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Florence has been downgraded to a tropical depression but that does little to ease the devastation that is affecting the Carolinas. Winds have slowed, but the rainfall and flooding are the major problems. 15 people so far have died because of the storm. Alex Riley, reporter for the Wilmington Star News fills us in on how they are weathering the storm and its aftermath in a location that has been completely cut off due to flooding. Next, two big political stories developed over the weekend. First, President Trump’s former campaign chair, Paul Manafort has agreed to cooperate with Special Counsel Robert Mueller and plead guilty to reduced charges. Second, a woman has come forward alleging that SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her decades ago when they were in high school. Some Senators are now calling for a delay of Kavanaugh’s confirmation vote. Ginger Gibson, political reporter for Reuters joins us to break it all down. Finally, as the recreational marijuana industry is getting used to new regulations in California, lab tests are showing that mold and pesticides are being found in marijuana and cannabis edibles. But it may not be all bad news, samples that were contaminated were low and many of the other infractions were due to mislabeling. Josh Ocampo, reporter with Mic, joins us for the latest report from the Bureau of Cannabis Control.

Welcome to the Daily Dive: WEEKEND EDITION. This is a compilation of the best stories of the week.

Welcome to the Daily Dive: WEEKEND EDITION. This is a compilation of the best stories of the week.

The Carolina Coast is in for it all weekend as Hurricane Florence makes its way to land. It is now at Category 2 and has slowed down which means the area will face sustained winds and tons of rainfall. The Eye of the storm is on track to hit Wilmington, North Carolina and the situation there could be dire for days. Alex Riley, reporter with the Wilmington Star News, joins us to talk about how they will be weathering the storm and if people took caution and evacuated. Next, President Trump has been talking about how ready the administration and FEMA are to respond to Hurricane Florence. He even took to twitter to say how much of a success his response was to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico and denied that almost 3000 people died there after the hurricane hit the island. Rebecca Ballhaus, reporter for the Wall Street Journal , joins us for why a proper response to hurricanes is so important, casualties can happen even after the storm has already passed. Finally, it wasn’t too long ago that we were talking about the magic number that fast food companies have settled on when giving you deals. $5 dollars is all the rage right now, but the company that started it all is getting rid of it. The 5 Dollar Foot long at Subway is no more! Zlati Meyer, Money reporter for USA Today, joins us for why you can’t get a $5 dollar sub anymore and what’s next.

The FDA has declared youth vaping an “epidemic of addiction” and is putting manufacturers of e-cigarettes on notice. FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb has given manufacturers of the top 5 brands of e-cigs 60 days to come up with new plans to prevent youth vaping or he might ban the sales of them all together. According to the latest numbers more than 2 million middle school, high school, and college students vape. Jayne O'Donnell, healthcare policy reporter for USA Today joins us for more on the epidemic use of e-cigs among teens. Next, it is a story that is getting national attention.  A murder of a beloved chef instructor was a mystery. Then Portland police arrested his romance novelist wife.  The big twist… she once penned an essay that was called, “How to murder your husband.” Shane Dixon Kavanaugh, reporter for the Oregonian, who first reported the story, joins us for details in this bizarre case. Finally, my producer Miranda joins us for more on this true crime story with a twist of irony and some of the oddest quotes from the Nancy Brophy essay, “How to murder your husband”

Hurricane Florence continues to strengthen as 1 million people are told to flee the East Coast. Florence is expected to make landfall on the Carolina coastline later this week and may then stall out over land pounding the area with a potentially deadly storm surge, high winds, and dangerous inland flooding. Andrew Freedman, science editor for Axios and extreme weather expert joins us details on the huge storm and why it is so unique. Next, the economy continues to fire on all cylinders and there are plenty of jobs to go around. It’s so good right now, the number of available jobs exceeded the number of job seekers by more than 650,000. There are about 6.9 million available jobs. It’s so good right now, people are quitting in record numbers too. Eric Morath, economics reporter for the Wall Street Journal, joins us to talk about the latest numbers and where all these job opening are. Finally, teens aren’t the only ones experiencing FOMO, the fear of missing out, when trolling around on social media.  Parents are feeling it too, and going into credit card debt because of it. Jill Cornfield, personal finance reporter for CNBC, joins us for more on why parents are also falling victim to the “everyone else is doing it” mentality on social media.

Les Moonves is out as the Chief Executive at CBS amid accusations that sexual harassed and assaulted numerous women over his career, but he won’t be going far. Moonves is still set to remain as an unpaid adviser to CBS as part of his termination agreement. My producer Miranda joins us to talk about what his possible payout would be… reportedly set to be over $100 million pending the results of an investigation, and more details from the latest Ronan Farrow story which details the accounts of six new women. Next, we speak to a guy that most people love and hate. He is the inventor of the touchscreen keyboard autocorrect for the original iPhone. We will speak to Ken Kocienda who was a software engineer and designer for more than 15 years and he has a new book out about working during the Golden Age of Steve Jobs. I’ll even ask why auto correct always writes out DUCK when you’re trying to type F***.

The mystery is still alive as questions continue to swirl about who the anonymous senior administration official is. The main question seems to be how senior is this anonymous person and how much influence do they have over the president? Ginger Gibson, political reporter for Reuters joins us more on this, the return of President Obama, and a wrap up of the Brett Kavanagh confirmation hearings. Next, the Justice Department has announced that it will be investigating social media companies’ alleged political bias amid claims from the President and others that they are stifling conservative voices. Companies like Facebook and Twitter are giants in the social media game and do have a big stronghold in this form of communication. Kevin Collier, cyber security correspondent for Buzzfeed news joins us to discuss the DOJ investigation and Alex Jones being banned by Twitter. Finally, with all this talk about political voices being suppressed and social media companies and the algorithms that decide what you see. DO you actually know how your Facebook news feed works? A new study says over half of users don’t know how it all works. Mike Snider, Money and Tech Reporter for USA Today, fills us in on how your newsfeed works and how to make it give you more of the news you want.

