just in terms of the blame game because we know that the la fire department, the head of the la fire the la mayor for approving budget cuts to the fire department. where are we with that because it is not as clear as that, is it?- as clear as that, is it? there has been — as clear as that, is it? there has been a _ as clear as that, is it? there has been a lot _ as clear as that, is it? there has been a lot of— as clear as that, is it? there has been a lot of finger - has been a lot of finger pointing thus far, creating some anger amongst people and they need a unified front right now. yesterday, officials here, the mayor and the fire chief put on a united front, speaking publicly for the first time together, trying to guide people through such an awful tragedy here. there has been some issues of why the fire department's budget was quite by millions of dollars. the fire chief says that she has been sounding the alarm, leading up to this way and that ultimately, this should be the loudest alarm for the mayor and other officials here, that they do need help and resources. that was cbs

with not only la city fire, la county fire and lapd~ — la city fire, la county fire and lapd. r night—time q hawk helicopters, rc h 47 part of our night—time 0 rf resource that we have _ our night—time 0 rf resource that we have in— our night—time 0 rf resource that we have. in addition to rcl for super scooper— have. in addition to rcl for super scoooer as — have. in addition to rcl for super scooper as we also have three engine strike _ scooper as we also have three engine strike teams — scooper as we also have three engine strike teams assigned in almost 100 la county— strike teams assigned in almost 100 la county fire personnel. i want to let all— la county fire personnel. i want to let all of— la county fire personnel. i want to let all of the viewers and listeners know _ let all of the viewers and listeners know that — let all of the viewers and listeners know that we are not out of danger, the national weather service has predicted that the winds will pick up predicted that the winds will pick up and _ predicted that the winds will pick up and to— predicted that the wind

chief crowley, two months ago warned la mayor karen bass and city officials in november, that the la fire department had about half as many firefighters as they desperately needed in the department did not increase in size for the population you say that but with a deadly wildfire hit la, just running for two months later the poorly hold the la fire chief memo from the government website. >> read the memo and she warned about their lack of preparedness talk about the funding them stripper her department so she got all of this and it was ignored and again this is a kind be responsible politics we hear and have here to govern it at firefighters were suspended without pay is they to take a covid-19 vaccine is some of them are invited back i'm not sure all of them came out but i suspect there were at least some people who would be in lines for the fact they were mandated to take the vaccine. liz: basically you have californians literally on, looking out of the ocean and realizing the water reservoir was empty and it doesn't insurers have left california republicans and say that there should b

la fires are absolutely catastrophic.haven't seen single fire events in australia, you know, more than a few thousand building losses. so seeing that go over the 10,000 building amount is just eye watering, it is so devastating. so, what we find is similar is that fires burn homes down in the same way, they need the same things, fuel and wind and steep terrain, and both countries have got those things that make them fire prone. what is, i guess, different is that la has got which suspends some environmental laws, much of the focus would be on constructing buildings that can withstand future threats. kate cotter is the founder and ceo of the resilient building council in australia — a country that frequently experiences wildfires. she said the damage in los angeles was "eye—watering". la fires are absolutely catastrophic. so seeing that go over the 10,000 building amount is just eye watering, it is so devastating. fuel and wind and steep terrain, and both countries of that risk, and with those high winds and canyons and th

also, this news, the la fires today broke out in ventura county. dangerously high 72 miles per hour winds now baring down. now this news, california democrats today postpone their special legislative session where they'll spend 50 million to attack trump. next up, actor antonio savalo jr. here to break down the action in california. also tonight, this story. >> what we see is so hard to see that we lose faith or a vision of those things we cannot see but must know. liz: we have another well known word salads and this time she's accused of insulting people in her home state of california. the white house presser on the la wild fires and outkick tomi lahren here to break that down and we have breaking news, biden's approval rating plummeted to another record low of just around 35%. also, new details on florida governor ron desantis now saying florida will be ready to enact trump's deportations of illegal aliens starting on day one. look who's here, jason chaffetz, we're excited to talk to him and details on that . plus this story, -- >> we're approac

these devastating fires in la. these devastating fires are basically _ fires in la. lly because - fires in la. these devastating fires are basically because of| fires are basically because of a perfect combination of conditions that have happened this year. so el nino conditions last year but a lot of rain and that rain caused a lot of vegetation to grow and now we have a lot of feel. and since the winter rains this year failed to since the winter rains this yearfailed to come, it means that the feel is very dry and the santa ana winds have just blown his fires really fast. and this is not the sort of time you would normally associate wildfires in california with? associate wildfires in californiawith? ., ., , ., , california with? normally rains in the winter _ california with? normally rains in the winter would _ california with? normally rains in the winter would come - in the winter would come through and actually make the conditions too wet for big fires like this to burn. the winds themselves have been stronger this year. the unknown wins, stronger this year. th

