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2/2: #PACIFICWATCH: LA wildfires "unprecedented." Jeff Bliss

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🗓️ 9 January 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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2/2: #PACIFICWATCH: LA wildfires "unprecedented." Jeff Bliss

1919 Pacific Palisades

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0:00.0

We are looking at the fires moving through very, very, very precious acreage.

0:06.0

This is California by the sea.

0:08.0

At the same time, the politicians are moving through a landscape too, aware of the fact that we're in an interregnum between presidents and the governor of California is on the scene as I understand the mayor of

0:22.0

Los Angeles is not in country and there have been remarks made by all of the dignitaries

0:28.1

and they have even been briefed I begin with the president of the United States

0:32.7

Joe Biden has promised to do anything and everything for as long as it takes

0:37.1

that's a quote.

0:37.8

This is London reporting to contain the fires.

0:40.5

Speaking at the fire station in Santa Monica, Mr. Biden said it would be a long way and take time to get back to normal.

0:50.4

Gavin Newsom, the governor of California, thanked the president for his cooperation.

0:55.0

Mr. Biden turned into more personal topic, announced that he was a great-grandfather.

0:59.9

So, congratulations, Mr. President, but at the same time, we've got a crisis on our hands,

1:05.1

and that takes me to remarks by the President-elect.

1:09.3

And I ask for your understanding of this, Jeff, because I don't.

1:13.8

Mr. Trump said that Gavin Newsom was at fault because there was inadequate water supplies.

1:21.1

I'm not sure if this is a general story. I know it's true in the Central Valley. There's been a

1:27.1

dispute for years about water resources. Can know it's true in the Central Valley. There's been a dispute for years about

1:28.3

water resources. Can you help me understand what the president is pointing to? What he's pointing to,

1:35.1

John, is, you know, in the short term or currently, we have situations in places like Pacific

1:41.6

Palisades and Al-D Dina and other areas where they're

1:44.8

getting very little water or no water at all. Now, if that's the cause of the infrastructure or

1:51.4

just the, it seems to be just the massive draw on resources on water there because so many places

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