| Lincoln Project targets 3 deep red states with million-dollar ad buy as election map ‘turning against’ Trump Posted: 31 Oct 2020 03:31 PM PDT  With just three days left until the election, President Trump's enemies are seeing new opportunities in staunchly red states.
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| U.S. Supreme Court hands narrow win to Black Lives Matter activist over protest incident Posted: 02 Nov 2020 06:53 AM PST  The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sided with Black Lives Matter activist DeRay McKesson in his ongoing effort to avoid a lawsuit filed by a police officer injured during a 2016 protest in Louisiana triggered by the police killing of a Black man. The justices threw out a lower court ruling that had allowed the lawsuit to proceed and said that more analysis was needed on whether Louisiana state law allows for such a claim. McKesson has argued that the rights of freedom of speech and assembly under the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment should shield him from the lawsuit that accused him of negligence for leading the protest in Baton Rouge, but the court did not resolve that issue.
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| Bricks thrown at police, Northwestern University students pepper-sprayed in off-campus clash as protesters again call on university to defund its police Posted: 01 Nov 2020 02:53 PM PST  EVANSTON, Ill. — After leaving campus, protesters from Northwestern University who were demonstrating Saturday night clashed with Evanston authorities, and a school spokesman said both students and officers reported dangerous conditions from attacks by the other side. Jon Yates, a spokesman with the university, said he had been in contact with the department and was told officers used pepper ...
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| Federal agents are erecting a 'non-scalable' fence around the White House in apparent anticipation of Election Day unrest Posted: 02 Nov 2020 03:33 AM PST  250 National Guardsmen have also been put on standby in the US capital ahead of Election Day on Tuesday, according to NBC News.
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| North Carolina pastor steps down from job after a woman accused him of peeing on her during a Delta flight, reports say Posted: 01 Nov 2020 10:19 AM PST  According to The Charlotte Observer, Daniel Chalmers stepped down from his "non-pastor" position at Catch the Fire Raleigh-Durham.
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| Final Cook Political Report projection picks Democrats to keep House, gain 10 or more seats Posted: 02 Nov 2020 07:33 AM PST  Democrats are poised to retain and expand their House majority, The Cook Political Report predicts just a day ahead of the 2020 election.Cook issued its final House race predictions for the 2020 election on Monday, and all eight of its ratings changes moved in Democrats' favor. That leaves Democrats safely in expansion territory, with Republicans at high risk of losing twice as many seats as Democrats.> New @CookPolitical: our FINAL House ratings feature eight late-breaking changes, all towards Democrats (including three in TX). Read full analysis here ($): https://t.co/OUqiTVVs9j pic.twitter.com/UUWa9cQFfN> > — Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) November 2, 2020In all, Cook predicts Democrats will add between 10–15 seats to their 34-seat majority, though as few as 5 and as many as 20 could swing. Just eight Democratic House seats are considered tossups with a 50/50 chance of being lost, while 17 Republican and one Independent (formerly Republican) seats are considered tossups. > New @CookPolitical: our FINAL House outlook is a Dem net gain of 10-15 seats, with anything from 5-20 seats well within the range of possibility. View our final ratings: https://t.co/wcfAZ8REga> > Solid/Likely/Lean D: 229 > Solid/Likely/Lean R: 179 > Toss Up: 27 pic.twitter.com/WcdnWJLG16> > — Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) November 2, 2020Cook also predicts Democratic nominee Joe Biden will capture the 270 electoral votes he needs to win the election, while nine Republican Senate seats either lean Democratic or are considered tossups. More stories from theweek.com COVID-19 keeps proving everyone wrong Is this the year the New South turns blue? Democrats' first priority
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| Hong Kong in record meth bust as pandemic forces gangs to evolve Posted: 02 Nov 2020 12:37 AM PST  Hong Kong authorities announced a record seizure of over half a ton of methamphetamine on Monday, saying the coronavirus pandemic had led smugglers to riskier bulk shipments in place of traditional drug mules.
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| 3 of the men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan's governor were regulars at 'boogaloo' events and anti-lockdown protests: Report Posted: 02 Nov 2020 08:43 AM PST  Adam Fox, Ty Garbin, and Daniel Harris were active anti-lockdown protesters, according to analysis of footage and image by The Washington Post.
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| Clip showing Biden naming the wrong state at a rally is fake Posted: 02 Nov 2020 04:26 AM PST  It's an awkward moment when a presidential candidate greets the audience at a rally and names the wrong state. Fortunately for Democratic nominee Joe Biden, that didn't happen to him this week, despite a widely shared video that appears to show him saying "Hello, Minnesota" to a crowd in Florida.
