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Now our monthly... It's the Brian Larrow Show on WNYC.

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Now our monthly call your senator segment.

My questions and yours for New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand.

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Senator, we always appreciate that you do this.

Welcome back to WNYC.

Hi Brian, how are you?

Good, thank you.

I see that you had met with a family of four-year-old American and Israeli citizen, Abigail

E. Don, who has gotten so much press attention as a hostage in Gaza and now freed.

Her parents were murdered in front of her on October 7th.

In fact, her father, while she was still in his arms,

according to what I've read in the media, so horrible and cruel.

Have you been in touch with the family since the release or

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