Obama says Speaker Boehner is holding back immigration bill; The possible impacts of Bernanke's upcoming decision on stimulus; LAX's Tom Bradley Terminal opens with swanky new restaurants; LA's new Broad Museum will offer free admission (Photos); Unraveling a drug distribution ring that spanned the West Coast, plus much more.
Obama says Speaker Boehner is holding back immigration bill
The issues topping the agenda in Washington right now include Syria, the federal budget, and raising the debt ceiling. But what about immigration reform?
That's the question President Obama was asked yesterday in an interview with Telemundo. He said the Senate had passed a bi-partisan bill, he was ready to sign it, and the American people supported it. He pointed a finger at the Speaker of the House.
“The only thing that's holding it back right now is John Boehner calling it into the floor because we've got a majority of members of Congress, Democrats and some Republicans, in the House of Representatives, who would vote for it right now if it hit. So this is really a question that should be directed to Mr. John Boehner. What's stopping him from going ahead and calling that bill?”
Meanwhile, advocacy groups are meeting with members of congress and other power brokers this week hoping to bring the immigration debate back into the spotlight.
We're joined now by Rachel Van Dongen, congressional editor for Politico.
The possible impacts of Bernanke's upcoming decision on stimulus
Wall Street is anxiously awaiting an announcement from the Federal Reserve.
Fed Chair Ben Bernanke will hold a press conference later this morning where he'll explain if the central bank will begin cutting back its program of buying bonds to stimulate the economy.
The Fed's actions could have repercussions on Main Street as well. Heidi Moore, U.S. finance and economics editor for The Guardian, joins the show to explain.
LA's new Broad Museum will offer free admission (Photos)
Next year, Angelenos will have a new museum to boast about.
The Broad — as it'll be called — will be a matte, white, honeycomb-like structure. It will sit on Grand avenue, next to the shiny, smooth Disney Concert Hall near downtown's Bunker Hill.
Its creation is thanks to philanthropists Eli Broad and his wife Edythe, who've put $395 million into it. It will house the Broad's personal contemporary art collection, be twice the size of MOCA and have the largest endowment of any museum in the city after the Getty.
For a sneak peak, we met Eli Broad on the third floor of the construction site.
It was dusty and loud, but you can begin to see what will be almost an acre of gallery space beginning to take shape under 318 skylights created by the honeycomb overhead.
A foodie tour of LAX's newly renovated Tom Bradley Terminal
Los Angeles International Airport is about to become a destination for good eats.
You'll have to have a boarding pass, but if you do, head over to the newly renovated Tom Bradley International Terminal where you'll find the likes of The Larder, Umami Burger, and Ink.Sak, just to name a few.
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LA food blogger Erin Lyall went to the opening gala and is here to make us all hungry.
Unraveling a drug distribution ring that spanned the West Coast
Drug distributors operate an illicit export business that depends on freeways that run from California and Arizona to Canada. If you drive these freeways, chances are you've passed a car or truck secretly holding a cargo of heroin, meth or cocaine.
It's an illegal business that touches every city, every small town in every state in the west. Austin Jenkins from the Fronteras Desk introduces us to a smuggling ring that operated from Arizona to Washington state.
Sports Roundup: Dodgers, UCLA football, LeBron James and more
Should a private conversation made public get a coach fired? Are the Dodgers picking the wrong time to be in a slump? And what kind of wedding gift do you buy the couple that has everything?
Those questions must mean it's time for sports and we're joined by Andy and Brian Kamenetzky who have covered sports for ESPN and Los Angeles Times.
Let's start off with the Boys in Blue. If the Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks tonight in Phoenix they'll be National League West champs. But they have not played well lately, losing 9 of their last 13 games.
For argument's sake let's assume they win tonight. Then there will be 9 games left before the playoffs start. What should the Dodgers do with the time? Rest players? Keep playing hard to roll into the playoffs with momentum? There always a lot of debate on this.
Last Saturday, the UCLA Bruins football team came from 18 points down to beat the Nebraska Cornhuskers in Lincoln. This has put the heat on Nebraska coach Bo Pelini in a very unexpected way.
Sports leagues are always searching for ways to give fans an interactive experience when they watch. But golf takes it to level that's hard to believe: spectators in the gallery or TV viewers can alert officials if a golfer violates a rule.
For anyone who watched the Floyd Mayweather/Canelo Alvarez fight on Saturday, it was clear that Mayweather was dominant. Everyone except for one very important person.
The start of the NBA season is about a month and half away and the big question that hangs over the Lakers is the status of Kobe Bryant. How's the Black Mamba doing?
