Christine De Anda heads the nonprofit Rock 'N Pawz and earlier this year, authorities removed about 300 dogs and cats from her Lake Hughes property after neighbors complained of horrific conditions.

The Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control said that during its March raid at the property, it seized the largest number of cats and dogs in the department's history.

In all, they recovered 233 dogs, 66 cats, one goose, a parrot, a pig, a rabbit, and two goats.

Hochman described conditions as "the opposite of a rescue operation," as dogs had allegedly even bent kennel wire while trying to escape to reach water.

Dogs were allegedly confined in small cages without food or water and kennels were stacked on top of each other, with sick dogs grouped in the kitchen.  

LA County DACC had issued De Anda citations and warnings over several years concerning conditions at the property and the number of animals she was keeping.

"The documented conditions that they saw on that day (in March) included severe matting, heart murmurs, cherry eye, untreated open wounds, exposed bone protruding from a leg, and urine and fecal scalding caused by prolonged confinement and contaminated enclosures," Hochman said.

Marcia Mayeda, director of LA County DACC, said rescue teams had to wear respirators to enter the animals' living areas because of extremely high ammonia content in the air, which also causes irritation and damage to the animals' respiratory systems.

"More than 300 animals came out of this situation needing care. They are now receiving it," Mayeda said.

"Our staff are working every day to help these animals recover physically and behaviorally. Some will require considerable rehabilitation before they're ready for the next chapter of their lives."

De Anda is charged with 12 felony counts of cruelty to an animal, two felony counts of grand theft labor and 21 misdemeanor counts, including violating multiple county codes. She operated an animal kennel without required land-use approval, had unpermitted structures, and maintained unsanitary conditions.

She is expected to appear in court sometime next week, and prosecutors will seek bail of over $900,000. If convicted as charged, De Anda faces up to 24 years in prison.

The Los Angeles Fire Department said they responded to 1925 N. Wilcox Avenue after thousands of gallons of water had already seeped into the hillside, sending cinder blocks through the roof of the building below.

"Luckily, that building below is vacant currently, and no one was inside," Capt. Milo Cope said. 

Crews evacuated an apartment complex above the collapse and reported no injuries. Aerial footage showed a hole next to the apartment building.

"I just heard a lot of crashing noises," project manager William Daher said. "I saw debris fall from above and saw the retaining wall had collapsed."

Daher said he ran up to the apartment complex, noticed the pool overflowing and shut off the main water line before telling arriving fire crews.

LAFD said they siphoned 6,000 gallons of water out of the pool. Cope said the situation was completely avoidable.

"The unfortunate part was there's report that this hose has been running for a long period of time," Cope said. "Nobody said anything. If you see something, say something.

The abandoned building and the pool area of the apartment complex have been red-tagged. All evacuees were allowed back home later that day. 

The Burbank Police Department said officers arrested and booked Los Angeles resident Matthew Ware for misdemeanor battery on Sept. 15 at about 5:30 p.m. inside AMC Burbank 16. 

Joe Rodriguez, who was in the theater at the time, said the whole ordeal happened in the back of the room, roughly 30-40 minutes into the showing of "The Uprising."

"It was definitely the most bizarre thing I've ever seen happen at the movies," Rodriguez said. 

He added that the man was scrolling on his phone with the brightness all the way down when Ware walked up to him and asked him to turn off his phone. The man refused.

Officers said this upset Ware, and he allegedly pepper-sprayed the man. 

"This is insane. This grown man would resort to that," Rodriguez said. "They gave him the benefit of the doubt; he did try to use his words initially, but that's just unacceptable."

Ware allegedly ran out of the theater as the other man shouted in pain. Rodriguez said the man and two other people ran out of the movie theater shortly after to get help from employees. 

Police said the pepper spray caught two other people. Paramedics took the man and the two other moviegoers to the hospital for treatment. 

The theater offered to refund everyone's ticket after the whole ordeal. "The Uprising" received 55% on Rotten Tomatoes.

