billy crystal.itics are calling it horror. >> billy: it's unnerving. have you been watching the show? >> stephen: yes. i understand the idea for the series came from you. >> billy: yeah. >> stephen: what was it? what inspired you. >> billy: it's a very circuitous route. my grandma, her family came from russia. before she passed away she made these audiotapes which is very good thinking because after she's gone, you can't make the tapes. so she made these audiotapes. it's always when you say yeah, i did it in front of a live audience. of course! so she made these tapes about her life and how the family came to america with incredible stuff. i started developing a show with my dear friend eric roth, who's a oscar-winning writer. "forrest gump." "killers of the flower moon." he's amazing. the show was originally called "deathbed." fun title. it was a drama about a very old man, 100-year-old guy who is giving his caregiver a list of names of people that he wanted to come to where he was staying, and it

and they said billy crystal. and i was like, "i can't go out after billy crystal!"to see you. i'm very impressed by something. you took two children, now, i know your kids are 12 and 15 now. but you went to australia for thanksgiving. >> we did. >> seth: so how long do you have to stay in australia for that to be worth it? [ laughter ] >> i love australia. >> seth: yeah. >> so, i've gone to australia for three days at a time. >> seth: really? >> yeah. that's not worth it. >> seth: okay. >> uh, but --- no, it's really an incredible place. >> seth: yes. >> my kids are good, though. so, i sort of trained them well, which is i said, "here are your ipads. don't order any alcohol. i'm going to sleep. i'll see you in australia." >> seth: really? >> yeah. [ laughter ] >> seth: that's the dream, because my kids are little still. so, i don't want to go anywhere. but it's nice to know that, like, you get over that hump and it's fantastic. >> yeah, i had a friend that took a baby to australia once. and i said, "how'd that go?" and she said, "i basically walked to austraa." [ la

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>>> in 35 years after "when harry met sally" melted hearts, billy crystal and meg ryan are together again. the only question now is, why? >>> the center pieces of president trump's rapid fire reshaping of american policy. decly a reagan-appointed this with lester holt. >>> good evening and welcome, a federal court judge has temporarily blocks one of the centerpieces of president trump's rapidfire reshaping of american policy. today, a reagan appointed judge declaring the president order to end birthright citizenship, blatantly unconstitutional and putting a pause on the presidents action. it's the first but likely not the last legal challenge to the trump administration's crackdown on immigration, which the white house report is already underway tonight with hundreds of arrests, of undocumented immigrants. vowing numbers similar so far, to those carried out under the biden administration. game gutierrez with the latest from the white house a federal judge blocking the president's attempt to end birth right citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants. the 14th amendment says that a

>>> in 35 r "when harry met sally" melted hearts, billy crystal and meg ryan are together again. the only question now is, why? together again. the only question now is, why? blatantly unconstitutional and putting a pause on the presidents action. it's the first but likely not the last legal challenge to the trump administration's crackdown on immigration, which the white house report is already underway tonight with hundreds of arrests, of undocumented immigrants. vowing numbers similar so far, to those carried out under the biden administration. game gutierrez with the latest from the white house a federal judge blocking the president's attempt to end birth right citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants. the 14th amendment says that anyone born in the u.s. is a citizen. trump says it is a magnet for a magnet for illegal immigration but the judge todaytitutional order. >> they put it before a certain judge, in in boston. >> i've deployed active-duty u.s. military and national guard troops to the border, tof support.oops to the border, tof the first rd. were there in 2

some well-known actors, including actor billy crystal. he and his they raised their children and grandchildren there. saying, quote, we pay for the safety of the firefighters and first responders. the pacific palisades is a resilient community of amazing people, and we know in time it will rise again. it is our home. and it was last night here, we saw orli israel, trying to use a fire hose to beat back the flames in his own backyard. the fire alarm going off. >> yeah, let's get out of here. we tried. we tried, bro. >> david: his friend tanner shaft trying to help him. trying to save the home. >> we tried our best. >> david: both were forced to flee. escaping through the front door. tonight, tanner returning to his friend's home. >> this is my first time back to the -- to the house from last night. this is orli's home. there is -- there is literally nothing left. >> david: while back at that home in pacific palisades, that father telling me he is grateful that he has his family. they lost everything, but they have each other. and he also b

