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The inauguration is days away. Whether you're excited or not, the transfer of power from Barack Obama to Donald Trump is an historic event. And an expensive event, at a price tag of more than $200 million . The Department of Homeland Security says they expect 900,000, including many protestors . While past Presidents like Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter, and George W. Bush will be in attendance, more than fifty House Democrats say they will not attend .

The plane that crashed in a Pennsylvania field on 9/11 was likely headed for the U.S. Capitol. Had it hit its intended target and disabled - not killed - multiple members of Congress, we wouldn't be able to look to the Constitution for answers on how to prevent the resulting chaos. It simply doesn't address it.

For some, the journey to higher education can feel more like a dead end -- an opportunity stifled by rising tuition fees and the weight of student loans. Here in Connecticut however, initiatives such as New Haven Promise and Hartford Promise are working to make college more attainable to students. This hour, we find out how. We sit down with officials from each Promise program and we also hear from you.

Do you give money to panhandlers on the street? It can be an uncomfortable decision, when someone who seems in need asks for a handout and you have cash in your wallet. Now cities around the country are trying to give you an alternative; the donation meter. New Haven is the latest to adopt the system.

Music can be a powerful, transformative tool in the quest for social change. Protest songs are the songs associated with a particular movement. Earlier this month, Janelle Monáe and Wondaland produced the searing protest song " Hell You Talmbout. " Nearly seven minutes long, it's a tribute to a long list of black men and women lost, and has been performed alongside protesters at Black Lives Matter rallies.

Damien Chazelle's big musical La La Land won a record seven awards at this year's Golden Globes. The New York Times says the movie " makes musicals matter again ." Colin, on the other hand, calls it "a really terrific, creative, big budget Prius commercial." The Nose gets into it.

Budget woes, pension costs, job recovery -- those were just a few of the themes highlighted during Governor Dannel Malloy’s State of the State address last week. This hour, Governor Malloy joins us live in-studio as we take a deeper look at those issues and more.

It's been over 160 days since Donald Trump last gave a press conference. On Wednesday, as he holds his first as President-elect, questions abound regarding the type of president he'll be. Certainly Trump's cabinet picks, promise to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and remarks on nuclear weapons will be among the many items asked about. But whether he gives clear, informed answers rather than the off-script, stream of consciousness he's become known for remains to be seen.

Jaws , Jurassic Park , Indiana Jones. Schindler's List , Saving Private Ryan . Close Encounters of the Third Kind and E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial . And the list goes on. Steven Spielberg is very simply the most successful filmmaker in the history of filmmaking.

When it comes to new varieties of vegetables, small is better. As the average size of the typical home garden shrinks, plant breeders have been working to create varieties of our favorite veggies that fit in containers and small beds.