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President Ronald Reagan’s Air Force One sits on display at the Reagan Library as the Easy fire burns in the neighboring hills in Simi Valley. 

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Inmate crews set backfires to heavy brush along Madera Rd. as firefighters try to keep the Easy fire from crossing the road into Thousand Oaks, Calif. 

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Helicopters drop water after inmate crews set backfires to heavy brush along Madera Rd. as firefighters try to keep the Easy fire from crossing the road into Thousand Oaks. 

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Robyn Phipps, left, & Laura Horvitz rescue goats from a ranch along Tierra Rejada Road. 

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Firefighters from a Ventura City and Oxnard City Fire work to extinguish hot spots from the Easy fire along Tierra Rejada Road. 

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SIMI VALLEY CA OCTOBER 30, 2019 — Trisha Trifunovich, right, holds up Jennifer Porter, left, as gusts of wind almost blow people over in the Easy fire zone near a Simi Valley Wednesday, October 30, 2019. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times) 

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Helicopters hit flames and burning brush along Madera Road as firefighters battle the Easy fire in Simi Valley. 

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A statue of President Ronald Reagan titled “Along The Trail” stands outside the Reagan Library as the Easy Fire burns in the background in Simi Valley. 

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Billy Macfarlane uses a garden hose to put out embers from the Easy fire threatening his family’s ranch on Tierra Rejada Road in Simi Valley. 

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Dean Cato and his son, Robert, arrive to help friend Billy Macfarlane save his family’s ranch on Tierra Rejada Road in Simi Valley. 

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A horse runs free on Tierra Rejada Road early Oct. 30 as the Easy fire burns toward neighborhoods in Simi Valley. 

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John Malta waters down mulch at his home while firefighters battle the Easy fire in Simi Valley. 

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Equestrians flee with their horses as they evacuate Castle Rock Farms while firefighters battle the Easy fire in Simi Valley. 

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People run as they flee Castle Rock Farms while firefighters battle the Easy fire in Simi Valley. 

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Brent Lamb prepares to move horses at a ranch along Tierra Rejada Road between Simi Valley and Moorpark as the Easy fire burns. 

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Jose Gutierrez evacuates horses in Simi Valley as the Easy fire burns Oct. 30 in Simi Valley. 

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Smoke from the Easy fire on Tierra Rejada Road between Simi Valley and Moorpark. 

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The Easy fire is burning near the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. Thick smoke choked the hillside where the large building — a repository of presidential records from former President Reagan’s administration — is perched. 

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A large brush fire erupted in Simi Valley early Oct. 30 and was quickly burning toward neighborhoods, triggering mandatory evacuations amid strong Santa Ana winds. 

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A large brush fire erupted in Simi Valley early Oct. 30 and was quickly burning toward neighborhoods, triggering mandatory evacuations amid strong Santa Ana winds. 

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A large brush fire erupted in Simi Valley early Oct. 30 and was quickly burning toward neighborhoods, triggering mandatory evacuations amid strong Santa Ana winds. 

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Buffeted by unusually strong winds, brush fires broke out across Southern California on Wednesday, sending thousands of people fleeing, closing major freeways and threatening the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.

The cycle of fire began Wednesday morning when flames surrounded the library and museum in Simi Valley and stalked nearby neighborhoods as it swiftly scorched hundreds of acres in Ventura County. As the day wore on and the winds howled, more than a dozen other smaller fires erupted in communities including Riverside, Santa Clarita, Brea, Whittier, Lancaster, Calabasas, Long Beach, Nuevo and Jurupa Valley.

The outlook was brighter in Northern California, where thousands of evacuees began to return home as firefighters started to gain the upper hand on the wine country blaze that has scorched more than 76,000 acres and burned dozens of homes.

The biggest battle Wednesday was in Ventura County, where 800 firefighters trying to control the wind-whipped fire surrounding the presidential library were stymied by intense gusts that sent embers flying far beyond the body of the blaze. Helicopters repeatedly dropped loads of water around the Reagan complex, which is perched atop a hill blanketed in dense brush, amid 60-mph winds that were strong enough to knock a person off balance.

The Easy fire began near Easy Street and Madera Road in Simi Valley shortly after 6 a.m. and bounded toward the library, a repository of records and artifacts from the Reagan administration, officials said.

