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AMERICA'S HOSTS: Renee Montagne and Ari Shapiro; NEWSCASTS: Giles Snyder, Jean Cochran
CALIFORNIA/NEVADA HOST: Donna Apidone; NEWSCASTS: Steve Shadley
Here are some highlights of today's show:
Reliable cars for welfare reipients. Ginger Rutland has the Sacramento Bee commentary this morning at 5:33 and 7:33.
Bill Gates today steps down as head of Microsoft. He's been reviled as a monopolist and hailed as the world's most generous philanthropist. We'll take a look back at the legacy of the man who helped create the modern computer industry, this morning at 6:21 and 8:21.
Firefighters are battling hundreds of wildfires across California. Lightning strikes sparked an estimated 800 blazes, and many of those fires are still burning out of control. The biggest one is in the Big Sur area south of Monterey, where 19 thousand acres have burned. The story at 6:45 and 8:45.
This morning we will air one of the funniest StoryCorps segments I have heard so far. A 94-year-old woman tells what happened when she wore her inflatable bra on an unpressurized flight. The whole story gets blown out of proportion this morning at 5:25 and 7:25.
Thanks for listening. Have a great weekend.
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AMERICA'S HOSTS: Renee Montagne and Ari Shapiro; NEWSCASTS: Nora Raum, Jean Cochran
CALIFORNIA/NEVADA HOST: Donna Apidone; NEWSCASTS: Steve Shadley
Here are some highlights in today's show:
The US Supreme Court today is expected to weigh in on the constitutional meaning of the right to bear arms. It will be the last decision of the term. NPR Legal Affairs Correspondent Nina Totenberg has more at 6:10 and 8:10.
It's the second anniversary of commentator s Leroy Sievers' NPR blog, "My Cancer." That's especially impressive because Sievers was given a three to six months prognosis when he was diagnosed. But this anniversary comes at a difficult time -- his cancer has "exploded" and doctors are saying he has pretty much run out of treatment options. We'll hear from him at 6:24 and 8:24.
Our series "Hidden Kitchens" visits London's allotments gardens. These small plots have fed Londoners for two centuries but compete now with development and the 2012 London Olympics. Hidden Kitchens visits the site of the Olympic construction that bulldozed a century-old community project. Hidden Kitchens is produced by the Kitchen Sisters Nikki Silva and Davia Nelson. It airs this morning at 7:51.
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AMERICA'S HOSTS: Renee Montagne and Ari Shapiro; NEWSCASTS: Giles Snyder, Jean Cochran
CALIFORNIA/NEVADA HOST: Donna Apidone; NEWSCASTS: Steve Shadley
We still have pretty smoky air in the area. We'll give you weather and traffic updates throughout the morning.
Here are some highlights in today's show:
Congress is close to sending the president a sweeping measure to help homeowners avoid foreclosure. Under the bill, the Federal Housing Administration would provide loan guarantees for people seeking to refinance their mortgages. The Senate may pass the bill as early as today. President Bush has threatened a veto but the White House said yesterday the door was open to compromise. We'll hear that story at 6:10 and 8:10.
The city of New Orleans flooded after Hurricane Katrina, in part because some of the levees protecting the city failed. In recent weeks, there have been reports about levees breaking in Iowa and Missouri. But initial reports are that most of those levees performed as they were supposed to. That's at 6:40 and 8:40.
Soaring gasoline prices are painful for commuters but imagine how the guy behind the wheel of a bus-sized motor home feels. We'll find out if these road warriors are shifting into park permanently, this morning at 7:51.
It's Wednesday, and that means nothing in the sports world is safe. For many kids, summer camp means weeks of specialized sports training. Commentator Frank Deford says it's a far cry from the informal games he played at summer camp when he was a boy. We'll hear from him this morning at 7:55.