a spokesperson for la fire reaffirming the mayor's stance. an absolutely unprecedented event. we have you know, we have another fire that just broke out. any fire department, even our size, is stretched thin. now, these wildfires in southern california come just days after two bay area fire stations temporarily closed. station 25 and station 28, both in the oakland hills, and they closed to help with oakland's nearly $130 million budget deficit. the closure for station 28 is slated for six months, but people who live close by are uneasy with the closure. the kelter fire sparked in the oakland hills last fall, while more than 20 years ago, in 1991, a deadly fire destroyed homes in the oakland hills. now, with these closures, people who live in the grass valley neighborhood say their closest fire station is about two miles away. oakland's fire chief has acknowledged that with these closures, they can lead to delays in emergency when just seconds matter. ken houston, who represents the grass valley neighborhood, says it will be his priority now t

we know that the head of the la fire department has been criticising the la mayorfor approving the budgetere we are with those budget cuts because my understanding was that when the final budget was approved, the la fire department was up by nearly $60 million. can you help clarify what is factually correct here? yes. i am not an expert on the la city budget but i do understand that they were two pieces to the fire department budget and when you add them up together in some way, they added up to a moderate increase in the budget. of money and will take a lot of effort and will take a lot of people. unfortunately, this terrible tragedy, i hope, is what is going to help us do what we have to do. i think the main thing here is that we need to have a national conversation about how western communities like los angeles and many others in the american west are going to protect their cities from the threat of catastrophic wildfires. this is something that i have been talking about for many years and we know what to do, but it would take a lot of money and will take a lot of effort and will take

la fires angeles was eye watering. l}; fires are absolutely catastrophic.haven't seen single var events in australia, more than a few thousand building losses. cmac go over 10,000 building amount isjust eye watering, it is so devastating. so what we find is similar is fires and homes down in the same way, they need the same things, fuel and wind and both countries have got those things that make them fire prone. what is i guess different is that la has got very dense populations within very dense populations within very close breach of that risk, and with the high winds and canyons and things, the los angeles landscape has added extra risk that has caused these fires to destroy far more property than we have seen in events in australia.- events in australia. speaking ofthe events in australia. speaking of the structures _ events in australia. speaking of the structures in _ events in australia. speaking of the structures in la, - events in australia. speaking of the structures in la, what| of the structures in la, what makes homes fire resilient to mark wha

there's a special la fire section. next click find fundraisers. then you'll see the appeals that gofundme has verified. if you find one that seems suspicious, scroll toward the bottom and click report fundraiser. doing that will put it on gofundme's radar. you can also alert us snap the qr code on screen right now to fill out our consumer complaint form online. the fda wants to make it easier for you to make healthier choices. it is proposing that levels of sugar, saturated fat, and salt be displayed on the front of the packaging. that's in addition to the standard nutrition labels on the back. the new rule would go into effect as ear as 2028. let's bring in our chief meteorologist, jeff ranieri, talking about our forecast here. and also down south in southern california. and man, it was gorgeous out here today. we had sunshine light winds across the bay area. then as we move through the next couple of days i think we're going to be on a steady pattern. then next week things look to change for us again. i'll show you what i mean here. coming up in

county have water pressure. >> fires in la and just start your mind or of what can happen year-round structure fires every day. >> and a southern california burns. there's growing concern in the east bay after the closure of several oakland fire stations. the action, some neighbors are now taking. >> it said. good morning. thanks so much for joining us here on the kron. 4 morning news. i'm stephanie lin. >> it's saturday january, the 11th. let's get started with a look at the weather with kathy trafton. i can. >> well, happy saturday morning to you, stephanie. it's going to be beautiful day across the bay area. >> with generally clear skies at night, you're seeing some areas of some patchy fog may be are some low stratus. well, things will start to clear out very quickly. here's what's happening in the bay area. minor coastal flooding is possible through noon today and that flooding is due to high tides, which will be about 8.35. for this morning basically and we areas maybe around the coastline of the bay shoreline, possibly some low lying roads, you know, parks parking lots, places

fire currently. we're in alto dina just outside of la. the most fatal. we've reported five fatalities so far that the eaton fire has been responsible for. and right now, that fire fight is active around me. you're seeing a spot fire behind me where a structure has burned to the ground. and just up burned to the ground. and just up the hill from where i'm standing, dozens of fire trucks and crews are actively fighting the eaton fire up on the hill. you'll hear off and on fire alarms that are sounding around me as well, and smoke has filled the air. what i can tell you, steve, is the difference is the wind. what were hurricane force gusts yesterday have calmed, which is a help to those firecrews tonight. and those firecrews tonight. and s - eakin . those firecrews tonight. and speaking of _ those firecrews tonight. and speaking of those _ those firecrews tonight. and speaking of those firecrews — how have they been coping? have they been on the move and fighting the fires for well over a day now?- fighting the fires for well over a da now? ,

