Hour 4 (10.27) LAX’s $3.34 billion People Mover erupted in an arc flash during a test run, and it was supposed to open in 2023. Plus: Petros Papadakis on kids’ e-bike batteries blowing up in the garage. 

9:05: Commerce Casino manager David Mosikian on how he and Tim met 29 years ago, and whether Conway was an angry drunk back then. He also lives near the flooded area and tells us what he’s seeing. 

9:20: Saltwater corrodes your car fast and can short out an EV’s battery pack. Fire officials have warned that flooded EVs can catch fire days or weeks later, so get yours inspected as soon as possible if it went through these high tides. Then Petros Papadakis warns parents about kids’ e-bike batteries blowing up in the garage. 

9:35: The FTC and 20 states, California, sued Dollar General in federal court in Tennessee. They say shoppers were charged more at the register than the shelf or ad price from 2019 through March 2026, which drew nearly 30,000 complaints. Also: the eat-before-you-drink rule for skipping the hangover, and the side-of-sour-cream story. 

9:50: Newly released video shows a huge arc flash, with fire and smoke on the tracks, during a test of LAX’s SkyLink People Mover train. The project’s cost has grown from $1.9 billion to $3.34 billion. The contractor, LINXS, says the system “responded as designed,” but it has already missed its December deadline. 

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