paris hilton and billy crystal are among the hollywood stars who've lost their homes — here in the heart film industry. the firebrigade in california has flock told the bbc the fires raging in the los angeles area are rapidly expanding. the firebrigade in california has told the bbc the fires raging in the los angeles area are rapidly expanding. they are in these areas — palisades, eaton, hurst, lidia and sunset. the worst of those — and the first fire to erupt on tuesday — is in palisades. the only thing that is basically standing is the chimney and now it is nothing. everybody, no justice community, the everybody, nojustice community, the community next door, everybody up there who have lost everything, it is pretty devastating, i don't think la has seen anything like this before.— this before. full stop with the fire still burning _ this before. full stop with the fire still burning more - this before. full stop with the fire still burning more people| fire still burning more people are being told to evacuate their homes, pay to the agonising decision of what to take and what to leave

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the likes of paris hilton, billy crystal, for example, saying that they have lost their homes.is a diverse community. these flames are merciless. we saw people close to the sunset boulevard, for example, grabbing whatever they could take with them, pet carriers, stuffing carrier bags full of whatever they could bring with them. we also know that the department of defence is going to be deploying military aircraft equipped with a fire retardant substance to spray over the affected areas, but president biden has said that because of the severity of this crisis now here in california, he will be cancelling his trip to italy, his last foreign trip in the white house. and i think there is a sense of unease and nervousness about what the day break will bring in terms of the level of destruction that we are seeing here in los angeles. these are live pictures from the scene in los angeles of one of the fires still raging tonight. tonight la time anyway. we know at least five wild fires are raging across the area. three of the blazes are completely uncontained. around the world and acro

so, what are billy crystal and meg ryan up to after 35 long years? >> would you let me know because i'll sign up. >> inside their very big news today, thursday, january 23rd, 2025. >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with savannah guthrie and craig melvin. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> and a good thursday morning to you. welcome to "today." >> you know what i love about meg ryan and billy crystal getting back together? >> what? >> everything. absolutely everything. he's even wearing, seems to be, the same sweater. meg ryan posted on instagram this reunion 35 years in the making whatever it is, i'll have what they're having. >> all right. we'll have more on that coming up in just a minute. by the way, they both look fantastic. they're aging quite well. >> they do. >>> we have a lot of news to get to including extreme weather conditions from coast to coast really. a new round of wdfires just north of los angel forcing tens of thousands to evacuate amid the ongoing devastation from those catastrophic fires just a few weeks ago. >> a b

destroyed include paris hilton $8.4 million estate malibu has burned in the pacific palisades, billy crystalatt, eugene leavy and anthony hopkins all losing multibillion-dollar homes. over a thousand structures upward to the pacific palisades fire along but going to the property values like anthony hopkins, the sale price 6 million, billy crystal nine-point to million, john goodman 4.6 million adam brody, pacific palisades six and a half million. he thinks up until celebrities can rebuild i think i'll be okay but william lodge and is made really good point. you think you have a housing affordability crisis now, just wait in the l.a. area. >> also the inflation component, prices are about to skyrocket for insurance that is going to be another element that will stoke inflation further as we worry about the fed trying to rein it in. >> you know when we have these disasters and the cost of rebuilding goes up, the demand is so much. you know some of them can afford to rebuild but is not about rebuilding their homes you think about the devastation of the communities they lost their businesses and

actor billy crystal also lost his home.not describe the enormity of the devastation they are witnessing and experiecing. they said they ache for others who have also lost homes and businesses. mandy moore, star of television series �*this is us�*, was one of the thousands forced to flea her home. she shared her gratitude on instagram for getting her family and pets out to safety and to friends for taking them in. guardians of galaxy star chris pratt appealed for people to send prayers and strength to everyone affected by these devastating fires in a post on instagram. khloe kardashian shared her reaction and devastation to the fire on her instagram story — she thanked the fire services for their incredible work. and zoe saldana, who picked up a golden globe on the weekend for her role in the netflix musical emilia perez, posted on her instagram story "thoughts and sympathies "with all those affected by the fire". around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. you're live with bbc news. back to our top story in la. fo

