Good Day LA Tuesday, 11/10/26

In the traditional sense. Cheese Whiz isn't considered real cheese. It's cheese sauce. It's processed cheese sauce. It contains dairy ingredients. That's why I was saying, we had that shot at Philadelphia, and I was saying when you get the cheese steak, they ladle. And I was surprised. I wanted the meat cut up with slices of cheese. That sounds good to me. I like when the meat blends in with the cheese. But I heard there was a special way of ordering it so you want Cheese Whiz. Yeah, because it's not like Cheese Whiz, right? I'll take a whiz. It's not that's I don't think you say that but I'll get a whiz Something like that. Anyway, hi Samana. Very cheesy, all of it. I love it. Hey, if you like Cheez Whiz, good for you. We've got a look at our temperatures right now. 59 degrees in Burbank, 60 degrees in Ontario. So a nice, cool, and easy start to your morning. Temperatures will be back to hot again this afternoon. Enjoy it while we can. And we are dry temperatures in the upper 80s. And looking at valleys, 88 degrees possible for areas like Corona. Corona 81 all the way down the coast, but we still have those coastal concerns. Alerts are still in place, high surf advisories, as well as coastal flood advisories through about noon today. We have high tide coming in about 8.38 this morning, so we'll have a look at the beach areas. In the meantime, we have a look at the high country, 62 degrees, a little breezy at times. In our high desert, 74 degrees sunshine, and we are dry for the lower deserts. As I mentioned, Beautiful weather today, tomorrow into Thursday, and then we've got rain possibly this weekend. Now staying over, Stu, with some breaking news. Stu, good morning. Hey, good morning, Samana. Good morning, everybody. Yeah, re-ignition of that fire that started on... Monday, early Monday morning, you can see that fire still burning out here. This is going to be the corner of Alameda and 55th Street. All that smoke bellowing out of that building and covering a lot of south Los Angeles, but the smoke actually making its way almost all the way to the coast. Yesterday, we were talking to one of the PIOs from L.A. City Fire Department, and he basically was saying, if you smell that smoke, just close your windows and try to use the air system inside your house, maybe just recirculating. You don't have to run the AC or the heat, but just try to keep yourself awake. away from that smoke. It sounds easy, but it might be difficult. Right now, though, the fire's still burning in this older style. A metal-clad building at the corner of Alameda and 55th Street. Some of it actually collapsed yesterday during that firefight. What's inside? Wood flooring. So that's one of the reasons why it's so stubborn and that fire reignited. Firefighters were not allowed to make their way inside that building because of the hazards of that building collapsing. And again, that fire fight reigniting overnight. They've been working. They've had excavators out here trying to work to kind of clear some of that wood-based floor. flooring so that they could basically get that fire out. Right now, though, the fire fight definitely continuing. That intersection is closed. I know for a fact that we've got Sandra down there on the ground getting her feet wet, and she's with L.A. City Fire. She's going to give us some more information about that firefight. Sandy? Hi there, Stu. I first want to show you our vantage point from the ground right here. We're on 55th and Alameda Street. We've made a little progress since the last time I spoke with you and showed you the scene. It definitely looks like fire crews with a multiple amount of water lines on this has really made some progress here. But clearly this is a scene yesterday when we came out here was first reported that Bel Air wood flooring was on fire. Also the adjacent building as well caught on fire because of this at around four o'clock yesterday and then all day long according to They've been out here. And they really couldn't get into the deep-seated hot spots, and that's why the flare-up happened again. It was reported this morning fire crews returned here to the scene, more of them put out all of this that's going on. So clearly there's a shift change here, a lot of crews- Changing out their positions, but they say this is going to be the scene all morning long. Let's talk to the assistant chief here from LA Fire, who could tell us a little bit about what's happening, the situation. Monitoring, resources, realizing, hey, this thing's taken off, and calling for the help to come, and then getting back. This particular area that we see that got involved here was a concern of mine yesterday, but really evaluating Things and thinking about how do we, you know. Risk versus risk, it was very risky. I didn't want firefighters in that spot overnight, it just was too risky. So that became an area where we came involved. Once the crews on scene who were here throughout the night wrecked. And basically, The assistant chief there with LAFD essentially saying overnight that safety is going to be a priority with fighting this fire. Again, started yesterday. A stubborn fire there in the city of Vernon, a commercial fire which continues to burn at this hour. So we'll continue to watch the situation there. Of course, the smoke is going to be an issue for anyone living in that area. And fire