we're going to talk about karen bass. i have a lot to say about that. kevin: i thought for sure you were going to say portugal. griff: no, that's too big. good morning, maddie. reporter: morning. president trump privatizing the postal service and independent agency since july of 1971 and privatizing could open to political inprudence and legal ramifications under the commerce department thereon clear and usps was like money for some time. it lost nearly $10 billion in the most recent fiscal year and the agency in the middle of 10-year overhaul and the postmaster announced he's stepping un-down. president trump talking about the service's financial str struggles. jot postal service will operate a lot better and it's been a tremendous loser for this country and tremendous amounts of money being lost. reporter: president trump floats merging the postal service with the commerce department and federal judge cleared way for trump administration to remove thousands of usaid workers off the job. the judge is granting request from 19 attorneys general because o

investigation with karen bass. >> greg: reporting myself to me.thing she does that is horrible she does with a smile. >> it is freaky it is one of those things where wouldn't we all liked to have this excuse? babe, i'm investigating how i went to the strip club as well. i don't know how it happened it is under investigation the winds were blowing that way but i did not know and i got a chainsaw. [laughter] it's true, you know. it is wild she is babbling to. >> greg: actually guys could do that i think we really need to investigate why i cheated on you with your best friend to periods. >> yes. there are some underlying issues there. >> we are figuring it out. >> and it is an active investigation so we cannot comment. honey, i cannot comment to you. >> greg: i would love to tell you what we found. >> discloser. >> greg: emily, i just got some breaking news. what? >> what? >> greg: i am very hot. apparently karen bass just fired the fire chief but i don't think that has an effect on what you were going to say. >> it is like watching a mud rustling i

rick caruso saying the brave fire chief stood up to karen bass, the fire chief was a disaster as well750,000 a year, she's a disaster too. all three of them if they had any integrity, any honor at all should have resigned already for their role in this disaster. >> did los angeles know what was coming? i likened it to florida residents seeing that 5 in the gulf, knowing they have got to potentially face a life-threatening storm, should karen bass have skipped that trip in fear what could come to her residence? >> of course as you lay it out, we could be more precise, on 2 january the national weather service warned of this weather event, the warning was upgraded on the third of january. on on 3 january. on 4 january she leaves town. it is true the santa ana winds were unprecedented, the highest for 14 years, democrats saying never seen anything like this. that is not true. it is something we are used to in california and we should prepare for. if you can prepare for you can avoid it. you can add to that. policy failures that led up to this. why did they burn out of control? democrat p

wildfires broke out and mayor karen bass was in africa? blame her. >> it didn't reach that level to me to say something terrible could happen and maybe we should not have gone on the trip. but. but to me -- i don't know, that is one of the things we need to look at. >> lawrence: i don't know. >> ainsley: she was warned. final hour of "fox & friends" starts right now. >> brian: president trump signing an executive order ending all federal tax payer benefits for illegal immigrants. >> ainsley: mark meredith live with the white house with more on that and other cost cutting those, hey, mark. >> could interfere with the national security advisor and a lot of headlines coming out of that. president trump campaigned on what to stop the illegal invasion on the southern border through a new executive order and reigning and federal resources to accommodate them. to the order signed on his way to washington will make several cuts to the way the federal government would use money to help people whether through obamacare and making sure migrants would

the los angeles mayor karen bass ousted the chief today, kristin crowley had publicly clashed with thethe wildfire resources even as homes burned. cbs's carter evans is in los angeles with the latest. >> reporter: just weeks after one of he worst national disasters in u.s. history. >> is a mayor of the city, the buck stops with me. >> reporter: and battle los angeles mayor karen bass took action against the embattled city fire chief kristen cawley. >> acting in the best interest of los angeles public safety, i just met with chief crawley and removed her as fire chief. >> reporter: it was a feud that at x collated even as flames were still consuming thousands of homes in pacific palisades on l.a.'s west westside. chief crawley had publicly released an internal memo warning that a severe budget cuts would impact the fire department's ability to respond to large-scale emergencies such as wildfires. >> was a budget cut? >> yes it was cut and it did impact our ability to provide service. >> let me just be clear about the budget per the fire department was not cut. >> today mayor bass said t

