jeff brown: it was always a concern.rator: and so they called ashley's husband, zach mcarthur. they asked him to come down to the station and got straight to the point. did you kill or participate or do you have any knowledge? zero, jason. absolutely none. if any person in this world was like, hey, zach, come help me do something, i would run from that [bleep] as fast as i could. narrator: and zach had an alibi. he was cleared. but there was one more possibility, a young man named kyle britt, ashley's cousin. he lived on that farm. and when detectives searched ashley's phone records, kyle's number came up repeatedly right around the time taylor disappeared. in other words, these are phone calls for a specific purpose? correct. correct. narrator: they pulled him in, questioned him for seven hours. she's not going to go down alone, and she's going to take the world down with her if she can. so if there's any kind of conversation that you had with her-- i mean, any-- if you helped her in any way-- no. i-- i-- no, not-- not

captain jeff brown has headed the station nearly eight years. lots of talk about water running out.ou were fighting a fire without all the resources necessary. >> as all the homes do burn down, a lot of them have their own fire sprinkler systems, those sprinkler systems become compromised as the house burns down and water will free flow. our gauges were going down and getting low on water. >> reporter: thousands of simultaneous leaks sapped the supply but there was a nearby reservoir that feeds pacific palisades was taken offline for repairs before the fires broke out. but battling flames over 100 feet tall that destroyed much of the town in a span of six hours. if you had all the resources and water, would it have made a difference here? >> i've been on the job 36 years and i've never seen weather like that. it was hurricane-force wind with fire involved. it was indescribable. >> reporter: the lapd expects to find additional bodies did debris, spurring controversy and why gavin newsom is doing an investigation, calling it deeply disturbing. >> questions for weeks and months ahead.

. >> reporter: fire captain jeff brown telling matt gutman as buildings burned in pacific palisades,king sprinkler systems depleted much needed water for firefighters. >> as all these homes actually do burn down and a lot of them have their own fire sprinkler systems that those sprinkler systems become compromised as the house burns down and the water will free flow. as we see our gauges go down lower and lower, we knew we were getting low. >> reporter: and a reservoir taken offline before the fires broke out. but as the fires spread, firefighters battling the flames over 100 feet tall. much of the palisades destroyed within a matter of hours. >> if you had all the resources and the water, would it have made a difference here? >> i've been on the job for 36 years and i've never seen weather like that. it was a hurricane force wind with fire involved. it was indescribable. >> reporter: california governor newsome demanding an investigation, calling the reported issues deeply troubling. the l.a. fire chief claiming her department recently faced budget cutting including $17.6 million cu

captain jeff brown has headed this station for nearly eight years. lots of talk about the water running out, that you were fighting a fire without all the resources necessary. >> as all these homes actually do burn down, and a lot of them have their own fire sprinkler systems, that those sprinkler systems become compromises. the house burns down, and the water women free flow. as we see our gauges go down lower and lower, we knew we're getting low on water. >> reporter: thousands of simultaneous leaks sap the town's water supply. that's not all. a nearby 170 million gallon reservoir that feeds pacific palisades had been taken offline for repairs well before the fires broke out. firefighters battling flames over 100 feet tall, destroying much of the town in about six hours. if you'd had all the resources and all the water, would it have made a difference here? >> i've been on the job for 36 years. and i've never seen weather like that. it was a hurricane-force wind with fire involved. it was indescribable. >> reporter: david, both law enforcement and

captain jeff brown is headed this station for nearly eight years.k about the water running out that you were fighting a fire without all the resources necessary. >> as all these homes actually do burn down. and a lot of them have their own fire sprinkler systems that those sprinkler systems become compromised as the house burns down and the water will free flow. and as we see our gauges go down lower and lower, we knew we were getting low on water and thousands of simultaneous leaks sapped the town's water supply. >> but that's not all. tonight, abc news has confirmed a nearby 117 million gallon reservoir that feeds pacific palisades has been taken offline for repairs well before the fires broke out. but that night, firefighters battling flames over 100ft tall, which destroyed much of the town in a span of just six hours. if you'd had all the resources and all the water, would it have made a difference here? >> i've been on the job for 36 years and i've never seen weather like that. it was a hurricane force wind with fire involved. it was indescriba

