Good evening, SoCal. We're wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook.Your Weather Planner An atmospheric river type storm will continue to impact central and northern California. In SoCal, there’s only a slight chance of a shower under partly sunny to mostly cloudy skies. Afternoon highs remain close to average, but they’ll warm up into the 70s again next week. Tomorrow's Highs Get your 7-day forecast: LA West | LA East | San Fernando Valley/Ventura County | Orange County Introducing Spectrum News+Watch the latest news from across the country. Today's Big Stories 1. LA Metro to suspend 'A' Line service over weekend for construction work Metro A Line service between the Monrovia and APU/Citrus College stations will be suspended for the weekend beginning Friday due to construction work that's part of the agency's collaboration with the Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority, it was announced Friday. The suspension will be in effect from 9 p.m. Friday through 3 a.m. on Monday. Stations to be closed will be Durate/City of Hope, Irwindale, Azusa Downtown and APU/Citrus College. The transit agency will provide shuttle-bus service to serve the affected stations. This will be the final weekend that bus operation will be needed to complete construction work, Metro said. The construction work will connect the Metro A Line with a new rail extension between Glendora and Pomona in the San Gabriel Valley. This phase of the rail extension will add new Metro A Line stations in Glendora, San Dimas, La Verne and Pomona and is anticipated to open in 2025, Metro said. 2. Former House Speaker Pelosi hospitalized with injury in Luxembourg Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been hospitalized after suffering an injury during a congressional visit to Luxembourg, her office said Friday morning. Pelosi, D-Calif., who has continued to serve in Congress after stepping down as Democratic House leader in early 2023, traveled with a bipartisan delegation to Luxembourg to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge. Her office did not provide details about her injury or condition but said Pelosi, 84, was admitted to the hospital for evaluation. Pelosi served as House speaker from 2007-11 and again from 2019-23. She was the first woman ever elected to the position. 3. NCAA seeks exit from Reggie Bush name, image, likeness suit Saying his claims are barred by the statute of limitations, the NCAA is seeking to have all claims dismissed against the organization in USC 2005 Heisman Trophy-winning running back Reggie Bush's lawsuit, which seeks compensation for his name, image and likeness when he played for the Trojans. The Los Angeles Superior Court complaint contends that USC, Pac-12, and NCAA profited greatly from television contracts, merchandise sales and media rights stemming from Bush's football career, for which he was not compensated due to NCAA regulations at the time. But in court papers filed Thursday with Judge Colin Leis in advance of a Nov. 7, 2025, hearing, NCAA lawyers argue that by taking nearly 20 years to file his claims, Bush cannot recover damages now. The complaint contends that USC, Pac-12 and NCAA profited greatly from television contracts, merchandise sales and media rights stemming from Bush's football career, for which he was not compensated due to NCAA regulations at the time. Former USC football player Reggie Bush poses with his attorneys, left, Levi McCathern and Ben Crump, right, along with his family and Heisman trophy during a news conference at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on April, 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel) 4. Los Angeles Dodgers finalize contracts with Michael Conforto and Blake Treinen The Los Angeles Dodgers finalized a $17 million, one-year contract to add outfielder Michael Conforto on Tuesday along with a $22 million, two-year agreement to retain right-hander Blake Treinen. Conforto, a former first-round draft pick who turns 32 on March 1, hit .237 with 20 homers and 66 RBIs this year for San Francisco in the final season of a $36 million, two-year contract. He played for the New York Mets from 2015 to 2021, becoming an All-Star in 2017. Conforto turned down an $18.4 million offer from the Mets, then didn't sign for 2022 as he recovered from right shoulder surgery. Trenin receives a $2.5 million signing bonus, half payable on Jan. 6 and the rest next Dec. 1. His agreement includes salaries of $6 million next season and $11 million in 2026. Treinen also will make a 1% charitable contribution. An All-Star in 2018 with Oakland, Treinen was limited to five major league innings in 2022 and missed the 2023 big league season while recovering from labrum and rotator cuff surgery on Nov. 11, 2022. 5. Franklin Fire containment remains at 30%; size stable at 4,037 acres Firefighters Friday continued their efforts to fully douse the Franklin Fire in Malibu, which was smoldering in steep and dangerous terrain, with cooler weather, higher humidity and the absence of strong winds helping minimize the spread of the destructive wildfire that started on Monday. With the Santa Ana winds subsided and overall conditions improving, the 4,037-acre Franklin Fire remained the same size, and the containment also remained the same at 30%, Cal Fire reported late Friday morning. "Fire activity overnight remained minimal, and no significant fire growth occurred," Cal Fire said in a statement Friday. "The fire continues to smolder in steep and very dangerous terrain. Aerial suppression efforts in those areas have been successful in keeping the fire subdued. ... The priority is to repopulate evacuated areas as quickly as possible." Your Notes for this Weekend On Saturday, South Korean lawmakers expected to vote on new president impeachment motion after failed martial law attempt College football's Heisman Trophy winner to be announced Saturday On Saturday, wreaths Across America to place veterans' wreaths at Arlington National Cemetery Geminids meteor shower to provide “shooting star” displays Saturday On Sunday, Pope Francis to visit Corsica Dua Lipa concert special set Sunday on CBS On Monday, President Joe Biden to deliver remarks at the Department of Labor in Washington, D.C. In Case You Missed It Ethan Herisse stars as Elwood and Brandon Wilson as Turner in director RaMell Ross’s "The Nickel Boys," from Orion Pictures. (Photo courtesy of Orion Pictures) Based on Colson Whitehead’s 2019 Pulitzer Prize novel, “The Nickel Boys” chronicles the powerful friendship between two young Black teenagers navigating the harrowing trails of reform school in Florida. For Academy Award and Critics Choice nominee Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, the most important thing about the film “Nickel Boys” is to know what happened to the children. “I want folks coming out there [the movie theater] talking about it and reading about it and researching it,” she told Spectrum News. Click the link above for the full interview.

