we also have a new fire start in the acton area of los angeles county. the lydia fire estimated to be between 1800 acres, 30% contained. her 30% contained. thankfully forward progress has been stopped. as the region. one coordinator, i did request mutual aid from the 5 counties of los angeles, orange county ventura, santa barbara and san luis obispo counties yesterday. additionally last night i contacted the state office of emergency services requested 250 additional engine companies from northern california staffed with over 1000 personnel. at this time, the state of california, exercising their emergency compacts with the western states of arizona, nevada, utah, oregon and washington. 4 additional firefighting resources and personnel to come to los angeles county to assist us with this widespread fire emergency. one data point it's that we have 60 units responding from oregon. 45 units responding from washington. 10 units responding from new mexico. 15 units responding from utah and numerous units responding from arizona. currently the national weather

i would like to express my gratitude to the los angeles county board chair, supervisor— los angeles countypervisor — supervisor kathryn barbour, and supervisor lindsay horvat, for their— supervisor lindsay horvat, for their leadership and unwavering surrport— their leadership and unwavering support of our residents, my fire — support of our residents, my fire department and me, as fire chief _ fire department and me, as fire chief to — fire department and me, as fire chief. to our first responders battling _ chief. to our first responders battling these wildfires, thank you for— battling these wildfires, thank you for your relentless and feartess _ you for your relentless and fearless dedication and for protecting residents and property throughout this great county, — property throughout this great county, and finally, to all la county — county, and finally, to all la county residents, please be assured _ county residents, please be assured that we will continue to battle _ assured that we will continue to battle these wildfires from the air— to battle these wildfires from the air and on t

sir. >> good morning, robert luna, sheriff of los angeles county. currently we have well over 4 hundred sheriff's personnel deployed to the fires in addition to normal staffing for patrol-related functions throughout the county of los angeles. deputies continue to assist our residents with evacuations they are performing a lot of humanitarian missions, so many stories to shore providing food and blankets to people. rescuing people who unfortunately did not evacuate when asked to. you've heard it over and over up here. a lot of the stories of heroic actions by our deputy sheriffs, police officers, firefighters, a lot of them are taking place from people who did not choose to evacuate. putting their own lives at risk. so please if you are asked to evacuate, evacuate. it is not only your life you are putting in danger. we continue to conduct roving patrols, manning hard road closures, providing security and evacuation areas to prevent anyone who may be tempted to engage in criminal behavior like looting. it was mentioned earlier before by the superviso

and we're staying on top of the fires in los angeles county for the latest. you can head to our web site kron 4 dot com. still ahead, coverage of the wildfires continues. the death toll again, the rising to 16. also the concern about violent crime. >> continues an open just most recently, triple shooting at a recently, triple shooting at a community center. are you 50 or older? well, this news is for you. the cdc now recommends you get vaccinated against pneumococcal pneumonia. why? if you're 50 or older even if you're healthy... you're 6 times more likely to be hospitalized. so, schedule at vaxassist.com. heidi covey: so, i have an eye disease that causes blindness. i have moments where i get a little bit sad because i just to be hospitalized. can't see things that i used to. dr. stanley taught me to trust in the lord even when you don't want to. god is such a faithful father. nothing that happens to us isn't without his eye upon it. >> 2 people are dead. another hospitalized after a triple shooting last night in oakland on telegraph avenue and 55th street a

we want to let you know that five fires in los angeles county have burned more than 27,000 acres so far. that's 42mi■!s. the longest burning fire is the pacific palisades fire. it's already become the most destructive in l.a. history, and it's still burning out of control at this moment. we want to take a look now at the impact. by the numbers, at least 70,000 residents of l.a. county have been ordered to evacuate as of this morning. altogether, the fire has threatened at least 28,000 structures and different sections of the county, and los angeles fire chief said that 1000 have already been destroyed in the palisades area alone. well, let's get a look now at exactly where those wildfires are burning. we know a fifth fire just broke out. it's called the lidia fire that's up near santa clarita. the first that ignited tuesday morning is the palisades fire just west of malibu. the largest of these five fires is the eaton fire. that fire is the one that we mentioned, is now being blamed for five deaths so far. and we also want to tell you about the first fire that was ignited last night in

meanwhile, in northern los angeles county, we have the lydia fire that's burning in the antelope valley. our only sister station ktla, posting this picture showing large plumes of smoke coming from the angeles national forest. according to cal fire. it's part of wednesday afternoon, right near acton. that's about 50 miles north of the city of l a the latest data showing its burn 340 acres and is thankful e 40% contained. now let's talk about the hearse fire. that's when burning since tuesday evening, right in sylmar. not too far from san fernando. this is actually video crews dumping fire retardant in the area trying to get that fire under control. the fire caused an emergency officials to have to issue a mandatory evacuation order so far. cal fire says it's far more than 800 acres and is only 10% contained. cal fire saying the deadly eaton fire burning in altadena is now responsible for burning more than 10,000 acres with 0% containment. that's being blamed for the deaths of 5 people. according to fire officials that started tuesday evening. while the winds in the area were gusting and

