right now. >> president trump is on his way to southern california to get a firsthand look at the

devastation left behind by the recent wildfires. good afternoon, i'm kristen z. president trump is expected to land in los angeles very soon. earlier today, the president and first lady visited flooding damage in north carolina. governor newsom's office says he will greet president trump at the tarmac when air force one lands at lax. now, newsom was not invited to actually tour the scorched regions with the president. the two rarely see eye to eye, as you know. trump has blasted california's water policy and response to the wildfires. earlier, while visiting the disaster zone in north carolina, trump put a new condition on federal disaster aid for california. >> in california, we want them to have voter id so the people have a voice, because right now the people don't have a voice because you don't know who's voting. and it's very corrupt. and we also want them to release the water. if they release the water, they wouldn't have had a problem if they released the water when i told them to because i told them to do it seven years ago, if they would

have done it, you wouldn't have had the problem that you had. you might have. you might not have even had a fire. >> trump also proposed possibly eliminating fema. abc news reporter christiane cordero breaks down the president's latest comments ahead of his disaster tour. >> today, president trump is wheels up on his second term, visiting disaster zones east and west. >> north carolina has been treated very badly, so we're stopping there. >> in california's relentless santa ana winds, ten fires started yesterday alone, most now under control, while san diego's border two fire prompted evacuation orders as firefighters worked to contain it. and in los angeles, recovery from the eaton and palisades fires is just getting started. the president today set to survey damage alongside democratic governor gavin newsom. >> i hope he does take the time to listen to the folks impacted directly by these wildfires. >> the two have clashed with trump, threatening to withhold federal aid unless california changes its water policies. trump has falsely claimed

california's conservation efforts allowed fire hydrants to run dry during the los angeles fires. >> and take a look at a fire that could have been put out if they let the water flow. but they didn't let the water flow. >> the hydrants ran dry because they were overstressed, with high winds preventing aircraft from helping. newsom has called for an investigation into how the city managed the issue. the president, also touring western north carolina today, where communities are still reeling after hurricane helene swept through last september. more than 230 people were killed across the six states impacted many of appalachia's roads, bridges, homes and businesses were washed away. trump was a vocal critic of fema's response in north carolina under the biden administration. trump today said he's considering getting rid of fema altogether, and says he wants the states to be in charge of managing catastrophes. christiane cordero abc news, washington. >> southern california is finally getting a break today from the weather conditions that led to the devastating string of wildfires. the santa ana winds

are dying down. welcome news. since a dozen new fires started across the region yesterday. let's give you a look at the active fire still burning on the cal fire map. the laguna fire started yesterday morning near the hills of the csu channel islands campus near camarillo. that fire has burned nearly 100 acres and is 70% contained. the border two fire has grown rapidly today in san diego county. that fire started yesterday afternoon in the otay mountain wilderness area, just north of the u.s. mexico border. nearly 5400 acres have burned so far. it's 10% contained. no evacuations ordered. firefighters are gaining ground on the hughes fire near castaic. a red flag warning expired this morning at 10:00. containment is now at 56%. the fire has burned more than 10,000 acres, and tens of thousands of people remain under evacuation orders. so far, the flames have not damaged or destroyed any buildings, and containment is growing on the

two biggest fires, the eaton and palisades fires. the eaton fire is 95% contained and the palisades fire is 77% contained. now let's take you live to lax, where governor gavin newsom is standing there on the tarmac waiting to greet president trump, who has just landed at lax. you'll be able to see air force one as the shot pulls out there shortly, expecting to see president trump walk down those steps very soon. as you know, there's a lot of tension between these two men who differ on just about every policy you can think of. and there's certainly been a lot of criticism in both directions after this wildfire broke out and even before. so it will be interesting to see their interaction with one another. and it is also interesting to note that president trump has not invited the governor to the disaster region tour in the pacific palisades neighborhood. that is where they're expected to start the tour. but president trump will be with the mayor of los angeles, along with

congressional representatives from the l.a. area, mostly republicans on that list that we saw of people who will be accompanying him. so it appears governor newsom has simply just showed up at lax there, and he is standing there waiting for president trump to come down and talk about perhaps what kind of disaster relief will be given to california. as you probably already heard from our reporting, the president has talked about withholding disaster relief funds, which typically have no conditions attached to them. a disaster in any state is a disaster that fema and the federal government will respond to and send resources and assist, regardless of their political affiliation, whether you call it a quote unquote blue state or red state, or the president who happens to be in the white house at the moment. so this is a first in which president trump this morning mentioned wanting to see voter id as a requirement for california to get disaster relief funds. and of course,

