. >> retention was such a big problem earlier this summer with the black caucus at the l.a. times guild and where they letter to the publisher and the problems that existed in the newsroom and also in the campaign those are previously worked at the l.a. times and they had experience while working there and it became very clear with people getting the job and having negative experiences in the newsroom or leaving the industry altogether i knew many black journalists where we started and now they are gone. so how do you address retention and especially when the reality for so many amy editors and managers and they are enthusiastic and it feels like for the most part people have been forced to confront the problem that goes beyond staffing and looking all the different ways that outlets have published to the communities of color. and then to provide them internally with the issues to say sure the ways we need to address and what we need to change right now so what can we really do and then we start to have problems as i could committing factor and then becomes very disillusioned and

the l.a. times drips of hospitals right now sounds practically apocalyptic. accurate to what you've seen, and is the situation getting better or worse? >> well, jake, this is what we all feared. here in los angeles, one of the most vulnerable cities in the country, the most densely populated metro area. we are at our capacity, and while we're seeing the caseload begin to level off, we know that two or three weeks of more hospitalizations and more deaths that follow last week and the week before caseload, we are still going to have our toughest and darkest days. our hospitals are doing miraculous work. our health care workers are stretched to the limit taking shift after shift after shift. we learned a lot, prepared a lot, have equipment, have a lot of the spaces now available, but we don't have the people, and that is what's devastating us. it's not just for covid-19. i remind people other accidents happen. people need emergency rooms for car accidents, things we don't expect, heart attacks, and so this is going to have an effect not just on people with covid

at the "l.a. timeshich took the investigative interest in the story, the key for china's military intelligence secretly directed fronds from beijing to help reelect resident clinton in 1996. remember this? former democratic fund-raiser johnny chung told federal investigators, he provided testimony before a federal grand jury that the chinese government wanted clinton reelected. remember? some of us to a longtime friend of clinton, raised $1.2 million for the clinton legal defense fund and the dnc and dropped off a little donation of $460,000 in sequentially numbered money. remember that? i do. at the "l.a. times," james a reality, longtime friend of clinton. he had extensive times to the communist government, his banking group acknowledged the papers and made millions of dollars in illegal campaign donations. the democratic and congressional campaigns, people remember that? john wong raised more than $1.5 billion from a legal foreign sources and at the white house repeatedly. my question is this. where

doctor telling the "l.a. times," quote, there are simply not enough trained staff to care for the volume of patients that are projected to come and need care. our hospitals are under siege, and our model shows no end in sight. the abysmal situation in california is, of course, on the heels of news that california next week will be receiving 40% fewer doses of the pfizer covid vaccine from the federal government than they were originally told to expect. rachel reported on this extensively last night, that a whole cascade of states across the country started throwing up flares about how they were being told by the federal government that they would not be receiving the amount of vaccine that they were anticipating next week. and the cuts were drastic. some states were told to expect 30%, even 40% less vaccine than they were originally told they would get. as far as we could tell last night, this is not a supply problem. the maker of the vaccine, the pharmaceutical company pfizer, said in no uncertain terms last night

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the l.a. times reporting that the short supply could create a thriving black market.iting that doctors in los angeles are being offered up to $25,000s in exchange for early access to the vaccine. doctors reassuring they will follow the cdc suggested roll-out. >>> and who has been receiving the shot first has raised eyebrows. vice president mike pence among a handful of politicians that received the vaccine in first week it was available. but with the shot came a dose of criticism. especially when white house staffers were originally intended to also get the vaccine. a plan that later came to a halt. >> our front line workers who have made the sacrifice to continue to make our country run should be the people who have been disproportionately impacted should be the priority. >> also among the first to get vaccinated top leaders. including mitch mcconnell and house speaker nancy pelosi and eventually more members rolying up their sleeves after the capitol physician informed haul members of congress that they were eligible for the shots. both senators, rubio and graham fa

