the palisades fire and eaton in judy chu's districts. washington, d.c., is about 43 akers. over 1500 fire engines and 80 aircraft and fema is providing assistance to those who need disaster aid. climate change is causing more extreme weather events. california had the atmospheric rivers and now these wildfires. and second, i just want to say it is outrageous for speaker johnson to try conditions on to this disaster relief or to tie disaster aid like the debt ceiling. we shouldn't be leveraging the pain and suffering of our fellow americans and when mother nature strikes she doesn't care about party affiliation. it is now my great honor to introduce the freshman class president from phoenix. she was a vice mayor of phoenix and served on the city council of phoenix and first democratic iranian-american to serve in the united states congress. mr. ansari: i'm humbled to arizona's newest congresswoman and i join as freshman president. my thoughts are with the californians lost, displaced and devastated. my state is no stranger to this uniquely painful natural disaster. i feel yo

congresswoman judy chu, representing california. thanks for being with us. much of the area damaged by the eaton fire. so much devastation. at what point do you believe people will be able to return to their homes and start the process of clearing and rebuilding? rep. chu: there will have to be more containment. i was impressed to wake up this morning and see there was not 3% containment, because we are doing better. what we need, though, is to have more of this under control so we know the fire is not spreading. the other thing is that there will be a wind event, gusts of winds next week, and it will not be as severe as it was this last week. this last week, the winds were at 80 miles per hour, and it caused the fire to spread quickly, especially in our dry conditions. as a result, there were embers flying all over the place, as far as two or three miles away. that is how the fire spread so quickly and so widely. caitriona: do you have any questions about the preparedness or lack thereof of the area and how the fire could spread notwithstanding hurricane li

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and joining me now, congresswoman judy chu of california. her district has been affected by the eaton fire, one of the largest fires spreading in the los angeles los angeles area tonight. congresswoman, thank you very much for coming to the saturday show. i understand you just finished touring the area with fellow members of the california delegation. tell me, what do you see? what did you see, and what are you hearing from your constituents? >> well, my first tour was with the fema administrator on thursday. the devastation just was beyond belief. block after block of burnt homes to their. foundation. significant buildings that that were burnt to the ground, such as the altadena country club, the pasadena jewish temple, the altadena community church all gone. and when i saw that, i said, i have to make sure that my california congress members see this because we are going to have to push for disaster relief in our upcoming budget, and they need to be our allies in making sure that we get that money in, because it's going to be a long recove

joining me now is congresswoman judy chu.e eaton fire has been burning for days. congresswoman, it's great to see you. this is such a tough time. and i just want to start by asking you how you are and your family and your community. i mean, the one thing we keep hearing is that people don't just know one person, they know multiple people impacted. and that feels like it must take an incredible mental toll. >> well, i am so devastated by the stories that i'm hearing from people in the altadena and pasadena area. >> i can't walk even a few feet without somebody telling me that they've lost their homes and they've lost everything that they had. they ran out of the house with only what they could carry. i have also toured the devastation in altadena and pasadena. >> there are blocks and blocks of just nothing. >> things burned down to their foundation and we have major institutions in these places that are burned to a crisp. the altadena town and country club, where so many events took place, the pasadena jewish temple, the altad

let's discuss with congresswoman judy chu of california. first, i know that you got to see the entirety of the damage in altadena, which is part of your district. can you first describe to us just what it is that you saw and what it did to you, seeing these apocalyptic scenes? >> i visited and toured the entire destroyed sites of pasadena and altadena yesterday. >> i did it with the fema administrator, and i was. >> i was stunned by the devastation that i saw, especially since so many of the areas were so familiar to me. >> but to see it all burned to the ground, i just could not believe it. uh, in altadena i saw utter destruction. blocks of homes that were burned to the ground. >> uh, in pasadena, i saw, uh, homes that were selectively burned to the ground. >> for instance, in hastings ranch in pasadena. it was just astounding where you saw one home burned to the ground and the home next to it just totally intact. and it was explained to me. that's because it was an ember fire. the embers chose to settle on a home, and that home burned. bu