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| Terror attacks in France over Muhammad cartoons spark debate on secularism, Islamophobia Posted: 02 Nov 2020 12:53 AM PST  Prophet Muhammad cartoons: "They are the equivalent of the N-word. They are equivalent of blackface. They are racial slurs," said one expert.
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| Teen told police where to find gun used in Kenosha shootings Posted: 31 Oct 2020 11:47 AM PDT  A visibly upset 17-year-old accused of fatally shooting two demonstrators in Wisconsin told officers at his local police station in Illinois where to find an assault rifle he said he had used just two hours earlier to shoot several people, according to police records. Kyle Rittenhouse cycled through a range of emotions, crying and vomiting several times, as he described to police what happened late on Aug. 25 after he traveled to Kenosha, ostensibly to protect businesses from protesters following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Black man, the Antioch Police Department records show. "I shot two white kids," Rittenhouse said, adding that he had "ended a man's life."
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| Trump's election night party will be held at the White House, official says Posted: 01 Nov 2020 02:04 PM PST  U.S. President Donald Trump will have his election night party on Tuesday in the East Room of the White House, a White House official said. About 400 people will attend the party, all of whom will be tested for the coronavirus, the official said on Sunday. The party had been planned for the Trump International Hotel in Washington, just a few blocks from the White House.
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| Major US companies are joining a crusade to give workers time off to vote on Nov. 3. From Apple to Salesforce, here are all the tech companies that are onboard. Posted: 02 Nov 2020 06:52 AM PST  From Salesforce to Apple, here are all the tech companies so far who are changing their policies around Election Day.
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| After man saves girl from drowning, family shows appreciation by helping pay for his wedding Posted: 01 Nov 2020 10:24 PM PST  Samantha Whiting wanted to show her appreciation for the man who saved her daughter this summer when she was caught in a riptide, and although she only knew his first name and where he lived, Whiting was determined to track him down.The incident occurred in August, when Whiting and her 10-year-old daughter, Hayley, were at the beach in Monterey, California. Samantha went into the water to try to save her daughter, but was struggling. Bystander Kevin Cozzi heard their screams, and raced into the waves to help. He was able to get Hayley to safety, with some assistance from a lifeguard. "He saved us," Samantha told ABC30. "If it wasn't for him coming to grab her from me, there's no way we both would have made it."The Whitings only learned Kevin's first name and that he lived in Merced, California. They were visiting Monterey, and when they returned to their home in Texas, the family decided to find Cozzi so they could once again let him know how grateful they were for his help. "He's one of the biggest heroes I've ever met," Hayley said. Last week, Samantha made a post on the Facebook group Merced Neighborhood Watch, and within hours, she was talking to Cozzi.Cozzi and his fiancée had to postpone their wedding because of the coronavirus pandemic, and the Whitings decided to launch a GoFundMe to help them have the wedding of their dreams. Both Samantha and Hayley have been invited to the wedding, set for next fall, and look forward to once again thanking Cozzi in person. He is thankful for their fundraiser, but told ABC30, "That girl being saved was enough for me."More stories from theweek.com COVID-19 keeps proving everyone wrong Is this the year the New South turns blue? Democrats' first priority
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| The most powerful storm of 2020 hit the Philippines and killed 20 people Posted: 31 Oct 2020 11:46 AM PDT  "We are having a hard time with COVID-19, and then here comes another disaster," a top aide for the President of the Philippines told reporters.
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| South Korea's ex-president Lee Myung-bak goes back to prison Posted: 01 Nov 2020 09:48 PM PST  Former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak headed to prison on Monday after a Seoul court upheld a 17-year term on corruption charges.
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| Tech companies promised schools an easy way to detect cheaters during the pandemic. Students responded by demanding schools stop policing them like criminals in the first place. Posted: 01 Nov 2020 05:26 AM PST  Exam monitoring startup Proctorio's attempts to silence critics has helped shine a spotlight on classroom surveillance and fueled students' protests.