now, officials say this is the most destructive and the costly fire la has ever seen. here's a look at the 6 main fires that are burning all over. lee county containment has grown in almost all of them. the most recent fire started in granada hills. >> here's a closer look at what that looked like today. crews were able to stop forward progress pretty quickly. it started about 10, 30 this morning. >> burning about 19 acres, no containment, but again, they are not really fearing homes. evacuation orders in many areas around there have been lifted in crews are gaining containment now in a fire burning in calabassas that fire. >> is 35% contained and burning more than 1000 acres. thankfully, no structures were destroyed there. a temporary evacuation orders are still in place. and we are learning that the man who was detained by citizens near the wildfire yesterday is not accused of starting the fire, not officially. police say after looking at more evidence, they determined that there wasn't enough probable cause to arrest the person for arson. meanwhile, crews continue to

that's northwest of la. fire crews says it's burned already. 960 acres with no signs of containment. and sources telling our sister station, kttv that the fire is being investigated as an arson and that a suspect has already been detained. he is described as a homeless man in his 30s. the good news is that firefighters have gained the upper hand on the fire. ktvu is greg lee brings us the very latest update on all the fires and the increasing response from officials. >> i would venture to say probably 500, maybe more homes out there. >> the view from above shows the scope of the devastation from just one of the fires burning in los angeles county. entire neighborhoods in the pacific palisades reduced to ash and rubble. >> i've lived here almost over 60 years, and the entire time i've been here, it looked apocalyptic to the east, some people returning home to see what's left after the eaton fire roared through altadena, carlos combing through the debris of his house, hoping to find a small piece of normalcy for hi

carl, he wrote the press release, the headline is, la fire victims may not be able to rebuild. this nightmare is only beginning because existing california state laws and regulations will make it impossible for many fire victims to rebuild. 30 seconds for you. explain that. >> it's basically the insanity of california building regulations and all these fire victims are underinsured back many in the government fair plan which is not have adequate reserves, and they are also going to face a mountain of regulatory hurdles including in the palisades area, coastal commission approvals. i'm calling on the legislature to convene this monday. not to trump proof california but a fireproof california and to help these fire victims get back their lives. >> trace: very quickly, mark, your take on this? a lot of these people don't have insurance and god knows if they will get it again. >> absolutely not. again, one of them is environmental regulations. avenue some during the lockdowns bragged that california had more billionaires than anywhere else in that the economy was doing well. gavin n

i'm joined now by erik scott, fire captain and paramedic with the la city fire department. o speed with where efforts are to contain the many buyers around la? it’s the many buyers around la? it's been the many buyers around la? it�*s been extremely busy the largest fire as the palisades fire, 23,000 acres and only 11% contained. we had a decent flareup yesterday on the northeast portion so we are reallocating resources from the ground and air to that area. people who drive up the steep hillsides and look at the homes next to the ridge burning and there was a fire engine almost in front of every single house, so we finally had the resources that we have been needing every home i looked at was undamaged. in most of those, fire engines said seattle on the side so we are getting help from all over the united states. encouraging seeinu so the united states. encouraging seeing so many _ the united states. encouraging seeing so many people - the united states. encouraging seeing so many people come i seeing so many people come together to fight the fire in los angeles. very much a

now there's a growing call for the incarcerated fire crews working in la county to make more money. get just over 10 bucks a day. plus a dollar for every hour. they're responding to a fire added up. it's a much an inmate with the lowest skill level could make about 27 bucks a day at the same time calfire pays not incarcerated. seasonal firefighters, a minimum base salary of nearly $3700 a month for. they could be the same amount of work. the ceo of the anti recidivism coalition says the program offers more than money inmates can have today's taken off their sentences for every day they serve in a fire crew. >> because we never know we're going to need. these are people that like oftentimes when people go to prison or jail, we forget about and we him away and we assume that that they they may not have value as as a society. that's not true. people are resilient. people can change we should always want to be able to give a person a second or 3rd chance to be able to become the best version of themselves. >> prisoners have to volunteer for this. they're not forced to do it. volunteers

there's a special la fire section. next click find fundraisers. then you'll see the appeals that gofundme has verified. if you find one that seems suspicious, scroll toward the bott and click report fundraiser. doing that will put it on gofundme's radar. you can also alert us snap the qr code on screen right now to fill out our consumer complaint form online. a controversial underground water tunnel planned for the central valley. the multi-million dollar vote scheduled for later this out one step at a time how we're going to handle it. right now, at 530, new concerns about the fire emergency and the threat in los angeles, though, santa ana winds, which spread these fires so rapidly and destructively are ramping u we're on the front lines. with the criminal investigation now underway. plus a multi-million dollar push by governor gavin newsom in the bay area. the major water project he's proposing is up for a critical vote today. this is today in the bay. good tuesday morning to yoyou. thanks for starting your day with us. it's 530 right now. i'm l

