L.A. Mayor Gives Update on Wildfires: ‘When the Fires Are Out, Make No Mistake, We Will Have a Full Accounting’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT BASS We ░░░░░░░░ hurting grieving grief still ░░░░░░░░ shock and angry and ░░░░░░░░ am too The devastation ░░░░░░░░ our city has faced ░░░░░░░░ in spite of the ░░░░░░░░ in spite of the ░░░░░░░░ in spite of the ░░░░░░░░ we have got to ░░░░░░░░ focused until this time ░░░░░░░░ Until the fires are ░░░░░░░░ Now we need to ░░░░░░░░ focused but I will ░░░░░░░░ that when the fires ░░░░░░░░ out make no mistake ░░░░░░░░ will have a full ░░░░░░░░ of what worked and ░░░░░░░░ what did not And ░░░░░░░░ know that this is ░░░░░░░░ top priority of the ░░░░░░░░ that are here behind ░░░░░░░░ and the firefighters and ░░░░░░░░ first responders that are ░░░░░░░░ the front line There ░░░░░░░░ nothing nothing nothing that ░░░░░░░░ will not do for ░░░░░░░░ city where I was ░░░░░░░░ and raised and I ░░░░░░░░ that that goes for ░░░░░░░░ of us So let ░░░░░░░░ be clear about something ░░░░░░░░ fire chief and I ░░░░░░░░ focused on fighting these ░░░░░░░░ and saving lives and ░░░░░░░░ differences that we might ░░░░░░░░ will be worked out ░░░░░░░░ private But right now ░░░░░░░░ first and most important ░░░░░░░░ to Angelinos is to ░░░░░░░░ through this crisis When ░░░░░░░░ fire is out there ░░░░░░░░ be time for us ░░░░░░░░ evaluate But at the ░░░░░░░░ time we also must ░░░░░░░░ the recovery effort and ░░░░░░░░ ll be more to ░░░░░░░░ from that in the ░░░░░░░░ few days So you ░░░░░░░░ last night that the ░░░░░░░░ intensified The palisades fire ░░░░░░░░ leading to additional evacuations ░░░░░░░░ encino and parts of ░░░░░░░░ But despite the flare ░░░░░░░░ relentless air and ground ░░░░░░░░ has led to increased ░░░░░░░░ of the fire Emergency ░░░░░░░░ is open at the ░░░░░░░░ center in canoga park ░░░░░░░░ are updating on L ░░░░░░░░ city gov with information ░░░░░░░░ assistance and up to ░░░░░░░░ evacuations The hurst fire ░░░░░░░░ now 76 contained and ░░░░░░░░ sunset fire is almost ░░░░░░░░ contained FEMA teams are ░░░░░░░░ ground providing in person ░░░░░░░░ helping angelenos apply for ░░░░░░░░ relief at at the ░░░░░░░░ recreation center and ritchie ░░░░░░░░ park The small business ░░░░░░░░ is now offering home ░░░░░░░░ loans business disaster loans ░░░░░░░░ economic injury disaster loans ░░░░░░░░ can be applied for ░░░░░░░░ lending lending sba gov ░░░░░░░░ me repeat that lendingsba ░░░░░░░░ And the national guard ░░░░░░░░ here too helping relieve ░░░░░░░░ firefighters and secure the ░░░░░░░░ of our evacuation zones ░░░░░░░░ our Los Angeles police ░░░░░░░░ in having zero tolerance ░░░░░░░░ crime And let me ░░░░░░░░ say that again zero ░░░░░░░░ for crime And so ░░░░░░░░ means if you are ░░░░░░░░ enough that you are ░░░░░░░░ to go into a ░░░░░░░░ area and attempt to ░░░░░░░░ in homes or do ░░░░░░░░ of any type you ░░░░░░░░ be arrested you will ░░░░░░░░ prosecuted to the full ░░░░░░░░ of the law In ░░░░░░░░ grief in the anger ░░░░░░░░ the pain that we ░░░░░░░░ going through the idea ░░░░░░░░ there would be predators ░░░░░░░░ there that would try ░░░░░░░░ take advantage of this ░░░░░░░░ will not be tolerated ░░░░░░░░ want the people of ░░░░░░░░ Angeles to know that ░░░░░░░░ emergency departments are working ░░░░░░░░ hard and as fast ░░░░░░░░ they can for you ░░░░░░░░ are a city Los ░░░░░░░░ We have been through ░░░░░░░░ before I remember 199 ░░░░░░░░ the civil unrest when ░░░░░░░░ had to E build ░░░░░░░░ city I remember 1994 ░░░░░░░░ big earthquake This tragic ░░░░░░░░ will bring us together ░░░░░░░░ will stay together we ░░░░░░░░ get through the fires ░░░░░░░░ then we will rebuild ░░░░░░░░ city and we will ░░░░░░░░ our city even better ░░░░░░░░ that let me introduce ░░░░░░░░