Hour one of the Todd and Don Show:
• Austin police shot and killed a 21 year old man early Friday morning in downtown Austin near Sixth Street after they got reports of gunshots and saw him running towards them with a gun
• William H. McRaven, an outspoken retired Navy admiral, has issued a fiery open letter to President Donald Trump over his revoking the security clearance of former CIA Director John Brennan, comparing his tactics to those who led communist witch hunts in the 1950s
• President Trump announced that he personally cancelled the military parade he wanted blaming local D.C. politicians for reports of a price tag tens of millions of dollars higher than the original estimated cost at $92 million
Hour two of the Todd and Don Show:
• TECH NEWS
-According to a new study from Cox Automotive finds 49{d9298e16fbff8ff2d9e84a8934eb00b21cf3ccd1154c522a6781c70a3ad80f68} of respondents do not want autonomous cars
– Kroger kicked off a pilot program in Phoenix, Arizona this week using autonomous Toyota Priuses to deliver groceries
• A Georgetown man went through the Austin-Bergstrom airport TSA checkpoint with a loaded gun
• Austin-Round Rock is one of 20 major metro areas where more than 30 percent of middle-income households – those earning $45,000 to $74,999 annually – are housing-cost burdened
Hour three of the Todd and Don Show:
•Beto O’Rourke held a town hall meeting at Emo’s last night
• Car theft has gone up by 20{d9298e16fbff8ff2d9e84a8934eb00b21cf3ccd1154c522a6781c70a3ad80f68} in Austin in the last year
• UNDER THE COVERS: Don used some secret recordings as leverage to get the exclusive with Omarosa. And oh, does she spill the beans!
Hour four of the Todd and Don Show:
• The proposed Fiscal Year 2018-19 budget submitted by City Manager Spencer Cronk includes $3.1 million in new spending on homelessness-related services. That’s on top of the roughly $25 million of spending on such services that will continue from last year
• The Austin school district has implemented a clear bag policy at district athletic events beginning on Aug. 30 that officials will enhance safety and security for athletes and spectators
• WHAT’S UP AUSTIN: Todd, Don and executive producer, Elissa, discuss all that is going on in Austin this weekend
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