feet into the sky. all week long, the same scene repeated itself. two other large blazes erupted, the eaton fire in altadena and the hurst fire in sylmar, along with several other smaller brushfires, placing los angeles under siege. by last night, the scope of the disaster became shockingly clear. at least 16 deaths. more than 12,000 homes and structures destroyed, and nearly 40,000 acres burned, an area larger than the entire city of san francisco. the fires are still uncontained with tens of thousands of people still under evacuation warnings. on thursday in the pacific palisades, we met laura and her partner jeffrey schwartz as they first discovered their home destroyed. >> i can't even put this into words. i'm just sick and numb. that's the two words i will say. >> reporter: as the fires still

rage, angelinos are left asking how and why. while we still don't know the cause of the fires, the conditions were perfect. southern california's annual santa ana winds at their mightiest paired with drought in l.a. county. there has been less than an inch of rain since last july. and all this in areas where nature, with its dry brush and vegetation, abuts civilization. this is what's known as a wildland urban interface. what is that? >> it's where the houses meet the habitat. >> reporter: it's that simple? >> that's it. that's it. >> reporter: and that's where the threat exists? >> absolutely. >> reporter: travis loncore is ajunk professor of environment and sustainability at ucla. he says whenever humans and an ecosystem like the palisades meet, the risk amplifies. >> so if you think about where the palisades fire started in palisades highlands, the fact that there is a road up there that creates the access for people that gives you the spark that then gets you the fire.

>> reporter: the fire in the palisades exploded so quickly that there was a common refrain -- >> and there is not a single firefighter here on the street. >> reporter: crews were stretched thin, and officials are facing criticism for their response. but reinforcements have since arrived. more fire crews from out of state, canada, and mexico are here, and the national guard has been activated in part to help stop looting. and it's all eerily familiar from lahaina in maui to paradise in northern california, a distraught public and entire towns singed off the map. and still, while containment is growing, the dangerous santa ana winds return again monday. los angeles, glamorous home of the nation's entertainment elite and wildfire capital of the west will now have to envision a new more resilient path forward in our climate changing world. >> that was jonathan vigliotti

reporting. stay with us. "cbs news roundup" will be right back.

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some blue in here and put some yellow in here. >> reporter: monica valentine's art is a study in color. can you hold up the small beads so i can kind of see what those look like? >> yeah. >> reporter: made up of thousands of small beads and skins. sequins. that's so small! >> yep. >> reporter: threaded on a pin and attached to objects. >> yep. >> reporter: the sculptures are colorful, bedazzled, three dimensional and eye catching. >> are you ready to head upstairs? >> reporter: and yet valentine herself has been blind since birth. >> we're heading in here. you ready? >> yes. >> reporter: valentine is one of 140 or so artists that work each day at creative growth, a nonprofit art collective in oakland, california. the center provides its artists with museum-quality supplies, paint, textile, ipads, and studio assistants who help them with their work, all at no cost to them. >> a lot of people have been

here for decades and decades >> reporter: ariel bareck is the program coordinator. >> imagine if you were an artist and you came to an art studio every day, and you had all the materials that you needed, and you had a bunch of assistants. >> reporter: it's sounds pretty awesome. >> yeah, i know. >> reporter: it's basically jeff koontz and the people who are here. >> exactly. >> reporter: psychologist elias katz and his wife florence, an artist, started creative growth in their garage in 1974 before moving to ths converted auto body shop. so this was sal's auto body? tom has been creative growth's director for 25 years. >> what's going on in 1974, hippies, feminism, the black panthers in oakland at the time of enormous social change, and that was chaining for people of disabilities as well. >> reporter: among those changes, a statewide bill that ended mass institutionalization

of those with disabilities, flooding california with people in need of resources and services. the katzs wanted to create a space where those folks could come, make art, and maybe most importantly, actually make a living from their work. >> you know, 1974, that's a radical idea. >> reporter: to be clear, this is not just art therapy. it's art made by artists who just so happen to have disabilities. you see that these artists have styles that they work in. >> owe oh, yeah. >> reporter: there is a consistency to it. >> right, right. it's six hours a day for fife days a week for decades. there is really incredible art practices that have been developed. >> reporter: one of creative growth's best known artists is dan miller who is autistic and mostly nonverbal but communicates, says tom de maria, through his work. >> he has word skills, and he clusters words together like poetry.

