Today on the show we'll start with a look at the state of immigration reform, as advocacy groups plan to play hardball with GOP lawmakers. Then, Gov. Jerry Brown has two more years to reduce the California prison population. Our Tuesday Reviewsday critics introduce us to new tunes by Neneh Cherry, Romeo Santos and more.
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• 4:53
A number of immigration reform advocacy groups plan to target Congressmen in an aggressive new campaign at public appearances and hearings.
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• 3:25
One in four American currently face medical debt. The Affordable Care Act should lessen that debt by improving access to healthcare, but some populations could still face mounting bills.
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A federal three-judge panel ruled yesterday that Governor Jerry Brown now has two more years to reduce the state's prison population.
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• 2:41
President Obama is coming to California to visit Fresno at the end of the week, where he'll get a first hand view of how the drought is affecting this state.
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• 4:44
A warm, wet weather system could bring as much as a half-foot of rain to some parts of California this weekend. Even so, the state's top water official says we'd need to get significant precipitation every other day through May just to get back to normal.
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The Metropolitan Water District actually has a surplus of the wet stuff. Now the big question is what to do with it? For more on that we're joined now by the district's general manager Jeffrey Kightlinger.
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• 5:09
Plenty of school kids deal with a world of emotional problems, but some kids have a whole host of issues greater than the usual. Drug abuse in the home, incarcerated parents or even homelessness.
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• 9:42
It's Tuesday, which means that it's time for Tuesday Reviewsday, our weekly new music segment. This week we're joined by music critic Steve Hochman and Justino Aguila from Billboard Latin.
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• 6:15
As the 138th Annual Westminster Dog Show continues Tuesday, we take a look at the discrimination towards dachshunds, who have never won the competition's top prize of Best in Show.
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• 4:53
Just a few hours ago, women competed in the single luge event at the Winter Olympics in Sochi. Representing the USA was southern Californian Kate Hansen of La Cañada.
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• 4:43
Known as Salvation Mountain, its long-time creator, Leonard Knight, died Monday at the age of 82. We’re joined now by Zack Godshall, a filmaker who spent time with Knight for a 2009 documentary called "God’s Architects."
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"Hidden Girl" is a harrowing tale of how a young girl wound up becoming a child slave for years, both in her home country of Egypt and after her captors smuggled her into the U.S.
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• 10:38
Despite not speaking English or coming from a tradition that understands its spirituality, Japanese students come to LA every year to shock parishioners in black churches with their powerful gospel music.