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| Graham’s Bitter Closing Pitch: Libs Hate Me, So Vote for Me Posted: 31 Oct 2020 06:04 PM PDT  CHARLESTON, South Carolina—Three days away from the toughest election of his life, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has a succinct pitch to South Carolina voters for six more years in Washington: more judges, more Trump, and more owning the libs.At a parking lot outside Charleston on Saturday evening, a punchy Graham popped off his campaign bus after a long day of campaigning and tossed plenty of red meat—and more than a few one-liners—to an adoring crowd of roughly 100 GOP faithful decked out in Trump hats and Graham stickers.Graham spent as much time attacking his opponent Jaime Harrison's policies as he did Harrison's fundraising—a record-shattering $108 million haul as of mid-October—and his base of support from liberals nationwide motivated to take Graham down after his dramatic outburst during the 2018 confirmation hearings of Brett Kavanaugh."You know why I'm going to win in South Carolina?" Graham asked. "Because they hate my guts." The left, continued Graham, sees in Harrison an ally. "They see in me their worst nightmare," he quipped.But Graham not only teed off on Harrison but unspooled a broader, bitter warning about the stakes of the 2020 election—not just his, but Trump's, too."We're beginning to pull away, because people are getting scared," said Graham. "People are worried that they'll wake up one day and their country will be different to the point they don't recognize it," he continued, mentioning Democratic proposals to expand the size of the Supreme Court, abolish the Electoral College, and reform health care and immigration.Indeed, there were more than a few moments during the Saturday rally where Graham's race and Trump's race seemed impossible to separate. The senator's most-touted achievement, the confirmations of Supreme Court Justices Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett, are among Trump's most-touted, too.Lindsey Graham Is Being Boosted by a Tea Party Group That Has Always Hated HimSeveral Graham supporters at the rally, asked by The Daily Beast about the election, spoke first about Trump's race before getting into Graham's. When the senator's campaign bus rumbled into the parking lot, the crowd began chanting "four more years!" before someone helpfully began a "six more years!" chant. Perhaps some supporters were not clear on the correct length of a Senate term; others may have just been more fired up about Trump.For that crowd, there was plenty to cheer about in Graham's speech, laden with praise for Trump's record on national security, immigration, and the economy—before COVID-19 hit, of course. "We're going to beat this virus, folks—let's be smart, use common sense, but we're not going to lock the country down again," said Graham, to cheers of "hell no!" from the crowd.Graham's frequent references to Trump's achievements and the imperative to re-elect him, may have suited a stump speech in a battleground state like neighboring North Carolina and Georgia.Not so much in South Carolina, where a Trump victory is assured. But in a tight, toss-up race against Harrison, Graham's fortunes rest on the length of Trump's coattails in the state—and the more voters who are fired up to support Trump in South Carolina, the better for Graham."The more people that go to the polls," said Graham in a media availability after the rally, "the better off I'll be."South Carolina's hardline conservative base has not always loved Graham, who in his two-decade career on Capitol Hill cut a profile as a center-right dealmaker, not a fire-breathing right-winger. Graham's warmup speaker, state Rep. Lin Bennett, alluded to that history: "Some of y'all have been disappointed with him," she said. "He has done a great job."But her remarks reflected how the GOP base in South Carolina has rallied as much around Graham as it has a common enemy—liberals, represented by Harrison. Bennett accused Harrison of raising "illegal money" through the fundraising platform ActBlue, noting that many of his contributions came from unemployed people. It is not illegal for unemployed people to give money to political candidates, but Republicans, including Trump, have seized on the pattern to raise theories that a scheme is at work to use the unemployed as vessels for big donors to skirt contribution limits.Many die-hard Republicans believe Graham—and Trump—will prevail, no matter what."They're dumping millions and millions because they see a seat, and they're pissed off about Kavanaugh, and they're pissed off about Amy," said Susan Day, a real estate professional from Charleston, who wore a pink Trump hat and brought a Trump flag to the rally. "So you know, I hope they spend $130 million. Great for our economy and, you know, don't let the door hit you on the way out, Jaime."Read more at The Daily Beast.Get our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.
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| Aide says Hong Kong media tycoon Lai unaware of Biden dossier Posted: 31 Oct 2020 11:58 PM PDT  A top aide to Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has stepped down after admitting he helped fund a contentious report alleging links between Joe Biden's son and China, but insisted Sunday his boss had no knowledge of it.
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| Despite obstacles, young voters are 'raising hell' with historic early voting turnout Posted: 01 Nov 2020 07:36 PM PST  Young voters face voting obstacles from cumbersome voter ID laws to a lack of polling places. Still, they're turning out in historic numbers.
