Good Nite LA, Friday 9/4/2026

Welcome to Good Night LA. I'm Christine Divine. We're talking about dangerous conditions expected at Southern California beaches this Labor Day weekend with Hurricane Marie bringing large waves, rip currents and potential flooding. Officials are preparing for the expected crowds and urging beachgoers to really stay cautious. We have team coverage for you. Reporter Laura Diaz standing by in Laguna Beach. We first begin though with meteorologist Star Harvey. Star. Yes, Christina. We will get to those alerts for you. They do include that coastal flood advisory but also that high surf as well. I can tell you tonight we are in the clear of alerts. Those alerts do become active as we push into tomorrow and we'll stretch through the early parts of next week. As of right now temperatures in Burbank 71 degrees, Santa Monica at 68. Down that coast we'll see temperatures in Long Beach but also Huntington Beach coming in in the lower 70s. Pushing east 72 in Ontario and up in Victorville temperatures at 70 degrees. Our winds moving at about 5 to 10 miles per hour across the region currently and our temperatures tonight for those lows dipping down into the 50s will also have the return of a few low to mid 60s as well. Here's a look at our temperatures for tomorrow shooting for the 70s. We'll have a few 80s as well and a few 90s popping out across the area through our Saturday. Also we're hitting for 87 degrees for the LA area tomorrow expected to be under mostly dry conditions. Some sunshine but then we arrive at Sunday. This is when we're expecting to see that rain potential from Hurricane Marie. Widespread showers mostly between our overnight hours the 4 a.m to the 2 p.m hour. When I get back we'll be talking high surf advisory but also coastal flood advisory. All that plus your seven day coming up. For now Christine back to you. More about Hurricane Marie and the effects of a tropical storm in the pacific could doom people's homes. There's not much they can do. Fox 11's Laura Diaz reports from Laguna Beach. It's going to be a long night for people who live in the seaside community in Laguna Beach not knowing exactly how bad the storm will be. They're all doing their best to keep a stiff upper lip. I see you're starting to cry. Yeah no it's um it's it's it's actually um very emotional. I think I'm kind of in this phase of like a denial. I look at it I can see it I know it's happening but I don't want to accept it. This woman whose family has owned a home on Ocean Way in Laguna Beach for decades gets emotional when she thinks about the uncertainty of whether their home can survive nature's power. For days the high surf has relentlessly pounded the seawall by their home. At the same time the beach is shrinking. She doesn't wish to be identified but says a warning this weekend of heavy swells coming into the area has her on edge. This isn't even the highest swell. This is not even high tide yet. This is not high tide yet. This is not the highest the swell we'll get this weekend so it's it's going to keep impacting and we might lose the wall completely we don't know. The National Weather Service warned of potentially dangerous conditions on this strip of stunning beach. They include rip currents and monster waves over the holiday weekend. This seaside resident may have been worried but he laughed it off. I've lived here at least 25 years and you know not more than two blocks away from the beach and I have never seen it like this. This is very unusual. The family we told you about at the beginning says that they're waiting to hear from the city tomorrow whether it'll be safe for them to enter the home again. They say recently they have not been staying there for fear that it was not safe. In Laguna Beach, Laura Diaz, Fox 11 News. Let's take a live look now at LAX which is seeing its busiest day of the Labor Day travel rush. Around 230,000 people expected to pass through today alone. Nearly 2 million travelers projected over the 10-day holiday period. Nationwide the TSA is preparing for over 17 million passengers through checkpoints by Wednesday. Meantime, AAA says gas prices are on track to set a holiday record. Regulars about 586 in LA, 584 in Orange County, about 575 across the Inland Empire. High crude oil prices are driving the increase and diesel prices hit record highs averaging 5.85 a gallon nationwide and nearly 7.71 in California squeezing industries like trucking and farming. Fuel costs are driving up transportation and grocery prices leaving small businesses and low-income households struggling to keep up. A young woman leaves a quinceañera, stops at a Hollywood 7-Eleven for snacks and ends up choked unconscious on the floor. Now police are asking for help in tracking down two people who they say are responsible. Fox 11's Andres Gutierrez reports from Hollywood Boulevard. The brutal attack happened just a few feet inside the store. It was all captured on surveillance cameras and one week later nobody's in custody. Just after midnight last Saturday on Hollywood Boulevard, Destiny Valderrama and her two friends walked into the 7-Eleven on Las Palmas for snacks. Two strangers came through the doors behind them. Right there where it says ATM inside right next to the right next right right in that hallway was when I got tackled and I started getting strangled and I took hits on the ground. How long do you think you were unconscious for? I have no idea. I have no idea. They wanted the gold chain and pendant around her neck. Both friends tried to help but Valderrama says one was dragged across the floor, the other took hits into the snack aisle. It was it was my baptism chain. I had it since I was a baby. Her mother Elizabeth Ortiz came to the store the next day and watched the graphic video. Ortiz told me in Spanish once the attackers are caught she wants a judge to lock him up, adding people who do this don't belong on the streets. Because I honestly