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Erick Erickson argues that the press is circling the wagons to protect California’s prog authorities dealing with the wildfires ravaging huge swaths Los Angeles County. He presents as Exhibit A the video below. In the video LA Fox 11 news anchor Melvin Robert responds to developer and former Los Angeles mayoral candidate Rick Caruso’s claim that hydrants were running out of water. Robert begged to disagree. As the broadcast cut away to reporter Gigi Graciette on the scene in Pacific Palisades, however, Graciette said otherwise. The Daily Wire has a good account of this episode here.

The Washington Free Beacon supercuts video below is included with this story. The video briefly highlights the authorities’ response to the infernos. As in the clip above, one suspects that reality will somehow have the last word.