The wildfires in California are turning into one of the deadliest natural disasters in Los Angeles' history. CBS News reports that 24 people have died so far and thousands have lost homes. But, when disaster strikes,

California Governor Gavin Newsom looks on as he visits the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, while powerful winds fueling devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area force people to evacuate, in Los Angeles,

Governor Gavin Newsom agreed to add the Southern California wildfires to a special session of the legislature. This comes after Republicans in Sacramento called for that special session to deal solely with the wildfires and not focus on the incoming Trump administration.

Republican lawmakers from states that have been devastated by natural disasters don't exactly love the idea of withholding aid to California.

A number of Republicans are calling for conditions to any federal aid that goes to California as the state struggles with catastrophic wildfires.

California and other Democratic-controlled states would need to atone for “bad behavior,” if they wanted federal assistance, one lawmaker said.