fire chief kristin crowley. the two have been publicly contradicting each other on whether or not budget cuts had hindered the l.a. fire department's ability to respond to these wildfires that are burning. tonight, chief crowley had been blunt, including in an interview on cnn here earlier, saying that her warnings about those budget cuts and how they were affecting her department had been ignored. but the mayor's office is denying an online report tonight that she had fired crowley. her office telling cnn, quote, this is false. right now, the threat of a new wildfires, though, is still looming over los angeles. and this comes as more than 100,000 people remain under mandatory evacuation orders tonight, with tens of thousands under warnings. while many people have not, everyone is willing to leave. cnn's bill weir joins me now from sierra madre, where the eaton fire has been burning. and, bill, you've been talking to to people there who are determined and seeing how how thinly stretched these fire departments ar

.- 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

, 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 not be utilized in this fire. we were limited with the n

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 were limited with the number of resources that we could

s fire chief kristin crowley warned of the impact of millions of dollars in budget cuts. city's fire commission sent mayor karen bass a report december 17th claiming the fire department's ability to respond to large-scale emergencies such as wildfires is significantly diminished, increasing risks to both public and firefighter safety. >> i don't know if they are trying to get reinforcements or something, but they didn't stop. >> reporter: it's what we saw repeatedly. >> this home is going to go up in flames. they are not firefighters around here. >> reporter: we put the question to mayor bass. mayor, l.a. county is in a panic state. for several hours, we watched as hundreds of homes in a neighborhood burned to the ground. we did not see a single fire engine. there was fear, and there was a lot of confusion. shortly after the fire started, a press release was put out, warning of this fire behavior. my question to you is what explains this lack of preparation and rapid response? >> let me just say, first and foremost, my number one focus, and i think the focus of all of us

last night to be with fire chief crowley and i so they could witness firsthand the challenges and the devastation that have resulted. lastly, i want to acknowledge the tireless efforts of my l.a. county fire department personnel both on the front lines and those behind the scenes who continuously place themselves in harm's way to protect residents and property in our great county of los angeles. thank you for always being there and continue to be safe as they take care of themselves, those around them, and the people we serve and protect. thank you and i would now like to invite up fire chief kristin crowley of the los angeles fire department. >> thank you, chief maroney. good morning. we continue to battle multiple major brush fires in the city of los angeles and across the los angeles region. today we expect winds to subside somewhat which will allow fire crews to increase containment lines. however, i want to be very clear here as well, we're still under red flag warning with -- [audio issues] >> harris: they're having some audio difficulties there. apparently a lost mic somewhere

i hope chief crowley could talk more about the start of the palisades fire. we heard -- i know we don't know why it started. but we heard it possibly started in a garden in someone's backyard. if you can confirm that. and how long do we know it took to actually reach homes and i know you said that resources were predeployed. but do we know if there were fire crews in the palisades when it did start. >> right, i'll start with the second question and go back -- actually, i'll start with the first one. as for the start of the fire was, in the palisades fire, currently under active investigation. we have our arson investigators out there right now as we speak and they are actively investigating. as soon as we have information we will share that with all of you. i know there's obviously -- for the right reasons a lot of interest in that. so with that, we'll circle back. when we come to pre-deployment, we, we had the local fire stations assigned, fire station 69. fire station 23 in the palisades area. they were fully staffed. predeployment in the areas and we can s

i would now like to invite up los angeles city fire chief kristin crowley to give her briefing. thank you. >> good morning everyone. >> my name is kristin 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 ma

also today, mayor karen bass and fire chief kristen crowley defended their preparations and responsee fires. at a news conference to two also addressed their differences saying they are focussed on getting the city out of the current crisis. now, overnight the palisades fire, the largest of them, grew by about 1,000 acres, leading to new evacuations. and national guard troops are deployed to keep properties safe. 22 people have been arrested, including suspected looters. we have a team of cbs news correspondents covering this disaster. we begin with the latest fire developments. good evening to you, lilia. >> reporter: good evening, maurice. and you're right, the winds are picking up and we are not far at all from that house you just mentioned. as you can see, there is smoke around. and i can see from the leaves and from the running firefighters that the situation could be a little bit heavier in the coming hours. >> reporter: firefighters in los angeles are making an all-out aerial assault with helicopters dumping water on the spreading flames. while planes dropped fire retardant in

