angeles county in our time of need. regarding the current red flag warning, the national weather service predicts the warning will remain in effect for los angeles county and the majority of ventura county through friday. i would like to also acknowledge the presence of dr. lori from the u.s. fire administration who flew out with her team from washington, d.c. last night to be with fire chief crowley and i so they could witness firsthand the challenges and the devastation that have resulted. lastly, i want to acknowledge the tireless efforts of my l.a. county fire department personnel both on the front lines and those behind the scenes who continuously place themselves in harm's way to protect residents and property in our great county of los angeles. thank you for always being there and continue to be safe as they take care of themselves, those around them, and the people we serve and protect. thank you and i would now like to invite up fire chief kristin crowley of the los angeles fire department. >> thank you, chief maroney. good morning. we continue to battle multiple major brush fires in the city of los angeles and

it is located in both the angeles national forest. the altadena area of l.a. county, and pasadena. l.a. county is in unified command, with both the angeles national forest and the pasadena fire department. we have over 2000 acres burning at this time, and the fire continues to grow with 0% containment. we have over 500 personnel assigned, and unfortunately, we have two reported fatalities, two civilians. unknown cause at this time. and we do have a number of significant injuries. we have over 100 structures destroyed. and the cause of the fire is unknown and under investigation. i will ask that l.a. city fire chief kristin crowley update you on the hurst fire after i am finished with my remarks. the l.a. county fire department operational area consists of 29 separate fire departments in l.a. county, and all of those fire departments are at drawdown with no fire apparatus or additional personnel to spare. 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 n

. >>> for the eaton fire, it is located in both the angeles national forest, the altadena area of l.a. county, and pasadena. l.a. county is in unified command, with both the angeles national forest, and the pasadena fire department. we have over 2,000 acres burning at this time, and the fire continues to grow, with 0% containment. we have over 500 personnel assigned and unfortunately, we have two reported fatalities to civilians. unknown cause at this time. and we do have a number of significant injuries. we have over 100 structures destroyed, and the cause of the fire is unknown and under investigation i will ask that l.a. city fire chief kristen crowley update you on thehurst fire, after i am finished with my remarks. the l.a. county fire department operational area consists of 29 separate fire departments in l.a. county, and all of those fire departments are at drawdown, with no fire apparatus or additional personnel to spare. 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 counti

the angeles national forest is adjacent to within the greater los angeles area. and the fire started out with partners from the pasadena fire department and the angeles national forest, and then immediately joined by los angeles county fire department. and we have been in unified command since then. our number one priority is life safety. and so we are a very low containment. most of the firefighting efforts have been to protect people. citizens of the local area and trying to evacuate and then trying to save structures. so our containment efforts have been really less of a focus as getting people out of harm's way. >> and so very low containment at this at this hour. i mean, when chief garcia, as you look at this, you've been a firefighter for 30 years and you've seen horrible fires that have devastated towns, cities. have you seen it like this before? >> you know, i've had the fortune to public service across the country fighting fire. and southern california has very unique challenges. the santa ana winds, that surface that we saw yesterday were on historical

a third one is reported from the silma near the los angeles national forest.ighters in california are battling three different the white house says the president is being briefed on the situation. the fire exploded at astonishing speed. the combination of dry conditions and strong winds causing the fire's rapid spread. people evacuating began to leave their cars and escape on foot. emergency services eventually bulldozed some 200 abandoned vehicles to clear the roads. the pacific palisades area is home to luxury properties and celebrity homes. at least 30,000 residents were told to leave. my heart is in my throat, but we're 0k as long as the firefighters said there's an ambulance to take us out. but this is like right at my doorstep. we've been watching these huge plumes of smoke rising and the flames flickering over the mountains behind us. now, people in california are used to wildfires and strong winds at this time of year, but this one is more unusual because of how quickly it spread and the fact it's so close to a densely populated area. thousands of buil

this is a unified command between pasadena fire, los angeles county fire, and the angeles national forest we have the pasadena police department and la county sheriff's department working tirelessly to maintain this. so it is a very active effort at this time. we are utilising all resources that we have. we are absolutely working very actively on this. so we do have, as i mentioned, multiple fire units on this. we've also requested 50 strike teams statewide. and so we're putting all efforts in to make sure we address this as quickly and as effectively as we can. forecasters are warning the worst is yet to come. with me is chris fawkes from bbc weather. i'v e i've interviewed a few people over the past few hours and sometimes i have seen for myself the effect the wind is having. myself the effect the wind is havinu. ., .., myself the effect the wind is havinu. ., .. , myself the effect the wind is havinu. ., , , ., having. you can see it blowing strove strongly, _ having. you can see it blowing strove strongly, particularly i strove strongly, particularly up strove strongly, particularly u

