When the fires in Los Angeles broke out, our network, CBS, asked for help covering the story. We sent reporter Charlie De Mar, who you would recognize because he's on air. We also sent Alfredo Roman,

California should, then, follow a University of Chicago conclusion: “Wildfire emissions need to be a key part of climate policy if California is going to meet its emission reduction goals.” Instead, Newsom and company use climate change as an excuse, suggesting in essence that their hands are tied until we reverse the Earth’s climate trajectory.

The city's artists and art collectors are mourning what could amount to billions of dollars in irreplaceable art that went up in flames.

Hughes fire

California firefighters could make more headway in containing three major wildfires burning in and around Los Angeles on Friday, as the latest round of blistering winds calm and the area's first rainfall in months arrives over the weekend.

Experts in fire mitigation and climate science said LA should use the fires as an opportunity to design more resilient communities.

The Hughes Fire burned some 10,176 acres but that figure held steady throughout the day as 4,000 firefighters dropped water and retardant from the air and used hand tools and hoses on the ground.