November 14, 2025 • 40 mins
Sierra Madre is under evacuation warnings as a dam sits directly above neighborhoods, raising serious concerns with the incoming storm. Los Angeles officials held press conferences outlining the potential dangers and the preparations underway.
Evacuation orders in the Pacific Palisades will move 126 residents out between tonight and Sunday morning. Power outages are already hitting Reseda, Brentwood, and Bel-Air as the weather system strengthens.
And in a lighter moment — the cleanest country in the world is Japan, thanks to a culture of respect that keeps their streets spotless.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mark as Played
Transcript
Episode Transcript
Available transcripts are automatically generated. Complete accuracy is not guaranteed.
Speaker 1 (00:00):
It's KMF I am six forty and you're listening to
the Conway Show on demand on the iHeartRadio app. And
everybody's getting wet. Now the rain is here, and it's
gonna be solid rain between now and Sunday, maybe even
some residual rain on Sunday.
Speaker 2 (00:17):
So gotta be aware. The one area that I'm worried.
Speaker 1 (00:20):
About, and again I'm not I'm not like this guy
who's you know, not worried about anything. I'm worried about
Sierra Madre. Sierra Madre has a dam that's above all
those homes. They're all those beautiful, beautiful homes. Sierra Madre
in downtown Sierra Madre, which is right near the racetrack,
right near sant Anita and Arcadia, right next door to Arcadia,
is one of those beautiful areas in the world. In
(00:44):
the world, that little downtown area. You ever go through
their crouse that little towntown area of Siera Madra.
Speaker 3 (00:49):
I haven't been there a couple times. They do a
really cool thing on Halloween two there.
Speaker 1 (00:53):
Oh that's cool. Yeah, it's like literally going back to
the nineteen sixty.
Speaker 3 (00:56):
Yeah, they've got an any bitty theater there that's like
a little community theater that like, like I said, on Halloween,
they do a really cool thing where people show up
in costume and stuff, and just the smell of that
little hardware store is unabavable.
Speaker 2 (01:08):
Man, they got it going on out there.
Speaker 1 (01:11):
So they have a dam above all these beautiful, beautiful homes.
You know, there's no there's no two homes in Sierra
Madre that look alike. These aren't track homes. These are homes.
They're built with a lot of stone, a lot of craftsmen,
a lot of work went into it. Beautiful driveways, manicured
lawns and bushes, shrubbery flowers. It's beautiful up there. And
(01:36):
they've got a dam above there though that if that
breaks or overflows, it could be a disaster for that area.
I imagine if you live in Sierra Madre that you're
keeping both eyes on the rain and you're not like
this guy.
Speaker 4 (01:53):
I'm not worried about the rain at all.
Speaker 1 (01:54):
That guy doesn't live in Sierra Madre. But if you
do live in Sierra Madre, it's going to be a
sleepless night. You're going to be up all night every
time you hear a branch moving outside or maybe thunder
or you know, you see lightning whatever, or you just
hear the winds, or you hear rumbling of water and mud.
Speaker 2 (02:14):
You're going to be up.
Speaker 1 (02:16):
And I bet a lot of people in Sierra Madre,
if you've got young kids, are maybe staying at mom
and dad's tonight or a hotel because this is they
you know. I hope it doesn't happen. I think everybody does,
but that could. If that dam either breaks or the
water comes over that dam, that is going to be
(02:38):
hell for Sierra Madre. Let's find out what's going on
there with Cierra Model.
Speaker 4 (02:43):
This is a very cute little shop.
Speaker 5 (02:45):
It's called Mary's Market, and they are closed for the day,
like many of the small mom and pomp businesses out here.
That's because parking is not allowed over here.
Speaker 4 (02:54):
What they have in place.
Speaker 5 (02:56):
If we pant over this way, Meredith, you can see
they have this caution tape. They really want people who
are coming up to this area not to park outside.
Speaker 4 (03:03):
They have that red flag.
Speaker 5 (03:04):
Up and that essentially goes out for this entire area.
If you're someone who lives here, if you're someone who
works here, don't park outside. They want to make sure
that there's enough space for first responders to get here
just in case we do get some flooding.
Speaker 4 (03:17):
I'm not worried about the rain at all.
Speaker 2 (03:19):
You start, if you're in Sierra Madres. Start now.
Speaker 5 (03:22):
As you can see just looking at the ground, it
is pretty dry. It's been raining pretty consistently, but for
the most part, very uneventful.
Speaker 2 (03:30):
Yeah, uneventful now, but just wait.
Speaker 4 (03:32):
Now, take a look at this video.
Speaker 5 (03:33):
This is from earlier, and we can take a look
at the dam here in Sierra Madre.
Speaker 1 (03:37):
That's what I'm talking about. The dam in Sierra Madre.
It's old, it's had problems in the past, and if
that water comes over that dam, there's nothing else to
stop that mud and that water until it gets to
the two ten freeway.
Speaker 4 (03:52):
Damn here in Sierra Madre.
Speaker 5 (03:53):
They've done a great job over the last few weeks
ensuring that the infrastructure here holds up.
Speaker 1 (03:59):
Okay, they're saying that the city of Cier Madre did
a great job clearing that dam out, but if you
ask anybody who lives out there, they say the exact opposite.
The city hasn't paid enough attention to the dam there
at Sierra Madre.
Speaker 2 (04:14):
So I don't know what the truth is. Maybe it's
somewhere in between.
Speaker 5 (04:16):
Getting ready for weather just like this from months La County.
They've been removing dirt, rock, and debris from the catch
basins in preparation for the winter months, essentially making room
for days like today should we get a downpour. The
debris basins are functioning properly. It prevents mud slides and flooding.
Looking ahead, the most significant bound of rain is expected
(04:38):
tonight into Saturday.
Speaker 1 (04:39):
Yeah huge tonight Tomorrow, that area could get five to
six inches of rain in the foothills.
Speaker 5 (04:45):
There isn't evacuation warning for folks here in Altadena and
also Sierra Madre. Take a look at this the burn
zones from the Eaten fire. They're now in phase one
of evacuation warning.
Speaker 6 (04:56):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (04:56):
Phase one that means moderate.
Speaker 5 (04:58):
To heavy of debris flow and flashed flooding. That went
into effects six o'clock last night. These warnings will transition
into phase two of evacuation orders at eight o'clock tonight,
when the heavier rain is supposed to arrive. Phase two
means to bring in mudflows may occur at more widespread locations.
Speaker 1 (05:16):
Okay, you got to be aware of this if you
live in that area. That's what the talk radio does
better than anybody else. We have consistently we have people
on this station from you know, Amy King to Bill Handle,
Gary and Shannon, John Colbell, myself and then whoever's the
seven and ten, and then George Nori. But we continue
(05:38):
to give you more information on how horrible this could
be for a lot of people live here in southern California.
When the rain comes out, or when those winds, or
there's fires or there's an earthquake. KFI is the station
to turn two. We give you that information to try
to keep you safe.
Speaker 7 (05:57):
If the rains are heavy tomorrow, we may have evacuation orders.
And again what we do know is when we get
to this point, the threat for mudflow and damage is
pretty significant.
Speaker 8 (06:09):
Well, I think the weather people have just made a
big hoopla about all this heavy rain, and I mean,
if I could be out here with my dog walking, it's.
Speaker 4 (06:20):
Not that bad.
Speaker 1 (06:21):
Okay, okay, all right, all right, I get it. It's
not that bad right now, but it's on its way.
Speaker 8 (06:27):
There's a lot of mud flowing down, but nothing really
to get scared about.
Speaker 2 (06:33):
We've gotten sandbags from the city. And yeah, just a
lot of hoping and praying and just monitoring what's happening.
Speaker 5 (06:42):
That's right now back out here alive. Take a look
over there. You can see that that gentleman over there,
he has his property boarded up.
Speaker 4 (06:49):
He has sandbags out.
Speaker 5 (06:50):
That's really all they want to do while they wait
out this storm. Now, another thing I do want to
show you if we can pound over this way, just
take a look at the wash. The water is moving
nice and easy. This is exactly what we want to
see during weather like this. It's there's no mud, there's
no debris.
Speaker 4 (07:05):
So hopefully it stays this way.
Speaker 5 (07:08):
That is the very latest time Lena reporting life here
in Sierra Madre.
Speaker 1 (07:11):
All right, Lena Bobian out there. She got the most
more difficult job out there. We're gonna check in with
Malibu as well. They're right now getting hit hard with
this rain. This is a subtropical river that's coming through
California and it's going to happen all day.
Speaker 2 (07:30):
You've got to keep it.
Speaker 1 (07:31):
On KFI or if you want some you know, video,
turn on local news. But this rain is not going
to stop. There's a low off of the northern part
of California. That's going to keep this atmospheric river focused
right on Los Angeles, right on this the heart of
Los Angeles in southern California into Orange County.
Speaker 2 (07:52):
It's a lot of rain coming. I know it's late.
Speaker 1 (07:55):
We said Thursday, and then we said maybe early Friday,
but it's and now it's not going to stop until
late tomorrow night. So be prepared. Worry about it. Worry
about it. Not to not overly worried, you know, don't
you know, get in your car and drive to Cleveland
to avoid it. But be aware of you and your neighbors.
