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she was separated from her dogs by the california wildfires. >> this is the moment they got together again. >> how the humane society made this sweet moment come true. >> hitting about hour. >> that vehicle no obstacle. the adventure guy ready to get right into it. >> look who is soaking up. >> what happens when they try living the dream. >> look at that sun set. >> okay, can you back up please. >> right off the bat. >> we know the california wildfires were devastating, not just to people but the animals affected by >> alexis here because of those circumstances had to find emergency housing for the dogs. they set up emergency shelter and took the dogs in while she figured things out. >> she's lucky. she got out with her pets. a lot of people didn't have the time or couldn't find their animals. >> she was finally able to find a place that would reunite her with her pets. this video is the moment they get to see her again. >> >> she meets one of her dog's first and then the other comes out. you can even hear the dogs whimper with joy. >> i missed you so much. good boy. >> it is tough y

. >> how the stars are getting creative when it comes to helping victims of the california wildfires.>> then, priyanka and nick officially newlyweds. >> where have you been all my life? >> we'll take you inside their wild wedding weekend. >>> plus, when kelly clarkson met cher. >> oh, my god. >> the moment our cameras caught. >>> and one more reason to love kelly. >> i don't know if you know this. i'm amazing. >> our exclusive look at her strategy to win "the voice." >> this is "entertainment tonight." >>> the california wildfires are finally out. the devastation is going to last a long time with thousands of people in need. >> some of malibus most famous residents joined forces to create juan of a kind event. many were willing to do anything, like katy perry. she didn't just perform. she put up her man. >> it's very real for all of us. we had to evacuate, all of it. >> i am just honored to be here. i can't believe they asked me. >> i think you just have to keep talking about it because even though it seems okay now, it's not okay for the people who have lost their homes and don't hav

it was on display during the california wildfires.ome famous faces lost all or portions of their homes. here's the cool thing -- they turned their efforts to helping others. ♪ >> very real for all of us. we evacuated, all of us. >> i'm honored to be here. i can't believe they asked me. ♪ >> i think you just have to keep talking about it. even though it seems okay now, it's not okay for the people who lost their homes and don't have anything. >> like so many of the stars, they came out to support malibu. katy perry had a personal connection. >> i'm really here because this guy. my pianist that is playing with me, he lost his house. we were on tour, and then he came home, and he didn't have a home. so it's been kind of intense. very personal. >> to raise money at the one-love festival, katy auctioned off a motorcycle ride with her man, orlando bloom. she won the day for herself with a $50,000 bid. she wasn't the only big name giving back. >> on my way now to a shelter in california to be with people who have evacuated their homes. >> la

hurricane florence, maria, cost the government more that $265 billion in damages, especially california wildfires. what has fema learned because of the hurricanes that occurred in 2017? and what are those ways that you how you respond to natural disasters in the next upcoming years? a tremendous amount. before i took office, the years without a major landfall in hurricanes. i guess bad luck. to put the magnitude of what's happened over the last 16 months into perspective, we packed 38 years of our entire history into that 16-month time period. the amount of disaster that we will provide as a result of the last two is ther calendar years equivalent of what the agency has done in its entire history. rethink ourus to entire business enterprise. i fully believe that a bigger fema is not the answer. a whole community approach that has to be put into play to be able to properly prepare but recover. so it starts with, you know, a prepared culture. citizen -- you know, citizens being financially sill yent. resilient, properly insured, and neighbor helping through a strong state-level program, then puttin

especially with the california wildfires. what did fema learn because of the hurricanes that occurred in 2017? and what are ways that you can improve how you respond to natural disasters in the upcoming years? mr. long: we learned a tremendous amount. before i took office, the country went 11 years without a major landfall hurricane. i guess i am bad luck. the other thing is, to put the magnitude of what happened over the last 16 months into perspective, we have packed 38 years of history into that time. the amount of disaster assistance that we will provide because of the last two calendar years is the equivalent of what the agency has done in its entire history. it is forcing us to rethink everything. our entire business enterprise. i fully believe that a bigger fema is not the answer. it is a whole community approach that has to be put into play to properly be able to prepare and also recover. it starts with a prepared culture. citizens being financially resilient. properly insured. neighbor helping neighbor, all the way u

