#Saddleridgefire: 15-20 acres burning in Sylmar near Yarnell and 210. The 210 is shut down in this area.
An evacuee told me he’s saw at least 5 houses burning. Driving in to see what’s happening in the neighborhood.
#UPDATE: We have not seen any burned down houses driving around Yarnell st. Here is video from when the fire first kicked off near the 210. @ABC7
#SaddleridgeFire: What firefighters are dealing with on Balboa Road near Foothill Blvd @ABC7
#SaddleridgeFire: Two homes on fire along Celtic and Laughton — a few of us are knocking on doors because some people came running up the street asking what was happening. It’s 1am and people are sleeping. No fire department crews in this area @ABC7
Gotta give a shoutout to the man behind the camera — Ryan Todd — for sticking with me in sketchy situations tonight. Thinking about everyone affected by this scary and quickly evolving fire. Stay safe. #SaddleridgeFire
#UPDATE:
🔥7500 acres burned
13% contained
100,000 evacuated
1 person died
A Sylmar man says he saw the initial stage of the #SaddleridgeFire burning at the base of an electrical tower behind.
They’re giving 2 free rides up to $15 each between now and October 24 at 11:59 p.m. using the code SWRRELIEF19, while rides are available, to designated locations.
Check out this line of #SaddleridgeFire evacuees. @LAPDHQ is escorting people one at a time to their homes. They get five mins to get what they need.
Officers will be escorting for HOURS. It will be a long wait, but they will continue this until everyone gets in. @ABC7
The LAPD is deploying hundreds of units so people can go home and get essentials. This couple got medications & clothing.
@LAPDChiefMoore says people have 5 mins. Anyone who stays in evac zones has to provide next of kin info, as they are staying against their orders. @ABC7
#NEW: As of today in LA County, if paramedics/EMTs can’t get a patient’s heart beating again on scene, they will no longer transport that patient to the hospital.
That way, doctors in overrun ERs can provide care for patients who are viable. New directive below.
Medical director Dr. Marc Eckstein of @LAFD tells me wait times are dangerously long.
During Christmas week, one hospital had 19 ambulances waiting to offload at the same time.
People going to ERs without life-threatening problems, are waiting 12-18 hours just to get seen.
Why not take patients to other counties?
He says, “the reality is the entire region is severely impacted right now. So there's really nowhere to go. Orange County and Ventura County, they're all experiencing the same surge right now... this is not overstating the situation.”
Here’s a breakdown of the President’s tax returns obtained by the New York Times and #WhyItMatters.
The @nytimes obtained 18 years of President Trump’s tax returns. Sources gave access to three NYT reporters to examine his tax records which have not been made public.
KEY POINTs
📉He paid $750/yr in federal income tax in 2016 (year he became president) and in 2017 (his first year in office).
📉11 out of 18 yrs the Times reviewed, Mr. Trump reported he lost more than he made, so he paid no income tax.
📉Over 18 years of returns the Times reviewed, he paid $95 Million in taxes BUT got $72.9 Million of that back in federal tax refunds.
📉He has $421 Million in loans and debt that will have to be paid back in coming years.
#UPDATE: Here is a still of the shooter from the ambush of LASD deputies in Compton tonight. LASD says two of their deputies were shot in the head. @abc7leanne has the full video.