Reporter to L.A. Mayor Karen Bass: ‘What Explains this Lack of Preparation and Rapid Response?’

VIGLIOTTI Vigliotti with CBS ░░░░░░░░ for Mayor Bass please ░░░░░░░░ L A County is ░░░░░░░░ a panic state It ░░░░░░░░ two days ago with ░░░░░░░░ Palisades fire My crew ░░░░░░░░ I arrived shortly after ░░░░░░░░ started and for several ░░░░░░░░ we watched as hundreds ░░░░░░░░ homes in a neighborhood ░░░░░░░░ to the ground We ░░░░░░░░ not see a single ░░░░░░░░ engine We watched as ░░░░░░░░ Samaritans guided traffic there ░░░░░░░░ fear and there was ░░░░░░░░ lot of confusion You ░░░░░░░░ out of the country ░░░░░░░░ the time Shortly after ░░░░░░░░ fire started a press ░░░░░░░░ was put out warning ░░░░░░░░ this fire behavior My ░░░░░░░░ to you is what ░░░░░░░░ this lack of preparation ░░░░░░░░ rapid response BASS Let ░░░░░░░░ just say first and ░░░░░░░░ my number one focus ░░░░░░░░ I think the focus ░░░░░░░░ all of us here ░░░░░░░░ one voice is that ░░░░░░░░ have to protect lives ░░░░░░░░ have to save lives ░░░░░░░░ we have to save ░░░░░░░░ Rest assured that VIGLIOTTI ░░░░░░░░ that did not BASS ░░░░░░░░ assured let me finish ░░░░░░░░ assured when that is ░░░░░░░░ when we are safe ░░░░░░░░ lives have been saved ░░░░░░░░ homes have been saved ░░░░░░░░ will absolutely do an ░░░░░░░░ to look at what ░░░░░░░░ what didn t work ░░░░░░░░ to correct or to ░░░░░░░░ accountable anybody department individual ░░░░░░░░ cetera But my focus ░░░░░░░░ now is on the ░░░░░░░░ and on the homes ░░░░░░░░ Do you think your ░░░░░░░░ was effective while responding ░░░░░░░░ this disaster BASS I ░░░░░░░░ said what I believe ░░░░░░░░ the most important thing ░░░░░░░░ us to do right ░░░░░░░░ and that is going ░░░░░░░░ continue to be my ░░░░░░░░ Thank you.”