Intro

Multiple wildfires continue to sweep through LA county, causing massive evacuations and the most destructive fires Los Angeles has ever seen. We’ll provide an update on the fires, and the fierce winds and weather conditions intensifying their spread.

Guests:

Anthony Edwards, newsroom meteorologist, SF Chronicle

On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court is set to take up TikTok’s appeal challenging a federal law that could effectively ban the popular social media app beginning on January 19. President-elect Donald Trump has asked the court to delay implementation of the law, which requires TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, to sell the social media company to an American firm. We’ll preview the arguments and look at what a ban could mean for the company and creators.

Guests:

Emily Baker, an investigative reporter and senior writer, Forbes; She is currently writing a book on TikTok.

Jessica Levinson, professor of law, Loyola Law School; host of the podcast “Passing Judgment; Website URL: PoLawTics.lls.edu

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