i would like to introduce you to chief crowley who can touch on the fire. >> thank you so much mr. president. i am here to provide you a brief own significant fires that have occurred near the city of los angeles. we are focusing on the palisades fire. that fire broke out yesterday morning around 10:30. we did pre-deploy a number of resources. we knew there was the potential for a significant threat to our constituents due to the weather event. high wind. we pre-deployed, with that we had a significant amount of fire that occurred. we had an aggressive fire attack. the fire has grown from the original 10 acres to 10,802 acres. it is an active active firefight with firefighters doing their very best to protect the people in this area. we can't say enough because of the wind and the low humidity, a second fire also broke out, just north of that area. this was close to 11,000 acres. this is close to 500 acres that also broke out. the information i wanted to share with you is also the significance of multiple fires in the area for the city and also the county. that is the second fire t

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i mean, so chief crowley came out today and she was pulling no punches. fire department chief here in l.a. she said she's a public servant, not a politician. her job is to make sure that her people have the equipment they need to fight fires. and she says they don't. 2010 till now, she says they're dealing with 50% more calls, but with fewer firefighters, fewer fires. they need 62 more fire stations, she said. should this past week, they had 100 pieces of equipment in the shop because they don't have enough mechanics. so she is saying, absolutely. budget cuts got in the way of their ability to fight this fire. but here's the other thing, she said. even with 100 more engines, erin, she said that they weren't going to be catching this fire. no, this was just getting away from them. >> whatever. and as you said there, they will come up with what they say, started it. maybe maybe it was arson in some cases, but they were also those sparking fire lines. and that very well could have been it. and that is, you know, that there's nothing they could have done abou

city's fire chief kristin crowley said more staff were needed with increased risk due to climate changend increased construction in danger zones. just last month, chief crowley told mayor karen bass that eliminating some civilian positions and cutting $7 million from firefighters overtime severely limited the department's capacity to prepare for, train for, and respond to large scale emergencies. clearing brush, which is basically fuel, is crucial and mandatory. chief crowley says budget cuts mean they couldn't inspect to make sure the clearing was actually happening. >> there were no reductions that were made that would have impacted the situation that we were dealing with over the last couple of days. >> number two, was there enough water to fight the flames? again, easy answer. >> no. multiple homes threatened. i need about 2 or 3 water tenders. and there were some engines. we got dry hydrants three huge water tanks help boost pressure in the hydrants around here. >> but we were not able to fill the tanks fast enough because demand was overwhelming. >> and the palisades is at the end

city's fire chief kristin crowley said more staff were needed with increased risk due to climate change and increased construction in danger zones. just last month, chief crowley told mayor karen bass that eliminating some civilian positions and cutting $7 million from firefighters overtime severely limited the department's capacity to prepare for, train for, and respond to large scale emergencies. clearing brush, which is basically fuel, is crucial and mandatory. chief crowley says budget cuts mean they couldn't inspect to make sure the clearing was actually happening. >> there were no reductions that were made that would have impacted the situation that we were dealing with over the last couple of days. >> number two, was there enough water to fight the flames? again, easy answer. >> no. >> multiple homes threatened. >> i need about 2 or 3 water tenders. and there were some engines. we got dry hydrants. >> three huge water tanks help boost pressure in the hydrants around here. >> but we were not able to fill the tanks fast enough because demand was overwhelming. >> and the palisades i

lafd chief kristen crowley wrote a memo to the city asking for more funding. she also criticized a 7 million dollar cut in overtime funds saying it would hamper the department's ability to respond to fires. chief crowley has since said that the scale of these fires would have led to significant damage regardless of the budget, a bay area, firefighters there down in los angeles right now, including santa rosa fire marshal paul lowenthal. all he and a large group of firefighters are on the ground there providing aid to the la cruz. he says extremely dry conditions in southern california are incredibly challenging. plus, the area is so vast. he also mention that there are many firefighters who lost their own homes in blazes here in northern california and fighting these fires is personal. >> there's obviously a lot of firefighters is as events like this continue to happen become a personally affected by these incidents. it's not unfortunately a common out to hear stories about firefighters that had their own homes damaged or destroyed. but at the same you know, i