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| Russia's 'Sausage King' killed with a crossbow in sauna outside Moscow Posted: 02 Nov 2020 04:54 AM PST  Several intruders broke into a sauna at the home of a Russian meat tycoon known as the "Sausage King" outside Moscow early on Monday, tied him and a woman up and demanded money before killing him with a crossbow. The woman managed to escape the attack in the Moscow region and alert the police but the businessman was dead when officers arrived at the scene, said the Investigative Committee, which positions itself as a Russian version of the F.B.I. The agency did not name the deceased man in its statement, but REN TV and other Russian media identified him as Vladimir Marugov, owner of the "Ozyorsky sausages" and "Meat Empire" sausage factories.
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| Macron said he understands Muslims' fury over cartoons mocking the Prophet Muhammad but defended France's 'freedom to speak, to write, to think, to draw' Posted: 02 Nov 2020 02:56 AM PST  France has weathered three terror attacks in the past two weeks. On Oct 16 a teacher was beheaded after showing cartoons mocking the Prophet Muhammad.
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| Former Republican Texas House speaker calls GOP effort to throw out drive-thru votes 'patently wrong' Posted: 02 Nov 2020 08:35 AM PST  Joe Straus, the former Republican speaker of the Texas House, on Sunday voiced his opposition to a GOP lawsuit seeking to throw out around 127,000 drive-thru votes in the state's most populous county."The lawsuit to disenfranchise more than 100,000 voters in Harris County is patently wrong," Straus said in a statement that he shared on Twitter, adding that "the Republican Party needs to return to a place where we win with ideas and persuasion rather than trying to intimidate and silence our fellow citizens."> The lawsuit attempting to disenfranchise more than 100,000 voters in Harris County is patently wrong. txlege pic.twitter.com/rk6eWXgPrK> > — Joe Straus (@SpeakerStraus) November 1, 2020Straus also teamed up with another prominent Texas Republican, lawyer Ben Ginsberg, to file an amicus brief opposing the suit, in which they cited the 2000 election recount as an example of the party's past efforts to ensure the ballots of "every qualified voter" get counted.> Longtime GOP lawyer Ben Ginsberg and former Texas House Speaker filed an amicus opposing a GOP suit to toss 127K drive-thru ballots in Texas, arguing it violates federal law. > > Concludes by noting this is same argument Ginsberg and Amy Coney Barrett used in 2000 recount pic.twitter.com/ANDRe6Vsy0> > — Jane C. Timm (@janestreet) November 2, 2020The Texas Supreme Court did throw some cold water on the suit Sunday, denying the petition to toss the votes without comment, but the amicus could still factor into the decision by a federal judge, who will hear the case Monday morning.More stories from theweek.com COVID-19 keeps proving everyone wrong Is this the year the New South turns blue? Democrats' first priority
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| Judge dismisses defamation claim by Dakota Access protester Posted: 02 Nov 2020 08:32 AM PST |
| Boris Johnson Caved on Lockdown After He Was Warned Further Delay Would Kill 4,000 a Day Posted: 01 Nov 2020 05:08 AM PST  Six weeks ago, Boris Johnson's top team of scientific advisers came to him with a chilling warning. He had to bring in an immediate two-week national lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus from spiraling out of control, they said, and a failure to do so would likely result in what they called "a very large epidemic with catastrophic consequences."The warning went largely ignored. Only one of the raft of measures proposed by the advisory group—telling people to work at home if possible—was implemented by the government. Stricter rules were brought in for some virus hotspots in England, but Johnson refused to consider a national lockdown, and even publicly mocked the idea as "the height of absurdity" that would inflict unnecessary "misery" on the nation.But the scientists were right. On Sept. 21, the day they delivered their warning, the United Kingdom reported 5,596 new COVID-19 cases and 29 related deaths. On Friday, 274 people died, and there was a further 24,405 confirmed cases. As predicted, the virus had spun out of the government's control, and advisory group once again intervened.In a Friday meeting reported by the Times of London, the government's scientific advisers told Johnson that their data foretold that hospitals would become overwhelmed by December, and that deaths could soon peak at 4,000 a day—four times worse than at the height of the pandemic in the spring. After weeks of delay, the warning left him with no choice but to impose the lockdown he had flatly dismissed just days ago.Not only that, but, as the situation is now so much worse than it was in mid-September, Johnson's lockdown will have to last for twice the length of time than the two weeks initially recommended by his scientists if it's to have any chance of denting the spread of the virus."I am afraid that no responsible prime minister can ignore the message of those figures," he explained to the nation, adding that the coronavirus is now spreading faster than in the "reasonable worst case scenario" presented to him in September. "Unless we act, we could see deaths in this country running at several thousand a day... A peak of mortality, alas, far bigger than the one we saw in April," warned the prime minister.As of Thursday, England will go into a month-long lockdown—and government officials were already warning Sunday that it could go on even longer if it fails to cut the rate of infection. Pubs, restaurants, gyms, non-essential shops and places of worship will be