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tie. we will have new reaction to hegseth and kristi noem's confirmation to be secretary of homeland security and when the rest of president trump's cabinet will be confirmed coming up in the moments with senate majority reeder -- leader john thune and majority whip john barrasso. a busy hour ahead. welcome to "fox news live," i'm mike emanuel. four female hostages are free in israel in the second exchange since the ceasefire deal last week. this as palestinian prisoners also freed under the ceasefire if deal are arriving in the west bank. mike tobin and in tel aviv tracking movements on the ground. hello, mike. >> reporter: and, mike, here at what has come to be known as hostage square for this weekly gathering, there is a temporary feeling of celebration, a temporary feeling of relief because four of israel's daughters are now back in the jewish state. all four of them soldiers who worked at the military base very near the gaza strip when they were kidnapped on october 4th.

liri, naama, karina and if daniela have been on video seen all over israel with emotional reunions with their parents who hadn't seen them in 15 months and, frankly, didn't know if they would see them again. they were transferred to the rabin medical center where we just got word that they are in stable condition, so no immediate threat to their health. now, they were liberated in exchanging for 200 palestinian prisoners held in israeli jails, some of them on violent offenses, some of them serving life sentences. 70 of them, the palestinians, have now been exiled, never the return to israel or the palestinian territories. some of them went back into the west bank where they were greeted by crowds of palestinians who celebrated their release. there was a hang-up in this stage of the hostage release, and the hang-up was simply that the women and children were supposed to be released before

the soldiers. even female soldiers. there are two civilians, female civilians we know were taken hostage. their names are shiri who was taken hostage along with her two toddlers. status unknown. arbelia is believed to be held by islamic jihad in the gaza strip. still, according to israel with the tenets of the ceasefire agreement, they were supposed to be released from the soldiers, and they were not. therefore, israel didn't hold up its end of the bargain in terms of pulling out of a strip of land in the middle of gaza strip. and if they pulled out, that would have allowed palestinians to move from rafah to their homes in the north of the because a strip. they can't get there now. there has been some conflict in the corridor. so that has caused some friction and some friction with the deal. one more development that we're looking for, hamas is supposed to release tonight updates on the status of the 90 remaining

hostages in the gaza strip, particularly which ones are dead. the latest figure we have is that 35 of the hostages, 35 of the 90 remaining hostages are dead. we'll wait to see what we get are from a hamas. mike? mike: mike toe tobin live in the middle of the action in tel aviv, thanks very much. the senate confirming kristi noem as homeland security secretary today in a rare saturday session. this after pete leg was sworn in as -- pete hegseth was sworn in this morning with vice president vance casting the tie breaking vote. let's go live to our senior congressional correspondent chad pell grim on capitol hill with the latest. hello, chad. >> reporter: mike, good afternoon. the senate confirmed kristi noem as homeland security secretary 59-34. noem could emerge as one of the most important figures in the trump administration. >> she's going to be very busy with in the just general homeland security issues, but

also it's cheer that the president -- clear that the president has to revamp, wants to revamp fema. fema runs the flood insurance program which will be a big part of a revamp. >> reporter: all republicans and six democrats voted to confirm noem, gary peters and elissa slot ken of michigan, andy kim of new jersey, john fetterman of pennsylvania, tim kaine of virginia and jeanne shaheen of new hampshire. the senate also broke a filibuster on the nomination of scott bessent to run the treasury department. that's important as the gop wants to cut taxes. >> his background and training are tailor-made for this role, and he has the demeanor and character to be an effective secretary. as mr. bessent stated, accomplishing key tasks like extending vital tax cuts for all americans is literally a pass a-fail exercise -- pass-fail exercise. >> reporter: there's been bipartisan support for these nominees but not last night for

defense secretary pete hegseth. >> i normally vote for most nominees of a president even if it's not minute i agree with on policy grounds -- somebody i agree with on policy grounds. i really only reserve my no votes for people who completely flunk either the qualification or the character test, and that was why i fought so hard against pete hegseth. >> reporter: so while all democrats to opposed hegseth, some democrats will vote to confirm if bessent and sean duffy as transportation secretary. democrats also voted for marco rubio as secretary of state and john ratcliffe to run the cia. mike? mike: chad pergram live on the hill, thanks a lot. ♪ mike: president trump is spending the day in las vegas set to speak about his no tax on tips promise following his visits yesterday to hurricane helene-ravaged and parts of california scorched by wildfires. lucas tomlinson is live in las vegas with the latest. hello, lucas.

