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. >> thank you, madam mayor. >> again, i want to thank the mayor. since about 3:45 this morning when she called me, we have all been working just around the clock to both, secure the city and to solve this act. you know, i want to reiterate our prayers go out with all those who have been affected by this tragedy. i want to thank our law enforcement officers and medical personnel and first responders and most importantly i want to thank the two new orleans police officers who not only laid their life on the line but were able to eliminate the threat this morning. let me say, we have made public safety a state priority from day one. i think if you look around today, and you look at the people standing around, it's their commitment as well. we intent to be transparent in assessing any affects that may have existed so we can address them, and it's to ensure any mistakes that were made will be corrected. we have been trying and working diligently to address security concerns in preparation for the super bowl since october. it's interesting, because -- ir

thank you, madam mayor. again, i want to thank the mayor.:45, when she called me, we have all been working around the clock to both secure the city and... again, i want to reiterate our prayers, with all who have been affected by this tragedy. i want to thank our law enforcement officers, i want to thank our medical personnel, our first responders, and the new orleans police officers, who not only laid their life on the line, but were able to eliminate the threat this morning. let me say we have made public safety a state priority from day one, and i think if you look around at the people standing around, that is their commitment as well. we intend to be transparent in assisting any defects that may exist so that we can address it. it's the only way to ensure any mistakes were made that were corrected. specifically, we have been trying and working very diligently to address concerns in preparation for the super bowl since october. it's interesting because ironically, in preparation, i intended to issue an emergency declaration tomorrow so th

. >> thank you very much, madam mayor, i have another question for you. bob decario from good day today fox 11. another issue, another concern about resources and in particular staffing as well. and we heard from firefighters even on the front lines expressing frustrations about -- you know, obviously it's a challenge right now, they're bringing in firefighters from all across the western region. but can you address the criticism now over the budget issue and the slashing -- 17 million-dollar slashing of the budget. >> i think if you go back and look at the reductions that were made, there were no reductions that were made that would have impacted the situation that we were dealing with over the last couple of days. and then there was a little bit -- >> would more firefighters on the line helped -- >> -- there was a bit of confusion because money was allocated to be distributed liter on which was actually going to -- lit later on that we going to distribute and it was tough budgetary times, and the impact of the budget did not impact what we have been goi

do you regret cutting the fire department by millions of dollars, madam mayor?ave you nothing to say today? >> back up? i appreciate it. >> have you absolutely nothing to say to the citizens today? elon musk says that you are utterly incompetent. are you considering your position? madam mayor, have you absolutely nothing to say to the citizens today who are dealing with this disaster? no apology for them? do you think you should have been visiting guana while this was unfolding back home? >> lawrence: no comment. >> brian: cut 17 million from the budget and proposed cutting # 3 million from the firefighter budget which is 65% of the homeless budget. that's the emphasis. these people just like the vice president. they want to be ambassadors. they want to do -- they want to be the queen and the princess or the king and the prince, which is ceremonial duties. if you want this job, it is 20 hours a day. it is nonstop. you can't take a holiday. same with the fbi in new orleans. if you know the terror alert is high, you are not taking off. and the same thing with this

thank you, madam mayor. again, i want to thank the mayor.lled me, we have all been working around the clock to both secure the city and... again, i want to reiterate our prayers, with all who have been affected by this tragedy. i want to thank our law enforcement officers, i want to thank our medical personnel, ourfirst responders, and the new orleans police officers, who not only laid their life on the line, but were able to eliminate the threat this morning. let me say we have made public safety a state priority from day one, and i think if you look around at the people standing around, that is their commitment as well. we intend to be transparent in assisting any defects that we intend to be transparent in assessing any defects that may exist so that we can address it. it's the only way to ensure any mistakes were made that were corrected. specifically, we have been trying and working very diligently to address concerns in preparation for the super bowl since october. it's interesting because ironically, in preparation, i intended to issu

thank you, madam mayor. thank you. um, again, i want to thank the mayor since about 345 this morning when she called me, we have all been working, uh, just around the clock to both secure the city and, um, to solve, um, this act. you know, again, i want to reiterate that our prayers go out with all of those who have been affected by this tragedy. i want to thank our law enforcement officers. i want to thank our medical personnel. i want to thank our first responders. and most importantly, i want to thank the two new new orleans police officers who not only laid their life on the line, but were able to eliminate the threat this morning let me say we have made public safety a state priority from day one, and i think that if you look around me today, right now, and you look at the people who are standing around, that is their commitment as well. we intend to be transparent in assessing any defects that may have existed in the system, so that we can address them. it's the only way to ensure that any mistakes that were made

