Silent on arrival: LA Mayor Karen Bass refuses to answer questions for her absence as wildfires ravage city

An expressionless Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass refused to answer reporters' questions after being pressed on her initial absence as wildfires raged across her jurisdiction. 

"Do you owe citizens an apology for being absent while their homes were burning? And do you regret cutting the Fire Department budget by millions of dollars, Madame Mayor?" Sky News reporter David Blevins asked as Bass waited to deplane Wednesday following her trip to Ghana. 

"Have you absolutely nothing to say...