kathryn barger, a member of the los angeles county board of supervisors, is calling on the federal governmentlevel of support, both at the local county level, the state level in _ at the local county level, the state level in the — at the local county level, the state level in the federal level, and we needed _ level in the federal level, and we needed immediately. today, i read a letter— needed immediately. today, i read a letter to— needed immediately. today, i read a letter to trump him to engage in every— letter to trump him to engage in every effort to see the impact first—hand on every social economic individual— first—hand on every social economic individual in — first—hand on every social economic individual in this county. —— i wrote — individual in this county. —— i wrote a — individual in this county. —— i wrote a letter to president—elect trumd — wrote a letter to president—elect trump. the white house makes the way for the _ trump. the white house makes the way for the rapid _ trump. the white house makes the way for the rapid deployment of federal resources — and we can speak no

kathryn barger, a member of the los angeles county board of supervisors, is calling on the federal government both at the local county level, the state level and the federal level, and we need it immediately. today, i wrote a letter to president—elect trump him to engage in every effort to see the impact first—hand on every socioeconomic individual in this county. engaging the white house makes the way for the rapid deployment of federal resources. joining me now is jeffrey schlegelmilch, director of the national center for disaster preparedness at the columbia climate school. could have you on the bbc. california stated, that a course to wildfires. and has almost more resources. why have these fires been so difficult to bring under control? in this particular— to bring under control? in this particular situation, _ to bring under control? in this particular situation, it - to bring under control? in this particular situation, it really i particular situation, it really comes home to three factors — the weather or the, the fuel in the weather or the, the fuel in the firefighting. the weather

this and it is governor gavin newsom and they are karen bass and on the county level los angeles county board of supervisors, five women whose job it is to guide public safety and infrastructure for the los angeles county. these people have one main job and that main job is public safety. it is not i met change. but is not dei, it is not a high-speed rail took us $200 billion and take 50 years to build. what is one thing and it is public safety. that is the one thing they have not man focused on. karen bass went off to ghana on a political junket and gavin newsom called a special session california state legislature to spend $25 million to trump-proof california before he takes office and two or three days ago press conference ranting about the high-speed rail. they have done everything possible aside from focus on this. you look at karen bass and she spent billions of dollars building places to put homeless people and illegal immigrants putting them up in expensive hotels and a few hundred dollars a night while cutting the budget of the fire department by close to $20 million at a time when we need it most

in five minutes the los angeles county board of supervisors and others will give an update. e. of course, they are three hours behind. it is 8:00 a.m. there, 11:00 a.m. eastern and harris faulkner will have the press conference. >> bill: we have the video at the very beginning of our program. from the moment a fire was surrounding a man's home. we don't have a ton of detail but just watch this as he captures the moment that he and his own dog had to get out. >> it will be okay, all right? you are going to be okay. >> bill: remarkable stuff. don't know what came of all this but we'll find out in time. dana, you were looking at videos on x and as we said the sun came up an hour ago. there is one video on pacific palisades that will break your heart. >> dana: it basically shows complete devastation of a wildfire that went through a very populated urban area and there is not much left. some trees survived and so they've got a long way to go as the mayor of los angeles is on her way back from africa. she was there for inauguration of a new leader in ghana. she is on her way back a

now i'd like to introduce from the los angeles county board of supervisors, chair katherine baggerrer. katherine barger. >> thank you, chief. good morning. yesterday i sent a letter to president-elect trump inviting him to visit our county to see the delaware saw station of these -- devastation of these wildfires first -- firsthand, to meet with our impacted residents, to thank our first responders and, most importantly, to see how the federal government can help our communities heal and rebuild. in my years at the county, i have seen time and time again how essential of a partner the federal government is when responding to an emergency and helping our communities recover. i look forward to welcoming president-elect trump to our communities so he can see the desperate if need but also the incredible opportunity, hope and perseverance of our impacted neighbors. it is in seeing this hope that i am confident that our communities will recover and rebuild. i also met with representatives from the state yesterday and discussed what we will need to rebuild l.a.. legislative leaders exited t

