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same level. but most people don't think about the politics in that way. i think they think about it in a culture war angle, in which case, i think rfk has really been outside the pro-life, pro-choice kind of divide. >> yeah, maybe i spent too much time covering health care policy on the hill, which i did earlier in my career. i do actually understand just how much hhs has control over abortion policies in this country. it's actually activists are very, very, very focused on it. >> yeah, i think so. >> i just i don't think that we're going to have as much fireworks as we think we're going to have here. i think that and one more person that i would say to watch is tulsi gabbard here. but i think that donald trump, he doesn't want loyalty, he wants obedience. and i think if they show that in these hearings, they'll be fine. >> yeah. all right, guys, thanks very much for joining us on this monday. i appreciate it. thanks to all of you at home for joining us as well. i'm kasie hunt. don't go anywhere. cnn news central starts right now.
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>> with breaking news, extremely critical. dangerous winds ramping up again with fire warnings at the highest levels of the death toll in the wildfires in southern california. rises to 24, with dozens more missing. >> and it is a big week in washington for donald trump. >> confirmation hearings for the president elect's cabinet nominees. >> cabinet nominees are set to kick off more than a dozen hearings and a huge test for donald trump and republicans in the senate. >> the walk off. doink the doink heard round the world overnight. >> the first playoff win for the washington commanders in 19 years. and yes, there is drinking in the streets. i'm john berman with sara sidner and kate bolduan. this is cnn news central
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breaking news. >> the fight to contain california's deadly fire disaster. in a desperate new race against the clock this morning, fire crews are back under a rare, extremely critical fire risk as the resurgence of strong winds threatens to soon undo progress being made on the front lines. there you can hear the sound of the winds picking up. this hour. the death toll has risen to 24, and officials say dozens more are missing, as cadaver dogs are now sifting through the debris. overnight, the remains of 95 year old dallas curry. you can see her in the upper corner here were discovered as we're now learning more about some of those lives that are lost this morning, over 100,000 people are now under evacuation orders. thousands of homes, as you know, have already been destroyed with the fight and the nightmare very far from
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over. as these winds pick up. >> some up here in mandeville canyon, which was the site the last two nights of tremendous investment of resources, firefighters working the line, a lot of those assets still here, not only in anticipation of potential flare up here in the palisades fire, but also pre-positioned as we're pre-positioning in many counties throughout the state of california because of the upcoming winds. >> meteorologist allison chinchar is standing by with the forecast. but first, let us go to our stephanie elam, who is in malibu, california. for us, another place that you have gone to to see unimaginable devastation, what can you tell us is the latest to try to contain some of these fires and what you're seeing there? yeah. sara, i want to move out of the shot just so i can show you. i'm standing in front of what used to be an inn here in malibu, right along the pacific coast highway. and you can see it's just completely
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decimated. there's a staircase to nowhere. now, here, when you look at this over the hillside of where the palestine fire has burned down, this is just one tiny part of the massive, widespread destruction that we have seen here in this area. over the weekend, we saw crews battling from the sky to bring down the flames along the mandeville canyon, where they pre-positioned some firefighters to battle it through the weekend. and i can already tell you now that the winds are picking up, the winds are strong right now. it is cold out here right now. so overall, from our driving around this morning, i can tell you that you don't see any flames right now, which happens a lot of times at night. as it gets cooler the flames go down. but then as daylight, daylight comes up, we start to see these flames come back up. we know that los angeles unified school district is opening up school today, except for nine schools that are in the affected areas
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trying to add some normalcy back for these children that have been impacted by these fires. and when you listen to the stories of people of how they had to run for their lives, how they flee or fleeing to get away, and then now what they're going through, i want you to listen to this couple talking about how they're dealing with their waves of grief i think we're doing well, considering. >> but yes, lots of tears, anger. we're going through the stages of grief. there's no doubt about it. we'll get through it. we've gotten through challenges before. this just feels like the biggest thing that's ever happened to us. >> and that is true for a lot of people in los angeles. it's hard to find anyone who isn't impacted by this. now, for the people who have been evacuated from their homes and are hoping to get back. officials are saying that probably won't happen until thursday. after we get through this wind event, this another wave of strong
