CHARLOTTE, NC - SEPTEMBER during protests in the early hours of September 21, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina.; Credit: Sean Rayford/Getty Images

Charlotte's police chief said Thursday he plans to show video of an officer shooting a black man to the slain man's family, but the video won't be immediately released to the public.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney has said that 43-year-old Keith Lamont Scott refused officers' repeated commands to drop a gun, but he said during a news conference that the video does not definitely show Scott pointing a gun at anyone.

Putney said he is working to honor the request from the family of Scott to view the video. It's unclear when or if the video might be released publicly.

Residents say Scott was unarmed,  holding only a book, and disabled by a brain injury. But it's unclear what the body cameras worn by three officers who were present during the shooting may have captured. Police officials say the plainclothes officer who shot Scott, Brently Vinson, was not wearing a camera and is black. He has been placed on leave, standard procedure in such cases.

As officials tried to quell the unrest, at least three major businesses were asking their employees to stay home for the day as the city remained on edge. Mayor Jennifer Roberts said earlier Thursday the city was considering a curfew.

The streets were mostly quiet Thursday, but Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Duke Energy all told employees not to venture into North Carolina's largest city after Gov. Pat McCrory declared a state of emergency Wednesday night and called in the National Guard.

A peaceful prayer vigil Wednesday night turned into an angry march and then a night of violence after a protester was shot and critically wounded as people charged police in riot gear trying to protect an upscale hotel in Charlotte's typically vibrant downtown. Police did not shoot the man, city officials said.

With files from the Associated Press.

Guests:

Litsa Pappas, Reporter with Time Warner Cable News in Charlotte; she tweets @litsapappas

Ajamu Dillahunt, Longtime worker rights and black liberation activist in Raleigh, North Carolina

A pilot model of an Uber self-driving car drives down a street on September 13, 2016 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.; Credit: AFP/AFP/Getty Images

On Wednesday, Councilman David Ryu introduced a motion in City Council that would make LA driverless car ready in 20 years.

The proposal would clear the way for agencies and departments like the Los Angeles Department of Transport to devote resources in conceiving how LA could become an autonomous transit city, and how much money it takes to make that a reality.

Many lofty ideals are attached to the vision of an autonomous transit city. Advocates say that it can lead to everything from the end of car ownership to the elimination of bumper-to-bumper gridlock.

How true is that vision? Does the city of LA have the resources to make it happen?

Guests:

Nicholas Greif, Director of Policy & Legislation for Councilmember David Ryu representing Council District 4, which includes Hancock Park, Hollywood, Los Feliz and other neighborhoods; he tweets @NickGreif

Ashley Z. Hand, co-founder of CityFi, a company that focuses on the integration of technology in the urban environment. She recently served as the Transportation Technology Strategist for the City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation, and developed public policy for shared mobility, automated vehicles and other technologies; she tweets @azhandkc

Nidhi Kalra, Senior information scientist at RAND, who has been studying autonomous vehicle policy for the last 10 years; she tweets @FollowNidhi

A view of the Los Angeles city skyline as heavy smog shrouds the city in California on May 31, 2015. ; Credit: MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images

Local smog regulators are considering a major increase in vehicle registration fees.

The money would be used to fund incentives targeting the region's largest polluters. The increase is just one possibility being considered to raise the money the South Coast Air Quality Management District says it needs to meet mandated emissions cuts. According to Wayne Nastri, acting executive officer for the AQMD, raising registration fees for drivers in Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, and Riverside Counties by $30 would raise $300 million a year for smog-cutting programs.

The AQMD released a draft of their full plan back in June, and it could be up for a vote in front of the agency board as soon as December. It’s based on finding $1 billion a year to fund incentive programs to cut emissions and puts an emphasis on incentivizing would-be polluters to cut emissions rather than forcing them through regulations. How much more a year would you be willing to pay, if anything, for each of your cars each year?

Guests:

Philip Fine, a deputy executive officer for the South Coast Air Quality Management District

Adrian Martinez, staff attorney at the environmental law firm, EarthJustice

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A police officer in uniform.; Credit: Maya Sugarman/KPCC

We're getting a first look at cell phone video released to the New York Times of the police-involved shooting of Keith Lamont Scott in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was shot by Scott's wife, Rakeyia, who can be heard telling police that her husband does not have a gun and suffers from a traumatic brain injury as officers repeatedly yell for Mr. Scott to drop a weapon.

