And so comes to a close what has to be considered one of the most tumultuous and chaotic presidential terms in modern American history.

And so begins a new administration facing tremendous challenges -- a pandemic, an economic crisis and deep political and racial divisions -- all at once.

We will take you through all of it on today's In Depth, looking back at President Trump's time in the White House, and looking ahead to President Biden's next four years.

This country has also surpassed a grim milestone: 400-thousand Americans have now died from COVID-19 .... in the year since the first coronavirus infection was reported here.

And LA County -- the vaccine sign-up process for everyone 65 plus -- we'll look at how that's working so far.

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We are on day seven that most people living in Los Angeles County who are aged 65 or older cannot be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Although .... the County is working to change that: expanding eligibility on Thursday. But how will that work? Where can people sign up? Where will they go to get the shot?  We'll go In Depth.

About those vaccines: they seem to be in short supply across the country, and yet Pfizer and Moderna say they're churning out doses as fast as possible. So where's the bottleneck?

And we'll take another look at a coronavirus variant which might be responsible for one-third of new cases here in Southern California.

President Trump's last acts in office will likely be issuing pardons........a lot of them.

Just like all of Washington D.C. right now, Fox News is making adjustments -- how will conservative media cover the Biden administration?

And we'll take a look at what will be President-elect Biden's first proposed legislation: an aggressive immigration reform bill that's likely to face opposition from Republicans.

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Day SIX that most 65 plus in LA County cannot get vaccinated for Covid even though the state has expanded who is eligible. More than 70 percent of Covid deaths in LA County are 65 and over.

 We'll go In Depth with a LA County Supervisor.

And just what we needed here in California: a new variant of COVID that is likely to be much more contagious than earlier variants of the virus

Washington D.C. is looking more like a city under military occupation rather than the epicenter of a peaceful transition of power. Even if we make it past Wednesday's swearing-in without violence, the threat posed by white nationalists won't just be vanishing on its own..........so we'll go In Depth.

But we start today's program marking the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.......at a time when Dr. King's dream seems still far from being realized.

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The evidence is mounting that the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol was an organized attack, with the intent of doing harm to members of Congress.

The more we learn, the more it appears that this wasn't simply a riot or an out-of-control mob.....so we'll go In Depth. 

We'll be talking with a member of Congress who has serious concerns about safety, and not just from threats coming from outside the Capitol.......but from colleagues. And we'll talk with a former Secret Service agent on Washington D.C. turned fortress .... ahead of the presidential inauguration for Joe Biden.

LA County has begun its mass COVID vaccination process........and if you're an acupuncturist or a chiropractor or a psychiatrist, you can get a shot. But if you're over the age of 65 and not in what's termed "a public-facing" healthcare job.......no shot for you.......yet. We'll try to clarify all this.

Also: on vaccines. We heard this week that the Trump administration was going to release the reserve. Which is what the Biden team had wanted. Get all the first doses out.

Well. There. Is. No. National. Reserve.

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Well, something has to change, given the snail's pace of vaccinations and the continuing surge of coronavirus infections, hospitalizations and deaths........so how about this: skip the middle man in distributing doses......in this case, state governments.......and deliver doses straight to cities.

Could it work? The mayors of almost two dozen cities are asking the incoming Biden administration to send vaccine doses directly to them; and we'll be talking with a couple of those mayors on In Depth.

Meanwhile here in L.A., public health officials are still refusing to start vaccinating people aged 65-and-over.

Then there are issues on the state level; here in California, there aren't enough doses in hand ... and there aren't enough heading out and into arms. So California's surgeon general joins us to talk about what they're doing to speed up the process. 

President-elect Biden will come into office next week making a big ask of Congress: approve $1.9-TRILLION in new economic stimulus.

And is it safe to reopen schools? A pair of new studies looking at grade schools and universities paint conflicting pictures.

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After a slow and unsteady start to vaccinating Californians against COVID-19, changes are being made at both the state and county levels that will hopefully speed up the process. Anyone over 65 is now eligible to be vaccinated, a retreat from the tier system that had been slowing down inoculations.

Orange County is moving forward with the 65-plus vaccine plan; will Los Angeles County be far behind? We'll go In Depth.

Speaking of vaccines, the only known death that might be attributed to a COVID vaccine--in this case it was a Pfizer dose--is being investigated in Florida

President Trump... and the second impeachment vote...for inciting last week's riot on Capitol Hill.

Unlike his first impeachment, this time there a handful of Republicans are in support.

And why is it so important for Democrats to impeach a president who has less than a week left in office? 

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Forget about tiers, the guidelines about very specific age groups or comorbidities: just get those COVID vaccinations out to older Americans, ASAP. That, according to the federal government, as they announce tweaks to vaccine distribution plans to speed up the process.......so we will go In Depth.

And with the news that Disneyland could join Dodger Stadium as a mass vaccination site, how exactly will that work and how will you know when you're eligible to go get a shot?

At the end of today's show: we know that minks and bats got COVID, we know that cats -- ranging from pets to lions and tigers-- got COVID. But now our closest animal relatives, gorillas, are on the list.

President Trump, one day away from facing his second impeachment, expressed no regrets and no responsibility for the violence at the Capitol last week. We'll get a preview of what to expect from tomorrow's impeachment proceedings.

And can the Republican Party survive its embrace of Donald Trump? The Grand Old Party looks to be on the verge of splitting into two bitter factions.

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Fallout from the insurrection on Capitol Hill is only just beginning -- and based on the events of just the last few hours, we have a rough road ahead. Today, we're going to get an update from Congress ... where the first steps toward impeaching President Trump --for a second time-- are underway.

We're going to look at right-wing militias and white nationalist groups that were part of that mob and that are reportedly planning follow-up protests. The FBI is warning of armed protests at the capital buildings in all 50 states.

And we'll look at the fierce debate that's broken out over the purge of right-wing accounts and platforms carried out by Twitter and Amazon.

Then: Dr. Francis Collins, Dr. Fauci's boss as chief of the National Institutes of Health, comes back on In Depth to discuss what is hopefully the dark before the dawn: the worst COVID surge we've seen, as we anxiously await wider distribution of vaccines.

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The great Dodger in the sky has a new skipper. Longtime manager Tommy Lasorda has died at the age of 93. He's one of the most beloved sports figures in Los Angeles history, guiding the team for 20-plus seasons as manager and two World Series championships--in 1981 and the magical 1988 season. He was known for his charisma and colorful honesty.

President-elect Biden has a new plan for getting vaccine doses in people's arms much quicker. So will it work? And how different is it than what's being done now?

The pace of vaccine distribution in California is much slower than anticipated. To top it all off, there was a computer problem making things even slower.  

People who visit their doctors are asking about the vaccines. Doctors don't have all the answers but they're trying to assure their patients things are ok.

President Trump now says he won't attend President-elect Biden's inauguration. This comes as House Democrats are planning to introduce articles of impeachment as soon as Monday. The articles accuse the president of incitement of an insurrection.

What role did right-wing media play in fueling the anger that led to the storming of the Capitol building?

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LA Congressmembers call for the removal of President Trump. One of them, Maxine Waters, says Capitol police should be investigated.

What happens to the Republican party now? Will it be the party of President Trump moving forward?

Did bias play a role with Capitol police after the storming of the building? Why were police so ill-prepared?

Can the 25th Amendment really be used to remove President Trump?

How do we heal as a nation after this and the Trump presidency? Can we?

What role does social media play in the souring political discourse now?

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