“Unfortunately it was about the worst time it could happen — 40-mile-an-hour sustained winds and fuels that were ripe and ready to carry fire,” said Ventura County Fire Chief Mark Lorenzen.

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Though flames surrounded the 125,000-square-foot center for several hours, the library was not damaged, officials said.

The blaze, which had chewed through 1,400 acres of brush as of Wednesday afternoon, burned at least one home on Tierra Rejada Road and threatened an additional 7,000 in parts of Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks and Moorpark.

Southern California Edison confirmed Wednesday evening that the fire broke out in its service territory near one of its sub-transmission lines, which was not de-energized at the time of ignition. The exact cause of the fire remains unknown.

The utility has notified the California Public Utilities Commission that there was activity on the sub-transmission line around the reported time of the fire, spokesman Robert Villegas said.

Rory Kaplan, who has lived just south of the library for nearly two decades, fled among an exodus of neighbors Wednesday morning. About 26,000 people were evacuated because of the Easy fire, officials said.

“One thing is sure,” Kaplan said. “They aren’t going to let Reagan’s library burn — and that protects us.”

For many in the state, evacuating their homes has become a familiar routine as wildfires threaten the same suburban neighborhoods yearly. That is particularly true in Ventura County, where the Woolsey fire was sparked last November and where, the year before, the Thomas fire grew to become the largest fire in state history at the time.

Kris Mae, 69, hunkered down at an evacuation center in Thousand Oaks on Wednesday after leaving her home a few miles from the library. Her car had been packed for a month, with several suitcases, boxes of important files and a fire safe — just in case.

“It’s too hard to pack and unpack over and over,” she said.

Though California has experienced multiple deadly blazes in the last few years, weather officials warned that this week could lend itself to conditions that are even worse.

Abnormally strong winds that began Tuesday night are expected to continue through Thursday and could reach up to 80 mph in mountain areas. Such wind conditions, which weather officials deemed “extreme red-flag” danger, have not been seen since 2007, when they helped unleash the sixth-most destructive fire in California history.

Ernie Muro, 73, walked his Chihuahua mix Lulu through his lush yard Wednesday afternoon in Simi Valley’s Wood Ranch neighborhood, preparing to leave when the time came. As he stood outside, helicopters repeatedly dropped water near the avocado orchard next to his house.

This isn’t the first time he has seen fire from his home, he said.

“We’ve had them all around us before,” Muro said. “This time of year is nerve-racking.”

By midday Wednesday, Southern California was facing peak fire weather, with winds of up to 78 mph at Boney Peak in the Santa Monica Mountains in Ventura County, while relative humidity fell to rock bottom, clocking in at zero at Mt. Wilson in the San Gabriel Mountains and peaks in the Santa Ynez Mountains and the Los Padres National Forest, Phillips said.

The air was exceedingly dry throughout Ventura County. Relative humidity was 8% at Sinaloa Lake and 7% in Moorpark. With the winds, that could be a dangerous combination, experts said.

“The magnitude of the wind gusts really is going to be a concern,” said Daniel Swain, climate scientist with UCLA and the National Center for Atmospheric Research.

The forecast of extreme Santa Ana winds prompted Southern California Edison to say it might shut off power to more than 340,000 customers in Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Bernardino and Riverside counties.

Also Wednesday, a fire in the Riverside County town of Nuevo began shortly after 7 a.m., burning several structures. Hours later, the Hill fire in the Jurupa Valley community of Riverside County prompted mandatory evacuations and closed the 60 Freeway in both directions. The Brea Canyon fire in eastern Los Angeles County burned 5 acres at Brea Canyon Road and briefly forced closure of the 57 Freeway.

The Getty fire, which damaged 12 homes Monday, continued to keep more than 7,000 people out of their homes in and around Brentwood. As of Wednesday morning, the blaze was 27% contained, but increasing containment any further became challenging because of the powerful winds.

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As conditions worsened in Southern California, the weather farther north provided a respite for firefighters who had been battling strong winds.

Firefighters in wine country were able to double the containment of the massive Kincade fire to 30% as of Wednesday morning, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The fire has already burned 76,825 acres and destroyed nearly 100 homes, officials say.

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Pacific Gas & Electric Co. said Wednesday that it would begin restoring power to customers whose electricity was shut off this week in its latest bid to reduce wildfire risk. Crews will inspect utility lines, repair damage and restore power to about 365,000 customers in its service area, except for Kern County, which is still experiencing strong winds, according to PG&E.