Warning: The video linked above contains explicit language and some graphic content.

Meanwhile, manslaughter charges were filed yesterday against a Tulsa Police Officer.

Last Friday, she shot and killed an unarmed black man who was outside his vehicle on a two-lane road.

The officer's attorney claims she thought the man was reaching into his vehicle, failing to follow the command that he place his hands on the car.

However, the family of Terence Crutcher says the window was up and he couldn't have been reaching inside. Officer Betty Shelby was released after posting bond. Her attorney said he was surprised at how quickly the DA decided to file charges.

We’ll talk about the legal prospect of those charges and look at the latest emotional rhetoric surrounding police shootings.

Guests: 

Steve Lurie, 20 year-long LA law enforcement veteran, attorney and adjunct professor of Law at Loyola and Pepperdine law schools

Jody Armour,  Roy P. Crocker Professor of Law at the University of Southern California’s Gould School of Law and author of “Negrophobia and Reasonable Racism: The Hidden Costs of Being Black in America" (NYU Press)

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Dave Warden, a bud tender at Private Organic Therapy (P.O.T.), a non-profit co-operative medical marijuana dispensary, displays various types of marijuana available to patients on October 19, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.; Credit: David McNew/Getty Images

The city of Long Beach has proposed a new measure that would add a general tax to local businesses that distribute marijuana, should the drug be legalized statewide in November.

As reported by the Long Beach Press Telegram, Measure MA would include a 6 percent gross receipts tax on medical and non-medical marijuana businesses in the city, with the option to increase to a maximum tax rate of 8 percent. The city tax would be added to the drug’s built-in statewide tax.

The tax revenue would go to the city’s regulation of the marijuana industry. It would also fund homeless assistance programs and 9-1-1 emergency response. If the measure passes, along with statewide legalization of marijuana and a local initiative to legalize medical marijuana in Long Beach, the city predicts it would bring in $13 million annually.

But a July ballot initiative, Measure MM, proposed a rate that would not put a tax on recreational marijuana. In addition, it would impose a 6 percent tax on medical marijuana dispensaries with an option to lower the rate.

Proponents of Measure MM are concerned with patients who may not be able to afford expenses the tax would impose, and force them to buy unregulated marijuana on the black market.

Those behind the higher tax rates of Measure MA, including Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia, are emphasizing the potential public safety resources that would receive more funding, should the measure pass.

Measure MA could also set a precedent for other cities, and force businesses and consumers to buy and sell marijuana in areas with lower tax rates.

What do you think about Measure MA, and how it could impact the potential sale of marijuana from city to city in California? Should recreational and medical marijuana be taxed to fund public safety programs, or is this just another way to keep people from using the drug if it becomes legalized?

Guests:

Robert Garcia, Mayor of Long Beach; he is in support of Measure MA; he tweets @RobertGarciaLB

Adam Hijazi, sits on the board of directors for the Long Beach Collective Association

Joel Warner, Denver-based writer and former staff writer at the International Business Times, where he covered the marijuana industry; he tweets @joelmwarner

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Students acting as 'stand-ins' for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump take part in a rehearsal for the first U.S. presidential debate at Hofstra University on September 25, 2016 in Hempstead, New York. ; Credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images

Who’s ready for tonight’s political equivalent of a prizefight?

In boxing there's the expression "styles make fights." We couldn't have a much bigger stylistic contrast than between these two candidates.

What will this bout look like? Massive numbers of us are expected to tune at 6 tonight for the first Presidential debate. What tone will Trump strike against Clinton? Will he use the in-your-face, dismissive, approach of the GOP primary debates, or tone it down? He's in real need of women voters.

Can he appeal to them tonight? Can Clinton energize younger voters? During her campaign, Clinton has forcefully argued Trump is a dangerous choice as president. How could she effectively make that case to those who are leaning toward taking the risk of a Trump presidency?

We also get the latest on California congressional races like the one between Orange County’s Darrell Issa and Douglas Applegate.

Guests:

Pilar Marrero, senior political reporter at La Opinion and other ImpreMedia Newspapers

Pete Peterson, dean of the School of Public Policy and executive director of The Davenport Institute at Pepperdine University

Carla Marinucci, POLITICO California Playbook reporter

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Off-Ramp host John Rabe interviews animation expert Charles Solomon and Theodore Payne Foundation director Madena Asbell in Soloman's home garden on Tuesday morning, Sept. 8, 2015.; Credit: Maya Sugarman/KPCC

"Culture is the intersection of people and life itself," as put by actor Wendell Pierce, and those intersections in LA are found along a plethora of freeways and in stories created by "Off-Ramp” with John Rabe celebrating it's 10th year on KPCC.

