we know that maui firefighters were battling multiple blazes on different parts of the island. were really having a hard time, because there were hurricane force winds, and they couldn't do what they would normally do, which is activate helicopters to try to extinguish the flames from the air. >> narrator: christina jedra covered the response for "honolulu civil beat." >> the whole thing happened so very quickly, and cell phone coverage was down, other than for 911. so, for people who were outside of lahaina, it was hard to know what had happened there. >> narrator: across the island, officials at the emergency operations center would take a step that would be highly scrutinized later. mema, maui's emergency management agency, did not sound the island's network of sirens, and instead issued a text alert at the height of the fire that few people got. >> the maui emergency management agency had the ability and authority to activate emergency sirens if they felt that was the right thing to do. unfortunately, they didn't in this case, and many people didn't get a warning about this

will: i can tell you as a precedent, perhaps, that hine that, maui, the answer -- lahaina, maui, the, no. they will not, i believe the latest is they will not be rebuilt because of environmental regulation. they will not be grandfathered into a rebuild to look the same as it did before. rachel: that's really sad. i loved seeing those houses on the water. i couldn't own one, but i still liked seeing them. [laughter] charlie: yeah. obviously, a lot of the regulations that went in and the poor planning that went into allowing in the happen are also going to be a hindrance to rebuilding. but you know the other thing, we often talk about how wildfires are a natural part of the process and, of course, they are in nature. but, you know, a wildfire in the woods with burns, you know, leaves and trees and wood and debris. this burning of houses and cars and plastic and tires creates a whole new problem in terms of, you know, environmental problem- will: absolutely. rachel: air a quality, sure. charlie: and beyond area quality, you know, once the air quality is improved, you still have to clean

look back at the maui fires in 2023, estimated lost 14 to 16 billion, we are talking triple the cost. couple of things. just palisades fire, 17,000 acres. think of the value of the real estate. n.f.l. has moved the game to glendale stadium. also, look at all the film production shut down. you are looking at potential job losses for hollywood, tourism, the things that go along with a thriving economy are lost here. insurance piece of this. new york times is reporting 100,000 californians have lost insurance coverage between 2019 and 2024. state farm dropped 70% of their consumer customer policies around santa monica mountains because of fire danger and years of fires that have affected the state. they can go to the fair plan, the state plan, that plan is now likely to be bankrupt and overrun. go back to the insurance companies to make up itthe financial different, that will raise prices on californians. >> todd: they will pass along that loss to everybody. every american, everybody who has a policy will feel it. >> cheryl: there is a great editorial in w"wall street journal" that says

two summers ago we had fires in maui that we all covered. there is a sense of helplessness. winds like that and the fire is spreading that quickly, it is hard for us who haven't been through a lot of wildfires to understand there is not a lot firefighters can do. you can't stop it. second i'm looking at the rate of spread on this, lawrence. it is shocking. what started late last night into what we are waking up to this morning how far the fire has spread. the pal is aids. it has to be terrifying for southern california. >> lawrence: there is a church and in the north where will you go? you have to head out. can't go to santa monica or south. maybe go over the hill. >> that's a great point. a little choke point. pch which runs along the pacific coast there is the main thoroughfare. in and out north and south. you have little arteries that go through the mountains but some of that is within the evacuation zone. that was a commute i did every day. i lived aways and drove through the canyons to get to pepperdine. those are narrow roads, two lanes and they wind like this and they

but this is unprecedented in la's history and you can compare to other things we've seen like the maui very much in difficulty and also when it comes to the economy and so on and i think yes, those questions will be asked by the likes of the governor and the state of california in gavin, this really was what authorities have called the perfect storm when it comes to these climactic conditions when it comes to those hurricanes and also the typography of this area and the hollywood hills, you have these canyons and then you have these canyons and then you have these canyons and then you have chimney —like conditions and that is why you see some random destruction in certain places whether fires jump certain places whether fires jump from house to house at random and i think the warning is that these winds could whip up is that these winds could whip up again in the coming days and people arejust anxious people are just anxious about what could lie ahead. we can speak to author peachy keenan who s had to evacuate her home in altadena, northeast of la, with herfive children and pets: it is