captain jeff brown is headed this station for nearly eight years.hat you were fighting a fire without all the resources necessary. >> as all these homes actually do burn down. and a lot of them have their own fire sprinkler systems that those sprinkler systems become compromised as the house burns down and the water will free flow. and as we see our gauges go down lower and lower, we knew we were getting low on water and thousands of simultaneous leaks sapped the town's water supply. >> but that's not all. tonight, abc news has confirmed a nearby 117 million gallon reservoir that feeds pacific palisades has been taken offline for repairs well before the fires broke out. but that night, firefighters battling flames over 100ft tall, which destroyed much of the town in a span of just six hours. you had all the resources and all the water. would it have made a difference here? >> i've been on the job for 36 years and i've never seen weather like that. it was a hurricane force wind with fire involved. it was indescribable. >> the lapd telling me they exp

. - i'm standing here on behalf of all the brown and black moms. - jeff. - and zach - and cameron. -. - my heart breaks knowing that had this passed four years ago when we were presenting it, their kids might be alive today. (ambient music) - [julie] in a show of bipartisan support, 22 senators, both republican and democrat, signed on as co-authors along with dozens more from the assembly. - if we could have got it to the floor for a vote, it would've passed. - [julie] but first it had to get through these four senators on a committee that killed alexandra's law before. - you may disagree with this, but at least let your peers, and in this case the majority of them, let them weigh in on it. - [julie] instead this time, - senator wahab. - the democrats on the committee- - bradford - simply didn't vote - skinner. - thay sat silent. - wiener. - killing alexandra's law of final time without a single vote against the bill on the record. senator aisha wahab, the committee chair wasn't even there. - we don't elect these people to go to sacramento to not vote. - [julie] for many of the griev

brown, and others. >> almost never, will they say jeff bezos right? almost never will they say some tv star. they will almost always say somebody that has impacted them in some important way and very often those people are not famous, they are not rich, they don't have daddy's money, don't have their name on the side of a

brown and others. >> you ask people, who is the best person you know? almost never will they say jeff bezos. almost never will they say some tv star. they will almost always say somebody that has impacted them in some really, really important ways. often those people aren't famous. if they aren't rich. they don't have daddy's money. they don't have their name on the side of the building. there are thousands of americans that have changed the course of history, that have changed to the united states has become through their actions, but for a variety of reasons their stories have not been reported in those boldfaced fonts in the history textbooks. >> sharon mcmahon with her book the small and the mighty sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span q&a. on our now cease -- on our free c-span now app. >> the house returns for business monday at noon eastern for speeches with legislative woer in the afternoon. a number of amtrak and disaster-related measures on the lendar. later in the week, representatives are expected to take up other bicluding hr 28, the protect women and girls in sports act o

brown and others. >> you asked people, who's the best person you know? almost never will they say jeffzos, almost never will they say some tv star. they will almost always say someone who has impacted them in some important way. very often those people are not famous, rich, they don't have daddy's money or their name on the side of a building. there are thousands of americans who shaped history and changed who the u.s. has become through their actions but for a variety of reasons their stories have not been recorded in those bold spots in the history textbooks. >> sharon mcmahon, sunday night, 8 p.m. eastern, q&a, listen on our free app, c-span now.

