Rising from the Ashes

COVID may have caught public health officials by surprise when it broke out more than two years ago but they've had time to learn lessons and prepare for future outbreaks of different diseases. Now, monkeypox cases are growing to the point where the World Health Organization just declared it a global health emergency. We go In Depth into whether public health is ready for monkeypox.  A top Russian...

Steve Bannon, the longtime ally and former adviser to former President Trump, is known for being bombastic and defiant. But those two characteristics didn't serve him well in front of a federal jury. He was just found guilty of contempt charges for defying a Congressional subpoena issued by the January 6th Committee. We go In Depth into what this means for others connected to Donald Trump.  Anothe...

Perhaps it was just a matter of time but President Biden has tested positive for COVID. The president is now isolating at the White House, saying he's "doing great." The White House says the president has "very mild symptoms," including a stuffy nose, fatigue and cough. Mr. Biden is also taking Paxlovid. But at the president's age of 79, does he need to worry about the after effects? We go In Dept...

Overcrowded animal shelters in the city of LA have angered animal rights activists and even local lawmakers. A hearing yesterday focused on the conditions there with one rescue group calling for “disruptive and systemic change” that should include privatizing the shelters. We go In Depth into whether that would better save the animals.  The January 6th Committee was hoping for lots of text message...

If you want to know why businesses are having trouble finding workers, you can blame COVID. A recent estimate finds one million Americans have been forced to leave the labor market because of long COVID. We go In Depth into the impacts on the economy.  Doctors are starting to pay even more attention to another omicron subvariant that's been found in southern California.  We do have positive medica...

A massive heat wave that has been scorching Europe has moved north to the U.K. It's bringing with it temperatures of more than 100 degrees which is unheard of for our friends across the pond. It's so hot that a Royal Air Force runway actually melted.  Some weather experts were a couple decades early in their forecast for scorching hot temperatures. We go In Depth into Palm Springs-like weather in...

Republicans blame President Joe Biden ... the president blames Russia and greedy companies ... but we may now, finally have the right group to blame for stubbornly high inflation: MILLENNIALS! We'll explain and go in depth on why high prices are the fault of our younger colleagues. The U.S. Secret Service is denying it, but there are now several confirmed reports that agents deleted several text m...

Yesterday we told you about thousands of beagles that need rescuing in Virginia ... but today our dog story hits closer to home: LA city animal shelters, short on money, staff and volunteers, are keeping dogs locked up in their kennels for weeks or even months at a time ... without letting them out for long walks or to play. So we'll go In Depth. LA County will likely be designated as an area of h...

We've been telling you for weeks about steadily declining gas prices here in Southern California and across the country ... but apparently those high gas prices are still having a major economic impact because inflation for the month of June continued at a record setting pace. We'll go In Depth on what has been the weirdest American economy in recent memory. Over 4-thousand Beagles, who just survi...

The BA.5 COVID omicron variant certainly is doing its best to ruin our post-pandemic plans. As we are in the midst of our third straight summer of surging COVID cases, most Americans are simply acting as if it isn't happening ... and carrying on with their business. But there is emerging evidence that people are getting sicker with this COVID variant, and it's more contagious ... so we'll go In De...

They certainly aren't coming down as fast as they went up, but nonetheless we are seeing a sustained drop in gas prices. Here in Southern California we're getting closer to the 6-dollars-per-gallon mark ... and who would ever think we'd be happy to be paying ONLY 6-bucks?! We'll try to explain what's behind the recent price drop at the pump. A San Francisco OBGYN is proposing a novel idea to get a...

The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade two weeks ago. Now President Biden is taking action. He signed an executive order today to protect access to abortion while also slamming the high court for its ruling. We go In Depth.  The LA County Board of Supervisors wants the power to fire the sheriff. Voters could decide. We hear what Sheriff Alex Villanueva has to say about it.  Former Trump White Ho...