and that allows us to collect data that we can then compare to a simulation. >> the la fires are alsople of wui fire behavior that is not well understood, but it's the structure to structure propagation of the flame front or the ember showers that we don't have a lot of information on. and so while human suffering and utter destruction are front and center right now, the science from the la fires could help keep all communities safer in the future. >> so we will glean a lot of new information from these devastating events. >> researchers hope all of the data being collected from the la fires will ultimately help better predict fire behavior and improve public safety. reporting in san jose i'm mark sayer, ktvu, fox two news. >> san francisco's new mayor has named the city's new fire chief. mayor daniel lowry named battalion chief dean crispin to head the san francisco fire department. the mayor said crispin brings his 34 years of experience in the department to the role. he's a native san franciscan who has served as captain of the chinatown, north beach and south of market stations. c

attorney saying that he's looking into possible arson for all of the fires that have erupted across la over the past week. and it's important to note these investigations can take a really long time. looking back to maui, that horrible fire in lahaina, it took about a year for that investigation, and at the end of it, they found that downed power lines were the cause. so it could be a really long road ahead here in the palisades. reporting in the pacific palisades. brittany, hope back to you. thank you. brittany. yeah, we know those downed power lines in maui caused it, but what added to it were those high winds. and that's the same problem we've had in southern california. yeah, we've still had some high wind gusts since then, but it hasn't been as strong. so that's the good news. but we're still dealing with some dangerous conditions as we take a look at our current winds around the palisades fire and some of the hills, the winds have been up to about 18mph. not too strong, but we are looking at a forecast that causes those winds to increase once again, as we take a look at the areas

making this the most destructive and costly fire la has ever seen. >> authorities are still assessing the full scope of the utter devastation from the historic palisades fire, which is decimated. much of that coastal community. it looks like a bomb went off the fire is now a percent contained. so they're starting to get a little bit of control on it. but you have thousands of structures, most of them homes and businesses that are gone. despite the overwhelming losses, many homeowners are expressing gratitude, thankful they're alive, even as they mourn to the irreplaceable memories lost in the flames. >> this is what's left >> the home that i grew up in for 31 years. we just had. we just had christmas morning. great right over here. thank you for that chimney. and this is what's left. and, you know, it's it's. everybody. it's not some mean if you look around this, this whole neighborhood wiped off the map. >> truly hard to wrap your head around. the damage is expected to take years to recover from with. city officials and statewide agencies vowing to support people through the long pro

these are live pictures from la where it has just gone 2am. the biggest fires burning for a third night. the los angeles county sheriff says it hasn't been safe to reach many hard—hit areas and the number people who have lost their lives is "absolutely going to change". weather forecasters are warning that more high winds may fan the flames further. but a fire chief has now told the bbc that — although investigations are continuing — there is, as yet, no "conclusive evidence" that the wildfires have been deliberately set. officials say as many as 10,000 homes and other structures have been damaged or destroyed. accuweather estimates the damage is expected to be at least $135 billion — and up to 150 billion. five fires continue to burn across los angeles. the national guard has been deployed amid reports of looting. officials have had to correct an evacuation alert that was sent to every cell phone in los angeles. people were asked to disregard it as it was only intended for the kenneth fire. the devastation has been illustrated by one resident who sent this pho

there are updates throughout the day on our website on the la fires.pasadena fire chief has said that the fires could take off again on tuesday and wednesday because of the wind. leading obesity experts have warned weight loss jabs would bankrupt the nhs in england if all eligible patients were prescribed to them. the bbc�*s panorama programme has been following nhs patients on the drugs for several months. doctors say they could ultimately produce savings by cutting the cost of treating the health complications linked to excess weight. with more, our medical editor fergus walsh. ray is 62 and has battled with his weight for most of his life. ray, what size is that? it might be a six, six or a seven xl. he got a shock a few years ago when about to have surgery. i was actually outside waiting to go into the theatre and they said, we can't operate on him, he's too big for this table. it's july 2024 at london's guy's hospital. ray is about to become one of the first patients to get the weight loss jab wegovy on the nhs. he weighs 148 kilos, or 23 stone. i

la fires are absolutely catastrophic. seen single fire events in australia, you know, more than a few thousand building losses. so seeing that go over the 10,000 building amount is just eye watering, it is so devastating. so, what we find is similar is that fires burn homes down in the same way, they need the same things, fuel and wind and steep terrain, and both countries have got those things that make them fire prone. what is, i guess, different is that la has got very dense populations within very close reach of that risk, and with those high winds and canyons and things, the los angeles landscape has added extra risk that has caused these fires to destroy far more property than we have seen in events in australia. how do you think these homes have been built with fire resiliency seemingly not in mind? ., ., , resiliency seemingly not in mind? . ., , ., mind? the areas are quite urban and fire resiliency _ mind? the areas are quite urban and fire resiliency might - mind? the areas are quite urban and fire resiliency m