i'd like to enter introduced congress woman judy chu for our next speaker. >> congress member judy chu and i just took a tour of the destroyed areas led by mayor viktor garrido. and i could not believe the destruction altadena and pasadena mariposa junction, which had so many thriving small businesses gone institutions like the outed in a library and the altoona community church destroyed on the homes so many homes that we saw with so many memories gone up. but one thing i have to say is that i have to really appreciate the first responders for making sure that the destruction was not even greater. i also want to say that there is help from washington, d.c., and president biden just announced something very, very important, which is has already been approved for the fire. emergency management grants. provides reimbursement for 75%. the fire fighting costs. he just announced that he reimburse 100%. the costs over the next 180 days. this is so important. the other thing i want to announce us at fema worked overtime to get their website going. so that now you can go to adopt disaster assi

again. >> thank you so much, congresswoman judy chu. and please stay safe.ning me now is california's attorney general, rob bonta. thank you for being with us tonight. attorney general bonta, to start, your state is certainly no stranger to natural disasters, from fires to earthquakes. but these wildfires, wildfires have devastated los angeles in unprecedented ways. what have been your thoughts as this disaster has unfolded? >> you're absolutely right, reverend. >> unprecedented natural disaster. and a disaster is happening throughout la county. >> and my thoughts are with the victims, those who have been displaced, whose lives have been turned upside down, those who've lost family members have my deepest sympathies. >> those who have lost their homes, their belongings, who are trying to rebuild and heal and recover. >> they have my condolences and my thoughts and also my official 1,000% support. >> it's a time to come together, to lock arms, to unify, to lift up those who've been harmed, to be one california strong, resilient and immovable. >> this has knoc

they are there with nothing, and they are trying to return to a normal life. >> representative judy chuthank you both and we are praying for your communities and hopefully the recovery will begin very soon and these fires will start to end. coming up, my interview with russian opposition politicians vladimir and evgenia kara-murza for the first time since vladimir was released from a serbian from a siberian penal colony earlier this year, you colony earlier this year, you don't want t (♪♪) (♪♪) bounce back fast from heartburn with tums gummy bites, and love food back. (♪♪) up to ten days and travel without ever unpacking the comfort of home on the go. >> unpack in seconds at solgaard co. >> you on guard tonight? >> oh no, they just got simplisafe. >> it protects the whole home inside and out. >> stop. this is simplisafe. >> whoa. >> that was impressive. there's no safe. like, simply safe. >> after my hair started thinning, my dermatologist recommended nutrafol. >> the formulas are clinically tested. >> my hair is much stronger and longer. longer. >> i feel upset stomach iberogast indige

california democratic congresswoman judy chu says the blame game must stop. >> these wildfires don't have any political affiliation. they don't belong to any political party. president biden briefed again tonight just a little while ago on the progress in fighting the fires. he is again promising a lot of federal support. he says recovery will require tens of billions of dollars grant and vicki. after newton live for us. >> tonight, thank you for that, katherine. as we take a peek outside, can see mount diablo starting to really turn green as all the the rain has soaked in and we fed a couple weeks of sunshine. now in the combination has started to get the hills change. yeah, kathy, green is good when it comes to love, you know, firefighting, i should say green is good to love this time of year when the hills or green. >> and everything is in good shape for us because we've had plenty of rain earlier this season. so so far we've been at it be able to manage without a huge amount of rain the last few days in the last few weeks. sunset it just happened about 5.13, and look how beautifu

. >>> and we turn now to california democratic congresswoman judy chu. she joins us from the pasadena convention center currently sheltering more than 500 local residents. good morning to you, congresswoman. i know 11 of these reported deaths were in your community. how are you? do you know if the community is out of the danger zone at this point? >> it is not out of the danger zone. we have another santa ana gust of winds that will happen monday or tuesday. they will be around 50 miles per hour. that is less than what caused this whole terrible catastrophe. last week the winds were between 80 to 100 miles per hour. nonetheless, they could spread the fire, and i urge all residents to pay attention to the evacuation warnings and orders and, most of all, to make sure they are safe. >> well, i understand that there were water pressure issues in the altadena area. there was no local police or fire department. you all rely on the county for that kind of resource. do you think going forward, does this need to change? have you talked to the governor? >> we have

