Can these brain scans make high school football safer?

The hope is that the scans take the guesswork out of deciding when an injury is serious, and when the brain is healed after suffering a concussion.

On Monday's show:

• What happened at the meeting between Trump and Putin
• Checking in on the legalized pot industry in CA
• KPCC's special series on black infant mortality 

On Monday's show:

• The California democratic party has endorsed Kevin De León for election this November.
• An update on the ongoing effort to reunite families separated at the border.
• According to a recent Grand Jury report, the OC emergency center may not survive an actual emergency.
• The ongoing struggle between educational institutions and Native American tribes, over the remains of their people.
• Why is the demand for building pools on the rise?
• The exhibit dedicated to the 710 freeway expansion documents the battle between the state and the local community.

On Monday's show:

• Marcus Samuelsson, host of the PBS food/travel show, "No Passport Required"
• David Litt, former speechwriter for President Barack Obama and current "Funny or Die" writer/producer
• Inglewood-based band, Inner Wave

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