we have to do more wildfire safety preparedness and mitigation. it makes the upfront investments that we need to do to save people. it includes hardening existing homes with wildfire resistant materials are moving hazardous fuels, vegetation management, you talked about grazing, so important to reduce those fuel loads, programs to better coordinate the various federal programs in federal and state services. so, this bill is really important to make the upfront investments to make those buildings insurable and affordable long-term. >> right on. very timely. thanks to you, mr. chairman, and the ranking member. >> thank you. next. >> thank you very much. i very much appreciate this hearing. far too many communities in new mexico and across the country are terrified about fire season. it is only getting longer. in 2022 the fire in new mexico which was started by the u.s. forest service as a controlled burn, largest fire in the states history, billion dollars of damages, costing mexicans their livelihoods. prescribed burns don't go out of control. the t

friends, public servants being purged from federal agencies, hard-working civil servants who do wildfire mitigation work in colorado and across the rocky mountain west, unceremoniously fired. scientists at nooa and facilities in boulder and elsewhere being subject to these mass terminations. a federal executive who seems intent on dismantling agency after agency. and a house republican caucus that is walking with him lock step every step of the way. as they prepare to slash medicaid to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars. the frustration that my constituents feel is justified. because notwithstanding every single one of those transgressions, every single one of those challenges, those obstacles that republicans have manufactured and created in their daily lives, if they tune in to this debate, they will see that the focus is on none of it. and instead on the matters that we've discussed today. my constituents, mr. speaker, do not want to see me debating labeling requirements for pool heaters. them don't. i won't speak for what the people of new york have to say about their representatives.

will these firings help or hurt george's ability to mitigate wildfire risk? >> as i stated earlier they will actually hurt the ability for georgia to mitigate the fire risk. >> i agree and we need legislation to require federal agencies take on more responsibility to address wildfires. if congress does not provide them with proper resources and adequate staffing we're not setting them up for success. i look forward to working with my colleagues to address the shortfalls as we work towards a conference wildfire strategy. thank you so much. >> i would add one thing that to the bumpers of research law and inflation reduction act that was passed previous congresses, infusion to the forest service was generational money to address wildfire mitigation. even so 5 billion north of 5 billion that is a down payment and was really needed. i don't know what the figure might be, 20, 30 billion. >> an important point especially since the average right now in congress to take that back. thank you so much. >> senator booker. >> the grace and generosity of our chairman and bri

it allows p-g-and-e's to work ahead of storms and position crews to minimize outages and mitigate wildfire risk. >> 1400 of our almost 1600 weather stations that we have across the service territory. and so we're able to see over a five day period what the wind speeds are doing and that those are those forecasts are enhanced with the machine learning. >> a p-g-and-e's spokesperson confirmed the model is being used for next week's storm. next, at 630, governor newsom facing some backlash. the comments he made during a podcast about transgender athletes that has sparked a bit of controversy and a special focus at tonight's oakland first fridays, how the event will honor women and their accomplishments as we celebrate international women's day this weekend. but first, here's drew. >> and amanda. we have a really nice looking weekend forecast this morning. a live look from our santa cruz camera along the coast with clear skies. get ready for a warmer afternoon. lots of sunshine. quite frosty this morning with frost advisories. temperatures starting out in the 30s and 40s, but most of us going

it allows p-g-and-e's to work ahead of storms and position crews to minimize outages and mitigate wildfirer almost 1600 weather stations that we have across the service territory, and so we're able to see over a five day period what the wind speeds are doing and that those are those forecasts are enhanced with the machine learning. >> p-g-and-e's spokesperson confirmed that the model is being used for next week's storm. >> take a look at some dramatic video of a near miss in brooklyn. three people were walking along a sidewalk when suddenly a tree started falling over, just missing them. one of them said, you can see us just standing in complete and utter shock about what happened. they said it was a miracle they weren't hurt. i have to suspect that they could hear the before the tree came crashing down, but at least they were alert and on the lookout and got out of the way. all right. coming up, wading through san francisco's bureaucratic red tape. >> they put this obstacle on another obstacle. so make you do life impossible. >> and it's not a nuclear waste site. it's a wine bar. >> the c

it allows p-g-and-e's to work ahead of storms and position crews to minimize outages and mitigate wildfire00 of our almost 1600 weather stations that we have across the service territory, and so we're able to see over a five day period what the wind speeds are doing and that those are those forecasts are enhanced with the machine learning. >> a p-g-and-e's spokesperson confirmed the model is being used for this week's storm. well, still ahead on abc seven mornings. a new study by the cdc, how it plans to take a closer look at the link between vaccines and autism. then learning made fun with some robots. the showcase at uc berkeley that gave students to an opportunity to show off their unique creations. and we'll take you outside for this live look from our emeryville camera. looking at the bay bridge this morning, it's 537. with dupixent as they welcome the feeling of touch with clearer skin and less itch. the #1 prescribed biologic by dermatologists and allergists helps heal their skin from within. severe allergic reactions can occur. get help right away for face, mouth, tongue or throat

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mitigate weather tracking issues flagged by authorities in 2022. it says the state was satisfied with its efforts when it ratified its most recent wildfire plan, while the state energy safety office did sign off on edison's plan. their report flags weather tracking concerns as unresolved. as winter rains ease la's fire danger for at least a couple of months. all signs point to socal edison going into next summer. still getting weather updates every ten minutes while the utility's to the north and south. get them twice a minute. jaxon van derbeken nbc bay area news. it has been one week since the bodies of actor gene hackman and his wife and dog were found dead in their santa fe, new mexico, home. their cause of ath still remains a mystery, but new today. the new mexico gas company says they've now conducted an extensive investigation of their 9000 square foot home, saying there were no significant findings. only one minuscule non lethal leak on a stove burner. new details are also emerging about the condition of hackman's body when he was found, which was in a similar condition to his wife's. i know there was blackening on the hands, and we know he