Endgame | 02-19-25

Sid & Friends In The Morning

77 WABC

Sports, News, Comedy

4.2 • 826 Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2025

⏱️ 168 minutes

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Summary

On this Wednesday edition of Sid & Friends in the Morning, Sid details the news out of the Middle East, the terrorist organization that is Hamas saying they will free six living Israeli hostages on Saturday and return the bodies of four others tomorrow, disclosing that the dead would include the “Bibas family” — two young boys and their mother who for many Israelis have come to symbolize the plight of those taken captive. In other news of the day, Governor Kathy Hochul meets with NYC officials regarding a possible removal of Eric Adams as Mayor of New York City, pro-Israel activists clash with pro-Palestinian counter-protesters in Boro Park, and President Trump appears on Hannity alongside DOGE head Elon Musk. Gabriel Boxer, Anthony D'Esposito, Norm Coleman, Zack Bonfilio, Peter King and Scott LoBaido join Sid on this hump day installment of Sid & Friends in the Morning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Sid and Friends in the morning.
0:04.8	But you say he just a friend.
0:06.8	Oh, you're my best friend.
0:09.1	77 WabC.
0:11.3	I mean, if we're going to put somebody on Mount Rushmore, let's get Sid Rosenberg on Mount Rushmore.
0:16.9	Let's go to the turmoil that is happening at City Hall.
0:20.1	A judge will consider dismissing the mayor's corruption case at the request of federal prosecutors,
0:25.6	and it's a decision that the governor will be watching closely.
0:29.5	Ali Bauman is here now with what is at stake, Allie.
0:32.4	Well, Christine, tomorrow's court appearance could determine Mayor Adams' political future and his legal future.
0:38.3	The governor, who holds the power to remove him from office, says she's waiting until after
0:43.1	tomorrow's hearing to announce her next steps.
0:46.4	One after another, Democrats came and went from Governor Kathy Hockel's Manhattan office Tuesday,
0:52.1	including City Council Speaker Adrian Adams, the Reverend
0:55.6	Dal Sharpton, and Comptroller Brad Lander, who's running for mayor. What she opened with is the core thing
1:00.9	we have to do is focus on the continuity of government. The governor said to me that she's going to
1:06.7	see what the judge decides tomorrow and keep deliberating with other leaders.
1:11.8	Calls have been growing louder for the mayor to resign or be removed by the governor,
1:16.6	since the Deputy Attorney General's directive last week to dismiss his corruption case,
1:21.3	caused at least seven federal prosecutors to resign, some alleging a quid pro quo deal,
1:26.9	which the mayor denies.
1:28.5	Mayor Adams has a responsibility to decisively demonstrate to the people of New York City
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