los angeles fire department, holding a news conference at this hour. >> members of the press. our first speaker is los angeles county board of supervisors chair, katherine barger. >> thank you. i'm going to make my comments short. because i know you want to hear from be our fire chief and people that have the information in realtime. but let me just say, this is a dynamic situation. we have fires throughout the entire county, which is spreading resources very short. one of the things people ask me is what do you want to convey to the public? and that is, heed the advice of first responders. when they ask you to evacuate, evacuate. this is not a drill. this is in realtime. so i want to thank the city of pasadena, who has opened up the pasadena convention center, for those impacted by the eaton canyon fire. i also want to acknowledge our faith-bailed fire. all saints is evacuating. but again, it's important for us to recognize that while the firefighters are there to protect structures, life is, first and foremost, front line. we need to make sure people heed the advice of our first responders. with that, i'm going to introduce our l.a. c

now, i'd like to introduce the from the los angeles county board of supervisors chair kathryn barger. thank you. >> chair. >> thank you, chief. good morning. >> yesterday i sent a letter to president-elect trump inviting him to visit our county to see the devastation of these wildfires firsthand, to meet with our impacted residents and hear their stories, to thank our first responders, and most importantly, to see how the federal government can help our communities heal and rebuild. in my years at the county, i have seen time and time again how essential of a partner the federal government is when responding to an emergency and helping our communities recover. i look forward to welcoming president elect trump to our communities so he can see the desperate need, but also the incredible opportunity. hope and perseverance of our impacted neighbors. it is in seeing this hope that i am confident that our communities will recover and rebuild. i also met with representatives from the state yesterday and discussed what we will need to rebuild l.a. legislative. legislative leaders committed to

los angeles county. at least 16 people are confirmed dead, and the dry winds that fueled the flames are expected to regain strength. meanwhile, the los angeles county board of supervisorsleader has invited donald trump to visit the area to see firsthand the damage inflicted. and prince harry and his wife, meghan made a surprise visit to assist victims of the wildfires. the duke and duchess of sussex popped up at a meal distribution center in pasadena, california, on friday. the couple spoke first with first responders and volunteers and victims. pasadena's mayor described the pair as great people who had really buoyed the spirits. it's understood that harry and meghan donated clothing, children's items and other essential supplies to fire victims. and the couple live about an hour and a half's drive from l.a. california can usually expect a wet winter season, but due to climate change, it's been the driest start to the season on record. three of the world's biggest weather monitoring agencies say 2024 was the hottest year on record, and scientists say fossil fuels are to blame. here's a look at how the climate crisis led to natural disasters all around the world. 2024

now i'd like to introduce the from the los angeles county board of supervisors chair, kathryn barger. thank you chair. >> thank you chief. good morning. >> yesterday i sent a letter to president elect trump inviting him to visit our county to see the devastation of these wildfires firsthand, to meet with our impacted residents and hear their stories, to thank our first responders, and most importantly, to see how the federal government can help our communities heal and rebuild. >> in my years at the county, i have seen time and time again how essential of a partner the federal government is when responding to an emergency and helping our communities recover. i look forward to welcoming president elect trump to our communities so he can see the desperate need, but also the incredible opportunity, hope and perseverance of our impacted neighbors. it is in seeing this hope that i am confident that our communities will recover and rebuild. i also met with representatives from the state yesterday and discussed what we will need to rebuild la legislative. legislative leaders committed to wor

kathryn barger is the chair of the los angeles county board of supervisors.she wrote an open letter to the president elect saying, quote, by accepting this invitation, mr. president elect, you will join us in supporting our citizenry and thanking our heroic first responders who have risked their own lives to save others. we would also ask you, as our president, to stand with the people of los angeles county as we set our course to rebuild. your presence would be deeply felt and appreciated, and kathryn barger joins us now. thank you so much for being with us. why did you send this letter? >> well, we have a president that's taking over january 20th, and it's important for us to continue the momentum we have right now. i've got constituents that are grieving that are have lost everything. and i, as an elected official and as a leader, need to make sure that the politics of today do not do not cloud their ability to rebuild. >> how have the politics of today impacted the discussion around these fires? the last week? >> quite frankly, it hasn't. and i want to ma

i would like to express my gratitude to the los angeles county board of supervisors for their leadership and unwavering support of our residents. my fire department personnel and me as fire chief to our first responders battling these wildfires in the air and on the ground, we commend you for your relentless and fearless dedication in protecting residents throughout this great county. and finally, to our los angeles county residents, please be assured that we will continue to battle these wildfires until they are fully contained. we stand alongside all of you as we begin to plan for repopulation of evacuated areas, disaster recovery, and the rebuilding of your homes and your lives. i would now like to introduce california interagency incident management team five, operations section chief don fregulia. >> thank you, chief. okay, so quick operational update here for the for the eaton fire over here as we start on the right flank in santa anita canyon, things are looking really good across the front country here until we get to about here. and then we're starting to still see quite a bit o