it's difficult because he didn't elaborate this morning when he spoke of voter id, but california does require that people present a driver's license or social security number or other state id in order to register to vote. so the president could be referring to perhaps wanting to see a photo id presented at the point of voting at a ballot polling place, if you will. that could be it. although again, he didn't elaborate. but governor newsom has responded saying we do have voter id laws, so perhaps it's a different view of what that law should look like. but that is a condition that president trump has seemingly attached to any federal disaster relief funds to. okay, so because this is taking a while longer than we expected for him to come down, we'll keep an eye on this for sure. we definitely want to bring you that encounter, that first encounter between governor newsom and president trump as president trump arrives in los angeles to tour the disaster

areas. all right, now, many of you been talking about southern california needing to get much needed rain, and things are about to change a little bit here in the bay area. here's abc seven meteorologist drew tuma with the weekend forecast. >> the accuweather headlines the first one. it's cooler air arriving today. it's much cooler than yesterday. and that cooling trend continues as we head into the weekend. now a shower on saturday is isolated at best, and i really think it's our hills that. see any chance of some wet weather. many communities are going to stay dry over the weekend, but we will all feel the wind here both saturday and sunday and then next week. we do have a lot of sunshine on the seven day forecast. now, as low pressure moves into northern california, it will have limited moisture, but the center of that low will move offshore. and once it gets into southern california, has a lot more moisture to work with from the pacific ocean. and that's why la is really going to see the bulk of the wet weather with this storm system. that is good news because they need it. they have yet to see a winter

storm. this will be their first winter storm of the season. pretty late to have their first winter storm. looking at the drought monitor, you can see severe and extreme drought in southern california. so they desperately need the rain. but all eyes certainly on the burn scars this weekend as that rain falls. so looking at some of those burn scars, the hughes fire, the eaton fire, you see pacific palisades, the palisades fire, we're looking at anywhere from about a third to three fourths of an inch of rain. let's say some areas could receive more than an inch, but most of this rain is falling over about a 36 hour period, so it doesn't look like we'll see widespread landslides. that's good news. but still, there is a chance as rain moves over these burn scars, we could have some issues, especially on sunday. so back here at home it's all about partly cloudy skies. this afternoon we'll see temperatures pretty close to average, upper 50s to the mid 60s overnight. tonight we have those winds to talk about but it does get chilly as well. we just have a new frost advisory posted for

tomorrow morning. essentially the valleys of the north bay and the inland east bay, where temperatures as low as 32 degrees. first thing tomorrow morning. here's a look at the wind speeds strongest in the north bay hills tomorrow, mainly napa county taking the brunt of it in their hills. could see winds 30, 40, 50mph there. then on sunday it gets breezy everywhere. not as strong as the winds on saturday, but still could see winds from time to time about 20mph. so wind advisory in effect in the north bay where we see some of those. >> all right. that is your weather. and now you can see president trump along with the first lady, melania trump, departing or stepping down off of air force one. and look, governor gavin newsom there to greet him. greetings between two men who have battled quite a bit publicly. not able to pick up their conversation. it is very loud.

of course, not a lip reader, but we can certainly saw that greetings were exchanged and it was cordial but short. and president trump is now going to be taken to view pacific palisades, the areas that have burned in the southern california wildfires. and now he's stopping. and perhaps we can hear some of the reporter questions. we have that in very good shape. we have the congressman in charge and michael whatley. and we're going to do a lot of work. we have the army corps of engineers working as they are here. and i think you're going to see some very big progress. they left them high and dry. and now we're going to be taking a little tour with some of the people from the area. i appreciate the governor coming out and meeting me. kevin, we very much. and we'll be talking a little bit. we want to get it fixed. we want to get the problem fixed. and there'll be some ways, but it's like he

got hit by a bomb, right? yeah. like you got hit by a bomb. uh. would you like to say something? but most importantly, thank you for being here. it means a great deal to all of us. and not just the folks in palisades, the folks in altadena that were devastated. we're going to need your support. we're going to need your help. you were there for us during covid. i don't forget that. and i have all the expectations that we'll be able to work together to get the speedy recovery. we will. we've got to get it done. tremendous numbers of lives have been affected. >> a lot. >> of real estate has been affected. nobody's ever probably seen anything like this. you can almost say since the second world war. when you think of it, i mean, nothing like this has happened and we're going to get it fixed, so we'll get it permanently fixed so it can't happen again and again. we'll be talking a little bit later and we'll get it worked out okay i appreciate it, mr. president. thank you god. thank you, thank you, thank. >> you, mr. president. both of

