john sudworth, bbc news, kenosha. angeles, which is itself still counting the cost of deadly fires earlier this month. the hughes fires has quickly taken hold of a large area near lake castaic, strecthing to an area of more than 9,000 acres. more than 30,000 people have been moved from their homes. 0ur correspondent in los angeles, peters bowes has been giving us the latest. this is a very familiar situation. extremely dry brush, tinder dry hillsides, there's been no rain here for months and strong winds. that perfect storm scenario that meant that this fire that started to the north of castaic lake spread extremely rapidly, like so many of the other fires that we've seen in the los angeles area over the last couple of weeks. thousands of people had to be evacuated from their homes, mostly in communities to the south of castaic lake. many others had to be put on to evacuation warnings, meaning that they had to be prepared to leave their homes at a moment's notice if they were told to do that. now, the firefighters say

the county of kenosha helped send donald trump to the white house.e, was a narrow one. a divided town in a divided nation. in frank's diner, some won't even talk about politics. we're a few days into a trump administration. what do you think, casey? about what? trump so far. 0h, let's not go there. let's not go there. i don't really have much of an opinion on that one. we're going to leave it at that one. residents here know the cost of division. in 2020, the police shooting of a black man triggered three nights of violent protest. and i guess this was instrumental in getting... scott carpenter's furniture store was burned down. five years on, he thinks it's no accident that the black lives matter movement seems like ancient history, as president trump orders the closure of federal diversity programmes. i'm not corporate america, so destroying our store did absolutely nothing for your cause. so this picture here is when at the time 1542 00:19:

their freshwater systems in places like flint, detroit, toledo, cleveland, youngstown, milwaukee, kenosha, chicago and so many more, freshwater is life. the old expression, go west or south, young man, still appeals. but our planet is teaching us there are limits to what the earth can sustain. living in the past is not an option. onward america together. thank you, mr. speaker, and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until noon today.therd organization as executive director. >> in between, i went to harvard university for two years. >> i want to ask you about concerned veterans for america. the 990's from that organization, i ask that that be made part of the record. >> without objection. both of those are part of the record. >> at the end of 2013, a shortfall of 100 $30,000. at the end of 2014, a shortfall of 128,000 dollars. another deficit of 437 thousand dollars. by the time you left that organization, there were deep debts including credit card transaction debts of about $75,000.

their freshwater systems in places like flint, detroit, toledo, cleveland, youngstown, milwaukee, kenosha, chicago and so many more, freshwater is life. the old expression, go west or south, young man, still appeals. but our planet is teaching us there are limits to what the earth can sustain. living in the past is not an option. onward america together. thank you, mr. speaker, and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until noon today.

i have seen people excuse the protests in kenosha and portland as just mostly peaceful protests. and what the amazing thing was, when you see this on tv or you see it in the papers, they're saying, mostly peaceful protests in portland and kenosha. and there is hale a building on fire in the -- and there's a building on fire in the back ground in and around a police precinct. and in washington, federal agents were injured by officials during the biden administration. and every single one of us said that's inappropriate and every single of one said that those people need to be brought to justice. now you on january 6 -- now, on january 6 of 2021, i was standing right over there in the middle of that aisle. i had originally -- my seat was right there. so when we were doing the certification of the election, you could -- people had breached the building. they were running around the capitol. they were banging on doors. and finally my chair being right next to that door, we heard a loud crash and i saw police officers say, secure that building and run up there to protect the members t

the other way when he should have been saying that people who were mostly peaceful protesters in kenosha with a building burning in the background, well, they had a righteous cause so it's ok if they harm law enforcement and public safety officers. and when they damaged the federal building in portland and harmed police there clift didn't see anybody calling for unrest. let's be consistent. i said it then and i say it now, these folks are heroes. they got us to this room. we spent hours here and they were so successful in securing this building. we went back the same day and finished our job. that only happened because of these law-enforcement officers. i know you would support them. ok, let me take a breath. you answered the question of section seven 02, but i have to refer to my friend, alex padilla. we co-chair the mental health caucus together. i love working with him. one of the problems around here with people who pretend like they are bipartisan, but they never do it when it's hard, it's they also do it -- difficult they also make it difficult for other people. when section 702 wa

when the h other way when he should been saying, the people who were mostly peaceful protesters in kenoshah billing morning the back printed and right so it's okay they her law enforcement or the public safety officers when they damage the federal building in portland, nick hartley but i didn't see anybody calling for arrest in the insurrection in those government building federal buildings. must be consistent because i am and i said there and assented now. these folks are heroes they got us to this woman we spent hours here and we were so successful was securing this building that we went back the same day and finished ourt job. and only having to because of that proud law enforcement officers and i know you were supporting them okay let me take a breath. you as of the question in section 17, butue i still refero my friend alex padilla, cochair mental health together. i loved working with him it wouldn't of the problems around here with people who pretend like there bipartisan to the never to it when his heart, is that the also make it more difficult for other people come in section seven

the other way when he should have been saying that people who were mostly peaceful protesters in kenosha with a building burning in the background, well, they had a righteous cause so it's ok if they harm law enforcement and public safety officers. and when they damaged the federal building in portland and harmed police there clift didn't see anybody calling for unrest. let's be consistent. i said it then and i say it now, these folks are heroes. they got us to this room. we spent hours here and they were so successful in securing this building. we went back the same day and finished our job. that only happened because of these law-enforcement officers. i know you would support them. ok, let me take a breath. you answered the question of section seven 02, but i have to refer to my friend, alex padilla. we co-chair the mental health caucus together. i love working with him. one of the problems around here with people who pretend like they are bipartisan, but they never do it when it's hard, it's they also do it -- difficult they also make it difficult for other people. when section 702 wa