Muro, who was wandering in his yard in Simi Valley, said he and his family would evacuate either when they got notified to do so, or when the fire felt too close.

Muro moved to the neighborhood because it’s quiet — usually — and has views of rolling hillsides and the orchard.

“Why would you want to live anywhere else?” he said as Lulu sat at his feet in the yard, patiently waiting. “It’s beautiful.”

Times staff writers Soumya Karlamangla, Colleen Shalby, Alex Wigglesworth, Rong-Gong Lin II, Thomas Curwen, Alejandra Reyes-Velarde and Nina Agrawal contributed to this report.

Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Thursday, Oct. 31, and I’m writing from Los Angeles.

California is still burning. But even as more fires ignited Wednesday, some areas saw a small measure of relief.

Firefighters finally began to get a handle on the massive Kincade fire in Sonoma County after days of chaos, and the majority of evacuation orders were lifted for the Getty fire in Los Angeles. PG&E — which has quickly become the most cursed name in the state — began the process of restoring power to most areas.

But the intense wind conditions also brought new blazes on Wednesday. The fires that broke out across Southern California sent thousands of people fleeing, closed major freeways and threatened the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. As the day wore on and the winds howled, more than a dozen other smaller fires erupted in communities including Riverside, Santa Clarita, Brea, Whittier, Fullerton, Lancaster, Calabasas, Long Beach, Nuevo and Jurupa Valley.

Here’s a look at where things stand, and what’s to come:

Southern California fire watch:

• The Easy fire: The fast-moving Easy fire in Simi Valley expanded to 1,645 acres and threatens 7,000 homes. About 26,000 residents in portions of Simi Valley, Moorpark and Thousand Oaks have been evacuated. Los Angeles Times
• See also: How a Times photographer got an iconic fire photo with Reagan’s Air Force One.
• The Hill fire: A brush fire in the hills north of Jurupa Valley forced evacuations of two mobile homes parks, a healthcare center and an elementary school before firefighters got the upper hand. Riverside Press-Enterprise
• Other fires broke out in Calabasas, Riverside and Kern County. Los Angeles Times
• Here’s a map of where wildfires are burning across the state. Los Angeles Times

The latest on the Kincade fire:

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• Six days after the Kincade Fire ignited, it appeared that the worst was over on Wednesday as many evacuees returned home. San Francisco Chronicle
• Sonoma County’s gamble on mega-evacuations left many residents unhappy. Was all the upheaval necessary? The death toll from the Tubbs and Camp fires in years past left communities like Paradise and Santa Rosa stunned and exposed major weaknesses in emergency evacuation systems. This year, Sonoma County officials didn’t take any chances and issued an unprecedented mandatory evacuation order. No deaths have been reported from the Kincade fire, but many residents questioned whether officials overcorrected, pulling far too many people into the evacuation zone. Los Angeles Times
• A Sonoma County mom gave birth in a Napa hotel after being evacuated from her home. San Francisco Chronicle

Blackouts

• Cell service outages could mean fire alerts don’t go through: Without cell service, signing up for emergency wildfire evacuation notices or getting backup chargers to keep phones going during a power outage is useless. San Francisco Chronicle
• California’s blackouts could make fighting climate change even harder. The state’s plans for slashing climate emissions depend on a stable electric grid. Los Angeles Times

What’s next:

• Extreme red flag wind conditions are expected to last through early Thursday evening in Southern California. Los Angeles Times
• In Sonoma County, a freeze advisory was in place for early Thursday morning, putting residents who still don’t have power at risk. Santa Rosa Press-Democrat

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And now, here’s what else is happening across California:

L.A. STORIES

Long Beach native Snoop Dogg will serve as emcee for the reopening of Metro’s A Line (formerly the Blue Line). Long Beach Post

Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Jackie Lacey said that errors committed by the sheriff’s department and coroner’s office may have played a significant role in the decision not to criminally charge Ed Buck in the death of a man who overdosed in Buck’s West Hollywood home in 2017. Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles International Airport officials apologized late Tuesday night for an “unacceptable level of service” after travelers using the new Uber, Lyft and taxi pickup system faced gridlock, packed shuttle buses and long wait times for rides. Los Angeles Times

More L.A. homes could be rented out on Airbnb. Tenant activists aren’t happy. Los Angeles Times