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AMERICA'S HOSTS: Renee Montagne and Ari Shapiro; NEWSCASTS: Giles Snyder, Jean Cochran
CALIFORNIA/NEVADA HOST: Donna Apidone; NEWSCASTS: Steve Shadley
Here are some highlights of today's show:
The air is again hazy with smoke. This morning we will keep you up to date with news coverage of the fires that are currently in and around northern California. And in the second part of our series, "After Angora," we'll hear from some of the people who were affected by last year's devastating fire at South Lake Tahoe at 5:33 and 7:33. Then KXJZ's Ben Adler reports on recovery efforts around the lake this morning at 6:33 and 8:33.
A group of mothers is transforming the quiet and hallowed ground at Arlington National Cemetery. Their sons were killed in Iraq or Afghanistan, buried in the cemetery's Section 60. The mothers meet and visit Section 60 regularly, decorating their son's graves with flowers and photographs. We'll hear the second part of this series this morning at 6:21 and 8:21.
Now that summer is here, food lovers will be gathering outdoors for all sorts of celebrations. Most people like to keep it casual, but food writer and chef Nigella Lawson says there's room for a little bit of elegance too. Put on your best and listen at 7:51.
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AMERICA'S HOSTS: Renee Montagne and Ari Shapiro; Nora Raum, Jean Cochran
CALIFORNIA/NEVADA HOST: Donna Apidone; NEWSCASTS: Steve Shadley
Here are some highlights of today's show:
The Angora fire near South Lake Tahoe bean a year ago tomorrow. One agency that took much of the blame was the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA). Ben Adler talks with TRPA spokesperson Julie Regan to talk about what has changed in the last year, this morning at 6:33 and 8:33.
For farmers living along the Mississippi River in Iowa, the flooding has been financially devastating. Thousands of acres of farmland in the Midwest are still underwater. And it couldn't have come at a worse time -- prices for corn and soybeans are at record levels.
ALSO, after the huge floods in 1993, a few Midwestern states got together with the Army Corps of Engineers to draw up a plan to build higher levee walls along the Mississippi River. The plan could have helped limit the amount of flooding the region is now seeing. The final draft of the report was released in February. But it doesn't look like the federal government will fund it. Thos stories will air this morning at 6:40 and 8:40.
It's the end of an era. Comedian George Carlin has died at the age of 71. Carlin's routine "The Seven Words You Can Never say on TV" resulted in a Supreme Court ruling upholding the government's authority to sanction radio stations for broadcasting offensive language. We'll have a remembrance at 5:35 and 7:35.
To paraphrase an early Carlin character named Al Sleet, "Have a hippy dippy day."
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AMERICA'S HOST: Steve Inskeep; NEWSCASTS: Paul Brown, Jean Cochran
CALIFORNIA/NEVADA HOST: Donna Apidone; NEWSCASTS: Steve Shadley
Here are some highlights of today's show:
It's been a year since the Angora Fire tore through the Tahoe area. A year later, some things have changed, and some lessons have been learned. KXJZ's Ben Adler talks with Steve Shadley about then and now, this morning at 6:35 and 8:35.
With gas prices on the rise, will commuter trains make a comeback? Ginger Rutland, with the Sacramento Bee, has a commentary at 5:33 and 7:33.
Aarghh! Can you go a day at the office without e-mail? Employees at U-S Cellular can, and do, every Friday. A top company official implemented the policy a few years ago after employees complained they feel swamped by e-mails. That story at 6:21 and 8:21.
In this week's installment of StoryCorps, Ray Martinez explains what it was like growing up in an orphanage in the 1950s. Martinez was adopted when he was five years old and for the first time in his life he had his own room, clothes and toys. we'll hear it at 5:25 and 7:25.
Are you as happy as I am that it's Friday?
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AMERICA'S HOSTS: Renee Montagne and Steve Inskeep; NEWSCASTS: Carl Kasell, Jean Cochran
CALIFORNIA/NEVADA HOST: Donna Apidone; NEWSCASTS: Steve Shadley
Here are some highlights of today's show:
Gas are prices going -- and staying -- higher. We'll hear about different ways Americans are coping with high gas prices. That's at 5:40 and 7:40. Tomorrow we'll hear about how a city of freeways is adapting to high gas prices.
