Reagan Morris
Appearances
Global News Podcast
New Orleans attack: death toll rises to 15
It's a beautiful sunny day as usual in Los Angeles and I'm cycling in one of these new protected bike lanes through Hollywood. There's a barrier between me and the cars and I'm moving, you know, almost the same speed as the traffic. More often than not, I'm stuck in gridlock on the other side of the barrier, often moving slower than the handful of bikes that have started using these lanes.
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New Orleans attack: death toll rises to 15
Damian Kevitt, the executive director of the pro cycling group Streets Are For Everyone, knows just how dangerous it can be to ride a bike in L.A.
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New Orleans attack: death toll rises to 15
Bike lanes have transformed Olympic host cities like London and Paris, and Kevitt and others would like to see Los Angeles do the same. He was voicing his support for safer streets at an event showcasing new planned bike routes connecting Griffith Park, where he was hit, with Burbank and Hollywood.
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New Orleans attack: death toll rises to 15
Mimi Holt says she would ride her bike everywhere if neighborhoods were better connected.
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New Orleans attack: death toll rises to 15
L.A. officials also want that, but they're running out of time and money. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and L.A. 28 leaders have been promising a sustainable, transit-first or car-free Olympics. But with just a few years left to go, L.A. has asked the Trump transition team for $3.2 billion in federal funding to make their Olympic transit dreams a reality.
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New Orleans attack: death toll rises to 15
Mayor Best, I know that Los Angeles and former President Trump and soon to be incoming President Trump again have had sort of an acrimonious relationship. You've asked for $3 billion from the Trump administration. Are you optimistic about that?
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New Orleans attack: death toll rises to 15
If they build it, will Angelenos get out of their cars? The City of Stars is a city of cars, and many people here think the idea of a car-free Olympics is absurd.
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New Orleans attack: death toll rises to 15
It's an impossible question. How long does it take to get to Venice Beach?
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New Orleans attack: death toll rises to 15
Siobhan Nzinga, a Burbank resident, does not want new bike lanes near her neighborhood.
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New Orleans attack: death toll rises to 15
But city officials can imagine a different, more connected Los Angeles. And new train stations and bike lanes will make the city easier to navigate, for tourists at least. Some here are skeptical about the locals, or if LA will be able to end its love affair with cars.
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Six-day state funeral for Jimmy Carter begins in Georgia
Andrea is 33 and came to the U.S. from Mexico as a child. Like everyone else at this workshop, she didn't want her full name used to protect her identity.
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Six-day state funeral for Jimmy Carter begins in Georgia
Like many people in California, some members of Andrea's own family supported Donald Trump for president, including her mother, who herself is vulnerable to deportation. Although unable to vote, Andrea's mother urged others to support Trump because she believes he will be better for the economy and that he will only deport criminal immigrants.
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Six-day state funeral for Jimmy Carter begins in Georgia
Since the election, Californians have come out demonstrating in support of immigrant rights, and the state has vowed to defend its immigrant population. California sued the Trump administration more than 120 times last time Donald Trump was president, and California Governor Newsom convened a special session of the legislature to prepare for possible future lawsuits.
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Six-day state funeral for Jimmy Carter begins in Georgia
Although Donald Trump lost California, as was expected, he did better here this election than four years ago, with 38% of the Golden State's vote. And he won the presidency with the promise of deporting millions of people.
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Six-day state funeral for Jimmy Carter begins in Georgia
Critics say he will struggle to keep his promises. Immigration attorneys say the system is so backlogged that they don't see how anyone could deport so many people. Tess Feldman is an immigration attorney for the Los Angeles LGBT Center. She says many of her clients seeking asylum had their cases started under the first Trump administration.
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Six-day state funeral for Jimmy Carter begins in Georgia
Many are curious how that will work. But critics say any attempt to Trump-proof California is premature and that people should focus on the facts, not the rhetoric. Although the Biden administration was blamed for letting the border get out of control, the fact is his administration deported more immigrants in 2024 than Donald Trump ever did, more than 270,000 people.
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Six-day state funeral for Jimmy Carter begins in Georgia
That was the highest tally of deportations since Obama was in office 10 years ago.
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Six-day state funeral for Jimmy Carter begins in Georgia
Immigrants packed into a public school in Los Angeles to get free legal advice. Workshops to help immigrants get their papers in order have been held across California since Donald Trump was elected in November. Many here say they are afraid of being deported.