california democratic congresswoman judy chu says the blame game must stop. >> these wildfires don't have any political affiliation. they don't belong to any political party. >> well, president biden was briefed again tonight on progress in fighting the fires. he is now calling on congress this just a little while ago to step up funding for california. 80 thinks there should be more spending and says recovery could require tens of billions of dollars. back to you. >> all right. thank you, catherine. our parent company nexstar media group is partnering with the red cross to raise money for wildfire victims in southern california. if you're able to help you can scan the qr code there on your screen. that will take you to a page where you can donate. >> all right. as the fires continue to burn in la fire crews in the east bay, they're taking steps to reduce the risk. a wildfire might bring to that area. it's top of mind right now on kron four's. dan kerman has a closer look. >> and unusually dry january is allowing firefighters with them to fire protection district to burn piles of trim

the way, on sunday's "face the nation" include the fema administrator and california congresswoman judy chug now to the nation's midsection, where a winter storm sent snow and ice as far south as georgia. at atlanta's hartsfield-jackson airport, a delta flight aborted takeoff, forcing more than 200 passengers to evacuate onto a snowy tarmac. four people were injured. the pilot reported an engine issue. atlanta saw 3.5 inches of snow, the most there in seven years. in just ten days, donald trump will become the first u.s. president to assume office as a convicted felon. trump was formally sentenced today in the stormy daniels hush money case. he received a rare unconditional discharge, which leaves his conviction in tact without punishment. cbs's weijia jiang explains. >> reporter: for the historic sentencing in new york, president-elect trump appeared virtually from mar-a-lago, attacking the proceedings as he did during the trial, and maintaining his innocence. >> this has been a very terrible experience. i did nothing wrong. >> reporter: but a new york jury convicted trump of 34 counts of

democratic congresswoman judy chu says the blame game must stop these wildfires.'t have any political affiliation. they don't belong to any political party. >> and despite their political differences, it does look like the democratic mayor of los angeles, karen bass. >> hats off to the republican incoming president. donald trump. she says that he's informed her, that he'll be visiting the area for now in washington. raquel martin, back to just and raquel has president elect trump promised to continue to provide federal aid once he's sworn into office. it's unclear. but traditionally we do see a better federal response to any or natural disaster across the country. and we're hearing some early discussions on capitol hill about exactly what that a package might look like. we are hearing rhetoric from republicans indicating that they're not going to hand over what they're describing is a blank check to the state of california say they want strings attached to it. the speaker of the house 2 days in he is evaluating. if they're gonna tie it to the debt ceiling, which i

democratic congresswoman judy chu says the blame game must stop these wildfires don't have any political affiliation. they don't belong to any political party. >> it looks like the democratic las angeles mayor karen bass and the incoming republican president donald trump have been able to put their political differences to the side. we're told the 2 have spoken. the mayor says that trump has informed her he will visit the area for now washington, raquel martin, back to you guys. yeah, we're kelso. has president elect trump promised to provide federal aid? i mean, not just tour, but, >> you know, pony up some money. once he's sworn in. >> haven't said anything explicitly, but we do know that the federal government, specifically congress, will likely huddle here in washington and try and get a massive disaster aid package to the state of california. but how quickly they might be able to do that will be up to republicans who are now control. both the house and the senate in early indications from some republicans, they say they're not going to write california a blank check. there's going t

. >> i'm congress member judy chu. took a look at the destroyed areas by led by mayor victor gored dough. i could not believe the destruction of altadena and pasadena. mariposa junction which has so many thriving small businesses, gone. institutions like the altadena library and the altadena community church. destroyed and gone. the homes that so many homes that we saw with so many memories. one thing i have to say is that i have to really appreciate the first responders for making sure that destruction was not even greater. i also want to say that there is help from washington, d.c. announced something very, very important. which is our area has already been approved for the fire emergency management grant. reimbursement for 75% of the fire fighting costs. he just announced that he will reimburse 100 percent of the cost over the next 180 days. this is so important. fema works overtime to get their website going. so that now you can go to a disaster assistance.gov, input all your information, and you can see what you a

