LA Fires Latest, Trump's Sentencing, TikTok At The Supreme Court
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Earlier this week, an LA Fire spokesperson underlined a reality of fighting wildfires. As long as winds are blowing through dry parts of Southern California, there's very little fire crews can do.
Now they have a break. The Santa Ana winds have let up a little bit, slowing the spread and letting air crews dump water from overhead. So we can assess. At least 10 people have died. And thousands of structures have been destroyed in Pacific Palisades and other communities like the one we will hear about now. Altadena is a little inland in the foothills to the east of L.A.
And that is where NPR's Greg Allen has been reporting. Greg, you spent the day yesterday talking to people in Altadena. What are they telling you?
Well, you know, as you know, Altadena is a wooded community with a lot of older bungalows. And this is where the Eaton fire has left many of the homes just smoldering, blackened ruins. Tiandra Pitts' home caught fire and was heavily damaged before fire crews extinguished it.
It's burned down. It's not livable. Look at all this. Who could live here like this? No, no. And I'm asthmatic, and I have a compromised lung.
I spent the day yesterday with Pitts. She was evacuated after her house caught fire and the one next door burned to the ground. Her three kids are staying with family members, but she spent that night in her car. Yesterday, she was back with friends, removing whatever she could from the house.
Now, we've heard that at least 20 people have been arrested for looting. Did you hear about that from people in Altadena?
Yes. Tandra Pitts said she was shocked when she returned home and found that her front door had been kicked in. When she went inside, many of her things were gone and things were just tossed everywhere.
Look at shoes, purses. And they just pull everything out and took stuff. They take everything. We seen them doing it. How do you take that from somebody who already have enough disaster?
Looters took her son's sneaker collection. They left the boxes everywhere. They even took her washer and dryer. We talked to other residents who stayed in the neighborhood, and they told us that they chased off looters. L.A. Sheriff has promised a crackdown on looting, and communities now are imposing curfews throughout the area. Now, let's get to the big picture. I mean, how many fires is L.A.
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