Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane. Jason Allen reports in the midst of the storm. Millions across the country will not receive their SNAP benefits by November 1, if the government shutdown continues. Ed interviews Secretary Brooke Rollins, who leads the program under the Department of Agriculture. Plus, longtime documentary filmmaker Ken Burns joins with his co-director Sarah Botstein to detail their new project on the American Revolution. All that and more on The Takeout!

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