Join us on AirTalk as Larry and John Rabe, host of KPCC’s “Off-Ramp” reminisce about John’s favorite stories and interview subjects including: the inimitable Huell Howser; plus a groundbreaking interview with Bob Tur, now Zoey Tur; and violinist Julie Gigante whose cultural imprint on LA can be found quite literally on a freeway - the 110 North.

We welcome calls from listeners who want to share their favorite memories of Off-Ramp.

Guest:

John Rabe, host of KPCC’s “Off-Ramp,” which is celebrating its 10th year on air

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Student guide dog Max, a Golden Retreiver puppy, pulls his handler down the aisle of a plane during their training program March 27, 2004 at New Liberty International airport in New Jersey.; Credit: Stephen Chernin/Getty Images

The list of plane-approved therapy animals may soon shrink.

Currently, service animals and emotional support animals can fly in-cabin, free of charge. But which animals qualify as support animals is up for debate.

A committee of airline representatives and disabled rights advocates have been working on new rules to define the types of animals to be permitted on planes. 

Airline reps say too many passengers falsely claim their pets as support animals. They want to limit the list to dogs and miniature horses. The Asthma and Allergy Foundation wants limits for a different set of reasons – mainly, dander, and its subsequent allergy inducing effects.

So should airlines limit the types of service animals allowed on flights? Is there an appropriate compromise to suit both airlines and disabled rights advocates? Or do passengers have a right to fly with their support animals, be they pigs, turkeys or dogs?

Guest: 

Brett Snyder, President of the airline industry blog the Cranky Flier

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The Los Angeles Coliseum, venue for the 1932 and 1984 Olympic Games, and one of the possible locations for a public memorial service for music legend Michael Jackson, is pictured on July 1, 2009 in Los Angeles. ; Credit: MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images

New venue locations have been added to L.A.’s 2024 Olympic bid, including the Honda Center in Anaheim, the Riviera Country Club in the Pacific Palisades, Lake Perris, and most notably, Long Beach.

The volleyball competition would be held at the Honda Center, while the golf competition would be held at the country club; and a total of six events will be held in Long Beach, the biggest Olympic presence in the city’s history.

Though the International Olympic Committee won’t select the host city until Sept. 13, 2017,  what will it take for the designated venues to be event-ready?

Guest:

Rich Llewellyn, Legal Counsel to the Mayor of Los Angeles

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Kurt Cobain and Nirvana during the taping of MTV Unplugged at Sony Studios in New York City on Nov. 18, 1993.; Credit: Frank Micelotta/Getty Images

Some of us may remember where we were when we first heard, “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” It marked the beginning of a movement away from hair bands like “Guns and Roses,” propelling a reluctant Kurt Kobain into music history and much of the nation’s youth into a flannel craze.

It’s been 25 years since Nirvana’s “Nevermind” was released. The seminal album didn’t just change the way people thought about rock or give new meaning to the word “grunge.” For many, it was the album that defined their youth, and their generation.

But one person’s “Nevermind” is another person’s “ Miseducation of Lauryn Hill,” “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart’s Club Band” or “Thriller,” depending on what spoke to you in your adolescence. And maybe Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” got into your head, even though you were born in the 90s. That works too.

What album defined your youth? Why did that particular artist speak to you, and how did it change the way you thought about music? 

Guests:

Shirley Halperin, news director of Billboard; music editor of The Hollywood Reporter; she tweets from @shirleyhalperin

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The Snapchat app logo is displayed on an iPad on August 3, 2016 in London, England. ; Credit: Carl Court/Getty Images

Snapchat will release this fall it’s new camcorder sunglasses, giving the world of social media a new perspective on video taking.

Snapchat Spectacles let users tap the rim once for a 10 second video, and a maximum of 30 seconds of video can be recorded on the device which comes in coral, teal or black at a cost of $130.

But questions are being raised on the difference between Spectacles and Google Glass, which fizzled out after it’s release, even with more features than Snapchat’s new tech toy. The impact of Spectacles on social media could give the new gadget an edge over its Google predecessor. Celebrities and bloggers could use the device to get exclusive footage of red carpet events, music festivals and their fabulous everyday lives, setting a trend for the general public to follow.

