Noah Bookbinder, president and CEO of CREW - Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington - joins Pat Thurston to explain why Republicans intend to purge federal workers.

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Pat Thurston reviews the fiasco happening in Berkeley over People's Park.

Police cleared out People's Park in Berkeley early Wednesday morning, after a long battle over the historic area. The area was cleared so that UC Berkeley can prepare to build student housing for 1,100 students on less than half of the 2.8-acre location.

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John Garamendi, representing California's third district in Congress since 2011, joins Pat Thurston to discuss Brittney Griner being sentenced to nine years in Russian prison.

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Pat Thurston remembers Vin Scully, all-time great broadcaster and Dodgers legend.

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Frederick Clarkson, Senior Research Analyst for Political Research Associates, talks to Pat Thurston about the origin of Christian nationalism and why it is growing in US politics.

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ABC7's Spencer Christian joins Pat Thurston to discuss all things global climate change. 

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Criminal Defense Attorney David Katz is with Pat Thurston to explain why the federal grand jury subpoenaed Pat Cipollone, Trump's former White House counsel.

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Florida clergy lawsuits say abortion ban violates religious freedom, Pat Thurston explains.

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Harvey Wassermen, author of "Solartopia! Our Green-Powered Earth" joins Pat Thurston to discuss why the Diablo reactor is dangerously decrepit.

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ABC News Correspondent Andy Field joins Pat Thurston to discuss how the leader of al-Qaeda, one of the FBI's most wanted terrorists, was killed in a drone strike in Kabul over the weekend.

Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in the U.S. strike in Afghanistan after the U.S. conducted a successful counterterrorism operation, with no civilian casualties.

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