meantime, la mayor karen bass has fired the city's fire chief bass says she met with kristin crowley today and decided to remove her in the best interest of the city. crowley's termination comes after weeks of mounting tensions between her and the mayor. in today's announcement, the mayor specifically pointed to crowley's handling of last month's deadly wildfires. 1000 firefighters. >> who could have been on the job fighting? the fires were sent home. the other thing that i mentioned is that i said after the fires, we're after the fires were out after the rain had stopped that a full investigation would begin. one step of that investigation was to do an after action report which she refused. >> former chief deputy ronnie villanueva is going to be serving as interim chief. back here in the bay area. at least one business in antioch will likely have to close after an early morning fire cause some serious damage. firefighters say started just before 6 o'clock this morning at the everyday black friday liquidation store. flames destroyed much of the inventory and also damaged a storage co

no, apparently karen bass just fired the fire chief. but i don't know if that has any effect on what you're already going to say. >> i mean, whatever, it's like watching mud wrestling. go ahead. i don't care. both of you suck. look, here's the thing. when. >> like, mud wrestling. >> seriously? all right, i'm gonna investigate that. so here's the thing. this is what kills me about this is that only in the last four years could we have the most clearly incompetent responsibility. shoveling away human as mayor of one of the largest cities of america. and then as. by the way, she says, like, you know, i didn't get that weather service report i'm investigating that was designated a pds, a particularly dangerous situation by the weather service, which meant like really strong winds, super high temperatures and something else, whatever the whole point is, that was everywhere. everyone knew it was going to be. >> a pds. >> yeah, i have it. >> right here. god, i thought i had. >> fire service warning. oh. >> my doctor told me if i think i have p

speaking of the mayor of karen bass has a new excuse about the botched response to the wildfires.at, next. ♪ ♪ visiting angels america's choice in home care ♪ ♪ >> laura: texas is teeming with illegals despite governor greg abbott's best efforts to export them to blue states or to work with the trump administration to deport them out of the country all together. despite the massive drain or public resources of course public schools, healthcare, there are still some texas officials who apparently believe the more the merrier. bring more in. meet dallas police interim chief michael igoe openly defy federal immigration law. >> the dallas police department is not assisting any federal agency on some documented or undocumented in the city of dallas. >> what a nightmare he is. he is not just terrible on immigration. the man who was elected to keep dallas safe -- he is interim, of course. is he there to keep dallas safe in from criminals. keep safe for dei radicals. >> strength. economic cultural vibrancy community. federal government response. enforcing immigration laws. dpd and other d

stuart: i want your opinion on this too, la mayor karen bass is investigating why she was allowed toe fires broke out. watch. >> what do you mean there were warnings you weren't aware of? >> that level of preparation didn't happen and didn't reach that to me saying something terrible could very much happen and not going on the trip. that's one thing we need to look at. when i say it was a mistake and absolutely the idea that i was not present was very painful. stuart: stu, only thing she needs is a mirror in the investigation and worried about public image and perception and i would ask to la mayor cairns bass you're in ghana and wild fires broke out and your city needed you. why were you in ghana in the first place. what business does the la mayor have in ghana? this is why so many americans are happy with what doge is doing because they're uncovering waste, fraud and abuse, and i would say that the mayor of la going to a celebration during fire season is a good example of waste, fraud and abuse. california is a poster child for it. good luck with your image, la mayor karen bass, wh

despite the controversy, karen bass defended her position. >> our firefighters acted heroically, duringisades fire and they act heroically every single day. that is without question. bringing the leadership to the fire department is what they and the people of los angeles deserve. >> the interim fire chief, ronnie villanova has been called to lead the department in this transition. governor gavin newsom has requested $40 billion from congress to help los angeles recover from those wildfires, the fires caused an estimated $250 billion worth of damage, the governor's request includes funding to rebuild homes, infrastructure and businesses as well as money for displaced residents. however, federal aid conditions may complicate the approval. >>> bringing us closer to home, first alert meteorologist zoe mintz is joining us, and we are just looking at that beautiful sunrise right here in the san francisco bay area. >> open up your windows, there are a few clouds out there but that is making it even more beautiful, so it is a vibrant start to the day, absolutely gorgeous. now i want to take a

