. >> carley: william la jeunesse in pacific palisades and joins us with the latest, william. >> hey, last night we had seven active fires peered at the three big ones, two in brentwood and one in hollywood. but with the winds down and the helicopters up and also more firefighters from around the state, nevada, arizona, that is making a big difference those three factors. the big picture is they are not out of the wedge at that the winds 25 and 75, things will improve today. now, we are in the hardest hit area of those three fires, the palisades. right now, i'm in the middle of the walking district. the barbershop, nail district, salon shop, ups, juice store, major boutique right here, and of course, you can see they are all destroyed. at big issue here one in many ways, the lack of water. tuesday firefighters lost all pressure and the hydrants ran dry. dwp has three 1 million water, 1 million-gallon water tanks. the first one ran out 3:00 p.m. in the second 8:00 p.m. and the third a 11:00 p.m. according to the utility, the firefighters had no water. the firefighters, they tried to re

william la jeunesse in malibu with the flames to continue to burn along the pacific coast highway.been where you are standing many, many times. eight years to be a long row of houses with beautiful views of the beach and now nothing there. >> john, we are getting a better luck and obviously daylight now. as she has had, normally pch this is lined with home spam go to banff, bam. when we arrived,standing but now they are gone. so there is about a dozen or maybe 14 homes here lost and you can see gas line flowing here and you see the flames. we knew winds coming and all it was was a spark. 50 miles north of the palisades. it could have been a lot worse. in the palisades, we say it is a wildfire but many ways, and urban fire towards the palisades and migrated north to malibu and beyond. so we had about 30,000 evacuees down there. some very dense neighborhoods. $10 million homes mixed in with apartments, condos, businesses m&a destroyed. of course, countywide, about a thousand and that is preliminary and that will go up hear a joke that the helicopter, as you mentioned, john, they had

william la jeunesse has been up for hours. >> good morning, dana.hree major fires in three months during the middle of winter is highly unusual. what makes today especially challenging? number one you have malibu, which has a very difficult terrain for firefighters. you have the pacific palisades which is very dense, and of course these winds which have been 50 miles-per-hour down here at the coast and about 90 miles-per-hour up in the mountains. we're on pacific coast highway. you can see the fire is burning right now. in fact, this has taken 12 homes just this morning since i've been here and you can see another home is actually under fire right next door. this is right along coast highway. on the other side of those homes is the pacific ocean. this scene is by no means unique. up and down pch between here and pepperdine multiple fires, residences under fire right now north of here. this started yesterday in pacific palisades around 10:30 in the morning. a small residential backyard where it started and the winds literally picked it up and blew it

senior national correspondent william la jeunesse is live for us in malibu with the latest from there, william. >> sandra, entering this weekend there was a high likelihood of flash flooding through 4:00 today. that for the most part didn't happen. not to say there weren't problems but in burn areas. malibu you can see the slope here. when you have fire, it destroys vegetation that takes out the roots that hold the soil. fire forms a crust along the top of the soil. when you mix water and ash it is like wet cement and go down and drain the concern into the ocean. we did see mudslides in topanga and, a lot of road closures. you take mall buff with housing right up to the tide line that ash creates toxic runoff. think of what's in your house, all of that seeps down into the bay. santa monica ca bay where they are doing water sampling to see that there is not toxic or the effect on celt beds and marine life. >> this fire did not only burn vegetation, it also burned structures. in those structures there are things like metal piping, there is plastic products, cleaning products, potentiall

first, go to william la jeunesse live in malibu, where the residents not already under evacuation orderseing told to prepare to leave at a moment's notice. william? >> and that's because this fire moved so quickly. yesterday, when i went to bed it hadn't even crossed topanga canyon the real inn, i'm north of dukes on coast highway. you can't see it right now but just beyond these fires is the ocean. the ocean not only jumped toe pang go cannon, los florist canyon. these five homes have burned. three other homes burned just south of here. when i came in, there were more homes burning than there were firefighters to handle it. it has been moving that fast up coast highway. and this began as the pally fire starting at 10:30 in the morning was a small brush fire. 1 to 10 acres it was reported and that thing because of these winds literally just blew up. it was about 1,000 acres by 4:00. these winds as you mentioned 99 miles per hour in the mountain passes down here at the beach have been clocked around 50 miles per hour. and, again, the firefighters are just -- they don't have the manpower.

