Crowds pack beaches as California bakes in the weekend heat wave.
Stay up to date on the developing stories making headlines.LOS ANGELES -- California is sweltering under a dangerous heat wave Labor Day weekend that was spreading triple-digit temperatures over much of the state, raising concerns about power outages and the spread of theDeath Valley hit a record-high temperature of 125 degrees Fahrenheit Saturday, eclipsing the previous record of 119 Fahrenheit set in 2017, according to the National Weather Service.
“Very busy conditions. The beaches are packed wall to wall,” Orange County Lifeguards Capt. Brad Herzog said. The weather service predicted “brutally hot" temperatures through Monday as a high pressure system perches over the Western United States. Operators didn't expect a repeat of the rolling blackouts that took place during a mid-August heat wave. But they warned that the system could be strained by unforeseen problems, such as a fire that disrupts a power line.
Cities and counties around the state opened cooling centers in public buildings for those without air conditioning. Los Angeles County was providing close to 50 centers — the largest site activation in memory — in libraries, community centers and even a museum in the L.A. suburb of Gardena.
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