A woman who tried to save her pets during a mobile home fire in Oakdale on Tuesday suffered burn injuries, Modesto fire officials said.Crews responded to the fire around 11:30 p.m. at a mobile home park in the 900 block of G Street. The woman who lived in a double-wide mobile home that had caught fire managed to get out. But she tried to go back in to save her pets. She sustained first- and second-degree burns to her face, hair and back, and was flown to a hospital’s burn unit for treatment, officials said. The fire was contained after about 15 minutes. Firefighters said four dogs were brought out of the fire, but did not survive. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Stanislaus Fire Investigation Unit.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
OAKDALE, Calif. —
A woman who tried to save her pets during a mobile home fire in Oakdale on Tuesday suffered burn injuries, Modesto fire officials said.
Crews responded to the fire around 11:30 p.m. at a mobile home park in the 900 block of G Street.
The woman who lived in a double-wide mobile home that had caught fire managed to get out. But she tried to go back in to save her pets.
She sustained first- and second-degree burns to her face, hair and back, and was flown to a hospital’s burn unit for treatment, officials said.
The fire was contained after about 15 minutes. Firefighters said four dogs were brought out of the fire, but did not survive.
The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Stanislaus Fire Investigation Unit.
A warmer weather system will bring widespread rain back to Northern California on Tuesday, which will likely lead to snow at lower elevations melting. Existing snow combined with rain could lead to localized street flooding on the west slope, making Tuesday a KCRA 3 weather Impact Day.Impact Days are issued when weather conditions could be a nuisance for travel or outdoor activities. This system will tap into moisture from a weakening atmospheric river with roots in the tropics. Because of this warmer setup, the snow level will stay well above the Tahoe area passes.Flooding in communities that have seen several feet of snow is possible as warm rain is expected to melt snow and lead to poor drainage flooding. Rain will also add significant weight to piles of snow on rooftops.The Sierra Avalanche Center warned that there is a high avalanche danger on Tuesday. The incoming rain will add a lot of weight to the upper layers of the snowpack, making it even more unstable.”Blowing and drifting snow has led to unstable wind slabs in areas that have filled in with drifted snow,” the center said. “Weak layers deep in the snowpack remain unstable in some areas. Consider avoiding avalanche terrain in areas where wind slabs exist, near any areas where you have triggered any snowpack collapses or audible whumpfing, or where recent avalanches have occurred.”Below is a breakdown of what the KCRA 3 weather team is expecting:RainScattered showers arrive late Monday night into early Tuesday morning. Rainfall will turn steady as the busiest part of the morning commute is starting in the Valley, Foothills and Sierra. Showers will continue on and off throughout the day and into the overnight hours before tapering off quickly Wednesday morning. The heaviest rain is forecast in higher terrain and areas along and north of Interstate 80.Below are forecast amounts for Tuesday and Wednesday:Valley: 0.25 to 0.70 inches of rainFoothills: 1 to 3 inchesSierra: All rain, with totals up to 2 inches on the west slopeSnowSnow is not in the forecast with this weather system. The snow level will begin above 10,000 feet and then drop to 9,000 feet as precipitation tapers off Wednesday morning. WindBreezy conditions are expected at times Tuesday, strongest in the Sierra.Mountain areas can expect sustained winds of 10 to 20 mph, with gusts up to 25 mph, especially Tuesday morning.Winds will be lighter and less impactful in the foothills and lower elevations.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
A warmer weather system will bring widespread rain back to Northern California on Tuesday, which will likely lead to snow at lower elevations melting.
Existing snow combined with rain could lead to localized street flooding on the west slope, making Tuesday a KCRA 3 weather Impact Day.
Impact Days are issued when weather conditions could be a nuisance for travel or outdoor activities.
This system will tap into moisture from a weakening atmospheric river with roots in the tropics. Because of this warmer setup, the snow level will stay well above the Tahoe area passes.
Flooding in communities that have seen several feet of snow is possible as warm rain is expected to melt snow and lead to poor drainage flooding. Rain will also add significant weight to piles of snow on rooftops.
The Sierra Avalanche Center warned that there is a high avalanche danger on Tuesday. The incoming rain will add a lot of weight to the upper layers of the snowpack, making it even more unstable.
“Blowing and drifting snow has led to unstable wind slabs in areas that have filled in with drifted snow,” the center said. “Weak layers deep in the snowpack remain unstable in some areas. Consider avoiding avalanche terrain in areas where wind slabs exist, near any areas where you have triggered any snowpack collapses or audible whumpfing, or where recent avalanches have occurred.”
Below is a breakdown of what the KCRA 3 weather team is expecting:
Rain
Scattered showers arrive late Monday night into early Tuesday morning.
Rainfall will turn steady as the busiest part of the morning commute is starting in the Valley, Foothills and Sierra. Showers will continue on and off throughout the day and into the overnight hours before tapering off quickly Wednesday morning.
The heaviest rain is forecast in higher terrain and areas along and north of Interstate 80.
Hearst Owned
Tuesday’s weather system is tapping into moisture from a weakening atmopsheric river with roots in the tropics.
Below are forecast amounts for Tuesday and Wednesday:
Hearst Owned
Rain will accumulate from the Valley all the way up to the highest points of the Sierra passes on Tuesday.
Valley: 0.25 to 0.70 inches of rain
Foothills: 1 to 3 inches
Sierra: All rain, with totals up to 2 inches on the west slope
Snow
Snow is not in the forecast with this weather system.
The snow level will begin above 10,000 feet and then drop to 9,000 feet as precipitation tapers off Wednesday morning.
Wind
Breezy conditions are expected at times Tuesday, strongest in the Sierra.
Mountain areas can expect sustained winds of 10 to 20 mph, with gusts up to 25 mph, especially Tuesday morning.
Winds will be lighter and less impactful in the foothills and lower elevations.
NorCal forecast: Freeze Warning Thursday night as the weather dries out
A few days of dry weather will give crews in in the mountains some much-needed time to plow and restore power.
ALL RIGHT. NOW TO KCRA 3 WEATHER. IT IS AN IMPACT DAY. BUT LOOK AT THIS. A LIVE LOOK FROM STOCKTON. WE DO HAVE SOME BLUE SKY OUT THERE, ALTHOUGH WE STILL HAVE THE CLOUDS. LET’S GET OVER TO DIRK WITH OUR FORECAST. YEAH, THE BIGGEST IMPACT TODAY HAS BEEN IN THE MOUNTAINS. WE HAVE HAD SOME SHOWERS, WE’VE HAD SOME HAIL AND SOME PRETTY HEAVY DOWNPOURS. BUT THE SIERRA, THAT’S WHERE WE CONTINUE TO SEE A PRETTY GOOD AMOUNT OF SNOW STILL FALLING. NOW WE ARE SEEING SOME SIGNS OF IT BREAKING A BIT AND THAT’S GOOD. LET’S TAKE A CLOSER LOOK HERE. BETWEEN HIGHWAY 50 AND I-80. THIS IS WHERE WE HAVE SOME OF THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING RIGHT NOW IN PLUMAS COUNTY AND EL DORADO COUNTIES, AND I-80, WHERE WE’VE BEEN SEEING A LITTLE BIT OF A BREAK. ACTUALLY, THE SNOW PLOWS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO KIND OF CATCH UP A LITTLE BIT. YOU CAN START SEEING SOME OF THE SURFACE OF THE ROAD HERE FROM THE DONNER SUMMIT SKY CAMERA THAT IS ICE ENCRUSTED WITH SOME OF THOSE SNOWFLAKES. GOT A LITTLE BIT OF A WINDOW TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE ACTUAL I-80 DONNER SUMMIT AREA, BUT TEMPERATURE CURRENTLY 18 DEGREES WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 16MPH. SO LET’S GO AHEAD AND TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE RAIN HITTING THESE SPOTS WHERE THERE’S THESE LITTLE HEAVY DOWNPOURS, THESE LITTLE CELLS THAT ARE POPPING UP. THAT’S WHERE WE’RE SEEING HAIL THAT’S BEEN FORMING. AND SO THOSE ARE SPOTS THAT’S BEEN COLD ENOUGH TO WHERE WE’RE SEEING HAIL HAS HAD SEVERAL REPORTS OF HAIL. AND THOSE ARE THE MOST LIKELY SPOTS HERE ALONG HIGHWAY 108. WE’RE SEEING SOME. AND THAT’S GOING TO BE PUSHING IN AND TURNING INTO SOME SNOW AS IT MAKES ITS WAY UP INTO THE FOOTHILLS, UP ABOVE 1500 FEET. ALSO, JUST TO THE SOUTH OF IONE. YOU’RE KIND OF COMING OUT OF THIS AREA OF RAIN AS THIS IS MOVING A LITTLE BIT MORE TO THE SOUTH TOWARDS SAN ANDREAS. IN JACKSON, YOU’VE BEEN SEEING SOME OF THAT RAIN. WE HAVE SOME RAIN NEAR CAMERON PARK CURRENTLY, AND AUBURN, WHICH EARLIER HAD SOME SNOW, IS NOW GETTING SOME LIGHT RAIN. SO SNOW THAT’S LAKE TAHOE SOUTH LAKE TAHOE PICTURE HERE SHOWING THE AREA BLANKETED WITH SOME FRESH SNOW. CURRENT TEMPERATURE AND TRUCKEE IS 25 DEGREES MODESTO 5154 IN STOCKTON AND 51 DEGREES CURRENTLY IN SACRAMENTO. SO ONCE WE GOT RID OF THE RAIN AND THINGS ARE DRYING OUT TEMPERATURES, THEY REBOUNDED A LITTLE BIT. EVEN WITH THAT COLD AIR THAT’S BRINGING OUT THOSE LOW SNOW LEVELS, CURRENT WINDS. WE HAVE WINDS 21MPH IN STOCKTON. THAT’S WHERE WE’RE SEEING SOME OF THE STRONGEST WINDS RIGHT NOW. 17 MILE AN HOUR WINDS IN FAIRFIELD, SAN FRANCISCO BEATS THEM ALL WITH A WIND COMING FROM THE WEST NORTHWEST AT 32MPH. SO WE HAVE THIS POCKET OF COLD AIR. IT’S MOVED IN AND WE’VE SEEN THE LOW SNOW LEVELS. AND THIS IS GOING TO MAKE FOR A COLD NIGHT TONIGHT, ESPECIALLY AREAS WHERE WE SEE THE CLOUD COVER STARTING TO CLEAR OUT. THAT’S JUST OPENING THE DOOR, ALLOWING THAT COLD AIR TO JUST SIT IN PLACE. ALTHOUGH ANY WARMTH IS GOING TO ESCAPE. AND WE’RE LOOKING AT A FREEZE WARNING THAT HAS BEEN ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL 9:00 TOMORROW MORNING WITH SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES. BUT NOT EVERY PLACE IS GOING TO BE THE SAME. WE’RE LOOKING AT THE NORTH END OF THE VALLEY, STRETCHING ALL THE WAY UP INTO SHASTA COUNTY. THIS IS WHERE THE COLDEST AIR IS GOING TO BE. ANYWHERE FROM 23 TO 28 DEGREES. AND THEN YOU GET MORE TOWARDS SACRAMENTO AND ON INTO SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. AND THAT’S WHERE WE’RE EXPECTING TEMPERATURES TO RANGE MORE 29 TO 34 DEGREES. BUT STILL, THOSE ARE SOME PRETTY COLD TEMPERATURES FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE PLANTS OR ANYTHING THAT COULD BE AFFECTED BY THAT KIND OF COLD, TAKE CARE OF IT. TAKE CARE OF THAT BUSINESS SNOW THAT’S GOING TO BE DECREASING OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW MORNING. WE CAN SEE WE HAVE SOME BREAKS IN THE CLOUD COVER. WE’RE GOING TO SEE WIDESPREAD FROST TOMORROW MORNING BECAUSE OF THE RAIN KIND OF ICY CONDITIONS TO WAKE UP TO IN THE MORNING FRIDAY. AS WE GET INTO THE AFTERNOON, WE WILL SEE A LITTLE BIT OF SUNSHINE THAT WILL BE NICE TO WARM THINGS UP. AND THERE’S ALSO THIS BOUNDARY OUT HERE BRINGING SOME RAIN ALONG THE NORTHERN COAST OF CALIFORNIA. NOW, WHAT’S INTERESTING ABOUT THIS IS IT’S GOING TO HANG OUT. WE’RE LOOKING AT DRY SATURDAY AS WELL. SO DRY ON FRIDAY, DRY ON SATURDAY. BUT ALONG THE COAST WE HAVE THESE SHOWERS THAT ARE PICKING UP. IT’S EXPECTED TO SWING IN A LITTLE BIT ON SUNDAY. WE COULD SEE SOME OF THESE SHOWERS BASICALLY PARALLEL WITH I-80. AND SO WE’LL SEE THAT FROM SACRAMENTO NORTH ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. AND THEN THE BETTER CHANCE FOR RAIN ROLLS IN ON TUESDAY. BUT FOR TOMORROW, TEMPERATURES STARTING OFF AROUND FREEZING, THEN DAYTIME HIGHS LOOKING AT MOSTLY MID TO LOW 50S SEVEN DAY FORECAST. GETTING A NICE BREAK FRIDAY SATURDAY AND FOR SOME EVEN SUNDAY AND MONDAY. IT’S REALLY GOING TO BE TUESDAY THAT WE HAVE THE BETTER SHOT FOR RAIN AND THIS IS GOING TO BE WARMER SYSTEM WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING UP. WE’RE LOOKING AT SNOW LEVELS AROUND 7000FT. SO THOSE AREAS THAT HA
The next few days will be dry in the Valley, Foothills and Sierra.
