Fires cause apocalyptic scenes across Los Angeles County

[@jojo-gj6gf]

Unfortunately us here in Australia know exactly what you are going through. We are so sorry to see this terrible disaster 😢 I pray for rain , and lots of it . Be safe and stay strong.

[@crimsonshadow7459]

Have you seen an eastern brown snake?

[@jule3480]

And Australia’s consequent investigation revealed government systematic failures in a lot of areas.

[@jule3480]

@@crimsonshadow7459 Yes. Plus tiger snakes, Red Bellied Black Snake and various pythons and one inland Taipan. Eastern Browns and Tiger snakes were more aggressive than the Taipan I saw. Red bellied black snakes are shy and pythons mind their business. It’s spiders like funnel webs then red backs I worry about more…

[@KayWagner-j5k]

So sorry to hear

[@marivicdeluna466]

God i pray for protection,and i pray heavy rain to stop the fire hear our prayers o Lord in Jesus name Amen..

[@beachbliss9366]

Chemical smoke is so bad for you. Just get out of there.

[@robertmartinez4174]

that burned electronic stuff like computers is worse than smoking.

[@candisham1978]

Idk how he’s even breathing. I was just at the new Sunset fire in the Hollywood Hills with a respirator and I could barely breathe and thought I was gonna pass out.

[@originallimu]

@@candisham1978there’s always been something off about that guy

[@robertmartinez4174]

@candisham1978 let's hope that the reporter won't get to that point.

[@vickieflowers-williams9691]

God’s 1.! 🙏🏾🫱🏼‍🫲🏾🌏🫱🏼‍🫲🏾🙏🏾🫂🙌🏽🫵🏾🫂🙏🏾👑🫵🏾.!

[@rafeekrohoman2639]

Great reporting. But put your mask on and stay safe my friend.

[@bodine1231]

He wants everyone to see his face.

[@HappyHunter-l4z]

God is taking the trash to the curb! 😂

[@alexsandrarokas7117]

Yeah, man, wear some protection.

[@Thebostyman2707]

Honestly it made me laugh how he has it on his chin not wearing it, and he’s just breathing normally 😆

[@JeffryBozes]

​@@HappyHunter-l4zI'm so sure you say that whenever a red state gets hit too.

[@ckrystle73]

Whoever let this man do this should be ashamed. His lungs right now are being destroyed at his age!

[@CruzCruz-nw7fi]

I’m sure he wants to be there , he does good reporting on natural disasters

[@jakeshepherd-x9h]

I'm sure it takes more than one fire to destroy you like that. If one fire can destroy your lungs than I guess I'm destroyed right now cause the house across the street from me caught on fire last week and I took in huge amounts of smoke

[@jonathannogueda8174]

He can recover his human

[@hardlines4]

His brain has been destroyed years ago 🤡

[@chrisexlein4292]

It's Andy Cooper son of Gloria Vanderbilt. Andy inherited $150 million and now pretends to be a reporter and does strange things. He is fine

[@akoeleakpabli13]

We love you Anderson but put your mask on please

[@georgeanderson3202]

Thank you

[@uriellevelupriley684]

The 25:12 wind is the big problem. No one is at fault. The only one that is in control is Mother nature. Period. It has nothing to do with politics. Stop blaming people and do something to help.

[@MommyHelpU]

Well when one side denies global warming is real it seems like it very much has everything to do with politics.

[@rkm5369]

Well when certain people put fish before human life, then it becomes political.

[@disneylandx123]

What if it’s someone that intentionally set the fire? Not their fault?

[@KimStabley]

Global warming IS REAL and it's changing our weather in SoCal. We have had almost NO RAIN, in our rainy season!

[@MommyHelpU]

@@disneylandx123 in California? No, the reason this is getting attention is because the fires have been getting more intense and more frequent as time goes on- because like I said- our government wants to pretend global warming doesn’t exist.