madam mayor?e you absolutely nothing to say to the citizens today who are dealing with this disaster? i have? no apology for them. unbelievable. do you think you should have been visiting ghana while this was unfolding back home? >> karen and sharon, you know when they say if you have nothing to say, nothing good to say, don't say anything at all. they meant that about other people, not yourself. but now we know why she kept her mouth shut. it's worse when she speaks. >> be prepared. food, water, medicine, a bag packed and ready again. this is an active situation. if you need help, emergency information, resources and shelter is available. all of this can be found at url. >> all it can be. all can be found at url. but you know, if that doesn't work, just try calling phone number. >> shame she doesn't know what the internet is. >> she cat. she doesn't know what the internet is. >> she never been online. >> she's never been online. >> like, have you guys been on the line online? oh. oh, that was rou

>> madam mayor, a sky news reporter. >> madam mayor, let me ask you just again, grilling bass after she landed in los angeles wednesday, returning from a diplomatic trip to ghana, bass left on saturday. >> the national weather service issued warnings last thursday and again on sunday about extreme fire weather conditions monday. bass posted on x. there is an expected destructive and potentially life threatening wind storm by tuesday, according to the city. bass was already flying home as the palisades fire was quickly spreading since being back on the ground, the mayor has been on defense over her absence. >> i've been in constant contact with our fire commanders with county, state and federal officials. >> i took the fastest route back, which included being on a military plane, which facilitated our communications. >> another complaint some residents say there wasn't enough water where and when it was needed. >> i started with the wind. everything, and i started waiting all the all the the floor, the roof, the pressure of the water is one way. so i started filling up buckets. the trash

and madam mayor, for those who do not know me, my name is anne kirkpatrick. i'm the chief of police of new. busy orleans, my title official title superintendent, but my role is as chief of police. you know, you've heard some of the details today. and over the last 24 hours we had approximately $400.00 officers and french quarter. and as we know, this is not just an act of, of terrorism. this is a ball. and when we face enable, we have a choice, we could run in fear. or we can indeed stand in strength at a time of crisis. people are looking for leadership. you are looking at the leadership and i promise you as the chief of police of this city of the city has been tried by fire before the fire, pure of bodies fire makes things stronger. we have a plan. we know what to do. we are going to get these people there is a path forward, very pleased that we will be back to having a wonderful game tomorrow night. new orleans police have proved on their ability to make the city shape or just 2 years ago. we were the murder capital of america today. from that time, 2 year

. >> do you regret cutting the fire department budget by millions of dollars, madam mayor?e you nothing to say today? [inaudible conversations] have you absolutely nothing to say to the citizens today? no apology for them? if do you think you should have been visiting ghana when this was unfolding back home? >> reporter: now, once again we had perfect if conditions for an inferno. a very dry winter here in southern california and very strong santa ana winds. now, those winds, again, should be dying down as we move through today and into friday, but the fire weather warning still remains in effect, and people are being told to still be on guard. stu? stuart: well, last night as he merged from his meeting with senate republicans, president-elect trump had something to say about those fires. watch. >> well, it's very sad because i've been trying to get gavin newsom to allow water to come. they have water they send out in the pacific because they're trying to protect a tiny, little fish which is in other areas, by the way, called the smelt. and for the sake of a smelt, they hav

. >> thank you, madam a mayor. so good morning, everyone. thank you for being here. as mayor bass has stated, she and i met yesterday to discuss our shared priorities. number one, first and foremost, we are both focused on our urgent needs to mitigate these devastating wildfires. our top priority remains saving lives and protecting property. second, we are committed to working together on community recovery and rebuilding efforts. three, we are focused on building an lafd that reflects the needs of the community that we serve and which will prepare us for the many, many channels that are ahead of all of us -- challenges. i will now provide an update on the current fires. palisades fire. yesterday evening there was a significant flare-up on the northeastern boundary of the fire threatening mandeville and sullivan canjon areas -- canyon areas. we needly redeployed resources to begin -- immediately redeloined resources with a relentless air attack utilizing all available aircraft in the area. i can now report that we have increased the fire's containment from 8% to 11%

