been so supportive of the store for so many years and that was something i noticed when we first bought the store, when my dad bought the store in 2010. it was a joy to serve the community. and so i think that's part of why we are so committed to come back. i mean, i love altadena, i grew up there. i went to grammar school all the way through in altadena. we aren't going anywhere. we'll do everything in our power to get the store back up and, yeah. >> bill: the irony of this is when you do reopen, all the folks who are rebuilding their stores will be shopping at your store. thank you and hang tough. my best to your brother and the rest of your family, rob. thank you. >> thank you. >> dana: the human trauma continues and we'll continue as well. harris faulkner will take you to the next hour. breaking news, here you go. >> harris: this is "the faulkner focus."

i'm harris faulkner and to the top right of your screen right now this is what i'm watching. this l.a. county city windstorm and wildfires one voice press conference. they've been calling themselves one singular voice throughout. there is an important update. they do this at 8:00 a.m. on the west coast each day. we know the death count, the number of people who have perished, has popped to 24 and told all along with fires still burning in southern california, at least two of them uncontained at this point to expect that number of people who have either perished or will get a higher count or more accurate count of those who have been badly injured. we don't yet have that many details on the injuries. more than 12,000 homes and businesses and other buildings have been destroyed or severely

damaged. so this goes on and now in the forecast a pickup in dangerous winds. all of it grim news for this community. they are under pressure from every stress point as you can imagine. emotionally, financially, yes, there are a lot of people who will feel more of that financial burden as they lost more. the santa ana winds expected to whip back up between now and tomorrow gusting upwards of 75 miles-per-hour. now remember at the height of this wind-driven inferno hurricane, which is what i've been calling it, they were 100 miles-per-hour. that's not too far off of that. and that's expected to cause an explosive growth in intensity of the fires that are already burning. so officials are coming up with an important update. meanwhile they've been giving out warnings. watch. >> these winds, combined with low relatively humidities and

low fuel moistures will keep the fire threat in los angeles county very high. >> with the next wave of wind i vents i want to be very clear. it is very important the community understands that these wind events are coming into los angeles. >> winds will be picking up as you heard further complicating our efforts and creating an additional fire danger. so the atmosphere is very continuously changing. >> harris: an endless number of shocking images and videos capturing the horror and power of the flames. local news helicopters took video of this massive fire tornado. look at this, as it spins. these systems make their own weather dynamic. this is within the palisades fire. you can see the vortex of smoke and flames whirling hundreds of feet into the air. disturbing before and after

pictures like the one you see here reveal just how destructive the fire has been. a local hardware store near pasadena among the thousands of businesses that are decimated. the wildfires destroyed starbucks in pacific palisades, unrecognizable today for what it used to be. people in the area are feeling the unimaginable hurt, emotional pain of having their homes, their livelihoods, belongings burned to the ground. >> there is nothing. it is just destroyed. it is a disaster. it is armageddon. i've never seen anything like this in my life. >> oh my god. loss, there is nothing left in here. how could that be? now it really feels like a movie. >> it is sad, everything we worked for and everything we built here to just be gone in hours. >> nothing prepares you for this

amount of destruction. i mean, there is no manual, there is no book. >> harris: breaking news now, the los angeles county and city officials begin their news conference, an important update. let's watch. >> 12,000 structures are damaged or destroyed and we have 3,408 firefighting personnel assigned to the incident. 26% of our damage inspections for dwellings have been completed. impacted residents may visit recovery.la county.gov to view preliminary maps showing damage assessments. please note that the preliminary maps have been posted and are being updated daily. if there is not a color icon on your address, it means the building has not yet been

inspected. severe fire weather conditions will continue through wednesday. please be assured that all fire departments and all law enforcement agencies in the area will be prepared. the anticipated winds, combined with low humidities and low fuel moistures, will keep the fire threat in all of los angeles county critical. i ask all los angeles residents in fire prone area to understand that the necessary public safety power shutoffs are important for our collective safety in preventing the next wildfire natural disaster. i did want to dispel one rumor. the l.a. county fire department has never turned down any offers

for mutual aid assistance and resources. repopulation will not occur until all areas are safe. additionally, our co415 super scooper that was damaged because of a drone incursion, is reportedly going to be flying tomorrow morning. it has been repaired and we're waiting for the faa to give us approval to fly again. thank you to board chair supervisor kathryn barger and lindsey horvath for your unwavering leadership and continued support throughout this unprecedented disaster. and finally, to all the los angeles county residents affected by this catastrophe, be assured your firefighters continue to work towards full containment of these wildfires from the air and on the ground.