not forget the women of the view, as i call them "the 5" little queens who are the los angeles county board of supervisors 10 million people over 4000 square miles and those women, most of them, are more concerned with getting pickles the drag queen to redo your kids. >> trace: one of the things they talk about is a lack of resources. even the fire chief and la county is like we don't have the resources to cover this. you talk about the guard, i know you are a new member, congratulations on that. >> thank you. >> trace: there could be held coming. >> there is and it's a huge honor. i'm a recently sworn in warrant officer of the california state guard, they assist the national guard which was activated earlier today, thank goodness because they are going to provide a huge help in this firefight. they are providing 400 military police who are on their way right now. arriving as they speak. they are coming from all over the state. they have a task force about 200 ground crews that are trained, they've been on the eaton fire and will continue to firefight as needed. thirdly, they have these aviation assets wh

los angeles county board chair, supervisor— los angeles county board chair, supervisor kathryn barbour, and supervisor — supervisor kathryn barbour, and supervisor lindsay horvat, for their— supervisor lindsay horvat, for their leadership and unwavering surrport— their leadership and unwavering support of fire department and me, as fire chief _ fire department and me, as fire chief to — fire department and me, as fire chief. to our first responders battling _ chief. to our first responders battling these wildfires, thank you for— battling these wildfires, thank you for your relentless and feartess _ you for your relentless and fearless dedication and for protecting residents and property throughout this great county, — property throughout this great county, and finally, to all la county — county, and finally, to all la county residents, please be assured _ county residents, please be assured that we will continue to battle _ assured that we will continue to battle these wildfires from the air— to battle these wildfires from the air and on the ground until they— the air and on the ground until they are — the air and on the ground until they are fully contained. we stand — they are fully contained. we stand alongside all they are fully contained. we stand alon-side all of they are fully

county's board of supervisors are all women. the newest members took the oath of office yesterday. napa county is the second county in the state to have an all women board. it follows los angeles county. >> it's a message to all, including our daughters and our sons, that we as a community are helping to open up the possibilities of who can be a leader. it means more opportunity for everyone. >> the new supervisors have varied backgrounds. they include nonprofit, community based organizations. there are multiple attorneys and a scientist. the board officially gets started on tuesday. to our other breakthrough, sonoma county will have more female judges than male judges for the first time. they'll have 11 women and nine men on the roster. the county swears in those new judges tomorrow. experts say diversity among judges helps better ensure fairness in the courtroom. now to a story we've been following here at abc sevenw testing shows a popular east bay park is safe after there were concerns about elevated radiation. documents detail decades of toxic dumping by the former stauffer chemical company, later acquired by zeneca. some of that dumping ended up at the city of berkeley l

los angeles county. that's looking fire chief tony maroney. thank you. sheriff luanne supervisor barger chair of the board. so i get a little bit by my comments to update for the eaton fire here in los angeles county that's affecting the unincorporated community of altadena. in addition to the cities of pasadena arcadia and sierra madre, we remain in unified command. however, we have added one unified command partner cal fire incident management team 3 has been assigned to the incident to assist with recovery operations. recovery operations consist of trying to coordinate all of our human remain detection teams that will be going house to house to make sure that we can account for anybody who's been killed. in the fire. also setting up community recovery centers. they're also going to be doing damage inspection, coordination for us. so the eden fire is now estimated to be 13,000, 690 acres. it's grown since our morning press conference because the fire making a run towards the historic mount wilson area. we are still at 0% containment, but we now have a better estimation. the number of fire personnel assign

los angeles. it's free to download. tonight, new details about a major step in the long awaited coliseum deal. the alameda county board of supervisors approved the terms of a deal that would give control of their portion of the coliseum site to the african american sports and entertainment group. now, this process has taken years, but aa seg said five key things had to happen. the city and the a's, who shared ownership, both had to agree to sell. those deals were made for $125 million each. there were also bonds and a lawsuit that needed to be resolved. and the final step was the county. and while the county sold its portion of the coliseum, it still had control of the site. >> all of these pieces had to fall in place in order for us to close with the city, as well as the county. so these were very critical pieces. and, you know, it's hard to explain it, but i think when you look at it in its completion, you see how all the points of sequence had to work. >> tonight's approval should mean that within 30 days, a deal could be signed. supervisor nikki fortunato bass said the vote was unanimous resolution that the county board of super