sundberg: thank you, madam mayor. i am pleased to discuss the agency's partnership to prepare for the 60th inauguration. for this event the f.b.i. has lead federal law enforcement responsibility for crisis management, counterterrorism, and intelligence analysis. for the inauguration, the f.b.i. will operate two command powe, one at the washington field office and one at f.b.i. headquarters. these command posts serve as central hubs for employees to analyze intelligence, assess potential threats, coordinate investigations, and surge resources as needed. they will be running throughout the nsse period. we are not currently tracking any specific or credible threats to the inaugural ceremony or to the capitol complex. we will continue to work closely with our partner to share information and identify and disrupt any threats that may emerge. as always we remind the public to remain vigilant and report suspicious activity to law enforcement. we look forward to working with our partners to ensure that these events are held s

madam mayor, have you absolutely nothing to say to the citizens today who are dealing with this disasterandra: this as many are asking where is the management of this absolute crisis? and where was it leading up to it? >> what are we going to do about the sharp increases in insurance premiums because of this mass casualty event? we have to have a plan for that. who's going to actually manage the buildback of los angeles? we actually need a person that has proven expertise in development that can oversee this type of a project who is an effective leader. we need somebody like rick caruso. we don't need somebody that is going to take taxpayer-funded boondoggle trips to ghana and be an asleep at the wheel while the city is burning. >> sandra: it's interesting what you're saying there, as these are live pictures, we continue to watch as they are able to get some aircraft in the air while there's a dip in the wind speed right now -- i want to finish off with this. to your point, adam kroll, a resident of that area, suggesting once people leave, a lot of times when it happens, it's this bad, t

local folks are trying to figure that u regret cutting the fire department's budget by millions, madame mayor? have you nothing to say today? liz: residents saying this is utter nonsense from newsom and bass dodging responsibility for empty fire hydrants out of water and wild fires ripping through la and they're trying to blame trump and the wind and california voters slam catastrophically bad leadership playing russian roulette with their lives. joining us now is conservative actor for california resident antonio sabato jr.. thank you for being on. you left la, you left los angeles after more than 30 years. what is your reaction to california leadership here? >> there's no leadership in california whatsoever. i knew this was going to happen. we've been dealing with fires in california for a very long time and used to live in ventura county. every year fires and fires and it's their fault and the democrats fault in sacramento. all the leadership there with gavin newsom, which is just -- he's horrible and they're all horrible with him and the american people and people in california have to un

madame mayor do you have absolutely nothing to say to citizens dealing with this disaster. no apology for them. do you thank you should have been visiting ghana when this was unfolding back home. that's a real mayor of the people but the mayor and governor newsom and the federal government all failed the people of california much of the dried varnish across all of southern california and they have a science called forest street. you have control the burns and prevent fires from happening. the l.a. fire department is understaffed and underfunded. the mayor increased the library budget 15 million while simultaneously cutting the fire department funding by $17.6 million that was only a couple months ago. the mayor also touted recently 400 million-dollar handout from the biden administration that they allocated for green environmental efforts at the port of los angeles. on top of that they spent another $2 million and they can't afford to pay firefighters knowing that wildfires like the one you're watching on your screen are common? meanwhile the fire chief prioritizing her dep

. >> thank you, madame mayor, thank you. again, i want to thank the mayor. since about 3:45 this morning, when she called me, we have all been working just around the clock to both secure the city and to solve -- you know, again, i want to reiterate that our prayers go out with all of those who have been affected by this tragedy. i want to thank our law enforcement officers. i want to thank our medical personnel. i want to thank our first responders, and most importantly, i want to thank the two new orleans police officers who not only laid their life on the line but were able to eliminate the threat this morning. let me say we have made public safety, a priority since day one. if you look at me, and look at the people standing around, that is their commitment as well. we intend to be transparent in assessing any defects that may have existed in the system so that we can address them. it's the only way to ensure that any mistakes that were made are corrected. specifically we have been trying and working very diligently to address security concerns in prepara