>> reporter: good morning, mike. or good afternoon where you are from old las vegas. as you can see behind me on that sign, it says no tax on tips. that's the theme here for president trump returning to nevada. of course, it's a state he won as part of the seven swing state sweep on his way to capturing the popular vote as well. and nevada, a state that no republican running for president won in 20 years until donald trump in this last election. now overnight here in las vegas president trump firing 17 inspectors general, those are government watchdogs, and those agencies include the pentagon and the state department as well. now, of course, here in las vegas it's a major with hub of the service industries. these are some of the largest hotels in the world right here in las vegas, so a receptive audience here in las vegas to hear the president talk about no tax on tips. we did speak to some people earlier that said that might be challenging given the power of the irs. they want president trump to do

this, that that's why he's here, to follow through on that pledge. , a pledge if we heard on inauguration day. >> do you remember a little statement about tips? does anybody are remember that little statement? [cheers and applause] i think we won nevada because of that statement. [laughter] but they went out and harassed you over the tips. in other words, we are restoring control of our government to the people. >> reporter: now yesterday president trump took his first trip as commander in chief along with the first lady aboard air force one. they first flew down to the hard-hit areas of western north carolina. it was important to president trump that he visit north carolina first, the areas devastated by hurricane helene. then they flew cross country to los angeles where they were greeted unexpectedly on the ramp by california governor gavin newsom. of course, president trump has had a lot of criticism for gavin newsom, his handling of the wildfires. before leaving north carolina, president trump announcing he would be signing an executive order in the future to begin

reforming fema. he thinks that an overhaul is absolutely necessary. >> whether it's a democrat or republican governor, you want to use your state to fix it and not waste time calling fema and then fema gets here and they don't know the area, they've never been to the area and they want to give you rules that you've never heard about, they want to bring people that aren't as good as the people you already have. and fema's turned out to be a disaster. >> reporter: so, mike, president trump went on to say he is also looking into getting rid of fema a altogether and taking that money and putting it district he into the states. he wants states in charge of disaster response, and that is why he's considering scrapping fema altogether. mike, perhaps we'll hear some of that in his remark in the if next few hours here in las vegas, mike. mike: we will follow it all. lucas tomlinson reporting from vegas, thanks a lot. for more on the senate confirmations, let's are bring in republican senate majority whip from wyoming, john

barrasso. senator, welcome. >> thanks, mike. great to be with you. mike: what's your reaction to two confirmations between kristi noem for homeland security and, of course, pete hegseth to lead the pentagon? >> we said president trump would come in with shock and awe a , and he has making dramatic changes, and i was committed as chip to make sure we could get the president's team, his national security team in place as quick as possible. he's been in office five days and we have that team now confirmed. we're talking about the secretary of state, the secretary of defense, the head of the cia. all of those things and the director of national -- of -- with john ratcliffe at the cia. so this has been a big effort with homeland security now, kristi noem today, four cabinet members confirmed in a short period of time. we've committed to that. you know, the democrats have tried to slow us down. we've been grinding them down. we're here voting on a saturday.

