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President Obama and immigration reform, starfish make a comeback, child care wastelands, and more
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Sep 4, 2014
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President Obama and immigration reform, starfish make a comeback, child care wastelands, and more

On Thursday, Take Two discusses possible actions President Obama could take on immigration and what's at stake for the White House, starfish appear to be coming back after a mysterious disease caused them to melt away, what parents do when there are no child care options available, and much more.

Lola Mae Bray looks out of the second floor of the Community Prisoner Mother Program in Pomona, Calif. where children under age seven live with their incarcerated mothers. The children are enrolled in preschool, Head Start or Kindergarten classes on-site, while the mothers take parenting, drug and alcohol abuse prevention and other classes.
Lola Mae Bray looks out of the second floor of the Community Prisoner Mother Program in Pomona, Calif. where children under age seven live with their incarcerated mothers. The children are enrolled in preschool, Head Start or Kindergarten classes on-site, while the mothers take parenting, drug and alcohol abuse prevention and other classes.
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On Thursday, Take Two discusses possible actions President Obama could take on immigration and what's at stake for the White House, starfish appear to be coming back after a mysterious disease caused them to melt away, what parents do when there are no child care options available, and much more.

Listen 5:27
Though the president today is on the international scene, he's been getting plenty of criticism from back home where both Republican and Democratic leaders have been making judgement calls of their own.
Listen 5:49
The president has been mulling over executive order on immigration but, at this point, pressure is building on the Obama Administration to take any kind of action.
Listen 3:09
A new report by the California Immigrant Policy Center details that undocumented immigrants contribute $130 billion to California's GDP each year.
Listen 4:15
A new study has found that a number of Los Angeles County communities, like Huntington Park, could be described as child care wastelands.
Listen 6:14
A new book titled "Against Football: One Fan’s Reluctant Manifesto" argues why America's favorite game is laced with problems that can no longer be ignored.
Listen 5:10
UC Irvine law professor Douglas NeJaime says state courts will continue to make their own decision on same-sex marriage until the final ruling ultimately comes from the United States Supreme Court.
Listen 4:30
University of California President Janet Napolitano removed guidelines for industry-academic relations so that UC campuses can invest in companies based there.
Listen 4:57
Scientists are often up to something odd. As the headline suggests, this week there's news about geckos in space having sex and pigeons learning to gamble.
Listen 5:45
More electric cars could mean less power plants. A plan to use all those batteries to store power, and release it to the grid when demand grows heavy.
Listen 14:50
KPCC’s political reporters Alice Walton and Frank Stoltze discuss the latest news coming out of Los Angeles and California. This time: Neel Kashkari, LA minimum wage and Prop. 46.
Listen 4:11
The Wilderness Act protects more than 9 million acres of federal land, including the Goat Rocks in Washington's Cascade Mountains.
Listen 5:42
The Salton Sea was once a tourist hot spot during the 1950s, but much of that has changed since then. The lake now has a higher salinity level than the ocean and it could get worse.
Listen 5:37
The Sea Star Wasting Syndrome affected 20 species across the West Coast.
Listen 8:57
In the new film "Last Weekend," a wealthy family spends an eventful Labor Day weekend together at their lake house.