democratic congresswoman judy chu says the blame game must stop these wildfires. don't have any political affiliation. they don't belong to any political party. >> now, despite their differences, it does appear that the democratic las angeles mayor karen bass has spoken to the incoming president. she says >> that he plans to visit the area for now washington, raquel martin, back to justin and raquel has president elect trump promised to continue to provide federal aid once he's sworn into office. well, traditionally, we expect the president-elect to supply additional federal aid at the request of california. and we're already seeing conversations start to pick up on capitol hill. but the early indications is that republicans are saying this is not going to be a blank check. it looks like based on some new reporting from speaker of the house, mike johnson, he might try to tie wildfire funding for california to the debt ceiling, which is a bit of a controversial effort on capitol hill in might for some democrat votes when it comes to supporting president elect agend

california democratic congresswoman judy chu says the blame game must stop. >> these wildfires don'te any political affiliation. they don't belong to any political party. >> to 46 looking outside or just out there. not a cloud in the sky. beautiful and calmer day today. notably. >> still a very slight offshore breeze moving its way into the bay area. winds gusting as max at 15 miles per hour in the bay today. so pretty calm not for southern california. still under red flag warning in a fire weather warning likely through the middle of the day tomorrow. critical fire danger. absolutely does still remain as this offshore wind pushes on into the southern part of the state, especially for those mountain sides where the santa ana's tend to accelerate high pressure. ridge is in place. it is a blocking high and it is persistent not wanting to be budged. and with that a dry in many cases, a lot of models are showing the rest of the month. nothing coming our way this week. that's for sure. as for temperatures, we are inhthe 60's yet again today. couple of 50's mixed in out along the coastline

california democratic congresswoman judy chu says the blame game must stop. >> these wildfires don't have any political affiliation. they don't belong to any political party. >> and that was kron four's. catherine heenan reporting for us. president biden was briefed again last night on the progress being made on the fires. and now he's calling on congress to step up funding for california for a recovery and it could require his thanks. 10's of billions dollars. >> bristol, morning here in the bay. we are seeing our winds coming down. so for us, we are definitely on for a beautiful forecast this week. suture tower looking down at the golden gate showing no clouds and winds have definitely relaxed a lot. as you can see. quite a calm morning, really, for most areas for southern california. absolutely. still in the heart of what is a wind event today, these offshore santa ana winds prompting red-flag warnings, high wind warnings that will remain in effect through noon tomorrow and areas in yellow up to red on this map. our andy king, those critical fire danger areas, which as you can see

county supervisor kathryn barger, congress member judy chu, state senator sasha perez, assembly member john hairabedian, the superintendent of the pasadena unified school district. doctor blanco, the president of pasadena city college. doctor jose perez, a representative from the humane society. also with us today, our neighboring assembly members, assembly member, kolassa assembly member, and assembly member nick schultz. you'll also hear from fire chief chad augustine and police chief gene harris. so again, i just want to assure people that pasadena is working in conjunction with our neighboring jurisdictions, including the county of los angeles, particularly the county of los angeles. we, supervisor barger and i had the opportunity to sit down with the with the governor of california this afternoon not too long ago, maybe an hour ago. and the governor has assured us that he will provide whatever assistance you are listening to. >> an update from officials in southern california talking about the numerous wildfires that are burning across that region, driven by those powerful winds.

. >> california democratic congresswoman judy chu says the blame game must stop. >> these wildfires don'ty political affiliation. they don't belong to any political party. thathwas kron four's. catherine heenan reporting and the president has said that he was briefed again last night and is working. >> on fighting those fires in progress has been made on that. and he's calling on congress to step up funding for california aid. they think that our state requires 10's of billions of dollars. >> 9.51 is the timing of auto company now offering free vicar fire victims, free data recovery services. so drive savers is the name of the company and are pledging their expertise in recovering everything from documents to photos and more from even the worst damage items. at least they'll try hard drive storage cards, mobile phones, anything like that. but while heat and liquid damage might be recoverable, melted parts, that's a whole lot tougher. and that could make the recovery process impossible. so they can't guarantee they can recover your data, but they're going to give it a good shot. the compan