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winds. and because they want to make sure that these areas are really safe, they're not going to allow people back in. hopefully, if conditions are going well, maybe thursday, they'll be able to get back home. sarah, it's just so hard to hear these stories and i know you're in the midst of it. you've been doing excellent work throughout the weekend as these fires continue to burn. this is not over yet and could get worse in the coming days. stephanie elam, thank you so much. i appreciate you and your crew there, john. >> and that's the key. the conditions could get worse. the warnings in some areas are at their highest level. so where how strong are the winds and how long will they last? let's get right to meteorologist allison chinchar in the weather center. allison. >> yeah. that's right. the unfortunate part is we are going to see those winds go up. we've already seen that in the last few hours. you can see a lot of those winds picking up into the teens and even into the 20s. with anticipation. they get even higher throughout the day. you've got the red flag warnings in effect for today, but they're going to stay in effect through tuesday and even wednesday of this week. you've got the sustained winds that will get to 20 to
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30mph. but those wind gusts likely to get up to about 45 to even as high as 70mph. you have not only today, but tomorrow, where you're looking at this pink area here, that's a level three of three, the highest level you can get for the fire weather threat. it's the extreme category, but also areas of los angeles slightly down, still in the critical area however. so all of these areas that you see on that map in the orange, pink and red color will have the potential for those incredibly gusty winds starting today. here you can see as we go through the day more of those areas. you start to see those numbers beginning to tick back up. it's going to stay that way. there really is not a lull expected for these areas in terms of winds for at least the next 72 hours. here's a look at the fires themselves. those containment numbers were able to go up over the weekend thanks to the slightly calmer winds, especially on saturday. the hope now is that they can hurry up and bring some more of those containment numbers up and get a better hold on these fires right before those winds get to really the peak time coming up here in the next 24
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hours, all three of these fires remaining here are still across portions of the severe drought. that's that dark color there. you see on the map. the reason for this is how little rain they've seen in the last few months. obviously, january has been a very dry month, but even going back to october 1st, that is the start of the water year, not january 1st. this follows more of a natural water cycle. so if you go back to october 1st, the los angeles area has only had 3/100 of an inch of rain. normally by now they would have more than 4.5in of rain. the other thing to note is, too, it's an odd time to have this much. this dry time of year, because normally january is the second wettest month of the year for this area. you go back one year ago today, january 9th, 2024. no part of california was in a drought. fast forward to now. this year you have a significant portion of southern california in some level of a drought, and so much of the vegetation there right now, just fuel for fuel for these
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fires, which, as you said through wednesday, some areas could see in the riskiest conditions. >> allison chinchar, thank you very much, kate. >> coming up for us, donald trump's cabinet will begin to take shape this week. and to get there, his nominees must first face the senate confirmation hearings kick off tomorrow. some of donald trump's most controversial picks up first. so what to expect when pete hegseth moves into the hot seat tomorrow and president biden is headed to the state department today to talk foreign policy, and one of the final big speeches of his presidency. and we have much more on the devastating california wildfires, people now sifting through the ashes for what is left of their family memories. >> trying to find my wife's wedding ring. it's precious to her. so that's what i'm digging for. >> this part changed my life. >> superman. crazy. just that simple little thing over the horse. >> chris wanted to change the world.
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insurance and fema rolling. >> so what is this assessment? help explain why we need this and and what this means for that homeowner. >> you got through the state fire marshal cal fire working with county partners, teams of two go in. they will go into a property like this. they will assess and they will photograph, and then they will post online after it's verified about a 12 hour process. and people can go on a website, and they don't have to physically be here to know if their property is damaged. and that will then begin the process for the property owner on insurance and getting us to a point where we can start the rebuild process. >> how quickly do you anticipate being able to do that? >> well, as i said, i want all the inspections done within 14 days. every single structure that's been impacted by these fires. so that's thousands of homes, thousands of homes. and so that's the mandate. whatever resources they need, we said we're going to provide it. and then we're looking right now at debris removal. and you're looking at herculean effort.
