January 14, 2025 • 6 mins
Intense winds are once again fanning the flames of the LA wildfires.
Newstalk ZB's California correspondent Richard Arnold told Tim Beveridge it comes as officials are ramping up the emergency response.
He says there's an "army" of about 15 thousand firefighters on the frontline and he's never seen anything quite like it.
Arnold says it’s hard to stop embers from spreading in the blustery conditions.
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Speaker 1 (00:09):
You're listening to a podcast from News Talks. There'd be
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Speaker 2 (00:25):
It's to the US now, Richard Arnold, Good morning, morning, Tim.
So not much side of a reprieve with the LA
fires is there yet again?
Speaker 3 (00:33):
Los Angeles is in the cross HEAs the winds are
increasing even as we speak. We're just at now up
to one hundred and fifteen kilometers an hour. That's not
quite as strong as when there's fire catastrophe began one
week ago. Still it is barely possible to contain earning
embers when they're being tossed around by hurricane spect winds.
We now have huge numbers of firefighters on the line,
(00:54):
some fifteen thousand plus. It's an army of firefighters and
Brigade Chief Brent paskworksas of the situation.
Speaker 4 (01:01):
As we've got reinsporsements throughout last week. We just put
them out there in the area, either at the house
or just down the streets, ready to go and say
something happens. We have engines out there at the houses
on the streets, pre planned, pre position, ready to go.
Speaker 3 (01:17):
Yeah, this is the scene. In the areas of most concern.
They've air dropped pink fire retardant foscheck onto individual houses,
so gray Rouse Now pink gates and driveways are pink.
Fire engines are parked a couple of blocks away. I've
never seen a firefighting effort quite like this. At the
same time, fire officials are warning.
Speaker 4 (01:38):
If you don't have a wildfire evacuation plan for your
family and your home, please make one today.
Speaker 3 (01:46):
Yes, some one hundred thousand people still are evacuated, wondering
if I have places to return to. These high winds
will extend for another city six hours, say forecasts. Meantime,
there's been a rush of support from thousands of people
for those who have lost their homes, lost everything. Comedian
Jay Leno, who is famous for his huge car collection,
I took a nineteen forty vintage fire that he owns
(02:09):
and drove it into some of the fire areas, where
he used it to give out food and supplies to
people displaced from the twelve thousand plus homes lost. He says,
ten thousand buildings.
Speaker 2 (02:20):
I mean, you can't even if you drove all day,
you couldn't see ten thousand boy.
Speaker 3 (02:24):
I mean, you get on that hill and you look
for miles and there's nothing. It looks like Hiroshima or
just some horrible things. Yeah, the city is pulling together
some fifty million US dollars that's been donted to fire
funds on they discount. However, however, it is normal for
politicians right to promise every possible aid to natural disaster victims.
Not this time. Some Republicans, including the Speaker Mike Johnson,
(02:46):
third in line to the US Presidence, he is saying
there might have to be conditions attached to any disaster aid.
He's saying this right in the middle of the crisis.
Interesting timing. A So some of those politicians include Senator
John Barasso, Speaker Johnson. As I say, and at the
end of this little group of comments here, Senator Tommy Tuppervilt,
(03:08):
expect that there will be strings attached to money that
is ultimately approved.
Speaker 4 (03:12):
I think there should probably be conditions on that day.
That's my personal view.
Speaker 1 (03:16):
But there can't be a blank check on this.
Speaker 2 (03:18):
They don't deserve anything, to be honest with you, and
the last they show us they're gonna make some changes.
Speaker 3 (03:22):
They don't deserve anything, is what this Alabama poor excuse
for politician Tommy Tuberville is saying he didn't say no
when Alabama wanted hurricane relief? Are these people right in
the head? Meantime, Marjorie Taylor Green, who once tweeted the
Jews have space lasers and are able to control the weather,
just posted this on social media. Quote why don't they
use geoengineering like cloud seeding to bring rain down on
(03:44):
the wildfires in California? They know how to do it.
End quote. You know California has been in an eight
months drought, no rain clouds in sight. Maybe we need
some intelligence tests for want of be polleys.
Speaker 2 (03:55):
Well, the odd Republicans don't love California very much. Might
be quite mutual, I think so. Hey, the January sixth
report on Trump is released.