People can never be certain if their e-mail is private. But some people aren't taking any chances and are using encryption to gain privacy. The service is provided with Microsoft Outlook and even free "PGP" software. Very few people take advantage of the software. Our email series continues at 6:21 and 8:21.
A new study published in Nature Neuroscience journal, says that facial expressions, like a frown of disgust, may actually have a purpose that goes beyond simple communication. I'd love to see the look on your face at 6:40 and 8:40.
Have a great morning. Thanks for listening.
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AMERICA'S HOSTS: Renee Montagne and Steve Inskeep; NEWSCASTS: Carl Kasell, Jean Cochran
CALIFORNIA/NEVADA HOST: Donna Apidone; NEWSCASTS: Steve Shadley
Here are some highlights of today's show:
When oil prices go up, so do natural gas prices, and both increases have a ripple effect on the economy. Shampoo bottles, pantyhose, buttons -- you name it, and it requires oil or gas to make it. We'll hear more at 6:14 and 8:14.
We continue our series on email this morning. Some companies are establishing systems for organizing e-mail documents. The businesses are concerned about money, how much it can cost them if they're a target of a lawsuit and have to search for pertinent e-mails in an unorganized archive. Establishing an electronic document system can also help head-off a lawsuit. That's at 6:21 and 8:21.
It's not Friday, but we have a special reason to air a StoryCorps piece. The late Tim Russert had both celebrity status and a soft spot for everyday Americans. In 2005, Russert conducted an interview for the StoryCorps project. He sat down with James T. Malloy, a fellow native of Buffalo, New York, former firefighter, and one-time Door-keeper of the House of Representatives. We play an excerpt from that interview on the day funeral services will be held. That's coming up at 7:50 this morning.
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Same-sex marriages will be performed across California today. We'll meet a *** couple who are exchanging vows at Sacramento City Hall this morning. KXJZ's Steve Shadley reports on gay marriage -- a love story, this morning at 6:35 and 8:35.
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AMERICA'S HOSTS: Renee Montagne and Steve Inskeep; NEWSCASTS: Paul Brown, Jean Cochran
CALIFORNIA/NEVADA HOST: Donna Apidone; NEWSCASTS: Steve Shadley
Here are some highlights of today's show:
In California yesterday, two elderly women were one of the first same-sex couples to marry in the state. Their marriage begins a busy week for county registrars around the Golden State. More at 5:24 and 7:24.
In Detroit yesterday, former Vice President Al Gore announced his backing of Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination. We'll hear more at 6:10 and 8:10.
The staff at NPR's Baghdad bureau adopted a dog. But they didn't anticipate the problems that caring for an animal would bring. Two staff members eventually decided to have the white terrier neutered. Turns out, that's not necessarily the way they do things in Baghdad. That shaggy dog story at 6:35 and 8:35.
As the weather heats up, so does the rhetoric on Capitol Hill about energy prices. Republicans blame Democrats for blocking domestic oil and gas production. Democrats blame President Bush for four dollars a gallon gasoline, and say the country should invest in alternative energy. The story airs at 5:10 and 7:10.
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AMERICA'S HOST: Steve Inskeep; NEWSCASTS: Nora Raum, Jean Cochran
CALIFORNIA/NEVADA HOST: Donna Apidone; NEWSCASTS: Steve Shadley
Here are some highlights of today's show:
Every year, an estimated 12 billion dollars in drug money is smuggled from the United States into Mexico. When U-S law enforcement agencies find a stash, they often get to keep most of it, through a process called asset forfeiture. The money is supposed to supplement police and sheriff departments. But NPR has found a number of agencies that rely solely on the forfeited money. In the first of four reports, NPR's John Burnett tells the story of a prime smuggling route and the men who patrol it. We'll hear that story at 6:10 and 8:10.