closed, although, as is the case in other European lockdowns, schools and universities will stay open. The hope, as Johnson explained at his Halloween press conference, is to drive down infections in time to allow families to gather at Christmas.The other three countries of the United Kingdom—Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland—control their own pandemic responses through their devolved governments, so aren't affected by the announcement. Their three leaders all took swifter preventative action than Johnson and, as a result, aren't in as critical a position as England and they have no plans to align with Johnson's November-long lockdown.Johnson's announcement has been attacked both from those who think it goes way too far, and those who think it has come way too late. The opposition leader, Labour's Keir Starmer, called for a lockdown three weeks ago. He wrote: "The delay in introducing these restrictions will come at an economic cost and a human cost. I'm glad that the government has finally taken this decision—but it should have done so weeks ago."A mutiny is underway among Johnson's Conservative colleagues, who believed the prime minister when he insisted for weeks that he wouldn't ask businesses across the country to shut down. Iain Duncan Smith, a former party leader, described Johnson's announcement as a "body blow to the British people" and accused his leader of "giving in to the scientific advisers" who had been "publicly lecturing" the government.The problem Johnson is now facing for the second time is that, throughout his political career, he has relied on personal popularity, and his ultra-confidence and optimism. While those have served him well in many situations, his reluctance to do anything to damage his popularity, and to overlook scientific advice and try to forge his own path, is what had led to a delayed lockdown that has infuriated almost everyone.Johnson has always tried to govern by hoping for the best—as his scientific advisers have now proved twice during this pandemic, the prime minister needs to spend more of his time pre-empting the worst.Read more at The Daily Beast.Get our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.
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| Illinois officers who fatally shot a Black teen left him to bleed out on the ground for 8 minutes without treatment, his mother alleges in a lawsuit Posted: 01 Nov 2020 02:47 PM PST  The lawsuit filed by Marcellis Stinnette's mother says Waukegan, Illinois officers involved in the fatal shooting of her son had "no probable cause."
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| 8th-grade boy first child to die of COVID-19 in Missouri, data show Posted: 02 Nov 2020 06:47 AM PST  He last attended school on Oct. 22, the school district said.
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| Melania Trump made her staff work from home and wear face masks, and was shocked seeing her husband's aides often go without them, report says Posted: 02 Nov 2020 06:57 AM PST  The first lady's actions during the pandemic, according to Bloomberg, differed greatly from her husband's, which were to downplay the health crisis.
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| Final CBS News Battleground Tracker before election shows early voters prefer Biden Posted: 02 Nov 2020 05:13 AM PST  CBS News elections and surveys director Anthony Salvanto breaks down the final Battleground Tracker ahead of the election and each of the presidential candidates' paths to 270 electoral votes.
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| Prosecutors in Wisconsin received 158 voter fraud referrals since 2016. Few proved to be criminal. Posted: 01 Nov 2020 01:04 PM PST  Improper voting is rare in Wisconsin and is often the result of an error than criminal intent.
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| Armenian memorial centre in France defaced with pro-Turkish slogans Posted: 01 Nov 2020 06:18 AM PST  An Armenian association in France expressed outrage Sunday after a memorial centre to the mass killings of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire was defaced with pro-Turkish slogans.
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| Hardline politicians ramp up rhetoric after French church killings Posted: 01 Nov 2020 07:54 AM PST  "We are now the hostages of Charlie Hebdo, we are now the hostages of the jihadists," said French sociologist François Héran.
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| China says will safeguard Chinese journalists' rights after U.S. visa rule Posted: 02 Nov 2020 12:01 AM PST  China's foreign ministry said on Monday it will take all necessary measures to protect Chinese journalists in response to the United States delaying visa renewals for Chinese reporters. China urges the United States to stop its "political crackdown" on Chinese journalists, ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said at a news briefing.
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| 1st Air Force Pilot Reaches 1,000-Hour Milestone in F-35A Joint Strike Fighter Posted: 02 Nov 2020 08:36 AM PST |
| Whitmer kidnap suspect requests release from jail on health concerns: report Posted: 01 Nov 2020 09:05 AM PST  After being locked up for three weeks, one of the suspects charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is asking a judge to reconsider her decision to keep him behind bars as he's afraid of contracting the coronavirus, according to a local news report. In court documents filed earlier this week, the lawyer for Kaleb Franks argued that his client, who is a recovering addict, has turned his life around after doing time for cocaine and home invasion. Franks suffers from diabetes and high cholesterol, takes insulin daily and fears contracting COVID-19, per Detroit Free Press.
