Susan Lucci says the move for All My Children to Los Angeles left her in shock. Susan Lucci says the All My Children Los Angeles production move left her walking around in shock initially since her family is in New York and she considers herself a New Yorker.

After 39 years of playing Erica Kane on AMC in a New York studio, Lucci said the first news that the show’s production will now be out of Los Angeles left her and staff “all walking around in shock.”

“I don’t know … I love the show and I love playing Erica [Kane]. But I’m just now going to have a couple of days off. It’s a lot to think about.”

Lucci adds:

“I’m a New Yorker. My family is here. I love this city. So I have a lot to think about. ”

But Susan stressed that the move shows a huge vote of confidence from the network and should be excellent for the final product from AMC.

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Here are current Station Fire evacuations for Juniper Hills, Tujunga, Altadena, and La Crescenta. Juniper Hills, Tujunga, Altadena, and La Crescenta evacuations issued just after 3:30 pm PST Monday are as follows:

Juniper Hills: homes north of Juniper Hills Rd between Emma Rd, Fort Tejon Rd and Longview Rd.

Tujunga: homes northwest of Day at Blue Gum Canyon Rd, to Glory Ave to westbound Apperson St to northbound Fairgrove Ave to westbound Summitrose St to northbound Pinyon Ave to westbound Hillrose St to northbound Seven Hills Dr to Lonzo St.

La Crescenta: (additional evacuations for) homes south of Markridge Rd to Orange Ave between Pennsylvania Ave and Oceanview Blvd including Orange Cove Ave.

Also: homes north of Rockdell St and Faircrest Dr between Rosemont Ave and the foothills.

Altadena: homes on Prieto Fire Rd and Millard Canyon north of Risinghill Rd; homes on Chaney Trail and Alzada Dr north of Jaxine Dr

For continuing coverage of this and other possible fire outbreaks in Southern California, click here: http://news.lalate.com/category/fires.

Below is the latest fire map

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MAP! Here is the current forecast track for Hurricane Jimena. Hurricane Jimena’s track puts the Baja California Peninsula on heightened alert Monday afternoon. Hurricane Jimena is heading toward a category 5 status, putting north of Bahia Magdalena to Punta Abreojos, and north of San Evaristo to Mulege, on alert through Wednesday.

The latest alert 2 pm PST today reads as follows:

HURRICANE JIMENA ADVISORY NUMBER 13
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP132009
200 PM PDT MON AUG 31 2009

…JIMENA ALMOST A CATEGORY FIVE HURRICANE…

A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE
BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA FROM BAHIA MAGDALENA SOUTHWARD ON THE
WEST COAST…AND FROM SAN EVARISTO SOUTHWARD ON THE EAST COAST…
INCLUDING CABO SAN LUCAS. A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN 24
HOURS. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED
TO COMPLETION.

A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA
NORTH OF BAHIA MAGDALENA ON THE WEST COAST TO PUNTA ABREOJOS…AND
NORTH OF SAN EVARISTO TO MULEGE ON THE EAST COAST. A HURRICANE
WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH
AREA…GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.

INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN THE CENTRAL BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA AND IN
WESTERN MAINLAND MEXICO SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF JIMENA.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA…PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.

AT 200 PM PDT…2100 UTC…THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JIMENA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.5 NORTH…LONGITUDE 109.2 WEST OR ABOUT
305 MILES…495 KM…SOUTH OF CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO.

JIMENA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH…17 KM/HR…AND A
TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO. ON THE FORECAST TRACK…
JIMENA WILL BE APPROACHING THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE BAJA
CALIFORNIA PENINSULA ON TUESDAY.

REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE
THAT THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 155 MPH…250 KM/HR…
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. JIMENA IS A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE…AND VERY NEAR THE THRESHOLD OF CATEGORY FIVE
STATUS. SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY DURING THE NEXT
DAY OR SO…BUT JIMENA IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE
UNTIL LANDFALL.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES…75 KM…FROM
THE CENTER…AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140
MILES…220 KM.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY THE AIR FORCE RESERVE
HURRICANE HUNTER PLANE IS 931 MB…27.49 INCHES.

JIMENA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10
INCHES OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA AND
PORTIONS OF WESTERN MEXICO DURING THE NEXT 2 DAYS…WITH POSSIBLE
ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 15 INCHES.

A DANGEROUS STORM SURGE ALONG WITH BATTERING WAVES WILL PRODUCE
SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA.

…SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT INFORMATION…
LOCATION…18.5N 109.2W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…155 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT…NORTHWEST OR 315 DEGREES AT 10 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…931 MB

For continuing coverage of this and other potential hurricanes, click here:

http://news.lalate.com/category/hurricanes.

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The Mount Wilson Observatory cam is up and down. The Mount Wilson Observatory cam aka the UCLA Towercam is down but was up earlier.

As reported moments ago on LALATE, the Station Fire is now on two sides of Mt Wilson. Mt Wilson was evacuated by personnel Saturday and staffed by firefighters, but Monday morning all firefighters were pulled out too.

CLICK HERE FOR THE CAM’S WEBSITE

If the page comes up as unreachable, just try again.