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 we're really concerned with in those same spots where the eaton fire and even the palisades fire continues. as we are looking at a wind forecast of 55 to 65 mile per hour winds in the late morning t

i saw a lot of destruction last year, even working with maui the whole time.s angeles amazes even me and i have sat through a lot of it. what people can do right away if they have lost their home is immediately secure and at the home, because the rents are already being raised, and unfortunately we are going to see bad behaviourfrom see bad behaviour from landlords see bad behaviourfrom landlords evicting people who already live there in order to make way for much higher rents to come through insured loss and loss of use. it is very complicated. we have resources on our website after the fire usa .org. we are already starting town hall meetings starting town hall meetings starting tomorrow and through next week where we will put together a delegation to the 27th. we will go there, we will bring a great group of people who are really smart from insurance to sema, to schools and many more. —— f e m a. our help is notjust for right now but for the whole duration until people get home. whilst ou were until people get home. whilst you were speaking, _ until people

the maui fire that destroyed lahaina was sparked by a wildfire declared out six hours earlier.s fire, the most destructive in colorado history, began when a small fire reignited after six days. 1,000 structures were destroyed. now with potentially destructive winds starting again, l.a. officials are warning residents be prepared to leave immediately. but the city has not issued any new guidelines, even after last week's chaotic evacuations. >> ahead of this latest event you have businesses that are proactively closing, essentially treating this event like it was a hurricane or a blizzard. if they are taking those steps, why are you not implementing broader closures right now to keep your constituents safe? >> we are doing everything we can to keep angelenos safe. if there is a need for closures, that will be done, but right now we are in preparation. >> reporter: that preparation includes a massive influx of boots on the ground. more than 15,000 firefighters are now in place, compared to fewer than 1,500 when the fire started. >> all fire departments and all law enforcement age

i can compare it to things that i saw, for example, the maui fires., for example, still very much in difficulty also when it comes to the economy and so on. yes, these questions will be asked. they are being asked by the likes of the governor, gavin newsom. this really was what authorities had called sadly the perfect storm when it comes to these climatic conditions, when it comes to those hurricane like winds, and the topography of the area. the clue is in the name, hollywood hills. you have these canyons and then the chimney-like conditions, and that is why you see random destruction in some places, where the fires jump from house to house at random. i still think, the warning is, the wind could whip up again in the coming days, and people are just anxious about what could lie ahead. christian: thank you very much for that. let's speak to peachy keen and who had to evacuate her home in l.a. with her five kids and pets. our hearts go out to you, they really do. and awful scene to see on our screens. did you get to take anything with you, do you know

sources tell cnn the same national response team that investigated the maui wildfire is expected to join the investigation. cnn's lee waldman has more from the devastated pacific palisades neighborhood of los angeles. >> winds are picking up here in pacific palisades. >> it's a race against the clock for first responders who are trying to get a greater level of containment for the fires that are currently burning here in l.a. county. >> but we heard from the cal fire chief who said there is a significant concern that with those winds picking back up, that the wildfires could grow, the firestorm in southern california stretching east saturday. and now new concern over the wind speeds increasing, posing a further threat. the multiple blazes combined singeing nearly 40,000 acres in southern california, decimating communities. >> it's okay. >> it's like your heart's been ripped out. >> we have everything. we have our lives and stomped on and thrown away. >> and you're just trying to find a piece to put it back together. the pellegrini family lost their restaurant of 40 years. like so many ot

sources tell cnn the same national response team that investigated the maui wildfire is expected to joinhe investigation. cnn's lee waldman is following the latest developments winds are picking up here in pacific palisades. >> it's a race against the clock for first responders who are trying to get a greater level of containment for the fires that are currently burning here in l.a. county. but we heard from the cal fire chief who said there is a significant concern that with those winds picking back up, that the wildfires could grow, the firestorm in southern california stretching east saturday. and now new concern over the wind speeds increasing, posing a further threat. the multiple blazes combined singeing nearly 40,000 acres in southern california, decimating communities. >> it's okay. >> it's like your heart's been ripped out. we have everything. we have our lives and stomped on and thrown away. and you're just trying to find a piece to put it back together. >> the pellegrini family lost their restaurant of 40 years. like so many others, they've lost so much. >> two doors down. the