be staged throughout the los angeles region and our emergency operations bureau is currently working on specific missions that they will fulfill, both in these affected county fire areas. the city of pasadena, the city of santa monica, and the city of los angeles. this wouldn't be possible without the assistance of governor newsom, who approved this request. he's been consistently on the phone with our leadership asking what we need, and we're very grateful for that. this effort will allow law enforcement to free up our resources and move personnel to other critical areas throughout the county. in a sense, becoming a force multiplier. um, i'm going to switch gears a little bit now. earlier, there was a lot of questions, as there should be, about the death toll here in los angeles county as it specifically relates to the fire. uh, any time i talk about numbers, whether they are fatalities or we're talking about potential looting arrests, i'm going to tell you something. the number just comes continuously, fluctuates, and it's because we're still in a very chaotic scenario. and just to give you an idea, and i'm surrounded by a lot of firefighters, and the fir

angeles area wildfires. the newest wildfire is burning in woodland hills near the county line separating los angeles and venturas. investigators think that fire was deliberately set. it's burned just under a thousand acres, temporarily forced a neighborhood to evacuate, and it is 35% contained. >> now, the los angeles county coroner's office is now saying the death toll has increased to ten. the palisades fire, still the largest of the fires, burning nearly 20,000 acres, only 6% contained at this point. the eaton fire in the pasadena area has burned more than 13,000 acres, and containment there remains at 0%. and the hurst fire near sylmar has burned 771 acres. it is now 3,137% contained. >> and while the firefighters are starting to make some progress, it will probably take days or even weeks before they get this under control. >> ali rasmus joining us now in studio with the firefight against the two biggest fires burning there in los angeles. ali? >> yeah, the two biggest fires, the palisades and eaton fires combined. they've consumed about 30,000 acres in los angeles county. they've killed at least ten peopl

as the region one coordinator, i have requested mutual aid from the five counties of orange, los angeles, ventura, santa barbara, and san luis obispo counties. additionally, last night i contacted the state office of emergency services and requested 50 engine strike teams, 50 engine strike teams is composed of 250 fire engines and over 1000 personnel. we have also requested resources from out of state as well as northern california. thank you to the first responders from nevada, oregon and washington state that are already on the road coming to l.a. county to assist. lastly, the national weather service has predicted a continued red flag weather event with strong winds and low humidities, placing all residents of los angeles county in danger. to all of our viewers, please prioritize your safety as well as the well-being of those around you as we come together to continue to get through this widespread disaster. los angeles county firefighters will remain on the front line until we reach full containment, and we ask that you keep all of los angeles county in your thoughts and prayers. i w

more people are being ordered to evacuate as catastrophic fires continue to tear through los angeles county. >> plus, cutting edge technology to fight fires. how a bay area company is supplying las angeles crews with a new kind of fire suppressant and some new concerns tonight over wildfire risk here in the bay area. oakland hills residents are speaking out after the city closes down to fire stations to save money. >> in next drawing on for news at 10, i'm dan thorn and i'm noelle bellow of for the 4th night in a row. wildfires continue to burn through las angeles county. at least 11 people have died due to these fires. a total of 6 burning tonight. this is a live look at the palisades fire. it is the largest and has grown tonight forcing new mandatory evacuations were taking a live look right now over los angeles county there. can can we go back to that live? look there. yeah. the palisades fire has expanded northeast into the valley. officials have ordered people near the 405 freeway and the encino reservoir to evacuate. there. you can see the flames coming up. >> over the hillside there

thank you. >> robert luna, sheriff of los angeles county. regarding our deployment, we still have well over a thousand of our los angeles county deputies out there working on 12 hour shifts. >> we have 172 california highway patrol officers. i'd like to thank the commissioner, who was with me yesterday, shaun derry, for all of his assistance. i also want to thank major general beavers. i was with him as well, and he has fortunately been able to increase the amount of national guard assistance that he is giving us to up to 600, and he told me yesterday, if we need more, we can ask for more. >> and we are strategically looking at that, analyzing it, and we'll ask as needed, evacuations. we have approximately and this is some good news because it's dropped. we have over 92,000 people who are under evacuation orders and approximately 89,000 people who are under evacuation warnings. i want our community to know this. and chief moroney did talk about this for a second. >> in every conversation we're having about evacuations, warnings, whether they

as the region one coordinator, i have requested mutual aid, from the five counties of orange, los angeles, ventura, santa barbara, and san luis obispo counties. additionally, last night, i contacted the state office of emergency services and requested 50 engine strike teams, 50 engine strike teams is composed of 250 fire engines. and over 1,000 personnel. we have also requested resources from out-of-state. as well as northern california. thank you to the first responders from nevada, oregon, and washington state, that are already on the road, coming to l.a. county to assist. lastly, the national weather service has predicted a continued red-flag weather event, with strong winds and low humidities. placing all residents of los angeles county in danger. to all of our viewers, please prioritize your safety as well as the well being of those around you. as we come together to continue to get through this widespread disaster, los angeles county firefighters will remain on the front line until we reach full containment. and we ask that you keep all of los angeles county in your thoughts and pra

