Rising from the Ashes

A shortage of infant formula in Southern California and across the nation has left parents frantically searching for supplies for their babies. What's triggered the crisis and what's the best medical advice for Moms and Dads? We go In Depth. Drug overdose deaths hit a new high with the majority linked to Fentanyl. How can you bring the fatalities down? Britain says it will come to the defense of F...

Could the 'real Donald Trump' be about to get his voice back on Twitter? Billionaire Elon Musk says he will lift the former President's permanent ban if his takeover of the platform goes through. What's the likely impact on politics and social media if Trump is back tweeting again? Is it good for Free Speech? We go In Depth. California is moving to give people rebates for paying high gas prices......

A number of hospitals are now seeking to raise their treatment prices by as much as 15 percent. They say they've been hit by salary increases for nurses. It comes as local health care workers are on strike at Cedars Sinai. So, are we going to see inflation in health care costs? How much will premiums go up? We go In Depth. There are predictions that 'Long COVID' could eventually affect a billion p...

The CDC has revealed that 5 children have now died as a result of a mystery outbreak of hepatitis in kids. More than 100 cases have been found across 25 states and territories. We go In Depth: what's causing the outbreak? How worried should parents be? LA is the land of freeways but now one local state lawmaker wants to stop their expansion. We'll talk with her. The war in Ukraine sees more heavy...

There are fresh concerns about the economy as stocks fall heavily on Wall Street. The Dow finished down more than a thousand points, the NASDAQ down by 5 percent. So where are we headed: for a downturn or even a recession? Is the economy overheating? And is the Fed handling this all in the correct way? We go In Depth. We're now into the third year of the pandemic. So where do we stand now...what l...

There's shock and anger after Dave Chappelle is attacked on stage at the Hollywood Bowl while taping a Netflix Comedy Special. Is it now open season on comedians? Will they have to watch what they say? And has the Will Smith Oscars slap changed everything? We'll go In Depth. The Governor and California Democratic leaders push for a change to the state constitution to protect abortion rights. We ge...

There's uproar over the future of abortion in America after the Supreme Court confirms the authenticity of a leaked draft decision that would strike down 'Roe Versus Wade'. Chief Justice John Roberts says no final decision has been taken but the arguments are now fully joined. Will the nation now see a big split with more than 20 states banning abortion while the others keep it legal? And what's t...

The photos flashed around the world: Nancy Pelosi wearing a blue pant suit shaking hands with Ukraine's President Zelensky as she visited Kyiv with a Congressional delegation. But will Congress deliver that big package of aid for the Ukrainians and are we doing enough to help their war effort? We go In Depth. We'll also speak with a woman from the center of the country in a town flooded with tens...

Trevor Bauer could play baseball again but not this season and probably not next either. Major League Baseball has just suspended him for two full seasons for violating the league's domestic violence and sexual assault policy. Bauer says he'll appeal. We go In Depth later in the show into how he could be suspended even though no criminal charges were ever filed in the sexual assault case.  Inflati...

Menthol cigarettes could soon be a thing of the past across the U.S. The FDA is proposing a ban on menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. It's the most aggressive action taken against the tobacco industry in years by the agency. This will have a major impact on African-Americans and we go In Depth into why. Moderna is now asking the FDA to approve its COVID vaccine for the youngest of kids. But w...

You might need to get used to brown patches on your lawn, lots of them. Unprecedented water restrictions are coming for about six million people across southern California because of drought conditions. They'll be limited to outdoor watering once a week as the Metropolitan Water District has a goal for all of us to cut water usage by 30 percent. We go In Depth into whether this is necessary and if...

Remember when you were told taking aspirin could help protect against a heart attack or stroke? We've been hearing that for years. Doctors even recommended people in their 50s start taking baby aspirin every day. Now that's changed and it might be a bit confusing. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force no longer recommends daily aspirin to prevent a first heart attack or stroke among people 60 an...

