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Chinese buy up LA real estate, prudence or panic over Ebola, a slew of superhero movies ahead.
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Oct 20, 2014
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Chinese buy up LA real estate, prudence or panic over Ebola, a slew of superhero movies ahead.

A working nurse describes what she wants to protect health care workers against Ebola, a boom in Chinese investors in an LA suburb, Brad Pitt rules the box office, and a quest for the world's funniest human.

A World Health Organization worker trains nurses how to use Ebola protective gear in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Nurses are meeting with California Governor Jerry Brown this week to discuss Ebola precautions in the state.
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On Monday Take Two will discuss nurses meeting with Governor Jerry Brown about Ebola precautions in California, a boom in Chinese investors in an LA suburb,  a new cookbook with tips from 65 big chefs, the cast of play "The Trip to Bountiful" and more. 

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Due to "feeling vulnerable," two nursing organizations will meet with CA Governor Jerry Brown to talk about Ebola and ask the state to increase safety precautions for health care professionals.
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Another pollutant in our water that we can't see is medicine we take that passes through our bodies and into our water supply.
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On Monday night comedians from around the world will face off at LA's Laugh Factory for a chance to advance to the final round of the competition for world's funniest person set to take place Friday in Las Vegas. The public can watch and vote online.
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Wealthy investors from mainland China have been flocking to this LA suburb even more in recent years, spending millions to tear down old properties and build super-sized homes in their place.
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Brad Pitt and "Fury" top the box office, Warner Bros. bets big on comic book movies, and a Latino-centric animated film, "The Book of Life" are discussed in this week's On the Lot.
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Actress Sumi Haru had modest success with TV roles in the 1960s and 70s. However, she found her true passion as an activist calling for better representations of Asians on screen.
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The future of the state's water is something the governor has spent more of his political attention on this fall than his own re-election campaign. Southern California Public Radio's Molly Peterson explains Prop 1.
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From Capitol Public Radio, Amy Quinton looks at what needs be done to better prevent megafires.
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Nationwide, the GOP has targeted more than half a dozen Congressional seats - three of them in the Golden State.
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Despite being Food & Wine Magazine's editor, Dana Cowin is not a very good cook. She's trying to change that with her new book "Mastering My Mistakes in the Kitchen: Learning to Cook with 65 Great Chefs and Over 100 Delicious Recipes."
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Take Two visits noted BBQ chef Adam Perry Lang to see the food he's making at a BBQ pop-up spot in the heart of Hollywood. What makes this BBQ different?
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Classical guitarist Milos Karadaglic is taking an active role in Awards for Young Musicians, the charity that supported him in the days before the big record companies came knocking on his door.
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In Horton Foote's "The Trip to Bountiful," the elderly Mrs. Watts (Cicely Tyson) sets out to escape her overprotective son and daughter-in-law (Blair Underwood and Vanessa Williams), and fulfill her dream of returning to her small hometown of Bountiful, Texas one final time.