[@Heyyou904]

Anderson. We see the destruction! Please get out of that zone, it’s not worth your life and we really appreciate you but get out of there for the sake of your children and family 🙏🏽🫶🏽🥰

[@norskibull2.021]

Maybe he’s ai right now, don’t you find it odd he’s standing supposedly in the midst of all that fire and smoke and he didn’t cough ONCE! Amazing

[@norskibull2.021]

Embers hit his head and extinguished themselves, he has FIRE PROOF hair WOWWWW!!! Cnn really has fallen hard since signing over their souls to lil pHARMya

[@ClauTo-oh5qu]

He is rich with great health insurance.

[@alericc1889]

THIS is why I dont have sympathy for the stupid kalifornians........

[@robertmeshew1935]

Amazing the Insurance companies just stopped fire coverage in these fire areas and no water for the fire hydrants!

[@bucketstuck7137]

…that’s unequivocally false, lol

[@patrickjohnson195]

​@bucketstuck7137 no it's not bud....

[@greenhometony]

​@@patrickjohnson195 people who say this type of s h i t without backing it up are just t r o l l s...

[@o_-970]

Insurances are a scamming maf!a . They never cover what you really need. Like when you work at age 65 or more

[@DariusShannon-c2s]

No bonus for the CEOs

[@skierprincessakify]

I worry so much about pets and wildlife in these situations.

[@SP-cd3wo]

So true :((

[@corazontolentino3107]

Me too my heart breaks ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹

[@brandonyankowski4319]

My concern is with the humans

[@cliffordmartin3303]

@@brandonyankowski4319 Humans online caring only for pets smh. Call your pets & animals…not the paramedics, firefighters or police to save your life. Smh.

[@fortheladies771]

So you’re not concerned about……the people???

[@ControversialChristian]

That lady who said someone should start 'go friend me' is into something. With all the trouble in the world, it is important to remember that we need each other.

[@zanussidish5685]

Always remember a tragedy in the US is always a hundred times more important than in any other country.

[@azteka1916]

Prayers to all the humans and their pets

[@dentatusdentatus1592]

Plants too.😏

[@marystacey4796]

Where the hell are they putting anderson and the crew in danger by getting so close to the fires? This is so ridiculous

[@skierprincessakify]

That’s what reporters do, they risk their safety to report for the rest of us so we know what’s going on.

[@dalmar5567]

He can say no But he want to report it

[@rexx9496]

I'm sure if he was in real danger the fire dept would've made him leave.

[@dentatusdentatus1592]

Because danger is Anderson's middle name.

[@bendy6626]

You really think that showboat would put himself at risk? 🤣🤣🤣

[@walkashland]

Predatory developers are foaming at the mouth thinking about all the cheap prime real estate they’re going to be snatching up in the Palisades when the fires burn everything to the ground. I grew up in the Palisades when it was charming and quaint. I can’t bear to think what greedy developers are going to do to it in the future…

[@WinstonSmith24]

Oprah is already eyeballing a 20,000 square foot lot

[@samushunter0048]

Yeah that is true, most may not be able to get to be able to build their houses again because developers will buy up the land and insurance may not cover a lot of these houses.

[@dadrewco100]

You got that right !

[@jule3480]

I heard some of the electrical infrastructure hasn’t been updated since the 1950’s and that has previously caused problems. Add onto that fire funding reportedly being slashed by millions, water retention restrictions, limited ability to remove risk prone trees/forest and people building in fire prone areas, it’s the perfect storm, so I wonder if this will deter any developers?

[@samy2441]

They probably lit the fire like how Oprah did in Hawaii

[@pauljansen1137]

Can't pay me enough to be a reporter on the scene in that neighborhood......

[@Mshi-]

Cooper is literally a millionaire

[@Mshi-]

Actually yes

[@ne0nZchr0me]

20 million per year not per contract.. yeah oook

[@AlanKeefe-x6v]

Could of just sent a drone out with live feed and put reporter audio over it would of got better videos and more safe

[@HiMyNameIsDannny]

Even if he avoids getting burned, all the smoke he's inhaling isn't good.