. >>> now, to the california wildfires, claims from last month's wildfires are already at $9 billion and still expected to rise. officials say the tab could reach $3 billion to remove debris from 20,000 homes that were destroyed in three recent california wildfires including the camp fire in butte county. this comes after the initial cleanup began. thousands of trucks are hauling off toxins, including paint, from pesticides and asbestos, they'll take away contaminated soil, concrete and other debris to prepare for rebuilding. >>> the deadliest fire in california history has claimed one more vision. they've a inferenced the latest death. an 80-year-old from paradise died from burns he suffered. larry smith was transported to uc davis medical center where he died on november 25th. the official death toll is 86 with three people still unaccounted for. >>> more than a month after the deadly camp fire tore through butte county we're hearing calls to 911 and the confusion that unfolded. of the dispatchers in many cases were overwhelmed. >> i want to know where the fire is. >> there are eng

stunning new numbers about the amount of pollution california wildfires have released into the air. plus. a robber stopped in his tracks by an off-duty police officer. what he did to take down a suspect. and next... an east bay police department spends tens of thousands of dollars.. to make a lip -syncing video. where that money came from. we have seen law enforcement take on the lip- sync challenge across the bay area ... and apparently those challenges can cost a pretty penny... it wasn't tax payer money in this case... but tonight we're learning the concord police department spent 35 thousand dollars for its video released this week. kron 4's ella sogomonian met with the police chief who stands by the decision. sot: ella sogomonian // "im standing at todos santos plaza where a portion of that lip sync challenge video was filmed by the police department with a local non profit although they spent tens of thousands of dollars and some might find that totally absurd the department is standing by that saying it was an important way to create a better working relationship with specifi

her dog socks are being used to help pets injured in the recent california wildfires. we're shown how she's helping more victims of the camp fire. >> reporter: for almost a decade she's run her small business out of her san jose home. she's designed socks for dogs known as power paws. >> they love that they're soft and warm and comfort. >> reporter: following last month's devastating wildfires in northern and southern california she wanted to help especially since her relatives lost homes in paradise. she decided to use her product to lend a helping paw on those injured pets. >> we allow the wounds to heal. they're also for warmth. >> reporter: she donated more than 900 sets of socks and shipped them out to vets and rescue centers caring for burnt animals. >> this is giving them comfort as well as the warmth as well as the healing. >> reporter: the dammed for these socks so-so great lorraine is now raising funds to ship more of them out to pets injured in the camp fire. she started a gofundme page to get more people's been an addit 450 so sets that have gone out, and i

as california experiences more frequent and intense wildfires and other extreme weather events, we mustke necessary, bold and urgent steps to protect our customers."--((steve malnight, pg&e senior vice president of energy supply and policy.))"do i think they have the right to raise rates again to perform what they already should have done? no!" attorney james frantz says he's currently representing 10,000 victims of public utility negligence... including several camp fire victims. he's critical of the request considering the utilities commission approved a pg&e rate increase in 2017. "they should have been doing this safety plan all along. and we wouldn't have had a fire in 2017 in the wine country and we wouldn't have the devastation we have in paradise right now." ((ashley)): the public utilities commission will host public hearings on this before making a final decision. tag. decision. tag.making a final decision. tag. let's get a check of the weather ... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: showers are falling across the bay area keeping things on and off wet.

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california. his owner was evacuated and his home was destroyed last month in the deadliest wildfire in california'suarded the burned property waiting for her to return. an animal rescuer made sure he had food and water until he was finally reunited with his owner last week and given his favorite treat, wheat thin crackers. up next, a president's enduring vision: "a thousand points of light" personified. esh desh personified. >> quijano: the 41st president george h.w. bush was laid to rest last week, but his "thousand points of light" vision lives on. here's mark strassmann with a case in point. >> this is the corner that means the world to you. >> yeah. >> reporter: annie moore's reclaiming this street corner at the intersection of blight and despair. what happens on that corner? >> drug deals, prostitution, gambling, everything. >> reporter: this is atlanta's english avenue neighborhood. moore's neighborhood. >> i have a problem with seeing your business on the street. >> reporter: what they do is their business. how they do it is your business. >> yes, because you have to have respect for your ne