he helped hawaii after the maui fires to take the lead in coordinating the federal support and debris recovery and removal in los angeles, and the first step of that is coordinated between fema, epa and the army corps of engineers to remove the hazardous debris before you can get in to remove it all. and that hazard debris includes things like propane tanks, electric vehicles, battery. then the monumental task of removing the rest of that debris can begin, but it's a monumental task. and i've activated 500 marines from a base in pendleton to stand by to help in search and rescue, airlift support, and food and water distribution. and i want to be clear, we're not waiting until those fires are over to start helping the victims. we're getting them help right now, as you all know. people impacted by these fires are going to receive one-time payment of $770 one-time payment, so they can quickly purchase things like water, baby formula, and prescriptions. so far, nearly 6000 survivors have registered to do just that. and $5.1 million has gone out. and i encourage everyone, everyone who has

their reason because california helped out maui during their moment of need. >> so it's a natural step to see how we can acknowledge those heroes on the front line. >> after the fires over an option or a possibility come to hawaii, spent some time here at a very, very discounted rate because, you know, they're going through a lot right now. and we we to a certain extent because of what happened on behind >> and not just firefighters, but also police and emergency service personnel are included in this special hawaiian deal. all right. check it out. bart is in the process of putting up new fare gates. >> at the san francisco embarcadero station. you see trying to get him set up. those gates are meant to make people pay. he's they stop people from hopping over the less formidable gates his writing for free. the agency says it hopes to have all 50 stations done by the end of 2025. with those new gates. and that wraps up kron. 4 news at 6. good night, everybody. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: for shocking gallery of accused looters, burglars, and curve for

we've been working with maui in their fire over the last year or so. and so what we do is we evaluate what's going on with this particular fire in front of us, and how can we bring the best peer to peer support. mental health is a huge issue right out the gate. people are running on adrenaline right now, but that is going to crash. one of the things people need to do, and i know it sounds really obvious, is they have to sleep and eat and rest in between. you're often told after a disaster that it's a marathon, but the truth is, is that it's a marathon of sprints, and it does require a lot of self-compassion and grace. and to remember that a lot of people that you're dealing with, whether or not they've lost their home, they are in huge trauma. something just happened that they had no real comprehension could happen, no matter how many times they've seen it in other communities. you are a wonderful resource. thank you for your time, jennifer greg thompson. appreciate it. we hope to talk to you down the road as well. thank you for having me. let's take y

the maui fire that destroyed lahaina was stoked by a wildfire that was declared out six hours earlierand this fire, the most destructive in colorado history began when a small fire reignited after six days. 1,000 structures were destroyed. now, with potentially destructive winds but starting again, l.a. officials are warning residents, be prepared to leave immediately, but the city has not issued any new guidelines, even after last week's chaotic evacuations. >> ahead of this latest event you have businesses that are practically closing, essentially treating this event like it was a hurricane or a blizzard. if they are taking those steps why are you not implementing broader closures right now to keep your constituents safe? >> we are doing everything we can to keep angelenos safe. if there is a need for closures that will be done, but right now we are in preparation for tomorrow. >> reporter: that preparation includesa massive influx of boots on the ground. more than 15,000 firefighters are now in place, compared to fewer than 1500 when the fires started. >> all fire departments and a

i've talked to people in west maui. i haven't talked to zelenskyy yet, but i did talk to people many west maui. and one of the things that i see is common. cause when it comes to the border. i probably haven't been in a room of people who were for vehemently in favor of my proposal to use the u.s. military to secure the southern border than a group of people on the south side of chicago whose own school, high school, south shore high school, is being converted into an encampment for migrants costing $7,000 per migrant, per if month when people concern per month if -- per month. when people many that community rightfully ask a fair question, what about me, many that context. now, many of them disagree with me on, and and i was challenged -- i want to be transparent -- on racial reparations. i'm against it. most people, 99% of people in that room it seemed like, or at least a lot of them it seemed like, disagreed with me vehemently on that, but we agreed on the america first principles. so by learning from that that i wou

on christmas eve, a body found in the wheel well of a united flight from chicago to maui.me day, a stowaway delaying a delta flight from seattle to honolulu. tsa stating the passenger was screened at a security checkpoint, but bypassed the identify verification and made it through without showing a boarding pass. >>> we can't have even one or two slip on board an airplane, because of the obvious security risk. so the question here is, what in the world is going on? where is the lapse in the procedures? >> reporter: and david, as for what happened here in fort lauderdale, jetblue calling this heartbreaking, saying they'll work closely with authorities to understand how this happened. david? >> david: all right, victor oquendo. victor, thank you. >>> the new turn tonight after that truck explosion outside the trump hotel in las vegas. authorities say new video shows the suspect pouring racing fuel in the back of his truck, and that he used a.i., artificial intelligence, to plot the attack. here's mola lenghi. >> reporter: tonight, authorities in las vegas releasing new video

