Good Day LA Wednesday, 10/14/2026

Not wearing my Dodger blue. This is Dodger blue. That's arguably. I didn't say that that was not Dodger blue. The last time I wore like a powder blue, you were like, that's not true Dodger blue. And then you give Maria a pass. Oh, I did. You know what? I'm Italian. I don't forget. There is kind of, you know, the Dodgers merch has different blues in it. I mean, in general, it's the Pantone, whatever that. Whatever the number is. Forgot the number. But there is an actual, you know, Dodger color. That's right. But hey. Hey, look at the sunrise. We're here. We're here to support. Santa Monica right now. It's beautiful. It is beautiful. You have some winds on the way though, right? It's going to warm up. It is going to get windy indeed. Good morning, you too. I'm meteorologist Maria Quibon. We're already seeing some of those winds coming out of the northeast. You can see it here, arrows coming from the land toward the ocean. It's very light if anywhere you are at right now, but this is just a little taste of what we are expecting as we get into tomorrow and Friday. Those are going to be the peak days of the winds. So get ready for some very gusty, dangerously high winds. Temperatures right now on the cooler side, it's 45 degrees in Santa Cruz, chilly. It's 46 in Corona, about 56 in Palm Springs, 41 in Victorville. Highs today ranging anywhere from around 84, perfect in the low desert in the Coachella Valley, 76 in the high desert to that 59 eventually in Big Bear with sunshine. 81 for downtown LA. So now we're going to dip above the average, but not too far. I think today will still be quite nice. 87 in the valleys and the Inland Empire to around 77 along the coast. We have a slew of weather alerts that are going into place. I'll talk more about that in just a few moments. In the meantime, I'll send it back to you too. Thank you. We have some breaking news this morning. Firefighters respond to a small brush fire on VA property near the West L.A. campus. We've got Gigi live there at the scene with the very latest. Gigi. Good morning. Just a short while ago, LA City Fire hand crews, dozens of men and women went into the area because it's a very, some rugged terrain between the wetlands and the drainage ditch, I'm told, right behind the Veterans Administration property, but still part of their property. And while it is a small fire, less than an acre, take a look at this video from Citizens App. Those flames were visible four miles this morning when it started, just about 2:45 this morning. Because it is a wetland area, the fire department couldn't get their trucks in. So it was very, very challenging. They really mobilized all of their units because there was a light breeze. And with a breeze, there's always concern that those embers could fly and start a nearby fire. So LA City firefighters managers manned the different neighborhoods and here the Veterans Administration campus, they really stopped all over just for structure protection. Luckily they were able to stop the forward progress of the fire, but they're still concerned about some hotspots and that's what the hand crews are doing right now. They're cutting foliage, they're making sure those hotspots have been put out. It was quite the firefight this morning. I don't know. to the battalion chief, Cody Wireeater, earlier this morning. I don't know if we have that sound available. Upon arrival firefighters found a well-developed brush fire that was then upgraded to an actual brush fire response. That prompted a heavy response by LAFD firefighters, and in total, we had a total of 70 firefighters that were on scene fighting this brush fire. Now, the area was a very challenging area to make access to. It's a drainage in between the Veteran Affairs Campus and also a baseball field. and several structures that are nearby. So immediately firefighters were able to employ structure defense groups within the actual area and that immediate area to protect those homes and those apartment complexes and then start to suppress the flame. Now, thankfully, again, the fire did not spread from the original start area, less than one acre. The big question of course is how did a fire start in a drainage area and the wetlands that, well, no people should have been there, but I'm told that the Veterans Administration, They've struggled with homeless encampments being set up in that area along with campfires being started. The cause of this fire unknown right now, but the arson investigation team is on the scene and they're gonna work and try to determine exactly how it started. And we talked about that light breeze that we're feeling here. And the wind is definitely gonna be the story starting tomorrow with that red flag warning for parts of LA and Ventura counties, starting at 6 AM Thursday through 10 PM Friday. As those strong Santa Ana winds once again move in with predicted gusts of up to 70 miles an hour, that combined with higher temperatures and low humidity, well, it will once again create extreme fire danger for many areas. Malibu is one area of particular concern, the city already warning its residents to use today to prepare for possible evacuations if necessary and power shutoffs. That's really the big thing because Southern California Edison is already warning that they could implement what they call their PSPS, Public Safety Power