History made at the U.S. Capitol. The January 6th Committee takes the never-before action of referring a former president to the Justice Department for criminal charges. The committee says former President Trump should face prosecution on the charges of insurrection, the obstruction of an official proceeding of Congress, knowingly and willfully making materially false statements to the federal government and conspiracy to defraud the U.S. We go In Depth into what could happen next. 

LA County has a new sheriff. Robert Luna has been on the job for two weeks and has a lot to handle right now in terms of escalating crime and working to help control the homeless crisis. Then, there's undoing the rift between his department and the Board of Supervisors and Oversight Commission. So what are Robert Luna's plans for all of this? We ask him as he joins In Depth. 

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A big dam problem could lead to a major water crisis soon for southern California and other parts of the American southwest. The biggest reservoirs for the Colorado River are shrinking and now federal officials say there's a serious danger they could get so low that water would no longer flow past Hoover Dam in just two years. We go In Depth into what that scenario would look like for us. 

Elon Musk has suspended several journalists from Twitter. He says they tweeted out his real-time location. We talk to one of the suspended reporters who said he did no such thing. 

China's strict COVID lockdowns are easing and many experts are predicting a massive COVID surge. Are the lockdowns to blame? 

The Avatar sequel is out in theaters today. It's getting all the attention but should it? It's hardly the only movie playing right now. We go In Depth into what other films can make for some entertaining viewing this weekend. 

We will try to settle the argument once-and-for-all which kind of Christmas tree you should get--real or artificial? Both just might have some environmental positives. 

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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 and business opportunities for certain people. We explain who and how. 

The big question in Congress is who will be the next House Speaker? Kevin McCarthy is far from a lock. 

Russia is warning the U.S. not to send some missiles to help Ukraine fend off Russian attacks.

There were consequences to leaving the British Royal Family as Harry and Meghan detail in their latest documentary episodes. We look into their claims and the reaction from the Royal Family. 

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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 DJ Stephen "tWitch" Boss is raising questions about fame and its impact on mental health. 

A new study looks into the deadliness of long COVID. 

If you're looking for a home loan or any other kind of loan then they're probably going to get a bit more expensive. The Federal Reserve raised a key interest rate again.

Onions and the Grinch seem like a bad mix. And they are for speeding drivers in the Florida Keys. We explain the connection. 

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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 crypto currency, that at one point was touted as the future of financial transactions in this country. We'll take a broader look at the future of crypto and ask whether it will ever make a good investment.

And the end times are near ... apparently ... for plenty of Americans: we're going to take a closer look at a new survey that finds 2-in-5 Americans believes we're living in the midst of Armageddon.

The nuclear fusion breakthrough at a California research laboratory is being called "revolutionary" and a "game changer" in creating clean, limitless energy. But while we might have taken one step closer to harnessing the power of the sun, how soon before it makes a difference in any of our lives?

And Kevin de Leon once again courts chaos during a LA city council meeting.

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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 that. We'll get a preview and go In Depth.

One of the first orders of business by newly sworn in Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was to declare a state of emergency on the city's homeless situation ... and while that sounds decisive, what does it actually change when it comes to the city's policies for addressing the ever-expanding homeless population?

And Dr. Anthony Fauci was put back in the crosshairs of Republicans by none other than Elon Musk ... in what is a preview of several investigations being tee'd up by House Republicans taking aim at Fauci's work during the depth of the COVID pandemic.

The families of the 270 people killed on Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland have had to wait 34 years for justice in what was, up until 9/11, the biggest single terror attack aimed at Americans. Well today the bombmaker who has been blamed for the Pan Am explosion was arrested and will be charged in a U.S. court ... and we'll talk with a family member of one of the victims.

And at the end of today's show: Generation Z storms the workplace with their emojis and fast talking, confounding their older colleagues who are trying to translate the communications of the first generation raised with smartphones.

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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 Mayor starting on Sunday. We go In Depth. 

More and more men now are having problems with work as in they're not working. We look into the reasons for this troubling trend. 

A new study finds lots of people are moving to areas where there's a high risk of wildfires. But why? 

'Tis the season for the Oscar-worthy movies to play in the theaters. But there's a problem right now--the movies are playing but hardly anyone is at the theaters watching them. We go In Depth into why and what this means for the future of theaters. 

Dating these days can be a challenge for people. Throw in inflation and it's an even bigger challenge because now money is a factor. We explain how people are trying to impress without being thought of as too cheap. 

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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 anchors. We go In Depth into the future, if there is one, of TV news. 

President Biden once said COVID was a pandemic of the unvaccinated. But that doesn't seem to be true today. We explain. 

We look into the prisoner exchange that's sending basketball star Brittney Griner home finally from Russia. 

If you can't get enough gossip and stories about the Royal Family you'll probably be watching that new Harry and Meghan documentary series. We go In Depth into how people in the UK are reacting and if there's another side of the story they're not telling us. 

Is tipping getting out of hand? We look into how more and more workers are asking for tips at places you really wouldn't expect. 

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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 anchors. We go In Depth into the future, if there is one, of TV news. 

President Biden once said COVID was a pandemic of the unvaccinated. But that doesn't seem to be true today. We explain. 

We look into the prisoner exchange that's sending basketball star Brittney Griner home finally from Russia. 

If you can't get enough gossip and stories about the Royal Family you'll probably be watching that new Harry and Meghan documentary series. We go In Depth into how people in the UK are reacting and if there's another side of the story they're not telling us. 

Is tipping getting out of hand? We look into how more and more workers are asking for tips at places you really wouldn't expect. 

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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 Warnock won the runoff election there yesterday, defeating Republican and former football star Herschel Walker. We go In Depth into what the Democrats can do now with a slim majority in the Senate. 

We end by talking to a U.S. Capitol Police Officer who was just awarded a Congressional Gold Medal for his efforts on January 6th, 2021 to save lawmakers from insurrectionists who stormed the building. He was also a key presence at the hearings. 

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