america. arthel: for context, president trump is channel our 32nd president, franklin delano roosevelt who for 11 years during world war ii and a time of uncertainly would address the country on evening radio. this was to silence rumors and explain this policies. president trump was said to have exuded self-assurance to the american public. how would a fireside chat from president trump pan out. they are likely to be very, very different from what you heard from roosevelt. this was a time of the great depression, offering americans reassurance. president trump is likely to offer a defense for himself. probably a speech outlining that he thinks he did nothing wrong and this impeachment inquiry is
coming weeks, they will be moving into more open hearings. she says they are looking into releasing transcripts soon. eric, although, no word exactly when that will be. eric: lauren, thank you very much. arthel? arthel: thank you. president trump naming the next acting homeland security secretary. the new job elevating wolf from his undersecretary position within the agency, to become the fifth person to lead dhs in three years. lucas tomlinson has more from washington. lucas? before departing for his rally in mississippi, president trump told reporters he has appointed chad wolf as acting secretary of the department of homeland security. i put in a very good man, who is highly respected, and he s acting right now. we will see where that goes. and as you know, john, as you know, i like acting. i mean, a lot of people say i like acting. it gives you great flexibility. . it is not clear when wolf would take over as acting dhs
the job permanently. he was a deputy to kirstjen nielsen. his nomination for undersecretary of policy is stalled in the senate. the current acting secretary will remain on the job until veterans day. ken cuccinelli is a potential candidate to take over in the future. at its creation dhs was focused on counter-terrorism. dhs is also responsible for enforcing the country s immigration laws. there are at least 10 acting secretaries and senior officials serving in president trump s cabinet. powerful winds dying down in
issue for president trump s agenda in hopes for a second term in 2020. there are now at least ten acting secretaries and senior officials serving in president s cabinet. in washington, lucas tomlinson, fox news. eric: now to california where at least 13 wildfires continue to burn there. with red flag warnings still in effect for two southern california counties. meanwhile, governor newsom has some strong words for the utility company pg&e that s been mired in a bankruptcy case there, over those deadly wildfires that authorities say its equipment started last year. newsom saying the case done soon, they ve got to get that done or the state, he says will step in. pg&e as we know it may or may not be able to figure this out. if they cannot, we are not going to sit around and be passive. eric: christina coleman is live in santa paula, california,
testimonies, republicans said some of this testimony could work in their favor. we just saw the last one with morrison that didn t necessarily believe anything the president did was necessarily illegal. depending on what some of these witnesses said in these testimonies, it will change how we viewed impeachment. this is the next phase. it will be a long phase. but it s going to change a lot of how everything has been going. arthel: president trump told the washington examiner thursday he may release the transcript as a fireside chat. provide the climax of a decade of international immorality. powerful and resourceful gangsters have banded together to make war upon the whole human race. their challenge has now been flung at the united states of