. >> thank you, madam mayor. i want to thank the mayor.ce about 3:45 this morning, when she called me, we have all been working just around-the-clock to both secure the city and to solve this act. again come i want to reiterate our prayers go out with all of those who have been affected by this tragedy. i want to thank our law enforcement officers come i want to thank our medical personnel. i want to thank our first responders. most importantly, i want to thank the two new orleans police officers who not only laid their life on the line, what were able to eliminate the threat this morning. let me say, we have made public safety a state priority from day one, and i think you look around me today, right now, and you look at the people who are standing around, that is their commitment, as well. we intend to be transparent in assessing any defects that may have existed in the system so we can address them. it's the only way to ensure that any mistakes were made are corrected. specifically, we have been trying and working very diligently to add

do you regret cutting the fire department department by millions of dollars, madam mayor? nothing to say today? >> brian: dean? >> absolutely stunning. that is an elected official. the mayor of los angeles cannot answer a direct question in the middle of an absolute emergency. it's insane to me. that's the kind of failure of leadership that i'm talking about. it's crazy and, you know, anybody who could lead l.a., like myself kind of has. i see so many people i had to get out of there. i had to get out of there. this is why. this kind of failure of leadership leads to death and destruction and things just falling apart. that's what took place here. you know, i got to say the firefighters, the first responders unbelievable, heroic, incredible. and the people are such great people and used to fighting these things. you can't do it when all your tools are taken from you. that's what has happened here. absolute mismanagement. i'm so embarrassed to see karen bass do that to a reporter, go quiet like she? second grade. she should resign immediately. >> brian: she is not equipped

. >> to regret cutting the fire department by millions of dollars madam mayor? >> did nothing to say today i'm absolutely nothing to say to the citizens, no apology? do you think you should have visited ghana while this was unfolding back on. maria: residents are cutting into pointing out how they cut the budget by 20% this year she proposed higher cuts. instead wanting to spend more on the city's homeless population in 2022 the department donated surplus fire department supplies ukraine. here you have the fire department of l.a. donating the fire material to ukraine. your thoughts. >> this is absolutely devastating you cannot get your arms around what's happening but when people question how does this happen how did we get here, is politicizing the event and were trying to understand how on earth can this happen how do we not have enough water how do we not have enough equipment. i don't think we do and to ask the question and makes a political. all of the search under vessel and understand how on earth in a city like los angeles with all the infrastructure tha

. >> do you regret cutting the fire department budget by millions of dollars, madam mayor? hing to say today? >> so, a santa monica mayor, do you feel first responders are getting all the support they need to santa monica, have sufficient water supply as fires do reach your city? >> we are not impacted. and i do feel we have the support in terms of infrastructure. our first responders are extremely important. we have a council that supports our first responders and we recognize that having, you know, funding for them is crucial. and so as we go into our next budget cycles and look at what has happened to our neighboring cities, this is top of mind for us. >> all right. community the best.you and yoyo thank you so much for making the time, mayor, especially right now. we appreciate it. >> thank you for having me. >> of our coverage of the california fires continues later this hour. you can track the latest developments at nbcnews.com. stay up to date on our live blog with the up to the-minute reporting from crews on the ground. >>> ahead, wild dashcam video shows a passenger

. >> do you regret cutting the fire department budget by millions of dollars, madam mayor? have you nothing to say today? have you absolutely nothing to say to the citizens today. no apology for them? do you think you should have been visiting ghana while this was unfolding back home? >> bill: she will proverb at 11:00 a.m. eastern time. the whole issue about water. you know it well. did they screw up? >> they absolutely screwed up. you listen to the impassioned interview on tuesday night with fox local. he was on the water and power board. this is one of the things he campaigned on when he ran against karen bass in 2022 because he has seen this catastrophe coming and they have mismanaged this in every possible way. for her to stand there stone faced unempathetic with no answers at all. dana, you know this. you have to have something to say to people, to people who are hurting. you have to have something and she had nothing but emptiness. she should resign right now. i'm not kidding. yes, people are going through the stages of grief and tragedy and loss but the undercurrent

