response to president elect job also not all s comments he has questioned their training and demanded changes to their pay. well thousands of firefighters and some from as far away as texas are battling wildfires in the north and south of california authorities say that they are starting to gain the upper hand but the threat is far from over fifty people have been killed in the state s worst ever wildfires hundreds of people are missing. the sierra fire is still burning outside san bernardino in something california fire crews are hard at work to tamp down the flames here to stop it from spreading again . further north in the destroyed town of paradise teams of forensic scientists as sifting through the rubble searching for human remains.
california? a lot better down here in southern california. favorable weather conditions beginning to move in now. they re getting a real grip on the woolsey fire which did so much damage here. we are seeing some interesting images from geo space shuttle intelligence, a company that provides satellite pictures for insurance companies. the before and after pictures are fascinating to see the damage it did. those particular pictures in the area of thousand oaks outside of l.a. just as a sign we re not out of the woods here yet, we had another fire break out overnight. the sierra fire, about 55 miles a direct shot east from downtown l.a. that s now 147 acres. so still issues for the firefighters here, sandra. sandra: jonathan hunt from malibu for us this morning. thank you. bill: recount drama continues no florida.
wear what you love, aveeno®. (nicki palmer) being a verizon engineer is about doing things right. and there s no shortcut to the right way. so when we roll out the nation s first 5g ultra wideband network, it ll be because we were the first to install the fiber-optics and small cells, and upgrade the towers that will change the way we learn, work and live. and i ll always be proud that we re not just building america s first 5g network. we re doing it right. firefighters in california are watching hot spots and wind gusts threaten to complicate the fight against unprecedented wildfires. overnight a new sierra fire burned 20 acres in 15 minutes. the death toll now stands at 48 as rescue workers continue
fast-moving new fire in southern california. sierra fire was reported in san bernardino county around 9:00 last night lobal time. trrs oofficials say it burned through 20 acres in 15 minutes and threatening homes in fontana and just over the boarder. officials report progress is now 40% contained, up 10% from this time yesterday. progress was up north was a little bit slower as crews try to take advantage of the night time humidity. we re told the camp fire is 35% contained, up 5% there. trrs the death toll grew to 48 after they found more remains in scorched homes in the city of paradise. trrs they ve requested the national guard s help canvassing
coming on. thank you. we have news for you just in. mitch mcconnell has been reelected majority leader by his republican colleagues. no surprise there. but now it is confirmed from our hill team which means for at least the next couple year, mitch mcconnell is the one leading the gop. chuck schumer will be leading the democrats in the senate. so status quo there for now. any minute we re expecting a court ruling in georgia that will either give a little bit of resolution to that heated governor s race or keep the count going. we ll give you the latest on that and also what is happening in florida with new reports of malfunctioning machines involved in the recount. and out west the number of fires burning in california, going up. and the number of people they have killed, growing higher. at least 50 people are dead as officials find more bodies in burned out homes. in southern california, the new sierra fire broke out overnight. and the progress is looking slow