the federal government is working closely with national guard to deploy a state of emergency declaration. the california national national guard is adding to modular air firefighting units and tomorrow ready by the nevada national guard to the department defense has four additional maps that could be used if needed. additionally the apartment sending 10 navy helicopters with water delivery buckets with aerial suppression. with that i'm happy to take your questions. >> thanks sabrina. on ukraine the latest amount is not the entirety of what is left. how can you assure you are leaving substantial amount of money not delivered to ukraine in terms of weapons and several billion dollars in dol you think those weapons will eventually get to ukraine and is there a danger of a lag. on ukraine as you mentioned there will be a few billion dollars less for the incoming administration to decide what they decide to do with that remaining and what i would say on the question of are we concerned ukraine has bipartisan support within congress and it is because ofd our efforts that ukraine continues to b

national guard deployment is stilt— help. national guard deployment is still at — help.lowing agencies, the los angeles county sheriff department, the los angeles police — department, the los angeles police department, the california highway patrol, pasadena, santa monica, arcadia. _ pasadena, santa monica, arcadia, and see it that maxi ramadi _ arcadia, and see it that maxi ramadi. yesterday i submitted additional requests for more national guard assistance —— sierra — national guard assistance —— sierra madre. i am hoping that you witt— sierra madre. i am hoping that you will see additional national guard personnel arriving _ national guard personnel arriving today. i will be meeting one of their high—ranking executives later today — high—ranking executives later today. evacuations for the palisades and the eaton fires, for troth— palisades and the eaton fires, for both palisades and county area, — for both palisades and county area, have dropped in the last couple — area, have dropped in the last couple of— area, have dropped in the last couple of days which is some g

why didn't she have the national guard in place before this went down? alicia: before, right. >> look, i'm not trying to play -- this isn't about politics. this is about we live in an ecosystem in southern california where it's well known about fires, it's well known about mudslides and earthquakes. you know that that's what you get when you want to become the mayor of los angeles. and you want the play these silly games about wanting to build homes for the homeless in l.a. instead of taking that money and taking care of people in l.a. county who have worked hair whole lives to get -- their whole lives to get homes? take care of those people. forget about your socially comfortable policies. we are outraged. look, at the end of the day she should be facing a recall. that's' how i feel about it. alicia: brian, thank you so much. we hear you, we feel you. we are going now live to los angeles press conference with mayor karen bass. >> -- district director julie claus of the small business administration. and for all angelenos, we are hurting, grieving, grief

well, deployment of the national guard, will they be armed? >> yes, they are soldiers and they will be armed. i won't get specifically with from from a safety perspective for them. but i don't want anybody in the community to be intimidated by that. please remember, are members of the california national guard that are your neighbors. they're your family members and friends. as a matter of fact, a lot of deputy sheriffs police officers and firefighters are california national guard. they are our people. trust them. they're here. they're serving us and they're going to help us out a lot. and i just want to before we go chief jean harris city of pasadena, while we're talking about being a. >> we've got lord who sings ran chasing grants have back and i know want to. >> we've just got a lot of new information here about the eden fire that's burning in southern california right now. one of things that stood out to me the most is that they are saying anywhere between 4 to 5,000 structures have been destroyed just by that fire alone. the acreage has

national guard men and women to the extent we need it. we've searched all the assets we drew down from all over the state, and obviously now, increasingly across the country. i want to also highlight, because i think it's incredibly important, we have 150,000 people still under mandatory evacuation orders. these fires are not out. today we're going to make a lot of progress and continue to increase these containment numbers. but it is important, and i cannot impress upon you more how happy i was to hear, mr. president, you say disasterassistance.gov. people are now naturally calling. there's tremendous anxiety out there around getting immediate assistance. the reality of this is starting the clarity as the -- you know, smoke begins to to move in daylight, people are starting to understand the magnitude. i thought i never would see anything like the tubs fire, the camp fire. this is up there. this will be one of the most destructive fires -- i mean, some property damage perhaps in the history of the country, but certainly in terms of scale

what do you want to see those national guard troops do? >> again, it's an indicator of we're putting all the resources we can to help here, whether they can help with some of the evacuations as needed. that's one of the things the national guard has done in the past are staffing some of the. relocation shelters, whether it's potentially helping with some of the fire breaks or whatever, support that firefighters may need, or even just keeping communities safe. there's been concerns that with so many residents evacuated and may make some specific neighborhoods vulnerable to potential looting and that sort of thing. so anything and everything we can do to help combat the fires, keep the community safe. we welcome all resources. so a big thank you again to president biden and governor newsom. communities in northern california that have sent firefighters and fire crews, crews are in here from out of state. so thank you to my colleagues in oregon and arizona and new mexico and elsewhere. we're really putting all the resources we can on these fi

