Andrew Yang leads the New York mayoral race despite missteps. But can he win?

Yang's position has put a target on his back, and as the race is beginning to heat up, he finds himself attacked on all sides

Two days before Andrew Yang announced he was running to be New York City's next mayor, he made a remarkable admission.

As Covid-19 ravaged the city - more than 50,000 people have succumbed to the virus - the tech entrepreneur had left town, retreating to his second home north of New York.