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CBS News
11 hours ago
- CBS News
CBS Los Angeles unveils new augmented/virtual reality immersive studio
CBS Los Angeles recognizes the importance of staying up to date with the latest technology and advancements to enhance the storytelling experience. That's why CBS Los Angeles is unveiling its new augmented/virtual reality immersive studio. The new AR/VR set is launching June 11, introducing an exciting way to deliver weather and news, immersing audiences in the story instead of just viewing it. CBS Los Angeles announces the launch of its groundbreaking AR/VR technology studio. kcal news "This week, we're launching our AR/VR Studio, and that will be the first of its kind in Southern California," said Tim Wieland, regional president and general manager of CBS Los Angeles. "Storytelling is at the core of everything we do here, and that includes weather." With the ever-changing and often unpredictable weather across Southern California, meteorologists will be able to use the entire studio as a blank canvas to create realistic 3D weather elements such as clouds, wind streamlines and storm systems. KCAL News meteorologist Dani Ruberti uses the newly launched AR/VR technology studio. Getty Images CBS Los Angeles is committed to providing audiences with quality newscasts that contain valuable information, and the AR/VR studio will help continue that mission. "Southern California has a wild diversity of microclimates, and so this allows us to literally walk through communities and neighborhoods and show differences in the weather at different times of day," Wieland said. CBS Bay Area has created the proprietary blueprint of the cutting-edge AR/VR technology that's being implemented across CBS Stations, in CBS News national broadcasts, and streaming on CBS News 24/7.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Waymo suspends downtown Los Angeles service after 5 cars set on fire
Multiple Waymo cars were vandalized and set on fire in Los Angeles on Sunday, as anti-ICE protests escalated across the city. Aerial footage shows the electric, self-driving cars engulfed in flames with sparks shooting out from one vehicle. Another video shows the aftermath, with the charred metal remains of five Waymo vehicles splayed across a Los Angeles street. Waymo has removed its vehicles from downtown Los Angeles and is suspending service in the area where the incidents occurred, out of an abundance of caution, a spokesperson for the ride-hailing service told CBS MoneyWatch. The company is still operating in other parts of Los Angeles. "We do not believe our vehicles were intentionally targeted, but rather happened to be present during the protests," the spokesperson said in an email. Waymo is owned by Google parent Alphabet. In addition to Los Angeles, the autonomous car company also offers it ride-hailing service in Phoenix and the San Francisco Bay, according to its website. Ricky Montanez, who covered the incident for CBS Los Angeles, said it took a while for the Los Angeles Police Department to arrive on the chaotic scene on Sunday. The LAPD and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment by CBS News. Protests in California's capital began Saturday after ICE raids in the Los Angeles Fashion District, and escalated on Sunday following President Trump's decision to deploy at least 300 U.S. National Guard troops to the city — a move California Gov. Gavin Newsom has called illegal. In addition to setting Waymo cars on fire, protestors also damaged and looted several businesses on Sunday including Jordan Studio 23, a sporting goods store in downtown L.A., as well as a T-Mobile and an Adidas store, according to CBS Los Angeles. LAPD has advised businesses in the area to report any damage to the police. "Please photograph all vandalism and damage prior to clean up," the department posted on its X account. Kristi Noem says "we are not going to let a repeat of 2020 happen" amid L.A. crackdown Magic in the dark: The fantastical worlds of Lightwire Theater Trump blasts Newsom as "grossly incompetent" as tensions rise over L.A. protests
The Independent
3 days ago
- Politics
- The Independent
‘I can't see anything!': Tear gas leaves reporter gasping and coughing during LA protest
A reporter was left coughing and gasping live on air while covering the Los Angeles ICE protests. CBS Los Angeles captured the harrowing scene of law enforcement using tear gas to dispel demonstrators who gathered to protest immigration raids at the Metropolitan Detention Center on Saturday night. 'We have fireworks going off, tear gas is in the air, people are dispersing,' KCAL reporter Lauren Pozen relayed to anchors. She could be heard coughing offscreen and struggling to speak before adding, 'I can't see anything. I'm sorry, I can't see anything.' The CBS LA anchors urge Pozen to leave the scene, asking to switch to a chopper shot of the chaos as the reporter continues coughing. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump has deployed the National Guard to quell the protests.
CBS News
28-05-2025
- General
- CBS News
LAPD officers chasing allegedly armed motorcyclist in South LA
Dean Fioresi is a web producer for CBS Los Angeles. He covers breaking news throughout Southern California. When he's not writing about local events, he enjoys focusing on sports and entertainment.
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Toxic algae killing sharks, rays, crabs: "Like a horror movie for fish"
A vast bloom of toxic algae is killing more than 200 species of marine life off the southern coast of Australia, scientists and conservation groups say. The algae — Karenia mikimotoi — appeared in waters around South Australia state in March, causing mass deaths in species including sharks, rays, crabs and octopuses. "There are carcasses littering beaches," said Brad Martin, a manager of the non-profit fish conservation group Ozfish. "It is like a horror movie for fish," Martin told the BBC. Beaches on wildlife-rich tourist draws such as Kangaroo Island, Yorke Peninsula and Fleurieu Peninsula have been affected. The bloom stretches across 1,700 square miles, Martin said -- an area larger than Japan or Germany. Karenia mikimotoi has been detected around the world since the 1930s, including off Japan, Norway, China and the United States where it has disrupted local tourism and fishery industries, causing millions of dollars worth of damage. In California, hundreds of seas animals have died due to a toxic algae bloom stretching from San Diego to San Luis Obispo, CBS Los Angeles reported last month. But Martin said South Australia had not previously experienced a toxic algae bloom of this scale or duration. "It's an unprecedented event, because the bloom has continued to build and build," wildlife scientists Vanessa Pirotta told the BBC. The South Australian government said the event is thought to have been driven by a marine heatwave, as well as relatively calm marine conditions. Marine biologist Shauna Murray, who identified the algae species for the authorities, said it damages the gills of fish and prevents them from breathing. "It is not pleasant," said Murray, from the University of Technology Sydney. "It will probably take some time for the ecosystem to recuperate." While conditions usually ease towards the end of April, there had been no relief yet, South Australian Environment Minister Susan Close said this month. "We need a big change in weather to break this thing up -- there is nothing we can do to precipitate this," she told national broadcaster ABC. In the meantime, South Australian authorities have urged beachgoers to avoid swimming in water that is discolored or foamy, warning that it can irritate the skin and affect breathing. Climate change has led to an increase in the frequency and duration of marine heatwaves across Australia, which significantly affects marine ecosystems. Sneak peek: Fatal First Date Trump teases "good news" on Russia-Ukraine war Sneak peek: The Footprint
