More than 2.5 million people in Florida are packing up and heading away from the state's west coast as they've been told to evacuate ahead of incoming Hurricane Ian. It just tore into western Cuba as a Category 3 storm and has left one million people without electricity. We go In Depth into what to expect when Ian slams Florida. 

The latest attack ad in the LA mayor's race tries to link Karen Bass to Scientology. We look into whether it's working.  

NASA's DART spacecraft hits its target. Now we look into whether the plan to save humanity can work. 

Debt is piling up for people unless you're rich. We go In Depth into how long people can keep putting things on their credit cards. 

The Federal Reserve's plan to help the American economy could be ruining economies across the world. 

Doctors and other medical experts are wondering if this is the calm before another Winter COVID storm. 

Social media sparks lots of trends and crazes. The latest one is the Hot Girl Walk. We explain what that is. 

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Hurricane Ian is slowly creeping up toward Florida and could pack a massive punch. It might hit the Tampa area as a Category 4 storm as early as Wednesday. Hundreds of thousands of people could face mandatory evacuation orders. Officials are already saying if you're told to leave and don't--they won't come save you. We go In Depth into what to expect from Ian. 

The January 6th Committee is back in action this week.

We look into whether Governor Newsom had a good reason to veto a bill to make kindergarten mandatory in California. 

A study conducted by LinkedIn is being criticized because it may have cost people job opportunities without them really knowing it. 

A new survey shows people want EVs with long ranges but is it practical for car makers to do that? 

Italy is getting its first far-right government since the second World War. We go In Depth into what could happen there and how it could effect the rest of Europe and the U.S. 

You know the voice--Darth Vader. You know the man behind it--James Earl Jones. He says he's done. Who will replace him? It'll be himself--in a way. 

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The Dow is down big today in a brutal week that ravaged the stock market. It's now on track to close the week 1,000 points below where it started. This comes after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates. We go In Depth into whether we're moving full speed toward a recession. 

NASA is smashing a spacecraft into an asteroid, and it if works, it could save human civilization. 

Hurricane Fiona is far from done wreaking havoc. It's about to smash into Canada in what could be one of the worst storms to ever hit the country. 

LA County is easing its mask requirements again. You can take them off now on public transit and at airports. But how long will that last and is the county using the right metrics? We go In Depth. 

Russia is holding a vote in occupied areas of Ukraine to let people decide if they want to join Russia. We head to Ukraine where many are calling it a "sham."

Living in a nursing home and other assisted-living facilities is getting more expensive for seniors. 

And fetuses can't taste food, can they? New research hints at why kids might not like certain foods. 

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We have more questions than answers now that Karen Bass and Rick Caruso have debated for the first time. They tried to skirt around some questions about conflicts of interest and a potential scandal. We go In Depth into whether we all really learned more about what each candidate stands for and if either one stood out. 

The LA School District plans to do something about a recent rash of teenage drug overdoses. We look into whether schools can actually help. 

Russia and Iran have hardline governments but current protests show those governments might not be as powerful as they project. 

Former President Trump says the president can declassify documents just by saying or thinking about it. We go In Depth to clear that up. 

STDs are on the rise nationally. We try to find out what's going on.

Friendships could unite us in troubled political times. We talk to a scholar and author about how his new book about famous interracial friendships can heal us today. 

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The first of what could possibly be several legal dominoes has fallen on former President Trump. New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed a civil lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and two longtime company executives. 

The lawsuit alleges business fraud. We go In Depth into what this means for other cases against Trump moving forward. 

Russia is calling up more troops to fight in Ukraine. 

More than one million people are still without power in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Fiona. 

The LA Mayor's race is kicking into high gear. The first debate between Rick Caruso and Karen Bass is tonight.

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates again. We go In Depth into whether it can slow down inflation. 

We end the show with filmmaker Ken Burns to talk about his new documentary series The U.S. and the Holocaust and what it means in today's political climate. 

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The mental health crisis in the U.S. has now reached the point to where an influential group of medical experts is now recommending all adults under 65 years old get screened for anxiety. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force made similar recommendations earlier this year to begin anxiety screening in children and teens. We go In Depth into this growing problem. 