(08:18):
If your neighbors need help. This is going to be
a lot of rain and there could be a significant
amount of damage because of it tonight, especially at around
twelve thirty twelve thirty, actually that's twelve thirty tomorrow, that's
when a huge front is coming in. So all weekend long,
be aware and help your neighbors if they needed there
(08:38):
because a lot of older people living here in southern California,
and they can't they're not they can't move around like us,
you know, like a thirty year old.
Speaker 9 (08:47):
You're listening to Tim Conway Junior on demand from KFI
AM six forty.
Speaker 2 (08:53):
LA city leaders discussed storm preparation.
Speaker 10 (08:55):
Those bursts of heavy rain to pick up through the
morning and last in to the afternoon. There will be
some locations where the rain gets extremely heavy, not only
on the burn scars, but also affecting the larger community
across the greater Los Angeles area. This is when the
risk for significant flooding will increase, along with the potential
(09:19):
for landslides and burn scar debris flows. The worst of
the conditions is expected to persist through early Saturday afternoon. Now,
by mid afternoon into Saturday evening, the heaviest rain will
be shifting to the north of the city of Los Angeles,
and there should be even a few breaks from the rain.
(09:39):
In fact, the sun may even come out in.
Speaker 2 (09:42):
A few spots by later Saturday afternoon.
Speaker 10 (09:45):
Don't let your guard down, though, because the energy from
the sun could allow for additional heavy showers to develop
later in the afternoon and into the evening. Those localized
afternoon and evening downpours could worsen flooding, landslides, and debrisf
flow potential. Looking further ahead, other than a few light showers.
Speaker 2 (10:05):
Around late Saturday night, the.
Speaker 10 (10:08):
Most dangerous conditions should conclude by the end of the
flood watch at ten pm Saturday evening, but be on
guard because additional weaker storms could affect the region over
the next several days. Now, I need to make mention
that many Angelinos may not personally experience any damaging floods, landslides,
or debrif flows. However, the character of this weather system
(10:31):
is such that many localized spots will have the potential
to experience dangerous, life threatening floods, landslides, and debris flows.
Speaker 2 (10:41):
The nature of.
Speaker 10 (10:41):
The system is such that we can't be certain about
exactly when and where these impacts will strike until right
before they occur at the earliest. If you encounter flooding,
never drive through flooded roadways. If you're in or near
a burned scar area, be especially cautious of your vulnerabilities
(11:02):
and be prepared to heed any directions from emergency management
and law enforcement officials. In addition, there will be the
potential for a few thunderstorms to affect the local area
on Saturday, which could contain occasional lightning strikes, high rainfall rates,
and gusty to perhaps locally damaging wind gusts. There's also
(11:23):
a remote risk for a small, brief, weak tornado to occur,
so please just be advised and that if the winds
suddenly pick up, or if you hear severe weather warning
from the National Weather Service, we recommend that you be
indoors in a sturdy structure on the lowest floor, with
as many walls between you and the outside as possible,
(11:44):
stay away from windows. Again, many people may be fortunate
enough to be largely unaffected by the adverse weather. However,
the type of weather system coming through is one that
has the capability of being dangerous and even life threatening.
The alerts we issue are not intended to create fear,
but rather to be a tool and resource to help
(12:06):
you and your loved ones stay safe. Our confidence and
dangerous weather striking any location may not be certain until
it's too late to take action, so please take these
alerts as an opportunity to prepare while there's time to
do so.
Speaker 2 (12:21):
How hopefully we.
Speaker 10 (12:22):
Can get through the system with as little impact as possible,
even if we're ready for much worse. On behalf of
the National Weather Service, we will continue working closely with
our core partners, including emergency management officials, the Mayor's office
as well to ensure that everyone has the latest available
information on this evolving situation. To all Angelinos on behalf
(12:44):
of the National Weather Service, stay safe and take care.
With that, I'm going to introduce Mayor Karen Bass.
Speaker 2 (12:52):
Thank you.
Speaker 6 (12:55):
Doctor Cohen.
Speaker 11 (12:56):
First of all, let me just thank you so much
for your information, your willingness to be here. Want Angelinos
to know that he drives a couple of hours to
come here from Oxnard and we really.
Speaker 6 (13:08):
Appreciate you and your work.
Speaker 11 (13:11):
As always, I encourage all Angelinos to stay safe and
prepare for this weekend. Slow down if you're driving, and
plan ahead for the potential for longer travel times. And please,
if you don't have to leave your home, please don't.
I do want Angelinos to know that the city is
prepared and we are ready. Our Emergency Operations Center has
(13:34):
been activated and SINI City crews are on standby to
respond to any fallen trees or impacts to roadways. Chief
More will share more about how LAFD has pre deployed
resources around the city. We will continue to maintain a
proactive approach to bolstering vulnerable hillsides throughout Pacific Palisades from
(13:57):
earlier this year, but as doctor Cohen said it is
potential for mud slides to impact areas outside of the
burn scar. Evacuation orders have been issued for select vulnerable
properties within and around recent burn scar areas beginning at
eight pm tonight and through eight am Sunday.
Speaker 6 (14:19):
So as always, if.
Speaker 11 (14:21):
You have been contacted by the Los Angeles Police Department
at an impacted property, please please please heed official guidance
and evacuate. As we head into the weekend, I again
urge all Angelinos to stay prepared and safe, and as always,
please call nine to one one for life threatening situations.
(14:44):
If you see flooding or fallen trees, please report by
calling three poet one, which will be operating until extended hours.
There have been a few reports of down trees so far,
and our city crews remain on standby to respond immediately.
Please report any power outages to LADWP. Residents can also
(15:06):
pick up sandbags at fire stations throughout the city, with
san also available for free at select fire stations. Please
sign up also for emergency alerts at Notifyla dot org.
Now I want to introduce and turn this over to
our new fire chief, who has been.
Speaker 6 (15:26):
On the job for just a few hours. And welcome chief.
Speaker 2 (15:31):
Himymore or anymore?
Speaker 12 (15:33):
Thank you, Madam mayor what a way to start as
fire chief, whether nature has a way.
Speaker 6 (15:40):
Of welcoming us again.
Speaker 12 (15:42):
My name is Himen Moore, and I'm honored to serve
as a newly appointed fire chief for the Los Angeles
City Fire Department. I'm here tonight to update you on
the cities prepare preparations and ongoing response to the storm currently.
Speaker 6 (15:57):
Impacting Los Angeles.
Speaker 12 (16:00):
Evacuations warnings went into effect Thursday evening for the Palisades Fire,
Sunset Fire, and the Hurst Burnscar areas. These warnings will
remain in place until Sunday, November fifteenth, approximately eleven am.
At this time, no evacuation orders have been issued. Let
me repeat that no evacuation orders have been issued or
(16:25):
in effect right now. If conditions worsen, warnings will be
upgraded and evacuation orders will take place. Residents will be
notified immediately through Los Angeles City alerts, including the wireless
emergency alerts on mobile devices. Additionally, the Los Angeles Police
Department will go door to door to notify anyone in
(16:47):
the affected areas. A broader evacuation warning remains in place
around all burnscar zones.
Speaker 6 (16:55):
Out of an abundance of caution.
Speaker 12 (16:58):
The Los Angeles City Fire Department increased staffing beginning yesterday
at six am, and we have strategically positioned resources across
the city. Our preparations include a twenty two members strike
team with five off road tight three fire engines and
an assistant chief actively patrolling the Palisades area dozers, and
(17:24):
a twenty seven member hand crew ready to assist with
any debris flows or access issues in the City of
Los Angeles.
Speaker 6 (17:32):
Urban search and Rescue and.
Speaker 12 (17:33):
Swift water rescue teams have been staged in the San
Fernando Valley. Helicopters and air resources are prepared to launch
as weather allows. Seven brush patrols and one fast response
vehicle which can quickly reach narrow streets in our high
risk terrain areas. Sandbags are available at all of our
(17:56):
one hundred and six neighborhood fire stations.
Speaker 6 (17:59):
Sand will be available at select.
Speaker 12 (18:01):
Stations, and you can find the station details and updates
by visiting LAFD dot org forward Slash News. Here are
a few important reminders. Never drive or walk through moving water.
Call nine one one only for life threatening emergencies. If
(18:22):
you need to report flooding, debris flow, or fallen trees,
please call three one pint one. For power outages, please
visit LEDWP dot com forward slash outages or call one
eight hundred dial DWP and always assume that a down
(18:43):
power line is live. Please do not try to touch them,
move them, or approach them. There are a few steps
you can take to safe to stay safe during this storm.
Consider changing your weekend plans and stay home, cuddle up,
watch a movie, spend some family time. Stay aware of
(19:07):
weather conditions and your surroundings.
Speaker 6 (19:09):
Listen to the radio, watch your.
Speaker 12 (19:11):
Television show, television newscasts. If you hear thunder or see lightning,
or notice sudden wind changes, go indoors, stay away from windows,
and find a place of safety. And remember, if you
encounter a flooded area, please don't drive through it.
Speaker 6 (19:33):
Turn around.
Speaker 12 (19:36):
The LAFD continues to work in unified coordination with the
Los Angeles Emergency Operations Center, which remains fully staffed and
ready to respond. My message tonight is simple, stay informed,
stay alert, and stay safe.
Speaker 6 (19:54):
We're here for you and we will get through this
storm together.
Speaker 13 (19:58):
I think you've an update.
Speaker 14 (20:00):
It is a warning for every leaks at two hundred
and twenty six persis wish is an order to.
Speaker 2 (20:04):
Be new information coming in mention update.