officials are just recommending that you keep your doors, your windows closed until they can get a handle on this fire. On to this story, LAUSD parents, teachers and students this morning will protest what they call devastating and crippling budget cuts from charter schools. A lot of parents are upset this morning. Mario Ramirez joins us now live outside of a Sherman Oaks charter school with more. Good morning. Yeah, we've already got maybe about two dozen parents here. We're expecting a large demonstration in about 30 minutes and these parents are... protesting millions of dollars in budget cuts that they say will directly impact not only this charter school, but dozens across the district. So take a look. Let's go over some of the numbers here and what these budget cuts mean, why people are out here. LA Unified plans to eliminate $10 million in annual funding for 42 affiliated charter schools. According to organizers, nearly 25,000 students attend those schools, and the district's budget plan links the reduction to the equivalent of 112 full-time staff positions set to take effect next school year. Now, the district is defending the decision. The decision telling Fox 11 this morning, LA Unified is facing a projected $3.6 billion deficit fueled by declining enrollment, rising costs and the end of federal COVID relief funding. But there's also another reason. These 42 charter schools have been receiving supplemental funding since the state ended a similar grant in 2013. And LA Unified says that other... Traditional district schools don't receive that same funding so they're trying to or at least they say that it'll make funding more consistent across campuses and they also say that these schools will continue receiving other funding and acknowledges the concerns about the impacts here the cuts to some of the jobs so today let's break down what's happening rallies are scheduled to begin at 7:30 this morning 10 school campuses with families representing those 42 charter schools at 2:30 this afternoon parents plan to rally outside LA Unified downtown and then And at 3:30, they plan to speak directly to the school board during public comment. I want to bring in Meg. She's a parent here at Riverside Drive Charter Elementary or Riverside Charter. What do these budget cuts mean for you and your kindergartner, is it? Yes. I have a daughter who's in kindergarten. And these cuts are going to impact our school in ways you almost can't fathom. We're going to lose coordinators. We're going to lose psych days, tech days, things that really keep our kids safe. And I can't imagine how you can run a school when you cut 88%. And the school says that enrollment has actually gone up 16%, so from somewhere like 380 to 4 something, 420. And they say that there's been declining enrollment, so it's quite the opposite here at this school. It's quite the opposite at this school. And I can say I live in this area, and we were really excited to send our child to Riverside. And we know so many families, even families that are here today, who try to get into this the school because it's such a good school. Well, thank you. One of the many parents that we're expecting out here for this demonstration. So we'll bring you that coming up here at 7:30 for now. We're live in Sherman Oaks. We'll send it back to you. All right. We'll be watching, Mario. Thank you. The effort to impeach Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is now underway. So the House is expected to vote on a measure this week that could trigger a trial in the Senate, but Hegseth and the president are fighting back. Let's bring in Doug Luzader live in Washington for more on this. And we heard from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth earlier this morning. That's right, and we've heard from the president that he is standing by Hegseth. Hegseth had a news conference this morning at the Pentagon saying he is staying where he is. It's a farce, and it's a stunt, and everybody knows it. Secretary Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon this morning defending his record, as Congress could be on the verge of impeaching him. I stand behind every one of these operations. I was proud to execute them, and I would do it again. Tomorrow. Peter Brian Hegseth thus warrants impeachment, trial, removal from office. It was Republican congressman and frequent Trump critic Thomas Massie who introduced a measure to impeach Hegseth in the House. Democrats quickly picked up the mantle. The Senate needs to put Pete Hegseth on trial so we can remove him. For his catastrophic failure in Iran. And Democrats in both houses are expected to widely back the effort, which cites Hegseth's handling of the war in Iran, the operation to remove Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, and attacks on suspected drug smuggling boats, among other charges. And there may be some Republican support too, but how much is unclear. At the White House, President Trump was not happy. We won two wars, and we've made the world a lot safer place, and then we're supposed to impeach. Why haven't we gone after all these other people that ran wars that lost? All right, so things are going to start moving pretty quickly here. This vote in the House could happen as early as Wednesday, and then if there is a simple majority in the House, and they may get there, we'll see, then this would kick