Morning Brief: September 30

Yesterday morning, a large crowd gathered at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Montclair, New Jersey. Those assembled (who included, among their number, such figures as Rudy Giuliani and Derek Jeter) were all there for one reason: to pay their last respects to iconic Yankee player Yogi Berra. Berra died last week at 90, and though he was most famous for his Hall of Fame baseball career, he is being remembered as something more. As former Yankees manager Joe Torre put it, Berra was “so good and so honest and so real and so human.” He is survived by his three sons, eleven grandchildren, and one great grandchild.

NEED TO KNOW

Afghan Assault to Retake Kunduz from Taliban Collapses; Militants Surround Airport [Fox News]

Planned Parenthood’s Leader Pushes Back Against G.O.P. Critics [New York Times]

Kim Davis' Lawyer Claims Davis Had Secret Meeting With Pope [NBC]

NYC Offers Free Quality Sensors to Nail Salons [Washington Times]

New York City Joins ‘Ground-Breaking’ Global Anti-Extremism Network [New York Observer]

WEATHER
76 degrees with scattered thunderstorms [Full Forecast]

SPORTS

Yesterday
The Yankees fell to the Red Sox 10 to 4
The Mets lost to the Phillies 4 to 3

Tonight
The Yankees face the Red Sox at 7:05
The Mets take on the Phillies at 7:05

ON STAGE TONIGHT

Buddy Guy w/ Ethan Tucker @ State Theatre

Rudimental w/ Samo Sound Boy @ Warsaw

Giovanni James @ Mercury Lounge

Sawyer Fredericks w/ Mia Z @ Mercury Lounge

Bob Moses @ The Bowery Ballroom

Brooklyn Bowl & Live for Live Music Presents: Turkuaz @ Brooklyn Bowl

Joan Armatrading @ City Winery

Buster Poindexter @ Café Carlyle

Godspeed You! Black Emperor w/ Samara Lubelski @ Music Hall of Williamsburg

TODAY IN HISTORY

Today in 1939, NBC broadcasts the first televised American football game between the Waynesburg Yellow Jackets and the Fordham Rams. Fordham won the game 34-7.