so my team is in coordination with the adjutant general who heads the national guard. i've spoken with the governor with about the national guard to take on specifically non emergency rules to free up our firefighters and officers to do the lifesaving work that they do in the city so that we are sure to have enough resources to surge our first responders so that they can focus on the life-saving work. i would be listening to an update from officials and los angeles about the >> fires. guess the headline would be. we now know 2 additional people have been killed. we knew 5 were killed in the eden fire and altadena. now 2 were killed in the palisades fire. also just as left the press conference, the mayor there talking about. >> the the issue with looters, the national guard has been deployed. governor newsom saying looting will not be tolerated so we need to take a >> welcome back to kron. 4 news at 5 here. we have learned new information about 4 people found dead in a home in santa rosa. we have learned that they were family members killed by gunfire. this case is bein

you sent troops our national guard to the southern border. can you talk more about how biden's open border policies affected your state and communities and the role your state resources placed in helping secure the border? >> we certainly have seen the effects in south dakota that many of your states did. i would say every state has seen the effects of an open border and the policies under the biden administration. we saw increased crime but we also saw increased drug activity. we saw cartel and their affiliates moving into our state to proliferate trafficking and saw peopleer being victimized. when texas was adressing the situation and asked other governors for help, we sent help. i know many of the other governors at the time were sending law enforcement. i made the decision that at that time that it was more appropriate to send the national guard. that our national guard could be activated under title 32 and sent to assist another state from an envision that was happening and because the national guard is trained for just such a mission. b

the national guard has two modular system units and nevada national guard is sending two and the pentagon has four additional units. carli lloyd austin said the pentagon can do more to help. >> we are providing some modular fire fighting systems so when the wednesdays are high they can input that but we have a lot more capability that can can be requested. >> right now the california national guard has 800 men activated including 400 personnel from the fire fighting hand crews and 400 military police force. the hand crews with the california national guard are professional full-time firefighters unlike the national guard they operate year around under joint task force rattlesnake along with cal fire. they are the concentrating on the palisades and eaton fire right now. 8 hand crew units and 200 guards men were activated and reported today. john? >> in terms of the aircraft and the fire power they bring in a lot of people that watched might say why is california waiting? the fires are going and they are barely contained and the winds are expected to pipe up this weekend, why not get that s

lucas and i served together in the national guard. he succeeded pete hegseth as executive director for concerned veterans for america and in his letter mr. lucas says that pete hegseth laid a strong foundation that postured cva for long-term success and that mr. hegseth continued to be a valuable asset to both me as a leader and the organization. i would ask for unanimous consent to enter this washington times article and the letter from mr. mark lucas into the record. >> without objection. >> thank you, mr. chair. good morning mr. hegseth. thanks very much. i appreciate your service to our nation. it is something i know you are very proud of. and it is something with that we have in common and that we share. we have had many productive conversations. just for our audience, we have had very frank conversations, is that correct? mr. hegseth: that is a correct characterization. >> you know that i do not keep anything hidden. i pull no punches. my colleagues know that as well. i do appreciate you sitting down and allowing me the opportun

thousands of national guard members are set up deployed across southern california.ou see troops right here. they are set up along this roadblock here in altadena. this is one of the hardest hit neighborhoods past this checkpoint. it has been more than a week set the fire broke out. progress is being made. as of yet, so far, there have been now 73% contained, the eaton fire. the palisades is 43% contained. this has been deadly, killing at least 27 people and leaving more than a dozen that are still missing. officials at this time warning los angeles to be prepared once again as the forecast is showing a threat for more dangerous winds on the way. >> thank you. the winds expected to impact more than 10 million people this southern california. let's bring in our meteorologist. when are the winds expected to pick back up? >> we are forecasting the worst of the winds monday into tuesday. in fact, parts of southern california have begun to issue red flag warnings with wind gusts as high as 60 miles per hour and dry conditions. humidity down to 3%. we are monitoring the bi

