Many evacuated residents in Los Angeles returned to find entire neighborhoods wiped out by destructive wildfires, President-elect Donald Trump will attend his criminal sentencing today in Manhattan, and lawyers for TikTok will be arguing their case before the US Supreme Court.Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter. Today's episode of Up First was edited by Gigi Douban, Anna Yukhananov, Kara Platoni, Janaya Williams and Lisa Thompson. It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas and Lilly Quiroz. We get engineering support from Neisha Heinis and our technical director is Carleigh Strange. Our Executive Producer is Kelley Dickens. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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A woman in Altadena, California spent the night in her car after wildfires destroyed her house. It's burned down. It's not livable. Who could live here like this? Why did fire crews run out of water and how much difference did it make? I'm A. Martinez. That is Steve Inskeep. And this is Up First from NPR News. President-elect Trump will be sentenced today in a Manhattan criminal court.
He was convicted for falsifying business records, hiding payments to an adult film star. The Supreme Court declined to interfere. after the judge said Trump would likely face no punishment anyway. So how does a felony conviction affect a second term?
The court decided it would at least listen to arguments by owners of TikTok. Congress set a deadline to sell or shut down. We'll hear the company's bid today to block the law. Stay with us. We've got the news you need to start your day.
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Earlier this week, an LA Fire spokesperson underlined a reality of fighting wildfires. As long as winds are blowing through dry parts of Southern California, there's very little fire crews can do.
Now they have a break. The Santa Ana winds have let up a little bit, slowing the spread and letting air crews dump water from overhead. So we can assess. At least 10 people have died. And thousands of structures have been destroyed in Pacific Palisades and other communities like the one we will hear about now. Altadena is a little inland in the foothills to the east of L.A.
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