Speaker 12 (20:09):
We just received an update, and I'm gonna let Chief
McDonald provide that update.
Speaker 6 (20:13):
He's next to speak, and you can catch half of
what he says. So he's going to say is.
Speaker 12 (20:16):
We do have a change from a warning to an
evacuation order. So I stay corrected and I'll leave it
over to Chief McDonald.
Speaker 2 (20:23):
Sir, correction. I'll very much.
Speaker 6 (20:26):
Good evening, and thank you for being here. As you heard.
Speaker 14 (20:29):
City of Los Angeles preparing for a significant storm system
expected to arrive soon. Our priority is keeping our community
members safe. Due to the increased risk of mud and
to brief flow, the city is issued an evacuation order
for specific properties considered vulnerable to safety risks, with a
significant portion of those properties contained within the Pacific Palisades
(20:53):
burn zone. This order begins tonight at eight pm and
will remain in effect until Sunday morning.
Speaker 6 (21:00):
At eight am.
Speaker 14 (21:01):
If your home is within the impacted area, please evacuate
before eight pm tonight. Take your family, pets, medications, important documents,
in any essentials you may need. If someone in your
household requires extra time or assistance, Please begin that process now.
Our role today LAPD officers from West La Division, Hollywood
(21:23):
and Mission Divisions have worked with a sense of urgency
throughout those impacted areas, with notifications completed at all vulnerable properties,
and as the Chief mentioned, there's one hundred and twenty
six residents that have been notified that will be ordered
to leave. Officers have gone door to door knocking and
announcing their presence, notifying residents if present, and distributing evacuation
(21:48):
information and we've documented all of those efforts. At this time,
the process of distributing evacuation information is complete to all
properties identified as vulnerable to potential safety hazards. The LAPD
will continue monitoring conditions throughout the storm, assisting wherever.
Speaker 2 (22:17):
New light special.
Speaker 14 (22:24):
The lad will continue monitoring conditions throughout the storm, assisting
wherever and whenever that's needed. The city is open an
evacuation center at Stoner Recreation Center, located at eighteen thirty
five Stoner Avenue in West La, where residents can find
shelter and support some safety guidance. Once the heavy rain begins,
(22:47):
the safest place to be is indoors. Please avoid unnecessary travel,
and if you're required to drive, do so safely, without distractions,
and give yourself some extra time to arrive.
Speaker 6 (22:58):
Keep in mind mud.
Speaker 14 (22:59):
And debris flows can occur suddenly and become life threatening
with very little, if any warning. If you're an experience
an emergency, please call nine to one one immediately. I
want to thank our partners across the city, the Mayor's Office,
Los Angeles Fire Department, Emergency Services Division, Public Works, in
(23:19):
all city and county agencies. This truly is a coordinated
effort to protect all community members in closing. These evacuation
orders are issued because the risk is real. Your safety
is our priority, and leaving early is the best way
to protect yourself and your family. We'll continue to provide
updates as conditions evolve. Thank you, and please stay safe.
(23:40):
And it's now my honor to be able to turn
it over to the general Manager of the Emergency Management Department,
Carol Parks.
Speaker 15 (23:52):
The city's Emergency Operations Center has been activated since last
evening and we will increase staff overnight to monitor and
prepare for any impacts from the right.
Speaker 2 (24:04):
So there is the update for you.
Speaker 1 (24:06):
There are no current mandatory evacuations, but this is going
to be a radical storm. I just saw him on
TV around six to seven am. Tomorrow is when the
real radical downfall is supposed to happen. It's supposed to
be very heavy for about an entire hour. It's going
(24:29):
to be on and off all night, mostly on. It's
gonna be a lot of rain. I know that it's
not quite here yet. You don't see a lot of damage.
You don't see a lot of you know, trees falling,
but it's coming because this storm is a couple hundred
miles long, and it is directed right towards La. These
(24:50):
future you know forecasts and these future you know radar
photos and video has this this storm directed at us
for the next twenty four hours or more, and it's
going to be a lot of rain by tomorrow. At
this time, you'll realize what all these warnings and advisories
(25:14):
were all about. They're asking everyone to stay home, which
is I don't know, I guess probably a decent idea
if you're not comfortable driving around at night when it's raining.
But man, on a Friday night, these restaurants and stores
they could use that business. So I don't know, maybe
Uber Eats let somebody else drive I don't know if
(25:36):
when they say stay home, if you don't have to
go out and then you order on Uber Eats or
you have something delivered, is that sort of a bad
thing to do, Like your life is more important, so
you're going to be home, but you'll let some other
guy out there drive your food around.
Speaker 2 (25:52):
I don't know. I don't know.
Speaker 1 (25:53):
There are some power outages as well. There's one in
the biggest one is in bell there are two hundred
and ninety four customers in bel Air that are currently
without power. There's another one in the San Fernando Valley.
One hundred and sixty seven people in Brisida that are
(26:14):
currently without power. And those are the two big ones
right now. There's a smaller one people without power in
looks like oh, this is also Brentwood, a different part
of Brentwood. So something happened in Brentwood. There's twelve houses
thirteen houses out there closer to the ocean. And then
in the heart of Brentwood, just east of the four
(26:37):
or five, there are two hundred and ninety four homes
without power in that area as well. And these are
rich people bell Air. These are not people that are
used to being without anything. Water, power, internet, the whole deal.
They've got everything. So that's happening as well. There's no
(26:59):
indication when it doesn't say here, the Cruis are working
on it. Estimated time to return power is twenty one
hundred hours. So what is that twelve and nine nine o'clock.
I think it's nine o'clock tonight. So that's nine o'clock
(27:20):
tonight for the one in Brentwood, the one further out
in the San Fernando Valley, see what time you're going
to get your power restored? And these are just obviously estimates.
But the one in yeah, nine o'clock as well. So
the one in Risida in one hundred and sixty seven
customers without power, that's going to be around nine o'clock
(27:41):
as well. Cruise working on both of them, on both situations.
All right, The Palisades residents have been given evacuation. I
don't I think they're warnings. I don't think they're mandatory yet,
but let's find out Pacific Palisades especially susceptible to the
(28:01):
amount of rain coming in tonight and tomorrow.
Speaker 16 (28:03):
Yeah, we've been out here all day and we really
have heard a mixture from people living in this hillside.
Some are really concerned about the storm coming in later tonight,
and others, you know, after what they went through in January,
it's hard to have anything phase them.
Speaker 4 (28:16):
But I think.
Speaker 16 (28:17):
Everybody's on the same page. They're all holding their breaths,
just hoping it doesn't end up bad. Take a look
behind me, though. This is the main thing that's really
causing concern. You could see this hillside.
Speaker 4 (28:27):
This is a burnscar.
Speaker 16 (28:28):
This was one of the many areas that was burned
in the Palisades fire.
Speaker 4 (28:32):
And so when you.
Speaker 16 (28:32):
Connect both the burn scar with heavy rain, which is
what we're expecting to see, it's expected to become a
mud side. For families in the Pacific Palisades, this is
a familiar kind of anxiety.
Speaker 13 (28:46):
I'm nervous or some people's houses. Obviously, it's gonna suck.
If a fire comes through and tears most people, then
you know, mudslides take out the rest. Obviously.
Speaker 1 (28:54):
Yeah, that is absolutely true. You know, these people have
had a really horrible, horrible year eating fire area Palisades, Malibu.
This has been for a lot of people out there,
the worst year of their life, and a lot of
anxiety still out there, and you know, and these people
who live in the Palisades again, and we talked about
(29:17):
this earlier in the four o'clock hour. It was one
of the most beautiful areas in the world to live
in in the world, and now it looks like a
war zone in a lot of places.
Speaker 2 (29:29):
And even if you.
Speaker 1 (29:30):
Do get all the permits and you start to build
and you finish your house. I saw there, you know,
three or four homes that are due to be finished
in January or February of next year, then you're still
living five to ten years in a construction zone where
every day there are massive trucks coming by. You hear
(29:51):
nail guns all day long, heavy machinery all day long,
dust on you, on your cars, in your pool, on
your patio, on your roof, everywhere.
Speaker 3 (30:04):
The backup beeps from the trucks.
Speaker 1 (30:05):
Yeah, all that stuff, you know, people walking down your street,
outhouses everywhere, you know, for the construction guys. And you
got to live like that for five years. And I
hope Pacific Palisades eventually does come back, but it's going
to be some time. It's not going to be next
year or the following year. It's probably going to be five,
maybe even ten years. And it may even be fifteen
(30:29):
to twenty years before everything is back to normal, before
it looks like the neighborhood that you remembered on New
Year's of last year or of this previous year. So
we're gonna let me get some more information here on
the Palisades. This is an updated story here on the Palisades.
Speaker 2 (30:48):
Let's find out.
Speaker 1 (30:49):
I know they're experiencing some of the rain right now,
but that is a very dicey area for.
Speaker 2 (30:55):
The amount of rain that's coming in tonight.
Speaker 4 (30:57):
It is coming down.
Speaker 2 (30:59):
We have been going.
Speaker 16 (31:00):
I've here every hour since eleven o'clock. I could tell
you just in the past hour. It is really rammed up.
You can't see anything. Obviously it's dark now, but there
is so much standing water on this road specifically, and
obviously this is prompting concerns. Right we are right in
front of the hillside.
Speaker 1 (31:16):
And this isn't even the big part of the storm yet.
That's overnight and into tomorrow morning. Around six thirty tomorrow
is when it's really supposed to hit radically.
