Can the GOP pull it together in time for Paul Ryan? A settlement has been reached in the Sony hack, and 'Back to the Future' Day has finally arrived.
Paul Ryan announces bid for Speakership, but on his own terms
Take Two's A Martinez talks to Republican strategist Mike Madrid about why Ryan insists the House GOP be unified if he's to seek the Speaker of the House.
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Transgender inmates can now get gender reassignment surgery
California is the first state in the nation that's agreed to cover gender reassignment surgery for transgender inmates after a lawsuit by the Transgender Law Center.
But how to do that and determining who qualifies has not been an easy policy to develop. This week, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitations put forth its guides.
Flor Bermudez, director of the Detention Project at the Transgender Law Center, joined Take Two for a reaction.
Death row inmates use art to depict life in prison
Capital punishment is probably one of the most divisive topics in the U.S. But this week, USC will showcase an exhibition that tackles the topic in a very unusual way.
It's called Windows on Death Row and it features images of notable political cartoonists, and also prison inmates themselves. It opens Thursday at USC's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.
The organizers, Swiss cartoonist Patrick Chappatte and his wife, journalist Anne Widmann, joined the show to tell more.
Sports Roundup: All about the Lakers' upcoming season
On this edition of Sports Roundup, we look ahead to the Los Angeles Lakers 2016 season, which starts next week.
The Lakers are not projected to have a very good season, and if they miss the playoffs, it'll be the first time in their 68-year history that this has happened for three straight seasons.
joined the show with more.
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Where’s my hoverboard? The complete scorecard of 'Back to the Future' 2015 predictions
Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015 marks the day that Marty, Jennifer and Doc traveled to in "Back to the Future Part II."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hDK9QdK2ok
The 1989 movie makes several predictions about the technology in 2015. Some of them were spot on…many of them weren't.
is the host of CNET's Tomorrow Daily and is a professed "Back to the Future" lover. She talked about it with Take Two.
Bionic technology
"In the movie, we see Griff Tannen -- Biff's descendant -- he's got bionic implants," Esqueda says. "They mention he's got some 'circuits fried' in his bionic implants. We have those now. Those are being developed in medical technology. It's kind of amazing," she said.
Where's my hoverboard?
"Lexus released a 2.0 version this morning called Slide," Esqueda says. "It needs to have its own park. The surface is specifically made to help the board hover ... It's got liquid nitrogen in it cooling the device, so it's got this -- sort of -- fog, very mystical look about it," she said. Esqueda says Hendo is also developing a version of the hoverboard, but she says both competing boards require a special surface to operate.
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Flying cars
"We have flying cars," Esqueda says. "There's Aeromobil. They're working on a flying car that can take off then land and drive." Esqueda says that, even though vertical, helicopter-esque takeoff has yet to be perfected, movie producers still got pretty close.
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What about the internet?
Diehard "Back to the Future" watchers may notice that, though the film features many connected devices, the internet never really makes an appearance. Ashley Esqueda says that the internet may have been represented indirectly. "Maybe the internet existed, just in a different way," she said. "They did have -- you know -- the video conferencing. Maybe there's some sort of catch and they just never really mentioned it because it's one of those things that seemed really boring at the time," she said.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlEFqR4SaVA
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The Styled Side: Halloween's here, so it's time for...Christmas shopping?!
No, we are not kidding.
Even though Halloween isn't here yet, some of our staffers have already seen Christmas displays in stores.
Michelle Dalton Tyree with Fashion Trends Daily looks at how you might be shopping differently this holiday season.
"People are turning to videos for shopping advice," she says. "As many as 32 percent of shopper say they plan to use videos for online purchases."
That includes watching product reviews, but also people unboxing new purchases that advise people how to unpack and assemble electronics.
More retailers are experimenting with letting people try products in a store but not walking away with a purchase immediately, too.
Some stores are already are successful in this realm: customers at the men's clothing retailer Bononos can try on items at one of the brick-and-mortar locations, then have their buys shipped home.
"Last year, eBay and Westfield collaborated to launch a digital storefront at Westfield San Francisco Centre where customers would just go up to the glass, touch the product they want, select the item and check out on mobile via PayPal," says Tyree. "Will we see more?"
Sony agrees to pay up to $8 million in hacking lawsuit settlement
Sony Pictures has reached a settlement with some of its current and former employees in the wake of last year's massive cyber attack. If a judge approves it, Sony could pay up to $8 million.
Ted Johnson, senior editor at Variety, joins Take Two to break down the details.