President Biden apparently won't commit to running for re-election in 2024. If he doesn't, a familiar name to everyone in California probably will. 

The Supreme Court may have to decide for good if social media companies can censor political speech. 

People in California will have the choice in a few years of becoming compost when they die. We go In Depth into how that works and how it might be better for the environment than cremation. 

Aid organizations are now helping people in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Fiona swept through. Many people are still without power. 

Your breathing muscles could be key to lowering your blood pressure. 

LED lights are being criticized because of the light pollution they cause at night.

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A country lays to rest its Queen of 70 years. The UK honored Queen Elizabeth today with a massive state funeral--the first since Winston Churchill. Crowds of people lined the streets of London and around Windsor Castle to pay tribute to the only monarch many of them had ever known. We go In Depth into the funeral of Queen Elizabeth. 

President Biden says the COVID pandemic is over but not everyone agrees. 

Puerto Rico is hit with another big hurricane that left the whole island without electricity. The damage is being called "catastrophic." 

If you're bank account is getting drained by rising prices, some relief is coming soon thanks to the state. But is it enough? We go In Depth. 

Pharmacies are running short of a drug to help people with ADHD.

A new food item might be coming soon to the produce section---a purple tomato. Yes, purple. 

The Phantom of the Opera's famous chandelier will drop on Broadway for the final time in a few months. The popular musical is ending its record-setting run. 

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Can 17 million dollars worth of television ads sway enough voters to side with Rick Caruso in the LA Mayor's race? He apparently hopes so which is why he's launching a big advertising blitz as he trails in the polls. We go In Depth into whether flooding TV sets with ads will pay off in the end. 

Former President Trump seems to be embracing the big QAnon conspiracy theory about him. We look into why. 

A judge has finally appointed a Special Master to review those Mar-a-Lago documents. We talk to a lawyer who worked under the person. 

If you're hoping a calming of home prices will make for a smaller mortgage payment you're out of luck. Mortgage rates keep going higher. 

The line to walk past Queen Elizabeth's coffin is so long that the wait is more than a day and people say they're fine with it. 

Doctors and health officials are growing more and more worried about the rollout of the new COVID-19 shots. 

Scientists at JPL make a big discovery on Mars. 

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LA County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl goes on the offensive, slamming the search of her home by sheriff's investigators as a politically motivated act by the sheriff himself--Alex Villanueva--who's had several conflicts with the Board of Supervisors. A court affidavit shows the search is connected to non-competitive contracts awarded by Metro to a nonprofit organization run by a friend of Kuehl's. We go In Depth to sort this out with Sheriff Villanueva. 

Working from home, higher rent and sky high home prices are just some of the impacts the pandemic has had around the country. We look into the results of a big new survey. 

Russia and China are getting closer. Their two leaders met today with one criticizing the U.S. 

A new study finds a positive impact on brain health through a daily multivitamin. We go In Depth into what was found. 

Could the death of Queen Elizabeth lead to less interest from Hollywood and the American public in Britain's royal family? 

We end the show by talking to a radio legend most people here probably have never heard of--until now. He's been at the same radio station in the Midwest for 44 years. Pat Powers is a master story teller who will share what he's seen during that time in his home state of Iowa, the country and the world. 

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Have you ever wondered how so many former members of Congress leave Washington D.C. far wealthier than when they got there? Well, a New York Times analysis may help answer that question. It found 97 lawmakers or their families bought or sold financial assets over a three-year span in industries that could be affected by their legislative committee work. One of them is Senator Dianne Feinstein. Two others are House members here in southern California. We go In Depth. 

That looming rail workers strike could have a major immediate impact on the economy. 

Speaking of the economy, we could soon see a spike in layoffs in the white collar world. 

Queen Elizabeth has left Buckingham Palace for the final time. People are now lining up in London to view her coffin and pay their final respects. 

The death of the queen has raised issues about colonialism. We go In Depth into the queen's legacy when it comes to that issue. 

The CDC has a new health alert about respiratory illnesses in kids and the chance of them developing something even worse. 

More and more people around the country are no longer identifying as Christian. We try to find out why. 

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