. >> do you regret cutting the fire department budget by millions of dollars, madam mayor, have you nothing to say today? have you absolutely nothing to say to the citizens today? >> that's a reporter asking questions of mayor bass at lax. yesterday, on her way home from a diplomatic trip to ghana. she left on saturday when the u.s. weather service began issuing warnings about windstorms that fueled the deadly wildfires. today, mayor bass was asked about the impact of a $17 million budget cut to the los angeles fire department. >> there were no deductions that were made that would have impacted the situation that we were dealing with over the last couple of days. >> bass said she is frustrated that many fire hydrants have run dry because the palisades water storage tanks couldn't be filled fast enough during the firefight yesterday. she said the demand was so great because air tankers and helicopters had been grounded due to winds. today, crews at our sister station in la confirmed police have located what appeared to be human remains inside a home in malibu that burned in the palisades fir

do you regret cutting the fire department by millions of dollars madam mayor? >> have you nothing to say today? >> have you absolutely nothing to say to the citizens today? >> laura: she cut $17.6 million from the fire department's budget. your reaction to all this in this horrible tragedy tonight? >> this is just horrific. and, i have had other jobs. but i am the son of a firefighter. i did three years as a seasonal firefighter. this is an unbelievable fire. but what upsets me the most. six years ago, november 17th, 2018. we had a fire in california where it was paradise, where 85 people died. we had at the same time frame down in malibu. president trump and i flew out to california, spending time with governor elect gavin newsom and governor jerry brown. i watched president trump tell them exactly what they need to do. we know winds are going to come in california. we know fires are going to come. but it would not be this devastation if the fire did not have the fuel, if the fire had better planning for evacuation, or if people would not have gotten out of ca

. >> do you regret cutting the fire department budget by millions of dollars, madam mayor, have you nothing to say today? have you absolutely nothing to say to the citizens today? >> a reporter caught up with bass at lax yesterday. she was on her way home from a diplomatic trip to ghana. she left for ghana on saturday when the u.s. weather service began issuing warnings about the windstorms that fueled those deadly wildfires. today, bass was asked about the impact of a $17 million budget cut to the l.a. fire department. >> there were no reductions that were made that would have impacted the situation that we were dealing with over the last couple of days. >> bass said that she is frustrated that many of the fire hydrants ran dry because the palisades water storage tanks couldn't be filled fast enough during the fire fight. yesterday, she said that the demand was so great because air tankers and helicopters had to be grounded due to weather. >> the devastation from the l.a. county wildfires is raising new questions for all californians about the challenges of getting affordable fire insuranc

with that i will turn it over to our mayor of this great city of new orleans, madam mayor. >> thank youch. good morning once again. and i just want to just echo my thank yous to the unified command of our law enforcement partners and at every single level, federal, state and governor. governor, thank you for your partnership. thank you. i also want to thank the residents and visitors of the city of new orleans for your patience, for your support, and most of all your prayers. our hearts and prayers continue to go out to the victims' families and the city of new orleans, we're resilient. as i stated on yesterday, my focus in terms of a priority has been on our victims. as you heard, yes, the f.b.i. was able to clear bourbon street. and what that meant also for me and this city was that we were able to remove our victims, identify them, and notify their families. they mattered, the families matter, and matter to the city of new orleans. in addition to that, i want to just thank again our federal partners in washington listening to my plea personally for the additional resources to allow f

madam mayor, have you nothing to say today?u absolutely nothing to say to the citizens today? >> a reporter caught up with bass at lax yesterday, as she was on her way home from a diplomatic trip to ghana. she had left for ghana on saturday when the u.s. weather service began issuing warnings about windstorms that fueled those deadly wildfires. today, bass was asked about the impact of a $17 million budget cut that was made in july to the l.a. fire department. >> there were no reductions that were made that would have impacted the situation that we were dealing with over the last couple of days. >> bass said that she is frustrated that many fire hydrants ran dry because the palisades water storage tanks could not be filled fast enough during the fire fight. she had said that the demand was so great because air tankers and helicopters had been grounded. tonight, dozens of firefighters from the bay area are on the fire lines. in l.a. county, strike teams are coming from every corner of the bay area, san francisco alone. having th

. >> thank you, madam mayor. so good morning, everyone. thank you for being here. as mayor.s has stated, she and i met yesterday to discuss our shared priorities. number one, first and foremost, we are both focused on our urgent needs to mitigate these devastating wildfires. our top priority remains saving lives and protecting property. second, we are committed to working together on community recovery and rebuilding efforts. three, we are focused on building an lafd that reflects the needs of the community we serve and which will prepare us for the many, many challenges that are ahead of all of us. i will now provide an update on the current fires. palisades fire. yesterday evening there was a significant flare up on the northeastern boundary of the fire, threatening mandeville and sullivan canyon areas. we immediately redeployed resources from the san fernando valley to begin evacuation and extinguishment efforts. with a relentless air attack utilizing all available aircraft in the area, i can now report that we have increased the fire's containment from 8% to 11%, with 37