we voted friday night. we're winning to continue to work aggressively to make sure the the president has his team in place to get the country back on track. mike: the role of whip involves getting a lot of your colleagues to yes. what were conversations like with the hegseth nomination? >> we need a strong secretary of defense, somebody that can make sure we have a military that is lethal, that is intimidating and that is ready to fight and who can also deal with the fact that morale has been very low in the military, recruitment numbers have been down. pete hegseth is a -- served in uniform, is a decorated combat veteran, and we believe he can answer the call to do what we need to do with military morale to get rid of this wokeness at the military -- that the military has been a led with for the last four years under joe biden and his team. we needed him confirmed, we got it done last night. members of the senate came together. and the most important thing to get him on the job, so the secretary has now been sworn into office and is headed to the

pentagon. mike: up next, scott bessent to be treasury secretary, a critical role in terms of financial policy going forward. also you've got sean duffy to lead the department of transportation. your thoughts on the next confirmations. >> those are critically important. they both came out of committee with bipartisan support. and if then we're moving on from there to energy. you know, the president has declared a national energy emergency, create corral for ou. energy's called the master resource for a reason. we are a world energy superpower, and we ought to act like that. so in the next week we had been voting the a head of the department of severe your, the secretary -- interior, the secretary of energy, the head of the epa, people that can cut through the red tape and the regulations and the punishment that has come are from our energy producers. i'm from wyoming. we are an energy-producing superpower state. we're the breadbasket of american energy. need to continue to produce all of that energy, and we've had a

lot of problems in the biden administration who wanted to prioritize climate are over energy that is available, affordable and reliable. ing and one of the reasons that i believe president trump won was his commitment to to american energy. and we didn't have it in the last administration. we have it now. mike: my colleague lucas reported on president trump firing 17 inspectors general. do you have concerns about that move, sir? >> well, sometimes inspector generals don't do the job that they are supposed to do. some of them deserve to be fired. and the president is going to make wise decisions on those, some that he decides to keep, some that he decides to remove. he's moving forward aggressively across all areas of government. you just saw yesterday seven different planes of illegal immigrants, criminals out of the country into guatemala, into mexico. you're talking over 500 illegal immigrants. the president is going to continue to move aggressively on all fronts, on the economy, on

the border, on american strength, the things that he has promised to do. he's going to deliver. mike: senator senate majority whip john barrasso, great state of wyoming. grateful for your time, big week for you with. thanks a lot. >> thanks, mike. >> oil prices will come down, and when oil prices come down, everything's going to be cheaper for the american people and actually for the world. but for the american people. mike: president trump putting a freeze on biden's green energy initiatives as he aims to secure america's path toward oil and gas dominance. former texas governor rick perry was energy secretary under president trump in his first term. he joins me now. mr. secretary, governor, welcome. >> how are you, mike? good to be with you. mike: let's start with president trump's immediate if actions on energy -- immediate actions on energy, his declaration of a national energy emergency, restart lick quad natural -- liquid natural gas terminals,

revoke the ban on oil and gas drilling in most u.s. coastal waters and paris climate agreement withdrawal. what is your assessment of these actions? >> a stunningly successful first few days, exactly what he said he was going to do. and people just need to look at donald trump and recognize he's going to do what he said he was going to do. stopping the pause on lng, i think, was the biggest, boldest first move. it sent a message not only to the united states and along the gulf that the jobs are back, ladies and gentlemen, and we're going to get back into the energy dominance business, but it also sent a message to our allies around the world you can count on us. we're not going to to play hide the ball with you. we're going to deliver affordable, clean energy to you so that you don't have to rely upon people like russia who don't have their best interests in mind. so his other idea of opening up these federal lands, particularly anwr, kevin o'leary had a fabulous i'd about

using -- eye about using all of the proceeds that come from those areas the pay down the national debt. that's the type of forward thinking, i think thoughtful, visionary thinking, using american energy. because everything, mike, everything is affected by energy, energy costs. so so supply and demand, it works out there. the president putting pressure on opec, opec, him putting pressure on our industry, if you will. he's saying, okay, boys and girls, we're going to get rid of the regulations and the downward pressure. show us what you got. and i can assure you that american energy producers when it's that black gold that we have great abundance of or whether it's that atomic gold in in the small modular reactor world, for instance, he's going to free them from overregulation, overlit -- overlitigation, overtaxation, and you're going to see american