Host Steve Inskeep talks to N-P-R's Scott Horsley about the latest controversy involving John McCain's campaign, Barack Obama's Father's Day speech, and the death of Tim Russert, host of NBC's "Meet the Press." More at 5:15 and 7:15.
This week same-sex couples will be free to marry in the state of California. That's likely to ignite legal clashes between gays and religious opponents of gay marriage. NPR's Barbara Bradley Hagerty reports on how gay couples have already sued and won in a raft of cases involving same-sex unions and domestic partnerships. That's at 5:21 and 7:21.
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AMERICA'S HOST: Renee Montagne; NEWSCASTS: Paul Brown, Giles Snyder
CALIFORNIA/NEVADA HOST: Donna Apidone; NEWSCASTS: Steve Shadley
Here are some highlights of today's show:
KXJZ News has all the results of yesterday's election. We'll have coverage of the Sacramento mayoral race, Props 98 and 99, and the 4th District race. And all the news of the day. Steve Shadley will have newscasts at the top of the each hour this morning.
In the presidential campaign, Barack Obama yesterday collected enough delegates to claim the Democratic party's presidential nomination. But Hillary Clinton has yet to concede defeat. That story at 5:10, 6:10, 7:10 and 8:10.
World leaders are in Rome today for the United Nations food conference. The summit is supposed to give participants an opportunity to deal with soaring food prices. But controversial leaders from Iran and Zimbabwe are overshadowing its agenda. That's at 5:21 and 7:21.
And Frank Deford talks NBA finals at 7:51.
Thanks for listening.
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IT'S ELECTION DAY!
AMERICA'S HOST: Renee Montagne; NEWSCASTS: Carl Kasell, Jean Cochran
CALIFORNIA/NEVADA HOST: Donna Apidone; NEWSCASTS: Steve Shadley
Here are some highlights of today's show:
This week, Morning Edition's Steve Inskeep explores how the megacity of Karachi, Pakistan, works in our series, "The Urban Frontier." Today, he introduces us to two people. One is Karachi's young, charismatic mayor, who rushes from one ribbon-cutting to another as he works to improve his city's services. The other is the man who made the mayor – Altaf Hussein who lives in self-imposed exile in London. That story airs at 6:10 and 8:10.
In Rome today, world leaders are meeting at the United Nations food conference to deal with rising food prices. The U-N says more than 800 million people are suffering from hunger and malnutrition, and many more are at risk. We'll hear more at 6:40 and 8:40.
On Capitol Hill today, the Senate debates major legislation to combat climate change. N-P-R's Christopher Joyce reports that the measure comes with a big price tag, and is likely to spark furious opposition. That's at 5:10 and 7:10.
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AMERICA'S HOST: Renee Montagne; NEWSCASTS: Carl Kasell, Jean Cochran
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HOST: Donna Apidone; NEWSCASTS: Steve Shadley
Here are some highlights of today's show:
Sacramento's mayoral primary is tomorrow, and the race looks like it's going to be close. KXJZ's Ben Adler visited with top candidates Heather Fargo and Kevin Johnson. He'll have a report this morning at 5:35 and 7:35. And Ben will join Steve Shadley for a look at the two camps's strategies at 6:35 and 8:35.
The Phoenix Mars Lander is still poking around the Red Planet to unlock some of its mysteries, but another scientist is taking on a major experiment closer to home. Geophysicist Dan Lathrop at the University of Maryland has built a replica of a planet in hopes of figuring out where the Earth's magnetic field comes from. That story at 6:21 and 8:21.
Crime in America has been declining but gang violence is on the rise. Law enforcement's traditional response is starting to change. The FBI sees gangs becoming crime syndicates similar to the early Mafia, and is using some anti-mob tactics to fight them. We'll have more at 5:21 and 7:21.
Thanks for listening!