Speaker 16 (31:23):
There's a bunch of homes behind us and then that
hill and the main concern is that if we get
too much rain and too short of a time. All
of that mudd and debris has nowhere to go but down.
So when situations like this one that means right into
these people's homes. A lot of people we spoke with,
though they have mixed reactions. Take a look for families
in the Pacific Palisades.
Speaker 2 (31:43):
This is a familiar kind of anxiety.
Speaker 13 (31:46):
I'm nervous or some people's houses. Obviously it's gonna suck
if a fire comes through.
Speaker 2 (31:50):
And tears most art. We heard that portion.
Speaker 13 (31:52):
I mean, I'm nervous, but there's not many people living there,
and what dirt's going to wash into more dirt.
Speaker 1 (31:56):
The pad and then all that stuff is going to
wash right into the ocean again, and the ocean the
beaches are gonna be you know, those beaches just opened
last week. Some of those beaches that have been closed
since last January just opened last week, just last week.
It took them that long to clean everything up. And
now all that debris and it's not just mud, it's asbestos,
(32:19):
it's toxins, it's all the you know, the the pollutants
that are left over from the fires, all now liquefying
and turning into running streams that will continue spreading, you know,
those potential hazardous chemicals all over the ocean.
Speaker 2 (32:37):
Again.
Speaker 1 (32:37):
They're going to have to close those beaches again and
clean it up again. And every time there's a storm,
you know, for the next two three four years, you'll
get the same thing. You'll get all the debris that
hasn't been picked up by the government yet, by the
Army Corps of Engineers, and again it'll wash it all
down into the sand PCH and into the ocean. And
then they got to come back and clean that up again.
(32:59):
That that beach that is just at the at the base,
I think it's near sunset and PCH had just opened
last week and now it's probably gonna be closed for
another two three four months after this storm. This is
gonna be a lot of rain. All right, we've got
to take a break now. This is I know you're
probably thinking, Christ, how much coverage can you do on
(33:22):
the rain.
Speaker 2 (33:23):
It's a big deal. It's a big deal.
Speaker 1 (33:25):
And you'll know tonight as you listen tonight to KFI
and as you feel the rain coming to your neighborhood
and the traffic jams on the side streets and on
the freeway, you'll understand what we've been talking about for
last three, four, five days. A lot of debris, a
lot of rain, a lot of closures, mud slides. This
is going to be a real test on how prepared
(33:48):
we are for this kind of massive early winter storm.
We're live on KFI, will be live, you know, talking
and giving you updates all night long. If it gets
really heavy, I'm sure somebody will come in and I
you know, and preempt to George Nori and go live
because this could be a real.
Speaker 2 (34:08):
Memorable storm for a lot of people out there.
Speaker 9 (34:11):
You're listening to Tim Conway Junior on Demyl from KFI
Am sixty.
Speaker 1 (34:16):
That it is pouring in Burbank, pouring outside. It is
unbelievable and I imagine wherever you are right now, you're
getting rained on and it's going to continue. The heaviest
stuff is coming overnight, so you'll probably be up a
couple of times tonight, especially five, six, seven am tomorrow
(34:38):
on Saturday. That's when the real radical downpour begins.
Speaker 3 (34:44):
Yeah, it's always tough because when it's hitting in the
middle of the night like this, we just had no
idea until daylight hits.
Speaker 1 (34:50):
Yeah, Yeah, it's it's unreal. And what we're going to
do is we're going to get a lot of debris
flowing into the La River and that's going to go
into Sampedro or Long Beach, and again you're going to
see refrigerators down there, couches, the hall run. It's you know,
(35:12):
we're just a filthy, you know community. Japan, on the
other hand, the exact opposite, the exact opposite of Los Angeles.
We play this for you here, a little distraction before
we get back to a rain talk.
Speaker 6 (35:28):
Here we go.
Speaker 17 (35:29):
This is the cleanest country in the world. You'll be
surprised when you watch until the end. In Japan, cleanliness
isn't a chore, it's a way of life. Yes, even
the garbage trucks look like they just came out of
the dealership, so clean that you could see your reflection
in them. And it's no coincidence. Everyday workers wash them
before heading out because dirty in the street would be
(35:50):
a sign of disrespect, and that respect extends to everything.
Waste management is a true science.
Speaker 2 (35:55):
Yeah, we don't.
Speaker 1 (35:56):
We don't have that here. We don't have people throw constantly.
I'm constantly cleaning up around our house, the alley, the street,
we live on. I take a bag out like every
I don't know on Saturday Sunday just to collect all
the crap and debris out there. And there's always trash.
I don't know if it's the younger generation doing this
(36:16):
or the older generation or the generation who's middle age,
I don't know, but people are constantly throwing crap out
of their car on the streets.
Speaker 17 (36:25):
There are specific days for each type of garbage, organic, plastic, cans, paper,
and each category has its own designated bag. If you
make a mistake separating or miss the schedule, you can't
take your trash out until the next collection. And the
most impressive part, no one complains. Everyone does it out
of mutual respect. Public restrooms are on another level, clean odorless,
(36:46):
with automatic disinfection systems and self cleaning seats, ramps, elevators, handrails.
Everything shines not because someone is watching, but because everyone
takes care of what belongs to everyone. In Japan, cleanliness
isn't an obligation, it's part of their identity. And when
you see that, you can't help, but wonder, why don't
we do the same.
Speaker 1 (37:07):
Yeah, I'm getting two tickets or three tickets to Japan.
Speaker 2 (37:11):
I'm moving. I've had it. I've had it.
Speaker 1 (37:15):
The new police I'm the new fire chief in Los Angeles.
Used to be named Jamie Moore. Now it's Timimore whatever.
But he was sworn in today and now he's got
to deal with this disaster. Less than twelve hours after
he was.
Speaker 18 (37:33):
Sworn in, LA officially has a new fire chief. The
city council just voted unanimously to approve Jamie Moore as chief.
Speaker 1 (37:40):
Okay, they call him Jamie there, all right, I don't
know what it is. I think it's Jamie. And then
when he was hired, a's Heimie. It's odd, It's odd.
Speaker 19 (37:49):
The past year has been one of the most challenging
in our city's history. The Palisades Fire tested every part
of our organization.
Speaker 2 (37:55):
That's right.
Speaker 19 (37:56):
It took a heartbreaking tool on our residents and on
our firefighters. I want them to know that I see them,
I stand with them, and I will continue to stand
up for them. At the same time, I recognize that
we're at a crossroads, not only for our department, but
for public trust.
Speaker 4 (38:11):
More is a thirty year fire department veteran.
Speaker 18 (38:14):
Most recently was the deputy chief with the Valley Bureau chief.
More is replacing Kristan Crowley, who was fired shortly after
the Palisades fired.
Speaker 1 (38:22):
All right, so we got a new chief, new chief
in town. Digs wrong with that guy? Are we going
to have the latest on all of the weather. But
as all of this weather disappears by next Friday, we
are going to Orange County where it's going to beautiful.
So come on out, don't be afraid of the brain,
and don't if it's one of those nights where they
tell you to stay inside, don't, don't come on out
(38:45):
to you or Belinda, we'll be a Smart Smart and
Final twenty one five hundred two Pine five zero zero
Yorba Linda Boulevard off the ninety one. You'll find it.
You're pretty good at maps. And we'll be broadcasting live
for four hours four pm eight pm. It's like a marathon.
Four hours wow, and we're gonna kick off Smart and
(39:05):
Finals their process of taking donations in store for the
KFI Pastathon, so they'll be giveaways, food samples and special
gift bags for the first two hundred and fifty people
that show up. Seems like a lot, but maybe we'll
get Jon in fifteen who knows, but come on out.
It'll be a party. We'll all be, you know, yelling
(39:28):
at each other, probably, I don't know, collecting money for sure.
And we have an auction. I'm auctioning off some of
the items I've found, Well, we cleaned out the garage,
but it's really cool KFI stuff. There's Johnny Ken CDs,
there's a KFI backpack, There's all kinds of really cool stuff.
And so the auction, all the money goes to Katerina's club,
(39:51):
so you can bid on some really cool stuff. Well,
it's gonna be a lot of fun. That's next Friday,
four to eight pm. Smart and Final your Belinda on
Orbital into Boulevard right off the ninety one.
Speaker 2 (40:01):
We're live.
Speaker 1 (40:02):
Keep an eye on this rain tonight and tomorrow right
here on KFI AM six forty Conway Show on demand
on the iHeartRadio app. Now you can always hear us
live on KFI AM six forty four to seven pm
Monday through Friday, and anytime on demand on the iHeartRadio app.
It's KMF I am six forty and you're listening to
the Conway Show on demand on the iHeartRadio app. And
everybody's getting wet. Now the rain is here, and it's
gonna be solid rain between now and Sunday, maybe even
some residual rain on Sunday.
Speaker 2 (00:17):
So gotta be aware. The one area that I'm worried.
Speaker 1 (00:20):
About, and again I'm not I'm not like this guy
who's you know, not worried about anything. I'm worried about
Sierra Madre. Sierra Madre has a dam that's above all
those homes. They're all those beautiful, beautiful homes. Sierra Madre
in downtown Sierra Madre, which is right near the racetrack,
right near sant Anita and Arcadia, right next door to Arcadia,
is one of those beautiful areas in the world. In
(00:44):
the world, that little downtown area. You ever go through
their crouse that little towntown area of Siera Madra.