los angeles fire chief kristin crowley disagrees. says budget cuts have impacted firefighters abilities to put the fires out. back in july, the city cut the fire department's funding by $17 million. >> obviously, any budget cut is going to impact our ability to provide service. that's that's at this point that is a ground truth. >> following that interview, crowley was called into a meeting with mayor bass. there were reports that she was fired, but bass denies those claims and says crowley is still fire chief. >> well, it is difficult to find any kind of silver lining to these devastating fires. scientists can use data being collected right now to help, anticipate and better understand fire behavior that could help reduce property damage and casualties in the future. ktvu mark sayer has a look now at what's being done. >> it is an issue on full display this week at the l.a. wildfires, and also a very similar reality here in the bay area. what is called the wildland urban interface. >> so the wildland urban interface, or wui for shor

j crowley is a full my us assistant secretary of state and a retired air force condo. he joins us live now from alexandria in virginia. thank you so much for joining us, us. so we, by now i use to donald trump making pretty but bostic statements, but he doesn't always follow through. so what are we to take away from these latest hands that he's got designs on face panama, canal, and greenland. well, he can have desires. but in fact, once he becomes president, again, he will lack the, the authority to, to take any military action. he can certainly have conversations, for example, with denmark, which he did in his 1st term. just see greenland his 1st day or they've insisted it's not you know, but um, but the seas territory here is an act of war and you know, for a president to go to war to initiate military action. he needs a gift already from congress, and it's highly unlikely that that he would get it and trying to run on a platform, isolating the us from foreign conflicts like the ukraine goal. but these come to show a more outwardly aggressive approach to, to foreign

. >> reporter: that chief, kristin crowley, speaking out to nbc's los angeles station, knbc, friday. >> this department was asked to take a $17 million budget cut. >> that is correct. >> she also told la's fox decision that despite the city's growth, the number of firere stations has gone down. probably placing the blame for the current crisis squarely on the city. >> did they failure? >> yes. >> reporter: chief crowley and mayor bass side-by-side at a press conference today. >> the fire chief and i are focused on fighti the fires and saving lives, and any differences that we might have will be worked out in private. >> reporter: also to be worked out, the failure of fire hydrants in the region. >> two blocks down, there's a fire hydrant that's working just fine. the 12 blocks above us is not. >> governor, i live here, governor! >> reporter: california governor gavin newsom confronted on the issue earlier this week. >> is it going to be different next time? >> it has to be. >> reporter: some now calling for an investigation into the lack of pressure in the hydrants. frustration today

my name is kristen 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 multitude of fires. and like chief marrone said, we are 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 is in the sylmar area of los angeles. 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 these as well. 911 services for the city's p4 million residents. now, despite the severity of the conditions, our department remains fully committed to safeguarding lives and property. next, i want to focu

chief crowley, any comment from you? >> deyes. so also -- yes. so also just to add off of that i want the make sure that everybody understands as these additional resources are flooding into our region, the helpful part of that is it's freeing up our other local resources. so as we continue to move forward and predeploy if fire, air, ground, the more resources that are flooding in to help us with our current fires, the better we are prepared to pre-deploy knowing that this wind event is coming. i just wanted to add that on top of what chief marrone said. >> thank you, chief. we're actually at the end of our press conference. i'm happy to help support one-on-one interviews. so, please, come forward if you still have questions. we will connect you with the appropriate spokesperson. thank you. ♪ ♪ howard: you see tv reporters asking questions that have already been answered so they can get themselves on television. i think the only question for mayor bass is why she spent two days in africa before hopping on a plane and coming back to a city that wa

