NY Primary, Tavis Smiley & Marilu Henner Set for 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 episodes description for tonight, Monday, June 27 follow below. Please note episode descriptions are subject to change. Please visit metrofocus.org for the latest information.

Monday, June 27 at 5:00 p.m. on WLIW21, 5:30 p.m. on NJTV and 6:00 p.m. on THIRTEEN New York Primaries are Tomorrow. Are You Ready? - New York always struggles to get voters to the polls. In fact, the EMPIRE State is consistently among the bottom of the barrel when it comes to voter turnout, which may not bode well for tomorrow's congressional primary where every vote matters. Newsday political editor Jack Sirica takes us inside some of the most contentious primary races in the state, and explores the impact of their outcomes for New York ahead of the November election.

Tavis Smiley Talks Poverty and Politics - Author & Journalist TAVIS SMILEY joins us to address the biggest political issues facing America currently. The host of the TAVIS SMILEY Show on PBS discusses his Ending Poverty Initiative and his thoughts on how President Obama has handled the poverty crisis plaguing the nation. Smiley, who in the past has termed Donald Trump a 'religious and racial arsonist', also offers his perspective on the 2016 presidential election and how the Republican nominee has resonated with a large swath of voters across the country.

Marilu Henner Helps Husband Beat Cancer - Marilu Henner, best known for starring on the hit sitcom 'Taxi,' joins us with her husband Michael Brown to discuss how they beat Brown's bladder and lung cancer. And get this: they did it without chemotherapy or radiation. Together, they tell the story in Henner's new autobiography 'Changing Normal: How I Helped My Husband Beat Cancer.'