firefighters in los angeles are tackling new fires that have flared up in angeles national forest, locatedts the area is now "dry as a bone". some progress has been made as firefighters continue to battle multiple fires across the city — but the la county fire chief says that the threat of more blazes is still very high. the death toll has now risen to 24. meanwhile, at least 20 people have been arrested for looting,

there is a new urgent warning about more strong winds in los angeles county. the national weather service issued a rare warning about a, quote, particularly dangerous situation. it begins tonight and runs through wednesday morning.d >> the largest wildfire, the palisades fire, is 14% contained. meanwhile, the eaton fire is 33% contained. >> both have scorched nearly 38,000 acres, 59mi■!s. >> i was at my synagogue, which is based in the palisades, on friday night as we had a service of healing, and over a third of the congregants there have lost their homes, including both of the rabbis. it's just a very difficult moment for us. >> the l.a. times reports that fire investigators are focusing on a hiking trail as the possible starting point for the palisades fire. a smaller wildfire there was ignited by fireworks on new year's eve. >> now, you can see on this map where the fires are still burning and where the mandatory evacuation zones remain. the areas in yellow are the zones where evacuation warnings are underway. now to reporter josh einiger from our sister station in new

this is in the angeles national forest. that fire is burning unchecked and is now at more than 10,600 acres. more than 1000 structures have burned. despite the efforts, more than 5000 crew members, the largest wildfires burning in southern california. it is the palisades fire in pacific palisades and malibu. more than 5000 acres have burned there. and fire officials say there's a high number of people injured because they chose not to evacuate. there is zero containment at this hour, and already more than a thousand structures have been destroyed. meantime, the hurst fire has scorched more than 500 acres. it is threatening structures in sylmar, north of san fernando and continue contain the flames. nbc news dail nbc news dail y [coughing] copd isn't pretty. from the struggle to breathe... to getting stopped in your tracks. bye, grandma. ♪♪ but with trelegy, i can finally move forward. with 3 medicines in 1 inhaler, trelegy keeps my airways open for a full 24 hours and prevents future flare-ups. once-daily trelegy also impro

for the eaton fire, it is located in both the angeles national forest, altadina and pasadena. l.a. county is in command of the national forest and pasadena fire department. we have over 2000 acres burning at this time and the fire continues to grow with zero percent containment. we have over 500 personnel assigned and two reported casualties to civilians. unknown cause at this time and we do have a number of significant injuries. we have over 100 structures destroyed and the cause of the fire is unknown and under investigation. i will ask that l.a. city fire chief crawley update you on the hearst fire after i'm finished with my remarks. the l.a. county fire department operational area consists of 29 separate fire departments in l.a. county and all of those fire departments are at drawdown with no fire apparatus or additional personnel to spare. as the region one coordinator, i have requested mutual aid from the five counties of orange, los angeles, ventura, santa barbara abarbara -- additionally last night i contacted the state office of emergency services and requested 50 engine s

is that angeles national forest? >> it is. >> so that is a national forest that surrounds what you're looking at on your screen right now, and angeles national forest, what does it look like from the sky? >> first of all, it's massive. you get up there and these aircraft look tiny when they're flying up there, and while it looks like these are small, these are from trees. these are giant, 25 foot branches and bushes, and so the terrain is extremely difficult. they've got snakes and all kinds of wild animals up there. for the firefighters to get up there, it's a difficult proposition. >> it's quite literally a long and winding road. >> it's nice at night when the you get to the higher altitudes, sometimes the hose lines they manage will breeze. >> because there are communications towers, can you use the super scoopers on this stuff? >> educational background you c fact they're doing that. a lot of the aerial resources were being sent to the palisades and malibu. and another fire near acton. they flew one of the dc 10s

