Thursday, October 16, 2008

AMERICA'S HOSTS: Renee Montagne and Steve Inskeep; NEWSCASTS: Giles Snyder, Jean Cochran
CALIFORNIA/NEVADA HOST: Donna Apidone; NEWSCASTS: Steve Shadley

Here are some highlights of today's show:

KXJZ's series on ballot measures continues this morning with an examination of Proposition 8.  The measure would ban same-sex marriage in California.  KXJZ's Jenny O'Mara reports at 6:35 and 8:35.

"Treasure Island" has been a favorite since Robert Louis Stevenson wrote the novel in 1883.  It's onstage in Sacramento.  Theatre critic Jeff Hudson has our review at 5:33 and 7:33.

Election Day is less than three weeks away, and many people tuned in to last night's debate to decide which candidate to vote for. Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama debated at Hofstra University in New York. They each got in some good jabs but analysts say there were no game-changing moments. More on the debate at 5:10, 6:10, 7:10 and 8:10.

Drivers may feel comfortable chatting on their cell phones while navigating the streets. But brain researchers find it's a dangerous combination, even with a hands-free device. We'll have the third of four reports in our health segment series on multitasking at 6:40 and 8:40.

It was a down day on Wall Street yesterday. Investors agonizing over a faltering economy sent the stock market plunging again. The Standard and Poor's 500 index lost nine percent -- wiping away nearly all of the gains it made earlier this week. We'll find out why the market went down so much at 5:40 and 7:40.

Thanks for listening.