the american red cross sending volunteers from across the country to los angeles county as part of thegency's work, the red cross has opened shelters for fire survivors across l.a. county. more than 2000 structures have burned at least 130,000 residents are under evacuation orders. the northern california regional ceo for the red cross says it's doing all it can to help people cope with a devastating situation. >> we've got volunteers at the emergency operations center here in la to see what the needs are, and we're moving as quickly as we can, working around the clock to make sure we're helping people during their darkest moments. >> the red cross says the best way to help here is to donate money online. there are also some in-person volunteer opportunities, but relief agencies say that fire survivors don't need blankets, clothing and food. those supply drives that we've seen in years past. for more information on how you can be of the best help, head to ketv.com. click the link for this report. los angeles unified school district announced all schools and offices in that district are

this is for the los angeles county area of responsibility. we have confirmed 21 deaths, 16 in the eaton fire area and five in the palisades area. and sadly, yes, unfortunately, i anticipate the number to go up. missing persons. we are actively have 23 active missing persons reported 17 in the eaton fire area, six in the malibu area. all of them are adults. thank god there's no juveniles. but if you believe you have somebody who's missing, make sure you report that to us. uh, as soon as possible. for any updated information that anybody may have. questions. very important questions regarding evacuation orders or warnings or any road closures, please go to l.a. county.gov/emergency for assistance. the american red cross is doing an amazing job. please contact police, contact them. and again for some of the negative things i talk about, there are some amazing stories of community members coming forward to donate items. it's very inspiring for donations, go to emergency network los angeles and now it's my pleasure to introduce assistant chief dom

tomorrow, that includes los angeles county, ventura county, parts of santa barbara and san luis obispoounties. gusts up to well, generally between 50 and 60mph. sustained winds at 20 to 40mph. relative humidity dangerously low between 8 and 15%. and that warning, by the way, extends all the way down into san diego county. so right now we're looking at this area near the fire is considered to be the area that's at extreme risk from oxnard over to thousand oaks, out through santa clarita, and of course, down into los angeles county. now we're going to move along and take a look at conditions here in the bay area. we have very calm weather here. the wind is calm. the sky is blue. 60 degrees in san francisco and hayward and redwood city right now, 59 at oakland, 64 at san jose, 57 at half moon bay. blue sky over the golden gate, looking northward 62 degrees right now in santa rosa. upper 50s at petaluma, napa, fairfield. we have low 60s in concord and livermore. let's check out our forecast headlines. it will be chilly inland again overnight. we don't have a frost advisory in effect yet as

the los angeles county fire department section chief. you want to talk about a group of people who are on the job, i have to tell you, chief, when the los angeles county fire chief spoke just moments ago, he said that you all are on the job until you have 100% containment and you have zero now. god bless you all. what does it look like up close? >> this morning when i was driving in and last night patrolling last night winds over 100 miles-per-hour. the amber casts you see that is showing, those will cast embers, well over 1000 structures destroyed. our top priority despite the weather and wind is to make sure everyone gets out safely. please adhere to the evacuation orders. if you don't feel safe, leave. if you are in a warning you can leave. right now we're really focused on a life threat which pivots our resources to saving people first and we don't have the resources to protect structures. our priority is to save lives. >> harris: talk to me about people who couldn't get out. physically they can't walk and inside their homes with all

there are currently burning throughout los angeles county, including this one. >> be okay. high. be okay. >> so this is video from the most destructive fire in the history of los angeles. that is the pacific palisades fire. the person taking this video and others were trapped by flames in a home in past pacific palisades. look at the flames there outside the window. just like waves of flames. there. the people inside, though, were able to escape safely. still ahead here at 2 o'clock, the south bay is sending support to los angeles county. >> first responders are on their way right now to fight those massive wildfires. hear from them. >> and now off. it's hard to be positive right now. but he >> hartman. >> and now there are 5 fires burning near los angeles. this is video from the deadly eaton fire that's in pasadena. 2 people died there and the flames from all 5 of the fires have now burned more than 26,000 acres in total. and there is no containment for any of these fires right now. there's a lot to go over and a lot of new video that's coming into our newsroom. kron four's teris

let's take a quick look again over los angeles county. again, we've been talking about some of the main numbers, but thousands of firefighters on the job and some of the big numbers, the well strong santa ana winds, by the way, are likely to return. let's talk about that first before we get into numbers again, kron 4 meteorologist gayle on this here, gayle, the so they're talking about the winds may. >> we return the really strong. what's what's happened? yes, we're gonna start to see another round tonight. but a stronger push up those santa ana winds, the infamous santa ana winds. >> that are known in southern california, expected to be monday night through middle of the week. that is why there is that red flag warnings posted in la county and ventura county here. this is through wednesday, 06:00pm. so it is another long stretch that will make it challenging for firefighters. so as you can see, the current conditions around the 2 major fires, this is the palisades fire on the east side of that's the in fire over it out to dina upper 50's