That will give plow and power crews some much-needed time to clear roads and restore electricity.
Temperatures will plummet Friday morning with many Valley spots at of below freezing at sunrise. Saturday and Sunday will gradually turn milder.
A couple showers can’t be ruled out Sunday and Monday, but most places will stay dry both days.
Rain is likely on Tuesday and the snow level will stay at or even above the Sierra summits.
Cold Friday morning
A Freeze Warning is in effect Thursday night into Friday morning across the Valley.
Temperatures are forecast to drop below freezing in some Valley spots Friday morning. The Foothills may have some icy side streets with temperatures in the 20s. Many Sierra roads will be covered in snow and ice.
Sierra travel outlook
Snow will stop Thursday night and dry weather is in the forecast Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
It will take plow crews a while to remove all of the snow that’s fallen this week, especially on narrow side streets.
Drivers should expect chain controls and long travel times on Friday and maybe Saturday even with dry weather.
Friday’s high temperatures
Friday afternoon will be dry and chilly with a mix of sun and clouds. Temperatures will be running about 10 degrees cooler than normal.
Weekend forecast
The weekend will be warmer and mostly dry.
The only chance for a shower comes on Sunday. Areas east of I-5 including the Foothills and Sierra will stay dry while the west side of the Valley could see a few hundredths of an inch of rain.
KCRA 3 weather Impact Day Tuesday
The next round of widespread precipitation is in the forecast for Tuesday. This will be a much warmer storm system and the snow level will likely stay at or even above the Sierra passes.
The KCRA 3 weather team has issued a weather Impact Day for Tuesday because of how rain will affect travel and any outdoor plans.
Valley 7-day forecast
A few showers are possible Sunday and Monday, but Tuesday is more likely to be wet all day.
UPDATE: From The Daytona Beach Police DepartmentThe campus lockdown has been lifted. At this time, no credible threat has been identified. Law enforcement personnel will remain on campus as a precaution and to provide continued security. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach is on lockdown after a threat was made to the campus. Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood clarified that the situation is a threat, not an active shooter incident.A law enforcement source said the threatening call came in around 8:40 p.m. with the suspect saying, “five minutes away and I’m going to start shooting the campus up.” The potential threat was reported at the Mori Hosseini Student Union on Embry-Riddle’s Daytona Beach Campus, prompting immediate action from Campus Safety and local law enforcement, according to Embry-Riddle. Embry-Riddle sent out a shelter-in-place alert saying, “No matter where you are on campus, you shelter in place.” At this time Daytona Police Department is on the scene, escorting students to their rooms, then searching the campus. WESH 2 spoke with freshman Nick Krasznavolgyi, who said he was leaving the Student Union when he got the campus alert about the threat. “It was pretty nerve-wracking,” he said. “Especially these kind of threats are unfortunately common today, and so I got the notification, my heart instantly dropped to my stomach, and I started hauling back to my dorm. It was a pretty scary experience.”He shared screenshots of the alerts he received Tuesday night. Multiple encouraging students to continue sheltering in place until given the all clear. The Daytona Beach PD and the FBI are actively investigating the call. Daytona Beach PD asks everyone to avoid the area while officers conduct their investigation. >> This is a developing news story and will be updated as more information is released.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. —
UPDATE: From The Daytona Beach Police Department
The campus lockdown has been lifted. At this time, no credible threat has been identified. Law enforcement personnel will remain on campus as a precaution and to provide continued security.
Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood clarified that the situation is a threat, not an active shooter incident.
A law enforcement source said the threatening call came in around 8:40 p.m. with the suspect saying, “five minutes away and I’m going to start shooting the campus up.”
The potential threat was reported at the Mori Hosseini Student Union on Embry-Riddle’s Daytona Beach Campus, prompting immediate action from Campus Safety and local law enforcement, according to Embry-Riddle.
Embry-Riddle sent out a shelter-in-place alert saying, “No matter where you are on campus, you shelter in place.”
At this time Daytona Police Department is on the scene, escorting students to their rooms, then searching the campus.
WESH 2 spoke with freshman Nick Krasznavolgyi, who said he was leaving the Student Union when he got the campus alert about the threat.
“It was pretty nerve-wracking,” he said. “Especially these kind of threats are unfortunately common today, and so I got the notification, my heart instantly dropped to my stomach, and I started hauling back to my dorm. It was a pretty scary experience.”
He shared screenshots of the alerts he received Tuesday night. Multiple encouraging students to continue sheltering in place until given the all clear.
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In a rare action against a top administrator, UCLA on Tuesday fired its chief financial officer after officials said he inaccurately described the campus deficit, which has come under scrutiny by faculty leaders amid growing operation costs, attacks by the Trump administration and weaker-than-promised state funding.
Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer Stephen Agostini, who had overseen UCLA’s $11-billion budget since May 2024, “will no longer serve in his role, effective immediately,” Chancellor Julio Frenk wrote in a brief campuswide message, announcing an interim appointment and a national search for a replacement.
The abrupt change came days after Agostini gave an interview to the Daily Bruin student newspaper saying the campus had “financial management flaws and failures” predating his arrival, leading to what he said was a $425-million deficit. In the interview, Agostini blamed financial woes on faculty and staff raises, academic departments’ requests for new positions and expanded programs, and UCLA athletics, which has run in the red for multiple years.
Agostini suggested that UCLA’s annual financial reports going back to 2002 were incorrect, saying he saw “very serious errors” — a charge UCLA officials deny. UCLA’s last posted financial report covers the 2022-23 fiscal year.
Agostini did not respond to requests for comment from The Times.
In his campus letter, Frenk did not state a reason for Agostini’s dismissal.
A source with knowledge of the situation told The Times that the firing was tied to Agostini’s public statements regarding the budget and long-term financial management, which were made without Frenk’s approval. The person asked to have their name withheld because they were not authorized to speak to the media about administrative matters.
In a separate statement, Mary Osako, UCLA’s vice chancellor for strategic communications, dismissed Agostini’s comments directly.
“Recent claims of a projected $425-million deficit for UCLA’s fiscal year 2025–26 are inaccurate,” Osako said. “The figure includes funds that are not committed for expenditure, including items that have been proposed or discussed but not approved. As such, it does not represent the university’s projected operating deficit.”
Osako said the deficit was “substantially lower,” but did not say by how much. A UCLA spokesperson on Tuesday also declined to release a deficit number.
Osako said budget challenges were caused not by academic programs but instead “reflect broader institutional and external factors affecting higher education.”
“The university’s financial strategy has evolved under successive campus leaders in response to changing economic conditions, state funding levels and operational priorities,” she said. Also, “in spite of current strains, UCLA has the financial strength to maintain its excellence while adapting to new financial realities and opportunities.”
She also said allegations suggesting long-term financial mismanagement were incorrect. “Chancellor Frenk is confident in the integrity of UCLA’s leadership, past and present, and their financial oversight and decision-making processes. Statements suggesting otherwise are unfounded and do not reflect his or UCLA’s position.”
Financial challenges are common at U.S. universities, which have grappled with shifting enrollment, rising costs and funding pressures as well as lingering effects of pandemic-era financial declines. Harvard, which has faced major federal funding clawbacks since last year, recently said it has a $113-million deficit. UC Santa Cruz — where the operating budget is a fraction of UCLA’s — recently reported a $95-million deficit.
UCLA leaders say the university is facing increasing costs and unpredictable state and federal support — including $584 million in federal research grant suspensions from the Trump administration that are currently blocked in court. The UC initiated a systemwide freeze on most hires last year and UCLA has made several cuts since then.
At UCLA, changes include layoffs at the extension school, and reduced courseloads or a lack of contract renewals among some part-time faculty. The cuts are not uniform, with areas of the campus scaling back in different ways. Last year, the math department reported cutting paid graders and instituting reduced hours for teaching assistants. Lower-enrollment and less commonly taught foreign-language courses have also faced reductions. Faculty in other departments said their travel and conference budgets were reduced.
UCLA, which is preparing to host the Olympic Village in 2028 and has invested tens of millions into athletics since joining the Big Ten, has also faced internal criticism for heavy spending on sports programs that have run in the red.
A UCLA Academic Senate report released last month called for a “phased plan toward break-even or substantially reduced subsidy” for university money funneled toward athletics. The senate represents thousands of faculty members.
Overall, the report said there was “incomplete data” and “major gaps in transparency” over financial matters.
Speaking Tuesday, Megan McEvoy, a professor in the Institute for Society and Genetics who chairs the Academic Senate, said she was, “heartened that Chancellor Frenk took seriously the ongoing and serious concerns raised on campus about the now-former CFO.”
But McEvoy said she and her colleagues still had questions.
“Senate faculty need full, trustworthy accounting of decisions and policies that caused the current campus budget deficit,” she said. “Without accountability, we are concerned that the administration may repeat the same sort of decisions that led to the deficit. Senate faculty want to understand how the administration will balance the budget in ways that preserve the academic mission. The recent allegation that we can’t trust prior financial statements is worrisome, if true.”
Anna Markowitz, president of the UCLA Faculty Assn. — an independent campus group that sued the Trump administration over its $1.2-billion UCLA settlement demand — said she had similar concerns.
“We want to know how much money has been paid to subsidize athletics; on policing costs that have no clear goals or accountability structures; on real estate purchases; administrative consultants; and for high-level leadership who did not take action last year when our school was under grave threat,” said Markowitz, an associate professor in UCLA’s School of Education and Information Studies.
UCLA is not the only Southern California campus to face financial hurdles. Last year, USC laid off roughly 1,000 employees as it faced down a $230-million deficit. Speaking to The Times this month, USC President Beong-Soo Kim said the university was in a “much stronger financial position now” and that he was “optimistic” about its financial outlook.
Northern California forecast: Showers move in Sunday, stormy stretch begins
While Sunday may start with a few showers, the day will eventually turn rainier as the first of two storm systems moves into the region.