that's why he's glad to see the california national guard coming to help, working at all the roadblocks at major intersections in the evacuation zone and the smaller side streets. >> i'm glad they're here to protect us. the entire state and nation have put out as many resources as they could to protect the homeowners and citizens of this great town. >> reporter: while it can be disconcerting to see military vehicles on city streets, the national guard also came in to secure santa rosa after fires there in 2017. just imagine all of the work and efforts that have gone into saving the homes that are still here and then potentially have them robbed during this evacuation time. that is why they are taking the security so seriously. we have seen the sheriff's department, chp patrolling these evacuation areas tonight and the california national guard is now stationed at basically every checkpoint going in and out of the evacuation areas as well as some of those smaller side streets which is not what we were seeing at the beginning of this fire. so definitely some changes here and i know that a

in addition, national guard, has that been approved and gone through? segment let me ask you first, because you always ask two questions every time i am up here. the first is, we are close to the 4000 additional resources we have asked for across the united and we are very happy for that. we also think those law- enforcement agencies who have been reaching out to ask us if they can provide assistance. we are certainly happy for that. when it comes to the number of resources we have, we are not asking for any additional. we have been planning for this inauguration since four years prior, and we are at that point right now, again, we will be prepared, flexible, and adaptable to anything that may occur in our city. you forgot about the national guard. >> reporter: >> thank you, proud to be with you this morning to talk about the national guard and the support we are giving to our federal and district law enforcement partners. we have approved requests for assistance to support the certification. we will have 500 soldiers on standby for that mission. we als

to 0. likely, that would mean the deployment of more national guard troops here in the colon, taxes, and along the us mexico border. similar to what we saw in 2019 when trump did this same thing the 1st time around. but it's interesting, you just heard him call this scene behind me, supposedly an invasion. but in reality, there's really not much going on in terms of people trying to cross, even in the last few days that we've been here. the numbers have been very low. in fact, the lowest they've been in for years. and that is a fact that trump leaves out of his speeches, frankly. but as far as the deployment of national guard troops, i've checked with the mayor of the city macallan. i've checked with border patrol here. they're saying they're still waiting to see what happens because like, like you said, it really depends on that. and you know, signing trumps name to make this order effective. but notably, i have seen some steering's around town. in fact, i saw national guard troops and during a hotel a next to where we're staying in the calendar. so this would not be their 1st time

the response of time the national guard come in late is another failure. eric: finally, do you think you'll get your life back? it's far too premature to get there. were trying to save los angeles. >> yes we are a strong comm community. unfortunately is going to take time. there's a lot of things that have to happen first number one the plessis to be sealed off from looters. the coroner has to go in and go house to house to find the bodies. and then honestly the whole place see needs to be cleaned u. i think the world trade center all leaders everyone develop cancer. there's all of these carcinogenic particles floating around if your house is standing you cannot go back in there. what we have done in forming a legal team is to help people whether it's fire damage, smoke, suit, ash we are going help the community. a lot of money is going to be thrown out there. the adjuster is going to come those are scams at the fraud ring to fight against that >> massive massive challenge and undertaking our prayers are with you and all this effective course. michael wils

i was the first governor to send national guard troops to our southern border. when texas asked for help, and when they were being overwhelmed by an unprecedented border crisis. if confirmed as secretary, i'll ensure that our exceptional, extraordinary border patrol agents have all the tools and resources and support that they need to carry out their mission effectively. the same is true of my commitment to the outstanding men and women of the u.s. immigration and customs enforcement. they are responsible for apprehending, detaining, and and deporting illegal immigrants and getting criminal aliens off of our streets and out of the country will help american communities be safer. again. the bravery and the dedication of the border patrol and ice are unmatched, and i will restore dignity to their work. the rising threat of cyber attacks also demands our utmost attention and our critical infrastructure. from energy grids to financial institutions, is under constant attack by foreign adversaries and criminal actors. as secretary, i will prioritize a comprehensive wh

there's other thing we are seeing is a lot of national guard. they are at most of the checkpoints and what that is doing is freeing up law enforcement to then come into here and try to protect that property, especially with looting on the rise. >> trace: jeff paul live in the palisades, back to you as the news warrants. let's go to altadena where matt finn joins us live with the latest there. >> reporter: trace, just to underline how widespread the damage is across la county, i am 25 miles east from where jeff is in the palisades and it looks like a bomb went off here as well. i'm in altadena which is near pasadena and the rose bowl area. you can see the rubble behind me. the latest number we have, 7000 structures damaged or destroyed just in this fire alone. think about that. thousands of people homeless right here from this eaton fire. i spoke to 1 guy who said the only thing he grabbed was his father's military flag. with that he escaped. >> i know this sounds...selfish, but it's my things, i worked hard for those things. my shoes. just -- my