over to a Senate trial that would happen next year, no doubt, under the leadership of Democrats in the Senate. Doesn't mean, though, that they're going to get to the supermajority that they would need to actually remove Hegseth. But, you know, we know from these impeachment trials that it just consumes everything here in Washington. It is a numbers game. So what is the thinking there on Capitol Hill, Doug, that enough Republicans would vote for this impeachment trial here in the House to send it then to the Senate? Well, the Democrats, as we say, are going to have to do the heavy lifting on this. But assuming that every Democrat votes along with this, you wouldn't need that many Republicans on board. You obviously have one, Thomas Massie, the guy that introduced the measure. There may be other Republicans that would be willing. We just don't have a firm count on that yet. But the other thing to consider is that it comes down to attendance. There are some Republicans that may not be back in Washington yet. And, you know, that can affect what the numbers game looks like here. And then it gets, and then if it doesn't happen, then the thinking is that it's reintroduced again by the House when you have Democratic leadership and a big majority there, it gets reintroduced anyway at the beginning of the year. That's right. And that would get you almost assuredly over the first hurdle to move to the trial. But as we have seen with the president's impeachments, getting the supermajority that you need in the Senate is really, really tough. But you also never know. I mean, there could be some Republican defectors, especially ones who criticize the way that the president, the administration has handled the war with Iran. Yeah, I mean, I think there would probably be Republican defectors, or it's certainly possible, but would it be enough to get you to that two-thirds majority? Two-thirds majority. That's a big ask. It's a very, very, very high bar. Yeah. Yeah, but we'll see. All right, Doug Lozano, live for us in Washington. Doug, thanks. Have a great day. Thank you. We'll be right back. And welcome back. Good Day LA wants to hook you up with four tickets to see Disney on Ice Presents Jump In, playing at the Honda Center on December 17th. Enter for a chance to win through the link in the pinned post on our Facebook page or link through the QR code on the screen. Good luck. Jen, Bob. All right, Samada, thank you. So you might have heard about a workout class called Lagree Method. It's not Pilates, although it can trace its roots there. It's a full-body workout on a machine called the Megaformer, and it's moving beyond its traditionally female clientele. Lagree Studios are reporting more men getting into the workout. So I brought my guy over here, and we got to meet the founder, Sebastian Legree. We all agree that Lagree is hard. I should know. I've done this now for about four years after the birth of my son. It has changed my body, strengthened, lengthened. It's a very popular exercise, and it's getting more popular than ever with men, which is why I brought my gym bro here, Bob DeCastro, I don't know what that's all about, for your first ever legree class. Are you excited? I'm ready. You're ready. You're ripped and you're ready. Where are we doing this? Over there? Stop. But we're not just learning from any instructor. We're learning from the master, Sebastian Legree. I'm a little afraid now. Sebastian, it's so good to have you here. We're not worthy. The man himself. Oh, it is an honor. I owe that to you because look at her abs, guys. You did this. He did this. It all started out back in 1998 here in Los Angeles in West Hollywood. Sebastian was a Pilates instructor, but eventually, his clients started asking for something more intense. My background is bodybuilding, so what I did is I basically just switched from the Pilates method and created a method using bodybuilding training techniques on the Pilates apparatus. Then I just kept tweaking it and then just started to make my own equipment in 2006. And now we're operating in over 111 countries. Think of it as doing circuit training at the gym, only on one machine. The idea is time under tension, slow movements, long holds. And if a lot of people out there say, oh, it looks easy, I want you to get on this machine because what they're about to do over here is hard. So Bob, what you're gonna want to do Thank you. Get all your stretches in first, of course. Bring your legs in, crunch in, while maintaining tabletop. You can see the triceps are active. You're doing great. Look at the shoulders, the lats. That's right. Very good. Look at those shoulders. Nice. What you can try is what she was doing by adding the push-ups. So push the carriage out and then nice and clean. Tricep push-ups. Yeah. Nice and slow. Perfect. Feet flat, there you go, keep your shoulders square and then just focus on a small movement, just bringing your hips up a little bit and back down, perfect. I definitely feel that. Yeah. Right, uh-huh. Because it integrates your whole torso. This is where you get that V going, dude. Roll the shoulders back, get that chest up, don't move the right leg, just move the left knee back and forth. It's called a carriage kick. So this is an isolation exercise. You carriage kick like this? Yes. Yes. Hold this position? Yes. For one minute. This works everything. Inner thighs, outer