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los angeles mayor karen bass fired christine crowley , she criticized her for sending home 1500 instead refusing to participate in a post-fire review. the dismissal sparked backlash with the fire committee calling her a scapegoat. monica rodriguez is pushing to overturn that decision but despite the controversy, karen bass emphasizing the need for new leadership. >> our firefighters acted heroically, during the palisades fire and they act heroically every single day. that is without question. bringing new leadership to the fire department is what they and the people of los angeles deserve. >> the interim chief, ronnie villanueva has been appointed to lead the department during this transition, meantime, governor gavin newsom has requested nearly $40 billion from congress to help los angeles recover from the january wildfires, the fires caused an estimated $250 billion worth of damage, his request includes funding for rebuilding homes, infrastructure and businesses as well as aid for displaced residents. however, federal aid conditions including policy changes may complicate the approval

fires broke out and mayor karen bass was in africa.on't blame her. >> didn't reach that level to me to say something terrible can happen and maybe you shouldn't have gone on the trip. >> why did. >> i don't know. i think that's one of the things we need to look at. >> brian: investigate why i ended up in africa. please. why there is a huge fire but i took off anyway. i want someone fired. "fox & friends" starts right now. ♪ amazing. how about this, president trump signing an executive order ending all federal taxpayer benefits for illegal immigrants. >> ainsley: lucas tomlinson "fox news live" washington with more. hey, lucas. >> lucas: good morning, ainsley, good morning, guys. my opening numbers for you this morning. president trump's executive order bars illegal aliens from receiving federally funded benefits to the total of $177 billion. and here's a little break down for you. this includes 59 billion for obamacare premium tax credits. 43 billion for the earned income tax credit and the child tax credit. 40 billion for medicare and

mayor karen bass, let's talk about how the early stages of the recovery efforts are going to back withr and palisades resident, thank you both were coming on. she says they are all and, the "los angeles times" right, faced with the enormous task of rebuilding, los angeles city officials cannot oversee a major expansion of the downtown convention center in time for the 2028 olympic games. the man who ran against karen bass word, it's incorrigible the city singly have to delay critical construction of the olympics, we don't choose between rebuilding from the fires or preparing for the olympics, we do both. have leaders from across the private sector begging to step in and help, and they are like we have no plan on doing that. >> and they don't have a plan for many things. they broadened steve to help rebuild the palisades, he is only working for three months, given $500,000. i don't know, 671 million in tradable donations, we have no idea where they are going, how we will get that money -- charitable. >> trace: it's a good point, what is happening here. i hate to say this because somebod

mayor karen bass has fired the city's fire chief in the wake of catastrophic wildfires that scorchede this afternoon, mayor bass criticized chief kristen crowley for failing to have more firefighters on duty the morning those fires broke out. she named a retired deputy from the los angeles fire department as its interim chief. joining us now, nbc news correspondent morgan chesky, who is in los angeles. so, morgan, what more did we hear from the mayor about this dismissal, and what happens now? >> reporter: yeah, that is a very good question, zinhle. we know that mayor karen bass is speaking right now regarding this recent dismissal of now former chief kristen crowley. this really should not come as a huge shock to anyone who's been following their somewhat contentious relationship since those fires broke out on january 7th. we did have a statement from the mayor released shortly before she took to the podium to kind of echo those remarks, and you touched on it briefly, but i should add that one of the key points that the mayor made in releasing crowley from duty was the fact that the

mayor karen bass, let's talk about how the early stages of the recovery efforts are going to back withy are all and, the "los angeles times" right, faced with the enormous task of rebuilding, los angeles city officials cannot oversee a major expansion of the downtown convention center in time for the 2028 olympic games. the man who ran against karen bass word, it's incorrigible the city singly have to delay critical construction of the olympics, we don't choose between rebuilding from the fires or preparing for the olympics, we do both. have leaders from across the private sector begging to step in and help, and they are like we have no plan on doing that. >> and they don't have a plan for many things. they broadened steve to help rebuild the palisades, he is only working for three months, given $500,000. i don't know, 671 million in tradable donations, we have no idea where they are going, how we will get that money -- charitable. >> trace: it's a good point, what is happening here. i hate to say this because somebody will scream constitutional crisis, but it's like california needs d

