am with the grand marshal of this community, she is the first openly lesbian to lead the los angeles fire department and the first woman to hold that position. what is it like to be the grand marshal of this community? it's an honor, just look, there's a great community here and i'm honored to represent the fire department city, and this wonderful community that comes together here and supports each other. could you imagine that you would someday become a parade marshal? and now my favorite part of the parade: i'm about to jump on mzhey's motorcycle, great, i 've never felt so new, motorcycle platoon, start the engines, here it goes ll pry, we're celebrating the power of pride, let's go! well, right now there is breaking news from normal men. russian defense minister belousov presented the award to the heroes of russia, who distinguished themselves in the special operation zone, footage on your screen. in parallel, zelensky reports that ukrainians deserve a dignified end to the war, which will not leave any doubt. so that no one has any doubt that russia won. further news for adherents, the version

todd: yeah, we reached out to los angeles fire department for a statement and did not get back to us.fore we let you go, john, these are tough times for everybody. how are you making ends meet not having your job you were great at for so many years? >> you know, it's been a really big adjustment throughout this time and i've relied on god and my family and saving ands been a long haul and i mean, i was terminated in november of last year at thanksgiving and it's been, what, seven months now and i still don't have my final paycheck from the city of los angeles. i mean, they put on a great face in stating they removed this mandate and there's a path way back but at this point, there's nothing they've said or proven that's been true and it's travesty. todd: we need to take a step back and realize what we're talking about, covid vaccine mandates, feels like this segment should have been three years ago and not now. we're so far past this and so upsetting, john, you're still experiencing it and we're praying for you and hope you get back on the team. la needs you. house passed a defense bi

los angeles. right now, the fire that killed andrew pontious is under investigation. today, governor newsom released a statement saying, quote, california offers our sincerest condolences to the family, friends and entire los angeles county fire departmentr the loss of firefighter andrew pontious, his service protecting the los angeles community will never be forgotten. a community alert tonight for people living in millbrae after a mountain lion is otted in a neighborhood. the san mateo county sheriff's office says the mountain lion was seen today on vallejo drive near conejo drive. this area is near open space 280. no injuries or incidentsate have been reported following the sighting, but deputies are stationed in the area and if you see the animal, you're advised to use caution and call 911. covid was a major setback for many students. how the well-being of children in california stack up against students in other states post-pandemic. and a neighborhood group in san francisco wanted to block ucsf from expanding one of its campuses. why state with state court? excuse me recently ruled in favor of the school and which the city of oakland means so much to former warrior nick young. it's time to get away and cash in at cache creek casin

the los angeles county fire department is mourning the loss of one of their own, authorities say firefighterrew pontius was killed in an explosion at a quarry in palmdale. colleagues gathered at the site to give him one final salute. firefighters were called to the quarry because construction equipment in the area caught fire. it appears an explosion happened during that response. another firefighter was wounded at the scene. authorities say that person is expected to survive. the fire remains under investigation. pontius was a 19 year veteran. >> new at ten. outrage from a local congressional candidate tonight, after a bill is amended to make it easier for telecommunications companies to pull out of rural areas. ab 2797 was originally a bill about horse racing, but on monday it was amended and gutted. now addressing telephone corporations and carriers of last resort. currently, the cpuc is required companies like at&t to provide landline service to rural areas with unreliable cell connections, but opponents say this new bill would make it easier for the companies to pull out of that obligat

los angeles. the fire department says at least two commercial structures have been damaged.diddy combs has returned the key to the city he received last year. mayor eric adam's office confirmed this over the weekend with the mayor asked for the key back two weeks ago after a video from 2016 surface showing combs attacking his then girlfriend at a hotel in los angeles. combs has since apologized for that incident. last month howard university rescinded his honorary degree and a scholarship program in his name. an indianapolis wnba start caitlin clark took another hard felted at this time from her college rival angel reese of the chicago sky. reese was called for a flagrant foul after review clark scored 23 points as her indiana fever won by eight. for more on these and other stories demo the fox news apps scan the qr code on your screen or go to foxnews.com/apps. the migrant crisis has been spreading a west since texas fortified its border but southern california san diego sector is now the latest hotspot for illegal immigration but customs and border protection says migrant

evacuate a state park about an hour north of los angeles incredible video from the scene shows the spreading wildfire the los angeles county fire department saying more than 1,000 firefighters are on the scene see you in a national correspondent, camila brynn is joining us right now. she's on the scene for us. camila, what are you seeing hey, well, so still very high winds in this area and that really has been the most difficult part four firefighters when gust of 304050 miles an hour. >> and so that had been the concern for these firefighters because of the potential for this fire to spread. if you take a look here, it is widespread damage when it comes to the vegetation. and something important to point out is that over the last couple of years, california has gotten a lot of rain. and that rain creates more and more grass and bush and helps those trees grow. the problem is but then when it gets hot and you have these fires, those fuels, what the fire officials call them, that spreads the fire quickly. and that's part of that climate change scenario where you have very hot temperatures, you have a lot of rain here in california and the

the los angeles county fire department says, they are for the first time, employing sheriff's department boats to take fire crews across the lake to get to that southern perimeter. we watched as several hot shot crews were brought to that perimeter, taking everything they can and with them, they have all of that medical equipment, basic life support, so that if something should happen, they can take care of themselves and basically do the best they can in the middle of nowhere. now, this fire caused evacuations for more than 1,000 people from a state park over the weekend, it grew very quickly at the difficult conditions, including hi wind gusts and high heat there should be a little bit better wind. wind and weather conditions as the day progresses. however, there is expected to be more heat coming by the next weekend and so the work that needs to be done now is really containing what they can as fires continue to grow larger sure, more quickly the fire, police, public information officer here it tells me that their strategy is really to bring in more crews to work on attacking the fire

