President Trump will tour flood-ravaged parts of Los Angeles later today. The trip comes as the battle against the raging wildfires in Southern California continues and has now killed at least 28 people.
Fire crews are making progress in their fight against the Hughes Fire, which has burned more than 10,000 acres and is now 36% contained.
I will say that things are improving significantly here. In Castaic. We believe that the containment is holding at 36%. They are getting close to halfway to that 50% mark. I will say that the wind has been blowing dust and some ash for the past 12 hours that I have been here. And that is no longer the case. Crews are now moving into the hot spots. Cal Fire said that strong winds tested some containment lines yesterday.
There is a spot fire on the west end of the fire line that has broken through. It has burned about 100 acres. Today they’re continuing to monitor those hot spots and fight from the air and right here on the ground. And I know, Andres, is turning his earpiece back on, but I want to talk about the legislation that Governor Newsom ordered $2.5 billion in relief for those areas. Coming right now.
They’re still fighting the fires. Has any area gotten relief so far? What about those who already need it the most?
Let me break down the relief funding that was announced yesterday. $2.5 billion will go toward shelters as well as hazardous waste removal.
That’s a big concern. All this toxic ash and dust that’s fallen in these neighborhoods, some of that money will go toward that.
$2.5 billion in addition to the $4 million and $1 million that lawmakers have spent to rebuild homes and $5 billion to help school districts as they begin the rebuilding process.