brown, and others. >> almost never, will they say jeff bezos right? almost never will they say some tv star. they will almost always say somebody that has impacted them in some important way and very often those people are not famous, they are not rich, they don't have daddy's money, don't have their name on the side of a building, and there are thousands of americans who have changed the course of history through their actions, but for a variety of reasons, their stories have not been recorded in boldfaced fonts in history textbooks. >> sharon mcmahon with her book the small and the mighty sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. you can listen to q&a and all of our podcasts on our free c-span now app. >> u.s. attorney general merrick garland and other justice department officials delivered remarks at a farewell event for stephen dental bok -- stephen dettelbach, the outgoing atf director. in his remarks, he thanked those in the department who said he contributed to the success of the atf. he was nominated to the position by president biden in 2022 and was nearly confirmed by the

brown and others. >> if you asked people he was the best person you know? almost never will they say jeff bezos.ost never will they say some tv star. they will almost always say someone who has impacted them in an important way. very often those people are not famous, rich, they don't have daddy's money, they don't have their name on the side of a building, and there are thousands of americans who have shaped history and changed the u.s. through their actions but for a variety of reasons their stories have not been recorded in those bold spots in the textbooks. >> sharon mcmahon, sunday night at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. listen to all our podcasts on c-span now. >>

brown, and others. sharon: you ask people, who's the best person you know. almost never will they say jeffzos, right? almost never will they say some tv star. they will almost always say somebody who has impacted them. it is a really, really important way. if you are not rich, they don't have a name on the side of a building, there are thousands of americans who have shaped the course of history, who have changed who the united states has become through their actions, but for a variety of reasons, their stories have not been recorded in those bold-face fonts in the history text books. >> sharon mcmahon with her book "the small and the mighty" on c-span's "q&a." you can listen to this and all of our podcasts on the free c-span now app. >> c-span, democracy unfiltered. we are funded by these television companies and more, including comcast. >> you think this is just a community center? no, it is way more than that. >> comcast is partnering with 1000 community centers to create wi-fi enabled places, so students from low income families can get the tools they need to be ready for anything. >>

brown and others. >> you ask people who is the best person that you know? almost never will they say jeff baeza's, right? almost never will they say some tv star. they will almost always say someone who has impacted them in some really important way, very often those people are not rich or have daddy's money or their name on the side of a building and there are thousands of americans who have shaped the course of history, who have changed who the united states has become through their actions but for a variety of reasons their stories have not been recorded in those textbooks. >> sharon mcmahon with her book the small and the mighty sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q and a. you can listen to q and a and all our podcasts on our free c-span now apps. >> c-span, democracy unfiltered, funded by these television companies and more. inc. including it cobe. >> where are you going? or may be a better question is how far do you want to go? and how fast do you want to get there? now we are getting somewhere. let's go. let's go faster. let's go further. let's go beyond. >> net co. support c-

. >> it's interesting you mentioned him, jeff, because i noticed in that interview that he did with our pamela brown one of the things he said was, you know, he didn't bring out much, but he has, of course, his family. he has his pills. and i thought, of course, that is what people need to remember to bring you. your house is in l.a. county. is it okay? do you have preparations? just in case. >> we are not like most people were not as prepared as we should be. we also do live in one of the canyons north of beverly hills. um, and about a year or so after we first moved into our house, there was a fire nearby, and we couldn't figure out where the fire was. um, and it's just very, uh, you just lose your stomach. um, so, yes, we have our medications, um, and our pets, and we have all the carriers ready to go. last night, i actually backed my car in, uh, just never knowing, you know, if an ember were to jump over. we're about four miles. five miles from where the fire is. so, um. yeah, it's a very uneasy, uneasy night jeff. >> gross, we're glad that you were okay and able to help others. we hope that tha

brown in washington. we are following breaking news this morning. louisiana governor jeff landry visited the scene of what has become the deadliest attack on u.s. soil since the 2023 mass shooting in maine. at least 15 people are dead and dozens are injured after a man rammed a truck into a crowd on bourbon street just hours into the new year. the fbi is investigating it as an act of terrorism, and says the attacker had an i.s.i.s. flag in his truck. at the time, he was an army veteran from texas and was killed in a firefight with police. let's go straight to new orleans and cnn's ryan young. ryan, what is the latest on the investigation? >> well, pamela, what we know is a law enforcement source actually tells me at this news conference that's going to happen later on this morning, that they will address whether or not anyone was else was involved. in this case. of course, they've been pursuing that for quite some time after this horrific terrorist attack on the street behind me. and i can tell you right now, as i step out of the way here, they just brought in some heavy m