the national guard is here, the governor ordered an additional 1000 national guard troops, we have seenthose humvees stationed at various intersections coming into this neighbourhood. there are men and women in military fatigues that they have done a good job of patrolling the neighbourhoods, keeping people out, making sure people are not looting, not doing what they are not supposed to, taking advantage of people at their lowest. there have been a couple of dozen arrests for looting and trespassing at this point but it feels that the national guard have it under control. and the police. charlie de mar. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. the bbc has been told of safety failings on board an egyptian dive boat that sank last november, killing 11 people. authorities have previously blamed the disaster on a "massive wave," but one leading expert has questioned the theory. 0ur correspondent joe inwood reports. it is almost unimaginable. 35 hours trapped here, in a boat that is slowly sinking. for luciana, it has taken a terrible toll. i was ready to die. and for me, to be

can donald trump send the national guard into california or illinois and use the national guard to arrestif he's going to do that, he would have to declare. >> the insurrection act. >> he would have to have a an. exception to posse comitatus. >> posse comitatus is a. >> criminal law that says the military, including. >> national guard. under the president's control. >> so a federalized national guard. >> cannot engage in. civilian law enforcement. but if he declares. >> an insurrection. >> act, you know, declaration. >> that there is an. >> insurrection here, there is some sort. you know, he keeps. >> using the word. >> invasion, right? >> that requires. >> as a matter of national. >> security. >> the use of the of the. >> the military. >> including federalized national guard. >> that is something. >> that, you know. >> he could. >> declare and he could do and he could have his federal agents technically deputize them to engage in federal immigration. >> enforcing indoors in churches, mosques. >> now. >> i think that. >> would be challenged. >> right. there are there are there are ways to

you see the national guard here. this is the area where then you get into the mandatory evacuation zones. you see that sign reminding people there is a curfew in place in the area. it's from 6 p.m. local time until 6 a.m. this morning. but what we've seen here today and what we saw yesterday is people gathering early here, waiting in this line of cars. it really goes as far as the eye can see over here, hoping to get some information about if they can go back to their homes to see the damage, and also to just get some basic necessities clothes, medicine, things like that that they had to leave at home when they evacuated. and now that they've been gone longer, needing to go back to essentially resupply. but what we're hearing from people on the ground is that they're getting conflicting messages from law enforcement officers on scene, and they're not getting really any information about if they can go back or when. the line here, let's just walk a little this way so you can see it. ali, it really is hard to put into

and the national guard is extremely expensive. >> but she did send the state's national guard to the us-mexico border about 1200 miles away, five times governor noem, from south dakota, elevating her national political profile. if noem is confirmed as dhs secretary, she will oversee fema and respond to the nation's disasters. south dakota is a republican stronghold, and even as we stood at denis johnson's mangled home, the signs of this family's faith in noem holds tight as she eyes federal leadership. >> i would rather have her standing strong on the issues of of abortion and traditional families and things like that, than whether the national guard was here to help me clean up. >> that's more important than what happened to your house. >> yeah, yeah. >> now, governor noem's office did not respond to a repeated requests to reply to our story. and, aaron, you didn't see her in those confirmation hearings on the hill? she did defend that decision to deploy the national guard, the south dakota national guard, to the border, saying that the voters of her state overwhelmingly supported t

now, they are step is on fire and they are like national guard, come on down! bring your cons! f! they didn't care when the restno of the nation burn with that blm activist that now that they are getting their tv stolen, they want to national guard. s they are house wan is burning and they want iter done. adam as always, thank you very much. gavin newsom explore some new career options. meghan markle broadcast her charity.en we have an inaugural update, "seen and unseen," raymond arroyo was up next. >> laura: it is time for "seen and unseen" where we reveal the stories for him for badly. we turned to fox newsco ntcontributor, raymond arroyo. raymond, i know you have beenth watching the officials in california and their reactions to this horrific tragedy. >> laura, governor gavin newsom is a silver tongue politicianms who can talk himself out of every situation, adultery,atio homelessness, looting, but youls watch what his body is doing ann it tells a different story.en i don't know if he has wrapping his answers now or if he is exploring his next career as a replacement to the -