senior correspondent william la jeunesse is live in the pacific palisades again. say about all of this? >> john, the mayor and her spokespeople say that the cuts she help had no impact on the response to the fire. however, that is not what we are told to. we are on sunset boulevard. take a look. every house both sides of the street burned to the ground. here is the irony, this is on the same block as the fire station. what we are told, calling out to the off-duty guys to show up and they reported two stations around the city that militant vehicles available for them to use. >> many of the rigs are sitting at the supply maintenance because we don't have the resources to fix them. >> that is l.a.'s fire chief last year begging for more mechanics. why? when the palisades fire broke out, every available fire fire showed up that noah had a pumper truck, engine to use. >> we have million-dollar rigs sitting at the yard with no mechanics to fix them. >> many are here at the maintenance yard where up to one and six l.a. fire trucks are broken down, unavailable because the

senior national correspondent william la jeunesse is in los angeles. big of a dropoff at the border? >> radically different at the border, as well, john. apprehensions down 35% in the first three days. but for some context, right, at the height of the immigration crisis, border patrol averaged almost 10,000 apprehension as day. now it's just over 800. so that is a 91% decrease. so the word is out, the door is closed. busses, planes headed south. no more catch and release. instead you have something very similar to title 42. it's an executive order the president signed allowing the border patrol to deport any migrant, asylum claim or not if they travel through a country that carries a communicable disease, that's everywhere. agents say it's deterring people. don't waste your money. if you're caught, you're going back. it will be harder when the national guard increases detection and surveillance. >> you're going to see d.o.d. there. you're going to see ietion agents down there assigned for investigation -- see i.c.e. agents down there, and you'll see of

senior national correspondent, william la jeunesse, lived in malibu. of that? >> john, the important word you said his pledge. california is the nation's regulatory capital. politicians are proud of the fact issue fewer building permits and anywhere else in the country, especially that is true and difficult in malibu. this is coast highway, right, and the homes were packed wall to wall. the l.a. mayor and the governor now say they almost denigrate really the regulatory nightmare they enforce and say it will suspend some of those rules for fire victims. >> we are going to clear the red tape and unnecessary delays and cost and headaches. >> one thing i won't get into his delay. >> red tape for your rocker seek, all of that moscow. >> we will do it efficiently and effectively. >> that sounds great to bryan kohberger who lost his home off the coast highway. he evacuated six courses, to alpacas and a wife. he wants to rebuild that the building codes probably make it economically difficult to. >> even if i get $2.5 million from the insurance company, that is

let's take you now to william la jeunesse with the story in los angeles. william?een weekly caravans crossing the southern border. massive tent camps now clogging mexico city and now the northern cities of course are set by migrant crime and in multiple polls mexicans say enough. >> it's a huge problem in our neighborhood. the noise, the contamination, the garbage, the violence. reporter: hugo sanchez is fed up with illegal immigration in mexico. >> they defecate and urinate in public, and she hopes president trump will help mexico close its southern border. >> he may have some influence with our government, so together, they can solve the problem. we can't continue like this. >> francisco calls the migrant influx an invasion. >> we don't know these people, where they come from, if they have a criminal record. most are unemployed because they don't do anything. >> 70% of mexicans call illegal immigration excessive and 40% want to limit or stop it all together. but this venezuelan migrant says they're not all bad. he and many others are stranded waiting for asylum i

first, william la jeunesse is live in malibu where residents are not already -- were not already undervacuation orders are being told to prepare to leave at a moment's notice. william? >> brian, several hours ago. the situation you seen here is by no means unique. several major storms burning in l.a. county. zero percent contained and they are burning up and down coast highway. which is where i am right now about. nine homes in this area have burned along pch. the ocean is only about 60, 70 feet away from me on the other side of those flames. the firefighters you can see right now are trying to stop this fire from moving to the next set of homes. and they almost share a wall that's how tightly packed they are together. but we have winds picking up down here near the coast. and 99 miles per hour in the mountain passes and again, this destroyed countless number of homes, we will get update around 8:00 a.m. local time. roadways, towns brought to a total stand still. in certain areas they have lost water pressure. they had to ground the helicopters last night around 8:00 p.m. because of th