that's according to the los angeles county sheriff's department. there are more than 1000 buildings that have been destroyed as these fierce flames urges raging in the los angeles area. governor gavin newsom says the state has deployed more than 1400 firefighting personnel to battle the fire. but now the palisades and eaton fire. those are the 2 big are ones right now. they're at 0% containment. >> it's going to be okay. i you know the okay. >> video from that more destructive fire that's happening right now. that's the pacific palisades fire at this video just shows what looks like waves of flames outside of this home. the person taking the video and some others that were inside the house for trapped. this is a house in the pacific palisades. we have learned since this person posted the video that they were able to escape safely. we do now have some other video to show you. this is a bird's eye view of the eden fire. more than 10,000 acres burning in this fire alone. and we're learning that 5 people have died from these fires since these all starte

thank you. >> robert luna, sheriff of los angeles county. regarding our deployment. we still have well over 1,000 of our los angeles county deputies out there working on 12-hour shifts. we have 172 california highway patrol officers. i would like to thank the commissioner who was with me yesterday for all of his assistance. i also want to thank major general beavers. i was with him as well and he has fortunately been able to increase the amount of national guard assistance that he is giving us to up to 600 and he told me yesterday if we need more we can ask for more and we are strategically looking at that and analyzing it and will ask as needed. evacuations, we have approximately -- this is some good news because it has dropped. we have over 92,000 people under evacuation orders and approximately 89,000 people who are under evacuation warnings. i want our community to know this and chief maroney did talk about this for a second. in every conversation we're having about evacuations, warnings, whether they are going to implement them or take them away, the conversatio

reporter xavier walton has been in los angeles county. one of the first reporters on the ground there and he shares a look now at the destruction that has been left behind. >> the sun is of winds certainly dying down, but is still very smoky out here. still, families are are starting to get a clear picture of the damage, the destruction, the devastation. we're going give you a tour of this home here. i mean. >> beautiful home. this is all that's left. you could still see there in the middle. i don't know if that used to be a pool, but you can still see smoke coming up the sea. the appliances may be and of in a bath tub. it's really unrecognizable as you keep coming up this hill here, you'll see as far as the eye can go, chimneys. here's the thing, though. unit for every chimney that you see standing on its own. that's a house that essentially has burned down and you see the the wires here, another problem, power. we watched on wednesday and thursday. you know, power poles and power lines catching fire. that's the sort of situation people

as the region one coordinator, i have requested mutual aid from the five counties of orange, los angelesntura, santa barbara, and san luis obispo counties. additionally, last night i contacted the state office of emergency services and requested 50 engine strike teams, 50 engine strike teams is composed of 250 fire engines and over 1000 personnel. we have also requested resources from out of state as well as northern california. thank you to the first responders from nevada, oregon and washington state that are already on the road coming to l.a. county to assist. lastly, the national weather service has predicted a continued red flag weather event with strong winds and low humidities, placing all residents of los angeles county in danger. to all of our viewers, please prioritize your safety as well as the well-being of those around you as we come together to continue to get through this widespread disaster. los angeles county firefighters will remain on the front line until we reach full containment, and we ask that you keep all of los angeles county in your thoughts and prayers. i would

this is from a drone that flew over the pacific palisades area of los angeles county. as far as you can see, neighborhoods just destroyed, homes turned into ash. our reporter, who regularly covers the los angeles area, who is now dealing with the aftermath of these fires, is going to join us 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. >> subway's got a new meal of the day with chips and a drink for just 6.99. or if you're big hungry, make it a foot long for only $3 more. huh? big hungry? is that a thing? that should be a thing. find your fresh with the all new 6.99 meal of the day at subway. look out, cause here i come. >> have you always had trouble with your weight? same. >> discover the power of wegovy with wegovy. >> i lost 35 pounds. and some lost over 46 pounds. >> and i'm keeping the weight off. >> i'm reducing my risk. >> wegovy is the only weight management medicine prov

in los angeles county high. >> the death toll for the fires in the los angeles area rises the new concerns this morning, as the flames are expected to move east, threatening heavily populated communities, and governor gavin newsom takes on misinformation about the fires burning across the details on the new website aimed at giving the public factual information and addressing false claims about the disaster from ktvu. [music] >> fox two news this is mornings on two. >> and welcome to mornings on two. i'm claudine wong. >> and good morning, one and all. i am frank mallicoat. we begin with a historic firestorm down in l.a. county. the main concern this morning is the strong santa ana winds that have already played a major role in the disaster. all week, they are expected to pick up once again. >> that red flag warning in the region has now been extended until at least wednesday night. ktvu meteorologist rosemary oroczo joins us now to talk about the challenges firefighters will face the next few days. and rosemary,

in fact, there are a red flag warnings in ventura and los angeles counties. as you can see here, we're expecting winds to pick up from the 30 to 40 miles per hour. and even 70 miles per hour in the highest peaks. now, these winds are not as destructive as last week's but they are still dangerous and could cause new fires and even can even spread current fires. now back to the bay area. we have frosty temperatures and a coastal flood advisory in green. now the frosty temperatures. so just keep in mind with the flooding here. this is until 01:00pm. so just look at the high tide with those parking lots and roads prone to flooding and then this area in blue. that's that frost advisory for parts of the east bay and south bay. so you could be waking up to some chilly temperatures in the morning. other than that, the daytime highs are going to be in the 60's, sunny and mild. when i come back, we'll be also talking about winds here in the north bay mountains. back to you. >> thank you, gayle. a former child actor and motivational speaker is one of the people who died