the national guard's been deployed amid reports of looting. we hearfrom residents returning to their burnt—out houses to pick through the ashes. i just wanted to see if anything is left. we had everything, like, the sentimental things, like my mom passed away, we only had a few things of hers left. we will bring you reaction and analysis of the fires. also coming up... a warning of further travel disruption as snow and ice continue to affect many parts of the uk. tiktok will make a final plea at the us supreme court today, to block a new law which could shut it down in america. tiktok will make a final plea at the us supreme court today, to block a new law which could shut it down in america. hello, i'm martine croxall. we begin with the developing story of those devastating wildfires in los angeles. 10 people are now confirmed to have been killed — double the number reported earlier. these are live pictures from la where it has just gone 2am. the biggest fires are burning for a third night. the los angeles county sheriff says it hasn't been s

and so it is police and national guard, who are staged out here, and they are only letting in first responders and residents who actually have a permit from the city. and now this entire area like you were just saying, they do not have power right now. and so many people who live in this neighborhood have not been able to stay in their homes, so many people have been trying to come in here as we have seen people trying to come through to get to their homes, to get important documents, or to really check on their homes. and officials are not letting them through, which has caused a lot of frustrations. >> i want to go home to get some medicine for my wife. and they won't let me go one block out. >> reporter: emotions are running high where evacuation orders remain in place as they brace for another round of high winds. >> will and they are telling me to go to the beach and get a pass from them. i don't know where that is. i don't know what to do. >> reporter: the national guard and police have been deployed to keep the neighborhoods safe, but residents say they are being turned away. not allowe

wherever the national guard? he asked for it, trump asked for it. who united? host: and you've read other books about january 6? they're having plenty from the officers were there, she's a police, including one focusing on ashli babbitt and women who were part of the crowd that went in. have you read any of the other ones? caller: i read stories from ashli babbitt's husband on who she was and what she was doing there, but no, i haven't read all the books because i don't want to see all the propaganda. again, we never heard from nancy pelosi. we never saw her emails from that day. we never saw her texts from that day. why? she was the head of security. what happened? that is unbelievable. not to say anything about the bomber. they had the bomber on the phone. how did we not know who that person is? host: on books on january 6, here's another one that we covered. a journalist talked about air force veteran ashli babbitt and the other women who participated in the riot at the capitol. that next chapter book store new york, you can watch it at c-span.org. this is t

lieutenant colonel laura jeffreys a pilot with the wyoming air national guard. to get as close to the flames as you can. >> correct. we're 150 feet off the ground. >> reporter: 150 feet. that sounds very dangerous with this sort of load. >> it is. this is the most dangerous flying we do. >> reporter: rotor aircraft can get even closer to the flames. this one of cal fire's newest helicopters. it's a modified blackhawk that can old up to a thousand gallons of water. it is certainly to fighting fire. but as the winds ramp up, it's not going anywhere. cal fire zack boyce coordinates flight ops. >> i think there is always pressure. we want to get out there and support the guys on the ground as much as we can, but we also need to have a good safety sense of mind. >> reporter: and boy do they want to get out there, but the threshold to fly is much more than just wind. it's turbulence. it's terrain. it's very situational. the fixed wing aircraft, they're certainly more stable, and these specialized c-130s, there is only eight of them across four states, and they're all

lucas and i served together in the iowa army national guard. he succeeded pete hegseth as executive director of concerned veterans for america and in his letter mr. lucas says that mr. hegseth quote laid a strong foundation that postured cva for long term success, end quote. that mr. hegseth quote continued to be an invaluable asset to both me as a leader and the organization, end quote. so i would ask for unanimous consent to enter this washington times article and the letter from mr. mark lucas into the record. >> without objection. >> thank you, mr. chair. good morning, mr. hegseth and thank you very much. i appreciate your service to our nation, it is something that i know you are very proud of and it is something that we have in common and that we share. you have and i have had many productive conversations. and just for our audience, we have had very frank conversations, is that correct, mr. hegseth? >> that is a correct characterization. >> you know that i don't keep anything hidden, pull no punches, my colleagues know that as well. so i