Sqirl’s Jessica Koslow talks about the new Santa Monica restaurant she’s opening with Mexican chef Gabriela Cámara. Healthyish

IMMIGRATION AND THE BORDER

Immigrant advocates say law enforcement agencies in the state are still helping federal immigration agents with deportations, nearly two years after California’s “sanctuary state” rule took effect. Capital Public Radio

Several Central Valley congressional representatives have helped introduce a bipartisan bill geared toward providing a path to legal status for more than 250,000 undocumented California farmworkers. Fresno Bee

POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT

The AB 5 battle continues: Uber, Lyft and DoorDash have launched a $90-million fight against the new California labor law. The three Silicon Valley companies unveiled a ballot measure to exclude many of those they pay for work from being considered benefits-earning employees. They intend to qualify it for next November’s statewide ballot. Los Angeles Times

Amid a torrent of speculation, Alex Padilla said he’s not running for Katie Hill’s congressional seat. Padilla currently serves as California secretary of state. Los Angeles Daily News

Inmates at the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin have started a hunger strike and work stoppage over alleged unsanitary conditions inside the jail, including insects and vermin on their food. Mercury News

CRIME AND COURTS

The Orange County district attorney’s office has charged five UC Irvine fraternity brothers in connection with the alcohol poisoning death of an underage fraternity member in January. Los Angeles Times

A former surfing executive has been sentenced to two months in prison in the college admissions scandal. He paid $250,000 to guarantee his son’s admission to USC through fraud and bribery. Los Angeles Times

CALIFORNIA CULTURE

Twenty-five years ago, the anti-immigrant Proposition 187 was passed by Californians at the ballot box. The initiative, which was ultimately overturned by the courts, sought to punish undocumented immigrants by denying them certain services, including access to public healthcare and education. In a new podcast, Gustavo Arellano traces the proposition from its birth in Orange County to its peak on election day and its ultimate failure. Los Angeles Times

Twitter just banned all political ads, in sharp contrast to Facebook. Los Angeles Times

Alhambra high schools have added ramen and pho to their lunch menus to cater to their diverse student base. Pasadena Star-News

This is where Orange County chef Shawn Pham goes for classic Vietnamese drinking food in Little Saigon. Los Angeles Times

The owner of Fresno FC said the pro soccer club is “almost certain” to relocate without its own stadium. Fresno Bee

The taffy chews from Dewar’s Candy Shop in Bakersfield receive high praise from a food editor. (I enthusiastically co-sign this recommendation, and remain forever grateful to Central Valley journalist Emma Gallegos for introducing me to Dewar’s.) Bon Appetit

CALIFORNIA ALMANAC

Los Angeles: sunny, 80. San Diego: sunny, 76. San Francisco: sunny, 71. San Jose: sunny, 75. Sacramento: sunny, 73. More weather is here.

AND FINALLY

Today’s California memory comes from Andree Joyce Gordon:

“In 1961, I was a 5-year-old in Bel-Air during what was then the worst fire in Los Angeles history. Our house was among the 484 homes lost. As the school bus drove by our house, I could see my mom in the doorway. Her station wagon open and filled with everything she could stuff in and a fireman talking with her. She was asking for just a little more time to look for our dog and cats. As we were driven down the mountain (Bel-Air), I saw many other homes starting to catch fire. Neighbor upon neighbor were on top of their roofs with hoses. Screens and pieces of wood flying through the air. Fireman after fireman with ash covering their faces. I didn’t see my mom or dad till late that night after going to a friend’s house far away from the flames. The smell of fire never leaves you. Years later, I still bristle if I’m walking a dog outside and smell it. I’ve been known to run back to make sure it’s not my house. California, oh California, how I love her and how I fear for her.”

If you have a memory or story about the Golden State, share it with us. (Please keep your story to 100 words.)

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The wind-driven Hillside fire broke out about 1:40 a.m. near Highway 18 and Lower Waterman Canyon in San Bernardino. The fire quickly charred 200 acres and burned homes in the North Park neighborhood.

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EVACUATIONS

About 490 homes north of 50th Street, west of Highway 18 and east of Mayfield Street have been placed under mandatory evacuation orders.