this is the scene live in la — where high winds are forecast to return until wednesday, with fears they will help the firesread again. la city mayor karen bass says authorities are getting ready. the national weather service is predicting close to hurricane—force level winds, and so we are making urgent preparations. my top priority, and the priority of everyone else, is to do everything we can to protect lives. in the areas affected by the remaining three fires — the palisades, eaton and hurst fires — more than 92,000 people are under evacuation orders, and 89,000 more under evacuation warnings. firefighters made progress tackling some of the fires over the weekend — but more than 12,000 structures have been destroyed. and preliminary estimates suggest there could have been up to $150 billion of damage. 0ur correspondent, helena humphrey, sent this update from a donation centre in la. in the past few hours that i've been here, just more and more people coming, either donating things or people needing to pick things up — either they have lost their homes, lost everything, or they're in evacuation centres r

the department of insurance says the la fires will not impact those new rules, which allow insurance companies to use new tools to better assess fire risk as they set premium prices and coverage. >> california has been the only state requiring insurance companies to use backward looking historical data when they look at their future rates. and so that's the change. insurance companies are going to be able to use forward looking what we call catastrophe models. and those models have to use incorporate the billions that are being spent on wildfire safety. so as we make ourselves safer, we're going to see that reflected in rates that didn't happen before. >> the department of insurance says more than 8.5 million homes have insurance right now in the state. the average premium is about $1,400, just $8 under the national average. and the state says with these new tools, california insurers should be able to better assess the risk for each home so people in low fire risk areas might actually see lower prices, while those in high risk areas likely will see higher rates that had previously be

la's fire chief says the city failed its firefighters. >> my job to stand up as a chief and exactly say, justifiably, what the fire department needs to operate to meet the demands of the community. >> police in la are bracing for a long and very expensive rebuild, but fema is reassuring the public that funds are available to help. >> president elect trump has also been highly critical of governor newsom's response to the fire disaster in los angeles county. and now the governor is inviting the president elect to get a firsthand look at the devastation. >> i want him to visit and understand the magnitude of the scope, what happened to the american people that happened to reside here in california? >> the governor extended that invitation to the president elect yesterday while getting his own look at the destruction in pacific palisades. and the governor is also asking for an investigation into why many fire hydrants ran dry during the height of those fires. >> these systems, obviously are not designed for a catastrophic event of this scale and magnitude. so the question is they need to b

we'll hear from la county fire chief anthony maroney. after that, we'll hear from la pd chief jim mcdonnell. then sheriff robert luna. and following that, we'll hear from la dwp general manager jim, the skin giannis as well as superintendent about albert. oprah follow. the mayor will come back to the podium and open it up for questions. i'll call on questions from the left. and with that, we're best. thank you. >> good evening, everyone. i stand here today with incredible sympathy and concern about the devastation and the tragedy that our city and county are facing. and i definitely want to send my condolences to the families who lost loved ones to the families and neighborhoods who lost property. this firestone firestorm is the big one in magnitude. >> hurricane force winds are usually accompanied by rain storms. but these are hurricane force winds that are combined with extremely dry drought conditions to provide context at 10:20pm, am yesterday. the palace, 8 fire was at 10 acres. 12 minutes later, it was a 200 acres to those who fled

fires now contained. emma vardy reports from la. burn — the most catastrophic fires los angeles has ever seen. overnight, the hollywood hills resembling a disaster movie. a huge crescent of flame engulfing an iconic community of california. more than 130,000 people have been told to evacuate their homes. here just one of many properties engulfed turned to a shell. at least five major fires have been burning across los angeles county. the scale and spread has stretched firefighting crews on the ground, and in the air. 16,000 acres and counting consumed by the inferno. one street filmed by a local resident moments before he left. i thought maybe i would be able to get some extra stuff that we didn't take and come to see that the whole street is just gone. it's like a war zone. and we had so many memories in here that cannot be replaced. i had these great old pictures of my grandfather from world war two, both grandfathers, and i was going to get them framed. and now they're gone and they're lost. and i had so many things that are just

fire. >> and take a look at tesla founder elon musk. he sent down some cybertrucks to la county to provide internet to areas destroyed by the fires. these trucks are being used as sort of mobile bay stations to provide power to starlink internet terminals in areas without wifi. >> closer to home. taking a live look outside as we talk weather. a beautiful, cool monday night in the bay area. and we want to emphasize you know, cool mostly clear and that ultimately dry at a time when we need it to be not just kathy trafton joins us now with a look at what to expect. i kathy? >> and hideki. yeah, we could use some more wet weather. we're lucky we've had. >> quite a bit of wet weather earlier this season. so we're okay, shape, but it's about time with all offshore winds to get some more rain and no rains in the forecast. look at this beautiful view. post sunset, lots of reds and oranges in atmosphere in the particulate matters there from a little bit from the la fires and also from fires burning up in canada. it makes for a beautiful sight. in-store air quality at the surface i