the maui is meant to be the local share of running the ihs s program and the maui under state law grows at 4% a year every year it does not grow if caseload grows it goes up as caseload has been doing in san francisco it does go up if there is an increase in wage amounts and and you know there needs to be an increase in wage amounts over time so the ihs assembly will grow up because of the 4% inflation and as a result of any wage increases that we've agreed to and we are in the midst of a four year labor agreement with the with seiu 2015 which represents the ihs as independent providers. and so what's on this sheet is the wages that will be paid to i just as workers starting now in in january of 2025 and then going through to september of 26 these are the wage increases will be assimilating in our budget for the budget year and for the subsequent year and these are all in our agreement which was a 4 or 4 year agreement which ends in 2627 and then the staff have put in what the ihs s employee amounts will be in 2526 the budget year and 2627 the year after. and so you can see how the grow

from maui to north carolina to california, we have seen that these disasters do not discriminate.it is on all of us to show these people, to show folks in california, some compassion as they are reckoning with an unimaginable disaster. while nothing can bring back what many of us -- what many have lost, the president and his administration are using every tool at their disposal to fight these fires and ensure that the communities are able to recover. the president has received regular briefing on the fires and his team has been in constant contact with their state and local counterparts from the day the fires started. just last night, he spoke separately with governor newsom, senator schiff, congressman sherman and lu, mayor bass and the l.a. county supervisor's police and barker to discuss the latest updates on the fires across los angeles. earlier this week, the president was in california where he received briefings from personnel on the ground and met with fire fighters on the front lines of this response to ensure they have the resources they need. as soon as the fires broke

and it's all eerily familiar from lahaina in maui to paradise in northern california, a distraught public and entire towns singed off the map. and still, while containment is growing, the dangerous santa ana winds return again monday. los angeles, glamorous home of the nation's entertainment elite and wildfire capital of the west will now have to envision a new more resilient path forward in our climate changing world. >> that was jonathan vigliotti reporting. stay with us. "cbs news roundup" will be right back. (♪♪) (♪♪) voltaren... for long lasting arthritis pain relief. (♪♪) [coughing] hi susan, honey? yea. i respect that, but that cough looks pretty bad. try this robitussin honey. the real honey you love, plus the powerful cough relief you need. mind if i root through your trash? robitussin, with real honey & elderberry. >>> there is an organization in oakland, california, dedicated to helping artists with disabilities reach their full potential. for some that includes having their work on display at museums and galleries around the world. luke burbank paid a visit. >> the reds at the

. >> reporter: devastating natural disasters like the maui wildfire that displaced thousands have addedg. the report also says the number of homeless families more than doubled in some cities, like new york and chicago, where migrant families were bussed from border states. >> it's going to keep getting worse until we all come together. that means city, state, federal, landlords, brokers, all of it. >> reporter: cynthia says it's important to meet people where they are, and part of that means providing housing first, and then meeting other needs. she says oftentimes getting somebody housed is only the somebody housed is only the beginning of the ♪♪ whenever heartburn strikes, get fast relief with tums. it's time to love food back. also try new tums gummy bites. patients who have sensitive teeth but also want whiter teeth they have to make a choice one versus the other. sensodyne clinical white provides two shades whiter teeth as well as providing 24/7 sensitivity protection. patients are going to love to see sensodyne on the shelf. >>> the worst stateside disaster of world war ii led to

in los angeles one most immediate need for fosters, wrong if you have enough available one thing in mauies when they lose home cannot take animals back is that a concern for you as well is there in this case that we can go in other states to help? . >> absolutely, no, also in need of those care for tos tax revenues we need team to take animals that are available, space in homess farms if horizons, things like in a don't expect them to keep them a period of time we definitely need fosters, if you would like to help foster animals, a manual wellness foundation.org we have say a prayer for all those animal you are caring for hearty iof irby joining us, fox news made a one minimized donation you can go, help scanning the qr code on your screen right there. stay with us we'll be right back.. you are watching "mornings with maria" live on "fox business". [sofi mnemonic] can a personal loan unlock your ambitions? oh yeah. consolidate bad debt and save money for your next goal. sofi personal loans. low, fixed rates. borrow up to $100k. no fees required. do you have a life insurance policy you no

