Morning Brief: January 8 2016

New Jersey could become the second state to raise the legal age to buy tobacco products to 21 if certain lawmakers get their way. A state Assembly committee voted yesterday to approve such a bill and it is expected to pass the full Assembly on Monday. The Senate approved the measure in June 2014. Read more.

Need To Know

• New Jersey lawmakers consider raising smoking age [Wall Street Journal]
• Take aways from Obama's town hall on gun control [NY Times]
• South Korea resume propaganda broadcasting near northern border [BBC]
• China stocks pull back from the brink [CNN Money]
• More details on widespread rapes in Germany on New Years Eve [BBC]

Weather

Mostly cloudy today with a high of 43 [Full Forecast]

Sports

YESTERDAY

Islanders lost to the Capitals, 4-1

TODAY

The Knicks face the Spurs at 8:30

The Nets take on Orlando at 7:30

On Stage Tonight

• Jim Morrison Celebration ­ Featuring Wild Child @ the Gramercy Theater

• Ed Palermo Big Band @ Iridium

• Darlene Love @ B.B. King’s Blues Club & Grill

• Chris Botti @ Blue Note Jazz Club

• Madeleine Peyroux @ City Winery

Today In History

Today in 1877, Crazy Horse fought his last battle.