We are starting to get gruesome details about what might have happened to Washington Post writer Jamal Khashoggi. According to Turkish officials, audio recordings show that Khashoggi was dead within minutes of stepping into the Saudi Consulate, he had his fingers severed, was beheaded and dismembered. Daniel Lippman, reporter at Politico, joins us for some of the gory details and how President Trump is reacting to the whole situation.

Next, we talk about the awkward etiquette of iPad tipping. As more business are using services such as Square to easily process credit card payments, it is turning tipping into a public ordeal. What if the store clerk only handed you a muffin, when you pay the pre-set tip amounts are set at 18%, 20%, and 25%, what do you do? Give less of a tip, give no tip? Jennifer Levitz, Reporter for the WSJ joins us to talk about how to handling tipping.

Finally, while Halloween is a time for scares and candy, it all comes at a price. This year Americans will spend nearly $9 billion on everything from costumes to candy to decorations. But hidden in that cost is the fact that 31 million Americans will spend $480 million on costumes for their pets! My producer Miranda will joins us for all the scary numbers and top costumes for pets.

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