fire crews are now focusing their efforts up in the los angeles national forest, above altadena, whereopened up and there's a renewed sense of urgency because down here is a large nasa facility that the flames have been moving towards. 16 people have now died in these fires. they are already among the deadliest in california's history. and officials say the death toll will rise. emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles. let's speak to my colleague helena humphrey in malibu. the first thing that i will say is that the wind, as you might be able to see, is quite clearly picking up again. that is what we don't want to see. i want to show you the lecture here in malibu. in this direction we consume see the power companies are up and are trying to take down the remainder of these damaged power lines to secure the area. take a look in this direction. we are on the pacific coastal highway, one of the most iconic roads in the world. normally, you wouldn't be able to see this expanse of the pacific ocean. you can only see it now because of the level of disruption. because of the fact that so many of t

further inland the other big fire, the eaton fire burning south of the angeles national forest also continuing to rage out of control. it is now moving toward the peak of mount wilson burning dangerously close to a transmission tower you see there. that fire is 0% contained. the good news is firefighters say they've been able to significantly slow its growth, but the damage has certainly been done and the threat is far from over. look at this drone footage from the devastation from the eaton fire. this was taken today in altadena. fire officials say the fire has destroyed or damaged between 4,000 to 5,000 structures. the eaton fire has killed at least five people throughout pasadena, altadena and the forest area. reporter jasmine veal caught up with the family who told her they lost a dad and grandfather in that fire. >> reporter: it was text messages or you couldn't get through to him? >> the text messages stopped probably about 11:00 p.m. at about 11:00 p.m. the text messages stopped and the last phone call when i talked to him was about 9:30 and he was walking around with his lantern in the

firefighters in los angeles are tackling new fires that have flared up in angeles national forest, locatedust above nasa's jet propulsion lab. the area is popularfor hiking near millard waterfall. a crew at the scene reports the area is now "dry as a bone". some progress has been made as firefighters continue to battle multiple fires across the city — but the la county fire chief says that the threat of more blazes is still very high. the death toll has now risen to 24. meanwhile, at least 20 people have been arrested for looting, including two who allegedly posed as firefighters. earlier today, governor gavin newsom said that 1a,000 people are actively working against the fires in what he says could be the worst natural disaster to hit the country. so far, firefighters have managed to contain the kenneth fire from spreading. the largest fire in the palisades is contained by only 11% and is still spreading east, threatening the suburb of brentwood where vice president kamala harris has a home. the hurst fire is 89% contained at 799 acres. and the eaton fire is 27% contained, covering 14,11

angeles and ventura counties. wind gusts up to 70mph now in the forecast tuesday and wednesday. the national weather service issuing a pds or particularly dangerous situation warning. >> the anticipated winds, combined with low humidities and low fuel moistures, will keep the fire threat in all of los angeles county. critical. >> officials have not yet determined the causes of any of these fires. >> none have been ruled out of arson. there are ongoing investigations. >> we have a very some altadena residents recording video as they escaped the fires last week beyond the tree line. >> that's an electrical transmission tower. another shows what appears to be a fire at the base of the same transmission tower. edison international saying it hasn't seen evidence of involvement of its equipment in the eaton fire, but that they haven't yet been allowed by fire authorities to inspect the site. >> typically, when there's a spark created by equipment, you will see that kind of electrical anomaly. we haven't seen that. >> a dusk to dawn curfew in place to protect homes from looters. there have already

so many homes devastated their the lydia fire burning in the angeles national forest near 350 acres. but it is 40% contained tonight. crews also battling the smaller woodley at hurst fires. those are both 0% contained as well. of course, all of these says seeming to be a wind-driven fires. it is very dry down in southern california as well. they have not had any significant rain a kron four's. kathy trafton is here to talk a little bit about the weather that they're dealing with there. kathy. >> well, part of the palmers just terrifically gusty santa ana winds coming from the land to the sea. that's the offshore directions of those gusts are amazing 100 mile per hour. gusts reported at mount lukens magic mountain 90 mile per hour gusts in the santa monica mountains. settle pick 86 miles an hour. deer creek canyon, 80 miles per hours because of strong, gusty winds and those winds are blowing some of these particulate matter offshore. take a look at this forecast model, as you see the particulate matter from the wildfires surface smoke, if you will, going right down, baja, california a

parts of ventura and los angeles counties are under a red flag warning. the nationallarly dangerous situation. and it's led to the closure of the angeles national forest. that closure is in effect until sunday.

