Morning Brief: August 12

Morning Brief: August 12

New York City’s hospitals are shutting the doors to reality TV cameras, with the Greater New York Hospital Association saying entertainment “has no place in our emergency rooms.” Now, prior written consent is required before filming any patient. The issue of hospitals being used for entertainment surfaced in 2011, when ABC show “NY Med” received flak for filming a man’s final moments.

NEED TO KNOW

Making Sense of China’s Currency Move [Bloomberg View]

New Diplomacy Seen on U.S.-Russian Efforts to End Syrian Civil War [New York Times]

Hillary Clinton Will Turn Over Personal Email Server to Justice Department [Time]

Jeb Bush: Hillary Clinton Shares Blame for Islamic State Rise [Reuters]

Schumer Says New Agency Should Plan, Finance Hudson Rail Tunnels [New Jersey Herald]

WEATHER

Mostly cloudy and 75 degrees [Full Forecast]

SPORTS

Yesterday
The Mets beat the Rockies 4 to 0

Tonight
The Yankees face the Indians at 7:10
The Mets take on the Rockies at 7:10

ON STAGE TONIGHT

Graham Nash @ the Paramount

Lyle Lovett And His Large Band @ the Klein Memorial Auditorium

Rickie Lee Jones @ the Ridgefield Playhouse

Galactic plus Leo Nocentelli of The Meters (with Glen David Andrews) @ Brooklyn Bowl

Joe Louis Walker and Nikki Hill @ City Winery

Trombone Shorty And Orleans Avenue with The Preservation Hall Jazz Band @ the State Theatre

Diane Birch @ Joe’s Pub

Dick Dale @ the YMCA Boulton Center for the Performing Arts

Strunz And Farah @ the B.B. King Blues Club and Grill

Motley Crue with Alice Cooper @ Barclays Center

WFUV PRESENTS: Willie Nelson And Family and Old Crow Medicine Show @ “Celebrate Brooklyn!”

TODAY IN HISTORY

On this day in 1990, Sue, the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton found to date, is discovered by Sue Hendrickson in South Dakota.