It's the Brian Laird Show on WNC. I'm Matt Katz from the WNYC and Gothamist

Newsroom filling in for Brian today. Coming up on today's show, the brand new FD&Y Commissioner Robert Tucker will join us to talk about his new gig.

We'll focus on fires caused by lithium ion batteries, which have really become a scourge here in the city and if

you've been hearing about the FBI raids on some of mayor Adams top appointees

W1 my C and Gotham as reporter Elizabeth Kim will update us with the latest on that in about an hour.

Plus have you noticed the brick and mortar shopping experience has changed but not necessarily

disappeared? A lot of people thought shopping online would totally

kill off retail stores but turns out they're still around they're just different. We'll talk about

what's going on with in-person shopping with Laura Kelly who wrote about this for the

Atlantic and it's September in New York and both of our local baseball teams are

in the playoff hunt if the Yankees and Mets both make it to the post-season and that's still an if it'll be only the sixth time in history that has happened

It's all very exciting for us New York baseball fans who are hoping for another subway series.

But first, we turn to the issue of gun violence and how it's been thrust again into the

national spotlight and the presidential race after a deadly shooting in Georgia this week.

On Thursday, a 14-year-old allegedly opened fire with a military-style rifle.

The teen is accused of killing two students and two teachers in what was the

deadliest shooting in Georgia history. The teen's father was also charged with

second-degree murder for allowing his son to possess the weapon.

Gun deaths among children under 18 years old rose from 2022 to 2023, an average of 7,

to an average of 7 kids killed each day. The shooting came as the two presidential

candidates have been campaigning mostly on other issues like the

economy, abortion rights, and immigration.

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