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well, you the debris is gone. and and we said we want nine months is the goal. nine months to a year. you're looking at the magnitude of this. and with the hazmat side, it has to be done in a way that services the long term needs. and then obviously you're going to learn from this process. >> and then what about insurance? i mean, we know we live here. your your house is insured. my house is insured. yeah. >> mine is mine. i'm the one i, i have my dad's house is under the fair plan. the state's plan. >> it's very expensive, very expensive. >> and it's it's not great coverage, right. >> so what do you tell people? >> we tell them that we are not only assessing all of that in real time and have hired an independent group to stress test not just the insurance market, but the utility market in california as well. we've been making a lot of reforms in our insurance market, and we'll need to make subsequent reforms something that's particularly pressing for this community. >> you're standing in is lack of insurance. a lot of people inherited homes or were working class. what do you what about
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people who didn't have insurance? >> and that's i mean, and that's going to be the most difficult and challenging thing. and that's where fema comes in. that's where the sba comes in. that's where the state of california comes in. so the federal government comes in. that's where philanthropy comes in. people have lost their lives. they've lost their businesses. they've lost hope. and we've got to restore the hope and then restore their lives and businesses and opportunities. >> the governor has signed a slew of executive orders, not just on the assessments, the speed that along, but also on loosening some of the environmental regulations to get some of this building done as quickly as possible. kyung lah cnn altadena california all right. >> ahead. this week, president-elect donald trump's cabinet picks begin senate confirmation. one of the trump's most. controversial picks, his secretary of defense. and new information on what may have
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understand the mandate that was given on november 5th. and they understand that time for talk is gone and time for results and action is now. >> now, two of trump's more controversial picks will not have hearings this week. at least they don't have any scheduled so far. and that includes trump's pick to lead health and human services robert f. kennedy jr., as well as his pick for director of national intelligence, tulsi gabbard john. >> steve, i understand that melania trump, the past and future first lady, is talking about the incredibly generous documentary deal she just struck. what is it, $40 million? >> yeah, she has been stepping out a little bit more publicly in recent months after really being a non-presence. during the campaign. she released that memoir. there's that documentary forthcoming, and this morning talking a little bit more on fox about how she views the role as first lady. she also talked about how she sometimes might disagree with donald trump. take a listen to what she said.
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>> maybe some people, they see me as just the wife of the president, but i'm standing on my own two feet independent. i have my own thoughts. i have my own yes and no. i don't always agree what my husband is saying or doing, and that's okay. are you able to tell him when you disagree? i gave him my advice and sometimes he listens. sometimes he doesn't. and that's okay. >> john, if you remember during the campaign, melania trump actually came out against strict abortion bans, saying, i don't want the government in my personal business. and that was coming right at the heat of the campaign, where trump was facing all kinds of questions about his own views on abortion. >> steve contorno for us in florida this morning. thanks so much, steve. >> kate, ahead for us still, the window of good weather conditions is about to close in l.a. county. the wind forecast to pick to kick back up. so what that means now for the fire fight ahead. cal fire joins us next with an update on
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the fires have been burning now for almost an entire week. the physical destruction is the worst the state has ever seen. the emotional loss for many will linger for a lifetime. >> we had a daughter 15 years ago. she'd be 15 and she passed away when she was one. and her ashes were in our home and. they're gone like every memory, every piece of physical evidence of her life is just gone. >> so disturbing. our thoughts are with the antenori family and the thousands of other californians who have had their lives irreparably damaged in this last week. the destruction now clear and growing. more than 40,000 acres in southern california have been scorched. officials are now confirming 24 people have died. there are hundreds of others who are missing. strong winds slowed a shift direction over the weekend,
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giving firefighters a bit of a chance to try to make some progress in containing the palisades fire and eaton and hurst fire, but dangerous wind gusts upwards of 70mph are expected to return this week, complicating the already astronomical task of putting out some of the largest fires california has seen in its history. cnn national correspondent michael yoshida is live in the pacific palisades. what are you seeing there this morning? the fire still continuing to burn. there. >> hey good morning. sara, when you talk about those fires still burning and the return, potentially, of those strong winds over the weekend, we've seen those fire crews and their vehicles start to stage further east of me, up into the mountains to be ready for whatever potential challenges those winds could bring in the coming hours and coming days here in the pacific palisades. it's sites like this that we've been seeing over the last few days. you go street by street. these neighborhoods
