it is an honor to be here and be part of this, representing lapd and the fire service. what we saw here in the last 24 hours was unprecedented. fires driven like -- by the type of wind we are seeing, upwards of 100 miles per hour. our role out there is strict we support, helping evacuations, able to provide traffic information and crime suppression. we are going to be on top of that. the relationship we enjoy here, with all of our elected officials is unlike anywhere else in the country. we are blessed to have the relationship between police and fire here. unfortunately we do this kind of thing frequently but never to this level. as we look at the next five years with the super bowl and the world cup coming up, it is critical to maintain. let me introduce our partner from the county fire department. >> thank you mr. president. i'm going to be giving you an update on the fire -- the county starts all the way up in lancaster and goes all the way down to the long beach border. they go from the county line of ventura all the way up. 4300 acres. we have a fire east of the pal

it will now be merged with the rest of the county's fire services. according to cal fire's fire fighting union, more than 30 cal fire employees could lose their jobs as a result of the move. >> absolutely opposed to the idea that 30 plus firefighters who have served our community with courage, distinction and distinction could be replaced by an annexation idea. that is confusing, dangerous, expensive, expensive, and reduces community protection. >> county leaders say the decision has nothing to do with the quality of the firefighters, but leaders feel that budget constraints at the state level have resulted in a lower level of service. supervisors say the south county fire district has been losing money, and the county has already been directly supplementing the cal fire contract is at stake. >> here is the viability. can can they continue to provide the services that they they committed to? and what we have seen is that no. >> county leaders also see it as an equity issue, saying that they want all county residents to receive the same level of emerge

we will continue to support our partners in the fire service and — partners in the fire service and othernforcement partners, but to the public who are watching this, a sincere thank— are watching this, a sincere thank you _ are watching this, a sincere thank you to all of you for your— thank you to all of you for your cooperation and your patience _ your cooperation and your patience as we all get through this together. thank you, madam chair. this morning, we woke up to a dark cloud over all of los angeles. but it is darkest for those who are most intimately impacted by these fires. it has been an immensely painful 2a hours for communities i represent, the palisades, the hearst and woodley fires are all in the third district. our strength is in our togetherness. that will determine how we make it through. we need your partnership in this time of crisis. it is difficult to process the immensity of the destruction and loss and we extend our hearts and every resource we have two or all of our impacted residents. we know when we talk about the structures, they aren'tjust structures, they ar

we will ut the fire service thus far. we will put on — the fire service thus far.he famous —— flames, how big are your teams and higher are you getting water and in the media, some of the firefighters are being paid $3000 a day going up to $10,000 a day. yes. being paid $3000 a day going up to $10,000 a day.— to $10,000 a day. yes, my company _ to $10,000 a day. yes, my company operates - to $10,000 a day. yes, my company operates a - to $10,000 a day. yes, my company operates a little l company operates a little different, we are price pointed at everybody which everyone can afford will be due. we are focused really on the preventative side of things and making sure we engage our clients well ahead of anything and in any event for preparation, installation, pre—application of long—term fire retardants and preparing our clients throughout the year with an incident action plan or an iep. again, our price points are at every level, sort of thing. there is no exclusivity as to you have to be ultra—wealthy or high net worth. it ultra-wealthy or high net worth. , , ., w

chief zuraida diaz brought the new fire truck into service. >> it's a pretty expensive piece of equipment, diaz says. >> tuesday's ceremony came after 20 years of planning. the fire truck costs about $2 million, and the department worked with the city to get additional funds for staffing. >> the city granted us another million and a half to recruit and hire to support opening up the 14th company nine personnel. >> the move comes as many people worry about fire response and preparedness as flames tear through parts of los angeles. >> we have to make bigger investments to prevent against the next natural disaster. >> congressman eric swalwell was at the fremont fire ceremony, and he says he's introduced a bill to try and help. >> my bill is going to increase the funding that fema has to put into preventive measures, whether it's, you know, having more water resources to fight fires, having more firefighter stations near the areas that are the most vulnerable. >> the bill also would create a national disaster database across agencies to share information. >> this should be