we stand alongside each of you as you begin the repopulation of evacuated areas when safe and the rebuilding of your homes, your communities, and your lives. thank you. >> good morning, everyone. kristin crowley, los angeles city fire department fire chief. i will start off with just a moment to share with everybody out there that has been impacted by these wildland fires that the entire lafd family, sworn civilian, city family, mayor bass, city leadership, our thoughts and hearts and prayers go out to you as we continue to push forward and mitigate this emergency. we understand the impacts and we're working and will continue to work very, very, very hard for everyone. another point i want to make is

that also we're so very grateful for the firefighters and first responders that have already arrived and continue to arrive in the southern california region. we absolutely know that we cannot do this on our own and we are tremendously appreciative of all of your continued support. as the increasing wind event is upon us, as we speak, the los angeles city fire department has maximized resource and response capabilities. all available lafd resources have been staffed. i have strategically pre-positioned engine strike teams and task forces, which are dedicated to rapid response for any new fire that breaks out in the city. in addition, i have directed the fire prevention bureau to augment wildfire patrols in high hazard areas.

the palisades fire, your lafd remains committed to this fire and we have significant number of engines dedicated to this fire. the crews that are involved. we have crews from up and down the state, outside of the state. have made excellent, excellent work overnight mopping up flare-ups and hot spots. the primary focus was on the mandeville canyon area. this fire is now at 23,713 acres with 14% containment with 5,123 personnel assigned to the palisades incident. firefighters will continue to work diligently throughout the day to increase containment and prevent further fire spread again. i want to focus my comments on the amount of resources that are here in the palisades from the first responders all the way up to our incident command teams. again, we'll keep working really hard for you. just a brief comment on the hurst fire.

it has been held to 799 acres with 95% containment. again, thank you to the community members that are out there for remaining vigilant. we're not in the clear. i want to make sure of that. we are not in the clear as of yet and we must not let our guard down. as we have right now extreme fire behavior and we need to make sure that the community is staying updated with the most information, updated information as well. follow all evacuation warnings and orders without delay. please, please stay safe. i would now like to introduce our next speaker sheriff luna. thank you. >> robert luna, sheriff of los angeles county. regarding our deployment. we still have well over 1,000 of our los angeles county deputies out there working on 12-hour

shifts. we have 172 california highway patrol officers. i would like to thank the commissioner who was with me yesterday for all of his assistance. i also want to thank major general beavers. i was with him as well and he has fortunately been able to increase the amount of national guard assistance that he is giving us to up to 600 and he told me yesterday if we need more we can ask for more and we are strategically looking at that and analyzing it and will ask as needed. evacuations, we have approximately -- this is some good news because it has dropped. we have over 92,000 people under evacuation orders and approximately 89,000 people who are under evacuation warnings. i want our community to know this and chief maroney did talk about this for a second. in every conversation we're

having about evacuations, warnings, whether they are going to implement them or take them away, the conversation about repopulation is on all of our minds. i know that we are attending -- staff is attending community meetings, whether they be out in the palisades fire area in malibu for us at la county sheriffs in the altadena area, we're hearing our community loud and clear and we want to get you in there as soon as possible. but i want to reiterate what is holding us up. this is very important. we are still, for the altadena area, we're in the third day of grid searching. it is a very grim task and we unfortunately every day we're doing this, we're running across the remains of individual community members. that's not easy work. very sad to report.

and i believe that work is not only going to continue but i believe wealth owe continue to find remains. so please be patient with us. people are saying i just want to go look at my house and see what's left. we know that. but we have people literally looking for the remains of your neighbors. please be patient with us. there is a lot of hazards in the area still. the area has not been rendered safe. please be patient with us. then we have the potential of crime scenes and i have -- i'm not saying that's what it is. i'm saying we have to think ahead. we can't go back from that. so please be patient with us. the curfew is still in effect. 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. for specifically the mandatory evacuation areas in both the palisades impacted area and the eaton fire impacted areas. those are subject to change

