Monday, October 6, 2008

AMERICA'S HOSTS: Steve Inskeep and Ari Shapiro; NEWSCASTS: Paul Brown, Jean Cochran
CALIFORNIA/NEVADA HOST:  Donna Apidone; NEWSCASTS: Steve Shadley

Listen to KXJZ this evening at 6:30 for a debate between Sacramento mayoral candidates Heather Fargo and Kevin Johnson.  KXJZ's Ben Adler will be blogging from the debate at capradio.org.  KXJZ's Jeffrey Callison and KCRA's Walt Gray and Pamela Wu will facilitate the debate.

Here are some highlight's of today's show:

KXJZ News is presenting a series on the ballot propositions, beginning with Proposition 4.  California voters will once again be asked whether parents have to be notified before a teenager can have an abortion.  KXJZ's Kelley Weiss reports this morning at 6:33 and 8:33.

The Supreme Court today opens its 2008 term.  With the election on everyone's mind, the court, so far at least, has steered clear of most of the hot-button social issues. The justices are slated to resolve a variety of compelling questions, from drug company immunity to penalties levied against broadcasters for dirty words on radio and TV.  That story airs at 6:21 and 8:21.

The presidential election is four weeks from tomorrow. Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama debate tomorrow in Nashville, Tenn.  The latest polls which show Barack Obama has pulled ahead of John McCain in both national polls and in key battleground states.  More at 5:10 and 7:10.

Thanks for listening.