william la jeunesse, all these homes are gone.ht now all you see is water, pacific ocean. hasn't been that way in 75 years since construction started. this was the before. this is what you have in malibu now. stunning. dana, back over to you. >> dana: we want to bring in san monica mayor. you have not slept and up all night. i want to show the exact evacuation range for santa monica ca and tell me more what your constituents are going through. well, currently right now we have no active fires in santa monica but it is encroaching really closely and why both mandatory and warning evacuation zones did expand last night. i have also issue and emergency order to clear out the areas and put out a curfew so law enforcement professionals can protect those areas that are voluntarily evacuated: >> dana: how are your water levels in santa monica right now? >> we aren't impacted by any boil orders right now. there is a boil order in the 90242 palisades zip code at this point because of the idea of ash getting into the water. we use the same

william la jeunesse in pacific palisades. is about firefighters reporting to the firehouse without any if engines to man? >> reporter: yeah. what we were told by multiple firefighters, stuart, is when the call came out whether you're off duty or not, come on in. they showed up at fire stations around the city, and there were no vehicles. so while everyone kind of agrees nothing could have stopped this fire because of the high winds, it did expose some problems that hampered the response. >> many of our rigs that are sitting at our supply and maintenance because we don't have the resources to fix them. >> reporter: that's l.a.'s fire chief last year begging for more mechanics. why? when the palisades fire broke out, every available firefighter showed up. manied had no pusher truck, engine or vehicle the use. >> we have million if dollar rigs sitting at the yard with no mechanics to fix them. >> reporter: many are here, the maintenance yard, where up the one if six l.a. fire trucks are broken down, unavailable because the depart

>> bret: william la jeunesse, live in malibu.ilty to murders in the northeast. some gang members were told to take the death penalty off the table. correspondent c.b. cotton has details from new york. good evening, c.b. >> good evening, bret. a total of 4 ms-13 gang members have taken plea deals this week. one of them admitted to ordering people killed on a whelm. whim.a plea deal was spared his. >> this individual should never see the light of day again there should be no possibility that he ever returns to our streets. >> head of a long island county police union says these crimes deserve the death penalty. he admitted to planning, approvingor taking part in at least seven murders in new york city's suburbs, among the victims was 16-year-old kayla and 15-year-old miss is a. the pair were walking near their homes in september 2016 when they were chased down and attacked with baseball bats and a machete. macon's father robert shared photos of the last birthday he celebrated with his daughter heavyweight broken he tells fox this i

fox's william la jeunesse has more from malibu. >> powerful santa ana winds fuel wildfires in southern california overnight. at least three new wildfires in san diego county, the largest burning through almost 100 acres, triggering evacuations. officials say a lack of rain and strong winds make containment difficult. >> we haven't had any precipitation in the last few weeks months, so all that fuel is extremely dry out there. >> in los angeles, fire crews have been making good progress, but humidity remains low and with those santa anas kicking back up, officials are on high alert for any new fires that could spark in the coming days. >> the vegetation is critically dry, with relative humidity nearly 10%. this means that if it is ignited, extreme fire, weather and behavior is probable. so everyone here urges the community to stay alert. >> meanwhile, as more people return to what is left of their homes, there is growing concern about air quality. the fires burned through paint, furniture and electronics, creating mountains of toxic ash that may contain harmful materials like lead and a

in malibu, california, william la jeunesse, fox news. >> and firefighters from utah. sharing their story of achieving a small victory during their efforts in los angeles county. they say they helped a homeowner search for two small items he was hoping to find in the rubble. firefighters say the man lost his home in the pacific palisades and was determined to find his wedding ring and his college ring, where the nightstand where they should have been out was located. >> so we started sifting through that with our shovels and kept on digging. >> and these guys were able to find that ring, and we could tell it really touched the homeowner. >> the firefighters say those small victories have really mattered to residents who lost everything, and they expressed their gratitude for the support that they've been receiving as they've been battling those wildfires. coming up on ktvu news at 630, a presidential tradition that can often be controversial. and this year was no different. more on president trump pardoning 1500 january 6th defendants and joe biden's pardons, as well.