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just unrecognizable. you talk about that emotional. those damage, the memories. you can't even tell really where the homes once were, except by the few chimneys, those brick chimneys we see every so often that differentiate where one home started and another one ended and then began. it's sites like this that neighborhoods communities are dealing with. we know over the weekend as well, those search and rescue crews, those cadaver dogs have started to make their way through neighborhoods like this, navigating all of this debris, all of this metal, trying that process of getting answers. as you mentioned, hundreds still reported missing. officials warning that death toll, unfortunately, is likely going to keep rising. all of these different efforts ongoing as those two main fires, the eaton fire palisades, still largely uncontained at this point, just a monumental effort ahead in the coming hours, days, and obviously for many months to come in this area, michael,
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when do officials say that fire victims can get back into the area to try to see what has happened and assess the damage themselves? >> i know that just getting in and out of the area has been extremely controlled because of worry of people looting. >> for sure, so we've seen roadblocks even in our own travels, getting into these different locations. officials saying over the weekend that at this point they're thinking potentially thursday as a target date, maybe for those families to start getting back into these neighborhoods. all of this really dependent on mother nature. they need to get through the return of these strong winds, this fire threat obviously still need to contain those two major fires, but the hope is potentially maybe thursday, they can start letting people back in to see for themselves. obviously, you can see on tv, on the internet the damage, but wanting to get that answer, that closure for yourself is so, so important. but beyond that, this is just
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such a long road ahead. california's governor newsom saying over the weekend, maybe 14 days, ideally to be able to assess the damage buildings, but after that, some 6 to 9 months potentially to to clear this debris, all these toxic materials. then of course, the potential questions of how do you rebuild, how do you rebuild just so much ahead for these communities devastated by this fire? >> yeah. and worse, whether or not what insurance is going to do throughout all of this. michael yoshida, thank you so much. live there for us from pacific palisades. palisades. appreciate it kate. >> all right. let's let's get an update also from david acuna, the battalion chief with cal fire. thank you so much for getting on with us once again. what is the latest on the firefight from your perspective, where is the biggest focus of resources for cal fire today? >> hi kate, thank you for having me on. >> so the focus right now is the entire region from ventura all the way down to san diego
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with the red flag warning imminent. every one of our fires that's currently active, the containment lines that are not fully contained yet are still a challenge as possible. that wind could blow an ember over with cooperation from the entire state. eight plus surrounding states as well as canada and mexico. it's really helping bolster our group. >> and that's the big fear, right? i mean, the winds are forecast to gust. i think i saw between 45 and 55 miles an hour today. but then they pick back up. mother nature is not giving you all a break quite yet, that's for sure. what does that mean? if you're looking at 70 mile an hour wind gusts yet again come tuesday, wednesday, in terms of your efforts to contain the major fires, could it go from 13% and 27% contained? now, you know, like slipping back and being with them, growing. >> well, while i would never want to say never. our goal is to only point containment that we are fairly certain will be
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able to hold. however, as you mentioned, 70 mile per hour winds are an issue. now i want to address something that with the reporter just right before me. so part of the reason we're keeping evacuation orders in place is not only because of fire risk, but it's also because we have downed power lines, which are potentially live, uh, unknown status of gas lines. and every bit of that ash that's out there is toxic with petroleum products from the houses that burned. so it is an unsafe place for families to be. >> do you think then thursday, people going back in thursday seems overly optimistic. >> you know, i'm not in the command center able to tell you what their exact thoughts are. however, i would ask the public for patience because we are protecting you from toxic ash, toxic gases, and for those buildings that are still half standing, those buildings could easily collapse at any moment, leading to additional risk of
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death. >> the governor is calling for an independent review into problems specifically with the water supply. early on, i want to play for you what the governor says are the questions that he wants answered. now about the water supply. let me play this for you. >> was it pipes? was it electricity? was a combination of pipes, electricity and pumps. did it contribute in any way to our inability to fight the fire? or were 99 mile an hour winds determinative and there was really no firefight that could have been more meaningful? >> look, chief, i think everyone can appreciate what cal fire is worried about right now is just getting the fire out. not about about any maybe issues leading up to it, but has cal fire established if water issues, especially in the pacific palisades, hampered or hurt your ability to fight the fire early on? >> well, you're right, it's going to take some time to figure out. but from the point of view of physics, right. so