Speaker 3 (00:49):
I haven't been there a couple times. They do a
really cool thing on Halloween two there.
Speaker 1 (00:53):
Oh that's cool. Yeah, it's like literally going back to
the nineteen sixty.
Speaker 3 (00:56):
Yeah, they've got an any bitty theater there that's like
a little community theater that like, like I said, on Halloween,
they do a really cool thing where people show up
in costume and stuff, and just the smell of that
little hardware store is unabavable.
Speaker 2 (01:08):
Man, they got it going on out there.
Speaker 1 (01:11):
So they have a dam above all these beautiful, beautiful homes.
You know, there's no there's no two homes in Sierra
Madre that look alike. These aren't track homes. These are homes.
They're built with a lot of stone, a lot of craftsmen,
a lot of work went into it. Beautiful driveways, manicured
lawns and bushes, shrubbery flowers. It's beautiful up there. And
(01:36):
they've got a dam above there though that if that
breaks or overflows, it could be a disaster for that area.
I imagine if you live in Sierra Madre that you're
keeping both eyes on the rain and you're not like
this guy.
Speaker 4 (01:53):
I'm not worried about the rain at all.
Speaker 1 (01:54):
That guy doesn't live in Sierra Madre. But if you
do live in Sierra Madre, it's going to be a
sleepless night. You're going to be up all night every
time you hear a branch moving outside or maybe thunder
or you know, you see lightning whatever, or you just
hear the winds, or you hear rumbling of water and mud.
Speaker 2 (02:14):
You're going to be up.
Speaker 1 (02:16):
And I bet a lot of people in Sierra Madre,
if you've got young kids, are maybe staying at mom
and dad's tonight or a hotel because this is they
you know. I hope it doesn't happen. I think everybody does,
but that could. If that dam either breaks or the
water comes over that dam, that is going to be
(02:38):
hell for Sierra Madre. Let's find out what's going on
there with Cierra Model.
Speaker 4 (02:43):
This is a very cute little shop.
Speaker 5 (02:45):
It's called Mary's Market, and they are closed for the day,
like many of the small mom and pomp businesses out here.
That's because parking is not allowed over here.
Speaker 4 (02:54):
What they have in place.
Speaker 5 (02:56):
If we pant over this way, Meredith, you can see
they have this caution tape. They really want people who
are coming up to this area not to park outside.
Speaker 4 (03:03):
They have that red flag.
Speaker 5 (03:04):
Up and that essentially goes out for this entire area.
If you're someone who lives here, if you're someone who
works here, don't park outside. They want to make sure
that there's enough space for first responders to get here
just in case we do get some flooding.
Speaker 4 (03:17):
I'm not worried about the rain at all.
Speaker 2 (03:19):
You start, if you're in Sierra Madres. Start now.
Speaker 5 (03:22):
As you can see just looking at the ground, it
is pretty dry. It's been raining pretty consistently, but for
the most part, very uneventful.
Speaker 2 (03:30):
Yeah, uneventful now, but just wait.
Speaker 4 (03:32):
Now, take a look at this video.
Speaker 5 (03:33):
This is from earlier, and we can take a look
at the dam here in Sierra Madre.
Speaker 1 (03:37):
That's what I'm talking about. The dam in Sierra Madre.
It's old, it's had problems in the past, and if
that water comes over that dam, there's nothing else to
stop that mud and that water until it gets to
the two ten freeway.
Speaker 4 (03:52):
Damn here in Sierra Madre.
Speaker 5 (03:53):
They've done a great job over the last few weeks
ensuring that the infrastructure here holds up.
Speaker 1 (03:59):
Okay, they're saying that the city of Cier Madre did
a great job clearing that dam out, but if you
ask anybody who lives out there, they say the exact opposite.
The city hasn't paid enough attention to the dam there
at Sierra Madre.
Speaker 2 (04:14):
So I don't know what the truth is. Maybe it's
somewhere in between.
Speaker 5 (04:16):
Getting ready for weather just like this from months La County.
They've been removing dirt, rock, and debris from the catch
basins in preparation for the winter months, essentially making room
for days like today should we get a downpour. The
debris basins are functioning properly. It prevents mud slides and flooding.
Looking ahead, the most significant bound of rain is expected
(04:38):
tonight into Saturday.
Speaker 1 (04:39):
Yeah huge tonight Tomorrow, that area could get five to
six inches of rain in the foothills.
Speaker 5 (04:45):
There isn't evacuation warning for folks here in Altadena and
also Sierra Madre. Take a look at this the burn
zones from the Eaten fire. They're now in phase one
of evacuation warning.
Speaker 6 (04:56):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (04:56):
Phase one that means moderate.
Speaker 5 (04:58):
To heavy of debris flow and flashed flooding. That went
into effects six o'clock last night. These warnings will transition
into phase two of evacuation orders at eight o'clock tonight,
when the heavier rain is supposed to arrive. Phase two
means to bring in mudflows may occur at more widespread locations.
Speaker 1 (05:16):
Okay, you got to be aware of this if you
live in that area. That's what the talk radio does
better than anybody else. We have consistently we have people
on this station from you know, Amy King to Bill Handle,
Gary and Shannon, John Colbell, myself and then whoever's the
seven and ten, and then George Nori. But we continue
(05:38):
to give you more information on how horrible this could
be for a lot of people live here in southern California.
When the rain comes out, or when those winds, or
there's fires or there's an earthquake. KFI is the station
to turn two. We give you that information to try
to keep you safe.
Speaker 7 (05:57):
If the rains are heavy tomorrow, we may have evacuation orders.
And again what we do know is when we get
to this point, the threat for mudflow and damage is
pretty significant.
Speaker 8 (06:09):
Well, I think the weather people have just made a
big hoopla about all this heavy rain, and I mean,
if I could be out here with my dog walking, it's.
Speaker 4 (06:20):
Not that bad.
Speaker 1 (06:21):
Okay, okay, all right, all right, I get it. It's
not that bad right now, but it's on its way.
Speaker 8 (06:27):
There's a lot of mud flowing down, but nothing really
to get scared about.
Speaker 2 (06:33):
We've gotten sandbags from the city. And yeah, just a
lot of hoping and praying and just monitoring what's happening.
Speaker 5 (06:42):
That's right now back out here alive. Take a look
over there. You can see that that gentleman over there,
he has his property boarded up.
Speaker 4 (06:49):
He has sandbags out.
Speaker 5 (06:50):
That's really all they want to do while they wait
out this storm. Now, another thing I do want to
show you if we can pound over this way, just
take a look at the wash. The water is moving
nice and easy. This is exactly what we want to
see during weather like this. It's there's no mud, there's
no debris.
Speaker 4 (07:05):
So hopefully it stays this way.
Speaker 5 (07:08):
That is the very latest time Lena reporting life here
in Sierra Madre.
Speaker 1 (07:11):
All right, Lena Bobian out there. She got the most
more difficult job out there. We're gonna check in with
Malibu as well. They're right now getting hit hard with
this rain. This is a subtropical river that's coming through
California and it's going to happen all day.
Speaker 2 (07:30):
You've got to keep it.
Speaker 1 (07:31):
On KFI or if you want some you know, video,
turn on local news. But this rain is not going
to stop. There's a low off of the northern part
of California. That's going to keep this atmospheric river focused
right on Los Angeles, right on this the heart of
Los Angeles in southern California into Orange County.
Speaker 2 (07:52):
It's a lot of rain coming. I know it's late.
Speaker 1 (07:55):
We said Thursday, and then we said maybe early Friday,
but it's and now it's not going to stop until
late tomorrow night. So be prepared. Worry about it. Worry
about it. Not to not overly worried, you know, don't
you know, get in your car and drive to Cleveland
to avoid it. But be aware of you and your neighbors.
(08:18):
If your neighbors need help. This is going to be
a lot of rain and there could be a significant
amount of damage because of it tonight, especially at around
twelve thirty twelve thirty, actually that's twelve thirty tomorrow, that's
when a huge front is coming in. So all weekend long,
be aware and help your neighbors if they needed there
(08:38):
because a lot of older people living here in southern California,
and they can't they're not they can't move around like us,
you know, like a thirty year old.
Speaker 9 (08:47):
You're listening to Tim Conway Junior on demand from KFI
AM six forty.
Speaker 2 (08:53):
LA city leaders discussed storm preparation.
Speaker 10 (08:55):
Those bursts of heavy rain to pick up through the
morning and last in to the afternoon. There will be
some locations where the rain gets extremely heavy, not only
on the burn scars, but also affecting the larger community
across the greater Los Angeles area. This is when the
risk for significant flooding will increase, along with the potential
(09:19):
for landslides and burn scar debris flows. The worst of
the conditions is expected to persist through early Saturday afternoon. Now,
by mid afternoon into Saturday evening, the heaviest rain will
be shifting to the north of the city of Los Angeles,
and there should be even a few breaks from the rain.
(09:39):
In fact, the sun may even come out in.
Speaker 2 (09:42):
A few spots by later Saturday afternoon.
Speaker 10 (09:45):
Don't let your guard down, though, because the energy from
the sun could allow for additional heavy showers to develop
later in the afternoon and into the evening. Those localized
afternoon and evening downpours could worsen flooding, landslides, and debrisf
flow potential. Looking further ahead, other than a few light showers.
Speaker 2 (10:05):
Around late Saturday night, the.