. >> on sunday afternoon, los angeles fire department chief kristen crowley gave an update on the pacificalisades fire and an explanation to residents who want to survey their homes. one palisades resident says despite losing her home in the fire, she's now preparing for the future. >> this is a lemon that i salvaged from my lemon tree. i'm going to make lemonade out of this. i'm going to rebuild. we're going to be stronger as a community. we're going to be better. >> the first responders are working as quickly as possible to ensure that it is safe for you to return into your communities. canine search teams have been deployed to assist with our recovery efforts. >> firefighters throughout the area spent sunday making progress against the wildfires that have destroyed thousands of homes before the stronger winds in the coming days return. a red flag warning has been issued by the national weather service. >> we have the expectation of widespread critical fire weather conditions across the fire next couple of days. that means north northeast winds gusting anywhere from 35 to 55mph, and tho

crowley, any comment from you? >> yes.so also, just to add off of that, i wanted to make sure that everybody understands as these additional resources are flooding into our region. the helpful part of that is it's freeing up our other local resources. so as we continue to move forward and pre-deploy fire. air ground, the more resources that are flooding in to help us with our current fires, the better we are prepared to pre-deploy knowing that this wind event is coming. i just wanted to add that on top of what chief mahoney said. >> thank you chief. and we're actually we're at the end of our press conference. i'm happy to help support one on one interviews, so please come forward. if you still have questions. we will connect you with the appropriate spokesperson. thank you. >> all right. you've been watching l.a. county and city officials detail for about 50 minutes. the county and the city's response to these devastating wildfires. just some of the headlines out of this. and the l.a. county area alone, 14 deaths is a deat

with that, let me introduce our fire chief, kristin crowley. >> thank you, madam a mayor. so good morning, everyone. thank you for being here. as mayor bass has stated, she and i met yesterday to discuss our shared priorities. number one, first and foremost, we are both focused on our urgent needs to mitigate these devastating wildfires. our top priority remains saving lives and protecting property. second, we are committed to working together on community recovery and rebuilding efforts. three, we are focused on building an lafd that reflects the needs of the community that we serve and which will prepare us for the many, many channels that are ahead of all of us -- challenges. i will now provide an update on the current fires. palisades fire. yesterday evening there was a significant flare-up on the northeastern boundary of the fire threatening mandeville and sullivan canjon areas -- canyon areas. we needly redeployed resources to begin -- immediately redeloined resources with a relentless air attack utilizing all available aircraft in the area. i can now report that we

chief crowley said yes, they did have an effect on how they handled this fire. and that's a that's a pretty big accusation. um, you know, they were cut by a few million. and the chief says, you know, we don't have enough mechanics, so we've got too many bits of equipment still in the shop, so we don't have enough fire stations, we don't have enough firefighters and shed also. and this is the crucial thing, you know, you see this brush all over the place. there's dry brush. that's the fuel that fuels this fire. and the chief said that because of the budgets, they don't have enough people to go out to check that that brush has been cut back as it should. so, you know, crazy, crazy accusations flying around. and then you've got governor newsom, you know, saying he wants an investigation into why the water shut off here. i mean, they are acting because people are now getting angry. aaron. people are coming back. they're seeing the devastation and they're angry. so the politicians are trying to figure out, you know, who's to blame and pointing fingers, and it's going

city's fire chief kristin crowley said more staff were needed with increased risk due to climate change and increased construction in danger zones. just last month, chief crowley told mayor karen bass that eliminating some civilian positions and cutting $7 million from firefighters overtime severely limited the department's capacity to prepare for, train for, and respond to large scale emergencies. clearing brush, which is basically fuel, is crucial and mandatory. chief crowley says budget cuts mean they couldn't inspect to make sure the clearing was actually happening. >> there were no reductions that were made that would have impacted the situation that we were dealing with over the last couple of days. >> number two, was there enough water to fight the flames? again, easy answer. no. >> multiple homes threatened. i need about 2 or 3 water tenders. and there were some engines. we got dry hydrants, three huge water tanks help boost pressure in the hydrants around here. >> but we were not able to fill the tanks fast enough because demand was overwhelming. >> and the palisades is at the

my name is kristen crowley, los angeles city fire department fire chief.boots on the ground that are battling this intense and multiple jurisdiction and number of fires. gratitude for those who are doing the work. they have been there since yesterday and through the night and like chief maroney said we will continue to work hard to ensure that we save people, lives and property. with that, i will touch on a couple major points. with the pacific palisades fire we know it continues to demand a significant amount of resources and attention. a second major brbrushfire w referred to as the hearst fire has erupted in the sylmar area of los angeles. together, these fires are stretching the capacity of emergency services to their maximum limit. the los angeles city fire department is battling these two major fires while also maintaining, and i want to focus on this, as well 911 services for the city's approximate 4 million residents. now, despite the severity of the conditions, our department remains fully committed to safeguarding lives and poverty. next, i want