town is healing ( robin ) u-c berkeley police have collected thousands of toys to deliver to california wildfireecided to start the toy drive . he said he did it because he is a father.. and felt the need to help the carr and camp fire victims. it started as a campus drive..... but it quickly spread throughout the bay area allowing the police to collect 45-hundred toys. ( robin )and donate> ( robin ) the u-c berkeley police delivered the toys to the c- s-u- chico police department.... now, they will meet with paradise school district.. which will give out the toys to children in the fire zone. ( robin ) in the east bay... there are parking problems at the walnut creek bart station. construction is underway on a new parking garage for bart's new transit village development ... but as kron four's philippe djegal tells us... just days after permits went on sale to park in the new garage -- they sold out. as the year comes to a close... construction crews are getting closer to finishing the new south garage at the walnut creek bart station. the old

above pre-industrial levels.and that global warming could worsen disasters like the deadly california wildfires powerful hurricanes that hit the u-s this year.shyla raghav, climate lead, conservation international// "we need new technologies. we need new food systems transportation systems. we need to make climate change a voting issue."the u-s was among the countries that pushed back the hardest at the summit--as scientists urged world leaders to take action now before it's too late.sir david attenborough, british naturalist// "you must lead. the continuation of our civilizations and the natural world upon which we depend, is in your hands."i'm natasha chen reporting. ( james ) president trump has promised to withdraw the united states, which has done more to cause climate change historically than any other country, from the paris agreement. however, that withdrawal can't fully take place until 2020. (james) coming up next on the kron 4 morning news ... winter weather in the sierra is making for dangerous driving conditions. (ácommercialá) (james) welcome back. checking in on your morning fore

but he is an elected official. >>> to the california wildfires, next thursday, california energy regulatorshold a hearing examming the practice of utility companies shutting off power in the hopes to reduce the risk of wildfires. they will meet in san francisco to discuss regulating the intentional blackouts. and power lines can spark wildfires or make them worse, they are also concerned with the problems of leaving communities without power. a final decision is pecked next year. >>> california senator dianne feinstein said that california is not likely to get all the relief they requested before the end of the year. the state will not get the $9 billion that governor brown has asked for and they are working to get the status of relief funding. a spokesman for senator finestein said it is expected that the funding will come in a series of payments, not all at once. >>> the federal government miss hand mishandled fema programs. they are greed on before the disasters happen. but the government accountability office analyzed the contracts and concluded that mishandling led to confusion and vic

. >> families devastated by the california wildfires are forced to move from mot el to mot el. >> there is nothing to be had. there is no place to live. >> quijano: a ring of security on the ground and for the first time a high-tech device will hover over the crowd as partyers ring in the new year in new york's time square. >> he wants to call the cops on me because i'm taking a phone call in the lobby. >> and two hotel workers are fired after evicting an african-american guest. >> i plan to try to seek justice and make sure this doesn't happen to anybody else. >> quijano: good evening, i'm elaine quijano. it is day nine of the partial government shutdown with no end in site-- sight, the long ter lasts the more government offices will be forced to close. the main sticking point is border security. the white house now says president trump listened to ideas other than a wall along the border. errol barnett is in washington with the details. >> i've never been more encouraged, if we can get people talking, we can finds our way out of this mess. >> reporter: republican senator lindsey graha

it started a year ago, treating them as burnt in the wildfires in southern california.he uk we have treated one of the horses that had chemical birds. we have treated all kind of animals, including owls and now all dogs and cats. right now we are treating a bobcat with severe burns. you are planning to teach this technique to other vets, thank you very much. planning to teach this technique to other vets, thank you very muchlj appreciate it. in a world first, british scientists have completed the largest gene sequencing project in healthcare. errors in the genome can trigger a vast range of disorders. it contains all a person's dna and is the blueprint for life. 85,000 took part — people with rare diseases, family members, and patients with cancer. our medical correspondent fergus walsh reports. the faces behind the numbers. these are some of the people who volunteered to have their entire genetic codes sequenced visiting the laboratories near cambridge where it was done. some are affected by cancer, others by rare diseases. sometimes, what we have to do is go back to t

