ayman mohyeldin and aaron david miller are still with me.hat we get far enough into this deal. and it's very much a big if. to get to the reconstruction phase of gaza. that's phase three. and the who is in charge of gaza, after all is said and done. ayman, you and i were talking about this during the break. is there a leader i know the pa wants to be in charge of gaza? is there a leader that is out there that could unite the palestinian people, both in the west bank and in gaza? >> there isn't one right now that comes to mind. that would have the kind of credibility that is immediately needed, right? there's always there's always a few names that are bounced around. some are in israeli prisons, some that are not in the palestinian authority, in the west bank, technocrats and people of that type. but in order to have any kind of mechanism that would allow a leader like that to emerge, you are going to have to have some kind of political process or democratic election. we're very far away from that right now. given how badly decimated gaza is,

i'm ayman mohyeldin. let's do it. we continue our breaking news coverage of the california wildfires, where firefighters this hour gained crucial ground against deadly wildfires. but more wind is coming, and the fires continue to blaze through densely populated urban areas in and around los angeles at this hour. here's where things stand at the moment. officials say more than 12,000 structures have been destroyed or damaged since the fires began on tuesday, and thousands more remain under threat. 16 people are believed to have died due to fire related causes. the two largest fires, known as the palisades and eden fires, while they have consumed nearly 38,000 acres of land and firefighters made progress against these fires overnight. but the palisades fire still grew by 1000 acres, and strong winds are expected to pick up again overnight tonight. meanwhile, the first fire in the san fernando san fernando valley. excuse me, now north of la is 89% contained and under enough control that officials have lifted the last eva

i want to go back to ayman mohyeldin. ayman, it's impossible to even imagine how these two, these two worlds that we've talked about, the separate realities in israel and in gaza, the devastation in gaza, the heartbreak as well in israel and the political divisions in israel, how this heals and how it becomes anything close to a cohesive agreement that can survive with israel in a buffer zone or two buffer zones, and but withdrawing from central populated areas and hamas turning over hostages to the red cross or other intermediaries and letting them come out, this is going to be very difficult to implement. >> it is going to be very difficult to implement. and, you know, one of the issues and we've certainly been analyzing the question as to why now, why was it possible to get to this agreement now, when this was the same agreement that was on the table several months ago, as you mentioned, based on kerr's reporting, the statement from hamas put the blame on the netanyahu government. yesterday, we heard from the national s

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i'm ayman mohyeldin. >> let's do it. >> we begin tonight out west with those devastating wildfires in california. officials now confirming at least 13 people have died as a result of the fires, which have now swept through 39,000 acres in the greater los angeles area, burning entire neighborhoods to the ground, including more than 12,000 structures. the fires have forced some 180,000 los angeles residents out of their homes, and sadly, we are far from the end of this. while some evacuation orders are being lifted tonight, others have been expanded, like near the palisades fire as it swept east towards the brentwood and encino areas overnight. despite that flare up, local officials are making progress. it is now 11% contained. the lidia fire, which burned through nearly 400 acres, is now 100% fully contained. the kenneth fire is 80% contained, hearst is 76% contained, while the eaton fire is only 15% under control. dry conditions and high winds have fueled those fires, and could do so even more by next week. it's hard to imagine the scope of these fires, especially if you've never been

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i'm ayman mohyeldin. let's do it. the death toll from five devastating fires in california has now tragically risen to at least 13 people. the fires spread across tens of thousands of acres, destroying entire communities and more than 12,000 structures. evacuation orders for the palisades fire, the largest of them all, have now expanded. that fire is currently 11% contained. we go live to nbc's ellison barber in brentwood, california, with the very latest on these efforts. ellison, talk us through what you have been seeing on the ground, hearing from folks you're talking to, whether they're firefighters or ordinary citizens. what are the residents there facing? >> you know, people are incredibly frustrated. both people who live in the areas near the palisades fire and also the eaton fire, frustrated that things have gotten this bad, frustrated that it's taking so long to contain those fires, and also frustrated that they aren't able to get back home to see how things are. i mean, look, you can see kind of behind me th