this as california's governor has ordered another 1,000 national guard troops on the ground. the tragedy has triggered a massive outpouring of donations. piles of bottled water, clothing, and other necessities took over the parking lot at the santa anita race track near the eaton fire. >> we're like, let's go help. we have to. >> reporter: danny lee and his 6-year-old son oliver were among the many volunteers. >> kids and grown-ups are homeless. they don't have anywhere to live. >> reporter: officials say hundreds have fled the area to shelters with tens of thousands of people in l.a. county still under evacuation orders. now the cause of the two largest fires are still under investigation, but when all is said and done they are expected to be the nation's costliest. michael? >> all right, charlie demar on the front lines of the palisades fire. thanks. >>> the fbi is trying to identify the operator of a drone that collided with a firefighting plane bottling the -- battling the wildfires. authorities say the drone violated temporary flight restrictions puts into place in the w

i served our nation in both the regular army and in the national guard. prior to retiring from the army as a major general, i served as the deputy commanding general of the united states third army in kuwait, as the acting vice chief of the national guard bureau and as the acting and deputy director of the defense threat reduction agency. during the time i served, i saw firsthand that our military force is the envy of the world. it is respected by our allies and by people around the world who want to live free of oppression. it is feared by our enemies and those who would do us harm our military members come from every possible background, representing every state, every race, ethnic group and religion. but when they come together in the military, they are molded together in a team expected to embody the values which make america great duty, honor, integrity, respect, selfless service, loyalty, personal courage and excellence. president elect trump has announced his intent to use the us military to execute his mass deportation plan. i am gravely concerned

we've been feeding the national guard.my son and his friends have been distributing food since you just. >> and he's going out, driving out? >> yeah. yeah, he's taking it straight to them on the front line. so we we're all in shock. my son had a complete breakdown last night because we were at the house all night watering it down and saved it, but everything around us is gone. >> you will go down a street with that acrid, horrible smell and every single thing is gone. but the chimneys. and then there'll be a pocket of a few houses, or maybe even just one house. you've got a few. this would all be gone, though, if it weren't for your son. >> we we hosted all down. we soaked it. i'm hosing down my house. i'm on the back deck hauling, hosing down the front. >> when you. when you came back with your mom and you start hosing your house, hosing other houses. did you even think, or were you just going? >> just going. you know, i've never really had that sense of urgency before, but i just knew it was if it was going to protect an

lucas and i served together in the iowa army national guard. he succeeded pete hegseth as executive director of concerned veterans for america, and in his letter, mr. lucas says that mr. hegseth, quote, laid a strong foundation that postured cva for long term success, end quote, and that mr. hegseth, quote, continued to be an invaluable asset to both me as a leader and the organization. end quote. so i would ask for unanimous consent to enter this washington times article and the letter from mr. mark lucas into the record. >> without objection. >> okay. thank you, mr. chair. good morning, mr. hegseth, and thank you very much. i appreciate your service to our nation. it's something that i know you are very proud of, and it is something that we have in common and that we share. you and i have had many productive conversations. and just for our audience, we have had very frank conversations. is that correct, mr. hegseth? >> senator, that is a correct characterization. >> you know that i don't keep any anything hidden. pull no punches. my colleague

the national guard is assisting us in the following areas. traffic control they're managing roadways and ensuring access to affected areas is restricted. >> chief mcdonnell went on to say that the national guard will be at checkpoints verifying credentials for entry into protected zones. the l.a. county sheriff says at least 20 people have been arrested on suspicion of looting. >> we're not doing this to inconvenience anybody. we're doing it to protect the structures, the houses that people have left. >> law enforcement say the national guard will also be protecting critical infrastructures, such as power sources. >> as the smoke begins to clear. the eaton fire. hundreds upon hundreds of families are now discovering they have nothing left to go home to. the devastating wildfire destroying some 4000 structures. ktvu zac sos has been reporting on the eaton fire in altadena all week, and has been speaking with families who have lost everything. >> you have to actually see it to process it. >> georgia kousoulou offered a brief window to do just t

california's national guard sending more than 2600 members to la there are helping in the firefighting. of course, they will also help protect property against looters. >> we're here assisting cal fire with the wildfires down here in southern california. will be flying the ch. 47 chinook with a water bucket truck to the belly of it primarily will be doing pulling water out of reservoirs. dropping water on the fire were near the fire to slow it down. really. our intent is to buy calfire more time further down the road to make cuts. >> the national guard stage a at an airport in ventura county. they'll be sending out members from there. >> fire crews from all over the country have been helping to try to contain the wildfires, including some crews from the bay area kron four's check moment. has that story. >> of all the horrific scenes shown from the thousands of acres scorched and lives ruined by los angeles fires. photos show with the panic and terror cemented into history. photos also show the heroism of firefighters from all over the country to kind of get in job to kind of help. >> s

