parts of the bel air estates are now under evacuation.s a mother of three kids and also a dog mom who was forced to evacuate today. she's going to join me next. >>> well, homes are burning in exclusive bel air neighborhood of los angeles. ferocious wildfire is triggering evacuations in an area known for multi million declare dollar homes. shut down traffic on 405. and now getting to the getty museum, it is one of several wildfires burning there across southern california. thousands of families evacuating and dozens of schools closed. and i want to bring in felicia that evacuated their home which is about two miles in getty. tell me what you went through. you are in north bel air and got out with your twin sons, 11-year-old daughter, your dog, your husband, and you just all of a sudden had to pack up. tell me about how this all went down. >> yeah, thank you. it was very scary. actually got a phone call from two friends in the morning and said look in your backyard and did just that, and the flames were right there. and we live about two mi

bel-air mansions are in flames and landmarks evacuated. we )re tracking the new fires threatening southern california... plus a major setback halts a new ballpark in oakland. why the stadium )s opposition is still upset... >>> finally tonight, best friends forever. two lifelong buddies going viral on an emotional mission and proving that no matter what obstacles life puts in your way, it's better to face them with a friend by your side. nbc's joe fryer has tonight's "inspiring america" report. >> you ready to break these? >> reporter: with all due respect to rock stars, chris betancourt and dillon hill might just set the bar when it comes to this -- smashing a guitar, task number 24 on chris' bucket list. >> i didn't realize how satisfying that was going to be. >> reporter: this 20-year-old might seem too young for such a list, but in september chris learned the chronic myeloid leukemia that has plagued him since fifth grade was spreading rapidly. without a bone marrow transplant, he may only live a year. >> i cried for a bit the first few

take a look at this video from bel air.g thousands of people in california to leave their homes. crews are working around the clock to try and contain these flames that are just flat out out of control. will carr is in bel air. will? >> reporter: this fire exploded around 5 a.m. this morning. it ran dangerously close to interstate 405 before it raced up this hill side. we were here a short time ago when this house was up in flames. take a look at what we saw. we're in the bel air community just east of the 405 here in los angeles. you can see that this neighborhood is under attack from these flames. firefighters doing everything they can to try to salvage these homes and protect the homes near this. what you're looking at is this home was hit by an embetter. it was fully engulfed. the firefighters are spraying this and the homes in the surrounding area down. this entire neighborhood is under mandatory evacuation. you can see the smoke has set in here. clouds of smoke all the way up and down this street. to an extent, it loo

most think, made it into bel air, the m ost afflu e nt think, made it into bel air, the most affluentey are very close to getty museum, which has priceless art. it is quite something. the environment is not playing ball, clearly. climate change. it played ball in one point. i saw the los angeles mayor saying they promised erratic weather, luckily it was erratic in a good way. it just shows luckily it was erratic in a good way. itjust shows they luckily it was erratic in a good way. it just shows they are com pletely way. it just shows they are completely at the fortune of the elements. you are completely at neita's mursi. she will always win. let us hope not when it comes to los angeles —— nature's mercey. the gulf news. another day another record. we are talking bitcoin again. going over $16,000. it is worth pointing out that it has dropped 12% on the day. it is still up 50% on the week. it does do a loss of this. it complained that markets are not volatile enough. the we have volatility. it is very interesting. hollans, tulips in the 1600 come to mind. —— holland. the first real eco

the newest fire near bel aire is still threatening multi-million dollar homes.fire will get harder the next two days. winds will pick up. wind gusts up to 60 miles an hour. jodi hernandez will have another live report at 6:00. >>> ucla campus is within the fire zone. the basketball team cancelling their game tonight against montana. the students wearing the mask and the mascot being protected. we're bringing jeff in now. is there a chance with the winds picking up these four fires could grow to five or six fires? >> anything is possible at this point. it's so hard to get containment and with the winds gusting up, those embers could blow even more. we're looking at these gusty winds all the way through friday's forecast. on average, 50 to 40 miles an hour winds. again in the hills it could top 60 miles per hour. largest one continues to remains. the one that got a lot of headlines was the skurball fire. we'll have more on that coming up at 6:00. our own aarea wind forecast, no huge event the next seven days. it will be dry and mild for us. >> thanks for joining u

