of the palades fire early tuesdayw blossomed into what han a pretty destructive fire for our area, one of the worst in our state's history. andere in southern california. her name? ariel mullin mendo. i believe she gave birth to her son, george, tuesday at saint john's hospital. again. that's in santa monica. pho. i mn, if any photo you could predict will win awards, it is something like thiion at the boe start of life and just howhe fragile life is. you see that scary scene playing out at such a fire burns closer to the edge of thousands of homes in brentwood. a record turnout of bay area families seeking guidance on how

to prepare for an emergency and a grassroots donation center pops up to help hundreds of evacuees. the news at five starts right now. >> from abc seven live. breaking news. >> this is just unbelievable what we've been going through here. >> it's not just one massive fire burning. it's multiple fires burning that just paints a picture of just how much of an active fire line. >> we are watching this dark smoke encroach on these homes. it's getting a little bit too close for comfort, and we do have our first home. >> that appears to be a complete loss since this flare up began. >> for all angelenos, we are hurting, grieving, still in shock and angry. but we have got to stay focused. >> they're throwing everything they have at this. >> we will get through the fires, and then we will rebuild our city, and we will build our city even better right away. >> to that breaking news. the

devastating wildfires in southern california now threatening brentwood with the santa ana winds, expected to pick up once again. good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm dion limb. firefighters got a break from the winds but not the flames today as the palisades fire moved towards brentwood, prompting new evacuations. now, the l.a. county fire chief is warning there will likely be power shutoffs in the coming days to lower that fire risk. now, the biggest threat still from that palisades fire, which has scorched more than 22,600 acres and it's just 11% contained. cal fire believes more than 5000 structures were destroyed. the eaton fire has burned more than 14,000 acres, destroying or damaging 7000 structures. it is now 15% contained. at least 11 people are dead in l.a. county, with at least 13 missing. governor newsom also doubled california's national guard deployment to l.a. fires to nearly 1700 service members. all of this

is coming as firefighters scrambled today to save homes in brentwood. you can see an aerial assault lasted for hours, with aircraft dropping water and flame retardant. just one home in mandeville canyon was lost to the flames, and abc news reporter jacqueline lee has the latest from altadena. >> as multiple wildfires blazed through los angeles, abc news has learned federal agents will take over the investigation into the cause and origin of the pacific palisades fire. firefighters are in a race against time, trying to take advantage of better weather conditions to get the fires under control before the winds spike again, continuing to attack the flames from the sky and the ground as many residents return to find their homes reduced to rubble. >> never in a million years would we think that a fire would come down and completely destroy not just this neighborhood, but half or more of the entire pacific palisades. it's devastating. >> teams began grid searches for remains and missing persons in burn zones.

despite the risks, some residents chose to stay behind to try to protect their homes. >> we were winning small victories and it would calm down and then we had time to regroup and reposition ourselves again and then, you know, it would kick up again. >> an overnight curfew is in effect in burn areas, with the national guard in place to help secure neighborhoods. authorities say they arrested nearly two dozen suspected looters. officials warn the threat is far from over. santa ana winds will continue to hit the los angeles county through wednesday, keeping the fire danger high. jacqueline lee abc news, altadena, california. >> well, certainly the race is now on to contain those flames before the strong santa ana winds return. we do have abc7 news weather ar spencer christian joining us now with the latest conditions in southern california. and spencer, it's going to be some time before they get any relief. >> oh, that is so true, diane. it's such a sad and dangerous and heartbreaking situation down there. let me give you a look at the red flag warning that's in

effect until 6 p.m. wednesday. so as diane pointed out, there's fire danger will last for a while. we're talking los angeles county, ventura county, orange county all the way over to palm springs. that's in effect until 7 p.m. wednesday. excuse my voice. i'm just recovering from a complete loss of voice. and a fire weather watch will be in effect from monday afternoon through wednesday afternoon for this portion of southern california, from palm springs down to oceanside and through san diego county. relative humidity ranging from only ten to about 20%. of course, with those strong and powerful santa ana winds right now in the area of the fires, the in the l.a. county area, the wind speeds at the surface are ranging from 35 to about 45mph. much stronger gusts, though, way up in the hills. we're still still talking about gusts up to about 60mph. and you can see the wind is generally out of the northeast, so that means it's blowing the smoke from these fires away from populated areas and out to sea. but the fires continue to burn.