SHELTER

• Pacific High School at 1020 Pacific Street in San Bernardino

• Animals: San Bernardino City Animal Shelter at 33 Chandler Place

ROAD CLOSURES

• Highway 18
• Local roads in North Park neighborhoods

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SCHOOL CLOSURES

• Cal State San Bernardino

Set against the backdrop of 2007’s NBA betting scandal, “Inside Game” ups the ante with an engaging ensemble headed by Will Sasso, Scott Wolf and Eric Mabius.

Buddies since childhood, bookie James “Baba” Battista (Sasso), NBA referee Tim Donaghy (Mabius) and charismatic, drug-dealing Tommy Martino (Wolf) find themselves living the dream in Philadelphia when they hatch a wagering scheme leveraged by insider information provided through Donaghy’s locker room proximity to coaches and injured players.

With greed precipitously raising the stakes as the FBI closes in through an unrelated mob investigation, it’s inevitable that the can’t-miss proposition soon begins spiraling out of control, leading to the conviction of all three.

The script by TV writer Andy Callahan (“Taken,” “Lethal Weapon”) and direction by Randall Batinkoff efficiently checks off the requisite true crime drama tropes, but the smart money is on the strong performances of the cast, particularly Sasso’s brow-mopping, pill-popping mastermind.

Also impressive is Betsy Beutler as his fiercely protective wife, who wields her South Philly accent like a take-no-prisoners weapon, and veteran character actor Michael O’Keefe as Donaghy’s critical dad.

Although the film dutifully follows a familiar path to the courtroom, along the way, it serves as a solid demonstration of the fissures that can form when the bonds of friendship are tested against those of familial loyalty.

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Recent scandals exposing celebrities who paid their children’s way into prestigious universities serve as a timely point of departure for Adam and Jaye Fenderson’s conventionally informative documentary “Unlikely.”

Narrated by Jaye Fenderson, a former admissions officer at Columbia University, the film dissects how higher education obstructs equal opportunity by obscenely favoring wealthy applicants with legacy links to the school or the means to ensure future donations. Private universities repudiate students from underprivileged backgrounds and actively deny them access to maintain their rankings and attract “desirable” candidates.

“We don’t go to high-end schools,” responds a resigned Juan, the child of Mexican immigrants from a low-income community in Los Angeles, when asked about college prospects for those like him who lack the resources (financial and otherwise) to succeed at Ivy League institutions.

There’s no riveting style, invigorating technique or atypical narrative devices on display; standard talking-head interviews and simple animated clips suffice as the well-researched piece follows a handful of people of color from across the U.S. who’ve failed to complete their degrees since the system refuses to factor in the additional socioeconomic hurdles on their plate. Hard data coupled with human-interest stories unmask the nationwide rigged operation.

Akron, Ohio’s homegrown idol LeBron James and former Starbucks Chief Executive Howard Schultz briefly appear on camera to promote their initiatives and foundations that attempt to bridge the inequality gap. The codirectors, unconcerned with visual ornamentation, disseminate facts clearly in an undertaking that’s scholarly adept yet disappoints artistically. More digestible than a thick academic study, “Unlikely” was obviously designed as an issue-driven program without cinematic aspirations. That’s likely for the best.

“I am a man who paints. Nothing more, nothing less,” repeats L.S. Lowry (Timothy Spall), a suffering artist thwarted by his elderly mother Elizabeth (Vanessa Redgrave), throughout the gripping, gorgeously acted biopic “Mrs. Lowry & Son.” It’s a haunting mantra that speaks volumes about a self-effacing talent who became one of England’s most famous contemporary painters.

Based on the stage and radio play by scripter Martyn Hesford, this 1934-set film spends a swatch of time with Lowry and his domineering, widowed mum, who, with vivid dysfunction, share a modest home in working-class Lancashire, England.

Although it occasionally escapes its theatrical roots, the movie largely takes place in Elizabeth’s bedroom. That’s where Lowry shares meals and chats with the forlorn and manipulative woman, who never misses a chance to blithely degrade, browbeat or discourage her middle-aged son. Her constant jabs at Lowry’s artwork — gloomy but distinctive urban landscapes — are like stakes to his heart, endured with a grim patience learned over a lifetime.

If often sad and unsettling, the film is also livelier and less oppressive than it may sound thanks to the fine writing, deft direction by Adrian Noble, and the superb, if painful interplay between Redgrave and Spall (who played another well-known English painter in 2014’s “Mr. Turner”).