. >> that is "when harry met sally" couple billy crystal and meg ryan who are celebrating the blockbuster this year. and it seems like something big is in the works. ryan posted a shot of the two of them in a similar setting to the film's last scene saying "it's finally happening, we're reuniting for something iconic. can't wait show to you all soon." looking forward to that. >>> post malone is out with a special release that's good enough to eat, and a las vegas hotel strike is over. here's shanelle kaul with today's cbs "moneywatch." >> reporter: u.s. stocks rose again wednesday with the s&p 500 marking a three-day win streak. the dow gained 130 points. the nasdaq was up 252, and the s&p 500 gained 37 points. >>> hundreds of las vegas hotel workers are heading back to work after walking off the job in november. the culinary workers union and the virgin hotel near the vegas strip reached a new contract deal on wednesday following the longest hotel workers strike in decades. the agreement likely includes significant pay raises, similar to what the rest of the union's members on the strip

and billy crystal who also lost his house released a statement saying, quote, we're heartbroken, of coursehe love of our children and friends we'll get through this. we pray for safety of the firefighters and first responders. >>> the deadly wildfires aren't just destroying lives and homes, they're also destroying pieces of hollywood history. cbs' tom hanson reports on the iconic los angeles locations recognizable around the world. >> reporter: landing in l.a., the view from the plane was ominous. smoke from the palisades fire melding with the clouds, nearly blocking out the sun. fire threatening the landmarks many americans have come to know from tv and in movies. smoke billowing above santa monica's iconic pier and amusement park. >> look at our house -- >> reporter: flames crept close to the villa, home to 40,000 priceless works of art. the museum spared by an extensive effort to clear brush. the normally stunning pacific coast highway unrecognizable. fire destroying businesses and homes, including the real inn, a seafood destination for celebrities, locals, and visitors alike. gone aft

billy crystal who hosted the oscars nine times, the house he lived in since 1979, it went to the groundons, they will be going ahead to the 2nd of march, they say it will be a celebration of los angeles and the industry, showing resilience and optimism it has. they have however put back the nominations, they were supposed to be last friday. they are happening today. that was to give people time to vote. it is expected the turnout will be much lower than normal. also there is the nominations photo with everyone together but then lunch, that has been cancelled for understandable reasons. quarter of $1 million spent on the event has been donated to the event has been donated to the wildfires relief fund. what the wildfires relief fund. what films are we _ the wildfires relief fund. what films are we expecting - the wildfires relief fund. what films are we expecting to - films are we expecting to dominate in the nominations? 1:30pm live on the bbc website, you can go and see them live, build up from one o'clock on the names you will hear, one people have been to the cinema to see in their d

brightest stars, many of whom say they lost homes in the area, including sir anthony hopkins, billy crystalty dancing star jennifer gray. >> you just cannot believe that you're seeing what you're seeing that there, that there are flames in your neighborhood. it's just terrible. >> actor steve guttenberg, known for hit films like police academy, said he's been helping his neighbors get out of harm's way, unsure whether his own home is still standing. >> there was this one lovely man in a wheelchair that i just had to help because he didn't have any foot protection, and i took his face in my hands and i told him, look, everything's going to be okay. you're going to you're going to get to a good dinner tonight, i promise you. >> reporter residents forced to leave school. >> we have reports that palisades high sustained significant damage as a result of the fire. >> one of the area's most prestigious high schools. palisades charter or poly, as the locals call it, destroyed. the school featured in hit films like the 1976 horror film carrie and the 2003 remake of freaky friday, oscar winning acto

billy crystal also lost his home. words cannot describe the enormity of the devastation they are witnessing and experiencing and they ache for others who have lost homes and businesses. mandy moore, star of television series this is us was one of the thousands forced to flea her home. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news in the uk. a body found in italy's dolomites mounatins is believed to be of 35—year—old british man samuel harris. he and aziz ziriat, who's 36, were last heard from on new year's day after sending messages home from the region. following ongoing search operations wednesday the rescue team said a body was found "unfortu nately lifeless, buried under the snow". rising flu cases are putting hospitals across the uk under severe pressure. around 20 hospitals trusts in england have declared critical incidents. the head of urgent and emergency care for nhs england, professorjulian redhead, has warned that the peak of flu season is still to come.