and the fact that he's communicating by writing words in his painting is -- you know, it's really important to know that's part of who he is as a person. >> reporter: miller's paintings are in the collections of the museum of modern art and the smithsonian american art museum, and he was featured at the venice biennale, the so-called olympics of the art world. also in that exhibit, the late judith scott, one of creative growth's first commercially successful artists. that made a nice kind of little form. born with downs syndrome, she was also deaf and never learned to speak or sign. >> should i look? >> reporter: scott's signature style was wrapping objects in yarn and scraps of fabric to create colorful organic sculptures that now sell for tens of thousands of dollars. proceeds from sales are now one of the major sources of creative

growth's funding. and that percentage is significant? >> yes. we have art sales that surpass a million dollars annually. >> reporter: wow. that money from art sales is split 50-50 between the artists and creative growth, just as they might be between other professional artists and their galleries. how long did it take you to paint all of this? >> it takes about five months. >> reporter: this mural by william scott was on display at a recent exhibit at sf moma, the san francisco museum of modern art. it featured some of the more than 100 pieces the museum acquired to mark creative growth's 50th anniversary. it's the largest collection of its kind in the u.s. do you have art that's in galleries all over the country? >> that's right. >> reporter: how does that feel? >> it feels very good. >> reporter: but those around william scott say it's not the recognition but the process that

matters for him. scott, who is autistic, uses his art to work through some very complicated issues. as a child, he spent weeks in a burn unit after an accident. this self portrait shows two william scots, one with scars from those burns. the other showing him healed. >> he needs the paintings to be real. he needs the world to change to meet him, going back in time to paint out histories that he wants to disappear, to change the neighborhoods and the housing where he grew up. his intention is to change the world. >> the doctor told me that his chances of being normal is 50-50. >> reporter: scott's mother, edna lee arterberry said she had to fight to provide him with opportunities. it wasn't until he was an adult that she found creative growth. what's it been like seeing him development as an artist now that he comes here? >> this was the place. this was the place that he was

supposed to be. they opened the door for him. >> i cannot think of a more important art institution in the united states. they pioneered the whole model for working with artists with disabilities, which there are almost 100 of them nationwide built on creative growth's model. >> reporter: katie siegle is sf moma's research director and led the acquisition of the museum's collection. >> you just can't overestimate the importance of creative growth historically, socially, and also just in the lives of thousands and thousands of individuals. they've given people purpose, helped them find their true calling as an artist. >> reporter: and those artists are giving back to the art world too. >> we're advancing artists with disabilities into being contemporary and cultural leaders. and they've not really been in that role before. so i think their impact on the greater society can be enormous. it can be powerful.

it will be positive, and we're at a moment right now that that will start to unroll. >> that was luke burbank reporting. you're watching "cbs news roundup."

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an oscar-winning filmmaker has put together a nine-hour netflix documentary on the life and work of legendary musician prince. but fans may never get to see it. prince's estate wants to make changes and has gone to court to block its release. david schuman has the story. >> reporter: digging into who prince was really is a daunting and some might say impossible task. undisputably a genius, the life-long minnesotan also had his demons and flaws. in other words, he was human. ezra edelman, an oscar-winning filmmaker worked nearly five years on a netflix documentary exploring every facet of prince's humanity. the final cut was nine hours long. >> it's the celebration of his brilliance and what it takes to be such a brilliant person. >> reporter: sasha weiss with "the new york times" magazine is one of the few people to see the film.

she says edelman interviewed more than 70 people for it, including girlfriends, band mates and prince's manager. edelman had access to prince's archives with never before seen footage. >> you see his inwardness and shyness and self-consciousness was a contrast with that confidence, that glorious rock soul god. >> reporter: weiss calls the film a monument. but while it was being made, prince's estate changed leadership. the estate demanded changes to the doc and is currently blocked in a legal battle with netflix, blocking its release. >> nobody from the state spoke with me on record, but my sense is they don't like this really complicated, checkered sometimes negative portrayal of prince. >> reporter: one of the owners of prince's estate tweeted in september, would you be okay with a director putting explicit coroner photos of your loved one in a documentary? show some dignity and respect. edelman told me he is not able to discuss his film or the legal dispute over it, but he said he would love for the world to see it, even though he is not hopeful about that. >> it's just to me such a cultural tragedy that this movie

