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Low clouds and patchy fog will quickly mix out inland. The beaches should see the sun by mid- to late morning.
Winds will pick up again late afternoon through the night over the deserts.
Our first stretch of above-average heat is headed our way. Expect a hot weekend that will carry into next week.
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Around SoCal
1. BET Awards show honors Busta Rhymes, hip-hop’s 50 years and pays tribute to Takeoff and Tina Turner
The 2023 BET Awards celebrated 50 years of hip-hop with tributes to the genre’s earliest voices, late legends, and new talent during a show packed with spectacular performances that consistently felt like a party.
Sunday's biggest surprise came when Quavo and Offset, the surviving members of Migos, performed “Bad and Boujee” in front of an image of Takeoff, who died in a shooting last December.
“BET, do it for Take,” the duo shouted near the beginning of their set, as their backdrop switched from the image of a space shuttle to one of Takeoff pointing in the air.
Throughout the show, whether it was Tupac, Notorious B.I.G., Biz Markie or Pop Smoke, performers and emcee Kid Capri paid homage to late hip-hop stars, often by quickly highlighting a taste of their best-known hits. In a show where few awards were given, Capri and BET kept the emphasis on the music.
2. Hearing due for LA politician Ridley-Thomas’ bid for acquittal, new trial
Former City Council member Mark Ridley-Thomas, convicted of federal bribery and conspiracy charges, is expected to ask a judge Monday to vacate his guilty verdicts and grant his acquittal due to what he alleges were procedural errors and other issues during his trial.
Ridley-Thomas’ attorneys say that during the March trial there were multiple instances of prosecutorial misconduct, a lack of proper jury instructions and misstatements of the law that ultimately deprived the longtime Los Angeles politician of his right to a fair trial.
The 68-year-old Ridley-Thomas is facing the prospect of years in prison after being convicted March 30 on single counts of conspiracy, bribery, honest services mail fraud and four counts of honest services wire fraud, stemming from his time serving on the county Board of Supervisors. Sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 21 in downtown Los Angeles.
3. Human remains found in California mountain area where actor Julian Sands disappeared 5 months ago
Hikers found human remains Saturday in a Southern California mountain area where actor Julian Sands disappeared five months ago, authorities said.
The body discovered around 10 a.m. in wilderness near Mount Baldy was transported to the coroner's office for identification next week, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said in a statement.
On Friday, his family released its first statement since Sands' disappearance: “We continue to hold Julian in our hearts with bright memories of him as a wonderful father, husband, explorer, lover of the natural world and the arts, and as an original and collaborative performer.”
Sands, a 65-year-old British-born actor best known for his role in the 1985 film “A Room With a View,” is married to journalist Evgenia Citkowitz and has three adult children.
4. Freeman gets his 2,000th hit; Dodgers lose to Astros in 11
Alex Bregman drove in the game-winning run in the 11th inning and the Houston Astros beat Los Angeles 6-5 Sunday despite squandering a three-run lead on a night the Dodgers' Freddie Freeman collected his 2,000th hit.
Freeman had two doubles to reach the hits milestone and Mookie Betts led off the bottom of the first with a home run, but the Dodgers couldn't rally for the second straight game. Yency Almonte (3-1) took the loss.
Los Angeles tied it up with three runs in the eighth off reliever Rafael Montero, starting their push when Freeman drove in Betts by becoming the 295th player in major league history to record 2,000 hits.
Up next: Dodgers LHP Clayton Kershaw (9-4) gets the nod on Tuesday to start a three-game series at Colorado. Kershaw is 3-0 with a 1.33 earned run average in four starts this month.
Around the Nation
1. 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' slings back into box office top spot while 'The Flash' drops
2. Griner chosen as an WNBA All-Star starter with Wilson and Stewart captains again
3. In post-Roe era, House Republicans begin quiet push for new restrictions on abortion access
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TV showrunners discuss their high-profile series in Emmys roundtable
Behind every Primetime Emmy Award-winning television show is a top-level executive producer with creative control to see the series through to its season's end. This year, the Emmys are abuzz with many high-profile contenders.
On Spectrum News' "The Envelope Emmys Roundtable — Showrunners," the heads of this past year's hit series — "The Last of Us" (Craig Mazin), "Swarm" (Janine Nabers), "Ramy" (Ramy Youssef), "Only Murders in the Building" (John Hoffman) and Liz Tigelaar ("Tiny Beautiful Things") — open up about their awards-caliber projects.
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SoCal Snapshot
Kate McKinnon, from left, Issa Rae, Greta Gerwig, Ryan Gosling, Margot Robbie, America Ferrera and Michael Cera arrive at a photo call for "Barbie" on Sunday at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)