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if they have a number of million gallon tanks up there, that's going to last for a while. imagine your garden hose. if you get 2 or 3 pinholes in your garden hose, let's say from structure fires in the area, it's going to hold up. but with 5 or 10,000 structures destroyed, if you have 5000 or 10,000 holes in your garden hose, you're not going to be able to maintain pressure. >> when you i mean, your crews are out there now and you're not going to stop, obviously, until you can have full containment. does cal fire have everything it needs to contain these fires and to continue to bring these fires under control? >> well, as we begin to look at containment and let's not forget the fact that the entire region needs to be prepared to evacuate. we need everyone from ventura to san diego to to understand that evacuation order is still a possibility, and to go to ready for wildfire or for those evacuation
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resources. however, once that fire effect is removed, we still have weeks of work to do in order to repair the the runoff and the areas where the water will go, so that when we do get rain, we don't face another problem issue with mudslides. >> yeah, that's and that can be equally or even more deadly, as we've unfortunately seen in the past. battalion chief david acuna, thank you so much for coming on. appreciate your time. john. >> all right. today president biden will deliver what is expected to be his final foreign policy speech as president. a senior administration official says the president will argue he is giving president elect donald trump a stronger hand than he inherited. with us now is principal deputy national security advisor john finer. john, thanks so much for being with us. before we get to the speech, i do want to ask you about the negotiations for a hostage and ceasefire deal between israel and hamas. there are officials with hamas saying they're close. so what's the status this
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morning? so while this has fallen out of the headlines a bit, the united states has remained deeply engaged in trying to seek a deal that would first and foremost, bring the hostages home, but also halt the fighting, enable a massive influx of humanitarian assistance to gaza. we have been focused on that deal for months, including day in, day out. in recent weeks, there has been significant progress made. i am not going to sit here and make predictions. this has been a long time coming. we think a deal has been on the table that the parties should be able to agree to for quite some time. hamas up till now has been resistant and reluctant to actually take that deal. some of the gaps have narrowed, and we very much hope that this does come together and we're going to stay on top of it. but i'm not going to sit here and predict exactly when it or where it will come together. no predictions, but are these talks in a different place today than they were a few days ago? fundamentally, we believe there is progress being made. there is a deal on the table
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that hamas should accept that could do all the things i just laid out again, bring the hostages home, halt the fighting, increase humanitarian assistance, and that some of the outstanding issues that were present in recent weeks have been resolved or narrowed, and we will see what happens over the course of the coming days. the flip side of that, cnn does have some reporting from someone familiar with these talks who says that the incentive for israel right now, specifically prime minister benjamin netanyahu, is trump. our reporting is that netanyahu wants to get this done because of trump, wants to curry favor with donald trump. how accurate is that assessment? you know, to be honest, we're not focused on the politics of this. we are actually gratified by the fact that everybody who is speaking out on this topic is saying that they want a deal in the near term. fundamentally, that's our position, and that's a good thing. we believe the sooner that this could happen, the better. first and foremost, because these hostages have been in a situation of just
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extreme peril now for for well over a year, and it's overdue for them to come home and be reunited with their families, it is overdue for the fighting in gaza to be halted. and the people there who are facing just an egregious humanitarian situation to get more relief. this has been our position for quite some time and we are not focused on exactly who or why this may be coming together. we just want to make sure that it does come together. if we can bring that about. talk to us about the speech today from president biden. what is the chief message? well, i think you'll hear the president say that through the work of this administration, the united states is now stronger at home than we were when he took office. stronger economically, a stronger industrial base, a greater lead over the rest of the world in the development of the sensitive technologies that will define the future of the global economy and of our national security. and that's because of the investments that the president and, frankly, the congress made early in this