you saw william la jeunesse we're on the ground, we're doing everything we can. this is going to take a mighty effort to get to the truth and i know you, you are grieving right now but you are intrepid in the legal field. you will get to it, as well. god bless you and your family. thank you for coming on and telling us. >> yeah. >> harris: breaking it down. god bless you. >> thank you, harris, for supporting me. >> absolutely. we heard a lot of questions at that news conference as i was talking about, and i have my own about the lack of preparedness. no one had prepared us for how much truth we just heard from brian claypool. critics like brian are calling out a lack of leadership and pointing a finger directly -- because they know who the leadership are who are failing them at this point. >> it's a perfect storm of mismanagement and failure of leadership. these decades of just absolute terrible leadership, failure to prepare, insane regulations, bureaucracy. it's crazy. and it all came to fruition today. >> harris: my friend dean cane. he lived there for many ye

william la jeunesse is in malibu.arly for some to discuss but we have to get there eventually. >> sandra, this is where that rhetoric will meet reality. we're on the so-called wet beach in malu. you can only use the beach when the tide is out. this was packed with homes wall-to-wall for several miles, right? houses built in the 50s and six 0s. california's is the regulatory capital. no one knows that better than the mayor and government who suspended the environmental laws saying the wait times and regulations would not apply but only to those who lost homes in the fire. >> we are going to clear the red tape and unnecessary delays and costs and headaches. >> one thing i won't give into is delay. >> red tape, bureaucracy, all of it must go. >> we'll do it efficiently and effectively. >> that sounds great to brian goldberg who lost his home off coast highway, 19 acres. evacuated horses, and animals and a wife. today's building codes make that economically unlikely to rebuild. >> if i get 2 1/2 million from the insurance

reporting from malibu, william la jeunesse, fox news. >> and take a look at this. this is from a passenger who captured this dramatic footage. and you can see the flames and the fire as. can you imagine just sitting in that plane and looking down. and that's the sight. you see those flames going across a neighborhood? the man who took the video said, this flight that was originally headed to the burbank airport had to end up being diverted to lax because obviously the fire impacting so much there. but really incredible video. when you look from above. and last night, a southwest airlines flight left oakland trying to get to burbank as well. and it had to be diverted back to oakland. and that was because of the high winds and that growing palisades fire. we talked with one of the people on board that flight. >> it was kind of hard to hear the pilot through all of like the bouncing and stuff. but yeah, when they said, oh, we're going to try and land, but they couldn't land because of all the bumps it was. we had to go back up and circle a little bit. and then they. y

from los angeles william la jeunesse is looking at that today and william, what did you find out southe border? >> well, bill, mexico is tired of being a doormat. no longer is it just a pass-through for central americans. they have weekly caravans in the south. massive migrant camps in mexico city, overrun shelters in the north. multiple polls mexicans are saying no. >> it is a huge problem in our neighborhood. the noise, the contamination, the garbage, the violence. >> hugo sanchez is fed up with illegal immigration in mexico. they defecate and urinate in public, she hopes president trump will help mexico close its southern border. >> he may have some influence with our government so together they can solve the problem. we can't continue like this. >> francisco calls the migrant influx an invasion. we don't know these people where they come from, if they have a criminal record. most are unemployed because they don't do anything. >> 70% of mexicans call illegal immigration excessive and 40% want to limit or stop it all together. this venezuelan my grant says they aren't all bad. they a

william la jeuness, what are they not happy with? >> tired of being a doormat.ns in the south and shelters in the north. in multiple polls mexicans are saying no mouse. >> it is a huge problem in our neighborhood. the noise, the contamination, the violence. >> reporter: hugo sanchez is fed up with illegal immigration in mexico. they defecate and urinate in public says letitia who hopes donald trump will help mexico close its southern border. >> translator: he may have influence with our government so they can solve the problem. we can't continue like this. >> reporter: francisco calls this an invasion. >> translator: we don't know these people, they have a criminal record. most are unemployed because they don't do anything. >> reporter: 70% of mexicans call illegal immigration excessive and 40% want to limit or stop it all together. this venezuelan migrant says they are not all bad. he and many others are stranded waiting for asylum interviews in the us. >> it's not good to enter any country illegally but the apps isn't working. >> reporter: mexico buses many mi

william la jeunesse, how are you prepared for mudslides?or the best and that happens, stuart and the fear going into the weekend and mentioning that it was flash flooding through 4:00 today. that didn't happen. we got about 1 inch of rain rather than one inch an hour and fear was in an area like this a burn area where in malibu and take a look at slope and see all the destruction and the fire going through and killing the vegetation and the roots that hold the soil and also creating a thin crust on top of the soil and it's very repelling water and permable if you will. and the fear was if it's going to take the debris literally and carrying it into the ocean and that didn't happen. we had mudslides and all of them and road closures on pch and major concern with the palisades on the bluff and malibu is really down to the high tide and that ash creates runoff and think about your house and having gas and pesticides and rodent killer and going for them and that's pollution and the fear is that they're going to seep in the santa monica bay and

