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Oct 13, 2021

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are about to work 24/7

Also today: Thousands of Kaiser Permanente health care workers in California and Oregon are poised to strike over pay and working conditions. Dozens of countries around the globe pledge to cut down on methane emissions, which have steadily emerged as a climate threat.

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 20: In an aerial view, shipping containers and trucks are seen at the Port of Los Angeles on September 20, 2021 near Los Angeles, California. Amid nationwide record-high demand for imported goods and supply chain issues, the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are currently seeing unprecedented congestion. On September 17, there were a record total of 147 ships, 95 of which were container ships, in the twin ports, which move about 40 percent of all cargo containers entering the U.S. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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Segments From This Episode

Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach to expand operations
It’s the holiday shopping season, and the ports are responsible for almost half of the cargo that comes into the U.S.
Thousands of Kaiser Permanente health care workers threaten to strike
by Caroline Champlin
JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images
The union representing nurses and other health care staff say thousands more Kaiser employees could vote this week to authorize a strike.
Thirty countries agree to methane emissions cuts to protect the climate
by Samantha Fields
Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images
Pound for pound, it’s 28 times better at trapping atmospheric heat than CO2.