Speaker 10 (10:08):
Most dangerous conditions should conclude by the end of the
flood watch at ten pm Saturday evening, but be on
guard because additional weaker storms could affect the region over
the next several days. Now, I need to make mention
that many Angelinos may not personally experience any damaging floods, landslides,
or debrif flows. However, the character of this weather system
(10:31):
is such that many localized spots will have the potential
to experience dangerous, life threatening floods, landslides, and debris flows.
Speaker 2 (10:41):
The nature of.
Speaker 10 (10:41):
The system is such that we can't be certain about
exactly when and where these impacts will strike until right
before they occur at the earliest. If you encounter flooding,
never drive through flooded roadways. If you're in or near
a burned scar area, be especially cautious of your vulnerabilities
(11:02):
and be prepared to heed any directions from emergency management
and law enforcement officials. In addition, there will be the
potential for a few thunderstorms to affect the local area
on Saturday, which could contain occasional lightning strikes, high rainfall rates,
and gusty to perhaps locally damaging wind gusts. There's also
(11:23):
a remote risk for a small, brief, weak tornado to occur,
so please just be advised and that if the winds
suddenly pick up, or if you hear severe weather warning
from the National Weather Service, we recommend that you be
indoors in a sturdy structure on the lowest floor, with
as many walls between you and the outside as possible,
(11:44):
stay away from windows. Again, many people may be fortunate
enough to be largely unaffected by the adverse weather. However,
the type of weather system coming through is one that
has the capability of being dangerous and even life threatening.
The alerts we issue are not intended to create fear,
but rather to be a tool and resource to help
(12:06):
you and your loved ones stay safe. Our confidence and
dangerous weather striking any location may not be certain until
it's too late to take action, so please take these
alerts as an opportunity to prepare while there's time to
do so.
Speaker 2 (12:21):
How hopefully we.
Speaker 10 (12:22):
Can get through the system with as little impact as possible,
even if we're ready for much worse. On behalf of
the National Weather Service, we will continue working closely with
our core partners, including emergency management officials, the Mayor's office
as well to ensure that everyone has the latest available
information on this evolving situation. To all Angelinos on behalf
(12:44):
of the National Weather Service, stay safe and take care.
With that, I'm going to introduce Mayor Karen Bass.
Speaker 2 (12:52):
Thank you.
Speaker 6 (12:55):
Doctor Cohen.
Speaker 11 (12:56):
First of all, let me just thank you so much
for your information, your willingness to be here. Want Angelinos
to know that he drives a couple of hours to
come here from Oxnard and we really.
Speaker 6 (13:08):
Appreciate you and your work.
Speaker 11 (13:11):
As always, I encourage all Angelinos to stay safe and
prepare for this weekend. Slow down if you're driving, and
plan ahead for the potential for longer travel times. And please,
if you don't have to leave your home, please don't.
I do want Angelinos to know that the city is
prepared and we are ready. Our Emergency Operations Center has
(13:34):
been activated and SINI City crews are on standby to
respond to any fallen trees or impacts to roadways. Chief
More will share more about how LAFD has pre deployed
resources around the city. We will continue to maintain a
proactive approach to bolstering vulnerable hillsides throughout Pacific Palisades from
(13:57):
earlier this year, but as doctor Cohen said it is
potential for mud slides to impact areas outside of the
burn scar. Evacuation orders have been issued for select vulnerable
properties within and around recent burn scar areas beginning at
eight pm tonight and through eight am Sunday.
Speaker 6 (14:19):
So as always, if.
Speaker 11 (14:21):
You have been contacted by the Los Angeles Police Department
at an impacted property, please please please heed official guidance
and evacuate. As we head into the weekend, I again
urge all Angelinos to stay prepared and safe, and as always,
please call nine to one one for life threatening situations.
(14:44):
If you see flooding or fallen trees, please report by
calling three poet one, which will be operating until extended hours.
There have been a few reports of down trees so far,
and our city crews remain on standby to respond immediately.
Please report any power outages to LADWP. Residents can also
(15:06):
pick up sandbags at fire stations throughout the city, with
san also available for free at select fire stations. Please
sign up also for emergency alerts at Notifyla dot org.
Now I want to introduce and turn this over to
our new fire chief, who has been.
Speaker 6 (15:26):
On the job for just a few hours. And welcome chief.
Speaker 2 (15:31):
Himymore or anymore?
Speaker 12 (15:33):
Thank you, Madam mayor what a way to start as
fire chief, whether nature has a way.
Speaker 6 (15:40):
Of welcoming us again.
Speaker 12 (15:42):
My name is Himen Moore, and I'm honored to serve
as a newly appointed fire chief for the Los Angeles
City Fire Department. I'm here tonight to update you on
the cities prepare preparations and ongoing response to the storm currently.
Speaker 6 (15:57):
Impacting Los Angeles.
Speaker 12 (16:00):
Evacuations warnings went into effect Thursday evening for the Palisades Fire,
Sunset Fire, and the Hurst Burnscar areas. These warnings will
remain in place until Sunday, November fifteenth, approximately eleven am.
At this time, no evacuation orders have been issued. Let
me repeat that no evacuation orders have been issued or
(16:25):
in effect right now. If conditions worsen, warnings will be
upgraded and evacuation orders will take place. Residents will be
notified immediately through Los Angeles City alerts, including the wireless
emergency alerts on mobile devices. Additionally, the Los Angeles Police
Department will go door to door to notify anyone in
(16:47):
the affected areas. A broader evacuation warning remains in place
around all burnscar zones.
Speaker 6 (16:55):
Out of an abundance of caution.
Speaker 12 (16:58):
The Los Angeles City Fire Department increased staffing beginning yesterday
at six am, and we have strategically positioned resources across
the city. Our preparations include a twenty two members strike
team with five off road tight three fire engines and
an assistant chief actively patrolling the Palisades area dozers, and
(17:24):
a twenty seven member hand crew ready to assist with
any debris flows or access issues in the City of
Los Angeles.
Speaker 6 (17:32):
Urban search and Rescue and.
Speaker 12 (17:33):
Swift water rescue teams have been staged in the San
Fernando Valley. Helicopters and air resources are prepared to launch
as weather allows. Seven brush patrols and one fast response
vehicle which can quickly reach narrow streets in our high
risk terrain areas. Sandbags are available at all of our
(17:56):
one hundred and six neighborhood fire stations.
Speaker 6 (17:59):
Sand will be available at select.
Speaker 12 (18:01):
Stations, and you can find the station details and updates
by visiting LAFD dot org forward Slash News. Here are
a few important reminders. Never drive or walk through moving water.
Call nine one one only for life threatening emergencies. If
(18:22):
you need to report flooding, debris flow, or fallen trees,
please call three one pint one. For power outages, please
visit LEDWP dot com forward slash outages or call one
eight hundred dial DWP and always assume that a down
(18:43):
power line is live. Please do not try to touch them,
move them, or approach them. There are a few steps
you can take to safe to stay safe during this storm.
Consider changing your weekend plans and stay home, cuddle up,
watch a movie, spend some family time. Stay aware of
(19:07):
weather conditions and your surroundings.
Speaker 6 (19:09):
Listen to the radio, watch your.
Speaker 12 (19:11):
Television show, television newscasts. If you hear thunder or see lightning,
or notice sudden wind changes, go indoors, stay away from windows,
and find a place of safety. And remember, if you
encounter a flooded area, please don't drive through it.
Speaker 6 (19:33):
Turn around.
Speaker 12 (19:36):
The LAFD continues to work in unified coordination with the
Los Angeles Emergency Operations Center, which remains fully staffed and
ready to respond. My message tonight is simple, stay informed,
stay alert, and stay safe.
Speaker 6 (19:54):
We're here for you and we will get through this
storm together.
Speaker 13 (19:58):
I think you've an update.
Speaker 14 (20:00):
It is a warning for every leaks at two hundred
and twenty six persis wish is an order to.
Speaker 2 (20:04):
Be new information coming in mention update.
Speaker 12 (20:09):
We just received an update, and I'm gonna let Chief
McDonald provide that update.
Speaker 6 (20:13):
He's next to speak, and you can catch half of
what he says. So he's going to say is.
Speaker 12 (20:16):
We do have a change from a warning to an
evacuation order. So I stay corrected and I'll leave it
over to Chief McDonald.
Speaker 2 (20:23):
Sir, correction. I'll very much.
Speaker 6 (20:26):
Good evening, and thank you for being here. As you heard.
Speaker 14 (20:29):
City of Los Angeles preparing for a significant storm system
expected to arrive soon. Our priority is keeping our community
members safe. Due to the increased risk of mud and
to brief flow, the city is issued an evacuation order
for specific properties considered vulnerable to safety risks, with a
significant portion of those properties contained within the Pacific Palisades
(20:53):
burn zone. This order begins tonight at eight pm and
will remain in effect until Sunday morning.
Speaker 6 (21:00):
At eight am.
Speaker 14 (21:01):
If your home is within the impacted area, please evacuate
before eight pm tonight. Take your family, pets, medications, important documents,
in any essentials you may need. If someone in your
household requires extra time or assistance, Please begin that process now.
Our role today LAPD officers from West La Division, Hollywood
(21:23):
and Mission Divisions have worked with a sense of urgency
throughout those impacted areas, with notifications completed at all vulnerable properties,
and as the Chief mentioned, there's one hundred and twenty
six residents that have been notified that will be ordered
to leave. Officers have gone door to door knocking and
announcing their presence, notifying residents if present, and distributing evacuation
(21:48):
information and we've documented all of those efforts. At this time,
the process of distributing evacuation information is complete to all
properties identified as vulnerable to potential safety hazards. The LAPD
will continue monitoring conditions throughout the storm, assisting wherever.
