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CA lawmakers react to Comey firing, savings accounts for student success, giant zooplankton prove nature's water filter
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May 10, 2017
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CA lawmakers react to Comey firing, savings accounts for student success, giant zooplankton prove nature's water filter

CA lawmakers react to FBI Director Comey's sudden firing, LAUSD considers creating student savings accounts, giant zooplankton's role in Earth's carbon cycle.

File: FBI Director James Comey looks on during the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on Russian actions during the 2016 election campaign on March 20, 2017 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. / AFP PHOTO / Nicholas Kamm (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)
File: FBI Director James Comey looks on during the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on Russian actions during the 2016 election campaign on March 20, 2017 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. / AFP PHOTO / Nicholas Kamm (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)
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CA lawmakers react to FBI Director Comey's sudden firing, LAUSD considers creating student savings accounts, giant zooplankton's role in Earth's carbon cycle. 

California lawmakers react to Comey firing
Listen • 5:57
KQED's Scott Shafer discusses the Comey firing with Take Two's A Martinez.
Democrats are demanding a special prosecutor on Russia. What does that mean?
Listen • 5:54
Tuesday's announcement that President Trump had fired FBI Director James Comey appeared to take lawmakers of both parties off guard.
LA City Council considers savings accounts for kindergartners
Listen • 5:13
A new program by the LA City Council would create individual savings accounts for every kindergarten student attending LAUSD schools.
State Senator Tony Mendoza on why he wants to increase the number of county supervisors
Listen • 5:33
For us in Los Angeles County, that would mean adding two new districts and two new seats to board of supervisors.
K2 Sports: Yawn-worthy NBA finals or drama on the court?
Listen • 8:17
If the Warriors and the Cavaliers do meet again in the playoffs for a third time, will it be exciting or ho-hum for viewers?
Giant zooplankton: Nature's water filtering, carbon storing enigma
Listen • 5:48
A key component to understanding climate change mitigation may be within ocean-dwelling critters called Larvaceans. Bioengineer Kakani Katija explains her findings.