Shutoffs, in Central and Western Malibu. As of yesterday, they'd already identified about 37,700 customers for possible shutoffs, but thankfully no power had to be shut off, but be prepared. Let's bring it back here live, we're on the VA campus this morning, you can see LA City firefighters. They're gathered with officials from the campus as their hand crews continue to work in that rugged terrain there in an area they call the wetlands. No structures damaged, thankfully, and you're going to continue seeing LA City firefighters in this area. Once again, those red flag warnings, of course, a matter of area, they're going to have much more on that for you. But like the city of Malibu recommends, today's a really good day just to check your flashlights, make sure you have enough batteries on hand. Keep those cell phones charged just in case. And keep gas in your car just in case you have to evacuate. You never know. Reporting live, I'm Gigi Graziani. Back to you. We're just going to have more on those red flag warnings in just a bit. Thanks, Gigi. Let's talk about the Dodgers and the NLCS. So it's kind of a must win tonight. That's right. Mario is live at Dodger Stadium with more on what the fans can expect at Game 3 tonight. It's do or die, Mario. Yeah, you know, a best-of-seven series and the Dodgers are down two, but they have home field advantage today. First pitch at 5 p.m., Blake Snell starting on the mound and Shohei Ohtani is back in the rotation, so a lot of fans are excited about that. Now, we are expecting not a sold-out crowd here because there are still tickets available, but a lot of people will be filling these seats. We're seeing tickets under $100 right now. Not bad for an NLCS game. Now, let's take a look here. The Dodgers were here at the stadium practicing yesterday. I want to break down the history between these two teams. The Dodgers swept the Brewers in last year's NLCS on their way to winning the World Series, but this time around, Milwaukee has turned the tables, taking the first two games of the best of seven. And remember, the Brewers also swept all six regular season meetings against the Dodgers this year. Now, L.A.'s hoping to return to Dodger Stadium, helping to shift the momentum as they fight to keep their World Series three-peat hopes alive. Now, I do want to talk to DJ Sevier. If we actually come back out here live, there's a little spot up in the stands. That's where DJ Sevier is going to be playing some music, getting the people hyped. What do you do to get people excited? Just try to bring the vibe, set the tone from the time gates open. I think we're gates maybe by like 2 o'clock today. So upon entering, you just hear the vibe, bring a lot of West Coast vibe, West Coast feeling to it, just to set the mood, the tensions, you know, bring the tension, calm the tension, just get people dancing, getting ready for the games, set it for the players on the field as they come out for warm-ups, too, and just try to, you know, create the vibe. Yeah, and we were talking about how it's kind of like a roller coaster and an instant, a moment can really change the vibe of the entire audience or the entire fandom here. Yes. One song, very important. California Love just to start everything off, regulate, Warren G, just to kind of like set the tone, let you know you're in California in the West Coast. And then, you know, kind of just create that West Coast pride, that energy for the fans, just throughout the whole fan base. This is a music town. Everybody loves music. And I just try to feed off of that. Hey, show your championship ring. DJ Severe, he's been doing this for 18 years. Mine's a replica. He was on the parade bus for the last two playing music. so if we are in the parade this year if we take the World Series we can expect you oh for sure i'm right there i'm right there right in the middle setting the vibes playing the same stuff i'm playing the stadiums in the stadium tonight you know just to just to as we celebrate that's one of the dopest moments is riding through downtown LA the fans feeding off of it you know shouting your name out there's even signs with DJ Severe so it's dope love it all right DJ Severe thank you so much let's let's toss it back doing the the home run dance how you doing we're going to the right like this wow okay all right back to you guys let's do it again all right to the right to the right to the right what about um what about i love LA i love LA that's iconic i love i love LA yes yes yes let's go let's get it let's go let's go love it that's right thank you Mario guy behind the music that's right okay so fans are always looking for a way a new way to show their pride during the postseason sandra took a peek inside Dodgers clubhouse, they always have good gear in there, so much good merch out there everybody of course wants to support this team right because this is a must win the postseason merch just dropped for this series and fans are sure to represent tonight as they cheer on the Dodgers but all season long really, Dodgers gear has been flying off the shelves, we're here at the Dodgers clubhouse where fans are cheering on the Boys in Blue, of course, by wearing blue It's all about the merch right now as the Dodgers chase history So let's check it out. What are the best sellers here? Let's bring in Lourdes, who can tell us all about what fans are coming