the department of insurance says the la fires will not impact those new rules, which allow insurance companies to use new tools to better assess fire risk as they set premium prices and coverage. >> california has been the only state requiring insurance companies to use backward looking historical data when they look at their future rates. and so that's the change. insurance companies are going to be able to use forward looking what we call catastrophe models. and those models have to use incorporate the billions that are being spent on wildfire safety. so as we make ourselves safer, we're going to see that reflected in rates that didn't happen before. >> right now, the department of insurance says more than 8.4 million homes have insurance right now. the average premium in california is about $1,400, just $8 under the national average, the state says. with these new tools, california insurers will be able to better assess the risk for each home so people in low fire risk areas might actually see lower prices, while those in high risk areas likely will see higher rates that had previo

mexican president claudia sheinbaum sent more than 70 fire crews to help with the la fires. the governor welcomed them as they arrived at lax after a six hour orientation. the crews will be dispatched to the palisades fire. >> we're very, very grateful to president sheinbaum for the support. we're very grateful, the foreign minister, for reaching out. it's what it's all about mutual aid. we're neighbors. we're partners in. this fight means a great deal to us here in the united states. and as governor, i just want to thank the mexican government. >> thank you. in addition to mexico, firefighters from canada are expected to arrive in los angeles tomorrow. newsom says. so far, eight states have also sent crews to california. now, some residents could be facing a huge challenge when they want to rebuild. that's because nearly 10% of los angeles homes do not have homeowners insurance, according to the east bay times. that figure is slightly under the statewide figure of 10.5%. in l.a. county, that accounts for about 150,000 homes. at the same time, some insurance companies have be

one of 12,000 structures lost in the worst fires la has seen in decades.morning and recognising that all the keys to the house and, you know, the back key, door key and all this belongs to nothing. to nothing. and it is surreal. it's a tale which crosses communities in los angeles. elizabeth rafidi grew up in a poor neighbourhood here, but became a lawyer and bought a house in malibu with her husband. today, she's living in a hotel room, unsure of what the future holds. it's like having a member of yourfamily die because that's the end. the end road at that point of that person's history, which is the end road of our homes. we went to malibu to find elizabeth's home or what's left of it. it stood for 50 years until these wild fires raised it to the ground. as the days pass, more and more evacuated families are coming to terms with the fact they now have no home to come back to. the lucky ones are in hotels on the insurance company's dime. the less fortunate are sleeping in evacuation shelters or even in their cars, as they and the city work out their next

over 60 fire companies from a los angeles city fire department la county fire department and venturanty fire department were initially dispatched to the specific incident. additional resources have been requested and are in route. the fire started in the city of los angeles and bird rapidly into the county of ventura, los angeles county fire department and ventura county fire department are in unified command. the lafd is now and he's sistine agency. they're currently immediate of evacuation orders in place south no one north of burbank, east of valley circle and west of county lane road and evacuation warning is in place. west valley circle north of saticoy east of woodlake and self of burbank now be providing a quick update on the palisades fire. current acreage is 19,978. there are currently 5,316 structures that were damaged or destroyed and unfortunately our thoughts and prayers go out to the families. we do have a confirmed 2 fatalities that are now due to this incident. closing. i want to make sure that we think the residents of los angeles for remaining vigilant and this new

tell us, as the la fire department is affiliate, la fire department under-resourced. >> so the los angeles fire department is perhaps the best funded fire department anywhere in the entire united states. >> every department in the city, police, fire, street services, homelessness, rec and parks, all of them routinely on a regular basis. ask for more money than the city council can allocate, and the fire department is no different. they asked for more money. we gave them an amount of money. >> their budget year over year increased by in excess of $50 million. >> but here's the important point about all of this. when you have a wildfire in the state of california, you have access to the entire state fire resources. >> we have a mutual aid program here. >> you call cal fire and fire trucks from oakland and san diego and bakersfield and san francisco to wherever you are come to support you. so this conversation about the budget and the way in which the chief has been sort of peppered with questions about it isn't really doesn't really speak to the moment that we're in now. now we're in a massi

the department of insurance says the la fires will not impact those new rules, which allow insurance anies to use new tools to better assess fire risk as they set premium prices and coverage. >> california has been the only state requiring insurance companies to use backward looking historical data when they look at their future rates. and so that's the change. insurance companies are going to be able to use forward looking what we call catastrophe models. and those models have to use incorporate the billions that are being spent on wildfire safety. so as we make ourselves safer, we're going to see that reflected in rates that didn't happen before. >> insurers will have a far better opportunity than they have had in california, probably for 30 plus years, to receive adequate rates, timely rate decisions and to use rating methodologies which, by the way, are used in every other state but haven't been available here. that will allow insurance companies to right even catastrophic exposures that we have seen, you know, since 2017 with wildfire. >> steve young is with the independent insur