"To be completely honest, the movie wasn't my cup of tea," Rodriguez said. "I was more thrilled by what happened than the movie itself."

CBS LA called Ware for his side of the incident, but he declined to comment and hung up. 

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) said Friday that an unvaccinated passenger who later was hospitalized with measles traveled around the country by train and bus, eventually moving through at least six California counties before heading to Denver, Colorado.

The CDPH said it is working with county health departments and federal health officials to identify and notify people who may have been exposed.

The passenger arrived in California aboard an Amtrak train from Chicago to Los Angeles on Sept. 10. The trip continued through Southern and Northern California before the passenger left the state a few days later.

The route traveled

According to CDPH, the passenger traveled the following routes in California:

• Sept. 10-12: Chicago to Los Angeles, arriving at Los Angeles Union Station

• Sept. 12: Los Angeles to Bakersfield, arriving at Bakersfield Station

• Sept. 12: Bakersfield to Stockton, arriving at Stockton-San Joaquin Street Station

• Sept. 12: Stockton to Oroville by thruway bus

• Sept. 13: Oroville to Sacramento by thruway bus, arriving at Sacramento Valley Station

• Sept. 13: Sacramento to Emeryville, arriving at Emeryville Station

• Sept. 14-15: Emeryville to Denver

The affected travel routes involved Alameda, Butte, Kern, Los Angeles, Sacramento and San Joaquin counties.

The CDPH said passengers who were aboard those trains or buses, or who were at the stations during the listed travel periods, may have been exposed.

"This case, along with previous measles outbreaks in California this year, serve as reminders of the importance of vaccination against measles. Measles is one of the most contagious infections that can lead to severe life-long consequences including permanent brain damage and can also be fatal, especially for children," said Dr. Rita Nguyen, assistant state public health officer.

What to do if you were exposed

Health officials are urging people who may have been exposed to check their measles vaccination status.

Two doses of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine provide full immunization against measles. The CDPH said people who are not fully vaccinated or are unsure of their immunity should contact a health care provider about vaccination.

People who may have been exposed should monitor for symptoms for 7 to 21 days and limit interactions with others, officials said. Symptoms can include fever, cough, runny nose, red or watery eyes and a rash.

The CDPH advises anyone who suspects they have measles to call a health care provider before going to a medical facility to avoid potentially exposing other people.

As of Sept. 14, California had reported 59 measles cases across 13 counties in 2026, according to CDPH. The department said 94% of those patients were either unvaccinated or didn't know their vaccination status.

The CDPH noted that roughly 90% of people who are unvaccinated and exposed to measles will contract the disease.

"It occurs more often than people realize, and unfortunately, a lot of times, it's very high-dollar items," said Lt. Dierdre Vickers from the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.

Firefighters responded to the train car that burglars set on fire and raided at around 4:40 a.m. Thursday near Spruce and Columbia. 

"That one presented a unique complexity of challenges, and such as masking access to the rail cars across other moving rail lines," Riverside Fire Department Captain Paul Seawright said. 

BNSF said the train was traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago. 

"These are not victimless crimes, particularly when many of these packages include much-needed medicine, food and critical supplies necessary for everyday life," BNSF said in a statement. 

Vickers said burglars have targeted trains more often recently. 

"Typically, vehicles either drive up to the trains and then we have the suspects who are able to climb onto the trains and throw items from the trains," Vickers said. "They're able to break the locks and get inside of the cargo."

In just the last month, five people were arrested after opening fire on railroad police during a train heist in the Cajon Pass. In June, a lithium-ion fire during a train burglary closed surrounding roads for a short time. 

"We believe it's definitely bigger than what people realize," Vickers said. 

Newsom announced Friday he had signed an executive order directing state officials to speed up two new AI oversight laws and convene experts to recommend additional protections.