chief crowley. >> my name is anthony the county of los angeles fire chief. and i'm going to give an la county update in addition to region. one update. for the eaton fire in los angeles county helped edina pasadena and sierra madre, the la county fire department continues to be unified command with the u.s. forest service and the pasadena and sierra madre fire departments. in addition to our law enforcement partners. the fire has been mapped this afternoon at 10,600 acres and it is still growing. we have 0% containment. we have over 750 firefighting personnel assigned on the line and mutual aid resources from out of state, including arizona, have arrived to assist us with this firefight. unfortunately. we have 5 reported civilian fatalities. a number of injuries and over 1000 structures damaged or destroyed. the cause of the fire is unknown and under active investigation by both the los angeles county fire department, los angeles county sheriff's department. and the u.s. forest service arson. investigators. and the moment we learn the cause of this fire, we

speaker, i rise today to congratulate the north crowley panthers for their decisive 50-1 win over austin west lake to become the i.i.l. class 6-a division i state champions. the panthers finished the season with an impressive record of 15 wins, no losses earning their first state championship victory since 2003. throughout many early mornings, long hours on the field, and staying focused in school these young men and women showed dedication, strength, and overwhelming commitment to victory. i'm proud that their hard work has paid off. as some of these bright and talented men and women prepare for their next endeavors, i wish them the best of luck and blessings for an even brighter and more victorious future. go, panthers. in god we trust. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from arizona seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. ansari: mr. speaker, i rise today to honor the

kristin crowley is the fire chief. so for her to use the word they in referring to incident commanders putting the responsibility on them clearly there is a lot of feeling that the buck stops with her and if the preparations and plan wasn't right, then she should take responsibility. it is a story to watch, bill. >> bill: remarkable report. you have a million stories in that parking lot alone. we'll be with you throughout the day. thank you for being there in pasadena. join fox support of families impacted by the wildfires. your donation enables to red cross to respond to and help people recover from the disaster. scan the qr code on the screen and you can also support these efforts in california. >> dana: the pedal to the metal to assembly president trump's cabinet. senate confirmation hearings have five nominees heading to the hill this morning. marco rubio for secretary of state and pam bondi for attorney general. senate judiciary chairman chuck grassley moments ago on her qualifications. >> she is going to have to

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

liz: kelly fire chief kristin crowley, leadership to tell them that they budget cuts negatively impact hamstring the la fire department and impact officials are warm for months starting in january national weather service in la office issued a press conference and issued a severe warning and heather most severe warning counted today, about more fires coming in due to high winds. and we have la mayor karen dallas, is accused of a cover-up. after those initial warnings in january come la mayor karen bass, flew to ghana on a junket to the details and cover-up in just a second this bring in former gubernatorial candidate larry elder for america pack founder and larry, you had to evacuate your home and you been personally her by the fires and when is your response which were hearing because the santa i need is reservoir for the palisades was empty of water. an been shown for a year for repairs. larry: there's plenty of time i supposed to say that i told you so that i told you so to write about after my race to recall gavin newsom go california and talk about the failure of us to properly ha

to be clear, crowley served in that l.a.d all the way to fire chief and received special commendation in 2020 for her work during saving nine homes during the 2018 wolseley fire along with their wife is been decades in the los angeles fire department. her personal identity has nothing to do with the department preparedness to combat wildfires. all in it was not, the gross attacks. he signed on this post from conspiracy theorist alex jones claiming the los angeles fires are part of a larger globalist plot to wage economic warfare and the industrialized the u.s. before total collapse to which musk replied, true. how do i say this? the los angeles fires are not part of an intentional plot to the industrialized the u.s. it's the exact same level of nonsense is marjorie taylor greene saying that some rothchild space laser started the campfire in 2018. remember? this alex jones theory may have proven to much for musk who deleted his response but alex jones who lied about the sandy hook shooting being staged, get the message loud a

