DL 4097 then DL 996 at Atlanta
South Bend → Atlanta → Los Angeles
Timetable, Atlanta time
13:56DL 4097 from South Bend at the gate
07:00DL 996 to Los Angeles leaves the gate
17 h 04 apart on the timetable, overnight
DL 996 leaves 17 h 04 after DL 4097 arrives on the timetable: more than half a day, so not a connection we count.