is not emerging because it's just so, so good and fans are ready. they want to see this movie. >> reporter: david schuman, wcco news. and that's today's "cbs news roundup." for some the news continues. for others, tune in later for "cbs mornings" and follow us online any time at cbsnews.com. reporting from the cbs broadcast center in new york city, i'm shanelle kaul. ♪

hello and thanks so much for watching. i'm shanelle kaul in new york, and this is "cbs news roundup." here are the top stories. dire warnings and more extreme winds are on the way for southern california, with the risk of new wildfires breaking out. fighting the flames from the air. we'll take a closer look at some of the aircraft and pilots making the difference in los angeles. and during his final week in office, president biden promotes his foreign policy achievements. it's a race against the clock for firefighters now battling two massive blazes in los angeles with a new round of intense winds expected on tuesday morning. a growing force of firefighters and equipment has been moving into los angeles and ventura counties, ready to respond to any reports of explosive wildfire outbreaks. the national weather service has issued red flag warnings for severe fire conditions through wednesday. wind gusts in the mountains above l.a. could reach up to 70

miles per hour. for the very latest on the struggle against these deadly fires, we turn to cbs' danya bacchus reporting from los angeles. >> reporter: from an outlook over the palisades, firefighters surveyed the scarred landscape and prepare for the next major battle against the catastrophic los angeles wildfires. powerful santa ana winds are expected to kick up again, possibly triggering new fires and hampering recent progress and containing the devastating blazes. >> as the increasing wind event is upon us as we speak, the los angeles city fire department has maximized our resource capabilities and response capabilities. >> reporter: president biden and senior administration officials including vice president kamala harris held a briefing on the crisis in southern california. >> we have no higher priority than the safety of you folks in los angeles. we're going keep doing everything possible to help you get through this. >> reporter: more than 15,000 firefighters are now in place,

compared to fewer than 1500 when the fire started. hundreds of evacuees and volunteers gathered at santa anita park in arcadia where a grassroots donation center was set up a few miles south of the eaton fire zone. cbs news has obtained video of this eight-acre blaze on new year's eve. it's in the same area where the palisades fire exploded. firefighters noted the connection. >> the foot of the fire started real close to where the last fire was on new year's eve. >> reporter: officials said they have not ruled out whether embers from that fire re-ignited. danya bacchus, cbs news, los angeles. for as long as wind conditions allow, more than 80 planes and helicopters are being used to battle the southern california wildfires. military aircraft have flown in to help from canada, nevada, wyoming, and colorado. cbs' rob marciano shows us the impact of fighting fire from the sky.

>> reporter: the aerial attack to beat back the wildfires is now at a critical stage as santa ana winds return, new fires could explode. the attack from above is crucial to knock down any blaze, and more large aircraft have arrived on scene. these c-130 military transport planes have been modified specifically to fight wildfires. on this c-130, the door where paratroopers would normally jump out of the aircraft has been modified with this gigantic wa cannon, blasting out 3,000 gallons of water in just five seconds, they also drop red fire retardant, which now coats some l.a. neighborhoods. canadian-made amphibious aircraft known as superscoopers able to scoop up 1600 gallons in one 12-second skim off the pacific ocean and dump it on the flames. lieutenant colonel laura jeffreys a pilot with the wyoming air national guard. you're trying to get as close to the flames as you can. >> correct. we're 150 feet off the ground. >> reporter: 150 feet. that sounds very dangerous with this sort of load.

>> it is. this is the most dangerous flying we do. >> reporter: rotor aircraft can get even closer to the flames. this one of cal fire's newest helicopters. it's a modified blackhawk that can old up to a thousand gallons of water. it is certainly to fighting fire. but as the winds ramp up, it's not going anywhere. cal fire zack boyce coordinates flight ops. >> i think there is always pressure. we want to get out there and support the guys on the ground as much as we can, but we also need to have a good safety sense of mind. >> reporter: and boy do they want to get out there, but the threshold to fly is much more than just wind. it's turbulence. it's terrain. it's very situational. the fixed wing aircraft, they're certainly more stable, and these specialized c-130s, there is only eight of them across four states, and they're all here in one place. that is unprecedented. but even they may be grounded if the winds get high enough. rob marciano, cbs news, ventura county, california. with a few days remaining to his administration, president biden on monday reflected on his