we are seeing property sharks, that is what i call them, they go into maui and find desperate homeownerhen the governor of hawaii stepped in after that to stop the sales process and they put a bunchef of restrictive on to stop this from happening in place like hawaii. there is the other side of this, i talked to a real estate agent on friday out in los angeles, there is only certainly amount of rental property available before this, now we're seeing 100 to 200 percent increase in cost. everyone is desperate so now they are being told -- say a home was $5000 a month, now it is $15,000 and that is not un unrealistic price when it comes to california, let's be clear. >> carley: think of older folks and people on a fixed income who has their life set and never realize something is going to happen and sleepless nights and worries, go up in flames. >> cheryl: a lot of folks will have to make tough choices. do you try to rebuild or do you walk away? that is a very difficult choice. >> cheryl: there will be a lot of lots for sale. folks will not try to resale, they will sell lots. it might be a

you know, we saw what happened in lahaina, in maui, but this is well beyond that. >> it's devastating. we are -- our number one priority is to make sure people get out safely. >> john: wow. so let me ask you this because this came up in the press conference with the l.a. county supervisor, catherine barger, and as well as mayor karen bass. is there appeared to be a lack of water at the higher elevations for your fire crews to be able to fight the fire. do you know how that happened and how did that hamstring your efforts to keep the fire from destroying so many homes? >> you see the devastation when the devastation goes through that rapidly and that quickly, it taxes the infrastructure. the power goes out. the hydrants started losing pressure because the generators start kicking on and there's a delay. but i do know our firefighters are trained to pivot to be able to find additional water sources. we have water tenders on site to start filling our engine companies, but initially, it was challenging. you see the devastation. we were in survival mode. our number one priority is to make

. >> cheryl: we saw that emerge in maui, predatory developers, property sharks, my layman's term.me made this move and i think this is where newsom got the idea and it is the right idea. emergency proclamation in hawaii, anybody making u unsolicited offer to a homeowner, if you tried to purchase that property for a certain value or less trying to get proper undervalued, you could face one year in jail or fine of $5000. that is happening in california. midand he will lower income residents in that neighborhood a are -- millionaires and celebrities can rebuild. what governor newsom is worried about is those who inherited homes that are middle class, teachers and firefighters who cannot go through what is for sure going to be an incredibly, talking 3 to 400% of your home value because of permitting, inflation, contractors. how many contractors can you get in the area? i spoke with l.a. real estate agent that said egregious p permitting process in l.a. is a big problem and predatory behavior. w "wall street journal" points this out, newsom has permitting eshg 55 nee, governor acysts r

you know, we had in our mind the line-up fire in i our mind the line—up fire in maui and...did not have the option to get out —— lena. so we left before needing to leave, which we are glad we did. we have been in the same area since 2007, but i lived in this part of california since the early 80s, and so we have had many fires. none have been like this. we left our home because of smoke, not necessarily because of fire danger. in 2009, the station fire. but this is pretty unprecedented. my in—laws were within 20 minutes of the fire starting packing up and leaving. starting packing up and leavinu. ., , starting packing up and leaving-— starting packing up and leavinu. . , . ., leaving. that is too close for comfort. _ leaving. that is too close for comfort, really, _ leaving. that is too close for comfort, really, isn't- leaving. that is too close for comfort, really, isn't it, - comfort, really, isn't it, brie? and how is your house at the moment? is it ok, do you know? ., ., ., know? so we are looking at two ma s, know? so we are looking at two maps. one _ know? so we are l

of weeks ago there was a body found in the landing gear of a flight that was going from chicago to maui lot of questions being raised around security surrounding these planes. how are people getting into these parts of the airplane and people with no tickets getting into parts of the airport. a lot of questions. >> thank you for that. >>> we are moments away from forming president -- former president jimmy carter making its way to the u.s. capitol. talk about what we will see this afternoon when his remains arrive? >> reporter: the sun is shining to welcome carter in his last trip to dc. despite the cold and frigid temperatures the workers have been working so hard to clean off the area that the family will be walking up, his body in the hearse will be inside of. in just a couple of moments, the first stop carter will be making will be at the u.s. navy memorial. it is a couple blocks from here. it's a significant stop for the 39th former president because he was a lieutenant in the navy. as president he established a bill dedicating that navy memorial. he attended the navy mccann -- nav