today, road blocks and patrols by the national guard have visibly increased.een more than 60 arrests in evacuated areas, mainly for looting and burglary. 0ne one of endacott was disguised as a firefighter. —— one offender court was disguised as a firefighter. —— one offender caught was disguised as a firefighter. the criminals have decided this is an opportunity, and i am 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. some have lost more than possession. one of the victims of the palisades fire was 32—year—old rory sykes, a child actor from the 90s british tv show kiddy kapers. he lived with cerebral palsy, and his mother said she escaped but she could not eave him. the biggest fear i had was he might burn and hurt, because i think burning must be the most painful death, and the fire department chiefs said "no, he will have died of carbon monoxide poisoning first." ijust can't believe my baby's not going to be here. the clean—up task is so vast it will str

why wasn't the national guard mobilized earlier? why did we not have enough water for the fire at pressurized levels in the fire hydrants? there's many excuses that get made. people explain these things. they say, well, the reservoirs were full. there weren't enough reservoirs. we haven't had a significant water projects built since 1979. it's la, as everyone knows, is right next to the ocean. so why don't we have desalination plants like they have in israel that work incredibly well? that would have been able to pump fresh water right from the oceans. so, i mean, look, it's a catastrophe. people should be absolutely outraged about it. it is a direct consequence of what you were saying, this woke ideology. we saw voters who, making racialist assumptions, decided not to elect the white male candidate. i saw a focus groups where voters talked about they didn't want to vote for the white male candidate, even though he was talking about increasing the fire department budget, whereas mayor karen bass cut it. so ultimately, we talk about

he forgot about the national guard? yes. >> thank you. proud to be with you this talk about the national guard and the support were given to a federal district law enforcement partners. we do have approved request for assistance for the certification. will have 500 soldiers on standby for that mission we have approved request for the state funeral coming up. we'lll have escort officers for the governors for that particular event. we are currently pending approval for the third the current number right now the soldiers and airmen who will be coming in. >> for it years ago they did a lot of traffic is that a plan to oversee traffic management? >> with respect to presidential inauguration, that is true. providing outer and inner security support to both capitol police, npd and secret service. [inaudible] is currently pending the number is 7800 is the current quest. cooks yes i'm sorry major generalyo jon expending general for the d.c. national park. yes, sir? >> channel seven. i don't who was a take this one perhaps cheap. i've seen the poli

there's national guard. they're only letting in first responders and residents who can show proof that they got a permit from the city. so they're being very strict about who they are letting in this neighborhood. that is because as you said, they are still worried about this area. the palisades fire, still not 100% contained. worst-case scenario if something were to pick up overnight, this would be the neighborhood at risk that's why it's under an evacuation order. a lot of residents have been out of their homes now for about a week. they're starting to get frustrated. we spoke with one woman who hasn't had power in her home for a week. it's been an exhausting week. >> it's just very difficult. it's hard to put into words being displaced like this. >> reporter: eileen lives in brentwood. april, in pasadena. when the eaton fire first broke out last week, april was forced to evacuate. >> literally it was raining ash, like chunks, almost like snowflakes. you couldn't breathe. >> reporter: april got out of her

monster air firefighting system, and two more are being readied for the national guard and the nevada national guard for more are coming from marin, from the northern command and the ten navy helicopters. in order to mckivitz coming down kris sanchez perershing sqre anything and everything as long as it takes to take these fires. and caltrans raj to make surehat they have a long way to. stand on the things that they need. and i think you've asked, have you done that? quite the contrary, mr. president. just first of all, that major disaster declaration approved the next level of appreciation on behalf of all the residents here in southern california. as the chief said, we have pre-positioned assets this weekend in anticipation of these weather events. the complexity of multiple fires, the likelihood of these other events this event will continue over the course of the next many days. the impacts of over 1000 structures already destroyed, 100 plus thousand people that have been evacuated, lives lost, traditions, lifestyles, places torn asunder, history to the world, to us. and then just

on january 1 louisiana national guard was activated to provide support the new orleans office of homeland security and emergency preparedness. for additional information on this support please reach out to louisiana national guarddi and e will continue to closely monitr the situation and stand ready to assist her interagency partners when needed. looking ahead throughout the month of january to the partner will support her and her agency partners with three high-profile national special security events. by the national guard and the created a key role in supporting the counting and certification of electoral votes on january 6. the request of resistance expected to be approved in the coming days for the presidential inauguration includes 7800 national guardsmen supporting security operations. itit includes some forces coming through u.s. northcom to provide supplemental support for interagency partners as needed. additionally the joint task force national capital region will read ceremony honors for the funeral of president carter and sharing a dignified tribute to the former president. f