[@dochammer3047]

I feel more sorry for the wild life, they have to pay for human mistakes.

[@skierprincessakify]

And peoples pets that get left behind. Ugh I can’t think about it.

[@Red-Robin4]

@@skierprincessakify I know I would never ever leave without my fur babies.

[@CruzCruz-nw7fi]

So many houses

[@michaelm1573]

wildfires have killed animals sinve beginning of time... the sad part here is no water due to democrat policies, namely the fire department leader lesbian lady focusing on inclusiveness instead of competency. this is the result. no debris management + no water in hydrants = death

[@DeliaBrown-m1f]

Me too❤❤❤

[@thomascox4014]

A long time ago fires regularly burned in the hills of Southern California. It was part of nature's way of cleaning things out and starting over. But there were no people living in these places. Now all of Los Angeles Country is one just hunk of sprawl and the fires have decided to leave the hills and move into residential areas in the flats which historically have never seen this sort of thing. That is the main difference between these fires and previous fires.

[@jule3480]

In part, but from what I have read policies of water catchment , no updating of outdated electrical infrastructure, firefighting funding slashed or not wisely implemented also contributed

[@joannlarson6386]

The old timers back then really kept bush down too.

[@Crmsnraider]

@@jule3480 Oh yes, one of the more informed comments Ive noticed; Much over a long period of time have contributed the increasing issues and its needed not to be this way. Its not really to be pinpointed to one certain things but decades of gross and negligent management from local, state and federal gov't, corporate entities and farmers among few all which have done disservice to the regular (even the irregular "richies") people in the region.

[@deepdarkcocoa7956]

Ohhhh😮

[@originallimu]

natural fire barriers were also eradicated, including native plants. la is a victim of its own devices

[@catemccool4100]

"thirty minutes away in Hollywood, there are coffee shops that are open." Hope it stays that way but these winds are not dying down and changing direction. What a nightmare.

[@johnhotz1400]

No it's all going to burn bro watch and see they're feeding it from area 51!

[@sittingonariver]

Hollywood has a new fire. Watch Duty, Sunset fire. 😢

[@catemccool4100]

@@sittingonariver Wow. How did this fire get so big so fast???

[@izatafactnow]

@@catemccool4100 The winds were blowing at very high speeds

[@marystacey4796]

My best friend lives in Montrose LA Cracenta. So worried.

[@erickalucas5660]

You can tell it’s hard for him to breathe, omg get out safe Anderson! 🙏🏽

[@catherine-c6w4z]

This breaks my heart. I have some cousins in Pasadena. Praying 🙏🏽

[@Valleygirl4lifeCreations]

At what point do you think you should leave? Smh it’s so easy to get trapped all it takes is for a tree to fully engulf, fall and block the street

[@sirmadam8183]

Breaks my heart to see these beautiful places in flames. All these areas are beautiful. So sad for the devastation.

[@margaretgross-e5t]

Omgosh: 🤞also for the animals, pets & wild life.😢 - firefighters, ER/1st responders, volunteers, reporters, all those with primary responsibility for Kids, fragile elderly & other dependents...😢

[@skierprincessakify]

I always worry about the animals. 😢

[@SAMMIE0998]

Anderson you where getting to close to that fire and put ur mask on

[@Raptorman0909]

If the timeline is correct the first of these named fires started about 11AM in Pacific Palisades at Piedra Morada Drive. The wind has been very strong and from the northeast and traveling in a southwesterly direction. Sometime later additional fires started, but the odd thing is they are not downwind of the Palisades Fire so how does a fire skip backwards against the wind? I'd like some clarification on the timeline of each of these fires and confirmation of the wind directions at each of these fires. I don't want to jump out on a burning limb, but I have to ask how the later fires were started if they were upwind of the original fire beginning in Pacific Palisades!

[@brucefreadrich1188]

Cigarette butts?