didn't think I was going to get home that night. Like I really thought it was just going to be it for me right there on that ground. At the time of the attack the store was full of customers. Valderrama says she begged the employees to call police. Instead she says the store kicked them out for causing a commotion. All I wanted was a phone call you know. I understand if they were scared to step in but I just wanted them to call the police. LAPD confirms this is an active robbery investigation and one week later no arrests. LAPD adds the suspects fled in an unknown direction and detectives are still working to identify them. Reporting in Hollywood, Andres Gutierrez, Fox 11 News. Major catalytic converter theft ring is busted in Orange and Los Angeles counties. Five people are under arrest. Look at all that right there. After a three-month investigation here deputies say they recovered about 2,400 suspected stolen converters with an estimated 4.3 million dollars along with cash firearms and precious metals. The judge declares a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy case. The former nurse Massachusetts mom of three admitted to strangling her children to death. The defense argues that Clancy should not be held criminally responsible because she was suffering from postpartum psychosis. After seven days of deliberations the jury was stuck 11 to 1 in favor of not guilty by reason of insanity. The 12th juror refused to budge. The mistrial was declared. Prosecutors can try Clancy again. The judge set a hearing for September 29th. Back here at home four young adults are dead after an overnight crash near Wrightwood. Two others remain critical tonight. CHP says they Hyundai Veloster veered off Angeles Crest Highway around 1 30 this morning, rolled down an embankment, hit a power pole. Five people were ejected from the car. Relatives tell Fox 11 the group were friends in their early 20s. Investigators say none wore seatbelts and alcohol likely played a role. I mean drive safely, drive to arrive, speed kills and always wear your seatbelt. Don't drink and drive. I mean that's the same message we put out every time. CHP is investigating also whether speed contributed. The names of the four people killed have not yet been released. We'll be right back. If you're heading to MacArthur Park this Labor Day you might run into this guy. L.A. County D.A. Nathan Hockman says he will follow through on a promise made in June to host a picnic with his family. The park was safe enough after increased enforcement efforts. Since then some improvements have been noted, though challenges like visible drug use remain. Hockman says the picnic is meant to highlight progress and the ongoing need for public safety. Nearly 6,000 homeless people in Los Angeles could be displaced ahead of the 2020 Olympics due to security perimeters around venues according to a new report. Researchers at USC and UCLA say the city lacks a clear plan to address the issues raising concerns about the humane treatment of those forced to move. Officials say they'll prioritize resources and housing but advocates are calling for action now. An abandoned and unfinished house overlooking the San Fernando Valley is the latest problem property to grab the attention of the two candidates for mayor. Neighbors call this property in Mulholland a nuisance and an eyesore, also fire danger. They say their calls to get it shut down are going unanswered. The L.A. mayor's office issued an order that gave the property owner until Monday to clear out the area. Residents say it's about time because the problem seems to be getting worse. It's right under the universal overlook so it's just people come at night and they use it to party. There's graffiti all over it, beer cans and everything. The mayor's opponent in the upcoming race, Nifia Rahman, says they've been raising the alarm about this property. Good Night L.A. Weather is sponsored by the law offices of Larry H. Parker. As we slide into our Labor Day weekend, we do have a few things we'll be watching for. Some of those will include the chance for a shot at some wet weather but also a few impacts to our coastline. We are talking high surf advisory but also a coastal flood advisory. I'll show you what's going on there in the tropics. We have not just one or two but three tropical storms we're watching. We have Lowell that is moving to the south of the Hawaii islands. Carina which will continue to push off to the north and west there and as we take a look out towards Marie, Marie a little bit closer to the California coastline but I can tell you that storm system is expected to continue to remain several hundred feet away from us but still with that storm system currently moving on its northwest track at about eight miles per hour. The winds associated with this hurricane currently at 100 miles per hour so that does put it at a category two storm. It is expected to weaken down to a category one as we move into tomorrow and as early as tomorrow that's when we're expecting to see some of our impacts here across portions of the Orange County coastline but also portions of Ventura County and L.A. That high surf advisory in place from tomorrow stretching through Tuesday. Waves potentially moving four to eight feet and the further south we go four to ten feet. We're also looking at the potential for the dangerous rip current risk so again we urge if you are not an experienced surfer or in that water making sure to swim near those lifeguards and of course if you are in those rip currents making sure to swim parallel until you are out of that system. Otherwise coastal flood advisory in place during that same time frame and during that high tide cycle we could see the potential for minor to moderate flooding and again those times will change as we push through tomorrow and into Tuesday. Tomorrow we could see that high tide cycle at the 5 p.m hour, Sunday by 6 p.m and as we move into