let me show you where i am in the section of bel-air.this home right here totally destroyed. the fire came in so quickly and hot that it just destroyed this house. you can see the car in the garage. you can see the hint of a flame there still smoelldering. firefighters basically on standby on this street. making sure we don't see any more flare-ups or homes go up flames. for now they have the neighborhood mostly locked down. the containment number officially 5% but haven't seen any fire activity for the last several hours so they are optimistic things are looking better in bel-air. >> be safe out there. okay? >> just an awful scene. ahead, olympic skier lindsay vaun says she is hoping to represent the united states well at the upcoming games but not represented president trump. andy scholes has more in mo morning's bleacher report. ! ris! oh my gosh! how are you? well watch this. i pop that in there. press brew. that's it. so rich. i love it. that's why you should be a keurig man! full-bodied. are you sure you're describing the coffee an

she is a south of you there in bel-air.ng, we spoke last hour, i was heartened by what looked like visible progress as helicopters were dropping water. what's going on there now? >> they've been hitting the hillside ever since i last spoke with you, brianna. what you can see over here, over my left shoulder, is white smoke. they are continuing to see some of this brush catch on fire. firefighters have been hitting this area with their hoses. the air drops have also continued, but it's mainly structure protection that we're seeing now. they've seen a lot of this heavier brush burn itself out. something else i want to point out, you can see part of the hillside looks like it's pink, part of the hillside looks like it's burned off. that pink is foyer retardened and there is so much brush here it is so dry and the winds, even though they have been better today, they are still a bit of a factorer that has simply been something that hasn't been completely effective here. so they're trying to protect these homes, watching all of t

miguel almaguer, nbc news, bel-air. >>> i'm kristen dahlgren. this is the first thing i saw when i arrived in southern california -- a thick haze filling the skies. everything stinks like a campfire. smoke so dense you can see it from space. >> oh, it's horrible. it's hard to breathe. >> i want to take the kids out of the house. >> reporter: so dangerous that people are lining up for face masks. air quality warnings are in effect over several counties. residents cautioned to stay inside. sports teams canceled games, and more than 200 schools are closed. >> we're really worried about our students, and we're worried about our staff. and we just want to make sure that everybody's safe. >> reporter: so we're miles away from any fire, but take a look at this normally blue pool now filled with soot. and it's all of this particulate that people in this area are now breathing. particulate that could contain toxic chemicals. >> it's like smoking cigarettes. it's more particulates going in your lungs, which is never a good g. what it looks like as knbc tv

another one sweeping through bel air. then the rye fire near santa clarita. >> they've prompted the evacuation of 200,000 people and officials expect more will be ordered. >> the potentially catastrophic winds that briefly died down wednesday returned overnight, and they are fanning the flames. >> they are. more than 100,000 acres have burned so far, and resources are stretched very thin. firefighters from nine other states are being brought in to help in the crisis. >> we have two reports this morning. let's start with nbc's natalie morales who is in bel air for us this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you, savannah. yes, we're outside one of the homes that suffered some of the damage in the bel air community as the fire exploded around the surrounding hillsides here in this bel air community. residents here evacuated. as you can see, the winds are kicking up around me. the concern remains today that there is a high wind advisory in effect through the ventura and los angeles county areas into th

as you said i'm in bel-air. you can see this is one of the houses destroyed. you can see a little bit of flame inside the garage. see the roof just totally caved in and destroyed this house. you've got about six homes in this subdivision that have been destroyed. eleven more damaged. now you can see the firefighters on standby waiting to see if things get more dangerous. right now basically doing mop-up. this has really paralyzed this entire region, the series of wildfires we've seen. now obviously people are waiting to see what happens. they're hoping these winds will eventually calm down and they can sort of get on with their lives. >>> bad forecast on the way. thanks so much. >>> meanwhile, the son of former congressman john conyers says he is not decided whether to run for his father's seat after confirming reports of his involvement earlier this year in h a violent incident with his girlfriend. according to the los angeles county da, he got in a fight with his girlfriend in february and she suffered a stab wound that required stitches. conyers' father res

