Coast. Theyre bracing. And christina coleman, the fires are burning behind her. Its 9 a. M. Pacific time. You cant tell because of the fire and smog. Im in Monrovia Canyon where the firefighters have been gathering throughout the morning to try to get the fire under control. Its only 6 contained and you cant see the mountains like i can because of the smog, but i can see the flames that have been burning. Theyve gotten larger. Just this morning, they continued to move toward these different areas and mind you, there are a lot of homes around here. And now, after days of high temperatures, strong winds and low humidity, firefighters are starting to catch a bit of a break, but the damage from the fires is devastating and the death toll growing. At least two dozen people are dead. 19 here in california, where some three million acres have burned, 20 times higher than last year and the size of the entire state of connecticut. And people have had little time to get out. The wind was blowing
As president , i will never hesitate to defend the safety of the American People, you. [cheers and applause] so let this be a warning to terrorists. If you value your own life, you will not threaten the lives of our citizens. Leland President Trump touting the u. S. Airstrike that killed general Qassem Soleimani while speaking at a megachurch in florida. Church leaders also praying over the president , as you can see there, during that event. Welcome to americas news headquarters, 1 p. M. Eastern here in washington which makes it saturday night now in baghdad where that attack happened. Yeah. Lots of moving pieces. Interesting because we were hearing we thought it was going to be a quiet weekend when it came to leland we havent had a quiet weekend in a few years. Gillian great to be with you, leland, im gillian turner. President trump insisting at this same event that the u. S. Isnt looking for war with iran. Tehran is promising retribution for the u. S. Airstrike. Lawmakers here in wa