The Update- December 2nd

The Update with Brandon Julien

If you want pearl jewelry from this Soho shop, you’re going to have to use some mussel. At Pearl & the Beast, shoppers can go fishing for mussels and shuck them open themselves for shiny pearls to make their own necklaces, rings and more. In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Monday, closing arguments are set in the trial of a military veteran charged with recklessly choking to death a mentally ill, homeless man after an outburst on a New York subway. The Great Lakes region saw new snow and faced the prospect of even more this week after U.S. travelers battled harsh weather to get home after Thanksgiving, forecasters said. And in Washington, President Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, sparing the younger Biden a possible prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convictions and reversing his past promises not to use the extraordinary powers of the presidency for the benefit of his family.