it's the largest and worse in the campfire beyond maui and everything and huge economic damage and robert mentioned and he said 15,000 and we're getting there with a number of structures destroyed and that's just between the eaton and palisades fire and six fires currently burning and 3,000 fire fighters battled the palisades fire on friday and 11 fatalities so far and six in the eaton fire and five in the palisades fire and we know of so far. 1500 fire fighters battled the eaton fire on friday. rachel asked the question a bit earlier, and i experienced this fire fighters from across the country coming in from montana and nevada and northern california. and see the canadian fire truck over there and all hands on deck. rachel: what wasn't on your wall and i want to see the number of equipment that we sent to ukraine, fire fighting equipment. this stuff is, i mean, there's a lot of reasons for people to be angry if they're in los angeles. the mismanagement, the misunderstanding of just how deadly and tragic this could be and you said, you lived through how many fires when you lived in peppe

suspected chinese operatives that were spreading conspiracy theories around the wildfires that struck in mauiial media has become the way that people consume news, instantaneously a lot of conspiracies unfounded, bizarre conspiracy theories, gain a lot of attention very quickly. mike: jeff, you and i have worked on a number of disinformation stories over the past year, including natural disasters but in other areas too including online extremism. but one thing that we have noted in our work is that it doesn't stay online. what are some of the real world impacts of these kinds of bogus claims? >> that's right, mike. last year around the time that some of the hurricanes were really hammering the southeast united states, we saw the biggest example, some armed militia groups, extremist groups showing up in some of the worst hit areas where fema and other u.s. federal agencies were trying to support communities as they were rebuilding their homes, picking up some of the mess, instead of being able to respond to those areas, they were turned away as some of these armed groups were trying to stop th

months for them to approve aid for superstorm sandy victims and a year and a half to approve aid for maui charlie: it's incredible. >> the bill is in the billions, and it's going to take time. these people don't have -- have nothing left. charlie: cheryl, thank you for joining us. watch cheryl host fox news live with bill melugin 10:00 a.m. to noon today. fox corporation made a $1 million donation to the red cross california wild fires relief effort that provides safe shelter, hot meals, emotional support and other re-sours. support the american red cross by donated today. visit go.fox/read cross or scan the qr code on your screen. coming up, from a friendly exchange from obama to a mar-a-lago exchange with john fetterman. friends everywhere he goes. . borrow up to a hundred thousand dollars to consolidate bad debt and save money for your next goal. take a swing at your kitchen reno... meant that literally. or design your actual dream wedding. consolidate bad debt and fund all your ambitions with a sofi personal loan. go to sofi.com to view your rate. sofi. get your money right. if have h

the last big fire we covered the major fire we covered was in maui which destroyed a big chunk of the area there. and people would say well, it's different in there somewhere because both in the ocean but you said they probably aren't the same. >> looking at the example you see the trees in this area over there. you've got the coconut palms also high-end oil right. in the hawaii win they were looking out that initially there was more brush until he got to the ocean and pretty much destroyed the beautiful village... am sorry i don't remember the name of that right now. and now we're looking at santa monica where they're not cutting the power in these areas. and is there a safety issue is people are trying to evacuate and get out. you don't want to cut power when people are trying to get out when light is at a premium. their similarities and differences. no two fires are exactly the same. what we know is they both grow very fast. >> trace: they are growing fast as you see the pictures. era live images from our cbs affiliate in los angeles. we keep switching back and forth with whoever h

and each one has its own unique characteristics, but i can think back recently to the wildfires in mauiere to check on the recovery. we've set up temporary schools, a catholic school, as well as a public school, so the children can continue with their education. we've set up temporary housing to support the people that were displaced. those are the types of things we're going to have to do here, maybe even on a grander scale than what we saw in maui. but we just don't know yet. we are going to support the governor, work with his team on exactly how much of this community is impacted once the storm passes. i'm going to travel there on friday, so i can see firsthand what the damages are right now, knowing that they'll potentially get worse, so i can make sure we're bringing everything from the federal government as president biden has directed, to support these people. >> fema is so vital, it is the lifeline, it is sort of the face and the hands of the federal government for people in their darkest hours, and there's some very disturbing recent examples in north carolina where people didn