fire crews struggled against a terrifying inferno causing utter destruction. flights continued to land into la's main airport. passengers witnessed the frightening scenes below. oh, my god. emergency servicesbeen stretched to their limit, battling the unpredictable fires on multiple fronts. at least 1,000 buildings have been destroyed as the situation took many people by surprise. my sister called and she was like, "are you 0k?" and at that moment, a helicopter flew over my house and just dropped water and i was like, "it's raining." she was like, "no, it's not raining, your neighbourhood "is on fire, you need to get out." in one of the worst—hit areas, a reporter described the carnage. we're here at the heart of the pacific in a neighbourhood that is completely lost. another home loss. when we go over this way, home's out in the street gone. as the second fire broke out, elderly residents of a care home huddled in a car park. a lot of these people are terrified and they don't have a blanket, they have nothing. in some of la's most exclusive neighbourhoods, hollywood stars left their homes to the flames. none of the fires have yet been brought under control. some returned to their neighbou

more the a hundred and twenty kilometres per hour have been whipping through the area with local fire serviceicials saying fire conditions are as bad as they get. these are as bad as they get. images live from pacific palisades these images live from pacific palisades of a house on fire. a local broadcaster has shown people deserting their cars as they flee the approaching flames. the los angeles fire department has issued a mandatory evacuation order in response to this affidavit filed in response to this affidavit filed in the pacific palisades for the evacuees are advised to move southbound around palisades to southbound around palisades to southbound pacific coast highway you can see the dramatic images coming out from the pacific palisades for the millions of people in california right now under a red flag warning. you see that massive plume of smoke theyjust you see that massive plume of smoke they just above los you see that massive plume of smoke theyjust above los angeles, the pacific palisades area. this happened very rapidly at this hour. this fire expanding tenfold in just a span

and when we don't have our full compliment of fire service. 3 months ago. we could be looking the same way la a stark warning from oakland's fire chief to new members of the oakland city council had the to fire stations closed earlier this week been shuttered during oakland's keller fire. >> oakland could have seen the same devastation. los angeles is seeing now. >> you know, if we hadn't hat a little luck and tremendous amount support from our region. it would have been catastrophic. oakland fire chief damon covington says shuttering to fire stations. >> to help close 129 million dollar budget deficit is a gamble. the city cannot afford. we have our full complement. we're rolling the dice. we don't have a full complement. we're really playing russian roulette. the closure of stations. 25 28 for the next 6 months is expected to save the city 5 million dollars. but the closures mean it will take fire crews longer to respond to emergencies per person is having a heart attack or seizure port, a structure fire. we could be 10, 12, 15 minutes away our come from 4

los angeles now that the city has closed 2 fire stations when we don't have a full complement of fire service. 3 months ago. we could be looking the same way la looks the to fire stations were shuttered to help close 129 million dollar budget deficit. covington says it's a gamble. the city cannot afford. we have our full complement. we're rolling the dice. we don't have a full complement. we're really playing russian roulette. the closure of stations. 25 28 for the next 6 months is expected to save the city 5 million dollars. but the closures mean it will take fire crews longer to respond to emergencies per person is having a heart attack. >> or seizure or a structure fire. we could be 10, 12, 15 minutes away because now we're coming from 4 districts. a way to get to that call councilmember rebecca kaplan did offer some hope. >> in the next several weeks and the city will be receiving an unexpected 2.6 million dollars due to greater than expected revenue from events at the oakland arena and coliseum. last year. and so we will be working on item to bring that should oakland share of that money

service at quarters. [applause] >> fremont fire chief zoraida diaz brought the new fire truck into service. >> it's a prettyxpensive piece of equipment. >> diaz says tuesday's ceremony came after 20 years of planning. the fire truck costs about $2 million, and the department worked with the city to get additional funds for staffing. >> the city granted us another million and a half to recruit and hire to support opening up the 14th company nine personnel. >> the move comes as many people worry about fire response and preparedness as flames tear through parts of los angeles. >> we have to make bigger investments to prevent against the next natural disaster. >> congressman eric swalwell was at the fremont fire ceremony, and he says he's introduced a bill to try and help. >> my bill is going to increase the funding that fema has to put into preventive measures, whether it's, you know, having more water resources to fight fires, having more firefighter stations near the areas that are the most vulnerable. >> the bill also would create a national disaster database across agencies to share information. >> this sh

and police to support our partners in the fire service. saw in the last 24 hours is unprecedented. to have never seen anything like this. fires driven by the type of lands 100 miles an hour. strictly support for evacuations and to get people out of the affected area and to be able to provide traffic info and crime suppression has a fire is thought. some will come in and try to take the opportunity to go into these homes and steal from them. we will be on top of that. i want to say the relationship we enjoy here in my leadership in all of the elected officials and is unlike else in the country. we are blessed to have the relationship between the police and fire we do have fear. we did this frequently but never to this level. i cannot say how important it is as we go into the next five years with the super bowl and the world cup in the olympics coming up, it is critical to maintain those partnerships. thank you for this opportunity. let me introduce my partner from county fire department, chief tony. >> thank you, mr. president. i will give y

