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How secure is the US-Canada border?; Mexican immigrants hope reform will allow them to reunite with long lost loved ones; Is Kim Jong-Un's aunt actually calling the shots in North Korea?; Girl Scouts' LA chapter offers patch for video game development; How the Great Recession has affected young people's relationship with money, plus much more.

How our current path to US citizenship works and how it might change with immigration reform; House "Gang of Eight" group working on its own immigration bill; Is it about time to start charging an Internet sales tax?; A new project maps the greenness of cities; Tuesday Reviewsday featuring Jessie Ware, Daft Punk, Major Lazer, plus much more.

Today we take a look at the new roadblocks affecting the Senate's immigration bills; The genocide trial of former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt is halted; Steve Proffitt takes a ride in a new hydrogen-powered fuel cell SUV; How air traffic-controller furloughs will affect travel in and out of LAX; Porn star James Deen has become an industry advocate amid growing fame, plus much more.

How battlefield medicine has been crucial in helping Boston bombing victims; Why Internet vigilantism can hurt, not help, the Boston bombing case; Muslims fear a backlash after Boston bombings; Chris Nichols of LA Magazine shares some souvenirs from Tijuana's long-lost Agua Caliente Casino, plus much more.

We'll take a look at the Senate's immigration reform bill, and hear the concerns of the bill's critics; The FDA has banned the development of a generic version of Oxycontin; Shelby Smoak joins the show to talk about his memoir, "Bleeder"; How the Boston bombings will affect CicLAvia, and much more.

We take a look at the ongoing debate for immigration reform as we wait for news on the Senate bill; Deepa Fernandes reports on how library story times use puppets, rhymes to sow the seeds of literacy; Legal weed sends tourists flocking to Colorado and Washington for 4/20; LAX is now using therapy dogs to calm stressed passengers; How NASA imagined life in a space colony 40 years ago, plus much more.

A deadly case of meningitis sparks fear of bi-coastal outbreak; Why is a torn Achilles injury so serious for a pro basketball player?; What happens to kids separated from deported parents?; Publishers share secrets of what makes a great kids' book; Mexico City makes targeted effort to curb salt intake, and much more.

Today, '42' writer/director Brian Helgeland talk about telling Jackie Robinson's story; Hockey legend Willie O'Ree on breaking down barriers in sports; Court rejects Gov. Brown's call to end judicial oversight of California prisons; Are people leaving California because of high taxes? Plus much more.

Fracking efforts in the Monterey shale hits a snag; Millions of Japanese cars recalled because of faulty air bags; Indio city leaders are eager to capitalize on the Coachella festival’s succes; Fashion designer Trina Turk mines the Coachella festival for inspiration, and much more.

Today, we'll get an update on the immigration reform debate in DC; What could Obama's 2014 fiscal budget mean for student loan debt?; Retired NBA player John Amaechi on sexual identity in pro sports, and much more.

Gov. Gavin Newsom addresses homelessness at State of the State, USC drops survey on transportation habits, Prop 64's impact on CA's cannabis industry

Democratic candidates head to CA's Central Valley, CA's official apology for the incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII and Hair Love's director.

Will California cast the deciding vote in the presidential race, LAPD's use of the state gang database, Love stories made in L.A.

A hard look at life for tenants at the bottom of the housing market and the landlords who do little to improve the often subpar and unsafe conditions they live in.

Plan to combat homelessness under review, ongoing series about the state's housing crisis, one of TWO lacquer plants essential to vinyl producers has burned down.

Catching up on all the important things voters need to know before they cast a ballot, Stuck: Inside California's Housing Crisis, Joshua Tree Airbnb regulations.

More on Sunday night's history-making Academy Awards, new recurring Orange County segment launches, digging into "The Big Goodbye."

Your Golden State political round-up, How car wash fried chicken joints conquered the San Fernando Valley, what to do in SoCal this weekend.

Though China has been hit hard with the virus, local business is also suffering, once upon a time the 2 freeway was supposed to stretch a lot farther, Doulas in LA.

A majority in the Senate voted to acquit President Trump on two impeachment charges, Could the voters of this state be key in who gets the Democratic nomination?

What happened at the Iowa caucus? Big changes for in-person voters here in Los Angeles, buyers and sellers grapple with selling Kobe merchandise.

The Coronavirus explained, what the controversy around "American Dirt" highlights about the publishing industry, a recap of the DA debate.