[@bendy6626]

With the heated Santa Ana winds, fires start in dry brush just about anywhere. Has been happening for literally thousands of years there. Difference now is there's more to burn 🤷

[@Raptorman0909]

@bendy6626 Well actually there's less vegetation given the huge swaths of land carved up for businesses or housing. Of course, those buildings, be they commercial of residential, will also burn and once started those structures can fuel a large surge in the fire. Southern California, hasn't any significant rain since May and are well below average over that interval. That means the vegetation is ripe to burn and with the Santa Anta winds hitting upwards of 100mph all it would take is one idiot or one terrorist to do what is likely to exceed $10B in damage and might be 5 times that.

[@audreydaleski1067]

This is a bad one is an understatement. People, I hope, that the level of danger this fire posed was made manifestly clear. Get out or you won't survive it.

[@LS-ek1fd]

I don’t usually even watch cnn, but I want Anderson to get to safety please.

[@garbagemanTricks]

As a California, I am so disgusted right now. We pay the highest taxes, but our public services cannot provide water to the firefighters 🤬

[@XenoWarriorPrince]

So true

[@spencerbrown6214]

No thanks to Gavin

[@themichaelbrandon]

How many gallons are just sitting in resident's swimming pools. Do fire departments not have mobile pumps that can siphon out all that water?

[@quietus13]

Gotta love government waste and mismanagement

[@lindapereboom]

So disappointing the unrealistic level of expectations in the face of an overwhelming historical catastrophic event. I hope your finger pointing is enough to make you feel better

[@misganawoldu5121]

No one can control the wrath of God. God have mercy🙌🏼

[@XxSilent_SaintxD]

That part

[@teamarkota8018]

God's punishment

[@ramkumarchhetri5997]

This ain’t god’s wrath….someone’s mission….I am hell sure.

[@incisivecommenter5974]

Respect to Anderson Cooper for this reporting.

[@buunans7051]

Apparently 20+ million per year he's paid. I think almost anyone would take that deal.

[@Ena48145]

​@@buunans7051 Not me. I would not put my life in danger like this. And he's not even wearing his mask.

[@incisivecommenter5974]

@buunans7051 Thats not enough to be in the middle of an inferno.

[@norskibull2.021]

He is not there, this is all Ai, of him being there! Not ANY coughing, while supposedly in the midst of all that SMOKE, and not just smoke, that’s HOMES on fire smoke, not your average campfire, well it is like that one, but not like a bonfire smoke. Secondly the ai clip he doesn’t have a helmet on and his hair is somehow dodging fire embers and extinguishing them on contact. Heck outta here this is as much bs as their push for their lil pHARMya poke pals.

[@norskibull2.021]

Fires are real but this turd isn’t in the midst of the madness.

[@JeanetteAnderson-d3b]

So ironic how they canceled all of our home owners and fire insurance just months prior to this…

[@Offthexannxs]

Conspiracy?

[@LAartist2015]

The same happened in the south with hurricanes. Insurance companies pulled out of Florida, Louisiana…😢

[@fsbof97]

@@Offthexannxsno, just capitalism at play.

[@BigBadJerryRogers]

Well you can't expect Luigi to take care of everything

[@vintagegallerina]

Not every natural disaster requires a reporter to endanger their lives. He sounds full asthmatic.

[@PainfulSin2811170]

Here in Hawai'i we sympathize and empathize with you folks. Our Lahaina/Kula/Olinda fires in 2023 were just devastating, and our FD ran out of water similarly.

[@ejcejc4113]

3:02 she left her cat and came back to get the cat - how dare you leave the cat in the first place

[@reason6835]

Thousands of people have lost their homes and businesses and you’re passing judgement over a freaking cat? Nice priorities.

[@philspurling6414]

@@reason6835 Evil, you can drive down the street.

[@skierprincessakify]

@@reason6835It’s cruel to leave a helpless animal (who depends on you to survive) to burn to death. I would never leave my pets behind.

