Rising from the Ashes

War crimes accusations from Ukraine. President Zelensky addressed the U.N. Security Council, saying the Russian military must be brought to justice for war crimes immediately. This comes after Ukraine says Russian troops massacred civilians in the town of Bucha, near Kyiv.  President Biden has already called for a war crimes trial for Vladimir Putin. We go In Depth into whether the U.N. or The Hag...

Tik Tok might look like fun for your kids, especially the younger ones, as they watch short, funny videos. But it turns out that entertainment might be doing more harm than good when it comes to their brains. We go In Depth into how Tik Tok and other social media could be making it harder for kids to concentrate.  Elon Musk has bashed Twitter lately over its content policies so what is he doing no...

The kids are far from all right. New data from the CDC is showing just how much the pandemic has impacted teens. Nearly half of them surveyed reported feeling persistently sad or hopeless in the past year. We go In Depth into what exactly is driving these feelings and what parents can do to help.  A group right here in southern California has gone on a rescue mission in Ukraine to help people with...

President Biden has made history when he announced the release of one million barrels of oil per day from the country's strategic petroleum reserve for the next six months. The goal is to reduce record-high gas prices. We go In Depth into whether this plan will work.  The White House says it's hearing Vladimir Putin's own advisers are basically lying to him about the war in Ukraine. We look into w...

One of Hollywood's leading men is now leaving the acting world. The family of Bruce Willis says his decades-long career is now over due to a medical condition called aphasia. We go In Depth into what aphasia is and the challenges that lie ahead for the A-list actor.  The Pentagon says it's questioning if Russia is really serious about scaling back military operations in Ukraine. There were more at...

The FDA makes it official today. If you're over 50 and want a second COVID booster shot from Pfizer or Moderna you can get it now. The CDC is also recommending it. But is the data really there? Will it be free for everyone? We go In Depth into the decision behind the approval.  New reports reveal a big mystery from the White House on January 6th, 2021--the day of the Capitol Hill riot. They say th...

It was the slap heard and seen around the world. Now the Academy has condemned Will Smith's actions against Chris Rock and has started a formal review into what happened. We go In Depth into Will Smith, Chris Rock and the Oscars.  We talk to a man from Ukraine who left the Donbas region in 2014 and is now trying to get his mother out. Russia and Ukraine are set to hold peace talks this week. Could...

President Biden heads east from Brussels to Poland where he met with U.S. troops earlier today. The president telling them the consequences of the war in Ukraine could extend around the world. This comes before meeting with Ukrainian refugees in the country and delivering a major address tomorrow. We go In Depth into the president's trip to Europe.  Russia's military might be changing strategies a...

President Biden is in Brussels today meeting with leaders of other NATO countries to discuss the war in Ukraine. The president talked about unity in the face of aggression by Vladimir Putin.   The president says there will be more sanctions hit against Russia and more humanitarian aid to Ukraine. We go In Depth into the Western response to the war.  The White House reportedly has put together a te...

President Biden travels across the Atlantic to meet with NATO allies in Brussels to discuss the war in Ukraine. The president is floating the idea of more sanctions as the U.S. government has now formally declared that members of the Russian armed forces have committed war crimes and we're finding out the Pentagon is giving the White House options to add more troops in Eastern Europe. We go In Dep...

Senators finally get their chance to question Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson. She's been defending her record as a federal judge to Republicans who've been trying to frame Jackson and Democrats in general as soft on crime. But will that strategy actually work? We go In Depth.  We head back to Ukraine to talk to a woman who escaped Mariupol, the port city that's been under heavy Russia...

History on Capitol Hill as confirmation hearings begin for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to be nominated to the Supreme Court. She gave her opening statements to the Senate Judiciary Committee.  The questions from senators begin tomorrow. We go In Depth into the confirmation hearings for Judge Jackson.  Dr. Fauci is warning of an uptick in COVID cases soon but this warning isn...

Western Ukraine has escaped the worst of Russia's invasion of the country. The region has been mostly calm....until now. Russian forces launched a barrage of missiles on the outskirts of Lviv, a key city in that part of the country. We go In Depth to take you to Lviv for reaction.  We'll also take you to another city in Ukraine that's been under constant attack from the start of the war. One woman...

