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$99 billion in damage last year. unfortunately, we're likely to break that record this year. the evidence is overwhelming that every dollar we invest in resilience saves $6 down the road when the next fire doesn't spread as widely or the power station holds up against the storm. we need to build with resilience, resilience in mind, so roads are built heavy, levies are made stronger, transmission lines are better protected and so much more. you know, i hope we are past debating climate change in this country. now we have to act and we have to act fast. my plan does that. let me end with this. t...

$99 billion in damage. $99 billion in damage last year. and unfortunately, we're lucky to break that record this year. and the evidence is overwhelming that every dollar that we invest in resilience saves $6 down the road. when the next fire doesn't spread as widely or the power station holds up against the storm. we need to build with resilience, with resilience in mind. so, roads are built higher, levies are made strong -- stronger. the power lines are protected and so much more. i hope that we are past debating climate change in this country. now we have to act, and we have to act fast. and...

Two feet, flood proof power stations, sanitations, reduction in the build-up of kindling in our forest, installing electrical lines underground rather than overhead saves us $6 for every single dollar we spend to do those things. because the next time disaster strikes, a flood is contained a fire doesn't spread as widely and power stays on, not to mention those investments save lives, homes and create good-paying union jobs. >> yay! we like union jobs. >> i hosted 56 heads of state in washington and i pointed out we were talking about climate change, and i said i think of one word when i think...

Christina? >> reporter: well, that's right, arthel. the tick fire now 25% contained. you can see the damage it has caused here. this is one of 18 structures that was either damaged or destroyed by this fire. lots of people walking by here. it has been just heartbreaking for neighbors and the people, of course, who live here. as of now at least 1300 firefighters are working around the clock to make sure this fire doesn't spread any further. it's burned at least 4600 acres so far. at least 40,000 people were under mandatory evacuations for the fire, that evacuation has been lifted for about half...

Down the highway and into a road a bit. they closed down the highway there. that's what they are dealing with in the 50 to 80-mile-per-hour gusts. that's a problem for all of the fires burning in southern california that have tens of thousands of people who have had to run for shelter and leave their homes, and also you remember yesterday at this time, we were talking about the fire burning by the getty. it burned 450 acres. we know four homes were lost and 11 were damaged. they are continuing to work on that and the goal to make sure the fire doesn't spread and jump from the eastern side to t...