[@5014chizuka]

Maybe she had children to save! And didn’t have time to get the cat. You don’t know the situation

[@le9335]

You probably ate a burger for lunch.

[@visoroverwatch3247]

It hasnt rained here in CA since early 2024. I know because the drain outside is clogged and will cause flooding on the street with the tiniest of rains..

[@gregorywilson2124]

This shows how insignificant we are when it comes to natural disasters. Unbelievable. How did this start? Wild fire?

[@vicarious4961]

100% preventable

[@AnnetteKillion]

heartbreaking !!!!!!!! praying for Cali My entire family is there

[@Crown-rose711]

I will pray for your family to be safe.

[@vl4581]

I'm a country boy from NC so I guess I don't understand. Why aren't fire fighters from 20 states with supplies rushing California to get this under control? I know you can't do that to a forrest fire but can we not get into these neighborhoods? Hurricanes are terrible and I've been through too many but once the emegency is apparent people rush in ( at least before this administration) Power trucks and fema trucks as far as the eyes can see.

[@toobzombe]

Keep up the good work Gavin!!!

[@msmee0079]

my coworkers sister lost her home the video on ig is terrible she was describing how the fire was moving very fast they her neighborhood had less than 30mins to evacuate!!! prayers for all

[@gc176]

Give Anderson Cooper credit. No way Morning Joe or Sean Hannity goes out there and reports from LA during a wildfire.

[@Julia-r7j2i]

Fox News has reporters on The Ground!!

[@dennisquinn4387]

He's a drama queen and attention hound,nothing more.

[@gc176]

@@dennisquinn4387 And what are you? A cranky, left hating, potato couch? Anything more?

[@gc176]

@@Julia-r7j2i I'm not saying they don't. But I don't see one of their biggest stars out there. Jesus Crist I'm not bagging on FOX. I'm just saying he should be given credit because he could be sitting in the studio safe and sound. Damn SNOWFLAKES!!

[@martyharless5097]

​@@gc176national television networks have reporters across the country. Whoever their closest reporters are would get the assignment.

[@trishm6833]

Is it not time to use drones to survey the damage, rather than humans?

[@skierprincessakify]

They are having bad wind, helicopters can’t even fly, a drone can’t fly in heavy winds.

[@michaeloliva8353]

All the drones are hanging out in New Jersey.

[@ana-up2ss]

Dry season scares me what more to come this year!! Prayers for the people who lost lives and homes !

[@NotRose-hf7kr]

Joe dumb climate change agenda. Joe is not GOD. He lied. Fake leader.

[@LiveCaliforniawildfirecoverage]

The fire is still burning.Can you believe it?It's late Wednesday night in Los Angeles and it's still burning.This is unbelievable it's crazy

[@mikimousechocolate7449]

😮 WOW IM FROM CALIFORNIA AND HAVE FAMILY THERE MY BROTHER IS A FIREFIGHTER IN CALIFORNIA THIS IS HORRIBLE 😞💔🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿

[@wildhorses6817]

❤ Prayers for all Firefighters and Emergency Responders. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@BeTheLight242]

Praying for safety for everyone ❤

[@longbeachmaumba7059]

*This is some scary shyt.*

[@bigbeefjoedaddy]

whats scary is you voted for this

[@CHANTIP]

too sad 😞 praying for all.

[@kanaletumlinson]

Prayers for all! Stay safe out there filming!

[@jamaljacksonjr2652]

Thanks Newson

[@johnpichla9557]

Trump told him five years ago!

[@DeliaBrown-m1f]

So true, get rid of him.

[@MedicatedMemory]

Pray for light rain.. heavy 🌧 might cause mud slides

[@geeev8312]

It hasn’t rained in months in LA

[@C-Crystal2002]

I also said the same thing, let’s just pray for people in California

[@bendy6626]

The rains will come when this is over. The Palisades are going to be a sliding mess for decades.

