here in the san fernando valley. >> he clearly stopped using.feeling healthier than he had felt in years. >> but when detective john o'brien learned about gavin's addiction they had to consider a raft of new possibilities. >> he disappeared maybe he overdosed? we didn't exactly have any of those answers. >> driving all over the valley we would have moments in the car where we looked at each other and said, i think this is a suicide. and an hour later, we would interview somebody, or something but happen. and we would say i think this is a murder. and our feelings, and our gut instincts are going different ways. very early on, very fast. >> it's got to be pretty unusual. >> it was very confusing. >> confusing for at least two. because here was another secret. the smiths were underwater on their mortgage. on the verge of losing their home. >> we were in a horrible position financially. >> lisa discovered that before he disappeared, gavin had been taking money from his retirement account. and recklessly blowing through his six figure salary. and th

picture as we try to put is a new leadership team together, a leadership team that includes san fernando valley assemblymember jesse gabriel is new chair of the assembly's powerful budget committee and oakland assembly member. buffy wicks is new chair of the appropriations committee. >> reggie, don't sawyer is out as public safety committee chair following a year of scrutiny over the handling of bills pertaining to fentanyl and child trafficking. replacing him. sacramento assembly member kevin mccarty, mass incarceration, the war on drugs. >> i'm not sure it really worked but i think now we don't have enough accountability and the front. and so i think it's about bringing a bit more balance and common sense to those issues. and it's a complicated, complex topic. and i look forward digging in with all partners to bring about sound balance, common sense solutions for california. >> and as for outgoing majority leader bryan, he says he looks forward to taking over the natural resources committee. all new leadership go into effect in the new year at the state capitol. a tom wallace kron. 4 news. >>

entire picture as we try to put a new leadership team together, a leadership team that includes san fernando valley assemblymember jesse gabriel is new chair of the assembly's powerful budgat committee and oakland assembly member. buffy wicks is new chair of the appropriations committee. >> reggie, don't sawyer is out as public safety committee chair following a year of scrutiny over the handling of bills pertaining to fentanyl and child trafficking. replacing him. sacramento assembly member kevin mccarty, rpmass incarceration, the war o drugs. >> i'm not sure it really worked but i think now we don't have enough accountability and the front. and so i think it's about bringing a bit more balance and common sense to those issues. and it's a complicated, complex topic. and i look forward digging in with all partners to bring about sound balance, common sense solutions for california. >> and as for outgoing majority leader bryan, he says he looks forward to taking over the natural resources committee. all new leadership go into effect in the new year at the state capitol. a tom wallace kron. 4 news. >

spent his entire life improving the lives of many people from the city of los angeles and the san fernando valley. manny was born on new year's eve in 1961 in cuba, just like many cuban families, the family left cuba in 1968 to pursue their dream of liberty and freedom here in the united states. the family immigrated first to miami, florida, and came to los angeles, california. manny attended roosevelt middle school, hoover high school in glendale and finished his education in college with a degree in business administration. he began his career in public service working for a council member. i saw his love for the constituents firsthand. as a field deputy, he was the first person a constituent saw when they were trying to solve a difficult issue in their community. manny had a special talent for helping mom and pop businesses with an ability to listen compassionately and develop a plan to cut through the red tape of government and made a difference in the lives of many business owners and families. even after manny moved from his life in the los angeles city council service, constituents had per

the san fernando valley is a vast, and crowded sprawl. more than one ministry here.dnight in the valley. a couple of hours before john doe 135 was found. in the manson tunnel. gayle and kay baker's home. the phone rang. >> there is a strange voice, and it said, we have your son. unless you give us $100,000 by 5:00 tomorrow, he will die. >> their son, ron, was a student at ucla. >> so i called his apartment, and i was told that he had been dropped off at a bus stop. and he was going to meet at ucla. and he had his roommate telling me that. >> the next morning. ron still had not returned home. and then the phone rang again. same, strange voice. >> he said unless you give us $100,000 by 5:00, he will die. and at that time, i really did become worried. and i called the police. >> ron's older sister, patty, rushed over to her parents house. >> the police put a wire on the phone, nobody called back. the longer it went, the more worried that we got. >> police got a picture of ron from the family. they checked it with the coroner's office. to see if it matched any outstandin

>> most of my folks are in the san fernando valley, which is not the same.ors strike is a problem in our area, but you know, people are not satisfied and they're often not satisfied. prices are higher and you notice it. it's nice to say that wages are up, but they're only up if you have gotten a raise. >> let's talk about what's going on in congress and switch gears. we didn't talk about geopolitics, and there's plenty to talk about there. i guess you have a new speaker. you have a speaker who has made it clear that he's not particularly in favor of funding additional moneys for ukraine. you have a package that may be put forth, maybe it already is, to fund israel's war effort, ukraine's war effort, and maybe border security. what's going to happen here, and how does the speaker get his caucus to come along? >> well, not the way he's doing it. he's got for the first time ever, he's going to make israel a partisan issue, and that may be in his short-term political interest, but it's really a disaster. i've been a pro-israel activist for 60 years. >> what do y