The City was awarded $335 million to evaluate and develop integrated coastal protection for the 2.4 mile stretch from East 25th Street to Montgomery Street. This means massive reconstruction and changes for East River Park. But some residents are saying its time to slow down, that this plan is driven by a development agenda and not the true needs of the people. Attorney Joel Kupferberg represents one of the NYCHA projects in the area where he says the city has not been meeting the true needs of the residents.

Members of congress read the Mueller report into the record. Chelsea Manning is back in jail and faces a big fine, while a community is divided by a plan to make lower Manhattan resilient to climate change.

Embassy protectors are evicted and arrested in Washington. IS the US moving towards war with Iran? And the mayor of NYC throws his hat in the ring.

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A case of police killing that refuses to die, Venezuela embassy protectors are still there after an eviction attempt and $2 billion awarded in a suit against a popular weed killer.

The FBI says they were not behind a coup against the president, sports and politics in the age of Trump, the possibility of war with Iran

The President laughs when a supporter suggests immigrants be shot at a campaign event in Panama City, Florida. An abortion battle with national implications heats up in Alabama and supporters of the coup against Venezuela.

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Trump pardons a war criminal. Elizabeth Warren calls for impeachment and Uber drivers and others prepare to strike.

President Trump says Mueller can testify to congress, an existential threat looming over the Hudson River and the life of the river's best known defender.