in here for. It's all about the 17, right? Yes, everything about Ohtani What are you seeing, especially now that we're in the playoffs, now that we're chasing history here? People come in to look for the items, like, you know, postseason Nine-time World Series Dodgers Look at all of these years. This is a really nice jacket and it has the big LA in the back of the World Series, too. Look at that We're gonna add another Repeat in baseball is unheard of I think we're one step closer to a three-peat for sure. I think they could do it All right, so you have so much merch jackets and what else we do a customized customization and in here So a lot of people can't just especially for this because it's Ohtani's signature and the dog decor So a lot of people are just pretty excited for this This is also another option in terms of uniforms and jerseys, right? Tell us about these. Yeah. So we do have the blue jersey and also we have the gray one We also have the City Connect which that's what they use when they play on Saturday. I just think they're really cool and I like watching them a lot. The hats are going to be selling off the shelves right here Obviously in Japanese, hiragana right here, Dodgers. Let's go Okay, so these are vinyl decals, so you can put those on whatever, your car. There's so much here because you have brands all participating in Dodgers gear. You have stuff for women, obviously. We do have women's stuff too, we do have kids as well too Look at the kids, and you said another big seller is Hello Kitty as well. This is one of the biggest things, kids love Hello Kitty, we all do. Look at this, let's go, Shohei. He needs to step it up a little bit though this postseason. What do you think about how the team's playing? Sometimes we get that little stressing, but at the end of the day, we always try to bring it home. Let's go, Dodgers. Woo, 3P. Let's go, Dodgers. Let's start the Dodgers fans off young, right? Because babies. There's even baby toys. Can't forget about the babies. And you can't forget about the dogs, too, if you have a pet at home. So you've got to get the jersey as well. How about sales this time around? Because I know Dodger fans, they've been in this boat before. They have a lot of gear, but this year's special. It's always when it comes to Dodgers time, it's always busy. The only thing is that when they're not in town, it is a little bit of quiet. So Wednesday, so we're hoping that we get the whole fan base over here too. And a lot of Japanese people come to travel as well too. So it's tourist is a big thing. Let's go Dodgers, let's bring it home. Let's go. There are several Dodgers clubhouse stores around LA area, even one in Anaheim too. They carry all the official team merch and so much more. They do have the full postseason drop right now. So get it while you can because definitely it's limited, but people want to collect it. So hopefully, you know, we'll have another series drop too. Yeah. For the World Series. We'll see. Those Dodger clubhouses are busy, which just goes to show because a lot of them are high traffic tourist areas, which just goes to show the reach of the Dodgers and how popular they are all around the world. Yeah, the draw, internationally, absolutely. And there's something for everyone, every price point there too. What's like, you said there's like the new stuff that's out that you think is like, that you thought was like the coolest? Well, there's the series, the postseason series for the Dodgers and the Brewers, obviously. So a lot of people collect that where it shows the team's names. So we'll see. All right. I'm waiting for the next drop, I like I know that we can do it. I think we could pull it off. The decoy was kind of fun to have. I know, the dog. That's one of their best sellers. Really? The decoy is a big, big drop. Love their dogs. That's right. They do. Take a short break. We'll be right back. 17's your time. L.A. Mayor Karen Bass and her former ally, now challenger Nithya Raman, are making very different cases for who should lead the city. Roxy's here with more on last night's debate. Got pretty personal. Not surprised, right? Jabs back and forth. No surprise. Yes, for one hour. it was pretty heated. Mayor Karen Bass asking voters essentially to trust her experience and city council member Nithya Raman is asking them to demand a change. Last night, both questioned whether the other can deliver for Los Angeles. So this is the final debate before the November 3rd election. Homelessness, big flashpoint. Bass defending her Inside Safe program and pointed to reductions in street homelessness. Meanwhile, Raman challenged It's cost and accountability. Question is for both of you, and it's actually one of the biggest issues- A cut in the state. But let me just say that for the first time, we have had a reduction in street homelessness. This has not happened before. As I mentioned, we've had 11% reduction overall. It did kick up last year. In eight council districts, homelessness went down, including yours. The main reason homelessness went down is because our efforts with Inside Safe. We removed three encampments from your district, those were the largest encampments that accounted for as much as 40% of the homelessness in your district. We have a problem that I know can be solved. And one of the main ways it needs to be solved is the city of Los Angeles