brown, and others. >> you ask people who is the best person that you know, almost never will they say jeff bezos. [laughter] right? almost never will they say some tv star. they will almost always essay somebody that has impacted them in some really important way, and very often those people are not famous, they are not rich, they don't have daddy's money, they don't have their name on the side of a building. there are thousands of americans who have shaped the course of history, who have change to the united states has become through their actions. but for a variety of reasons, their stories have not been recorded in those boldface fonts in the history textbooks. >> sharon mcmahon with her book "the small and the mighty," sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's "q&a." you can listen to "q&a" in all of our podcasts on our free c-span now app. >> president biden and vice president harris were briefed in the oval office on the federal response to the los angeles-are a wildfires. they were joined by fema administrator dan criswell, california governor gavin newsom, and los angeles mayor karen

brown, and others. >> if you ask people, who is the best person that you know, almost never will they say jeff bezos, right? almost never will they say some tv star. they will almost always say somebody who has impacted them. very often, those people are not famous, not rich, they don't have daddy's money, they don't have their name on the side of a building. there are thousands of americans who have changed the course of history, changed who the united states has become through their actions, but for a variety of reasons their stories haven't recorded in those boldfaced fonts in the history textbooks. >> sharon mcmahon with her book the small and the mighty sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. you can listen to all of our podcasts on our free c-span now app. ♪ >> attention, middle and high school students across america. it is time to make your voice heard. c-span studentcam documentary contest 2025 is here. your chance to create a documentary that can inspire change, raise awareness, and make an impact. your documentary should answer your message to the president. what issue is the mo

brown and others. >> you ask people, who is the best person you know? almost never will they say just basis. almost never -- jeff bezos or a tv star. they will say somebody that has impacted them in a really important way. often, those people aren't famous or rich. they don't have their name on a side of the building. there are thousands of americans that have shaped the course of history, changed to the united states has -- who the united states has become through their actions but for a variety of reasons their stories have not been recorded in history textbooks. >> sharon mcmahon sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> democracy unfiltered with c-span. experience history as it unfolds with c-span at live coverage of this month as republicans take control of both chambers of congress and a new chapter begins with the swearing in of the 47th president of the united states. monday, january 20, 290 for live audit coverage of the presidential inauguration as donald trump takes the oaths of office becoming president of the united states. stick with c-span this month for comprehensive, live coverage of the 119th congr

brown and others. >> you ask people who's the best person that you know, almost never will they say jeff bezos, almostever will they say some tv star. they will almost always say somebody that has impacted them in some really important way and very often those people are not famous or rich in the don't have their name on the side of a building. there are thousands of americans who have shaped the course of history and changed who the united states has become through their actions but for a variety of reasons their stories have not been recorded in those boldfaced fonts in the history textbooks. >> sharon mcmahon with her book "the small and the mighty," on c-span's q&a. you can listen on our free c-span now app. >> it is democracy unfiltered with c-span, experience history as it unfolds with live coverage this month as republicans take control of both chambers of congress and a new chapter begins with the swearing in of the 47th president of the united states could on monday, january 20, tune in for all-day coverage of the presidential inauguration as donald trump takes the oath of office becoming pre

brown and others. >> you ask people, who is the best person that you know? almost never will they say jeffright? almost never will they say some tv star. they will almost always say somebody that has impacted them in some really, importantly that some really important weight. they are not rich, they don't have daddy's money, they're not on the side of a building. there are thousands of americans who have shaped the course of history, who have changed who the united states has become through their actions. before a variety of reasons, their stores have not been recorded in those bald-faced fonts and -- bold-faced fonts in history textbooks. >> sharon mcmahon with her book the small and the mighty sunday night on the c-span's q& you kalus intoa. -- you can listen to q&a and all of our podcasts on our free c-span now app. >> witness democracy unfiltered with c-span. experience history as it unfolds with c-span's live coverage this month as republicans take control both chambers of congress and a new chapter begins with the swearingen of the 47 ash the swearing in of the 47 president of the 96