A present-day visit to the Lowry, a museum in Salford Quays, England, which houses much of Lowry’s work, provides a fitting coda.

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SERIES

Superstore Amy (America Ferrera) amps up the store’s Halloween spirit to impress the new district manager, but her haunted house terrifies Glenn (Mark McKinney) in this new episode of the workplace comedy. 8 p.m. NBC

Grey’s Anatomy In a new Halloween episode, Alex (Justin Chambers) is feeling optimistic that he can impress investors at Pac-Gen North, until he hears about skeletons being unearthed at the construction site. Also, Teddy (Kim Raver) tries to create original trick-or-treat costumes. 8 p.m. ABC

Perfect Harmony Arthur (Bradley Whitford) helps Ginny (Anna Camp) conquer her inferiority complex as she tries to take on a new management role at work. Meanwhile, Dwayne (Geno Segers) bows out of a long-established Halloween tradition, prompting Wayne (Will Greenberg) to fear that he and his lifelong buddy are starting to grow apart. Tymberlee Hill and Rizwan Manji also star in this new episode of the musical comedy. 8:30 p.m. NBC

Mysteries Decoded The season finale heads to New Orleans to investigate whether a vampire has attained immortality. 9 p.m. The CW

Ghost Adventures In a two-hour Halloween special episode, Zak Bagans and his team take their cameras to the Rhode Island farmhouse that provided the narrative backdrop for the horror movie “The Conjuring.” 9 p.m. Travel

Will & Grace When Grace (Debra Messing) admits she’s not sure who the father of her baby is, Karen (Megan Mullally) orchestrates a “Mamma Mia!” situation where all the potential baby daddies are invited. Eric McCormack and Sean Hayes also star. 9:30 p.m. NBC

SPECIALS

The 13 Scariest Movies of All Time Host Dean Cain counts down some of the scariest thrillers ever made in this new one-hour special. Guests include Elizabeth Stanton, Garrett Clayton, Darrin Butters & Ezra Weiss, Jackie Fabulous, Brandon Rogers, Noah Matthews, Katherine Murray, Ron Pearson, Mikalah Gordon and Neel Ghosh & Sheridan Pierce. 8 p.m. CW

Top 10 Most Terrifying Places A countdown of the spookiest locations on Earth, from a ghostly pirate hideout to a castle in England. 8 p.m. Travel

HALLOWEEN MOVIES

House on Haunted Hill (1959) 8:15 a.m. TCM

The Cabin in the Woods (2011) 8:45 a.m. IFC

Halloween (1978) 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. AMC; 8 p.m. HBO

Paranormal Activity (2007) 12:45 p.m. IFC

Carrie (1976) 2:45 p.m. IFC

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) 3 p.m. Epix

Interview With the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) 3:30 p.m. BBC America

Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge (2001) 3:35 p.m. Disney

Shaun of the Dead (2004) 3:43 p.m. Encore

The Omen (2006) 7:07 p.m. Encore

Get Out (2017) 7:30 and 11:39 p.m. FX

The Village (2004) 7:35 p.m. Showtime

Ghost Ship (2002) 8 p.m. BBC America

The Scream Team (2002) 8 p.m. Disney XD

Rosemary’s Baby (1968) 8 p.m. Epix

It (2017) 8 p.m. TBS

House of Usher (1960) 8 p.m. TCM

Halloweentown (1998) 8:20 p.m. Disney

Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016) 8:30 p.m. Syfy

Hocus Pocus (1993) 8:50 p.m. Freeform

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998) 9 p.m. AMC

Trick ’r Treat (2007) 9:15 p.m. IFC

Hell Fest (2018) 9:30 p.m. Showtime

The Pit and the Pendulum (1961) 9:30 p.m. TCM

Thirteen Ghosts (2001) 10 p.m. BBC America

The Amityville Horror (1979) 10:20 p.m. Epix

Halloween II (2009) 11 p.m. AMC

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TALK SHOWS

CBS This Morning A Utah childrens hospital celebrates Halloween. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS

Today Halloween on the plaza; the science of fright. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC

KTLA Morning News (N) 7 a.m. KTLA

Good Morning America Celebrating Halloween; the O’Jays perform. (N) 7 a.m. KABC

Good Day L.A. Rachael Ray; chef Gretchen Shoemaker; Harry Shearer as character Derek Smalls of “Spinal Tap.” (N) 7 a.m. KTTV