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it is the largest, largest wild fire in la county history. a fire storm because of the santa ana winds that came through and see these visuals and remarkable from the air and evacuations in surrounding communities to try and protect people on top of thousands of evacuations that occurred over the course of the past several days and started last tuesday. there's six fires currently burning in areas like palisades and mall beautiful claims came down the mountainside and destroying the pacific coast highway and taking out could being straws up and down the pch in the very famous and beautiful malibu area. so many people have lost everything at this point and we'll talk about the other fires in a second. it's important to focus on the human element of this and what people are going through. let's listen to one account. >> we were hoping the house would be there the next day, but it wasn't. it's shocking. shock. you don't have time yet to think about the next steps. reporter: you see this map of all the fires, six of them burning as we speak in los

the palisades fire is now threatening brentwood, one of la's most exclusive neighbourhoods, where arnoldrzenegger and basketball star lebronjames have homes. there've been dramatic scenes of aircraft dropping thousands of gallons of fire retardant on the hills and scrub in an attempt to put out the blazes. but if the winds do pick up, it will be harder to get those aircraft and helicopters into the air. more than 12,000 homes and other buildings have been destroyed. the second—biggest blaze, the eaton fire, has destroyed more than 20 square miles and was 15% contained. firefighters have mostly contained two smaller blazes, the kenneth and hurst fires. but the national weather service warned that the santa ana winds that whipped up the fires at the outset would increase again this weekend. also into monday and tuesday. seven neighbouring states, the federal government and canada and mexico have sent resources to california. our first report is from helena humphrey who's in la. still the fires grow, hungry and unrelenting, as firefighters remain locked in a battle against nature's fury. fr

now we have the existing fires, the perimeters on these things, the containment on the big fires in la, you know, average 20%. so that means 80% of the fire lines are not contained or not completely where they want it to be. in other words, you could have a hot spot, a fire start. and that is the concern for tonight. we've got red flag warnings. tonight we've got wind advisories through wednesday. but again remember i. oakland hills a long time ago fire the night before. no wind. they put the fire out the next day. there's wind. the fire spreads and that's the oakland hills fire. well, that's what you've got here. you've got hundreds and hundreds of miles of containment. that is especially in the palisades that is still left unburned. and so when those winds come through, if they can grab onto any of those sparks, it could easily start another fire, ignite another fire. plus what we've seen in oxnard with the auto fire, which is mike reported, was five acres, 63 degrees up at the eaton fire, 15% humidity, gusts to 18. that will pick up overnight tonight. palisades fire gusts to 15 mile

nothing against the indians. >> i love the indians. >> but really, it turns out that in recent years, la's fire chief has made not filling the fire hydrants top priority, but diversity. >> this right here, ladies and gentlemen, this is the leadership of the la fire department. i sure hope they know what they're doing. >> oh, the arrogance of the colonizers spirit. of course, none of these people have bothered to thank our neighbors in mexico and canada for sending firefighters to face the flames and planes to brave the hurricane force. santa ana winds to drop water on the blazes. and god forbid, they acknowledge that whatever the initial cause of the fires, they were exacerbated by climate change, which has led to rising temperatures, longer fire seasons and heightened drought conditions. although, you know who does acknowledge climate change? the insurance companies that have been canceling policies in california due to the risk of climate change and the people losing the most in los angeles county, aren't the rich, faded celebrities like mr. woods, who can afford to rebuild and to move into o

david muir getting roasted for using clothes pins to cinch his jacket while reporting on deadly la firesg basically an abc jacket that looked like a fire uniform but was not. we have former nbc host brian williams ripping the media saying it was crushing to watch working journalists reach for attempt and words on biden's decline but not reporting on it. r go ahead, joe. >> okay, sorry. i thought a sound byte was coming up. coming from lying brian williams, it's an interesting perspective, but he's right, i guess, in terms of what he's saying here that reporters should have dug deeper or maybe talked to more sources or report what had they thought they knew. look, liz f you had eyes, ears, and basic sanity and watched joe biden shake hands with the ayr r or forgot names of cabinet members and world leaders that were dead for years and don't need to do much reporting. just observe and say this guy's brain turned to apple sauce and shouldn't one again and had to wait for a debate in front of 70 million people that an epiphany hap happened and he's . it's been done since 2018 and this come t

a quick recap on the fires in la. cific coast. 16 people have so far lost their lives. and the forecast is that perhaps that death toll may rise as people go in, authorities are using cadaver dogs to go through some of the houses where people may have perished. the biggest buyer the palisades fire, has expanded in the last while, even as they have made some progress to contain the spread, and the concern now is that the forecast is for further high winds in the next few days, as firefighters continue efforts to bring those blazes under control, one of them is contained. stay with us for the latest here on bbc news. hello there. for most of us it's been another very cold start this morning. widespread frost across eastern areas but less cold across the west — temperatures above freezing, and we're starting to see a thaw of the snow and the ice. and that's the theme to come for this upcoming week. it will be turning less cold or even milderfor some of us through the week. mostly dry thanks to high pressure, but we will h

fire crews struggled against a terrifying inferno causing utter destruction. flights continued to land into la'sort. passengers witnessed the frightening scenes below. oh, my god. emergency services have been 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. you're at the heart of the pacific in a neighbourhood that is completely lost. 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 und