. >> reporter: we're inside gated neighborhood in bel air.ome of the priciest proper the i in l.a. where many of the stars that you know and love live. let me show you how chaotic it's been. one structure already burned. another one there is smoky. a very dangerous and stressful day herehollywood. >> l.a.'s on fire. >> reporter: actor rob lowe posted this video. said we're safe. others aren't. play for them. this morning, actress lea michele was evacuated from her home. >> thanks god their this event. i got up at 5:30. encame to the house, they're like, we need to leave. threw my cat this the bag. and left. >> you have to take a moment to pray for people to send out good vibes. >> it's tragic. my daughter lives in studio city. it's getting closer and closer. >> reporter: "real housewife" kyle railroad achs wore a mask. her husband, hollywood real estate agent mauricio says their home is in a mandatory evacuation zone. >> we have a lot of belongings in the house we're soling. we have people living in the house. we asked them to fwrab some of o

. >> on the ridge above bel air one of l.a.'st exclusive neighborhood as flames raced up the hillside, multimillion dollar homes laid directly in their path. a battle on the ground became desperate. you can see the fire burning ininside it this home right now. the staircase and burning through the garage door even the roof of the home. nothing fire fighters can do. >> just a few minutes later. part of the roof crashed down. from the air, the extent of the damage became apparent. plumes of smoke stretching for miles above los angeles. back in bel air. >> see the flames shooting through the roof of this home. doesn't matter how much water they put on the fire they can't seem to put it out. >> doing the best we can. really difficult task. >> just looks like no amount of walter is enough. >> no, it's not enough. >> no amount of firefighters was enough kabood's home. >> this is my neighbor's house. it's going to burn down. please tell them to come. >> he hosed down as much as he could. the fire next door. >> what is it like to see yo

but right now, much of the focus is on the scurbaul fire in bel air. danielle nottingham is there tonight. >> reporter: the struggle has been low humidity, and high winds. those conditions have fueled four major wildfires burning right now here in southern california. and even more dangerous weather is on the way. flames and smoke continue to engulf parts of southern california, hours before the powerful santa ana winds picked up. >> wind is expected to pick up in some plates to 70 miles an hour, that's hurricane force winds. >> the fire just got way bigger. it's now on the freeway. >> reporter: the wind helped fan a new fire near the 405 in last. as crews made water drops on hot spots. firefighters on the ground raced to save multi million dollar homes in bel air. >> i go over here, whole mountain's on fire. >> reporter: thousands of people were forced to evacuate, leaving much of their posed behind. with the fires burning in southern california, resources have been stretched thin. firefighters are requested more assistance as they battle the flames.

around the surrounding hillsides here in this bel air communy. residents here evacuated. as you can see, the winds are kicking u around me. the concern remains toddvisory n effect through the ventura and los angeles county areas into the weekend. fire crewsre on standby once again today. there are a lot of hot spots in the area. they're expecting today may be the worst day yet for fighting these devastating fires in los angeles. this ing, southern california engulfed in flames, winds up to 70 miles an hour, known as santa anas, fueling the inferno overnight. hundreds of schools closed. 200,000 evacuated from their homes. waking up to a real-life nightmare. even those who escaped the flames are reeling. >> it got really close, too close. we are fortunate. >> reporter: beth's house was spared from the flames but she's not out of the woods yet. she's putting out hot spots around her home with her garden hose. >> i'm very concerned but also very relieved that it is still here. >> reporter: the house is still here? >> yeah. >> reporter: there's flames

and ended up destroying several multimillion dollar homes in the bel air neighborhood.>> some live pictures of the thomas fire. you can see it roaring to life. the smoke is coming up. the winds are picking up. the santa ana winds have been causing problems since the fire erupted around 6:30 pm monday. they are going to get worse overnight.>> the screwball fire created tense moments this morning as people were evacuating or heading to work on the busy 405 freeway. this video shows a burning hillside next to the lanes of traffic. a scary sight as people drove past. jana and the newsroom with the latest.>> reporter: we do have an update. the fire department held a press conference on the fire this past hour. they say winds are picking up and they are dealing with some flareups in the bear air -- bel air neighborhood. people should be ready to leave their homes. if more evacuations are ordered. the sunset barely visible wednesday night as smoke shrouded parts of ventura and los angeles counties. flames from the thomas fire 60 miles northwest of los angeles are burning.>> i watched all the fires