What do you think about the new Snapchat Spectacles? Will they change the face of video taking, or will it be a short-lived social media trend?

Guest: 

Josh Constine, editor-at-large for TechCrunch and author of the article, “The hopes and headaches of Snapchat’s glasses”

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SOS emergency telephone operators receive phone calls in Kuta, Bali island, 05 October 2005. ; Credit: BAY ISMOYO/AFP/Getty Images

More than one-third of calls to the Veterans Affairs (VA) suicide hotline go unanswered, according to Greg Hughes, the former hotline director at the VA. Speaking to members of Congress yesterday, Hughes explained that one reason for the large number of unanswered calls is the routine request to leave early among the staffers.

Compared to the U.S. population, both active soldiers and returned veterans have a notably higher risk of suicide. The hotline staffers working with this vulnerable group could be experiencing “compassion fatigue,” a symptom commonly seen in caretakers of trauma victims. One solution dealing with “compassion fatigue” among crisis line staffers could be volunteers. With a different set of motivations and fewer working hours, volunteers could provide more attention and thus more effective counseling to the callers in need.

Larry Mantle speaks with Jason Roncoroni, executive director of Stop Soldier Suicide (a civilian non-profit dedicated to military and veteran suicide prevention) and Kita Curry, president of Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services, about the best way to staff and manage suicide prevention hotlines.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Network: 1-800-273-TALK, 1-800-273-8255

Guests: 

Jason Roncoroni, Executive Director at Stop Solider Suicide, a civilian not-for-profit organization dedicated to preventing active duty and veteran suicide; Roncoroni retired after battalion command as a 21 year Veteran in Army Aviation - including three tours in Afghanistan

Kita Curry, President and CEO at  Didi Hirsch, a Los Angeles-based non-profit mental health organization

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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump (L) speaks as Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and Moderator Lester Holt listen during the Presidential Debate at Hofstra University.; Credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Running into overtime, last night's presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump saw them duking it out over her long record in politics and his outsider views of how to run America.

Trump interrupted Clinton repeatedly - blaming her for the country's loss of manufacturing jobs after her husband ratified the North American Free Trade Agreement. Clinton hammered at Trump for not releasing his tax returns - claiming he is either hiding how much money he owes others, how little money he earns, or how little in taxes he pays. NBC's Lester Holt was largely absent as a moderator save for attempts to fact check Trump's record in 2002 supporting the Iraq War.

AirTalk will have multiplicity of voices to analyze the debate: political strategists from each camp, public policy analysts, and listeners who watched the two candidates.

Guests:

Angela T. Rye, a democratic analyst and  CEO of IMPACT Strategies, a DC-based political consulting and government relations firm; she tweets @angela_rye

Jeffrey Lord, a republican analyst, contributing editor to The American Spectator and former aide to Ronald Reagan; he’s author of What America Needs: The Case for Trump; he tweets @realJeffreyLord

Charles Moran, Republican political strategist and the Immediate Past Chairman of the California Log Cabin Republicans, an organization representing gay conservatives and their allies; he tweets @OxyChaz

Nolan Cabrera,  Ph.D., Associate professor of education in the Center for the Study of Higher Education, University of Arizona; he tweets @chicanostocracy

Tamara Draut, Vice President of Policy at Demos - a public policy organization focused on equity; Author of book, “Sleeping Giant: How the New Working Class Will Transform America” (Doubleday; April 2016); she tweets @tamaradraut

Sean Walsh, Republican political analyst and partner at Wilson Walsh Consulting in San Francisco

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A screen shows a rolling feed of new 'Generic Top-Level Domain Names (gTLDs) which have been applied for during a press conference hosted by ICANN in central London, on June 13, 2012. ; Credit: Andrew Cowie/AFP/Getty Images

A long-planned transfer of internet oversight from the Obama administration to a nonprofit group is scheduled for Oct. 1.

In an effort to maintain global support and an open internet, the move would give domain name control to the Los Angeles-based Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, or Icann. The plan was announced by the Obama administration in August.

So what does this mean for the general public? According an article from The Wall Street Journal, Icann has already been overseeing a large part of internet operations. The federal government’s role has been to act as a backstop. The government’s contract with Icann is set to expire on Sept. 30.

