A new wildfire ignites in Los Angeles County. Kathryn Barger, chair of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss the road to recovery after the wildfires in California.
Thousands of structures have been affected in what is already the most destructive firestorms in the city’s history. There have been multiple wildfires raging across Los Angeles County, including the monstrous Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades and Malibu areas of L.A. County, as well as the Eaton Fire in Pasadena and Altadena.
With a visit to the L.A. area, Trump could fulfill one of the unwritten rules of being a president: showing compassion for families who have lost everything.
LA County Board of Supervisors Chair Kathryn Barger responds to reports of residents not receiving text evacuation alerts, and shares updates on rebuilding efforts.
Los Angeles County supervisors are looking into the alert system after residents in the Eaton Fire area were not alerted until several hours after the blaze had started.
Kathryn Barger is the Supervisor of Los Angeles County's 5th District. For the past few days, Southern California has been ablaze with wildfire, which has spread across tens of thousands of acres.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, as well as other local officials, said they were confident that President-elect Trump would visit the region.
Los Angeles County officials are calling for an independent investigation to review the emergency alert system used during the recent Eaton and Palisades Fires to warn residents to evacuate.
Parched Southern California endured more dangerous winds on Wednesday but could get some needed rain this weekend, dampening prospects of another round of deadly wildfires while raising the possibility of new challenges like toxic ash runoff.
Amid a fifth consecutive day of fires in her county, Barger posted a two-page letter addressed to Trump in his capacity as president-elect.
During a press conference updating the public on the scale of the disaster and what emergency crews and officials were doing to help, Kathryn Barger, a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, singled out the crowdfunding platform.
At least 20 people have been arrested on suspicion of looting during the wildfires raging in Los Angeles County, according to officials. L.A. County Supervisor Kathryn Barger said at a Thursday ne ...