the other in bel air. a neighbor spotted the box in bel air and called police. they cordoned off the area for two to three hours and called in a bomb squad. strong says he left mnuchin a note. the secret service says it found a person who claimed responsibility for delivering the package, and interviewed him. but it declined to confirm whether that person was strong. no arrests have been made. 4:xx and still ahead on good morning washington. 4:xx and still ahead on good morning washington. another look at snowfall around the nation and a check at how this week's blast of winter weather will effect you. plus... preparations underway at storms around the country. the post holiday-rush begins... we'll prepare you for what to expect. z2momz zi0z y2momy yi0y white-out conditions yesterday in upstate, new york. heavy winds and snow made it tugh for drivers in buffalo to get around... some cars were left stuck on the road needing plows to pull them out. snow with other parts north of the state saw more than 20-inches in accumulation. residents in seattle spent their ch

this is very close near bel air, westwood and ucla as well.und lanes of 405 are shut down, just a line of drivers sitting there waiting and watching this. we're going to keep you updated on this throughout the morning. such a concerning situation. >>> it is 6:15 and new this morning we're hearing from one of the alternate jurors who served in the kate steinle trial. in an article called i saw the kate steinle murder trial up close. the jury didn't botch it. phil van stockum details why he thinks the jury was right to find jose ines garcia zarate not guilty of the major charges last week. van stockum writes it seems clear to him the evidence against zarate didn't support the requirements of premeditation for the murder charges. van stockum says in his eyes the prosecution didn't prove criminal negligence and, therefore, that took manslaughter off the table for the jury. he writes, quote, only a single particle of gunshot residue was found on the defendant's hands which seems to support his repeated claim the gun was wrapped in some sort of fabr

today state officials are dealing with fires in the bel air area of los angele >> reporter: i'm on top of mulholland here. to give you an idea how much smoke is blanketing the nation's second largest city, behind me here is the newest fire which broke out this morning. you could see from aerial pictures of it, this fire in bel air has forced the evacuation of one of the most exclusive neighborhood in los angeles, at least four homes destroyed. that number is expected to go up. and it really ruined the commute on one of the busiest freeways in the country. the 405 freeway and the sepulveda pass, a major thoroughfare, was shut down by the fire. hundreds of people were trapped. it destroyed the morning commute. there are five active fires across southern california right now, burning at least 77,000 acres, at least 185 homes have been destroyed. that number is expected to go way up. and tens of thousands of people have been evacuated. four of the five fires at last check with zero percent containment. you can see it's not too windy right now, you can tell by my hair. the wind is expected

the heart of los angeles here at the luxury neighborhood of bel-air. a vineyard belonging to billionaire rupert murdoch one of the million dollar properties under threat. fire crews struggling to contain the flames for a handful of homes it was a losing battle. and darkness revealed shocking scenes on the four o five one of the city's famed freeways barges go way now on the freeway. need to get out of here. about two hundred thousand people have already evacuated a number that's likely to increase if wilder winds ignite even more fires. to brussels now or almost fifty thousand cattle on demonstrators have taken to the streets calling on the european union to support their cause many in the crowd come especially from the spanish region of catalonia they're urging the e.u. to back their push for independence and support their ousted leader carlists. he's currently in brussels and says that despite upcoming elections he will stay in

let's start with nbc's natalie morales in bel-air for us this morning. natalie, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you, savannah. yes, i'm outside one of the homes that suffered some of the damage here in bel-air. this house, the house next door, you can see suffered some heavy damage here. and if you take a look over here down below, this gives you an idea of how the fire swept up, destroying that house, exploded on the hillsides through the bel-air community early yesterday morning. now today as you see, as you come back to me, the winds are kicking up once again. this is the major concern that firefighters still have, the wind advisories expected to continue on into the weekend through the los angeles and ventura county areas and firefighters are warning that today could be the worst day yesterday as they continue to fight these fires that are devastating los angeles. this morning southern california engulfed in flames. unusually dry conditions and winds up to 70 miles an hour known as santa anas fuelling the inferno overnight. hundreds

gift-wrapped box of horse manure with a card after looking up the addresses for mnuchin's homes in bel-airnd beverly hills. strong says he did it as a political protest over the g-o-p tax bill- even paraphrasing what he wrote on the card. the attention of law enforcement. l-a-p-d's bomb squad shut down the street after the package was found outside mnuchin's bel-air neighbor's home. and the secret service is investigating. but attorneys say it's unlikely strong will face charges. happening now. the holiday gift return rush is on. and you may be joining the millions of americans who will taking items back. but how do you get the most bang out of your post holiday buck? abc's maggie rulli walks us through what to do. a southwest flight passengers in houston over the weekend. she's been with the airline for 20 years-- but after recently going through a divorce she said she just wanted to sing herself through christmas. time now for weather travel today - cold sticking around for a while - still monitoring snow chances heading into the last weekend of 2017 today: partly to mostly cloudy. highs