thighs, calves. Yeah. Everything is working. Right? Yeah. Rock solid, baby. Now you're going to start to lunge down, bending both legs at the same time. Look at that. Stick out your boobies. Come on. Stick out your boobies. As you're going down, twist toward me. Yeah. Yeah. One, two, three, four. Yeah. Woo. Well done. Look at those glutes. The calf muscles, Bob. There are approximately 50 Legree Method studios across Southern California. Legree is a constantly evolving workout, by the way. Lots to come on the horizon, mainly incorporating artificial intelligence into the MegaFormers. So AI would basically monitor your vitals, make sure that you're staying competitive with yourself, and getting better with every class. Sebastian also just hosted a Legree convention in Vegas where he teaches the teachers. And thanks to him, in that convention, my classes have gotten a lot tougher. And he was telling us like so many professional athletes are now doing this, but I can see why. First of all, a lot of the stretching that's involved, using muscles that you don't normally use when you're just lifting regular weights and things like that. Balance is a huge deal with that. So with balance comes core. And I will say after I did that, and we weren't there for a full class at all. We just did like, you just saw three of those like signature moves. And the next day I was sore. Yeah, see? It's because you're using muscles that you never even really knew that you had, you know? Yeah. Especially those, you know, like the groin muscles. Yeah, like the intercostal, the groin muscles. That's what they're called. They are, yeah. The muscles that are like here, right? Right. Like that. Yeah. Just work all those muscles. Right. And keep it right, keep it tight. That's right. Like your abs, Jen. I'm impressed. Thank you. It works. Thank you. Because I don't want to like bulk up. No, and you're not going to. That's something they stress. It's like a lot of women are worried that they're going to get too bulky if they start doing intense workouts like that, but you're not. Especially using your own body weight. Right. You know what I mean? Right. Yeah. Try it with me sometime. AI helps keep track of your improvements. Yeah. So there's that element. They have all the new equipment on the horizon, so more to come on that. All right. Very good. We're going to work you out over here. You know, still hot, still dry. I need a lot of help. Temperatures will remain above average. Veterans Day looks great. It's still warm and dry until this weekend. We've got rain chances coming back in the forecast beginning as early as Friday. So don't be surprised. And the rain opportunities extend into Monday and perhaps even to Tuesday. We've got eyes on our coastal communities, of course. Advisory is still in place there. High surf and high tide. Temperatures, a big boost from what's normal. 75 degrees is where we should be. And temperatures nearing 90s. And this is for the downtown L.A. area. Sunset's going to be beautiful just before 5 p.m. Area of high pressure continues to be anchored over Southern California and give us those descending offshore winds. And that's what's helping to keep us warm and dry. Meanwhile, the jet stream is deflecting the storms to the Pacific Northwest. So it continues to be rainy there. But we will see our... Change in our weather pattern as the area of high pressure breaks down. We've got a coastal flood advisory, as I mentioned. High surf, 5 to 8 feet possible for Ventura County into L.A. And high tide at 8:38 this morning. We've got ice along the coast. And a look at tomorrow's forecast. Veterans Day. Thank you again to all the veterans and their families. Beautiful, warm, and dry tomorrow. Now sending over Stu with a look at traffic. Morning, Stu. Hey, good morning, Sumana. Good morning, everybody. That's a beautiful day, that's for sure. Take a look at Echo Park, but we're also very close to Silver Lake. So beautiful, so hip. So much traffic on that 101. The Skyfox traffic brought to us by MyHomeSold. Yeah, that 101 through the Silver Lake area, it is going to be a tough drive indeed. Beautiful day, though, if that's any consolation. North and southbound as you pass Vermont on that southbound 101 this morning. You're hitting the brakes actually before that, but it's very slow. You make your way over to the 110. Northbound, it actually does get better as you pass Vermont and get into the Hollywood area. That northbound 101 opens up. But either way you play it, give yourself a little extra time through that Silver Lake Echo Park area. Let's take a look at some hot spots. Hello, I'm Adrian Hernandez with MyHomeSold.com, and we want to buy your house cash. We save you money with no commissions, no fees, no repairs, for free, no obligation, as is cash offer. Go to MyHomeSold.com. Welcome to Veterans Day. Look at this. Oh, wow. You're sending us your photos here of your favorite veteran, a family member, a loved one, a friend, anyone. Just send us your veterans photos here because Veterans Day, of course, is tomorrow. And we're putting out that call for photos. So send us the photo in a uniform. Maybe a past picture or a current picture. Be sure to list the name, the branch of service. Scan that QR code that's right there on your screen and submit your pictures there. You might see yourself. Staff Sergeant Dennis Pierce. Yes. PFC David E. Pine with the U.S. Army. So proud of each and every one of our service members. And thank you for your pictures and thank you for your service. 