. >> ainsley: let's go now to william la jeunesse for the latest on the ground in pacific palisades, lifornia. william? >> hey, good morning, ainsley. you know, relatively, this is a small fire. it's 17,000 acres. for context the campfire 2018 that was 150,000-acre causing 150,000 acres causing 18 billion in damage. this one, they estimate will be the most expensive in u.s. history at 50 to $57 billion. when you look at the video, you can see why. you mentioned malibu, basically the entire coast line almost south of know buoy from santa monica destroyed, turned to rubble. beachfront homes 150 homes possibly. these are 10 to $50 million turned to rubble each. then you look at the palisades. here the homes of celebrities as we mentioned. hollywood producers. the rivera as we call it overlooking the pacific on a bluff. the streets like where tom hanks lives, that neighborhood, also destroyed. then you have the business district where i am right now, per square footage basis, this is the most expensive real estate in los angeles. turned to rubble. block after block. smoldering steel and b

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william la jeunesse is in malibu for us. what's it like there, william?porter: stuart, good morning. it's not good. we've had some very erratic winds. you know, since i got here early this morning, about a dozen homes here along coast highway have been destroyed. you can see two more right now in flames, right? and the ocean is literally on the other side, and this scene is by no means unique. as i drove in this morning from the north, i saw several residences, maybe a does deny or two -- dozen or two, many flames being destroyed here in malibu which is unusual only because this fire started in pacific palisades yesterday around 10:30 in the morning in a backyard in a residential area. that's a very densely populated area this fire got underway. and because of these winds which are blowing at 50 miles an hour sustained here along the coast, and at 99 miles an hour in the mountains, quickly those embers just spotted about a mile hate of the flames and destroyed several neighborhoods there in the palisades forcing the evacuation of some 30,000 individuals,

william la jeunesse tells us about some of the risks. >> like cigarettes is not going to stop federaling to stop everybody from drinking. >> the u.s. surgeon general today warned that even moderate amounts of alcohol increase the risk of cancer. dr. vivek ramaswamy wants warning labels on cans and bottles updated specifically to reflect, quote: evidence documenting the link between alcohol consumption and cancer risk including breast, colorectal, mouth, throat and liver cancer. >> over a million people are diagnosed with cancer every year. that's a big concern. >> today's advisory under scores new research about the risks of even moderate amounts of beer, wine and spirits. >> science now tells us that drinking any alcohol has risks. >> a canadian study recently found people who have just two drinks a week through their adulthood may knock two to three days off their lives. seven days a week two and a half months that jumps to two years if you drink five glasses day. >> most people in the world globally believe a little bit of alcohol is good for you. it's quite a big shift to say oh,

william la jeunesse has the story from los angeles, for us. >> good morning. the top line is this.aren't good for you coming not just from the surgeon general but england, germany, canada have all lowered the amount of alcohol consumption considered safe. surgeon general said today that drinking increases your risk of cancer. breast, colorectal, esophagus, mouth, throat and liver cancer to hard alcohol, beer, wine and increases the more you drink. the advisory saying this. public awareness of alcohol consumption was not improved over nearly two decades as the evidence documenting the link between alcohol consumption and cancer has increased. more people die of alcohol related cancer than auto accidents. new research about the risk of moderate alcohol consumption. a study found one drink a week may reduce your life span by five minutes. two drinks a week knock off two to three days and five glasses of wine, beer or hard alcohol a day could take two years off your life from causes like car accidents, cancer and heart disease. so the surgeon general wants an updated warning label on t

. >> go down to william la jeunesse latest on the ground in the pacifics palisades, california. y, william. last night seven fires. brentwood, two in studio city. with the winds down. the helicopters up and almost double the number of firefighters. it's making a difference. today we expect winds closer to 25 not 75. but, we are not out of the woods yet. and i am in the pacific palisades. this, of course, is the worst hit. a lot of celebrities here, you know, speilberg, hanks, witherspoon. antioch. all up and down here daylight you will be able to see it's all destroyed. all of these. about a thousand homes and businesses in the palisades all destroyed. now, here's one of the issues that we're of main concern here. of course, it is water. you have heard a little bit about it, right? lack of it. because firefighters ran out of water, now dwp has three reserves or tanks about 1 million gallons each. over the fire in the first 24 hours, first 12 hours, actually, they ran out of water. >> because we were pushing so much water in trunk line and so much water was being used before it ca

