to testify before the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration.

Newschannel 13 meteorologist Paul Caiano delivers the Midday Weather Summary for Friday, June 22, 2018.

Street parking has gone high-tech in Albany:  the city is installing additional new parking meters and expanding methods of payment.

The Republican candidate for New York governor, Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro, says he agrees with incumbent Democrat Andrew Cuomo that President Trump’s policy of separating immigrant children from their parents is wrong, but he says there are issues with caring for children in New York that Cuomo is ignoring. 

The Creative Life series is produced by UAlbany’s University Art Museum, NYS Writers Institute, and the UAlbany Performing Arts Center in collaboration with WAMC. The series features leading figures from a variety of artistic disciplines in conversation about their creative inspirations, their craft and their careers. At 11am we will air Joe Donahue’s candid conversation with Tony Award winning Broadway star, Patti LuPone.

Two-time Tony and Grammy Award winner Patti LuPone was most recently seen on Broadway in the musical ”War Paint.”

A graduate of the first class of the Drama Division of New York’s Juilliard School and a founding member of The Acting Company in which she toured the country for four years, LuPone went on to be a Broadway superstar for more than 30 years – starting with her Tony-winning performance in “Evita.” 

Despite new activism, gun control is at a standstill in Washington.

In today’s segment, WAMC’s Alan Chartock wraps up his conversation with New York Congressman Eliot Engel of the 16th House district.

The 2018 Purple Heart Truck Run is making a stop Saturday in western Massachusetts.