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This is a big week in Exposition Park as workers start the process of lifting into place what is destined to become one of LA’s most stunning attractions. NBC4’s Conan Nolan talks with Jeff Rudolph, President of the California Science Center.

NBC4’s Conan Nolan talks with three college students currently in Israel. They are part of a larger group of from the Maccabee Task Force who are there to see for themselves what happened on Oct. 7 and why Israel is responding the way it has in the war against Hamas.

The California legislature gets to work on a $68-billion budget deficit. What to cut? NBC4’s Conan Nolan talks with State Senator Scott Wiener of San Francisco and Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher.

NBC4’s Conan Nolan talks with Kristen Welker of Meet the Press about the upcoming Iowa Caucus. Who will come in second is the big question? Who will drop out?

It was a decade ago that a beloved former teacher and son of a popular state assemblyman was found murdered in his Silver Lake home. A crime that has yet to be solved. NBC4’s Conan Nolan talks with his son, Mike Gatto, about what his family has gone through and the book he is writing “Noir by Necessity”. It is...

NBC4’s Conan Nolan talks with Christopher Thornberg of Beacon Economics who gives us an economic outlook for 2024.

What do changes to the immigration law have to do with the aid package for Ukraine? It’s all part of the White House deal making with Congressional Republicans over a Ukraine funding bill. NBC4’s Conan Nolan talks with the Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-San Pedro).

NBC4’s Conan Nolan talks with Kristen Welker, host of Meet the Press over the disconnect between the Progressive Democrats and the White House over the new rules they are considering regarding asylum at the US/Mexico border. And what role do women play in 2024?

NBC4’s Conan Nolan talks with Republican Vice Chair of the Assembly Budget Committee, Vince Fong of the Central Valley about California’s $68-billion budget shortfall. We have to make tough decisions, Assemblymember Fong says. Is the High Speed Rail worth it?

NBC4’s Conan Nolan talks with California Independent Legislative Analyst Gabe Petek about how the state is facing a serious budget shortfall to the tune of $68 billion. What does it mean for government programs? Does this mean higher taxes?

NBC4’s Conan Nolan talks with Congressman Darrell Issa (R-Vista) about his new bill called “Alexandra’s Law”. It’s designed to help stop the surge in fentanyl deaths. One that family members of fentanyl victims could not get through the California legislature. The congressman says the fentanyl crisis is not just a California problem, it’s a national problem. So with...

Conan Nolan talks with Kristen Welker of Meet the Press about Hunter Biden’s indictment, nine counts, three of them felonies. What is the impact on the President’s re-election campaign? Plus, there is a House impeachment inquiry vote. What else could go wrong for the Whitehouse? Will the voters care?

This week the California State School Boards Association is meeting in San Francisco to figure out how to navigate the continued fallout from the Covid pandemic on California students. NBC4’s Conan Nolan talks with education researcher Jeremy Anderson.

NBC4’s Conan Nolan talks with political scientists Fernando Guerra of Loyola Marymount University and Larry Gerston of San Jose State University about the Red State, Blue State Debate. Governor Gavin Newsom faced off not just Florida Governor Ron DeSantis but also Fox News host Sean Hannity in the debate that was often a shouting match, but where real issues were...

NBC4’s Conan Nolan talks with Karen Bass, the 43RD Mayor of Los Angeles about the homeless crisis. Critics say the effort to house the homeless is costing too much and delivering too little. Mayor Karen Bass says it’s not easy but progress is being made, and she’s hoping for help from voters on several ballot measures this...

NBC4’s Conan Nolan talks with Kristen Welker of Meet the Press about who got the better deal out of the Newsom vs DeSantis Debate. It seems that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis got all that he wanted: air time, stage with no other GOP candidates and the possibility to break out of the presidential pack. Was this a shadow campaign?

NBC4’S Conan Nolan talks with Los Angeles Mayor Bass about anti-Semitism and Islamic phobia at USC and UCLA, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, and LA Councilman Kevin De Leon.

NBC4’s Conan Nolan talks with LA Mayor Karen Bass about the Metro ridership, why it’s so difficult to recruit new LAPD officers, the effectiveness of the task force against the smash and grab robberies and executive order of building affordable housing.

NBC4’S Conan Nolan talks with Sam Chapman who he calls himself an unintended activist after his 16-year old son died of an accidental fentanyl overdose.
      He reacts to last week’s China-US Summit in San Francisco where China agreed to help stop the importation of fentanyl to the US. He urges parents to be vigilant.

NBC4’s Conan Nolan talks with John Strauss, the USC Economics Professor whose recent verbal exchange with some pro-Palestinian activists went viral, resulting in him being forced to teach his classes remotely and not on campus. He claims the audio was edited to alter the meaning of what he said. But stands by his initial contention, that Hamas are murderers.