It's the Brian Lair Show on WNYC.

I'm Amina Cerna, a producer for the Brian Lair Show, filling in for Brian today.

Coming up on today's show, we're going to talk about the growth of data centers in New York and Governor Kathy Hokel's proposal for who should pay for the massive amount of energy they use. In recent elections, these data centers have become a hot topic as voters blame them for the increase in their energy bills. So we'll take a closer look at what Governor Hockel is proposing and how it could affect your bills.

Plus, Caitlin Dickerson from the Atlantic will be my guest later in the show.

She's a Pulitzer Prize-winning immigration reporter.

We'll get her take on the news that President Trump has fired,

Department of Homeland Security Secretary

Christy Noem. And her most recent story is about a New York family with mixed immigration status

that decided to move to Mexico, where one member of the family was from, rather than deal with

the stress of President Trump's deportation campaign. They self-deported, basically. And we'll wrap today's show with a conversation about Ramadan. We're going to talk about the diversity of the Muslim community in the United States and for our Muslim listeners. We're going to invite you to share your traditions during this holy month. But first, as the war with Iran continues to intensify, we begin with

the cost of war. First, the human cost, mostly felt in the Middle East. Since the United States and

Israel launched their coordinated attacks on Iran on Saturday, at least six American service members have been killed.

All of them were killed Sunday in an attack on a port in Kuwait. And more than 1,000 civilians have been

killed in the first five days of the U.S. Israeli bombings of Iran, including 181 children under the age of 10. That's according to the U.S.-based

human rights activists news agency. But the price of war could be paid by Americans as well.

U.S. oil prices traded up to $82 a barrel Thursday afternoon after United Kingdom maritime monitors reported that oil tankers were being attacked in the straight with one leaking oil.

That's according to Politico. All of this coming in ahead of the midterm elections, of course. And until recently, oil prices have been a bright spot for the Trump

administration. Registering declines as President Trump took office. Joining us now to discuss how the war in

Iran has impacted and might continue to impact the affordability crisis here in the United States

is Lydia DePillis, New York Times reporter covering the American economy.

Her latest for the Times is titled, How War in the Persian Gulf Could Spill into the U.S. economy.

Lydia, welcome back to WNYC.

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