[@ducksinmyhearttaylor3957]

Please pray for all of the firefighters and rescue crews and medical personnel that is responding to this tragedy. To see this is heart breaking with all of the Americans that were hoping that 2025 would be a better year. We all hurt for you. I pray your state representatives realize that this can be an event that could wipe LA off the map. I am a Texan and we go through hurricanes and tornadoes often. Our community and neighbors are we get us through hard times.

[@in_tasin]

Praying for the people of Los Angeles, US from Bangladesh 🇧🇩!

[@henrysantos121]

I'm so sorry to all person involved, This is absolutely heartbreaking,

[@AccidentalCarnivore-ul3kg]

Very sad indeed! 😢

[@stevenherrera8010]

Thoughts and prayers to my fellow pasadenians and altadenians.

[@bigbeefjoedaddy]

love seeing this :D not your comment btw .

[@goldbridge]

Excellent reporting. Please use protective gear.

[@mortymorty7903]

Keep your mask on at all times.

[@plinble]

After the Great Fire of London 1666, regulations were put in place to stop fires spreading in urban areas. Forgetting their lessons, or is history not taught any more?

[@DeliaBrown-m1f]

So true blame that on your leaders who are usless.

[@sarmachivukula4237]

Cooper has courage to go there and report. I pray for people who are suffering due to Wild Fires. 🙏

[@robertrudiger5082]

Billons of dollars. Ever hear of irrigation

[@licia3191]

Love and prayers from Vancouver BC Canada

[@morell1-5]

Americans need to learn how to build houses from stone like the europeans do, all damage could be avoided.

[@fidelflores5802]

Stone breaks during earthquakes

[@aiai-j7i]

Please inform yourself before making these nonsense statements.

[@doreeneclose6295]

A burned out stone structure, is still a burned out stone structure. Unless of course all of the furniture and belongings are made of concrete.

[@wolfGalliano3124]

Are you kidding me ???? Building the houses the way they do is a big biz,of course nothing will be changed .

[@XXTTGS]

They have earthquakes in California

[@Hulachowdown]

This is so unreal to see. I swear I was listening to a podcast a month ago where someone made an off hand comment about how bad it would be if there was a big fire near LA. They said something about how even the fire and emergency all know that if it gets too big there is no stopping it and then LA is gone 😮😮 I think everyone was all kind of like “nah dude they have plans for that” but actually what is the plan?

[@fastfreeks]

Lots of people have been warning about this for years. Unfortunately politicians would rather claim climate change like anything we do is somehow going to turn California into a rainforest overnight when they should be out clearing around all the power lines, controled burns, and fire breaks but newsom had his bullet train that's going to save the world but cost $200b and not have 10 miles of track

[@jule3480]

It’s just material things , sad as it is .. the schools, they are replaceable , the lives of people and animals are not.

[@jwsanders1214]

are all the children who get aborted " Replaceable " ? Harris ran her campaign on abortion

[@Puggz666]

Why don’t people evacuate? Like the woman at 11:27 why is she there? Does she not think the fire department is aware of the situation?

[@sittingonariver]

They announced 5 deaths from Eaton fire in the press conference. 😢😢😢😢😢

[@sunshine21911]

Why is he there and how is he allowed to walk around reporting. I can’t imagine how terrible the air quality is. I was in a small house fire and ended up unconscious and in the hospital for smoke inhalation. What he’s breathing has to be 10,000x worse.

[@darnellpiazza7567]

So incredibly sad

[@Truckiejonas65]

You should be wearing a helmet Anderson Cooper.

[@webmediafactors4]

Terrible occurrence. I suggest they cut down all the decorative palm trees. As Cooper pointed out, its the Palm Trees burning up like paper that spread the fire and they are only decoration.

[@doreeneclose6295]

A world without trees is not the answer. The shrubs are burning and the wind are taking those ambers too.

[@jwsanders1214]

@@doreeneclose6295 a world without children ?

