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burning across the los angeles area. all but one are 0% contained. you're looking right now at live pictures of the newest one, the sunset fire. it's broken out in just the last few hours and is burning on the top of the iconic hollywood hills. people are being urged to evacuate, and elsewhere in l.a., the situation is no better. the descriptions from our reporters on the ground, the people they've been talking to, tell you everything you need to know about just how bad this all is. they say it's beyond comprehension. they say the scale is gigantic. residents tell us their neighborhoods are now unrecognizable. many people have lost everything. these are where the six fires are burning right now. the

palisades and eden fires are the biggest and most destructive, scorching thousands of acres and forcing tens of thousands of evacuations. the blaze has killed at least five people. that inferno is sweeping across the community of altadena. our anderson cooper says the houses there are systematically being destroyed one by one as the embers spread. >> so on this block, i count one, two. i mean, all the houses, all the houses on this side are gone. now the fire. look, this house is engulfed. it's very much likely that this house will be next, because these winds are now just whipping onto this house between 200 to 500 structures have already been damaged or destroyed. >> many others, they are still actively burning as we speak.

here is a satellite picture of the eaton fire just this morning. it shows nearly every building in western altadena on fire in the palisades. the destruction. it's immeasurable. the fire there has destroyed at least 1000 structures so far. homes now smoldering rubble, restaurants, businesses lost a public library totally destroyed. multiple schools significantly damaged. and these fires? they are sparing nothing. they're impacting communities from all walks of life and destroying places. people visit every single day. here's a starbucks in the palisades just before the fire. now this is what it looked like when it was ravaged by flames. it's now just a husk of charred cement. only a frame of what it once was. here, the entrance to the will rogers state beach in the

palisades. and then the apocalyptic scene when the blaze came through. palm trees aflame. this is what once was the altadena community church. here it is. just hours ago. flames bursting through the windows. and. and these are homes in a neighborhood along the pacific coast highway. before the inferno. this is them. after covered in smoke. nothing but rubble. cnn's bill weir is live in pacific palisades. bill, this six fire, six fire breaking out now in hollywood hills. it's very worrying, as are the others. what can you tell us about this? >> yes, this is laura is just the heart of the hollywood hills. if you've ever been to the walk of fame to see the stars on hollywood boulevard, the handprints just above, just north of that is the area that is now under mandatory

evacuation from laurel canyon to the 101 freeway. mulholland up at the top, all the way down to hollywood boulevard. there, those winding streets, home to the bungalows with those million dollar views and now a sign of a nightmare. the sixth fire in los angeles county that has broken out amid all of these epic santa anita winds. they're used to this at this time of year. we're not used to out here, is it being this dry? they haven't gotten any rain really since october to to speak of. and so all the vegetation that grew after a wet winter last year has now turned to fuel. and we've seen that playing out really in a ring of fire around los angeles. it was so wild. i landed this afternoon, drove up the 405, and we had the palisades fire smoke on one side. what's happening in altadena on the other side, people going about their lives in between. but with the hollywood hills tonight, a new battleground for firefighters, who knows what the morning will

bring? >> and of course, that area in the hollywood hills, if anyone's ever been. i mean, you're talking about meandering, curving small streets. you can hardly fit 1 to 2 cars in both directions coming down, and you've got firefighters trying to even navigate and scale that that particular area. unbelievable. your team actually captured aerial images of the palisades village earlier today. i mean, structures still engulfed in flames. what are those conditions like right now? >> well, the wind has died down considerably from from what it was last night. those blowtorch winds thankfully giving somewhat of a break there. but we had a window. they've been, you know, restricting drone flights not to interfere with the firefighting aircraft, of course, who are very careful to stay low to the ground when we were allowed to fly there just to get a sense of things. and it just reminds me of what happened in paradise and what happened in lahaina, maui, in which total devastation, just block after block has been

