During tense questioning on climate change by California Senator Alex Padilla, Trump energy pick Chris Wright said he stood by a 2024 social media post that “the hype over wildfires is just hype” to justify climate policies he views as detrimental. Padilla, whose state is currently battling massive wildfires in Los Angeles, asked Wright if he stood by those comments in light of the current deadly and devastating fires.
CNN's Kyung Lah speaks with firefighter in California who have been sounding the alarm about staffing shortages as the state grapples with a major fire disaster.
Zibby Owens was in New York with her family when the wildfires broke out in Los Angeles. Owens saw flames getting close to her house on her ring camera, but then, three firefighters stepped in to help.
CNN's Anderson Cooper returns to areas where days prior he experienced seeing explosions caused by fires that have devastated California.
CNN's Erin Burnett meets a California firefighter, Chien Yu, who lost his home in the wildfires. When they visit the destruction of his home, he ends up finding his wedding ring he thought he had lost in the fire.
The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office released footage of looting and arson suspects charged amid the Southern California wildfires. Authorities say the arson case is “not connected with the origination of the major fires.”
CNN's Anderson Cooper follows search and rescue teams in California to search for possible human remains.
Reality star and artist Heidi Montag and her husband Spencer Pratt lost their Los Angeles home to a wildfire. CNN’s Elizabeth Wagmeister explains how the internet has decided to rally around the couple.
Videos obtained and geolocated by CNN appear to show the start of two wildfires in California. CNN spoke with the individuals who took the videos, and officials are still investigating the origin of the fires.
CNN's Donie O'Sullivan reports on the misinformation spreading online about the California wildfires.
