advertising. all issues he stressed here in los angeles trying to defy the baggage that would come with the label of former republican. worth noting, it s not that long ago. you go back to the 1990s, there was a 63-year-old multimillionaire republican who ran on the issues of crime, homelessness and quality of life in los angeles and did get himself elected mayor that was 1993, name was richard rearidan. he served two term. caruso trying to follow that same model a couple decades later. thank you very much, steve. we ll check back in later on in the program. with the first public hearing of the january 6th committee on thursday, will democrats try to capitalize on that issue with voters? in a piece looking at that exact issue, the new york times says it is an uphill battle at a time when polls show that voter attention is focussed elsewhere, including on inflation, rising coronavirus cases and record-high gas prices. but democrats argue the hearings