fire service -- u.s. forest service is assisting los angeles in the state of california with fighting the wildfire, including the action his team has taken to suppress new fire starts. chief, why don't you fire away? >> thank you, mr. president, madam vice president. i consider california my home, so it is great to be here to talk about this traumatic situation that we have. forest service and the department of interior are actively engaged in supporting the response to the wildfires in southern california. there are four major fires that we currently have going on. the for service is an unified command with l.a. county as well as other local and city agencies. were looking at the eaton, hearst, and lydia. that is the northernmost part of that area where the farmers are taking place. the palisades fire, which calfire is in control of, and the we have a new start that just started last night and it also has the potential to expand quite significantly, just based on the location it is that and also the wind

angeles now that the city has closed 2 fire stations when we don't have our full compliment of fire service. 3 months ago. we could be looking the same way la looks the to fire stations were shuttered to help close 129 million dollar budget deficit. covington says afford. we have our full complement. we're rolling the dice. we don't have a full compliment. we're really playing russian roulette. the closure of stations. 25 28 for the next 6 months is expected to save the city 5 million dollars. but the closures mean it will take fire crews longer to respond to emergencies per person is having a heart attack. >> or seizure or a structure fire. we could be 10, 12, 15 minutes away our come from 4 districts a way to get to that call councilmember rebecca kaplan did offer some hope. >> and the next several weeks and city will be receiving an unexpected 2.6 million dollars due to greater than expected revenue from events at the oakland arena and coliseum. last year. and so we will be working on item to bring that should oakland share of that money back. >> to to protect restore our fire services a

the streets, you can see significant police presence, buses lining up in the street as well as fire servicesn see protesters nearby, the year beyond this street. you can see now lined up street. you can see now lined up left to right, they are well cordoned by police and there is a significant police presence outside the presidential residence. we can update you that the legal team have been seen entering the presidential residence in the last few moments. his lawyer had earlier said they would take legal action over the arrest warrant that they have called illegal and invalid. more on this story and invalid. more on this story and bring more developments as they play out. sir nick clegg, the uk former deputy prime minister, is stepping down from his job as president of global affairs at facebook owner meta. he said in a post he will be leaving the tech giant after seven years, replaced byjoe kaplan, who served as the deputy chief of staff in the white house during the george w bush administration. joe kaplan is known for handling the relations with republicans. it comes ahead of donald trum

fire and they're having to put it out with garden hoses because the politicians can't. the mayor, karen bass, knew the santa ana winds were blowing and the national weather service was warning there was a chance of extreme fire and she still hops on a plane to africa to go to an inauguration of a president she's never met. it's a 17-hour flight. so she knew if something happened, it would take her like a day to get back. the press is starting to speak up for the people. listen. >> for several hours, we watched as hundreds of homes in a neighborhood burned to the ground. >> we did not see a single fire engine. you were out of the country at the time. 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 here with one voice is that we have to protect lives. we have to save lives, and we have to save homes. rest assured that -- >> but that did not happen. >> rest assured -- let me finish -- we will absolutely do an evaluation to look at what worked, what didn't work and to correct or to hold accountable anybody, department, individual. >> jesse: bass doesn'

with the council of economic equality and the staff and the bureau of land management and the fire service, the forest service. like many families, jill and i made a tradition to take our children and grandchildren to the national parks and monuments every year. i wanted them to see, feel, smell, taste, look at, just what had been preserved. and every time i looked at it, i thought about teddy roosevelt and these people, all they preserved. imagine had they not acted. imagine had they not acted. i wanted them to witness the magic and beauty of america. it's absolutely majestic. our natural wonders are the heart and soul of our nation. you all know it in this room. they unite us and inspire us. it's a birthright we passed down from generation to generation. and that's why on day one of my administration since then, we've been carrying out the most aggressive climate agenda in the history of the world. i mean it. make no mistake, i was able to do it because of you! no, i mean it. but i'm not kidding you. because of you, including historic steps to conserve our natural resources for the ages.

being pulled along by a car on water skis but that is the latest that we are hearing from the fire servicershire. the fire brigade they are urging locals to take these flood warning seriously and take steps to prepare themselves, including turning off electricity, gas, and water and of course, checking all the flood alerts. the assistant chief fire and rescue officer saying that the flooding poses a serious risk to lives and property. the control crews are working for aloud to assist those at the moment to keep people safe. that is being listed and a major incident. we will keep you right up to date with that as we get more information about the situation there. just about the situation there. just a reminder of that qr code on your screens for use in the uk where you can get more information. british mps are set to debate a motion aimed at putting pressure on the uk government to release tens of billions of pounds in frozen russian assets to help the ukrainian war effort. president zelensky was handed a $50 billion loan from the g7 last year. this will be repaid from the interest earned f

forest service personnel are on the front lines of those fires. come the forest service spokesperson, adrian freeman, to mornings on two. thanks for being with us. >> good morning. >> good morning. five airtankers ten firefighting helicopters, dozens of fire engines. tell me how all that plus people are being used in southern california. >> well, so first of all, the fire is actually in unified command with the forest service. so we are a major decision maker there. we do have thousands of firefighters on the ground right now from california and across the nation supporting that firefight. we also support in a big way with aircraft, those huge air tankers that you see going across the sky. those are all forest service contracts. >> let's talk about those tankers. we've seen dropping fire retardant and other aircraft, bringing water, putting it on the flames. winds have been a major factor in how these fires started and spread over the past week. plus, we've had some ups and downs when it comes to winds. we're still in a wind advisory right now. can

fire officials said emergency services are stretched to their maximum, and the police are urging residentstake evacuation order seriously. "america reports" for further coverage. ♪ ♪ >> it is beyond anything i think any of us could have ever imagined. two it looks like we are in a third world country. >> the front of that home. >> it is like driving through hell itself down here, literally through hell. >> the fire is growing. till we have no percentage of containment. [crying] >> you can see how the land pushes those numbers. those embers are from another fire. >> when they ask you to evacuate, evacuate. this is not a drill. >> john: catastrophic wildfires raging across southern california killing two people so far and disturbing hundreds of homes and businesses enforcing massive invest wow evacuation spirito wins 100 miles an hour living flames to highly populated neighborhoods as officials want the worst could be yet to come. we began wednesday afternoon, hello john roberts in washington and it is hell on earth. >> sandra: absolute heartbreak and instruction, john and sandra smith in ne

in the east midlands the local fire service says it had hundreds of calls from people who need rescuing yorkshire say they have recovered the body of a man from the water. freezing temperatures are continuing to cause chaos across scotland, northern ireland and the north of england. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. service keir starmer has unveiled the government's proposal to cut waits for nhs treatment in england by nearly 500,000 in the next year. the prime minister said it would tackle the backlog utilising ai and community and diagnostic centres. some critics say the targets are not feasible without a larger workforce. a prison officer who was filmed having 6 with an inmate inside a sell has been jailed for 15 months. linda 1536

since i started my organization, we helped over 200 people, get jobs in the fire service. some claim it is martin dice, slave labor, praying all those with less will alternative you stuck between a rock and a hard place. it's really not a choice and it's still very hyper exploitive. and so one of the challenges is a lot of our folks were on those front lines are risking their lives for maybe $5.00 a day, a charge, refuse it, biopharma sees they come here by choice problem and re me himself. obviously it does say the state of millions of dollars, but at the end of the day it is a voluntary program. other states like neighboring oregon washington also recruiting from prisons the highest keep putting a width of getting most severe. so does the need for more help filling? well, i'll just era los angeles. but how just want to show you these live pictures from hawaii, where people have been flocking in to see the carolina volcano, the rock, the thing. it began in december, but had paused periodically resuming on wednesday. the hawaiian volcano observatory says the lava is alread

fire. officials say emergency services are stretched to their limits. a climate expert tells cnn the palisades fire could become the costliest in american history. joining us now is francois roux, who is a 30 year resident of pacific palisades, escaped the flames on his bicycle. francois, thank you for being with us. and i do just want to let viewers know we have made a mark on a map, just to let people know where your house is in the fire damaged area. we're so sorry for what you've gone through, and we see the video you took. tell us about what happened. >> thank you. brianna. um, last night i went up to the palisades to check on my neighbors. they were staying behind to make sure that nothing burned. i went up there to make sure that if it got out of control, that we were all getting out of there. i rode my bike up there, and when i got home, my neighbor said, your backyard is on fire. so i went there and the whole back of the house was on fire. the french doors were on fire. i put them out quickly with a hose. um, i spoke to my neighbor, told him tha

service at quarters. [applause] >> fremont fire chief zoraida diaz brought the new fire truck into service. >> it's a prettyve piece of equipment. >> diaz says tuesday's ceremony came after 20 years of planning. the fire truck cost about $2 million, and the department worked with the city to get additional funds for staffing. >> the city granted us another million and a half to recruit and hire to support opening up the 14th company. nine personnel. >> the move comes as many people worry about fire response and preparedness as flames tear through parts of los angeles. >> we have to make bigger investments to prevent against the next natural disaster. >> congressman eric swalwell was at the fremont fire ceremony, and he says he's introduced a bill to try and help. >> my bill is going to increase the funding that fema has to put into preventive measures, whether it's, you know, having more water resources to fight fires, having more firefighter stations near the areas that are the most vulnerable. >> the bill also would create a national disaster database across agencies to share information. >> this should b

the man who performed that rescue has been commended by the fire service, although they are remindingeople to call 999 if they see someone in trouble but as he told me, when he saw the driver of this vehicle in danger, he knew hejust had saw the driver of this vehicle in danger, he knew he just had to act. the moment a woman, stranded in her car, in rising flood water, was rescued by a passer—by. she'd got into trouble in the leicestershire village of great glen this morning — a place hit hard by the heavy rainfall overnight. how are you? oh, my gosh. i'm good now, yes. how are you feeling? oh, now i'm good, yeah, i got changed again. that's the fifth time. the fifth time you've changed clothes? yes, yes... and this is the man being hailed as a hero. cimi kazazi owns the now flooded pub next to where the rescue took place. what was going through your head? because that was potentially a very dangerous thing to do? i wasjust thinking, like, get the person out from there — that's what i was thinking only. so i thought nothing, i thoughtjust to grab. if she stayed there another 15, 20 mi

now that the city has closed 2 fire stations when we don't have our full compliment of fire service. >> 3 months ago, we could be looking the same way la looks. the 2 fire stations were shuttered to help close 129 million dollar budget deficit. >> covington says it's a gamble. the city cannot afford. we have our full complement. we're rolling the dice. we don't have a full compliment. we're really playing russian roulette. the closure of stations. 25 28 for the next 6 months is expected to save the city 5 million dollars. but the closures mean it will take fire crews longer to respond to emergencies per person is having a heart attack. >> or seizure or a structure fire. we could be 10, 12, 15 minutes away our come from 4 districts a way to get to that call councilmember rebecca kaplan did offer some hope. >> and the next several weeks and city will be receiving an unexpected 2.6 million dollars due to greater than expected revenue from events at the oakland arena and coliseum. last year. and so we will bep working on item to bring that should oakland share of that money back. >> to to

in both counties, fire services have declared major incidents. my friend is coming.snow caused rivers to burst their banks. there are almost 200 flood warnings still in place across england, and one severe warning, meaning danger to life at this caravan park near barrow upon soar in leicestershire. east midlands ambulance service has for the first time declared a critical incident, saying flooding has significantly added to existing pressures of patient demand and a lack of beds in local hospitals. 50 children at ednam primary school in lincolnshire had to be driven to safety by volunteers, after their school was cut off by the rising water. two inches of water in here. this is everything we'd bought from last year's flood that still hasn't been fitted yet. for many, like tom, who has twin three month old daughters, today will be about assessing the damage and starting to clean up. although the forecast is for drier, calmer weather in the coming days, there are new warnings for snow and ice in some parts, which could lead to more travel chaos. despite the pleas from

. >> fire service. 3 months ago. we could be looking the same way la looks. 2 fire stations were shuttered to help close 129 million dollar budget deficit. covington says it's a gamble. the city cannot afford. we have our full complement. we're rolling the dice. we don't have a full complement. we're really playing russian roulette. the closure of stations. 25 28 for the next 6 months is expected to save the city 5 million dollars. but the closures mean it will take fire crews longer to respond to emergencies per person is having a heart attack. >> or seizure port, a structure fire. we could be 10, 12, 15 minutes away our come from 4 districts a way to get to that call councilmember rebecca kaplan did offer some hope. >> and the next several weeks and the city will be receiving an unexpected 2.6 million dollars due to greater than expected revenue from events at the oakland arena and coliseum. last year. and so we will be working on item to bring that should oakland share of that money back. >> to to protect restore our fire services and our first nations in o

now that the city has closed 2 fire stations when we don't have our full compliment of fire service. nths ago, we could be looking the same way la looks. the 2 fire stations were shuttered to help close 129 million dollar budget deficit. covington says it's a gamble. the city cannot afford. we have our full complement. we're rolling the dice. we don't have a full complement. we're really playing russian roulette. the closure of stations. 25 28 for the next 6 months is expected to save the city 5 million dollars. but the closures mean it will take fire crews longer to respond to emergencies per person is having a heart attack. >> or seizure or a structure fire. we could be 10, 12, 15 minutes away our come from 4 districts a way to get to that call councilmember rebecca kaplan did offer some hope. >> and the next several weeks and the city will be receiving an unexpected 2.6 million dollars due to greater than expected revenue from events at the oakland arena and coliseum. last year. and so we will be working on item to bring that should oakland share of that money back. >> to to protec

the national weather service is issuing its most severe fire warning for parts of l.a. as now the winds, we're learning are picking back up. what can you tell us? >> yeah, laura, we are starting to feel this wind picking up. look, today we heard from we heard from authorities saying that we are still under a red flag warning all the way up to wednesday. they are at a crucial stage of fighting this fire. as you mentioned, almost a week long ongoing. but these next few hours are going to be really important. we heard from authorities also this afternoon that if the next 36 hours are as good as the past 36 hours, that we will be in really good shape, that doesn't mean out of the woods quite yet. this fire is only at about 14% containment, but it's burned more than 23,000 acres. the the fire on the east side of town, the eaton fire 33% contained 14,000 acres. now combined, all of the fires that we've seen in the l.a. area over the past week or so, more than 60. 60mi÷, 60mi÷, an area larger than the city of paris. just the scale of this destruction, laura, that's it's just a

you have to do more with less, it is not giving our members an opportunity, the members of the fire service an opportunity to recover. having an organization that allows us to hire recruit and hire and promote on a timely basis it is, it is so rewarding. >> and for the captain, he hopes that the community will see the impact of the new company, not just today but for generations to come. >>> coming up, the shelves are now empty at the fillmore safeway getting ready to close-up shops. what residents are demanding, next. >>> the help pouring in for fire victims even from some cats. pete g. writes, "my tween wants a new phone. how do i not break the bank?" we got you, pete. xfinity mobile was designed to save you money and gives you access to wifi speeds up to a gig. so you get high speeds for low prices. better than getting low speeds for high prices. right, bruce? -jealous? yeah, look at that. -honestly. someone get a helmet on this guy. xfinity internet customers, ask how to get an unlimited line free for a year, plus a free 5g phone. behold! a glorious round table pepperoni pizz... huh? be

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they're trying to assure the community that fire protection services will remain unchanged. cal fire employees will not lose their jobs as the organization can reassign staff to other roles. >> nearly 2 dozen democratic assembly members were in southern california talk about a new legislation they say will help out fire victims force capital correspondent a ton. wallace says a look at some of their new proposals. >> yet generally, if you want to see several members of the assembly in one place, you'll find them in that building. but today, many of our state legislators appeared in southern california with the clear message for fire victims. how los angeles recover and rebuild state assembly speaker robert reavis delivering that message alongside more than 20 of his democratic colleagues from across the state. many of them surveyed the fire zones and then gathered here outside the rose bowl less than 10 minutes from where the eaton fire left deadly path of destruction and devastation are job. the state assembly is to do everything in our power. to help the people of this city

fire service the u.s. forest service has assisted los angeles in the state of california so cheap, why don't you fire away. >> thank you, mr. president, madam vice president. it's great to see you, i too consider california my home. and so it's great to be here to talk about this dramatic situation that we have. the forest service and the department of interior were actively engaged in supporting the response of the wildfires in southern california. therefore major fires we currently have going on. the forest service and unified command with l.a. county as well as governors and locals, city agencies. we aren't look at eating, hurst, lydia. if you look at that area there that the northernmost part of that area where the fires are taking place be the palisades of fire which is in control of. and then we have a new start that just started last night. it also has potential to expand quite significantly just based on the location it is at. when she note second to none. in terms of how the system work and how it

a good employee, and i've seen the fire service go through its ups and downs.urrently at this point, i've never seen morale in such a poor state. and it's not just here in los angeles, it's across the country. and in reality, it did start in covid. that was the beginning of a lot of the problems we're seeing right now. >> so it starts in covid. and now, you know there's a lot of these budgets are being slashed. people are getting laid off for vax or other reasons. they're they're removing white firefighters or they're trying to diversify everything. it's kind of crazy when you hear stories about no water coming out of hydrants. what's that about? >> you know, some of the things you talked about there real quick. you know, the city got $1.9 billion in covid relief funds. and my question is, where does all that money gone? right. that's a lot of money. you know, they're they're cutting the budget, as you mentioned earlier, to the fire department, you know, leaving boots on the ground with less to work with, you know, less apparatus. we're understaffed, so on and