How does 400 dollars sound to fill up your gas tank? Some Democrats in Sacramento are proposing a 400 dollar rebate to all California taxpayers because of high gas prices. This is apparently a counter to the Republican idea of suspending the gas tax. We go In Depth into how lawmakers are looking to help people get a break at the gas pump.  Are your allergies acting up again? If they are, you could...

Ukraine's president delivers a powerful and emotional address to the United States Congress, pleading for more help to save his country from Russian troops and calling for President Biden to be the leader of peace. We play you President Zelensky's video address and head to Ukraine for reaction.   After the address, President Biden promised 800 million dollars more in security aid to Ukraine but ha...

The war in Ukraine.  President Biden will head to Brussels next week to meet with NATO allies to strategize on how to handle Russia and the war. The leaders of Poland, Slovenia and the Czech Republic have all traveled to Kyiv to show support for the country as it tries to fight off growing Russian attacks. Those attacks have now damaged an apartment house and other buildings in Kyiv. We go In Dept...

Fear and worry growing in Ukraine as Russian attacks get closer to the borders of NATO countries. A recent missile strike killed at least 35 people near the border with Poland. Russian forces continue their march toward the capital, Kyiv, with possible plans to surround it. This all comes as Ukraine's president is set to deliver a virtual address to the U.S. Congress on Wednesday. We go In Depth i...

Air raid sirens go off in western Ukraine as Russia expands its military offensive. It's hit airports in the west and is targeting an industrial city now in the east. This comes as Vladimir Putin mentioned what he calls "positive developments" in negotiations. We go In Depth into the Russian invasion of Ukraine.   We hear from a Ukrainian refugee who's left the country. We'll learn about his journ...

Peace talks to try to end the war in Ukraine go no where today. Russian and Ukrainian officials met in Turkey but couldn't agree on much. Vice President Kamala Harris is in Poland where she's embracing calls for an international war crimes investigation of Russia over its invasion and the bombing of civilians. We go In Depth again into the war.  We also hear from a man who lives in Kyiv. He says h...

Possible war crimes committed by the Russians in Ukraine. Ukrainian officials say an airstrike devastated a maternity hospital in the port city of Mariupol. At least 17 people were hurt. We go In Depth into whether Russia and its military can be charged with war crimes.   We head to Russian-occupied Ukraine where one woman says the occupation is a bit strange. We have her story.  Vice President Ka...

President Biden getting much tougher with Russia now. The president put a ban on Russian oil imports into the U.S. The goal is to rock the now-fragile Russian economy even harder. But the move is not without blowback. Gas prices here are hitting record levels everyday now. We go In Depth into the economic side of the war in Ukraine.  A doctor right here in southern California was all set to head t...

The end of the war in Ukraine seems a long, long way away. Russian forces continue to attack cities. Russia did call for a limited cease-fire so corridors could be set up for civilians to escape safely. But there are complaints that many of those routes lead right into Russia and its ally, Belarus. We go In Depth into the war in Ukraine.  We talk to a woman who says she left Kyiv and has been movi...

Russians leaving their own country, worried about possible martial law as the war in Ukraine intensifies. The Kremlin denies that's happening but thousands of people in the country have been detained for protesting the war in the past several days. And there are new laws about how and what journalists in Russia can report. This has Western reporters leaving the country. We continue with stories fr...

More than one million Ukrainians have fled their homeland as Russia continues marching towards Kyiv. We hear what it's like from the Ukrainian city of Kherson, which has fallen to the Russians. We talk to one woman who says her people need help. Ukraine's leaders are calling upon civilians to rise up and use guerilla-style tactics to fight the Russian army. The committee investigating the January...

Russia's aggression is growing in Ukraine. Troops have seized an important city in southern Ukraine. This comes as Russian troops in other parts of the country continue shelling cities with the hopes of soon taking over the capital, Kyiv.  The United Nations General Assembly has voted to demand that Russia stop its offensive in Ukraine.  Peace talks could resume tomorrow between the two sides in B...