President Obama to visit prisoners, a look at the 'sandwich' generation, the LA woman behind the Women's World Cup 'sheagle' outfit.
President Obama talks prison reform
President Barack Obama has had a lot of firsts in his time in office: first African American president, first president to establish a healthcare system, first president to sing on national TV.
He'll have another interesting first come Thursday: He'll be the first sitting president to tour a federal prison.
He spoke on Tuesday to a group of leaders and supporters at the annual NAACP Convention in Philadelphia and talked about prison reform and the dramatic increase in Americans behind bars.
Sarah Wheaton, a White House Reporter for Politico, and Andrew Cohen, editor with the Marshall Project, joined the show to talk about the president's push for sentencing reform
Helping prison inmates through music
President Barack Obama may be the first sitting president to visit a federal prison, but he won't be the first person of note to spend some face time with inmates.
Guitarist Wayne Kramer of the band MC5 is someone who's been doing it for years. He's part of a group called Jail Guitar Doors, which provides musical equipments to help rehabilitate inmates serving time.
Kramer told more about the organization, and what its like to go into prison to help inmates.
Video of fatal police shooting in Gardena released. When and why should videos be public?
A startling video of an officer-involved shooting in Gardena has been released by a federal judge.
It captured a 2013 incident when Ricardo Diaz Zeferino and two others were stopped on the street by officers who suspected them of stealing a bike.
In the grainy video, officers yell for the men to keep their hands up in the air, but Diaz Zeferino appears confused and drops his arms repeatedly.
It's when he takes off his baseball cap that officers open fire, killing him and wounding another.
Gardena kept that video sealed for two years until a federal judge ordered its release yesterday.
Missy O'Linn was the attorney representing both the city of Gardena and the officers involved. She joins Take Two for the city's reaction to the decision.
Peter Scheer, executive director of the First Amendment Coalition, also explains how the debate is ramping up over police records and when they can be sealed.
EVENT: The Crawford Family Forum hosts "Pulling back the blue curtain: When should we have access to police records?" on Thursday, July 16th at 7p. Click here for more info and a free RSVP
Stuck in the middle: Life in the 'sandwich' generation
A recent poll reveals that nearly one in 10 Americans are "sandwiched" That means they’re supporting a child, as well as providing regular care for an older parent or relative.
In addition, about 8 percent of American adults over the age of 40 are likely to become double-caregivers in the next five years.
The poll comes courtesy of the Associated Press and the NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
Dealing with an aging loved one and a child can leave members of the sandwiched generation feeling a bit overextended. It’s hard enough to balance a career and be an attentive parent; add a rapidly declining relative to the mix and soon, free time may become virtually nonexistent.
Gerontologist and elder law attorney Susan Geffen shared more about the dilemmas many of her clients face.
Self-proclaimed "sandwiched" parent Teri Biebel also joined the program to talk about the challenges of caring for her aging mother, who lives four hours away.
Click the play button above to hear more about the "sandwiched" generation.
The ESPYS and Caitlyn Jenner, the Home Run Derby gets revamped
In this week's Sports Roundup with
:
- The MLB Home Run Derby saw all kinds of changes this year, including were timed rounds and rewards for really long home runs.
- The ESPYS air Wednesday night for the first time live on ABC. Caitlyn Jenner will accept the Arthur Ashe Courage Award. More on how that moment will go over in a room full of athletes and all over the U.S.
Listen to the full interview by clicking the blue audio player above.
Women's World Cup 'Sheagle' talks going viral: 'It's been a whirlwind'
When the U.S. women's national soccer team took on Japan in the final match of the Women's World Cup, there was a very excited, very patriotic fan seated in the front row: The "sheagle."
For those who missed it, the "sheagle" is a female eagle, or in this case, a die-hard soccer fan who showed up in an eagle mask and American flag leggings to match.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gejRNYgae8M
That fan is
, and she has since become an Internet sensation. She's also from L.A., and she joined the show with more.