Ray Dombroski for the US Forest Service told press moments ago:

“There is a good chance the fire will hit Mt. Wilson today. The fire is currently on two sides of Mt. Wilson, about one-half mile to the north and about one mile southwest.”

UCLA is not confirming whether images are no longer being transmitted because of traffic or the Station Fire. The most recent blog post was at 7:50 AM today:

Monday, 31 Aug 09, 7:50 am PDT - At 6:25 this morning, fire crews were instructed to withdraw from Mount Wilson. Larry Webster and Dave Jurasevich left the mountain with them. I have just spoken with Larry and Dave when they reached the bottom of the Angeles Crest Hwy in La Canada, and they report minimal fire activity in the immediate vicinity of Mount Wilson. It is not clear why the withdrawal decision was made nor whether or not the fire crews will return. Those fire fighters joined other crews deployed at the Red Box turnoff to Mount Wilson, five miles from the Observatory. So, they are still within close proximity for redeployment. Thus, the good news is that the fire in the Observatory’s vicinity seems to have diminished. The bad news is that there are no fire fighters presently on the scene.

Luca Bertello told UCLA Today on Monday that the fire is still unpredictable.

“Right now, the fire is still very unpredictable. The risk is high, but so far, everything is all right.”

The article published on Monday said the cam had been transmitting images earlier today.

For continuing coverage of this and other possible fire outbreaks in Southern California, click here: http://news.lalate.com/category/fires.

Below is the latest map for the Station Fire.

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The Station Fire could take Mount Wilson Observatory says fire officials. Mt Wilson Observatory has the Station Fire on two sides Monday prompting officials to say they may loose the historic telecommunications center.

Mount Wilson - the communication hub for Southland residents - has been evacuated since Saturday and under control of Fire personnel.

Ray Dombroski for the US Forest Service told the LA Times Monday:

“There is a good chance the fire will hit Mt. Wilson today. The fire is currently on two sides of Mt. Wilson, about one-half mile to the north and about one mile southwest.”

Mt Wilson Road was closed at 6 am Monday, with firefighters removed from the mountain. LAFD says property damage is at $7,671,000 as of Monday.

Officials thought Mt Wilson would be lost Sunday night but fire drops worked, at least for then. 21 homes are believed lost in Tujunga Canyon, multiple residences in the area south of Acton.

For continuing coverage of this and other possible fire outbreaks in Southern California, click here: http://news.lalate.com/category/fires.

Below is the latest map for the Station Fire.

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The Oak Glen Fire in Yucaipa has new road closures.. The Oak Glen Fire aka the Yucaipa Fire is now prompting 60 domesticated farm animals from Oak Tree Village to evacuate as 900 acres have burned.

Here is the latest on Oak Glen Fire Monday.

Road closures are now in place for Oak Glen Road from Casa Blanca Street to Wildwood Canyon Road. Large animals have an Evacuation Center at the Yucaipa Equestrian Center 13273 California Road.

File officials have now deployed 87 engines, 6 water tenders, 41 hand crews, 8 dozers, 10 helicopters, 6 airtankers and Martin Mars and DC-10 to battle the Oak Glen Fire.

For residents, an evacuation center has been set up at Yucaipa Community Center, 35900 Oak Glen Boulevard. The fire has progressed from 350 acres, as reported on LALATE 7 pm Sunday PST, to 900 acres 12 noon Monday.

Mandatory evacuations are in place for south and southeast Oak Glen, voluntary evacuations for the other sections of Oak Glen. Air Tankers are responding to assist strike teams.

For continuing coverage of this and other possible fire outbreaks in Southern California, click here: http://news.lalate.com/category/fires.

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STATION FIRE UPDATE - Major sections of the Angeles Forest are closed. The Angeles National Forest officials because of the Station Fire (aka the La Cañada Flintridge fire) advancing has announced new closures moments ago

Angeles National Forest Announces Revised Emergency Closure Area of the Los Angeles River Ranger District Because of the Actively Burning Station Fire

As a result of extreme fire activity, and to protect public health and safety, Angeles National Forest officials are expanding the Station Fire area closure. The expanded perimeter of the closure includes the entire western portion of the main portion of the Forest south of Highway 14. (See attached map) This closure is effective 6:00 p.m. today and will last until the Station Fire has been fully contained.

Individuals or organizations holding special use permits for sanctioned activities within the Forest are exempt from this order.

While the closure is in effect, going into or being upon National Forest System lands, roads, or trails within the closure area is not allowed. The closure will affect the use of all national forest recreational facilities, roads and hiking trails. A violation of the closure order is punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000 for an individual or $10,000 for an organization, or imprisonment for not more than six months, or both.

The closure area includes California State Highway 2, Big Tujunga Canyon Road and Upper Big Tujunga Canyon Road, Little Tujunga Road in addition to other Forest Service roads in the area of the Station Fire which will remain closed to the public.

For further information about the closure or fires currently burning on the Angeles, contact the Fire Information Center at 626-821-6700.

For continuing coverage of this and other possible fire outbreaks in Southern California, click here: http://news.lalate.com/category/fires.

Below is the latest fire map

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