HELP IS GOING TO ARRIVE OR NOT. REPORTING FOR US TONIGHT. LET’S CHECK IN WITH OUR METEOROLOGIST, OPHELIA YOUNG, WHO’S TRACKING THE STORM SYSTEM FOR US. AND HERE’S PERPETRATOR NUMBER ONE. IT IS A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE SPINNING OFF THE COAST, FOLLOWED BY PERPETRATOR NUMBER TWO, THAT IS SPINNING NORTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. AND I SAY THAT VERY LOVINGLY, BECAUSE WE DO NEED THE RAIN AND WE NEED THE SNOW, DESPITE THE MESS THAT IT’S GOING TO CAUSE THESE NEXT FEW DAYS. RAIN ALREADY QUIETLY CREEPING INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. WE HAVE A FEW SHOWERS IN THE COASTAL RANGE NOW IN THE NORTH VALLEY. EVEN THUNDER AND LIGHTNING JUST NORTH OF CHICO. FEW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT, BUT THAT’S ALL WE’LL HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THROUGH YOUR SUNDAY MORNING. IN FACT, WE MIGHT EVEN START OFF YOUR SUNDAY WITH A LITTLE SUNSHINE. THAT RAIN WILL BE MOVING INTO THE WEST COAST BY AFTERNOON. IT WILL SPILL INTO THE VALLEY AND THROUGH DINNER TIME. CHANCE OF RAIN IS GOING TO INCREASE. YOUR SUNDAY EVENING IS GOING TO BE A WET ONE. THAT IS HOW WE’RE GOING TO END YOUR WEEKEND AND START YOUR WORKWEEK WITH SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS. SO UP UNTIL THEN, WE’RE STILL IN THE WARM SECTOR OF THE STORM. TEMPERATURES ARE NOT GOING TO DROP OFF TOO MUCH. IN FACT, TONIGHT WE’LL KEEP THINGS IN THE UPPER 40S. 47 DEGREES YOUR OVERNIGHT LOW WITH A LIGHT BREEZE. TOMORROW. HOWEVER, AS THAT STORM SYSTEM PUSHES IN, THAT PRESSURE GRADIENT IS GOING TO TIGHTEN. WE’LL FEEL A LITTLE BIT OF BREEZE PICK UP OUT OF THE SOUTH ABOUT 10 TO 15MPH, BUT WILL STILL KEEP TEMPERATURES COMFORTABLE, TOPPING OUT AT 64 DEGREES IN YUBA CITY, 61 STOCKTON 62 AUBURN AND PLACERVILLE STILL ONCE AGAIN FLIRTING WITH THE 60S AND TRUCKEE AND SOUTH LAKE TAHOE TEMPERATURES CLIMBING INTO THE LOW 40S. AND THE WARMTH IS GOING TO FADE AFTER THAT. AFTER STORM NUMBER ONE MOVES THROUGH, STORM NUMBER TWO IS GOING TO DROP IN. THE QUIET AREA IS GOING TO BE THE QUIET PERIOD IS GOING TO BE MONDAY NIGHT. DRIER BUT BREEZY WITH A FEW SNOW SHOWERS STILL LINGERING IN THE SIERRA. MAYBE A COUPLE SHOWERS IN THE FOOTHILLS, BUT STORM NUMBER TWO DROPS IN. IT’S GOING TO BE WINDY AND COLDER. YOU SAW WHERE IT’S ORIGINATING. IT’S GOING TO DROP RIGHT OUT OF THE GULF OF ALASKA. SO THIS ONE IS GOING TO BE AN EVEN SNOWIER SYSTEM. AND IT’S GOING TO BE DRY, WHICH MEANS A LOT OF THAT SNOW IS GOING TO BE FLUFFY. NOW, FORECAST MODELS ARE INDICATING THAT WE’LL GET AN ADDITIONAL WAVE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. SO A FEW SHOWERS ARE LINGERING THEN, BUT NOTHING AS IMPACTFUL AS MONDAY AND TUESDAY. SO THIS IS WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW. SNOW IS GOING TO BE OUR PRIMARY CONCERN WITH THESE TWO SYSTEMS. WE’RE LOOKING AT 2 TO 5FT OF SNOW ABOVE 5000FT, AND EVEN DOWN TO 2500FT IN ELEVATION. AREAS COULD SEE SOME SNOW AND THE RAIN IN THE VALLEY. 1 TO 2IN OF RAIN. BUT WITH THOSE GUSTS UP TO 45MPH AT TIMES COULD BE QUITE MESSY. HERE IN THE VALLEY AS WELL. NOW WE MADE THIS GRAPHIC SO THOSE IN THE FOOTHILLS, THE SIERRA CAN FIGURE OUT WHEN THAT SNOW IS GOING TO ARRIVE TO THEM DOWN TO 4500FT ON MONDAY. SO AREAS LIKE BLUE CANYON COULD SEE SOME SNOW AS EARLY AS MONDAY. ON TUESDAY, SNOW LEVEL DROPPING TO 3000FT ON WEDNESDAY, ABOUT 20 500FT. THAT’S WHERE IT’S GOING TO BOTTOM OUT. BUT IT LOOKS LIKE TUESDAY IS GOING TO BE THE DAY WHERE ABUNDANT PRECIPITATION IS GOING TO MEET. WITH THAT PLUMMETING SNOW LEVEL, WHICH DOES MEAN THAT ON THAT DAY WILL BE PARTICULARLY WATCHING SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AT 3000FT LOOKS LIKE 8 TO 10IN OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. SO WE’RE TALKING LOW SNOW HERE IN THE VALLEY. HOWEVER, JUST THE RAIN THAT WE HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT. BREEZY. SO AGAIN MONDAY THE RAINIER DAY, BREEZY WINDS TUESDAY HOWEVER, WILL BE THE WINDIER DAY. THERE WILL BE SOME RAIN, BUT NOT AS MUCH AS MONDAY. WEDNESDAY REMAINS AN IMPACT DAY FOR TRAVEL, BASICALLY GOING ANYWHERE. IT’S GOING TO BE SLICK, WET, ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE SIERRA THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. NOW THURSDAY WE’RE LOOKING AT A COUPLE SHOWERS THAT WILL STILL LINGER. FRIDAY NOW LOOKS TO BE THE CLEANUP DAY. WE NEE
Northern California forecast: Showers move in Sunday, stormy stretch begins
While Sunday may start with a few showers, the day will eventually turn rainier as the first of two storm systems moves into the region.
While Sunday may start with a few showers, the day will eventually turn rainier as the first of two storm systems moves into the region.Sunday will still be warmer than normal, with valley temperatures peaking in the mid 60s. Highs in the foothills will be in the upper 50s, with Sierra temperatures warming into the mid 40s. A southerly breeze will increase, with afternoon winds sustained at 10–15 mph.Rain will arrive spotty at first, spreading in from the coast through the afternoon. Expect widespread showers by evening that will persist into Monday morning.Monday and Tuesday are marked as Weather Alert Days for the arrival of two winter storm systems. The first, arriving Sunday through Monday, will be the rainier system. The second, arriving Tuesday from mid-morning through the afternoon, will be the windier and colder storm, with plummeting snow levels.Between the two systems, we’re expecting 1–2 inches of valley rain and 2–5 feet of mountain snow, with a couple of feet possible in the Tahoe Basin. Snow levels start at 5,500 feet on Sunday, dropping as low as 2,500 feet by Wednesday morning.While the second storm winds down for the region Tuesday afternoon, additional energy drops south on Wednesday and will bring a few more showers and breezy winds to the valley. Snow will continue in the Sierra and may linger through Wednesday evening.While weather clears Thursday, some forecast models call for more unsettled weather at the end of the week and into next weekend.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
While Sunday may start with a few showers, the day will eventually turn rainier as the first of two storm systems moves into the region.
Sunday will still be warmer than normal, with valley temperatures peaking in the mid 60s. Highs in the foothills will be in the upper 50s, with Sierra temperatures warming into the mid 40s. A southerly breeze will increase, with afternoon winds sustained at 10–15 mph.
Rain will arrive spotty at first, spreading in from the coast through the afternoon. Expect widespread showers by evening that will persist into Monday morning.
Monday and Tuesday are marked as Weather Alert Days for the arrival of two winter storm systems. The first, arriving Sunday through Monday, will be the rainier system. The second, arriving Tuesday from mid-morning through the afternoon, will be the windier and colder storm, with plummeting snow levels.
Between the two systems, we’re expecting 1–2 inches of valley rain and 2–5 feet of mountain snow, with a couple of feet possible in the Tahoe Basin. Snow levels start at 5,500 feet on Sunday, dropping as low as 2,500 feet by Wednesday morning.
While the second storm winds down for the region Tuesday afternoon, additional energy drops south on Wednesday and will bring a few more showers and breezy winds to the valley. Snow will continue in the Sierra and may linger through Wednesday evening.
While weather clears Thursday, some forecast models call for more unsettled weather at the end of the week and into next weekend.
Some of the things people buy the most are at their most expensive point of the year as the calendar changes over to 2026. Our get the facts data team dug into what actually caused the prices of some items to go up or go down. Let’s start with beef. Right now, the average price for ground beef is 823 per pound and 967 for steaks, the highest prices for both all year. Several factors like President Trump’s tariffs. Cattle inventories and an aging farming population contributed to the increase, but so did something called the New World screwworm, *** parasitic fly that produced *** deadly disease in some places like Mexico. Another grocery staple that is more expensive now, coffee. Our get the Facts data team found the price rose each month throughout the year, maxing out at 926 cents *** pound. Two of the world’s biggest coffee producers, Brazil and Vietnam, Were impacted by drought and excessive rains earlier this year, which reduced coffee production, and Brazil saw an additional 40% tariff over the summer as well. One of the biggest talking points, especially from President Trump about the state of the economy was egg prices. They are one of the few items tracked that actually are cheapest now. Egg prices saw their biggest price hike in nearly 10 years in January, then rose to an all-time high of 623. Per dozen in March. This was in large part to ongoing bird flu outbreaks. Egg prices would start falling in the summer and are now 286 *** dozen. Some other groceries that saw increases this year, cookies, potato chips, bacon, cheddar cheese, and orange juice. But it wasn’t all increases at the supermarket. Some items are cheaper now compared to January, like pasta, white bread, tomatoes, and strawberries. In Washington, I’m Amy Lou.
If your next Amazon order seems more expensive, President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs may be partially to blame, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said Tuesday.Like many retailers, Amazon and its vast network of third-party sellers loaded up on inventory ahead of Trump’s tariff rollout last spring. But that supply ran out by the fall, Jassy said in a CNBC interview on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.“So you start to see some of the tariffs creep into some of the prices, some of the items,” he said. “Some sellers are deciding that they’re passing on those higher costs to consumers in the form of higher prices, some are deciding that they’ll absorb it to drive demand and some are doing something in between.”The comments are a stark shift from last June, when Jassy said in a CNBC interview that the company had not seen “prices appreciably go up.” That was after Amazon drew the direct ire of Trump and members of his administration following reports that the e-commerce giant planned to display how tariffs were impacting prices.After Trump spoke with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos at the time, a company spokesperson told CNN the move “was never a consideration for the main Amazon.” It was only being considered for certain products on its spinoff site, Haul, which sells items below $30, the company said.On Tuesday, though, Jassy said: “We’re going to do everything we can to work with our selling partners to make prices as low as possible for consumers, but you don’t have endless options.”In a statement, though, the company told CNN that overall price levels have not changed more than expected. “While we are seeing prices for some sellers and some brands go up, overall the prices of products on Amazon have not changed outside of normal fluctuations,“ an Amazon spokesperson said.And the White House said it maintains that foreign exports are footing that tariff bill.“The average tariff imposed by America has increased by almost tenfold under President Trump, and inflation has continued to cool from Biden-era highs,” White House spokesman Kush Desai said in a statement.“The Administration has consistently maintained that foreign exporters who depend on access to the American economy, the world’s biggest and best consumer market, will ultimately pay the cost of tariffs, and that’s what’s playing out,” he added.Amazon isn’t the only retailer warning of higher prices because of tariffs. Walmart, Target and Home Depot and many other companies have publicly said tariffs are making products more expensive. And while overall consumer inflation was modest last year, many businesses surveyed by the Federal Reserve in its latest Beige Book, a collection of anecdotes, warned they’re planning bigger price hikes this year.