depending on need. one way or another. we understand again that people want to go back but it is dangerous to do so. we will not put anybody's safety at risk. i want to talk about arrests for the l.a. county sheriff's area. overnight we had several other arrests. it brings it up to a total of 34 in our geographic area. we have 30 in the eaton fire area and we have four in the palisades area. last night specifically again for l.a. county sheriff's jurisdiction we arrested four. two for curfew violations, two were arrested for one drone incident. to my knowledge, we have now had two specific drone incidents that have resulted in three arrests. so as i talk to our community again, if you do not have business in the evacuation

areas, do not go there. please. you are infringing upon the work that our first responders need to attend to. i do want to say when i talk about these arrests, i want to clarify not all of them are for burglary or looting or for curfew violations. but it is very important when i say stay out, we are arresting people who are not supposed to be there who do not live there who are in possession of narcotics. we've arrested several with guns. and yeah, i'm going to tell you something, if our deputies being very proactive in these areas stopping people in a constitutional manner as always, making sure that they are supposed to be there and you have narcotics and a gun on you and police work we call that a clue, something is wrong there.

that's why we're arresting people. our search and rescue missions up to through the two days we have searched 1,874 properties. in regards to deaths -- again i want to clarify, this is for the los angeles area county of responsibility we have confirmed 21 deaths, 16 in the eaton fire area, and five in the palisades area. and sadly, yes, unfortunately, i anticipate the number to go up. missing persons, we are actively have 23 active missing persons reported. 17 in the eaton fire area, six in the malibu area. all of them are adults. thank god no juveniles but if you believe you have somebody who is missing, make sure you report that to us as soon as possible. for any updated information that

anybody may have, questions, very important questions regarding evacuation orders or warnings or any road closures, please go to la county.gov/emergency for assistance. the american red cross is doing an amazing job. please contact them. and again for some of the negative things i talk about, there are some amazing stories of community members coming forward to donate items. it is very inspiring for donations. go to emergency network los angeles and now it's my pleasure to introduce assistance chief joy from the los angeles police department. >> good morning. i want to start by just assuring everybody our primary focus still remains the safety and well-being of our residents. these fires have caused significant disruptions but we're working tirelessly with our partners to protect lives, property and secure critical

infrastructure. as of in morning lapd has in the city 266 officers deployed to the palisades fire. we also have support from our national guard partners who have deployed 200 soldiers assigned to the incident and very grateful for their support. we also have dedicated resource investigating our missing persons reported. so at this time as of this morning 6:00 a.m. we have a total of 26 people reported missing in the city of los angeles. 17 of those individuals have been located safely. of the nine remaining two most likely were found in the fires deceased but they haven't been positively identified by the coroner's office yet. those are still waiting to be identified. one individual we believe is located safely in a shelter but that person we're waiting for confirmation on that. there are six that remain unaccounted for and we're diligently trying to identify

and locate these people. so in total in the city of los angeles since tuesday when these fires occurred, we have three fatalities. two were found in the fires and one was a burn victim transported earlier this week to a hospital and that person later passed away. if you want to make a missing persons report you can do so either in person or over the phone. you can call any one of our 21 geographic stations and make that report or call our missing persons investigation unit directly. i will give you the number, 213-996-18 hundred and select option 3. that telephone is manned 24 hours a day currently. as of this morning, the city of los angeles related to the fires has a total of 14 arrests, three for curfew, one for impersonating a firefighter and one for possession of burglary tools. four for burglary, one for dui, one for felony vandalism and

three for shoplifting. as the sheriff just mentioned, it is not just for looting or burglary you are going to jail. if you are in the area you will be stopped and questioned. whatever crime is being committed you will be held accountable for that. stay away from these evacuation areas. es escorts, we talked about this yesterday. we tried to put together a team to rest court residents to their home to retrieve small pets or their medication. but that line became exceedingly large and it was causing more problems than solutions. we have halted this escort service for the safety of everyone involved. currently we don't have any timeline when we'll open up that service, if at all. please be patient with us. we know you are waiting. if you are waiting at any of these checkpoints to be let in or escorted, please don't wait there. you won't be let in or allowed

to have an escort at this time. also the reason another important reason for stopping these escorts, we have search operations beginning. over the next 48 hours working alongside search and rescue, atf partners and l.a. county coroner's office throughout the burn areas giving priority to those people reported missing in these burn areas. from there grid search will take place that could result in crime scene preservation and recovery of remains. we hope that the high volume of resources dedicated to this effort will expedite the process. as many of you know the dry conditions and winds increasing it's possible that evacuation orders may increase. i know overnight we saw some of the evacuation orders turned to warnings but we can see some of these areas increase to mandatory evacuations again. i urge you, please heed these orders. it can save your life. as we also previously mentioned

