Good Nite LA, Friday 11/13/2026

Welcome to Good Night LA. I'm Christine Devine. We are tracking the impacts of a major telecommunications and data outage that disrupted air traffic control centers nationwide, forcing the FAA to issue a rare ground stop across the entire country. Fox 11's Ed Laskos, live at LAX, speaking to folks out there. Ed. And, Christine, it really is the continuing fallout from that unprecedented ground stop, and now the system trying to catch up on all the passengers, the travelers trying to catch up, too. Mikey, into the story. We go inside Terminal 7 here, United, and look at this line. One of the nice ladies just telling me it feels like Disneyland. Here's the line, winds around. These are all folks trying to rebook. See them working on their cell phones, trying to get on another flight. Maybe tonight they were hoping. Maybe, as one fellow said, he's rebooked, but it's Sunday morning. Give you a quick idea on how flights are moving here as Mikey shows you around. One flight's scheduled. Scheduled to leave 12.40 today to Las Vegas. Vegas, baby, on a Friday. Think how much, how fun that would be. Unfortunately, it's scheduled to leave now in the next 20 minutes or so, as the traveler said. Maybe you don't want to go to Vegas on this day, Friday the 13th. Watch. This year we made the mistake of flying on Friday the 13th, so anyways, so yeah, so we were delayed a little bit in our hunting trip. And you rebooked though, you told me. We did rebook, we were able to rebook once everything was lifted, we were able to get it, unfortunately not until Sunday morning at 7, but we'll just... I have to change the return flight for a couple of extra days so we can make up the time. That was the earliest Sunday morning? That's the earliest I could get in, you know. It was a long time. We were on the tarmac for two-plus hours before we had to deload and then trying to find our bags at the baggage claim. It's been an adventure for sure. What was the mood? The folks okay or were they kind of getting a little steamed? I think the morale overall in the airport is pretty poor. Everything was going perfect and suddenly... We heard everything was grounded and we've been waiting here for hours. And you're hoping to get out the one fella said he did rebook, but Sunday was the best he could do. I don't know, my wife is finding something that might go out tonight at 11. So we're just last ditch effort here at the counter trying to see if we can make that work. Last ditch effort for all these folks. Now you're looking live and it is winding down here. Look at what that sign says. Look, Because look, see it, last call for checked bags. Forty-five minutes before departure, so they are winding down. There is that last-ditch effort, and then that continuing follow-up, the domino effect. A lot of folks tried to get hotel rooms tonight. All the hotels around here, most of them are gone. They tried to get rental cars. One guy, Mickey, trying to drive him here to Phoenix, six-and-a-half-hour ride. No more rental cars, he told me. So the system tries to catch up. Looks like it's going to be several days until we can do that, Christine. For now, we're live here at Los Angeles International. Back to the West Side we go. Big story today. Thank you. Thank you. As for what happened, the Trump administration says this time there's no evidence. evidence that was linked to any kind of cyber attack. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy blamed the issues on outdated analog systems that got overloaded with data, causing instability in the communication between regional air traffic control centers and airplanes. That ground stop was issued quickly out of an abundance of caution to keep passengers safe. Secretary Duffy says Congress needs to act now to fund at least $30 to $50 billion in system upgrades. So meltdown like this doesn't happen again. Give us the resources to build a state of the art air traffic control system. Let's not do a patchwork, a fix to a system that's critical for every single family. It's not red, it's not blue, it's not Democrat, it's not Republican, it's American. Give us the money to fix it. Tonight, the FAA is working on system upgrades that could cause more disruptions. Officials say operations should return to normal just in time for the busy Thanksgiving travel rush. Passengers at Hollywood Burbank Airport are finally boarding their flights tonight as well after a nationwide ground stop earlier disrupting travel. We go live to Fox 11's Ross Palumbo in Burbank. Ross? Well, Christine, only a few people left here at the ticket counters and take a look at this over on the boards. There are only three real departures left, only two on this side of the board. Keep in mind, this airport usually closes at 10 p.m. tonight. They're keeping it open till 1130 to take care of as many people as they can and to catch up as much as they can. Over here at TSA, though, they've already closed down most of the lanes. One remains open for the few final passengers. This all started to get moving again about two hours ago when we were here live when those flights just started to resume. Is that fake news? No, this is real news. Moments after the stoppage restarted and these two travelers to Denver were startled. What do you think? Are you being serious? I'm 100% serious. We're live on the air right now. For them and thousands of others, it had been four hours and 28 minutes of checking the boards, checking the counter, checking the cell phones, and then... It's bizarre. Keeping their emotions in check. We finished our job. We're ready to go home. Chris Corbin was grounded with dozens of pounds of tools and luggage. Yeah, there's about 45 pounds each bag. No, I had no clue. Kylie Behan had less luggage, but a little more emotional baggage. Friday the 13th, yeah, it's a pretty big deal. My friends and I are all superstitious about it. And also on the ground, but struggling to rise above. Honestly, it's been a little hectic. The gate agents and police and airport staff. I think there was a little bit of concern in the airport, but nothing, no chaos. Before the possibility of any