If your next Amazon order seems more expensive, President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs may be partially to blame, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said Tuesday.
Like many retailers, Amazon and its vast network of third-party sellers loaded up on inventory ahead of Trump’s tariff rollout last spring. But that supply ran out by the fall, Jassy said in a CNBC interview on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
“So you start to see some of the tariffs creep into some of the prices, some of the items,” he said. “Some sellers are deciding that they’re passing on those higher costs to consumers in the form of higher prices, some are deciding that they’ll absorb it to drive demand and some are doing something in between.”
The comments are a stark shift from last June, when Jassy said in a CNBC interview that the company had not seen “prices appreciably go up.” That was after Amazon drew the direct ire of Trump and members of his administration following reports that the e-commerce giant planned to display how tariffs were impacting prices.
After Trump spoke with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos at the time, a company spokesperson told CNN the move “was never a consideration for the main Amazon.” It was only being considered for certain products on its spinoff site, Haul, which sells items below $30, the company said.
On Tuesday, though, Jassy said: “We’re going to do everything we can to work with our selling partners to make prices as low as possible for consumers, but you don’t have endless options.”
In a statement, though, the company told CNN that overall price levels have not changed more than expected. “While we are seeing prices for some sellers and some brands go up, overall the prices of products on Amazon have not changed outside of normal fluctuations,“ an Amazon spokesperson said.
And the White House said it maintains that foreign exports are footing that tariff bill.
“The average tariff imposed by America has increased by almost tenfold under President Trump, and inflation has continued to cool from Biden-era highs,” White House spokesman Kush Desai said in a statement.
“The Administration has consistently maintained that foreign exporters who depend on access to the American economy, the world’s biggest and best consumer market, will ultimately pay the cost of tariffs, and that’s what’s playing out,” he added.
Amazon isn’t the only retailer warning of higher prices because of tariffs. Walmart, Target and Home Depot and many other companies have publicly said tariffs are making products more expensive. And while overall consumer inflation was modest last year, many businesses surveyed by the Federal Reserve in its latest Beige Book, a collection of anecdotes, warned they’re planning bigger price hikes this year.
Arctic blast brings freeze warnings, cold weather advisories to Central Florida
JESSE PAGAN WESH TWO NEWS. THE SOUTHEASTER HITTING FLORIDA. YOU SAID THAT YOU WERE JEALOUS. MARQUISE. YOU TELL ME ALL THE TIME THAT YOU MOVED AWAY FROM THE NORTH TO GET, YOU KNOW, TO THIS NICE, WARM WEATHER. BUT HERE’S THE THING, RIGHT? THE SNOWFLAKES THAT JESSE WAS JUST SEEING, THEY MELTED BY THE TIME THE AFTERNOON ROLLED IN. RIGHT. SO NO SLUSH. EXACTLY. NOT STICKING AROUND AND TURNING BROWN AFTER DAYS. YOU DON’T HAVE TO SHOVEL IT. IT JUST TAKES CARE OF ITSELF. SO YOU GOT THE BENEFITS OF WINTER IN THE MORNING AND THEN. WELL, TEMPERATURES WERE STILL TRENDING COOL IN THE AFTERNOON. YOU JUST DIDN’T HAVE TO REALLY DEAL WITH THE SNOW. I WANT YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. TODAY’S HIGHS, IT FEELS LIKE. OR IT LOOKS LIKE NEAPOLITAN ICE CREAM. RIGHT? BECAUSE WE PRETTY MUCH DIVIDE FLORIDA INTO DIFFERENT SECTIONS. WAY UP NORTH IN THE PANHANDLE. YOUR HIGH DID NOT REACH THE 50S IN PANAMA CITY BEACH. NOW, ALONG THE I-4 CORRIDOR, WE WERE BACK ANYWHERE BETWEEN THE 50S AND THE 70S. AND THEN WE SAID HELLO TO THE 80S. ONCE YOU MOVE FURTHER SOUTH ACROSS THE ATLANTIC COAST LINE, AND THE REASON FOR ALL OF THESE DIFFERENCES WAS DUE TO THE TIMING OF THE COLD FRONT THAT REALLY SHAPED OUR FORECAST TODAY. OF COURSE, IT STARTED OFF IN THE NORTH AND THE WEST, AND THEN IT SLOWLY MADE ITS WAY INTO CENTRAL FLORIDA, THEN SOUTHERN FLORIDA. BUT BY THE TIME IT GOT INTO CENTRAL FLORIDA, IT WAS ALREADY THE AFTERNOON. SO WE WELCOME THOSE AFTERNOON HIGHS THAT WE’RE FAMILIAR WITH. IN FACT, WE WERE ABOVE OUR SEASONAL AVERAGE TODAY IN ORLANDO, WHICH IS WHY WE SAW 79 DEGREE HIGH STEWART MIAMI. YOU GUYS WERE BACK IN THE 80S. EVEN PARTS OF BREVARD COUNTY WERE BACK IN THE 80S, LIKE MELBOURNE AND PALM BAY. BUT NOW WE’RE ALL TRENDING SIGNIFICANTLY COOLER THAN WE WERE JUST 24 HOURS AGO. THAT’S THE POWER OF THE COLD FRONT THAT MARCHED IN. AND BECAUSE OF THAT TIGHT TEMPERATURE GRADIENT, WE HAD A VERY STRONG BREEZE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WERE HOWLING BACK AND FORTH, ESPECIALLY RIGHT ALONG THE I-4 CORRIDOR WHERE WE HAD REGISTERED WINDS IN ORLANDO OF 52MPH. NOW THE COLD FRONTS WELL PAST US AND WE COULD FEEL ITS AFTERMATH AS WE DIVE DOWN INTO THE UPPER 30S IN OCALA, MID 40S IN DELAND, 30S IN PALM COAST, AND SOME OF US COULD BE STEPPING OUTDOORS TO THE 20S EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. THAT’S WHY WE HAVE IMPACT WEATHER FOR YOU GUYS, IN WHICH WE DO SEE THOSE WINTER BONE CHILLING TEMPERATURES BACK ON OUR FRONT DOORSTEP? BY 6 A.M., AS WE DROP DOWN TO 36 DEGREES IN ORLANDO, AND WE’LL HAVE A LOT OF SUNSHINE TOMORROW AS WE DRY OUT. WE JUST WON’T HAVE MUCH HEAT HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. IN REGARD TO YOUR SEASONAL AVERAGE, BUT APOPKA, YOU’LL DROP DOWN TO 34 DEGREES. LAKE MARY, YOU’RE IN THE SAME BOAT. ORANGE CITY, 33 POINT SIENNA. YOU’RE DOWN BY THE FREEZING LEVEL AS WELL WITH HIGH OR LOW TEMPERATURES TO START OFF YOUR DAY IN THE LOWER 30S. BUT ONCE YOU CROSS OVER TOWARDS I-75, THIS IS WHERE YOUR FREEZING OR BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO BE. OCALA 27. THE VILLAGES 30. WILDWOOD 30 DEGREES AS WELL. AND THEN ONCE YOU FACTOR IN THE WINDCHILL, IT’S GOING TO FEEL MUCH WORSE, WHICH IS WHY WE HAVE A COLD WEATHER ADVISORY, ALL WIDESPREAD ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA, FROM I-75 TO I-95. AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT, WE ALSO HAVE FREEZE WARNINGS IN EFFECT. THE EXCEPTION BEING BREVARD COUNTY. HERE, YOU’RE JUST A TOUCH WARMER THAN THE REST OF OUR COMMUNITIES DUE TO THE FACT THAT YOU’RE FURTHER SOUTH AND YOU’RE BY THE WATER. AND THEN ON TUESDAY, WE STILL HAVE A FREEZE WATCH IN PLACE AS WE’LL HOLD ON TO THOSE WINTER TEMPERATURES ACROSS SUMTER AND ALSO MARION COUNTY, DOWN IN THE LOW 30S, WHERE THE UPPER 20S. SO DEFINITELY VERY COLD TO START OFF THE WORKWEEK ON MONDAY, WE’LL START TO WARM UP WITH A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY PASSING US BY. HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES IN BY WEDNESDAY, AND THAT MAY JUST BE OUR FIRST DAY BACK IN THE 70S. SO IT’S GOING TO START TO FEEL MORE SEASONAL BY HUMP DAY. BUT HERE’S A LOOK AT YOUR FEEL-LIKE TEMPERATURES ON MONDAY. DROPPING DOWN INTO THE 20S. ONCE YOU FACTOR IN THE WIND CHILL IN ORLANDO CLERMONT 22 DEGREES FEEL-LIKE TEMPERATURES OFF IN OCALA. SO NO DOUBT ABOUT IT, WE HAVE IMPACT WEATHER SCHEDULED FOR YOU TOMORROW TUESDAY. NEARLY JUST AS COLD IN THE MORNING LOWER 40S. BUT AS I MENTIONED, SLOWLY AND SURELY WE’LL BE BACK IN THE 70S
Arctic blast brings freeze warnings, cold weather advisories to Central Florida
Rain showers were present as a strong cold front swept across Central Florida on Sunday, bringing damaging winds and a sharp temperature drop. According to WESH 2’s First Warning Meteorologist Marquise Meda, wind gusts as high as 52 miles per hour were recorded in Orlando as the front moved through.Behind the front, temperatures fell fast. Some areas dropped from the 70s into the 50s in under an hour. Freeze warnings and cold weather advisories are in effect late Sunday into early Monday, with lows in the 30s and wind chills in the 20s by morning.Cold weather advisories and freeze warnings Volusia CountyLake CountyOrange CountyOsceola CountySeminole CountyBrevard County Marion CountyFlagler CountyLooking aheadCold weather lingers through early week, with highs mainly in the 50s on Monday and another chilly start on Tuesday. Conditions stay dry through midweek, then scattered showers may return Thursday and Friday, followed by a warmer trend heading into the weekend.First Warning Weather Stay with WESH 2 online and on-air for the most accurate Central Florida weather forecast.RadarSevere Weather AlertsDownload the WESH 2 News app to get the most up-to-date weather alerts. The First Warning Weather team includes First Warning Chief Meteorologist Tony Mainolfi, Eric Burris, Marquise Meda and Cam Tran.
Rain showers were present as a strong cold front swept across Central Florida on Sunday, bringing damaging winds and a sharp temperature drop.
According to WESH 2’s First Warning Meteorologist Marquise Meda, wind gusts as high as 52 miles per hour were recorded in Orlando as the front moved through.
Behind the front, temperatures fell fast. Some areas dropped from the 70s into the 50s in under an hour.
Freeze warnings and cold weather advisories are in effect late Sunday into early Monday, with lows in the 30s and wind chills in the 20s by morning.
Cold weather advisories and freeze warnings
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Lake County
Orange County
Osceola County
Seminole County
Brevard County
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Looking ahead
Cold weather lingers through early week, with highs mainly in the 50s on Monday and another chilly start on Tuesday.
Conditions stay dry through midweek, then scattered showers may return Thursday and Friday, followed by a warmer trend heading into the weekend.
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SACRAMENTO — A week after a Minnesota woman was fatally shot by a federal immigration officer, California legislators moved forward a bill that would make it easier for people to sue federal agents if they believe their constitutional rights were violated.
A Senate committee passed Senate Bill 747 by Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), which would provide Californians with a stronger ability to take legal action against federal law enforcement agents over excessive use of force, unlawful home searches, interfering with a right to protest and other violations.
California law already allows such suits against state and local law enforcement officials.
Successful civil suits against federal officers over constitutional rights are less common.