728. We're coming right back after a short break. All right, good morning. Welcome back to Good Day LA. Time now is 7.32 on this Tuesday. Thanks for being with us. We're enjoying these warmer temperatures, Samada. It was pretty warmer, and we expect even warmer temperatures. It's possible for some areas, yeah. We've got... Temperatures above normal 80s nearing 90s especially for those inland valley communities and even at the coast we've got temperatures possibly about 80 to 81 degrees it's all courtesy of the offshore flow. Right now temperatures this is a time to get outdoors enjoy the comfortable numbers 61 degrees currently in Pasadena the San Fernando Valley doing good as well Burbank right now at 59 degrees under mostly clear conditions and we're going to bring in a lot of sunshine this afternoon 89 temperatures possibly about 80 to 81 degrees. Mostly up to 88 for Woodland Hills. And we still have eyes on the coast. We've got high surf advisories as well as coastal flood concerns there. High tide at 838 this morning. So we'll be on watch. Mountain communities, 62 degrees. Wind speeds below advisory threshold. High deserts, 74 degrees. And low deserts at 87. Again, we are warm. We are hot. We are dry. We've got big changes this weekend. Rain is coming into the forecast. More details on that coming up. Meantime, we're sending over to Stu with the breaking news. Let's do what's latest. Hey, good morning. Good morning, Samada. Good morning, everybody. Take a look at that fire that's been burning since early Monday morning. This is happening out here in the city of Vernon, L.A., right at the border. You can see that building still burning, and the L.A. City Fire, they are basically working to put those flames out. Take a look at that, though. You can see some of that smoke billowing all the way across that. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I guess we have some audio issues. We're going to send it back to Sandra down there on the ground with Tony getting their feet wet at the fire. Hi there. Yes, sir. Thank you for those aerial shots. Let me show you a ground perspective right here. We've been here for a couple of hours now this morning. They definitely made some progress making sure that they try to tamp down the flames here. But this has been the scene, as you mentioned, since yesterday morning when more than 200 fire crews were really battling the blaze here. They're in a defensive posture because it's just too dangerous to go inside. The alert came at around four o'clock yesterday morning that Bel Air wood fire. Flooring company right here on 55th and South Alameda was up in flames. It spread to some surrounding industrial areas right here on this block. And this has been the scene all day long yesterday. And then a big flare up this morning at around one o'clock when more crews were called in to really tackle the flare up. And inside, there's so many things that are burning. The material is just so combustible. That's what's making it dangerous for fire crews. To get inside with heavy equipment at this point to really get to those hot spots. So this is what the assistant chief on the scene had to say this morning. For the most part, they're ordinary combustibles. It's flooring material, all types of different flooring material and also the glues and the mastic that they glue that down with. So because it's so hard to get to it, we kind of Pulled some resources out and did what we call a fire watch through the night. We had several resources here on scene. When they started recognizing it, started to flare up again, they called for help. And then we brought the troops back out to try to keep it suppressed. But thankfully, they made a lot of progress this morning. According to the assistant chief, they're gonna scale back in terms of the number of resources out here and just take a watchful approach in terms of making sure that it doesn't flare up again. But this is gonna be the scene quite some time. For a couple of days now, he says that 55th and Alameda and all will be closed down to traffic. And what they have to do is make sure all this material just gets onto the street. They're gonna dry it out, make sure it's completely dry and cool before they Send it to sanitation, but let me just show you the scene as well, because there are DWP crews out here restoring power lines that went down. So far, this area is without power. Not sure the number of customers suffering that right now, but they're certainly trying to restore that situation. We'll get an update later this morning, but that's just the impact that this fire has had. And of course, the air quality, what we're talking about, Stu showing us how the smoke has been traveling westbound. Along the coastline, on the west side, you can certainly smell this smoke. So if you're coming through the area, make sure you are aware of the road closures. Again, 55th Street, South Alameda, all of this area. You want to make sure you take alternate streets as well as bring a mask if you are working or living in this area as well. But clearly making some progress here this morning. That is the latest from here. Let me send it back to you guys for now. That is some good news. All right, Sandra, thank you. Sandra. LAUSD parents