once the santa anna's return, all the wind moving is going to turn to the south/southwest. hopefully that will be the case. but if it becomes very active and the winds slow down and returns to onshore it is kind of pick your poison what you want? two of the santa ana's to keep it contained words regarding bu? or do you want onshore which brings higher humidity, higher fuel moisture content ignition potential. either way we are kind of b in a difficult situation right now. arthel: indeed but moments ago we heard from l.a. county fire chief the current chief given everything you laid out as well, captain, how well does this l.a. county fire department prepare for these elevated critical fire weather conditions? i know you said pick your po poison. how do you juggle it? >> we've been doing this for very long time for our department has been very involved in that firefighting for decades. we are in a mode like this would call augmented staffing. augmented staffing brings more people into work but we put every piece of equipment we have available all kinds of things are done pre

yes, it's of course, very hard when conditions the high winds from the santa anna were then compounded by another wind didn't top a graphic feature. so this wind and hot air was compressed and sped up even further than the normal santa ana would be, which, you know, was the head of the fire, which caused a lot of trees and power line issues even before the blazes got well established. so this created access issues for firefighters. these are very steep slopes and the surrounding area, which are held together by, you know, brush and root systems. when those burn away, boulders come rolling down. with roads also being blocked off by a power lines by people who are out of band in their cars. there is just a lot of of chaos in the 1st hours of an incident like this, which, you know, i can only imagine it is, is very difficult to even get a bearing. and the 1st priority is of course, life and property is not even containing a blaze, and there's still people trapped in their homes. are still trying to make access to some of these areas. yeah, i mean, it sounds like a logistical nightmare. bu

forecasters have been saying that those wings that we have been experiencing at the last few days, the santa annaf dry brush because it has been a long, hot dry summerand has because it has been a long, hot dry summer and has not been any rain here for about 18 months, that perfect storm of conditions and that is why these fires are burning. the prospect of these winds, i can feel them right around to me, they are growing and the danger is that it wing aircraft and helicopters will not be able to get into the sky to douse the flames with fire retardant chemicals and water as well. this is as they have been doing over the last few days it was seen how effective this can be as a firefighting tactic. they are hoping that the winds were not to be as bad, and are hoping that they are not will be the almost hurricane forced winds that we had a few days ago. they are still burning largely out of control, specifically especially the one in the pacific palisades. brentwood area, home to the getty centre, the famous getty museum and priceless artwork and also the san bell and 0'reilly, the neighbourhood to

at the foot of a mountain range over which the unusually strong winds for this time of year, the santa anna in on tuesday night and it's that that really lies at the heart of this disaster. it's almost impossible to give a sense of the true scale, so many stories, so many tragedies. we spent a few hours with the residents of one block off this one neighbourhood. los angeles is a city in shock. thousands of people coming to terms with the once unimaginable. right around there are my diamond earrings. pete mitchell, an electrician at disneyland, and his wife angela have lived here for over ten years. oh, my god! ang, it survived. what? your little elephant box from thailand. this was their home before the fire. altadena was a pleasant los angeles suburb — a middle—class district, a far cry from the mansions and celebrity lifestyles on the other side of the city. it's devastating, of course. we saw images of it before, our neighbours had come in here before, but it's also the opportunity to rebuild, which is a hard road. but it can be done. i think we will do it. i hope we're rebuilding here.

started, we are told, as a fairly modest brush via at 10:30am but spread very rapidly, fanned by the santa annalowing at a rate of 100 miles an hour. a mandatory evacuation order was put in place in the pacific palisades area, that is an upmarket community, sandwiched between the santa monica mountains and malibu, affecting around 10,000 homes, 30,000 people. now, a number of homes are said to be destroyed by the fire already. several motor vehicles as well. and traffic, as you reported, and if this area is gridlocked because there is only one coastal hwy, the pacific highway, out of this particular area so a report suggest a lot of people have chosen instead to flee on foot, abandoning their cars and so officials have had to send in bulldozers to clear those cars so that rescue vehicles can get to the scene. , , , rescue vehicles can get to the scene. ,, , ., scene. this is very scary. you are mentioning _ scene. this is very scary. you are mentioning the _ scene. this is very scary. you are mentioning the number. scene. this is very scary. you | are mentioning the number of the fire moving at

