we did once upon a time have four seasons, and all that stopped. >> reporter: these neighborhoods tucked in the foothills of los angeles could have survived this weather whiplash, but with climate change, the rainy seasons are more intense, the dry seasons last longer. in fact, the last time los angeles saw even an inch of rain was around easter of last year. and long-term weather models don't call for any rain coming here any time soon. could this have been prevented? >> no. >> reporter: ucla professor stephanie pincel points to a history of intense fires in the west. >> we have to evacuate. >> reporter: three years ago, the marshall fire near denver snaked down a hill, growing from a grass fire into the most destructive in colorado's history. incinerating more than one thousand suburban homes. and in 2013, the arnell hill fire in arizona killed 19 elite firefighters who were trying to protect homes just down the mountain. >> we're still thinking that as humans, we can overpower nature. well, we're not quite that powerful.

>> reporter: these fires all have one thing in common. they take place at the wildland-urban interface, a technical term where humans have overstepped into nature. a third of all american homes exist in this type of space. there anybody who can be held accountable? >> suburban sprawl? how about that? >> reporter: is this in any way a winnable firefight? >> no. why would we even think that way? winning means we're still trying to dominate natural patterns. we cannot win over nature ultimately. >> reporter: do you think that if this can happen here, it can happen anywhere? >> oh, for sure. for sure. >> reporter: which begs the ultimate question of if these communities can rise from the ashes and how to rebuild when the flames are bound to come back. for "eye on america," tom hanson, los angeles. people forced to flee the

wildfires burning out of control face a daunting decision as the flames bear down on their homes, what to bring with them. whether you live in a fire zone or not, ash-har quraishi has some advice on what you should already have packed in a go bag. >> oh my god, oh my god. >> reporter: surreal images in southern california. homes and businesses, entire neighborhoods gone. >> oh my god! >> reporter: hundreds of thousands ordered to evacuate. disaster can strike at any time, anywhere. so how prepared are you for an emergency? well, to walk us through what you should know, we're going to talk to captain clyde pitts with the rye new york fire department. so what's the first thing you should do? >> the key really is to have a plan before emergency strikes. even the best plan needs a plan b. >> reporter: and the biggest tip you would recommend? >> so one of the best things a family can do is have a go bag ready. that's something they would need 24/7, 365. >> reporter: so what should you put in your go bag?

make sure you have an extra clothes, a blanket, batteries, charger cable for your phone, some nonperishable food items, food for your pets. take some water, first aid kit. and if there is water, make sure you have a fire extinguisher and n95 mask. also sign up for emergency alerts on your phone, and plan your exit routes. have a meet-up for family members. take videos of your home and valuables in advance that will come in handy for any insurance claims you have to file. if you know you need to leave at a moment's notice, back your car into the driveway for a quicker getaway. our go bag is packed. our plan is in place. if we have to evacuate quickly, what are the essentials? you have to grab before you head out the door? >> cash, debit card, credit card, two forms of id great. grab your passport. hopefully you already have your driver's license. medication key. and then lastly, don't forget about your pets. >> reporter: so we've seen the video of cars that were abandoned in southern california having to be moved out of the way with bulldozers. if you have to abandon your car

and fire is approaching, what should you do? >> the best tip i can give you is pull it as far off the road as you possibly can, that way you can leave a path open for first responders. >> reporter: okay. so we've got our go bag. now that we're on foot, i the tell why it's a good idea to pack light. >> you're packed for one person. imagine when that becomes a family of three and four. >> reporter: keep it easy so you can be mobile. >> correct. quick, fast, and mobile. >> reporter: and if you have kids with you, experts say to try and stay calm and bring a comfort item for them, a blanket, stuffed animal, whatever might bring them peace. also, it's a good idea to have something to help pass the time beyond phone, perhaps a book or a deck of cards. ash-har quraishi, cbs news, new york.

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so there seemed no better way for me to arrive in his adopted hometown. i've arrived in wilmington, delaware. this is the amtrak train station which actually has been renamed joseph r. biden train station. so we're headed to the charcoal pit, which is one of those restaurants that the president has been going to for years. and where i've wanted to visit ever since i saw this at the democratic national convention last summer. >> the best triple black and white milkshakes. >> black and white shakes. >> reporter: chef lupe alvarez has been running the kitchen. >> so what do you think? >> that's so good. >> reporter: and serving biden here for the last 31 years. so you've been serving him since he was a senator. >> yes. and then? >> vice president and a president. >> reporter: that's so cool. >> he can go anywhere else, but he comes to the charcoal pit. >> reporter: president biden has been coming here practically his entire life, which is why it seems so many people here have a

personal connect to the president. >> joe biden gave me my big break. he appointed me to west point in the class of 1980. >> our kids grew up together and played soccer, and we got to know each other because he is very outgoing. >> reporter: while biden's approval rating recently hit an all-time low, you wouldn't know it here. >> he's got more than 50 years of public service, and he's done a good job representing delaware and taking care of delaware. >> there was a billboard right in the center of wilmington. it said "way to go, joe." that pretty much expresses the almost universal feeling. it's small little delaware, you know, ended up having a president of the united states. ♪ >> reporter: we are standing on the boardwalk at rehoboth beach. this is where president biden and dr. biden have a summer vacation home. we're about to go to one of his favorite italian restaurants in the area. but first, i'm going check out this view.

