 Cal Fire reporting that the lake fire burning in Santa Barbara is the largest fire of the season, currently engulfing at least 19,000 acres since July 5th. Actor Alec Baldwin appearing in a New Mexico courtroom today for opening arguments in the manslaughter trial against him. The actor fired a prop gun on the set of the film Rust in October of 2021, which killed cinematographer Halina Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza.