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At least 71 people have died across Northern California, and authorities are trying to locate more than 1,000 people, though not all are believed missing. More than 5,500 fire personnel were battling the blaze that covered 228 square miles (590 square kilometers) and was about 50 percent contained, officials said.
"It's going to work out well, but right now we want to take care of the people that are so badly hurt," Trump said from what remained of the Skyway Villa Mobile Home and RV Park. He noted "there are areas you can't even get to them yet" and the sheer number of people unaccounted for.
"I think people have to see this really to understand it," Trump said.
Several burned-out cars were nearby. Trees were burned, their leaves gone. Homes were totally gone; some foundations and twisted steel remained, as did a chimney. The fire was reported to have moved through the area at 80 mph.
The president later toured an operation centers, met with response commanders and praised the work of firefighters, law enforcement and representatives of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
"We've never seen anything like this in California," Trump said.
Trump took a helicopter tour en route to Chico before he toured Paradise. A full cover of haze and the smell of smoke greeted the president upon his arrival at Beale Air Force Base near Sacramento.
Trump left Washington early Saturday and didn't expect to return to the White House until well past midnight. He was expected to travel several hundred miles south to visit with victims of a recent country music bar shooting. A gunman killed a dozen people at the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, north of Los Angeles, on Nov. 7 before committing suicide.
Trump long has struggled to convey empathy to victims of national disasters and tragedies. His first reaction to the fires came in a tweet last week: "There is no reason for these massive, deadly and costly forest fires in California except that forest management is so poor. Billions of dollars are given each year, with so many lives lost, all because of gross mismanagement of the forests."
Nature and humans share blame for the wildfires, but forest management did not play a major role, despite Trump's claims, fire scientists say. Nature provides the dangerous winds that have whipped the fires, and human-caused climate change over the long haul is killing and drying the shrubs and trees that provide the fuel.
Trump stuck to that theme in his remarks just before departing on Saturday when he outlined what he planned to discuss with Gov. Jerry Brown and Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom, both Democrats: "We will be talking about forest management. ... The one thing is that everybody now knows that this is what we have to be doing and there's no question about it. It should have been done many years ago, but I think everybody's on the right side."
Trump, who has long feuded with the political leaders of heavily Democratic California over issues such as immigration and voting, also has threatened to withhold federal payments to the state. After being criticized for his response, Trump shifted gears, expressing words of encouragement to first responders and those of sympathy for hit victims.
But when he was asked by Fox News in an interview set to air Sunday whether climate change played a role in the number of serious fires, he said: "Maybe it contributes a little bit. The big problem we have is management." He added that he was surprised to see images of firefighters removing dried brush near a fire. "This should have been all raked out."
Brown and Newsom said Friday they welcomed the president's visit, and "now is a time to pull together for the people of California."
President Donald Trump took a helicopter tour Saturday over the Northern California landscape scorched by a killer wildfire. Landing at Beale Air Force Base, he was greeted by Gov. Jerry Brown and Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom. http://on.ktla.com/bcfEP
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Coast Guard Offloads $500M in Cocaine at Port Everglades
The operation also led to the arrests of 49 people who will be prosecuted in South Florida
The United States Coast Guard seized cocaine with an estimated street value of around $500 million during a series of interdictions in international waters.
The 18.5 tons of cocaine was unloaded at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale Thursday.
In a news release, Coast Guard officials said they worked with other U.S. agencies and law enforcement from other countries to seize the drugs from 15 smuggling boats off the coasts of Mexico, Central and South America.
The operation also led to the arrests of 49 people who will be prosecuted in South Florida.
@BigD FINALLY!!
Capt. Jeffrey Randall tells the Miami Herald the volume of cocaine being smuggled by water is draining the Coast Guard's resources. In 2017, the agency seized 226 tons of cocaine and brought in 708 suspects.
Sheriff: Suspect shot in deputy involved shooting was known as major heroin dealer
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (CBS12) — Deputies are investigating an officer involved shooting in Fort Pierce Saturday.
St. Lucie County Sheriff's deputies say the shooting occurred at Okeechobee Road near Crossroads Parkway.
According to the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office, the Special Investigations unit was trying to make an arrest on a suspect known to be a major heroin dealer around 1:33 p.m.
The suspect has a history of fleeing and eluding law enforcement, the sheriff's office said, so when deputies approached the vehicle, the suspect threw it in to reverse to try and escape.
He ended up hitting another car and deputy who was standing on the side of the car, the sheriff's office added.
Deputies then fatally shot at him when he tried to advance in his car, they said. It is unclear how many deputies shot at him.
Authorities are uncertain if the suspect is part of a gang, but he was known in two counties as being a major heroin dealer, they said.
Deputies say the suspect is dead, and no law enforcement was injured.
AT THE SCENE: Police continue to work a barricade situation at apartment complex near Tropicana, Fort Apache involving robbery suspects. >> bit.ly/2qR8bT2 | 📷: Cinthia Maldonado
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Google to build data center in Henderson
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - Google is expected to build a data center in Henderson near Warm Springs Road and Boulder Highway.
In an application submitted to Clark County has been approved, Designs LLC, detailed how they will build up and own the property while Google will operate and employ workers.
The reason for this new data center, according to Designs, is an increase in Google’s customer base and demand for producers and services.
This new center will also bring more jobs to the area. About 50 permanent positions will be inside, and more than 3,000 temporary construction jobs to build it all up.
The Center would bring in an estimated $94 million in tax revenue over the next 20 years, according to Designs.
13 Action News spoke with folks who live here in Henderson who say they’re excited about the center and say the construction goes to show the growth of Southern Nevada.
Others, though, are not exactly thrilled and say they're starting to lose the small town feel that once was.
“When you bring in more people, you have more crime, you have more traffic,” said Amy, Henderson resident.