[@fastfreeks]

​@doreeneclose6295 well if they don't properly manage the trees in areas like this it will keep happening. Unless it was arsen the fire was started from power lines running through tree branches. They should probably be cutting all the trees down that are close enough to the power lines to catch fire.

[@TheRubberStudiosASMR]

They should have prepared for this

[@sirmadam8183]

Be safe everybody. No story is worth your life. Please be safe.

[@itssharp4020]

"there will be hell in the middle east" he said... God is great.

[@dariusalias870]

Alhamdulillah Ya Rabb

[@CoverBrazilian]

I’m not a firefighter so idk what I’m talking about… but where are the helicopters with water, planes etc. Why is this fire just being allowed to continuously spread?

[@paullegge6362]

Thank newscum and the DEI fire marshal for this area.

[@jennifermarie3158]

The wind has been too bad, so helicopters could not fly. Literally hurricane level winds across LA

[@mikelacey1635]

They are back up but it was due to high winds, that’s why the choppers were grounded

[@czarcastic1458]

High winds keeps aircraft grounded.

[@Mysticwaterslife333]

Reportedly they disclosed due to the high winds & the amount of fire, helicopters are not sure where the water will actually land once “dumped” in the air. It’s basically risking the water allocation & scarce resources against combative winds that are above 80 mph.

[@aleksandrat6668]

Very sad I would also like to add that for the past 10 yrs if not more I have been r3ading about fires in California and yet they always run put of something and don't know how to deal with it. It's a very fire prone area but resources run dry????? Great governing!

[@jasminelindros8923]

There is literally nothing more the government can do if the taxpayers refuse to pay for it. Look around your own town. Can it withstand a firestorm pushed by 80mph winds - in January?

[@medievalcatguy6776]

LA voted for what they get

[@wildhorses6817]

THERE HAVE NEVER BEEN HIGH WINDS LIKE TBESE AND NEVER SUCH LOW RAINFALL.

[@jasminelindros8923]

@medievalcatguy6776 Really? LA voted for 80mph late-fall Santa Ana winds in January? Well, that wasn't a very good idea, was it?

[@medievalcatguy6776]

@@jasminelindros8923 Do your research on LA policy about fire. If wild fires are very common in California then they should have been more prepared for a scenario like that. A good comparison is Florida and hurricanes, every year there are hurricanes but they always rebuild and are prepared for the next one. After 2020 and 2022 California should have learnt.

[@dylanhardy9584]

Gave 130 million to LAPD and only 30 million to wildfires ROFL this guy is a living meme

[@jmanjman3916]

No water and the fire department was defunded. Mayor is in Africa on vacation. Said it a million times….voting has consequences. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

[@brendayoung6738]

Be carful Anderson great reporting.

[@AnimeShinigami13]

Once again Anderson has proved he's got a pair of brass ones, going down there in a hazmat suit to still get the story. And those palmtrees are probably canary palms, not native to LA. They were brought in decades ago to give the city a certain look of being an oasis in the desert. WOOOOW big CSI Miami fan!!! Hope Proctor and her community are able to come together. This is not a time to fight and argue, its a time to offer each other a shoulder. I wish everyone in LA peace tonight. Charities need hands as much as they need funds, VOLUNTEER.

[@aubreymacleod2618]

Around 5:35 mark or so, did anyone else notice the weird white luminous object that came out of now here, travelling at a high rate of speed, and directly towards the cameraman?? Neither of them seemed to have noticed anything or reacted to it... Any thoughts or ideas??!!

[@rosiepalomino3027]

Amen to rain now and lots of it in Jesus name.

[@ethanblackhurst8593]

Why is Jesus taking so long? You'd be better pissing on the fire than waiting for the man in the sky. He's useless.

[@lamarwayland6494]

Jesus is the son of god fun fact

[@Red-Robin4]

Why is there no water? I mean usually the water doesn’t run out right?

[@iliketocomment8144]

California has been going through a drought, they can’t use salt water.

[@vicarious4961]

They also have letting millions of gallons of run off water just slip back into the ocean when they should be collecting it

[@mortymorty7903]

Breathing in dirty toxic smoke??