needs to be in complete control of the system so we can have transparency and accountability. The primary issue that voters are dealing with even today, every call I get in my office, the issue that I'm talking to about voters across the city. And what I'm hearing from them over and over again is that they are frustrated. They're frustrated with the lack of progress and they're frustrated with the amount of money that's being spent without any accountability. Under this mayor's leadership, we have poured hundreds of millions of dollars into an incredibly expensive program, Inside Safe, which has been unaccountable to the public for which she has refused audits. And which has brought down homelessness a little bit, but at extraordinary cost. And now we see it ticking up again. And it looks exactly the same as it did on day one. There has been no adaptation, there has been no changes to the program to make it more cost effective, where it costs 80 to $100,000 per person per year. Bass countered that Rahman had approved inside safe spending while leading the council's housing and homelessness committee and Rahman said that her work improved oversight. And she also did promise to keep the city law restricting encampments near schools, daycare centers and parks. So homelessness a big topic, public safety a big topic, immigration a big topic. But let's go back to homelessness for a moment. It really does boil down to this, Nithya Rahman essentially saying, I can't be held responsible for homelessness. She does claim in her district that it is down, though yesterday we had political strategist Matt Klinken and he says I live in her district and I don't see it that way. Essentially she's saying I'm just a city council member, I'm not the mayor, so I can't be responsible for the city of Los Angeles. While the mayor is essentially saying I can't solely be responsible as mayor because there are many other factors that go into play here. So I think it's important to understand the difference between the role of a mayor and the role of city council member. When the city charter of Los Angeles was written many, many, many years ago, they intentionally made the mayoral seat a weak seat compared to cities like New York or Chicago. So the mayor has a weaker position. City council, not individually, but as a whole, has more power. So while the mayor writes the budget, appoints department heads, has the power to veto, city council also amends that budget, approves that budget. They also have the veto to veto the mayor. So that's an important factor to understand. Again, Election Day is November 3rd, three weeks and counting. When I come back at 8 o'clock hour, we're gonna talk about the Palisades fire, what happened with that obviously, and how each of them say they would handle an emergency like that or something down the line in the future differently. It's actually less than three weeks. Less than three weeks, I know. 20 days. Yeah, by a day. 20 days to be specific. I know, I know. All right, Alexia, thank you. Here we go. Yeah, I can tell because my phone is kind of blowing up with the different texts. And if your guys' phones are doing that as well. Yes. Yeah, most definitely. All right, you mentioned the game earlier, so we've got to give you the official forecast at first pitch tonight. Go Dodgers, 5 p.m. We've got some sunshine at that desk, the top of the 5, 77 degrees, winds are light 5 to 7 miles an hour. It'll be nice and warm still when you get to Travis Ravine. However, bring a jacket, you'll need it as the night goes on, it'll get a little bit cooler. We have this big area of high pressure that is now dominating our weather, with an area of low pressure to our east and northeast. So it's the difference in pressure between these two systems that's going to drive those winds. It'll get a little bit breezier today and then downright gusty, windy, dry tomorrow. These are gonna be very powerful, strong sand and winds, the first of the season. So we do have a slew of advisories going into effect, including a high wind watch. So we're watching for these winds to get up to 25, 35 miles an hour sustained with wind gusts nearing 55 miles an hour in these areas here shaded in this gold colors. That means downed trees are possible power lines, so be prepared for the possibility of power outages. Also very hazardous driving conditions and we have these wind advisories here, portions of Ventura County red flag warnings are gonna go into fact. This speaks to the fire danger because of the strong winds, dry conditions and low relative humidity values. So please be extra careful with those fire ignition sources. Heat advisory also because of those temperatures getting into the 80s and low 90s. All right, let's go back up to Stu. Let's get an update on that drive outside. Hey, Stu, where are you? What's going on? Hey. Hey, Maria, good morning. Skybox traffic brought to us by My Home Sold. Got a little bump because we don't give the AV enough love, Santa Clarita. So we made our way out here to the 14. 