several recent california wildfires are now being blamed on power line and transmission malfunctions. among other things, the puc wants to establish a and when u might consider shutting down the power. even someicti of previous fires oppose the idea though. >> we feel that turning the power off will be worse. we have people working with gasoline and power generators and we burned out once. >> he with know in the sierra with the ferocity and unprecedented damages we see from wildfires, we can't keep doing the same thing. >> it plans to hold a series of public workshops. there is one happening today in santa rosa. >>> butte county leaders are are trying to give residents a better sense of the camp fire's deadly path of destruction. yesterday they released grim specifics on the 53 identified victims who died in that fire. the total confirmed deaths is 86. 32 people died inside their homes, 11 died near and st the rest died near their cars or even inside those cars. the majority of the victims died in paradise. we've posted a map on nbcbayarea.com, pinpointing the exact locations. >>> a f

. >>> families devastated by the california wildfires are forced to move from motel to motel. >> there'shing to the end. this is no place to live. >> a ring of security on the ground andor

plus, pg&e hit with charges for breaking laws and 12 northern california wildfires. of charges facing the utility company coming in 8:00. and president trump is expected to speak at the top of the hour. you will hear what he says about a possible government shutdown. when we come back. served in a no-mess bag, my new deli trio and turkey, bacon, and cheddar pannidos are almost too easy to eat on the go. so panni-do eat one while you are in a car, but panni-don't, while you are on a car. order a pannido with doordash today. only at jack in the box. introdeli trio and turkey, bacon, and cheddar pannidos, both on toasted ciabatta bread. served in a no-mess bag, they're the ultimate on the go subs. so panni-do eat one while you are tackling errands. but panni-don't... huh? [buzzer] ...while you're getting tackled by a guy named aaron. order a pannido with doordash today. >>> just days before the holiday a man loses his life in an apartment fire. we will have latest coming up. >>> bracing for a government shutdown. what lawmakers are being pressured to include in any spen

eight is a gave lawmakers an update on fema's response to recent natural disasters including california wildfires and hurricanes hitting the southeastern u.s.. this oversight committee is a little over two hours.

thanksgiving near the california wildfires. how difficult is it to serve thousands at once?ose: i am now going back eight years. over 6 million or 7 million meals. no "i". it is "we the people". the american people of puerto rico decided to do something about people going hungry. from 20 the first day, to more than 25,000 volunteers. 1000 meals the first day and then we went up to 150,000. carol: you have given almost $400,000 to small businesses on the island of puerto rico. you are feeding these people. helping them get back on their feet. jose: we are doing what puerto rico needs. we are pushing for it. food doesn't always have to be coming from outside the island. we want to be present in puerto rico for many more years. the small farmers and infrastructure to be strong. when the farmers come, we began giving grants. we are supporting 25 small farmers in puerto rico alone. arol: you offered help to who isria ocasio-cortez, also on our bloomberg 50. said, i don't know that i can afford a place to stay in washington when i joined congress in january. why did you do that? s

we are live as one east bay police department gets ready to help california wildfire ( darya ) policethey are not giving out tickets. and here's a live look outside... bay bridge (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) temperatures just a bit cooler today ranging from the mid 50's to a few spots hanging onto the low 60's. skies will be partly cloudy through the day before some showers moving in early tomorrow morning. heavier rainfall can be expected to start next week on christmas eve. (robin) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. ( james ) police in one oregon county are doing their part to spread a little christmas cheer. officers are pulling people ove but instead of handing out tickets... they are giving out 100-dollar bills. and people say they appreciate the gifts once they realize that they aren't actually in trouble.

. >>> families devastated by the california wildfires are forced to move from motel to motel. >> there's nothing to the end. this is no place to live. >> a ring of security on the ground and for the first time a high-tech device will hover over the crowd as partiers ring in the new year in times square. >>> who h wan to call the cops. >> two hotel workers are fired after et vikting an african-american guest. >> i man to try to seek justice and make sure this doesn't happen to anybody else. >>> welcome to the "cbs overnight news." i'm elaine quijano. president trump cancelled his plans to ring in the new year at his florida et resort. he will be staying in washington trying to find a way out of the partial government shutdown that has hundreds of thousands of federal workers on furlough. at issue, the president's continued demand for billions of dollars for a wall along the mexico border. >> i have never been more encouraged that we can get people talking we can find our way out of this mess. >> reporter: lindsey graham had lunch with president trump today. south carolina senator is encou