plan a full day of protests over the district's proposed budget cuts for charter schools next year. Let's go to Mario Ramirez at a charter school in Sherman Oaks, talking to parents out there. And look, there's a rally behind you. This is just one of many, Mario. Yeah, now seeing that turnout we have been talking about, and I would say there are at least 100 students, parents out here holding signs. They're walking back and forth here on the sidewalk just outside Riverside Drive Charter. And this is happening at 10 schools right now, part of what parents are calling a day of action protesting these budget cuts. And the big concern for parents, at least here at this school, is what happens when you take millions of dollars away from schools that already operate on tight budgets. and they say that these cuts will mean fewer staff members, less supervision, fewer resources, and more safety concerns. And this morning, families across LA are protesting this funding decision that they hope the district will reverse. So take a look. Let's go over what some of these cuts look like. LA Unified plans to eliminate 10 million in annual funding for 42 affiliated charter schools According to organizers, 25,000 students attend these schools and the district's plan links the reduction to the equivalent of about 112 full-time positions set to take effect in the next school year. And the district defending the decision telling Fox 11 this morning LA Unified is facing a projected $3.6 billion deficit and they blame declining enrollment, rising costs and the end of federal COVID relief funding. And they say that these 42 charter schools have been receiving funding since the state ended. A similar grant in 2013, supplemental funding that will be ended if these cuts go through. So they estimate here at this school more than 88% of the school site budget and at least 12 staff positions will be cut. Now I want to talk to some of the students here. I talked to some of the parents earlier and they had major concerns about what this would mean. Fewer staff supervising all these children out here. They've got a student population of just over 400. Amanda? It's a holiday here, you're with all your friends, what's it like being out here fighting for your teacher? It's great because I love them so much, they're so kind to us and it's great to help them have their jobs. If the district officials, the school board is watching right now, what would you want to tell them? I want to tell them to think about all these kids here and to make sure that all these kids get the best education they can get. Yeah, and that's a good argument. The education needs people to help teach in the classroom, assistants and all of the staff that help out. So what would you want to say to the district if they're watching this? If they were watching, I would like to say I would like them to be aware of how much this would affect schools and how much... Um, this, this cut is going to hurt us. Is there someone that you're worried about? Oh, yeah, like, we, um, love all the supervising staff and our coordinator who may lose their jobs. So, yeah. Okay, well, you can see they have the signs here. A lot of these students made the signs, and I asked some of the parents, you know, why they brought their kids out here in protest. They said it wasn't difficult to convince them to come out to make these signs because once they heard that it could affect the teacher, you know, they're... A teacher inside the classroom that they've grown to love, it wasn't a difficult decision to get them out here. So for now, live here in Sherman Oaks, we'll send it back to you in a second. Yeah, there's a relationship that these students have with their teacher's aides, and right. It's such a big part of their education, and everybody else that's involved in that school as well. So difficult. And some smart students there as well, Mario. That's right. Thank you for bringing us their perspective. We appreciate it. Thank you. Amanda's off today. We do have you covered in the entertainment department sponsored by Wynn Palace Resort and Casino. A new Vegas residency was just announced and it sounds like a blast. Ah, there she is! Yes, that's going to be a great one. Pink is going to be at the Sphere next year. Her residency will feature several dates for one month, beginning at the end of September. Pink is known for her acrobatic shows. You know she's going to use every square inch of that sphere. So you can only imagine what she'll be doing in that space. It's been a big year, of course, for Pink. She was nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and hosted the Tony Awards in June. General sale for the Sphere show is beginning November 20th at 10 a.m. I saw her scale down a huge high-rise in downtown L.A. while singing. Wow. While singing. It was like the J.W. Marriott, I think. I was like, oh, my gosh. She's amazing. An amazing talent. Yeah, such great music. Speaking of great music, Billy Joel is getting ready for a return to the stage after brain surgery. His doctors are not thrilled about his announcement. Just last month, Billy Joel revealed he wasn't medically clear to perform or even drive. It's not clear if that position has changed, but his neurologist reportedly warned him about the risks of performing, saying each show was like getting a concussion because of the loud music, the