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fire department pushing back against karen bass that fire officials failed to properly prepare aheadnly to the mayor's claims that she was not warned the department followed standard preparation procedures. prior to the palisades fire, valley fd e-mail to advisories conducting multiple live and recorded meeting interviews about the predicted extreme fire weather and notified city officials about the upcoming weather of that the historic fires burned down entire neighborhoods for days becoming the ninth deadliest in third most destructive in california. meanwhile she's trying to defend yourself when the fires broke out she was on a trip to ghana now she has an investigation as to why no one told her not to go it didn't reach that level to say something terrible can happen and maybe you shouldn't go on a trip. i don't know i think that's one of the things that we need to look at. investigations are taking place. one internal to the city that's a fire commission and the governor contracted with the fire safety research institute. >> she said she's trying to work on regaining the confide

the mayor of los angeles, karen bass dismissed the cities fire chief over her handling of last month'sy wildfires. in a statement karen bass that she is removing the chief effective immediately adding that 1000 firefighters that could have been on duty the morning of the fires were instead sent home under the chief swatch. the palisades fire erupted in early january and damaged 8000 homes and other structures and at least 12 people were killed. in the middle east, said it released another body to israeli officials after confusion yesterday with the hostage of -- the transfer of hostage remains. one of the four bodies transferred yesterday was not that of bibbas as was promised. hamas claims they were all killed during an israeli airstrike. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said hamas is to blame for their deaths. >> who condemns a little boy and a baby and burns them, monsters that is who. i vow i will not rest until the savages that executed our hostages are brought to justice. geoff: both sides say the release of six living hostages ranging from 22 to 40 years old will procee

standing the test of time. >> martha: so breaking moments ago, a battle los angeles mayor karen bassat she "was not aware" of severe part warnings before leaving the city of los angeles, where she went to it on a for four days. national correspondent bill melugin cha-ching all of this. >> hi, martha. there's been a whole bunch of public attention after the palisades fire broke out. it is apparently come to this climax as you mentioned, the mayor passed and nothing a short time ago, she is firing chief crowley effective merely. we are standing by for a press conference. she did put out a statement which says in part, "we know that 5,000 firefighters that could have been on duty instead sent home on chief crowley's watch. now chief crowley and george had previously said that mayor basch's slashing of millions of dollars would reduce the department's effectiveness and ability to respond to wildfires. mayor bass on her end in recent days had been play chief crowley for not wanting wanting her excuse me about the fire risk before she left for her trip to africa. bass was at bass was at to

fired today by mayor karen bass over the response to those deadly and devastating southern california wildfires. here's reporter rob hayes from our sister station in los angeles. >> from fire chief to just plain fired los angeles mayor karen bass today, terminating chief kristen crowley, blaming her for improperly staffing the palisades and eaton fires. >> we all know that a thousand firefighters that could have been on duty on the morning the fires broke were instead sent home on chief crowley's watch. these actions required her removal. >> in the wake of those deadly fires. bass and crowley initially appeared supportive of each other side by side at news conferences, but it didn't take long for a rift to form. >> we took a $17 million budget cut. >> the fire chief blasting the city for underfunding and understaffing the department, leaving it vulnerable. in turn, bass slammed chief crowley for refusing to put together a required after action report as part of the mayor's investigation into the fire response. and earlier this week, mayor bass, who was overseas in ghana when the fires

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. >> los angeles mayor karen bass has fired the city's fire chief bass says the removal of chief kristin crowley is effective immediately. mayor bass says a thousand firefighters could have been on duty on the morning of the l.a. fires when they broke out last month, but instead they were sent home on the chief's watch. she also says crowley didn't appropriately warn her of the fire forecast. bass says this change will improve safety in los angeles. >> our firefighters acted heroically during the palisades fire, and they act heroically every single day. that is, without question, bringing new leadership to the fire department is what they and the people of los angeles deserve. >> she will remain employed by the department at a lower rank, and her duties will be assigned by the interim fire chief. >> coming up, it may be free now, but parking in san francisco's golden gate park could soon cost you. details of the proposal, including how much and when it could begin. >> plus, the silicon valley auto show is underway. what experts say about the state of the electric vehicle market. and the

we're tracking t >>> los angeles mayor karen bass fired the city's fire chief, blaming her for failures in response to the deadly l.a. wildfires. the firing of kristin crowley comes after weeks of back and forth finger pointing between the two leaders. crowley criticized the mayor for multimillion dollar but cuts that she says impacted services during the palisades and eaton fires. mayor bass said crowley sent home about 1,000 firefighters whose shifts were ending on the morning the palisades fire broke out instead of keeping them on duty. she also said she refused to complete an after-action report following the wildfires. >> we all know that 1,000 firefighters that could have been on duty on the morning the fires broke were instead sent home on chief crowley's watch. these actions required her removal. >> meanwhile the union firefighters of los angeles blasted mayor bass for her decision to remove crowley. they say crowley was a "scapegoat" and her removal was a grave mistake. >>> back here in the bay area, a major pot bust, chp officers confiscated nearly 400 pounds of marijuana. thi