and that ocean is as blue as many voters here in rehoboth beach. but surrounding sussex county is rural and turning as red as the signature sauce at di febo's. >> to me he is just a regular guy, and he loves italian food. he loves his chicken parm, spaghetti and meatballs. >> reporter: jeff runs the restaurant with his wife lisa. >> in general, he did things in the united states' best interest. and sometimes not his party's best interest. >> i look forward to the time when we can look back on his years of service, including his presidency, and recognize the incredible work. >> reporter: life-long delawarean kim blanche is a registered nurse. she convinced me to try a popular dish with diners in the know. >> yeah, here we go. >> reporter: caesar salad with meatballs. >> i don't know that his administration honestly has done the best job at highlights everything that they've been able to accomplish. >> he was a president that did a

lot of executive actions. which i would say i don't agree with. >> reporter: and one of the last things he did left a bad taste in the mouth of some here, even where the bidens can feel like family. >> i don't necessarily have a problem with him pardoning his son. i think, again, a father's love will always. if you're in a position to do something i think for your kids, you'll do that. but he kind of came out publicly saying he was going to stand aside. and then at the end, he kind of reversed course. >> reporter: the next morning, i stopped for breakfast in milford, right in the heart of the state, where delaware divides in more ways than one. we are on the banks of the mispillion river which runs through one of the more purple districts in the state. and we're going to have breakfast at river lights cafe. at this family-owned spot, first order of business was ordering delaware's favorite breakfast meat, scrapple, a fried patty

made with pork trimmings. what do you think about joe biden the man? he is probably moving back to delaware after he leaves office. >> well, i don't like him. i don't dislike him. i just didn't like some of his policies. and that's it. the pay doesn't go up as much as the bills go up. >> reporter: your wages aren't keeping up with the pace of inflation. >> right, right. >> i think a lot of people thought that when he got in office, that he was going to do a lot better for the economy than he did. and i think it's kind of shined a light back on trump that hey, maybe trump wasn't as bad as we thought he was because things were better. gas prices were better. things were down. >> reporter: just a few seats over, i met anastasia from ukraine, who was granted temporary residency here by the biden administration. >> i really feel the privilege to be here. and i'm very grateful to all the american people, and including president biden and his team. i'm feeling hopeful, but i'm feeling a little bit scared at the same time, because we don't know will i be able to kind of stay here and be with my daughter who is an american

citizen. i've wanted to always name my daughter solomia, and it means peace. and i've been just hoping that the world can gain a little bit more peace. ♪ >> that was vladimir putin reporting. stay with us. "cbs news roundup" will be right back.

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many disabled americans need customized wheelchairs to go about their lives. but some of those chairs cost tens of thousands of dollars. well, there is a good samaritan in florida who designs and builds the chairs and has partnered with a local company to foot the bill. cbs' cristian benavides has the story. >> forward a little bit. >> reporter: for many in the disabled community, angel pardo is a man who lives up to his name. >> it's all i've done most of my adult life. >> it empowers to be more independent. >> reporter: last month florida resident gabriel vergara, who has muscular dystrophy received one of his wheelchairs.

pardo and his team build the custom chairs from monster chairs to supped up trucks, with a typical cost of about $40,000, out of reach for most people with disabilities. >> it changes their life completely. the people that receive these chairs would otherwise not be getting around. >> reporter: vergara's customized wheelchair came at no cost thanks to a partnership between pardo's dmr wheelchairs and the darryl glenn chapter of the bonnie conti fund to chair paralysis. >> to have the smile on his face, and now he is hoping to continue his rehabilitation. that's priceless. >> reporter: vergara says as his disease progresses, he is grateful for his new wheelchair, something he could never afford on his own. >> to have a more sense of living, to improve the quality of our life, and to be a more productive member in society. >> he is a very deserving person. it was very rewarding to see him get this chair that makes such a difference in his life.