industries, marley the energy industry, grow like never before. mike: a key senate democrat expressing concern over what he calls on president trump's war on wind energy. let's play that. >> he ordered a halt to offshore and onshore wind projects. wind energy is key to reducing pollution and achieving affordable, stable energy prices. mike: what about wind, mr. secretary? >> you know, there's a mace for wind, but this idea -- a place for wind, but this idea that wind is supposed to take the place of base load energy which is basically natural gas and nuclear energy is just nonsense. the wind doesn't blow all the time, the sun doesn't blow all the time, so these intermittent sources of energy, you can't rely on them. they're hard on the grid. so the president's making the right decisions. listen, there are going to be democrats who are against the president if he comes out and says he's for apple pie and blue skies, they're going to be against it. i get that. but they're small-finded.

i think they're not very -- small-minded. i think they're not very visionary. wind will find its place in a free market and not one that is subsidized by the federal government, making people use wind and solar when these other sources of energy not only are more dense, and what i mean by more dense, you can get more energy out of them than you can from the wind and the solar panels. making sure that americans have a choice out there. that's -- and americans will pick natural gas and our nuclear energy every time over these renewable sources of energy. i uh-uh but you know what? if you want to go the renewing path, go the renewable path. recognize it's not that reliable from time to time. mike: if former energy secretary and former texas governor rick perry, thank you so much for your time and analysis. >> good to be with you. god bless you. mike: got bless you, thank you. one of might be owes' --

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that support health, education and other programs. there are exceptions for emergency food programs and military aid to israel and egypt. critics say the move could have life or death consequences for families while president trump claims the foreign aid industry is not aligned with american interests. ahead of the much anticipated trump-putin call, the russian president is signaling his readiness to meet, adding the west shall lean on president zelenskyy to cancel a 2022 decree that bars him from negotiating with the russian leader. stephanie bennet is live with the latest. hello, stephanie. >> reporter: hey, mike. yeah, president putin says he's ready for negotiations with president donald trump over russia's war with ukraine and also energy prices and suggested it would be a good idea for the both of them the meet. [speaking russian] >> translator: we have always said, i want to emphasize this again, we are ready for these negotiations on the ukrainian issue. but there are also a issues that

require special attention. >> reporter: and in that interview with a russian state tv journalist, putin described president trump as smart and pragmatic but adding that -- added that negotiating with ukraine would be complicated after that a decree in 2022 that prevents zelenskyy from conducting talks with putin. therefore, he said there could only be preliminary outlines and not serious talks. in the days since his inauguration, president trump has repeatedly called for a swift resolution to this war threatening to hit russia with new sanctions and tariffs if it did not negotiate an end. but zelenskyy has said putin is just trying to manipulate president trump. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: a report from the head of the foreign intelligence service on russia's military potential and putin's readiness to continue the war and manipulate world leaders. he is trying to manipulate the u.s. president's desire to achieve peace. i'm confident that no russian manipulations will succeed any

longer. >> reporter: and meanwhile, south korea's military suspects that north korea is preparing to send even more troops to russia to fight against ukraine despite pyongyang suffering heavy casualties. now according to the latest that statistics from the u.k. ministry of defense, of the around11,000 troops sent -- 11,000 troops sent by north korea, they suggest about 4,000 of them are either injured or killed. mike? mike: stephanie bennett reporting live, thanks a lot. vladimir putin says he's ready for negotiations with president trump over russia's war in ukraine and energy prices and suggested it would be a good idea for them to meet. >> panama's government began auditing a hong kong company operating ports at both ends of the panama canal after president trump expressed concerns over growing chinese influence over the canal. >> we're taking it back. >> reporter: panama's

president, jose no lee know, was asked about president trump's -- president trump's remarks and. >> be serious. >> reporter: the panamanian government rejected president trump's claims to the panama canal saying it violated the u.n. charter. u.s. officials have warned china china a may be eyeing the canal through which 40% of u.s. container ships traverse each year. the former head of u.s. southern command had this warning during the biden administration -- >> i worry about the, you know, they look like civilian companies, they're state-owned enterprises that could be quickly changed over to a military capability if they needed that to. >> reporter: at his confirmation hearing last week, the new secretary of state, marco rubio, clarified what the president was referring to when he said china is, quote, to operating the canal. >> sovereignty has not been turned over to a foreign power. in reality, a foreign power today possesses through their companies the ability to turn

