Longtime politician versus longtime businessman. Karen Bass and Rick Caruso have separated themselves from the rest of the pack in the race for mayor of LA. It looks like they'll be the final two candidates remaining following Tuesday's primary election. We talked to Bass already last week and now, this time, we're going In Depth with Rick Caruso to find out why he says he should be mayor.

Monkeypox is here...apparently. LA County has reported its first presumptive case. This comes following an outbreak in Europe and cases reported on the east coast. Should we worry? 

Another mass shooting--this time in Tulsa. The shooter was a man--again. We look into why you hardly see a mass shooting case involving a woman. 

Gas prices show no signs of slowing down and the war in Ukraine shows no signs of ending soon. All that is raising concerns of a possible energy crisis that we haven't seen since the 1970s.

More and more people are holding off on retirement now because of inflation. 

The UK starts a big four-day-long celebration and party--the Platinum Jubilee--for Queen Elizabeth, marking 70 years as monarch.

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Johnny Depp and Amber Heard both win but Depp wins a lot more. A jury rules in favor of both Depp and Heard in their defamation trial. But the jurors favor Depp more and award him much more money. 

A historic report is now out here in California, detailing the state's role in discrimination against African-Americans. It lays out the problems, what can be done to correct them and sets up the groundwork for slavery reparations. We look into the state Reparations Task Force report and what it means for California. 

Some LA County lifeguards are making bank at the beach. A new report details how one lifeguard made more than $510,000 last year. We look into how. 

The Bay Area was once held up as a shining example of how to slow COVID. But now it's dealing with another surge.

Russia is gaining ground in Ukraine as the U.S. and other Western countries look to further help stop Russian aggression. We go In Depth with a former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO on how this war will shape Europe, Russia and the U.S. moving forward. 

And two scientists say they think they know why aliens don't visit Earth. Maybe the reason why is the reason we might never go visit them. 

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More water restrictions begin tomorrow in LA. Outdoor watering will be limited to two days a week because of this historic drought facing the state. 

President Biden says part of the White House's plans to battle inflation will be to listen to the Federal Reserve.  

The school shooting in Uvalde, Texas has led to national gun control. But not here in the U.S.--in Canada.

The European Union hits Russia with the harshest sanctions yet during its war with Ukraine and it has to do with oil. 

Some sugar in your coffee can be the difference between life and an earlier death. 

Top Gun: Maverick soars at the box office.

Jurors deliberate in the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard trial

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Police in Uvalde, Texas admit it was the "wrong decision" not to storm the classroom at Robb Elementary where a mass shooter was killing 19 kids and two teachers. Nearly 20 officers stood in a hallway during the attack for more than 45 minutes. We go In Depth into what went wrong with the police response. 

While familes in Uvalde are mourning, the NRA is holding its convention 300 miles away in Houston. No guns though allowed when former President Trump shows up.

Conspiracy theories are already popping up about the shooting. We look into why this always happens after such a tragic event. 

The war in Ukraine has shifted to the eastern portion of the country where Russia is making some gains. Are things changing in favor of Russia? 

People love their smartphones but what's the harm in using them too often? We go In Depth into how they impact mental health. 

Since the pandemic, more people are working remotely at home. Some of them have even moved to more affordable areas. Businesses have noticed and want to pay people less for it. 

Lots of excitement this week on television and at movie theaters. Obi-Wan, Stranger Things and the Top Gun sequel all out now. People have no shortage of entertainment this weekend. 

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More questions than answers now about the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas. How long was the shooter inside a classroom full of children? Why was a door to the school unlocked? Where was a school resource officer? Why didn't police rush in immediately? We go In Depth to try to answer these. 

We've asked why other countries have figured out how to stop mass shootings. We head to New Zealand where major gun control reform was recently passed. 

Actor Kevin Spacey is now looking at sexual assault charges in the U.K. We go In Depth into the cases there. 

Former President Trump has been ordered to answer questions under oath about his business dealings. But will he really testify? 

CEOs are getting way bigger raises than regular workers. We look into what's justifying that. 

The new Top Gun movie comes out tomorrow. We talk to a retired fighter jet pilot and Top Gun instructor about life in the sky at supersonic speeds.  

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A country in mourning. 

Here we are---again. Another mass shooting shocks an already grieving nation. The latest at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas west of San Antonio. A shooter storms into a classroom, killing 19 children and two teachers. 17 others are hurt. This happened nearly 10 years after the Sandy Hook shooting left 26 people dead, 20 of them young children. 