going to do and that's the difficult thing if i had not given the information that i did to the l.a. times bruce lester would still be in prison. a bloody footprint that was attributed to bruce at his trial had recently been reanalyzed and shown to not been made from bruce issue so they got his interest in the case and we started talking to the private investigator and began the 7 month investigation and at the conclusion of that they filed an article called the case with. eventually one of them in a word with the times and. i want up sitting between 2000. when the 1st article came out and 2009 in prison for solid years. a widely recognized innocent man we knew back in 20032004 that we had probably a person that was imprisoned for a crime he did not commit and it took 5 years for the courts to work through the entire system there were a lot of delays because of the conduct of my own police department and the conduct of the california attorney general. reggie kohl spent 16 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit 10 of those years were spent in solitary confinement and he had to kill an

first question comes from ron lynn with the l.a. times. what explains why the current surge has been so bad? when was the moment you realized this wave would be far worse than anticipateed? and what kind of change in strategy did it cause you to pursue? >> well, i think the surge is worse than other surges for a number of reasons. why prayerly there is more virus -- primarily there is more virus circulating in the country and the region than ever before so cases started to go up in san francisco. we were watching that very carefully and also people get tired, right? this is a long 10 months and we started seeing cases go up and that became great cause for concern which is why we moved quickly and with regard to getting the message out that people needed to socially distance, avoid gatherings, and we were very clear about that and issued a stay at home order that was consistent with the state's order early along with other neighboring counties to slow the spread of the virus. the travel quarantine issue is commensurate with the steps to slo

"the l.a. times" reporting 34,490 new cases monday. a number, quote, stratospherically higher than any daily case count but police still seeing superspreader events like these. an underground party in l.a. and more than 150 people arrested. >> this was a flagrant violation of the governor's health order. >> reporter: nurses at this hospital near san bernardino say the surge in cases has them scrambling to find new places for patients. >> we have 60 patients holding in our emergency department that are waiting for beds inside the hospital. some of them have been there as long as seven days waiting, and that is very difficult. >> reporter: health care workers and nursing home residents will be the first in line for the vaccine. the white house is now reportedly negotiating with pfizer to secure a second batch after rejecting a bigger order over the summer. >> i think they're betting that more than one vaccine is going to get authorized and there will be more vaccines on the market. >> reporter: president-elect biden tuesday promising 100

county health officials obtained by the "l.a. times" warns that overwhelmed hospitals may not be able to provide optimal care for covid or noncovid patients "some compromised standard of care is unavailableable. >> this affects anyone who needs to go to a hospital for care the number of patients that need care, covid and oncovid alike, are exceeding the capacity of care hospitals can optimally provide. >> reporter: la county out of icu beds, averaging 13,000 new infections a day in the last month, hospitalizations for covid-19 patients increased 330%. across the state, icu availability at dangerously low levels and dwindling. >> it's what we call a disaster situation. our hospital is in a disaster situation. >> reporter: this doctor's southern california hospital is operating at 270% capacity "the washington post" getting this video from inside patients gasping for breath. forced to wait hours for care in packed hallways. people being seen in the parking lot and lobbies. >> i felt like we were in a movie, some disaster movie when you a

the "l.a. times report on the simple things states have done which california did not do that lawmakers are now looking into. they believe that these simple things would have prevented the flood of phony jobless claims at the edd. it includes not using software to ferret out bogus claims. >>> happening now for you a new strain of covid-19, different from the one plaguing the uk. it's hitting south africa. both strains appear to be more infectious than the original virus. experts expect -- well, they've been telling health experts, warning leaders, there may be more cases in a new wave this is compared to the first surge of the disease. according to health leaders the new strain is now dominant among new confirmed infections in the country. find your rhythm. your happy place. find your breaking point. then break it. every emergen-c gives you a potent blend of nutrients so you can emerge your best with emergen-c. nicoreyou get advice like: smoking is freaking hard. try hypnosis... or... quit cold turke

county health officialsbtained by "the l.a. times" warn overwhelmed hospitals may not be able to provide optimal care for covid and noncovid patients. >> this affects anyone who needs to go to hospital for care. the number of patients who need care, covid and noncovid alike are exceeding the capacity, the care that hospitals can optimally provide. >> reporter: l.a. county already out of icu beds, averaging 13,000 new infections a day. in the last month, hospitalizations for covid-19 patients increased 330%. across the state, icu availability at dangerously low levels and dwindling. >> it's what we call a disaster situation. our hospital is in a disaster situation. >> reporter: this southern california hospital is operating at 270% capacity, "washington post" getting these pictures from inside, patients gasping for breath, forced to wait for care in hallways for hours. people seen in the parking lots. >> i felt like we were in a disaster movie and when you are in such dire circumstances, you turn to what's called a code triage, where

