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Today is Tuesday, January 14, 2025.

And we begin with the National Weather Service issuing another rare PDS or particularly dangerous situation red flag alert for high winds in Los Angeles today.

This is the exact same kind of critical warning it sent out last week and the hours before the firestorm broke out.

Even so, many kids are back in class this morning, though not all students have their school to return to.

According to CBS News, at least a dozen grammar, middle, and high schools have burned, leaving nearly 6,000 kids in limbo. The four fires have

now raced across 62 square miles, which is bigger than all of San Francisco, and so far there is

no end in sight. Yet amid the sadness, there are also rays of hope. Oreo, a dog that ran away

from the flames and is home in Pacific Palisades last week,

turned up safe five days later, sitting in the rubble of a neighbor's home.

It's expected to be a dramatic week on Capitol Hill. Today in the U.S. Senate, confirmation

hearings begin for the men and women chosen by President-elect Trump to form

his cabinet. That's the group of people he'll turn to for advice during his term. According to NBC News,

his choices run the gamut. Some are expected to enjoy smooth sailing to confirmation, like Senator

Marco Rubio for Secretary of State, while others may face quite a grilling,

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