RUSH TRANSCRIPT I urge ░░░░░░░░ the call one eight ░░░░░░░░ call FBI for any ░░░░░░░░ that might assist us ░░░░░░░░ our investigation Now I ░░░░░░░░ like to turn it ░░░░░░░░ to Palm Springs Police ░░░░░░░░ animals yes a keel ░░░░░░░░ assistant director in charge ░░░░░░░░ Los Angeles Thank you ░░░░░░░░ afternoon I m Andrew ░░░░░░░░ m I l l ░░░░░░░░ police chief in Palm ░░░░░░░░ I m with me ░░░░░░░░ is our mayor pro ░░░░░░░░ an emmy soto the ░░░░░░░░ as well as council ░░░░░░░░ David ready Jeffrey bronstein ░░░░░░░░ grace garner in our ░░░░░░░░ manager Scott skiles I ░░░░░░░░ really saddened by todays ░░░░░░░░ on our city But ░░░░░░░░ m also hopeful because ░░░░░░░░ city will rise in ░░░░░░░░ city has resilient and ░░░░░░░░ be strong As result ░░░░░░░░ this I m also ░░░░░░░░ grateful for my partners ░░░░░░░░ the FBI who are ░░░░░░░░ almost immediately I call ░░░░░░░░ assistant director Davis and ░░░░░░░░ to be in town ░░░░░░░░ he came over here ░░░░░░░░ his other appointment to ░░░░░░░░ sure that we had ░░░░░░░░ resource we need I ░░░░░░░░ t thank you enough ░░░░░░░░ director Davis I m ░░░░░░░░ grateful for every other ░░░░░░░░ in the region here ░░░░░░░░ hot springs cathedral city ░░░░░░░░ the sheriff s office ░░░░░░░░ set officers immediately to ░░░░░░░░ us and as well ░░░░░░░░ the fire department who ░░░░░░░░ on scene shortly after ░░░░░░░░ blast We have a ░░░░░░░░ evolving investigation with the ░░░░░░░░ crime scene Our first ░░░░░░░░ was to ensure the ░░░░░░░░ of our community and ░░░░░░░░ re very concerned about ░░░░░░░░ devices in so we ░░░░░░░░ spent A lot of ░░░░░░░░ and effort working with ░░░░░░░░ girl is well as ░░░░░░░░ sheriff s office clearing ░░░░░░░░ entire neighborhood making sure ░░░░░░░░ there was nothing that ░░░░░░░░ harm our citizens any ░░░░░░░░ But now the real ░░░░░░░░ starts with the FBI ░░░░░░░░ real evidence response team ░░░░░░░░ well as our detectives ░░░░░░░░ is going to take ░░░░░░░░ great deal of time ░░░░░░░░ us to process the ░░░░░░░░ And I needed to ░░░░░░░░ to things with our ░░░░░░░░ one Please be patient ░░░░░░░░ are blocks of debris ░░░░░░░░ I ll take a ░░░░░░░░ effort to make sure ░░░░░░░░ we get every piece ░░░░░░░░ evidence so we understand ░░░░░░░░ thoroughly what happened and ░░░░░░░░ people are going to ░░░░░░░░ patient with us and ░░░░░░░░ second thing is if ░░░░░░░░ find pieces of evidence ░░░░░░░░ their yards or in ░░░░░░░░ homes or in their ░░░░░░░░ of their homes Please ░░░░░░░░ us a call him ░░░░░░░░ non emergency number and ░░░░░░░░ will do what we ░░░░░░░░ of come and get ░░░░░░░░ as quickly as possible ░░░░░░░░ also want to make ░░░░░░░░ that our community understands ░░░░░░░░ is an isolated incident ░░░░░░░░ not at risk any ░░░░░░░░ We will continue to ░░░░░░░░ our investigation We are ░░░░░░░░ as rapidly as possible ░░░░░░░░ locations and we are ░░░░░░░░ everything we can to ░░░░░░░░ sure we understand the ░░░░░░░░ as well as what ░░░░░░░░ Finally for me Terrorism ░░░░░░░░ knocking On the door ░░░░░░░░ Palm Springs We survived ░░░░░░░░ will rise to be ░░░░░░░░ is in be more ░░░░░░░░ as a beacon of ░░░░░░░░ than before turned over ░░░░░░░░ fire chief Paul otto ░░░░░░░░ over auto l a ░░░░░░░░ a deal Palm Springs ░░░░░░░░ chief a first one ░░░░░░░░ acknowledge the horrific incident ░░░░░░░░ our community and city ░░░░░░░░ through this morning And ░░░░░░░░ want to assure you ░░░░░░░░ the Palm Springs fire ░░░░░░░░ arrived swiftly Our first ░░░░░░░░ engine arrived in under ░░░░░░░░ minute To find a ░░░░░░░░ involve building impact and ░░░░░░░░ structural collapse our firefighters ░░░░░░░░ the majority the fire ░░░░░░░░ having to back out ░░░░░░░░ of the collapse issues ░░░░░░░░ working closely with our ░░░░░░░░ safety partners to ensure ░░░░░░░░ community remains say And ░░░░░░░░ m happy to answer ░░░░░░░░ questions you may have ░░░░░░░░ is still under investigation ░░░░░░░░ I can make that ░░░░░░░░ of this time All ░░░░░░░░ our law enforcement partners ░░░░░░░░ more to that but ░░░░░░░░ cannot comment on that ░░░░░░░░ let s wait till ░░░░░░░░ end of this press ░░░░░░░░ where we get some ░░░░░░░░ we actually more speakers ░░░░░░░░ we ll get to ░░░░░░░░ plankton I like to ░░░░░░░░ it over to mayor ░░░░░░░░ tem Naomi soto Good ░░░░░░░░ my name s Naomi ░░░░░░░░ I m an aircraft ░░░░░░░░ here in the city ░░░░░░░░ Palm Springs If this ░░░░░░░░ is a terrible tragedy ░░░░░░░░ have one person kill ░░░░░░░░ others who have to ░░░░░░░░ and our heart goes ░░░░░░░░ to everyone