Take Two

Both Obama and Romney focus on job numbers and economy as their campaigns close in on the final stretch. Plus, new drug policy for racehorses affects The Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita Park, we fact check the large number of campaign radio ads running this election cycle, and much more.

President Obama and Governor Romney are back on the campaign trail. Meanwhile, New Yorkers are getting back on their feet after Hurricane Sandy. Producer Mary Plummer visited a school in Chelsea to survey the damage. Plus, community health clinics are on the rise in Los Angeles and across the country, Ruben Martinez joins the show to talk about his new book "Desert America," DJ Kid Koala visits the studio to spin some jams and much more.

We check in on the clean-up effort on the East Coast in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. Plus, what's next for the Star Wars franchise now that Disney owns Lucasfilm? Will FEMA's swift response during Hurricane Sandy help heal the organization's tarnished image? Then, Massachusetts voters weigh passing a controversial initiative to legalize physician-assisted suicide, we talk to the author of the book "The Last Walk," which looks at how to treat aging and sick dogs, and much more.

We check in on the status of Hurricane Sandy, and survey the destruction in New Jersey, New York and in the Caribbean islands of Cuba and Haiti. Plus, Molly Peterson reports on rising sea levels and whether California is prepared for a storm like Sandy. Then, music critic Drew Tewksbury gives us a playlist for Halloween, we fact check political ads and much more.

Hurricane Sandy hits the East Coast, causing flight delays across the U.S. and even internationally. Plus, why has climate change been absent from both Obama and Romney's political campaigns? Marketplace's Kai Ryssdal joins us to talk about his PBS Frontline special about the power and influence of Super PACs, then we speak with David Maraniss about his new biography “Barack Obama: The Story”, and much more.

We check in on the youth vote, and why there's less excitement about the Obama campaign than there was in 2008. Plus, is the Great Recession defining retirement? Then, Deepa Fernandes reports on some Southland employers that are trying to make "work-family balance" more than an empty phrase, and we look at the life of Pulitzer Prize-winning sports writer Jim Murray, who elevated the art of sports journalism, and much more.

Today, Obama is in Florida drumming up support in a key swing state. Plus, new polling suggests that the majority of voters don't support Gov. Brown's Prop. 30. tax measure, A new prison healthcare facility in Stockton hopes to end federal oversight of prisoner medical care, California state regulators meet today to discuss tightening regulations on compounding pharmacies, plus much more.

We take a look at Mitt Romney's campaign and how the Obama campaign is handling his momentum in the polls. Plus, a small farming town of on the border of Mexico and Imperial Valley is a hotbed for professional baseball players, Kevin Ferguson reports on Monarch The Bear, the iconic symbol on the California flag, the use of "illegal immigrant" versus "undocumented immigrant" is being debated by the media and much more.

We check in with service members and their families to get their reactions to the presidential debate on foreign policy. Plus, families are being torn apart by a 1996 immigration law, a group of Italian scientists are charged with manslaughter for not predicting a deadly 2009 earthquake, we check in with KPCC's Frank Stoltze as he talks to voters in Inglewood and much more.

Tonight's presidential debate will likely touch on the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. embassy in Libya. We'll talk to an expert about how the CIA gathers information in these situations. Plus, the New York Times reports that Iran and the United States have developed a framework to begin one-on-one talks over Iran's nuclear program, video game companies turn to Kickstarter to raise funds, acclaimed author Sandra Cisneros joins the show to discuss her newest work, "Have You Seen Marie?" and much more.

The results from the 2020 election are completely in now, how face masks are showing up on TV nowadays and what to do this weekend.

How President Trump has tried to dismantle all of the legal ways to immigrate to the U.S. and what President-elect Biden will do for immigration once in office.

LA County could reissue safer-at-home orders if COVID-19 surge continues, could Donald Trump have a future in TV after the White House ? and the latest on Servant of Pod with Nick Quah.

CA's coronavirus cases reach more than 13,000 on Monday, how to explain the election to your kids and CA leaders set to unveil a plan for early learning.

Traveling amid the pandemic? We got you., the impact of the Native American vote on the election and LA County officials considering curfew to limit COVID-19.

The latest in the world of post-election politics, the woman making history in major league sports, what DACA could look like under Biden.

Representative Adam Schiff joins us to discuss the political landscape Biden is inheriting, the latest on COVID-19 and what's happening to child care benefits.

Proposition 15 fails, the L.A. Times settles a class-action pay-disparity lawsuit with employees and Servant of Pod's Nick Quah joins us.

Armenia and Azerbaijan reach deal to end the war, what went wrong with the polls this election cycle and a rock climber reaches a new feat in Yosemite.

Kamala makes history becoming first female vice president, Nithya Raman wins LA City council seat and the latest on the races in Orange County.

The latest on the November election, Ron Howard on his documentary "Rebuilding Paradise" and what to do this weekend in LA.

Republican Strategist Mike Madrid on how the electorate shaped up, what Measure J could mean for the future of L.A. County and coronavirus cases just keep ticking up across the country.