. >> many celebrities have lost their homes, including billy crystal, mandy moore, paris hilton and rickite his loss, mathison still says he's one of the lucky ones. >> it's obviously hard in the moment when there's so much grief and loss and shock and disbelief and fear and anger and everything else, but there is so much to be grateful for. there's like obviously our safety, our health. everybody is okay. >> l.a. mayor karen bass, facing criticism for the city's response to the disaster. mayor bass was also on a planned trip to ghana when the fires broke out. >> we will absolutely do an evaluation to look at what worked, what didn't work, and to correct or to hold accountable any body, department, individual, etc. but my focus right now is on the lives and on the homes. >> adding to angelenos worries, many l.a. residents claiming their insurance policies were canceled in the weeks before the fire, especially those in high risk areas, drawing intense ire from citizens. insurers blaming soaring costs. but for many families, their top priority is making their way back to see what's left of

of some of hollywood spigot, stalls have seen that own homes go up in flames, including act to billy crystal, celebrity paris hilton, said she was heart broken to lose her malibu mention efforts. now focus on the hollywood hills as emergency services, try to stop this by a spreading any further. all right, so i want to go now to step on 0. g is standing by in understand, pacific palisades, they are right on the edge of one of these fires that is still out of control. step on, tell us, what are you hearing, where you are, the bread. i'm actually in huntington palace sites and i just want to you to see, and i've used to see what it looks like when firefighters, how many hundreds and thousands there are lose a fight against what happened here. just 2448 hours ago. check this out. this is huntington in this neighborhood is i would say to between 95 and 98 percent completely destroyed, completely destroyed. if you see those trees, those trees are not. there may be a life, but they're also burned down. so any thing he, everything you see is gone completely a few minutes ago and he didn't agree to

other celebrities dealing with the loss of their properties include billy crystal, ricki lake, and rosie o'donnell, and one of nbc's own is mourning the loss of his childhood home. jacob soboroff grew up in pacific palisades. he is now in la, currently covering the wildfires, and he got a chance to stop by the home he grew up in. he became emotional when he first saw it reduced to ashes. it's just one of the hundreds of homes burned to the ground. the announcement of the oscar nominations being pushed back now because of these ongoing wildfires, the academy of motion pictures arts and sciences revealed today the list of nominees this year will not be unveiled now until sunday, january 19th. the move gives voters two extra days to get their pks in for the awards show, still scheduled for march 2nd. there are nearly 10,000 voters for the academy awards, with many based in l.a. the voting extension comes after delays for the critics choice and sag awards. that's going to do it for us at 430, but there is a lot more news ahead. jessica aguirre and candice nguyen are working on the 5:00 newsc

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[ cheers and applause ] billy crystal, a thank my y gues sarah michelle gellar. check out an all new "corrections" over on youtube now. thanks for watching. we love you, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ right now at 11. get ready for more. another round of rain is just hours away. in fact, you can see it right there on our satellite radar. that next storm set to get the bay area a decent soaking. let get right to chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. jeff, you just got the latest run in. looks like everybody is getting rain. yeah, it should be widespread here across the bay area. as we take a closer look at this storm syst, the center of the storm is still going to be moving well to the north of us. so we'll get the rainfall. but not the most powerful in recent memories will be on the bottom edge of this storm. as we take you into the current scan, you'll see some of that moderate rain, a little bit of heavier rain developing near the northern coastline. so still a few hours away from getting to us, i think for the early morning commute around 5 a.m, we s