the national weather service in los angeles did a fantastic job warning well ahead of this storm. they were saying life threatening winds. sunday night/monday they were talking about these winds. what's happening, this is happening in concert with one of the driest starts to the season on record. if you'll remember, guys, i was out there in l.a. last year at this time. flooding. this is their wet season. so this is not a normal combination of having these winds and having it be so dry. so any fire that starts is impossible to fight. here's the other problem. you always have big high. that's what causes santa ana winds regularly, that four corners high, as we call it. sends the winds off shore. but enhancing these winds is that low pressure system. same one that's going to give dallas to atlanta a winter storm. that's hanging out and making a tieing temperature gradient which makes the winds faster. that's why we have extreme fire danger in that same area today, malibu, san gabriel, san fernando. the winds could stay in the 80 to 100 mile per hour range. then look what happens. thi

firefighters in los angeles are tackling new fires that have flared up in angeles national forest, locatedng near millard waterfall. a crew at the scene reports the area is now "dry as a bone". some progress has been made as firefighters continue to battle multiple fires across the city, but the la county fire chief says that the threat of more

la city, la county, the angeles national forest, as well as all the local co—operators and cities downy one of them works very hard, and we all train the same way, so that when a large incident like this happens, we all are working together with the same terminology and the same objectives. there's been a large addition of water tenders, trucks that have water tanks on the back, and what they're there is just to just to supply the fire engine so they can do the work of spraying down these hotspots. slowing down and potentially increasing containment. right now, the largest, the palisades, is only at 8% containment. and while we want to increase that, we also don't want to give a false sense of containment. and then it blows across the line when these red flag warning winds come in early next week. well, i have been right next to a wildfire, and i've also had the sad duty to be at evacuation shelters where people who have lost everything are there trying to get help and just being there in that sense and just feeling their pain, the best thing we can do is support, and the best thing th

people died in the eaton fire, which is burning in the altadena pasadena area, along with the angeles national forest, which just exploded in size overnight because of those winds that jennifer bjorklund was talking about. the eaton fire, now at 10,600 acres. and the danger, as she said, is far from over and in fact, is getting worse by daylight. you can see not only the destruction of the eaton fire there in the pasadena area, but the fire that also continues to burn in the areas where there isn't really much left to burn. and there are also injuries among the residents there and also among the firefighters. now, overnight, a pasadena nursing home had to be evacuated. and you see health care workers pushing some of the patients away in wheelchairs. there was aity bus that came to pick them up because there weren't enough ambulances. the evacuation order warned of immediate threat to life, the wildfires, raging unchecked and again, is now more than 10,000 acres. at a press conference today, fire and law enforcement from around l.a. county echoed the same message. they said, if you are told to

. >> the eaton fire that has scorched nearly 14,000 acres along the edge of the angeles national forest containment. that stands at just 3% is it has claimed at least 5 lives and damaged or destroyed at least 5,000 buildings, evacuees, they're struggling to come to terms with the painful reality of their situation. as many are forced to leave their homes to save their lives. >> everything that we know and love is gone. >> not just this city go home and whole like everything, my whole neighborhood, everything. and i grew up to loveland know. >> it's burned. the >> the national guard has arrived. it is position now to protect the impacted communities from looters. a curfew orders going to be taking effect tonight in about an hour beginning at 6 through 06:00am. tomorrow. anybody caught in the affected area without authorization is going to be arrested. they are facing a jail time as well as a possible $1000 fine. so far 20 people have been arrested for looting in areas destroyed by both the palace states and the e buyers. >> governor newsom has ordered an independent investigation into th

fire crews are now focusing their efforts up in the los angeles national forest, above altadena, wheret opened up and there's a renewed sense of urgency because down here is a large nasa facility that the flames have been moving towards. 16 people have now died in these fires. they are already among the deadliest in california's history. and officials say the death toll will rise. emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles. six days into the firefight we're learning more about how people took matters into their own hands to save each other and their homes, as firefighters were stretched to the limits. rich snyder was a fire fighterfor 36 years. when he saw the flames, hejumped into action — saving most of his neighbourhood. he spoke to the bbc�*s helena humphrey. before started building two houses in between miscarriages. because the flames coming up. once it's got a hold of the structure, the # between two houses. . this has is. we couldn't go in. there was too much heat. eventually, this house, i walked down the side and looked up and saw get it on fire. my heart sank. in a world power, the a