The Sacramento Kings have decided to something unique for their opener.
Lebron James may be a two-time NBA champion but now he has 3 rings.
Fall TV: Which shows to watch, which shows to skip
We don't get many signs of fall here in Southern California. It's still warm, the leaves don't turn on palm trees, so how do we know it's fall?
New TV season!
September marks the launch of the TV networks' new prime time shows, and if this year it all seems a little less than exciting, maybe that's because the early word is: lackluster.
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The whole idea of rolling out a big batch of new shows all at once seems increasingly antiquated. It's been undercut by cable networks, which tend to launch programs throughout the year.
USA Today TV critic Robert Bianco says TV viewers should lower their expectations this year.
Colorado flooding sparks concern over fracking chemicals
The waters are receding in Colorado after rains caused immense flooding last week. More than 12,000 people were evacuated, and hundreds are still stranded or missing.
As the water level comes down, people are getting a better view of the damage. However it's not only to homes: but to oil and gas wells, too
Now there is a concern by some that flood waters mixed with the chemicals used at fracking sites may have created a hazardous soup that's contaminating the landscape.
To explain is Mark Jaffe, energy reporter for the Denver Post.
Congresswoman wants Angeles National Forest part of new recreation area
The rugged San Gabriel Mountains are heavily used by millions of residents who live within easy driving distance. The U.S. Forest Service, which oversees the Angeles National Forest, has little money to add rangers, to make trails safer or clean up graffiti.
A local politician hopes to improve the area by making it part of a National Recreation Area. KPCC political reporter Sharon McNary has the story.
App Chat: A look at Apple's iOS 7
Now it's time for App Chat, our weekly segment about the newest things in mobile.
If you update your iPhone today, you're going to notice some major changes. Apple has released iOS7, the newest version of its mobile operating system. And it looks completely different from the last one.
Joining us again to talk about the changes is Devindra Hardawar, national mobile editor at Venture beat.
Some realtors producing 'home movies' to market luxury homes
The housing market here in Los Angeles continues to recover in a way no one really could've expected. The bidding wars are back, there are long lines at open houses and people making offers on the spot.
In California as a whole, the median home price was up nearly 30 percent in August from the same time last year. If you're selling, you may not need the services of Film House.
They're an outfit in Nashville, Tennessee, that makes movies for home-sellers about their homes. Curt Hahn , founder, director, and CEO of Film House, joins the show with more.
The 'cord never' generation and the future of cable, satellite TV
A group called the "cord nevers" don’t pay a cable company or a satellite service to watch their favorite shows.
Instead they stream them from Netflix, Hulu and Amazon, and watch on the web or through a computer hooked up to their TV. Ian King, technology reporter for Bloomberg News, writes today about "cord nevers" and their effect on the industry.
USDA green lights US chicken processing in China
American chickens could soon be getting a roundtrip ticket to Asia.
The USDA has recently approved four Chinese poultry plants to process U.S. chickens. That means chicken carcasses could be sent to China, processed and then shipped back here for consumers (possibly in time for dinner). There are still a few more bureaucratic steps before this could actually start happening.
Politico's Senior Agriculture reporter Bill Tomson says it’s not clear whether this is even feasible, but China asked to be able to do it.
“Mind you, the end game is a bit broader,” Tomson said. “What China would like to do is move beyond this and export their own chicken here.”
This is just the first step. Currently, the U.S. doesn’t allow the importation of Chinese chicken for consumption by humans. The U.S. does allow it for pet food, however.
“But they could make more money from it, obviously, by selling it for human food,” Tomson said. "In a way, it’s not just about the money. It has been explained to me that this is a matter of pride for China. China has had a lot of recent problems with food safety issues. It would be a trophy to hold up a certificate and say, ‘Look: we’ve been approved to send chicken over to the United States.’”
One of the biggest criticisms of this idea is that something could slip through the cracks. For example, would U.S. inspectors be able to examine the processed chicken?
“USDA officials have said … it’s pretty cooked, so that’s going to kill any bacteria,” Tomson said, adding that officials have said it’s the same chicken coming back.
American-raised, Chinese-processed chicken could be a reality in the United States as soon as a year, Tomson said.
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Can feeding chickens five-star scraps produce a tastier bird?
A new phenomenon called Green Circle chicken is catching on in the U.S.
So what is a Green Circle chicken? They are heritage breed, woodland-raised chickens, but they are not fed on sheep's milk and hazelnut. Instead they get five-star food scraps from some of the most acclaimed restaurants in Manhattan.
Jeff Gordinier, who wrote about this for the New York Times, joins the show with more.