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"This is the greatest Christmas gift!”
@Schwarzenegger
donates 25 tiny homes to homeless vets at the VA in West LA.
For the first time in a long time, these vets are now off the streets.
Watch
@TheIssueIsShow
for an exclusive tour & interview w Arnold &
@PSchwarzenegger
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I've never been less excited/interested in an Olympic games in my life.
What about you?
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Donald Trump will become the only President in history to be Impeached, lose the popular vote twice and serve just one term.
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Volodymyr Zelensky is a reminder that leadership matters.
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The Olympics are now over.
To be honest, I barely noticed that they started.
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@GavinNewsom
says Dems are up against the "ruthlessness of the Republican party...all of the rights we've been afforded since the 1960's are being rolled back in real time."
He says the Democratic Party itself needs to "set the agenda...put the other party on the defensive."
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@TheEmilyDBaker
says the verdict against Amber Heard is not a set back for women:
"At the end of the day its a defamation verdict. If you're speaking the truth, it shouldn't set anyone back."
Baker says the jury didn't believe Heard's story.
More:
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@PeteButtigieg
on responding to
@realDonaldTrump
's attacks:
"This is an election that's going to take enormous discipline not to take the bait...The more we're talking about him, the less we're talking about you!"
Full interview on "The Issue Is:"
10:30p
@FOXLA
6:30a
@KTVU
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@SpeakerPelosi
on Speaker Pro Tem
@PatrickMcHenry
kicking her out of her "hideaway" office.
"That's so incidental, I'm more concerned about the fact they're trying to cut 30% out of the food for children...the office means nothing to me!"
Via
@TheIssueIsShow
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“Do I agree with him on all issues? No. But he is the better candidate & the better man.”
@rosemcgowan
endorses
@larryelder
. Says she listened to his radio show for years & used to call in & debate with a fake name.
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@GavinNewsom
says he "baited"
@RonDeSantis
into debating him:
"The fact he took the bait...shows he's completely unqualified to be President."
"Why is he debating a guy who is not even running for President?"
"My...opinion, he regrets running...he made a huge mistake."
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I feel so bad for the L.A. County restaurants who have followed the rules & spent extra money to comply with new regulations...and are seeing their businesses destroyed by irresponsible people spreading covid at house parties, protests, celebrations & other unregulated gatherings
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@FOXLA
focus group was impressed by
@AndrewYang
& disappointed he didn't get more time
"He doesn't get the time he deserves..."
"If [MSM] were paying more attention to the next generation, they'd give more attention to Yang. He's blowing up on the Internet."
#DemocraticDebate
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Rarely do I get angry on air. But this was frustrating.
As Mayor Eric Garcetti told Los Angeles: "You still can't gather in groups...that is still prohibited."
Meanwhile, protesters were steps outside & officials did nothing.
My question: Who gets to gather & who doesn't?
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This news cycle is so crazy that the First Lady giving the middle finger to Christmas is one of the least devastating stories of the night for the White House.
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#BREAKING
The Los Angeles Unified School District is delaying its vaccine mandate for students until fall of 2022.
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@BernieSanders
enters the Islamic Center of Southern California.
He’s here to show his support for the Muslim community following the massacre in New Zealand.
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@AndrewYang
may have lost the presidential race but won the argument.
It seems the
@realDonaldTrump
administration is now for sending Americans checks now.
It’s amazing how many of these same people mocked the
#YangGang
a few months ago when he proposed
#UBI
.
#coronavirus
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@rosemcgowan
walks into a press conference in Los Angeles with
@larryelder
.
She says she’s no longer a Democrat.
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If Georgia indeed flips for Biden, these two deserve a lot of credit for years of work to make this moment happen.
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Can we stop referring to November 3rd as Election Day or the day when polls open?
Polls are open all over the country. Millions have already voted by mail.
November 3rd should be referred to as the final day of voting.