to neighborhood and trying to save homes in los angeles county.orter cristy fajardo has this report filed a short time ago from altadena. >> now we're walking down this driveway and you can see that these two homes have been burned. and at this point, with the embers flying everywhere, there's no telling if the homes next to it will soon catch fire as well. so obviously a very dangerous situation and unusual now, as we see, right as we were speaking, there was an ember that flew here. and you can see that smoke is now coming from this home. so that's how quickly it happens. and the conditions are making it very difficult for crews to fight this fire. but the fire crews are doing an incredible job doing the absolute best they can to try to save as many structures as they can, but also trying to put the fire out as well. you can see this power line has gone down as well. that's something else that you've got to be very careful about in these neighborhoods is the power lines, obviously, but they do have water here in this neighborhood. they've been t

deadly wildfires raging across los angeles county. most of them remain out of control. the latest fire breaking out near the hollywood hills late last night, putting some of los angeles, most famed landmarks in harm's way. so far, at least five people have died in the wildfire outbreak, and there are now several major fires burning across the county that are fueled by winds which have at times gusted up to 100mph. evacuations, which some residents describe as chaotic, are underway. the gridlock getting so bad in some places that evacuees have abandoned their cars and continued on foot. more than 130,000 residents impacted by evacuation orders, and more people need to be ready to leave. >> right now, people are very awake to the to the potential and if you see smoke, you smell smoke. get into that. ready? set. go. if you live in the brush area, you should be in the set. absolutely. right now. >> the toll of the destruction already coming into focus in places like the pacific palisades, where at least 1000 structures have gone up in flames. this makes the palisades fire al

los angeles county schools are going to be closed this morning. the superintendent says 2 elementary schools in the district of actually been destroyed. we saw one of those. >> burning live yesterday during our break in cut. yeah. and at this point, the count is above 2000 structures, many homes and other buildings. >> kron four's dan kerman has the latest. >> wednesday evening, fires continue to burn along the pacific coast highway in santa monica and malibu up the hill. much of pacific palisades has been destroyed and what hasn't been continues to be threatened. this incident is very, very dynamic as we speak. the good news, the winds have subsided a bit enough to allow are fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft to provide critical. >> support. to this fire more than 1000 structures have been destroyed so far. and that number is expected to climb. >> i think the house is gone, but i just want to make you know, just i just want to see for myself. residents took electric bikes to make their way up. smoky hills. what they found were neighborhoods burn

thick smoke in the skies above los angeles county. mark tamayo. it might just be fair to say that about everyone in the county is affected in one way or another by these fires. >> absolutely. gasia just have to remind myself, this is january, and we're talking about these extreme fires burning in southern california. and i wish i could say there would be a pattern change that could really help out the fire crews. there will be some changes, but in terms of fire danger completely going away, that will not be the case. the red flag fire warning is in place until 6 p.m. friday, but i suspect into the weekend, or at least into next week, we will have more warnings because we're going to have those gusty offshore winds stick around into next week. right now, though, at least the forecast, you can see winds gusting around 50 to 65 miles an hour. when these fires started, we had winds gusting to 80 to 100 miles an hour. so the winds have backed off. but still we have strong winds and it's a dry weather pattern as well. here's a satellite showing you the f

county. right now, more than 7500. >> firefighting and emergency personnel from up and down. the state are in los angeles. that includes several from the bay area. kron four's gayle ong has more on that. >> firefighters from san francisco. alameda county. santa clara county heading to los angeles to help battle the fast-moving fires forcing thousands of residents to evacuate thoughts go out to. >> everyone southern california and what is really a, you know, a devastating weather event we're sending as many resources as we can to help acting fire chief bill murphy with the santa clara county fire department says. >> 40 firefighters across the county have been mobilized. may get there. there. >> incorporated immediately into the incident action plan assigned to an area the fire to assist with the firefight. strong, gusty offshore winds infamously known as the santa ana winds in southern california. >> mixed with dry conditions have been fueling the wildfires. we see that the winds are 50, 60, 70 miles an hour. >> that's going to dictate where the fire is going to do. >> lieutenant mariano, elias with the s

in northern los angeles county. bolivia fire is burning in the antelope valley. owing large plumes of smoke coming from the angeles national forest. according to calfire this park yesterday afternoon and afternoon near acton. that's about 50 miles north of the city of los angeles. the latest data shows it has burned 348 acres and is 40% contained. the hearst fire that's been burning since tuesday evening in sylmar. not far from san fernando. this is video of crews dumping fire retardant in the area to get that fire under control. the fire caused emergency officials to issue a mandatory evacuation order so far tell fire says this has burned more then at 670 acres with 10% containment. cal fire says the deadly eaton fire burning near alta. dina has burned more than 10,000 acres. no containment here. it's being blamed for the deaths of 5 people. according to fire officials. this started tuesday evening while winds in the area were gusting at more than 100 miles per hour. because scenes like this were a bank of america branch in altadena burned down more than 700 fire