basically allowed firefighters to run out of water, and many of the fires are and we understand act to billy crystal, has loved his home a paris hilton, james woods. and steven spielberg's harm is potentially in the line of fire as well . a part of my trudging used for you here from in the at least 6 people repeatedly killed and dozens more injured in me to kind of some p during a religious festival. as i understand people waiting outside of the temple for special tokens to give them free access and some kind of so it resulted in the crowd video showing what happened other for data showing cpr being performed on those either injured or potentially killed during the answer. so cash is king or is it incoming president, donald trump, the set top his ambitious goal of expanding american territory essentially trying to reach full the global map. as we know, it certainly ruffling the feathers of european leaders, a denmark having recently updated its coat of arms and a bit to highlight. greenland is a part of its own kingdom saying the largest island in the world is not for sale to any one. the question r

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billy crystal, mandy moore, paris hilton. among those sharing messages on social media indicating their homes were destroyed or damaged. others speaking out about how the tragedy has impacted them personally. >> jamie >> lee curtis, who lives in the pacific palisades pledged 1 million dollars to support relief and recovery efforts for those impacted in and around los angeles warriors head coach steve kerr, among those who have lost memories due to this fire, his childhood home burned down and palisades. he spoke today that despite this devastating loss, at least his 90 year-old mother is safe. >> it's tough made families find. my mom is in good hands and about better house is gone. and you know, so i've been on the phone with my. siblings quite a you family calls just with my mom and she's but she's got time. lot of support and friends. so she's safe and sound. you know, that's my hometown. all my friends who are from there pretty much they've all lost, lost their homes or their family homes. child homes are all high schools

destroyed par wisconsin hilton 8.4 million dollar estate in malibu burn haved down, pacific palisades billy crystal spencer pratt, anthony hopkins lost 40 million dollars homes over 2000 structures across los angeles county damaged or destroyed sun coming up now. maria: p president-elect trump slamming biden administration for last minute decision to permanently ban offshore oil and gas drilling in most u.s. federal coastal waters. >> 625 million acres field like whole ocean. and that is our strength you know the thing we have, we have oil and gas more than anybody in the world. we could have more of it, too, but they took away 625 billion acres offshore drilling, nobody else does that, have it revoked day one. >> the white house writing in statement quote president biden has determined that if environmental economic risks harms would result from drilling in areas outweigh limited fossil fuels resource potential with continental resource chairman harold hamm a top 10 independent oil producer in united states thank you so much for being here i want you to first respond to what biden said, in respons

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we're seeing billy crystal and his wife residents of the pacific palisades who lost their home that theyin since 1979. residents for almost five decades, their whole neighborhood gone just like that. paris hilton lost her home in malibu. burned to the ground. and just a couple of days ago, so many stars were walking the red carpet at the golden globes and from paris to hollywood couples, they lost their homes as well. completely gone. their neighborhood, their kids schools. we saw mandy moore who is a resident saying my kids schools pack our favorite restaurants. all of their favorite spots around their community are gone just like that. and many don't know if they will have a home to wake up to tomorrow. >> jesse: it is a very recognizable part of los angeles it is a beautiful part of los angeles. and it looks like everyone is getting hit no matter who they are no matter how much money they have, think you so much. i hope that everybody gets out okay. >> you to, think you so much for having me. >> jesse: let's bring an actor dennis quaid. dennis, we are hearing that you returned to your

meanwhile, other celebrities like billy crystal, mandy moore and former talk show host ricki lake sharing on social media that they've lost their homes to r b songstress. today i go writing on instagram, me and my children's home is gone. thankful we still have each other. the winds in the area fueling much of the flames are expected to die down. but authorities warned people to not let their guards completely down. >> today. we expect winds to subside somewhat. which will allow fire crews to increase containment lines. however, i would be very clear here as well. we are still under red flag warning with extreme fire behavior possibilities. >> all right. now to bay area news. and then he's the first full day in office. san francisco mayor daniel lurie announcing an imediate citywide hiring freeze. this, he says, is an effort to get the city's budget deficit under control by what his office says is his commitment to curbing spending and improving efficiency. the mayor also directed departments to realign programming and spending with the city's priorities with a focus on evidence and prove