los angeles county. uh, best looking fire chief, uh, tony moroney. thank you. thank you. >> thank you. sheriff luna and supervisor barger, chair of the board. so i'm going to limit my my comments to an update for the eaton fire here in los angeles county that's affecting the unincorporated community of altadena. in addition to the cities of pasadena, arcadia, and sierra madre, we remain in unified command. however, we have added one unified command partner. um, cal fire incident management team three has been assigned to the incident to assist with recovery operations, recovery operations consists of trying to coordinate all of our human remain detection teams that will be going house to house to make sure that we can account for anybody who's been killed in the fire. also, setting up community recovery centers. they're also going to be doing damage inspection coordination for us. so the eaton fire is now estimated to be 13,690 acres. it's grown since our morning press conference because the fire is making a run towards the historic mount wilson area. we are still at 0% containment, but we now have a better estimation of the number of fire p

board of directors of the richard nixon foundation. thank you for being here. and i want to recognize a few special guests. mike antonovich, longtime los angeles county supervisor. where's mike? there he is. and i want to welcome mazzie, francine and jo lynn and pat mahoney, who are members of the american civics campaign finance committee. so thank you all. i also want to thank all of our presidents club members, associates club members for their support, which makes this evening and all of our distinguished speakers series events possible. and if you're not a member, i would encourage you check out membership and check out our membership options by going to nixon foundation dot org this evening. i have the pleasure of introducing a true american hero. sam brown is a purple heart recipient and a small businessman who was the 2024 republican candidate for the united states senate representing nevada. sam graduated from west point and was commissioned as an infantry officer in assigned to the third brigade, first infantry division at fort. in 2008. sam was deployed kandahar, afghanistan, only four months into his deployment. sam, on a mission when he received wo

los angeles county high. i would like to take this moment to express my gratitude to board chair supervisor kathryn barger along with supervisor but also to all of boards of supervisors, for their support of my personnel on my department and me as a department head and fire chief. to our first responders battling wildfires from the air and ground we rxz and commend their tireless dedication and protecting residents and properties and finally, to our residents rest assure we will continue to battle wildfires until they're fully contained we stand alongside all of you as we begin to plan for the repopulation, the recovery, and the rebuilding. i would now like to invite up todd hopkins unified ic council management team for the palisades incident. >> good morning. the pal palisades incident 11% contained. it is being in unified command with cal fire incident management team to coordinating ferghts ground crews in aerial assets work through the night in the mandeville canyon area for containment lines protecting structures continuing to full suppression effort approximately 100 engines were surged into that area for direct suppression efforts, infra

like to express my gratitude to the los angeles county board chair, supervisor kathryn barger and supervisor lindsey horvath for their leadership and unwavering support of our residents. my fire department and me as fire chief to our first responders battling these wildfires. thank you for your relentless and fearless dedication in protecting residents and property throughout this great county. and finally, to all l.a. county residents, please be assured that we will continue to battle these wildfires from the air and on the ground until they are fully contained. we stand alongside all of you as we begin repopulation of evacuated areas. establishment of disaster recovery centers and the rebuilding of your homes, your communities and your lives. i would now like to introduce my trusted partner in public safety, l.a. city fire chief kristen crowley. >> good morning, everyone, and thank you, chief. here we are. so good morning. yesterday i spent the day in the palisades community and visited a number of our fire stations, fire station 23 and fire station 69, and had the opportunity to talk with our members who were the first on scene at the palisades fire.

county board of supervisors, thank you very much for joining us. and to our viewers right now, for more information about how you can help the los angeles area wildfirevictims go to cnn.com/impact or text wildfires to 70, 70, 77 07070 to donate. and just ahead, other news tonight, one of the special counsel's reports into donald trump could be released within hours. stand by. >> this part changed my life. >> superman. crazy. just that simple little thing over the horse. >> chris wanted to change the world. >> people are literally walking because of him. >> superman. the christopher reeve story. >> february 2nd on. hank used to suffer from what felt like a cold and flu medicine hangover in the morning. then he switched to mucinex nightshift. mucinex is uniquely formulated to leave your system faster, so you wake up ready to go. dang dry mucinex nightshift and feel the difference. >> covid 19. i'm not waiting. if it's covid, paxlovid. >> paxlovid is an oral treatment for adults with mild to moderate covid 19 and a high risk factor for becoming severe. it does not prevent covid 19. >> my symptoms were mild now, but i'm not risking it if it's covid. paxl