gutted by flame and they lost two of their groceries there two major grocery stores, two schools, a library here just in this block that i'm surrounded in, you see the embers behind me of what was the lowry art gallery, browning shops. this was a ups store, doctor's offices around. it's so devastating, you know. paradise. i just went back there five years after. that was the historically the most devastating fire in recent history. in this state, only about a third of the people remain. they came back to rebuild and they had to rebuild in a whole new way. the people who were there really want to be there, but they had to rethink the relationship with the land. and that was certainly will be the case in a place like this. the palisades 100 year history here, settled by methodist like a century ago. and then a lot of jewish intellectuals fleeing world war ii settled here. so it's this really beautiful melting pot, very aspirational real estate. a lot of folks in the entertainment industry living in these million dollar homes. but there's also the waiters and the cops and the teachers

as part of this community who may not be able to afford the fire insurance that comes with living in a place like this right now. so all of these mounting sort of economic stressors on top of the infrastructure, on top of knowing where your kids are going to go to school next week, all of these communities have to wrestle with that in real time. and none of these are contained. that's the thing, laura. when these winds are going, there is nothing, you know, humanity doesn't have the tools to fight it. if you can't put an aircraft up to to drop a retardant. and if you do drop the retardant, it just blows everywhere and doesn't help stop the fire. what do you do? do you just wait for it to burn out and wait for the fickle nature that hope that it doesn't take your whole life? >> my god, bill, the way you described it. and i'm so glad that you addressed the cross section socioeconomically of people who are impacted by what is devastating. so many different areas of that community, and the thought of what next, what now, and how

this all happened. bill weir thank you so much. you bet. i want to get right to the captain of the los angeles county fire department. sheila kelliher. this has been truly unbelievable to watch. just last night there were less fires to contend with. now there are even more and it is spreading and they are continuing to rage. what is the status of now? these six fires at this hour? >> you said it and i might say bill did a great job explaining all of that. he nailed it on the head. uh, the six fires, the hollywood hills. i used to work in that district in the early 2000, and we did fight a few fires in the hollywood hills. it's steep. it's rough terrain, and the only thing we, i think have going for us now this evening is that the wind is definitely starting to die down a little bit. um, we'll take anything that we can get based on what the weather predictions say. it's supposed

to even lay down a little bit more by tomorrow. so we're hoping for that. that lets us get an upper hand on some of these fires, and we can really start to go to work without battling the erratic winds. that's what we're up against in every single one of these fires. >> how do you capitalize on that slight reprieve? is this the time now that more firefighters are used or brought in? obviously, without the wind, it's far less erratic. but this still poses a grave danger to you. >> oh, it sure does. and because it exploded in so many different ways and so many different areas, we have put out, you know, the all call to our neighboring states in the western states, arizona, nevada, utah, wyoming, northern california, our brothers and sisters down in southern, southern california. and so all these units and resources are on their way to help with this fight. that will make a huge difference when the winds die down. we'll definitely get to really use those air assets a lot more. that really makes a difference.

so all these things compound and we really start to get the upper hand, just like the last couple of days, nature had the upper hand with us. so yeah, we're in for a fight and we're still in for a lot of work over the next few weeks. >> you know, that just brings to mind the fatigue and exhaustion that the firefighters must be feeling already. what what is the relief coming for them? how are you, you know, staggering this shift to ensure that they can, on the one hand, be productive and also have their wits about them to be safe. >> yeah, we definitely have our system where you got to rotate in and rotate out. you get your rest, whatever you know your shift entails, there's a certain amount of rest that you have to take before you can get back out there and do it again, but i think we will definitely get some relief with the firefighters that are coming in from other agencies and other states to help put in some work. and really, again, i'm going to say it again, get the upper hand on this. that's all we have left. so we're not giving up and we're going to keep fighting. >> i know you hope to be able