chaos, there was some good fortune. So we were the lucky ones. We got in, we landed, we were fine. But even those who landed after the stoppage did feel some pain. Got off the plane, everyone cheered, everyone was very excited about it. But now it's been about two and a half hours since the bags haven't come out. And for those who never even took off, there was the struggle to land their previously checked bags. It's good, yeah, we finally got our luggage. This is like winning the lotto. Yeah, I guess so. Almost as good as going to Hawaii. For most, just going anywhere in the end, though, was good enough. Okay, so you might get out tonight. We might get out. All right. Fingers crossed. Fingers crossed. We'll be watching all night. Hey, high five. Thank you for the good news. And take a look at this. Lori and Denise just minutes ago did actually get on that plane. This is them inside. They're pretty much alone because most of the other passengers didn't wait it out. They did tonight. They're on their way home to Denver. Big smiles, Christine, at the end of a very, very long day. Good update on their flight. All right, Ross, thanks. With all those delayed and canceled flights, travelers are scrambling to get rental cars. As you heard, the shortages, though, have left counters empty or very limited options. Many are left searching for alternative transportation. Photojournalist Sam Dubin spoke to people looking to get to their destinations. My plan is to rent a car and drive to Phoenix. Good luck. Thank you. There's no buses. There's no cars. There's no cars? No cars. What about hotels here? Thank you. Hotels, we are not searching that option, but let's see what happens. So does it kind of ruin your trip, or it happens, or what do you think? Yeah, it happens. Rideshare prices also were climbing, and many hotels completely booked. Tonight LA Weather is sponsored by the law offices of Larry H. Parker. Well, we do currently have some light to shower activity coming down across the area. It's the second dose that we've seen today. But as we roll into the weekend, we are expecting things to dry out for us. In fact, here's a look into that weekend forecast. We're getting right to it. We will get some sunshine tomorrow. Temperatures falling below their normal. So we are looking at the lower 70s. So some real fall-like feels around here. Those cooler temperatures do remain in place through the second half of our weekend. The only difference is that we will see. Some of that cloud buildup. Temperatures for Sunday also in the lower 70s. Now we do have additional storm systems on the way due to arrive for us at the start of the following week. So Monday, but also Wednesday into Thursday of next week. We'll talk about that, but let's take a look at what last night's storm activity looked like. Very active here on our satellite and radar. This was round one, came through around 2 a.m. across some of the area. Stuck around until about that morning commute. We got a really dry afternoon, but then we did see some of those showers begin to enter. In fact, here's a look at what's happening here across the West Coast right now. Very, I'd say, light activity out there. You can see it's streaming all the way from about Santa Barbara through Ventura County, portions of the L.A. Basin included, and down into portions of Orange County, but also across our mountains. Zooming in here, very light activity. This should be the pattern through the remainder of our Friday. So, again, if you do have plans on this weekend, I can tell you we are forecasting to see dry conditions. Different story for the start of next week. On Monday, we'll get some of those late-day showers. Tuesday, if you need to get something done during the week, maybe not a bad idea. It's going to be dry. We do get another shot at late-day showers on Wednesday, and then that activity will not just go up. Becoming anywhere from scattered to widespread, but we are also looking at that lingering into our Thursday and then by the end of the week, things should have dried out for us. Temperature wise right now we're in the 50s as well as the low 60s. Our sustained winds moving at about 5 to 10 miles per hour locally and then tonight under some of that cloud cover. Yes, that light rain activity sticking around. Temperatures are expected to be in the 50s as well as a few 60s around as well. Now our seven day forecast showing you we're We're going for the low 70s for this weekend. That's how we'll get a start to the work week as well. But note that those temperatures, when we start to see those storm systems rolling in here, will also dip down. So we're looking at a cool trend as we arrive at next week. All I can say is that, yes, we are getting wet weather, but we are also getting a nice dose of the fall feels. Back to you. All right, taking one last look at Flight Radar 24, showing all flights up in the air currently. We'll be right back. Nationwide ground stops are rare, with only three since 2000. Today's four-and-a-half-hour ordeal was the second longest since 9-11. Retired pilot Kenneth Wells tells Fox 11's Matthew Sudorf it's a sign of deeper, serious issues. I was surprised that I listened to people on the news media say, this is Congress's fault. Congress, you need to pass legislation to provide us money right now to fix all this stuff. If they provide the money tomorrow, it's gonna take the better part of 12 months for us to see this stuff get repaired. Sean Duffy calling for that extra money. Kenneth Wells added that if the situation is as serious as the federal government says, it makes him concerned about planning a trip. You can watch the full interview on FoxLA.com and our Fox 11 YouTube page. Tonight, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass issued this statement. The FAA has lifted the nationwide ground stop. Travelers at Los Angeles airports should check their flight status with their airlines and anticipate delays as operations resume. We will continue to work closely with federal and state partners. Three, two, one. And then there's this SpaceX Starship rocket took off from South Texas, marking a major step for space