los angeles board of supervisors chair kathryn barger thank you. >> as i discussed yesterday, fema relief is essential to getting our impacted residents back on their feet today and yesterday. fema staff have been at seven county libraries plus the alhambra library, providing support to individuals who are seeking fema relief. tomorrow, these services will transition to centralized assistance centers, one at pasadena city college and the other at ucla research park. these centers will be in-person venues where all impacted individuals can receive direct support for fema's assistance program, which helps residents access lodging, essential items and other large financial. want to thank fema for their continued support for our impacted residents. our residents need this support to begin rebuilding. and believe me, after last night's meeting that i attended with my constituents, they are desperate. so many residents i've heard from, especially those without insurance, are concerned they won't receive enough assistance to rebuild their lives on top of fema assistance, i'm going to be advocating for innovative, innovative loan and housing solutions to bring people back to their communities. people need help, and th

los angeles board of supervisors chair kathryn barger. >> thank you. as i discussed yesterday, fema relief is essential to getting our impacted residents back on their feet. today and yesterday fema staff what been at seven county libraries providing support to individuals who are seeking fema relief. tomorrow these services will transition to centralized assistance centers, one at pastina city college and the other at ucla research park. these centers will be in-person venues where all impacted individuals can receive direct support for fema's assistance program which helps residents access lodging, essential items and other large financial needs. you can visit recovery.la county.gov for all the details. i would encourage everyone listening to go to one of these sites. i was at pasadena center, a supervisor was at well. i saw people handing out cards. i don't know who they are. i don't know who they represent. but people are looking for an opportunity. at these recovery centers you will have legitimate government officials who are going to work with you to make sure you receive the benefits you deserve. i want to thank fema for their continued support, for our impacted residents. our residents need this suppor

los angeles board of supervisors chair kathryn barger. >> thank you. >> as i discussed yesterday, fema relief is essential to getting our impacted residents back on their feet today and yesterday. fema staff have been at seven county libraries, plus the alhambra library, providing support to individuals who are seeking fema relief. tomorrow, these services will transition to centralized assistance centers, one at pasadena city college and the other at ucla research park. these centers will be in-person venues where all impacted individuals can receive direct support for fema's assistance program, which helps residents access lodging, essential items and other large financial needs. you can visit recovery dot l.a. county.gov for all the details, and i would encourage everyone listening to go to one of these sites because i was at the convention center. i know supervisor solis, you were as well, and i saw people handing out cards. >> i don't know who they are, i don't know who they represent, but people are looking for an opportunity. at these recovery centers, you will have legitimate government officials who are going to work with you to make sure you receive the benefits you deserve. >> i want to thank fema for t

los angeles and ventura counties that starts this morning and goes through thursday afternoon. outside of fires, emergency crews are also ready to respond to downed power lines and outages. today, the alameda county board of supervisorswill continue talks over the sale of the oakland coliseum. oakland city leaders say the sale will help alleviate the budget deficit and save important services. the city previously agreed to sell its share of the site to the african american sports and entertainment group. the price and terms are still under negotiation. >> our time now 815. two new policies have taken effect in california this new year, designed to make medicare more affordable. now they will provide more financial help with out-of-pocket expenses like premiums, co-pays, and deductibles for low income individuals. state agencies say the changes will also make it easier to enroll. now these new policies were removed, much of the administrative red tape that public health experts say are keeping many people from signing up. there's also a new law this year that puts a cap on out-of-pocket prescription costs that senior citizens on medicare have to pay under the 2022 inflation reduction act. senior citizens will never pa

county board of supervisors. talking about the urgent need to rebuild. we have just brought you the first part of the press conference there, being given life in los angelestrong winds there. they are likely to continue for several more days. these are live pictures, as firefighters battle to contain the fires, which began on tuesday in several different parts of the city. still over the hillsides surrounding los angeles. you can see a helicopter there in the air, still thick with smoke. 11 people are now known to have died in the fires and 13 people remain missing. thousands of structures, including homes, have been completely destroyed. a local health emergency has been declared because of the poor air quality. with six fires still burning, an evacuation order has been extended for the largest palisades fire. two have been contained. live now to los angeles. let's cross live to los angeles, let's cross live to los angeles, where we can hear the latest update from the fire department. with the latest from los angeles, here's our correspondent john sudworth. they're throwing everything they've got at these fires. in multiple ways, the aircraft swooped in.