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Extensive damage throughout anchorage. we are getting a lot of images pouring in via social media, where we are seeing you know damage in businesses, in homes, in offices. right now, its about 11:00 in the morning. so they are working with daylight emergency responders or kind of scouring through the area right now, ensuring that folks are safe. but the mayor also mentioned that as a result of this earthquake, there are three fires that they are monitoring, but they are getting a handle on it. b...

Actually a 9.2. it lasted three full minutes. even with all of our modern technology, by comparison to a lot of places in the country, alaska is not heavily populated. although, anchorage certainly is it probably has the densest population of yearn in that state. but are we seeing much on social media? where are we getting our information from largely here? have we heard anything from the governors office besides this disaster declaration? >> well the governors office is saying right now their p...

About the rising cost associated with fighting the problem. the rate of disaster declaration has grown significantly over the years. state averages well under two a year from 1953 through 1999 but has had 198 since 2,000. that is the most of any state in the country. almost all, 177 of them, involve myers-briggs since 2005, california has received $6 billion in fema grants to fight fires. >> are we doing enough? no, thats the easy answer. >> the professor says the combination of topography, fuel...

Contributing to it. president trump: it maybe contributes a little bit the biggest problem is management. >> last week the president threatened to pull -- hes now signed a disaster declaration opening up federal funds. tomorrow the president will tour the devastation caused by the california wildfires. ed? >> ed: thanks. just a few moments ago the president tweeted about that upcoming trip to california. he said, "thank you, jerry brown. the governor. look forward to joining you and gave knew --...

Is contributing to it. >> it contributes a little bit, the big problem is management. >> reporter: the president threatens to pull californias federal funding to fight fires but has signed a disaster declaration. caused by the wildfires. >> the president tweeted with that trip to california. jerry brown, look forward to joining us gavin newsom. we are with you. we had some tweets that upset california. >> tested a new high-tech weapon. plus explosive new details about the murder of saudi columni...

Their home to come back to. theyre going to find everybody they knew along the street next to them has had their home completely destroyed. theres going to be a very, very long time for this neighborhood and so many others in california to get back to anything like former. gillian. >> thank you for that reporting, stay safe out there. coming up later in the show, california congressman john garamendi joins us to discuss president trumps federal disaster declaration. is it helping in the state? h...

Down from waging rhetorical war with california as it burns. after reported phone call from california congressman and soon to be minority house leader kevin mccarthy on monday trump dropped his threat to withhold federal funding from california as it suffers the worst wildfires in history and instead approved the disaster declaration for the state. then today the white house released this photo of trump receiving "the latest update on the devastating wildfires in california" while his interior ...

The president has backed down from waging rhetorical war with california as it burns. after reported phone call from california congressman and soon to be minority house leader kevin mccarthy on monday trump dropped his threat to withhold federal funding from california as it suffers the worst wildfires in history and instead approved the disaster declaration for the state. then today the white house released this photo of trump receiving "the latest update on the devastating wildfires in califo...

Has a direct affect on the morale of the men and women that are fighting the fires and certainly does in the community, too. >> theres a time and a place for debate, and, you know, this was the first, you know, statement the president had made about the fires before talk about, you know, firefighters and in the midst of the worst parts of the blaze. as you know he tweeted just a moment ago where just approved an expedited request for major disaster declaration for the state of california. im wit...

Expedited disaster declaration as crews work against dry and windy conditions. fueling flames over the state. we have a live report on the wildfires later this hour. opening arguments start today in the trial for mexican drug lord el chapo. he is facing 17 charges, including drug trafficking, murder conspiracy, and money laundering. the trial could take four months and is expected to shed light on his jail breaks. the use of submarines to ship drugs and his iconic gold plated ak 47. el chapo wil...