exploration. But not everything went smoothly. The super heavy booster meant to be caught by a launch tower, diverted into the Gulf and exploded on impact. Great. We just got the sonic boom. Wow. Landing burn shut down. Great on the ship. Wow, we could feel the rumble of that. Still, the Starship spacecraft did successfully reach orbit, deploying 26 Starlink satellites. SpaceX is now tracking its 22-hour test flight, crucial milestone toward developing fully reusable rockets for future Moon and Mars missions. Good evening, Gerard Moncure with you. Rainy night at the Rose Bowl as UCLA looks to start the season a perfect 10-0. The highlights are on the way along with postgame coming up after the break. Fox 11 Sports Desk is sponsored by Pechanga Resort Casino. Welcome back. Friday night college football at the Rose Bowl. UCLA taking on Illinois as Bob Chesney's Bruins looking to start the season 10-0 for the first time since 1998. Bruins picking up where they left off in last week's win over Minnesota. Opening drive, Ty Dieffenbach connecting with a wide open Aiden Mizell on the blown coverage, and he is headed to the house, 66 yards, 7-0 UCLA. Bruins increase the lead to 10-zip. Before the half, trying to tack on here, Diefenbach pressured though by Carter Jenke, throws the ball away, but he's hit on the way down, he is slow to get up, limped to the locker room with the rest of his team at the half, he didn't return in the third quarter. After the break, Illinois trying to get something moving, but Bruin defensive tackle, Aiden Gobiah, hunting down Caden Hauser, sacking him in the end zone for the safety. Bruin defense coming up big, extending the lead to 12-0. Later in the quarter, Illinois now in the red zone. Hauser firing again. This time he's got Caden Fagan over the middle. It's a touchdown, and all of a sudden we've got a one-score game, fighting Illini, trailing Illinois. 12-7, Dieffenbach would return and not miss a step. Fourth quarter, fires of beauty to Samaj Morgan, who high points the ball for the 26-yard touchdown. Eight-play drive, and Dieffenbach's return resulting in six more. Bruin lead increases to 19-7. But the fight in Illini, living up to their name, facing a fourth and goal, Hauser to Collin Dixon, wide open, and we've got a one-score game again, Illinois cutting the deficit to 19-14. They would get the ball back, fight in Illini, Now facing a third and 18 late in the fourth. Fourth, Bruins bring pressure, and Hauser, picked off by Scooter Jackson, the Warren High alum, his second INT of the game. Bruins win it 22-14, and they improve to 10-0 for just the third time in school history. And I think that, you know, the way those guys went about this just did not waver. And it wasn't pretty. There was a whole drive of mistakes happening out there. And then we got the ball back on offense and more mistakes happening out there. And to come away with a win is something obviously we're really proud of. But they don't, they just don't give up. Week 10 in the NFL on Sunday, Rams taking on the Arizona Cardinals, looking to avenge that ugly week six loss at SoFi Stadium. Sean McVay's squad have not lost since reeling off three straight wins. The head coach giving us an update on the status of defensive end Miles Garrett ahead of Sunday's showdown in the desert. He's feeling good. You know, it's more of, you know, just being, you know. Getting him feeling as good as possible. He's had a really good week. Thank you. Played a bunch of snaps and expect him to be able to build on that. But we're being smart with him. Bounce into the NBA Hardwood Clippers at home hosting OKC. NBA Cup play, fourth quarter time running out under a minute left. Clips down two. They swing it to Darius Garland. He drives and scores, plus the foul. Ty Lue's squad up a point after the old-fashioned three-point play. After a couple of turnovers, the Thunder with the ball, a chance to win it. Shay Gilgis-Alexander for the victory right here. In and out, iron unkind, heartbreak hotel. Clippers capture a thriller at Intuit Dome, 1-13, 1-12, the final. We'll And finally, Mauricio Pochettino in tears today, announcing he's leaving the United States men's national soccer team be to take over Manchester United in the English Premier League. right This comes just three months after he signed on for another four years in extension with Team USA. He'll coach the Americans through two upcoming international games against Haiti. back. Before heading off to England. We all know that was his plan all along, don't we? All right, that's your Friday Night Sports. More news with Christine coming up after the break. Entertainment is sponsored by Yaamava Resort and Casino. City of L.A. declares today Billy Idol Day. The 70-year-old music legend had his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction. Billy Idol and longtime guitarist Steve Stevens performed for fans after a ceremony led by Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez. Idol, who calls L.A. home, said it's the city that helped make his musical dreams come true. I had a bit of a dream when I was a child, about seven years old, Although I could. Be a musician and be successful and have a life as a musician, and Los Angeles has helped me to fulfill that, so thank you. Billy Idol's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony is tomorrow at the Peacock Theater. How great is that? Philadelphia celebrated Rocky Balboa with record-breaking spirit. 570 fans dressed as Rocky packed the Museum of Art steps, setting a Guinness World Record biographical drama, I play Rocky, about Sylvester Stallone's fight to bring the original movie to the big screen is in theaters now. USC's School of Business is launching a new course called The Business of Beyonce. The 16-week program starts in January, dives into how Beyonce built her empire from music to whiskey and hair care. Finally, a Big Bear Snow Play opens today. Chilly overnight temperatures allowed crews to make enough snow to open two tubing runs. The park is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. That's it for us tonight. Have a great weekend. Thanks for being with us.