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i'm connor hanson in los angeles county with a look at where these massive outside right now. the american flag flapping in the wind here as you take a live look from our camera pointing toward the golden gate bridge. southern california dealing with a lot to right now. so let's check in with ktvu meteorologist rosemary oroczo for a look at your forecast here and down south as well. rosemary. >> yeah. sandra garcia, we'll start here in southern california where it is still very, very dry. and the winds are gusting at this time. over at the palisades fire, relative humidity is 20%. the winds are gusting to 15mph or so. but as we've been talking about since the beginning, this is just one reading. if you notice, within those hills, mountains, canyons, you can see the topography here. it's really hard to tell just how quick those gusts are coming through parts of those canyons, as well as in the mountains. relative humidity at the eaton fire 15% and expected to remain between 10 and 20% over the next couple of days. so critically dry right now. the gusts there reported to 20mph.

initially, they were were telling us and reporting that five deaths were caused by these fires in los angeles county. but at this news conference a short time ago, the l.a. county sheriff kind of walked back that number saying, they just don't have a clear picture yet. >> some of them look like a bomb was dropped in them, where we will be able to bring in canines and other things to help us. hopefully not discover too many fatalities. that's our prayer. but this is a crisis and we don't know what to expect. but we're ready for everything. >> driving up lake avenue, the devastation could not be missed. the number of homes, businesses and buildings that were on the fire dwarfed in any sense of available resources. >> now, more than a thousand structures have been destroyed in these fires. 180,000 people in l.a. county are under evacuation orders. another 200,000 under evacuation warnings, meaning they are being told to prepare to leave at a moment's notice. there are curfews in place, and so far, the l.a. county sheriff's office has arrested 20 people in the region on suspicion of looting. now, when i

cox los angeles county fire department will be prepared.hese winds combined with low humidity's and low fuel moisture's will keep the fire threat in los angeles county hyatt. >> today governor gavin newsom announced he has increased california national guard personnel to support l.a. responders to nearly 1700 service members doubling the boots on the ground as they support local law enforcement. >> we do not exactly what's going happen and when it is going to happen but the fact it's not just us its firefighter, pd, ambulances it's like a collective unit were trying to work together to get the situation fixed. >> the deadly eaton fire is a second most destructive fire in california's history destroying thousands and thousands of homes and businesses. some members of the california national guard are positioned at major intersections long lapd come l.a. county sheriff's debbie's california highway patrol to secure the areas that have been destroyed by this fire but they are blocking off streets to the public that lead to evacuated areas to p

the los angeles county fire department will be prepared. these winds, combined with low humidities and low fuel moistures, will keep the fire threat in los angeles county, high. please understand that the inevitable public safety power shutoffs that will be implemented prior to this life threatening santa ana wind event. are are crucial to preventing new fire starts and that they help save lives. yes, they're a challenge to deal with, but it's certainly better than having another fire start. i would like to express my gratitude to the los angeles county board of supervisors for their leadership and unwavering support of our residents. my fire department personnel and me as fire chief to our first responders battling these wildfires in the air and on the ground, we commend you for your relentless and fearless dedication in protecting residents throughout this great county. and finally, to our los angeles county residents, please be assured that we will continue to battle these wildfires until they are fully contained. we stand alongside all

wednesday for that entire region of southern california ventura county, los angeles county, orange county, all the way over to palm springs for fire danger with dangerously low relative humidity and strong, gusty winds. pardon my loss of voice here. i'm trying. we also have a fire weather watch in effect that will be in effect from monday afternoon through wednesday afternoon for this area of southern california, from palm springs all the way down through san diego county, strong santa ana winds and again, dangerously low relative humidity from ten to about 20%. now, at the moment, the winds in the area of those fires are gusting up to about 45 to 50mph in the windiest locations, still very strong and dangerous winds. if there is any good news here at all, it is that the winds are blowing out of the northeast and carrying much of the smoke from these fires out to sea and away from populated areas. nonetheless, as the fires continue to burn, there will still be a decline in air quality in that area. and i'll have a look at wind gusts in our area in just a few minutes. diane. >> all right.

