Good Nite LA, Monday 11/9/2026

And welcome to Good Night, L.A. I'm Phil Schumann in for Christine Devine. Overnight, police say two intruders in ski masks broke into a Hollywood Hills home. Someone inside, one carried a rifle, forced the person in the home to open a safe, but they took off before police arrived. Fox 11's Ed Laskos is live with the story tonight. Ed? Phil, really, it's just the latest in a series of these home break-ins, home invasions that have targeted the Valley over the last couple of months. This one, though, more concerning. Why? Because it's ramped up in violence. They bring in a rifle, they take the homeowner, a woman, and as she told police, she's being choked by these guys as they demand that she opens up the safe. Joe, into the story we go. There it is, the San Fernando Valley, all lit up on this Monday night. Sure is pretty, huh? Look at that. In any event, we are on Mulholland, and it's one of the side streets here, the roads that go off Mulholland. Even higher into the hills itself, that's become the latest target for the home invasion. Watch. Night sun from the LAPD chopper lighting up this home up in the Hollywood Hills after it is the latest target of the home break-ins to strike through the valley. But this one, an armed home invasion that turns violent. Check it, the intruders even leaving behind this rifle that has LAPD rushing in. Code 3, lights, sirens, one black and white after another rolling in. Officers out with their guns, drawn, locked and loaded. But this, just minutes after those home invaders make their getaway. My husband does have a shotgun, but I don't think when they... The homeowner here, she is all shaken up after telling police she had been choked by one of the two intruders who breaks into this home. It all happens here on Torreyson Drive. That's when the home invaders force that woman at gunpoint, she says, to open up her safe. It's still unknown if they got away with anything before being scared off. But we do know this family left scared, holding on to their pets after coming face-to-face. Imagine face-to-face with a late-night gunman inside their own home, especially after you would think it just might be the very last target you'd ever expect. It's hidden up here on a dead-end street, high in the Hollywood Hills. It seems so exclusive and up in the hills. It's kind of shocking that someone would actually go up into the hills to rob like that. It's a, it's, Especially because I thought they had constant police going through. And surprising, he says, as he's referring to all the talk we've been hearing over more patrols in the area, even some private security up in some of the neighborhoods through here. Not the case in this. They are looking for some security video that may help them give them some clues. These two home invaders still on the run this late hour. Their getaway car, a gray Toyota Prius. For now, we're live in the Hollywood Hills. Back to the west side we go. A Southern California father is released from a Ventura County jail after serving less than six months for an incest conviction involving his own 18-year-old daughter. Steven Chavez has pled guilty earlier this year. His daughter tragically died by suicide months after an assault by the father. Fox 11's Ross Palumbo is in Moorpark with the story. Well, neighbors are on high alert after seeing this flyer saying that a sex offender was released after serving less than six months, but no one is as stunned as the family. I do my best. I do my best to make her proud. Time may heal all wounds, but for Crystal Sandoval, there hasn't been nearly time enough. It's hard when she's not here anymore. She is 18-year-old Mikayla Renee Settle. More than a year ago, she moved to Moorpark to live with her father and start college. I knew something was wrong. But just two days later, her mother says father Steven Vincent Chavez raped her after plying her with alcohol. Mikayla later took her own life. If I'm being 100% honest, it feels like I handed my daughter to the devil. Think about the worst thing a father could do to his daughter. Sanchez was convicted of felony incest and sentenced to one year behind bars when three were possible. The family was outraged. They just kept saying based on the charges, that's the most that he can get. Now today they've learned Chavez has been released after serving less than six months in any way. Is this justice? No. No, in no way is this justice. The Ventura County District Attorney's Office says they asked for the maximum and that this is the reality of the law in California. It's infuriating to know that this is the message that you're sending to victims. That the victims don't matter, especially if they're not here anymore. Now all she and family members can do is pass out these flyers. I just want him to know that I am not going to let him know peace. And tell everyone within the sound of their voice what happened not too long ago. I just I hope that she does feel like there's been some sort of justice for her with her story being shared because it feels like that's all I was able to do for her. As for where Chavez is at this hour, no one knows. Sex offenders have five days after their release to register their new address. The family says that they will be sure to let the community know exactly where he is. I'm Ross Palumbo, Fox 11 News. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement says it arrested a man known as the, quote, king of Instagram. ICE says Tony Tutoni has a long criminal record that served time for robbery and kidnapping. He was arrested on October 27th here in Los Angeles. The agency says he apparently returned to the U.S. illegally after being deported to Mexico. He's in federal custody while they try to deport him again. Tutoni, by the way, has more than a million followers. The proposed one-time billionaire tax is officially rejected by California voters. Prop 40, as it was known, which aimed to impose a 5% tax on the wealthiest Californians, was defeated with 53% of the voters saying no. Supporters said the tax could have raised about $100 billion over five years for health care, education, food aid. Opponents, including billionaires and Governor Gavin Newsom, spent heavily opposing it Warning, it would drive people with wealth out of the state. And tonight, they're still counting ballots to find out who will be the next mayor of Fontana. Incumbent Aquanetta Warren is trailing rival Jocelyn Sita, a Democrat endorsed by Bernie Sanders. Fox 11's Christopher Harto in Fontana with that story. Yeah, this election is being watched closely and so is every election update. The incumbent mayor has served four terms, but as of 6 PM Monday night, her rivals lead only widened. 