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under evacuation orders as raging flames from multiple wildfires decimate neighborhoods in southern california. good afternoon. i'm ryan yamamoto. this morning, apocalyptic scenes are emerging all across los angeles county as deadly wildfires burn out of control. this is chopper footage from this morning that shows what residents evacuated in the palisades fire are returning to. there's nothing left. thick smoke and ruins. at least five wildfires are burning, with only one under control. five people have died and more than 2000 homes and businesses have been destroyed. here's a closer look at cal fire's map of the major wildfires burning right now. the largest, the palisades fire near malibu, and the eaton fire in the pasadena area. the areas in red are now under evacuation orders, and yellow the areas under warnings and the orange are the fire perimeters. and this is new video from the palisades fire taken by our photojournalist brian kiley down in southern california. a preschool burning to the ground

today along with surrounding neighborhoods, the fire is now considered the most destructive fire in l.a. county history. but more than a thousand buildings destroyed, more than 17,000 acres burned. the other major wildfire, the deadly eaton fire in altadena. this has left entire communities in ruin. it's now scorched more than 10,000 acres, destroyed another thousand homes in the hollywood hills, about 15 miles from the palisades area. the sunset fire is now fully contained. nearly 50 acres. it broke out last night, prompted evacuations near some hollywood landmarks, but those orders were lifted this morning. crews were able to hit the flames with an aerial attack, slowing the fire's progress overnight. and forecasters say the worst of the weather conditions have passed. but the hellscape on the ground in los angeles >does >>remain. we now go live to cbs's danya bacchus, who is on the ground in pacific palisades in the middle of the devastation. danya. >good afternoon, ryan, as we speak, super scoopers are going

to the pacific ocean, which is right in front of me getting water and then going and making water drops on the fire. here in pacific palisades, fire officials are hoping for some containment soon. >a smoky sunrise in east hollywood as los angeles continues to burn. more than 7500 firefighters are battling five fires covering some 45mib2, causing utter destruction. >even as our crews are out out there battling the fires, we have these ember casts and the wind direction just changes it immediately. so, you know, this is unlike anything that i've seen. >late wednesday. helicopters dropped water on the latest blaze, the sunset fire in the iconic hollywood hills. many residents there fled straight into gridlock. >this is crazy. there's a fire right, right outside our car. >fleeing the palisades fire. aaron sampson got his elderly father in law to safety, ditching their ride and

ultimately making their way on foot. >we got this. we got this. come on, turn around. as we're driving down, there's fires on both sides of the car. just being stuck there, surrounded by fire. these. the policemen started running up the street. get out of the car. get out of the car! >this staging area for the palisades fire is helping to manage resources. battling this blaze. and red flag warnings will continue into friday. beachfront homes in the celebrity enclave of malibu are also wiped out. paris hilton posted on social media her home there is gone. this home, reportedly belonging to actors adam brody and leighton meester, is a pile of ashes. fire officials warn this will be a long fight. >we will remain here until we get full 100% containment of this. >crews are hoping to gain ground on the flames when the winds die down friday. >yeah, and they are hoping that the winds continue to stay as calm as they are. but again, red flag warnings will continue through friday and the winds

are expected to pick up a little this afternoon. some companies like airbnb, uber and lyft are now offering free or discounted services to those impacted. and there's one more thing that officials are worried about and that is looters. they say multiple people have been arrested reporting from los angeles. i'm danya bacchus. ryan, back to you. >all right. danya bacchus reporting live from pacific palisades. let's check in with first alert meteorologist jessica burch. and jessica, we talked about the winds that are happening out there. any relief for those in southern california? >well, let's start off with what they've been dealing with, because anywhere up to around 100 mile per hour winds were reported over in altadena just yesterday. within the past 24 hours, we've seen wind gusts up to around 80 90mph, at times moving from those higher elevations all the way down to the lower elevated areas closer to sea level. now, as we take a look at conditions for them into the afternoon and evening hours tonight, there are still wind gusts in areas like hidden springs up to around 50mph currently, and that's going to last as we head into the next

couple hours. as the boots on the ground are continuing to fight these fires. now, of course, as it moves from higher to lower elevation, it condenses and it dries. and that's the big concern for them right now, too. but we head all the way into our friday forecast. it looks to see or it looks like the winds are starting to shift directions. and there's something important to note with that, even though the winds are going to be dying down and changing directions, that means that that air becomes a little bit more stagnant. and air quality alerts are going to be a big concern for them, too, because that smoke will be sitting directly over all that los angeles basin. now, the reason why they've been dealing with such strong winds has to do with high pressure offshore and low pressure just south, creating such a strong pressure gradient all the way down into southern california. but we experienced that yesterday. we were under a wind advisory yesterday until around 10 a.m., and we're still dealing with gusty winds too. back here in the bay, anywhere up to around 20 to 30 mile per hour winds are forecasted throughout the next couple of hours up near napa and fairfield. that dies down into the evening hours tonight with light conditions as we creep closer to the weekend just in time for friday. we'll have more on that in a bit. for now, over to you, ryan. >all right. thanks, jess. in