The world's richest person will now add one of the world's biggest social media platforms to his long list of possessions. Elon Musk has reached a deal to buy Twitter for about 44 billion dollars. We go In Depth into what this means for Twitter's users and the First Amendment.  Speaking of the First Amendment, the Supreme Court has heard arguments in a case about public school prayer and a footbal...

L.A County public health officials are at the center of controversy again over mask rules. They've issued a new order that face coverings are required on all public transit and at airports. We'll go In Depth as we ask the public health director why the county has different guidelines from both the state and the Feds. GOP House leader Kevin McCarthy is in hot water over audio in which he said he wa...

That WAS CNN-Plus. The new streaming service goes belly up just weeks after launch. Parent company Warner Brothers Discovery is pulling the plug at the end of this month. How did CNN misjudge the market? How damaged is the brand? We go In Depth. Also what's the future for streaming generally as Netflix sees subscribers leave...we look at the wider lessons. President Biden announces new civilian an...

Russian troops move ahead with their offensive against eastern Ukraine as the key port city of Mariupol in the south remains on the verge of falling. Defenders there say there may have only hours or days left. President Putin oversaw the test of a long-range missile dubbed Satan by the West. He says the weapon shows anyone threatening Russia should think twice. We go In Depth on the state of the w...

Mask confusion is reigning in many places as the Feds end enforcement of the face covering mandate on planes and mass transit. But a number of airlines and rail systems are still insisting everyone mask up. What should you do?...when is it safe to ditch the mask? We go In Depth. And will the change calm the conflict in the skies between air passengers and flight attendants? Or lead to new battles?...

Russia says it hit hundreds of targets around Ukraine today including the first deadly missile attack reported on the western city of Lviv. The Ukrainian government says that Russian forces have begun their long-awaited offensive in the East. Are we about to see the conflict get far uglier and bloodier? We go In Depth. We'll also talk with a doctor in western Ukraine as his hospital braces for far...

Vladimir Putin has vowed to continue the war in Ukraine until his country's goals are achieved. But those goals are proving difficult to accomplish, especially now that the country's flagship of its Black Sea fleet has apparently sank and crew evacuated. We go In Depth into the war and which side has the advantage now.  We head to Ukraine again to speak to a woman who escaped a city under Russian...

Police say they got him. The NYPD says it's arrested the man suspected of shooting 10 people at that subway station in Brooklyn. We go In Depth into who this man is and why he may have become the country's latest mass shooter.  Some big airlines were hoping the government would let passengers ditch their masks soon. But they'll have to wait a little bit longer at least.  The pandemic has taken suc...

Another mass shooting rocks the country. This time it's at a subway station in Brooklyn where 10 people were shot and six others hurt when a man who was apparently wearing a construction vest and gas mask opened fired on a packed subway train. He escaped and the search is now on. We go In Depth into the subway shooting in New York City.  We talk to a parliament member in Ukraine about the war and...

Good luck if you're planning to take a flight anywhere soon, especially on certain carriers. JetBlue, Spirit and Southwest all canceled hundreds of flights over the weekend, blaming bad weather, staffing issues and technology problems. We go In Depth into whether this is just temporary or something that will make Summer vacation travel a big pain.  Russia is shifting its focus in Ukraine more towa...

Will Smith's slap of Chris Rock gets him a slap on the wrist from the Academy. The Board of Governors met and banned Smith from the Oscars and any other Academy event for the next 10 years. That's far less punishment than taking away his Best Actor Oscar, which was something some people had called for. We go In Depth into what this means for Will Smith moving forward.  We head to Ukraine to learn...

History made today in Washington D.C. as the Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. She will be the first Black woman to serve as Supreme Court justice. We go In Depth into the short and long-term impacts of the confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson. Some high-profile lawmakers like Nancy Pelosi have tested positive for COVID and New York City is seeing an increase in cases th...

Remember when people would sniffle and cough and sneeze? That's because they likely had a cold. Remember colds? They practically disappeared once COVID took over along with the flu. Well, doctors are now saying colds and flus are making a major comeback. We go In Depth into what we can expect and if our immune systems are ready.  We travel back to Ukraine to talk to a photographer who saw the dest...