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los angeles mayor karen bass dismissed the city's fire department chief on friday over her handling ofisades fires. it comes after weeks of tensions between the two officials. the chief criticized the mayor when the fires first began, saying she failed the city. dozens of people were killed and hundreds of homes were destroyed. a retired police chief deputy has been appointed as the interim fire chief. before we go, an update on the pope's health. one of the doctors treating him for pneumonia says he's feeling slightly better but is still not out of danger. he will likely stay in hospital all of next week. the professor said the 88-year-old pontiff's outlook was good and his heart was very strong. now, remember, you can keep up-to-date on the pope's status and plenty more on our website, bbc.com/news. you can see what we are working on at any time by checking us out on your favorite social media platform as well. that is it for world news america for today. i'm caitriona perry. thank you so much for watching narrator: funding for presentation of this program is provided by... bdo, acco

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. >> mayor karen bass as crews 7 making great strides. but the more complex repairs in the worst burned areas could take longer because of the extent of the damage. meanwhile, progress is being made in restoring water to that area. governor newsom is valley to speed up the debris removal process and areas affected by those wildfires. for the first time since he returned from dc last week. the governor is sharing more about his meeting with president trump kron capitol correspondent eytan wallace has those details. we got work to do. governor gavin newsom with that message in altadena, a community ravaged by the eaton fire. >> announcing the first phase of the hazardous waste removal process will be more than two-thirds complete by the end of the week. but even before that, he says more than 1300 workers in the army corps of engineers, environmental protection agency and partners from the state and local governments and the private sector already launching phase 2 for general debris removal in the eaton and palisades burned areas. this is

los angeles mayor karen bass says crews are making progress on the cleanup efforts by removing hazardouss and clearing the way for new construction. bass said those who lost their homes are receiving property tax relief and rebates for utility payments. the city has eliminated red tape around building permits in order to expedite the rebuild. >> these have been a defining 30 days for our city, for our commitment, and effort is really underway. so over the next 60 days, we are going to make further progress through an all in, all hands on deck effort. we are going to build los angeles back to being the number one city in the country. >>> we're also getting a new look at the dramatic new video from the eaton fire showing first responders evacuating wheelchairbound seniors from a nursing home. officials are still investigating the causes of the eaton and palisades fire. >>> president trump now suspending the biden administration's electric vehicle charging program, the transportation department saying the $5 billion grant program intended to help states build ev charging stations is effecti

mayor karen bass has fired fire chief kristin crowley. this comes after weeks of tension between the two following last month's devastating palisades and eaton wildfires. when the fires started back on january 7th, mayor bass was overseas on a trip, and she claims crowley did not warn her in advance about the expected extreme weather conditions coming to the area. the mayor also says 1000 firefighters who could have been on duty the morning the fires broke out, were instead sent home. the l.a. fire department has issued a statement saying the department followed all standard preparation procedures. an interim fire chief is now in place. let's talk about our weather. the weekend is here and it just seems like it's just warming up a little bit each day. i'm so excited. look at the clear skies and downtown san jose. let's get you set up for your friday night. and of course, your saturday and sunday across the bay area. now temperatures are in the 60s, upper 60 nearing the 70 already in south san jose, 69 degrees. hayward at 68. san francisco

mayor karen bass has fired fire chief kristin crowley. this comes after weeks of tension between the two. following last month's devastating palisades and eaton wildfires. when the fire started on january 7th, mayor bass was on an overseas trip. she claims fire chief crowley did not warn her in advance about the expected extreme weather conditions coming to the city. the mayor also says 1000 firefighters who could have been on duty the morning the fires broke out, were instead sent home. the l.a. fire department has issued a statement saying the department followed all standard preparation procedures. an interim fire chief is now in place. soon after those wildfires, powerful rain storms drenched the burned out hillsides, triggering mudslides. tonight we're hearing from that firefighter who we saw whose suv was swept away by a mudslide and onto the beach. you might recall this video. take a look. this was last friday. firefighter jerry cal was driving in malibu when that mudslide suddenly shoved his vehicle down the cliff off the pacific