Good evening, SoCal. We’re wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook. Your Weather Planner An atmospheric river type storm will continue to impact central and northern California. In SoCal, there’s only a slight chance of a shower under partly sunny to mostly cloudy […]

Good evening, SoCal. We’re wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook.

Your Weather Planner

An atmospheric river type storm will continue to impact central and northern California.

In SoCal, there’s only a slight chance of a shower under partly sunny to mostly cloudy skies.

Afternoon highs remain close to average, but they’ll warm up into the 70s again next week.

Tomorrow’s Highs

Get your 7-day forecast: LA West | LA East | San Fernando Valley/Ventura County | Orange County

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Today’s Big Stories

1. LA Metro to suspend ‘A’ Line service over weekend for construction work

Metro A Line service between the Monrovia and APU/Citrus College stations will be suspended for the weekend beginning Friday due to construction work that’s part of the agency’s collaboration with the Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority, it was announced Friday.

The suspension will be in effect from 9 p.m. Friday through 3 a.m. on Monday. Stations to be closed will be Durate/City of Hope, Irwindale, Azusa Downtown and APU/Citrus College.

The transit agency will provide shuttle-bus service to serve the affected stations. This will be the final weekend that bus operation will be needed to complete construction work, Metro said.

The construction work will connect the Metro A Line with a new rail extension between Glendora and Pomona in the San Gabriel Valley. This phase of the rail extension will add new Metro A Line stations in Glendora, San Dimas, La Verne and Pomona and is anticipated to open in 2025, Metro said.

2. Former House Speaker Pelosi hospitalized with injury in Luxembourg

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been hospitalized after suffering an injury during a congressional visit to Luxembourg, her office said Friday morning.

Pelosi, D-Calif., who has continued to serve in Congress after stepping down as Democratic House leader in early 2023, traveled with a bipartisan delegation to Luxembourg to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge.

Her office did not provide details about her injury or condition but said Pelosi, 84, was admitted to the hospital for evaluation.

Pelosi served as House speaker from 2007-11 and again from 2019-23. She was the first woman ever elected to the position.