that happened in maui and in other major fires. these systems are not built for wildland fires.esident elect trump blame directly the california governor gavin newsom, falsely claiming newsom had failed to sign a water restoration declaration. you said it all my years in and studying disaster management i have never seen a president-elect blame a jurisdiction while the disaster was still out of control. it is cruel to first responders and victims and could impede effective response. what did you mean by that? how could impede the response? juliette: half the nation voted for him and they are going to believe what he says. in the moment that we are in, there will be time for blame and assessment and legal challenges as well as hopefully building changes. right now we are just trying to protect life and the life of firefighters. one way you protect life is people listen to their local authorities. that is do they evacuate or do they not evacuate. all of the complaints you are hearing now. to the extent that you do not want to put a population at war with its local jurisdiction as

you mentioned north carolina, or member the maui fires. still devastation and they were staying in five-star luxury resorts. so we expect more, we expect better, we expect dignity and competence in the united states of america. that is not too much to ask. i know there has been a recall in california but there might have to be something else to hold gavin newsom accountable. a trial, a public email yay should because if this isn't enough to step down as governor, if you had a little honor, a thing that's what it calls for. great talking to you. >> you as well. >> jesse: appreciate it. i hope you and your family are okay. and our thoughts and prayers go to everybody that has been to everybody that has been devastated by the fires. more prime time ahead. ♪ ♪ a unique combination of herbs, iberogast helps relieve six digestive symptoms to help you feel better. six digestive symptoms. the power of nature. iberogast. alice loves the scent of gain so much, she wished there was a way to make it last longer. say hello to your fairy godmother alice

offering will be heavily discounted or even free in some cases, the reasoning because california helped maui during its moment of need. >> so it's a natural step to see how we can acknowledge those heroes on the front line. >> after the fires over an option or a possibility come to hawaii, spent some time here at a very, very discounted rate because, you know, they're going through a lot right now. and we we to a certain extent because of what happened on the high number. >> and as such as firefighters, they're also talking about police and emergency service personnel are included in this offer. yeah, spirit. >> okay. me to leave. i hear yesterday we told you how the san francisco spca was waving adoption fees to help make some space for pets coming in from those wildfires down south and this kron, 4 of you are says it after seeing our report why he went out. adopted this cute puppy in a social media post. levi's parents say let the memories begin. >> lucky levi, all right. appreciate you being with us for this hour of kron. 4 news at 4 coming up next at 5. talking about and use paid fire de

this happened in maui as well. >> it's massive, kimberly.le they are still trying to cut. i tried to talk with that both members of democrat or republican. it's going to be tough to do. >> it's going to be tough to do but i do like the idea and you are hearing congress people talk about this now look it is a natural disaster but one everyone knew was coming. they had these warnings. fires year after year. despite that we have we do not have a california political establishment that takes into consideration anything that katy was just mentioning what you need to do not just in terms of fire mitigation but for getting ready an infrastructure perspective to deal with the fires when they come. and that's in terms of reservoirs, the pipes, all of this is crumbling. they haven't been fixed in some places for 60 years. they were not led ready for this moment that nonetheless the people knew they were coming when congress has this discussion there probably needs to be help but it should be tied to changes in policy. federal taxpayers should not be t

firm up in sacramento we have recovered was $200 million for taxpayers the law firm also handled the maui fires we are holding a town hall at 6:00 p.m. on tuesday for the community what the next steps are. there's a couple issues here regarding the utility companies and the government did that reservoir was a dry number one. there's old infrastructure in los angeles in fact on our street at self the pipes have burst and many times over the years from the heat and cold. receipt telephone wires right there that's old infrastructure those lines should be on the ground. what would happen if there's an hquake? that's another catastrophe paid the biggest thing is going to happen is we have winds in the fire may spread what happens when the rains come? because the rains will come. you are going have mud slides the whole area is a toxic bomb. i think our mayor dropped the ball on this issue here. probably our local community council did. which investigate because they have that march pair for the summer in l.a. number of years ago, this may not have happened. quickset is a great point there. i wo

but we did with the maui which is not a completely dissimilar situation we provided funds for communityock grants. that is allowing people to rebuild it we need to do the same thing for pacific palisades. >> absolutely. you have to weed out the scam artist it is sad to say people will try to scam the residence. are you working on efforts to cut down on the red tape? all of the steps to apply for the relief? >> yes we have got a glitch in the fema website right now. i was having with the regional head of fema about a couple of hours ago. still trying to find our way through it. if you tell them that you have insurance, it wants to reject you. that fact is if you have insurance that's fully adequate and covers all of your losses you get no fema aid. the vast majority of my constituents are insured, but underinsured. and they are going to be eligible a list of the 43600 probably times two plus whatever aid congress votes for. arthel: good luck there. congressman, i hope that your family is okay. hope your home is okay you have not been personally affected by this but i know you're working