Among the ideas under review is requiring companies developing powerful "frontier" AI models to build an emergency shutoff that could disable a model if serious safety problems emerge. The group will also study whether independent monitors should be placed inside AI labs to conduct regular audits.

The order does not immediately require AI companies to install a kill switch.

Instead, state officials and outside experts have until Nov. 16 to recommend possible changes to California law.

"We're not waiting to act – we're going to speed up our work on substantial and responsible AI oversight before it's too late," Newsom said in a statement.

The kill-switch idea revisits an idea included in legislation Newsom vetoed two years ago. In 2024, he rejected SB 1047, which would have required developers of certain powerful AI models to maintain the capability to promptly enact a full shutdown.

Since then, California has enacted several additional AI laws.

Newsom signed SB 813 last week, creating a framework for independent organizations to assess AI systems for safety risks, and AB 1405, which establishes a state registry and standards for AI auditors. Friday's order aims to accelerate implementation of both laws.

Officials will also consider requiring independent verification of AI companies' safety frameworks and risk reports, while expanding the kinds of critical safety incidents companies must report to the state.

Newsom is also pushing for stronger federal AI regulation, arguing California's rules could serve as a baseline for national standards.

This comes as the Orange County coastline was hit hard by effects from Hurricane Marie, and in preparation for this winter's
El Niño storm season. Newport's The Wedge is famous for big surf, and it has suffered heavy erosion.

"Government must act quickly and cut through unnecessary red tape to protect our shorelines and critical coastal infrastructure," OC Board of Supervisors Vice Chair Katrina Foley said. "In Orange County, sand is infrastructure."

Up to nearly 300,000 tons of sand are to be moved from the Santa Ana River outlet and placed on Newport beaches through the end of January. It's the equivalent of a football field filled with three and a half feet of sand.

While the primary emergency is the eroding beach, Foley said it's also important to clear sand from the riverbank so flood channels remain clear for stormwater flow.

Earlier this week, Orange County declared a state of emergency after powerful surf caused coastal damage in Dana Point, Laguna Beach, and San Clemente.

In Dana Point, 10 homes were red-tagged, and seven others were yellow-tagged from ocean damage.

San Clemente has approved more money on top of the millions already spent to replenish sand. There's recently been severe damage at North Beach near the San Clemente Pier.

"I didn't have any doubts," juror Michael Desronvil said in a statement obtained by CBS News through his representative, Ray Marcel. "As I tried to explain different possible theories during deliberation, I kept getting cut off as if I had doubts based on the evidence present." 

"Based on all the physical evidence, key witnesses, and what the prosecution presents, I thought it was enough proof that she knew exactly what she was doing and planned," his statement read.

The jury remained deadlocked on Sept. 4, the seventh day of deliberations, after not coming to a unanimous decision about whether Clancy was criminally responsible for killing her three young children at their Massachusetts home in January 2023. Clancy had pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the deaths of 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson and 8-month-old Callan. The judge declared a mistrial after the hung jury could not reach a verdict.

Paula Devlin, a juror in the murder trial, told "CBS Mornings" last week that jurors spent several days seeing if they could convince the holdout juror, who believed Clancy should be found guilty of murder, to come to their side, but he would not budge.

"We all worked together. And I don't know if it was to convince him to start with," Devlin told "CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King. "We all worked together to convince ourselves once we got to that point where it was 10 to 2. I felt very bad for them because they felt attacked. And there is no way to not do that." 

Attorney Edward Andrew Paltzik announced on social media that he is now representing Desronvil, saying that Desronvil is "safe and sound at an undisclosed secure location in a rural area of Northern New England."

The holdout juror has been subjected to widespread criticism online in the wake of the mistrial. 

"Rest assured that the evil people who have so viciously attacked this American Hero and Champion of Justice will be held accountable to the maximum extent of the law and beyond," Paltzik said in a post on X.