>> madam mayor, a sky news reporter. >> mayor, let me ask you just again, grilling bass after she landed in los angeles wednesday, returning from a diplomatic trip to ghana, bass left on saturday. >> the national weather service issued warnings last thursday and again on sunday about extreme fire weather conditions monday. bass posted on x. there is an expected destructive and potentially life threatening wind storm by tuesday, according to the city. bass was already flying home as the palisades fire was quickly spreading since being back on the ground, the mayor has been on defense over her absence. >> i've been in constant contact with our fire commanders with county, state and federal officials. i took the fastest route back, which included being on a military plane, which facilitated our communications. >> another complaint some residents say there wasn't enough water where and when it was needed. i started with the wind. >> everything, and i started waiting. all the all the the floor, the roof, the pressure of the water is going away. so i started filling up buckets, the trash cans

. >> you know, madam mayor, for people that aren't familiar with the area, you are about and we put the map up, you're about five miles from the palisades where the fire is raging. it is quite close. you see those images of the ferris wheel and the smoke right behind it. reuters has reported about fire survivors feeling forgotten. this is from saturday. black and latino families, the report says, have lived in altadena for generations. many residents told reuters they were concerned that government resources would be channeled towards high profile areas popular with a-listers. while insurance companies might shortchange less affluent households that don't have the financial means to contest fire claims. have any of the residents within santa monica expressed similar concerns to you? >> well, our residents right now haven't been impacted by losing their homes. and, you know, in terms of themselves personally, now, they might have family members or they do. i know myself, i have friends and family members. we have members of our organization and the city of santa monica, the fire departme

this question is directed at both you, madam mayor, and fire chief crowley. >> the dynamic between you two today appears very different than. >> come stand with them. thank you yes. you are in lockstep. yes. how can angelina and you've been listening to an update from l.a. city officials, including l.a. mayor karen bass. >> all right. we're watching and listening to this ongoing press conference. they're out of the los angeles area. the mayor, karen bass, is speaking there also saying that they're doing the best that they can using all of the resources. and they, too, are curious about anything that needs to be second guessed or questioned later, based on some of the grievances that were expressed by way of some of the reporters and the questions. and we also heard from the police chief and fema all talking about the kinds of resources that are available to renters and homeowners, those who are uninsured and underinsured. we'll have much more when we come right back. >> kobe, the making of a legend premieres january 25th on what are you thinking? >> i'm thinking about our honeymoon. >>

madam mayor, thank you so much. >> thank you so much. well, good morning once again. and i just want to just echo my thank you's to the unified command of our law enforcement partners. and at every single level, federal, state and governor. governor, thank you for your partnership. yeah. thank you. i also want to thank the residents and the visitors of the city of new orleans for your patience, for your support, and most of all, your prayers. our hearts and prayers continue to go out to the victims families and, um, the city of new orleans. we're resilient. and as i stated on yesterday, my focus in terms of a priority has been on our victims. as you've heard that, yes, the fbi was able to clear bourbon street and what that meant also for me in this city was that we were able to remove our victims identify them and notify their families real reverence. they mattered. the families matter and matter to the city of new orleans. in addition to that, i want to just thank again our federal partners in washington, listening to my plea personally for the additional resources t

>> madam mayor, madam vice president, i know you're directly affected. so you fire away. no pun intended. >> indeed. thank you, mr. president. it's astounding what's happening. >> in one piece of good news when someone's out here in this way. but they got the notification yesterday that their home fell to the ground. today, parents have babies still standing. we're not sure. but the good news is i'm a great grandfather. >> i as of today, all right. >> here with reaction, the host of doctor drew on rumble. doctor drew pinsky is with us. you know, there's a certain mentality in my mind that if you don't have the proper amount of empathy, joe biden has a habit of kind of making everything about him. oh, i once had a fire in my house. it was a minor kitchen fire. it was never a big house fire. oh, he talks about his son. he talks about being a great grandfather. meanwhile, thousands of people in the south landing in southern california, they are losing everything and they're losing it because of government incompetence. how do you miss that point? >> well, you miss it when yo

