Coca-Cola goes green. The company is setting itself a new goal to help the environment by collecting and recycling 100 percent of the packaging it puts out. We'll talk to them about how they're going to make that happen. And it's Girl Scout cookie season, but the 105 year-old organization has some other exciting news to discuss later on in the show...we'll talk to them about their newest efforts to get girls involved in science and technology. We'll also bring you all the latest on the government shutdown and the immigration debate.

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