the smoke continues to build up. and that means there's still a great concern about declining air quality in that area. i'll have more on this. and look at our local weather. we have some strong gusty winds here as well. diane, a little bit later. >> all right. we'll be watching that very closely spencer. thank you. now the effort to stop the flames involves more than just californians, firefighters from neighboring states and even canada have been taking part. and today, governor newsom welcomed firefighters from mexico to the fire lines. meanwhile, the effort to care for those who've lost everything is growing. hundreds of evacuees and volunteers have descended on a parking lot at santa anita park in arcadia, where a grassroots donation center was set up. our own leanne suter, from our sister station in la, spoke with the volunteer a short time ago for you. >> what is it like to see this response in terms of all the people?e in terms of all the >> like it's an overwhelming, actually. i was in the clothes section and so many people are dropping off so much clothes and it's a lot and everyone's so nice to everyone. so it's really

helpful, making little bags for everyone to take and make sure they have toiletries and stuff like that. yeah. >> thank you so much, i appreciate it. she talked about how many people you see i'm going to have martin kind of show an overview. look at it literally is just a sea of humanity out here. there are hundreds and hundreds of people out here, not to mention the hundreds of cars that have been in line for hours all day. both sides of santa anita park. here, the cars stretch around the block. there are so many people in line donating goods and thee response has been overwhelming, which is really appreciated. but it has been a turnout. look at this. toothbrushes, boxes and boxes of toothbrushes. the kids have been able to get all kinds of stuff. so certainly there have been a lot of people who are in need that have been able to get some help, just a tremendous need there. >> and in our area, preparations for emergencies is top of mind following the disaster in la. today in berkeley, a free community emergency preparedness

class saw a near record turnout, with people eager to learn more about keeping their families safe. here's abc seven news reporter cornell bernard. >> and it's very important because when this disaster is occurring, you're not going to remember where your dad's gold watch is. >> kerry dubczak has taught this citizen's emergency response team class, or cert, dozens of times in berkeley. but the interest in preparing for emergencies has never been greater. >> i think the big difference is, is that everybody knows somebody in la, that it really affected the people of berkeley, that, you know, and knowing that it could happen here. >> there's little doubt the wildfire disaster unfolding in southern california is causing bay area residents to think about their own safety. it's why beth waitkus gave two hours of her saturday. >> i have several friends in l.a. who've lost their homes, and it's made me really think about, like, preparation. what can i do? and also what can i do to support my community? >> this class covers all the

basics on what to do in the event of a wildfire emergency. >> the people who take these classes, they talk a lot about, you know, they don't. they just don't want to evacuate willy nilly. but sometimes you really have to get into that mindset. if you see smoke, if you smell smoke, if you feel vulnerable, i always say, go, go visit your friends, go to the city. just, just get out of harm's way. >> dubczak says have a go bag ready with essentials like medication, water and nonperishable snacks and record the contents of your home with your cell phone for insurance purposes. >> open up closets. look at your clothes. go into the kitchen. open up those and look at all your plates. >> there's been so much interest in this emergency preparedness class this week. there were 70 people on the waiting list, so another class has been added next weekend. gabe friedman says the wildfires in la are a wake up call for all of california to be ready. he believes preparing

is the most important thing all of us can do. >> you can't let these things fail you. you got to be kind of ready in the moment. and i try to balance that with not having too much of a culture of fear. >> cert training classes are offered by most bay area fire departments. check websites for information in berkeley. cornell, bernard. abc seven news. >> well, much more ahead tonight on the l.a. county wildfires, including residents lining up for hours hoping to be escorted to their homes by police. we'll hear from a pacific palisades family with bay area ties and north bay. cal fire crews are battling the eaton fire. the aircraft tracking app they've set up in la thatows you to see water drops