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administration to strengthen our hand. second, he will say that we inherited, in addition to a flagging economy, relationships around the world that were in tatters, and that we went about not only repairing those relationships, but enhancing them to historic levels, particularly in strategically consequential parts of the world like the indo-pacific and like europe. and so when these crises came, they get all of the attention in foreign affairs. obviously, the russian invasion of ukraine, which was unconscionable. the hamas attack on israel, which was outrageous, the united states was able, with our partners and allies to address those crises from a position of much greater strength. and as a result, our adversaries in those crises, the russians and the iranians, first and foremost, are on the back foot and weaker than they were when this president took office. the chinese, who the united states has declared as our key strategic competitor, people were saying that they were ascendant when president biden took office. they would surpass the u.s. economically, that they would outpace us
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technologically. nobody is saying those things with the same degree of confidence any more if they're saying them at all, in part because the performance of this administration led by the president. and so we believe that he is leaving a very strong hand, as you say, to our successors, a strong hand in europe, a strong hand in the indo-pacific, a strong hand in the middle east. and it will be up to them to take that work forward. one of the things you mentioned was nato, a stronger nato. what are you hearing from your counterparts in europe about how they feel the u.s. commitment will be to nato in the months ahead? well, i'll let them speak for their own predictions, their own relationships. but i think one of the things that is undeniable is that when this administration took office, if you had asked analysts, experts on nato, if there is a major security crisis in europe, how well is the alliance likely to hold together? will it end up more divided or strengthened and unified as a result of that crisis? i think you would have
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had predictions all over the map. so the fact that when the crisis came, when russia invaded ukraine in an unprecedented way, which, by the way, we predicted and went around the world saying was going to happen when nato emerged not only larger because of the addition of finland and sweden, which gives an extra 1000 miles to nato's border with russia that russia has to worry about, but also stronger with many more countries, almost three times as many countries spending at least 2% of their gdp on defense and also more unified. despite this incredibly divisive action that russia took that came about because of hard work and frankly, because of leadership by the president. so nato is in a strong place. what the next administration does vis a vis its nato policy. i'm not going to predict how the other countries are viewing the incoming administration best left to them. but the hand that is being dealt to the new administration puts them in a position to press the advantage should they choose to. jon finer, thank you so much for being with us this morning. best of luck sara. >> all right. thank you jon.
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player. kobe premieres january 25th on cnn. >> so it isn't just the flames that people in southern california have to worry about. air quality in the region is becoming a growing concern. new alerts continue to be issued. air quality around los angeles remains right now at moderate levels. this morning, specifically, a level two out of six on the air quality index scale. last week, though, air quality plummeted thursday, places like altadena reached a hazardous level six out of six on that scale, exceeding some of the worst air quality in the world seen in new delhi, a city notorious for air pollution. so all of this raising new concerns for everyone in southern california of what the health impacts could be long after the fires are out. joining us right now is pulmonologist doctor gustavo ferreira. to help us understand this a little bit more. doctor, thank you for coming in this morning. we're talking ash, soot and smoke that people have now been surrounded by, going
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on a week now. what are the health concerns that you have with this and the prolonged exposure that people are having to this? >> it poses a significant health risk in the short term. all these gases and fine particles are going to create local irritation of the eyes, the nose, and it can exacerbate chronic conditions like asthma, copd and severe allergies. but in the long term, the consequences could be more, more serious. you know, we we can see people developing chronic respiratory problems, cardiovascular problems. we can see also certain cancers have been described after the exposure of these fine particles for a long time now, officials are telling people that it's best to either stay indoors and if you have to be outside to wear an n95 mask. >> how effective do you think those masks are for protecting people if they have to be out i think the masks are effective
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and it is the most important measure that we can quickly take. >> however, it is exceedingly important to remain indoors and avoid exposure. even the best mask n95, they can still miss those fine particles that are less than two parts per million, and getting to the deepest part of the lungs. >> we also heard that using hepa filter air purifiers is another good precaution that people can take if they can get their hands on them. some residents, though, have been speaking out saying that what they've experienced that even with hepa filters going, it's just not been enough. let me play this for you. >> we only had a few hours to pack and there were still my neighbors were still in their houses. >> we couldn't breathe anymore. >> and we had we had all the filters going in the house. >> and that person from pasadena, they had to evacuate. they just couldn't take it.