the national guard deployment. as many of you are aware, we asked for the national guard.thankful to governor newsom and the state office of emergency services that fulfilled that request. as of last night, we've had national guardsmen assisting us. they arrived last night and deployed to the eden fire area and were assisting with road closures and critical infrastructure protection as additional guard personnel arrive, and they will be in the next 12 to 24 hours, the sheriff's department will strategically coordinate their deployment with other partners, such as the los angeles police department, pasadena police department, santa monica police department, and arcadia. those are the requests we have now that may grow. we'll adjust as time goes on. i want to make sure that if anybody needs updated information on either evacuation orders or warnings or road closures, they go to l.a. county. dot gov slash emergency. and with that, i am going to be introducing assistant chief dominic choi from the los angeles police department. thank you. >> all right. good morning. on behalf

they have it staffed with both of the national guard as well as police. they are only letting in first responders and residents who have a very specific permit with the city at this time. all day we have seen residents try to get in and being turned away because they don't have a permit. that has led to a lot of frustration. >> i want to go home to get some medicine for my wife and they don't let me go even one block up. >> reporter: emotions are running high in los angeles brentwood neighborhood where mandatory evacuation orders remain in place as the area braces for another round of high winds. >> i don't know where zuma beach is and what to do. >> reporter: the national guard and police have been deployed to keep the neighborhood safe but residents say they are being turned away. not allowed to even run into their own homes to grab medications or important documents. >> two days ago i was able to go through without any documents. this time we have to go all the way to zuma beach to get a permit , which makes things a lot harder for us. >> they say they

we saw yesterday national guard come in from parts of california.ters from surrounding states, nevada, utah, arizona, norman, california, has since many of their crews out. when you look at the scope of activity here you are looking anywhere from 12 to 15,000 active personnel on the ground. this is something interesting too. santa monica to the south of us, the national guard blocked barbed wire like you would see in a war zone to try to really just stop people from coming in in the middle of the night. we've had looters as well, 20 people have been arrested already going through people's belongings, what a despicable thing to do. there's a lot of activity on the ground. a lot of law enforcement and the men and women out here fighting these fires, tremendous situation. historical. la has never seen anything like this and we know how used to fires they are. this is something different. will: do you have a sense of the situation with the looters is under control and has the national guard played a role in helping with that? >> reporter: i think they'v

now their stuff is on fire and they are like national guard, come on down. bring your guns. are when the rest of the nation burned at the hands of the blm activists but now that they are getting their tv stolen, come on down national guard. >> yeah, it's their houses burning and they want it done. their bentley is burning then they want it done. adam, as always, thank you very much. gavin newsom explores some new career options. meghan markle broadcast her charity. we have inaugural updates. seen and unsign, raymond ararely is up next. ♪ it's more than cleaning. that's the thing we'll never forget. for belfor, it's your memories. it's your life's passion. it's your home. belfor, restoring more than property. there's news, and there's good news. like thousands of patients receiving free life changing surgeries, from volunteer doctors and nurses on hospital ships. all made possible by donations. we love good news. there are some feelings you can get with any sportsbook. ohhh! the highs! no, no, no. the no, no, noooos - oooooooo! the oh, oh, ohhhhs! now whatcha wanna do with thi

is that the illegal use of the national guard. it's legal. what is the largest cause of death in america for young people? mr. arthur? mr. arthur: drug poisoning, overdose. sen. graham: coming from a drug called fentanyl. mr. arthur: that drug, reports indicate it is made from precursors that come from the people's republic of china, sampled in mexico, and largely smuggled into the u.s. over the southwest border. sen. graham: do you consider immigration and national security problem? maj. gen. manner: it is something ice needs to address. sen. graham: they are the highest number of people on the terrorist watch list in our country today. at the end of the day the number of people killed in america by drug poisoning is coming from labs and cartels in mexico. general manner, does the president have the authority to attack a drug lab in mexico making fentanyl to kill american citizens? maj. gen. manner: i'm not a legal expert, senator, i don't know. sen. graham: here is what i would say. i think we need to be tough and compassionate but in this