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Watch live coverage of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, including the swearing-in ceremony and his inaugural address at the U.S. Capitol.

Key moments:
0:00 The Inauguration of Donald Trump
0:28:40 Trump and Biden enter the Capitol
1:38:54 JD Vance takes oath of office
1:40:48 Donald Trump takes oath of office
1:48:45 President Trump gives inaugural address
2:47:45 Trumps send off the Bidens
5:56:07 Trump reviews military troops in inaugural tradition
7:04:00 Trump arrives at Capital One Arena
8:27:05 President Trump signs executive orders

Follow live inauguration coverage here: https://on.wsj.com/42fSrvX

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The Los Angeles wildfires are still burning, and homeowners are rushing to file insurance claims. WSJ followed a public insurance adjuster surveying homes in the neighborhood of Altadena that were destroyed by the Eaton Fire to understand what’s in store for homeowners filing claims to repair and rebuild.

Chapters:
0:00 Surveying damage
0:57 Public insurance adjusters
2:52 Smoke damage
5:02 Cost of the insured losses
5:50 Rebuilding houses

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A new Wall Street Journal poll found that most Americans hope to see Donald Trump temper his aggressive plans in his second term. What are the poll findings as it relates to immigration and Trump’s deportation plan, government operations and Trump’s tariffs and tax plans?

WSJ’s Aaron Zitner explains what voters want from the next administration.

Chapters:
0:00 WSJ poll findings
0:31 Immigration
1:19 Government operations
2:20 Taxes and tariffs

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Read more about the new WSJ poll: https://on.wsj.com/4g4Lykc

Bill Gates is among the billionaires who’ve met with Donald Trump before the former president returns to office. In an interview with WSJ, Gates said they spoke about global health issues and he was “impressed” with Trump’s interest.

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California’s incarcerated firefighters battle wildfires for minimal pay. Around 1,600 incarcerated people work as firefighters in California, making up as much as 15% of the state fighting force, Cal Fire.

WSJ’s Ben C. Solomon joins one crew on the Los Angeles fire line battling the main fire in the Pacific Palisades, showing their critical role in protecting communities and expensive homes from burning down.

Chapters:
0:00 Joining a group of incarcerated firefighters
0:45 Incarcerated firefighter pay
2:01 Preventing future fires
2:56 Fighting fires as a form of redemption

#California #Wildfires #WSJ

When fire hydrants ran dry during the Pacific Palisades fire, it sparked a wave of anger and even misinformation. Here’s how L.A.’s water system works and what we know about why the hydrants ran out.

#LosAngeles #Wildfire #Shorts

Walmart launched a new store brand Bettergoods in an effort to attract new customers to more premium grocery products. And it’s not alone – private labels have exploded in sales. Investing in higher quality store brands is a rising trend among companies including Target, who brings in $30 billion in revenue annually on what they call their “owned brands.”

WSJ’s Sarah Nassauer visits Walmart and Target to explore the retail giants’ private label strategies.

Chapters:
0:00 Premium grocery brands
0:47 Private labels on the rise
2:00 Walmart
4:49 Target

News Explainers
Some days the high-speed news cycle can bring more questions than answers. WSJ’s news explainers break down the day's biggest stories into bite-size pieces to help you make sense of the news.

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The lights are turning back on at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania, the site of America's worst nuclear meltdown, after it has lain dormant for 5 years. The clean energy will be used to power AI servers and the electricity it generates will be sold to one company: Microsoft. Reviving nuclear power plants has drawn support from Silicon Valley executives like Elon Musk, but what does it take to actually restart one of these plants?

WSJ went inside the nuclear plant to learn the steps it takes to restart the clean energy source and examined the regulations in place in order to restart these reactors.

Chapters:
0:00 Demand for nuclear power
1:07 The steps to restart
4:11 The 1979 meltdown and cleanup
4:52 The regulations to restart

News Explainers
Some days the high-speed news cycle can bring more questions than answers. WSJ’s news explainers break down the day's biggest stories into bite-size pieces to help you make sense of the news.

#Nuclear #AI #WSJ

Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan sat down with WSJ’s Damian Paletta on the final days of her post as FTC chair to reflect on a historically aggressive tenure at the head of the FTC – and what the future could look like for antitrust enforcement. Khan discusses the state of monopoly powers, the upcoming Trump administration’s effect on companies like Meta and Amazon, the Microsoft-Activision case, regulating AI, non-compete clauses and more.

Chapters:
0:00 Adjusting monopoly powers
0:45 Big tech and incoming Trump administration
1:30 Microsoft-Activision case
2:24 The current state of monopolistic power
3:23 Using feedback from the country
4:51 Proudest moment as FTC chair
5:42 AI and big tech
6:32 Non-compete clauses
8:29 Mergers and acquisitions activity

#FTC #Business #WSJ

WSJ’s Ben C. Solomon is on the ground in Altadena as residents return to their homes for the first time and start to comb through the wreckage while fires still rage in parts of Los Angeles.

Chapters:
0:00 Destruction in Altadena
0:42 A resident returns to her ruined home
1:51 A locksmith rescues cars
2:46 How residents saved their homes

#Wildfire #LosAngeles #WSJ

When fire hydrants ran dry during the Pacific Palisades fire, it sparked a wave of anger and even misinformation. Here’s how L.A.’s water system works and what we know about why the hydrants ran out.

Chapters:
0:00 Misinformation around the fire
0:39 How L.A.'s water system works
2:34 Claims about L.A. hydrants
4:06 What could L.A. have done better?

#Wildfire #LosAngeles #WSJ

President-elect Donald Trump hasn’t ruled out military action in his pledge for control of Greenland. Trump says the U.S. needs the island for “national security purposes,” but Greenland has been tied both politically and culturally with Denmark for decades. The Arctic island has vast deposits in rare earths, oil and gas, also making it a focal point for other rivals including China and Russia. But can Trump actually purchase the territory from Denmark?

WSJ explores why any U.S. bid for the Danish territory is complicated and controversial.

Chapters:
0:00 Trump and Greenland
0:31 Navigating Danish diplomacy
1:20 Greenland’s independence
2:20 Congress’s approval if Trump makes a deal
3:03 Military action and economic policy
3:44 Expansion of military presence

News Explainers
Some days the high-speed news cycle can bring more questions than answers. WSJ’s news explainers break down the day's biggest stories into bite-size pieces to help you make sense of the news.

#Trump #Greenland #WSJ