State of emergencies declared in Florida and Alabama as Hurricane Michael strengthens as it churns toward the U.S. Gulf coast. Reid Binion reports it is expected to hit land as a life threatening storm.

Supreme Court justice Brett Kavanaugh takes his seat on the bench for the first time Tuesday morning. Bob Costantini reports on his White House swearing in ceremony.

Cult favorite Doctor Who returns to TV. This time, Kevin Carr tells us, the doctor is a woman.

A Texas family is in court trying to keep their daughter on life support. The question is, who makes the decision to end a patient’s life.  First Light listeners have some opinions on this.

What was supposed to be a day of birthday fun, turned into a nightmare for many in upstate New York. Steve Kastenbaum reports 20 people were killed when a limo carrying friends to a 30th birthday party crashed.  A random murderer is on the loose in Chicago.  Reid Binion reports on the search for person responsible for gunning down two people in a typically quiet neighbor hood.

Kevin Carr takes a look at shows premiering this month on TV, including The Conners, which is Roseanne without Roseanne.

Linda Kenyon talks to Michael about the Kavanaugh confirmation and the public’s perception of Congress.

More plot twists in the Brett Kavanaugh nomination.  Linda Kenyon reports a former Yale classmate says the Supreme Court nominee was a heavy drinker in college.

Cardi B surrenders to NYPD.  Steve Kastenbaum reports the superstar rapper is being charged with wreckless endangerment and assault for throwing bottles and chairs in a New York strip club.

Kevin Carr checks in on the return of Murphy Brown to TV.

And a robot brothel? Clayton Neville reports a Canadian company wants to open the first sex-robot brothel in the U.S. in Houston.  First Light listeners offer their opinions on this bizarre phenomenon.

The contentious process of nominating Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court is coming to an end. Linda Kenyon reports several votes are in play that could decide whether Kavanaugh  gets confirmed. The Justice Department announced criminal charges against seven Russian intelligence officers. Steve Kastenbaum reports they are accused of hacking, wire fraud, identity theft and money laundering as part of an effort to distract from Russia's state-sponsored doping program for athletes.

Kevin Carr reviews the newest Marvel movie, Venom.

Linda Kenyon joins Michael for a live conversation on the Kavanaugh nomination.  Listeners call in and offer their opinions.

Senators who will decide the fate of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh will start reading the report from the F.B.I.’s investigation of him Thursday morning. Phil Matting reports a procedural vote on the nomination is scheduled for Friday.

Entertainment critic Kevin Carr reviews A Star Is Born, directed by Bradley Cooper and starring Cooper and Lady Ga Ga.

California passed a law this week mandating publicly traded companies will need at least one woman on the board of directors by the end of 2019.  First Light listeners call in with their opinions.

President Trump attack’s Christine Blasey Ford at a campaign rally. In the past few weeks, he was cautious when talking about the woman who is accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault.  But Tuesday night the gloves came off.

Monday marked one year since the Las Vegas massacre, when 58 people were killed after a gunman opened fire on a crowd of concertgoers. Now, Clayton Neville reports we are moving closer to banning “bump stocks”, a device the killer used.

Amazon has just raised their minimum wage to more than double the federal minimum wage.  First Light callers offer their opinions.

More plot twists in the Brett Kavanaugh nomination.  Linda Kenyon reports a former Yale classmate says the Supreme Court nominee was a heavy drinker in college.

Cardi B surrenders to NYPD.  Steve Kastenbaum reports the superstar rapper is being charged with wreckless endangerment and assault for throwing bottles and chairs in a New York strip club.

Kevin Carr checks in on the return of Murphy Brown to TV.

And a robot brothel? Clayton Neville reports a Canadian company wants to open the first sex-robot brothel in the U.S. in Houston.  First Light listeners offer their opinions on this bizarre phenomenon.

On today's show, we talk to former FBI agent James Gagliano about what the Brett Kavanaugh FBI investigation will look like. Steve Kastenbaum tells us how Elon Musk will proceed after being punished by the SEC, and Entertainment Critic Kevin Carr takes a look at the new movie, "Night School."

A remarkable day on Capitol Hill--as the Senate Judiciary Committee reconvened hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh with just two participants, the nominee and a woman who accused him of sexual assault back in high school.  Linda Kenyon reports on the contentious hearing that grabbed the attention of most of the country.  Down the street at the White House Jerry Bodlander reports President Trump was satisfied with the way his nominee handled himself.

The Hearing! First Light listeners call in with their opinions.

Today is the day Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh faces his accuser Christine Blasey Ford. Omar Jimenez has the details surrounding the potentially explosive Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.

A near collision at San Francisco’s airport was closer than reported at the time.  Jim Roope tells us what happened and what’s being done about it.

Today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing is the topic of our call in segment.