to deploy the aerial assets more when the wind is dying down, but there are reports that there is no water in the hydrants. and some of the areas battling this fire. but city officials are saying and telling cnn that there's no water shortage. so what's happening? >> well, i did get a little education on water supply systems for the palisades. i didn't know a lot about that. but what it sounds like is they've got these three massive tanks that they use there. um, residential water. and each tank has a million gallons in it. and so those are built for residential use, and that usually supplies the city of palisades. well, so but they're not designed for urban wildland firefighting for 15 hours straight. so you can imagine all the water that that pulled out because they're not part of a main system, because of the terrain, because of the steep hills and the winding roads and things like that, that that is what works for that community. but they aren't really built for that type of excessive use. so as

soon as, you know, that started dwindling, i think it was department of water power came in and they helped filled up those tanks, and they're really trying to pull that all together and get those hydrants all working again. and the ones way up need more pressure, need more volume. so it took a bit. but you know they they got everything back on line. >> the work is still there. captain sheila kelliher continue to keep us informed and please stay safe. thank you so much. >> thank you. good night. >> good night. my next guest is a photographer for the california state firefighters association. she has been out in the fire. she's been capturing images and stories. and here is one from last night as brandi carlos was driving through the flames in the pacific palisades, she encountered a woman amidst the smoke and the fire who was running for her life. i want you to watch as brandi risks her own life to rescue her. hey,

get in the car. >> oh my god. get in the car. >> tell her to get in the car. get in the car! in the back. push it over. come on. >> okay. oh my goodness. >> what's your location? i'd like to tell you. you're crazy. >> you're out here running around, driving across this light. i parked my car. i came home to take my passport. >> joining me now on the phone is brandi. carlos. brandi, these images that we're seeing, the desperation of people trying to escape by foot, fires that were jumping roads is just devastating to look at. you have been out in these fires for two days and nights now. last night you said you were watching these communities, quote, getting wiped off the map. and people have called this out of control. words like apocalyptic. how would you describe what you've been

witnessing? >> hi. thank you for having me. it was it was actually really shocking. i've done this for a really long time. and, you know, a lot of people say, well, if you were speechless, you know, this, this had to have been really bad. this, this situation. and as the world is watching what we're going through here in california with these fires, i don't really, truly think they understand how bad it really is. i mean, it was awful. every turn, almost every single home. there was a point that i just got to not even wanting to be there and document anymore, because it was very depressing. it was just sad to see everything burning to the ground. >> we're watching and seeing the images you're capturing. can you take us to the smells, the air, the heaviness of of what it felt like? >> it's definitely hard to breathe. there are moments when you just have to close your

eyes, kind of just, you know, recollect what's going on. push through it. you have tears pouring down your face from the smoke burning your eyes. you can't breathe. people who are really sensitive with asthma and you know they have lung issues. i mean, this this had to have been so difficult for so many people. >> you've also been speaking, brandi with people as they are trying to evacuate, or even those who are trying to go back to their homes not knowing what they're going to find. what have they told you about how they're feeling? i can only imagine the anxiety of not knowing. is my home still, there are the things i have. are they still mine? >> that is the number one question i get on social media, especially when i'm doing live videos. and surprisingly, a lot of people want to know what is there. they want to know if their home is still there. a lot of stuff gets left behind pets, things like that. so in

my experience, you get the good and the bad with it. a lot of people don't like that your live showing, you know, the destruction, but the other part of it is they want to know if they have something to come back to. but in this case, there is a lot that is gone and it is going to take a very long time to come back from what has happened. >> you've you've obviously photographed and covered fires in the past. how does this compare to what you have seen i went to the camp fire paradise up north, and that was probably the most destructive thing i've ever seen. >> i would say by far the last 24 hours, this has been the worst thing i've ever experienced. i've ever documented in my entire career. >> brandi. carlos, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> my next guest, malibu resident marika erdely, captured the palisades fire just minutes before she was able to safely evacuate along