1,356 votes. I'm so excited. Joslyn, or Josita, reacting to the latest batch of ballots that has widened her lead in the Fontana's mayor's race. Monday morning, she was up by only 14 votes. And now the Democratic Socialist, who was endorsed by Senator Bernie Sanders, says the momentum is on her side. When the polls closed, I knew that I left it all in the field and that I did everything that I could without taking corporate money, with being outspent 90 to 1. Thank you, everyone. Knowing that I pour my heart, energy, and soul with my community. If the numbers hold, CETA will oust incumbent Aquanetta Warren, who has held the seat for 16 years and is a Republican, although the office is a nonpartisan position. Hi, Fontana. I'm Mayor Aquanetta Warren, and this is Mayor Monday. On a Facebook post, the mayor didn't mention the election, and she didn't answer a request for an interview either. But this was not only a tight race, it was a contentious one, with these mailers going out. Targeting CETA's progressive credentials. There was a lot of establishment Democrats that supported the mayor, and I didn't seek their endorsement, especially as somebody who wanted to run as a progressive, community-driven people first, which means that I'm going to represent people from all parties. We're 12 votes ahead of the incumbent. Joe Alvarez, who ran on CETA's ticket for city clerk, also took the lead on Monday night by a razor-thin margin in a county that is still counting votes and proving. Every vote counts. We met at a No Kings rally protesting what's going on with ICE and Thank you very much. since then we've brought out more voters than the city's ever seen. And there's another tight race here in San Bernardino County. In fact, as of Monday night, only 63 votes separated two candidates for city council in the city of Grand Terrace. We did reach out to the San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters to find out how many ballots are left to be counted here in Fontana and whether there might be a recount. We did not hear back. They have until December 3rd to certify the election. In Fontana, Christy Fajardo, Fox 11 News. You might call it a dinosaur drama unfolding in San Joaquin County. October 27th, deputies solved an unusual case when a Sinclair gas station dinosaur statue was stolen. They tracked it to Stockton, where it was found. It had a bag over its head for some reason. Deputies rescued it, rode home with it. Suspect was caught. The dinosaur is safe. You remember last year, the unofficial Sinclair mascot in Brentwood was stolen. That was eventually returned. Tonight, L.A. weather is sponsored by the law offices of Larry H. Parker. I think the craziest part of that story was the very first part of the video where gas was 4.59. Wouldn't that be nice right now? Here's a look at live view at Santa Monica. We've got a high surf advisory in effect for western facing parts of the coast. So that would include from Santa Monica all the way down to Redondo, but also higher than normal high tides continuing. That's why there's a coastal flood advisory. Until noon tomorrow, because tomorrow at about nine o'clock in the morning, the tides peak a little bit over seven feet, which would be pretty close to as high as we've seen the last few days. We've had some minor flooding at the coast the last few days. But again, the waves up to five to eight feet for, I guess, west facing parts of the coast. That'd be right through here and right through here. This portion of Ventura County, less so in Orange County as the coast kind of slants a little more to the southwest. All right, so on our weather headlines, we've got a couple more very warm days coming our way. A late week pattern shift is happening though, and that's going to set us up with several cooler days and occasional chances for rain for several days in a row with the earliest arrival of that rain looking to be potentially this Friday. Let's look at the short term though. So we have high pressure controlling our weather right now. That means it is warm, it is dry, and not much changes over the next couple of days. A few more days where highs will be in the 80s. Here's the first of what looks to be maybe three or four systems that could affect us over the next 10 days. 10 days. So this one is offshore still on Thursday. It starts to bring the potential for rain on Friday. But I think the heart of this thing passes a little farther south of us. Still, though, there's a chance for rain Friday. Then there's another system here that brings a chance for rain this weekend. We're thinking maybe Saturday, perhaps a little lull on Sunday. And then this one approaches that could bring more widespread rain on Monday. And even behind this one, there's another one into next week. So the Point here is, while the timing and the impacts of these are hard to nail down right now, we know there's a broad weather pattern shift that's going to start bringing some wetter and cooler weather to the West Coast and to us here in Southern California. So the 6-10 day rain outlook, this is for the dates of November 15th through 19th, shows a good chance. of wetter than normal weather here in California and in Southern California my rain forecast as it looks now i'm not expecting the rain to be too widespread at the end of this week so a slight chance on Friday maybe a little increase in coverage on