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A Southern California cold snap threatens citrus farming, plus, we take a look at L.A.'s first public fruit orchard. Then, California's prison realignment causes dangerous row of dominoes at local level, a California judge will rule if a 12-year-old boy guilty of murdering neo-Nazi father two years ago, the Los Angeles Kings skate back on the ice, and much more.

Vice President Joe Biden is meeting with film and game industries to talk gun violence. Plus, Saturday marks the 3-year anniversary of the Haiti earthquake. We check in with the ongoing relief effort there. Then, Ventura County strawberry farmers fight frost, Chinese tourism skyrockets in the U.S. and much more.

California Governor Jerry Brown will release his new budget proposal today. Will is help shrink the state's deficit? Then, an autopsy on NFL star Junior Seau shows he suffered from a brain disease caused by head trauma. The Oscar noms are out, who came out on top and who got snubbed? Then, Anglers reel in thousands of 'red devil' jumbo squid in Orange County, we run down the top LA-based crime movies, a San Juan Capistrano woman is fighting to save her beloved dinosaur statue and much more.

According to a new report, 2012 was the hottest year on record for the U.S. On the other side of the world, Australia has been suffering from a longterm heat wave and dangerous brush fires. Then, Latin American countries are reconsidering the legalization of marijuana after similar measures get voted through in the U.S. A new article explains how Tide detergent became a hot commodity in the drug trade. Florida readies for it's annual Python Challenge, where hunters from all over the country compete to rid the Everglades of the overpopulous Burmese Python, plus much more.

A new CA bill proposes the strict tracking of all bullets and shotgun shells sold in the state. Plus, a judge rules that names in the LA archdiocese sex abuse files should be public. Then, 'Awesome Tapes From Africa' blog transports obscure tunes beyond Africa's borders, the Mars500 experiment is over...How did the six volunteers fare during 500 days of solitude? Plus much more.

Kids at LAUSD campuses return to school today for the first time since the Newtown shootings. Have enhanced security measures been put in place yet? Plus, we'll check in with students and parents as they arrive to school. Plus, a new study shows classroom design can have an affect on kids' grades. Then, school citations remain high despite reforms, gadgets and gimmicks take center stage at Consumer Electronics Show, and much more.

Will policy chief Michele Flournoy be the first female secretary of defense? Plus, depictions of torture in 'Zero Dark Thirty' prompt a Senate inquiry; A biofuel-carrying train crosses the US-Canada border, reaping fraudulent carbon credit rewards; San Diego's water supply is evolving because of new demand and a massive desalination project in the works, plus much more.

The 113th Congress is to be sworn in today, ushering in 14 new faces. Then, what issues are ahead for California in 2013? President Obama's new immigration policy could ease separation time for immigrants and their American families, and dialect experts convene in Boston for a conference about the development and new trends in American English, plus much more.

Today we take a look at what's next in the wake of a fiscal cliff deal. Plus, an economist theorizes that the U.S. is nearing an end to a period of growth that began in the 18th century; LA County animal shelters managed to not euthanize any healthy animals in December; Scientists are working to save endangered frogs from a deadly fungus, plus much more.

A legal challenge is imminent for President Barack Obama's plan to cut emissions, teaching kids to be resilient by failing, new music from Mac DeMarco.

The White House releases a plan for new regulations on greenhouse gas emissions, a social experiment on living tech-free, the new film, 'Dark Places.'

The improbably rise of Bernie Sanders, new clues in last year's disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines jet, Sturgis motorcycle rally turns 75

Could prisoners get Pell Grants back? Miguel Herrera is no longer coach of Mexico's national soccer team, the transgender community weighs in on the notion of a 'movement.'

More agreement that mandatory sentence laws need to be reformed, a study looks at how police treat black women, and Tuesday Reviews Day.

New York Magazine's latest cover features the women who have accused Bill Cosby of sexual crimes, a modeling agency for transgender people in LA.

The latest on a shooting at a theater in Lafayette, Louisiana. Scientists find the most Earth-like planet yet, and a chat with the director of "Unexpected."

A look at hate crime laws in the United States, how having the Internet in your car can lead to hacking, what a 'computer' means to different people.

Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown, in Rome, calls for leaders to "light a fire" against climate change. Why the media loves Donald Trump, and combatting the high cost of birth.

The agency charged with regulating water levies a stiff fine against a water district, why more women are choosing to be childless, Tuesday Reviewsday

The latest on Donald Trump, a lookahead to the Special Olympics, Amy Schumer and 'Trainwreck.'