. >> so they are out of control and you're having to focus on saving lives effectively as the fire service. >> that is absolutely correct. so while we are, you know, struggling to deal with fires that are moving at 60 to 100mph, our focus is to maintain the life safety above all else um, and as we speak to you, chief, we are seeing live pictures of, uh, ferocious blazes still happening in los angeles. >> what we're seeing here is apparent house that is up in flames. i mean, we know, chief, that there has been 0% containment. obviously, you are focusing on rescue efforts keeping people alive. but in terms of the possibility of containment, what do you need and what hope do you see for that in the hours ahead? >> well, honestly, we need the winds to stop. so once the winds have died down and we're able to secure some lines, uh, and we have made sure that all the people are out of the way, then we can devote all of our resources towards, uh, containing. and then eventually, uh, completely extinguishing the fire. >> i think one of the things that shows how desperate the situation has become fo

he brings 25 years of fire service experience. reviously served as the fire chief for cal fire's santa clara unit. carter will begin his new role on february 24th. >> for many who have gone through the foster care system once they age out, it can be quite difficult to find a place to live full time. but now, nine former members of santa clara county's foster youth program are getting some help through a new program. ktvu jesse gary has the story. >> in one of the country's most expensive apartment markets, an island of hope sits ready for occupancy for some transition age foster youths in danger of being forced out of group homes. >> before coming here, i was on the verge of being homeless, like trying to find a place for him. >> thursday in the lobby of the new roosevelt apartments, dignitaries basking in the glow of this success. >> together, we're not just providing housing, we're building a future where every young person has a chance to thrive. >> the first home for youth program serves as a bridge for those who are too old to

the fire service stepped in to offer an alternative experience to the freezing north sea.red by a pollution incident. yeah, it is a real disappointment and a big disappointment with yorkshire water as well, because it's something that the whole community looks forward to every year. we've got 40—odd hornsey people turning up, so hopefully we'll all in for good fun. do you think yorkshire water owes the town an apology? i think the yorkshire water, the woman that gets this, is it the ceo that gets all this money for her bonus? i think she needs to pass some of that over, over here to hornsea. yorkshire water has apologised for the discharge from its overflow pipe, and said this was done to prevent sewage backing up and flooding homes and gardens. in 2024, there were 31 similar sea sewage alerts in hornsea alone. this wonderful seaside town, you know, everyone's so sad. it's not good, it's not good enough, really, but what will happen after this? i don't know. i really don't know. i think it's a regular occurrence, so obviously it needs addressing. so, hopefully, the right p

more involved since outside of my organization, we've helped over 200 people get jobs and the fire service. some claim it is mutton dice, slave labor, praying all those with less law alternative just stuck between a rock and a hard place. it's really not a choice. and it's still very hyper exploitive. and so one of the challenges is a lot of our folks were on those front lines are risking their lives for maybe $5.00 a day, a charge refuse to bio far as ease they come here by choice problem and re me himself. obviously it does say the state of millions of dollars, but at the end of the day it is a voluntary program. other states like neighboring, oregon, and washington also recruiting from prisons the highest keep putting a width of getting most severe. so does the need for more help fill of el al jazeera los angeles. all right, well that's it from the sinusitis and you can find more information on our sides or just their adults come. the news continues heavy again on the 0, but of the program witness the is there any sign of the lead for the millions of palestinians in gaza for now stuck b

part of this and represent the men and women of lapd and policing to support our partners in the fire service. what we saw here in the last 24 hours is unprecedented. i've never seen anything like this. fires driven by the type of winds that we saw up to 100 miles an our our role out there is strictly support to be there for evacuations, to get people out of the affected area, to be able to provide for traffic control and then crime suppression as the fire is fought and some may come in and try and take the opportunity to go into these homes and steal from them. so we're going to be on top of that. i just wanto say the relationship we enjoy here, in my case under the leadership of mayor bass, but all of our elected officials is unlike, i think, anywhere else in the country. we are blessed to have the relationship between police and fire that we do here. unfortunately, we do this kind of thing frequently, never to this level, but i can't say enough about how important that is. and as we go into the next five years with the super bowl and the world cup and the olympics coming up, it's critical

