grows a lot of vegetation and dries out and gets fires anyway. relief for southwest. water year starts october 1. rainy season begins. usually typically they should be around five inches of rain. they ve had 12 hundredth. put me somewhere around an inch to half inch. not blockbuster amounts. that s when we get the debris flows. thomas fire was. this was by far the biggest fire we had and officially the biggest fire in california state history. went from filmore to santa barbara. all these little mountains. that s where we re worried about mud slides and debris covering up highways or heading for homes. so far, so good. as far as the warmth goes, new york city 33 degrees. boston 32. warmest locations have been since december 25. about 350 hours.
haley announced a $285 million cut from the u.s. contribution to the u.n. body, a hint there would be more to come. the announced cut comes after the general assembly overwhelmingly voted to criticize the u.s. over its decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel. the man claiming to be a person who delivered a gift wrapped package of horse manure to the home of treasury secretary mnuchin said he did it to protest the president s new tax bill. the lapd and secret service are investigating. three weeks into the thomas fire, the largest wildfire in california state history, is now 86% contained officials say. the fire is not expected to be fully contained until january the 7th. grammy award winning pop star lord has canceled her planned concert in tel aviv. after she received an overwhelming number of messages as well as planned protests from pro-palestinian groups. guests at walt disney world hotels will no longer have the option of do not disturb signs in their roo
quickly spreading across 300,00. fueled by high winds and bone dry rather. scorched about 1600 homes, forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate. it is now the largest wildfire in california state history. julie: winter is here and with a vengeance. bitter cold across large parts of the nation, snow falling in one city that rarely gets it in december. and the russia investigation still hanging over president trump s head as we approach the new year. but could it soon be over? we will discuss. the white house has cooperated, no collusion has been proved. whoooo.
facing and residents are fleeing. extremely dangerous and now deadly fires are still racing across the region. and the strong hot santa ana winds are expected to increase over the next few days, already the fires have burned over 175,000 acres this week. lilac fire swept through an equestrian training center. trainers had to set hundreds of these elite racing horses free so they could escape the flames, but not all of them got to safety. more than 20 horses were killed in the fire. the thomas fire mean time has burned at least 148,000 acres alone. this is the one in ventura county making it one of the biggest and most destructive wildfires in california state history. that s where our kyung lah is joining us live. reporter: we re seeing the winds start to pick up and the winds are a major factor in all the fires and the growth,
would undermine the basis of everything. think about how it portends for a north korea deal or negligent. they won t be able to abide by any of the terms we set. sandra: we ll see what congress does the fix the flaws the president is asking for. gillian, thank you. eric: thanks, sandra. meanwhile firefighters battling the most deadly wildfires in california state history. they say they are finally making some progress. sonoma county sheriff s office. leave your homes. sir, you have to go. go, go, go, go, go! eric: the dramatic skeen in santa rosa as police were evacuating them as the fire threatens thousands. so far 40 people have been killed since the first round of fires record to life last week. the devastation and destruction