Associated Press: Numerous places across Los Angeles and neighboring counties passed 100 degrees well before noon Monday. Southern California is in the grip of a severe heat wave that has sent temperatures surging. Numerous places across Los Angeles and neighboring counties passed 100 degrees well before noon Monday. The National Weather Service says the thermometer hit 121 degrees in Palm Springs by 1 p.m. Forecasters expect Monday to be the peak of the heat wave, with highs in the lower deserts to be near 120...