had their fair share of differences with crowley, criticizing officials department's budget. but in a press briefing today, they both say they're focused on fighting the fires. let me be clear about something. >> the fire chief and i are focused on fighting these fires and saving lives. difference is 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 when the fire is out, there will be time for us to evaluate. but at the same time, we also must begin the recovery effort and they'll be more to come from that in the next few days over the next few days and into the next week. >> we will be facing another critical weather event. i want to sure the residents. within our incredible city of los angeles. that mayor chief mcdonald and i are in lockstep together. and that we will utilize every single resource at our disposal to ensure public. >> still ahead, new technology to fight fire how bay area companies supplying fire crews companies supplying fire crews with new kind after careful re

kristin crowley is warning that all residents are in danger as strong winds drive the flames — in somehrough an area equivalent to five football pitches in a minute. 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 cities approximate 4 million residents. now, despite the severity of the conditions, our department remains fully committed to safeguarding lives and property. i spoke a little while ago to jacob rabbie, a captain and paramedic with the la fire department. he is just north of the palisades fires. he told me that in the past few hours, the service had been able to get firefighter planes in the air, which had not been possbile earlier, due to the strong winds. we were able. the winds came down to a level where we were able to get our fixed wing aircraft, which are our large planes, our heavy retardant droppers. we're able to get ahead of the fire and begin, you know, preparing to dro

kristin crowley is warning all residents are in danger as strong winds drive the flames and in some cases through an area equivalent of five football pitches in just one minute. >> together these fires are stretching the capacity of emergency services to their maximum limits. a los angeles city fire department is battling these two major fires while also maintaining and want to focus on this as well 911 services for the city's approximate 4 million residents. despite the severity of the conditions, our department remains fully committed to safeguarding life and property. annita: right now, emergency services say their focus is on evacuation. tens of thousands of people have already been told to leave their homes or have been warned they may have to evacuate. two people have been killed and dozens more injured. the fire in the upscale pacific palisades neighborhood home to many celebrities has spread to more than 3000 acres. a fire above altadena is growing. 50 acres are burning in the hurst fire where a mandatory evacuation order is in place for the sylmar suburbs. and a fourth smaller bl

fire chief kristin crowley adding that it is too dangerous for many residents to go home. >> there's still active fires 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. we met shannon de-grooms when she walked up to talk to police. >> we're waiting a couple minutes to grab some things and get out of town. >> reporter: she was with her fiance shea burns, 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. >> reporter: 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. >> reporter: i asked for her address, hoping that if we passed it while reporting we might be able to help. a couple hours later we saw it. amazingly, it's still standing. if you look around across the street, their neighbors not

she chief crowley was pulling no punches today. she said, listen now.etween 2010 and now, we're dealing with 50% more calls, but we have fewer firefighters, she says. they've got 100 pieces of crucial equipment in the shop right now because they don't have enough mechanics, she said. they need 60 more fire stations. she said that we cannot we just cannot sustain this. but the other thing she said that was interesting, anderson, was she said even if we had 100 more engines, we were never going to catch this palisades fire it was just too brutal. >> yeah, yeah. i saw her interview with jake tapper and it was fascinating. i mean, she was being very blunt about, you know, what she was saying was directly seemed to contradict what the mayor, karen bass, had said when she returned from her trip to ghana at a press conference where she was saying that the the budget cut did not impact their ability to fight the fire. the fire chief was saying it did impact, right. yeah. >> absolutely. she directly contradicted. she said absolutely, yes. those budget cuts to ov

but los angeles fire chief christian crowley also urging people to stay away from scorch neighborhoods because fires are still burning and ash can contain harmful and toxic materials. about 50,000 people remain under evacuation orders. crews from california and 9 other states are part of the ongoing response. cal fire official share that while aircraft are playing a key role in helping stop the spread of fires. the wind alert does pose challenges. the problem is, is. >> when you have a sub state over 40 miles an hour is the issue. the problem is the gop's. so the peek in and the aircraft limitations or capabilities are then limited theresa kron. 4 news. >> bay area, fire crews are on the ground right now in southern california, working to cut down these massive fires tonight. this is video of napa. firefighters trying to save people's homes burning in the palisades fire. >> meanwhile, a crew from crockett is in altadena tonight working that eaton fire. the department says they sent down for firefighters in an engine to help crews there try to contain the fire. >> and take a look at tes

