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CNN 5 Things

12 PM ET: LA fires grow, Trump’s tariffs plan, AI job cuts & more

CNN 5 Things

CNN

News, Daily News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Four life-threatening wildfires in LA are continuing to spread at an alarming rate, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee. President-elect Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to pause his sentencing in his New York hush money case. We’ll also tell you what major step Trump is considering to legally introduce import tariffs. A nurse in Virginia has been charged with abuse, after newborn babies suffered mysterious injuries. Plus, a new study reveals which jobs could be on the chopping block because of AI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hey there from CNN.

0:32.8

I'm Krista Bow with The Five Things You Need to Know for Wednesday, January 8th.

0:37.7

We have obviously had a significant amount of injuries and burns from patients trying to

0:44.2

escape the fire.

0:45.4

Four massive, life-threatening fires are destroying homes as they burn across Los Angeles

0:50.7

County, forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate.

0:54.9

The biggest being the out-of-control Palisades fire.

0:58.0

And officials are warning it's expected to rise dramatically in size.

1:02.0

Earlier, it was already said to be blazing through about five football fields of land every minute.

1:08.1

And firefighters are warning that tornado-like winds were making their work even harder.

1:12.5

At a Pasadena care home, workers raced to evacuate elderly residents with a blaze just a block away.

1:18.2

It's tough. It's tough. They can't get up. They're stuck on the wheelchairs.

1:22.1

We've got to lift them up, put them in the vans, and then take the wheelchers at the same time.

1:25.7

So you've got to get everybody out of here.

1:27.9

Meanwhile, people desperate to get out of harm's way have been forced to abandon their cars

1:32.5

between Malibu and Santa Monica, forcing fire officials to use bulldozers to clear the way.

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