Speaker 3 (04:03):
Yeah, the Special Council, retiring Special Council who was looking
into all of this, has issue his final report where
he says voters save Trump from being convicted. Jack Smith
says his evidence was overwhelming, noting that over two hundred
and fifty witnesses had agreed voluntarily to be interviewed in
fifty five had appeared before a grand jury. So he
(04:24):
says of the material that he had put together as.
Speaker 2 (04:27):
An unprecedented assault on the seat of American democracy.
Speaker 1 (04:31):
It's described in the indictment. It was fueled by lies.
Speaker 3 (04:35):
The incoming president has slammed the Special Council many, many
times and says, now this is prosecutorial misconduct, and his
primary purpose is to steal another election. Stolen elections, see
Trump them for so long. They made a last ditch
attempt to block the release of the report. It's now out.
But the case, of course, has died with the Trump reelection.
Speaker 2 (04:56):
How's the Pete hicksth confirmation here and going.
Speaker 3 (05:00):
It looks like it's going to be close, but it
looks like he may have the votes to get in.
He could only lose if all the Democrats are on
side about Republican votes. But yeah, this is the first
of the confirmation hearings underway for Trump nominees, top aids,
and cabinet members, and they've begun with his former Fox
co hosts and critics say has really little experience to
run an operation, the biggest military operation in the world.
(05:22):
He's ever done anything like this, He's been quizzed about
allegations also that he's actually assaulted a woman, something he denies,
even as he paid that person to keep quiet, and
we now find the FBI didn't even bother to interview
the woman. Hegg said says that sex relations were consensual.
He also has been questioned about his previously voiced view
that women do not belong in the military.
Speaker 4 (05:40):
I'm straight up just saying we should not have women
in combat roles. It hasn't made us more effective, hasn't
made us more lethal, has made fighting more complicated.
Speaker 3 (05:48):
So now, during his testimony still underway, he has had
a dramatic change of view, it seems, saying now he
fully supports women in the military absolutely.
Speaker 4 (05:58):
It would be the privilege of a lifetime if confirmed
to be the Secretary of Defense for all men and
women in.
Speaker 3 (06:05):
Uniful boy, when a job is offered. He was questioned
by a key Republican member who served in the US
military for about twenty years and could be a clinching
vote on the nomination.
Speaker 2 (06:13):
Hey, thanks so much for your time, Richard Nald. That's
Richard Anald in the US.
Speaker 1 (06:17):
For more from News Talk sed B listen live on
air or online and keep our shows with you wherever
you go with our podcasts on iHeartRadio,
You're listening to a podcast from News Talks. There'd be
follow this and our wide range of podcasts now on iHeartRadio.
International Correspondence on Summer Breakfast with Ends and Eye Insurance,
Peace of Mind for New Zealand business.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
It's to the US now, Richard Arnold, Good morning, morning, Tim.
So not much side of a reprieve with the LA
fires is there yet again?
Speaker 3 (00:33):
Los Angeles is in the cross HEAs the winds are
increasing even as we speak. We're just at now up
to one hundred and fifteen kilometers an hour. That's not
quite as strong as when there's fire catastrophe began one
week ago. Still it is barely possible to contain earning
embers when they're being tossed around by hurricane spect winds.
We now have huge numbers of firefighters on the line,
(00:54):
some fifteen thousand plus. It's an army of firefighters and
Brigade Chief Brent paskworksas of the situation.
Speaker 4 (01:01):
As we've got reinsporsements throughout last week. We just put
them out there in the area, either at the house
or just down the streets, ready to go and say
something happens. We have engines out there at the houses
on the streets, pre planned, pre position, ready to go.
Speaker 3 (01:17):
Yeah, this is the scene. In the areas of most concern.
They've air dropped pink fire retardant foscheck onto individual houses,
so gray Rouse Now pink gates and driveways are pink.
Fire engines are parked a couple of blocks away. I've
never seen a firefighting effort quite like this. At the
same time, fire officials are warning.
Speaker 4 (01:38):
If you don't have a wildfire evacuation plan for your
family and your home, please make one today.
Speaker 3 (01:46):
Yes, some one hundred thousand people still are evacuated, wondering
if I have places to return to. These high winds
will extend for another city six hours, say forecasts. Meantime,
there's been a rush of support from thousands of people
for those who have lost their homes, lost everything. Comedian
Jay Leno, who is famous for his huge car collection,
I took a nineteen forty vintage fire that he owns
(02:09):
and drove it into some of the fire areas, where
he used it to give out food and supplies to
people displaced from the twelve thousand plus homes lost. He says,
ten thousand buildings.