brown and others. >> you ask people, who is the best person that you know? almost never will they say jeffright? almost never will they say some tv star. they will almost always say somebody that has impacted them in some really, importantly that some really important weight. they are not rich, they don't have daddy's money, they're not on the side of a building. there are thousands of americans who have shaped the course of history, who have changed who the united states has become through their actions. before a variety of reasons, their stores have not been recorded in those bald-faced fonts and -- bold-faced fonts in history textbooks. >> sharon mcmahon with her book the small and the mighty sunday night on the c-span's q& you kalus intoa. -- you can listen to q&a and all of our podcasts on our free c-span now app. >> witness democracy unfiltered with c-span. experience history as it unfolds with c-span's live coverage this month as republicans take control both chambers of congress and a new chapter begins with the swearingen of the 47 ash the swearing in of the 47 president of the 96

brown, and others. >> if you ask people who is the best person that you know, almost never will they say jeff bezos.ht? almost never will they say some tv star. they will almost always say somebody that has impacted them in some really, really important way, and very often those people are not rich or famous, they don't have daddy's money or their name on the side of the building. there are thousands of americans who have shaped the course of history, who have changed who the united states has become through their actions, but for a variety of reasons their stories have not been recorded in those boldfaced fonts in the history textbooks. >> sharon mcmahon with her book "the small and the mighty" tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. you can listen to q&a and all of our podcasts on our free c-span now app. >> senator mitch mcconnell has been for years in the u.s. senate. 17 of those as leader of his apology colleagues, the longest any senator has been at the top of the leadership running either political party. senator john fetterman was elected a few weeks ago in 2025. journalist michael tackett'

brown, and others. >> if you ask people who is the best person that you know, almost never will they say jeff bezos.? almost never will they say some tv star. they will almost always say somebody that has impacted them in some really, really important way, and very often those people are not rich or famous, they don't have daddy's money or their name on the side of the building. there are thousands of americans who have shaped the course of history, who have changed who the united states has become through their actions, but for a variety of reasons their stories have not been recorded in those boldfaced fonts in the history textbooks. >> sharon mcmahon with her book "the small and the mighty" tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. you can listen to q&a and all of our podcasts on our free c-span now app. >> senator mitch mcconnell has been for years in the u.s. senate. 17 of those as leader of his apology colleagues, the longest any senator has been at the top of the leadership running either political party. senator john fetterman was elected a few weeks ago in 2025. journalist michael tackett's

brown, and others. >> you ask people, who was the best person you know, almost never will they say jeff bezos, right?never will they say some tv star. they were almost always say somebody that has impacted them in some really important way and very often those people are not famous or rich, they don't have betty's money or their name on a side of the building -- daddies money or their name on the side of a building. they have shaped the course of history and who the united states could become through their actions and for a variety of reasons their stories have not been reported in boldfaced spots in history text books. >> sharon mcmahon with her book the small and the mighty sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. you can listen to q&a and all of our podcasts on our free c-span now app. >> attention middle and high school students across america, it's time to make your voice heard. c-span's studentcam documentary contest 2025 is here. this is your chance to create a documentary that can inspire change, raise awareness and make an impact. your documentary should answer this year's question

brown, and others. >> you ask people, who is the best person you know? almost ever they say jeff bezos. almost never will they say some tv star. they will almost always say somebody that has impacted them in some really, really important ways. often those people aren't famous. they aren't rich. they don't have daddy's money. they don't have their name on the side of the building. thousands of america have shaped the course of history, have changed to the united states has become through their actions but for a variety of reasons their stories have not been recorded in boldfaced funds in history textbooks. >> sharon mcmahon with her book the small and the mighty sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span q. listen to q&a and all our podcasts on our free c-span now app. democracy unfiltered with c-span. experience history as it unfolds with c-span's live coverage of this month as republicans take control of both chambers of congress and a new chapter begins with the swearing in of the 40 president of the united states. monday, january 20 live all day coverage of the presidential inaugura