this is walking street where you see the celebrities like tom hanks, billy crystal who live here. this is an area that has been turned to rubble. this is the street where you have the jewelry store, the clothing boutique, the antique store, etc. , where people hang out. the juice bar. now 1000 homes or more have been destroyed. businesses and schools here in the palisades. two controversies now. number one, $18 million cut from the fire budget and the mayor was warned that it would hurt the department in major emergencies like this one. the second one over running out of water in the middle of fighting a fire. the utility has three 1 million gallon tanks. the mayor was told that that situation, she basically indicated that they didn't run out of water. when the utility said they did. >> so much water was being used before it could get to the tanks we were not able to fill the tanks fast enough. the consumption of water was fast enough. >> water remains in the palisades through hydrants. claims that the tanks weren't full are false. >> hours ago dwp indicated that people should not

and likewise, john, billy crystal put up a really heartbreaking post as well, talking about what his home meant to him and his family, the home that they lost. he said janice, his wife and i lived in our home since 1979. we raised our children and grandchildren here. i mean, just so much pain. every inch of our house was filled with love, beautiful memories that can never be taken away. i mean, it's just unimaginable. john, what's happening to so many people? and we're getting a firsthand view of it because of celebrities and their long reach. >> hopefully they have those memories. lisa france, obviously the fires, they don't care about, about class or job or anything, they are simply raging out of control. thank you so much for being with us. a new hour of cnn news central starts right now. >> i saw a big ball of orange with the smoke, so it looked like it was here. towards the top of the hill. >> i went outside and i seen everybody running back and forth, and i looked to my left and i'm just seen a fire. >> have you ever seen anything like this in hollywood? >> no, nothing like thi

. >> actor billy crystal and his wife. also quite emotional right now. the two lost their home. he told, quote, words cannot describe the enormity of the devastation we are witnessing and experiencing. janice and i lived in our home since 1979. we raised our children and grandchildren here. every inch of our house was filled with love, beautiful memories that can't be taken away. cnn's bill weir has more on how climate change has impacted the region, making these fires especially dangerous today. >> this is just one of over a thousand buildings that have burned here in the town of pacific palisades, a community that is now utterly devastated by this latest storm of wildfires. here. this community, home to some very affluent residents, but also working class small business owners, many of whom have lost everything in this part of los angeles county on natural disasters, on an overheated planet heated up by fossil fuels has created this drought conditions. in january. this is typically one of the wettest months of the year in los angeles, but it hasn't rained significantly in mont

meanwhile, actor billy crystal telling cnn, quote, words cannot describe the enormity of the devastation we are witnessing and experiencing. janice and i lived in our home since 1979. we raised our children and grandchildren here. every inch of our house was filled with love, beautiful memories that can't be taken away again. the long road to recovery just beginning for so many people, celebrities included. i'm polo sandoval. i will be back with more live breaking news coverage of the southern california wildfires after this the whole story with anderson cooper sunday at eight on cnn. >> have you seen the papers? apparently, it's already decided this year. >> one choice leaves no doubt the conclave is director edward berger's stunning cinematic achievement, great finds, and a stellar ensemble cast burn up the screen. now, afi has named conclave one of the best pictures of the year, and conclave is nominated for 11 critics choice awards, including best picture of the year. >> wasn't the outcome i expected? no, but it's wonderful all the same. >> your choice changes everything. conclave ra

and likewise, john, billy crystal put up a really heartbreaking post as well, talking about what hiseant to him and his family, the home that they lost. he said janice, his wife and i lived in our home since 1979. we raised our children and grandchildren here. i mean, just so much pain. every inch of our house was filled with love, beautiful memories that can never be taken away. i mean, it's just unimaginable. john, what's happening to so many people? and we're getting a firsthand view of it because of celebrities and their long reach.

