Morning Brief: July 10th

by Kris Venezia | 07/10/2014 | 5:00am

What you need to know for July 10th!

Weather

Today, partly cloudy with a high of 83, and tonight, partly cloudy with a low of 69. [Full Forecast]

Need to Know

A growing arsenal of homegrown rockets encounter Israel's Iron Dome. [New York Times]

New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer released a report that showed 1 in 3 schools were overcrowded in 2012. [NY Daily News]

Whole Foods recalled prepackaged salads in New York, Connecticut and New Jersey. [NBC News]

Some New York City officials want to cut down on the number of evil Elmos in Times Square. [WFUV News]

On Stage Tonight

• Willie Nile @ City Center (in White Plains)

• Black 47 @ Rocks Off Concert Cruise aboard the Jewel

• The Original Wailers (with Universal Rebel) @ the B.B. King Blues Club and Grill

• The Low Anthem (with Death Vessel and Last Good Tooth) @ Ray Smith Studio

• Dennis DeYoung @ the Bergen Performing Arts Center

• Aerosmith with Slash @ Jones Beach Theater

Sports

The New York Yankees are in Cleveland to face the Indians, first pitch 7:05.

The New York Mets host the Atlanta Braves at 7:10.

Today in History

In 1890, Wyoming is admitted as the 44th US state.