Isaac-Davy Aronson

This morning's Early Word: all Chilean miners rescued; largest Medicare fraud prosecution ever; Barney's hits Brooklyn; jazz with an Indian flair.

This morning's Early Word: rain lashes East Coast; state of emergency in Ecuador; another weekend of NYC subway disruptions; the race to be New York state's chief financial officer.

This morning's Early Word: House passes 9/11 health bill, Senate fate uncertain; remnants of Tropical Storm Nicole head for NYC; finger pointing continues over Primary Day voting problems; the New York Philharmonic goes to the junkyard.

This morning's Early Word: Dems punt on Bush tax cut vote; post-tornado cleanup continues in NYC; Ilya Marritz explains potential impending rise in food prices; a "chip-tune punk band" hits Brooklyn.

This morning's Early Word: Obama hits UN, Democratic fundraiser; Carl Paladino surprises everyone in latest poll; taxi drivers arrested in overcharging scheme; Newark schools to get millions from facebook; Union Square goes pedestrian.

This morning's Early Word: Get yer primary election results right here!  Plus Ailsa Chang reports on the widespread problems with New York's new voting machines.

This morning's Early Word: it's primary election day in New York!; one Colorado wildfire under control, another still going; no love for the MTA at fare hike public hearing; imam behind Islamic cultural center near Ground Zero speaks out; Charlie Musselwhite brings the blues to NYC.

This morning's Early Word: Earl arrives; more Mideast peace meetings set; NYC's permanent substitute teachers; Bob Hennelly's series of NY AG candidate profiles continues; the music of Bjorkestra.

This morning's Early Word: Mideast peace talks begin; region braces for Hurricane Earl; NYC Muslim leaders call for end to anti-Islamic bigotry; Bob Hennelly profiles NY AG candidate Kathleen Rice; a taste of Jazzkraut.

This morning's Early Word: Obama marks end of combat in Iraq; U.S. evacuations begin ahead of Hurricane Earl; New York enacts first-in-the-nation domestic workers rights bill; at major NYC retailer, ethnic quirkiness or discrimination?

This morning's Early Word: Hurricane Earl heads our way; Ailsa Chang on the undercover recordings of a defendant in the Bronx synagogues bombing plot; Nirvana...for solo piano.

This morning's Early Word: scientists find giant invisible oil plume; site of proposed downtown Islamic center very crowded these days; Beth Fertig on bed bugs versus dogs; Roger Clemens indicted.

This morning's Early Word: Last combat brigade leaves Iraq; 1 in 5 Americans says Obama is Muslim; NY Liberty stages thrilling comeback, heads to playoffs; Sean Lennon ruminates romantically.

This morning's Early Word: Blago to face new trial; disabled riders sue MTA; Bloomberg tells critic to hit the library; the King of Bubu music comes to Brooklyn.

This morning's Early Word: Gay marriages on hold indefinitely in California; Ailsa Chang explores tensions over NYPD crowd-control measures; men - not taxis - hurt pedestrians; Japanese piano virtuoso hits the Blue Note.

This morning's Early Word: gay marriage opponents in California file appeal; Paterson aide charged in domestic violence case; Charlie Rangel wants to talk re-election, not ethics; one of Timbuktu's biggest music stars gigs in NYC.

Some 44 primaries will be held across the state of Connecticut on Tuesday. Christopher Keating, the Capitol Bureau Chief for The Hartford Courant, gives WNYC's Isaac-Davy Aronson a preview of where things stand ahead of Tuesday's primaries.