the lydia fire burning in the angeles national forest around 350 acres. it is 40% contained tonight. crews also battling the smaller woodley at hurst fires. both 0% contained. the winds have been devastating, of course, since yesterday. meteorologist kathy trafton has been keeping an eye on those winds. everyone is wondering when they are going to get a break. kathy, what's going on down there at this hour? >> well, there's no great white yet to see fluctuations in the wind. but by think friday, i think that will start to see some changes. but my goodness gracious, the winds in southern california this last day. >> up to 100 miles per hour. so it's unbelievable. the amount of strength of the wind speeds are coming out of the northeast and these are, of course, the santa ana winds mount lukens down in southern california, 100 miles per hour. magic mountain, the truck trail there, 90 miles per hour salopek and the santa monica mountains, 86 miles per hour. and finally, also the santa monica mountains. deer creek at 80 miles per hour. high wind warning that

a third one is reported from the silma near the los angeles national forest.he white house said president biden is being briefed on the situation. the governor has warned that fires are no longer seasonal, but a year round threat. let's speak to cbs�*s correspondent. what is happening where you are? right now we are _ happening where you are? right now we are experiencing - happening where you are? i mt now we are experiencing the peak of the wind gust that are expected to get up to 100mph here. that is really hindering fire fighting efforts. the wind is fuelling the flames of this fire and firefighters say this has been an overwhelming fire fight. now they're focussing on protecting lives and property, which has been difficult for them. that is because the wind gusts fuel these flames and it carries the embers. the embers can go miles and they can cause fires in different places. while you may have a fire this like burning here, the wind gusts carries the embers and you might have a fire burning across the street. because of this situation, because of this ex

between the pasadena fire, los angeles county fire and the los angeles county fire and the los angeles nationaln the public safety side, we have the pasadena police department and la county sheriffs department working tirelessly to maintain this, so it is a very active effort at this time.- this, so it is a very active effort at this time. we are heafina effort at this time. we are hearing some _ effort at this time. we are hearing some accounts . effort at this time. we are l hearing some accounts from people on the ground there, in parts of los angeles who, at the moment, they are unsure about what they should do next. they can see the fire perhaps in their neighbourhood, they are wondering whether they should leave their homes. what is your advice to them at the moment?— is your advice to them at the moment? �*, , . . ., moment? oh, it's very crucial to avoid impacted _ moment? oh, it's very crucial to avoid impacted areas. - moment? oh, it's very crucial to avoid impacted areas. if. to avoid impacted areas. if there is a mandatory evacuation order, do not stay in the area and do not come in

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the entire angeles national forest is temporarily close for public safety through wednesday as high fire remains a concern. moderate to strong santa ana wind is expected today through wednesday. take a listen. >> the los angeles county fire department will be prepared. the wind combined with low humidities and low fuel moisture 's will keep the fire threat in los angeles county hi. >> take a look at this satellite imagery. how extensive the fires have been throughout l.a. county since last week. the deadly eaton fire has claimed the lives of 11 people and 14,000 acres or just over 2f manhattan. you can hear those sirens going by. firefighters heading back towards the mountains because this fire remains a concern. this fire has damaged 7000 structures including houses and businesses. i am standing here with a very kind volunteer from a local church. tell me, you have a youth group out here. what made you say you know what, let's get some of the younger people in the church involved in these efforts. >> we really had them come together. we came together to bring that unity, that life here

the fire erupted in the sylmar area of los angeles adjacent to los angeles national forest.ire is burning within the footprint of the historic saddle ridge fire. despite the extreme winds and significant risks, and that is what we will talk about from today and probably throughout the next few days, there is always the significant risk that life and robert he will continue to focus on saving that. the exact acreage at this time will be confirmed later and we will communicate it to you. lastly, we want to make sure that everybody understands we are absolutely, not out of danger yet. with the strong winds that continue to push through the city and county today i will tell you and we are committed to our first responders and firefighters who will remain focused on protecting lives and property. the lafd is extremely oud to stand with the entities behind me. our top priorities will continue to be life safety, ensuring that safe evacuation and the rescue of residents in harm's way will continue to be the primary focus in this wind driven fire event as it continues. thank you for

a r-la sister station ktla, posting this image showing large plumes of smoke coming from the angeles national forest. and in the sylmar area. cal fire says the hearse fire burned more than 700 acres. it's no, it's 70% containment. this is video of crews dumping fire retardant in the area to get the blaze under control. it started tuesday evening forcing evacuation orders. and now to the deadly eaton fire burning in altadena. cal fire says this is now the second largest fire in la county. it's burned 14,000 acres. 3% contained. this sparked tuesday evening while winds in the area were gusting at more than 100 miles per hour. and finally, an update of the largest blaze in the area. the palisades fire. new scary video shows what appears to be a fire tornado spinning over a mountain side. cal fire data says these massive flames burned more than 21,000 acres. it's now 8% contained more than 150,000 la county residents remain under evacuation orders. well, maybe hard to look at, but this is what some people in la county are waking up to. homes burned down, cars, charred and businesses turned to ash