hike is not related to the handful of lawsuits the company is facing because of the northern california wildfires that turned deadly last year and this year (grant) p-g-and-e says the money is to pay for wildfire safety projects capitol bureau reporter, ashley za-val-a explains .... exactly what p-g& e is proposing and how much it will cost us all.. as pg&e continues its clean up effort from the camp fire... the utility this week filed a request with the public utilities commission to raise customer rates. if approved..beginning in 2020, the average residential customer will spend an extra $10.50 more a month on gas and electric to allow the utility to net an additional 1.1 billion dollars...more than half of the money would fund wildfire prevention, education, and safet y projects.that includes increasing the effort to keep vegetation away from powerlines...installing 600 cameras along with stronger poles and powerlines, and expanding weather-monitoring stations in high-risk fire areas. pg&es senior vice president of energy supply said, "we understand and embrace our responsibility to safely pro

(vicki) u-s interior secretary ryan zinke says emissions released by california wildfires this year equalsone year of pollution by electricity. zinke cited figures from the u-s-g-s. and says fires released roughly the equivalent of 68 million tons of heat- carbon dioxide. that's more than 15 percent of all emissions produced by california in a year. a climate scientist at u-c-l-a says the figure is strikingly high and likely a record. (grant) the workers at 2nd generation childcare center raised 300 dollars to buy coats for camp fire victims. the childcare center, run by bright horizon's is located on genetech's south san francisco campus. d when gentech heard about the coat drive, the biotech company kicked in an additional $300 to double the amount of coats. and the 'twice as nice' shop in san bruno gave them a discount so they could buy 60 coats in all. a teacher is driving the coats up there along with other donations she's collected. each one is filled with a note which they hope will warm the camp fire victims bodies....as well as their spirts. (vicki) happening now in the sierra, sk

happened in 2017 with the natural disasters that occurred including hurricane irma and maria, the california wildfires, that that does not happen again. is that there needs to be more comedic case in between the local and state levels and how they interact --h fema -- more going forward, what they want to have is more of a cohesive strategy on how to combat some of the challenges that they faced in 2017. >> in the midst of dealing with these natural disasters we have had, the administrator also found himself in the news for some ethics related things. personal travel back to his home in north carolina. how did that play out for him? >> this revolved around the use of staffers for his travels back home. to make a long story short, he ended up being reprimanded by the secretary of homeland security, paying for the use of the vehicle. basically, owning up to what he did in the use of the vehicle and having staff go home with him. >> obviously he is still on the job, so he has the confidence of homeland security and the white house at this point. >> he is not just someone who is a political appointee. he

i like the pictures. >>> you know what, i believe they lost their home in the southern california wildfires? >> just last month. definitely happy news. a happy way to end what was a tough year. >> it has been a tough year, 2018. >>> coming up next, the 7 things you need to know before you go. >> a look at san francisco. if you haven't yet, follow us at abc 7 news bay area. you can see more great pictures of all the cities in the bay area. >>> we are leaving weather and >>> it's 6:57. if you're just joining us or heading outdoor the, the 7 things you need to know before you go. a search is under way after an inmate escaped from the san quentin state prison. officials say shalom mendoza carjacked someone in the parking lot of the home depot in san rafael. mendoza then got away in a silver toyota rav4. >>> number two, a manhunt is under way for the suspect wanted in the death of a central valley police corporal. ronil singh was killed in the small town ofnewman yesterday morning. >>> number three, it's really been a roller coaster ride on wall street. and it continues this morning. right now t

could cost $3 billion to remove debris from the homes that were destroyed in three recent california wildfirescampfire. the announcement was after the initial cleanup began. thousands of trucks are expected to begin hauling off toxins such as paints and cleaners, batteries, pesticides and asbestos. they will take away contaminated soil, ash, metal, concrete, and other debris to prepare for rebuilding. >> the director says that california needs to look at where the homes are being built in the wake of so many devastating wildfires. the community might consider banning construction and vulnerable areas altogether. existing homes could be retrofitted in the same way that people prepare for potential earthquakes. >> what can we do to bring incentives along? we look forward and we continue to look at the codes and ordinances. is it enough based on what happened in butte county where the community burned. >> the fire chief is retiring friday after 30 years with the agency. >>> love and politics. how the current climate on capitol hill is affecting how people choose a spouse. >>> possible coverups of

