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World AIDS Day: Close to a Cure?

In San Francisco's Golden Gate Park Thursday, hundreds marked World AIDS Day by remembering those lost to the epidemic. But for the first time in a long time, there's renewed hope for curing AIDS. Some of the most cutting-edge research is happening at The Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology in San Francisco. We talk to its director, Dr. Warner Greene.

• More: Gathering Memorializes AIDS Patients and Caregivers

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Climate Change Impacts Sequoia National Park

When Congress created the National Park Service nearly 100 years ago, the goal was to protect places with historic or natural value for future generations. But climate change is throwing a wrench into those plans. Sequoia National Park could be heading toward a future without its signature gigantic trees.Reporter: Molly Samuel

• More: Can Giant Sequoias Survive the Future?
• More: California's Redwoods Face Climate Change

Literary Journal Zyzzyva Revamped

Popular West Coast literary journal Zyzzyva has been cultivating the new works of writers and artists since 1985. As the book industry struggles to survive, Zyzzyva is thriving under new leadership. We talk with Oscar Villalon, the journal's new managing editor.

• More: About Zyzzyva : at Zyzzyva.org

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Jazz Review: Alphonse Mouzon's 'Angel Face'

Los Angeles drummer Alphonse Mouzon is best-known for his role in several bands that pioneered and popularized the jazz fusion movement. But over the course of his career, he's recorded everything from roots rock and blues to R&B and salsa. Jazz critic Andrew Gilbert reviews Mouzon's latest CD, "Angel Face," an album 11 years in the making.

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An L.A. Church's Big Sound

There's a little-known treasure housed within the neo-Gothic walls of the First Congregational Church of Los Angeles. "The Great Organs" make up the largest functioning church instrument in the world. The church opens its doors to the public every Thursday for free lunchtime organ concerts -- and it's gearing up for a holiday show this weekend.Reporter: Adelaide Chen