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LA Times Today: Judy Chu on rebuilding after the Eaton Fire and the future of FEMA

LA Times Today: Judy Chu on rebuilding after the Eaton Fire and the future of FEMA

Watch L.A. Times Today at 8 p.m. on Spectrum News 1 on Channel 1 or live stream on the Spectrum News App. Palos Verdes Peninsula and Orange County viewers can watch on Cox Systems on channel 99.

In the wake of the Southern California fires that took at least 28 lives and destroyed more than 12,000 structures, President Donald Trump took aim at the nation’s emergency management agency FEMA, questioning if it should be dismantled entirely, or if the financial aid for the blue state of California should come with strings attached.

Congresswoman Judy Chu represents the fire victims in Altadena and joined Lisa McRee to talk about the politics of disaster.

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