NewsConference
Interviews and discussion from NewsConference, Southern California's longest-running public affairs show.
Katie Porter Jan 17
NewsConference: Rep. Porter Fights for Women in Workforce
NBC4's Conan Nolan talks with Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-Irvine). She serves on the House Financial Services Committee. She explains why she voted to impeach President Donald Trump. She has end...
President Trump Jan 17
NewsConference: Will the Senate Give Trump the Boot?
Los Angeles Jan 11
NewsConference: Political Consequences After Mob at the U.S. Capitol Building
NewsConference Jan 11
NewsConference: Does Social Media Have Too Much Power?
NBC4's Conan Nolan talks with Sarah Miller of the "Freedom from FACEBOOK" campaign on what fueled the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday? What role did FACEBOOK and Google play?
NewsConference: Social Isolation and Democracy
NBC4's Conan Nolan talks with Daniel Cox of the American Enterprise Institute, on the social isolation of so many people in the United States and its effects on the American democracy.
NewsConference: Tribute to Tom LaBonge
NBC4's Conan Nolan pays tribute to former Los Angeles City Councilman Tom LaBonge who passed away on Friday. He loved this city like no other.
Los Angeles Jan 3
NewsConference: Goodbye to 2020. Hello 2021
Though COVID-19 continues to ravage communities throughout California and the rest of the US, the end is in sight according to experts. Signs are it will be a robust economy in California starting in ...
NewsConference: California Politics, Looking Into 2021
NBC4's Conan Nolan talks with two well-known political minds: Ange-Marie Hancock Alfaro, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science at USC and NBC4's Political Contributor, and Raphael Sonenshein, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Pat Brown Institute at Cal State LA. Is Governor Gavin Newsom facing a possible recall in the new year? What about the future...
NewsConference: LA Port Copes With COVID-19
The port complex in Los Angeles and Long Beach is the busiest in the nation. It is responsible for one out of every nine jobs in our region. NBC4's Conan Nolan talks with Gene Seroka, Executive Director of the Port of Los Angeles, about how busy the port is, another sign of economic recovery during this COVID-19 crisis. Seroka explains...
NewsConference Dec 28, 2020
NewsConference: LA's Newest City Councilmember
A new year, a new face to the Los Angeles City Council 4th District. Nithya Raman won the seat after defeating incumbent David Ryu. She is 39 years old, a Harvard and MIT alum, a mother and a wife. About 7 years ago she started a non-profit dealing with homeless and housing crisis. NBC4's Conan Nolan talks with Raman about her...
NewsConference: Angelenos Want a New LAPD, Study Finds
NBC4's Conan Nolan talks with Fernando Guerra, Founding Director of the Center for the Study of Los Angeles on its newest survey on what Angelenos think about the LAPD.
NewsConference: Russian Hacking Investigation Is Not Over, Schiff Says
NBC4's Conan Nolan talks with Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) Chair of the Intelligence House Committee about the massive cyber-attack on the federal government, California Senator Dianne Feinstein and whether he wants the California Attorney General job.
NewsConference: Garcetti Ends Departure Speculation
The city of Los Angeles is in the midst of a crisis, says Mayor Eric Garcetti. Thus, he is staying and will not be joining the Biden Administration. But even if he did, he would have to face a very difficult road in getting confirmed by the senate. NBC4's Conan Nolan and Chuck Todd of Meet the Press talk about...
News Conference: A Failure of Congressional Leaders
NBC4'S Conan Nolan and Chuck Todd of NBC's Meet the Press talk about the long-awaited COVID-19 relief package being negotiated in Washington DC. What is holding up? Why can't the congressional leaders agree on the bailout?
Covered California Dec 14, 2020
NewsConference: Covered California Extends Deadline
Covered California enrollment doubled up in the first six months of the pandemic. Peter Lee, Executive Director of Covered California, talks about the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on California's Healthcare Insurance marketplace, and he explains why the deadline to apply for the program has been extended to Dec. 30. Conan Nolan and Yvonne Guevara ...
online learning Nov 29, 2020
News Conference Extra: Online Learning and the College Experience
California State University Chancellor Dr. Timothy White joins Conan Nolan to discuss online learning, the future of the four-year degree and discuss his own experience as an immigrant from Argentina.
los angeles county Nov 29, 2020
NewsConference: Restaurants' SOS
NBC4's Conan Nolan talks with LA's restaurateur Caroline Styne with the Independent Restaurant Coalition about how the latest outdoor dining ban is severely impacting the restaurant business, even if it's for only for three weeks. Many restaurants are barely making it and many will not come back, says Styne. Are they being unfairly targeted?...
NewsConference: Supervisor Ridley-Thomas Doesn't Shy from Controversy
Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas has spent last 30 years of his life as an elected official, from city hall to Sacramento. The last 12 years, he was as a supervisor representing LA County's District 2, which includes areas Carson, Compton and South Los Angeles. Dec. 4 is his last day with the county before he takes on...
LA County Nov 29, 2020
NewsConference: Stemming COVID's Second Wave
NBC4's Conan Nolan talks with Los Angeles County Health Director Barbara Ferrer, PhD on the measures being taken to stem the increase of COVID cases. Are we doing enough or are some measures such as the ban on outdoor dining–considered unnecessary by some—actually end up increasing transmission of the virus by sending more people indoors?...
California Nov 29, 2020
NewsConference: How GOP Won Back House Seats
In a stunning November election, Republicans won back four House seats that been lost in the 2018 Midterms. NBC4's Conan Nolan talks with the head of the California Republican Party, Jessica Millan Patterson, on how they did it.