identifying the cause of these fires is critically important to all of us. in conjunction with our partners and led by a trick f, we've created a wildlife investigative task force. while their work is in the early stages we're committed to identifying the cause and origin of the fires and holding anyone responsible for these fires accountable. to further protect the residents of los angeles, and the city, our curfew is still in effect from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. if you don't belong there, don't be there. in closing, i want to reiterate that our department and all of us standing here this morning are with you. i want to express my deepest gratitude to the firefighters, our fellow law enforcement partners, and volunteers who are putting themselves in harm's way to protect our communities and help people recover. their bravery and dedication are inspirational. we are grateful for the patience

and cooperation of our residents during this difficult time. we know this is not easy. thank you and be safe. at this time i would like to introduce los angeles county district attorney nathan hochman. >> thank you. with firefighters literally putting their lives on the line to save lives and to save homes, with law enforcement working around the clock to keep security at a high lawful, with over 200,000 people evacuated, i'm one of them. with people who have lost lives, lost homes, lost businesses there are still people in our community who rather than saying thank you look at this as an opportunity to commit crime and to take illegal profit and advantage over the situation. we've seen this come up and you have heard law enforcement

describe the arrests that have been made. whether those arrests are for looting, burglary, grand theft, whether there is arrested for arson, whether those arrests will eventually be for price gouging. we've been seeing price gouging with hotels. people offering residents as well above the 10% addition they can charge. we've seen that with medical supplies, other types of supplies, price gouging going on. so the criminals have decided this is an opportunity. i'm here to tell you that this is not an opportunity. you will be arrested. you will be prosecuted. and you will be punished to the full extent of the law. at 2:00 p.m. today we'll hold a press conference to announce the first charges in a looting case and a first charges in an arson case. this is not an arson case tied to the major fires. it was an arson case that was done on the side in essence.

you will hear that these people who have committed these crimes are facing very significant sentences. i am working with over 750 deputy district attorneys and the entire law enforcement community to bring these people who are despicable and disgraceful to justice. we are not only going to see what's happening right now in connection with bringing stability to our community, whether it's again going after the looters, the arsonists or the price gougers, but we are starting to see the criminals emerge who are going to go after the recovery efforts. these are people who are contacting people and pretending to be gofundme operations to help people who have suffered. gofundme, by the way, actually is an excellent organization that is put in place protections. if you use their site you can use it safely. but these are people who are

creating fake gofundme sites. i tell people to be very, very cautious. when you give your money away to check out the organizations that you are doing it to. i applaud anyone who wants to donate to these causes whether with money or services, but make sure that they are going to the right operations. again you can go to emergency network la, enla.gov or go to recovery.la county.gov to see the types of operations that you can have confidence in. we're also going to see scams coming up with insurance proceeds. we'll see scams coming up with government benefits because we are going to literally have billions of dollars come into los angeles county over the next months and years. for the criminals who view this as an opportunity, let me again give you this warning. absolutely unmistakably clear

warning. if you go ahead and want to rip off people and the system and governments that are trying to help the tragic -- people who have suffered from these tragedies will you be arrested, prosecuted and we will seek maximum punishment against you. i hope while i have the opportunity to tell you at a later point that this warning has been heeded. that deterrence works. because if we are going to actually have -- this ability and rebuild it will be based on everyone contributing. but for those who don't want to heed this message, the warning has been cast out there and the warning will actually have teeth behind it. i would now like to introduce los angeles board of supervisors chair kathryn barger. >> thank you.

as i discussed yesterday, fema relief is essential to getting our impacted residents back on their feet. today and yesterday fema staff what been at seven county libraries providing support to individuals who are seeking fema relief. tomorrow these services will transition to centralized assistance centers, one at pastina city college and the other at ucla research park. these centers will be in-person venues where all impacted individuals can receive direct support for fema's assistance program which helps residents access lodging, essential items and other large financial needs. you can visit recovery.la county.gov for all the details. i would encourage everyone listening to go to one of these sites. i was at pasadena center, a supervisor was at well. i saw people handing out cards.