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We're here to talk about more of all of this. LAPD Chief Jim McDonald, thank you for being here this morning. Before we get into all that, I do want to talk to you about the mayoral debate last night. Nithya Raman, of course, made some comments that televised. Raman said, quotes, I want to replace the police chief. I've been very open about that. I've been very clear about that. I don't believe this chief has met the moment. I believe he's lost the trust of Angelenos, especially in response to the ICE raids. That was her quote when she was asked. This is her response when she was talking about this viral video, which has been deleted since. But it is still out there, Nithya Raman criticizing the use specifically of tear gas against protesters. So I want to, Chief, get your response to criticism specifically about you, quote, not meeting the moment. No, thank you for that opportunity, cuz I look at that and a year later, to be critical of the actions taken by the Los Angeles police officers and other agencies who came in to to assist us during what were riotous situations and the time we used gas that saved lives without a doubt. We had officers on a skirmish line being assaulted with commercial grade fireworks, Molotov cocktails, vehicles and the people who were doing this, the instigators were barricaded behind positions where less lethal deployment did not impact them. So they continued to do this. It was getting to a point where it could have become a deadly force situation which we wanted to avoid at all costs by using gas to be able to disperse the crowd successfully. We were able to do it and we didn't have the issues to deal with that we might otherwise have had. So I look back on that now and I don't think it could have been done differently that would have had a better outcome. I'm very proud of our people, the courage that they showed standing on those lines sometimes for 10 and 12 hours being assaulted routinely. Most of the crowd, we talk about peaceful protests. We have peaceful protests almost every day somewhere in the city. They go off without any problem at all. When we have a situation where the crowd becomes violent, then it's my duty to be able to protect the public and to protect our officers on that skirmish line from being assaulted. And we had 52 officers injured during that time. Some of them with concussions, some Some of them with hearing issues and some of them with a variety of other different types of injuries. So when I hear that kind of thing and I look back from somebody who wasn't there, it's it's problematic. And I talk about just my take on politics and I try and stay out of politics as much as I can. My job is public safety, ensuring that everybody is taken care of. We've known you a long time and the last thing you wanna be is like the big headline in the big viral moment, you're focused on public safety, but it is now a viral moment and a big part of the conversation. One of the things that also struck us last night is that the mayor talked about security specifically now for you and for the mayor herself. Because when language like this is used, that was a word that was used in this viral, that security has been set up. Has that been an issue for you, the mayor, the department? It's always an issue to the degree that we have security details and we have them for a reason because most of the people not an issue at all. But you have people who are on the fringe and for whatever reason, something will set them off and you have to be sensitive to that. And we have a team of people that are very sensitive to that. We watch what's put out there about us and we try and do everything we can to keep ourselves our family safe. But we certainly don't need people instigating or creating language that would cause somebody on the fringe to take actions as a result of those comments. So we try and just take a step back or I try and take a step back. When I look at the political climate today as we get close to the election, campaigning is very different than governing. In a campaign, you can say anything you want and maybe someone pushes back, maybe they don't. But you have a limited amount of time to get out whatever you think you need to do for your potential voters. But once you get in the chair, you see that it's very different. And everything is very nuanced, very complex. And to be able to protect a city like Los Angeles with the number of officers and civilian professional staff that we have deployed, it is a careful balance. Every day, everything we do is very measured. We're constantly triaging our resources to be able to get the most from the limited number of people we have. And I look at where we are today and it's like the last two years that I've been back with the LAPD, it's amazing. The crime statistics are down to homicides down to 1965 levels. We're down in every single crime category across the board. Morale is up within the organization, recruitment and retention are trending in the right direction. All of the indicators that you would look at the metrics for a police department are all stellar right now. So I look at that and I feel like in retrospect, could we have done anything differently to get a different result? I couldn't be more proud of our people and the work that's been done in the last two years that I can speak to that I've been back. Our folks have been out there on the front lines no matter what the circumstances. We went through FIFA and that was flawless. I couldn't think of a way where we could have done that better. But it's working with the community, it's engaging the community to try and keep things safe. We were able