warm, dry weather is expected on thursday, another round of santa anna wents speaking at 9:00 am andday and the weekend. showers starting monday morning which could reduce the fire threat. i'm pleased to say we can go to max gordon in santa monica. you are looking at these small business impact of these fires. >> reporter: absolutely. the fires have been a devastating time for us in southern california. the last 24 hours we've seen several fires pop up, the hughes fire being the largest at 10,000 acres, tens of thousands evacuated. firefighters are getting a handle on that. now, at 14% containment and back here in the la area, palisades and eden fires are out at this point, impact on businesses. taylor: massive breaking news, we have breaking news, donald trump signing a slew of executive orders at the white house moments ago. let's listen in. >> that should take us to the forefront. >> absolutely. >> okay. thank you. this, david, is. >> the crypto, forming internal working group to make america the world cup on crypto leadership. >> really going up. >> that's right. >> that is for y

the santa anna's will return some firefighters have an opportunity and meanwhile thousands of acres scorched have seen in l.a. county. maria: unbelievable. thank you. stephen morgan with the impact there. the fox corporation made a $1 million donation to the red cross as california wildfires relief effort. you can help go.talk/red cross or skating the keyword code on your screen. we'll be right back. at 7:00 a.m. coming up. you're watching what is a maria. stay with us. should only the servicenow platform connects every corner of your business, putting ai agents to work for people. like secret agents? no, more like autonomous minions that you control. to do what? well, jim's agents resolve simple customer issues. and patty's agents flag network problems. —proactively. —yup. i'm lovin' my agents. wait, you all have agents? oh yeah. and on the servicenow platform, everyone's agents work together so everything works better. can i have agents? maybe. ♪ (auctioneer) let's start the bidding at 5 million dollars. thank you, sir. (man) these people of privilege... hoarding the financial advantages f

by the way two mile-per-hour winds and my house in malibu this morning win i left so the santa anna'stha: and talking about president-elect trump thank you very much let's go to that live. >> next week shortly after the inauguration that he comes and i also know in the confirmation process a number of his appointees are also my former colleagues in congress thank you very much everyone. >> we caught the tail of that obviously. i recall effort that may be taking shape she's going back to the microphone now. >> okay. win i said i have an open mind, i'm not saying about the conditions, i have an open mind to him coming to los angeles to his administration and to working with his administration. this is a crisis that impacts the nation the nation's second-largest city has got to succeed and don't want to make sure everybody in washington, sacramento, l.a. we all stand together to rebuild our city. thank you. >> so those questions, she left and then she came back to clarify. it seems like win she said she had an open tomato should open mind it just referred to president trump's coming to l

and then i ask you, it's a win date which is not a good thing the santa anna's are kicking back up. but if you can hear me, we are journalists but we aren't reporters we are not to be affected but we are people. i'm going to ask you, when you see that devastation knowing those were homes. it's not about an ocean view. it's not about how much those homes cost it's what was in there for those people. those are still people who have momentum lifelong mementos that perhaps are gone now. new semi people in southern california i live here. i live down the pch. you think about everyone's whose lives have been upended in your heart breaks for them. my girlfriend, one of her friends have lost a home in the fire zone. we were able to pick up up metal cross for her and bring that out. whatever is left. this really nothing left for a lot of these folks. maybe if you are hard objects that did not burn is it. just come with me when you take a look at this, what can even salvage from something like this? photographs are not going to make it through. mementos, even fire safe safes only last for a l

with santa ana winds, the santa anna comes off the ocean usually in the morning and then the winds gets pushed back the other way in the afternoon so while you are fighting to stop it this way in the morning, you are fighting it to stop in the afternoon. those of the challenges we have in that part of california so our firefighters have done an outstanding job of working in that type of environment where their lives are really at risk significantly. president biden: thank you. i told you administrator criswell is off with the governor. bob, can you hear me? >> yes, sir mr. , president i hear you. i am here. the administrator right now is with the governor, the mayor of l.a., county and local officials , getting a briefing on the fire to really understand what the needs are as we move forward, not only with regard to the firefight with what chief moore was talking about but also regarding the support for population displaced. 60 thousand -- 60,000 are under mandatory evacuation of hundreds of thousands of more with warnings so now we are ensuring that we are able to provide any support t