But it's hardly been a decade since the last mass shooting the country. Try days. The nation just got over the Buffalo supermarket shooting that killed 10 people and then there was the shooting in the church here in Laguna Woods that left a doctor dead. 

President Biden addressed the country, calling for action to stop these mass shootings. But there's a lot of pessimism that this will actually get done. 

A community in Texas and a country is at a loss. We go In Depth to try to unravel the grief and why this keeps happening here and seemingly here only. 

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Another school shooting. This time in Texas west of San Antonio. A shooter kills 14 students and a teacher at an elementary school. We go In Depth into what, if anything, can be done to keep school and students safe.

LA mayor candidate Karen Bass shares her thoughts on the shooting and what can be done to stop this violence. She joins us in-studio to discuss this and how she plans to improve the city to keep people safe.

The Justice Department has just announced that charges have been filed against an Iraqi national living in Ohio who was trying to organize a plot to assassinate former President George W Bush. The Feds say the man was looking smuggle four Iraqi nationals into the country to kill Mr. Bush because they felt he was responsible for killing many Iraqis and breaking the country apart. We go In Depth into this alleged plot and any possible terrorist connections. 

Governor Newsom is getting serious about his threat of mandatory water conservation. But will people really listen? 

A bill in Sacramento passes the Assembly that would let parents sue social media companies if their kids become addicted. 

Big primary elections today in Georgia, Texas and few other states could show how much pull former President Trump really has on Republican voters. Polls in Georgia show that power might be diminishing. 

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The littlest of kids are now a step closer to getting a COVID vaccine. Pfizer is submitting data to the FDA that shows three doses of its vaccine are 80 percent effective at stopping symptomatic cases. We go In Depth into when we can expect these shots to go into arms. 

Scientists have new ideas on how monkeypox has spread. They say it might have to do with raves. 

The first war crimes trial out of the Russia-Ukraine conflict wraps up. A Russian solider is headed to prison for life for murdering a Ukrainian civilian. Will this be the first of many war crimes trials to come out of the country?

President Biden says the U.S. will defend Taiwan against a Chinese invasion. We go In Depth into what that does to relations with China. 

A report details rampant sex abuse and allegations of coverups in the Southern Baptist church. That's the largest protestant church in the country. 

Have you noticed what you see on TV when it comes to fast food is often not quite what it is when you actually eat it? Someone did notice and filed a class action lawsuit over it. 

If you don't like spiders, imagine opening a package from the mail and finding a big tarantula inside. It happens. We look into the rising popularity of the spider and arachnid trade online. 

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The bears have come out of hibernation and are hungry, chewing through stocks so much that they briefly fell into a Bear Market earlier today. We go In Depth into what that means for the economy and you. 

Maybe we should start to worry somewhat about monkeypox. The World Health Organization has held a meeting about the virus as new cases are being found in Europe. Could it reach pandemic level soon? 

Speaking of a pandemic, public health officials in LA County could bring back an indoor mask mandate soon if COVID cases keep rising. We look into whether businesses will really want to enforce this again.

We talk to a reporter in Ukraine who's been covering the fighting in the Donbas Region where Russia is focusing most of its efforts now. We go In Depth into what it's like to cover a war being fought in your own country.  

The 2020 presidential election will be remembered by historians and political experts for decades to come. A new book explains the events before, during and after the election and just how fragile Democracy is right now in the U.S. We talk to one of the authors. 

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If you're tired of all the nonsense on Twitter--so is Twitter. It says it's going to get tougher now on misinformation during a time of crisis. The company say it's going to add warning notices to tweets with misinformation during things like armed conflict, natural disasters and public health emergencies. We go In Depth into whether this will actually work and if it's in response to Elon Musk possibly taking over soon. 

President Biden finally uses the Defense Production Act to get baby formula back on store shelves. But could this all have been avoided?

Russia is moving troops around Ukraine, focusing more on the east. We'll look into whether this plan will work. 

Ford has a problem with vehicles catching fire, even when they're shut off. 

COVID cases keep going up as do the number of people in the hospital. Mask recommendations are back. Mandates might be next in some areas like LA County. We go In Depth into whether people are just too fatigued to care about mandates anymore. 

Another strange disease is sparking interest. It's called monkeypox and it's here in the U.S. But for how long? 

California is dealing with another invasive pest--a worm. This creepy crawly isn't any worm--it's a jumping worm. It can actually jump around. 

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