.- christine crowley.y. good i morning, everyone, thank christine crowley. good - morning, everyone, thank you, chief. here we are, so good morning. yesterday i spent the day in the palisades community and visited a number of fire stations, 23, 36 and 69, and had the opportunity to talk with their members for the first time on the scene at the palisades fire. even without running water, gas or electricity, your la ft firefighters are doing everything they can to help the community. although it was devastating to see first—hand the of this fire, it is tremendously uplifting to see the outpouring of support from all over los angeles region. there are donations of food, water, suppliers, literally spilling over and out into local fire stations that have become hubs for all of us to grieve, to have a warm meal, and to also gather together and support one another. your lafd firefighters will continue to work relentlessly around the clock. i will now provide a brief update on the two active fires burning within

christine crowley, chief christine crowley was 10 feet away in her office and could have come into theom and stop the whole thing. but she didn't. she is a coward and has mismanaged this department with her dei initiatives to the point where, i think, the laf fee is eric a bubble span and will never be brought back. it has been her priority since day one, since day one after her department spent $670,000 to do a nationwide recruitment campaign to bring more ltp you tea into the fire department. she it out loud and on carry telnet kelly clarkson the first openly gay chief. i don't care. i know a very good friend who is 90 years old who lost her house on radcliffe street behind that burn l nelson. mary left with the clothes on her back and been out since 1966 and left with the clothes on her back in her wallet and her passport. so i am as angry as leo is but i'm angry for a couple of different reasons. right now, i am going to demand christine crowley resign as the fire chief. she is incompetent, unqualified to. by way, alexandria, new york, is named her for it disaster emergencies and s

mayor karen bass said today about the relationship between her and the city's fire chief, christine crowley after crowley made critical comments about city hall. the fire chief and i are focused on fighting these fires and saving lives, and any differences that we might have will be worked out in private. but right now, our first and most important obligation to angelenos is to get through this crisis. the mayor's comments come one day after she had a closed meeting with chief crowley. this right here is exclusive video from our nbc station in l.a. showing the chief walking into that meeting. it is unclear what they talked about, but chief crowley sat down with our sister station in l.a. to talk about the challenges her department has faced.d. this was yesterday. she says her department has been hit with nearly $18 million in budget cuts, which has had a significant impact on their response to the fires. so $17 million cut did not allow us to do what we needed to do and where that impacted us specifically for palisades was our ability to move into reserve apparatus so that apparatus could n

mayor karen bass said today about the relationship between her and the city's fire chief, christine crowley. after crowley made critical comments about city hall. the fire chief and i are focused on fighting these fires and saving lives, and any differences that we might have will be worked out in private. but right now, our first and most important obligation to angelenos is to get through this crisis. the mayor's comments come one day after she had a closed meeting with chief crowley. this is exclusive video from an nbc station in l.a. showing the chief walking into that meeting right there. it is unclear what they talked about, but chief crowley talked with our sister station yesterday about the challenges her department has faced. she says her department has been hit with nearly $18 million in budget cuts, which had a significant impact on their response to the fires. so $17 million cut did not allow us to do what we needed to do and where that impacted us specifically for palisades was our ability to move into reserve apparatus so that apparatus could not be utilized in this fire. we w

i would now like to invite up los angeles city fire chief christine crowley to give her briefing.ristine crowley, los angeles city fire department fire chief, i'd like to start with just a moment, if we could, of gratitude, a moment of gratitude for our first responders, our boots on the ground that are battling this intense and multiple jurisdiction and number of fires. so gratitude to those who are doing the work since yesterday through the night. and like chief moroney said, we're going to continue to work hard to ensure that we save people, lives and property. with that, i'll be touching on a couple of major points with the pacific palisades fire. we know that it continues to demand a significant amount of resources and attention. a second major brush fire, now referred to as the hurst fire, has erupted in the sylmar area of los angeles. now, together, these fires are stretching the capacity of emergency services to their maximum limits. the los angeles city fire department is battling these two major fires while also maintaining. i want to focus on this as well. 911 services