madame mayor? >> thank you so much. good morning once again.to echo my thank yous to the unified command of our law enforcement partners and at every single level, federal, state, and government, thank you for your partnership. thank you. i also want to thank the residents and visitors of the city of new orleans for your patience, for your support, and most of all, your prayers. our hearts and prayers continue to go out to the victims' families and the city of new orleans, we are resilient. as i stated yesterday, my focus in terms of the priority has been on the victims. as you heard, yes, the fbi was able to clear bourbon street. that meant also for me and this city, we were able to remove our victims, identify them and notify their families. they mattered. the families mattered. it mattered to the city of new orleans. in addition to that, i want to just thank again our federal partners in washington listening to my plea personally for the additional resources to allow for the city to be cleared and again attending to our victims. i walked by

. >> do you regret cutting the fire department budget by millions of dollars, madam mayor, have you nothingave you absolutely nothing to say to the citizens today? >> on wednesday, a reporter caught up with mayor bass at lax as she was coming home from a diplomatic trip to ghana. she went to ghana. she left ghana on saturday when the weather service started warning about the windstorms that fueled all of those deadly wildfires. mayor bass was asked about the impact of a $17 million budget cut in july to the l.a. fire department. >> there were no reductions that were made that would have impacted the situation that we were dealing with over the last couple of days. >> mayor bass says she's frustrated that many fire hydrants ran out of water because the palisades water storage tanks couldn't be filled fast enough during the fire fight. on wednesday, she said the demand was so great because air tankers and helicopters had been grounded. >> 638 is the time. back over to sal to check in on our friday morning commute. how's it look, sal? >> you know, it looks okay. i've been looking at the wider

madam mayor, thank you so much. >> thank you so much. well, good morning once again.. governor, thank you for your partnership. yeah. thank you. i also want to thank the residents and the visitors of the city of new orleans for your patience, for your support, and most of all, your prayers. our hearts and prayers continue to go out to the victims families and. city of new orleans. we're resilient. and as i stated on yesterday, my focus in terms of a priority has been on our victims. as you've heard that, yes, the fbi was able to clear bourbon street. and what that meant also for me in this city was that we were able to remove our victims, identify them and notify their families real reverence. they mattered. the families matter and matter to the city of new orleans. in addition to that, i want to just thank again our federal partners in washington, listening to my plea personally for the additional resources to allow for the scene to be cleared and, again, attending to our victims. i walk by each one, and i did the sign across in my own way, because reverence, again,

with that i'm going to turn it over to our mayor of this great city of new orleans, madame mayor?vernor, thank you for your partnership. thank you. i also want to thank the residents and the visitors of the city of new orleans for your patience, for your support, and most of all, your prayers. our hearts and prayers continue to go out to the victims' families, and the city of new orleans, we're resilient and as i stated on yesterday, my focus in terms of a priority has been on our victims. as you heard, that yes, the fbi was able to clear bourbon street and what that meant also for me and this city was that we were able to remove our victims, identify them, and notify their families. real reverence,. they mattered, the families matter. and matter to the city of new orleans. in addition to that, i want to just thank again our federal partners in washington listening to my plea personally, for the additional resources to allow for the scene to be cleared and again, attending to our victims. i walk by each one and i made the sign of the cross in my own way because reverence again is

madam mayor, what is the latest? what are you hearing about the conditions there?are awaiting an update from the command post this morning. thanks to l.a. city and l.a. county for the support in leading this incident as it is their incident, and just to our santa monica community, our fire department, who is providing mutual aid, of course, and then all of our regional partner. at this moment our evacuation has remained unchanged, which is the northern part of santa monica, we have a mandatory evacuation from santa boulevard in the north and an evacuation order from montana avenue to san vicente boulevard. >> i just reported it's being reported that these fires are 0% contained. what are you being told about exactly where they could go next and what is at risk? >> well, we're not being told where they could go flex.next. as you all know we have no way of predicting the wind and which way they will burn right now. our santa monica canyon is safe. that could change at any moment, obviously. again, we are getting regular updates from the fire command post. we haven't