But GOP lawmakers have recently taken steps to stop the hand-off. A letter was sent earlier this month by four congressional committees which argued that unresolved issues with the plan were still in question. The letter prompted Attorney General Loretta Lynch to reevaluate the transfer.

Republican Senator Ted Cruz of Texas has also been vocal about his opposition to the hand-off, expressing domain security concerns.

Larry speaks to Chris Mondini with Icann and Berin Szoka of TechFreedom to hear both sides of the issues surrounding the controversial internet hand-off.

Guests:

Chris Mondini, vice president of Icann’s Global Stakeholder Engagement for North America

Berin Szoka, president of TechFreedom.org, a tech-policy think tank in Washington D.C.

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A 4-day-old newborn baby, who has been placed among empty baby beds by the photographer, lies in a baby bed in the maternity ward of a hospital.; Credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images

The journal Fertility and Sterility revealed that a baby, with the help of controversial technologies, was born with DNA makeup from three people.  

The procedure that made it possible aims at helping parents with genetic disease to have healthy babies. A DNA sequence carried by the newborn’s mother has given her other children Leigh syndrome, a potentially fatal neurological disorder.

According to the research, her two previous children died from the disease at 8 months and 6 years. A U.S. team with operations in Mexico carried out the gene-treatment and embryo implantation because the technique is not yet approved by the FDA. The technique involves removing the disease causing DNA and injecting the healthy portion into the donor's egg. Although baby produced with this technique holds DNA from three people, the percentage from the egg donor remains minuscule.

Does disease removal justify gene-modification in humans? What's the next step for FDA as fertility technology becomes more advanced? What's the ethical implication when more than two sets of DNA are introduced into a newborn?

Guests:

Ronald Bailey, science correspondent for Reason Magazine; he authored the recent article, “First ‘three-parent’ baby born in Mexico”

Stuart A. Newman, Ph.D, Professor of Cell Biology and Anatomy at New York Medical College

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Republican nominee Donald Trump gestures during the first presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York on September 26, 2016.; Credit: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images

Shortly after Monday night's presidential debate kicked off, Donald Trump turned to Hillary Clinton, addressing her as Secretary Clinton and asked if that title was satisfactory for her:

“...Secretary Clinton - yes? Is that okay? Good. I want you to be very happy. It's very important to me."

For some viewers, those seemingly respectful words were not matched by a disingenuous tone, and Trump's characteristic, no-holds-barred communication style was quantified by his interruptions. In the course of the nearly two-hour debate, Trump interrupted Clinton 51 times, while she interrupted him 17 times.

Research by communications professor Kathleen Hall Jamieson at the University of Pennsylvania shows men in group meetings interrupt women more than vice versa. The question is how that translates for viewers and voters. Was Trump trying to be respectful? Is the contrast of the candidates' respective communication styles attributable to their genders or their life experience or a little of both? How do your experiences at work, school, or home influence your perception of the debate?

With files from the Associated Press.

Guest:

Deborah Tannen, professor of linguistics at Georgetown University in in D.C. and author of many books, including “You Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation” (William Morrow Paperback, 2007)

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US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speak to the press at the Hotel Intercontinental on September 12, 2013 in Geneva, Switzerland.; Credit: Harold Cunningham/Getty Images

WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State John Kerry threatened on Wednesday to end all cooperation between the United States and Russia to stop Syria's civil war, unless Russian and Syrian government attacks on Aleppo end. More than 250 people are believed to have been killed in the besieged city in the last week.

Kerry's warning came in a telephone call Wednesday to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, the State Department said, describing the latest U.S. ultimatum in Syria's 5½-year conflict. Many have gone unfulfilled, including President Barack Obama's declaration that the U.S. would take military action if Syrian President Bashar Assad crossed the "red line" of using chemical weapons.

It was unclear what effect Kerry's words would have.

"The burden remains on Russia to stop this assault and allow humanitarian access to Aleppo and other areas in need," Kerry told Lavrov, according to State Department spokesman John Kirby.

Kerry said the U.S. is preparing to "suspend U.S.-Russia bilateral engagement on Syria," including talks on a possible counter-extremist partnership, "unless Russia takes immediate steps to end the assault on Aleppo and restore" a cease-fire.

Government shelling and airstrikes landed near a bread distribution center and two hospitals in Aleppo on Wednesday. Activists and medics reported several people killed. They said at least one of the medical facilities was no longer operable, leaving the country's biggest city with only six functioning hospitals.

