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Los Angeles remembers the Queen of Soul, Metro demonstrates new body scanners, everything you know about the Formosa Cafe is probably wrong.

L.A. may adopt San Diego program to combat opioid overdoses, Ojai considers lights out, Westlake is the latest battleground over affordable housing.

SpaceX hosts a meet and greet with its NASA astronauts, Yosemite reopens after Ferguson fire, Tuesday Reviewsday introduces you to the latest new music.

LAUSD has a new superintendent and new goals and challenges as it heads back to school, California continues to fight multiple fires, the cat who adopted a school/

An initiative to audit the Department of Motor Vehicles is shot down, the wife of a Cal Fire firefighter tells her story, the state of Filipino cuisine in LA.

One Orange County homeless couple's journey, firefighters are using new technology to save lives and properties, UC Irvine researches medical benefits of cannabis.

California Air Resources Board chief explains state's plan to maintain vehicle emissions standards, peer-to-peer payment ratings, which air pollution masks are best.

How will CA pay to fight the rest of the year's wildfires? Plus, Councilman Herb Wesson on K-Town homeless shelter locations. And LAUSD's school safety report.

When state lawmakers return to work this week, they'll consider measures to reform health insurance and also to reduce wait times at the Department of Motor Vehicles. Plus, a hiking expert offers tips on shady treks.

California prepares for perennial fires, a $1.3 million dollar grant aims to study the city's urban forests, waiting on the mysterious corpse flower.

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.

Gov. Brown given 30-day extension to reduce prison overcrowding; Gulf Cartel hands out relief for victims of Mexico flooding; Irvine's Asian population booms, boosting the local real estate market; Latinos a growing force in the fight for environmental issues; The battle over San Diego's Barrio Logan; Did recent storms put a dent in the Southwest's drought problem?

What will it take to avoid a government shutdown?; The doctor is in, and lives down the road; 'Priority schools' plan is latest to remake failing L.A. Unified schools; John Parkinson: The man who made LA; Conn. court to decide whether horses are innately 'vicious' animals, plus much more.

Today we begin with an update on the Nairobi mall terrorist attack. Then, we'll take a look at the safety of public places in the wake of recent mass shootings. Also, a new Pew study tracks the ebb and flow of undocumented immigrants in US; Rep. Becerra joins the show to talk about the status of immigration reform in the House; Wrapping up the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards, and more.

Severe flooding in Mexico leaves dozens missing; The Dodgers clinch the National League West division title; 'Generation Iron': The modern-day bodybuilder's quest for the Mr. Olympia title; The Village People return with a new single, "Let's Go Back to the Dance Floor"; Professor says he has ID'd slave woman who wrote 'A Bondwoman's Narrative', plus much more.

Officials say prison hunger strike leader still in control of Mexican Mafia; The American media's waning interest in the Navy Yard shooting; Is it legal to dismiss jurors based on their sexual orientation?; Starbucks CEO says guns no longer welcome in stores; Does the NFL take taxpayers for a ride?; State Of Affairs: Board of Supervisors, Jose Huizar, and more

Obama says Speaker Boehner is holding back immigration bill; The possible impacts of Bernanke's upcoming decision on stimulus; LAX's Tom Bradley Terminal opens with swanky new restaurants; LA's new Broad Museum will offer free admission (Photos); Unraveling a drug distribution ring that spanned the West Coast, plus much more.

An update on the Navy Yard shooting investigation; How will California's health care exchange work?; Estes Park, Colorado begins recovery from the floods; How the dwindling status of handwriting is changing our brains, plus much more.