The Daily Dive

Confusion over the president’s executive order and immigration policy continues to take center stage.  We are watching how the Department of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services decide to implement the order and whether a district judge will change her ruling on the Flores Settlement.  All while the House is still expected to vote on a compromise immigration bill.  Stef Kight, reporter for Axios joins us to break it all down. Something to think about as you head into the weekend… would you pay for a subscription service for the movie theater?  AMC theaters has launched a subscription service to compete with Movie Pass.  Ben Fritz, reporter for the Wall Street Journal, joins us to talk about the pros and cons of this new service and the fight for the future of movies. Finally, the latest environmental trend is getting the plastic straw out of restaurants and bars.  The only problem is that paper straws. The most popular replacement are in such high demand, that there is a shortage and long wait times to get them. My producer Miranda joins me to talk about the rise of the paper straw!

President Trump has signed a directive ordering the cessation of separating families at the border in favor of detaining families as a unit. This poses a major legal battle and an impeding vote on the two proposed immigration bills later today. We detail what he signed and what will happen to the thousands of kids already separated from their parents. Also, another major merger is in the works as Disney puts in a huge bid to buy Fox. Media reporter for the Wall Street Journal, Keach Hagey, has all the details and tells us if she thinks Comcast may still try to counter and buy Fox outright. Finally, are you sick of your avocados going bad before you get a chance to enjoy them? Buzzfeed food reporter Venessa Wong has the solution in the form of a new company called Apeel. You have to hear this story to believe it!

 The need to do something about children being separated from their families at the border is reaching critical mass.  The President has demanded that congress act and change the law so that the separations do not have to occur.  In turn, there are many lawmakers that are proposing bills to handle the situation.  Some are more narrow and others more comprehensive.  Haley Britzky, reporter for Axios, joins us to talk about the latest bills aimed at solving the current situation. And in a surreal moment at the White House Press briefing where Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Neilson was defending the practice, a reporter played audio obtained by Pro Publica of crying children who had just been separated from their parents. We will speak to that reporter, Olivia Nuzzi, about playing the audio and reaction from the room. Finally, as the president has called for the creation of a Space Force, we will bring you another space related story. A woman has sued NASA to keep a vial of moon dust gifted to her by Neil Armstrong. It’s a fun story and we will speak to Mark Kaufman, science reporter at Mashable for all the detail

We're continuing coverage of the situation at the southern border where families are being separated. We spoke to Politico's Daniel Lippman about what lawmakers are doing and spoke about the press conference held by Sarah Huckabee Sanders and DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen. We also got updates in the ongoing saga of Elizabeth Holmes and her Theranos con. It's a fascinating story made clear and concise by Axios Business reporter Dan Primark. Finally, the World Health Organization announced that compulsive video game playing now qualifies as a mental health condition. We spoke to USA Today Tech reporter Mike Snider for the full rundown.

Tension continues to mount at the southern border and while some accuse the Trump Administration of playing politics and using children as a bargaining chip, spokespeople are fighting back and demanding a quick vote to sort through the family separations at the border. We went though what happened over the weekend and explained the bills up for a vote later this week. Also, we spoke to Reuters' Ginger Gibson for a politics roundup, including President Trump's reaction to the DOJ report released late last week. Finally, we spoke to Kia Kokalitcheva about a booming new industry in the tech sector, e-scooters, and how Lyft and Uber are trying to get in on the ground floor.

The Department of Justice released their report investigating former FBI Director James Comey's investigation into Hillary Clinton's email scandal. To help explain the findings and determine who 'won' on Thursday we spoke to Axios Reporter Stef Kight. The Federal Reserve decided to increase rates this week because the economy is doing well. We spoke to CNBC's personal finance reporter, Jessica Dickler, to find out how this may effect everyday consumers on everything from credit card debt to student loans. Finally, it was a big weekend for gaming, we spoke to Marc Saltzman of USA Today and got a full rundown on what he saw at the E3 Convention.

A judge ruled that AT&T and Time Warner can merge, overruling and lawsuit brought forward by the Department of Justice and the Trump administration. In the hours after the ruling, another major media company put in a bid to do the exact same thing. As these types of mergers become more common we need people like Steven Overly of Politico to explain what this means for the everyday consumer. News broke that the controversial plan to split California into three separate states has received enough signatures to be on the November ballot. We spoke to John Myers of the LA Times to find out how realistic it is that this plan will be voted in. Finally, we have some Golden State Killer/East Area Rapist updates - some of the victim's families may be entitled to financial compensation, Kellen Browning of the Sacramento Bee gave us the details.

