Rising from the Ashes

The roads are getting cleared but people are still stuck up in the San Bernardino Mountains. We go In Depth into the recovery efforts and details about bodies that have been found.   The scammers have already found a way to use Artificial Intelligence to steal your money. We go In Depth into what they're doing.  Is the U.S. health care system to blame for the deaths of two kidnapped Americans in M...

Chris Rock is finally slapping back at Will Smith. About a year after the famous Oscars slap, Rock unleashes on Will Smith and his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, in a new Netflix special. Four Americans were kidnapped in a Mexico border town south of Texas. Is it safe to travel to Mexico? LA could become an official sanctuary city for immigrants if a proposed ordinance passes. We talk to Jamie Lee Curt...

The San Bernardino National Forest is now closed to visitors. Crews are working hard to clear the snow.  What turned Alex Murdaugh into a killer? The biggest threat to a Donald Trump 2024 presidential run is visiting southern California this weekend.  Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt will join us later. She's out with a new book your kids may want to read.   To learn more about listener data and our...

Do we have too much stuff up in space? Some astronomers are getting irritated that new satellites are disrupting the Hubble Space Telescope. We head up to the San Bernardino Mountains where help is on the way to deal with all the snow but maybe that help should've been there already.  Nasty turbulence sends several airline passengers to the hospital. Millennials are falling deeper into debt. And w...

The LAPD's biggest union is now pushing for a major reform to the department. It says officers should no longer handle non-emergency calls. We go In Depth into who the union thinks should handle those calls. LAPD Chief Michel Moore comments on this plan as do community activists. The FAA is looking into a near-collision between two planes in Boston. And people are turning to an old security system...

The California Covid state of emergency is over--even though the pandemic is not. Also, the feds say goodbye to TikTok....and cosmetic surgery for your signature. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's been one of the most popular moves by the Biden Administration. Forgiving 10-thousand plus dollars in student debt for everyone who took out federal loans. But now it's in danger as the Supreme Court could strike down the whole plan. What's likely to happen? We go In Depth. Another court case could stop the distribution of abortion pills. We get more on that too. All the snow in the mountains...

Rain, snow, wind--it's all here. The big Winter storm is bearing down on southern California right now with the worst still to come. KNX has the very latest. We tell you about how these new high-tech driver assist features on your new car may fail you in bad weather like this.  The head of the FAA is now calling for a safety summit following a near miss at a local airport here.  We start the first...

We begin with the worst of this storm system slowly moving into southern California. KNX has in-depth team coverage as the mountains will see blizzard conditions while the coasts and valleys will get soaked with lots of rain. Later in the show, we look into a new report on mass killings and extremism. There's another recall of another eye drop product due to contamination. The legal marijuana indu...

All the talk in Southern California is about the snow and a very rare blizzard warning going out for the local mountains. But many of us seem completely unprepared for the cold conditions. Why is that? Are we weather wimps or is it understandable? We go In Depth. Then we go live to North Dakota where the wind chill is really biting as the Mid West faces a massive snow storm. Also today...we'll tak...

Remember when we got all that rain not too long ago? That was a lot and we're in for even more now. Two icy cold storm systems are moving into southern California and they might be the coldest storms in many years. In fact, there's a chance you could see snow in parts of the local valleys. We go In Depth into whether history will be made.  We also look into how local governments can be held accoun...

The long holiday weekend is here. Maybe you're at the airport or headed there now. Air travel wasn't so smooth the last holiday travel period with winter storms and the Southwest debacle. Then, there was the recent FAA computer problem that led to a temporary ground stoppage. Now, there's a power outage at the international terminal at JFK in New York. We go In Depth into what to expect the next f...

We're becoming more reliant on computers and artificial intelligence each and every day. That can lead to potentially dangerous problems. Tesla says it's recalling more than 360,000 cars equipped with the company’s experimental driver-assistance software. It has to do with responding to speed limits.  Then, there's artificial intelligence. One tech columnist had a very creepy and bizarre exchange...