Monday and Tuesday 7 and 8 p.m. Again tomorrow expected to be mostly dry across the area probably some clouds filtering in and around the Los Angeles region but as we push into Sunday we're talking as early as the 4 a.m hour until the afternoon around that 2 p.m hours when we're expecting that band of moisture to go ahead and move across our area. As far as rain total amounts our models are indicating most of us should see under about a quarter of an inch some of us a tenth of an inch and we may see those outlying areas potentially pick up around an inch otherwise our temperatures at 87 degrees for tomorrow as we move into Sunday 82 and then we'll be back on the up and up temperature wise at the middle of next week and now we'll go ahead and shift gears switching things to sports with Jaron. Superstars thank you good evening big win for USC tonight we're going to talk about it coming up that brings us to our Pechanga sports poll question is this the year USC makes the college football playoff and your possibilities are of course they're going to win the whole thing it's natty time 12 teams progen sneak in or not this year head to foxla.com slash vote to cast your vote the results coming up at the end of sports. Fox 11 sports desk is sponsored by Pechanga resort casino. Welcome back 14th ranked USC back in action with a point to prove after leaving a few on the field last week against San Jose State. Fresno State in town with the Trojans primed to put on a show in prime time at the Coliseum. NFL Trojans in the house Makai Lemon, Kobe Lane along with Fresno State alum Rams receiver Devante Adams all on the sidelines pick it up in the first SC facing a third goal Jade Maiava feeling the pressure rolling to his right connects with Tanuk Hines for the easy six Trojans rolling early on top seven nothing more damage coming in the second quarter Maiava lofting a beautiful deep ball to a wide open Trent Mosley and the freshman is going to do the rest handling the safety with ease for a 68 yard touchdown connection USC chugging along early Gary Patterson's new look defense dominant as well Fresno State looking at a third and 23 Jaden Mandahl blasted out of the end zone by Kennedy Erlacher that's a safety one of two on the evening for the defense Trojans up 16 nothing they were not done before the half threatening again here Maiava connecting with Mosley again get used to it the freshman's second TD of the night SC handles Fresno State going away big time in a shutout 39 nothing of this we played their standard for a higher level tonight and that was really great to see all sides I think the excitement energy in the coliseum energy with our football team was pretty consistent the whole way through so yeah I think we I think we played better as a football team than we did in week one you know and that's what you got to do a pretty complete game from the team again very excited about how we finished it off and you know we'll take advantage now of having one extra day this week a chance to rest these guys up a little bit and then get ready elsewhere seventh ranked Miami in action denied on the road against Stanford and as expected it was the Malachi Tony show opening drive for the Kings and he's wide open 23-yard touchdown just like that Miami on top seven zip Tony continuing to fill the highlight reel the U at it again third quarter he'll take the top off the defense for his third touchdown of the night a 47-yard house call Tony finishes with 233 yards receiving and how about 400 yards passing and five touchdowns for Gary and Menza in his Miami debut pains world big time 45 to 60 for the ravine Dodgers beginning a three-game set against the Washington Nationals those struggling Dodger bats finding solid contact tonight third frame Mookie Betts a one-out base not the center chasing home Kyle Tucker Dodgers strike first one nothing later in the frame last night's hero Teoscar Hernandez starting to put some serious abs together roping the Jackson Kent offering into the gap in left center here comes Kike Hernandez Mookie's on his horse he will slide home as well two RBI double and the blue crew are in front three nothing now leading four zip in the six and we've got a Kyle Tucker sighting at the plate a big swing to right 377 foot job just his 12th home run of the year but everything working this evening at the ravine Blake Snell six shutout innings at his start racking up seven strikeouts Dodgers hold off a late rally and they win it five three all right finally the results to our Pechanga sports poll question of the night is this the year the Trojans make the college football playoff under Lincoln Riley yes it's natty time 12 teams they will sneak in or not this year we've got some Dodgers in the house still 46 percent say not this year I am going with they get in there this is the year Lincoln Riley leads them to the college football playoff all right that's your Friday night sports more news with Christine coming up after the break LA Entertainment is sponsored by Yamaha Resort and Casino Entertainment singer Lea Salonga was honored today now you may know her best as Jasmine's voice in A Whole New World last month Salonga performed a duet with Brandy at California Adventure Brandy was also on hand for today's Walk of Fame ceremony Salonga and Brad Kane were the first to record the Oscar Golden Globe and Grammy winning song she also was the singing voice of Mulan Dolly Parton's Hollywood Walk of Fame star just got a much-needed makeover after 42 years of wear and tear Bruce replaced the damaged star with a brand new one in the same spot on Hollywood Boulevard workers began the project shortly after memorial flowers were left on the old star fans calling it a fitting tribute to honor Dolly's legacy generosity and impact the updated star now shines just as brightly as the legend herself that's it for us nice West Coast Raptors next Good Day LA starts Monday have a good Labor Day weekend