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going to continue until monday, tuesday, wednesday where we think we potentially could have another santa annaent. we got some lead-up time here. certainly firefighters really need to get a handle on things over the next couple of days and then we will have to deal with, unfortunately potential for very strong winds monday through wednesday. a system moving across the mississippi river valley. this is ahead of a very, very cold air outbreak going to happen through next week. a storm system effecting the south including houston new orleans, atlanta, georgia. ice, snow, the mixture of the two that's going to crip tell travel unfortunately this area of low pressure we will have to watch because it could bring measurable snow to the i-95 corridor sunday through monday and that cold air is going to be in place. we still don't have a handle how much snow. some computer models 3 to 5 inches around new york. even down towards d.c. and then, of course, it's inauguration day on monday. it will be quite cold. not the coldest inauguration in history but certainly up there we'll continue to keep you up to

and the problem with all of this is right now as we are expecting the santa anna winds to to kick upin later tonight and throughout the next few days. and that may enrage these fires again. so it is a, it is a tackling of time at point for the thousands of personnel and firefighters on the ground from all over the western states and even canada and mexico to try and pounce these fires out right now. now, if we talk about the human element which really is the significant issue i right now, so many people have lost everything. they are displaced. there are 11 people that are, in total, that have lost their lives and many more injured. and we're hearing from residents who are in shock. listen. >> we evacuated twice before maybe in my lifetime, and i think still you don't really expect your house the burn down. people are really sad. the palisades is just such great place to to grow up. i hope that it'll be rebuilt. >> reporter: six total fires are burning right now as the sun will come up shortly, in the next hour or so. in the distance i can hear sigh siren -- sirens, and i can see a c

and then the potential for another santa anna wind setup next week.atch that the other big story, huge winter storm effecting areas that don't typically see a lot of heavy winter weather. including ice for parts of texas, louisiana, arkansas, mississippi, alabama, up towards tennessee. heavy snow and the potential for ice. we have got ice right now moving into the atlanta metro area and that could potentially be crippling fox weather.com for all the weather details. anxiously over to you. >> ainsley: thank you, janice. a victory for women's sports as a judge in kentucky is blocking the biden administration's efforts to redefine title ix at schools all across our country. the student athlete behind the lawsuit adlai a cross writing in a fox news op-ed the fact that males are participating in our sports takes the fun out of competing. not only does it make us feel safe the older we get the more obvious it becomes that they are going to beat us. the records, the medals, and the opportunities will be going to them. adaleia and her parents and attorney joi

. >>> california facing extremely critical fire conditions caused by a new period of santa anna windss angeles and ventura counties. wildfires have destroyed or damaged 12,000 structures. let's get to ellison barber with the latest from pasadena this morning. >> reporter: david, when you look at these containment levels, progress has been made. the eaton fire where we are is around 35% contained. that said, the fire has burned over 14,000 acres. when it comes to the palisades fire, that is 19% contained but it has burned over 23,000 acres. the hearst fire is now 97% contained. you see the extreme winds and fire that brought all of this destruction and damage to these communities. we were lucky overnight. the winds were not as bad as forecasted but we are not out of the woods yet. high wind warnings and fire risks still in effect through today. the l.a. fire said they had prepetition fire engines and patrols throughout the l.a. region in anticipation of those winds and in anticipation of new fires erupting. a lot of people breathing a sigh of relief this morning that there were not a l

that's also coming along with serious santa anna wind events.but easily 40 to 60 miles an hour. trees down, power lines down, red flag warnings all over. the high wind alerts are some. the fire alerts will be critical. humidity 5% to 15%. we have a lot more coming up on this storm and what's to come. now your local news and weather. a team can help you plan for your dreams. so your dream car, and vacation home, may be closer than you think. ready to meet the dream team? you can with wells fargo. 808 million. with fargo, your virtual assistant from wells fargo, you can pick up the tab even when you forget your wallet. >> i got this fargo has $145 of cell. >> move! learn more at wells fargo. >> commit fargo. this week. good things always happen when coach prime dion sanders comes live to gma. >> i'm back. plus jamie oliver, the one and only baby jamie's cooking things up for you. live on good morning america. >> it's special agent will train . 000000. how do i look? thanks, girl. first case back, we're going to solve this. uh uh from abc seven mor

