Dangerously high winds forced President Joe Biden to cancel a trip to the Eastern Coachella Valley Tuesday to announce the creation of two new national monuments in California that will honor Native American tribes, he'll speak in Los Angeles instead. Winds began gaining strength across Southern California as forecasters warned of “life-threatening, destructive” gusts. The president was in his limousine ready to leave Los Angeles when the event was canceled.
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Firefighters scrambled to corral flames churning along hillsides in Los Angeles as winds gained strength Tuesday across Southern California, where forecasters warned of “life-threatening, destructive” gusts that could last for days while toppling trees, creating dangerous surf and bringing extreme wildfire risk to areas that haven't seen substantial rain in months. The National Weather Service said what could be the strongest Santa Anawindstorm in more than a decade would begin in the afternoon across Los Angeles and Ventura counties and peak in the early hours of Wednesday, when gusts could reach 80 mph (129 kph). Isolated gusts could top 100 mph (160 kph) in mountains and foothills.