movement of this fire has been stopped ...the latest on the new wildfire threatening l=a's exclusive bel air neighborhood tonight.whooshthe man blamed for 36 deaths in the ghost ship fire tells kron four about his life behind bars. i died. i'm in embargo. i'm in another dimension nowwhoosh if you are one of the millions of women taking modern birth control pills ... you will want to hear about the assive new study about the risk of cancer. <>(steve) the strike is not stopping.with no agreement reached today thousands of city workers in oakland will not be on the job tomorrow. (steve) the unions are protesting what they call unfair labor practices. but mayor keeps saying the city can't spend money it does not have. good evening i am steve aveson(catherine) i'm catherine heenan in for pam moore. there was a special meeting today aimed at ending the strike. it didn't work. meaning workers are still on the picket lines.. kron 4's justine waldman is live at city hall...and has the lateston where things stand. justine? quite outside city hall tonight.it along with so many other non-emergency servi

and sara is there in bel air estates with the latest. what's happening, sara?rianna we had incredible drive from ventimiglventura incredible amount of fires coming down the hill. then as we made our way down to 405, by the way they are opened h we got into bel air, houses here, firefighters have been battling all morning long. i want to give you an idea where we were compared to where the getty is. if you look through the

we saw homes in the bel air neighborhood destroyed today. fire crews in that battle -- the newest fire called the screwball fire broke out just before 5:00 this morning. it has burned about 150 acres near the 405 freeway. authorities say that it has also destroyed as many as six homes in bel air where homes sell for millions of dollars. mandatory evacuations are in effect for that area for some perspective this is not far from sunset boulevard and ucla. despite the strong santa ana winds fire crews were able to use air drops to try to bring it under control. the latest fire is also threatening the world-famous getty museum. >> these are days that break your heart but they also show the resilience of our city. >> two other wildfires in los angeles county together have burned 118,000 acres. then there is the wildfire burning in ventura county. nearly 2000 firefighters are on the fire lines. so far that fire is believed to have destroyed hundreds of homes and has burned 65,000 acres and as of tonight there is still zero containment. >> cristina

skirball fire the one near bel air 37-mile-per-hour wind gusts. here's the water vapor. is all dry air. dry air from nevada got pushed down into california, and two dry air masses merged. you can see no moisture in sight for all of the state of california including arizona as well, the desert southwest just feels extremely dry. red flag warnings in effect now extended until 8:00 saturday. initially it was going to end on friday but these conditions are going to continue through the weekend. extreme fire behavior, some of those wind gusts in the hills could be up to 80 miles per hour today. this high pressure ridge is going to stay right above california all the way through the weekend even beyond that. so those santa ana winds will continue. what this means for our temperatures, i'll let you know here coming up in just a little bit. >>> thank you, neda. so hard to watch. i'm from ventura and ojai. so, um, yes, my thoughts go out to all of them down there. right now, we are tracking some slow speeds, metering lights over at the bay bridge toll plaza, they're on and that b

a wind-fueled fire quickly spread in the famous bel air neighborhood, full of multi- million dollar mansions. four homes were lost. this father and son were among those evacuated who saw their neighbor's house on fire and could only hope for the best. >> it's amazing how far it's gone and the damage. it's unbelievable. many homes are on winding steep homes. the fire forced a complete shut down of the 405 freeway. the art inside the getty museum is protected from the fire. >> my firefighters have been working since sunday and they are getting tired. >> reporter: in ventura county, 200 homes were burned and thousands more threatened. santa ana winds pushed the flames to the ocean. >> the greatest threat is and will always continue to be the wind. >> reporter: several school districts have been forced to shut down. and some residents in bel air have been allowed to go back to their homes to collect belongings but they are still not out of the woods. the fire is 150 acres and only 5% contained so this is a dangerous area. live in los angeles, danielle nottingham. ken, back to you. >> danielle, w