Saturday a little less Sunday and then it looks like as of now a little more on Monday and again i say as of now because this many days ahead it's hard to really pin down an exact forecast but like i said broad pattern is changing we know that we know it's going to get cooler we know there's going to be at least Opportunities for some rain. All right, temperatures now overnight tonight. Warm for a November night. We've got upper 50s and low 60s for most of the greater LA area. Another very warm day tomorrow. We've got a lot of 80s on the map. Mid 80s, upper 80s, even over 80 degrees at the coast. High temperatures will be taking a nosedive, though, at the end of the week. So we've got three days here coming up. Where highs will be in the 80s. And by the way, today we saw mid and upper 80s. So the next couple of days will be pretty similar. Thursday, slightly cooler. Friday, 70s this weekend. And early next week, it gets even cooler at the coast. Really everywhere, it's going to be the same trend. You see the temperatures going down. Valleys in Inland Empire from near 90 to some 70s, even low 70s by the weekend. Kyle? Thanks. Hi, everybody. Sports is just ahead. Luka Doncic, the NBA player of the week, keeps the fire burning in the ATL. We've got highlights of the Lakers game with the Hawks on the way. But first, here it is, your poll question of the night, asking you this. What do you think is the best L.A. sports story right now? Is it the Lakers' hot start, best record in the NBA? Is it UCLA football 9-0? My goodness, first time since 1998. Is it the Ducks? Going eight straight games with five or more goals. It's a record in the NHL. Hasn't happened in 38 years. Or is it the Chargers winless at 0-8? It didn't say best good sports story, just best story. Weigh in right now at foxla.com slash vote. We'll tally up the votes. The Chargers have zero so far. And we'll give you the results and sports next. Fox 11 Sports Desk is sponsored by Pechanga Resort Casino. All right, Luka Doncic is the NBA player of the week after averaging 45 points a game in three of the Lakers' four wins last week. If he keeps up this ridiculous pace, he could do something that only Michael Jordan and Will Chamberlain have ever done, and that is score 3,000 points in a single season. Tonight, the Lake Show in Atlanta, visiting the Hawks. Austin Reeves, after scoring 43 on Sunday, out with an illness. First quarter here, Luka, top of the arc. That triple is good. Lakers with an early three-point lead. Luka had plenty of help from his big man, Walker Kessler, tonight. Colin Sexton to Kessler on the alley-oop. Kessler finished with 21 points, 10 boards. Lakers up 11 at the break. Now to the fourth quarter. Hawks cut the lead to four. But then Luka takes over, splits the defense, finishes with the finger roll, and it's back to a six-point lead. And then, just over two minutes to go, Doncic drives, finishes with a nice scoop layup. We'll be right back. With only 32 points tonight, he also had 10 assists. Lakers win again, their sixth in a row, 124-114. Final. Again, you know, just orchestrating. I thought he was really just a willing passer. He ended up with 10 assists. Probably could have had, well, I know he could have had at least 11 when Jake tried to dunk with his left hand. But he could have had, you know, 15, 16 assists. Like, he just really controlled the game in a lot of ways. All right, now for some bad news. Another devastating injury for the Rams. Wide receiver Puka Nakua headed to injured reserve. Head coach Sean McVay says Puka suffered an MCL and PCL strain in his right knee and turf toe. And he will miss at least the next four games by being placed on IR. The injury happened in the Rams' last offensive snap in yesterday's win. His injury comes as the Rams are about to enter a brutal stretch on their schedule, the toughest in the NFL. After playing the Cardinals Sunday, they then played the Packers, the Chiefs, the 49ers, and the Seahawks twice. Yeesh. All right, Monday Night Football, Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills taking on Carson Wentz and the Minnesota Vikings. We go right to the second quarter here, tied at three. Allen scrambling as all day long eventually finds Keleki Latu in the end zone for the score. Bills went into the locker room, leading 10-6. Now in the third, Vikings down seven. Wentz throws and is intercepted by Terrell Bernard. He did a lot of that tonight. Wentz finished eight of 25, three turnovers. Then in the fourth, James Cook runs it right up the gut for a five-yard TD. The Bills go on to win 23-6. They are now 7-1 on the season. That is tied with the 49ers for the best record in the league. The Vikings have lost two in a row after starting the season six. All right, here it is, the results of our poll question. I asked you earlier, what's the best L.A. sports story going on right now? I think I talked you into this, didn't I? The Chargers, winless, and 0-8. It's not a great story, but it's a good story, right? It's a, I don't know, it's an intriguing story. Why are the Chargers so bad this season? Thanks for playing along. We'll be back with more right after this. LA Entertainment is sponsored by Yaamava Resort and Casino. Kanye West, now known as Ye, has set a new record. Older, better, faster, stronger. That, that, that, that, that don't kill me, can also make me stronger. Rapper drawing more than 83,000 fans to a concert at AT&T Stadium in Dallas. His reps say it's the largest hip-hop concert audience in U.S. history. The show earned more than $18 million, making it the fifth highest grossing concert ever in the U.S. That is the Grammy winner, Pink. She's making history with a residency at the Las Vegas Sphere, her first ever. It'll kick off next September for a nine-date run. Why will she make history? Well, it's the venue's first ever solo female headliner. Tickets on sale later this month. That's it for us. West Coast Wrap is up next. Thanks very much for watching. And as you know, Good Day L.A. starts bright and early at 5 a.m. Have a great night.