Morning Brief: July 2

Progressive sweetheart Bernie Sanders keeps drawing huge crowds to his rallies. His latest in Wisconsin drew a crowd of nearly 10,000 people. It was Sander's largest rally, and most likely the largest of the 2016 cycle so far. Sanders still trails Hillary Clinton by a lot, but he's been cutting down on the front runner's in recent weeks. If his rallies are any indication, the gap between himself and Clinton more continue  to shrink as support for the self-described democratic socialist grows among progressives and young voters.

NEED TO KNOW

Militants Launch Major Assault on Egypt's Sinai [Washington Post]

Obama Urges Congress to "Move Forward" on Cuba [LA Times]

NY Democrats Join de Blasio in Chorus of Dissent Against Cuomo [New York Times]

NYC On Pace for Less than 100,000 Felonies for the First Time in NYPD History [NY Daily News]

New Yorker's Rent Freeze May Change How Tenants Decide on Lease Durations [New York Times]

SPORTS

YESTERDAY

The Mets fell to the Cubs 2-1.

The Yankees beat the Angels 3-1.

TODAY

The Mets host the Cubs at 1.

WEATHER

Sunny with some clouds and staying partly cloudy tonight, 80/65 [Full Forecast]

ON STAGE TONIGHT

• David Crosby @ the Ridgefield Playhouse

• James Cotton with his blues band @ the Jazz Standard

• Victor Wooten @ the Blue Note

• Junior Brown @ City Winery

• Professor Louie And The Crowmatix (with Midnight Toast) @ Mexicali Live

• WFUV PRESENTS: Buddy Guy (with Quinn Sullivan) @ the Tarrytown Music Hall

TODAY IN HISTORY

On this day in 1964, President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act.