One of Hollywood's biggest stars and sex symbols of the 1960s has died. Raquel Welch passed away this morning at the age of 82. Family members told TMZ she had a brief illness. Raquel Welch rose to stardom as Hollywood started to embrace the 1960s cultural revolution. We go In Depth into her remarkable career.  Lots of questions and not a lot of answers surround that major train derailment in Ohio...

A shock from Ford. The company says it's paused production and shipment of its new electric F-150 Lighting pickup because of a potential battery issue. This comes as Ford is looking to become a big player in the electric vehicle market. We go In Depth into whether Ford is ready to rival big EV companies like Tesla.  Santa Monica might declare a state of emergency over the homeless crisis. But coul...

Rescue crews are furiously searching the wreckage for anyone who still might be alive following that 7.8 magnitude earthquake that's killed more than 36,000 people in Turkey and Syria. LA County firefighters and members of the sheriff's rescue team are in Turkey to help with those efforts. We go In Depth with an LA County firefighter who's there right now.  Details will be made public later this w...

Is it another spy balloon or something much more innocent? The White House says the military just today shot down some kind of "high altitude object" that was floating off the coast of Alaska. Crews in the waters are recovering the debris right now. We go In Depth on what we know so far and what might happen next.  A new COVID treatment shows promise but may never be used here in the U.S.  Hospita...

Did nearly a quarter million school students simply disappear? A big new analysis looked into that question and found 152,000 students in California and nearly 90,000 in 20 other states are unaccounted for since the COVID pandemic started. We go In Depth into what might have happened to them and if they'll ever return to a classroom.  A music legend passes on. Burt Bacharach has died at the age of...

A simple little laptop computer nearly turned a routine United Airlines flight from San Diego to Newark into a major air disaster. The airline says a "customer's battery pack ignited" yesterday, sparking a cabin fire. Four flight attendants were taken to the hospital after the plane landed back in San Diego. We go In Depth into how airlines balance safety with keeping customers comfortable.  Presi...

Let the Artificial Intelligence wars begin. We already have Microsoft's ChatGPT. Now, Google is getting into the game. It's going to test "Bard." Google is hyping "Bard" as being able to do things like explain complex subjects in a simple way and helping people figure out lunch based on what's left in the refrigerator. We go In Depth into who has the upper hand right now.  President Biden is getti...

President Biden is getting ready for his State of the Union address tomorrow night. The president could use it as a way to informally start his 2024 re-election bid. But he needs to convince people in his own party. A new AP poll shows just 37 percent of Democrats want Biden to run again. We go In Depth into the president's sagging popularity in his own party.   On the other side, wealthy Republic...

The Grammys are back. Music's biggest night is Sunday here in LA at Crypto.com Arena. COVID isn't stopping anything this time around. And can anything stop Beyonce? She's up for the biggest awards. Some critics argue she's been repeatedly snubbed in those categories. So will this year be different?  A balloon is leading to lots of static between the U.S. and China. We go In Depth into whether the...

A major warning from the CDC regarding artificial tears. It's asking people to stop using EzriCare Artificial Tears because it could be responsible for dozens of infections across the U.S. and even one death. We look into the potential dangers.  This brand of tears is made in India which is a major hub for generic drug manufacturing. We go In Depth into why the U.S. is so reliant on India for our...

Electric vehicles could soon dominate the roads and freeways here in southern California. But there are safety concerns about the batteries. A Tesla battery caught fire in the Sacramento area last weekend, apparently for no reason. Hyundai had an EV recall in 2021 after reports of battery fires. We go In Depth into EV batteries.  Former President Trump may have a Republican primary challenger soon...

The national COVID emergencies will finally come to an end. President Biden told Congress it'll all stop on May 11th. We go In Depth into what that means for you and your wallet because there will be a financial impact.  Doctors have a viable treatment for COVID but it might not be used as much as it should. We talk to an ER doctor about that.  George Santos continues to make headlines on Capitol...