Wiener, appearing before Tuesday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, said his bill has taken on new urgency in the wake of the death of Renee Nicole Good in Minnesota, the 37-year-old mother of three who was shot while driving on a snowy Minneapolis street.
Good was shot by an agent in self-defense, said Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who alleged that Good tried to use her car as a weapon to run over the immigration officer.
Good’s death outraged Democratic leaders across the country, who accuse federal officers of flouting laws in their efforts to deport thousands of undocumented immigrants. In New York, legislators are proposing legislation similar to the one proposed by Wiener that would allow state-level civil actions against federal officers.
George Retes Jr., a U.S. citizen and Army veteran who was kept in federal custody for three days in July, described his ordeal at Tuesday’s committee hearing, and how immigration officers swarmed him during a raid in Camarillo.
Retes, a contracted security guard at the farm that was raided, said he was brought to Port Hueneme Naval Base. Officials swabbed his cheek to obtain DNA, and then moved him to Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles. He was not allowed to make a phone call or see an attorney, he said.
“I did not resist, I did not impede or assault any agent,” Retes said.”What happened to me that day was not a misunderstanding. It was a violation of the Constitution by the very people sworn to uphold it.”
He also accused Department of Homeland security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin of spreading false information about him to justify his detention. DHS said in a statement last year that Retes impeded their operation, which he denies.
Retes has filed a tort claim against the U.S. government, a process that is rarely successful, said his attorney, Anya Bidwell.
Lawsuits can also be brought through the Bivens doctrine, which refers to the 1971 Supreme Court ruling Bivens vs. Six Unknown Federal Agents that established that federal officials can be sued for monetary damages for constitutional violations. But in recent decades, the Supreme Court has repeatedly restricted the ability to sue under Bivens.
Wiener’s bill, if passed by the legislature and signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, would be retroactive to March 2025.
“We’ve had enough of this terror campaign in our communities by ICE,” said Wiener at a news conference before the hearing. “We need the rule of law and we need accountability.”
Representatives for law enforcement agencies appeared at Tuesday’s hearing to ask for amendments to ensure that the bill wouldn’t lead to weakened protections for state and local officials.
“We’re not opposed to the intent of the bill. We’re just concerned about the future and the unintended consequences for your California employees,” said David Mastagni, speaking on behalf of the Peace Officers Research Assn. of California, which represents more than 85,000 public safety members.
Wiener’s bill is the latest effort by the state Legislature to challenge President Trump’s immigration raids. Newsom last year signed legislation authored by Wiener that prohibits law enforcement officials, including federal immigration agents, from wearing masks, with some exceptions.
Impact Weather: Fog advisory in place until 9 a.m.
BECAUSE THE PENNY. ANYWAY, LISTEN. SO WE’RE TRACKING IMPACT WEATHER TOMORROW MORNING DID JUST GET A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR FLAGLER, PUTNAM AND MARION COUNTIES. THAT’S GOING TO GO INTO EFFECT OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 10:00 TOMORROW MORNING. AND I WOULDN’T BE SURPRISED TO SEE SUMTER COUNTY, LAKE COUNTY AND POLK COUNTY ADDED TO THIS. AND OF COURSE, YOU CAN CHECK IN WITH WESH TWO NEWS SUNRISE METEOROLOGIST CAM TRAN WILL BE WITH YOU DARK AND EARLY STARTING AT 5:00 TOMORROW MORNING. VISIBILITY NUMBERS HAVE BEEN DROPPING HERE IN MARION COUNTY DOWN TO A QUARTER MILE AT THE AIRPORT, AND IT’S JUST NOW GETTING INTO DOWNTOWN ABOUT A FIVE MILE VISIBILITY HERE IN WILDWOOD. PERFECT NUMBERS TEN. THERE’S A LITTLE HAZE, BUT NOTHING MORE. GIVE IT SOME TIME THOUGH. THAT FOG WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE METRO. WATCH OUR FUTURECAST FOG TRACKER. REALLY DEVELOPING THAT FOG OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT STRETCH. SO THAT’S WHAT WE’RE WATCHING FOR NOW. FOG DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING, THEN LOOKING A BIT LONGER TERM BY ABOUT TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY THE TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO BE PLUMMETING LIKE A MAJOR CHANGE. WHILE TOMORROW THERE’S A BIG SNOWSTORM UP NORTH OF US. IT’S THE COLD FRONT THAT’S ATTACHED TO IT. AND GRADUALLY DRIVES THROUGH THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES AND ARRIVES INTO OUR AREA OVERNIGHT MONDAY INTO TUESDAY AND WILL CHANGE THOSE TEMPS. SO FOR TOMORROW, TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO BE IN THE UPPER 70S FOR MONDAY, TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO BE IN THE UPPER 70S. THEN LOOKING AHEAD TO NEW YEAR’S EVE, HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE AT 61 DEGREES. SO TO PUT IT INTO PERSPECTIVE AGAIN, UPPER 70S MONDAY AFTERNOON. TUESDAY WE WAKE UP TO A COOLER 50 ONLY MAKE IT TO THE 60S AND THEN LOOK AT OUR WEDNESDAY. LOOK AT OUR THURSDAY. WAKING UP TO THE 30S AND 40S WITH DAYTIME HIGHS IN THE 60S, FOR EXAMPLE, THIS IS WEDNESDAY MORNING, OKAY, 30 DEGREES IN OCALA, 40 DEGREES IN ORLANDO, 35 FOR US IN LEESBURG. THESE ARE AIR TEMPERATURES. THEN YOU PUSH IN THE WIND CHILL AND IT FEELS LIKE 25. IN OCALA, 34 IN ORLANDO AND 26 IN PALM COAST. SO YEAH, THAT’S A BIG, BIG DIFFERENCE. A LITTLE BIT OF LOW CLOUDINESS. OTHERWISE IT IS AS STILL AS CAN BE. THE PALM TREES AREN’T MOVING AN INCH OVERNIGHT. TONIGHT THE FOG DEVELOPS. WE WAKE UP TOMORROW MORNING TO THE 50S AND 60S UP TO NEARLY 80 DEGREES TOMORROW AFTERNOON. A SPRINKLE OR TWO ON MONDAY AS THAT COLD FRONT APPROACHES. AND THEN OUR TUESDAY, THE TEMPERATURES PLUMMET IN THE AFTERNOON, STRUGGLING TO HIT 62 NEW YEAR’S EVE, NEW YEAR’S DAY GOING TO BE CHILLY, AND WE’RE GOING TO KEEP THA
Central Florida is seeing Impact Weather Thursday morning with a fog advisory in place until 9 a.m.After the fog lifts, it will be a sunny and warm day with highs in the upper 70s. Temperatures are expected to drop on Tuesday with highs in the lower 60s. First Warning Weather Stay with WESH 2 online and on-air for the most accurate Central Florida weather forecast.RadarSevere Weather AlertsDownload the WESH 2 News app to get the most up-to-date weather alerts. The First Warning Weather team includes First Warning Chief Meteorologist Tony Mainolfi, Eric Burris, Kellianne Klass, Marquise Meda and Cam Tran.
Central Florida is seeing Impact Weather Thursday morning with a fog advisory in place until 9 a.m.
After the fog lifts, it will be a sunny and warm day with highs in the upper 70s.
Temperatures are expected to drop on Tuesday with highs in the lower 60s.
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Nick Reiner made his first court appearance Wednesday in Los Angeles on two counts of first-degree murder in the killing of his parents, actor-director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner, while the couple’s other two children made their first public statement on their crushing loss.Nick Reiner, 32, did not enter a plea as he appeared from behind glass in a custody area in the large Los Angeles courtroom where newly charged defendants are arraigned. He was in shackles and wearing a blue, padded suicide prevention smock used in jail.His arraignment was postponed until Jan. 7 at his attorney’s request. He spoke only to say “yes, your honor” to agree to the date. He is being held without bail.Jake and Romy Reiner talk about their ‘unimaginable pain’His older brother Jake Reiner and younger sister Romy Reiner released their statement through a family spokesperson.“Words cannot even begin to describe the unimaginable pain we are experiencing every moment of the day,” they said. “The horrific and devastating loss of our parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, is something that no one should ever experience. They weren’t just our parents; they were our best friends.”The brother and sister said they are “grateful for the outpouring of condolences, kindness, and support we have received not only from family and friends but people from all walks of life. We now ask for respect and privacy, for speculation to be tempered with compassion and humanity, and for our parents to be remembered for the incredible lives they lived and the love they gave.”Medical Examiner says ‘sharp force injuries’ killed coupleAlso Wednesday, the LA County Medical Examiner listed the primary cause of death for both Rob and Michele Reiner as “multiple sharp force injuries” as the office released its investigators’ initial findings.The office said more investigation is needed before further details will be revealed, but the bodies can now be released to the family.The cause of death was consistent with police describing the couple as having stab wounds.Nick Reiner’s attorney urges cautionAfter the court hearing, Nick Reiner’s attorney, Alan Jackson, called the case “a devastating tragedy that has befallen the Reiner family.” He said the proceedings will be very complex and asked that the circumstances be met “not with a rush to judgment, not with jumping to conclusions.”Jackson declined to answer shouted questions from dozens of reporters surrounding him and has not addressed the guilt or innocence of his client.Nick Reiner was charged Tuesday with killing Rob Reiner, 78, and Michele Singer Reiner, 70.They were killed sometime in the early morning hours of Sunday, the District Attorney’s Office said. They were found dead late in the afternoon in their home in the upscale Brentwood neighborhood on the west side of Los Angeles, authorities said.Nick Reiner did not resist when he was arrested hours later in the Exposition Park area near the University of Southern California, about 14 miles from the crime scene, police said.The two counts of first-degree murder come with special circumstances of multiple murders and an allegation that the defendant used a dangerous weapon, a knife. The additions could mean a greater sentence.District Attorney Nathan Hochman said at a Tuesday news conference that his office has not yet decided whether to seek the death penalty.Meg Ryan and others remember the ReinersRob Reiner was the Emmy-winning star of the sitcom “All in the Family” who went on to direct films including “Stand by Me,” “The Princess Bride,” and “When Harry Met Sally …,” whose star Meg Ryan paid tribute to the Reiners on Wednesday.“Thank you, Rob and Michelle, for the way you believe in true love, in fairy tales, and in laughter. Thank you for your faith in the best in people, and for your profound love of our country,” Ryan said in an Instagram post. “I have to believe that their story will not end with this impossible tragedy.”Rob Reiner met Michele Singer Reiner during the shooting of the classic rom-com, and he said the meeting inspired him to change the film to have a happy ending.Ryan’s co-star Billy Crystal, a close friend of Rob Reiner for decades, was part of a group that also included Albert Brooks, Martin Short and Larry David that released a statement mourning and celebrating the couple Tuesday night.“They were a special force together — dynamic, unselfish and inspiring,” the statement said. “We were their friends, and we will miss them forever.”Rob Reiner has another daughter, Tracy Reiner, from his first marriage, to actor-director Penny Marshall.The lawyers on the Reiner caseNick Reiner’s attorney Jackson is a high-profile defense attorney and former LA County prosecutor who represented Harvey Weinstein at his Los Angeles trial and Karen Read at her intensely followed trials in Massachusetts. He was a central figure in the HBO documentary on the Read case.On the other side will be Deputy District Attorney Habib Balian, whose recent cases included the Menendez brothers’ attempt at resentencing and the trial of Robert Durst.Authorities have not said anything about a motive for the killings and would give few details when asked at the news conference.
LOS ANGELES —
Nick Reiner made his first court appearance Wednesday in Los Angeles on two counts of first-degree murder in the killing of his parents, actor-director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner, while the couple’s other two children made their first public statement on their crushing loss.
Nick Reiner, 32, did not enter a plea as he appeared from behind glass in a custody area in the large Los Angeles courtroom where newly charged defendants are arraigned. He was in shackles and wearing a blue, padded suicide prevention smock used in jail.
