Former Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner is entering the race for governor against incumbent Andrew Cuomo. The long time Democrat is the candidate for a newly formed political movement.

Miner, coming to the race relatively late, and with little money and name recognition outside of upstate New York, says she knows she faces an uphill battle.

“The challenges are clearly there,” said Miner, who said there is also an “opportunity” for a new message in what she says is a “toxic” political atmosphere.

Governor Cuomo says he plans within the next several days to file a lawsuit against the federal government over the treatment of immigrant children separated from their parents. He says around 70 children are being held at facilities in New York.

It's a preview of this year’s Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival. We discuss this year’s lineup, and we hear from English singer Gwyneth Herbert who returns to the festival for a third time. We talk to her about her music, her career, and what’s new on the jazz scene.

Our guests:

• Jeff Spevak, longtime Rochester arts and culture reporter
• John Nugent, co-founder, producer, and artistic director of the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival
• Glenn Tilley, audio producer and member of the production team for the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival
• Gwyneth Herbert, singer and musician

In her book, “I Married a Sociopath,” writer and epidemiologist Sabrina Brown details decades of physical, verbal, and financial abuse by her ex-husband. Brown began blogging about being a domestic violence survivor in 2012 as a way to spark conversations about intimate partner violence, which often isn’t reported or acknowledged.

Brown is in Rochester as the keynote speaker for RESTORE Sexual Assault Service’s first-ever regional conference, but first, she joins us on Connections to share her story and to discuss how to help victims of domestic violence. Our guests:

• Sabrina Brown, associate professor of epidemiology at the University of Kentucky, and author of “I Married a Sociopath”
• Lauren Berger, outreach and education specialist for RESTORE
  

Another top ranking for Wegmans leads this WXXI Business Report. Also, find out about strong job growth numbers for the Rochester metro region, and a new executive appointment at Kodak.