Democrat mayor’s tweet about Ted Cruz comes back to bite her after she is absent during wildfire disaster in Los Angeles
Los Angeles' Democratic mayor is absent from the city and under intense scrutiny after a historic fire broke out in the Pacific Palisades on Tuesday. Mayor Karen Bass said that during a previously scheduled trip to Ghana to attend President John Dramani Mahama's inauguration, authorities said Southern California was exposed to “destructive and potentially life-threatening” […]
ABC News’ Muir mocked for making his firefighter coat more form-fitting for wildfire report
Social media users criticized ABC News anchor David Muir for looking more trim during recent news coverage of the Southern California wildfires. During ABC World News Tonight's report from the scene of the devastating fire on Wednesday, anchor Muir was seen wearing a yellow fire jacket emblazoned with the ABC News logo. At one point […]
Jamie Lee Curtis Breaks Down on ‘Tonight Show,’ Pledges $1 Million to L.A. Wildfire Relief Efforts: ‘It’s F**king Gnarly’
In an appearance on tonight show On Wednesday night, actress Jamie Lee Curtis broke down in tears as she watched the devastation caused by the wildfires in Los Angeles and surrounding areas this week. of halloween star told the fans A fire threatened his home in the Pacific Palisades area, and he lamented in a […]
Flashback: Rogan warned last summer about a future wildfire ‘burning through LA all the way to the ocean’
A clip of podcast host Joe Rogan warning that devastating wildfires were imminent in Los Angeles last summer. Now it has surfaced again It's burning thousands of acres across Los Angeles County. In a July podcast episode with cartoonist Sam Morrill, Logan talked about how an LA firefighter once said that one day, under the […]
2 Californians arrested trying to loot evacuated homes during LA wildfire
Two people have been arrested on suspicion of looting amid the chaos caused by wildfires across Southern California. Fires continue to ravage large swaths of Los Angeles County, including several luxury homes home to A-list celebrities. Two people have already died, and authorities expect the death toll to rise further. The fires have forced thousands […]
Biden celebrates great-grandchild, takes no questions at California wildfire briefing with Newsom
President Biden made brief, off-key remarks Wednesday after meeting with fire officials about the raging wildfires raging in the Los Angeles area. “We stand ready to do whatever it takes to contain the fires, help with recovery, and ensure a return to normalcy,” said Biden, who was there to sign the disaster declaration with California […]
California man helps father-in-law, 83, flee wildfire with walker — with aid from 2 good Samaritans
Fire officials are hoping for calmer winds Thursday morning as they battle five wildfires in the Los Angeles area that have forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate. Meanwhile, many survival stories have surfaced. Aaron Samson, 48, was caring for his 83-year-old stepfather at his Pacific Palisades home when the time came to flee […]
Joe Biden Surveys Devastating L.A. Wildfire Damage Before Returning to D.C.
President Joe Biden went to the Santa Monica Fire Station No. 5 in California around 11 a.m. Pacific Time to receive a briefing from first responders and other officials about the Santa Ana wind-driven wildfires that hit Los Angeles, according to Elex Michelson. spoke. reported. “This morning, the President was briefed by his team overnight […]
FLASHBACK: Trump has long history of warning Newsom over ‘terrible’ wildfire prevention
During his first administration, President-elect Trump admonished Gov. Gavin Newsom for his response to repeated wildfires in the state, several years before the current raging Los Angeles wildfires. “California Governor @GavinNewsom has done a terrible job managing our forests. I told him from the first day we met that we had to 'clean' the forest […]
Newsom hits back at Trump wildfire comments, says Biden did not 'play politics'
California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) on Wednesday condemned President-elect Trump's recent comments regarding the ongoing wildfires in the Los Angeles area. “People are literally fleeing,” Newsom said in an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper that aired on his show Wednesday. “People lost their lives. Children lost their schools, families were completely torn apart, churches were […]