foreign policy achievements. biden said his one-term presidency made great strides in restoring american credibility, and said the u.s. has remained an indispensable global partner under his presidency. cbs' natalie brand reports biden also said america is stronger now than it was four years ago when donald trump left office. >> reporter: with one week left in office, president biden says his administration is working urgently to close a ceasefire hostage release deal between israel and hamas. >> the deal we have structured would free the hostages, halt the fighting, provide security to israel, and allow us to significantly surge humanitarian assistance to the palestinians. >> reporter: the war in gaza became one of the biden administration's biggest foreign policy challenges along with the war in ukraine approaching its third year. >> when putin invaded ukraine, he thought he'd conquer kyiv in

a matter of days. since the war began, i'm the only one who stood in the center of kyiv, not him. >> reporter: president biden supported ukraine with more than $65 billion in military aid to fight russia and touted stronger relationships with nato allies. critics say president biden's biggest foreign policy failure was the chaotic withdrawal from afghanistan. >> in my view, it was time to end the war and bring our troops home, and we did. >> reporter: 13 u.s. service members and dozens of afghans were killed in an august 2021 suicide bombing outside kabul's airport as thousands tried to flee the country. >> it had been passed from president to president, sending american men and women to fight and die in a foreign land year after year after year. president biden was not going to hand that off. >> reporter: over the past four years, the biden administration counts one of its achievements as strengthening relationships in the indo-pacific to try and counter china's rising

influence. natalie brand, cbs news, washington. president biden said a temporary ceasefire deal for gaza is on the brink of being finalized. senior israeli officials tell cbs news they've agreed to a six-week truce. 33 hostages would be released in exchange for palestinians now being held in israeli jails. the israeli military would also establish a buffer zone in southern gaza for security purposes. but hamas leadership has yet to sign off on the deal. straight ahead on "cbs news roundup," two battles are now under way in southern california, one against the fires, another against looters. man: awww man, i can't believe i'm missing this! ♪ ♪ okay grandma, i see you! vo: don't get stuck at home with the flu. a flu shot is the best way to prevent the flu

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southern california's bracing for a new round of wildfires as the powerful santa ana winds return. gusts of up to 70 miles an hour are expected to feed the flames and carry embers to spark new fires miles away. dozens have died in a week-long disaster and thousands of homes and businesses have burned to the ground. the national guard is posted in some of the burn zones, and nighttime curfews extend it. that's to let the search teams do their job, but also to discourage looters. police have made dozens of arrests, and some residents have gone back to their homes to try to defend what's left. cbs' kris van cleave reports. >> reporter: the sense of loss in altadena is hard to describe. destruction is everywhere. and then this island of six seemingly untouched homes saved by pete belani, who stayed behind to fight back the massive firestorm. >> these are all my friends. we're a family here. i love my neighbors.

and it's like you feel guilty because i survived. i couldn't save the whole block. >> reporter: but even as he worked to put out hot spots, another threat emerged, looters. he says he and a neighbor have chased off two groups attempting to break into the homes still standing. >> what kind of person, what kind of human being would take advantage of somebody at that point? it's just like -- i don't even want to say what i would do, but it's shocking. >> reporter: did you worry about your safety when you confronted folks trying to get in that house? >> no, no. i would say this. it would have been a bad day for them to do anything. >> reporter: do you feel like you're defending your neighborhood now? >> yep. that's why i'm here. this is why i stayed. >> reporter: he is still standing watch, even as the national guard's armored vehicles are blocking evacuated neighborhoods, and police are ramping up patrols. >> looting has zero tolerance. looting or exploiting in the disaster areas will not be tolerated. anybody caught looting or committing crimes in the affected areas will be arrested and prosecuted to the fullest

extent of the law. >> reporter: this was the view from jonathan esham's home tuesday as the eaton fire raced towards it. >> almost what i say the surface of the sun might look like. just pure chaos and panic everywhere. >> reporter: he evacuated. and while the fire stayed out, it appears someone tried to break in, busting out a window and trying to pry this one open. the idea that somebody could have been in your house while you guys were evacuated -- >> it's horrifying. i don't even want to imagine it. >> reporter: a horror disgustingly man made in the middle of this massive natural disaster. i'm kris van cleave in altadena, california.