angeles national forest is just behind us up here, and we are just continuing to see more and more of the devastation that we've seen on the ground. and now we're seeing in other images that are being shared from the sky, and eveng more images on the ground here, as we've seen block by block, just devastated by the fire that came through here. and even before the fires that came through, there was a lot of wind damage, downed trees, that residents actually had to help each other move some of these trees out of the roads as they worked to evacuate just a couple of days ago. and now, as we're back here today, just seeing the level of more and more of the level of damage and devastation here to so many of the homes, it is just tragic to see now. right now there is a police perimeter around this evacuation zone because of the concerns of looters. we came here this morning and police told us to be careful with looters because they had just arrested two. this was about 2 or 3 in the morning that they had arrested two looters. and we know that's on top of the many other arrests that were mad

county is in unified command with both the angeles national forest and the pasadena fire department.have over 2000 acres burning at this time, and the fire continues to grow with 0% containment. we have over 500 personnel assigned, and unfortunately, we have two reported fatalities to civilians. unknown cause at this time. and we do have a number of significant injuries. we have over 100 structures destroyed. and the cause of the fire is unknown and under investigation. i will ask that l.a. city fire chief kristin croley update you on the hurst fire after i am finished with my remarks. the l.a. county fire department operational area consists of 29 separate fire departments in l.a. county, and all of those fire departments are at drawdown with no fire apparatus or additional personnel to spare. 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 tea

we can see the plumes of smoke rising from that fire in angeles national forest. that one is near act in and the latest data shows that's about 350 acres big. but allen's 40% qbs. so some good news there. but hearst fire, which is another one that we're following here. >> that broke out tuesday evening in sylmar just. at this point you can see they're attacking from the air as crews were dumping fire retardant on the area. that fire is clearly not under control. it's 10% contained right now, but it's still growing 855 acres burned so far. >> that the latest on the hearst fire, then there's the eaton fire and this has been deadly so far. now, 5 people >> have been killed in this fire. it is 10,000 plus acre 0% contained at this point. this is a big one that started tuesday night when those winds were gusting at 100 miles an hour. it's >> causing scenes like this to. in fact, i think we have video of bank of america that burned to the ground. but even if we don't, that's fine there. school all force to doubt. >> and i quit because structures are burning there. i thi

a lot of the fires on the angeles national forest but these are steep canyons, it's not what you typically a forest chaparral and scrubby oak trees more of what we would think of the thicket. when you get fire with a steep slope and the wind it's hard to contain the fix our forest act to help communities like these allows you to create a defensible zone on the perimeter up to the neighborhood, that's what we call the wildland urban interface this is the last place where emergency firefighters can get in and stop the fires before they start with the devastation like leucine, over 12000 structures destroyed and another 50000 are being threatened by the fires right now. maria: unbelievable, why was it it allowed to clean up the brush in the forest before. i do understand, if you very, very dry shrubbery and it's all over the floor needs to be manicured why wasn't that been done? >> before we love our trees to get them reported environmental law in place that a bit abused and weaponize and are doing more harm for the forest which is something we will see after this reins, and mudslide in erosi

a picture showing large plumes of smoke coming from the angeles national forest. 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 firefighters are working to put this out. and crews struggling now to gain containmen

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 more than 100 miles per hour. it calls scenes like this where a bank of america branch in altadena burned down the

national security threat. we're seeing it in los angeles most horrifically now. it's catastrophic. ident trump last time got out of the paris climate accords. what advice would you have for him about reevaluating climate as a national security threat? >> yeah, i think it's exactly as you say. what we've seen is climate change is a driver of so many other things. it's a driver of conflict. it's a driver of mass human displacement. it's obviously a driver of suffering, as we've as we've seen horrifically in los angeles. and so it's exactly as you say, it is a national security concern. and i hope that as the administration looks at this, it will it will take action accordingly. one of the first things president biden did was to get back into the paris accord. but beyond that, we've taken so many steps over the last four years to try to make sure that we were doing our part. but here's the challenge even if the united states does everything right, from my perspective in terms of emissions, we're maybe 15% of global emissions. you've still got to account for the other 85%, and you've go

