A massive fire explodes just east of napa valley, forcing mandatory evacuations. Cal fire is putting everything into it, including that huge dc10. Im dion lim. The glass fire broke out early this morning and in the hills of north of st. Helena and to the east the glass fire is at 1,500 acres. It is 0 contained. 600 homes are under mandatory evacuation orders. An statement 1,500 people were included in that order. Another 1,400 homes are under evacuation warnings with 1,400 people being told to get ready to go. Lets begin with meteorologist drew tuma. Drew, these look like pretty dangerous conditions for firefighters here. Were tracking the gusty offshore winds. Were not even halfway through our red flag warning. We have a bust of winds coming in overnight tonight. Current conditions in the glass fire, hot and dry. We were advertising this would happen today with this weather pattern. Winds out of the north gusting right now around 13 Miles Per Hour in the vicinity of the glass fire. Bu
I represent the committee is on and will come to order. [inaudible] the committee of Homeland Security will come to order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare the committee in recess at any point. Good morning. Again i want to say our thoughts with those americans dealing with devastating natural disasters including the wildfires in the west and hurricane is in itself. As the churning, i remain committed to ensuring they receive the federal health needed to respond, recover and deal back stronger. Today the committee on Homeland Security is meeting for its annual hearing on worldwide threats to the homeland. Our nation recently observed the 19th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of september 11, 2001. Nearly two decades later, we continue to mourn the nearly 3,000 lives lost that terrible day and keep their loved ones in our prayers. This committee and the department of Homeland Security were established in the wake of 9 11 to help prevent future attacks on our soi
We want to get together with some developing news with firefighters on the scene of a destructive fire that thankfully is now under control. Start to the a 15 this morning in oaklands chinatown but quickly went to five alarm. This is that 7th and webster street. It appears to have started as a Dumpster Fire and then spread to the twostory building. It has restaurants and stores there on the ground level and the building runs along two thirds of that block. Everyone made it out safely and firefighters were able to keep those flames from spreading to the neighboring buildings. In this densely packed area. It did say that we have the personnel that we were able to get out of the building to the fire under control. To that many bodies. Ted cruz going through the bottles, which for us, that is not a normal fire, we normally go through one or two bottles and tanks and had firefighters going through four of them this morning before they go no injuries were reported in the cause of the origina
I represent the committee is on and will come to order. [inaudible] the committee of Homeland Security will come to order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare the committee in recess at any point. Good morning. Again i want to say our thoughts with those americans dealing with devastating natural disasters including the wildfires in the west and hurricane is in itself. As the churning, i remain committed to ensuring they receive the federal health needed to respond, recover and deal back stronger. Today the committee on Homeland Security is meeting for its annual hearing on worldwide threats to the homeland. Our nation recently observed the 19th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of september 11, 2001. Nearly two decades later, we continue to mourn the nearly 3,000 lives lost that terrible day and keep their loved ones in our prayers. This committee and the department of Homeland Security were established in the wake of 9 11 to help prevent future attacks on our soi
[inaudible conversations] this hearing of the subcommittee on conservation and forestry titled the 2020 wildfires here, response and Recovery Efforts will come to order. F welcome and thank you for joining todays hearing with mr. John phipps, deputy chief for state and private forest that just yet. After brief opening remarks the hearing will open to questions. Members will be recognized in order of seniority alternating between majorityminority members. When you are recognized you will be asked to unmute your microphone and you have five minutes to ask a question or make a comet. In order to get as many questions as possible, the tir will stay consistently visible on your screen. Thank you for joining us here in washington and online today for this critical hearing on the wildfires ravaging the western United States. Weve all seen the footage from california, oregon and washington. It is surreal, and it is terrifying. I want to talk today about whati we can do to meet the needs andt f