Natalie Kittroff

This is really the first time that I've seen it come up in this way in the context of wildfire.

This is really the first time that I've seen it come up in this way in the context of wildfire.

And it seems important to just say, Chris, that in this case, we're not talking about moving a relatively small coastal community from a barrier island. Here we're talking about L.A., the second largest city in America, 10 million people in a state that is just an economic engine for the whole country, has the biggest port in America. I mean, what we're envisioning is reshaping a major metropolis.

And it seems important to just say, Chris, that in this case, we're not talking about moving a relatively small coastal community from a barrier island. Here we're talking about L.A., the second largest city in America, 10 million people in a state that is just an economic engine for the whole country, has the biggest port in America. I mean, what we're envisioning is reshaping a major metropolis.

And That's not just a huge investment of money, right? It's also a massive emotional investment in just a new identity.

And That's not just a huge investment of money, right? It's also a massive emotional investment in just a new identity.

That may be a question we need to grapple with, but it's also a really difficult thing to ask when people are in a lot of pain and just reeling from all this loss.

That may be a question we need to grapple with, but it's also a really difficult thing to ask when people are in a lot of pain and just reeling from all this loss.

Chris, thank you so much.

Chris, thank you so much.

Over the weekend, firefighters slowed the progress of the Palisades and Eaton fires, which are now partly contained. But winds in Los Angeles are expected to pick back up again, prompting officials to issue a rare fire danger alert for Tuesday until Wednesday afternoon. The National Weather Service warned that the gusts could lead to, quote, explosive fire growth.

Over the weekend, firefighters slowed the progress of the Palisades and Eaton fires, which are now partly contained. But winds in Los Angeles are expected to pick back up again, prompting officials to issue a rare fire danger alert for Tuesday until Wednesday afternoon. The National Weather Service warned that the gusts could lead to, quote, explosive fire growth.

At least 24 people have been killed in the fires, and officials say that the fatalities are likely to rise.

At least 24 people have been killed in the fires, and officials say that the fatalities are likely to rise.

Here's what else you need to know today. On Monday, a federal judge in Florida ruled that the Justice Department could release half of the report by the special counsel, Jack Smith, detailing the decisions he made in charging Donald Trump with plotting to overturn the 2020 election.

Here's what else you need to know today. On Monday, a federal judge in Florida ruled that the Justice Department could release half of the report by the special counsel, Jack Smith, detailing the decisions he made in charging Donald Trump with plotting to overturn the 2020 election.

After Trump won the 2024 election, the special counsel dropped the two criminal cases he brought against the president-elect. But the Justice Department rules required him to write a final report detailing his findings in the interests of public understanding.

After Trump won the 2024 election, the special counsel dropped the two criminal cases he brought against the president-elect. But the Justice Department rules required him to write a final report detailing his findings in the interests of public understanding.

The Justice Department has been fighting to get the report into the public eye, even though Jack Smith formally stepped down from his post on Friday. Trump's legal team has fought to stop any part of the report from coming out. calling it a, quote, one-sided attack on the president-elect. Just after midnight on Tuesday, the Justice Department delivered the 137-page volume to Congress.

The Justice Department has been fighting to get the report into the public eye, even though Jack Smith formally stepped down from his post on Friday. Trump's legal team has fought to stop any part of the report from coming out. calling it a, quote, one-sided attack on the president-elect. Just after midnight on Tuesday, the Justice Department delivered the 137-page volume to Congress.