President Trump and Kim Jong Un's Singapore Summit has come and gone. We continued our ongoing coverage with Axios Reporter Alayna Treene to find out how the meeting went and go through some of what President Trump said during his followup interviews. To shine a spotlight on one of the details that did come out of the Summit we spoke to Bryan Bender, defense editor for Politico, he explained to us what President Trump meant by 'expensive war games'. Finally, an extensive list of the ways Facebook tracks users was released. We spoke to Elizabeth Weise of USA Today to find out what's going on and what may can be done to regulate the tech giant.

Rules about net neutrality were struck down Monday beginning a new debate in the policy. Kim Hart of Axios gives insight and breaks this complicated story down for us. Also, air ambulances are becoming more and more common as the cost for these emergency rides soar, Bloomberg's John Tozzi details what happened to a family after their toddler suffering a 107* fever took a more than $50,000 ride to save his life and what lawmakers are doing to fix this. Finally, we'll check in on the happenings in Singapore surrounding the summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un with Alayna Treene who has been following the story for Axios.

President Trump spent his weekend at the G-7 Summit from which sparked several viral moments and memes including a very tense photo showing German Chancellor Angela Merkel facing down President Trump as he refused to sign a joint statement with the other leaders. How will this impact his meeting with Kim Jong Un? Reuters reporter Ginger Gibson explains. In the wake of yet another high profile celebrity suicide, LA Times reporter Melissa Etehad highlights a phenomenon that has mental health experts worried. Finally, are you sick and tired of getting robocalls? Sarah Krouse of the Wall Street Journal details why they're so prevalent and some measures you can take to safeguard yourself from phone predators.

Organic matter was found on Mars. What does this mean for the possibility of future or past life? Gizmodo's Ryan Mandelbaum has the information. President Trump is gearing up for his summit with North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un next week. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gave a press conference to speak about some key details. Reporter for Axios, Alayna Treene, gave us analysis and insight as to what she expects will come out of next week's meeting. Finally, MIT may have created a psychopathic AI. Named 'Norman' an AI was programmed to view death and destruction. Why are these findings significant? Extreme Tech's Ryan Whitwam clears the air.

There is a mystery brewing in China, it's something out of a spy novel. American Diplomats and their families are hearing some kind of auditory weapon and it is giving them traumatic brain injury symptoms. A similar disturbance has been reported by Americans in Cuba - are the two connected? Also, we have post primary wrap up with Politico's Campaign Editor Scott Bland. He'll explain why what happened in California is so significant. Finally, President Trump was convinced by Kim Kardashian West, he granted clemency to a woman serving time for drug charges. Is this going to be a continuing trend for The President? Axios' Lauren Meier explains.

The news struck early Tuesday morning, fashion designer and icon Kate Spade had committed suicide in her New York City home. We spoke to Booth Moore, style and fashion news director for The Hollywood Reporter to gain insight on how Spade will be remembered. Also, did the Superbowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles set out to embarrass President Trump and the White House? Andrew Beaton of the Wall Street Journal gives details. Finally, Apple has set out to improve their iOS by adding tools to combat smartphone addiction with a new feature called Screen Time. Dr. Anna Akbari let us know if she thinks any of this will actually help users.

It's Primary Day in many states. California's is notable because they have an interesting 'top two' rule. Politico's David Siders explains what may happen and the significant impact the winner can have nationally. Also, the Supreme Court has handed down their ruling in favor of a cake maker who believes that he should not be forced to bake for a same sex wedding. Lydia Wheeler of The Hill gives analysis of what this means for LGBTQ citizens and businesses moving forward. Finally, in the wake of another, different and deadly, volcano we spoke to Dr. Peter Ward about why Guatemala's is different than Hawaii's.

We heard the story of how the Golden State Killer may have gotten caught due to a relative submitting DNA to one of those genealogy registers but now we have more details on how Joseph DeAngelo gave investigators enough evidence to make their arrests. Sam Stanton of the Sacramento Bee explains how discarded tissues on trash day led to his arrest. Also, Ginger Gibson of Reuters will update us on all of the political happenings over the weekend including President Trump's high approval ratings with Republicans and whether he will pardon himself, should the need arise. Finally, there is a growing trend of replicating wine - Bruce Schoenfeld will tell us what that even means how involved the process is.