the "l.a. times" reports newsom now believes it's about half of that, $15 billion.eporting councilmembers are starting that tough task of painful budget cuts. right now the plan includes a lot of furloughs and draining city reserves trying to hold off on more plans including job cuts to the police department. >>> now to a live look at sfo this morning where the airport is recognized for its safety measures to protect people from covid. sfo earned the covid-19 health accreditation from the airport international, the first in the u.s. to require a facemask at all times in its terminals. plus, sfo was the first to offer rapid on site testing for employees. the other airports that also received accreditation are charles m. schultz in sonoma county, san diego county and long beach airports. >>> strumming up hope, coming up next on "today in the bay," one family making the most of their extra time together. >>> we all have a lot of extra time on our hands because of the pandemic so just like we did, we took a negative situation and tried to make something positive out of

that's according to the l.a. times. it will take a week to finish testing. it has been circulating in britain. coronavirus has been surging in l.a. county. twice the county broke the record for deaths. >>> in san jose city team favor meals to the city. the staff are testing positive for the virus. supporters brought in food trucks as well as offer meals to go. >> i came here thanksgiving and thought it was lovely. what the community offers, pay it forward and everyone has a pig heart. this is why i came back. >> how the comment pitched in to make sure meals were served. >> it's been fantastic how the community has supported the cause. >> a pair of food trucks is open for business in san jose this christmas day. the owners have come from different points to support city team to feed homeless. >> we're a small business, and we're a food truck. when we're called we go and serve food. >> the owner said the year of covid has produced bumps but they cook. this is normally how city team cares for the less fortunate. an all you can eat spread with haircuts, foot path

get these people these vaccines dr jeff told who works at cedars sinai medical center told the l.a. timesquote that a patient actually asked him directly if by donate 25000 the cedars with that help me get in the line that's just like exist just blatant like hey i have money i deserve this i'm going to cheat to get it and every person who cheats and jumps and about wine is then also putting someone who is at risk someone who is a print line worker that's one less for them you are 100 percent correct here but i would posit that this is exactly no different than what we saw with the hiv aids pandemic and a lot of the drugs that been used to have become popularized to suppress some of the aftereffects of that because if you had the money in the ninety's people were passing that along to get these drugs that were then still experimental and they lived well into old age meanwhile you know a lot of people who were people of color or people who were impoverished died almost instantly i want to add to what you said about you know kind of people fudging the books and saying oh i work of blood you

"the l.a. times" reporting at least one hospital is telling doctors to ration care. and with 1 in 80 people infected, the health care system is overwhelmed. >> when you get up to the icu you feel like you're almost getting into like a war zone. it's just a constant, like, loud noise of just people running and doing what they can. >> reporter: the u.s. now averaging nearly 2,600 deaths every day. the chicago fire department mourning the passing of paramedic rob truevillian, a married father of four. >> it broke my heart this morning. i mean, he treated everyone as if it was his family member. >> reporter: and record-breaking hospitalizations will likely only fuel the rising death toll. this week, 19 states hitting new highs. including tennessee, which the cdc says has the highest caseload per capita in the country. susan craver, a teacher there, is fighting for her life on a ventilator. her husband greg, frustrated and terrified. >> it kills me because, i mean, the only thing i ever cared about is in that room. that i can't put my hands on her, and it kills me. >> rep

the l.a. timesng prison medical facilities have received the vaccine. >>> in san francisco, a coronavirus testing pop-up site in the mission district is fighting a surge in the most impacted community. beginning today the city is offering free testing to support the latino community. that community makes up 15% of the city's population but account for 44% of the cases. >> we've known since april that places like the mission district have been hot spots for covid infections. not because the individuals don't know how to wear masks or are not following the rules. it's the same inequities that have given us the disparities. >> the site can test 700 per day and appointments are note needed. >>> the sound of the pea ano coming from the alley has been heard for 87 years. now it is at risk of closing. >> the rain is back in the forecast. how it could impact the weekend. >>> which candidate is running for mayor in new york city. if there's anything that this year has taught us, it's the things that matter:

