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Gov. Gavin Newsom and other state leaders Wednesday were set to announce new efforts to advance gun safety legislation. Raj Mathai speaks with California Attorney General Rob Bonta on this.

A 5-year-old boy who was attacked by a mountain lion while hiking in rural San Mateo County with family, was been released from a hospital Wednesday, officials said. Raj Mathai speaks with Captain Patrick Foy with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife on this incident.

The best figure skaters in the country are in San Jose this weekend for the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Raj Mathai speaks with gold medal skater Brian Boitano about this event.

There are groups working tirelessly right now to make sure those affected by the Half Moon Bay shooting have support during this incredibly tough time. Audrey Asistio speaks with Coastside Hope Executive Director Judith Guerrero on this.

Prominent California Democrats Adam Schiff and Katie Porter recently announced they are running for Dianne Feinstein’s senate seat. Even though Feinstein hasn’t formally announced any plan to retire. Audrey Asistio speaks with NBC Bay Area political analyst Larry Gerston on this.

While visiting NBC Bay Area’s studios Wednesday, Olympic gold medalist Tara Lipinski and three-time U.S. Champion Johnny Weir took a shot at presenting the weather.

Olympic gold medalist Tara Lipinski and three-time U.S. Champion Johnny Weir. They stopped by NBC Bay Area studios Wednesday to discuss the U.S. Figure Skating Championships happening in San Jose.

The trial over Elon Musk’s Tesla tweets come at a time when he has been focusing on Twitter, which he acquired in October after trying to back out of that purchase. Scott Budman has more.

President Joe Biden walked along the splintered boardwalk of Capitola Thursday and heard from business owners struggling to repair damage to their shops after deadly storms caused devastation across the region and killed more than 20 people statewide. Raj Mathai speaks with Capitola business owner Chuck Hammers and former firefighter Mark Neveau on this.

The layoffs keep coming for Bay Area tech workers. As Amazon and Microsoft announced they were laying off thousands of employees. Scott Budman has the latest details.

It’s been a soggy start to 2023 in the Bay Area. Does this impact our mood and mental health? Raj Mathai speaks with Stanford Professor Dr. David Spiegel on the direct correlation.

According to the December consumer price index, the cost of what we buy, dropped a bit. It’s mostly because energy and gas prices dropped. Raj Mathai speaks with Scott Budman on this.

In San Francisco, an important part of helping prep for the next storm is the Adopt-a-Drain program. Raj Mathai speaks with program volunteer Dave Lang.

How did we do respond to the storm? Not just with outages. But with things like preventing flooding, cleaning up and communication. Raj Mathai speaks with Mark Neveau, a former firefighter and presidential FEMA appointee on this.

Twitter suspended the accounts of several journalists who cover the social media platform, the latest battle over what can and cannot be said on the site since billionaire Elon Musk took control of it. Raj Mathai speaks with Nora Benavidez, senior counsel of Free Press on this.

The man accused of attacking Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said there was “evil in Washington” and he was looking to harm Pelosi because she is second in line for the presidency, a San Francisco police investigator testified Wednesday Raj Mathai spoke with Sergio Quintana on this.

Many patients are having to wait weeks to see a doctor at Valley Medical Center in San Jose. According to doctors in one department, children are having to wait up to seven months for care. Raj Mathai speaks with Investigative Reporter Candice Nguyen on this.

There’s an intense round of rain, snow and wind moving in to the Sierra for this weekend. Raj Mathai speaks with ski resorts consultant Kevin Cooper on the incoming storm.

The Bay Area answers the question of the day. Should Barry Bonds be in the Baseball Hall of Fame? Why or why not?

COVID cases and hospitalization rates have gone up in California. Raj Mathai spoke with UCSF infectious disease specialist Dr. Peter Chin-Hong on this.