Speaker 2 (02:20):
I mean, you can't even if you drove all day,
you couldn't see ten thousand boy.
Speaker 3 (02:24):
I mean, you get on that hill and you look
for miles and there's nothing. It looks like Hiroshima or
just some horrible things. Yeah, the city is pulling together
some fifty million US dollars that's been donted to fire
funds on they discount. However, however, it is normal for
politicians right to promise every possible aid to natural disaster victims.
Not this time. Some Republicans, including the Speaker Mike Johnson,
(02:46):
third in line to the US Presidence, he is saying
there might have to be conditions attached to any disaster aid.
He's saying this right in the middle of the crisis.
Interesting timing. A So some of those politicians include Senator
John Barasso, Speaker Johnson. As I say, and at the
end of this little group of comments here, Senator Tommy Tuppervilt,
(03:08):
expect that there will be strings attached to money that
is ultimately approved.
Speaker 4 (03:12):
I think there should probably be conditions on that day.
That's my personal view.
Speaker 1 (03:16):
But there can't be a blank check on this.
Speaker 2 (03:18):
They don't deserve anything, to be honest with you, and
the last they show us they're gonna make some changes.
Speaker 3 (03:22):
They don't deserve anything, is what this Alabama poor excuse
for politician Tommy Tuberville is saying he didn't say no
when Alabama wanted hurricane relief? Are these people right in
the head? Meantime, Marjorie Taylor Green, who once tweeted the
Jews have space lasers and are able to control the weather,
just posted this on social media. Quote why don't they
use geoengineering like cloud seeding to bring rain down on
(03:44):
the wildfires in California? They know how to do it.
End quote. You know California has been in an eight
months drought, no rain clouds in sight. Maybe we need
some intelligence tests for want of be polleys.
Speaker 2 (03:55):
Well, the odd Republicans don't love California very much. Might
be quite mutual, I think so. Hey, the January sixth
report on Trump is released.
Speaker 3 (04:03):
Yeah, the Special Council, retiring Special Council who was looking
into all of this, has issue his final report where
he says voters save Trump from being convicted. Jack Smith
says his evidence was overwhelming, noting that over two hundred
and fifty witnesses had agreed voluntarily to be interviewed in
fifty five had appeared before a grand jury. So he
(04:24):
says of the material that he had put together as.
Speaker 2 (04:27):
An unprecedented assault on the seat of American democracy.
Speaker 1 (04:31):
It's described in the indictment. It was fueled by lies.
Speaker 3 (04:35):
The incoming president has slammed the Special Council many, many
times and says, now this is prosecutorial misconduct, and his
primary purpose is to steal another election. Stolen elections, see
Trump them for so long. They made a last ditch
attempt to block the release of the report. It's now out.
But the case, of course, has died with the Trump reelection.
Speaker 2 (04:56):
How's the Pete hicksth confirmation here and going.
Speaker 3 (05:00):
It looks like it's going to be close, but it
looks like he may have the votes to get in.
He could only lose if all the Democrats are on
side about Republican votes. But yeah, this is the first
of the confirmation hearings underway for Trump nominees, top aids,
and cabinet members, and they've begun with his former Fox
co hosts and critics say has really little experience to
run an operation, the biggest military operation in the world.
(05:22):
He's ever done anything like this, He's been quizzed about
allegations also that he's actually assaulted a woman, something he denies,
even as he paid that person to keep quiet, and
we now find the FBI didn't even bother to interview
the woman. Hegg said says that sex relations were consensual.
He also has been questioned about his previously voiced view
that women do not belong in the military.
Speaker 4 (05:40):
I'm straight up just saying we should not have women
in combat roles. It hasn't made us more effective, hasn't
made us more lethal, has made fighting more complicated.
Speaker 3 (05:48):
So now, during his testimony still underway, he has had
a dramatic change of view, it seems, saying now he
fully supports women in the military absolutely.
Speaker 4 (05:58):
It would be the privilege of a lifetime if confirmed
to be the Secretary of Defense for all men and
women in.
Speaker 3 (06:05):
Uniful boy, when a job is offered. He was questioned
by a key Republican member who served in the US
military for about twenty years and could be a clinching
vote on the nomination.
Speaker 2 (06:13):
Hey, thanks so much for your time, Richard Nald. That's
Richard Anald in the US.
Speaker 1 (06:17):
For more from News Talk sed B listen live on
air or online and keep our shows with you wherever
you go with our podcasts on iHeartRadio,
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