This year is different & our language should reflect it
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@GavinNewsom
is the first Governor in America to sign a bill allowing residents to sue other residents responsible for illegal guns.
"It's to put them on the defense..."
School shooting victim Mia Tretta is grateful & emotional.
"This is progress we've all been waiting for"
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I feel deeply for all the California businesses that worked SO hard to abide by the rules, invested in compliance & are now having to shut down once again.
It's deeply upsetting to drive through neighborhoods and see so many businesses that are already shut down for good.
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Last week, LA County health said there’s been no evidence that football games at SoFi Stadium have been super spreader events. This should be celebrated.
It’s clear that almost no one inside the stadium wears the required masks.
Why not end the mask mandate for outdoor events?
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If authorities aren’t going to do anything about these protesters “social distancing,” can people return to work now to support their families?
If there’s no
#coronavirus
outbreak after tonight, what does that tell us?
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@briantylercohen
on
@JoeBiden
:
"The most accomplished presidency of our lifetimes!"
-PACT Act
-CHIPS Act
-American Rescue plan
-Gun safety bill
-Record climate investments
"The record speaks for itself!"
Full interview:
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When....the President's party lost the House in the Midterms...
Bill Clinton said "we were held accountable" (1994)
George W. Bush called it a "thumping" (2006)
Barack Obama called it a "shellacking" (2010)
Donald Trump called it a "tremendous success" (2018)
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@tedlieu
on
@realDonaldTrump
's attacks on Robert Mueller: "it is starting to get boring because the President repeats what he says in his tweets over and over again."
"He has no control over the investigation...and he's scared."
More on "The Issue Is:" 10:30p
@FOXLA
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@RepTedLieu
says the
@realDonaldTrump
family separation policy is the “functional equivalent of kidnapping. It’s horrific!”
@tedlieu
: “If there’s enough public sentiment,
@SecNielsen
will resign.”
Watch his full interview on
@FOXLA
’s “The Issue Is:” at 10:30pm.
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I've never said this publicly...
In 2017, ABC7 recommended I become a network correspondent.
Barbara Fedida told me: "You're qualified. But you're a white male & my bosses told me I can only hire women & minorities for the next couple years."
@yashar
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#BREAKING
Los Angeles County Health Director Barbara Ferrer says L.A. County will NOT lift its mask mandate on February 15th.
The state is allowing counties to drop their mask mandates on that day if they want to.
Orange County WILL be dropping the mask mandate on Feb. 15th.
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Key: FOX News predicts that Nebraska's 2nd congressional district will go to
@JoeBiden
.
Why does this matter? This takes away the possibility of a 269-269 electoral college tie.
No one needed that in 2020.
#ElectionNight
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UCLA basketball's coach is outraged that Lakers and Rams are allowed to play in front of packed arenas, yet the school isn't allowing them to play in front of any fans...due to COVID concerns.
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After my reporting tonight, it seems likely that Los Angeles County will have dine in restaurants & hair salons open by the end of this week.
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What does it say about the DNC that
@AndrewYang
engages so many young voters & is widely seen as one of the winners of the last debate...yet he hasn't qualified so far for the next one?
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@AndrewYang
supporters have to be thinking: Universal Basic Income sounds pretty good right now!
#coronavirus
#YangGang
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“I’ve had it!”
@GloriaJRomero
, former Senate majority leader for the Democrats in Sacramento, supports
@larryelder
for Governor.
Her main issue? School choice. She says teacher unions have too much power & charter/private schools deserve more support.
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@GavinNewsom
challenges the Supreme Court w CA’s bill to sue illegal gun makers:
“The question is whether they are complete & abject hypocrites & frauds if they reject our bill that’s modeled after that abortion bill as it relates to private right of action…”
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@TomiLahren
says Republicans can win back CA if they stop talking about social issues & focus on taxes.
“Republicans have failed in this state to explain the issues and show the economic benefits of voting for Republicans and that’s on us!"