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los angeles mayor karen bass said at a news conference today that the hazardous cleanup should be finishedthe end of the month, followed by residential debris cleanup so the rebuilding can begin in earnest. >> today marks one month since the start of the wildfires that devastated southern california, and we are taking action together for the one california. so cal fire relief, abc seven and our sister stations in california are coming together for a one day fundraiser to help our neighbors in need. our parent company, disney, has committed $15 million for initial and immediate response and rebuilding efforts for los angeles area fire relief. your donation can help groups including the american red cross provide meals, shelter and hope to these families. go to redcross.org, slash abc or scan the qr code on your screen. your support is critical and it really is appreciated. >> all right, the academy awards are coming up, and the oscars are considering a new requirement that movie producers must disclose the use of artificial intelligence. variety is reporting the award show may add the rule

. >> after weeks of mounting tensions, mayor karen bass has removed la fire chief kristin crowley following last month's wildfires that just tore through the area. bass says that she met with crowley today and the removal. it is effective immediately. former chief deputy ronnie villanueva is now taking over on an interim basis. and during a news conference today, bass says that she's decided to fire crowley in the best interest she says of los angeles. crowley had been had publicly criticized the city for budget cuts that she says made it harder for firefighters to do their jobs. but she also faced her own criticism for accusations that firefighters responded too late and that evacuation orders could have been issued sooner. >> 1000 firefighters who could have been on the job fighting. the fires were sent home. the other thing that i mentioned is that i said after the fires, we're after the fires were out after the rain had stopped that a full investigation would begin. one step of that investigation was to do an after action report which she refused. >> bass is also facing criticism for be

los angeles mayor karen bass fired the chief of the city's fire department, blaming her for failures in the fire response. the firing of kristin crowley comes after weeks of back and forth finger pointing between the two public servants. the tension even played out publicly while the fires were still raging. in her announcement today, the mayor pointedly criticized crowley for sending home about 1,000 firefighters whose shifts were ending on the morning that the palisades fire first broke out instead of keeping them on duty. she also says that the chief failed to participate in a report evaluating the department's response after the fires. >> our firefighters acted heroically during the palisades fire and they act heroically every single day, bringing new leadership to the fire department being what they and the people of los angeles deserve. >> crowley claims the fire department is chronically underfunded. during the fires in january she openly criticized the mayor for multimillion dollar budget cuts to her department. >> since day one we've identified huge gaps in regard to our ser

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[skateboard sounds] ♪ ♪ ♪ karen bass fired the la fire chief today, citing problems with the chief'snse to the deadly wildfires last month. the story begins tonight's west coast rap. bass met briefly with chief christine crowley this morning and appointed a former chief deputy as interim fire chief. the two had clashed publicly over the january 7th palisades and eaton wildfires that killed 29 people and destroyed some 18,000 structures. at a news conference, bass said crowley refused to submit an after action report on the fires to the fire commission for an investigation. bass also said crowley did not have proper staffing to respond to the fires. >> we all know that a thousand firefighters that could have been on duty on the morning the fires broke were instead sent home on chief crowley's watch. these actions required her removal. >> crowley blamed budget cuts for hampering the fire department's response. mayor bass has been criticized for being overseas on a trip to ghana when the fires broke out. the mayor admitted it was a mistake, but blamed crowley for not alerting her to the

mayor karen bass has fired fire chief kristin crowley. this comes after weeks of tension between the two. following last month's devastating palisades and eaton wildfires. now, when the fire started on january 7th, mayor bass was on an overseas trip to ghana. she claims crowley did not warn her in advance about the expected extreme weather conditions coming to the city. the mayor also says that 1000 firefighters, who could have been on duty the morning the fire broke out, were instead sent home. the l.a. fire department has issued a statement saying the department followed all standard preparation procedures. an interim fire chief is now in place on the central coast. a cleanup begins this weekend on the site of last month's fire at a battery plant at moss landing. tomorrow, crews will begin disconnecting lithium ion batteries at the gutted vistra energy storage facility. that will be followed by demolition and then removal of toxic metals and debris, including asbestos. local community raised concerns over where all that debris is going