get more involved since outside of my organization, we helped over 200 people, get jobs in the fire service. some claim it is martin dice, slave labor, praying all those with less law alternative you stuck between a rock and a hard place. it's really not a choice and it's still very hyper exploitive. and so one of the challenges is a lot of our folks, we're on those front lines are risking their lives for maybe $5.00 a day, a charge, refuse it, biopharma sees they come here by choice problem and re me himself. obviously it does say the state of millions of dollars, but at the end of the day it is a voluntary program. other states like neighboring oregon washington also recruiting from prisons the highest keep putting a width of getting most severe. so does the need for more help filling? well, i'll just era los angeles cus, space company, blue origin has launched a huge new rocket into space for the 1st time. it took off from cape canaveral in florida early on thursday morning. the rockets 1st attempt to launch on monday was delayed for technical reasons. this mission is seen as an effort f

services. it almost always starts by walking the property and identifying ways to create better defensible space. hardening it and applying long-term fire retardant around the house among other services. you can facilitate pool pumps to help firefighters use that water to save your house and have fire experts from that company monitoring your home during red flag warnings. >> if you haven't any of including that, you may need, you know, some sort of assessment or, you know, to get eyes on your property, get it done, you know, get it done and see what can be done. don't do anything that's unnecessary or, you know, kind of extravagant. there's so many different professionals folks out there that to offer in services align with what we can fire safe councils are really good. start. you know, get these assessments done and get that information that you need, get it in hand and then get to work. >> source says he has clients in all different parts of the bay area, but mostly in wine country. the cost per year for his most popular bundle of services ranges from roughly $4500 up to $12,000. and weather has played such a critical role in those

fire service, the u.s. forest service is assisting los angeles and california, including the accident -- actions the team has taken to suppress new fire starts. chief, why don't you fire away. >> thank you, mr. president, madame vice president, it is great to see you. i to consider california my home and it is great to be here talking about this traumatic situation we have. the forest service and the department of interior were actively engaged in supporting the response of the wildfires in southern california. there are four major fires we currently have. the forest service is in unified command with l.a. county and other local, city agencies. we are looking at eaton, hurst, lydia. if you look at that area there that is the northernmost part of the area where the fires are taking place. the palisades fire and then we have a new start, a fire that just started last night that also has the potential to expand quite significantly just based on the location but also the wind is expected to continue. right now w

. >> says public safety remains a top priority and the way to restore police and fire services is by growing oakland's economy and increasing revenues. we have to develop more of a cause year's model. we have to move oakland out of the way to allow our local businesses to be successful and not in comber and uncover them and keep them give them more bureaucracy that they have to navigate. taylor supports increasing the city's sales tax rate by a half a percent. as long as there are guardrails imposed to quantify if the additional funds are being used effectively. he says the city can no longer rely on one-time revenue such as the coliseum sale to pay for ongoing services. >> and he says the city must look past its general fund and investigate whether restricted funds can be used to restore services. as for the expectation that congresswoman barbara lee may enter the mayor's race, taylor says oakland does not need a career politician to get through this crisis. well, i greatly respect and admire barbara lee her 27 years of public service. >> i believe the oakland needs a new fresh pers

the fremont fire chief, zuraida diaz, brought a new fire truck into service. 20 years of planning, but the department worked with the city to get extra funding for staffing. diaz says the fire truck costs about $2 million. >> it's a pretty expensive piece of equipment. the city granted us another million and a half to recruit and hire to support opening up the 14th company. nine personnel. >> we have to make bigger investments to prevent against the next natural disaster. >> congressman eric swalwell was there at the fire ceremony in fremont. he says he introduced a bill that will increase the amount of money that fema has to put into preventative measures. >> all right. 549 is the time. back over to sal. keeping an eye on the commute. middle of the week. how does it look, sal? >> yeah, it doesn't look bad so far. pam and dave, i've been looking at a couple of these commutes, and i will let you know when things start getting busier. but highway four is getting a little busier now. you can see it here in our picture as you see the traffic heading over to concord

in the east midlands, a local fire service says it's had hundreds of calls from people who need rescuinguses. police in north yorkshire say they've recovered the body of a man from the water. freezing temperatures are continuing to cause chaos across scotland, northern ireland and the north of england. let's take a look at some other stories in the uk. sir keir starmer has unveiled the government's proposals to cut waits for planned nhs treatment in england by nearly half a million in the next year. the prime minister said he would tackle the backlog utilising ai and community diagnostic centres. some critics say the targets aren't feasible without a larger workforce. a prison officer who was filmed having sex with an inmate inside a cell has beenjailed for fifteen months. linda de sousa abreu, who was working at wandsworth prison, pleaded guilty to misconduct in public office. thejudge said she had �*undermined discipline in the prison�*. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. you're live with bbc news. let's turn to india now, where students in the state of bihar have be