the people affected by the california wildfires, everyone can agree they belong on the nice list. >> radise, california, and as left-leaning as california is, what i can say is so many people are wonderful, the firefighters who saved so many people from something that could have been more horrific for them and so many surrounding paradise, california, have taken in individuals who have nothing left. definitely on the nice list. the individuals who had been left with nothing, especially during this time of year. we 5 that is my favorite one. nikki haley makes the nice list why? >> not many people have done so on good terms but here is someone who because of how well she carries herself, leaving the un as ambassador with such strength and defending our allies, such a strong defender of israel, she is also someone who has been able to separate herself from the rhetoric of the president the we don't always like but it has been able to set her apart as someone who speaks differently on issues, not everyone is crazy about the way the president speaks about issues. carley: it is the thing a

cost at least 3-billion dollars to clear debris from 19-thousand homes destroyed in three california wildfires and those costs could surpass the estimate. most of the work will occur in butte county where the city of paradise was mostly destroyed. (pam) county- run health care facilities in santa clara ... have long struggled with a lack of beds and services. but now... relief is on the way. the county is buying three private hospitals ... o'connor hospital ... saint louise in gilroy... and de paul health center in morgan hill. acquiring the three facilities will add more than 4-hundred beds... doubling capacity county wide. and it means south county residents, fearful of losing their local hospitals, will instead, see expanded services. (ken) the brakes have been put on a plan to add a toll on treasure island.. this after members of the outgoing san francisco board of supervisors delayed their vote today... leaving the issue on the table for the incoming board. kron four's philippe djegal reports from city hall... where people who live on the island are happy the toll has not been implemented

. >>> new developments in the deadliest wildfire in california history. the death toll in the camp fire actually dropped. it went from 88 to 85 people. butte county officlseved y got an update from the coroner's office. 11 people are still reported missing. >>> california wildfires are among the topics being u.n. cli. president trump has said the u.s. will withdrawal from the paris climate change agreement. arnold schwarzenegger spoke yesterday saying despite the president's decision, there is still widespread agreement for the paris agreement at local and state level. >>> conservative groups filed a lawsuit against uc berkeley claiming cal was quashing conservative viewpoints. violent protests erupted last year during a milo speech. the lawyer representing the conservative groups sued recognizes the challenge for universities. political events can lead to chaos, but sheetmingtudents who off-campus groups that cause havoc, and they have chosen the path of least resistance of shutting down speech but the constitution does not permit that. >> she says other

. >>> a family who lost everything in the california wildfire had more bad luck after being moved out of the area. the new disaster they are dealing with in washington state . >>> science skills, see how a partnership between google and the girl stood out -- girl scouts are ready for silicon valley. >>> we can see the golden gate bridge. traffic looks good. the fog is not to allow -- low. >>> no rain drops to worry about this morning. dense fog is floating around the bay. we will talk about the next chance of rain. >>> welcome back. the investigation is underway after a person was hit and killed by a caltrain last night before 8:00. caltrans stop all drains in the area. this is the 12th fatality on the tracks this year. >>> san francisco investigators are searching for the cause of a fire at a housing complex. this is near the allie recreation center. flames were shooting out the top floor. it was under control an hour later. during the search, firefighters only found a dog and the dog was rescue. one adult was treated for smoke inhalation. >>> this morning, the police are going to lo

hike is not related to the handful of lawsuits the company is facing because of the northern california wildfiresturned deadly last year and this year if approved, the average customer will see an additional 10 dollars and 50 cents a month on gas and electric beginning in 20-20. officials say that increase would net an additional 1-point-1 billion dollars --- more than half of which would fund wildfire safety projects. that includes increasing the effort to keep vegetation away from powerlines... installing 600 cameras along with stronger poles and powerlines, and expanding weather-monitoring stations in high-risk fire areas. ( darya ) still ahead ... new research reveals the suprising number of teens vaping nicotine within the last month. ( darya ) and we have the best and worst times to hit the road for your holiday travel. ( darya ) checking the markets this morning... winners and losers is next with our financial expert rob black. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less t