wildfire outside los angeles, nearly 15,000 acres burned high winds, low humidity, making it difficult to contain. with the snout section chief for the los angeles county fire department can eat. she has good chief. thank you so much for being with us. >> chief. if you can hear me, what's the current status of this blaze are currently we're sitting at luckily, we've gone up from 2% to acre percent, 8% containment, which is good because we're able to get more containment on it. >> we have over 1,000 firefighters are on scene. more firefighters are showing up today. as we speak, but unfortunately, we're dealing with those strong gusts of wind. some of the ridge tops a wins are up to 50 miles an hour, and that's making a challenging for our workers are correspond to camila bernal was standing in the wind earlier this morning and getting blown around completely there. what are the current conditions and what's the forecast over the next several hours? >> forecasts for the strong lins as you guys saw, those will continue through this afternoon with a red flag warning into effect as the national weather service work acid until about 5:00 p.m. today, three to 5:00 p.m. today

what the la fire department is saying about this fire along with that 10,500 acres burned, we have zero containment at this point we have numerous resources in place. >> we have los angeles county, we have been toura county, kern county angeles national forest and cal fire arrived this morning. the wins are probably going to be the biggest factor in battling this blade we're going to have gusts as high as 60 miles per hour. but that would not be a constant. mostly, we're going to say an average about 24 mile per hour winds that wind is really the huge concern for firefighters. we're also seeing a lot of water drops just resources in the air and on the ground as these crews work to try to get that containment. but again, so far it's just at 2% fred and camila, the los angeles county i'm venturing account on a fire departments are warning residents about stronger winds and higher temperatures. >> so might there potentially be more evacuation orders? >> yeah. it's always possible. the red flag warning is in place until tomorrow afternoon. we're talking high temperatures very low humidity, and the problem with the wins is that right now throughout the day, we're going to exp

los angeles taking aim at fire hydrants. >> wait, what? >> yeah. the l.a. county sheriff's department says about 100 hydrants have been stolen. so far this year, more than 300 since the start of 2023, at a cost of more than a million bucks. >> i would have guessed you could not do this. yeah, i steal a fire hydrant. i guess you unscrew it. i don't know the sheriff's department. they said that they have not have given an official reason why this is happening, but they think maybe it's for scrap metal, like selling it. >> i can't come up with a reason. i can't either. where do you even sell it? >> right. the fire hydrant store. >> okay. all right. next to the monkey that raided a hotel. minibar >> wait, what? >> jackson. silvio on vacation in argentina, caught some friendly monkeys on camera outside his door on the balcony. then he sees one sneak in like a flash, leaps to the minibar, steals a bag of chips, and then runs right back outside. he probably thought he was just filming. oh, look at the cute little monkeys outside the hotel and boom, they're inside. >> so two things about this

los angeles. right now, the fire that killed andrew pontius is under investigation. governor releasing a statement saying california office offers our sincerest condolences to the family and friends and the entire loss angeles county fire departmentcting los angeles community will never be forgotten. >> dramatic video capturing the helicopter rescue of a hiking couple that ran out of water in california. all right, check this out. this is happening in joshua tree national park. the riverside county sheriff's office says a man called 911 and said that he and his girlfriend were his girlfriend was actually weakened, dehydrated. so the department set a helicopter to that hikers location. and the rescuers did spot that couple huddled in a dry creek bed. rescuers removed those hikers one by one from the scene, and then officials did have to rush that woman to the hospital because of her severe condition at the time. >> an art exhibit celebrating california's chicano movement is now on display in the east bay. the oakland museum of california opened an exhibit called cali the art of chicano x people. chicano x is a gender neutral term referring to people of mexican descent here in the united states at museum says the exhibit features w

fire department saying, we're not burning here. this is from a different fire. how is the air quality where you are? >> yeah, yeah. >> air quality in the los angeles area has been pretty smoggy over the past couple of days because of this fire. now, right now, air quality is actually pretty good, better than it has been over the past day or so. but we'll kind of have to see how the fire activity progresses throughout the day. you know, the flames lay low at night and you don't get as much smoke. but then throughout the day as the winds pick up, as the fire activity increases, you're going to get some more smoke. so we'll just kind of have to see how things progress. but people with you know, respiratory illness or other preexisting health conditions have been advised to stay indoors with all this smoke in the air. >> yeah, great advice and certainly our thoughts with the firefighters on that fire line trying to get ahead of that fire right now. max gordon, thanks so much for that live report. we appreciate it. and don't forget you can get more on this story and more like it on our fox weather app. you can just use your phone scan that qr code. we

fire department is saying about this? >> along with that 10,500 acres burned, we have zero containment at this point we have numerous resources in place. we have los angeles county, we have been toura county, kern county, angeles national forest, and cal fire arrived this morning. the winds are probably going to be the biggest factor we're in battling this blaze. we're going to have gusts as high as 60 miles per hour but that would not be a constant. mostly, we're going to say an average about 24 mile per hour winds and of course you see that wind in my hair and the trees behind me, the fire is only 2% contained, so there's still a lot of work to be done here. >> fred and there is a helicopter coming as we speak, but it's just a lot of work that these guys are doing here nonstop, fred. >> yeah, it's very clear how that wind is going to be a giant obstacle camila bernal. thank you so much are still to come. president joe biden said another fund raising record at a star-studded event in los angeles, while donald trump makes a fresh appeal to black voters in the battleground state of michigan, and later a surprise appearance at the mound. snoop dogg, a throw