national correspondent william la jeunesse shows us how people in mexico are running out of patientsem in our neighborhood: the noise, the contamination and the garbage, the violence. >> long time mexico city resident hugo chavez whose child has a heart condition is fed up with illegal immigrants in mexico. he is worried the government resources will be diverted to deal with migrants. >> they defecate and urinate in public says neighbor and retiree mati c.i. a hopes mexico will close its southern border. >> he may have some influence with our government. so together they can solve the problem. we can't continue like this. >> francisco flores lives near a migrant camp housing mostly cubans and venezuelans, he calls the migrant influx invasion and worries about the drug and alcohol abuse he sees. >> we don't know these people where they come from if they have a criminal record. most run employed because they don't do anything. >> 70% of mexicans call illegal immigration excessive, according to a survey and 40% want to limit or stop illegal immigration all together. but venezuelan jose

william la jeunesse is more on what we're hearing from that has and citizens about illegal immigrationre. william. >> are fed up. for years they have seen weekly caravans crossing their border. massive tent camps clogging mexico city now and their northern cities are set by migrant names. in multiple polls, mexicans have said enough. >> it is a huge problems in our neighborhood. the contamination the garbage, the violence. [sirens] >> sanchez is fed up with illegal immigration in mexico. they defecate and urinate public. >> he may have some influence on our government. we can't continue like this. >> francisco calls the migrant influx an invasion. >> we don't know these people where they come from. most are unemployed because they don't do anything. >> 70% of mexicans call illegal immigration excessive and 40% want to limit or stop it altogether. but this one is one of migrants as they are not all bad. he and many others are stranded waiting for asylum interviews in the u.s. >> it is not to enter legally. >> mexico now passes many migrants. and they see a change in public opinion. >> w

william la jeunesse is live in pacific palisades and joins us now. insley. you know, we are on sunset boulevard in the middle of the palisades village. this was a major commercial building. obviously it has been destroyed. the two major fires those are largely out but the finger pointing is just beginning, right? somebody is going to get scapegoated in this fire and right now the leading candidates are the governor for water and wildfire management issues. also, you have the mayor for her budget and the fire chief for her priorities. while most agree that nothing would have stopped this fire there are some longstanding issues that hampered the response. >> many of our rigs that are sitting at our supply and maintenance because we don't have the resources to fix them. >> that's l.a.'s fire chief last year begging. >> morgan: mechanics, while? the palisades fire broke out every available firefighter showed up yet many had no pumper truck, engine or vehicle to use. >> we have million dollars rigs sitting at the yard with no mechanics to fix them. >> many

william la jeunesse is live in malibu. the first chance to talk to you since the sun has come up.till rather cloudy, if you will. you can see smoke is really heavy. i want to show you what's going on behind me. it is fascinating. you've seen this morning or at least i have about a dozen houses get burned up. it's right along the coast highway. so close together. they're -- looks like they're trying to save the next house, right? 14 houses have been destroyed and trying to douse it with water to try to stop it there. i talked to one of the firefighters there and said it all depends on the wind how far it will go. you might see some water falling off a roof down there. they've been drenching that structure the last 15 minutes. then i will have keith slowly pan over to the left. he will be able to show you how many houses have been destroyed today. literally it just went one after the other since early this morning. now we're along coast highway. the scene is not unique. there are several places between here and pepperdine where multiple homes are also being destroyed. this fire star

william la jeunesse is in our political bureau. >> people are angry and saying what are we paying taxes, and paying for expenses of illegal migrants. this is not about stopping mother nature. people asking the governors and people in charge what they did or didn't do about the situation. to mitigate the problem beforehand or respond to it later. listen to the woman confronting governor newsom. >> that was my daughter's school, governor, please tell m, i am promise. >> i'm literally talking to the president right now to specifically answer the question of what we can do for you and your daughter. >> why was there no water in the hydrants, governor? >> it's all -- >> is it going to be different next time? >> it has to be. >> i would fill up the hydrants myself. >> i understand. >> wobut would you do that? >> i would do whatever i can. >> but you're not! >> taking heat, mayor karen bass abandoned the city for africa two days after the national weather service forecasted record santa ana winds. >> what explains the rapid preparation and rapid response? >> i think the focus of all of us with