almost there, this will go until about 3:00 this time, we are watching the winds highs in the angeles national forest. we still have strong winds especially in ventura county. if we have any fires that form, they would have the potential for explosive growth but this evening the winds die off a little bit. we still have an offshore flow so it'll still be breezy and dry, it's not until tomorrow, the winds go down to the single digits, the moisture comes in off the water and that means it's more humid and it'll be the first time in a week that the stress levels will drop. >> thank you both. >>> it's another big day on capitol hill, several of president-elect trump's cabinet picks are appearing before the senate for their confirmation hearings, two of the hearings that we've been watching closely are john radcliffe and pam bondi, they have close relationships with president- elect trump and were asked by democratic senators about their willingness to fire people or take inappropriate actions at the behest of mr. trump. >> can you clarify for me that in falling ethics and the law, you would be wil

parts of ventura and los angeles counties are under a red flag warning. the national weather service calls this a, quote, particularly dangerous situation. and it's led to the closure of the angeles national forest. that closure is in effect until sunday. investigators are looking into the possibility that utility lines sparked at least one of the wildfires in southern california. there is some good news, though. relief from the weather could be on the way as soon as tomorrow evening. >> now, by wednesday evening, wednesday night, i expect the critical conditions to diminish. and then for thursday into the weekend, we're actually get back to more normal weather pattern here for this part of the country. kind of a nice onshore sea breeze during the day, bringing cooler temperatures, higher humidity which will all help with the firefighting and fire control efforts. >> there is no concern about another santa ana wind event coming possibly next week. >> abc seven news reporter jared stone is live in pacific palisades for us, so j.r. >> what are you seeing down there? obv

in addition to first responders, the eaton fire broke out tuesday night in the angeles national forest, quickly destroying at least 100 structures. >> the flames carried by santa ana winds, with some gusts clocked at 100mph, 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. the hurst fire ignited tuesday night in sylmar, and the woodley fire started wednesday morning in the sepulveda basin. >> together, these fires are stretching the capacity of emergency services to their maximum limits. >> l.a. firefighters calling for resources from around the state, including strike teams from the bay area and now requesting aid from nevada, arizona, oregon and washington state. >> this is a tragic time in our history here in los angeles, but a time where we're really tested and see who we really are. and it's critical that at these times we be patient, that we come together, that we focus on saving lives. >> some good news in this firefight today, after being grounded due to th

and using the terminology from the national weather service out of los angeles, this is about as badas it gets anywhere. you see this red flag warning which extends through wednesday afternoon in the hardest hit areas. this is where we have a high risk of rapid fire growth. but what the national weather service has just done is consolidated and expanded what is known as a particularly dangerous situation, or pds for short. and what's different than just a few hours ago is that it's expanded to include much of the san fernando valley and into central and eastern sections of ventura county. remember, the western l.a. county is where we have our palisades fire and our eaton fire. so this is a new area that we're keeping a very close eye on. and just to give you an idea of how rare these pds events are, they've only issued six in the past five years, four of which have been issued in the past three months. and we know what happened last week when they issued the particularly dangerous situation. the palisades fire exploded in size and caused the damage that you've seen on your tv screen.

in addition to first responders, the eaton fire broke out tuesday night in the angeles national forestickly destroying at least 100 structures. >> the flames carried by santa ana winds, with some gusts clocked at 100mph, 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. the hurst fire ignited tuesday night in sylmar, and the woodley fire started wednesday morning and the sepulveda basin. >> together, these fires are stretching the capacity of emergency services to their maximum limits. >> l.a. firefighters calling for resources from around the state, including strike teams from the bay area and now requesting aid from nevada, arizona, oregon and washington state. >> this is a tragic time in our history here in los angeles, but a time where we're really tested and see who we really are. and it's critical that at these times we be patient, that we come together, that we focus on saving lives. >> reporter. well, los angeles mayor karen bass held a news conference today

over highways and ends up going through neighborhoods like this one at the foothills of the angeles national forest. that's how this fire got here in the first place. these engines, they're doing so much work of just following around these flames and trying to pin down. we saw earlier i spoke to a woman who had come back from being away about 24 hours, where she was told to leave her house. she comes back and it's gone. it's up in flames. there's no hope at this point for so many people, but we have also seen jake. this is something really beautiful that we've seen in this community. is volunteers coming up right over here. we have some of them clearing some of the brush, hoping that this will help keep the fire from spreading any further. we also spoke to some volunteers who are just going into people's properties, turning on their garden hoses and just swapping the whole house, getting that water into the walls, hoping to keep the fire from spreading into more of these homes. but firefighters have, in some of those instances, told us then it's too late. get out. we want to make sure that y

