Pilot's video appears to capture person flying jet pack near L.A.
This is the third alleged jet pack sighting in recent months.
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Health officials fear post-holiday COVID rise
Los Angeles is being severely impacted from a post-Thanksgiving surge in COVID-19 cases, as Americans across the country gather for Christmas despite health warnings. Overall new cases across the U.S. are beginning to trend down, but more than 118,000 people remain hospitalized. Michael George reports.
One COVID patient is dying every 10 minutes in L.A. County
The news comes as millions of Americans show no signs they will heed health officials and ring in the New Year safely.
"Don't lose hope. Just fight": Christmas goes on amid pandemic
Only a handful of parishioners were allowed inside Christmas mass in Los Angeles, where every 10 minutes, someone dies from COVID.
Alex Padilla to be California's 1st Latino senator
California Governor Gavin Newsom will name Secretary of State Alex Padilla to replace Vice President-elect Kamala Harris in the U.S. Senate. Padilla will be the first Latino senator to represent California, the nation's most populous state, which also has the largest Latino population in the country. CBS Los Angeles has more.
Spreading some fairy magic
When Kelly Kenney discovered a fairy garden in her Los Angeles neighborhood, she decided that the child who created it deserved a visit from a real-life fairy – and that's when some true magic began. Steve Hartman reports.
LA mayor in quarantine after daughter tests positive for COVID-19
Mayor Eric Garcetti said both he and his wife have tested negative.
LA mayor says daughter has COVID
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Thursday announced he and his wife are quarantining after learning that their 9-year-old daughter tested positive for the coronavirus. Watch his remarks.
Tom Cruise scolds film crew
An audio recording of Tom Cruise ranting at crew members on the set of the latest "Mission: Impossible" movie in London has gone viral. The actor, who is also producing the film, was recorded while yelling at the crew for not following COVID-19 protocols. CBS Los Angeles' Amy Johnson reports. (Disclaimer: "Mission: Impossible" is produced by Paramount Pictures, a division of ViacomCBS)
New LA County district attorney sworn in
Newly sworn-in George Gascón announced that county prosecutors will no longer seek cash bail for any misdemeanor or non-violent, non-serious felony offenses, among other changes. CBS Los Angeles' Jasmine Viel reports.
Los Angeles County prosecutor to end cash bail for most offenses
George Gascón, the newly sworn-in DA, announced a series of sweeping changes, including the end of charging minors as adults.
Newsom's stay-at-home order set to be triggered in Southern California
The Southern California region's ICU capacity has dropped to 13.1% because of the growing number of COVID-19 cases.
LA issues "safer at home" order
Los Angeles is telling residents to stay home with a new order that also bans gatherings of more than one household. There are multiple exceptions, though. And across the country, states are also grappling with big increases in infections and hospitalizations. David Begnaud reports.
L.A. mayor issues new order, warns "tipping point" is near
Mayor Eric Garcetti issued a city order that spoke in apocalyptic tones as it ordered people to remain in their homes.
Sports legend Rafer Johnson dead at 86
Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy's assassin in 1968, died Wednesday at his home in the Sherman Oaks section of Los Angeles, according to family friend Michael Roth. No cause of death was announced. He was 86. CBS Los Angeles reports.
Olympic champion Rafer Johnson has died at age 86
Johnson was among the world's greatest athletes from 1955 through his Olympic triumph in 1960, winning a national decathlon championship in 1956 and a silver medal at the Melbourne Olympics that same year.
Laverne Cox targeted in transphobic attack
Laverne Cox, the actress and transgender activist, said she and a friend were targeted in a transphobic attack in a Los Angeles park over the weekend. She described the encounter in an Instagram video. CBS Los Angeles has the details.
Los Angeles health official on county's COVID response
Los Angeles County is instituting new COVID-19 restrictions, which will be the strictest in the state of California. Watch Los Angeles County Public Health director Barbara Ferrer update reporters on the new restrictions, set to go into effect Monday.
L.A. public health director: Avoid those outside your household
Los Angeles County's strict stay-at-home order is set to go into effect Monday, November 30.
L.A. County prohibits most public and private gatherings between households
The order will begin on November 30.
Thousands in SoCal without power on Thanksgiving due to fire risk
Southern California Edison considering blackouts for more than 88,000 customers to avoid sparking a blaze as Santa Ana winds expected to pick up.
Young adults move back in with parents
For the first time since the Great Depression, a majority of young adults are now living with their parents. Nearly 3 million U.S. adults moved back in with their parents or grandparents in March and April. “CBS This Morning” spoke to four of these adults about what it's been like to move back in with their parents. Laura Hopkins left a teaching job in Mexico to move back in with her parents in California. Eric Rivera left New York City after getting laid off to live with his parents in New Jersey. Will Francis moved out of his apartment in Los Angeles and back into his childhood home in Alabama. Chrissy Walker left New York City to work from her parents' home in Texas.
LA County restricts in-person dining for 3 weeks
Dining at restaurants, breweries, wineries and bars will be restricted starting Wednesday under a modified public health order in Los Angeles County as coronavirus cases continue to increase. CBS Los Angeles reports.
California curfew goes into effect Saturday as COVID-19 cases spike
The newest restrictions require people not on essential errands to stay home from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. through December 21.
Used plywood helps L.A. wildlife center
Plywood used to board up Beverly Hills businesses before Election Day, is coming down. It's being repurposed for animal enclosures at a Los Angeles wildlife rescue operation. Carter Evans reports.
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