law saying they caused the fires by ignoring warnings from the national weather service about high winds that could knock down power lines. and when the fire started on august 8, the companies didn t power down their equipment in the area. at least 115 people were killed. a spokesperson from hawaii electric tells cnn it is very disappointed that the county chose to file a lawsuit while the investigation is still unfolding. in greece authorities say they are dealing with a large resurgence of wild fires gripping parts of the country. officials say strong winds stirred up fires north of athens early thursday morning. and bring in eleni giokos. you ve been reporting there bravely. how are the conditions today? reporter: as you can see, very windy, max. we have been here the last few days. the fire that started on tuesday afternoon. and there was hope that last night they would be able to make head way and get it under
the l.a. mayor bass said those who committed these acts and acts like it in neighboring areas must be held accountable. the los angeles police department will continue to work to not only find those responsible for this incident, but to prevent these attacks on retailers from happening in the future. and these kinds of robberies, as i mentioned, have happened at other malls recently, and a store at the americana store in glendale hit august 8, $300,000 worth of merchandise taken and july 31st thieves burst into a jewelry store in irving, $900,000 worth of goods. lapd acknowledged the communities are feeling up safe and officers will do all they can to find those responsible for saturday s nordstrom mayhem.
up to $100,000 worth of goods. it s the latest of smash-and-grab robberies, a store in glendale was hit on august 8 with about $300,000 and august 1st gucci at westfield city mall near beverly hills. what has occurred is unacceptable and those that are committing these crimes will be held accountable. that s the l.a. county district attorney, george g gascone promising just advertise but officers have not yet made a single arrest we are aware of. thanks jonathan so are the soft on crime policies to blame?