Rising from the Ashes

A reminder from the White House that COVID is still around this Winter. The Biden administration has just released its Winter COVID-19 Preparedness Plan. It includes giving out more free tests, monitoring subvariants and protecting nursing homes and high-risk individuals. We go In Depth into whether all this can prevent a surge and how bad that surge could be.  The pandemic has created more job an...

A Winter weather nightmare for much of the country. A band of storms is ripping through the Plains, Midwest and South and is now heading east. It hit hard in the north with snow and blizzard conditions. Down south, there have been tornadoes that have killed at least two people and hurt at least a couple dozen others. The danger is far from over. We go In Depth.  The death of popular and well-liked...

President Biden is signing the Respect for Marriage Act into law this afternoon, and while it goes farther than anything else in federal law in protecting marriage rights for same sex couples, it does not in fact legalize same sex marriage. We'll go In Depth and give you a primer on what the act does, and doesn't do. The arrest of cryptocurrency guru Sam Bankman-Fried is yet another blow to the cr...

For decades, nuclear fusion has held the promise of limitless energy while producing zero carbon emissions ... it has essentially been a unicorn chased by thousands of physicists as the key to providing the world with a truly clean and vibrant power source. And up until now, it's been an elusive promise ... but an announcement expected tomorrow by the U.S. Department of Energy could change all of...

Lots of noise and ruckus at today's LA City Council meeting. It was all because of councilman Kevin DeLeon. He made a brief appearance before protesters yelled and made a scene. The council then went into recess before coming back out without DeLeon. Of course, he's refused to resign following the leak of those racist remarks caught on tape. All this comes just before Karen Bass takes over as Mayo...

Television has played such an important role in our consumption of news for the past 60 years or so. Both T-V and radio have allowed people to get real time images and audio of breaking news events. But is television news both locally and nationally in trouble? It might be. CNN is laying off a large part of its staff. We're now just hearing about the departures at NBC-4 here in LA of longtime news...

For nearly 10 years, Los Angeles has been led by mayor Eric Garcetti. He took over at a time when the city was just coming out of the Great Recession and beginning to find its economic footing again. Fast-forward to today. What legacy does Mayor Garcetti leave behind during his time at City Hall? And what is he going to do next? Voters in Georgia turn the Senate blue. Incumbent Senator Raphael War...

Donald Trump's company has been convicted in New York of tax fraud. It's for a scheme by top executives to avoid paying personal income taxes on perks such as apartments and luxury cars. This means the Trump Organization could be fined up to $1.6 million. We go In Depth.  This verdict comes as criminal referrals are coming from the January 6th Committee but who and how many is still a mystery to t...

Let's say your kid is sick right now with the flu or cold or maybe COVID but you're out of cough syrup or Tylenol. That means you have to run to your local drug store where you might see empty shelves in the cold and flu medication aisle. Demand is so high that drug stores are having a tough time keeping up with demand. We go In Depth into why and what you can do in case you can't find what you ne...

The LA City Council takes a major step against the oil and gas industry with a vote to ban new drilling and phasing out the wells that already exist. It's a move that will make environmentalists happy but are there downsides to consumers? We go In Depth.  President Biden is pushing for major changes to the Democratic presidential primary system. We'll tell you what he has in mind.  Can Kanye West...

Record high gas prices are fueling lots of anger across California. The governor now says lawmakers in Sacramento need to do something about it. He's called a special session that will start next week to get something done. We go In Depth into whether lawmakers will actually do something this time to reign in oil companies that have been reaping record profits.  The Senate passes a bill to avoid a...

Could we soon see more water restrictions? The results of a new survey from the California Department of Water of Resources finds many agencies here in southern California could be looking at shortages because of the drought. There's concern that current conservation measures and voluntary reductions just might not be enough. We go In Depth.  Palm Springs is being asked to right a major wrong from...