i don't know who they are. i don't know who they represent. but people are looking for an opportunity. at these recovery centers you will have legitimate government officials who are going to work with you to make sure you receive the benefits you deserve. i want to thank fema for their continued support, for our impacted residents. our residents need this support to begin rebuilding and believe me, after last night's meeting that i attended with my constituents they are desperate. so many residents i've heard from especially those without insurance, are concerned they won't receive enough assistance to rebuild their lives. on top of fema assistance, i will be advocating for innovative loan and housing solutions to bring people back to their communities. people need help and they need to know what kind of support they are going to receive.

last night i joined hundreds of impacted victims in pasadena to hear their stories, understand their needs, and to discuss what comes next. many wildfire survivors i've met spoke with have repeatedly told me they are worried about the rebuilding process. specifically many have mentioned they are eager to begin clearing debris and seeing what valuable possessions survived this devastating fire. i want you to know that yesterday the governor issued an executive order to streamline this rebuilding process. this executive order will make rebuilding homes easier by cutting red tape and making it as affordable and efficient as possible for our residents to clear debris. yesterday's executive order along with the previous order to wave a requirement in rebuilding are two unprecedented actions that will be essential to making our community whole again.

i know that our wildfire survivors want nothing more than to begin the rebuilding process. it is our job in government to get out of the way. our neighbors deserve nothing less. to all the residents in our county, we must maintain diligence over the next few days as winds increase again. please listen to law enforcement and their evacuation notices and believe me i heard last night many are frustrated. these next few days are crucial in our fighting of the existing fires and also preventing any new fires. thank you for taking it seriously. i now like to introduce l.a. city mayor karen bass. >> thank you, supervisor. angelenos as we continue to experience the shock, grief and anger, we have to stand together and it is in that spirit that we

have seen hundreds, if not thousands of angelenos traveling all around the region to deliver supplies, clothes, whatever they think might help the victims of these fires. as we've mentioned, the national weather service is predicting close to hurricane-force level winds and so we're making urgent preparations. my top priority and the priority of everyone else is to do everything we can to protect lives. as these winds approach, l.a. city firefighters and firefighters from across the county, state and nation and even overseas are in a pro-active and strategic posture to save lives. firefighting resources from lafd and fire departments from all over are positioned in strategic holding locations. dwp is deploying water tankers to augment water supply for

firefighters. emergency operation centers remain activated at the highest level to rapidly coordinate emergency response. as we prepare for more wind, we are also urgently working to provide people with much-needed resources. this week as chair barger said, our city and county will launch in-person local assistance centers that are tailored to those affected by specific fires. these local assistance centers is for angelenos impacted by the palisades and hurst fires and they will open at the ucla research park formerly known as the west side pavilion. it will operate from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. seven days a week. these centers will help people who have lost vital records like birth certificates, drivers license, social security. they will provide referrals for

mental health counseling and other offices. there will be representation for over 20 city departments. there will be representatives from the state and federal departments and agencies. later today, we are also going to be releasing policies on the city level that will help with the rebuilding process. so as we continue to go through these next few days where the fires are still a serious threat, we also want to begin to help people put their lives back together and to prepare to rebuild our city. i also want to again remind angelenos that la city.gov is now a one-stop shop for assistance for those impacted and a place to help angelenos find a way to get involved. as the winds pick up, please stay safe, please heed the call to evacuate should you receive that.

and remember to heed all public safety guidance. thank you. >> i'm lindsey horvath, supervisor for the third district of los angeles county. the latest palisades fire updates as you have heard more than 23,000 acres have been impacted by this fire and it is 14% contained. we have over 5100 personal and 44 helicopters and 540 engines. the fire continues to hold along mandeville canyon and grateful for our first responders and all those on the front lines fighting in this area. we know it is critical and you are doing a great job. we have also made significant progress in topanga oaks, sylvia parks. all of these areas have been under threat and we are continuing to hold. santa monica has lifted their evacuation orders and downgraded

to warnings. north san vi sent tee. all of the warning areas have been lifted. particularly dangerous situation has been issued, strongest winds will tuesday morning until wednesday. we strongly encourage caution and vigilance. this is the weather prediction that the national weather service had going into last week's event. so these conditions are significant. they are serious, and we need you to follow all orders. all santa monica, malibu, united school district schools will remain closed today. all santa monica campuses except for roosevelt elementary will be open. all lausd schools will be open today except canyon, charter elementary, kenter canyon