chief christine crowley says for months, she's been sounding the alarm about how nearly $18 million in budget cuts to the department could impact the community. you've spoken with the fire commission. you have made it very clear that this department is underfunded. correct? that is absolutely correct. in a bold, transparent interview with our nbc station in los angeles friday, the chief said the city has failed the community. so $17 million cut did not allow us to do what we needed to do and where that impacted us specifically for palisades was our ability to move into reserve apparatus. so that apparatus could not be utilized in this fire. we were limited with the number of resources that we could add and pre-deploy to this fire. yes. nbc los angeles fluid chopper over two locations in downtown l.a. and saw different apparatus out of commission. and our nbc l.a. crew was there late friday afternoon as the fire chief walked into city hall for closed door meeting with mayor karen bass, who said wednesday that the budget cuts did not adversely affect the firefighting ability. well, i am

my name is christine crowley. angeles city fire department fire chief, i'd like to start with just a moment, if we could, of gratitude, a moment of gratitude for our first responders, our boots on the ground that are battling this intense and multiple jurisdiction and number of fires. so gratitude to those who are doing the work since yesterday through the night. and like chief moroney said, we're going to continue to work hard to ensure that we save people, lives and property. with that, i'll be touching on a couple of major points with the pacific palisades fire. we know that it continues to demand a significant amount of resources and attention. a second major brush fire, now referred to as the hurst fire, has erupted in the sylmar area of los angeles. now, together, these fires are stretching the capacity of emergency services to their maximum limits. the los angeles city fire department is battling these two major fires while also maintaining. i want to focus on this as well. 911 services for the city's appro

earlier, we caught up with la fire chief christine crowley.d us how she plans to greet him while showing the devastation and impact of the wildfires on the local communities. >> the president of the united states is coming to our region to see how our communities were impacted. open arms in regard to showing and demonstrating the impacts to our local communities. and then how do we work with the highest of the high entity to provide the support and the recovery efforts? that's going to be long recovery efforts, and we're going to need some some assistance. >> the president is threatening to withhold aid from wildfire survivors until the state adjusts how it manages water resources. governor newsom says the wildfire devastation underscores the need for partnership between the state and federal governments. >> and people in the bay area who are watching. the devastation in southern california may have a hard time coping with feelings of anxiety over fears that something similar could happen here at home. one mental health expert says it's import

la fire chief christine crowley said firefighters are prepared and urge residents to stay away from the> there are still active fires that are burning within the palisades area, making it extremely, extremely dangerous for the public. >> there's no power, there's no water, there's broken gas lines, and we have unstable structures. the first responders are working as quickly as possible to ensure that it is safe for you to return into your communities. >> all right. and stay with him as nbc for more breaking developments on this story. now we turn to the incoming trump administration on day one of his presidency. eight days from today, to be exact, donald trump has promised to begin what he calls the largest mass deportation in u.s. history. throughout his presidential campaign, trump said the focus would be on violent criminals. but this week, the house passed and the senate advanced a bill that targets even those accused of minor crimes. the lincoln riley act, named for nursing student murdered in georgia last year by an undocumented immigrant, would change federal law to allow ice to

that's an exact quote that appeared to be a disgusting dig at the city's fire chief, christine crowleyrtment for decades, rising through the ranks to become the first female and lgbtq fire chief in la's history. musk also amplified a post this week from conspiracy theorist alex jones. yes, that guy is still around. alex jones wrote that los angeles fires are part of a larger globalist plot to wage economic warfare and de-industrialize the united states before triggering total collapse. i'm not sure that guy is okay. musk responded by to that post by writing true. yes. just to repeat here, that's just the richest man in the world and the best friend of the incoming president. confirming to his 200 million followers that he thinks the devastating wildfires are a part of a globalist plot. and so now we're back in this vicious cycle where trump and his new bestie push lies about a natural disaster. and then right wing media runs with them. >> i'll say it out loud they have no intention of putting out these fires. >> all these people are focused on pronouns and fish you can't eat. >> and, y