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fire today. firefighters from napa, saint helena, calistoga and solano are all working together to get it underng control. the sonoma lake napa unit of cal fire has set up aircraft tracking in la to see water drops in real time. you can see those tiny little white spots just moving on your screen. those are helicopters dipping into water and returning to the fire perimeter. live updates on this 3d incident map can be seen at cal fire's website. attorney general rob bonta is hoping to keep people safe financially in the wake of the fires. he is warning the public about illegal price gouging and fraudsters who may try to take advantage after this natural disaster. >> they take advantage of vulnerable and hurting families to make a quick buck. >> unfortunately, we have received troubling reports of price gouging, particularly in

the rental market. in some cases, right here in my own district, listing agents are raising rents on the spot, preying on families who have been displaced, many of whom have lost their homes or don't even know what the current status of their home is. >> bonta says prices for goods shouldn't go up more than 10% of what it was before the fire. and, he adds, anyone caught trying to scam others will be held accountable. today, evacuees have been sitting in a line of cars for hours in pacific palisades, hoping to see if their homes are still standing. earlier today, abc seven news reporter zach fuentes filed this report from a neighborhood in brentwood where people were waiting to be escorted to their homes by police. >> yeah, this has been a very busy spot, really, for a couple hours this morning, with many people coming here hoping to start getting into their homes at six. you see all of the crews behind me. fire crews. we saw p-g-and-e's coming to help with the power coming through. some

people coming through that are just media who are allowed to go through this, but no one else is really allowed through in terms of residents. a little while ago they allowed some people to go in for medication, but right now there is just a line of cars that are at a standstill of residents trying to get in. i have one of them with me right now. ellen, you have been waiting in your car with your son, your husband? for how long now? >> a couple of hours. and we would like to know if our house is still there. we haven't seen it and we don't think it's there. but this would put closure. just knowing one way or the other would be very helpful. >> what? so you got here earlier this morning. you haven't been back home since when? when did you guys evacuate? >> we evacuated on tuesday, and then our son came to help us on wednesday. he lives in san francisco. we evacuated tuesday. we were evacuated. we went to stay with friends and in santa monica. and then we were evacuated from there because

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see the golden state valkyries. the golden state warriors. the. forty-niners giants. san jose earthquakes and san jose sharks have all joined the effort. they're also reaching out directly to their counterparts in southern california. >> i know staff that's based in the bay area on my team has opened up their doors and houses and said, hey, come on up if you want to. if you need a place to stay, we have homes here. please come up and stay with us. you know, it's interesting, right? like, these are teams and entities that you're competitive with on the field. but as soon as you get off the field, they're your family. >> family? an undisclosed amount is going to the red cross and the california fire foundation. and i guess the silver lining in all of this is seeing those efforts by communities all over the state, mexico, canada, all hands on deck, trying to fight these fires.

>> it's a heartwarming situation. in a heartbreaking situation. that's right. that's what it is. we've got some strong, gusty winds developing here, dion. we don't have any fire danger at the moment. looking at the alignment of systems here on the satellite radar composite image, you see the tight pressure gradient between high pressure and low pressure. and this is the same pattern that's affecting southern california with those powerful and dangerous wind gusts. right now we're looking at wind gusts at the surface ranging from 20 to about 30mph. they will be stronger at times going into the evening hours. as a matter of fact, we have a wind advisory in effect until 10:00 tomorrow morning for the north bay interior mountains, the east bay hills, the eastern santa clara hills, and the santa cruz mountains. winds gusting up to about 45mph. excuse me. and the possibility of downed trees and power outages right now. we'll take a look at the wind gusts animation. notice we'll have gusts up to about 35mph going into the midnight hour. and then even overnight, they'll remain very strong. but by about 10:00 tomorrow morning, as that wind advisory is expiring, we'll see the