The fentanyl crisis across the country and right here in southern California is reaching a breaking point. Officials in L-A County will announce next hour a working group to address fentanyl overdoses. We go In Depth as parents worry if their kids will be next to fall victim to this highly addictive and highly deadly substance.  The U.S. is moving on in the World Cup, defeating Iran 1-0 in a match...

A horrific tragedy has a neighborhood mourning in Riverside. A man who catfished a teenage girl and developed some kind of online relationship with her drove across the country from Virginia and murdered the girl's grandparents and mom before he was killed in a police shootout. We go In Depth into the dangers of catfishing online and how parents can protect their kids from predators.  A new study...

Here we are again, talking about yet another mass shooting in America. This one in Chesapeake, Virginia at a Wal Mart where six people were killed by a shooter who then killed himself. We go In Depth into what sparked this latest tragedy.  We're also learning more about the suspected shooter at Club Q in Colorado Springs.  We head to Ukraine where Russia is knocking out power again to large parts...

The long, drawn-out saga over former President Trump's tax returns might actually now be over. The Supreme Court has cleared the way for the handover of his tax returns to a congressional committee following a three-year legal fight. The court's order leaves no legal obstacle in the way. We go In Depth into whether we'll finally learn just how much money the former president has made and how.  Col...

Another city in the U.S. is mourning today because of yet another mass shooting. This time in Colorado Springs where a man shot up an LGBTQ nightclub, killing five people and hurting about two dozen others. We go In Depth into what we know so far about the situation and how Colorado Springs and the LGBTQ community there is coping.  Meet the new boss for Disney. Same as the old boss. Bob Iger retur...

The investigations into former President Trump just got a lot more intriguing. Attorney General Merrick Garland has named Jack Smith as special counsel to oversee the Justice Department's investigations into Mr. Trump. We go In Depth into what this means for the future of the investigations and Mr. Trump's new presidential run.   We take you to Buffalo where a possibly historic snowstorm is hittin...

LA's next mayor says she's ready to go and get things done. Karen Bass has big plans to tackle LA's biggest problems as she becomes the city's first female mayor. We go In Depth into what can realistically be accomplished and when.  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi makes a big announcement about her future. This comes as Republicans are figuring out how they want the House to run.  Could the collapse of...

Investigators are now working to find out why a driver smashed into more than two dozen law enforcement recruits early this morning in the Whittier area. They were all out running when an SUV going the wrong way hit them as they were on a training run. Five of them have critical injuries. The driver is detained. We go In Depth into what exactly happened.  Former President Trump officially launches...

The Earth hits a major milestone today. The United Nations says we now have 8 billion people on the planet. That's the most ever. Much of the growth is actually coming from sub-Saharan Africa in places like Nigeria, Congo and Ethiopia. That has some people wondering about environmental impacts. But many experts say the big problem is still consumption which is a much larger issue in developed coun...

Jay Leno is now in the hospital. The former "Tonight Show" host is in stable condition following a gasoline fire. He sent Variety a statement, saying he's ok and just needs a week or two to get back on his feet. TMZ reported that it happened in his car garage at his home in LA. Leno is known for having a classic car collection. We go In Depth into how old cars can still be dangerous.  The wait con...

More waiting for election results here in LA to figure out who will be the next mayor--Karen Bass or Rick Caruso. If you've been keeping score, the latest tally of votes shows a very, very close race with Rick Caruso slightly ahead. If the race remains close, what happens? We go In Depth to figure that out.  An internal war might be brewing right now in the Republican party between Donald Trump an...

We keep waiting and waiting and waiting for election results but so far nothing to point us toward any kind of definitive conclusion to the midterm elections or even key local elections like the LA mayor's race. We go In Depth into why it takes so long now and whether that's a good or bad thing.  The keys to the House might be in California. Several close races here could decide which party runs t...

What was thought by many political experts to be an incoming red wave is looking more and more like a red ripple. Yes, the Republicans still have a chance to take control of both houses of Congress but it's far from certain as several key races are still too close to call. And even if it does happen the majority will be razor thin. We go In Depth into whether former president Trump is to blame--th...