More "The Issue Is:" 10:30p
@FOXLA
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As a reporter, I don’t endorse candidates or policy positions.
But as a human being, I like
@BernieSanders
& have always enjoyed working with him.
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Exclusive:
@GavinNewsom
told me he's never met
@RonDeSantisFL
.
I asked him what he would say to him if he did?
"Stop being a bully. Stop belittling people who look differently, act differently love different. Who the hell are you? Stop!"
Full interview on
@TheIssueIsShow
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@AdamSchiff
fires back at
@GOPLeader
wanting to kick him off committees the way Dems removed
@RepMTG
Schiff: it’s a “false equivalence”
“The day I start to incite violence against people I serve with or elsewhere, then fine, take me off my committee”
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@GavinNewsom
gives $100K to
@RonDeSantisFL
's opponent,
@CharlieCrist
.
"I like Charlie Crist & I don't like bullies."
Newsom says when he was a kid, DeSantis would have had "his mouth washed out with soap."
"If that's the future of the [GOP], this country is in real trouble."
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While reporting at the border for
@FoxNews
,
@BillFOXLA
fell in love with some stray border pups. Their health was failing.
His mom & brother then flew out to TX to adopt the dogs.
Meet "Rio" & "Roma": now healthy & happy dogs.
Our full interview:
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"We're not going to be the vaccine police!"
@LACoSheriff
says he will NOT enforce L.A. County's vaccine mandates with his deputies nor with the public.
He's concerned unvaccinated employees will leave their jobs.
"I'm balancing multiple needs here."
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"The evidence of collusion is in plain sight...let me tell you what some of that evidence is..."
Like the veteran prosecutor that he is,
@AdamSchiff
lays out his case. He distinguishes between provable criminality & corruption.
Full interview:
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@VP
@KamalaHarris
surprises volunteers & pitches in at
@BigSundayorg
's Thanksgiving event.
She told me: "It's about community. It's about everyone looking out for one another"
@SecondGentleman
@DouglasEmhoff
first started volunteering w this L.A. based non-profit 10 years ago
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@BernieSanders
address to the Islamic Center of Southern California is unusually personal.
He reflects on growing up Jewish & crying while reading about the Holocaust.
In the wake of the New Zealand 🇳🇿 shooting, he says it’s abhorrent we haven’t learned more from history.
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This is the packet
@CAgovernor
@GavinNewsom
gave to
@POTUS
@realDonaldTrump
for his briefing on California wildfires.
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EXCLUSIVE: Los Angeles County Supervisor
@SheilaKuehl
dined outside at Il Forno in Santa Monica...just hours after voting to ban outdoor dining & calling it "dangerous."
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We all would be better served if CSPAN was allowed to actually cover Congress all the time & not limited to static shots the majority party approves.
Think about how much better our understanding of this week was...due to their excellent photography.
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It is quite something that almost none of the masks are being worn & there’s no enforcement mechanism in place…yet school kids are required to wear them at outdoor recess.
Who will be accountable for the 💰 spent on 75,000 M95 masks for
#SuperBowl
, almost 0 of which (thankfully) are being used, & all of which will now have to be disposed of thus exacerbating the ongoing mask-induced environmental issues?
I’m sure the media will get right on this!
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@KimKardashian
is kind, warm, and generous.
We talked about her new 😎 sunglasses line with
@CarolinaLemke
, her work on prison reform & how the next generation inspired her.
Watch
@FOXLA
5p & 10p
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Interesting that Newsom’s reported choice for Senator from California lists her state of residence as Maryland in her X bio.
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@tedlieu
on
@realDonaldTrump
calling off Iran attack:
"I agree with the President that potentially killing 150 people in Iran would not have been a proportionate response. The broader question is, what is the Administration's strategy?"
@FOXLA
10:30p
@KTVU
6:30a
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Why does
@tedlieu
want to Impeach
@realDonaldTrump
?