lighting, the stress, just the physicality of having to perform the way he performs. He's not just like playing. That's just, I mean, that just goes to show you when you have a performer at this level who's been doing it for so many years, it's hard to peel yourself away from that. It's hard. He hasn't performed a full concert since February of 2025. His return will be December 14th at Florida Atlantic University. We don't know if that show signals a larger comeback. It's one of those things where you have to wait and see. How many Billy Joel concerts have you been to? Have you been to any? I've been to none. Oh, my God. I've been to a couple. Yeah, I do. You love his music, but I just, yeah, I haven't been to a concert. You've been to several? A few, yes, yeah. It's just so great. I know. It's just like, you know, Americana, right? He's timeless, he is. It's like part of like America's songbook now. Right, that said, take it easy. We love you, Billy Joel. I know, I know. We want to keep you around. Yeah. It does lead to our poll question of the day. We asked you, which star needs a bio-musical? You know, Billy Joel's not, well, has he gotten one? He hasn't gotten one yet, has he? No. That's another... That's another one. Great one, yeah. That'd be another good one. Right now, Prince is just sweeping all these kids. Prince, 67%. Okay, Harold from San Bernardino. Prince would make a great bio-musical. The secret Paisley Park vault. So many unreleased music and untold stories of the legendary artist. Yeah, it would be really great. Alyssa, hello, good morning to you. See you next time. She's right. All the way. That would be so funny. It would. An angel from Crestline, I love Prince. Just for the sake of hearing his music, does a biopic need to be made? I agree. I know. Let's relive all those classics. It's like when they did the Michael Jackson one recently. Right. Just hearing the songs itself. All the bangers, oh my gosh. You didn't even really need to tell the story, just the songs told the story. Just decades worth. Yeah. So good. All right, Stu, it's up to you for a check on traffic. Who do you think needs their own bio musical? You know, I'm all about Snoop. I'm all about Snoop, but you know, Ozzy, that did come to mind, but it didn't make the list, but Ozzy sounds really great as well. Well, let's talk a little traffic. This one brought to us by Jacoby and Myers. Take a long look at that 10 freeway, and that's going to be in downtown Los Angeles. Very slow and go this morning. Don't know why. There are no crashes, but just very high volume coming away from the East LA Interchange. Westbound, you're hitting the brakes before the 110, and it's going to stay very slow and go as you make your way over towards the 405. If eastbound's your ride, that one does look a lot better. Plan for a little bit of traffic by the 110, but after you pass that 110 freeway, wide open and moving well, especially through Los Angeles. Let's take a look at some traffic hotspots. Insurance offer for a bike accident, $5,000. Jacoby and Myra's result, $500,000. Call to see what your case is worth, 1-800-5-MILLION. Because you deserve justice. How about those Lakers? How about those Lakers? How about those Lakers? Six straight wins. Can they keep it going? We sure hope so. Let's welcome friend of the show and host of Front Office Sports tonight, Matt Iseman. Matt, thank you for being here this morning. Matt. What a pleasure. What a pleasure to join you. And I love that you're talking Lakers. We just spoke with Julius Erving, Dr. J, better known. Lakers fans will recall back in 83, Doc Sixers swept the Lakers to win his only NBA championship. And we talked to him about the Sixers because, of course, they have someone who used to play on the Lakers who you may have heard of, LeBron James. He thinks with that addition, the Sixers got a good chance of winning. And this is what he said. As long as they stay healthy and don't do stupid things. But he also talked about- What's your take on these Lakers and how far can they go? Well, I think sometimes less is more. And maybe LeBron's tenure there ended because they wanted to make room for the next guy up. And Lucas is a phenomenal player and I think he's going to be a champion in the league. I think OKC has something to say with what's going to happen out west. And San Antonio clearly has something to say with what's going to happen out west. So I'm looking at those teams and I'll start thinking about the Lakers, maybe third in that grouping. I don't know if you could hear it. I was kind of fanboying out. I grew up with it. But more of the interview, that'll be on tonight's front office sports show. The doc goes into his admiration for LeBron, doing what he's doing at his age. And of course, we brought up the goat argument. The doc placed himself in the top 10 or 15 best ever, being very modest, depending on who you talk to. And he said Michael and LeBron were probably top five. That's fair. That makes sense. We'll co-sign that. You guys are also working on the Big Women's Tennis Association event in Indian Wells, right? So there's been a lot of drama out there. There was a hot mic incident. Jessica Pegula talking about another player, what she thought was confidence. But these are the top eight women's player. And we're going to actually go one-on-one with the number two in the world, Aryna Sabalenka next. And