LA Bracing For “Extreme” Wind; Talking To Kids About The Fires; Hostage/Ceasefire Deal “On The Brink”; World’s Largest Religious Gathering

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Headlines:

– Welcome to Mo News (00:00)

– Increasing Winds Bring Potential For ‘Explosive Fire Growth’ Across L.A. County This Week (02:20)

– California Attorney General Warns Against Price Gouging and Scams Amid LA Wildfire (04:10)

– How To Talk To Kids About the Devastating Fires (05:20)

– President Biden Delivers Final Foreign Policy Address (07:30)

– Starting Today: Confirmation Hearings For Trump's Cabinet Picks, including Pete Hegseth This Morning (11:20)

– Middle East: Officials Say Hostage-Ceasefire Deal Is Close (13:30)

– Childhood Vaccination Rates Were Falling Even Before the Rise of R.F.K. Jr. (16:15)

– Billed As Nonaddictive, New Pain Pill Could Soon Win FDA Approval (18:00)

– Millions Start Bathing In Holy Rivers At India's Biggest Hindu Festival (18:50)

– On This Day In History (19:40)

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Mosheh Oinounou (@mosheh) is an Emmy and Murrow award-winning journalist. He has 20 years of experience at networks including Fox News, Bloomberg Television and CBS News, where he was the executive producer of the CBS Evening News and launched the network's 24 hour news channel. He founded the @mosheh Instagram news account in 2020 and the Mo News podcast and newsletter in 2022.

Jill Wagner (@jillrwagner) is an Emmy and Murrow award-winning journalist. She's currently the Managing Editor of the Mo News newsletter and previously worked as a reporter for CBS News, Cheddar News, and News 12. She also co-founded the Need2Know newsletter, and has made it a goal to drop a Seinfeld reference into every Mo News podcast.

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