3. NCAA seeks exit from Reggie Bush name, image, likeness suit

Saying his claims are barred by the statute of limitations, the NCAA is seeking to have all claims dismissed against the organization in USC 2005 Heisman Trophy-winning running back Reggie Bush’s lawsuit, which seeks compensation for his name, image and likeness when he played for the Trojans.

The Los Angeles Superior Court complaint contends that USC, Pac-12, and NCAA profited greatly from television contracts, merchandise sales and media rights stemming from Bush’s football career, for which he was not compensated due to NCAA regulations at the time.

But in court papers filed Thursday with Judge Colin Leis in advance of a Nov. 7, 2025, hearing, NCAA lawyers argue that by taking nearly 20 years to file his claims, Bush cannot recover damages now.

The complaint contends that USC, Pac-12 and NCAA profited greatly from television contracts, merchandise sales and media rights stemming from Bush’s football career, for which he was not compensated due to NCAA regulations at the time.

Former USC football player Reggie Bush poses with his attorneys, left, Levi McCathern and Ben Crump, right, along with his family and Heisman trophy during a news conference at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on April, 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

4. Los Angeles Dodgers finalize contracts with Michael Conforto and Blake Treinen

The Los Angeles Dodgers finalized a $17 million, one-year contract to add outfielder Michael Conforto on Tuesday along with a $22 million, two-year agreement to retain right-hander Blake Treinen.

Conforto, a former first-round draft pick who turns 32 on March 1, hit .237 with 20 homers and 66 RBIs this year for San Francisco in the final season of a $36 million, two-year contract. He played for the New York Mets from 2015 to 2021, becoming an All-Star in 2017. Conforto turned down an $18.4 million offer from the Mets, then didn’t sign for 2022 as he recovered from right shoulder surgery.

Trenin receives a $2.5 million signing bonus, half payable on Jan. 6 and the rest next Dec. 1. His agreement includes salaries of $6 million next season and $11 million in 2026. Treinen also will make a 1% charitable contribution.

An All-Star in 2018 with Oakland, Treinen was limited to five major league innings in 2022 and missed the 2023 big league season while recovering from labrum and rotator cuff surgery on Nov. 11, 2022.

5. Franklin Fire containment remains at 30%; size stable at 4,037 acres

Firefighters Friday continued their efforts to fully douse the Franklin Fire in Malibu, which was smoldering in steep and dangerous terrain, with cooler weather, higher humidity and the absence of strong winds helping minimize the spread of the destructive wildfire that started on Monday.

With the Santa Ana winds subsided and overall conditions improving, the 4,037-acre Franklin Fire remained the same size, and the containment also remained the same at 30%, Cal Fire reported late Friday morning.

“Fire activity overnight remained minimal, and no significant fire growth occurred,” Cal Fire said in a statement Friday. “The fire continues to smolder in steep and very dangerous terrain. Aerial suppression efforts in those areas have been successful in keeping the fire subdued. … The priority is to repopulate evacuated areas as quickly as possible.”

Your Notes for this Weekend

On Saturday, South Korean lawmakers expected to vote on new president impeachment motion after failed martial law attempt
College football’s Heisman Trophy winner to be announced Saturday
On Saturday, wreaths Across America to place veterans’ wreaths at Arlington National Cemetery
Geminids meteor shower to provide “shooting star” displays Saturday
On Sunday, Pope Francis to visit Corsica
Dua Lipa concert special set Sunday on CBS
On Monday, President Joe Biden to deliver remarks at the Department of Labor in Washington, D.C.

In Case You Missed It

Ethan Herisse stars as Elwood and Brandon Wilson as Turner in director RaMell Ross’s “The Nickel Boys,” from Orion Pictures. (Photo courtesy of Orion Pictures)

Based on Colson Whitehead’s 2019 Pulitzer Prize novel, “The Nickel Boys” chronicles the powerful friendship between two young Black teenagers navigating the harrowing trails of reform school in Florida.

For Academy Award and Critics Choice nominee Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, the most important thing about the film “Nickel Boys” is to know what happened to the children.

“I want folks coming out there [the movie theater] talking about it and reading about it and researching it,” she told Spectrum News.

Click the link above for the full interview.