southern california, fire crews are spread very thin and fire departments from all across the bay area and out of state have mobilized to help marin, san jose, contra costa, san francisco, alameda county, oakland and santa rosa have all sent firefighters and equipment to the area. and tonight's lakers home game against the charlotte hornets that has been postponed because of the fires. the nba will be announcing a rescheduled date at a later time. lakers head coach jj redick says his family was impacted by the palisades fire. among the losses, the chronicle reporting the childhood home of golden state warriors head coach steve kerr was destroyed in the palisades fire. his 90 year old mother was safely evacuated. the kerr's family bought the home the year he turned four years old. back in 1969. and for many of us here in the bay area, the southern california firestorm brings up memories of the 2017 north bay wildfires. our carra saint-cyr checked in with santa rosa's fire department about the knowledge they can share with

their counterparts down south. >as strike teams from the santa rosa fire department head toward the flames in los angeles, all paul lowenthal can think of is 2017. we, as well as a lot of other agencies, weren't ready for something that destructive. lowenthal, the santa rosa chief fire marshall, sees parallels between what's happening in la now and what happened back in 2017. that's when the tubbs fire ripped through the north bay, destroying nearly 6000 structures. at the time, it was deemed one of california's most destructive fires. los angeles, being densely populated, is in a similar situation. that's a title that you don't want, but at the same time, you don't want to lose it because it means that somebody else has gone through something worse than our community. but lowenthal says the biggest lesson learned from the tubbs fire is preparing for the worst. sonoma county crews depleted their resources quickly before the fire was contained, but lowenthal says los angeles is ahead with something called pre-positioning, which means pooling crews and resources when weather conditions are favorable for a fire.

if we had a significant wind event today, we would be doing exactly what they did in southern california by pre-positioning and up staffing additional resources, having them ready to go. that's not something that we had in place prior to 2017. another big lesson is the recovery process. lowenthal and his team learned that debris pickup, monitoring water systems and getting information out to the public in a timely fashion makes all the difference. in a disaster situation, we were reliant upon the mutual aid that we received, not only from around northern california, but our our firefighting friends and family in southern california. back in 2017, it was fire crews from los angeles working to battle the flames in wine county. this time around, santa rosa fire is returning the favor, deploying about 15 trucks and 65 firefighters. lowenthal says each firefighter is prepared for the long days, >and we'll continue to follow these devastating fires on air and online. we also have resources listed on ways you can help the victims. for updates any time,

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breaking news. a live look from san francisco city hall, where on his first full day on the job, mayor daniel lurie announced an immediate hiring freeze. he's also directing all city departments to pause new contracts. lurie says today's actions reflect his commitment to tackle the city's budget challenges and curb spending. well, americans are observing a national day of mourning as former president jimmy carter was honored in a state funeral in washington. the former president is now heading home to georgia for the very last time. natalie brand has more from d.c. >former president jimmy carter's flag draped casket left capitol hill for the last time, arriving at washington national cathedral this morning for his state funeral. with faith in jesus christ, we receive the body of our brother james for burial. among the 3000 special guests, every living president. president biden, who in 1976 was the first u.s. senator to endorse carter's white house bid, delivered one of the eulogies. jimmy carter's friendship

taught me, and through his life taught me the strength of character is more than title or the power we hold. carter's friendship with his predecessor, president gerald ford, was highlighted by ford's son, who read the eulogy his father wrote before he died. now, i didn't like it, but little could i know that the outcome of that 1976 election would bring about one of my deepest and most enduring friendships. carter's vice president, walter mondale, who died in 2021, also left a message about their time in office. the personal relationship we established while in office continued throughout our life. carter's service is the fifth official national funeral for a president held here. the dean of the national cathedral says an occasion like this brings together both sides of the political aisle, something carter would have appreciated. the 39th president now heads to

