Today on the show:
- "Meet the Press" host Chuck Todd shared the latest updates from the government shutdown.
- New member of Congress Rep. Ayanna Pressley discussed the shutdown stalemate, her legislative agenda, and more.
- Former Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral explained what the government shutdown means for federal prisons.
- Comedian and "Saturday Night Live" alum Jay Pharoah told us how he develops his famous impressions.
- Harvard Graduate School of Education professor Paul Reville weighed in on Boston Public Schools forcing out older students, even if they are on track to graduate.
- Boston Globe columnist Alex Beam shared his theory that Americans are wasting too much time on crossword puzzles.