His arraignment was postponed until Jan. 7 at his attorney’s request. He spoke only to say “yes, your honor” to agree to the date. He is being held without bail.
Jake and Romy Reiner talk about their ‘unimaginable pain’
His older brother Jake Reiner and younger sister Romy Reiner released their statement through a family spokesperson.
“Words cannot even begin to describe the unimaginable pain we are experiencing every moment of the day,” they said. “The horrific and devastating loss of our parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, is something that no one should ever experience. They weren’t just our parents; they were our best friends.”
The brother and sister said they are “grateful for the outpouring of condolences, kindness, and support we have received not only from family and friends but people from all walks of life. We now ask for respect and privacy, for speculation to be tempered with compassion and humanity, and for our parents to be remembered for the incredible lives they lived and the love they gave.”
Medical Examiner says ‘sharp force injuries’ killed couple
Also Wednesday, the LA County Medical Examiner listed the primary cause of death for both Rob and Michele Reiner as “multiple sharp force injuries” as the office released its investigators’ initial findings.
The office said more investigation is needed before further details will be revealed, but the bodies can now be released to the family.
The cause of death was consistent with police describing the couple as having stab wounds.
Nick Reiner’s attorney urges caution
After the court hearing, Nick Reiner’s attorney, Alan Jackson, called the case “a devastating tragedy that has befallen the Reiner family.” He said the proceedings will be very complex and asked that the circumstances be met “not with a rush to judgment, not with jumping to conclusions.”
Jackson declined to answer shouted questions from dozens of reporters surrounding him and has not addressed the guilt or innocence of his client.
Nick Reiner was charged Tuesday with killing Rob Reiner, 78, and Michele Singer Reiner, 70.
They were killed sometime in the early morning hours of Sunday, the District Attorney’s Office said. They were found dead late in the afternoon in their home in the upscale Brentwood neighborhood on the west side of Los Angeles, authorities said.
Nick Reiner did not resist when he was arrested hours later in the Exposition Park area near the University of Southern California, about 14 miles from the crime scene, police said.
The two counts of first-degree murder come with special circumstances of multiple murders and an allegation that the defendant used a dangerous weapon, a knife. The additions could mean a greater sentence.
District Attorney Nathan Hochman said at a Tuesday news conference that his office has not yet decided whether to seek the death penalty.
Meg Ryan and others remember the Reiners
Rob Reiner was the Emmy-winning star of the sitcom “All in the Family” who went on to direct films including “Stand by Me,” “The Princess Bride,” and “When Harry Met Sally …,” whose star Meg Ryan paid tribute to the Reiners on Wednesday.
“Thank you, Rob and Michelle, for the way you believe in true love, in fairy tales, and in laughter. Thank you for your faith in the best in people, and for your profound love of our country,” Ryan said in an Instagram post. “I have to believe that their story will not end with this impossible tragedy.”
Rob Reiner met Michele Singer Reiner during the shooting of the classic rom-com, and he said the meeting inspired him to change the film to have a happy ending.
Ryan’s co-star Billy Crystal, a close friend of Rob Reiner for decades, was part of a group that also included Albert Brooks, Martin Short and Larry David that released a statement mourning and celebrating the couple Tuesday night.
“They were a special force together — dynamic, unselfish and inspiring,” the statement said. “We were their friends, and we will miss them forever.”
Rob Reiner has another daughter, Tracy Reiner, from his first marriage, to actor-director Penny Marshall.
The lawyers on the Reiner case
Nick Reiner’s attorney Jackson is a high-profile defense attorney and former LA County prosecutor who represented Harvey Weinstein at his Los Angeles trial and Karen Read at her intensely followed trials in Massachusetts. He was a central figure in the HBO documentary on the Read case.
On the other side will be Deputy District Attorney Habib Balian, whose recent cases included the Menendez brothers’ attempt at resentencing and the trial of Robert Durst.
Authorities have not said anything about a motive for the killings and would give few details when asked at the news conference.
A picture is beginning to emerge about Nick Reiner’s movements before and after his parents were killed.
Hollywood legend Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead in their Brentwood home Sunday afternoon.
Nick Reiner, 32, was charged Tuesday with their murders. But authorities offered few details, including when or how the couple died, how investigators came to focus on Nick Reiner as a suspect and what a motive for the crime could be.
But a rough timeline is beginning to taking shape:
A Santa Monica hotel
A source familiar with the investigation told The Times that Nick Reiner was at the Pierside Santa Monica hotel Sunday.
That was hours after Nick and his parents got into some type of argument at a Saturday holiday party at talk show host Conan O’Brien’s home, according to several family friends.
Rob Reiner, left, and son Nick Reiner discuss their film “Being Charlie” at AOL Studios in New York on May 4.
(Adela Loconte / WireImage via Getty Images)
A hotel staff member told The Times police had been actively investigating at the hotel since Sunday and were still there on Tuesday afternoon. The management of the hotel did not respond to requests for comment. The worker spoke on the condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to comment.
Authorities also declined to comment on the hotel and what role, if any, it plays in the case.
It is unclear when Nick Reiner checked in and when he left The Pierside Santa Monica, which sits a few blocks from the beach, with rooms that start at $220 a night.
When police got to the hotel, Nick Reiner was gone.
Law enforcement near the home of Rob Reiner on Sunday night following news of the killings.
(Eric Thayer / Los Angeles Times)
An arrest near USC
Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department’s Gang and Narcotics Division, along with a U.S. Marshals task force that typically searches for fugitives, tracked Nick Reiner down in South L.A. on Sunday night, according to L.A. Police Chief Jim McDonnell. The arrest was without incident, the chief said.
Reiner was found near USC, around 15 miles from the scene of the stabbings, McDonnell said. He declined to provide details on how the suspect was found and apprehended.
Reiner was taken into custody around 9:15 p.m. Sunday and booked on suspicion of murder at 5:04 a.m. Monday.
KABC-TV obtained video purportedly showing video of Nick Reiner at a convenience store in South L.A. shortly before he was arrested.
A bouquet of roses and a candle sit outside the Brentwood home Rob Reiner
(Christina House/Los Angeles Times)
Unanswered questions
Prosecutors filed two counts of first-degree murder with special circumstances against Nick Reiner on Tuesday afternoon. He also faces a special allegation that he used a deadly weapon, a knife, in the crime, L.A. County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman said during a news conference Tuesday.
Still, officials have not offered a narrative about what happened.
One key question is when the Reiners were killed. Prosecutors have alleged Nick Reiner stabbed his parents in “approximately the early morning hours” on Sunday, according to a news release. But a specific time has not been disclosed.
“We don’t have that kind of specificity yet,” L.A. Police Chief Jim McDonnell said of the timeline of the couple’s deaths. “We’re waiting on the coroner to be able to try and determine as best they can at this point.”
On Sunday afternoon, a massage therapist showed up at the Reiner home for a weekly session with the couple. When there was no answer at the gate, the therapist called their daughter, Romy Reiner, who arrived at the home and discovered her father’s body, according to a source close to the Reiner family who spoke on condition of anonymity.
The Reiners’ bodies were found in their bedroom in their Brentwood home, LAPD Assistant Chief Dominic Choi said at the department’s weekly commission meeting.
Pieces of a puzzle
With no official time of death, it’s unclear whether Nick Reiner checked in at the Santa Monica hotel before or after his parents were killed.
Nick Reiner was living in a guesthouse on his parents’ property and his mother had become increasingly concerned about his mental health in recent weeks, a family friend said.
Authorities on Tuesday also declined to offer a possible motive for the killings.
With prosecutors alleging a special circumstance — that Nick Reiner committed multiple homicides — he could face a death sentence or life in prison without the possibility of parole if convicted at trial. Prosecutors have not made a decision on whether to seek capital punishment.
Rob Reiner’s son Nick Reiner is expected to make his first court appearance Wednesday on two counts of first-degree murder in the killing of his parents.Nick Reiner, 32, was charged Tuesday with killing the 78-year-old actor and director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced at a news conference with LA Police Chief Jim McDonnell.“Their loss is beyond tragic and we will commit ourselves to bringing their murderer to justice,” Hochman said.Along with the two counts of first-degree murder, prosecutors added special circumstances of multiple murders and a special allegation that the defendant used a dangerous weapon, a knife. The additions could mean a greater sentence.Hochman said his office has not yet decided whether to seek the death penalty in the case.“This case is heartbreaking and deeply personal, not only for the Reiner family and their loved ones but for our entire city,” McDonnell said.The announcement came two days after the couple was found dead from apparent stab wounds in their home in the upscale Brentwood neighborhood on the west side of Los Angeles. Nick Reiner did not resist when he was arrested hours later in the Exposition Park area near the University of Southern California, about 14 miles (22.5 kilometers) from the crime scene, police said.Rob Reiner was the Emmy-winning star of the sitcom “All in the Family” who went on to direct films including “When Harry Met Sally…” and “The Princess Bride.” He was an outspoken liberal activist for decades. Michele Singer Reiner was a photographer, movie producer and advocate for LGBTQ+ rights. They had been married for 36 years.Several of those closest to them, including actors Billy Crystal, Albert Brooks, Martin Short and Larry David, released a statement mourning and celebrating the couple on Tuesday night.“They were a special force together — dynamic, unselfish and inspiring,” the statement said. “We were their friends, and we will miss them forever.”Nick Reiner had been scheduled to make an initial court appearance earlier Tuesday, but his attorney Alan Jackson said he was not brought from the jail to the courthouse for medical reasons and the appearance was postponed.At Wednesday’s hearing, Reiner may enter a plea, a judge may schedule an arraignment for later or the same issue that prevented him from coming to court Tuesday could cause further postponement. He is being held without bail.Jackson is a high-profile defense attorney and former LA County prosecutor who represented Harvey Weinstein at his Los Angeles trial and Karen Read at her intensely followed trials in Massachusetts. He was a central figure in the HBO documentary on the Read case.On the other side will be Deputy District Attorney Habib Balian, whose recent cases included the Menendez brothers’ attempt at resentencing and the trial of Robert Durst.Authorities haven’t said anything about a motive for the killings and would give few details when asked at the news conference.
Nick Reiner, 32, was charged Tuesday with killing the 78-year-old actor and director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced at a news conference with LA Police Chief Jim McDonnell.
“Their loss is beyond tragic and we will commit ourselves to bringing their murderer to justice,” Hochman said.
Along with the two counts of first-degree murder, prosecutors added special circumstances of multiple murders and a special allegation that the defendant used a dangerous weapon, a knife. The additions could mean a greater sentence.
Hochman said his office has not yet decided whether to seek the death penalty in the case.
“This case is heartbreaking and deeply personal, not only for the Reiner family and their loved ones but for our entire city,” McDonnell said.
The announcement came two days after the couple was found dead from apparent stab wounds in their home in the upscale Brentwood neighborhood on the west side of Los Angeles. Nick Reiner did not resist when he was arrested hours later in the Exposition Park area near the University of Southern California, about 14 miles (22.5 kilometers) from the crime scene, police said.
Rob Reiner was the Emmy-winning star of the sitcom “All in the Family” who went on to direct films including “When Harry Met Sally…” and “The Princess Bride.” He was an outspoken liberal activist for decades. Michele Singer Reiner was a photographer, movie producer and advocate for LGBTQ+ rights. They had been married for 36 years.
Several of those closest to them, including actors Billy Crystal, Albert Brooks, Martin Short and Larry David, released a statement mourning and celebrating the couple on Tuesday night.
“They were a special force together — dynamic, unselfish and inspiring,” the statement said. “We were their friends, and we will miss them forever.”
Nick Reiner had been scheduled to make an initial court appearance earlier Tuesday, but his attorney Alan Jackson said he was not brought from the jail to the courthouse for medical reasons and the appearance was postponed.
At Wednesday’s hearing, Reiner may enter a plea, a judge may schedule an arraignment for later or the same issue that prevented him from coming to court Tuesday could cause further postponement. He is being held without bail.
