Good evening! We're wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook.
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Patchy dense fog is possible overnight over parts of the coast and basins.
During the day, there’ll be lots of sunshine and it’ll feel like summer again as high temperatures soar 10 to 20 degrees above average.
Highs from the upper 90s to 108 degrees linger over inland cities through early next week
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Today's Big Stories
1. Shooter of 2 Jewish men in West Los Angeles sentenced to prison
A former Riverside resident who shot two Jewish men after they left synagogues in the Pico-Robertson district last year less than 24 hours apart was sentenced Monday to 35 years in federal prison.
Jaime Tran, 30, pleaded guilty in June in downtown Los Angeles to all charges against him: two counts of hate crimes with intent to kill and two counts of using, carrying and discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
"After years of spewing antisemitic vitriol, the defendant planned and carried out a two-day attack attempting to murder Jews leaving synagogue in Los Angeles," Attorney General Merrick B. Garland said in a statement.
2. California wildfire flareup prompts evacuation in San Bernardino County
Evacuation orders and warnings were in place Monday for Southern California residents near a wildfire that is largely contained after the blaze flared up over the weekend.
The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department told residents of Seven Oaks to leave the small mountain community following a sudden surge in the Line Fire on Sunday afternoon.
Sheriff's officials also warned people in nearby Angelus Oaks and the Boulder Bay area along Big Bear Lake to be prepared to leave.
As of Sunday, the Line Fire was spread over 62.6 square miles and 83% contained, with 1,176 personnel assigned to fight the blaze, according to the San Bernardino National Forest. At its height, the blaze threatened more than 65,000 homes.
3. Movie armorer's conviction upheld in deadly ‘Rust’ set shooting by Alec Baldwin
A New Mexico judge on Monday upheld an involuntary manslaughter conviction against a movie armorer in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film “Rust.”
Armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed asked a court to dismiss her involuntary manslaughter conviction or convene a new trial in the shooting death, alleging misconduct and suppression of evidence by law enforcement.
Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer halted and ended Baldwin’s trial in July based on misconduct of police and prosecutors and their withholding evidence from the defense in the 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set outside Santa Fe.
Gutierrez-Reed was convicted by a jury in March in a trial overseen by Marlowe Sommer, who later sentenced her to the maximum 18-month penalty. Gutierrez-Reed already has an appeal of her involuntary manslaughter conviction pending in a higher court.
Speaking from the White House on Monday, President Joe Biden described the impacts of Hurricane Helene as “broad and devastating” as he delivered an update on the federal government’s response to what he called a “history-making” storm.
In his remarks, Biden promised to visit impacted sites later this week and pledged that his administration would not leave “until the job is done,” as communities across the Southeast recover from the storm that, as of Monday morning, had left at least 120 people dead in six states and millions without power.
“I’ve been on the ground at many disaster areas since I’ve been president and I’ve heard dozens of stories from survivors about how it feels to be left with nothing,” Biden said. “I’m here to tell every single survivor in these impacted areas that we will be there with you as long as it takes.”
Biden on Monday said he had directed his team to provide “every available resource as fast as possible” to communities on the ground, including to assist in clearing debris and delivering supplies. More than 3,600 federal personnel have been deployed to disaster areas, a number that is “growing by the day,” he added.
Your Notes for Tomorrow
- 100th birthday of former President Jimmy Carter
- Vice presidential debate to take place
- National Book Awards finalists to be announced
- Mark Rutte to replace Jens Stoltenberg as NATO secretary-general
- U.S. fiscal year to begin
- Forbes 400 list of the richest Americans to be published
- Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey/ Construction Spending
- ISM Report on Business Manufacturing PMI expected
- New French PM Michel Barnier to deliver policy address in front of Parliament
In Case You Missed It
Guests enjoy a demonstration at the Sloomoo Institute. (LA Times Today)
Visitors of all ages can play at the Sloomoo Institute
It's amazing what a little slime can do for your well-being. And now we have the Sloomoo Institute, a hands-on slime factory that opened its newest location in Los Angeles earlier this month. It features giant slime-filled vats, Nickelodeon-style slime falls and a DIY bar where you can make your own slime.
It’s a world of sensory play, and it’s not just for kids.
Karen Robinovitz, co-founder of Sloomoo Institute, talked about how visitors react when they first enter the Sloomoo Institute.
"When you see all of the slime, it's really easy to lose it a little and get so excited. There's a lot of screaming. There's a lot of laughing. There's a lot of joy," she said. "The amazing thing about a lot of people's joy is that it's contagious. So everybody starts to feel it."
Co-founder Sara Schiller explained that while children are attracted to the Sloomoo Institute, the adults that accompany them also enjoy the experience.
Click the link above for the full episode.