coroner if's office because with they encompass the entire county of los angeles including the jurisdictions i just mentioned. >> i'm the chief deputy director of l.a. county public health. the air quality is improving. as we have seen the smoke lessen with the better containment of the fires. at this time the air quality management division is indicating a smoke advisory specifically in those areas close to the fires, in the northwest component of the county. county residents should continue to monitor the air quality index, the aqi levels, wherever they are, but we are seeing improved awi -- aqi numbers. we encourage residents who are smelling smoke or seeing it, who have the the aqi levels in the unhealthy zones to be using masks when they're to outside. >> any other questions? all right. thank you -- >> over here. >> oh, i'm sorry. go ahead. >> -- [inaudible] cbs network news. just clarity on the discussions with the incoming administration about a visit or communication regarding this disaster. just to be clear, has mayor bass, have you or you, supervisor barger, or has an

let's take you live now to los angeles county. are holding a news conference giving an update on the wildfires. you see at the microphone, los angeles mayor karen bass. let's listen in. she just stepped away, though. >> good morning. i want to first start by thanking our first responders who were focused in the topanga region yesterday and responded swiftly to the kenneth fire. incredible action from firefighters who are giving multiple fires absolutely everything they've got. initial reports led our department to serious concerns, but we have the absolute best, most experienced teams leading our efforts. and even with the most challenging circumstances and terrain, they have been able to deliver. next, i want to express my deep frustration with the alert system that is causing confusion and additional panic for our communities at this time of extreme crisis. whatever the cause, it is unacceptable and it is being addressed now by the county's office of emergency management. as director, mcgowan described, we'll be investigating wha

and after satellite photos up los angeles county.'re saying some there huge area from the shore to hundreds of neighborhoods has been damaged by flames and smoke. as to the latest on weather conditions in southern california. as we look at these pictures, let's go to kron 4 meteorologist gayle ong. and gail, i know they're worried about. >> more wind. winds in the forecast and >> red flag warnings are in effect until wednesday. and the national weather service just in los angeles just issued apds. that is particularly dangerous situation. so that is that was issued last week and we saw what happened. now, the wind storm isn't expected to be as strong but still very destructive. it makes for the dry conditions. we are seeing a lull in the winds right now, especially along the palisades fire in the eaton fire on the east side. as you can see here, humidities are looking good for now and the winds are ok, but take a look at what happens overnight. that's like monday. you see that purple and red that purple indicates 50 to 60 miles per h

county, and we're standing by for a press conference in los angeles. and we're expected to start momentarily with mayor karen bass other top officials from the city and county. we'll bring that to you live. now, the palisades fire only a fraction of which is contained, has already destroyed thousands of structures in a matter of days. now moving closer to densely populated areas in the country's second most populous city. with the wind expected to pick up. cnn's julia vargas jones is in los angeles. so, julia, you're on the ground. tell us what's happening and what are you hearing from residents on the ground? >> hey. thank you. yeah. manu, a lot of frustration this morning. we just got approached by a resident who had to evacuate the palisades fire area asking, you know, have you seen my house? this is something that we've been getting from resident after resident. as people start to try to come home and and get a real sense of the extent of this damage, we're still at around 11% containment of this fire, and it's moved east. now, as you can probably s

our breaking news coverage continues out of los angeles county tonight where multiple fires are tearing through neighborhoods. >> forcing at thousands of people to evacuate. take a look at this. this is video from our sister station in los angeles, ktla. it shows a house in studio city on fire and there it is collapsing. there. fire officials say this home likely caught fire because of embers from the sun set fire, which has been burning in the hollywood hills. the sunset fire is the 6th major fire to burn across la county over the last 48 hours that erupted just before 6 o'clock tonight south of sunset boulevard north of sunset boulevard and has burned about 19 acres near the hollywood walk of fame and other iconic landmarks. of course it is at 0% containment tonight. this new fire adding to the chaos in la county that fire crews are having to deal with there battling the massive palisades fire as well. yeah. it's now been dubbed the most destructive fire in los angeles county history and it's left many people without homes. >> it's just it's just shocking just to look around. it didn'

camarillo in ventura county reporting 31, and santa ana in los angeles reporting a wind gusts to 18. as we take a look at the futurecast when it comes to the winds, notice again kind of the bull's eye stretching over ventura county, parts of malibu, and then the north and west sections of los angeles. and as we get into the afternoon, expected to pick up and then this red flag warning that goes until 6 p.m, indicating that we could see, of course, those gusts for the next 12 to 18 hours or so, continuing on with very dry conditions, relative humidity out there already in the teens for many parts of southern california. and as we know, the vegetation is tinder dry. so the wind gusts out there at this hour are ranging from 20 to 40mph. could again strengthen as we get into later today and then into tomorrow. that remains to be seen as well. i'll have a better look at what is going on. the current conditions out at the fires in los angeles and what we can expect here at home as well. coming up. >> rosemary thank you. and we're learning that lawmakers in the state senate have canceled the

and we are monitoring the devastating wildfires all across los angeles county. we do have more coverage of the windy conditions across the state over on the fox local app. there you can find our live coverage as well as coverage from our los angeles sister station. it's free to download to your hone and s (vo) with fargo, your virtual assistant from wells fargo, you can access your fico® score in a snap. (daughter) what i would give to be able to make art on this scale! (dad) you will one day. but it's equally important for you to be thinking about your future... building credit— (daughter) dad... fargo, what's my fico® score? (dad) wow... it's a work of art. (vo) do you fargo? (daughter) that was corny, but i'll take it. (vo) you can. visit wellsfargo.com/getfargo. this is happening on monarch court, right near west third street in the west part of the city of santa rosa. ktvu betty yu is live for us tonight on scene. and what are you seeing right now at this hour? betty? >> well, right now there is still police activity here on scene. mike, this is being invest