william la jeunesse is live in pacific palisades with the details. hopefully you can sort this out. you can read lots of different things. it was cut, it wasn't. it was, it wasn't. what do you say it was? >> well, i'll say examination is important. looking for the scapegoat. governor, mayor and fire chief. while everyone agrees nothing could have stopped this fire, it did expose longstanding issues that hampered the response. >> many of our rigs that are sitting at our supply and maintenance because we don't have the resources to fix them. >> that's l.a.'s fire chief last year begging for more mechanics. the palisades fire broke out every available firefighter showed up. yet many had no pumper truck, engine or vehicle to use. >> we have million dollar rigs sitting at the yard with no mechanics to fix them. >> many are here, the maintenance yard where up to one in six l.a. fire trucks are broken down, unavailable because the department has no money to fix them. >> there has been a 55% overall increase for calls for service. >> compared to other major cities lafd is grossly understaff

. >> on to senior national correspondent williams la jeunesse.is in the part of california with an evacuation area. >> i'm at pacific coast highway, north of jonathan, halfway between the palisades and pepperdine university, and several structures burned between the real inn which is an iconic restaurant here in malibu. as well as several structures. when i arrived here, there were about a dozen homes -- were on fire here, and went one after one. we're right along pch here, and you can see the water is right here. downed power lines. power poles. crashed while we were out here, and as keith pans to the right if he can, you'll see more houses stacked like sardine style next to each other and firefighters didn't have a chance. and they tried to water 'em down. tried to keep the heat down. but to no avail because these houses literally were almost wall to wall. so in malibu, when i came in this morning, there were multiple structures on fire hire in malibu. north of where i am. and there was no firefighters in sight. they are stretched thin. in fact

fox's william la jeunesse has more from malibu. >> powerful santa ana winds fuel wildfires in southern california overnight. at least three new wildfires in san diego county, the largest burning through almost 100 acres, triggering evacuations. officials say a lack of rain and strong winds make containment difficult. >> we haven't had any precipitation in the last few weeks months, so all that fuel is extremely dry out there. >> in los angeles, fire crews have been making good progress, but humidity remains low. and with those santa anas kicking back up, officials are on high alert for any new fires that could spark in the coming days. >> the vegetation is critically dry, with relative humidity nearly 10%. this means that if it is ignited, extreme fire, weather and behavior is probable. so everyone here urges the community to stay alert. >> meanwhile, as more people return to what is left of their homes, there is growing concern about air quality. the fires burned through paint, furniture and electronics, creating mountains of toxic ash that may contain harmful materials like lead and

. >> harris: senior national correspondent william la jeunesse is in malibu to bring us the latest from there. i mean, just apocalyptic behind you, william. >> we've been here pretty much all morning and we saw about a dozen homes here along pch get destroyed. you are looking at what's left right now. i wanted to show you how close we are to the water. it is right there. these homes literally were right along the beach basically north of dukes and south of pepperdine. they just went up. they were packed one after the other and they couldn't stop it, right? finally the firefighters -- i will actually pan, if you don't mind, keith if we move down here to show you all along here. firefighters were finally able to stop it about 1 hundred yards away and they were able to control that fire. but this was one of four large fires in l.a. county. 5000. it wasn't the size but where it started. you've already talked about a densely populated area and then it migrated north to malibu where they have a real challenging topography. the winds down here overnight were 40 to 50 miles-per-hour gusting ove

i just would say that our guys like william la jeunesse and jonathan hunt and their camera people, theye actually the camera guys were filming the neighborhoods that they live in. yeah. and being destroyed. and they worked for 48 hours straight. they had to go back out there. their schools are destroyed and everything. so for those who are having to cover the story of their own demise, you know, hats off. >> it's rough. it's rough. >> i guess i just can't be outraged about it. you know, i tried really hard. i know it's not a popular take. >> we have a class. i tried to be outraged. >> i couldn't get outraged about being outraged, but he's trying. >> he's the same thing with anderson cooper. when he was hopped into two feet of water and got on his knees. it's these fake journalists that are just tell the story. no one cares what you look like. people's lives are ruined and you had to stop to make yourself look slim. that's the issue. >> all right. we must move on. >> do care what you look like. >> up next, america saw it live when 44 laughed with 45. >> thursday is on fox, a new laugh ou