Hour 3 (10.30) Researchers now estimate 3 in 4 former NFL players who died between 2008 and 2023 had CTE. Study co-author Chris Nowinski explains, plus why Waymo stalled at a few inches of water. 

8:05 The LAX Automated People Mover, a $3.3 billion project, slips again. Now the target is February 2027. Waymo keeps growing across LA County, but this week’s high tides showed its limits when a robotaxi wouldn’t drive through a few inches of water. The Foosh drives Uber and chases bonuses like six rides in a row. He’s working Halloween, and he tells us whether he’s worried about Waymo taking his job. 

8:20 Happy birthday to Woody from The Woody Show on ALT 98.7. Then Chris Nowinski, co-founder and CEO of the Concussion & CTE Foundation, is on a new Boston University study. It estimates about 75% of former NFL players who died between 2008 and 2023 had CTE, and he explains what that means for kids playing tackle football. 

8:35 Handicapper Sammy Long (@TheSammyLong on X) gives his top NFL picks for Week 8. His Gold Star game is Ravens at Bills, and he also has picked on Vikings–Lions, Falcons–Bucs, Raiders–Jets, and the Bears–Seahawks total on Monday night. 

8:50 Four people are in custody in the arson investigation into the August fire that destroyed a block of historic Old Town Newhall. The businesses lost include Newhall Refinery, The MAIN theater, and Care Tucker Style House. Debate over mileage tax surfaces in California governor race 

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