If the January 6th Committee is looking for its so-called "John Dean moment," it could come tomorrow. Former White House counsel Pat Cipollone is set to answer questions about what he knew about efforts to overturn the 2020 election. We go In Depth into whether this could be the smoking gun testimony that leads to criminal charges.  Boris Johnson will soon be out as the UK's prime minister. All th...

Remember when marijuana was legalized? One of the big selling points for it in California was that it would generate lots of tax money. But that's also been a problem. Cannabis businesses say too many taxes and regulations have made it too difficult to turn a profit. The state now is deciding to help, cutting a cultivation tax. We go In Depth into how the industry can survive.  The pandemic has br...

Another mass shooting rocks the country as parades are now seemingly no longer safe from this kind of violence. A parade honoring America on Independence Day in a quiet, affluent community north of Chicago was abruptly stopped as a shooter fired into the crowd. Seven people were killed, another 30 or so hurt. The accused shooter is now in custody. We go In Depth with the latest into the Highland P...

The Supreme Court hands down two more major rulings today as it wraps up its latest term. One allows the Biden administration to get rid of a Trump-era policy forcing some U.S. asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico. The other though is a blow to the administration's ability to fight climate change. We go In Depth into these key cases.  We also look at what's next for the court. Ketanji Brown Jackson wa...

So much hate in California now. The number of hate crimes in the state increased in 2021 for the third year in a row. Perhaps the most startling number is the rise of attacks on Asian-Americans...a nearly 178 percent jump from 2020 to 2021. We go In Depth into why more Asian-Americans are the targets of violent bigotry and prejudice.  The descendants of the family that once owned Bruce's Beach in...

Congress hears bombshell testimony that former President Trump tried to join the mob attacking the Capitol on January 6th. And that he knew his supporters were armed and violence was possible. We go In Depth on the stunning account by a former White House insider as we assess the political and legal impact. A deal is struck with Turkey to allow Finland and Sweden to join NATO...will it help a unit...

The January 6th Committee springs a surprise. The Panel schedules a last-minute hearing for tomorrow. It says it has new evidence about moves to overturn the 2020 election. We go In Depth as we talk with a committee member and Burbank Democratic Congressman Adam Schiff. The Supreme Court issues another big ruling: this time on saying prayers at public schools. We look at the impact. Shock waves co...

The Supreme Court with an historic ruling today, overturning the landmark decision Roe v. Wade and with it nearly 50 years of a constitutional protection for abortion access. Now, it's up to the states to decide and nearly half are on track to either outright ban abortion or severely limit the procedure. We go In Depth with a panel of experts to both start and end the show as we discuss the future...

Airlines are now making the friendly skies seem like your worst enemy. Flying used to be an enjoyable experience. But now it's a stressful endeavor, especially this Summer as airlines are canceling more and more flights. United is cutting back and American is stopping service all together at four different cities. We go In Depth into problematic air travel.  The Supreme Court hands down its big ru...

The January 6th Committee heard compelling testimony from election officials in Georgia about how former President Trump's team asked them to find the votes to overturn election results. That's far from the end of the story though. The fifth hearing tomorrow promises to reveal more about what the committee says was Mr. Trump's plot to remain in power. We go In Depth with one of the committee membe...

The January 6th Committee back at it to lay out its case that former President Trump and his inner circle plotted to overturn the 2020 election results. The committee heard from election officials in Georgia about how then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows had a key role to pressure them. Was the legal and criminal case against the former president made stronger today? We go In Depth.  A Sup...

Summer officially begins tomorrow but don't tell that to much of the country, including people here in southern California. They're already feeling the Summer weather as heat waves roll across the U.S. Scientists say expect more and more that'll get hotter and hotter. We go In Depth into whether big cities and states are prepared to deal with more extreme heat waves.  Flying has become a roll of t...

Something isn't adding up. Gas prices as high as they've ever been but the price for a barrel of oil isn't anywhere near a record right now. So if that's the case then why are gas prices at or near record levels when barrels of oil aren't? We go In Depth to try to figure this one out.  President Biden says a recession is not inevitable. But many economists and stock market watchers disagree. We lo...