with her family and her pet dog. yesterday morning, just after 11 a.m., you can see the thick black smoke that's in the distance and hear this fierce and gusty wind that gained strength as we knew overnight. nearly seven hours later, using her ring camera, she watched a wall of flames bear down on her own home. my god, i can't imagine the rain camera cut off soon after those terrifying images. and marika, she joins me now. marika, these images are just so difficult to see. i'm. i'm so sorry for what you were experiencing. do you even know the status of your home at this hour? >> hi, laura. thanks for having me. i'm unbelievably. my home is

still standing. although most of the homes it seems on my street probably, it seems like 80% of them are gone. >> you've lived at this home for 14 years and i just wonder what that feels like. to know that it was so close and that your neighbors did not fare as well. >> it's a terrible feeling. i mean, i have two best friends in the neighborhood, actually, many girlfriends and family friends. and the fact that their homes are gone. and some of my friends have lived in the neighborhood for 40 years. i mean, this is one of those neighborhoods where it's so idyllic. i mean, most of the homes have views of the pacific ocean. we're so fortunate to live there. it's between topanga canyon and sunset boulevard off pch, right above the getty villa museum. i mean, it's a fabulous neighborhood. it's the best one i've ever lived in in l.a. and it's just it's just heartbreaking that i don't even know. i mean, it seems like from the videos that i've seen, like more than half of the neighborhood is gone. >> oh my god, can you just take us back to the moment that you

knew you had to evacuate? what did you do? what did you try to take with you? >> jim parrott it was weird because i, my home office faces the santa monica mountains, so i'm not facing the ocean. >> and i was getting up, ready to go to a meeting in universal city. i'm a sustainability consultant, so i was going to meet with a client and review an audit report that we had done at their hotel, and i just went and was checking in with, i have a cousin visiting from budapest who was checking in on him, and i look out at the ocean, at the ocean and the sky is this incredible orange. so i'm like, what's going on? and we step outside and we look to the left and see this giant plume of fire burning, and we can see that it's pacific palisades because i'm at the very end of malibu and just like, oh, my god. and just standing there and right then my daughter is calling me that. my two year old granddaughter is having to be evacuated from the chabad preschool in palisade. so i immediately get in my car, drive over there.

chaos is just starting to ensue. i was probably one of the first parents grandparents there to pick up. my granddaughter grabbed her, went home, and as soon as i get home, pull her out of the car seat. my phone is going crazy that all the alerts that i need to evacuate. so i've got my cousin who's sick with a bad head cold. i got a baby. i got a big lab that with me, and i've got an suv, suv, but still it's like, oh, my god, what do i pack? and it's not like i haven't packed. two weeks ago was the franklin fire, which i was in the yellow zone, which said, okay, you need to you need to be ready to pack, right? you need to be ready to evacuate. so i just got through this two weeks ago. also had evacuated during the woolsey fire six years ago. so this is not something new. but that feeling of like, what do i really take? what is my most precious mementos? it's a terrible feeling. it really is where you're just like, i don't even know. like, what do

i take? you know, even though you know what you should take, but you just i mean, it was like ten minutes and we were back in the car. trunk full and off down pch. >> that sounds completely harrowing. and to think that there was a two year old looking at you to know how they should react as well. only parents know what that feeling is like. marika erdely, thank you so much for sharing. i'm so glad you're safe. >> thank you. can i say one thing? yes, laura, i watched your show and i really want, i think, the most important thing here, and i was listening to your other guests. and i think the thing that we need to bring from this, and as i am a sustainability consultant, green economy, it's it's that what are we doing about this? what are we doing about climate change? what is the society doing for this? the reason that this is such a problem is because the winds are so extreme. so what is the society as a society, what are we doing about our

future for our generations? i mean, we're just putting our heads in the sand and not focusing on it. these, these terrible events, these climate catastrophes are happening all over our country. why can't we focus? why can't we actually take care and figure out how we can do this and make things better and, you know, reduce emissions going out into the planet that create these problems i think that's what we need to the story is that, yes, i agree, the story is that and much more. >> and we are going to endeavor to try to find the very core answers that will prevent this from happening and at least educate those that can make the difference. thank you so much. up next, we're going to take you to the front lines of one of the hardest hit areas. altadena, california. cnn's natasha chen standing by live with an update next. plus, the heartbreaking return to a destroyed home captured on