>> reporter: pardo also gives a year of fittings and maintenance free to all recipients. cristian benavides, cbs news, miami. >> so dedicated to helping others. we love to see that. and that's today's "cbs news roundup." for some of you, the news continues. for others, tune in later for "cbs mornings," and follow us online at any time at cbsnews.com. reporting from the cbs broadcast center in new york city, i'm shanelle kaul. ♪

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powerful santa ana winds are returning wednesday with gusts of up to 70 miles per hour. those powerful winds could also expand fires still burning in the los angeles area, including the deadly palisades and eaton fires, or possibly fuel new ones. cbs' rob marciano reports from inside the fire zone. >> we're taking an aggressive lean forward posture, strategically placing fire patrols and engines in the unimpacted high fire risk areas in the city. >> reporter: with wind warnings now extended that could fan more flames, equipment and crews have surged to the battle lines of the palisades fire. but they say they're ready. this team is from colorado. they just got an assignment to head a little farther north. they've been strategically placed here in a neighborhood near the palisades that has not been burned. this has been the concern with these winds kicking up, if one of these hot flares up, they have to snuff it out.

so far firefighters have only been able to establish a perimeter around 17% of the fire to prevent it from spreading. >> my orders are to kind of get the area cleaned up here as best we can. >> reporter: greg cates from oregon job is clearing dry brush away from home that could be threatened by flare-ups. >> obviously, if they see any hot spots, call and hopefully kind of get things prepped for people to come back in. >> reporter: as the dry winds continue to blow, the army of firefighters remain at the ready. >> we're still pushing forward until we don't have any threat. >> reporter: and no rain in the forecast at all. >> exactly. >> reporter: yeah, no rain until further notice. here at a staging area for the palisades fire, we are protected from the winds. the wind didn't quite reach forecast levels, but there are indications that's only been delayed, and some of the higher winds could very well come overnight tuesday into wednesday morning. and that pds red flag warning

has been extended to go well into wednesday afternoon before eventually going onshore, a little bit more moist. no rain, though. and the pattern is such that more santa ana winds may very well come the beginning of next week. rob marciano, cbs news, palisades, california. the confirmation hearing on capitol hill for pete hegseth, president-elect donald trump's controversial pick to serve as defense secretary, turned contentious on tuesday. senators questioned hegseth over his qualifications and allegations of misconduct. cbs' natalie brand has more from capitol hill. >> reporter: democratic lawmakers wasted no time grilling president-elect trump's defense secretary pick, pete hegseth, on excessive drinking and sexual misconduct allegations. >> you've admitted that you had sex at that hotel on october 2017. you said it was consensual. isn't that correct? how do you explain your judgment? >> completely false charges against me.

fully investigated and i was completely cleared. >> reporter: some senators expressed concerns about hegseth's ability to manage the pentagon's nearly trillion budget, citing his handling of finances at two veterans nonprofits. >> by the time you left that organization had deep debts, including credit card transaction debts of about $75,000. >> reporter: republican joni er ernst, a republican herself questioned hegseth about the role of women in the military, given hegseth's past comments that women should not serve in combat roles. >> as secretary of defense, will you support women continuing to have the opportunity to serve in combat roles? >> yes, women will have access to ground combat roles, combat roles, given the standards remain high. >> reporter: a month ago hegseth's confirmation appeared in jeopardy, with several republicans expressing concerns. but since then, president-elect trump and his allies have

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the justice department has released special counsel jack smith's report on donald trump's election interference case. smith says had trump not won the election and had the case been allowed to go forward, he likely would have been found guilty. cbs' scott macfarlane has details from that report. >> reporter: the final chapter of the federal investigation of president-elect donald trump's role in the january 6th attack is a 137-page closing report from special counsel jack smith. smith argues trump knowingly conspired to submit fake electors and overturn the 2020 election results, saying the evidence was sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction. smith reveals he did consider a fifth felony charge, incitement of insurrection, which would have banned trump from running for office again if convicted. but smith opted not to. trump has called smith politically motivated and deranged. >> i defeated deranged jack smith. he is a deranged individual. >> reporter: smith says trump's

claim that he was influenced or directed by the biden administration is in a word, laughable. the former special prosecutor dropped his case after trump won reelection, citing policy prohibiting a sitting president from being subject to criminal prosecution. california democrat pete aguilar, who investigated the january 6th riot as part of a house select committee says if smith had been appointed sooner, trump might not have avoided trial. >> the january 6th committee did a lot of work on the front end, and we would have liked to see things move a little faster. >> reporter: before the clock ran out? >> before the clock ran out. >> reporter: smith's report also says when trump publicly attacked witnesses and investigators, trumps followers would then threaten them. trump has also talked of locking up some members of congress who have investigated the attack. former house select committee chairman bennie thompson told cbs news he would accept a pardon before president biden leaves office to protect him from trump. >> there are a lot of people who take this person at his word. and i don't want him to

weaponize government against people for doing their job. >> reporter: trump tried unsuccessfully to keep jack smith's final report bottled up with legal challenges that ultimately failed. trump has pledged pardons for some or all of the 1600 january 6th riot defendants. those could begin as early as monday. >> that was scott macfarlane reporting. stay with us. "cbs news roundup" will be right back.