. >> maurice: los angeles mayor karen bass removed kristin crowley as fire chief today though she isying with the department. bass claims crowley did not give her adequate warning ahead of the january wildfires. the mayor said she would not hav left the country had she known the extent of the fire risk. >> john: stocks took a dive today following a report that consumer confidence has dipped. losses on the s&p 500 wiped out the last of the two and half percent gain since trump took office. hamas plans to release six more israeli hostages tomorrow. they put out a list of their names today. israel will in turn release 600 palestinian prisoners. >> maurice: the latest swap as part of the cease-fire deal which is still holding despite israel's anger over a return of remains this week. debora patta is in east jerusalem. >> reporter: first israelis were subjected to the macabre spectacle of militants handing over coffins they claimed contained the remains of the bibas family. then the gut-wrenching twist. israel positively identified 4-year-old ariel bibas and his nine-month-old brother kfi

developing news in southern california los angeles mayor karen bass has fired the city's fire chief. bass says the removal of chief christine crowley is effective immediately. bass says 1000 firefighters could have been on duty the morning that the l.a. fires broke out last month, but that they were sent home on the chief's watch. the mayor is under heavy criticism herself for having been on an overseas trip while her city was burning, but she's now saying that before fires erupted, chief crowley failed to warn her about the risk of a firestorm. what a contrast. it is a beautiful day here in the bay area with a pleasant spring-like weekend in store. here's abc seven meteorologist drew tuma with the accuweather forecast. >> we have a fantastic friday on the way. it's mostly sunny. temperatures in the 60s and 70s just great out there today. over the weekend feels like spring. we'll have temperatures above average and then even into next week we're finding warmer conditions. middle part of next week looks quite warm. more than 10 to 15 degrees above average. so today it's partly cloudy

. >> after weeks of mounting tensions, mayor karen bass says removed la fire chief kristin crowley following last month's wildfires that tore through that area. best says she met with crowley today and informed her. >> former chief deputy ronnie villanueva is now taking over on an interim basis during a news conference today, mayor bass said she decided to fire crowley because it's in the best interest of la crowley had publicly criticized the city for budget cuts that she said made it harder for firefighters to do their jobs. but she also faced her own criticism over accusations that firefighters responded too late and that an evacuation order should have been issued sooner. >> 1000 firefighters who could have been on the job fighting. the fires were sent home. the other thing that i mentioned is that i said after the fires, we're after the fires were out after the rain had stopped that a full investigation would begin. one step of that investigation was to do an after action report which she refused. >> mayor bass has also faced criticism for being in africa as part of a presidential deleg

mayor karen bass.tiny for traveling to ghana the weekend before the firestorm broke out. bass says she wouldn't have taken the trip if she was properly warned about the danger. she also blames crowley for improperly staffing the palisades and eaton fires. >> was the president of the fire commission telling chief crowley to do an after action report on the fires. the fire chief refused. we all know that a thousand firefighters that could have been on duty on the morning the fires broke were instead sent home on chief crowley's watch. >> angry criticism coming in from the city's firefighter union. >> we are outraged at the termination of fire chief crowley. period. in our opinion, chief crowley is being made a scapegoat and she is being terminated for telling the truth. >> as in speaking publicly about budget cuts affecting deployment during the devastating palisades fire to our own. >> fire department needs to be properly funded. >> and it's not. >> it's not at this point. >> the fire department was not

mayor karen bass facing criticisms for the city's response announcing she's removing l.a. city fire chief kristin crowley, effective immediately. >> thousands firefighters that could have been on duty on the morning the fires broke were instead sent home on chief crowley's watch. these actions required her removal. >> reporter: the mayor claiming crowley decided against deploying about 1,000 available firefighters and dozens of water trucks in advance of the fires, despite the forecast that the national weather service called a particularly dangerous situation. mayor bass, who was also criticized for being on a trip to ghana when the fires broke out, blamed chief crowley for not warning her about the extreme fire danger. >> every time there was a weather emergency or even a hint of a weather emergency, the chief has called me directly. she has my cell phone. she knows she can call me 24/7. that did not happen this time. >> reporter: but in the aftermath of the fires, it was crowley who criticized the city's funding of the fire department. >> did they fail you? >> yes. >> r

los angeles mayor karen bass said at a news conference today that the hazardous cleanup should be finished by the end of the month, followed by residential debris cleanup so the rebuilding can begin in earnest. >> today marks one month since the start of the wildfires that devastated southern california, and we are taking action together for the one california. so cal fire relief, abc seven and our sister stations in california are coming together for a one day fundraiser to help our neighbors in need. our parent company, disney, has committed $15 million for initial and immediate response and rebuilding efforts for los angeles area fire relief. your donation can help groups including the american red cross provide meals, shelter and hope to these families. go to redcross.org, slash abc or scan the qr code on your screen. your support is critical and it really is appreciated. >> all right, the academy awards are coming up, and the oscars are considering a new requirement that movie producers must disclose the use of artificial intelligence. variety is reporting the award show may add the r

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