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through the living room. i can see the fireplace on the left. i can see through the entire house. this is an example of what we've been seeing throughout the day all through altadena. so many houses went up in flames like this. and you have neighbors who are coming back to see if there's anything to come home to. in some cases, when they see that their house is still standing, they're trying to do everything they can to protect it from also going up in flames. but block after block after block, we're seeing just the remains of homes, the remains of people's lives, their entire lives here, just disappeared in this spot in one day. and right, just a block or so down from where this house is. we have also been reporting from the main business district. earlier we showed video of a bank of america that was fully engulfed. that is an example of the businesses on that stretch that have really been destroyed

today. um, i don't think we saw a block that was spared. frankly, there may have been some businesses that were occasionally we did see one standing. and then a couple of hours later we turn around and that's also up in flames. so just a 360 throughout the day, throughout the hours we saw home after home, business after business crumble and a lot of explosions, a lot of really toxic smelling fumes making it very difficult to breathe. this is what we observed last night when we were over on the west side by the ocean, by the pacific palisades as well, just that very thick air of ash and smoke and heavy winds. and of course, now we're talking about a hollywood hills fire. so you're really looking at extremely iconic places in the heart of l.a. now, you know that no picture of l.a. is without the hollywood sign, and now you're seeing people who live near there trying to flee for their lives. this is really

just an incredible, unprecedented event where really the whole metro area is experiencing this in some way, shape or form, either really close to flames or breathing in this air. laura. >> and that's with the wind. when they stop, you've got that stagnant air as well. now, natasha, the scope is unbelievable. thank you so much. we are only just beginning, really, to understand the magnitude of the loss. actor cameron mathison. he documented his gut wrenching ride back to his neighborhood in altadena. o. oh, god. >> oh, god. >> cameron mathison joins me now. cameron. i can hear the distress. i cannot imagine what you've gone through to even feel that way. as you're

nearing your home. can you just. can you take us back to what it was like to be back in your neighborhood? what were you thinking? >> yeah, i mean, i've actually never heard those sort of sounds come out of me before, so it's very odd. it was just such a kind of a guttural pain and disbelief and shock and and fear. as i was approaching my property and not seeing the house and, um, but anyway, yes, i it was, it was early in the morning and i was asleep and, um, i was woke up at five because they were covering. i saw on the news that they were covering. they were the reporters were on our block showing the houses around my neighborhood burning. and i recognize these houses. these are my neighbors. and i couldn't see from this camera angles whether my house was was spared or whether it wasn't. and and so i just couldn't take it anymore. pretty much. and i just, um, i got, i got in the car and i weaved my way up into the neighborhood and it was still obviously, as maybe you

could see from that video, just houses were burning all around and it was tons of smoke and roads were closed. but i made it up. i made it up to my street. and then when i kind of came into our stretch of the of the houses, it was just totally decimated. like there's many, as you saw in the video houses and then fires and houses and fires. but our street in particular, our block, i should say, um, was pretty much nothing left. it looked like in many cases there was no houses ever built there. it was just decimated to nothing, as if it was never there. >> i mean, can you even process cameron the extent, the scope, the how quickly this all happened? >> it really and i you know, i realize that you've been talking to so many people that have been through this and there's so many people out there that that are going through it. and i'm just i'm like, i've never, you know, you think you have compassion for these stories when you hear