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filing insurance claims. most standard home insurance policies include fire coverage, which takes care of any damage to the structure or the replacement of personal belongings. but it can be tricky to navigate. to help us understand this, we're going to talk to brian violence, who is a deputy editor at consumer reports specializing in marketplace fairness. brian, what's the first thing you should do if you find yourself in this situation? >> the first thing you want to do is take stock of your documents. go other all your insurance forms, find out your coverage levels, get everything in black and white so you know where you're starting from. then reach out to the insurance company. it's still early days, but you can establish that connection to make sure you have the right numbers, emails, all the open correspondence. >> reporter: and this is something you can do before disaster hits, take photos and videos of your home and belongings so if you are ever impacted by fire or flood or other disaster, you'll be able to share that with your insurer as they decide your

compensation. documenting after the disaster, that's important too? >> absolutely. don't touch anything until you're given an all clear. >> reporter: so what other documentation should survivors think about right now? >> you should have a diary that you can keep along can with the names, contacts, emails of everything you're interacting with on your recovery journey. >> reporter: and what about receipts? >> receipts are important. they're important in the before context and the right now. >> reporter: after your adjuster inspects your property, fema may offer to clear debris. should you take fema up on that offer? >> absolutely. if you establish that it's a legitimate fema representative offering to help you with that disposal, you can save thousands of dollars. >> reporter: cbs news has learned that insurers dropped thousands of california homeowner policies in recent months, including in pacific palisades. i imagine there are people living near the fire zone who could be terrified that could happen to them. >> absolutely. but fortunately for now, those fears can be allayed a little because there has been a

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city? >> yeah, yeah. this area particularly, you know. i live here for over 20 years. it just, you know, slowly is getting like soulless. i will say 50% of the buildings are here just for temporary use, you know, for rentals. >> reporter: agnes rodriguez was born in barcelona, grew up here, and now organizes protests against tourism, though hers don't feature any water guns. >> we have more starbucks and more subway and more mcdonald's. the things we need, like where to buy a good bread or buy the meat or the fish. >> reporter: so it's not just barcelona anymore, you've named these international companies. >> that's it. the problem that we're selling the city. >> reporter: it's a trade worth making for some locals who work in hospitality and don't think all tourism is bad, like elizabeth. >> if it was like interesting culture, artistic and this kind of clients that would be much better for everybody. but people who come solely for party, drink, and just not

taking care of the city, that is the problem. >> reporter: but barcelona also has another problem. along with much of southern europe, this tourism hot spot has gotten really hot. the city's become warmer and dryer in recent years with increasingly intense and dangerous heatwaves and droughts. rising temperatures have become a problem in schools where students like sixth graders mia and teo struggle to learn in the heat. can you concentrate when it's hot? >> not really. because i have, like, i have to be like this or like with a notebook, i have to be like this, and it's very hot. sometimes when you're like in the class and you just came out of playing football, it's very hot. >> reporter: does it make it hard to then concentrate on school? >> sometimes. >> reporter: until recently, their school, alongside many others, didn't have air conditioning, or the money to pay for it.

but then city hall had an idea. >> the tourist taxes with the tourists that visit our city pay when they are in a hotel or in a touristic apartment. >> reporter: get tourists to foot the bill. leah barnett is barcelona's deputy mayor. >> using this revenue, the tourism tax for project is very important so that we can accept the tourism in our city and the role that tourism has. >> reporter: barcelona city hall has launched a progra to install energy efficient heat pumps and solar panels in all of the city's 170 public schools. the aim is to provide air conditioning while also decarbonizing. over the next six years, the city is investing 100 million euros in the project, all it says raised from the tourist tax. >> i think it's the best way to

link tourism to a necessary fight against climate change. >> reporter: would the city be able to fund programs like this without the tourism tax? >> this costs a lot. so this is a very important help. >> reporter: it really makes a difference? >> exactly. it makes a difference. >> reporter: but anti-tourism activist agnes says city hall is missing the point. >> the government should be doing itself without depending on tourism. it's public health. >> reporter: as barcelona faces a warming climate, she says residents should be at the center of the fight. what happens if barcelona continues on the trajectory it's on? what happens if nothing changes? >> well, we'll keep on demonstrating, because that has change.

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