CBS News recently reported that the holdout juror was accused of domestic violence in 2021. Police in Brockton, Massachusetts, said he was accused of grabbing his wife by the throat and throwing her into a dresser during an argument. He pleaded not guilty to a count of domestic violence assault and battery, and the charge was later dismissed, according to court records.

CBS News legal analyst Caroline Polisi said the key question is whether Desronvil disclosed the allegation on his juror questionnaire. But with a mistrial already declared, it's unclear whether the issue will have any impact on the case going forward, she said.

Clancy admitted to killing her three children, but jurors could not agree on whether she should be held criminally responsible. Several jurors and Clancy's defense attorney said the jury was divided 11-1 in favor of finding her not criminally responsible, citing evidence of her mental illness.

Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial after the jury reported being deadlocked three times.

District Attorney Timothy Cruz has not yet announced whether the state will retry Clancy. The next court hearing is scheduled for Sept. 29 at Plymouth Superior Court.

Watch 60 Minutes' interview with Patrick Clancy and his wife, Dr. Rachel Danis, on Sunday, Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. ET/PT on CBS and Paramount+. And sign up for the 60 Minutes newsletter to make sure you never miss a minute.

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Saturday, Sept. 19: Heal the Bay Coastal Cleanup

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Sunday, Sept. 27: American Cancer Society California Spirit

• Enjoy dishes from top chefs and help support the fight to end cancer. CBS LA Anchor Rudabeh Shabazzi takes the stage as host. California Spirit is a year-round initiative that raises the awareness about the power of nutrition in cancer prevention and treatment. Click here for more information on the event. 

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Crews arrived around 11:49 a.m. to the accident site at East Arrow Highway and Avenida Barbosa. Initial LAFD reports indicated that four vehicles were involved, with one on fire.

Aerial footage showed a smashed black SUV in the road, a white mangled van, and remnants of a red vehicle pinned to a wall by a big rig.  

Two people were reportedly trapped, and one person was extricated. No further victim information is available at this time. 

Anyone who may have witnessed the collision or has information regarding the incident is asked to contact Motor Officer Jaycon Sanchez at (626) 484-2946.  

The Los Angeles Fire Department said it responded to the 18300 block of Sherman Way around 9:47 a.m. after receiving reports of a crash in the intersection. 

In a statement, Metro said a Line 162 bus was at a bus stop when a car hit the rear left side after getting into a separate crash involving another car.

The bus driver and a passenger in a wheelchair were taken to a local hospital with unknown injuries, Metro said. 

Sheik died Thursday from cardiac arrest, his mother Suzanne Sheik told The New York Times. Sheik's family said on Instagram he died on Thursday "surrounded by love." 

His family had previously said on social media on Thursday that Sheik was "receiving medical care" and was in critical but stable condition. 

Sheik moved to Los Angeles to work as a musician in the early 1990s, and rose to pop stardom with the 1996 single "Barely Breathing." The song charted on the Billboard Hot 100 for over a year. 

He continued to release music throughout the '90s and early 2000s. In 1999, Broadway playwright Steven Sater approached Sheik to discuss working together on a musical based on the German play "Spring Awakening." Their eventual collaboration would lead to a musical of the same name that opened on Broadway in 2007 and starred Lea Michele, Jonathan Groff and John Gallagher Jr. 

"Spring Awakening" went on to win eight Tony Awards, including best musical. Sheik won best orchestrations and best original musical score. The show is due to return to New York City with an off-Broadway run in November. 

Sheik also worked on a musical adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' "American Psycho," which bowed on Broadway in 2016, and "Alice by Heart," a musical retelling of "Alice in Wonderland" that played off-Broadway in 2018. He also continued to release his own music. 

Sheik is survived by his parents, his wife Nora, their daughter Ines, and two half-siblings, The New York Times reported. 

"Duncan was a father, husband, son, brother, and friend," his family said on Instagram. "He will be remembered for his sensitivity, wit, inteligence, and depth of spirit he brought to those who knew and loved him."