them on the news and you see them and then you go through it and you're like, oh, i had no idea. i had no idea. so i'm thinking about everybody out there. but no, i, um, you know, i, i couldn't i couldn't believe it. it wasn't, um, it wasn't anything that was within my, my realm of reality. and, um, you know, in that i can't i can't remember what you asked me. i'm so sorry. >> no, i what you are describing, what we what our hearts are asking you, frankly. and we are just looking right now at this side by side photos. if we can show it. showing your beautiful home how it was before this tragic fire. and now after, as you, as you talk about it, can you just tell me how long had you lived there and the kind of memories that you hold there? >> yeah, we've been in that house for 13 years, and i've got to tell you, like, like a lot of people at home maybe can

relate to this. we put everything into that house. we loved that house. we we fixed everything up inside the walls to the molding, to the floors, to the paint, to the furniture, to the light fixtures. we just constantly were tweaking and we loved it and cherished that house. and our kids were raised there. and four days ago, my daughter said that she wanted to raise her kids in this house like it's it's that kind of a place to us on, you know, obviously, way before these fires happened and, um, it's just, you know, and i'm sure many people can relate it. it's got so many memories and we're so grateful for so much. we're so grateful that we can rebuild a lot of the things. and we're so grateful that we're all healthy, obviously. but there's just so, so much that you can't replace and you don't really feel that until you go through it. you know, when you go through it and then you start every ten minutes, my son or my daughter or my or their mom has just been like, have just stopping and taking like catching their breath, being like, oh, i just remembered something else, you

know, like vanessa's baby pictures from when she was a kid. only in film. and our, you know, just childhood mementos and kids projects from when they were little. and our cards that we wrote to each other for decades, you know, that we all saved and, you know, ornaments that we had on our tree that we gathered from all around the world for the past decades. anyway, i'm not trying to lay it on. i'm just saying these are the things that that are tough. you know, those are the tough. these are the things that you can't replace. and, um, and that's part, part of a disaster like this. and we know we're not the only one. and we really do think about others going through it for sure. so i know i'm kind of caught up in my own little bubble right now, but it's hard not to, in this moment, know. >> first of all, you don't need to be apologetic for feeling how you are and expressing. i think so many people i know, my mind certainly went when i think about the losses that people are experiencing. obviously it's first about everyone's physical safety, but then i think about that emotional connection to your home, to the, you know, my tree

is still up in my house and thinking about what all the things mean to you. and i'm just so glad that you shared, because i think that's that's exactly what people think about. they think about the stories within those homes. and i appreciate you sharing it with us tonight. >> well, thanks for listening. i really appreciate it. >> i'm glad you're safe, cameron mathison. thank you. >> thank you. thanks, justin. >> tonight, president biden canceling his trip to rome in order to help with the federal response to these fires. and his decision coming as the president elect is going after california's governor, blaming him for the fires. we'll dig into all of that next. >> as the new year starts, follow cnn. >> president carter will be remembered for his lifetime of service reporting the events shaping history. >> follow all the changes in 2025. >> i, donald john trump, follow the facts. >> follow cnn.

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engaging, but he did respond to trump's comments earlier tonight right here on cnn with our own anderson cooper out in the field. >> the president elect chose to attack you, blame you for this. it's one can't even respond to it. i mean, it's people are literally fleeing. people have lost their lives. kids have lost their schools, families completely torn asunder. churches burned down. this guy wanted to politicize it. i have a lot of thoughts, and i know what i want to say. i won't. >> well, i want to bring in abel maldonado. he's california's former lieutenant governor. lieutenant governor, thank you so much for joining. i cannot imagine what it's like to see these communities from your perspective, and then to hear the comments that are being made. are these comments from the president elect helping anything right now? >> well, laura, the president

