The battle over masks in schools gets hotter. Orange County's Board of Ed filing suit to overturn new masking rules in schools. We'll go In Depth. 

Almost 200 million COVID vaccine doses have been administered in the US. Now, looks like the FDA getting much closer to giving Pfizer its full blessing which might help those unsure about vaccinations decide.

And it's not a vaccine, but it might just prove key to reducing the severity of a COVID infection...we'll explain.

Did you see the pictures from Lollapalooza in Chicago? 100 thousand people at the music festival. Public health officials are having plenty of second thoughts now.

California's intensifying drought might mean cutting water supplies to Central Valley farmers.

And the World Health Organization is asking that possible COVID boosters be skipped .... and instead, handed over to countries that still need their first rounds.

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Andrew Cuomo is a governor backed into a corner after an investigation confirmed several allegations of sexual harassment against the New York governor. Where does he go from here? We'll go In Depth.

New York City has seen enough of this latest wave of COVID cases and will require anyone who wants to go inside of a gym, restaurant, or theater to show proof they've been vaccinated. So why can't we do that here in Los Angeles?

And a vaccine mandate by a major university survives a legal challenge.

If you were supposed to fly on Spirit Airlines at any point over the last 48 hours... I'm sorry. You're probably either driving or streaming us from the line. The airline industry is a bit of a mess right now. 

We have even more warnings coming out that holiday shoppers are going to face shortages and high prices ... so we'll dig deeper into the pandemic economy.

And the chipmunks near Lake Tahoe ... they have the plague.

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Andrew Cuomo is a governor backed into a corner after an investigation confirmed several allegations of sexual harassment against the New York governor. Where does he go from here? We'll go In Depth.

New York City has seen enough of this latest wave of COVID cases and will require anyone who wants to go inside of a gym, restaurant, or theater to show proof they've been vaccinated. So why can't we do that here in Los Angeles?

And a vaccine mandate by a major university survives a legal challenge.

If you were supposed to fly on Spirit Airlines at any point over the last 48 hours... I'm sorry. You're probably either driving or streaming us from the line. The airline industry is a bit of a mess right now. 

We have even more warnings coming out that holiday shoppers are going to face shortages and high prices ... so we'll dig deeper into the pandemic economy.

And the chipmunks near Lake Tahoe ... they have the plague.

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If you are not vaccinated against the coronavirus, and you work for a company that just imposed a mandate, best get out your wallet: because if you choose weekly COVID testing, you'll likely be responsible for the cost of those tests.

Speaking of testing, with about two weeks left in summer break, LAUSD has rolled out its system to test every student, teacher and staffer must be tested on a weekly basis.

And we'll talk with CNN's Brian Stelter about lousy communication ... the CDC and the media bearing responsibility for mixed messaging.

Then: Afghanistan. Why didn't the military have a plan in place to evacuate the Afghans who helped Americans during the 20-year war? We'll talk with a former soldier working to get his former colleagues out.

How does a nonsmoker get lung cancer? Kathy Griffin, a nonsmoker, is staring down a diagnosis.

And bacon lovers, brace yourselves: predictions of a shortage and price increases coming to California.

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The War Has Changed. That from a CDC memo about the Delta Variant of the coronavirus.

And, at the moment, we are NOT winning this war.

The Delta variant is as contagious as chickenpox, it looks to be transmissible by fully vaccinated people and it's responsible for a growing number of so-called "breakthrough" infections.

We'll go In Depth on all of it.

And. something bad is happening to the children. 

We'll take you to the Children's Hospital in Arkansas, where more COVID-positive kids are filling up their ICU's than at any other time during this pandemic.

Former President Trump really did NOT want to give up his tax returns. Certainly not to the public.

Now, the Justice Department has cleared the way for Trump's taxes to be turned over to the House of Representatives.

It was a day full of blockbuster trades for the Dodgers and Lakers, with a very important common denominator: superstars leaving Washington D.C. teams to head out west.

And at the end of today's In Depth: MTV turns 40. Is the once pop culture behemoth still as relevant today as it once was? What exactly did it start ???

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It's back to the future for news of workplace outbreaks of coronavirus infections. Much like we were talking about a year ago, COVID outbreaks are starting to pick up at offices and job sites across Southern California.