take a look at this unbelivable video - a new fire erupting near bel-air.. catching drivers by surprise. the flames engulfing interstate 4-0-5 - making for a hellish commute. that - just one of at least four major fires raging out of control.. scorching tens of thousands of acres -- shutting down forcing mass evacuations. hundreds of homes already destoryed. at least seven firefighters were injured at the creek fire. the largest, the thomas fire, is now burning over more than 100 square miles. overnight - winds picking up to what firefighters are calling extreme conditions ... battling gusts up to 70 miles an hour. stay with abc seven for continuing coverage from california. we'll have a live report from the ground in ventura county, coming up at six o'clock. breaking news in montgomery county - a fire overnight on cedarwood driver in rockville.. let's get right to suzanne kennedy live on the scene. breaking news in the district.. a man shot and southwest. it happened around eleven p-m on forrester street. so far no word on a possible suspect. we're still wo

at least six homes had been totally destroyed by the wildfire in bel air. it is the home of the reagans. three other wildfires raging. 200,000 people have been evacuated. 200 homes destroyed. this alert came out. from beverly hills police it's not here yet. she lives in benedict canyon. it should say beverly hills for this particular picture. it's from the west coming east. specifically where are you. we are in bel air and right now firefighters had been struggling to get control of these flames. some flames are flickering through that spot right there. and still they are not able to get it to extinguish completely. they are having trouble finding the source of the fire. yes it does. we are stretched thin. we continue to respond to all 911 calls we are not taking as many resources to those. it will be the wind. the reason my these santa ana winds are so dangerous is because it's unpredictable and you can't tell where the embers from flames like these are going to travel and they can travel up to 2 miles and you expand that out to a radius. there is no telli

homes in bel-air burning right now, at least some of them? how much trouble do they have? >> we have four confirmed, maybe as many as six there. we had about probably 25 to 30 structures in the northern los angeles city out in the san fernando valley the fire they were calling the creek fire. the miracle has been no loss of life. injuries as well for firefighters. a bulldozer going up the hill to make a fire break and tumbled backwards but that firefighter is doing okay. a propane tank that blew up on another firefighter who experienced first, second and third degree burns. it shows you what angels they are and we're going to continue to put resources not just from the ground but the air as long as the wind allows us to. >> do the authorities have any chance to control these fires under the current conditions? you say the wind is about to pick up. are you simply counting on a shift in the weather to help them out? >> well, when we say 0% containment, that means 0% is that we can walk away from, but that doesn't mean 0% where we're able to pro

tax reform bill admitted he is the one who delivered a gift wrapped package of horse manure to the bel-air and beverly hills homes of treasury secretary steve mnuchin. and greg mill talked to him. >> one thing leads to another. you're having a couple of drinks. receipts drinks. let's do this was trending news. it warranted a surprise visit from the secret service that he wrote about saying yikes. this started innocently enough. >> we were both complaining about how it is total horse manure. and one of my friends happens to own horses. >> reporter: so he went to sylmar and packed up horse poop. >> festive. >> reporter: and he dropped it off at steve mnuchin's houses in bel-air and one in beverly hills. >> i rang the door bell. nobody answered. >> reporter: same thing for me. the package of poop, still here. maybe package pirates didn't want to touch it. but they believe that this package of poop is just perfect. >> i support that very much. i was ready to write my name as well. >> dear mr. mnuchin and trump, we the american people are returning the gift of the christmas tax bill because it

. >> no, the fresh prince of bel-air.an see him mouth his fellow actors live in the first five episodes. and he says it's quote, terrible. >> he also says if there were ever a reboot of the '90s tv series, he would have to play uncle phil. >> he also posted fun clips of himself and his wife jade and the kids have be some fun christmas fun trying to remember lines to a classic. ♪ on the first day of christmas my true love gave to me ♪ ♪ 11 lizards licking ♪ something leaping ♪ on the 12th day of christmas ♪ my true love gave to me ♪ 12 ♪ 12 ♪ 12 ♪ 12 twins atwerking >> that's a new version. i guess he was better at remembering all those fresh prince lines than he was remembering the "12 days of christmas". i think we've all had that issue when trying to sing "the 12 days of christmas". we do remember all the words to the theme song of "the fresh prince." ♪ in west philadelphia born and raised ♪ ♪ on the playground where i spent most of my days ♪ ♪ outside of the school ♪ when a couple of guys ♪ who were up to no good ♪ sta