the impact of the wild fires, even affected many celebrities, too, paris hilton, billy crystal and jamesho you saw there. joining us life is nbc news correspondent dana griffin. dana, walk us through what you're seeing on the ground there. >> reporter: hey, ali, good morning. well, yeah, it is morning here. it's hard to keep up with time. we've been up since 11:00 last night. and drove here to altadin-a. and this is the destruction you're seeing. you talked about neighborhoods being left unrecognizable. we got several vehicles that are burned down to their shell. we're just going to walk through this neighborhood. and every home that we have driven past has been burned to the ground. and those embers that were flying when that wind storm kicked through, that's why you're seeing some vehicles still standing, some homes still standing. but others, they hopscotched and destroyed vehicles like this. we're going to walk around and show you, these are the homes that we're seeing in this neighborhood. and many of them look just like this. you can see the orange glow from these what i call gas f

celebrities like billy crystal, mandy moore, and paris hilton lost homes. president biden declared an emergency after arriving at a fire station for a briefing with the governor. president biden canceled trip to italy citing the need to help to monitor the response to the fires. by some estimates, there were estimates yesterday that are growing at this point. i saw 52 billion and i saw 57 billion. the insurance companies are getting hit. is not just that, it is going to shut down los angeles. not just the schools and the personal devastation, but we are a business network. the long-term economic impact of this is real. >> it is just so sad watching these fires burning out of control. we watched this yesterday and it was 0% contained. >> it can happen at any time. i lived there. when i was there, there was a huge one of these. it was the flintridge fire. it was a long time ago. is like a flash fire. you are there one second. one little airborne flash comes and lands on your roof and you are done. if the soap down your house and do you can, but what those win

overseeing the session was the aforementioned milt gable of commodore records who doubles as billy crystal'srded that day, one of them fine and mellow which is on the flip side and $1,000 later on. how much she eventually earned on the song she being want say. he used to give her cash when she was in trouble right out of the cash register in the store, he said. we never really kept a record of it. that recording, the one that we just heard, differs dramatically from the several versions that ensued over the course of billie holiday's career. most notably the verve recording of 1956 and the film performance in london shortly before holiday died which at this point is probably the most familiar version. those laterity rags speak volumes about holiday and the life she went on to live, but obscure just how radical the song and the singer originally had been. that day in the studio billie holiday, ail ll of 24 years olds jaunty, cocky, defiant, proud. there was no weeping nor histrionics. her tone was langerous, but unflinching, raw yet smooth, youthful, yet worldly, spitting out references to so

john goodman, mandy moore and eugene levy and billy crystal.ner had. >> i'm pointing to a street where a friend of mine ved and she died in the fire. coming down here and seeing it is very, very real. >> reporter: the blaze hitting the will rogers ranch and the mansion in the show "succession." the fiersz res breaking out two after the golden globes. jean smart won for her role in "hacks" and now calling on networks not to televise the shows and give the money. all of the production shutdown pausing on the multibillion dollar industry. >> many people may see the fires as a problem that is just affecting the very wealthy and powerful, but we cannot forget all of the people behind the camera. the drivers, production assistants and makeup artists and hair stylists and craft services and catering. these are the people who are the backbone to making your favorite tv shows and movies from the pandemic to the strikes, this town is taking hit after hit after hit. >> that is just so true. we're already seeing this play out. the oscars have pushed back n

people like billy crystal, eugene levy, ricki lake, mandy moore, paris hilton.ighway, a place for fam get-togethers. food was great. there is nothing left but the sign. moonshadows was another island of tranquility, where my wife and i toasted buying our first home. now i can barely tell where it was. the personal landscape and certainly the business landscape are going to be changed forever, but so is california's cultural landscape. old california architecture like the slap board ranch house of the cowboy will rogers didn't survive. neither is the rustic row of cabins that was the topanga ranch motel, built in 1929 by willie nelson. the worst might be over. seems like a distant mirage at best. (vo) sail through the heart of historic cities and unforgettable scenery with viking. unpack once and get closer to iconic landmarks, local life and cultural treasures. because when you experience europe on a viking longship, you'll spend less time getting there and more time being there. viking. exploring the world in comfort. (vo) what does it mean to be rich? maybe ri