firefighters to fight because these winds can shift racket back of the even though we have a general santa annaan see special clouds pyrocumulus clouds. you can even see tornado like things like they got video yesterday of coming that resembled a tornado in the storm. so it's very, very hard to fight. the smoke is coming. of course, this los angeles fires southward. so it's heading down toward baja, california. we are not experiencing much smoke from those fires. and that's good news for us. it is so dry in southern california. they have hearty seen any rain. unlike a couple years ago, we had 2 years of atmospheric rivers and lots of vegetation. so it all grew. and then it's so dry that this drought that that creates tender. so that's the big problem. red flag warnings for southern california and gusty offshore winds. they could be 50 to 70 mile per hour gusts. terrible to try and fight these fires. and also these gusty winds control ambers, dry weather. yes, very low. relative humidities, 10 to 15%. it's going to stay low because he's very poor. overnight, humidity recovery. so all in all, it'

that's a typical offshore anna santa santa ana condition, with the wind gusts at eight miles per hourt has subsided in the past couple of hours, but will increase by tomorrow morning. now we head to the ocean and because of the proximity to the pacific ocean, we do have a little bit higher relative humidity. at 25%. the winds are gusting up to about ten miles per hour. and again, that is a slight improvement than just a couple of hours ago when we were seeing wind gusts up to 30mph. so here's the very latest. this is what you need to know. we do have that red flag warning in effect until 6:00 tomorrow night. high wind warning in effect for the mountainous areas and the wind advisory for tomorrow afternoon. now, meanwhile, if you want to break this down, the red highlighted area, that's where we're seeing the gusty winds. and we do anticipate them 50 to 70mph. now meanwhile, the wind gusts to 30 and 50mph in the blue highlighted area. so again this encompasses a couple of different categories from ventura all the way to los angeles. but i got to tell you, i'm still very worried about t

defeated fellow democrat and state assembly member evan lowe to take former congresswoman anna eshoo seat covers parts of santalara and san mateo counties. mccarter says he aims to focus on issues like homelessness, crime and the cost of living. also sworn in was lateefah simon, who will take over for her longtime mentor barbara lee. simon's prior roles as a civil rights advocate and nonprofit leader in the last two decades have focused largely on equity initiatives, she said. she wants to be a champion for the people. simon will represent oakland and the rest of the 12th district in the east bay. nbc bay area's velena jones spoke with lee moments after the swearing in ceremony about her time in office and what's next. it has been the privilege of my lifetime to serve my incredible constituents. congresswoman barbara lee has worked more than half her life in politics, with 26 years in congress, seven years in the california legislature, and 11 years working for the late congressman ron dellums. we have stood firm on issues relating to the cost of living, relates to makiking life better for everyone. issues of

anna eshoo seat. the seat covers parts of santa clara and san mateo counties. liccardo says he aims to focus on issues like homelessness, crime and the cost of living. also sworn in was lateefah simon. she's taking over her longtime mentor barbara lee's seat. simon will represent much of alameda county, and the last two decades, simon largely focused on equity initiatives as a civil rights advocate and nonprofit leader. president elect trump is set to be sentenced in his hush money case next friday. that is less than two weeks before his inauguration day. today, a manhattan supreme court judge rejected trump's request to dismiss the case and set the sentencing for january 10th. but the judge also wrote that he is not inclined to sentence trump to prison. mr. trump was convicted of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in connection with an alleged scheme to hide a hush money payment to porn star stormy daniels before the 2016 election. mr. trump maintains he did nothing wrong. back in 60s ahead, will the menendez brothers be set free? the important me

