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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.

President Trump said he might use the U.S. military to control states and cities, Take Two's Austin Cross reads his personal essay and Hollywood's new guidelines.

How to process what's going on, small businesses have been hit hard — here's how they're coping, how to talk to kids about what's going on.

A round-up on California state politics, High School voices reflect on the ongoing pandemic, an update on Jose Huizar's case.

Twitter starts fact-checking President Trump's tweets, how safety precautions are changing for pregnant women and a prison in Lompoc experiences a COVID-19 outbreak.

Breaking down the guidelines to reopen LAUSD schools, "On the Record" documentarians talk about uncovering sexual assault in the music industry, reopening Hollywood.

The number of COVID-19 cases increase at Farmer John, a study shows broad support for transgender people in the military and Joshua Tree reopens to visitors.

Republicans are taking aim at vote-by-mail plans, tribal casinos in California are reopening their doors to visitors and how you can spend your three day weekend.

Homeless people living underneath LA freeways are about to be relocated, the story of a sax player at the Hollywood Bowl and how KROQ is changing.

LA County looks to reopen fully as soon as July 4th, Long Beach explores a new strategy to reopen restaurants and what movie sets could look like post-COVID-19.

Quarantine fatigue is real but here's how you should assess risk, some hairstylists return to work and CA offers relief to undocumented people

LAUSD responds to K-12 budget cuts announced by state, how LA County is coping with reopening and some comedy relief with Tom Papa.

How California is trying to fill a $54 billion hole in the budget, how the state is trying to fight fires amid the pandemic and USC students walk virtually today.