you have disagreed a lot over the past week over what has happened in this state. how do you plan to. >> we got to get it finished. we're looking to get something completed. and the way you get it completed is to work together. he's the governor of the state, and we're going to get it completed. they're going to need a lot of federal help unless you don't need any, which would be okay. we're going to need a lot of federal help. so we're going to take care of things. okay. you work. >> well. this will be making headlines. >> the world will work that out. thank you. >> both president trump and governor gavin newsom pledging to work together to, quote, get it fixed. >> thank you. i'll see you. >> all right. as the two men step away from the reporters and the camera again, you heard governor gavin newsom saying, we appreciate you being here, mr. president, and we're going to need your help. and you heard president trump saying, we are going to get it done and seemingly suggesting that help will be coming, despite the

earlier rhetoric. and as they walk together now towards the helicopter to go to the fire zone, we'll continue to keep an eye on this. on president trump's visit to california today. we'll take a short break, but when we come back, we will talk about this balance, this struggle between the state and the federal government. who gets what power to decide what. we'll explore that with a uc berkeley a team can help you plan for your dreams. so your dream car, and vacation home, may be closer than you think. ready to meet the dream team? you can with wells fargo. "the doctor will see you now." but do they really? do they see all that you are? at kaiser permanente all of us work together to care for all that is you.

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to california, mandating voter id while casting ballots while touring north carolina earlier today, mr. trump also suggested overhauling or maybe eliminating the federal emergency management agency. all of this is opening up lots of questions about the role of the state versus the federal government, and sometimes the struggle between them, sometimes the collaborative nature. joining us now to explore this relationship is daniel farber, professor at berkeley law and director of the center for law, energy and the environment. professor farber, welcome. >> thank you for having me on the show. >> absolutely. well, you saw a few minutes ago, governor gavin newsom and president trump seemingly making nice, at least in front of the cameras, talking about collaborating. right. but of course, president trump had been threatening to withhold federal disaster funds on the basis that california officials have mismanaged our water supply. so first, is that something the president can just do, like either say no money for you or tie it to a condition? >> i think the law isn't totally

clear. the statute that governs these things says that the president can declare a major disaster and then authorize federal relief, and it doesn't specifically limit how that decision is made. however, i think it's clear from some other judicial decisions that the federal government can't attach conditions to federal spending that are irrelevant, and it can't use federal spending to coerce states into changing their policies. so i think that while it might be difficult to get a court to intervene, i think if he does do that, california might have a basis to go to court. >> or to go to court. right. okay. of course. you know, it seems like mr. trump is trying to influence california policy

with regard to voter id and perhaps water management. but look, he's clearly going to use his office to change california's environmental management. right? fights are shaping up over water allocation. central valley farms or urban areas, endangered species protections like the delta smelt, vehicle emissions and clean air standards, you name it. so who will win these fights? that is, does the constitution spell out who gets the final say? >> well, you know, within the limits of what the federal government has the right to do, the federal government takes precedent over state government. but that being said, the federal law leaves a lot of room for states to make their own policy decisions. and so i think, in fact, all these cases have their own technicalities. but i think there are a number of these cases where california would have pretty good legal claims that that the state is entitled

to make its own policies and take its own direction. we're going to see a lot of lawsuits, though, as we did last time that president trump was in the white house. >> is the power balance between states and the federal government shifting? >> i think it's shifted over time. if you went back, i don't know, a century, you would certainly see a less powerful federal government and states having more independence. i think although republicans used to be kind of attached to the idea of states rights, i think the general thrust of a number of the actions that trump is taking is to try to muscle the states and force them to come in line with the policies he favors. >> well, i wonder if, you know,

the federal government becoming more powerful, or the white house becoming more powerful at a time when the states seem more divided. you have your blue states and the red states with very seemingly different cultural values and ideas for how the nation should be run. does that present a conflict and a problem? >> i think it does present a problem. i think obviously people have different views about different issues, but one of the points of having federalism, of having a system of states and the federal government is supposed to be to allow the state governments to be more responsive to the views of the people in individual states. i think that can provide a kind of safety valve that allows all the states to live together comfortably. and i think we need to be cautious about strong arming states to come into line with federal policy. unless there are really

strong reasons why we should not allow states to go their own ways. >> yeah. professor farber, there seems to be a lot of discomfort all the way around right now. sorry. our time is cut short by the arrival of the president and the timing. but thank you so much for your insight. thank yo

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worth showing it to you, because on the left there is marine one and president. trump is over pacific palisades. you can see the scorched areas below. he's on his tour of the devastation. we'll have tonight, for the first time ever, the u.s. using military planes for deporting migrants. president trump touring disaster zones, signaling he's open