charter elementary. topanga charter elementary, la neu road elementary and paul revere middle school. our department of mental health has resources for how to speak with our young people about wildfires at dmh.la county.gov. we need to support our children in this time and make sure they are able to talk about this tragedy. dmh helpline is 800, 854, 7771. metro fares continue to be suspended for as long as conditions remain the same. we thank our chair of the metro board and our ceo for their assistance. palisades post office has been relocated to rancho park post office. residents can pick up their mail at 112 -- >> harris: we'll pull back for a moment. what she just said and we're watching the l.a. county supervisor horvath right there.

what she just said is so critical for people to understand. she said that the fire warnings and conditions that they are expecting, 75 mile-per-hour winds tuesday, meaning tomorrow morning into wednesday. so that's a 24-hour event. those conditions were exactly what they were looking at a week ago when the inferno hurricane is what i call it began. that's how serious the moment they're in right now. they don't anticipate it to last as long but overnight and into wednesday, beginning tomorrow morning. that is significant. i wrote down a lot of notes but i wanted to pull back on that point and i want to bring in now our correspondent ton ground, one of them. fantastic team at fox, griff jenkins. i have know you are in malibu. the background almost matches the pictures we're showing. >> harris, it is just a landscape of devastation.

the iconic malibu pacific highway here just -- take a look at this. this was homes here looking over the ocean. people who lived here had everything. now they have nothing. but let's look at the precarious situation. there are embers still burning a week later. highly dangerous situation here. the debris crews are trying to get into other areas. we've seen both at pacific palisades and near malibu the fire engines coming in trying to tap those down. the reason why it's smoking more, as you can see the wind is starting to pick up and that pds, or particularly dangerous situation they call it a pds that the national weather service put out. exactly what they put out a week ago and the highest level of alert that the national weather service can put out because it is intended to get the local residents to take the highest

level of urgency to heed the warnings. you are talking about 70 mile-per-hour plus winds and what happens is in the places like mandeville canyon where we were northeast of here yesterday when we saw brentwood densely populated areas being threatened. i talked to a fire captain yesterday with the lafd and said one of these embers picks up it go blow up to two miles. land if brush and a new fire starts. that's the concern they are worried about. he also was stressing when i was talking to him if you get a an evacuation notice to go you need to be ready now to go quickly. the wind is starting to pick up. it is tomorrow into wednesday that is the danger zone. but there is also something else i want to show you here right along the pacific coast highway you can see on the hillside where the palisades fire came across, burned everything in its path until it met the pacific

ocean. the black marks are burn scars. it burned all the vegetation up there. we are in the rainy season time of year out here in california. they could be getting rain any time and that creates mudslides. a compounded situation on top of those looters you heard. more arrests now, unthinkable that individuals would try to take advantage of the tragic situation we're dealing with here. >> harris: look, the mudslides brought on by rain are probably not in the forefront for people now. what i hear across your microphone right now are things banging together. i hear the sign above you at the light there moving in the pressure of the wind. i see your hair moving and other things moving. that wind is already starting to move in. that's a huge concern for tomorrow into wednesday. we have to get people's attention about that who are on the ground. i know that fire and police are working mightily to put things out and to protect people but also they are messaging. we heard it loud and clear in

the live news conference. griff jenkins. thank you. i want to bring on the direct relief emergency response manager for a number of locations around the globe. he is based in santa barbara, direct relief gets much-needed resources to people who need them now in l.a. so aaron, tell me -- i'm sure you are hearing the warnings, too, and probably a bit of panic among people who maybe their homes haven't burned but now they're worried. what is it like on the ground to help and find so much need? >> thank you for having me on the program. the need is incredibly high. as you mentioned, direct relief we work around the world. we're a global disaster response and humanitarian aid organization. and we work in over 100 countries and all 50 states. we work in some of the toughest environment on earth. this is reminiscent of some of the worst places we work.