Speaker 2 (22:17):
New light special.
Speaker 14 (22:24):
The lad will continue monitoring conditions throughout the storm, assisting
wherever and whenever that's needed. The city is open an
evacuation center at Stoner Recreation Center, located at eighteen thirty
five Stoner Avenue in West La, where residents can find
shelter and support some safety guidance. Once the heavy rain begins,
(22:47):
the safest place to be is indoors. Please avoid unnecessary travel,
and if you're required to drive, do so safely, without distractions,
and give yourself some extra time to arrive.
Speaker 6 (22:58):
Keep in mind mud.
Speaker 14 (22:59):
And debris flows can occur suddenly and become life threatening
with very little, if any warning. If you're an experience
an emergency, please call nine to one one immediately. I
want to thank our partners across the city, the Mayor's Office,
Los Angeles Fire Department, Emergency Services Division, Public Works, in
(23:19):
all city and county agencies. This truly is a coordinated
effort to protect all community members in closing. These evacuation
orders are issued because the risk is real. Your safety
is our priority, and leaving early is the best way
to protect yourself and your family. We'll continue to provide
updates as conditions evolve. Thank you, and please stay safe.
(23:40):
And it's now my honor to be able to turn
it over to the general Manager of the Emergency Management Department,
Carol Parks.
Speaker 15 (23:52):
The city's Emergency Operations Center has been activated since last
evening and we will increase staff overnight to monitor and
prepare for any impacts from the right.
Speaker 2 (24:04):
So there is the update for you.
Speaker 1 (24:06):
There are no current mandatory evacuations, but this is going
to be a radical storm. I just saw him on
TV around six to seven am. Tomorrow is when the
real radical downfall is supposed to happen. It's supposed to
be very heavy for about an entire hour. It's going
(24:29):
to be on and off all night, mostly on. It's
gonna be a lot of rain. I know that it's
not quite here yet. You don't see a lot of damage.
You don't see a lot of you know, trees falling,
but it's coming because this storm is a couple hundred
miles long, and it is directed right towards La. These
(24:50):
future you know forecasts and these future you know radar
photos and video has this this storm directed at us
for the next twenty four hours or more, and it's
going to be a lot of rain by tomorrow. At
this time, you'll realize what all these warnings and advisories
(25:14):
were all about. They're asking everyone to stay home, which
is I don't know, I guess probably a decent idea
if you're not comfortable driving around at night when it's raining.
But man, on a Friday night, these restaurants and stores
they could use that business. So I don't know, maybe
Uber Eats let somebody else drive I don't know if
(25:36):
when they say stay home, if you don't have to
go out and then you order on Uber Eats or
you have something delivered, is that sort of a bad
thing to do, Like your life is more important, so
you're going to be home, but you'll let some other
guy out there drive your food around.
Speaker 2 (25:52):
I don't know. I don't know.
Speaker 1 (25:53):
There are some power outages as well. There's one in
the biggest one is in bell there are two hundred
and ninety four customers in bel Air that are currently
without power. There's another one in the San Fernando Valley.
One hundred and sixty seven people in Brisida that are
(26:14):
currently without power. And those are the two big ones
right now. There's a smaller one people without power in
looks like oh, this is also Brentwood, a different part
of Brentwood. So something happened in Brentwood. There's twelve houses
thirteen houses out there closer to the ocean. And then
in the heart of Brentwood, just east of the four
(26:37):
or five, there are two hundred and ninety four homes
without power in that area as well. And these are
rich people bell Air. These are not people that are
used to being without anything. Water, power, internet, the whole deal.
They've got everything. So that's happening as well. There's no
(26:59):
indication when it doesn't say here, the Cruis are working
on it. Estimated time to return power is twenty one
hundred hours. So what is that twelve and nine nine o'clock.
I think it's nine o'clock tonight. So that's nine o'clock
(27:20):
tonight for the one in Brentwood, the one further out
in the San Fernando Valley, see what time you're going
to get your power restored? And these are just obviously estimates.
But the one in yeah, nine o'clock as well. So
the one in Risida in one hundred and sixty seven
customers without power, that's going to be around nine o'clock
(27:41):
as well. Cruise working on both of them, on both situations.
All right, The Palisades residents have been given evacuation. I
don't I think they're warnings. I don't think they're mandatory yet,
but let's find out Pacific Palisades especially susceptible to the
(28:01):
amount of rain coming in tonight and tomorrow.
Speaker 16 (28:03):
Yeah, we've been out here all day and we really
have heard a mixture from people living in this hillside.
Some are really concerned about the storm coming in later tonight,
and others, you know, after what they went through in January,
it's hard to have anything phase them.
Speaker 4 (28:16):
But I think.
Speaker 16 (28:17):
Everybody's on the same page. They're all holding their breaths,
just hoping it doesn't end up bad. Take a look
behind me, though. This is the main thing that's really
causing concern. You could see this hillside.
Speaker 4 (28:27):
This is a burnscar.
Speaker 16 (28:28):
This was one of the many areas that was burned
in the Palisades fire.
Speaker 4 (28:32):
And so when you.
Speaker 16 (28:32):
Connect both the burn scar with heavy rain, which is
what we're expecting to see, it's expected to become a
mud side. For families in the Pacific Palisades, this is
a familiar kind of anxiety.
Speaker 13 (28:46):
I'm nervous or some people's houses. Obviously, it's gonna suck.
If a fire comes through and tears most people, then
you know, mudslides take out the rest. Obviously.
Speaker 1 (28:54):
Yeah, that is absolutely true. You know, these people have
had a really horrible, horrible year eating fire area Palisades, Malibu.
This has been for a lot of people out there,
the worst year of their life, and a lot of
anxiety still out there, and you know, and these people
who live in the Palisades again, and we talked about
(29:17):
this earlier in the four o'clock hour. It was one
of the most beautiful areas in the world to live
in in the world, and now it looks like a
war zone in a lot of places.
Speaker 2 (29:29):
And even if you.
Speaker 1 (29:30):
Do get all the permits and you start to build
and you finish your house. I saw there, you know,
three or four homes that are due to be finished
in January or February of next year, then you're still
living five to ten years in a construction zone where
every day there are massive trucks coming by. You hear
(29:51):
nail guns all day long, heavy machinery all day long,
dust on you, on your cars, in your pool, on
your patio, on your roof, everywhere.
Speaker 3 (30:04):
The backup beeps from the trucks.
Speaker 1 (30:05):
Yeah, all that stuff, you know, people walking down your street,
outhouses everywhere, you know, for the construction guys. And you
got to live like that for five years. And I
hope Pacific Palisades eventually does come back, but it's going
to be some time. It's not going to be next
year or the following year. It's probably going to be five,
maybe even ten years. And it may even be fifteen
(30:29):
to twenty years before everything is back to normal, before
it looks like the neighborhood that you remembered on New
Year's of last year or of this previous year. So
we're gonna let me get some more information here on
the Palisades. This is an updated story here on the Palisades.
Speaker 2 (30:48):
Let's find out.
Speaker 1 (30:49):
I know they're experiencing some of the rain right now,
but that is a very dicey area for.
Speaker 2 (30:55):
The amount of rain that's coming in tonight.
Speaker 4 (30:57):
It is coming down.
Speaker 2 (30:59):
We have been going.
Speaker 16 (31:00):
I've here every hour since eleven o'clock. I could tell
you just in the past hour. It is really rammed up.
You can't see anything. Obviously it's dark now, but there
is so much standing water on this road specifically, and
obviously this is prompting concerns. Right we are right in
front of the hillside.
Speaker 1 (31:16):
And this isn't even the big part of the storm yet.
That's overnight and into tomorrow morning. Around six thirty tomorrow
is when it's really supposed to hit radically.
Speaker 16 (31:23):
There's a bunch of homes behind us and then that
hill and the main concern is that if we get
too much rain and too short of a time. All
of that mudd and debris has nowhere to go but down.
So when situations like this one that means right into
these people's homes. A lot of people we spoke with,
though they have mixed reactions. Take a look for families
in the Pacific Palisades.
Speaker 2 (31:43):
This is a familiar kind of anxiety.
Speaker 13 (31:46):
I'm nervous or some people's houses. Obviously it's gonna suck
if a fire comes through.
Speaker 2 (31:50):
And tears most art. We heard that portion.
Speaker 13 (31:52):
I mean, I'm nervous, but there's not many people living there,
and what dirt's going to wash into more dirt.
Speaker 1 (31:56):
The pad and then all that stuff is going to
wash right into the ocean again, and the ocean the
beaches are gonna be you know, those beaches just opened
last week. Some of those beaches that have been closed
since last January just opened last week, just last week.
It took them that long to clean everything up. And
now all that debris and it's not just mud, it's asbestos,
(32:19):
it's toxins, it's all the you know, the the pollutants
that are left over from the fires, all now liquefying
and turning into running streams that will continue spreading, you know,
those potential hazardous chemicals all over the ocean.
Speaker 2 (32:37):
Again.
Speaker 1 (32:37):
They're going to have to close those beaches again and
clean it up again. And every time there's a storm,
you know, for the next two three four years, you'll
get the same thing. You'll get all the debris that
hasn't been picked up by the government yet, by the
Army Corps of Engineers, and again it'll wash it all
down into the sand PCH and into the ocean. And
then they got to come back and clean that up again.