"Simply calling a foreign power to get dirt on your political opponent is illegal...that's a violation of campaign finance laws...that's a felony!"
More:
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Many Republicans are now promoting how the American Recovery Plan benefits their district...even though all of them voted against it.
Happy to announce that NC-11 was awarded grants from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
-Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers was given $2,458,000
-Western North Carolina Community Health Services Inc. was given $4,622,375
(1/2)
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Happy Birthday
@hasanthehun
.
Whether you agree with him politically or not, you have to respect his authentic voice.
He truly believes in what he says and articulates it well.
With too much gaslighting in politics, this approach is refreshing.
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In 2016, I interviewed a lot of folks who didn’t vote.
They said Clinton & Trump were “lesser of two evils” & “basically the same.”
This is another reminder:
-They were NOT the same
-The Supreme Court is always on the ballot
-Elections have consequences
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Los Angeles County is set to become the only county in California to shut down restaurants for in person dining.
The top public health experts in the state & every other county had access to the exact same health studies...and determined that doing this is unnecessary.
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Democratic megadonor Ed Buck has had two African American gay men die inside his West Hollywood apartment.
He hasn’t faced any criminal charges.
@BillFOXLA
confronted him at his home. More tonight on
@FOXLA
.
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Commentary:
We have a truth problem in this country.
President Trump says he won in a landslide. No, he didn't.
Some Republican lawmakers continue to engage in a farce for his ego & clearly that has consequences.
We can't function as a nation unless we acknowledge reality
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When I was part of the White House press pool recently, I was required to take a rapid Covid test.
We got the results within 20 minutes.
It'd be interesting to know why that test doesn't suffice. What test is he waiting for?
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Should Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez resign after her private conversation, full of crude & racist language, was made public?
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@Debbiepaperman
@coledelbyck
Jennifer Anniston, Courtney Cox, Jason Bateman, Jimmy Fallon, Jake Tapper, Adam Scott, John Mulaney…some of the folks I’ve spotted.
Never seen Friends, Arrested Development, CNN or the Tonight show?
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@AdamSchiff
on beating
@katieporteroc
& advancing to the U.S. Senate runoff:
"There's a message for other Democrats...that we need to move away from the performative politics, the emphasis on how many views you can get...as compared to how much good you can do."
More:
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The President’s messaging for CA voters...
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#BREAKING
Los Angeles Unified School District is lifting its OUTDOOR mask mandate on Tuesday.
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NEWS:
@AdamSchiff
makes it official:
“I’m running for U.S. Senate because we’re in the fight of our lives to preserve our democracy & build an economy that works for everyone.”
In the first interview of his campaign, he tells me
@SenFeinstein
gave him her “blessing” to run.
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“We can’t normalize what should not be normalized!”
I asked
@RepTedLieu
why he so aggressively attacks
@realDonaldTrump
on Twitter?
“When he says things that are not true, he should be called out!”
Full Interview 10:30p “The Issue Is:”
@FOXLA
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Kevin DeLeon remains a member of the L.A. City Council.
He’s earning his full salary from taxpayers & doesn’t show up to the council meetings nor sit on any major committees.
In case anyone forgets this, I will start a daily tweet…reminding everyone.
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@BernieSanders
arrives for a grassroots fundraiser in Hollywood & receives a hero’s welcome.
Unlike most politicians, he isn’t doing private fundraisers in the backyards of millionaires and billionaires.
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This is the car that just attempted to drive through a crowd of protestors live on Newport Beach.
The last 4 digits of the license plate are 5760. Arizona license plate. Cream colored white Mini Cooper.
Have you seen this guy?
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@BernieSanders
tours Skid Row in Los Angeles.
He’s talking to local leaders about solutions for homelessness.
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@Schwarzenegger
says Thanksgiving has "special meaning" for him.
He first arrived in the U.S. a week before Thanksgiving & barely spoke English.
A family invited him into their home & he first got to see the generosity of the American people.