this is in the exclusive bel air estates area. clearly, these are larger properties and also very expensive properties, homes that have been damaged beyond recognition to be sure. so the situation now is just to make sure that whatever is burns doesn't flare up. i haven't seen any air support at this time. but again, the concern is the winds will kick up. often times we'll have sundowner winds. i'm not getting that sensation right now. but fire crews say they just have to stand by in case the winds pick up again. back to you in oakland. >> how are the resources down there, susan? you're fighting several fires burning there in l.a. county and in ventura county. how spread thin are the resources? >> reporter: i haven't don't the sense that they are spread thin. i understand that there are other agencies that are helping out including l.a. county fire. so that's good news indeed. >> susan, we also have some information -- is a movie premiere canceled as a result of this fire? >> reporter: well, you know, this is an industry town and

several homes have been destroyed in the exclusive neighborhood of bel-air.ire has grown to 150 acres and closed the busy 405 freeway. the famous getty center is closed but the art been protected. >> amazing how far this fire has gone and how much damage it has done. it is just unbelievable. >> firefighters have been working since sunday. so our people are getting tired. >> up to the north, the majority of emergency resources are battling yet another massive wildfire in ventura county. that's where at least 200 homes have been burned and thousands more are being threatened tonight. >>> all right. well, tonight's verify segment focuses on your health and the cold weather. topper says it is heading our way. researchers set out to determine, are you really more likely to get sick as the temps drop like mom said? >> reporter: when you think of cold, it is hard not to mix it in with getting sick. after all, where did the common cold get its name? it turns out according to researchers at yale, colder air does make getting sick easier. it has nothing to do with your

for commuters on the state's busy highways, the latest fear broke out earlier this morning, and the bel airos angeles, take a look at this, this is video the morning commute in your los angeles today and you can see those huge flames surrounding the highway. now, however, in some areas, flames grounded at one point because it was just simply too dangerous to fly. hundreds of homes have been destroyed. and even more are still being threatened, evacuation orders are in place for tens of thousands of residents. >> my life and to see this happening right now, it's crazy. >> high winds in the area are making the fires extremely difficult to battle and there doesn't seem to be relief in sight. winds are expected to continue tomorrow. >>> among the homes threatened by the wildfires roup ert murdock, he owns a vinyard and a 7500 square foot home in bel air. the winery issued a statement that said we're watching the situation unfold carefully along with everyone else. hour main concern at the moment is for safety of our neighbors and my goodness when you see the images. >> we don't have those pictur

ver cÓmo avanzan las llamas por las colinas de bel air y el museo, recuerda imÁgenes como pelÍculas delas llamas por las colinas de bel air y el museo, recuerda imÁgenes como pelÍculas de ciencia ficciÓn pero esto no es ciencia ficciÓn, estos incendios son muy reales, afectan a millones y millones de personas, las autoridades de california enviaron mensaje de su textos a 12 millones de personas para alertar de los peligros del fuego, los evacuados se preguntan con angustia si sus hogares seguirÁn en pie cuando todo esto pase, francisco has hablado con familias latinas que esperan ansiosas en un albergue. >> por 4 dÍas consecutivos los residentes del sur de california han visto con desesperaciÓn como estos incendios arrasan con todo lo que encuentran a su paso. miles de acres han sido calcinados al igual que muchas residencias, 150 mil personas han sido evacuadas y no saben lo que van a encontrar cuando regresan a sus casas. >> la familia jimÉnez fue una de las primeras en recibir la orden de evacuaciÓn obligatoria y ha sido una verdadera pesadilla. >> no tenemos donde regresar, no tene

late this afternoon a new fire broke out in the exclusive bel air neighborhood. dozens of homes have burned since monday when the fire broke out and officials say the flames are a threat now to thousands of other buildings. we have a live picture from california. you see the smoke and flames there, very close to those large homes. and an interesting note for eagles' fans. the los angeles rams moved their practice inside today because of all the smoke. the rams play the eagles at the coliseum sunday, however, the fires are not expected to affect the game. >>> now to an nbc10 exclusive. two crooks in south jersey on a serial spree of game stop holdups. the you see the man holding a knife to an employee's neck on november 25th. they stole thousands of dollars along with x-box and playstation games. the security footage is from one of six armed holdups in recent weeks. >> maybe if i heard something like this on the news i would shop online, not come into the store. >> the hope is getting the video out and specifically with the clothing, public, somebody saw them. may