host: you were an investigative reporter at the l.a. times.hat is one of the stories you are most proud of? i broke the campaign-finance scandal in 1996 showing illegal money coming from asia to support president clinton's reelection, helping introduce the world to johnny chung in the buddhist temple that led to many investigations and subsequent convictions. in 2000 i did work on both george w. bush and al gore. in 2004 i spent a year investigating environments a policy of george w. bush it also led to investigations and hearings. i spent a year investigating the marine corps aviation program working with a colleague, focused on the most dangerous plane in the military over decades -- killed 45 with the best pilots and those planes were never used for the purpose it was sought initially. this was part of a broader program for which they paid a great price in blood and treasure. host: alan miller, the founder of news literacy project, newslit.org. he is with us for just about 10 minutes more this morning as we take your calls about the media a

public health director said in an interview with the l.a. timeshe counties labs have started gene sequencing on virus samples here but it will take at least a week before we know for sure. there's no evidence to suggest the new strain from britain is more daring. california became the first state to record more than 2 million coronavirus cases since the pandemic started. more than 19000 covid patients currently are hospitalized statewide and over 4000 are in intensive care. >> california is in crisis mode and the health systems. breaking record we do not want to break number of patients on ventilators, number of patients in icu. sadly, the number of mortalities we are witnessing. reporter: l.a. county, the state's most populous county reported 148 deaths is received, that breaks the record we set wednesday with 145 fatalities. health officials say one person now dies every ten minutes in l.a. county from covid-19. icu availability is at 0% statewide hospitals running low on oxygen supplies as er units fill up. people are getting vaccinated, health

her book "mustang" was an l.a. times best book of the year and was released in audio with wendy malik, angelica houston, frances fisher and others. times also the author of this book of the year, which , ater thompson called strange and brilliant story by an important american writer. we have that important american writer with us today, so give a warm savannah welcome to deanne stillman. [applause] thank you so much, savannah, and savannah book festival. c-span, trinity united methodist church and by sponsors. it is really great to be here. as you know, i'm here to talk about my latest book, "blood brothers," about the strange friendship between sitting bull and buffalo bill, with kind of a corollary appearance from annie oakley. and i'm going to read a few excerpts and talk about my journey through this story, and then take some questions for you all for afterwards. first, i want to talk to you a little bit about how i came to write this. very strange, very strange story about a very strange friendship. sometime ago, w

bush white house and senior adviser to the lincoln project and contributor to the "l.a. times." new one for you. nbc news and "usa today." welcome all of you. zerlina you first. this christmas weekend, millions of americans hours away from losing unemployment benefits. millions on the brink of eviction. got millions more hungry and the bill that could provide relief is just sitting on the president's desk. how frustrated are you seeing our country in crisis, while politicians are really playing politics when people's lives are on the line? >> i think it's nothing new for this administration, but particularly galling, because not only did he blow up the deal after it was passed, all he needed to do was sign it and then could have gone play golf. instead, chose to blow up a golf and now sitting at his resort, alex, while people are waiting for relief. i can't think of anything more representative of this administration. callous disregard for the safety, lives and security of the american people, all hanging on the balance of a mercurial man's personality. i think that, thank god,

county's public health director said in an interview with the l.a. timesterday the counties labs have started gene sequencing on samples collected here but it will take at least a week before we know for sure. it's unclear if the new strain is more lethal in the spring wreaking havoc in the u.s. for months but it's potentially infectious which is very concerning. the u.s. is requiring airline passengers from the uk to test negative for covered within three days of the trip and provide test results to the airlines. l.a. county's new investigation might show the new strain is already here. many travelers say they are willing to take whatever precautions necessary. >> healthwise, it makes sense. kind of part of the coronavirus right now. it's one more thing in 2020. reporter: california just became the first state to record more than 2 million coronavirus cases since the pandemic started. more than 19000 covid patients currently hospitalized statewide. over 4000 our intensive care. >> california is in rice's mode in the health systems. we are breaking records