More:
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#StarTrekPicard
showrunner
@TerryMatalas
describes a potential
#StarTrekLegacy
spinoff:
"It's about Seven of Nine, it's about Jack Crusher, it's about the LaForge sisters..."
He says it would also include characters from TNG, DS9 & Voyager.
The network HASN'T signed off yet.
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@tedlieu
wants a criminal investigation into what happened with the USPS.
"When you look at the federal law, its clear, its illegal to willfully slow down the mail & its also illegal to interfere in an election."
More:
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@AP
calls it:
Republican Congresswoman
@YoungKimCA
defeats Democrat
@DrMahmood40
in the race for CA's 40th district & will retain her seat.
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Analysis:
@AndrewYang
's answer on race may have been his best moment on a debate stage so far this cycle.
#DemocraticDebate
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@AndrewYang
is dropping out of the presidential race.
He’s an American original—kind, smart, joyful & hilarious.
Unlike most politicians, he actually engaged like a human being.
Thanks Andrew,
@Zach_Graumann
,
@erickmsanchez
&
#YangGang
for a fun ride. Hope to see you soon.
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@AndrewYang
qualified for the
#DemocraticDebate
in Los Angeles next week.
Think about it: Several senators and governors couldn’t qualify.
But a previously largely unknown entrepreneur has outlasted them & won more support.
Quite a moment in Democratic Party politics.
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@GavinNewsom
expresses gratitude to Californians who conserved power this week.
@CAgovernor
sent out a mobile alert to 27 million Californians at the height of the state's power demand.
It worked.
Power use declined right after & the state avoided rolling black outs.
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.
@cenkuygur
is running for CA's 25th congressional seat.
He says Christy Smith isn't progressive enough.
"We’ve got to get people universal healthcare, she does not agree with Medicare for All. I want to get money out of politics, she takes corporate PAC money!"
@FOXLA
@TYT
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We're about to enter a time where if you're in an Uber or Lyft...you have to wear a mask while in L.A. County, but as soon as you cross the Orange County line...you can take it off.
Or...you have to wear a mask at LAX but can take it off in the plane.
Make sense?
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@GavinNewsom
told me CA sent out an emergency alert to 27 million cell phones during the height of the power demand last night.
It worked.
@CAgovernor
says in the 45 mins after that, there was a 2,600 megawatt reduction on the grid & CA narrowly avoided rolling blackouts.
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CA has a unique offer for students: $10K in college tuition for 450 hrs of community service.
"It's like the G.I. bill. If you're willing to serve, we're willing to help you pay for school"
It's the vision of
@CAgovernor
@GavinNewsom
&
@CalVolunteers
@JoshFryday
.
Our story:
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#BREAKING
California's indoor mask mandate will end on February 15th.
The state is still asking unvaccinated to wear masks inside.
Individual counties have the option to impose their own mask mandates if they choose to.
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#BREAKING
@FOXLA
has learned GLEE star
@NayaRivera
is missing in Lake Piru.
She and her 4 year old son rented a boat this afternoon.
3 hours later, someone discovered the boat with the child asleep.
The boy says his mom was swimming but couldn't make it back on board.
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The Issue Is: Republicans voting against
@realdonaldtrump
in the Senate.
@tomilahren
: "I'm tired of these R.I.N.O.'s!...I'm very proud of the
@potus
I voted for! He's going to make the border safer!"
@stephmillershow
: "There's no national emergency!"
More 10:30pm
@foxla
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What's
@larryelder
's message to Democrats?
"Crime doesn't have a color. It is up. The quality of schools doesn't have a color. It is down."
"People are fed up...that is why [Gov. Newsom] is going to be recalled Sept. 14th."
More:
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@tedlieu
on why he co-wrote the Impeachment Articles?
"Donald Trump was the person who incited this mob to attack the Capitol. That's why we had this Article of Impeachment called 'incitement to Insurrection' to remove him from office as soon as possible."
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