[@TimelessWealthMentor]

Anderson please put on your mask and be safe...you're a parent, stay safe.

[@susanfuller9942]

I would be worried about stay bullets from household guns and ammo.

[@fastfreeks]

They don't fly very far when not in the barrel. Really nothing to worry about unless you are right next to one cooking off.

[@katriannarobinson]

This happened to me before ! So true

[@bendy6626]

Thank you for clarifying that all you know comes from TV 🤷

[@vicarious4961]

It’s not the movies

[@inthelandofmilkandhoney457]

The DEVIL just visited the City of Angels….Horrible

[@blue97488]

Its priorities people! 88 billion for a train that’s not even finished. Just imagine what 88 billion could do to mitigate wildfire disasters in CA. Water, resources, pipes, planes, etc. Just one problem, this type of good governance generates no press in the form of a corrupt politician puffing out his chest on how he is saving the planet with fewer cars on the road. Meanwhile, homes, businesses, lives are destroyed. Don’t worry though, nothing will change.

[@natashadallas5085]

How is Anderson able to breathe and not get burned by the popping fire parts. Interesting

[@paullegge6362]

5 dead. Update your update. 🙄

[@irmaramos7252]

Hi Dr G I hope you and your family are doing well praying for everyone take care🙏🙏

[@Rjd248]

That’s why we don’t tear our land when constructing a building, now mother nature pays back!, all of the innocent animals😢😢😢 omg. AMERICANS… .? Please stop tearing your land just to make your city align and beautiful to look at! Stop it! it’s just the beggining!

[@vicarious4961]

100% preventable Poor leadership Soo stupid

[@eleven9012]

Don’t risk your life protecting houses .

[@47575344]

thousands of years ago it took literal volcanoes to destroy cities, now in the present as an advanced civilization where we build everything out of wood we are losing thousands of homes and acres of wild land.

[@vicarious4961]

100% preventable

[@armaellis6358]

The winds were to heavy and harsh for helicopters. Eventually when winds die down they will hopefully.

[@jayking3484]

Hats off to Anderson Cooper for doing this report. He is a Man amongst boys. I would not have the guts to do this report.

[@sabrinamitchell4107]

How did the fire even started?

[@stevedalton8482]

Putting your health in danger for this

[@dennisjones3889]

CNN already burnt itself want to play hero to save CNN

[@Love_maui_2017]

The fire fighter is injured, but it’s manageable. I’m just devastated that my home is gone. Meanwhile, she gets offended by him asking the question!!! girl, please.

[@RealCamFootage911]

When you live literally next to an ocean and can't get water. Imagine pumping ocean water into emergency reservoirs for life saving fire firefighting. I mean how fcuking hard could it be!

[@jasminelindros8923]

What pumps? What pipelines? What emergency reservoirs? How many fire engine pumps will you ruin by running salt water and sand through them? How much would YOU raise YOUR taxes to solve these issues?

[@austinsearcy5438]

A lot easier said than done

[@adamheskett6245]

@@jasminelindros8923typical lib - just step aside and let republicans build everything

[@reason6835]

Interesting. I wonder if you can explain why this isn’t done ANYWHERE in the world? Perhaps it’s not such a brilliant idea.

[@RealCamFootage911]

Desalination. Filtration. Wow that was difficult. And don't act like de salination for basic firefighting purposes and not drinking water isn't possible.

[@connieng]

It's merely heartbreaking. Anderson, you're doing a great job but stay safe. And God bless all of us. My thoughts are with you all.

[@johnnyblack2125]

Zero percent contained. . .

[@Behappyeveryday923]

Im amazed by the fact that there’s no gas explosion during the house fire.

[@wantonfuey1]

It’s almost like people are building where they probably shouldn’t be building

[@quietus13]

At least not building with the materials and precautions that are needed

[@vicarious4961]

100% preventable Poor leadership let these people down