Gov. Christie Under Fire & More on Tonight's MetroFocus on THIRTEEN

The award-winning series MetroFocus premieres new episodes in the New York and tri-state region weeknights at 5 p.m. on WLIW21, 5:30 p.m. on NJTV and 6 p.m. on THIRTEEN. All episodes are available at metrofocus.org following the broadcast. The description for the edition of MetroFocus for Thursday, February 16, 2017 follows below. Please note episode descriptions are subject to change. Please visit metrofocus.org for the latest information.

Thursday, February 16 at 5:00 p.m. on WLIW21, 5:30 p.m. on NJTV and 6:00 p.m. on

CHRISTIE UNDER FIRE! A New Jersey judge finds probable cause to charge Gov. Chris Christie with official misconduct for his role over the Bridgegate scandal. We've got the latest on this developing story.

THE FIGHT TO BE SPEAKER? City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito delivered her fourth and final State of the City address today. Questions linger around who will take her seat at City Hall. We?ll have the details.

?THE TALK? What do you tell your children to do if they are ever stopped by authorities? This conversation is a rite of passage in African-American homes around the country. PBS tackles the issue in a groundbreaking documentary The Talk-Race in America.

CUNY?S BRIGHT FUTURE The City University of New York?s future looks amazing! CUNY Chancellor, James Milliken will be here with details.

MetroFocus Series Overview MetroFocus is an award-winning multi-platform news magazine focusing on the New York and tri-state region. The MetroFocus television program features interviews, in-depth reporting, content from many partners and solutions-oriented reports from the community. Major areas of coverage include sustainability, education, Science and technology, the environment, transportation, poverty and underserved communities. metrofocus.org amplifies that reporting with daily updates and original stories that also cover culture, government and politics, the economy, urban development and other news in the metropolitan region. More information at: thirteen.org/metrofocus/about-us-faq/

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