THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Los Angeles has gone from a drought to being 216% above normal in rainfall in just four months. Meanwhile, to the north, storms have added 33.6 billion gallons of water to Lake Tahoe since January 1.
• The Academy Award nominations were announced yesterday. "La La Land" received a record-tying 14 nominations. Meryl Streep was nominated for the 20th time.
• Keisha Knight Pulliam, who we watched grow up as Rudy on the old Cosby show, has given birth to a daughter, Ella Grace.
• Genetically Modified Apples that don't turn brown when you slice them will go on sale next month in the Midwest.
• Wal-Mart is partnering with AutoNation to start selling cars.
• Mike "Sugar Bear" Thompson, the Papa Bear of the 'Here Comes Honey Boo Boo' clan has remarried. He tied the knot with his girlfriend in Georgia over the weekend.
• The Dallas Stars are having fun with the whole 'alternate facts' topic. The other night at a game, they gave the attendance as 1.5 million.
• Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton collapsed on Monday night while giving the State of the State address.
• Mel Gibson is a father again, for the 9th time. His latest, a son, named Lars Gerard Gibson.
• Laura Prepon and Ben Foster are expecting their first child together.
• A bi-racial couple in Illinois welcomed bi-racial twins into the world nine months ago. One daughter is Caucasian, the other, African-American.
• Saturday Night Live writer Katie Rich has been suspended indefinitely after she tweeted a joke about Barron Trump that everyone felt was a bit too far over the line.
• Sam Mendes, who directed the last two James Bond movies and was once married to Kate Winslet got married again over the weekend -- this time to classical trumpeter Alison Balsom.
• Alec Baldwin will return to host "Saturday Night Live" for a record-breaking 17th time on February 11.
• Charlie Sheen's ex Brooke Mueller is out of rehab and says she's committed to being a better mother to her kids.
• Sprint is acquiring an interest in the musical service, Tidal.