Jackson is a high-profile defense attorney and former LA County prosecutor who represented Harvey Weinstein at his Los Angeles trial and Karen Read at her intensely followed trials in Massachusetts. He was a central figure in the HBO documentary on the Read case.
On the other side will be Deputy District Attorney Habib Balian, whose recent cases included the Menendez brothers’ attempt at resentencing and the trial of Robert Durst.
Authorities haven’t said anything about a motive for the killings and would give few details when asked at the news conference.
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s conservatives signaled Tuesday they are likely to rule for Republicans and President Trump by throwing out a Watergate-era limit on campaign funding by political parties.
The court has repeatedly said campaign money is protected as free speech, and the new ruling could allow parties to support their candidate’s campaigns with help from wealthy donors.
For the second day in a row, Trump administration lawyers urged the justices to strike down a law passed by Congress. And they appeared to have the support of most of the conservatives.
The only doubt arose over the question of whether the case was flawed because no current candidate was challenging the limits.
“The parties are very much weakened,” said Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh. “This court’s decisions over the years have together reduced the power of political parties, as compared to outside groups, with negative effects on our constitutional democracy.”
He was referring to rulings that upheld unlimited campaign spending by wealthy donors and so-called super PACs.
In the Citizens United case of 2010, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and four other conservatives struck down the long-standing limits on campaign spending, including by corporations and unions. They did so on the theory that such spending was “independent” of candidates and was protected as free speech under the 1st Amendment.
They said the limits on contributions to candidates were not affected. Those limits could be justified because the danger of corruption where money bought political favors. This triggered a new era of ever-larger political spending but most of it was separate from the candidates and the parties.
Last year, billionaire Elon Musk spent more than $250 million to support Donald Trump’s campaign for reelection. He did so with money spent through political action committees, not directly to Trump or his campaign.
Meanwhile the campaign funding laws limit contributions to candidates to $3,500.
Lawyers for the National Republican Senatorial Committee pointed out this trend and told the Supreme Court its decisions had “eroded” the basis for some of the remaining the 1970s limits on campaign funding.
At issue Tuesday were the limits on “coordinated party spending.” In the wake of the Watergate scandal, Congress added limits on campaign money that could be given to parties and used to fund their candidates. The current donation limit is $44,000, the lawyers said.
Washington attorney Noel Francisco, Trump’s solicitor general during his first term, urged the court strike down these limits on grounds they are outdated and violate the freedom of speech.
“The theory is that they’re needed to prevent an individual donor from laundering a $44,000 donation through the party to a particular candidate in exchange for official action,” he said.
If a big-money donor hopes to win a favor from a congressional candidate, the “would-be briber would be better off just giving a massive donation to the candidate’s favorite super PAC,” Francisco said.
The suit heard Tuesday was launched by then-Sen. JD Vance of Ohio and other Republican candidates, and it has continued in his role as vice president and possibly a presidential candidate in 2028.
Usually, the Justice Department defends federal laws, but in this instance, the Trump administration switched sides and joined the Republicans calling for the party spending limits to be struck down.
Precedents might have stood in the way.
In 2001, the Supreme Court had narrowly upheld these limits on the grounds that the party’s direct support was like a contribution, not independent spending. But the deputy solicitor general, Sarah Harris, told the justices Tuesday that the court’s recent decisions have “demolished” that precedent.
“Parties can’t corrupt candidates, and no evidence suggests donors launder bribes by co-opting parties’ coordinated spending with candidates,” she said.
Marc Elias, a Democratic attorney, joined the case in the support of the court limits. He said the outcome would have little to do with speech or campaign messages.
“I think we’re underselling the actual corruption” that could arise, he said. If an individual were to give $1 million to political party while that person has business matter before the House or Senate, he said, it’s plausible that could influence “a deciding or swing vote.”
The only apparent difficulty for the conservative justices arose over questions of procedure.
Washington attorney Roman Martinez was asked to defend the law, and he argued that neither Vance nor any other Republicans had legal standing to challenge the limits. Vance was not a current candidate, and he said the case should be dismissed for that reason.
Some legal observers noted that the limits on parties arose in response to evidence that huge campaign contributions to President Nixon’s reelection came from industry donors seeking government favors.
“Coordinated spending limits are one of the few remaining checks to curb the influence of wealthy special interests in our elections,” said Omar Noureldin, senior vice president for litigation at Common Cause. “If the Supreme Court dismantles them, party leaders and wealthy donors will be free to pour nearly unlimited money directly into federal campaigns, exactly the kind of corruption these rules were created to stop.”
Daniel I. Weiner, an elections law expert at the Brennan Center, said the justices were well aware of how striking down these limits could set the stage for further challenges.
“I was struck by how both sides had to acknowledge that this case has to be weighed not in isolation but as part of a decades-long push to strike down campaign finance rules,” he said. “Those other decisions have had many consequences the court itself failed to anticipate.”
A month or so ago, with construction crews still plugging along, Ted Koerner lost sight of the finish line. He wasn’t sure when he’d be able to move back home to Altadena with Daisy May, his 13½-year-old golden retriever.
Koerner’s home was destroyed in the Eaton fire in January, but he has pushed and persisted, trying to speed the rebuilding for Daisy’s sake as much as his own. Whatever time she had left, Koerner told me back in October, he wanted her to spend it where she’s comfortable and happy.
“She’s almost 14,” he said, and that’s well beyond the average lifespan for her breed.
On Tuesday, they made it back home, and it was hard to tell who was happier.
“She’s been out here doing zoomies,” Koerner said on the front lawn, his favorite place to spend time with Daisy at their hilltop home. He has his morning cup of coffee out there while Daisy sniffs around, works her guard duty shifts, and takes in the million-dollar view, which stretches all the way to Santa Catalina Island.
Koerner said friends and neighbors would be coming by over the holiday weekend to help celebrate the homecoming.
“A neighbor down the street, who didn’t burn, is cooking three turkeys,” Koerner said.
When the county inspector showed up Tuesday afternoon and told Koerner he was clear to move in, Koerner activated the video tab on his phone and asked the inspector to repeat what he’d just said.
“You have permission to move in tonight,” the inspector said.
Ted Koerner, 67, drinks a cup of coffee with a mug that makes an appropriate statement after moving back into his newly rebuilt home in Altadena.
“We already made final inspection,” Jun Li Lujan told me. “I don’t want to miss any holidays.”
She said her new stove was on the way, and she planned to go with a classic Thanksgiving meal of turkey, mashed potatoes and stuffing.
“And pumpkin pie,” she said.
Speedy returns are not the norm for victims of the Eaton and Palisades fires. The vast majority have either not yet begun the permitting process or are still in the early stages, and many are still undecided about rebuilding, due in part to financial considerations.
In the Palisades, the first certificate of occupancy was issued recently for a “showcase” home that was built to market the work of the development company. Meanwhile, Palisades resident Craig Forrest, who lost everything in January, thinks his new house could be finished within a week or so, although he might not move in until the new year because the contract on his Santa Monica rental runs through December.
So what’s the secret for him and others who have managed to rebuild in the same calendar year as the fires? In Forrest’s case, he said, the recipe included “fortitude, guts, will, strength, pushing through, making fast decisions, and having the financial wherewithal.”
Having three teenagers was also a factor, Forrest told me. He said that rather than sink in despair, he chose to remain optimistic and keep moving to “show them what you do when something this traumatic and dramatic happens to you.”
In the case of Jun Li Lujan, she had an insider’s edge. She builds houses for a living.
Ted Koerner, 67, prepares to feed his dog Daisy May. Koerner plans on having friends over for Thanksgiving. “The accomplishment alone is just getting home,” Koerner said.
(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
“Being a contractor, a designer and a project manager for many years, she knew what to do and how to do it quickly. … She’s a force of nature,” said her husband, Bobby Lujan, a musician and brother of the late Chicano artist Gilbert “Magu” Lujan.
L.A. County Supervisor Kathryn Barger, who attended an open house at the Lujan residence on Tuesday, told me that bureaucratic hurdles and other challenges have hampered rebuilding efforts. But she met neighbors of the Lujans who were encouraged by their rapid return.
“It gives people hope,” Barger said. “Next week, two homes are going to get certificates of occupancy. One leads to two, leads to five, leads to 10. I feel like we’re on that road.”
Koerner had Daisy as a motivator, along with a figure-things-out mentality from running an investigations and fraud-prevention company that deals with government agencies and multiple businesses. And he knew he didn’t want to live in limbo any longer than he had to, especially after staying in an Old Pasadena hotel for several weeks with other evacuees.
“Every single person in the building was a victim,” Koerner said. “Every time the elevator opened … there were people standing there, leaning against the wall, sobbing. And I mean openly sobbing.”
Landlords in the area were gouging renters, Koerner said, and he briefly considered living in his car before one of his employees offered a La Crescenta space that had just become available.
Koerner was told by an Army Corps of Engineers official to pour his new foundation as soon as the contamination was cleared, even if he hadn’t gotten an insurance check yet. You don’t want to be “number 2,200 in line,” Koerner was told.
Ted Koerner, 67, sits in the front yard of his newly built home with his dog Daisy May in Altadena.
(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
That was good advice, and it fit Koerner’s personality. He’s not one to waste time overthinking things, which is best illustrated by his philosophy that a house is a house, not a museum to one’s creativity.
“OK, are you going to spend nine days deciding what color toilet?” Koerner said. “Or are you just going to pick one and live with it. It’s a toilet. It’s not a trophy.”
Koerner robbed his retirement fund to front the start of construction and said that once insurance payments are added up, he’ll be a few hundred thousand dollars in the hole. But he’ll be home.
Whenever there was a pause in the county’s permit machinery, Koerner said he let everyone up to and including the governor’s office know about it. He said U.S. Rep. Judy Chu and Barger — one of whose staffers called Koerner “tenacious” — helped keep things moving.
Koerner also credits building manager Jossef Abraham of Innova Creative Solution for understanding that this was not simply about building a house. It was about getting a 67-year-old man struggling mightily with displacement, and a dog on her home stretch, back where they needed to be.
“We were here on Sunday for six hours, just us, and I brought a bed for her and I fed her here,” Koerner said. “And when I laid down on the floor next to her … she leaned over and started catching the tears, one at a time, as they were rolling down my cheek.”
Koerner stood in his new kitchen, going through everything and everyone he’s grateful for this holiday season. The longtime friends who offered support, the new friends he made in La Crescenta near his temporary home, his builder and his therapist, who taught him “how to let things flow through and get behind you.”
“I’m first and foremost grateful that Daisy has been strong enough to hang in there,” Koerner said. “She has just stayed with me, and that is an answer to a daily prayer.”
Koerner and Daisy May frolicked for a while in his new office, which had a golden glow in the morning light.
Daisy seemed to have turned back the clock and had that expression dogs get, mouth open and eyes aglow, when it looks like they’re smiling.
Koerner looked like he was celebrating a double holiday — Thanksgiving and Christmas all in one.
A Long Beach man who previously served time in prison for felony child abuse was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of torturing and murdering his 14-month-old daughter, authorities said.
The toddler’s father, Alfredo Munoz, 40, and stepmother Kelly Munoz, 34, were taken into custody in the 200 block of East Louise Street in connection with the child’s death, according to the Long Beach Police Department.
Officers initially responded to a hospital on Nov. 7 where the toddler was unresponsive with signs of severe trauma, police said. She was put on life support and died three days later. Her identity is being withheld.
Over the course of a two-week investigation, homicide detectives determined that the toddler had been a victim of ongoing abuse and that her death was a direct result of abuse from her father and stepmother, police said.
Both suspects are being held without bail at the Long Beach Jail, and detectives plan to present the case to the L.A. County district attorney’s office for filing consideration next week.
Alfredo Munoz was previously sentenced to four years in state prison in December 2021 after he pleaded no contest to one count of willful cruelty to a child causing possible injury or death, according to court records.