here's a los angeles fire chief, christine crowley, earlier today. >> right now, at least from the lefting the fires and saving lives and protecting property. >> with the impending winds, we got to pay really, really close attention to this. >> this wind event is approaching us and it's approaching us very, very quickly. >> i want to reassure you that your lafd, all of our regional partners, every single agency that has come from up and down this state and outside of the state, we are ready. >> more than 12,000 structures have been destroyed, primarily by the eaton and palisades fires. and for the people most impacted, a male mandatory evacuation order remains in effect. this video shows a long line of cars in the brentwood neighborhood, just outside of that evacuation area, hoping for a police escort to retrieve basic necessities, check on the status of their homes, and get answers as they try to rebuild after the climate disaster. now the people in that line were told by police there would be no more escorts into that area, and that is not safe, and that it is not safe for them to ret

. >> that was los angeles fire chief christine crowley explaining yesterday why some residents haven'taring across the city. joining us now live from los angeles, is senior support adviser for the humanitarian group save the children. greta wetzel, greta, thank you for joining us. first, save the children has been on the ground helping families throughout this disaster. can you tell us a little bit more about what your organization is doing for folks on the ground? >> yeah, absolutely. thank you so much for having me this morning. >> save the children has been working in disasters since hurricane katrina, and we are here in los angeles ensuring that the most urgent needs of children are being met, that they have the supplies and the those those tangible things that they need right now, as well as setting up for that long term support, getting them back into learning and play stations, as well as starting to think about how we can help support, address and address their mental health needs going forward. >> all of that really impactful. and i think the point you make about the short ter

and even the la fire chief, christine crowley, described a little bit about why this is still a very active threat. >> listen, there are still active fires that are burning within the palisades area, making it extremely, extremely dangerous for the public. >> there's no power, there's no water, there's broken gas lines, and we have unstable structures. the first responders are working as quickly as possible to ensure that it is safe for you to return into your communities. >> so she said it right there. >> they are trying to make sure that this area is safe enough before they allow people back in. i want to flip over just because this is one of the checkpoints that has actually been cleared. as far as not a lot of people showing up here yesterday, this line was really full. you've got some officers here that are checking cars as they come because people want to get in. and we understand that, you know, they were at some point allowing people to go inside to check their property. but a lot of people have also been sifting through the rubble, which is very dangerous because there are s

fire chief christine crowley after remarks over budget cuts and lack of water. >> so, $17 million cut did not allow us to do what we needed to do and where that impacted us, specifically for palisades was our ability to move into reserve apparatus. >> the days long struggle to save lives and property impeded by hurricane force winds and a shortage of water. >> the whole neighborhood is flattened, it's gone, and it's just rubble and ash in the palisades. >> some fire hydrants at one point useless. >> we pushed the system to the extreme four times. the normal demand was seen for 15 hours straight, which lowered our water pressure. >> we're learning. the community reservoir located just beyond this ridge, was offline and empty during the height of the firestorm, undergoing repairs, according to the department of water and power. had the reservoir been operable, it would have extended water pressure in the palisades on tuesday night, the department's general manager said, adding but only for a time when our firefighters come up to any type of a structure fire, any type of a wind event, a

fire chief christine crowley, adding that it is too dangerous for many residents to go home. >> there are still active fires that are burning within the palisades area, making it extremely, extremely dangerous for the public. there's no power, there's no water, there's broken gas lines, and we have unstable structures. tell me your first, last name. >> we met shannon degroot when she walked up to talk to police. >> we're just hopeful to get a couple minutes to grab some things and. >> and then get out of town. >> she was with her fiance, shay burns, and shay's 81 year old mother, judy mcelroy, trying to get back to their pacific palisades home. >> we don't have any answers and there's a lot of different information, which is why i'm posted up here. >> shannon couldn't get in. she told us about something she forgot to take. >> my aunt passed away recently and she left me a small diamond, and i was saving to be able to afford to make it into a new ring. >> i asked for her address, hoping that if we passed her house while we were reporting, we might be able to help. a couple of hours lat