especially with california wildfires, what did fema learn because of the hurricanes that occurred in 2017 and what are the ways you can improve how you respond to natural disasters in the upcoming years? >> we learned a tremendous amount. i guess i'm bad luck but the other thing is to put the magnitude of what just happened over the last 16 months into perspective, we basically had packed 38 years of our history into that eckstein month time. time.ount -- 16 month it's forcing us to rethink everything, our entire business enterprise. i fully believe a bigger fema is not the answer. it's a community approach that has to be put into play to properly prepare but also recovered. ,t starts with prepared culture citizens being financially resilient, properly insured, and neighbor helping neighbor all the way up to a strong management program, strong state-level program, and putting fema in a position to support for the big event, not the run-of-the-mill everyday disaster that we deal with. long newsmakers with brock sunday at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. coming up this weeke

hike is not related to the handful of lawsuits the company is facing because of the northern california wildfiresdly last year and this year if approved, the average customer will see an additional 10 dollars and 50 cents a month on gas and electric beginning in 20-20. fficials say that increase would net an additional 1-point-1 billion dollars --- more than half of which would fund wildfire safety projects. that includes increasing the effort to keep vegetation away from powerlines...installing 600 cameras along with stronger poles and powerlines, and expanding weather-monitoring stations in high-risk fire areas. ( james ) still ahead in the 8 o'clock hour of the kron 4 morning news... an investigation into vitamin gummies for children after a mother says she found metal shavings in them. that story coming up at 8. ( james ) and after the break... a new scam warning this morning for netflix users. ( john ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. checking the bay bridge commute on wb 80. your drive time is less than 30 min from the maze to fremont street youand the holiday spiritoss just hits y

. >>> removing debris from 20,000 homes destroyed in recent california wildfires will cost $3 billion. the news today from a fema and state disaster relief officials. one week after the initial cleanup began in the butte county. thousands of trucks will begin to haul off toxic items in the january. contaminated soil, ash, metal, concrete and other debris will be removed to prepare for rebuilding. >> new construction takes time. in order to get that new construction, we have to cleanout that debris and make it habitable. >> the state will manage the cleanup, the army corps of engineer managed the last cleanup. >>> cal fire director said that the state may need to make changes in the face of increasingly deadly and destructive wildfires. that could mean rethinking building homes and dense forests. he suggested that communities should set up fire evacuation centers where people can go in an emergency. he will retire on friday after 30 years with cal fire. >>> we are following developing news overseas. a deadly shooting at a christmas market in france is being investigated as an act of te

. >> back to school for students e displaced by teadly california wildfires. in paradise, 8 of the 9 schools were ondamaged. a high school was spared. >> with the holiday spending season in full swing, a lot of shoppers may be spending more than s should be. >> yeah. all of a sudden buying gifts for all ofhe people. experts say consumers will buy more than last year and that may not bed a g thing. more than half of all americans aress feeling pe to spend more. they'll spend more than $1,000 on gift. some consumers will spend as much as theirly rent on gifts this season. >> there's going to be a lot of spending. not all of it is going to be wide spending but there's going to be somere regts come january 1st. >> especially en the credit card bill rolls in. >> some people are going to say merry christmas, can i come live with you? >> men are more likely to overspend. and lower income consumers will spend much more percentagewise. >> when it comes to the holidays, people don't budget. >> overdo it? >> a littlebit. >> when making out a holiday list for young kids,

it's taken on a special meaning in the wake of the california wildfires. n jose. >> i was the one that painted this. >> reporter: these aren't your typical fourth or fifth grade students. they're kids in california, aware of the natural disasters and devastation around the state. for them it's preparation through projects. >> i know that we're ready because we fell more ready than before. >> reporter: instead of traditional reading, writing, and arithmetic, students at this elementary school in san jose are taking the project-based learning approach. with guidance, these kids are ready for anything. >> the learning is much more authentic. we always have a purpose for everything that we do, and the kids are well aware of the purpose. >> reporter: on friday doris's class turned to the wildfires. >> this is about a model of where the fire started. right here is tubbs lane. >> explaining to peers how the tubbs fire started. in another classroom, earthquakes with a focus on a specific one. it was assigned before the deadly camp fire. once it sparked, the convers

