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Anderson Cooper 360

CA Governor Calls For Investigation

Anderson Cooper 360

CNN

News

4.13.7K Ratings

🗓️ 11 January 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

At least 11 people are now confirmed dead due to the wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area. More than 10,000 structures are destroyed and 100,000 people are under evacuation orders, the sheriff’s department said Friday, with tens of thousands more under warnings. California Governor Gavin Newsom is now calling for an independent investigation into what caused some hydrants to lose water pressure during the height of this week’s firefights. CNN's Nick Watt has more on the reports of water shortages. Plus, Anderson speaks to Richard and Alex Jennings, a father and son who worked with neighbors to protect their home from the Palisades Fire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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And good evening. We are coming to you yet again tonight from a staging area along the Pacific,

0:39.3

by the Pacific Palisades, along the Pacific Coast Highway, where law enforcement officers,

0:44.3

firefighters, and others, some National Guard members now. The National Guard has been called in.

0:49.3

There are some here on the ground are all using this as a staging ground for battling the Palisades fire,

0:57.0

which is one of the two biggest fires, which are still about 10% or so contained.

1:06.1

There is a lot of work being done.

1:08.5

You can see just over the hill right here, and I'm told it's some

1:13.1

distance over that ridge. There is another fire that has really, really sent off a lot of smoke

1:21.4

into the air just over the last 30 or so minutes. It is incredibly active. We spent the day out in Topanga Canyon in a number of areas,

1:31.3

and we're going to show you that in a moment. The official death toll now stands at 11. That's up from

1:37.0

seven this time last night, and obviously that number is expected to rise as well. Some 30,000 acres have burned in all. There's a lot of

1:48.3

concern. Today there was some good news, which was the winds had died down or were relatively

1:55.6

calm. There is a lot of concern about what happens this weekend, particularly Saturday afternoon

2:00.7

into Sunday morning.

2:01.6

It's expected that the winds are really going to pick up.

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