So yeah, yesterday. Hot enough that the official thermometer broke. At least 113 in the city, and in Malibu, an unheard of 103.

Here's today's sunrise amid clouds and haze which, so far, are keeping us a bit cooler.

For a second the sun broke through:

But it's gone now, thank god. And here's downtown LA at dawn, braced for another onslaught. Good luck, everyone!