At the same time, major corporations are starting to get tough with their COVID vaccine mandates--from Facebook to Netflix, they're ordering employees to get vaccinated or submit to regular testing-----and we'll go In Depth on all of it.

Speaking of vaccinated employees, President Biden will make it official today that federal workers must be vaccinated or routinely tested.......and he's calling on some financial incentives to speed up the process.

This isn't the type of lawsuit you see every day: superstar actor Scarlett Johansson is suing Disney over its release of her "Black Widow" Marvel movie over streaming; and it might just be the start of this legal fight.

A potential Christmas buzzkill is in the works, with predictions for short supplies and high costs for the hot toys on your kids' wish lists.

And with all of the attention on Simone Biles this week..........U.S. gymnast Sunisa Lee flew under the radar to take up the individual all-around gold medal.

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Marriage. Seems to be the thing right about now. There is a mad scramble to the alter after lots of weddings were called off last year due to the pandemic. We will go In Depth..

If you've gone to a restaurant lately, you probably have been told---no more paper menus. Just scan the QR code. Easy, right? Clean, right? But there's a BIG catch. We'll explain.

And we will look at the life and legacy of ZZ Top founder and bassist Dusty Hill, who died today at the age of 72...

Lots of COVID vaccine news out today:

Pfizer says its data suggests a third Covid vaccine booster would help cut the Delta variant down to size. So, we will go In Depth to find out if that's the case?

Looks like there will be no vaccination campaign for elementary-aged kids as they head back to school next month. Probably not for months to come. We'll tell you why.

And at the end of today's show, we'll talk with a Huntington Beach restaurant owner who says he wants "unvaccinated" customers, only. 

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Sacramento, we might have a problem: Governor Gavin Newson and his allies have had an air of confidence since the recall effort against him began, but it might be time to rethink that. New polling shows California voters are almost evenly split on whether to recall the governor.........so we'll go In Depth.

Dramatic, emotional testimony from four police officers who were defending Capitol Hill came from the first day of the House Select Committee investigating the January 6th insurrection, we'll talk with Congressman Adam Schiff, a member of that committee.

And the debate that never seems to end: the CDC is out with new guidance on when and where to put your face masks back on. 

If you're a fan of salmon, prepare to dig deep into your wallet the next time you want to pick up a filet: we'll talk with a fisherman and wholesaler who says, thanks to California's persistent drought, wild-caught salmon will be in short supply.

The bounce back summer that movie theaters were hoping for isn't materializing yet.

And at the end of today's show, we'll try to get inside the mind of U.S. Olympic gymnast Simone Biles who dramatically withdrew from the gymnastics finals in Tokyo, potentially costing the Americans the gold medal.

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The tipping point seems to have arrived in this country when it comes to living with a large segment of the population that either has not yet been vaccinated against COVID-19 or is refusing to: the state of California has just ordered all state workers to either get vaccinated or submit to regular, routine COVID tests.

This comes after 55 health associations have called for making COVID vaccines mandatory for every healthcare worker in the country.

So we'll go In Depth on the growing vaccine mandates, with the likes of Congresswoman Maxine Waters and LA County Supervisor Holly Mitchell.

The Delta variant isn't only running wild in human beings: there's news this weekend out of the San Diego Zoo that a snow leopard there has tested positive for COVID, we'll get more details on that.

And add this to the growing list of pandemic-induced shortages: there's a jet fuel shortage at several airports in the Western United States, but it's not that there isn't enough fuel available--it's a lack of trucks and drivers.

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The tipping point seems to have arrived in this country when it comes to living with a large segment of the population that either has not yet been vaccinated against COVID-19 or is refusing to: the state of California has just ordered all state workers to either get vaccinated or submit to regular, routine COVID tests.

This comes after 55 health associations have called for making COVID vaccines mandatory for every healthcare worker in the country.

So we'll go In Depth on the growing vaccine mandates, with the likes of Congresswoman Maxine Waters and LA County Supervisor Holly Mitchell.

The Delta variant isn't only running wild in human beings: there's news this weekend out of the San Diego Zoo that a snow leopard there has tested positive for COVID, we'll get more details on that.

And add this to the growing list of pandemic-induced shortages: there's a jet fuel shortage at several airports in the Western United States, but it's not that there isn't enough fuel available--it's a lack of trucks and drivers.

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