the canal into a chokepoint in a moment of conflict, and that is a direct threat to the national interest and security of the united states. >> reporter: from 2017-2023, the u.s. did not have an ambassador in panama. during those five years, panama if signed 47 bilateral agreements with the chinese, agreed to china's belt and road initiative and severed ties with taiwan, succumbing to pressure from beijing. at the pentagon, jennifer griffin, fox news. mike: in that interview with a russian tv state journalist, putin described president trump as business-like, smart and pragmatic but added negotiating would be complicated after a decree was signed in 2022. therefore, the russian president said there could only be preliminary outlines of a negotiation and not serious talks. in the days since his inauguration, president trump has repeatedly callinged for a swift resolution to the war

threatening to hit russia with now sanctions and tariffs if they did not negotiate an end. let's bring in california congress congressman amy bear a rah, member of the foreign affairs committee -- ami bera. congressman, welcome. >> thanks for having me on. mike: so secretary of state rubio's first foreign trip will be to panama. let's play him. >> the most expensive thing, relatively speaking, the most expensive thing we've ever built is the panama canal. >> and you're serious about a -- >> and, unfortunately, jimmy carter gave it away for one dollar. we're going to have to take it back. china's running the panama canal right now. that wasn't the deal. mike: what is your assessment of the importance of the panama canal, sir? >> the importance can't be understated. you just said 40% of our cargo goes through the panama canal. and president trump's correct, we did build it, and it's vital not just to the united states, but to everyone in this world. it's got to stay open.

i support the president in going down and, you know, expressing our concern about chinese influence across the canal, and, you know, i think we'd support secretary rubio being down there there. mike: the president'sal very focused on energy -- also very focused on emergency prices. let's play that. okay. well, he's talking about basically if we brought down energy prices, that would help end russia's war on ukraine. your thoughts on ending the war in ukraine. >> so i think a couple things. it is going to be complicated but, again, you know, having met with ukrainian parliamentarians, watching this war unfold now approaching close to three years, i think there's a way to get a deal done. something that guarantees ukrainian security. it's probably not going to be natomen. if -- natomen. and something -- nato membership. something that allows president

zelenskyy to the talk about some of these occupied territories, i don't think russia's going to cede those territories. are there contours of a deal. and the question is, what do you do with russia? it's showed its aggressiveness, but we can't have it sit out there the as a rogue nation, and we certainly don't want russia and china to move closer together. again, it's complicated, but i think it's a place where you can find democrats working with secretary rubio, president trump the get this done. mike: the president also focused on nato allies paying more for defense. let's show the audience the top four in nato in terms of expenditure on defense and share of gdp. poland, estonia, usa at 3.38%. latvia, 3.15%. what would be the impact if all nato allies spent 5% on defense, congressman? >> you know, so europe is going to to have to take primary responsibility for european security. doesn't mean america is leaving,

but, you know, this america first agenda that the public voted for and president trump won suggests that, you know, europe will have to take responsibility for their security. i can't explain to my constituents why someone in france can retire at age 60 with a full pension and health care benefits but americans have to work until they're 70, 75. it is a real hard argument for us to make and, again, those are advanced economies. we're not leaving them, but they are going to have to step up their game. mike: congressman ami bera, thank you for your time today. great to see you, sir. >> thanks, mike. be well. mike: coming up, senate majority if leader john thune joins us live on set to talk about th' latestem confirmations, stay wih us. nd the game — he hardly struggled at all! you know, every day is a struggle for us pigeons... meanwhile, he's flipping through channels

