We have another possible spy mystery on our hands. This time an American named Paul Whelan has been arrested in Russia where the Russian Federal Security Service said he was caught during an espionage operation. There a few more twists and turns in this story that make it so intriguing. Kristen Shamus, reporter for the Detroit Free Press, joins us for what we know about Paul Whelan and the response from the US to get him back.

Next, the new Congress has been sworn in and it is the most diverse congressional class in history. Nancy Pelosi has regain the speakership of the House and it is setting up a showdown with the administration as she will be the main counterbalance to President Trump. Stef Kight, reporter for Axios, joins us to talk about all the new diversity and the agenda for democrats this year.

Finally, Los Angeles has become the first city in the US to deploy an earthquake early warning app for the public. The app is called ShakeAlertLA and it uses a network of seismic sensors to detect earthquakes and send warnings to smartphones hoping to give seconds or tens of seconds of notice to residents before an earthquake hits. Ron Lin, reporter for the LA Times joins us for more on this new early warning system.

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