What other options could the United States exercise?

With files from Associate Press. 

Guests: 

Anton Fedyashin, Professor of Russian History, American University

Mohsen Milani, Executive Director, USF World Center for Strategic & Diplomatic Studies Professor, Department of Government & International Affairs, University of South Florida

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Knott's Berry Farm Halloween Haunt 2010.; Credit: Ricky Brigante/Flickr

Every year Knott’s Berry Farm tries to cook up something special to celebrate Halloween. But one of its attractions this year has hit a nerve in the mental health community.

In the Los Angeles Times, Steve Lopez details in his latest column the theme park’s decision to close an attraction that opened last week called Fear VR. The ride is premised on the supposed horrors of a mental institution, and features a cast of characters including a girl that is possessed by demons.

After receiving complaints from mental health advocates over its insensitive depictions, the theme park has decided to close down the ride, even as it dismisses charges from critics.

Here's Knott's statement to AirTalk:

Knott’s Berry Farm is proud of its popular annual Southern California Halloween event, Knott’s Scary Farm.  For more than 40 years we have delivered unique and immersive haunted experiences to our fans and loyal guests.  Our evening attractions are designed to be edgy, and are aimed at an adult-only audience.  Over the past week we have heard from a number of people expressing their concern that one of our temporary, Halloween attractions - Fear VR - is hurtful to those who suffer from mental illnesses .  Contrary to some traditional and social media accounts, the attraction's story and presentation were never intended to portray mental illness.  As it is impossible to address both concerns and misconceptions in the Halloween timeframe, at this time we have decided to close the attraction. 

Guest:

Robert Liljenwall, Vice President, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), Los Angeles County Council

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People wait in line to see Paul McCartney in a free concert, 27 June 2007 outside the Amoeba record store where the former Beatle will be performing.; Credit: ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images

A few famous buildings in L.A. are going the way of condominium highrises and mixed-use spaces.

The Los Angeles Times building has been sold to Canadian developer Onni Group, which will turn it into retail and residential units. A similar fate awaits the iconic Amoeba Music building in Hollywood, which is going to be turned into a luxury tower with a rooftop pool. While the site of Barney’s Beanery -- the 89-year-old restaurant in West Hollywood -- is being eyed for a new five-story hotel.

Larry speaks with Linda Dishman and Vince Bertoni about how developers can reimagine urban development to help old historical buildings in the city keep pace with the inevitable march of progress.

Guests:

Linda Dishman, president and CEO of Los Angeles Conservancy,which works to preserve historic places in L.A.

Vince Bertoni, Director of Planning, City of LA

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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump (L) speaks as Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and Moderator Lester Holt listen during the Presidential Debate at Hofstra University.; Credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Running into overtime, last night's presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump saw them duking it out over her long record in politics and his outsider views of how to run America.

Trump interrupted Clinton repeatedly - blaming her for the country's loss of manufacturing jobs after her husband ratified the North American Free Trade Agreement. Clinton hammered at Trump for not releasing his tax returns - claiming he is either hiding how much money he owes others, how little money he earns, or how little in taxes he pays. NBC's Lester Holt was largely absent as a moderator save for attempts to fact check Trump's record in 2002 supporting the Iraq War.

AirTalk will have multiplicity of voices to analyze the debate: political strategists from each camp, public policy analysts, and listeners who watched the two candidates.

Guests:

Angela T. Rye, a democratic analyst and  CEO of IMPACT Strategies, a DC-based political consulting and government relations firm; she tweets @angela_rye

Jeffrey Lord, a republican analyst, contributing editor to The American Spectator and former aide to Ronald Reagan; he’s author of What America Needs: The Case for Trump; he tweets @realJeffreyLord

Charles Moran, Republican political strategist and the Immediate Past Chairman of the California Log Cabin Republicans, an organization representing gay conservatives and their allies; he tweets @OxyChaz

Nolan Cabrera,  Ph.D., Associate professor of education in the Center for the Study of Higher Education, University of Arizona; he tweets @chicanostocracy

Tamara Draut, Vice President of Policy at Demos - a public policy organization focused on equity; Author of book, “Sleeping Giant: How the New Working Class Will Transform America” (Doubleday; April 2016); she tweets @tamaradraut

Sean Walsh, Republican political analyst and partner at Wilson Walsh Consulting in San Francisco

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