to do that in FIFA. My hope is we'll be able to do that with the Super Bowl and the Olympics and Paralympics two years down the road as well. But it is a balancing act to be able to keep everything in the right order, in the right perspective as we move forward. And we've been able to do that for the last two years. I'm very proud of that. Worth mentioning also that Mayor Karen Bass, if she does get back in office, she will not relieve you of your duties. And she says she has complete confidence in you. Let's turn now to Operation Skid Row, leading to what, almost two dozen arrests, suspected drug dealers there. Talk about the impact that those arrests have made. Yeah, not just arrests, but strategic arrests for people who were the shot callers, people who were bringing the drugs, the cartels manufacture the drugs. these mid-level players are there on Skid Row and their role is to basically exploit those most vulnerable in our society people are there where the the missions are and other resources for somebody to try and be able to get their life back on track and these folks are out there selling all sorts of different drugs to folks you know it just just as an example what's being sold on Skid Row, PCP, we grabbed 61 grams of that, cocaine, methamphetamine, fentanyl, an unknown substance, 209 grams of that, marijuana, and guns, and then cash and vehicles. And some of the vehicles you look at are Mercedes-Benz with Cs and other guys using a Bentley. These people are making a lot of money. They don't live on Skid Row or anywhere near Skid Row, but they exploit it. They're there. And some of these tents that have been set up are storage for drugs being sold, it is not what it appears in some cases. I think that's one thing that Angelenos might not recognize, even if they were to, let's say, somehow be near Skid Row or see those tents and things like that. But the MO, the modus operandi of these people who are going out there and targeting folks that are on Skid Row, kind of blend in with the population. And they almost walk around as if they are one of the unhoused individuals. Absolutely, absolutely. They try and blend into the environment so that they're not stopped by police in the area and that they don't draw attention to themselves. But the amount of money they're making and just the destruction of human lives that they're responsible for. And not just recently, but over a couple of generations in one case, father son situation. So you look at that and four street gangs from LA were identified in this. as we see, it's a multi-layered, multinational criminal enterprise, starting with the cartels, then through the, in the case of some other, like MacArthur Park, the Mexican Mafia, and then the local street gangs, and then street dealers subordinate to them. And this is a significant operation, but in general, open-air drug markets like this, it's almost like playing whack-a-mole. So how do you make sure that this doesn't happen again like this? Yeah, well, I mean, there's a number of ways to approach it. And the easy way, I guess, where you get numbers but not really results is to arrest the users. And we don't do that. We go in and we try and be able to refer people to services to get them off the streets. But you have to go after the mid-level dealers who are out there on the streets and be able to take them down and do it continuously. And then you have to, and we did that with our federal partners, to go after the cartels, to go after those that are bringing large quantities of these drugs to Los Angeles. And we've had some success in doing that as well, and that will continue. This is a lot of the stuff that the public doesn't see, especially they're so far removed from things like Skid Row. Another thing that you've been working on is cargo theft, and it continues to happen, too. I almost liken it to like the Wild West when they were stopping these trains and robbing these trains. And really, some of that stuff is kind of happening today. It is. It is. I mean, you look at particularly the expanse of land that railroads go across the country to bring in goods from the port to points all over the US, Canada. But when you're in the desert and you've got miles and miles of stretch, there's an opportunity to be able to break into the cars and to be able to steal from them. They do the same in LA County here as they come into the train yards or leave the train yards with goods. We recently took down an operation working with our partners, our federal partners, the railroad police, several different entities there. That's really the benefit we have. We have tremendous relationships with federal, state, and local partners. In this case, we took down a lot of high-end shoes, Yeti cups, and products like that. And it was, let me see, I got the numbers on that, 59 pallets of shoes. A million in stolen property guys did search warrants and there's a place called Shoes and Shoes in Whittier and they took down and arrested the owner of that. These are big organizations. Yeah. These are very big organizations, right? And they're taking the stuff stolen off and selling them in what appear to be legitimate stores that are in the marketplace for them. Wow. As well as online. All right. Let's talk Dodgers. Okay. I love the fact you've got the Dodgers right now. trying to double up. We know you do. We wear LAPD blue