It’s Thursday, August 13th. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here’s your local news from The Los Angeles Times. Today will be partly sunny and hot, with a high near 97 degrees and a low tonight of 70. Our top story: California’s second surge of the coronavirus has resulted in a near doubling of weekly deaths since the spring. Almost 1,000 fatalities occurred in the last week alone, according to a Los Angeles Times data analysis.