SoCal Connected: In the Studio

Amy Wilentz has spent years in Haiti and has seen its reconstruction after the devastating earthquake. But she says Haiti needs help beyond money and volunteers.

Super Bowl XLVII was the highest-rated Super Bowl ever! Bro Jason Sklar gives Madeleine the highlights of "big game" in The Big Easy.

The latest on the L.A. Archdiocese scandal and a story we uncovered relating to defrocked priest Joseph Piña's ties to LAUSD. Attorney Ray Boucher also weighs in.

The Pentagon is dropping its ban on women serving in combat, but will that change the culture? According to military statistics, one out of every five women in uniform is a victim of sexual assault. The Academy Award-nominated documentary called "The Invisible War" takes a hard look at the subject, and director Kirby Dick talked to Madeleine about this often overlooked problem.

2013 is crunch time for the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. The full force of the law kicks in at the end of the year. California is hustling to get ready, but other states are dragging their feet, or just opting out. L.A. Congressman Henry Waxman helped write the law, and he talks to Madeleine.

It's never happened before. It's going to be the ultimate sibling rivalry when the Ravens and the 49ers go at it Sunday at Super Bowl XLVII. They will be led by two brothers. Jim Harbaugh was named head coach in San Francisco in 2011. His big brother John is wrapping up his fifth year in Baltimore. They're calling this the "bro bowl," and who better to handicap the big game than our favorite siblings of sports Jason and Randy Sklar.

With the passage of Prop 30, Gov. Jerry Brown is already making good on his promise to assist California's community college system, but not without some provisos for students. Val is joined in studio by former Chancellor of the California Community Colleges Jack Scott and GOOD Magazine's education editor, Liz Dwyer, to find out what improvements have already been made, and what changes students can expect in the years to come.

A group of senators from both parties is now pushing a plan that would give undocumented immigrants an eventual path to citizenship. Tomorrow, President Obama addresses the immigration issue in a speech in Nevada. Suddenly, there seems to be a new urgency to get this done, but will it finally happen? POLITICO's Rachel Van Dongen joins Madeleine via satellite from Washington to discuss the likelihood of such a measure.

In less than six weeks, L.A. voters go to the polls to choose their next mayor. Whoever ends up succeeding Antonio Villaraigosa will face epic problems: a ballooning budget deficit, exploding pension costs, unemployment above the national average, and a critical lack of affordable places to live. The race has stayed under the radar for a while, but the candidates have been out there raising money and facing off in more than a dozen debates. On January 24, our very own Val Zavala hosted a mayoral forum at Forest Lawn's Hall of Liberty in the Hollywood Hills. This event was sponsored by the League of Women Voters and Communities United for Smart Growth. The mayoral candidates in attendance were council members Eric Garcetti and Jan Perry, City Controller Wendy Greuel, attorney and broadcaster Kevin James, and former technology company executive Emanuel Pleitez. We've brought you the full forum, right here.

Gov. Jerry Brown delivered his State of the State earlier today in Sacramento. This was his third State of the State message since taking office in 2011, and what a difference a couple of years has made. The Governor began his term with $27 billion in deficit. But now, according to the budget he's proposing, California could be in for a surplus by next year. Another difference: the Democratic super majority in the legislature. Whatever his agenda, the governor may now have the support to carry it out. Joining Val in studio to discuss the Governor's speech are Joe Mathews of the New America Foundation and Zocalo Public Square; L.A. Times columnist, radio host, and KCET contributor Patt Morrison; and Jon Fleischman, founder and publisher of FlashReport.

Recently discovered letters from the 1980s cast a new and disturbing light on the L.A. Archdiocese and its former archbishop, Cardinal Roger Mahony. They strongly suggest that Mahony actively conspired to keep suspected pedophile priests away from the police, even going so far as to send a priest out of state to elude authorities. Mahony has apologized -- again. But now there are fresh calls for prosecution. Manny Vega of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP)tells Madeleine his devastating story of abuse and what he thinks should be the fate of Mahony and the other priests involved in this scandal.

Since we first brought you the story of Costa Mesa's struggle to handle its homeless population, there have been some changes. Jim Righeimer is now the mayor. The Orange County Board of Supervisors has approved $3 million for a new shelter. And Costa Mesa has added staff and resources to do more to address the needs of the homeless. Bill Boyarsky, for many years the City Hall watchdog for the Los Angeles Times talks to Val about what other cities could -- or should -- be doing.

President Obama is the 17th chief executive to deliver a second inaugural address. History says most of those speeches don't measure up. So, how did Mr. Obama do?

Following our investigation into Supervisor Don Knabe's lobbyist ties, a government report reveals county employees faked documents and violated county policy.

Michelle Obama has been called the "The First Lady of Style," and her impeccable fashion sense was fully on display on Inauguration Day.