thank you for your service, mayor. madam speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from missouri seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i rise to address the house for one minute. ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from missouri is recognized for one minute. >> madam speaker, i rise to honor our december veteran of the month month, major jamie melcher. he he enlisted in the national guard in 1998. serving in iraq and afghanistan. he completed overseas missions in guatemala and germany. mr. alford: his most memorable service was in afghanistan where he led a group of 170 soldiers into a harsh combat zone for duty and enduring frequent attacks. he's most proud of bringing every soldier there home to his families. he received many honors for his service and retired in 2017. he lives in columbia, missouri, with his beloved family working for time for the state of office administration helping veterans find employment. thank you, major,

mayor bass: yes, thank you, mr. president and madam vice president. i just can't emphasize enough how important your support and involvement has been and how in the midst of such incredible devastation and tragedy that it has been comforting to know that you have been accessible. again, you know, the governor certainly mentioned the fact that you moved so quickly in response to the emergency declaration, the idea of a 100% reimbursement. we have made it clear to folks that that is not the norm, but that is what leadership does in response to such a devastating event. and the governor mentioned, and let me just repeat, hurricane-strength wind without the rain. and that has led to such amazing devastation in terms of the palisades fire and some of the other fires. i think it is important to acknowledge the successes that have been going on where there have been evacuation orders that have been canceled and people are going back to certain neighborhoods. fires have been extinguished in several neighborhoods, pocoima, hollywood, studio city, where people

and watch that, madam clerk call your next item or do i just go? mr. president. introduction of the mayor item 5. >> great. >> earlier today i know many of us were out in the plaza and heard your remarks and congratulations mr. mayor and you have come by to share words with us and we are grateful, welcome mr. mayor. >> thank you, president. >> is this on? i was told there is a lot of seat nothing this room so i'm standing because it it is a new day in san francisco. i want to commend every single supervisor here today. we have 5 new ones. and we have 6 that have tremendous experience. that are we are going to lean on in the coming days, weeks and months. president. bestowod you a unanimous vote. i -- don't know when that left happened? but what i will tell you is that -- i see a bright future for our city because the 11 of you put aside your differences for the betterment of our city. every one of us got elected those that were elect in the november or relected because the city and county and the residents of this great city want results. and by voting the new president 110 you heard thei

mayor opal and those places destroyed. look, every ukrainian that is killed is one too many. >> bret: madam ambassador, we appreciate your timeet: thank you. up next, the panel on pete hegseth's confirmation hearing and the incoming trump administration's foreign policy goals.ign ♪ and test our own tools and sell them directly to you. no middleman. just quality tools you can trust at prices you'll love. whatever you do, do it for less at harbor freight. ♪ here's to getting better with age. here's to beating these two every thursday. help fuel today with boost high protein, complete nutrition you need, and the flavor you love. so, here's to now... now available: boost max! i had the worst dream last night. you were in a car crash and the kids and i were on our own. that's awful, hon. my brother was saying he got life insurance from ethos. and he got $2 million in coverage, all online. life insurance made easy. check your price today at ethos.com. why do couples choose a sleep number smart bed? i need it a little cool and i need it a lot of cool. sleep number does that. sleep up to 15 degrees cooler on each side 9 out of 10 cou

madam clerk i'll stand because i understand a photo op. >> colleagues, i'm not introducing legislation myself i would like to offer support for mayor-electdaniel lurie be able legislation was introduced and after it briefly on they proposal i asked the boards to be a sponsor this challenge is personal as many of you know. i don't think there is a single problem facing san francisco today not wholly drink or made worse by addictions and the worst culprit this one drug is driving more and mayor-elect daniel lurie to put the resources where they're needed in the approach to contract processes and we hope to start the solutions as the problems we face my strong support and hope i'm a enjoy strong support from the matters that are within the commission's jurisdiction. thank you. >> thank you very much. colleagues today, i'm the first introduction of legislation, aye. >> a supervisor 3 reaffirm our commitment to the sanctuary ordinance in effect for 35 years jp morgan chase passed the first ordinance in the country in response to a tax on get-togethers on the regular administration hearsay of cities have adopt their own sanctuary ordinances mo

thank you, madam mayor. i want to thank the mayor.n affected by this tragedy. i want to thank our law enforcement officers, i want to thank our enforcement officers, i