this is an extremely dire situation. the level of devastation is huge. the amount of evacuees who are in need of medical assistance is very, very high. so it's absolutely our responsibility just with our headquarters 80 miles north of where the fires are burning our responsibility and duty to be able to respond effectively and quickly. so we've had our teams, emergency response teams mobilizing every day since these fires began. we've been driving trucks down with needed medical equipment and supplies and medications. >> harris: tell me this. up say it is one of the worst things you've seen and you help people all over the globe. people might have a hard time understanding that when you look at the infrastructure and what's in los angeles and it's one of the greatest cities in the world. it literally has in some areas burned to the ground. so what is the immediate need? is the air any better today? people needed kn945 masks, what

are you able to do immediately? >> yeah, there are a few things to keep in mind here. first of all in terms of the immediate need there is a high need for trauma medications to be able to get to patients who have been either evacuated or impacted by the fires themselves. >> harris: trauma medications like penicillin, those types of things? >> absolutely. we have our team of pharmacists drive down and emergency health kit. everything to treat 100 patients to the physicians and nurses working at the pasadena convention center. they drove and worked late into the night several days ago to be able to get those needed medications. that's in the short term. one thing also to bear in mind is that even if the air quality index is relatively low in a lot of los angeles, there is still ash falling on a large portion of the city and there is smoke inhalation going on throughout a lot of the city. what we've been doing is coordinating with the ymca

network and also with the gap to be able to do mask distribution through gap stores throughout l.a. county and gap brand affiliates. go to a gap store and receive an n95 mask. if you had to leave your home you can get emergency kits. >> harris: it is all hands on deck. thank you very much and thank you for everything that you do. you are such a blessing to others. >> thank you so much. >> harris: absolutely. i want to ask everybody to join fox in supporting people who need help during the historic california wildfires. there are a lot of ways you can do this. any contribution helps the red cross's efforts as people in southern california try to recover and rebuild after the next onslaught of winds. they have to get through the next 48 hours.

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>> harris: action on capitol hill as the united states senate is getting ready to begin confirmation hearings tomorrow. for more than a dozen trump

cabinet choices across the week it will take place and senator rand paul of the great state of kentucky now says is the time for democrats to work with republicans. >> in the past, the minority party has not obstructed at least a handful of high ranking cabinet members to be approved in the first week. so i'm hopeful that secretary of state as well as department of homeland security will be approved either on the day of the inauguration or the day after or that week as well as a few others, department of defense, so i'm hoping we get to it quickly and that we don't muddle it around. >> harris: however, and unfortunately, the opposite is making headlines. here is one. with hearings imminent partisan fight escalates over trump cabinet. if focus now gianno caldwell. political games with trump's nominees is not good for america. the majority of the country voted for change and those are

part of trump's change. >> exactly right. i will take it a step further. it is a nation fall security threat. as we know, we have had a president largely been an empty suit on the world stage. military is weakened. our presence around the world has not been the beacon of hope that it once was. that changes with president trump heading back into office and confirming people like pete hegseth, pam bondi, doug collins and many, many others that should be confirmed. people who are true patriots and want to see the country go far under the leadership of president donald trump. it must stop. there should be no games with these confirmations especially from republicans. for those who may choose to put posture if you will there will be a price to pay in the next election for themselves and the voters have already made that very clear. >> harris: it sounds like from this memo there will be some games. from the dnc.

it reads donald trump's cabinet is stacked with special interest billionaires. it is painfully clear americans voted for trump on false economic promises that he is already walking back. as trump's bill air cabinet begins confirmation hearings this week democrats will hold them accountable for their lies. who will hold democrats accountable for their lies leaning on celebrities who got paid to say that they supported kamala harris? come on. this is a game and it's not funny. >> people like george soros is another example who financed is democratic party to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars. ist is a disgrace. that impacted my family. it has been a disgrace. i'm glad to see people like pam bondi, advisory board member for the caldwell institute of violence. will bring integrity back to the justice department and encounter

this gangs and cartels. let's not forget we have countries like iran who tried to assassinate candidate trump. we have serious issues going on in the world that we need serious people to tack of them. i'm here in d.c. to support the nominations and confirmations like pete hegseth, pam bondi, doug collins. many others we have that are really good people to run these agencies and move the country forward. >> harris: you brought up crime and i know it has touched your family with the loss of your beautiful brother, christian. i'm wondering you say you are in d.c. now. are other people going to watch this, too? >> i think everyone is going to be watching. the truth of the matter is we have folks that are going up for these positions. they will have to answer tough questions. thats the reality of it. there will be people wanting to hear about the plans for the department of defense. it is just the right thing to do. the thing is, we have folks that can properly answer these questions and debunk the lies of

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