It's the Brian Larrow Show on WNYC. Good morning, everyone. Today, how to get a COVID vaccine this fall,

even though RFK Jr. just made it harder for most Americans under 65, and maybe even some who are

older. Also, Ben Smith from Semaphore used to be the New York Times media columnist, among other things,

Ben Smith on how Trump command social media influencers, but maybe now they're starting to command him.

That'll include first impressions of

this morning's news conference led in part by a MAGA member of Congress, with alleged

victims of Jeffrey Epstein expected to name other names. And Emma Goldberg will discuss her New York

Times article today. Her article on whether self-help books are making people

ruder and more selfish, and yes, we'll take your calls with your experiences on that.

But we start with our weekly Wednesday appearance by our political reporter Elizabeth Kim,

as she covers the New York City mayoral race for WNYC and our local news website Gothamist.

Also joined today by our Albany reporter,

John Campbell, who has a relevant take. We'll talk about Jim Walden dropping out of the race,

Jim who, but we'll explain why it matters. Congressman Jerry Nadler, not running for re-election.

Did you hear that yet? Mayor Adams in Florida, for some mysterious reason yesterday, Zeranamandani, softening his language on a few things, Politico calls it tapsy-turvy,

Adams and the Legionnaires disease prevention failure and how it relates to the race, charter schools

as a possible issue in the race, and maybe more.

But we're actually going to begin this segment on the New York City mayoral race with the

minute of the mayor of Chicago, so we can compare and contrast. Here is Mayor Brandon Johnson,

reacting to President Trump's statement yesterday that he will be sending the National Guard to Chicago

for law enforcement against crime. Mayor Johnson. Today we stand here United as the state of

Illinois, Cook County, and the city of Chicago to send a very clear message. We do not want or need

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