Take Two

Poll: Most Americans confused about the debt ceiling; LA schools and iPads: Big promises but where's the research?; App Chat: Tools to make travel more bearable; Sports Roundup: LA Dodgers, NCAA drama, Frontline doc; 'Justice For My Sister' doc examines femicide in Guatemala, plus much more.

Cognitive therapy for the government shutdown; Rep. Mark Takano of Riverside on the status of the shutdown; Foster Farms chickens blamed for salmonella outbreak that sickened 300; Immigration rally to go on at National Mall despite closure; Hard time or inhumane? Solitary confinement in Corcoran prison's SHU (Photos); Study shows vets suffering from PTSD benefit from meditation, plus much more.

A look back at the last government shutdown; GOP strategist Mike Madrid on CA's Republican summit in Anaheim; Dodgers fans hopeful at team's chances at a championship; Profile: The first Latino president of the State Bar of California; Cheech Marin on Chicano art and 'Chicanitas'; Odd Hollywood Jobs: Celebrity profiler, plus much more.

What do foreigners think about the US government shutdown?; NYT sets off a New York-Los Angeles taco showdown; 'Parkland': The search for the truth behind the JFK assassination; 'League of Legends' video game championship comes to LA; Friday Flashback: Government shutdown edition, plus much more.

Rep. John Campbell on the government shutdown; What is it like to sign up for Obamacare in California?; Danny DeVito and Judd Hirsch reunite in 'The Sunshine Boys'; Picture This: Documenting the Los Angeles Dodgers; Former Guatemalan soldier accused of atrocities convicted of US immigration fraud, Etiquette Lesson: How to deal with a significant other's annoying obsession, plus much more.

How the government shutdown will affect the average US citizen; Report finds California has highest poverty rate in US; Finding bone marrow matches is harder for some ethnic groups; LA Unified's backlog of broken musical instruments 'like a war scene'; FAQ: Navigating Covered California's health insurance exchange, plus much more.

Fact checking the congressional budget talk headlines; What would the US economy look like if Congress passed a budget?; Why America's national health care efforts are so contentious; Public officials, activists await court ruling about oil drilling in Whittier hills, plus much more.

The latest on the fatal stabbing of Dodgers fan Jonathan Denver; ACA enrollment tools delayed for small businesses, Spanish language; Decision in Jackson-AEG trial now in jury's hands; LA Beer Week celebrates LA's thriving suds scene, and more.

President Obama promotes health care reform at community college in Maryland; House bill threatens federal food stamp program; Ask Emily: Navigating the new Medi-Cal expansion; Rep. John Campbell joins the show to discuss the battle over Obamacare; Plan to raise Shasta Lake may hinge on Sacred River, plus much more.

Former California Governor Jerry Brown partners with UC-Berkeley and China to tackle climate change issues, UC-Irvine team develops system to track wildfires.

California Department of Transportation floats five ideas to make the historic section of the 110 Freeway more safe, The Emmy Awards' winners, losers and snubs, LACMA opens a Japanese art exhibit.

How President Trump is intervening in California environmental and homeless policies, LA Mayor Eric Garcetti gives an update on how his Green New Deal is working, Smosh Town Burgers.

The Clean Vehicle Rebate Project, Possible solutions to sea-level rise, and a community house in Santa Monica experiment with living dunes.

A history of the emissions waiver here in California, plus UC president Janet Napolitano resigns, the new car-sharing program that runs on hydrogen.

Real estate developer Geoffrey Palmer hosts a fundraiser for President Trump, Carson's mayor is considering a gun ban, a Highland Park shop combats plastic waste.

How local gas prices will be affected by the recent attack on Saudi Arabia's oil, How to make LA's buildings more sustainable.

All the bills that passed the CA legislature this week, A chat with El Norte director Gregory Nava, Sampling Inglewood's best restaurants.

The California legislature passed several bills addressing affordable housing, positive effects of wildfires? Mattel introduces a new Dia de Muertos Barbie.

AB-5, if signed, will affect more than drivers, LA County will start using new mental health vehicles to respond to some 911 calls, David Koepp talks "Cold Storage."

The latest with Assembly Bill 5, Census Bureau releases poverty data, The Future of USC Sports following the resignation of athletic director.

What happened at California's first Homelessness Task Force meeting, The fate of AB5, What happened at the California GOP meeting over the weekend.