rose crowley says she has friends who've been affected by the fires, and hopes to raise thousands forecovery funds. now, if you'd like to help people affected by the wildfires, you can donate at red cross.org/abc to help the red cross respond and help people recover. a couple in l.a. county is sharing heartbreaking moments of fleeing from an approaching firestorm. no. no. a minute by minute look at their evacuation (box thuds) (water boils) (packet tears) (tea bag clanks) (water pours) - listening to people that drink bigelow tea is so important to my family, because making that perfect cup, it's the reason we do what we do hi, guys! - hi! - hey! - so what are you guys drinking? - constant comment. - when i'm drinking bigelow tea, it's just a moment for me. it's just me time. - that's what a cup of tea is. - it is. - a moment for you, someone you love. - aw! (customer sighs) - it tastes really great. - yes! it was always bigelow tea - wow! that's what my family hopes for. cheers. - cheers. (bright upbeat music) these hands are working hands. my hands are the most important tools i hav

in san francisco's hayes valley crowley held a benefit concert over the weekend. and halley's bagels is donating to on housed people in l.a. >> it felt like a perfect marriage for us because of what we do. the understanding of the importance of a warm meal sometimes. >> anything you can do to make yourself feel like you can get involved somehow with what's there and maybe relieve it somehow helps us. being part of a greater community. >> a woman who had to evacuate her santa rosa home has started a clothing drive. a lot of people the bay area know people who lost their homes in these massive fires, including some familiar faces. we talked to an oakland city leader who said three of her family members lost their homes. >> reporter: for many altadena represents a rich culture history for middle-class african-americans. for oakland city councilman carol fyfe the neighborhood is more like a family heirloom. >> my cousins. i have several family members that live in the area. when i was 20 years old i moved to california and that's the first place that i lived. >> repor

but los angeles fire chief christian crowley also urging people to stay away from scorch neighborhoods because fires are still burning and ash can contain harmful and toxic materials. about 50,000 people remain under evacuation orders. crews from california and 9 other states are part of the ongoing response. cal fire official share that while aircraft are playing a key role in helping stop the spread of fires. the wind alert does pose challenges. the problem is, is. >> when you have a sub state over 40 miles an hour is the issue. the problem is the gop's. so the peek in and the aircraft limitations or capabilities are then limited theresa kron. 4 news. >> all right. breaking news, a new fire has started and rupa valley that is in riverside county. this is a live look from above courtesy of our sister station, ktla. >> and firefighters on the ground there. as you can see, they're using a bulldozer create perimeter around this so that it doesn't jump up into the higher regions. there. we understand you can't really tell from this particular shot because we're we're live here. but we had

i'd now like to introduce you to chief crowley, who can touch on the palisades fire chief. thank you. thank you so much, mr. president. i'm here just to provide you a brief on three significant fires that have occurred within the city of los angeles. with that, i'm going to be focusing on the palisades fire. that fire broke out yesterday morning around 1030. we did pre-deploy a number of resources. we knew this was there was a potential for a significant threat to our constituents due to the weather event. high, high, high winds. i've never seen the winds in my 25 year career, so we leaned forward as much as possible and pre-deployed with that, we had a significant amount of fire that fire attack. the fire has grown from originally ten acres to 10,802 acres as we speak. it's an active, active fire fight with our firefighters, and they're doing their very best to protect our people within this area. interestingly enough, because of the winds and the low humidity, we had a second fire also break out, and that was the hurst fire, which is just north of that area. again, this w

we'll hear from la city fire chief kristen crowley following that. we'll hear from la county fire chief anthony maroney. after that, we'll hear from la pd chief jim mcdonnell. then sheriff robert luna. and following that, we'll hear from la dwp general manager jim, the skin giannis as well as superintendent about albert. oprah follow. the mayor will come back to the podium and open it up for questions. i'll call on questions from the left. and with that, we're best. thank you. >> good evening, everyone. i stand here today with incredible sympathy and concern about the devastation and the tragedy that our city and county are facing. and i definitely want to send my condolences to the families who lost loved ones to the families and neighborhoods who lost property. this firestone firestorm is the big one in magnitude. >> hurricane force winds are usually accompanied by rain storms. but these are hurricane force winds that are combined with extremely dry drought conditions to provide context at 10:20pm, am yesterday. the palace, 8 fire was at 10 acres.