Michael Valentine, a former U.S. attorney, called 911 at 10:29 a.m. during the Pacific Palisades wildfire. No aerial response arrived until 11:23 a.m., nearly an hour later, as the fire doubled in size. The panel argues the delay reflects systemic failures in local emergency response.
I just want to show you guys this video. I mentioned it earlier, guys. Uh, Mr. McConnell, if we can get cut at number 26, this is proof that the Palisades fires were going on for nearly 45 minutes before there was ever a response. Video clip number 26, please.
They claim they didn't see any response until 45 minutes after they called 911.
It's hard to believe, Elizabeth, but that's— I wouldn't have believed it either until I saw the video. You know, Michael Valentine, he's a former U.S. attorney for 8 years under Kamala Harris. He and his wife, they live at the top of Pacific Palisades, right next to this ridgeline where the fire broke out. He says his wife called at 10:29 a.m. Tuesday morning. That's when they first saw it, and they didn't see Anybody come for at least about a half an hour, 45 minutes before they drop some water.
He documented it all on video, giving NewsNation an exclusive look of where it started and how quickly it grew. By 10:50, the plume had spread considerably, twice as large. 8 minutes later, the size of the fire seems to have doubled yet again. Still nobody fighting the fire. At 11:13 AM, nearly 45 minutes after Michael's wife called in the fire, You see a chopper come through at 11:23. A helicopter comes in, begins to dump water on it, but at this point the fire is massive and moving quickly down this ridgeline.
Okay, um, there— I'm sorry, guys, that's— in my mind, that's criminal. That if, if you keep hiring these DEI woke fools all across the country because you live in blue cities— uh, yeah, Mayor Brandon Johnson, I'm talking about you— more people are going to You guys are one crisis away from total chaos, from a total catastrophe. It is time to get people in office that know what they are doing.
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