A cloud of corruption is once again hanging over Los Angeles.

City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas is facing a grand jury indictment for a bribery scheme to get his son a job at USC, dating back to his time as a County Supervisor. It's just the latest in a string of scandals for elected officials here -- so we will go in depth.

Speaking of scandals, a USC dean was part of the alleged Ridley-Thomas scheme, marking several straight years of trouble for the Trojans. 

And the nursing field has been battered and bruised during the pandemic, but that hasn't stopped a whole lot of would-be nurses from heading to school.

Kyrie Irving of the Brooklyn Nets is the highest-profile COVID vaccine resister in the NBA -- he went on Instagram Live last night to explain himself.

Some grim numbers on America's worsening drug addiction crisis.

And ... we will preview what could be a baseball game for the ages: Dodgers. Giants. Game 5. Winner moves on.....loser goes home.

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Sure, William Shatner played Captain Kirk for the better part of his career ... but he never actually left the set. Until today ... when he boldly went to space. What can learn from the 90-year-old who climbed aboard Jeff Bezos' rocket? We'll go In-Depth.

Speaking of Bezos, there's a new report out showing how Amazon ripped off products from smaller businesses and then rigged the search results to steer consumers toward its items.

And if you're someone who uses shampoo........or makeup.........or plastic food containers........or anything. There's a potentially harmful chemical in all those products. 

Unvaccinated airline pilots are making their stand against COVID vaccine mandates, arguing they won't be pressured into a choice between jabs and jobs. We'll talk to one of those pilots.

Tens of thousands of crew members who make up the backbone of film, TV and commercial production could strike on Monday.

And: it's not your imagination, everything really is more expensive recently.

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The cause of death for Gabby Petito has been determined, even as the search for her boyfriend remains ongoing with no known solid lead -- so we'll go In Depth.

Aspirin and heart attacks. You've probably heard the advice that's practically gospel by now: low-dose aspirin dramatically reduces the risk of a cardiovascular event. Well today, a medical panel has turned that guidance on its head. 

And why is Moderna charging poorer countries more for doses of its COVID vaccine?

Raiders coach Jon Gruden is out of a job, over sexist, homophobic, and racist comments in emails. But is he just the tip of an NFL toxic culture iceberg?

If your dog is hurt and needs a blood transfusion ... there's a new set of rules governing how that's done in California.

And meet the new Superman..........he's bisexual and politically active. 

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It was not a pretty weekend for Southwest Airlines. The world's largest discount carrier was forced to cancel over 2-thousand flights --- so is Southwest a reliable airline right now?

And looking ahead .... are the airlines ready to handle the crush of holiday travelers coming up next month? We'll go In Depth on all of it.

Also: Merck has officially asked the FDA for emergency use authorization of its antiviral treatment of COVID-19, ... the pill that might prove to be a pandemic game-changer.

A week ago ... we were talking about a potential ecological disaster unfolding along the Orange County coast ... that pipeline break and oil spill. Today, beaches are reopening and the damage might not be so bad after all. 

Ethnic studies will now be a requirement for a high school diploma in California -- does that mean that bitter debates over "critical race theory" are coming to a school board near you?

And what should you do if you come across a bear? Encounters are more frequent. So we will tell you the do's and don't.

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Where have all the workers gone? Long time passing. Employers want to hire them. But there doesn't seem to be enough of them to hire. What is going on? We'll go In Depth

If it sounds too good to be true, is it? How about buy now, use now, pay later? It's the latest incentive for upcoming holiday shoppers. But is it really a good deal?

And Elon Musk says he's out of here. Now, he's not headed to outer space. He's headed for Texas. Says goodbye and good luck to California. But what's really going on here?

Dodgers. Giants. Tonight.

The two best teams in baseball square off in the National League Division Series, and California is a state divided.

Former President Trump is advising his former officials, facing subpoenas by a House committee to just ignore them. Will the lawmakers show some muscle?

And oh my gourd .... we have a pumpkin shortage.

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The Oath Keepers is a far-right group whose members played a key role in the January 6th insurrection -- and Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco used to be a dues-paying member. This was back when he was a Lieutenant ... he doesn't seem at all regretful ... so we will go In Depth.

The plot thickens around the cause of the Huntington Beach oil spill, as investigators check out a cargo ship that might have dropped anchor and snagged the pipeline.

And we'll check in on President Biden's stalled-out agenda.

Merck is producing what could be that breakthrough COVID pill. But here's the thing. It costs them 18 bucks to make ... and it's costing the government 700 dollars to buy.

We avoided a flu-COVID combo last winter......But is a nasty flu season this winter almost inevitable?

And school board meetings have become such lightning rods for confrontation, the FBI is warning of violence.

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More than 125,000 gallons of oil have spewed into the Pacific Ocean just off Huntington Beach, the latest in an unfortunately long history of offshore oil spills along our coast.

We'll get the latest on clean-up efforts and ask about reports that people in the Newport Beach area started smelling something as early as Friday night.

We will also check on the oil's impact on the delicate ecology of the wetlands in the area.

A global investigative journalism effort -- and some timely leaks -- pulled back the curtain on how the world's rich and powerful -- and criminals -- move and hide their money. 

CNN's chief political correspondent Dana Bash joins us for the latest in the negotiations on the Biden budget. 

And Pat Robertson, one of the driving forces of the Christian conservative political movement, saying goodbye to The 700 Club after 50 years as host.

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With COVID likely here to stay, the key to ending this pandemic is learning how to live with the virus ... just like we do with the common cold or seasonal flu. 

Well ... a new antiviral treatment -- a pill that's been shown to cut hospitalizations and deaths IN HALF -- just might be that key, so we'll go In Depth.

California becomes the first state to mandate that *all* eligible school students get vaccinated against COVID.

And the Biden administration releases new protections for healthcare consumers meant to eliminate those "surprise" medical bills.

Guns, God and abortion are all on the docket as the new Supreme Court term gets underway -- it could be the most controversial and contentious in modern court history.

We'll talk with the head of California's Police Chiefs Association ...who is not too enthusiastic about the slate of police reforms signed into law by the governor.

And ... meet one of the members of the first team of all Black American mountain climbers hoping to summit Everest.

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