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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.

A nifty list that breaks down what you need to know about the coronavirus, plus how the media has handled Kobe Bryant's complicated legacy.

Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren on the senate trial set to begin next week, How MLK Boulevard got its name, where the women's march movement stands today.

Governor Newsom's Homeless Task Force proposes a bold idea, WNBA player's union agrees on new labor contract, the Konmari method for couples.

The impeachment trial of President Trump will begin in earnest, fuel dump by a Delta airline plane ended up dousing school children with strong vapors.

Local governments are unhappy with the Orange and LA county's new voting system, a Delta plane dumped fuel over a elementary school, and tomorrow's impeachment vote.

New initiative aims to improve Latino representation in films, effort to make beverage companies and distributors more responsible for their waste.

Digging into the new state budget proposal, local reaction to the city's homeless plan, the citywide redesign for streetlights.

Last year's fire season impacted cell phone coverage and military bases, California schools are recruiting more teachers of color, and LAPD had its own radio show.

Content creators on the TikTok app are living together in LA mansions, video game developers plan to unionize, and details on California's proposed Green New Deal.

State Senator Scott Wiener's housing bill is back for the third time, how a Caltech researcher plans to survey the region, and artist diversity at Coachella.

What's next for the L.A. County Department of Probation, new research into alternative pain management, and Long Beach fires the Queen Mary's longtime inspector.

Reactions to the U.S. airstrike that killed Iran's top military leader, black drivers are more often stopped by police, and we preview immigrant community stories.