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senate majority leader from the great state of south dakota, john thune. senator, congratulations. busy week. >> thank you, mike. mike: so your reaction to kristi noem, your governor, getting across the finish line today and pete hegseth last night. >> yeah. two big ones. very important that they get done. they're the national security, obviously, border security with governor noem, now secretary noem. and of course with secretary hegseth, a lot going on in the world. glad to get those done. we're working on a couple more and just going to keep grinding through and get the president's team in place and ready to implement his agenda. mike: i'm told you were very involved in getting the votes for hegseth in getting that across the finish line. >> it was a team effort. it was hard and it was close, but we got it done. we knew there was a path, and i've been saying for some time that there's a path. and it ended up pretty much exactly kind of the way i expected it to come out. in the end, it was a good outcome. and for the country, honestfully. and i -- honestly.

lord knows that the department of defense has some challenges in front of its, and he's -- of it, and he's a guy that's a ready to roll up his sleeves and go to work. we're anxious to get him on the job. mike: does it matter if it's 5- 51-50 in hegseth's case or rubio, 99-0, in the end? >> in the end, they get confirmed. some, obviously, have more votes than ever. marco was an exception because he's a colleague and, you know, democrats and republicans, both sides really like him. and i think he'll be great at the job. so, obviously, he had some advantages going into it. but with hegseth, you know, he wasn't as well known, for sure. but i think as he went through the process, he handinged himself really well. i thought his confirmation if hearing was great, and the way he handled, at least from reporting i got back on his individual meetings with senators went well too. and i think the way he articulated what he wants to do when he gets there. i mean, he wants the department

of defense to be about the war fighter, not about, you know, dei or some sort of woke agenda. and i think the american people are ready for that, and i think the department of defense and our military's ready for that. mike: you'll start a new week with9 scott bessent to lead treasury and sean duffy toell, h big votes. bessent came out of the finance committee, and i also serve on the commerce committee where sean duffy came out, he came out unanimously. bessent got a good -- we had a cloture voted the on bessent, and i think he got 67 votes on closure. these -- crow cloture. these are very capable people, and i'm hoping that the democrats recognize that and give us the support that we need and enable us to get going on the next set of nominees. mike: majority leader john thune, grateful for your time today. thanks much. >> thanks, mike.

mike: senator thune will have an exclusive appearance if tomorrow on "sunday morning futures" with maria bartiromo, 10:00 eastern time here on fox news channel. ♪ ♪ mike: efforts to carry out president trump's immigration plan are underway as deportation flights have started. this as the state department is clarifying the trump administration's reimplementation of the remain in mexico policy. madeleine rivera is here with the latest. hi, maddie. >> reporter: good afternoon, mike. the u.s. is touting a successful relationship with mexico, and this is important, mike, because yesterday there were reports that mexico had refused a deportation flight from the u.s. a state department official tells fox news, yes, mexico had rejected a deportation flight but not because mexico is refusing to cooperate. that official says the flight was rejected because of a paperwork misunderstanding. in fact, state department spokesperson tammy bruce says mexico received four i.c.e. flights on thursday and two military flights were sent to

guatemala. the remain in mexico policy requires some asylum seekers to wait in mexico for their hearing at a u.s. immigration court. it needs the participation of mexico. earlier this week, mexican president claudia sheinbaum said non-mexican nationals would not be hosted in mexico. she also a said she would be talking with the trump administration about how to pay for the deportation flights. meantime, the pentagon is deploying 1500 army personnel and marines to the southern border to boost military presence there. >> we believe in border security. now, not every border's the same. all cities across the southern border are different. laredo's the largest port of entry to the united states and the commercial side, so we have different challenges. but we all have challenges. >> reporter: this week i.c.e. agents also arrested hundreds of migrants across the country in what it calls targeted operations focused on. >> criminal aliens who threaten national security and public safety. some democrats though say the tactics are sparking fear and

instability. >> what you are seeing in this moment is a tactic to target anyone that may look immigrant. you're seeing it across the country. >> reporter: a fox news poll shows roughly 30% of voters support the deportation of all migrants in the u.s. illegal hi and almost 60% support the removal of those accused of crimes. mike. mike: maddie rivera, thanks a lot. as southern california's expecting it first significant rain in months, there's now concerns about mudslides. the latest from if los angeles next. ♪ ♪ mplete, balanced nutrition for strength and energy. yay - woo hoo! ensure, with 27 vitamins and minerals, nutrients for immune health. and ensure complete with 30 grams of protein. (♪)

