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.

Los Angeles may get a legal street vending system, where does Cal Fire's budget stand following the Woolsey fire, heartbreaking photos of Camp Fire evacuees.

Alex Villanueva will replace Jim McDonnell as L.A. County Sheriff, talking to your kids about homelessness, Uber scoots into the city.

A new federal climate report spells out a grim future, an unprecedented confrontation at the U.S./Mexico border, a Malibu resident returns home.

Checking in on Malibu now that residents can return, insurance for rebuilding homes after disaster, how to properly prepare a turkey.

How to prevent devastating forest fires in the future, recap of L.A. Rams versus Kansas City Chiefs, Gen Z Voters reflect on the election

A status update on the Camp fire now that 77 people have died, CA task force has a new child poverty report, the two new food critics at the L.A. Times.

President Trump's upcoming California visit, getting water-dropping fire tankers up in the air, New York University will open L.A. campus in 2019.

What happens when people stay and defend their homes from fire instead of evacuating, LA Unified School Board mulls housing homeless student, the Rams COO reaches out with free tickets

Power poles start about 10 percent of all wildland fires in California, why we shouldn't be surprised ballots are still being counted, Governor-elect Gavin Newsom.

Visiting evacuated animals at Pierce College, how private fire fighting agencies could come to your home's rescue, post-election activism.

The latest ballot counts in still-undecided California races, frequent intense SoCal fires are the new abnormal, Paramount ranch has been destroyed.

The latest details on the Woolsey and Hill fires in Ventura and L.A. Counties, what happens to asylum seekers now that President Trump has signed a proclamation, what to do in a car when there's a fire.