yeah, like maui and. >> laura: bush came in. he did walk right by trump. he that cool bush thing right by trump and did the punch obama. they are buddies. trump, you know what? winning is the best revenge. trump just -- he won and i think -- it doesn't feel -- >> when you look at that picture real quick twice elected. twice elected twice elected and, yep, twice elected. there you go. >> laura: all right. kevin, great to see you. myfriend. >> thank you. >> laura: moments ago the supreme court denied trump's to sentencing in hush money case which will happen the sentencing tomorrow. for reaction to this jonathan turley, george washington university law prof. professor turley, let's start with you. the court doesn't like to intervene in what may be considered political matters. your take on this and then i will tell you what i think the court should have done. >> well, this is what some of us predicted when the appeals were just began. merchan really played this perfectly. and i say that not as a plaintiff's exhibit. that he knew that he was giving president-

people are sick and tired of it lahaina in maui, texas earlier last year and of course now seeing in the big one we have all been warning about for years we would have a massive wild land urban face fire which is what this is. wildfire interfacing with urban structures causing massive damage killing a lot of people. this is out of control. mismanagement from our federal agencies and state agencies and just left a meeting with president trump discussed this very subject and time for comprehensive wildfire reform in this country. we need empower emergency management agencies to actually fight these fires. as you said there is not enough airplanes ready to launch. there is not water in the fire hydrants we need to be ready to protect our people. when people ask about the america first agenda this is front and center. america first. let's make sure we can protect our communities. >> laura: we also found out that they sent a bunch of so-called excess fire fighting equipment to ukraine. that's what they did in the l.a. fire department. i guess that was authorized by congress to do that. ev

. >> like maui. >> laura: when push came in, he did walk by trump and get that cool push thing by trumpa little punch to obama you because they are buddies.wi olnnd trump, you know what, winning is the best revenge. trump he won, and i think it doesn't feel good to them. >> will you look at that picture real quick? twice elected, twice elected, twice elected and yep, twice elected. >> laura: kevin, great to seenk has always. this is a fox news alert the supreme court denied trump's application to halt sentencing in the new york has many case,th which now will happen toon sentencing tomorrow. for a reaction to those, jonathan was turley law officerf "washington times" opinion editor charlie hurt. professor charlie, let's start with you. the court doesn't like to intervene what may be considerel political matters. your take on this and then i will tell you what i think the court should have been. >> well,pr this is what some ofs predicted when the appeals were jjust began. het played this perfectly and i say that not as a complement. he knew thatt-el he was getting president-elect trump v

within days of our maui fires, teams from cal fire were by our side. on the ground to help deliver relief and organize the cleanup. in our hour of greatest need they stood by us. without expectation of any reward. they simply stepped up for their fellow americans. they showed us and hawaii aloha. that is what we need to do as a nation. as one people. we help each other out in our times of need, regardless of where we come from or our beliefs or how we vote. we as members of congress pledge to do this every single day when we convene for business. one nation, unconditionally, under god. now in california's time of greatest need, the president-elect, the speaker, and other colleagues here in the house want to impose policy conditions on federal disaster aid. this will endanger innocent lives and delay the ability of our fellow americans to rebuild and recover from this disaster. never before in our history has the federal government imposed conditions on disaster aids for its own citizens. but this is just more than unprecedented. to deny our fellow amer

weeks ago a body was found in landing gear of a flight from chicago to maui.ber we have covered a series of high- profile stowaway incidents. a lot of questions when it comes to airplane security and on ticketed passengers but i want to take you to part of the statement we had received of course not just with the details on what they were able to provide, but also their condolences. they said this is a heartbreaking situation and we are committed to working closely with authorities to support their efforts to understand how this occurred. this is an active investigation, a death investigation happening within broward county and depending on where that plane was before this and exactly how they can trace how these two, when these two people got on board here in that landing gear compartment other agencies undoubtedly involved as well, but that press conference hopefully with more details starting any moment now. back with an update when we have it. >> we just got new information. a senior governor official telling nbc news the routing for this jetblue aircraft