winds diminishing and getting back into a more normal range in the in the afternoon hours tomorrow. a live view from mount, not from mount tam from sutro tower looking out over san francisco. we have temperatures in the mid 60s right now in san francisco, oakland, hayward, san jose, redwood city. 57 at half moon bay. a nice view from mount tam looking down into ocean beach under sunny skies. 62in santa rosa, right now 64 petaluma, napa and fairfield, both at 60. concord and livermore, both at 62. and he. these are our forecast headlines as i've struggled to maintain my voice. bear with me through tonight. gusty winds generally 30 to 45mph. tomorrow. sunny, breezy and relatively mild. not quite so warm as today though, and the week ahead. sunny and dry. conditions for the next seven days. overnight, look for clear skies and again, windy to gusty conditions. overnight lows will be mainly in the low to mid 40s around the bay shoreline. then some low to mid 40s and upper 30s as you go up into the north bay. lows of 35 in

lakeport, 38 at santa rosa, so it will be a bit chilly up there. highs tomorrow generally in the low 60s about 62 to 63 degrees. generally across the entire region, even up to about 60 on the coast under sunny and windy conditions. by the way, we have a coastal flood advisory in effect from 6 a.m. to noon tomorrow. high tide at the golden gate, uh- about 9:25 a.m, and the tide will be at about 6.81ft, so that there could be some minor, low lying flooding in low lying areas like parks and creeks and rivers and small rivers and streams. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. it's going to remain sunny and dry through the next seven days. it'll start to get a little cooler at the end of next week, but a 60. 62 degrees is a pretty mild range of temperatures for january, so we'll embrace that nice weather. >> i said earlier in this week, but we really can be grateful for the weather that we're having in comparison. yeah, yeah, we certainly can. yeah. all right. moving on to sports. nice to see all of those bay area teams pitch in. i mean, i think

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right. some forever niners former forty-niners head coach jim harbaugh taking on former forty-niners demeco ryans. chargers at texans late first half. texans down six, nothing. third and 16 c.j. stroud tracks down a bad snap and then rolls right. and a big completion to xavier hutchinson. huge play. just over a minute later, stroud and nico collins touchdown! texans led ten six at the half. late third. chargers down 13 six. justin herbert picked off by eric murray 38 yards the other way. and all of a sudden 20 to 6 houston. next charger possession herbert picked off again. derek stingley jr this time led to a field goal 23 unanswered points. herbert threw four interceptions and the texans win it 32 to 12, advancing to the divisional round. it's the ravens and the steelers. baltimore is hosting pittsburgh right now. we'll have those highlights at 11 a lot of obviously news. that's why we have a shortened down sportscast. >> thank you for explaining. we'll catch up with you at six. all right chris thanks. up next helping with relief efforts. prince harry and meghan markle

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by the devastating socal wildfires. yesterday, prince harry and meghan markle were spotted at the pasadena were convention center, which has become a meal distribution and evacuation center. the mayor of pasadena says the duke and duchess of sussex served food at the center earlier in the day and visited with victims and

first responders. they also donated clothing and essential supplies. i was reading that they wanted to stay low key. you see them wearing their baseball caps. they didn't bring teams there. they are meeting with jose andrés, who has been feeding so many people. he's definitely feeds people in the north bay. and whenever we are affected by devastating wildfires. absolutely. >> he's amazing. it's just great to see such an outpouring of goodwill. >> yeah, and i think i saw halle berry is donating clothes. i mean, the efforts really are coming in from all over the place. really encouraging news to see much needed efforts, we might add. that's right. and we'll continue following all of it for you at abc seven news.com and on our 24 over seven stream. but for now, that's all the time we have for this edition of abc seven news at tonight, breaking news from southern california, more than 9 million people on alert for dangerous fire weather conditions. more