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| Venomous snake hiding in pile of toys bites a toddler in Tennessee, mom says Posted: 02 Nov 2020 07:01 AM PST  The girl's toys were piled beside the backdoor — and that's where the snake was found.
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| Results of Arizona Proposition 207 to legalize marijuana for adults over 21 Posted: 02 Nov 2020 08:14 AM PST  The proposition would legalize marijuana for adults over the age of 21 and create a system to expunge the legal records of prior marijuana offenses.
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| Tanzania elections: Chadema's Freeman Mbowe arresed Posted: 02 Nov 2020 09:53 AM PST  Police detain the Chadema chairman after his party calls for protests to reject election results.
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| More arrests as French Catholics pray in shadow of attack in Nice Posted: 01 Nov 2020 03:25 PM PST  French Catholics on Sunday celebrated the All Saints religious festival under heavy security, as police made two new arrests over an attack on a church in the southern city of Nice blamed on an Islamist knifeman.
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| Ethiopia officials: Unknown number 'massacred' in terror act Posted: 02 Nov 2020 07:19 AM PST |
| Near-record warmth to bake southwestern US this week ahead of big cooldown Posted: 02 Nov 2020 04:26 AM PST  The above-average warmth sweeping across a large part of the United States this week will be most intense across the Southwest, where records will be challenged for consecutive days. But, the clock is ticking on how long the heat will stick around. Air conditioners will continue to get a workout across the region through the first week of November as temperatures climb 10-15 degrees Fahrenheit above average. By this point in the year, high temperatures are typically in the 70s and lower 80s over the deserts. But this week, Palm Springs, California, and Phoenix will soar into the 90s daily, with 80s expected around Las Vegas. Yuma and Tucson, Arizona, and Needles, California, will join these cities in challenging daily record highs multiple times this week. The hot conditions will keep cooling bills high and necessitate precautions to be taken by those spending any length of time outdoors during the midday or afternoon hours. CLICK HERE FOR THE FREE ACCUWEATHER APP Despite the sun angle being lower than what it was during the summer months, temperatures in sealed vehicles can still turn lethal in a matter of minutes. Remember to always check twice to make sure pets or children are not left behind. Continued dry weather across the region will act to only worsen the ongoing drought conditions and keep the danger of wildfires at elevated levels. By Thursday, the heat will spread farther west toward coastal areas of Southern California. Downtown Los Angeles will challenge their 2012 record high of 94 on Nov. 5, when a typical high is 75. While falling short of record territory, temperatures in San Diego are likely to climb into the middle to upper 80s. An area of high pressure building overhead and a stronger offshore wind will contribute to this brief surge across Southern California. Big changes are on the way late in the week and into the weekend, however. "A large-scale pattern change is going to start to take place later this week as a storm dives southward along the West Coast," AccuWeather Meteorologist Alyson Hoegg said. "As this happens, it will turn significantly cooler Friday through the weekend." Cooler air will arrive in Southern California on Friday and then the balance of the Southwest over the weekend, with widespread 60s and 70s for highs. This storm could even deliver rain showers to lower elevations and snow to the higher terrain of the Southwest. "Even though a couple of showers cannot be ruled out in California, gusty winds [ahead of and with the cooldown] could enhance fire danger across the state," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist David Samuhel said. Gusty winds will spread eastward with the storm across the Four Corners states and the southern Plains heading into the weekend. Keep checking back on AccuWeather.com and stay tuned to the AccuWeather Network on DirecTV, Frontier and Verizon Fios.
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| Which candidate has the best health care policy for Americans? Posted: 02 Nov 2020 04:23 AM PST  Health care expert Seth Denson with the key takeaways from Trump, Biden plans.
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| Black Friday 2020: The best deals to shop from Best Buy, Macy's and more Posted: 01 Nov 2020 07:38 AM PST  We've rounded up the best Black Friday 2020 deals from Home Depot, Amazon, Macy's, Kohl's and more top retailers—shop our top picks.
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| Facebook reportedly exempted Trump's family and allies from its misinformation rules to avoid accusations of anti-conservative bias Posted: 02 Nov 2020 02:23 AM PST  Sources told The Washington Post that Facebook removed a strike against Donald Trump Jr.'s Instagram account, one of many exemptions for Trump's family.
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