(32:59):
That that beach that is just at the at the base,
I think it's near sunset and PCH had just opened
last week and now it's probably gonna be closed for
another two three four months after this storm. This is
gonna be a lot of rain. All right, we've got
to take a break now. This is I know you're
probably thinking, Christ, how much coverage can you do on
(33:22):
the rain.
Speaker 2 (33:23):
It's a big deal. It's a big deal.
Speaker 1 (33:25):
And you'll know tonight as you listen tonight to KFI
and as you feel the rain coming to your neighborhood
and the traffic jams on the side streets and on
the freeway, you'll understand what we've been talking about for
last three, four, five days. A lot of debris, a
lot of rain, a lot of closures, mud slides. This
is going to be a real test on how prepared
(33:48):
we are for this kind of massive early winter storm.
We're live on KFI, will be live, you know, talking
and giving you updates all night long. If it gets
really heavy, I'm sure somebody will come in and I
you know, and preempt to George Nori and go live
because this could be a real.
Speaker 2 (34:08):
Memorable storm for a lot of people out there.
Speaker 9 (34:11):
You're listening to Tim Conway Junior on Demyl from KFI
Am sixty.
Speaker 1 (34:16):
That it is pouring in Burbank, pouring outside. It is
unbelievable and I imagine wherever you are right now, you're
getting rained on and it's going to continue. The heaviest
stuff is coming overnight, so you'll probably be up a
couple of times tonight, especially five, six, seven am tomorrow
(34:38):
on Saturday. That's when the real radical downpour begins.
Speaker 3 (34:44):
Yeah, it's always tough because when it's hitting in the
middle of the night like this, we just had no
idea until daylight hits.
Speaker 1 (34:50):
Yeah, Yeah, it's it's unreal. And what we're going to
do is we're going to get a lot of debris
flowing into the La River and that's going to go
into Sampedro or Long Beach, and again you're going to
see refrigerators down there, couches, the hall run. It's you know,
(35:12):
we're just a filthy, you know community. Japan, on the
other hand, the exact opposite, the exact opposite of Los Angeles.
We play this for you here, a little distraction before
we get back to a rain talk.
Speaker 6 (35:28):
Here we go.
Speaker 17 (35:29):
This is the cleanest country in the world. You'll be
surprised when you watch until the end. In Japan, cleanliness
isn't a chore, it's a way of life. Yes, even
the garbage trucks look like they just came out of
the dealership, so clean that you could see your reflection
in them. And it's no coincidence. Everyday workers wash them
before heading out because dirty in the street would be
(35:50):
a sign of disrespect, and that respect extends to everything.
Waste management is a true science.
Speaker 2 (35:55):
Yeah, we don't.
Speaker 1 (35:56):
We don't have that here. We don't have people throw constantly.
I'm constantly cleaning up around our house, the alley, the street,
we live on. I take a bag out like every
I don't know on Saturday Sunday just to collect all
the crap and debris out there. And there's always trash.
I don't know if it's the younger generation doing this
(36:16):
or the older generation or the generation who's middle age,
I don't know, but people are constantly throwing crap out
of their car on the streets.
Speaker 17 (36:25):
There are specific days for each type of garbage, organic, plastic, cans, paper,
and each category has its own designated bag. If you
make a mistake separating or miss the schedule, you can't
take your trash out until the next collection. And the
most impressive part, no one complains. Everyone does it out
of mutual respect. Public restrooms are on another level, clean odorless,
(36:46):
with automatic disinfection systems and self cleaning seats, ramps, elevators, handrails.
Everything shines not because someone is watching, but because everyone
takes care of what belongs to everyone. In Japan, cleanliness
isn't an obligation, it's part of their identity. And when
you see that, you can't help, but wonder, why don't
we do the same.
Speaker 1 (37:07):
Yeah, I'm getting two tickets or three tickets to Japan.
Speaker 2 (37:11):
I'm moving. I've had it. I've had it.
Speaker 1 (37:15):
The new police I'm the new fire chief in Los Angeles.
Used to be named Jamie Moore. Now it's Timimore whatever.
But he was sworn in today and now he's got
to deal with this disaster. Less than twelve hours after
he was.
Speaker 18 (37:33):
Sworn in, LA officially has a new fire chief. The
city council just voted unanimously to approve Jamie Moore as chief.
Speaker 1 (37:40):
Okay, they call him Jamie there, all right, I don't
know what it is. I think it's Jamie. And then
when he was hired, a's Heimie. It's odd, It's odd.
Speaker 19 (37:49):
The past year has been one of the most challenging
in our city's history. The Palisades Fire tested every part
of our organization.
Speaker 2 (37:55):
That's right.
Speaker 19 (37:56):
It took a heartbreaking tool on our residents and on
our firefighters. I want them to know that I see them,
I stand with them, and I will continue to stand
up for them. At the same time, I recognize that
we're at a crossroads, not only for our department, but
for public trust.
Speaker 4 (38:11):
More is a thirty year fire department veteran.
Speaker 18 (38:14):
Most recently was the deputy chief with the Valley Bureau chief.
More is replacing Kristan Crowley, who was fired shortly after
the Palisades fired.
Speaker 1 (38:22):
All right, so we got a new chief, new chief
in town. Digs wrong with that guy? Are we going
to have the latest on all of the weather. But
as all of this weather disappears by next Friday, we
are going to Orange County where it's going to beautiful.
So come on out, don't be afraid of the brain,
and don't if it's one of those nights where they
tell you to stay inside, don't, don't come on out
(38:45):
to you or Belinda, we'll be a Smart Smart and
Final twenty one five hundred two Pine five zero zero
Yorba Linda Boulevard off the ninety one. You'll find it.
You're pretty good at maps. And we'll be broadcasting live
for four hours four pm eight pm. It's like a marathon.
Four hours wow, and we're gonna kick off Smart and
(39:05):
Finals their process of taking donations in store for the
KFI Pastathon, so they'll be giveaways, food samples and special
gift bags for the first two hundred and fifty people
that show up. Seems like a lot, but maybe we'll
get Jon in fifteen who knows, but come on out.
It'll be a party. We'll all be, you know, yelling
(39:28):
at each other, probably, I don't know, collecting money for sure.
And we have an auction. I'm auctioning off some of
the items I've found, Well, we cleaned out the garage,
but it's really cool KFI stuff. There's Johnny Ken CDs,
there's a KFI backpack, There's all kinds of really cool stuff.
And so the auction, all the money goes to Katerina's club,
(39:51):
so you can bid on some really cool stuff. Well,
it's gonna be a lot of fun. That's next Friday,
four to eight pm. Smart and Final your Belinda on
Orbital into Boulevard right off the ninety one.
Speaker 2 (40:01):
We're live.
Speaker 1 (40:02):
Keep an eye on this rain tonight and tomorrow right
here on KFI AM six forty Conway Show on demand
on the iHeartRadio app. Now you can always hear us
live on KFI AM six forty four to seven pm
Monday through Friday, and anytime on demand on the iHeartRadio app.
Tim Conway Jr. on Demand News
Popular Podcasts
On Purpose with Jay Shetty
I’m Jay Shetty host of On Purpose the worlds #1 Mental Health podcast and I’m so grateful you found us. I started this podcast 5 years ago to invite you into conversations and workshops that are designed to help make you happier, healthier and more healed. I believe that when you (yes you) feel seen, heard and understood you’re able to deal with relationship struggles, work challenges and life’s ups and downs with more ease and grace. I interview experts, celebrities, thought leaders and athletes so that we can grow our mindset, build better habits and uncover a side of them we’ve never seen before. New episodes every Monday and Friday. Your support means the world to me and I don’t take it for granted — click the follow button and leave a review to help us spread the love with On Purpose. I can’t wait for you to listen to your first or 500th episode!
Ruthie's Table 4
For more than 30 years The River Cafe in London, has been the home-from-home of artists, architects, designers, actors, collectors, writers, activists, and politicians. Michael Caine, Glenn Close, JJ Abrams, Steve McQueen, Victoria and David Beckham, and Lily Allen, are just some of the people who love to call The River Cafe home. On River Cafe Table 4, Rogers sits down with her customers—who have become friends—to talk about food memories. Table 4 explores how food impacts every aspect of our lives. “Foods is politics, food is cultural, food is how you express love, food is about your heritage, it defines who you and who you want to be,” says Rogers. Each week, Rogers invites her guest to reminisce about family suppers and first dates, what they cook, how they eat when performing, the restaurants they choose, and what food they seek when they need comfort. And to punctuate each episode of Table 4, guests such as Ralph Fiennes, Emily Blunt, and Alfonso Cuarón, read their favourite recipe from one of the best-selling River Cafe cookbooks. Table 4 itself, is situated near The River Cafe’s open kitchen, close to the bright pink wood-fired oven and next to the glossy yellow pass, where Ruthie oversees the restaurant. You are invited to take a seat at this intimate table and join the conversation. For more information, recipes, and ingredients, go to https://shoptherivercafe.co.uk/ Web: https://rivercafe.co.uk/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/therivercafelondon/ Facebook: https://en-gb.facebook.com/therivercafelondon/ For more podcasts from iHeartRadio, visit the iheartradio app, apple podcasts, or wherever you listen to your favorite shows. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
The Joe Rogan Experience
The official podcast of comedian Joe Rogan.