congresswoman judy chu spoke on the phone before flying to california wednesday. her district includes pasadena where she says important institutions are now gone, including the pasadena jewish temple. while firefighters across the state are responding, fema is also assisting the federal agency approved grants to reimburse california for firefighting costs from the white house. >> down to the city council level, we are in constant teasing communication. congresswoman laura friedman wants her constituents in la to be vigilant and to listen to the first responders. if you get an evacuation warning. >> don't wait. some lawmakers want congress to look for ways to prevent future fires like san diego. congressman scott peters is fixer for a stacked. we're hoping to move that this year is that when these events come along, just not so disastrous. the bill passed the house last session but didn't become law. >> in washington, i'm maddie beer-temple. >> some dramatic video from last night showing horses running away from the eaton fire. the fire burning behind them as thei

congresswoman judy chu spoke on the phone before flying to california wednesday. her district includes pasadena where she says important institutions are now gone, including the pasadena jewish temple. while firefighters across the state are responding, fema is also assisting the federal agency approved grants to reimburse california for firefighting costs from the white house. >> down to the city council level, we are in constant teasing communication. congresswoman laura friedman wants her constituents in la to be vigilant and to listen to the first responders. if you get an evacuation warning. >> don't wait. some lawmakers want congress to look for ways to prevent future fires like san diego. congressman scott peters is fixer for a stacked. we're hoping to move that this year is that when these events come along, just not so disastrous. the bill passed the house last session but didn't become law. >> in washington, i'm maddie beer-temple. >> still ahead here, 3 barbara lee officially launches her campaign to be the next mayor of oakland. we reaction people ther

democratic congresswoman judy chu, who represents altadena, one of the most affected areas, said she also planned to invite trump and house speaker mike johnson to see the area to vote during the campaign. trump made a point of visiting disaster sites before president biden or vice president harris or vice president harris, including the site of a train derailment in east palestine, ohio. joining us now live from pacific palisades is nbc's jay gray. jay, what's the situation where you are right now and how have things changed since we last spoke yesterday? >> yeah, ali, i can tell you that the wind has picked up. it's a sustained wind that has really gained some intensity, though not extreme at this point by any means. we also see stepped up patrols through this area. police checking for looters. though there's not a lot to steal in a place like this. and then fire teams that are looking for hotspots, making sure that they take care of what they can before these winds start to really intensify and you can see the devastation, it's really overwhelming and stretches for miles. and the

congresswoman judy chu, who represents parts of this area, have also been clear. away from going to these kinds of areas. last week we were talking about the infamous puerto rico paper towels incident. but do you think that one of the opening salvos of his administration could be some kind of a trip here? yeah. >> i mean, gavin newsom invited him. you have to say that she wants him to come. these moments look presidential like. the most presidential moments are those where presidents are walking around with other elected officials looking at damage, whether that be a terrorist attack, a natural disaster. and donald trump loves those kind of kind of moments. i do think it is very much on the table whether or not he goes and it also he he is feeling emboldened. right. and going to california, a blue state that didn't vote for you or they're asking you for money also is going to speak to him. >> yeah. plus, newsom also or one of the california officials had referenced, like when he found out that orange county was a pretty republican hub, that that sort of changes th

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response to the fires, has been invited out by democratic governor gavin newsom and congresswoman judy chu and president elect donald trump's picks for pick for defense secretary pete hegseth was grilled on capitol hill yesterday in a contentious senate confirmation hearing. the combat veteran and former fox news host faced support and opposition along party lines. nbc news senior white house correspondent garrett hake has more. >> reporter president elect trump's embattled pick to lead the pentagon. >> former fox news host and combat veteran pete hegseth, making an impassioned pitch for the job that it's time to give someone with dust on his boots the helm. >> my only special interest is the war fighter arguing he's the target of false attacks. there was a coordinated smear campaign orchestrated in the media against us. >> but hegseth, facing a grilling from senate democrats, including over a 2017 sexual assault allegation police investigated, but no charges were filed. the local prosecutor saying, quote, no charges were supported by proof beyond a reasonable doubt. >> you've admitted tha

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