every day. We're all one big team pulling together for a big win for the Dodgers. What's your prediction? They're going to come back. They're down 2-0. They've been down before like this and been able to rally, particularly now coming home. I think they're going to be able to rally and get back in the series and be able to win it. We have faith. What's the security looking like? What's the what? What's the security looking like? Security's looking good. We've had a lot of practice doing this with the Dodgers, the parades the last two years, the victory parades and all of the games and the excitement leading up to it. My ask would be for people who are going to the games, who are celebrating on the streets, celebrate. Go Dodgers, but do it responsibly. Make sure you don't do anything that's going to hurt someone else. It's events like this, because we had World Cup, now we have the postseason here with the Dodgers and then we you know we talk about the Olympics coming up really kind of showcases the LAPD and shows like you know they do this time and time again and so you guys kind of have it down it's like plug and play by now well you know it's all there's always factors that come up and threats that we become aware of and behind the scenes we're doing things to protect everybody that nobody hopefully ever becomes aware of but yeah it's it's something that we're pretty well practiced in the basics of it and we're always in a position to be able to bring in additional resources to be able to deal with whatever comes at that time. But again, the biggest part of this is working with the public, having open lines of communication and asking for the public's help and support in celebrating responsibly. Well, let's hope that at least tonight, the biggest threat is the Brewers. But they're not gonna be a threat, are they? No threat. No. All right. Chief, thank you. Appreciate you. Great to see you. Thanks for coming. Always a pleasure. Maria, over to you. Yeah, speaking of the Dodgers, I got your official forecast coming up for that first pitch at 5 p.m. Right now, we've got the beautiful view, Santa Monica, also blue. So we're going, yeah, go Dodgers today. Good day LA weather is sponsored by my home Soul So at 5 p.m maybe you got tickets, lucky you, 77 degrees at that hour we've got sunshine still, that wind kind of light five to seven miles an hour but bring that jacket or just buy some new merch when you get there because it will get a little bit cooler as the evening goes on we have the wind that's going to be the big story as we get into tomorrow and friday so we have a slew of weather alerts going into place including a wind watch wind advisory for those wind gusts. It's supposed to be anywhere from 40 to 55 miles an hour. And then some isolated areas below the canyons and passes could get up to around 60 to 70 miles per hour. Bye, Chief. Good to see you. One of these days I'm going to come do the weather with me. Yeah. All right, here we go. Fire weather watch. Because of the fire danger that's going to go up with the offshore flow, we still have that beach hazard statement. So beaches, if you're going to the coast, especially in Long Beach, some of those homes really still getting battered by some of those waves. Here's our future cast. High pressure is going to be in control. That's what's going to be driving those winds out of the northeast. Now, watch this. This is going to be interesting as we get past the next couple of days where it's going to be really windy with the highest fire danger Thursday, Friday, Saturday. Watch what happens towards Monday, Tuesday. Another area of low pressure is going to drop down the coast. This is a colder storm, and we've got a good chance for more snow up at Mammoth, which they did get some up at the higher elevations. And then we've got some rain getting ready to move in. So this is going to just help to mitigate fire danger, of course, which is what we're looking at over the next several days. 77 along the coast today. Look at how the temps jump up to the low 90s. Downtown L.A., 81. Look at the swing of that temperature. 91 by Friday. And then we get back down to 74 on Tuesday with that 20% right now. Chance for some showers. 87 for the valleys and the Inland Empire into the 90s as well beginning tomorrow. up towards the mountains 59 beautiful up at the lake but it will get windy especially on that drive to the mountains uh tomorrow friday saturday the high desert 76 degrees getting to those low 80s starting tomorrow and that drive to the Coachella Valley of course really windy just watch those winds on that 10 if you're headed to palm springs 84 there today 89 tomorrow we're going to stay in those upper 80s through the extended outlook there's a small chance you could get some showers as well next week Tuesday all right let's do some TV shout outs before you head out oh Mason Morales happy sixth birthday to you young man your mom and your dad sent us this photo they love you so much and then a happy sixth birthday to Gia we're just getting such cute photos i love it mommy daddy Noel love you so much keep those pictures coming all you have to do is email them to us here make sure you attach the photo TV shout outs at fox.com make sure you give us their name and a little tidbit of info so i can mention it here on the air all right stay with us because we'll be right back