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Today PBS SoCal Chief Creative Officer Juan Devis and Adriene Hill, our managing editor, talk with:
- Jackie Fortiér about the latest case numbers,
- Sharon McNary about preparations underway if the number of deaths spike
- David Wagner about the growing economic impacts of the pandemic
- And education reporter Kyle Stokes about how distance learning is going for LA school kids. (Spoiler: not great.)
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