Welcome to the Daily Dive: WEEKEND EDITION. This is a compilation of the best stories of the week.

Welcome to the Daily Dive: WEEKEND EDITION. This is a compilation of the best stories of the week.

Everyone around the country is asking the same question… Who wrote it? After the NY Times published an anonymous Op-Ed called “I am part of the resistance inside the Trump administration,” the country was left to wonder who this “senior official” is. The news has left the President angry and isolated. Mike Snider, reporter for USA Today, joins us more on this and the flurry of denials from cabinet officials saying they are not the ones who penned the essay. Next, even after California legalized recreational marijuana sales, the illegal weed industry is booming and doing better than ever. While sales of legal marijuana will surpass illegal sales, it is estimated that the illegal market will still be worth over $2.5 billion in 2018. Hayley Fox, contributor to VICE covering the cannabis industry, joins us to talk about why no taxes and no overhead keeps the black market strong. Finally, it’s been done for a long time to help with weight loss, but scientists are now looking at fasting as a way to help you live longer. A recent study by the National Institute on Aging found that mice who fasted, lived up to 40% longer than those that had access to food around the clock. Dalvin Brown, over at USA Today, joins us for the latest study.

It started off as a feel good story about a Good Samaritan that has turned into a bitter fight over money. Homeless man, Johnny Bobbitt Jr. helped out Kate McClure when she was stranded without gas on the interstate in Philadelphia.  As a way to repay the favor, she set up a GoFundMe page and raised over $400,000 for him.  Well now all the money is gone and Bobbitt is accusing McClure and her boyfriend of spending all the money.  Lauren Strapagiel, reporter for Buzzfeed, joins us to talk about what happened to all this donated money. Next, as a new book about the Trump administration is ready for release, the White House is ramping up the attacks on famed journalist Bob Woodward trying to discredit the book as nothing but lies.   The book paints a picture of chaos and division in the West Wing, but Bob Woodward’s credibility is tough to fight. Bryan Bender, National Security reporter for Politico, joins us for all the latest trash talking and what it all means. Finally, as the average age in developed economies will keep rising in the coming years, one of the next big economic disruptions may be in anti-aging medicines.  The new boom could be in drugs that slow, reverse, or prevent age-related diseases. Sam Baker, healthcare editor for Axios, joins us to discuss what this could mean for the future and a new drug hitting clinical trials.

Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick continues to make headlines despite not being on the field anymore. Kaepernick will once again be in ads for Nike as they gear up for the 30th anniversary of their Just Do It campaign. It’s part of a campaign that plans to release a Kaepernick inspired shoe, t-shirt and will donate money to his “know your rights” educational campaign. Dan Beyer, managing editor for Fox Sports Radio joins us for more on the deal and all the reaction. Next, have you jumped on the anti-plastic straw bandwagon? Well I have another ocean polluter for you to tackle and its worse. Cigarette butts are the most common item collected on beaches, while plastic straws rank 7th on the list. Josh Ocampo, reporter for Mic, joins us to talk about throwing away your dirty cigarette butts properly, how Americans are terrible at recycling and what happens when you put something in the wrong bin. Finally, the confirmation hearing for Brett Kavanaugh to be the next Supreme Court Justice has begun and it started with some chaos. Protesters chanted and were arrested, Democrats interrupted and tried to get the hearing postponed and it all may be for naught as Republicans still maintain a majority. Stef Kight, reporter for Axios joins us for all the fireworks kicking off the hearing.

The midterm elections are only a couple of months away and state legislatures are poised for big changes. More women are running for office and they have a great rate of victory. In Michigan for example, a woman will appear on the ballot for Governor, attorney general, secrtary of state, and in several house and senate races. Ginger Gibson, political reporter for Reuters, joins us what this all means for the midterms. Next, nature never seems to amaze. A Revolutionary corn discovery could save fertilizer, limit runoff, and transform the way the way the largest crop in America is grown. Scientists have found a corn varietal in Mexico that goes through a process called nitrogen fixation. It basically creates its own fertilizer. Anna Groves, reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, fills us in on how the process works and if this news can be used for a more sustainable future. Finally, a man known as the “dine and dash dater” has finally been caught after years on the prowl. Paul Gonzales would meet women on dating apps, take them out, order a robust dinner, and then leave and never come back, forcing the women to pay the huge bill. Lauren Strapagiel, reporter for Buzzfeed News, joins us for how much jail time he may be facing and what was in those dinner orders.

It is Labor Day and while many of you have the day off to relax, we are going to be talking about…jobs. Teens and summer jobs, robots at work, and ghosts at interviews. First, the economy is pumping and there are more jobs than ever, but the share of teens with summer jobs has plunged, and the type of work they do has shifted.  Drew DeSilver, Senior writer at the Pew Research Center, joins us for why teens aren’t taking summer jobs anymore and what kind of work they are doing now. Next, experts have warned for years that robots will replace humans in restaurants. In a twist on that prediction, amid the lowest unemployment in years, fast-food restaurants are turning to machines—not to get rid of workers, but because they can’t find enough. Eric Morath, reporter for the Wall Street Journal, joins us to talk about automation and Flippy the burger flipping robot. Finally, in a move usually reserved for the dating world, jobs seekers are ghosting employers. It’s the hottest job market in decades and workers are holding all the cards. My producer Miranda joins me to talk about ghosting on the job: blowing off interviews, accepting offers but not showing up the first day and even vanishing from existing positions – all without giving notice.