some well-known people, billy crystal among them, put out a statement, the home he and his wife lived in since 1979 is gone. all the memories of our kids, grandkids, have taken place in that home.e they can't take those memories away from 'tus, but everything else is gone. he offered his great thanks and prayers for first responders. but this is just impacting so many people. they're still trying to get it under control this morning. >> yeah, a number of celebrities lost their homes. paris hilton, john goodman among them. bold-faced name or not, the idea of losing everything you have, and in a matter of minutes. again, this was a fire that started as a small fire in someone's backwards in the pacific palisades and exploded within hours to consume an entire neighborhood. then we have seen these other fires, the hop and skip, embers flying, surrounding l.a. county right now. thankfully, there is a break in the winds right now. the sunset fire burning in the hollywood hills, helicopters able to drop water and other chemicals on there. they were able to suppress it somewhat. it is a forev

tmc offered a slideshow, celebrities who lost their homes in the fires, including jeff bridges, billy crystalmilt gibson, miles teller, spencer pratt. that is the story from the wall street journal. gary in berlin, new hampshire, good morning. your experience with government during natural disasters. caller: good morning, and how are you? host: doing well. caller: i just feel so sorry for those poor people in those california fires. i hope i therace of god that their homes are not destroyed or anything like that, althgh i have seen a lot of them being destroyed. i tched msnbc this morning, and i do n le how all these lies being spread. these people don't need this. thd government to come together and work with these people and help get these people back on their feet. i hope donald trump does that. speaking of donald trump, i would like to know, have any of you guys reached out to mitch mcconnell and asked him why he did not vote to impeach a donald trump? if he had voted to impeach donald trump, we would not be in the situation we are in. also, have you guys reached out to merrick garland to

billy wagner. >> a look outside gorgeous view over downtown san francisco right now on this crystal clear and pretty calm early morning, we've been seeing some really chilly mornings and along with that some 30's, some frost advisory. so do bundle up as you're about to venture outside. very calm, offshore wind as of right now into the bay area. we do have just enough wind across the region to still results in some fire danger for socal. but this low dives in a little bit later on in this week's forecast going to be a moisture starved lowen in when low. so it's not going to do it on, especially not for the bay area, but for the sierra little bit of snowfall in for southern california, especially towards late saturday into early sunday, the potential of some light showers. get a look at these numbers across the state. so this is as we move into the weekend, a few inches of snowfall in the sierra. so if you are traveling up saturday night into sunday, do watch for some slick conditions up that way for la san diego. this could be some of our first rain of the entire season thus far. it's not a lot of ra

billy crystal was among them and also paris hilton. satellites have captured the spread of the fires from space. this image was taken on wednesday, it shows the area around the pacific palisades. the brighter areas show where the fires are burning, giving an idea of the challenge facing the fire fighting teams. this image shows the fair oaks area bfore the fires swept through the area... and this is the same area yesterday — the red marks show where fires are burning, and the area seems to be covered in thick smoke. if we look closely, we can just make out where some buildings have been burned down. devastating wildfires have hit los angeles before. but weather experts say these fires are being fanned by the most destructive windstorm in decades — with winds of between 80 and 100 miles an hour. so how much of a role has climate change played in this extreme weather? here's our climate editorjustin rowlatt. still images show the fury and the horror of the fires engulfing parts of california. wildfires are a year—round threat in the stat

we know that the likes of paris hilton and billy crystal have lost their homes.se, it's notjust about that. there are vulnerable populations living here. we a saw some really sad scenes of elderly people, of course, looking dazed and confused as they were evacuated from a care home, as anybody would be. also, a significant unhoused population here as well. so certainly, i think, unhoused population here as well. so certainly, ithink, a sense of confusion and anxiety, and this real thick smoke as well, which hangs in the air. we were in one area, palisades - i we were in one area, palisades — i should say pasedena, and it was raining down ash as we were leaving that area. so just painting you a picture of the situation here, and authorities telling people that the worst may not be over.— telling people that the worst may not be over. and for the emergency — may not be over. and for the emergency services - may not be over. and for the emergency services who - may not be over. and for the emergency services who are | emergency services who are trying to tackle the