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they had all the filters running in their house. they just couldn't deal with it, though. can air purifiers, like only work so much? >> absolutely. you know, you when you are exposed to large volume of these fine particles, they can plug the filters and they can become nonfunctional. but even more, the filters can actually attract other particles of water, making the the air drier and difficult to breathe. uh, if you are in an area that you are close to, the big volumes of particles and fire, the filters may not work. so evacuation should be the answer at that point. >> in addition to the two things we've talked about here, what are your other suggestions for people? if they're in southern california, they need to be there. they have to be there while this emergency still is unfolding. >> you may have to use masks indoors. it is exceedingly important that we reduce the exposure of those particles to
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the lungs and to the upper parts of the respiratory system. also do not vacuum. we have seen that in the past. we can actually aerosolize and increase the number of particles that people are going to be inhaling by vacuuming, burning candles, or trying to smoke indoors. use masks to limit exposure when you go outside by using n95. if you got to work or do something similar, stay in touch with your doctors and also use nasal hygiene tools. there are plenty sailing with water tools at the pharmacy that people can buy and rinse their nose and stay in touch with the news. >> absolutely, doctor, thank you very much for your help and for your time. sarah, are ahead this morning. >> launch scrubbed blue origin, founded by jeff bezos, pushed back the schedule for the huge 30 story glenn rocket. it was supposed to lift off between 1 and 4:00 in the morning, but engineers said there was a technical problem they could not address in time. the
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billionaire businessman, hoping his rocket can compete with billionaire competitor elon musk's spacex rocket in the future. and let's take a look at this sweet face. oh my goodness, a young gorilla rescued from a turkish airlines plane cargo hold and is seen there now recovering at an istanbul zoo. the five month old was discovered in a box on a flight from nigeria to thailand last month. but those photos were just shared. oh and video. what a sweetie. on sunday, wildlife officers are certainly considering returning him to his natural habitat. the public, though, has weighed in and named the gorilla z10, which means olive in turkish. it's unclear how he ended up in that box, but customs officials warn they have increasingly intercepted illegally traded animals around istanbul as it emerges as a major air hub between continents. john. all right. >> this morning the doink heard round the world. >> the kick is up. it sails on
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the way, hits the upright and goes through. he knocks it through and wins the game. 2320. the commanders win in the postseason for the first time in 19 years. >> yeah, haven't been able to say that in a generation. the washington commanders beat the tampa bay bucs in a walk off field goal. you saw it bounce off the uprights a doink, but it fell through which doesn't happen always. rookie quarterback jayden daniels was sensational. this was the first commanders winning season since 2015, the first playoff win since 2005. coy wire what five playoff games so far? four of them kind of stunk, honestly, but that last one we had high drama. >> yeah, the last one smelled like success for those commanders and jayden daniels. can we just talk about him john. >> he's a rookie. >> playoffs are supposed to be
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harder. >> they're louder. >> he's on the road and he's out there showing the poise of john berman. >> when tom brady had the ball in his hands in the fourth quarter. game on the line. phenomenal shout out to coach dan quinn who took that team from four wins last season. now to continuing the playoffs. jalen hurts and the eagles. they're flying high. they put an absolute beatdown on the packers. they set the tone early too. john recovering a fumble on the opening kickoff. and that would turn into the first of jalen hurts two touchdown passes before two minutes had even run off the clock. and on the other side of the ball. oh that philly defense balling they intercepted jordan love three times. they win 22 to 10 receiver a.j. brown. he only had one catch but he went viral. he was seen reading a book on the sidelines. he says he brings inner excellence by jim murphy to every game. he was surprised. people just now noticed. >> something like how i refresh every, every drive, you know,
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regardless of if i score a touchdown or drop a pass, i always go back to that book every drive and just refocus and nothing matters. nothing happened. reel it back in. >> john, you know, we have to talk about my buffalo bills. they steamrolled the broncos 31 to 7. josh allen showing why he's a leading mvp candidate. look at this unreal touchdown pass. fourth down. ty johnson makes an incredible catch. this is in late in the third. and alex allen would finish with two touchdown passes in the game. this was his fifth consecutive season with 40 plus tds. no other qb in history has more than two straight. next up, the bills. they'll have the ravens and lamar jackson for an mvp candidate showdown. buffalo still undefeated at home this season. wild card round wraps up tonight. vikings and rams in glendale, arizona nfl moving the game from inglewood, california amid the days of devastating wildfires and air quality concerns across l.a., a kickoff is set for eight eastern. finally, your patriots john hiring former player of theirs

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