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>> mudslides can be very fast, we're talking 35, 40 mile-an-hour down a slope. you can't outrun a landslide or a debris flow. they're just too fast. >> reporter: president donald trump toured this wildfire-damaged area yesterday and had a round table with local officials to hear their needs. during the briefing trump was very clear on his stance with democratic leaders in the state, urging them to cut through all the bureaucracy, red tape and environmental restrictions to help fire victims get back on their feet, get back into their properties and receive financial aid. take a listen to his intense exchange with democratic california congressman brad sherman. >> fema's incompetently run, and it costs about three times more than it should cost -- >> i'm hoping -- >> -- we could spend money on schools instead of giving money to bureaucracy. [applause] it takes you so much longer -- >> mr. president, i -- >> takes you so much --

>> -- for helping our people,. >> reporter: again, tens of house of homes destroyed in these wildfires, and new these residents who have already had to deal with so much are worried about potential mudslides. hopefully, things will stay safe. mike? mike: christina coleman doing a great job out there, thanks a lot. with more on where recovery efforts stand as fire crews continue battling the fires, deputy chief jim hudson joins me now. jim, welcome. >> thank you. mike: what's the latest on fires in and around the los angeles, sir? >> well, specific to the palisades incident where i'm in unified command here as we're sitting at 23,448 acres. we're sitting at 8 11th contained right now -- 8% if contained -- 81%. made a lot of progress on our principle tear control, and what we're working on now is what we're calling initial protective actions or what is really make safe within the interior of the

fire footprint for the public. and that's been our focus. mike: president trump was just out there late yesterday. are let's play a sample of him. >> i don't think you can realize how, how rough it is, how devastating it is until you see it. i didn't realize. i mean, i saw a lot of bad things on television, but the extent of it, the size of it. we flew over it in a helicopter. we flew to a few of the areas, and it is devastation. mike: any surprise about his? >> no, i think that's a fair assessmentment it is the very def -- devastating. you know, the impact to the communities are extreme and very surreal, and, you know, all our efforts are going towards making that that safe right now and getting the communities set forth on ad road, the road to to recovery that's going to follow this incident. mike: this has been going on for two weeks now. i want the play one of your colleagues, and i'll get you to react to it. >> there is fatigue across all

of los angeles county and southern california with these fires. however, the boots on the ground are fresh. they've got a great system of of rotating in fresh firefighters. that's helpful and critical. i think some of the people we're concerned about are our families who are worried for us and have been our support system. mike: do you worry about physical and mental exhaustion? >> we're always worried about the health and wellness of our firefighters. incidents like this in california, at least our standard is to work 24-hour operational shifts. after a 24-hour shift, the fair fighters will get rest and recovery the next day for 24 down. and we call them odd-even days so we have a continuous cycle. we have had a tremendous amount of resources on this incident, over 5400 first responders just in our incident if base alone, our command post with the palisades incident. probably over over 6,000 with the support personnel. we've had assistance from across the western united states through interstate knew can --

mutual add aid, and we actually a had assistance there british columbia, mexico and israel as a well. we're continuously monitoring the health and wellness of our firefighters. mike: with rain in the forecast, how worried are you about mudslides? >> well, we have what we call an incident meteorologist with us, and then before that in the early days of this incident we have what we call watershed emergency response teams. they come in right almost immediately and do an analysis of the soil burn severity which is an easy way of saying what is the level are of absorption that the soil can take. so we, we've had that analysis completed. we're working very close with our incident meteorologist, i and the national weather service. we know of any thresholds that what we reach for rainfall. that's not predicted over this weekend, but we're also trying to make sure that the county and the city and the communities are set up to know what those thresholds are moving forward, and we have some actions that

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