anna eshoo seat. the seat covers parts of santa clara and san mateo counties. liccardo says he aims to focus on issues like homelessness, crime and the cost of living. also sworn in was lateefah simon. she's taking over her longtime mentor barbara lee's seat. simon will represent much of alameda county, and the last two decades, simon largely focused on equity initiatives as a civil rights advocate and nonprofit leader. president elect trump is set to be sentenced in his hush money case next friday. that is less than two weeks before his inauguration day. today, a manhattan supreme court judge rejected trump's request to dismiss the case and set the sentencing for january 10th. but the judge also wrote that he is not inclined to sentence trump to prison. mr. trump was convicted of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in connection with an alleged scheme to hide a hush money payment to porn star stormy daniels before the 2016 election. mr. trump maintains he did nothing wrong. back in 60s ahead, will the menendez brothers be set free? the important me

anna eshoo seat. the new congressman will cover parts of santa clara and san mateo counties, and he says he aims to focus on issues like homelessness, crime and the cost of living. well, as the 117th congress is sworn in, some members of the last congress are saying goodbye to capitol hill. that includes, as we mentioned, barbara lee. coming up at six velena jones talks one on one with lee as she leaves washington following more than 25 years of service. they'll discuss the possibilities that lie ahead for her in the new congress. begins with republicans in control of both chambers for the first time since 2019, and in their first order of business, house members reelected republican mike johnson as speaker. but it didn't come without some last minute drama. nbc's alice barr is in washington with the latest. as a new year ushers in a new congress, echoes from the last one, with house republicans tussling briefly over who should be house speaker before uniting to reelect mike johnson. this congress will renounce the status quo, and we will listen to the voices of the people. we will act quickly, and we wi

anna eshoo. her former seat covers parts of santa clara and san mateo counties.liccardo says he is going to aim to focus on issues like homelessness, crime and the cost of living. also sworn in yesterday, lateefah simon simon takes over her longtime mentor barbara lee's seat. simon will represent much of alameda county in the last two decades, simon has largely focused on equity initiatives as a civil rights advocate and nonprofit organizational leader. meanwhile, president elect donald trump is set to be sentenced in his hush money case on friday. that's less than two weeks before his inauguration day. a manhattan supreme court judge rejected the president elect's request to dismiss the case yesterday, and instead set the sentencing for january 10th. the judge also wrote he is, quote, not inclined to sentence trump to any prison time. trump, as you may recall, was convicted of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in connection with an alleged scheme to hide a hush money payment to adult film star stormy daniels before the 2016 election. trump maintain

tuesday in santa clara county, a community prayer vigil was held in san jose to show support for immigrant families. >> today, in particular, we build collective power through collective prayer. >> anna is a single mother of two who is undocumented. in 2022, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. facing an uncertain future, you could hear the stress in her voice. >> muchas preoccupations, mas nada preoccupation. >> she said. i have a lot of fear and a lot of worries. >> entonces esto es mi miedo porque yo en mÉxico. >> ana said she won't be able to afford her cancer treatments if she is deported back to mexico. bishop oscar cantu oversees 53 catholic churches in the san jose area. >> where practically made up of immigrant communities. i've not seen a decline in attendance. i've heard from others in other parts of california that there they have seen a decline, particularly in the fresno area. >> one of president trump's first acts in office was issuing executive orders, one of which aims to limit birthright citizenship. the new order would mean children need at least one parent with u.s. citizenship to be a lawful permanent resident. >> something like that would require a change to th

tuesday in santa clara county, a community prayer vigil was held in san jose to show support for immigrant families. >> today, in particular, we build collective power through collective prayer. >> annaa single mother of two who is undocumented. in 2022, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. facing an uncertain future, you could hear the stress in her voice. >> muchas preoccupations, mas nada preoccupation. >> she said. i have a lot of fear and a lot of worries. >> entonces esto es mi miedo porque yo en mÉxico. >> ana said she won't be able to afford her cancer treatments if she is deported back to mexico. bishop oscar cantu oversees 53 catholic churches in the san jose area. >> where practically made up of immigrant communities. i've not seen a decline in attendance. i've heard from others in other parts of california that there they have seen a decline, particularly in the fresno area. >> one of president trump's first acts in office was issuing executive orders, one of which aims to limit birthright citizenship. the new order would mean children need at least one parent with u.s. citizenship to be a lawful permanent resident. >> something like that would require a change to the co