the tax code is updated in this tax year now so that someone, for instance, if they are in a california wildfire, lose everything they got, they need to know that congress has passed laws that help them as they move forward to rebuild their home, to make decisions about their future. it could be, mr. speaker, that a lot of work that the gentlewoman from kansas, member of the ways and means, one of your colleagues on that committee, had done work to make sure that any whistleblower who saw something that was going wrong at work for tax-related matters is protected. these are important issues. but they're also important because there are broader activities and they deal with taxation that was put in to the affordable care act. it's called obamacare, but it's the affordable care act from years back. and what this republican congress has done is shielded, protected the american people from many of the devastating effects, notwithstanding that this congress and the president, president trump, signed the law that takes away the individual mandate. not the business mandate, but the individual mandate.

california. in the past 20 years, this state has seen 16 of its 20 largest wildfires on record. n terms of property destroyed. so what's going on? president trump blames california forfailing to managing its forests. his administration suggests loggin is the answer. at this saw mill, they agree, saying environmental laws and a century of suppressing wildfires have left a dangerous landscape which must be thinned. i think the president has a point, that in some instances, the forest management of california did not accomplish what it was supposed to accomplish. we are reducing the density and we're reducing the rate the fire can spread from crown to crown, up high, because that is when they get dangerous and that's when they cover a lot of ground. you'll see here these pine seedlings and saplings growing in afterthe fire... but this environmentalist disagrees. logging, he says, is not the answer. what logging does is itjust creates a lot of combustible/debris — branches and limbs on the forest floor, it spreads very combustible invasive grasses, like cheat grass. it basically redu

melissa: on the road to recovery of the insurance losses from the california wildfires topping nine billion year according to the california department of insurance. that number is expected to rise. the debate continues over what can be done to prevent fires in the future. fox news's claudia cowan is live in paradise california with more. claudia. >> wouldn't driven infernos like what happened in paradise used to come once in a firefighter's career. not anymore. experts say extreme winds continued drought, rising temperatures and other complex factors are making western wildfires more frequent and more severe. sparking a political firestorm on twitter, president trump blamed quote, gross first management of the forrests. california congressman tom mcclintock specifically reports to restrictions on logging dating back to the 1970. >> we're carrying four times the density in the sierra that the land can support. in the morbidly overcrowded position the trees lose resist is stance to drought, dis's is, pestilence and large-scale wildfire. >> large-scale timber operations are expensive and cont

you spent thanksgiving near the california wildfires. north carolina, florida, guatemala.cult is it to serve thousands at once? jose: i am now going back eight years. we have done over 6 million or 7 million meals. it is no "i". it is "we the people". puerto rico alone, more than 25,000 volunteers. the american people of puerto rico decided to do something about people going hungry. people came together. we opened kitchens. one kitchen to almost 26. 20 friends the first day, to more than 25,000 volunteers. we served 1000 meals the first day and then we went up to 150,000. at the end, puerto rico, 4 million meals. carol: you have given almost $400,000 to small businesses on the island of puerto rico. you are feeding these people. you are also helping them get back on their feet. jose: over $1 million in total in the beginning of 2019. we are doing what puerto rico needs. we are pushing for it. food needs to be produced on the island. food doesn't always have to be coming from outside the island. our organization, we want to be present in puerto rico for many more years. it

a dog that survived the california wildfires stood guard outside the family home for entire month after left behind after his owner andrea gaylord, find her on twitter. shame her. animal rescue responded to her request to people who leave dog be arrested. my grant is over, tell me what you think on twitter. >>chris: i am chris wallace. the white house chief of staff is out. prosecutors bring president trump closer to interference and other crimes. and that u.s./china trade deal rattles wall street. >> everybody in washington now agrees that china is a bad actor doing bad things. >>chris: we will discuss trade talks. the arrest of a top chinese executive and what it means for the u.s. economy with one of the president's top advisers, larry kudlow. and a week of dramatic revelations and proper mothers russia investigation. what do the court filings show and what does it mean for the presid