Live With Kelly and Ryan Jimmy Fallon, Drew and Jonathan Scott, Josh Groban, Liza Koshy, Kal Penn. (N) 9 a.m. KABC

The View Jordin Sparks; Dr. Mehmet Oz; “Beetlejuice.” (N) 10 a.m. KABC

Rachael Ray Rachael’s husband, John Cusimano; chef Anne Burrell. (N) 10 a.m. KTTV

The Wendy Williams Show Wayne Brady (“Let’s Make a Deal”); Circo Hermanos Vazquez performs. (N) 11 a.m. KTTV

The Talk The fifth Rocktober Lip Sync War; Kelly Osbourne. (N) 1 p.m. KCBS

The Dr. Oz Show Whether an adoptee is actually a teenager or a 30-year-old woman; Casey Anthony’s parents. (N) 1 p.m. KTTV

The Kelly Clarkson Show Kate Flannery; the Kingdom Choir performs; Lindsey Stirling performs with Kelly. (N) 2 p.m. KNBC

Dr. Phil A man’s alcoholism has caused him to injure himself. (N) 3 p.m. KCBS

The Ellen DeGeneres Show Jason Momoa (“See”); Tiffany Haddish and Andy Lassner. (N) 3 p.m. KNBC

The Doctors Medical records and doctors suggest a woman’s mother intentionally kept her sick. (N) 3 p.m. KCOP

Amanpour and Company (N) midnight KVCR; 11 p.m. KCET; 1 a.m. KLCS

The Daily Show With Trevor Noah Hillary Clinton and Chelsea Clinton. (N) 11 p.m. Comedy Central

Conan Ewan McGregor (“Doctor Sleep”). (N) 11 p.m. TBS

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Kristen Stewart; Gaten Matarazzo; Pete Lee. (N) 11:34 p.m. KNBC

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi; Rob Corddry. (N) 11:35 p.m. KCBS

Jimmy Kimmel Live! Antonio Banderas; Natalia Reyes; Big Boi; Sleepy Brown. (N) 11:35 p.m. KABC

The Late Late Show With James Corden Jason Momoa; Alfre Woodard; Hollywood Vampires perform. (N) 12:37 a.m. KCBS

Late Night With Seth Meyers Timothée Chalamet; Cynthia Erivo; Miranda Lambert performs. (N) 12:37 a.m. KNBC

Nightline (N) 12:37 a.m. KABC

A Little Late With Lilly Singh David Arquette; Justin Willman. (N) 1:38 a.m. KNBC

SPORTS

NBA Basketball The Miami Heat visit the Atlanta Hawks, 4 p.m. TNT; the Denver Nuggets visit the New Orleans Pelicans, 6:30 p.m. TNT; the Clippers host the San Antonio Spurs, 7:30 p.m. FS Prime

NFL Football The San Francisco 49ers visit the Arizona Cardinals, 5 p.m. Fox

For more sports on TV, see the Sports section.

Get into your jammies and hop aboard the Polar Express for a train ride to the North Pole and back — without leaving Southern California. For the first time, the theatrical ride based on the holiday children’s book and movie is coming to the L.A. area.

Tickets are on sale now for rides starting Nov. 14 at two local routes: the Fillmore & Western Railway Co. in Fillmore (Ventura County) and Nov. 30 on the Southern California Railway Museum in Perris (Inland Empire). Rides continue through Dec. 29.

It costs $45 to $85 for adults, and $40 to $80 for children 2 to 11 years old, depending on what class of service you choose.

The ride takes about an hour and features events from the story, such as the hot chocolate served by dancing chefs, and Santa’s appearance at the end of the journey.

During the ride, kids and guests read along from the book “The Polar Express” by Chris Van Allsburg, who will appear for book signings on Dec. 4 (Fillmore) and Dec. 5 (Perris). Each passenger receives a sleigh bell and golden ticket to take home (read the book to find out why).

The ride event is organized by Rail Events Productions and licensed by Warner Bros. The show ran at 48 locations in the U.S., Canada and Britain in 2018.

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Stocks on Wall Street rose broadly Wednesday, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 index to a new record high for the second time this week, as investors welcomed the Federal Reserve’s decision to cut interest rates again.

The nation’s central bank also indicated that it won’t lower rates further in the coming months unless the economic outlook worsens. The Fed has been using its power to cut short-term interest rates in a bid to shore up the economy amid the costly effects of the U.S.-China trade war.