. >> reporter: the exclusive enclave of bel air not spared. >> this is really frightening. lot of homes here. the helicopter overhead now. it's dropping water right now. i might get wet. it was here we met ron ancon at the husk of his neighbor's once-palatial home. >> still burning. hasn't been a fire since '61, bel air fire. >> reporter: firefighters still working to put out flames there. back in ventura, some residents finally able to survey the damage. >> it's devastating. sorry. thankful we have our home. but i'm very sad for my neighbors. it's just horrible. >> reporter: without rain, authorities say the battle against the thomas fire could drag on until christmas. for "nightline," i'm matt gutman near ojai, california. >>> next, a young man with leukemia fulfilling his bucket list with his best friend at his side. their incredible act of kindness. the ford year-end sales event is in full swing. ( ♪ ) you are going to be a big surprise. (whining) aww, i see a big puppy. i see a b-i-i-g pu-u-ppy. hey greg! that's ford, america's best-selling brand. now get exclusive hol

and charring multi-million dollar homes in l.a's elite bel-air neighborhood. just one of four major fires burning out of control in southern california. >> of course i'm worried. that's why i'm putting everything in. >> reporter: nearly 200,000 people ordered to evacuate in los angeles and ventura counties, including at this nursing home. the number expected to climb as the flames spread. more than 80,000 acres scorched so far. fueled by strong santa ana winds expected to intensify. >> the wind is expected to kick up in some places to70 miles per hour. that's hurricane-force winds. >> reporter: neighbors stepping in to help save pets. and homes. this horse rescued from a ranch where nearly two dozen others died. >> when they pulled him out, this stable was on fire. >> reporter: an emotional, exhausting few days for residents and firefighters. the firefighters are up against another long, tough morning. and the winds aren't expected to let up before the end of the week. aga again, kendis and diane? >> it's going to be a very, very long week ahead and days for t

abc's matt gutman starts us off in bel air.d morning, matt. >> reporter: hey, good morning, michael. we're just off that 405 freeway you mentioned. this area hasn't burned in over half a century which is why it came in here so hot. i want to give you a sense of how hot it was. this is a roof tile completely pulverized by that heechlt all you can see what's left of this palatial home is those chimneys. all eyes 60 miles north on the thomas fire burning out of control for a third straight day. this morning, the massive thomas fire is county and shows no signs of slowing. it's fueled by winds up to 80 miles an hour and it has already devoured more than 90,000 acres around ventura county. >> i never seen a fire like that before. >> reporter: those flames leaping over the pacific coast highway tearing through neighborhoods in ojai. >> it's dangerous out there. >> reporter: thousands of new mandatory evacuations ordered, residents taken out of this nursing home one by one. this as wildfires rage all across southern california. >> loo

with the pictures there in bel air, thank you to you and your crew.st walked out of her house, this is what she saw. this is the picture. this orange sky smothered in smoke and flame. she and her husband had mere minutes to pack and get the heck out of there. kylely is on the phone now. kylely hearing a little bit about you, and there you are, live in l.a., your story this year, it's been incredibly difficult year, you were in las vegas. you survived that shooting, thank goodness. now you have survived this fire. how are you feeling today? >> now that i hear it out loud i've been through traumatic months. i'm here for a purpose. so many people didn't make it out of las vegas alive. so i wanted to prove my worth and keep going forward. and so then to wake up and to just come out and see this fire surrounding us, i was just like, i just couldn't believe it was happening. >> you are worthy. no need to prove it. you are worthy. and so tell me what happened. i mean i understand it was, what, 4, 4:30 in the morning when you heard pounding on your doors on t

and the newest fire burning is in the wealthy residential area of bel-air. the latest. >> reporter: that major new wildfire crowding the famed hollywood hills with fire. >> this is really frightening. there are a lot of homes here. >> reporter: some of the most expensive properties in america. the flames engulfing interstate 405, one of america's busiest freeways. making for a hellish commute and threatening the getty center and its priceless artwork. hundreds of firefighters on the ground and swarms of aircraft fighting the blazes from the air. >> with this area, it's been years since anything has burned at all. >> reporter: flames churning into neighborhoods. >> that house is completely engulfed and the smoke coming out is noxious. it's like breathing in teargas. the helicopter overhead now. it's dropping water right now so i might get wet. they're dumping everything they have on this fire. you can see from the helicopters. you can see that hose over there right behind me. they're blasting away at this fire with whatever they can trying to save these homes