this is ventura county, north of la, where a new fire broke out yesterday. night, but it's still uncontained. as well as the thousands of homes destroyed, in an altadena alone, six schools have also burned. this one, 0dyssey charter school — you can see the playground. this of the younger children's classrooms, all destroyed. and here, 800 pupils aged between four and 13 now have little idea of where they'll go. with power and internet still down in large parts of los angeles, an idea by tesla owner elon musk has led to owners of his futuristic cybertrucks travelling to affected areas to provide wi—fi using the portable satellite system, starlink. you can't even make a phone call out here. so, there's certainly no internet out here. so, just being able to provide that is, i think, a critical need out here. and help continues to reach la in many forms. more than 800 prison inmates being trained in firefighting skills have been working on the ground for days. and crews from mexico have also joined the unprecedented effort to deal with this historic disaster. e

fire chief. this is exclusive video from our nbc station in la of the fire chief walking into that meeting, as the destruction and death toll grows, so does the blame calls for answers about why the mayor cut millions of dollars from the fire budget. today, the fire chief publicly said the city failed. the community of pacific palisades. here's nbc bay area's thom jensen tonight as the wind fans, flames and the palisades fire grows, questions about what went wrong are mounting. governor newsom is calling for an independent investigation into the loss of water pressure at fire hydrants. and now the l.a. fire chief is pointing fingers at the city. it is my job as a chief to make sure that my firefighters are funded appropriately, are equipped appropriately, and they're trained appropriately. that's why i'm here. that's why i'm in this seat. chief kristin crowley says for months, she's been sounding the alarm about how nearly $18 million in budget cuts to the department could impact the community. we've spoken with the fire commission. you have made it very clear that is department is underfunded, co

so let's take a closer look at the 3 major fires that are burning as we get a live look from above the la county area. the palisades fire is still the biggest threat at this point. bning 23,000 acres. and it's only 14% contained. you can see it there on the map. clearly the largest fire and the most concern for firefighters at this moment. but they have their hands full as well with the eaton fire. it is a little bit more contained, though. 33 1% at this hour with 14,000 acres. plus burn. and then the fire that made the most progress on which is 89% contained right now is at the hurst fire and the death toll from all of these fires at this point again, is 24. but they continue mean they're not even able to get into these burned out neighborhood. so as they do that and continue to go in with cadaver dogs, we will unfortunately probably hear more loss of life. yeah. and as we've reported, that number of crews from all over the country, but here in the bay area specifically have gone down there trying to help out. >> with the firefighting effort. and that includes clued crews, of course, fro

these are live pictures from la, where it has just gone 1am. the biggest firesning for a third night. the los angeles county sheriff says it hasn't been safe to reach many hard—hit areas and the number people who have lost their lives is "absolutely going to change". weather forecasters are warning that more high winds may fan the flames further. residents have described the firestorm as "apocalyptic". around 180,000 people have been ordered to leave their homes. many neighbourhoods have been left unrecognisable. workers are destroying roads to stop the flow of gas fuelling the flames. this aerial footage from a local news broadcaster shows the kenneth wildfire as it approaches some homes in the west of los angeles. police earlier said they believed it was started deliberately, and detained a man on suspicion of arson. but a fire chief has now told the bbc that — although investigations are continuing — there is, as yet, no evidience that the wildfires have been deliberately set. officials say as many as 10,000 homes and other structures have been damaged or des

it started tuesday night as did the biggest fires in the la area with those high windt. now lets get to the biggest fires. tha eaton fire burning near altadena that is responsible for 13,000 acres being burned it is 3% contained, which is better than 0 like it was yesterday. and you can see just a huge smoke clouds rising and look like mushroom kratt clouds and a really is like a bomb dropped on the area. when you look at the devastation that it is been just neighborhood after neighborhood flattened by this and one woman is talking about. she lost everything. >> a lot of people are kind of like a what we do next. we do next. like again, there's some people without housing. housing starts at don't home insurance. don't know what to do. >> so i think this is a direction to know which way to turn, which way to go. what do we do next >> and then the other big fire, which is this one, the palisades fire. these are the 2 biggest fires. this one, 20,000 acres and counting and containment went out this morning to a person did slow going, but at least they're making progress. a lo

chief, the la fire, the la county fire chief has pretty much acknowledged that la does not have the resources time. we are looking at a smaller fire but still a third player is now burning. clearly the resource issue needs to change. >> i would say this, when the winds blow like they do, historic in terms of velocity and duration, there's no fire department that is capable of having enough resources to battle one of these fires and contain them themselves. we long realized that for decades and we depend very much on the mutual aid system. when there's a fire in orange county, i reach out to the chief in la city and the chief in la county and they sent me resources. what week cannot handle beyond that, we go to the mutual aid system and get those resources. the challenge is we don't get them here fast enough. when the winds are blowing like we have all seen and homes are being destroyed, again there's very little we can do even if we had another thousand fire engines. >> trace: and captain scott, if you go up in our commanding crews and trying to tell people what to do and you find out you are