The Sequester: How Will It Affect Los Angeles and You?

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On Friday, if Congress and the President don't find an alternative, more than $850 billion in federal budget cuts will go into effect. For California and Los Angeles, it means thousands of jobs on the chopping block, from the defense industry to pre-school to medical research. Guest host Mike Shuster explores how the sequester will affect your city and you. Also, an amateur crime blogger turned sleuth pursues a California serial killer you've probably never heard of and who may no longer exist. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, Warren Olney asks, what can be done about Syria?

Banner image: Public safety is just one aspect of life that could be impacted by the sequester. Photo by gogoloopie