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>> reporter: now going on his fourth decade as a cabbie, davis knew london before congestion problem, and he knows it with. did you notice a change in the traffic when it first was getting started? >> yeah, definitely. but it was only short-term, right? since then, it's built up. this is just another burden. >> reporter: london first implemented its congestion charge in 2003. cars paid 5 pounds, that's about $8 once per day to enter central london, a zone about the same size of manhattan's central business district. two decades later, the charge is up to 15 pounds for most cars, roughly $18. does the congestion charge here in london work? >> definitely. >> reporter: alina turk is head of transport strategy and planning at transport for london, or tfl, which is akin to new york's mta. >> when we first introduced congestion charging, it's had a really, really positive impact. >> reporter: tfl says the number of vehicles driving into central london dropped by 18% within the first year of congestion pricing, and congestion inside

the zone was reduced by 30%. but now more than 20 years later, the traffic is back. according to the traffic analysis company, london is the most congested city in the world as of 2022 with the average london driver losing 166 hours compared to 117 hours in new york city. how do you measure if the charge is working if people are still sitting in traffic? >> it's about overall vehicle numbers and going down, but that space being repurposed for other uses. making central london and the city much more pleasant place to be, but also increasing the through-put of people that you're getting through. >> reporter: in its 20 years, revenue from congestion pricing has put 2.6 billion pounds, or $3 billion into public transportation. when congestion pricing first launched here in london, the city added 300 buses to the roads, and now their system carries five times the number of bus passengers as new york city. but because of the slowing

congestion, some of the bus fleet had to be pulled back in recent years. >> it hasn't really worked in the way it was initially intended. >> reporter: tony travers is a professor of public policy at the london school of economics. >> it's had other consequences, some of which people would think is good, but it's not had the lasting effect on increasing traffic speeds and improvig the predictability of

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and dedication often goes unappreciated, we have this story. a teacher in louisiana retired after 50 years, then returned to the job she loves and got a very special welcome back from the community. david begnaud has more. >> my name is frances shaw. i'm 80 years old. i'm a high school chemistry teacher. this is my 52nd year of teaching. >> reporter: frances shaw is an institution. >> rogers, make sure you got everybody's initials on this poster. >> reporter: imparting lessons not only in science, but in life itself. >> i'm the kind of igniter. if i can stimulate them into following their dreams, then my investment has been fulfilled. >> if you need something, ms. shaw is there for me. there is this one time she wanted me to go vote. ms. shaw, i don't have no gas to go vote. she gave me $5 to make sure i went and vote.

>> she is a funny teacher, but at the same time, she knows what she is talking about. >> she taught all our coaches. she taught my mom, my family. she is such a great teacher. >> reporter: born on the bayou to the daughter of share croppers, ms. shaw became one of the first black educators hired in 1972 to help ingrate the previously majority white high school in lafayette, louisiana. ms. shaw retired from northside in 2012. teacher shortage, she came back. >> i figured who is going to hire an 80-year-old. sure enough, i was honored. i said i'm going back full force. ♪ >> reporter: we wanted to celebrate her. in the biggest way possible. so we orchestrated a pep rally at northside with the help of the entire student body and some of ms. shaw's former students. >> ms. shaw! >> hello. you guys know who that is?

>> how you doing? hey, y'all. we have a little surprise for ms. shaw. but i'd like to know if y'all would like to come with us. [ applause ] ♪ ♪ to give me my promise, just a, just a, just a ♪ [ cheering ] >> got you, ms. shaw! >> ah, you got me. >> we got you! ♪ >> let me hear it for ms. frances davis shaw! [ cheering ] ms. shaw, what do you think about all this fuss? >> oh, wonderful, wonderful! i love you! >> reporter: we invited three dignitaries to celebrate ms. shaw with us. >> it is my honor to present you

this certificate and to name ms. frances shaw a louisiana treasure. [ cheering ] >> today, i present to you this certificate which we take a whole lot of pride in saying, you are a special person and that your impact on education has made this state better. god bless you. [ cheers and applause ] >> i am honored to offer this proclamation designating november 14th, 2024 as frances shaw day. [ cheering ] >> ms. shaw, ms. shaw, you got your own day, ms. shaw! ♪ ms. shaw, what would you like

to say? >> thank you is not enough. you know, vikings, we played together, and we pray together. and sometimes you think your prayers are not answered. but as i've always told you, in his own time, in his own way, prayers get answered. and this over many years of praying has been our answer. it's beautiful. it's sweet. [ cheering ] >> that as dav

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