santa clara county. on tuesday, faith leaders held a community prayer vigil in san jose to show support and take action in solidarity with immigrant families. that's where we met people like annawo who is undocumented. in 2022, she was diagnosed with breast cancer and told us she won't be able to afford her cancer treatments if she is deported back to mexico. now, faith leaders are voicing their support for immigrants. >> we're practically made up of immigrant communities. i've not seen a decline in attendance. i've heard from others in other parts of california that there they have seen a decline, particularly in the fresno area. >> and that was bishop oscar cantu, who you just heard from. he oversees 53 catholic churches in the san jose area and says deportation fears are beginning to keep undocumented immigrants away from church in other parts of the state. now we are expecting to hear from leaders out of oakland, alameda county and the state this morning at 1030, where they plan tong at announce new protections and resources for immigrant families. live in studio lena howland, abc seven news. >> plenty of new changes with the new trump administration. we're keeping track o

santa clara county. on tuesday, faith leaders held a community prayer vigil in san jose to show support and take action in solidarity with immigrant families. that's where we met people like annae's a single mother of two who is undocumented. in 2022, she was diagnosed with breast cancer and told us she won't be able to afford her cancer treatments if she is deported back to mexico. now, faith leaders are voicing their support for immigrants. >> we're practically made up of immigrant communities. i've not seen a decline in attendance. i've heard from others in other parts of california that there they have seen a decline, particularly in the fresno area. >> and that was bishop oscar cantu, who you just heard from. he oversees 53 catholic churches in the san jose area and says deportation fears are beginning to keep undocumented immigrants away from church in other parts of the state. and we are expecting to hear from leaders out of oakland, alameda county and the state this morning at 1030, where they plan to announce new protections and resources for immigrant families. live in studio lena howland, abc seven news. >> all right, lena, thank you. plenty of new changes with the

but the santa anna winds are expected to return. and that is not the only complication.n up operation spans thousands of acres across la county, but this time it involves much more urban territory. and across these areas are the burnt—out shells of electric cars and home—battery storage systems. they will require specialist removal. there are toxic materials present in lithium batteries. more and that and everything else on the bbc sport website, but that is all the sport for now. a big figure in british football, we will try to get more response to that over the next hour. it has been a hellish week for fireifighters in los angeles but for now they have a period of respite, which the will need in order to regroup and recover. the hurricane force winds have eased, which means the battle to contain the fires is swinging in their favour. the largest fire in the palisades is now 31% contained. the second largest, the eaton fire, 65% contained. but the santa anna winds are expected to return. and that is not the only complication. the clean up operation spans thousands of ac

winter— mind that this is santa anna winter season and we expect to -et winter season and we expectnext _ year. they could blow up again next week _ year. they could blow up again next week and that wouldn't be unusual— next week and that wouldn't be unusual and so i think the authorities have to bargain for the fact— authorities have to bargain for the fact that they're going to be fighting some degree of wins for the — be fighting some degree of wins for the next few weeks and it will be — for the next few weeks and it will be weeks before these fires — will be weeks before these fires are completely put out. it doesn't necessarily mean people's— it doesn't necessarily mean people's homes are in danger for that— people's homes are in danger for that long but they are going _ for that long but they are going to be battling the elements. this is winter in los angeles, — elements. this is winter in los angeles, it— elements. this is winter in los angeles, it should be the rainy season— angeles, it should be the rainy season and that is the big part of the — season and that is the big

the santa anna's winds happen every single year. that isn't new information.and that we will get out of here and be safe and smart and do what we can. my wife was make wedding dresses gone. my wedding ring is gone. everything is gone. material possessions can be replaced and we are grateful for that. we have insurance and many people don't. insurance policies have been cancelled over the years, and were cancelled weeks ago. state farmers are one of the biggest culprits and they are rejecting people already. allstate is probablyjust as bad. i deal allstate is probablyjust as bad. ideal with this all the time. i am bad. ideal with this all the time. iam hearing bad. ideal with this all the time. i am hearing about people getting cancelled day in and day out. we can rebuild our home, what about the memories? what about all of the substances of love and compassion? we made a special house in a special neighbourhood. everybody was so close. and it is all gone, right? it has all gone. every bit of it. how will la ever be the same? 1523 00:1