A law enforcement source confirmed the man charged in the prior Long Beach abuse case was the same man arrested Tuesday. The source spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the case with the media.
Munoz had been released from custody at the time the alleged abuse of the now-deceased toddler took place.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Homicide Dets. Ethan Shear and Kelsey Myers at (562) 570-7244. Anonymous tips can be left at (800) 222-8477 or at www.lacrimestoppers.org.
There is one big question facing No. 17 Michigan State as it prepares to take on Detroit Mercy on Friday in East Lansing, Mich.
Can the Spartans avoid a letdown?
One certainly appears possible, given how impressive Michigan State looked in one of its most important nonconference games of the season, an 83-66 win over No. 12 Kentucky on Tuesday in New York.
It was the second resume-boosting win the Spartans (4-0) have already secured in the first three weeks of the season, after a home win over then-No. 14 Arkansas on Nov. 8.
There’s certainly a lot of reason for Michigan State to be hyped, which is why intensity could be a concern coming back home to play a lesser opponent, especially on such a short turnaround.
However, if Michigan State keeps sharing the ball like it has the past two games against San Jose State and Kentucky, there shouldn’t be much for the fan base to be worried about.
‘What I’m proudest (of), though, with this team, where it’s getting a little bit like last year, it’s very unselfish,’ Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo said. ‘Twenty-five assists on 32 baskets. The other day, it was 24 assists on 28 baskets (against San Jose State). I still think we’ve got some more upside. I think our running game can get better.’
Michigan State has been led so far by its four returning core players, senior frontcourt players Jaxon Kohler and Carson Cooper, junior forward Coen Carr and sophomore point guard Jeremy Fears Jr.
Transfers Trey Fort (Samford) and Divine Ugochukwu (Miami) have added backcourt depth, and freshmen Jordan Scott and Cam Ward have made early contributions.
The biggest revelation for Michigan State against Kentucky was the performance of sophomore Kur Teng, who played sparingly last year.
Teng will be used in a more expanded role this year and played his best college game against Kentucky, scoring 15 points and making three shots from 3-point range in 18 minutes.
‘Kur was really good,’ Izzo said.
Now, Michigan State will turn its attention to Detroit Mercy in what will be a homecoming game for Titans’ head coach Mark Montgomery, a former point guard for the Spartans who had two coaching stints on Izzo’s staff.
Montgomery is in his second year as head coach of Detroit Mercy (1-4). The Titans have lost their last two games, the latest being a 72-62 home defeat against Eastern Michigan on Tuesday.
Picked ninth in the preseason Horizon League poll, Detroit Mercy is led by senior guard Orlando Lovejoy, who averaged 16.4 points per game last year. Senior guard Jared Lary and sophomore guard TJ Nadeau are other returnees for the Titans.
But this year’s team is filled with plenty of new faces, with three transfers and five freshmen on the roster.
Montogomery said this time of year is important to get those younger players ready for league play and to instill a consistent rotation.
‘The young guys are gaining experience,’ Montgomery said after the loss to Eastern Michigan. ‘Most of them played more than 10 minutes a game. You want to come out on the winning end, but you have to learn from these kinds of games, pick yourself up. There’s a lot of basketball ahead of us.’
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Luke Loucks made it clear he was bringing a fast tempo and a bunch of 3-point shooting to the Florida State basketball team.
The defensive chaos the Seminoles have created early in his coaching tenure is a bit more of a surprise.
Florida State forced 26 turnovers in Tuesday’s 87-73 win over UT Martin and will look to carry that success over into Friday’s game against Georgia Southern in Tallahassee, Fla.
The Seminoles (3-1) had 19 steals in the win over the Skyhawks. It was their most in a game since 1996 and one off the program record, with five different players recording three-plus steals.
Through four games, Florida State is averaging 20.5 forced turnovers per game (tied for fourth nationally) and 12 steals per game (tied for 12th nationally).
‘We have some good defenders that are aggressive. Sometimes I’ve just got to get out of their way,’ Loucks said. ‘… You could tell the urgency our guys were playing with defensively really helped force a lot of those turnovers. That’s the way we’re going to play.’
Freshman Cam Miles scored a team-high 17 points Tuesday. He’s the fourth different Seminole to lead the team in scoring through four games this season.
The game at Florida State presents a second opportunity this week for Georgia Southern (3-2) to defeat an Atlantic Coast Conference opponent.
The Eagles nearly pulled off a win in the first chance Tuesday night, falling 68-66 at Georgia Tech. Georgia Southern led by 11 points in the first half and trailed by just two points with six seconds left when Nakavieon White got the ball knocked away while driving for the would-be tying basket.
‘We obviously saw space. Their guy made a play,’ Georgia Southern coach Charlie Henry said of the final play vs. Georgia Tech.
Alden Applewhite posted a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds in the loss. The forward is averaging 13.3 points per game and shooting a team-high 46.7% from 3-point range.
Georgia Southern forced 22 turnovers against Georgia Tech and is averaging 16.8 forced turnovers per game. However, the Seminoles are turning it over just 9.8 times per game.
In October of 2018, U.S.-based journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered inside Saudi Arabia’s embassy in Istanbul, Turkey. The CIA concluded that the assassination was carried out by Saudi operatives, on order of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The prince denied the accusations, although other U.S. intelligence agencies later made the same formal assessment.
Tuesday, President Trump showered the Saudi leader with praise during his first invitation to the White House since the killing. “We’ve been really good friends for a long period of time,” said Trump. “We’ve always been on the same side of every issue.”
Clearly. Their shared disdain — and fear — of a free press was evident, from downplaying the killing of Khashoggi to snapping at ABC News reporter Mary Bruce when she asked about his murder.
“You don’t have to embarrass our guest by asking a question like that,” Trump said, then he proceeded to debase a journalist who wasn’t there to report on the event because he’d been silenced, forever. Referring to Khashoggi, he said, “A lot of people didn’t like that gentleman that you’re talking about. Whether you like him or didn’t like him, things happen.”
Mohammed bin Salman, left, and Jamal Khashoggi.
(Associated Press / Tribune News Service)
Fender-benders happen. Spilled milk happens. But the orchestrated assassination of a journalist by a regime that he covers is not one of those “things” that just happen. It’s an orchestrated hit meant to silence critics, control the narrative and bury whatever corruption, human rights abuses or malfeasance that a healthy free press is meant to expose.
Bruce did what a competent reporter is supposed to do. She deviated from Tuesday’s up-with-Saudi-Arabia! agenda to ask the hard questions of powerful men not used to being questioned about anything, let alone murder. The meeting was meant to highlight the oil-rich country’s investment in the U.S. economy, and at Trump’s prompting, Prince Mohammed said those investments could total $1 trillion.
Prince Mohammed addressed the death of Khashoggi by saying his country hopes to do better in the future, whatever that means. “It’s painful and it’s a huge mistake, and we are doing our best that this doesn’t happen again.”
And just in case the two men hadn’t made clear how little they cared about the slain journalist, and how much they disdain the news media, Trump drove those points home when he referred to Bruce’s query as “a horrible, insubordinate, and just a terrible question.” He suggesting that ABC should lose its broadcasting license.
Trump confirmed Tuesday that he intends to sell “top of the line” F-35 stealth fighter jets to Riyadh. It’s worth noting that the team of 15 Saudi agents allegedly involved in Khashoggi’s murder flew to Istanbul on government aircraft. The reporter was lured to the Saudi embassy to pick up documents that were needed for his planned marriage to a Turkish woman.
The prince knew nothing about it, said Trump on Tuesday, despite the findings of a 2021 report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence that cited “the direct involvement of a key adviser and members of Mohammad bin Salman’s protective detail.” It concluded that it was “highly unlikely that Saudi officials would have carried out an operation of this nature without the Crown Prince’s authorization.”
To no one’s surprise, the Saudi government had tried to dodge the issue before claiming Khashoggi had been killed by rogue officials, insisting that the slaying and dismemberment was not premeditated. They offered no explanation of how a bonesaw just happened to be available inside the embassy.
President Trump shakes hands with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House in 2018.
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Five men were sentenced to death, but one of Khashoggi’s sons later announced that the family had forgiven the killers, which, in accordance with Islamic law, spared them from execution.
The president’s castigation of ABC’s Bruce was the second time in a week that he has ripped into a female journalist when she asked a “tough” question (i.e. anything Newsmax won’t ask). Trump was speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One last Friday when Bloomberg News’ Catherine Lucey asked him follow-up question about the Epstein files. The president replied, “Quiet. Quiet, piggy.”
Trump’s contempt for the press was clear, but so was something else he shares with the crown prince, Hungary’s Victor Orban and Vladimir Putin: The president doesn’t just hate the press. He fears it.
The struggling Los Angeles Clippers continue a season-long seven-game road trip on Thursday when they visit the rejuvenated Orlando Magic.
Orlando, which endured a rocky start to the season while losing four of its first five games, comes into Thursday’s contest a winner in four of the last five. The Magic rebounded from their lone hiccup in that stretch, a 117-113 overtime loss at Houston on Sunday, with a 121-113 victory at home over Golden State on Tuesday.
Desmond Bane stepped up in the continued absence of Paolo Banchero, scoring 23 points with five steals. Anthony Black added 21 points off the bench, providing additional offensive punch on a night when season-long leading scorer Franz Wagner shot just 7 of 17 from the floor and 0-of-3 from beyond the arc.
Wagner, who is averaging 22.8 points per game, did finish with 18 on Tuesday. Banchero is Orlando’s second-leading scorer for the season at 21.7 points per game but missed the last three contests due to a groin injury.
Magic coach Jamahl Mosley said that Banchero has progressed to ‘non-contact’ drills with the team and ‘hard weight-room workouts with (Orlando’s) training staff.’
Jalen Suggs, who was questionable ahead of the matchup with Golden State due to a groin injury, made the start and finished with 13 points, eight assists, five rebounds and two steals. Suggs’ 1.6 steals per game lead an Orlando defense that ranked seventh in the NBA with 113.9 points allowed, heading into Wednesday’s NBA play.
The scoring yield is up from last season’s league-leading 105.5 points allowed per game, but over their last six contests the Magic are holding teams to 109.7 points per game.
On offense, Orlando’s scoring average is up more than 10 points from last season’s 105.4 points a contest to 115.9.
‘We’ve talked about being able to defend (in order) to get run; making our defense to fuel our offense,’ Mosley said. ‘Being able to push the basketball after stops and turnovers and blocked shots, I don’t know if there’s one moment that it clicks, but these guys just continue to work.’
The Clippers come into Orlando on the opposite trajectory, having dropped eight of their last nine. Los Angeles began its seven-game road odyssey with a 133-127, double-overtime win at Dallas on Friday, ending a six-game skid, but dropped the last two in Boston and Philadelphia.
With the 121-118 loss against the Celtics on Sunday, and 110-108 setback against the 76ers on Monday, the Clippers have dropped four one-possession contests this season.
‘Defensively, we are getting better,’ Los Angeles coach Tyronn Lue said following Monday’s loss. ‘We have some breakdowns here and there. Offensively, just continue to keep trusting.’
The Clippers have faced a recent rash of high-profile injuries, including the loss of Bradley Beal to season-ending hip surgery. Kawhi Leonard started the campaign strong with 24.1 points per game over the first six, but has missed the last eight with an ankle and foot injury.
Lue said last week the injury was ‘nothing serious,’ and Leonard is listed as day-to-day.
A bright spot for Los Angeles amid its struggles has been the play of James Harden. The six-time first-team All-NBA selection is averaging 26.2 points, 8.7 assists and 6.3 rebounds per game. He is shooting 43.6% from the floor and 37.6% from 3-point range. He is seventh in the NBA with 3.6 3-pointers made per game.
In Monday’s loss, Harden became the 11th player in NBA history to score at least 28,000 career points.