county. stephanie. >> all right. speaking of lisa, here's the latest from los angeles. at least six people are 16. with the l.a. county sheriff saying he expects that number to rise this morning. this as the devastating fires continue to spread across southern california amid dry and windy conditions, leaving officials scrambling to contain the historic destruction. here's abc news reporter alex stone. >> nearly 10 million people across southern california are under a red flag warning and fire weather watch through wednesday. progress made by firefighters over the past few days could be in jeopardy. >> these winds, combined with low humidities and low fuel moistures, will keep the fire threat in los angeles county high as the fire spread. >> over 150,000 people are under evacuation orders and 160,000 are under evacuation warnings. the eaton fire has burned over 14,000 acres and destroyed and damaged 7000 structures. the palisades fire, now expanding in other directions, leaving behind over 21,000 acres scorched. >> i mean, first of all, this is something we never expected because of where we are. t

flying the drone. >> hundreds of firefighters from the bay area are on the front lines in los angeles county. strike teams are coming from a number of agencies. 150 firefighters from various agencies in san mateo county are among those currently deployed. san francisco, alameda and marin counties also sent dozens of firefighters. many of the bay area strike teams are heading south in vehicles specially built for wildland firefighting. >> those are able to go off road. they're able to pump water and move at the same time where your type one fire engines, which are more of the standard residential fire engines you see out there in your neighborhoods, aren't able to move and pump water at the same time, or have the four wheel drive capabilities. >> the strike teams could spend two weeks or more in los angeles. >> it's going to make a tremendous amount of difference. we are like you said earlier, we are stretched thin, but resources continue to come. and we feel that that we, you know, we got a lot of help coming, as we heard when we talked live with the oakland fire chief in just the past hour

los angeles county fire department spokes woman, captain sheila kellaher.w does it look now? >> so far, she's cooperating, what we're worried about is this evening. the winds will kick up. they are saying maybe 45 mile an hour gusts. that's something to be concerned about. on any normal day if we don't have the fires, we would be fully staffed up ready for the red flag conditions. a big concern is the places that haven't burned. we are ready for deployment here. on this fire, we have everybody in place and pretreated the hills. we're in a good position to handle what happened. >> charles: i know volunteers have come >> all over and other countries. are you okay with all the tools you need right now? >> we do, we have all the tools we need. we have over 5000 firefighters on this fire alone. 540 rigs. 140 dozers and water, we are fully ready to go. they have been working super hard the last seven days. it's pretty incredible. the other people working hard are putting up the power lines and trying to clear things out and get the grid and infrastructure back to

. >> and we want to take you to some live images right now of the scene in los angeles county, where we know five different fires are burning at this hour. you can see the thick smoke there in the distance. good afternoon. thanks for joining us. i'm julian glover and i'm stephanie sierra. >> those wildfires tearing through southern california as we speak, tens of thousands of acres burned and tens of thousands of people evacuated from their homes. >> we're seeing scenes of destruction practically everywhere. homes, businesses destroyed. but amid the devastation, we are hearing stories of resilience and of neighbors helping neighbors. it makes me want to cry. >> but it also, in the midst of the dark hour, puts a little ray of love and hope. >> all the stuff that's here is replaceable. people are not so happy. the family is the most important thing. >> you see people using garden hoses, buckets, just trying to knock down those flames before they have to flee. >> now we have team coverage today with reporters in los angeles and here in the bay area. we'll also have the latest on those w

we will of course stay on top of those los angeles county wildfires. first responders say they're prepared to handle dangerous weather conditions there today and tomorrow. >> yeah, there are already wind gusts nearing 75mph this morning, complicating the ongoing firefight. >> ktvu sally rasmus joins us from the newsroom with an update on what firefighters and county leaders are saying about that today. ali. >> well, they just wrapped up a news conference where they were briefing the public on their strategy and the firefight today and the message to people in los angeles county from those officials is, be prepared, be ready. the danger and threat of ongoing wildfires still very much a reality in southern california right now. a red flag warning is in effect. wind gusts as high as 75mph are expected through tomorrow. and a bit of good news, though containment of the palisades fire improved slightly since yesterday. 17%, with more than 23,000 acres burned. the eaton fire is now 35% contained, up from 33 yesterday. and now, ahead of today's challenging we

fire crews from the bay area and beyond are now racing to los angeles county to help firefighters who are overwhelmed. >> the main priority right now for us is actually rescuing and protecting lives. saving homes is number two. >> ktvu fox two news at five starts now. >> good evening, i'm claudine wong. we are following those devastating wildfires in southern california tonight. but we first want to bring you some breaking news from santa rosa. santa ra police are at a home where four people have been found dead. this is on monarch court near west third street. from sky fox. you could see the police presence there this afternoon. and police tape across the street. santa rosa police say they cannot confirm the cause of their deaths right now, but they say they don't believe there is currently any threat to public safety. there is no word yet on the identity of those victims, but we do have a crew headed to that scene, and we'll bring you new information as we get it. and now to the latest from southern california. at this hour, w are following least four major wildfires the largest of