in addition to first responders, the eaton fire broke out tuesday night in the angeles national forest, quickly destroying at least 100 structures. >> the flames carried by santa ana winds, with some gusts clocked at 100mph, 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. the hurst fire ignited tuesday night in sylmar, and the woodley fire started wednesday morning and the sepulveda basin. >> together, these fires are stretching the capacity of emergency services to their maximum limits. >> l.a. firefighters calling for resources from around the state, including strike teams from the bay area and now requesting aid from nevada, arizona, oregon and washington state. >> this is a tragic time in our history here in los angeles, but a time where we're really tested and see who we really are. and it's critical that at these times we be patient, that we come together, that we focus on saving lives. >> some good news in the firefight today after being grounded due to ext

in addition to first responders, the eaton fire broke out tuesday night in the angeles national forest, quickly destroying at least 100 structures. >> the flames carried by santa ana winds, with some gusts clocked at 100mph, 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. the hurst fire ignited tuesday night in sylmar, and the woodley fire started wednesday morning and the sepulveda basin together, these fires are stretching the capacity of emergency services to their maximum limits. l.a. firefighters calling for resources from around the state, including strike teams from the bay area and now requesting aid from nevada, arizona, oregon and washington state. >> this is a tragic time in our history here in los angeles, but a time where we're really tested and see who we really are. and it's critical that at these times we be patient, that we come together, that we focus on saving lives. >> now, some good news in the firefight today after being grounded due to the e

just one of a number of fire sending up smoke in the angeles national forest. cal fire says that one broke out wednesday about 50 miles north of downtown la. about 348 acres in size right now. good news is it's about 40% contained. hopefully they can get that one knocked out so they can focus on the other larger fires. one of the bigger fires is called the hearse fire, which isn't are not too far from san fernando. >> and they've been using it fighting it by air. you can see the fire tired of being dropped there. there are mandatory evacuations that fire has grown to 855 acres. it's 10% contained and compared to the big 2 fires which are 0% containment. want to take a closer look at those now, the eaton fire, which is in altadena that has burned more than 10,000 acres. 0% contained in. this is the one that is blamed for 5 deaths so far. the emergency crews also say that some firefighters have been injured and some civilians have been injured. this is a fire that broke out first on tuesday night. remember when those winds gust for 100 miles place? yeah. we also

these are pictures from our ktla sister station showing the plumes of smoke rising from the angeles national forest. the hearse fire in sylmar. that's the one that's near san fernando that's burned double with the last one 800 acres. but containment is 37%. so that's some good news. you can see the crews hitting it from above. try to get a handle on this blaze that started tuesday night. a lot of evacuations forced in that and what also started tuesday night, the 2 biggest fires, the eaton fire. let's go to that one near altadena 13,000 acres has burned in this. just look at that mushroom clouds. they look like don't this was in the wind that was whipping on tuesday night number. the gusts up to 100 miles an hour. and that's what spread this fire and caused spot fires because you're seeing in the hills, you say, aha, dewine of biden, ocean, and that's just how this fire moved in. one woman talks about losing her home and trying to pick up the pieces. >> a lot of people are kind of okay what we do next. we do next. like again, there's some people without housing. housing starts at don't home

station, ktln, posted this picture shows the big plumes of smoke coming from that fire in the angeles national forest. and then there's the hearse fire in sylmar. that's not too far from san fernando. it's burned about 800 acres. it's 37% contained. you can see crews dumping fire retardant from the air hitting that blaze as hard as they can. it started tuesday afternoon or evening. do so. it's been burning for a while. people in that area have been forced to evacuate. deadly eaton fire. that's the one in altadena. and that's the one that is really growing 13,000 acres. now and 0% contained and that one broke out. also tuesday evening during the windstorm. >> those winds were gusting upwards of 100 miles per hour at times. and this new video that you can see here showing the mountains covered in smoke gives us a better look at just how big the fire is and how rough the terrain is. one woman lost her home to that fire. and she tells us that she's trying to pick up the pieces as best she can. >> a lot of people are kind of like a what we do next. we do next. like again, there's some people withou