Il Volo at Radio City 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 description for the edition of MetroFocus for Thursday, March 2, 2017 follows below. Please note episode descriptions are subject to change. Please visit metrofocus.org for the latest information.

Thursday, March 2 at 5:00 p.m. on WLIW21, 5:30 p.m. on NJTV and 6:00 p.m. on THIRTEEN

435 VOICES, 1 AMERICA What are people really thinking about President Trump's historic win over Hillary Clinton? Find out when we introduce you to a new web series called "America Heard".

A WORLD IN DISARRAY? As the Middle East continues to fall further into chaos and Vladimir Putin plans his next move, what will be next? The President of the Council on Foreign Relations assesses the risks in a must see interview.

ROBIN HOOD GIVES BACK Instead of taking from the poor and giving to the rich, The Robin Hood Foundation has started a new initiative to help New Yorker's access government funds they didn't know they qualified for. Find out how.

IL VOLO Before Il Volo headlines Radio City this Saturday, the Italian operatic pop trio talks to us in an exclusive interview.

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/