elect has made these comments before. he's done it, said this for a couple of years now. he's concerned about the water coming down into the southern part of california. he's concerned about being able to clean brush forest management. so they've been there. but today, today and tomorrow and the next week. the most important thing, laura, for californians, is to make sure that the first responders have every resources that they need in order to save lives. that is the only focus that we should be in. gavin and president elect, they have their issues over the years. i get it. they can resolve those as we move forward. today. it's saving lives in california. i live about two hours just north of where this is happening. and last night, laura, our home was shaking from the winds and we were at 70 miles an hour. i heard last night in the fire areas, anywhere from 89 to 100 miles an hour. that is unconscionable. we california is resilient. laura, we've been through fires. we've been

through earthquakes. we've been through explosions. we've been through so many things. but what's going on today? it's not in a rural area of california. this is a very populated area with all those winds. it's just uncontrollable. laura, it's it's a very difficult position that we're in. my daughter lives in los angeles with my son in law. they are there with me today. the air quality is horrible. so we're talking about the fire. we talk about first responders. air quality is bad as well. laura. >> it's unbelievable as you and there are some of these fires that are 0% contained. they're calling in firefighters from neighboring states to try to help, hoping this reprieve from those wind miles per hour that you mentioned will at least afford the firefighters a fighting chance to combat these fires. and yet, california, you've dealt with wildfires before. you know there's no easy fix, but there are lessons, perhaps, that could have been learned from past fires. are there? >> you know what there are. and

you know, the government, the politicians go out and talk about it. but i really believe in my heart. californians also want solutions to some of these problems. look, laura, we had last year, we had floods the year before, massive floods. so you just imagine the fuel that is in california today. we have i mean, let's not forget it's january. it's supposed to be winter. we usually have floods. we usually have a lot of rain. and today everything is dry. so i believe that once we get through this, we can come together and say, what can we do as californians with state government, with federal government? so this doesn't happen again. this is devastating. laura, can you i mean, you i've seen some of the folks on your show. they've lost everything. they've lost their home. they've lost everything. what do we need to do to put all hands on deck? i think first responders are doing everything that they can. let's give them everything.

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it's like a gut punch. um, it's very hard not to cry every time i see the video. um, because that was our life, and it was the life mostly also of our crew, that is our family. most of our crew have been with us over 30 years. so it was a mom and pop, um, situation, and our crew was our family. and that's our first concern right now is our crew and their well-being. and then hopefully that we can rebuild. >> thank god they were all safe and for you to include in the message about their safety and trying to rebuild. no, let everyone know just what a family it really was, andy, and still is. and you are at an airbnb with your son and your stepson. how how are you all doing emotionally tonight? can you tell me what's happening with your home? >> we we don't know yet. no. yeah. we just we've heard that they've brought in some airstrikes because the winds have allowed the airstrikes to

happen now, um, which they weren't earlier. topanga is we're at the top of the ridge at topanga. and the fire had come up through the town was the last thing we heard. um, so we don't really know. and we walked into this airbnb last night, and we looked at our grandsons, and we looked at our family members, and we got very, very clear that nothing matters. but these people and the outpouring of love and support from our customers has been overwhelming. it has literally buoyed us up through this emotional sea that we're on. it's it's don't you think it's kept us really going. >> the making sure everybody was safe and and getting a few hours of sleep has segwayed directly into, okay, how do we fix this? >> how can we get the place back together before everybody loses their career opportunities or their financial base or, you know, their their work ethic and

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when to hear you both be so concerned about what it's like for people who live paycheck to paycheck. every single day is really something to commend and really a value to our communities overall. and i sincerely hope that people are hearing your message and know just exactly what it takes for the work for over 30 years to do what you've done, and i hope to see you rebuild. teddy and andy leonard, thank you so much. >> thank you. thank you lord. >> i want to thank you all so much for watching our coverage of the wildfires in los angeles continues in just a moment. >> with mummy whole body deodorant. you can dare to do the things beau never let you like going in for a hug after a post todd blanche gardening session. she's about to get up close and personal with your pets, your bike shorts and your dogs, and you go ahead and bring it in anyway, because up

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