Stocks wobbled shortly after the Fed’s announcement, which had been widely anticipated by traders. The market then rallied into the close, led by gains in technology and healthcare stocks. Bond yields fell.

“The rate cut was expected, and also the market had been expecting a change in the language regarding another rate cut this year,” said Quincy Krosby, chief market strategist at Prudential Financial. “The Fed just basically upped the bar for another rate cut by suggesting that the economy is in a good place.”

The S&P 500 index rose 9.88 points, or 0.3%, to 3,046.77, beating the record high it set Monday.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 115.27, or 0.4%, to 27,186.69. The Nasdaq composite rose 27.12 points, or 0.3%, to 8,303.98.

The Russell 2000 index of smaller-company stocks fell 4.23 points, or 0.3%, to 1,572.85.

In addition to the interest rate news Wednesday, the Commerce Department said the U.S. economy slowed to a modest growth rate of 1.9% in the July-through-September quarter. That surpassed economists’ forecasts for even weaker growth, however.

The report indicated that consumer spending downshifted and businesses continued to trim their investments in response to uncertainty caused by the trade war and a weakening global economy.

Technology and healthcare companies drove much of the market’s broad gains Wednesday. Microsoft rose 1.3%. Johnson & Johnson climbed 2.9%.

Energy stocks took the heaviest losses. Chevron slid 1.5%. Helmerich & Payne fell 4.3%. The sector dropped 2.1%, lowering its gains for the year to just 1.1%. That’s the smallest gain of all the sectors in the S&P 500.

Several big banks helped drag down financial sector stocks as bond yields declined. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note dropped to 1.77% from 1.83%. The yield is a benchmark for interest rates that banks charge for mortgages and other loans. JPMorgan shares fell 0.6%. Bank of America slid 1.4%.

Investors also continued to focus on a steady flow of corporate earnings.

Apple, Facebook and Lyft climbed in after-hours trading after reporting quarterly results that beat Wall Street’s forecasts. Twitter slumped after the social media company announced it is banning political ads from its service.

Mattel surged 13.8% after the toy maker breezed past Wall Street’s third-quarter profit forecasts on strong sales of its Barbie and Hot Wheels brands. The company also put investors at ease when it said that it hasn’t seen any impact from tariff increases on toys imported from China ahead of the Dec. 15 deadline.

General Electric jumped 11.5% after the industrial conglomerate raised its projections for a key measure of profitability despite the trade war and ongoing problems with Boeing’s 737 Max, whose engines GE helps make.

Molson Coors Brewing fell 3.1% after announcing a restructuring plan as it faces declining beer sales. The company is laying off 500 workers worldwide as it streamlines operations in a bid to bring new products to market more quickly, such as the canned wine and hard coffee it introduced this year.

Benchmark crude oil fell 48 cents to settle at $55.06 a barrel. Brent crude oil, the international standard, dropped 98 cents to close at $60.61 a barrel.

In other commodities trading, wholesale gasoline fell 3 cents to $1.66 a gallon. Heating oil declined 5 cents to $1.91 a gallon. Natural gas rose 5 cents to $2.69 per 1,000 cubic feet.

Gold rose $5.80 to $1,493.20 an ounce. Silver rose 4 cents to $17.82 an ounce. Copper fell 1 cent to $2.68 a pound.

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The United Auto Workers union says it has reached a tentative contract agreement with Ford after three days of intense bargaining.

The union said the deal was reached Wednesday night but didn’t give details.

It said the deal still needs approval from committees of national union leaders and local officials who will meet Friday in Detroit. Then it will be sent to Ford’s 55,000 union workers for a ratification vote.

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The agreement is likely to mirror the pact approved by General Motors workers after a 40-day strike.

The GM contract has a mix of pay raises and lump-sum checks, a quicker path to full wages for new hires and assurances that temporary workers can become full-time. It also includes $7.7 billion in investments at U.S. factories.

UAW Vice President Rory Gamble, the chief negotiator with Ford, said bargainers were talking during the GM strike. Negotiations resumed in earnest Monday.

The union’s “pattern bargaining strategy” won unspecified salary and benefits gains with Ford and secured more than $6 billion in product investments in American facilities, Gamble said in a statement. The investments will create or keep more than 8,500 jobs, but no precise number of new jobs was given.