so it's great tennis with a little bit of drama. And that's where our show lives. It's kind of interesting how... You know, there's so much attention paid for the drama when it comes to women's tennis versus men's tennis. I'm just saying, you know, all that stuff happens behind the scenes. You know why. You know why it happens. Outside of Alcaraz and Sinner and Zverev, I think the women are a little more interesting. I think they've got a little bigger personality. That's right. The men seem to be a little more dull. And so, look, we love controversy. We love trash talk. It gets us interested. Yeah, a little more spice. Jessa Pagula, too. What a great athlete. So amazing. Tremendous. Hey, Matt, let's talk about the Bruins. Come on, man. Undefeated. We're just going up in rankings, too. Every week, we're like one game at a time. Well, it's always interesting when L.A. teams are good. The Dodgers came close. UCLA is on this crazy run with their new coach, Bob Chesney. The question is, will we be able to keep him? USC is showing promise, but they got a big matchup against Indiana this weekend. And listen, this is the kind of stuff we live for, these dramas, these coaching, these unexpected moves where USC is the football powerhouse. UCLA is typically basketball. Those rules are getting a little bit reversed here. So we love seeing it. That's what you can catch on Front Office Sports tonight. It's going to be a great crosstown showdown. It's going to be insane. I mean, it's going to be a nail-biter because you never know how those things go. Well, jobs could be at stake here. That's right. I mean, if Lincoln Riley gets blown out, either against Indiana or certainly against UCLA, USC could be looking for a new coach. How much money do you think that UCLA should throw at Bob Chesney at this point to keep him? All of it. I think all the money. It's been a long time since they were relevant. They've struggled to find a good coach. And I think, you know, you saw what Curt Cignetti did at Indiana. Chesney followed in his footsteps at JMU before going to UCLA. So I think he's the real deal. I think he's what UCLA needs. And USC seems to be good but not great. This is a real chance for UCLA to become the dominant team here in this city, college team. I mean, we're pulling for them. We are really up for them. I'm so excited for the Bruins. Excited for you, Matt, this great show. Catch Front Office Sports tonight, every weeknight, here on Fox 11 at 11.30, or you can catch it on any smart TV. Matt, thank you. Thank you. It's worth it. Thank you, guys. Yes. Good to see you. All right, Samada, over to you now. Good to see Matt. Good morning, Jen, Bob, and to our viewers, what a great look right now. Temperatures outside, cool and comfortable, but we are gearing up for more heat. Good day light weather brought to you by My Home Sold. Temperatures will remain above normal through your Veterans Day and perhaps even into Thursday, but we got big changes coming our direction this weekend, perhaps varying chances of rain, possibly as early as Friday through the weekend and into Monday and perhaps even into Tuesday. So we'll be watching that very closely. And we're watching the coast also very carefully. High surf and high tide alerts are still in place through today. It's expected to lift right around noon. Temperatures 89 degrees, nearing 90s for the downtown LA area. Typically we are, at least should be, right around 75 degrees. So we are abnormally hot for this time of year. It's November and we're feeling a little like summer. High pressure is the reason why. Due to compressional heating as those offshore winds build up. They warm the atmosphere and we are dry. The jet stream continues to deflect storm systems to the north of us. So if you're heading out to Portland or Seattle, we've got some rain in those areas. And for the coast, as I mentioned... High surf coupled with high tide. It could lead to minor to moderate coastal flooding to be expected, so we'll be on watch. Dangerous rip currents, so stay out of the water, especially if you're not a strong swimmer. And a look at tomorrow's forecast. Veterans Day, again, thank you to our veterans and their families. We've got some beautiful weather, and numbers mainly in the 80s. Big Bear at 62 degrees, Lancaster at 77 degrees, and we are dry. And then here comes the chances of precipitation. Friday, we've got 30% increase into Saturday, greater chances there into Monday. We have inland spots today, dry with a lot of sunshine, Veterans Day again. Really good looking temperatures there before numbers drop and we've got an increase in rain chances. Valleys in the IE 88 degrees today, 88 similar conditions into tomorrow and then here comes the possibility of some raindrops extending into the weekend. There may be a few breaks in between the rain so just keep that in mind but the chances again of rain continues into the early part of next week as well. Mountain communities at 60 degrees with sunshine and here comes Here comes, again, more rain, even for Big Bear into Wrightwood, high deserts, Apple Valley, 74 degrees with sunshine, and, yes, even rain for our desert regions. And Palm Springs may get in on some of that rain activity right around Saturday. But beautiful weather for the next couple days. Enjoy it while we can. Stay with us. We've got much more news, weather, traffic when we come back.