'The Local Story'

Channel 4 unveils "The Local Story: Summer Edition" at 3 pm., with L.A. news veteran Ross Becker anchoring. Toni Guinyard, formerly of KCET's "Life & Times" and KCAL, is the field reporter. The show, which will run until a new daytime lineup takes over in mid-September, is billed by NBC 4 as examining "select local news events and themes in a nontraditional way, striving to tap into their emotional content." The executive producer is Michael Horowicz, whose credits include MSNBC's "The Abrams Report" and "The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder."

Later on Life & Times: Former Board of Education president Caprice Young and current board member David Tokofsky debate the mayor's school takeover plan. 6:30 pm.