the l.a. timesoints out technically it's part of the air force just as the marine corp is part of the navy. consisting of about 2,100 people as of november 1st the space force commanded a budget of about $40 million for its operations and maintenance in the fiscal year 2020. they further point out there's been no progress on integrating the army's or navy's space missions. not to crush any dreams here, but to the kids out there growing up with big dreams of becoming a guardian someday, let's just wait and see what the biden administration plans to do with the space force. and until then, kids, may it live within you. that's our broadcast for this friday night and for this week with our thanks for being here with us. on behalf of all the men and women at the networks of nbc news, good night. have a good weekend unless you have other plans. >> he would tell stories about how he had angels protecting him. >> amber was the angel of death. she would come around when someone was going to die. >>> he would

"boys in the band," "black monday," then right to "the prom," lot of l.a. time. were friends, worked together, friends a long time and first time we had seen each other. that was a lot and then -- but you know it's sad to be in that neighborhood and see all the empty theaters i think it was just something we could come together and do as a community just to say we're not going anywhere, we will be back when it is safe and possible >> jimmy: yes, you will. that's right >> we'll come back and anytime i get to hang out with bernadette peters, who i have zero game face around, so i am such a creep. she was there, a wee little person >> jimmy: so tiny and perfect, yeah >> i go charging up to her, hey bernadette and make her stand next to me, and we're in the middle of a a pandemic my arm around here >> jimmy: and southern voice all of a sudden. hey bernadette start doing "annie get your gun. >> i lose my mind, no game face around her >> jimmy: heard before you were broadway actor you wanted to be zach morris. >> who didn't? >> jimmy: but how far did you go >> i just t

scrambling to get their hands on the coronavirus vaccine doctors in the los angeles area tell the l.a. timesif they could pull any strings to get a shot. one dr. which was one of the first hospitals to receive the pfizer vaccine is a patient offered to make a $25,000 donation to the hospital to get ahead in the vaccine line. he was the client. right now, the vaccine is available for frontline healthcare workers then it is essential workers and those with chronic illnesses. >>> at least 275,000 prisoners have been infected with covid- 19 in the u.s. and more than 1700 have died. it the spread of the virus behind bars shows no signs of slowing down. new cases in prisons reach their highest level since it began in the spring. county jails are seeing a bike in cases. rentchler and concert house to counties are doing with outbreaks. and ruben explained some families and advocates deal there is not enough being done to keep inmates safe. >> reporter: inside santa clara county jails, covid cases are skyrocketing in recent days, 32 correctional officers and 34 inmates have tested positive: this is a

the "l.a. times" reports newsom now believes it will be about half of that, $15 billion. "the times" reports councilmembers are starting the tough task of painful budget cuts. right now the plan includes a lot of furloughs and draining city reserves trying to hold off more drastic plans including job cuts to the police department. >>> new this morning a big change when it comes to a ban on smoking inside of san francisco apartment units. in an unusual move supervisors rejected the proposal during its second vote yesterday. there are legal questions. under the proposal tobacco smoking in buildings with more than three would have been outlawed in public areas but inside apartments. the measure will be sent back to a committee. >>> a live look outside for you at sfo. sfo was the first in the u.s. to require masks at all times at its terminals and rapid testing. accreditation including charles m. schultz airport in sonoma county, san diego and long beach airports. kris sanchez on the vaccine. >> what's in store for us? >> reporter: we wanted to know whether a mandatory vaccine

the l.a. timeste allegedly slipped party invitations in takeout bags to let customers know about a speak-easy type of celebration inside of the restaurant. both in door and outdoor dining are banned in los angeles amid the pandemic. word of the party did not take long to spread and for the city and beverly hills police departments to get involved. a city spokesperson says the city made contact with the restaurant to remind them about the public health orders that ban such gatheringsism the great resort and casino canceled its new year's eve party. supposed to be a 4,000 person private event. it was canceled following concerns by sanoma county health officials. large in door gatherings are banned under public health orders but because it is on tribal land the state's stay at home orders do not apply. >>> coming up tonight, a sculpture honoring the black lives matter movement is vandalized in oakland to the disappointment from the artist and what he is planning to do now. >>> dangerous sideshows in tw