his hometown of plains, georgia, where he will be laid to rest next to his wife of 77 years, rosalynn. >well, it is a clear blue day for us today here in the bay area. taking a live look outside from our rooftop cam here at k p i x, we're seeing blue skies, blue water. it's stunning out there right now. and a little warm too. i mean, daytime highs today are hitting the 70s in areas like santa rosa, upper 60s into san jose, upper 60s even into san francisco, across the bay bridge, over into oakland. and we have been dealing with some breezy conditions too, just like our friends down in southern california, just not as extreme. the santa ana winds are really impacting los angeles and all throughout that region right now, and we continue to keep a close eye on their conditions, too, as they're under a red flag warning conditions tonight and tomorrow. back here in the bay, though, we're still getting a fair share of some gusty conditions as well. i mean, wind gusts anywhere up to around 20 to 30mph right now, all the way up into napa and fairfield. santa rosa dealing with the same trend matched with those 70s for our daytime highs. now, luckily, the winds

die down into the evening hours tonight, early morning hours tomorrow. we're left with calm winds to kick off the weekend for friday. and then heading into this weekend and early next week. the big trend for us honestly, honestly has to do with some dry and warm weather right around the corner now. drier than normal conditions are forecasted for us by the climate prediction center, and i want to show you how that's going to shape out for us in the next seven days. we take a look at the seven days in our inland areas. we will start to see a little bit of a cool down, especially compared to today. but this is still seasonably mild for now. sunshine each day as we head into this weekend and early next week, which is great if you're planning on heading up to tahoe and you don't want to have to carry the chains, we'll keep the chains just in case, of course, but we're going to be dealing with clear conditions widespread throughout the north state as we head into this weekend's forecast and early next week, too. now we head all the way over into the bay, closer to san francisco and oakland. mid 60s are in the forecast for us today. we'll cool down into the low 60s as we head into this weekend, but dry skies are going to fill the bay each day as we head into early next week too, so we'll keep you updated

on that forecast here in the weather center. the winds are starting to calm down. later tonight. temperatures are about to drop more as we head into this weekend. that's the big weather story. back to you. >well, they are difference makers in our community. coming up, we take a look back at last year's jefferson award winners and all the ways they stepped up to make people's lives better. >thanks so much, guys. my name is adrian, and one of the things i find most scary is you actually never really know where a house fire is going to start. now, i've had my share of kitchen fires, and what makes that so scary is who really knows how to use a fire extinguisher. this is why i love the life safe technologies. stay safe all in one. now this fights ten different types of fires and it does so safely. and it is so easy and lightweight to use. i'm going to let leslie thiele explain a little bit more about how awesome these are. have you ever wondered where lithium ion

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through art >one two >to giving free self-defense lessons, our 2024 jefferson award winners make a difference in the bay area. >lewis is >a former teacher, volunteers reading to students to improve literacy, >hollow trees, dancing >a tv host encourages children to write poetry. >they >>respond to urgent community needs. one woman lobbied to reopen a critical therapy pool. another trains caregivers so older adults can stay at home safely. >several >>winners serve the unhoused with free haircuts, >so it has been like very helpful. >plus housing and wraparound services for military veterans. >so you can come on upstairs and i'll help you pick some stuff out. >they supply basic hygiene products to the unsheltered. >a bed is somebody's own space >and furnish apartments for young people who age out of foster care. they help fund sports programs and promote roller skating in san

francisco. >are you love >a south bay couple gives support to stroke survivors and their families. >i know i'll never be a normal kid, >and a north bay filmmaker shines a light on epilepsy. >you flick it away. >our jefferson award winners use their creativity. a photographer documents asian american history. american culture through the performing arts. and an educator gives young people a nurturing place to belong and grow. >i'm going to make something to >our change makers, provide a safe haven for young people. >i'll get these >and a sense of community to break the cycle of violence. their leaders who've helped business districts survive the covid 19 pandemic. >how are you? how was that? good. good >bye. advocating o how it should >be. one winners helped protect vulnerable neighborhoods from wildfire danger. another winner teaches children about marine stewardship.

>some people posted a youtube >clip, while a pair of neighbors encouraged students to create films about how to care for the environment. >asparagus. i got 63 cases. >our jefferson award winners show you that you are never too old to serve others. whether you're an army veteran distributing free groceries, >no gifts that have batteries, >a great grandmother leading her 41 year old toy giveaway program, >banking on mother's milk, >or a 91 year old celebrating a lifesaving mother's milk bank she founded 50 years ago. >and we're ending our jefferson awards program after nearly 20 years since its parents foundation closed last year. but the good news we will not stop highlighting our community heroes. so we are proud to share a brand new award, the cbs news bay area icon award for outstanding community service. we're also taking nominations, and you can nominate a local hero for the cbs news bay area icon award

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